Zhao Run was beaten and isolated in the Mengxue primary school in the palace, which was really pitiful.
Zhao Zhen wanted to find out clearly, but after thinking about it again and again, he gave up. He groped Zhao Run's head, "How come no one is accompanying you? You are my prince, and there are countless people in the world who want to accompany you.
Play."
"But...but..."
Zhao Run stammered to speak.
Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said, "Okay, you don't have to say anything, I know what you mean."
"Chen Lin..."
"My slave is here."
"After all, the number of young men in the palace is too small. Go to Cao, Li, Zhu and other families to pass on my instructions and ask them to select a few of their children and send them to the palace to study."
"My slave understands."
After Zhao Zhen finished giving instructions to Chen Lin, he stared at Zhao Run and said with a smile: "In a few days, many people will come to the palace to play with you."
Zhao Run asked doubtfully: "Is it true?"
Zhao Zhen pretended to have a serious face, "When have I ever lied to you?"
"Is that true?"
Zhao Run screamed in surprise, bursting into tears and said with a smile: "Father, is there anyone here who knows martial arts?"
Zhao Zhen was stunned and asked: "Why do you ask this?"
Zhao Run's face tightened and he said: "I want them to help me fight against Kou Tianci..."
At this point, Zhao Run paused and added, "Call Kou Hui..."
Zhao Zhen suddenly felt a headache, and immediately told Chen Lin: "For the time being, we will select two sons from the Cao family to enter the palace. For other houses, we will talk about it later."
Zhao Run stared at Zhao Zhen in confusion, wondering why Zhao Zhen went back on his word.
Chen Lin understood.
Zhao Zhen was afraid that if Zhao Run failed to bully others, he would be bullied even worse.
People in the royal family have always been separated from other people.
Therefore, it is difficult for people in the royal family to get along with other people on an equal footing.
If each government sends its heirs to study in the palace, they must choose heirs of the right age.
To be precise, he is about the same age as Zhao Run.
Although children of the same age as Zhao Run have some knowledge of monarchs and ministers, they are not much.
Most of them will not care about the gap in status, and will only distinguish close relationships by the length of time they spend together and their attitude towards each other.
There is no doubt that Kou Tianci has known those children longer and met them more times than Zhao Run.
Kou Tianci and those children could get along as equals, but Zhao Run could not.
So Zhao Run wants to lead those people to bully Kou Tianci. The final result is likely to be that those people join forces with Kou Tianci to bully Zhao Run.
In Zhao Run's confused look, Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said: "Go and play with your mother..."
Zhao Run wanted to stay a little longer, but after seeing Zhao Zhen's serious face, he obediently left Zishi Hall.
Zhao Zhen stared at Zhao Run's leaving figure and said with a headache: "What kind of thing is this?"
When children have conflicts, most of the time they stay at the child level.
Unless something big happens, the adults won't be involved.
Therefore, the problem Zhao Run encountered was just a small episode and would not affect adults at all.
After Zhao Zhen defeated Zhao Run, he began to be busy with government affairs.
After Kou Ji returned to his residence, he did not stay there for long before he went to the Privy Council and got busy with government affairs.
After Lu Yijian and the others left the palace, they rushed into the political hall and never came out again.
Everyone is busy, very busy.
They were busy with the future of the Song Dynasty, and they were also busy with the upcoming war.
It has been a busy month.
Zhong Shiheng quietly returned to Bianjing City with more than a hundred pieces of music.
Zhong Shiheng wanted to return to Beijing quietly, but he didn't expect that as soon as he entered the Kaifeng Mansion.
The way was blocked by a group of people.
After Zhong Shiheng saw the two leaders, he quickly jumped off the horse and ran up in three steps and two steps at a time.
Running closer, Zhong Shiheng knelt down on one knee.
"The minister Zhong Shiheng, please visit the official family..."
Zhao Zhen stood there in plain clothes.
After Zhong Shiheng knelt on the ground, he lifted up his clothes and stepped forward to help up his arms, "Four years of fighting have been hard on you."
Zhong Shiheng shook his head solemnly, "It is the minister's responsibility to expand territory for the official family."
Zhao Zhen helped Zhong Shiheng up and sighed: "You helped me conquer Dali. It can be said that you have contributed greatly to your hard work. When you left Beijing, I said that when your class teacher returns to the court, I will lead the civil and military forces of the entire court."
, went to greet him personally outside Bianjing City.
When I learn that you are returning to the court, I will prepare to come with all the civil and military personnel of the court to welcome you.
But when I was about to go out, my fourth brother stopped me.
The fourth brother said that since you have been awarded the title of first-class Duke, you should no longer attract attention.
If I lead all the civil and military personnel of the dynasty to greet you, you will definitely be at the forefront of the storm.
I thought about it and thought what my fourth brother said was reasonable, so I brought a few people in plain clothes to greet you.
I hope you won’t blame me for this.”
Zhong Shiheng said with a grateful face: "It is already a great honor for me to be welcomed by the official family in person. It's too late for me to be grateful. How can I dare to complain."
Zhao Zhen nodded slightly and said nothing.
Zhong Shiheng bowed and saluted Kou Ji, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, Zhang Zhibai and others who were standing behind Zhao Zhen.
Take it to Zhong Shiheng and give the ceremony.
Zhao Zhen said to Zhong Shiheng: "Come on, take a car with me. I have never been to Dali, and I'm afraid I won't be able to go to Dali in this life. You have been in Dali for four years, and you should know Dali very well."
Please tell me some truth."
Zhong Shiheng was stunned when he heard this and said hurriedly: "How dare you..."
Before Zhong Shiheng could finish his words, Zhao Zhen grabbed Zhong Shiheng's hand and pulled him towards the carriage. As he walked, he said: "I am leaving the palace in plain clothes, so I don't need to stick to those common etiquette. You
Same thing."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Zhen had already pulled Zhong Shiheng onto the carriage.
After Zhao Zhen and Zhong Shiheng got on the carriage, Lu Yijian stared at Kou Ji with a half-smile but said, "What do you think, Privy Kou, when you see this?"
Kou Ji put his hands into his sleeves and said calmly: "I don't dare to think about anything."
Lu Yijian stared, "You know what I'm asking."
Kou Ji said calmly: "It is a good story about the officials' courtesy to the virtuous and the corporal. If Lu Gong has free time, he can write it into an article. I will send someone to print it and spread it throughout the world."
Lu Yijian snorted at Kou Ji, got on the carriage, and stopped talking to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji naturally knew what Lu Yijian was asking.
Before that, riding in a carriage with Zhao Zhen was an honor that only Kou Ji had.
Now, Zhong Shiheng has also received corresponding honors.
Lu Yijian just wanted to ask Kou Ji if he felt he had fallen out of favor.
Kou Ji was too lazy to talk to Lu Yijian, so he talked nonsense.
After Lu Yijian got on the carriage, Kou Ji asked Wang Zeng beside him, "Did Lu Yijian take the wrong medicine recently?"
Wang Zeng glanced at Kou Ji and said calmly: "You first arranged for Bao Zheng to be the magistrate of Duanzhou, and then you arranged for Su Xun to be the magistrate of Xiangfu County. You managed to gain two positions in a row without any stumbling in the middle.
You, a military minister, seek the position of a civil servant, which is more suitable than the head of the civil servants, so he will naturally dislike you."
Kou Ji was slightly stunned and said, "Lv Yijian wants to help others find a job?"
Wang Zeng nodded, "Lv Yijian wanted to help Lu Gongzhu, the Qilin son of the Lu family, to obtain the position of Taichang Temple, but he failed to do so despite repeated petitions."
Kou Ji laughed sarcastically and said: "I recommended Bao Zheng and Su Xun out of a public spirit, and recommended talents for the country, so the officials will naturally not stop them. He recommended Lu Gongzhu out of selfish motives, and the officials will naturally want to Think about it."
Wang Zeng rolled his eyes and said, "As a fellow scholar, he needs to personally go out and recommend his own people?"
Kou Ji was stunned and laughed in a low voice: "That only proves that the person he is looking for is not of sufficient quality."
Wang Zeng glared at Kou Ji and was too lazy to discuss this issue with Kou Ji. For both of them, whether they recommended Bao Zheng or Lu Gongzhu, it was a matter of caution.
Wang Zeng said to Kou Ji: "Come to my carriage. I have something important to discuss with you."
Kou Ji nodded and followed Wang Zeng into the carriage.
Got on the carriage.
Wang Zeng asked: "The envoys from the Xizhou Uighurs have passed through Shaanxi Prefecture and will arrive in Bianjing in two days. When they meet with the officials, they will definitely ask them to send troops to help the Xizhou Uighurs.
We have discussed this matter before.
It was decided to send less than 10,000 troops and horses to aid the Xizhou Uighurs.
Once the Xizhou Uighur envoys ask for help, the officials will definitely inform the Xizhou Uighur envoys of the matter.
At this critical moment when all our troops in the Song Dynasty are replacing their armaments, do you want to send that troop to help the Xizhou Uighurs?"
Kou Ji pondered and said: "Why is the prince suddenly concerned about this matter? Is it because someone wants to recommend it?"
Wang Zeng nodded and said: "But there are good talents who need to be recommended."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment and said: "Good talent? The prince would like to tell you what a good talent he is."
Wang Zeng smiled and said: "Do you know Zhang Fangping?"
"Zhang Fangping?"
Kou Ji pondered for a moment.
Zhang Fangping can be regarded as a figure whose name has been recorded in history, and he is indeed a good talent.
"I've heard a little bit about it. I heard that he was born in Mao Caiyi and other majors, and now I know Muzhou Tongpan."
Wang Zeng laughed and said, "You really know this person."
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "I just heard a little bit..."
Wang Zeng nodded and said: "With our status, it is naturally difficult to see the talented people below. I also heard that Song Shou, the magistrate of Yingtian Mansion, praised this person very much, so I got to know this person.
Although this person is of a low profile now, he has many unique insights into the current political affairs of the Song Dynasty and foreign military affairs.
You send someone to Xizhou Uighur this time, and take him in by the way to see if he is really talented.
If he is really talented, I will give him some guidance later."
Kou Ji hesitated for a moment and said frankly: "The soldiers and horses sent to Xizhou this time have to face hundreds of thousands of troops from the Black Khan and the Liao Kingdom. It can be said that they have a narrow escape from death.
Even if he is really talented and can withstand your test, he may not come back alive in the end."
Wang Zeng frowned and said: "If he really died in Xizhou Uighur, it can only prove that he had bad luck."
Kou Ji said with some surprise: "Prince, when did you learn to take human life lightly?"
Wang Zeng glared at Kou Ji, "What do you mean by scorning people's lives? I am selecting talents for the government. Naturally, the court must use people who have experienced the test of life and death.
If you don’t go through the test of life and death, why do you hold a high position?
You, Kou Ji, come from a well-known family, and being an official will make you stand out from others.
With your grandfather's support, your future will be even brighter.
But even so, you have gone through life and death several times before you are in your current position.
He, Zhang Fangping, comes from a poor family, and is more than a star and a half behind you.
You can experience life and death, but he can't, so why did he get my support and why did he get promoted?"
At this point, Wang Zeng snorted and said: "Just make arrangements inside. If he is not willing to die for the court, then as long as I stay in the court, he will not be promoted."
When Kou Ji heard this, he couldn't laugh or cry.
He also didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse for Zhang Fangping that Song Shou, the magistrate of Yingtian Prefecture, recommended Zhang Fangping to Wang Zeng.
After thinking about it for a while, Kou Ji felt that he had more blessings.
Because it is recorded in history books that Zhang Fangping can be considered a responsible person.
If Wang Zeng really wanted him to die for his country, he shouldn't hesitate.
However, the risk involved in rushing to Xizhou for Uighur reinforcements was far greater than Wang Zeng had expected.
A narrow escape from death may be a luxury.
While he was talking, he had already entered Bianjing City and arrived in front of the palace.
Zhao Zhen did not get off the carriage, nor did he tell others to get off the carriage. Instead, he directly ordered the servants to open the door of the palace and led the carriage into the palace.
When Zhong Shiheng returned home in triumph, he should have no less etiquette.
In order to celebrate Zhong Shiheng's triumphant return, Zhao Zhen hosted a banquet in Yanfu Palace for Zhong Shiheng.
After three rounds of drinking.
Zhao Zhen put down his wine glass and said to Zhong Shiheng, "Qing Zhong, I have an important task to entrust to you."
Zhong Shiheng cupped his hands and said, "Please give me the official decree."
Zhao Zhen nodded and looked at Kou Ji.
Kou Ji spoke slowly and gave a general overview of the current situation of the four forces including the Song Dynasty, Black Khan, Liao Dynasty and Qingtang.
After hearing this, Zhong Shiheng frowned, "I heard before that the Liao Kingdom sent troops to help the Black Khan Dynasty attack the Xizhou Uighurs, and I felt that the situation was not good.
I didn’t expect the situation to be so bad.”
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "It stands to reason that since you have just returned to the court, you should rest for some days. But time does not wait for us, and the situation in the Western Regions is changing day by day. Once the Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom conquered the Xizhou Uighurs, then the next step is
I am a great Song Dynasty.
In the land of Hexi, with Li Gong and Du Yan in charge, there should be no political problems.
But in terms of military affairs, there is only one general of the Zhenxi Army, which is a bit weak.
Therefore, I discussed with the officials and decided to send you to Hexi to take charge."
Zhong Shiheng thought for a moment and said, "Give me seven days. I need to reunite with my family."
Kou Ji said without hesitation: "I'll give you half a month. After half a month, you must rush to Hexi."
Zhong Shiheng clasped his fists.
After the matter was agreed upon, everyone in the Yanfu Palace stopped discussing business matters.
Everyone ate, drank, and enjoyed singing and dancing.
The show didn't end until midnight.
After the show ended, everyone left the palace one after another.
After leaving the palace gate, everyone went back to their respective mansions.
Two days later, the Uighur envoy from Xizhou arrived in Bianjing.
Kou Ji came forward and gathered the people from Honglu Temple to receive them.
When Zhao Zhen appeared in front of them, he indeed made a request for the Song Dynasty to rush to help the Xizhou Uighurs.
Zhao Zhen told the Xizhou Uighur envoys on the spot that the Song Dynasty could not send heavy troops to help the Xizhou Uighurs for the time being, but it could send a 10,000-person firearms army to the Xizhou Uighurs to help them.
The Uighur envoy from Xizhou almost fainted from crying in the Chui Gong Hall, and was unable to recruit another soldier from the Song Dynasty.
"This is what a weak country is like!"
Zhao Zhen said this after the incident in front of the civil and military officials of the court.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty deeply believed this.
Weak countries can only beg everywhere.
Only a strong country can stand at the top of the world, give charity to other countries, and decide the life and death of other countries.
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Zhong Shiheng stayed in Bianjing City for half a month, and then embarked on the journey with Part 1 and 10,000 firearms troops rushing to aid the Xizhou Uighurs.
On the day he left, Kou Ji went to see him off in person and sent him all the way out of Kaifeng Mansion.
Looking at the back of Zhong Shiheng rushing to Hexi resolutely, Kou Ji was filled with emotions.
He felt that warriors should be treated well in all dynasties.
After they become successful and famous, they may become more domineering and unreasonable.
But they are truly fighting for their country.
Zhong Shiheng went to Hexi. No matter how chaotic the situation in the Western Region was, Zhong Shiheng could find ways to ensure that Hexi was worry-free.
Hexi is worry-free.
Kou Ji can then safely split up the Yongxing Army that has just returned to Xining Prefecture.
At the end of the year, the preparations for the new imperial army stationed in Dali were completed and settled in Dali.
The 50,000 Japanese troops stationed in Dali, led by the general of the Japanese army, returned to Bianjing.
After the Japanese troops returned to Bianjing City, they gradually entered into disintegration.
Within half a year.
The Imperial Guards in various parts of the Song Dynasty were constantly mobilized.
In the military camp outside Bianjing City, every day soldiers packed their bags and rushed to other places, and every day there were imperial troops coming from other places to enter.
at the same time.
Fan Zhongyan and Pang Ji implemented the road reform government decree in Shaanxi Prefecture and gradually saw some results.
Millions of dollars were spent, and a number of construction workshops were established in various states and counties in Shaanxi Prefecture.
Among them are those who make wine, those who forge iron, those who weave, and those who make some dried fruits and other products.
After the workshop was established, workers were recruited from all over Shaanxi Prefecture, and only poor people who could not afford to eat were recruited.
The poor people in Shaanxi who could not afford to eat had been partially solved when the court distributed the land cleared from the temples.
After Fan Zhongyan established major workshops, he solved some problems.
After the Bianjing Textile Workshop was completed in Shaanxi Prefecture, a large part of the problem was solved.
There is still a small group of people who are only willing to farm and do nothing else.
For this group of people, Fan Zhongyan and Pang Ji did not force them to work in major workshops.
Instead, it was reported to the court.
After Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji discussed it, they decisively ordered Fan Zhongyan and Pang Ji to gather such people together and send them to Dali.
If you like farming, then go to Dali to farm.
The imperial court had enough land for them to plant in Dali.
Under this series of operations, the number of poor people in Shaanxi Prefecture decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the end, there were only a small number of poor families in Shaanxi Prefecture who were unwilling to leave Shaanxi Prefecture and remained poor.
Others have almost escaped abject poverty.
Although you can't talk about getting rich, at least you won't starve to death because of lack of food.
Fan Zhongyan and Pang Ji can be said to have made outstanding achievements.
Zhao Zhen immediately sent people to report the situation in Shaanxi Prefecture clearly to the world, and asked all localities to send officials to Shaanxi Prefecture to observe the government and see the benefits that the implementation of the government system would bring to Shaanxi Prefecture.
This will reduce local resistance to the road reform government system.
Kaifeng Prefecture was the first to send people to Shaanxi Prefecture to observe the government.
It took less than half a month to send people from Kaifeng Prefecture to Shaanxi Prefecture to implement the new government system in Kaifeng Prefecture.
Compared with the reform of the government system in Shaanxi.
It will be much easier for Kaifeng Prefecture to change its government system.
Officials at all levels in the Kaifeng Prefecture know that the reform of the government system is the consensus of several powerful figures in the DPRK.
The reform of the government system will not only not reduce their status and rights, but will greatly increase their rights.
Therefore, Kaifeng Prefecture implemented the government system very quickly.
It only took half a month to complete the new government system.
Subsequently, various places began to implement road reform and government system one after another.
Since the road reform to the government system did not affect the interests of officials, nor the interests of local powerful people, and the effects of the road reform in Shaanxi Province were already there, the resistance encountered by various places in implementing the road reform was very small.
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When the road reform government system was gradually implemented, the numbers of poor people in various places were gradually handed over to the inner court.
Inside the Zishi Hall.
Zhao Zhen held a thick booklet in his hand and sighed: "I originally thought that under my governance, people everywhere would not be able to afford food even if they were poor.
But now that the road reform and government system have cleared out the poor people who have no food to eat, there are fully one million.
The number of people without land reaches tens of millions."
Zhao Zhen threw the booklet on the table and asked in a heavy voice: "Nearly one million people have no food to eat, and nearly ten million people have no land. No wonder there are frequent rebellions among the people, no wonder there are so many people fleeing.
Falling grass in the mountains is a bandit.
They don’t have enough to eat, and if they don’t rebel, who will?
If I don’t have enough to eat, I will also rebel.”
Lu Yijian and others looked at each other and lowered their heads.
Zhao Zhen continued: "I remember that when Taizu founded the country, he tried every means to distribute the land to the people. Now, tell me, where are the people's fields?
The Ministry of Household Affairs conducts annual audits, and the number of newly added fields in Song Dynasty has increased exponentially every year.
It can be seen that the land property of our Song Dynasty is much larger than when Taizu was in power.
But now the land in the hands of the people has not only not increased, but has become nothing.
The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Personnel report to me every year during the audit, and the things they report to me must be as beautiful as possible.
Now it seems that it is just an illusion."
"Lu Yijian?"
"I'm here!"
"Go and tell the officials from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel, and ask them to take the beautiful things mentioned in their reports in recent years and bring them to the place for me to check carefully.
Once you find out it's true, come back.
After checking it out, it was found to be untrue, so I was demoted.
If the investigation is unclear, let them explain themselves to the people."
Zhao Zhen said this.
Lu Yijian said with an ugly face: "After the officials from the official family, the household department and the personnel department are dispatched, who will handle the affairs of the household department and the personnel department?"
Zhao Zhen sneered and said: "If I don't send them out and leave them in the Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of Personnel, they can handle the affairs of the Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of Personnel for me?"