Unlike the bureaucrats who long for stability and even have a pathological pursuit of stability, Zhao Jiu had already anticipated the arrival of the Jin people... There is no reason for the Jin people not to come. In fact, it was four years since the Song and Jin Dynasties went to war.
They always retreat as soon as the weather gets hot, and move south as soon as the weather turns cool. Even the troop configuration and combat ideas are the same every time they send out troops. The so-called east and west armies have more than 100,000 households on each side, including Jin people.
50,000 to 60,000, and the remaining tribes have 40,000 to 50,000. They especially like beheading tactics and keep an eye on the opponent's core city and chief commander.
Then why did you stop coming in the fourth year after coming here for three years?
In fact, all covenants, declarations of war, and country-to-country diplomacy are all fake. For a country like the Jin Kingdom that has not yet broken away from the mentality of a barbaric nation, unless it hurts or is afraid of being beaten, it can be fought as long as it can.
It is a fact to fight and grab as long as you can.
Even if they send troops based on this habit of sending troops, they should prepare to go south this year, not to mention there is an edict?
And then, perhaps because of this completely different attitude towards the war, the Zhao family and the Nanyang bureaucrats completely lost the coordination they had in the past.
In fact, there are some truths that these bureaucrats do not understand, and it is not that they have never heard someone say some words, but they still find it difficult to accept when the matter comes. Within a few days, panic, perfunctory, pessimism and other emotions began to spread in Nanyang Capital.
Perfunctory, even fleeing and other phenomena appeared one after another, as if they were not the ones who rejoiced because of the prosperity of Nanyang in the past few months.
In this regard, Zhao Guanjia was naturally disappointed, but not completely disappointed, because he only had confidence in this group for three months, and besides, compared to a year ago, these people at least did not know and did not dare to talk about peace.
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At the same time, returning to Zhao Jiu's position, Zhao Guan's family, apart from being a little shocked at the beginning, became more and more calm later on... After all, it's not like he has done nothing in the past six months. He has done so many things, even if
Is the situation so worrying that it can still be as worrying as last year?
If it is still a total failure and someone searches the mountains and seas, then he, the time traveler, deserves to die without a burial.
In fact, Zhao Guanjia has already thought about it. Three lines of defense, five or six military regions, Zong Ze, Yue Fei, Li Yanxian, Han Shizhong, and Zhang Jun. This is the best lineup at present, right? There are layers of obstacles, and it is really impossible to tear down Jin.
How many pieces of meat do you want?
And when the Jin people came to Nanyang, which they directly controlled, they must have made a strong promise to defend the city! Even if Nanyang couldn't hold it, they could return to Xiangyang behind them and make the backbone of the Song Dynasty never fall. Wouldn't it be okay?
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To put it bluntly, just do it with as much strength as you have! If we can’t be Li Shimin, how can we be Empress Cixi?
"Does Mr. Zhong need food?"
When a new official took office, Lu Yihao, the Privy Councilor who was recognized as the most senior civil servant, raised his head and looked at her coldly. "You actually think you should give it?"
Except for the official who was fiddling with a Jianyan Tongbao behind the case, which seemed to be disrespectful of others, everyone else, from Lan Gui and Yang Yizhong standing beside him, to several prime ministers, senior officials of the six ministries, and several
Important officials such as the core Taiwanese admonishers, as well as academicians such as Xiao Lin, close ministers composed of Zhongshu Sheren, and even middle and lower-level officials such as Liu Ziyu, Wan Qixi, and Hu Hongxiu who were far away from the hall, all responded seriously.
Because the object of Lu Yihao's scolding was Lin Qi, the Minister of Revenue, and Lin Qi was the spokesperson with the highest status in Nanyang, Li Gang, Li Gongxiang, and the discussion at this time was obviously an extremely serious topic.
Under the gaze of countless people, Lin Qi, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, gritted his teeth. Although he was polite, he also responded in a deep voice: "Report to the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Revenue thinks it should be given."
"Why?" Lu Hao asked, that is, the other Xianggong Lu saw that the situation was not good and took the initiative to intervene to smooth things over.
"Why?!" However, Lu Yihao didn't need Lu Haowen to interrupt at all.
"Because there is no shortage of food here in the center." Lin Qi said earnestly and sincerely. "The two Prime Ministers of Lu, since Prime Minister Zhong is still under the banner of Chaotang Rebels at this time, they can be won over. Give him food at this time, and
It’s not that we expect to be able to help this rebellious person with just a little food, but if we can appease him for a while and prevent him from taking the opportunity to cause chaos, it will be a rescue.” At this point, the householder said this.
The minister again spoke to his colleagues. "As for the future, even if Prime Minister Zhong returns in the future, even if some of today's grains seem to be enemies in the future, as long as we can make him not rebel now and the Jin people retreat in the future, we will have ten thousand of our own."
There is a way to talk to him slowly... I dare to ask, why not do this? "
Lu Yihao sneered, his attitude obvious, while Lu Haowen was silent for a moment, hesitating to speak... The latter seemed to be moved by Lin Qi's words, but he was afraid of Lu Yihao, an unrelated family member, and did not dare to agree easily.
As for the other people in the palace, they were all hesitant, and it was obvious that many people were convinced by Lin Qi.
Even Zhao Guanjia was thinking thoughtfully while playing with the Jianyan Tongbao... Of course, Zhao Guanjia didn't feel much about the current dispute. He just lamented his schizophrenia again because of this dispute.
Come.
In other words, Zhao Jiu's attitude toward Prime Minister Zhong, Yang Mo, or the Dongting Lake forces formed by religious associations has always been complicated and changing.
At the beginning, Zhao Jiu was immediately impressed when he saw the name Zhong Xiang on Ma Shen's papers, because this person was mentioned in history books and "The Complete Biography of Yue Shuo" as half of the protagonist of the Dongting Lake Uprising.
It is the representative of the peasant uprising, which was the result of the government forcing the people to rebel and Zhao Song's inability to resist the Jin Dynasty. Even the suppression of the Dongting Lake Uprising once became a stain on Yue Fei's life.
However, when Zhao Guanjia came into contact with some information in this era, he immediately changed his previous view. Because as far as he knew, Zhong Xiang did use religious associations to help local poor people, but at the same time
, this person has also been calling himself the Great Sage in Dongting Lake a long time ago. After the Jingkang Incident last year, he even directly tried to use gods and ghosts to hint that he was the 'King of Chu'.
In other words, he is a rescuer and exploiter of the poor, a deceitful careerist and a pursuer of utilitarianism. This is Zhong Xiang’s fact in many aspects... and this is also the fact of many peasant uprising leaders in the past few years.
This was true for Fang La, and it was also true for Zhang Jiao thousands of years ago.
So let's not discuss the legitimacy and limitations of the peasant uprising. As a time traveler and the Zhao family, the Zhao Guan family must have a conflicting mentality.
Of course, a time traveler must have unrestricted sympathy for the working people. Who told him that he was born in a poor rural area and received that kind of education in his previous life? And as the most ungrateful member of the Zhao family here, for a group destined to rebel, it is unavoidable.
There is some serious sense of threat.
And this ambivalence has recently developed to an extreme...
"Official family."
At this moment, Li Guang, another of Li Gang's confidants and Lin Qi's biggest political ally in the palace, the imperial censor Li Guang, saw that Lu Yihao was speechless for a moment, and most of the people around him were also persuaded, so naturally they wanted to
Striking while the iron was hot, he gritted his teeth, passed over several of his husbands, and spoke directly to Zhao Guanjia, who was thinking wildly above. "This matter is established, just like Zong Liushou and Li Gongxiang. Zong Liushou did not return to Tokyo before.
, there were army thieves all around Tokyo, but Zong Liubei allowed the army thieves to become officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty again; and there had been military rebellions in the southeast many times before, but Li Gongxiang was there, forgetting the blame, and providing appropriate care, so that those who might become rebels would not be allowed.
Have the rebels become a serious army again? Therefore, the strength of mountains and rivers lies in virtue rather than danger. Even a traitor like Prime Minister Zhong cannot be said to be favorably treated..."
"But when Li Gongxiang pacified the rebellious army, didn't he also pacify traitors like Fan Qiong?" Suddenly, Scholar Xiao Lin, who had been silent all this time, spoke up, and actually interrupted Li Guang's words.
As soon as Academician Xiao Lin opened his mouth, the parties involved and the rest of the people in the hall were all stunned, not knowing how to respond.
Let's say that everyone knows the importance of Academician Xiaolin in front of officials. However, first of all, Academician Xiaolin respects his status and has always been a very important person in the city. He rarely expresses his position publicly in front of the imperial court. Secondly, because of his name, Academician Xiaolin
He often deliberately avoids Lin Qi, the Minister of Household Affairs... Therefore, this person suddenly spoke at this time, which made everyone misunderstood. Could it be a signal from the official?
"Xiang Zhong can't be trusted!"
At this moment, Lu Yihao also clarified his thoughts and immediately took advantage of the situation to counterattack. "Before Jingkang, the world thought that the Jin people were not enough to shake the overall situation, so at that time, Prime Minister Zhong also sent his son to serve the king; but after the Jingkang incident,
Seeing that the Song Dynasty was in danger of overthrowing, this deputy couldn't wait to ask his son to reorganize the fishermen of Dongting Lake and form a rebel army. He also asked people to spread the rumors of "King of Chu"; when the capital was settled in Nanyang, the officials acted vigorously and resolutely.
After Ding Jin was killed, Yan Yinshuke was driven away, Huaixi was swept away, and Fan Qiong was destroyed, the Central Committee also regained a little vitality through a series of actions, and this person immediately accepted the support of the Central Committee; and now the news of the Jin people's southern invasion has just been
When word spread, he immediately came to ask for food... What is this? Is he asking for food? I clearly saw an ambitious speculator testing the court! You gave him food today, don't say you will stabilize him
, I’m afraid he will think that the center is weak, and wait for the Jin people to come and take the opportunity to raise troops?!"
"Prime Minister Lu." Lin Qi came back to his senses and hurriedly responded. "Can we clearly explain things like people's hearts?"
"Do you dare to guarantee?!" Lu Yihao responded coldly. "If you dare to guarantee, I will allow you to indulge the enemy!"
Lin Qi became increasingly speechless.
"alright."
When the tension in the hall was tense, Zhao Guanjia, who had just thrown a Tongbao in his hand, suddenly said, "Isn't it just a gamble? Success has nothing to do with the overall situation, and failure has nothing to do with the overall situation... It's like a bell can pierce the sky.
It's a good thing that he didn't rebel; but even if he rebelled, how could the navy come ashore, defeat Ma Shen and rob Xiangyang?!"
Everyone kept silent.
And Zhao Guanjia glanced at the Jianyan Tongbao that he had borrowed, and suddenly laughed again: "I have made up my mind, I would rather deal with the internal thieves than the external invaders... Just give it to him! Wan Qiqing, please go away for a while.
Let’s go!”
Everyone didn't know what method Zhao Guan's family used to make their decision, and they thought it was ridiculous, but they couldn't come up with a better plan. They could only watch as Wan Qixi quickly stepped forward and received the order.
"From tomorrow onwards, I will no longer be in the palace, and you don't have to stay here anymore." Zhao Jiu put away the treasure, stood up and continued to speak, which made all the officials in the palace more stunned and frightened. "The war has begun, I
When I go to the Yushan camp to stay permanently, Prime Minister Lu and Prime Minister Wang, as well as other members of the Privy Council, will accompany me to the army. Prime Minister Xu and Prime Minister Lu will take some provincial officials to Xiangyang. I am not here. You and Prime Minister Liu of Xiangyang will make a decision together.