Chapter 1 The country breaks through mountains and rivers
The country is broken by mountains and rivers, and the city is springy with deep vegetation.
In other words, in the late spring of the third year of Jianyan, with the retreat of the Jin army, the fourth large-scale war between Song and Jin officially came to an end. However, the scars and various legacy problems caused by the war were very difficult for both sides.
It's a big trouble...
Among them, not to mention how the Jin army suppressed the rebels in Hebei, and how the upper-level officials became unruly, but in the Song Dynasty, there were also various turmoils.
Let’s talk first: how to restore production and order in Henan, how to deal with the civil and military mess in Guanzhong, how to deal with the many warlord forces in the Jingdong area, and then how to quell the rebellion in the southeast... It seems that everything is a top priority, and it is
It's a matter of fundamental importance.
Among them, almost every matter must be mixed with important personnel issues, economic issues, and military issues, so it is inevitably difficult to deal with them.
But how to say it?
Sometimes the words can be said the other way around. These things are right in front of us. No matter how difficult it is, we have to bite the bullet, right?
In fact, relying on the results of the previous war that could barely be called a victory, and the Zhao Guan family reorganizing their troops slightly in Heyin in February, it was a bit of a relief for the Song Dynasty Central Committee who had just returned to the old capital of Tokyo to settle down.
There is a place to start...
That is to say, military affairs are used as the program to spread things out.
For now:
Han Shizhong's left army of the imperial camp suffered the most serious damage in this battle, so the imperial court asked him to return to Huaixi to rest and recuperate. He was also responsible for the security of the hinterland in Henan and west of Beijing. He would wait for his troops to recover before making other comments;
Zhang Jun's imperial right army returned to Xuzhou to suppress the Jingdong area, which in fact generally reduced money and formed a separatist state;
Although Li Yanxian received the title of Commander of the Central Military Capital of the Royal Camp, his defense area was too important and he returned early... Obviously, the status of the Commander of the Central Military Capital may not be worthy of the name... However, even so, Xijing Luoyang this time
He simply put it under his command formally, and after the rebel armies in Xijing and Ruzhou, including Xiao Zhai, Niu Gao and others, were reorganized, they were all led by him. Lu Qing, the former three-yamenbu commander who had been garrisoning in Xijing, officially resigned from the three-yamen position and became the emperor.
The deputy commander of the battalion left the Xijing area;
It will definitely be difficult for the Eight-Character Army to return to Hebei. In addition, Wang Yan made it clear that he did not want to be subordinate to his former subordinate Yue Fei, so he was appointed as the deputy commander of the imperial camp, alongside Wang De, and stationed in Zhengzhou and the west of Kaifeng.
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Wang De, another deputy capital commander of the imperial camp, added Kaifeng's four-wall defense envoys and officially stationed them around Tokyo;
As for the huge imperial camp former army formed by the merger of the former Jeju governor and the Tokyo left-behind department, in theory, it should have been unified and used by Yue Fei, the capital commander, but in fact it was divided into two, and some of them followed the new imperial guard.
The deputy commander of the battalion, Lu Qing, went to Jeju and Nanjing to join forces with Zhang Jun to suppress the bandits in Jingdong. The other part followed Yue Fei himself and went south to put down the rebellion in the southeast.
In fact, it stands to reason that since Yue Fei has been in Jeju for a long time, he is familiar with the geography and people of Jingdong. For example, Zhang Rong from Liangshanbo will definitely recognize him, so it is most appropriate for him to join Zhang Jun in flanking the Jingdong warlord... But it really doesn't happen.
Method, everything should be prioritized.
According to the discussions between officials and governors, the prosperous land in the southeast was the foundation for the Song Dynasty to raise troops, and the rebellion must not be allowed to continue to spread. Relatively speaking, Jingdong has been in chaos since the beginning of last year. In the short term,
It is indeed difficult to annex the entire Jingdong area that has become a warlord and is supported by the Jin Army.
Therefore, it is natural to focus on the southeast first.
As for why Yue Fei went to quell the rebellion?
Of course, it's because his subordinates have the best military discipline. If you had to switch to Zhang Jun, who was the closest, you might as well let the rebels hide in Jiangning Mansion!
Therefore, this awkward military arrangement was formed due to the vigorous promotion of the Zhao Guan family.
Of course, right now it’s all about emergency measures. If there are holes, just mend them. Why isn’t that awkward? And God knows what new troubles and crises will come at any time.
"What happened?"
In the city of Tokyo, to the north of the Bianhe River, next to the Xiangguo Temple, the prosperous place in the inner city of the past has regained a little vitality. Above a restaurant, someone poked his head out of the street window, but he could see a knight coming from the imperial palace in the distance.
People were speeding up and down the street. "Which team is this today? Or are they all coming from the south?"
"God knows..." The one who answered in front of the messy table with cups and plates was Fan Zongyin, a member of Zhongshushe. He laughed when he heard this. "In the past, Tokyo in the Song Dynasty was now the gate to the north. Since it was the gate to the north, naturally the news
They are all from the south, why should brother Taifa (Li Guang) care?"
This joke was not funny. In fact, after Fan Zongyin finished speaking, several people present, such as Lin Qi, the Minister of Household Affairs, Li Guang, the imperial censor, and Li Ruopu, the Hanlin scholar, could only smile bitterly.
"It's a pity that there are no acquaintances in the Privy Council..." Lin Qi, the most mature man, was the first to say something after twisting his beard. "Otherwise, we would know to some extent whether there is a rebellion in the southeast. We are worried and will be in chaos."
"When I was in Nanyang in the past, I made friends with Wanqi Yuanzhong..." Li Guang, who turned around from the window, replied with some embarrassment. "But after this man's achievements in accompanying him, he has a solid foundation for self-reliance.
, he started to be independent when he was in Heyin, and after coming to Tokyo, he repeatedly made friends with the clan and relatives, and he didn't look like a scholar, so I cut off all contact with him."
"He means that he considers himself a close minister." Lin Qi said to him. "It's not right to say what kind of character someone is without permission. However, let's stop it. I am too talkative..."
"Liu Ziyu is a famous minister and has always been upright. If you want to find a figure in the Privy Council, why not contact him?" Fan Zongyin thought thoughtfully.
"Liu Ziyu may not come..." Li Guangqing knew that the other party wanted to say that there was a Bashu official behind Liu Ziyu, a confidant of the officials, but he kept shaking his head.
"That's not what I meant." Lin Qi continued to twist his beard and shook his head. "I am saying that in the current situation, it doesn't matter whether you know the military situation or whether there are people in the Privy Council who know each other."
"That's right." Li Guang also came to his senses. "In this current situation, it will only be useful if the minister directly intervenes."
Having said this, everyone in the audience looked at the youngest Fan Zongyin.
And Fan Zongyin finally shook his head seriously: "To be honest with you, I did go and ask yesterday. Mr. Xu is probably willing to speak for Mr. Li. I didn't go to Mr. Wang at all. As for Mr. Lu from the capital..."
"What did Mr. Lu say?" Lin Qi couldn't help but become serious.
"Lv Xianggong said that this kind of thing is not something that the prime minister can decide at all. It still depends on the officials' wishes and the two Xianggong's own attitudes..." Fan Zongyin replied Zhengse.
"Actually, it makes sense." After the restaurant was quiet for a while, Lin Qi sighed. "We are just busy, but we have to be busy."
Everyone was completely dejected.
Let us say that these people gathered together despite their busy schedules today because of the recent turmoil in Tokyo... You must know that after the military personnel have been roughly arranged, the title of the Prime Minister is the top priority, and
As everyone expected, Lu Yihao came from behind, and with his merits of guarding Nanyang that day and urging the officials to go to war personally, he successfully surpassed Wang Boyan and was promoted to Privy Council. As soon as he returned to Tokyo, he became the official Prime Minister of the West Prefecture.
However, although they are both serious Xianggongs, this Xianggong Lu is different from Xianggong Lu.
Lu Yihao had just become the Privy Councilor, and he began to monopolize the power and take over all the affairs of the Privy Council.
If any official in the Xifu dares to disobey him, he will face him on the spot, and he will be punished on the spot, ranging from a fine to a salary, or even kicked out of the Xifu. As for military affairs and personnel, anyone who is disrespectful to him or disrespectful will be punished directly.
From Han Shizhong's ordinary control of the imperial camp to the ministers of various ministries, he never made false remarks and had no habit of taking revenge overnight.
As a result, everyone was horrified, and Wang Boyan, the deputy privy envoy, was also dismissed.
But that’s not all, because there is a tradition of officials passing notes to the Four Prime Ministers to discuss matters... which means being a hands-off shopkeeper... so many important events are just reported to the official Lan in the imperial city behind Xuande Tower.
, the four ministers will discuss the matter in front of the right gate of Xuande Tower, where the former Shangshu Province and now the Capital Province and the Privy Council are located.
However, since he became the Privy Councilor, Prime Minister Lu would often force many matters to be handled by the Privy Council on the grounds that they were related to military affairs during the Four Prime Ministers' Meetings. In the end, it would naturally be handled by him.
Among the four prime ministers, Wang Shuxiang is a deputy and is naturally a head shorter. Lu Xianggong is a serious prime minister, but he doesn't dare to fight. Xu Jingheng dares to fight, but because of the grouping rules of the East and West mansions, he can't get past Lu Haowen.
, so Lu Yihao not only took control of the Privy Council, but also gradually overpowered the other three ministers, and seemed to have monopolized power.
That's all.
In the past two days, as Yue Fei quickly left for the south, Lu Yihao suddenly took advantage of the topic and repeatedly criticized Li Gongxiang who was far away in Yangzhou...
To be honest, there was no precedent for a prime minister to impeach a prime minister in the Song Dynasty, otherwise Lu Yihao would have directly impeached Li Gang and harmed the country.
But even if direct impeachment was not possible, with Lu Yihao's almost naked statement, everyone in Beijing could not help but feel panic.
If Mr. Lu really replaces Mr. Li and becomes the leader of the hundred officials, then with his power, who can be better? Even if he does not replace Mr. Li, but just overthrows Mr. Li, his power will be reduced?
Therefore, several of Li Gang's confidants in Beijing contacted Fan Zongyin, who spoke appropriately in front of Lu Haowen and Xu Jingheng, in an attempt to appease him.
But it's obvious that the situation is too bad.
Because in the final analysis, this is not just a problem of Lu Yihao's arrogance, the real problem lies only with Zhao Guanjia and Li Gang.
Li Gang's own military skills were too poor, and it was a sin these days to forcefully control the military even though he was not good at it. Li Yanxian's example was there, and Zong Zhongwu's foil was there, but he still did it again and again.
To cause trouble... With tens of thousands of troops behind the imperial camp in hand, at the critical moment, not only could he not help the front line, but he also messed up his position. He was the one to blame for being criticized this time!
At the same time, what frightened the confidants like Mr. Li even more was that they suddenly realized that with the Zhao official family defeating the Jin army and returning to the old capital, the old situation of mutual support between the official family and the public was no longer meaningful...
...Up to now, who would still doubt the Zhao Guan family's intention to resist the Jin Dynasty and his ability to resist the Jin Dynasty? And where is the appeal of Li Gongxiang needed to organize and establish a court team for the Zhao Guan family?
In a word, Zhao Guan's family now does not need the banner of Li Gongxiang to set up his character. Please support him. This official's own dragon banner is already effective.
This group of people was essentially worried that the Zhao Guan family would cross the river and burn the bridge.
"Fan Zhixu is dead." After the scene became quiet for a while, Fan Zongyin, who had been thinking for a long time, suddenly revealed the news with a hint of bitterness.
"When did it happen?" Someone looked up in panic. "How did you die?"
"I don't know, it must have happened not long after arriving in Zunyi. Anyway, when I handed over the document, it said that the forage yard he was guarding caught fire, so he died in Zunyi." Fan Zongyin answered casually.
"That's it?"
"Perhaps so..." Fan Zongyin's tone became increasingly bitter. "But there are also other rumors. The son of the controller Zhai Chong, Zhai Biao, has just returned to the imperial court recently. According to him, he drunkenly told people that he went to Zunyi to do business and missed the war and
Credit.”
"The official..." Li Guang couldn't believe it.
"The officials cannot be at ease!" Lin Qi didn't take it seriously. "And so what if the matter was made clear? Wasn't Du Chong also killed in public? But then came the battle of Yanling, and the officials returned to the old capital.
Don’t we all dare to speak?”
At this point, Lin Shangshu paused for a moment, twirled his beard again and sighed: "Actually, this is the fundamental reason why ministers like Li Gongxiang are in office. After all, the official family is young and acts fiercely, and there is a minister to restrain it.
It is always good to keep him company, but for example, Prime Minister Lu, although he is also a fierce minister, he only encourages the officials and makes them more fierce, rather than restricting them..."
"Speaking of this matter, I actually had a conversation with Hu Zhongcheng." Fan Zongyin suddenly said again.
"Oh?" The others were all shocked.
"Hu Zhongcheng is a straightforward person. He told me that many officials and close friends believe that this is the time to rectify chaos and establish a career. The laws of the past may not be reliable, but those who are ministers should follow the officials to follow a new path..."
Fan Sheren carefully repeated, "That's why many people, such as Academician Xiao Lin, knew the whole story and didn't like Prime Minister Lu's arrogance, but thought that Prime Minister Li was also hindering the officialdom, so they remained silent."
"Absurd! How can Mr. Li hinder the government?"
"This is the fundamental difference in thinking... Everyone feels that what they think is right, but there are disputes. In the past, it was the old and new party governments, and they are still the same now." Fan Zongyin continued.
"..."
"This is not what I said, it was said by Hu Zhongcheng." Fan Sheren quickly explained. "I asked Hu Zhongcheng what he thought. Hu Zhongcheng said this, and said that the road ahead will be long and long. Let's look at the future."
"Let's look at the future?"
"What Hu Zhongcheng means is that the Jin people will not give us a chance to fight in the party here. By then, the overall situation of fighting against the Jin will be judged by the success or failure of who is right and who is wrong... But at the moment, it is obvious that the official family is slightly better, and Li Gongxiang is slightly defeated.
One game.”
"This means that he has been shaken, and he will not help Mr. Li this time." Lin Qi sighed. "So what do the officials think?"
Just when both sides of Imperial Street were gradually getting more alive, east of the deserted Yanfu Palace, somewhere in an abandoned wasteland, there were still lush grass, jumbled rocks, and the presence of rabbits, foxes, and mice... for miles.
The Royal Street outside forms a sharp contrast.
That's right, this is the Huashi-Genyue ruins that the former Taishang Daojun Emperor Zhao Ji spent countless lives and the fate of the country to create.
However, the reason why it became a ruins was not the work of the Jin Army. In fact, the Jin Army did not enter the city to destroy and loot at all. This is because after Yuan Sheng, one of the two saints in Jingkang, ascended the throne, in order to bring order to the chaos, he ignored the Jin Army's
Before his death, he made great efforts to order all the rockeries to be smashed to show his disobedience to his father.
All I can say is that these two are a perfect match.
"I don't think Mr. Li can suddenly step down."
In the wilderness, spring flowers were blooming and everything was growing. It was the mating season. Zhao Guanjia, who was wearing casual clothes and cuffed cuffs, shot to death a hare that was hiding by the wellhead and peeking its head, and then looked back and sighed. "It's not just that day.
He single-handedly reestablished the imperial court and stabilized the southeast, not only for the stability of the court, but more importantly, someone still needs to be in charge of the southeast..."
"What do you mean by the official family?" Behind Zhao Guanjia, Hu Yin frowned. "Before, in Nanyang, the terrain was narrow, with the natural separation between Jing and Xiang in the southeast, so we had to divide the senior officials into posts. Now the official family is still in the old capital, and the Central Plains is open.
Water transportation has resumed...why do we still have people to stay in the southeast, if we are not afraid that the tail will be too big to lose?"
"Because Tokyo is unstable." Zhao Jiu answered simply. "Although the Jin people suffered a setback, the establishment of a dozen fierce security forces and the overall loss of 20 to 30 thousand people did not shake their national strength and military foundation. Between the Song and Jin Dynasties,
The offensive and defensive momentum has not changed, but it has only made them pay more attention to us... And this year or next year, there will definitely be another invasion. If the Yellow River cannot be defended by then, what will happen to Tokyo?"
Hu Yin was silent for a moment and then nodded: "I understand, so I still want the Queen Mother and Concubine Pan Xian to lead the emperor's heir in Yangzhou, and I still want Duke Li to make preparations there? In this case, Bashu and Huainan must also continue to be maintained.
As a check and balance?"
"Not bad." Faced with Hu Mingzhong, who had always been too straightforward, Zhao Jiu bent his bow and arrow again, but while aiming at a new prey, he was honest... Talking in private, he preferred this kind of directness.
Bai. "Actually, when I was in Nanyang before, Madam Pan wrote to me many times, saying that she wanted to come over... but I never agreed..."
Halfway through the words, Zhao Guan's arrows flew out, but they missed. Instead, a weasel jumped out from behind a certain pavilion and then disappeared.
"The officials have far-reaching thoughts and the overall situation is the most important thing." Hu Yin thought for a moment and could only say this. "If this is the case, it is indeed the case, but my thinking is shallow..."
Zhao Jiu shook his head slightly, not knowing whether he felt pity for the weasel or what he was thinking.
And just when the official lost his mind and was about to pick up the rabbit himself and carry it back for today's dinner, suddenly there was a noise from behind.
The attendants Hu Yin, Lin Jingmo, Liu Yan, and Feng Yi turned around together. When they saw Yang Yizhong, Lan Gui, and Lu Yihao walking towards them in a panic, they became increasingly puzzled... What could happen to these three people?
Are you going to lose your temper over this?
"Guan family!" When they came to the front, Yang Yizhong and Lu Yihao were speechless together. Lan Gui was the first to kowtow to the ground, with tears streaming down her face. "Guan family... the queen has passed away! The two ladies are gone too! The five princesses (Jian Jia)
There are also three of the Di Ji who have changed back to princesses during the Yan years! Only two are back!"
Zhao Jiu was confused for a moment, what kind of queen, what kind of princess, it was inexplicable!
"Officials." Lu Yihao's voice rarely trembled, he lost his temper and his words were confusing. "Your Majesty... there was a Jin envoy in Huazhou just now, and he sent news on behalf of the fourth prince of the Jin Kingdom and sent back the two princesses...
It turned out that Queen Xing (the original wife of Zhao Gou), her two wives, and three of the five princesses had already died on the road during Jingkang, but the two surviving little princesses were sent away by the Jin people.
I replied, saying that since the officials are so courageous, they should respond... I will die!"
"I am waiting for death." Yang Yizhong and Feng Yi knelt down together.
"I am waiting for death." Hu Yin and Liu Yan also looked pale, one cupped their hands, the other knelt down, and repeated it.
Zhao Jiuli, who continued to turn around and picked up the rabbit, thought about it for a long time, and then gradually came to understand that his feelings were a bit of a fight for himself, and then the golden man had a little respect, so he passed on the original owner of this body, that is,
Zhao Gou's family sent back the news that Jingkangzhong had died that day, and sent two little girls back who did not pose any threat as a gesture.
But having said that, Zhao Gou knew that his wife and children had been robbed, yet he actually wanted hundreds of Huanyi women and fled south. What kind of psychological quality did he have?
No wonder Zhao Jiu felt confused when thinking about it at this time.
When he thought about this, Zhao Jiu smiled instead of getting angry: "Why do you have to die? The descendants of the Zhao family are in such trouble. Isn't it possible that some people did not care about the people's livelihood to destroy Hua Shi Gang, and then they ignored the army to suppress the border and only destroyed Hua Shi Gang?
Retribution?"
After saying that, the man dropped the rabbit in his hand, then looked around, sighed, raised his bow and arrow again, and shot hard at a rockery covered with moss in front of him.
As soon as the arrow was shot, it actually nailed the gap in the stone.
Everyone below was about to speak, but seeing this situation, they were all speechless.
At this moment, several more people came in a hurry with anxious faces, but it was none other than the two princes of the province, Lu Haowen, Xu Jingheng and Wang Boyan, deputy minister of the privy council.
When Lu, Xu and Wang came to the front, they were just like Lu Yihao before, with pale faces, bowed their hands and said that they would die.
"I already know." Zhao Jiu, who was in a complicated mood, said helplessly. "The Second Saint himself is so ridiculous and incompetent that he brought about such retribution on the royal family. What does it have to do with you?"
"I am ashamed..." Lu Haowen raised his head, but his face turned red again. "Regardless of the status of the two saints, Gongxiang Li does have the responsibility of guarding this matter. He has already submitted the memorial along with the news and invited himself to drive into the capital. Please obey.
Disappointed."
Zhao Jiu, Lu Yihao, Hu Yin, Lin Jingmo, Yang Yizhong, Liu Yan, Lan Gui and Feng Yi frowned together.
"What's the matter with Mr. Li?" Hu Yin was impatient for a moment.
"Of course it is Duke Li's responsibility." Xu Jingheng took half a step forward and replied solemnly. "The official entrusted the queen mother and the emperor's heir with him. Now that the emperor's heir has passed away, as a minister, how can he be exempted from guilt?"
"What are you talking about?" Everyone below Zhao Jiu was stunned. "Didn't the Huazhou Jin people send an envoy?"
"Guan family!" Xu Jingheng reacted at this moment and was frightened for a moment. "We don't really know what the Huazhou Jin people are doing. It's just that the Jiangning rebels heard that the officials sent Yue Fei south and that they were not allowed to recruit evildoers. Knowing this, they couldn't help but
In a desperate attempt, they gathered their troops and tried to cross the river to Yangzhou to kidnap the Queen Mother. Although the emperor failed, it caused riots in the city of Yangzhou. The emperor was originally ill and suffered from convulsions, and then died within two days... News
When they were sent to the Privy Council, Privy Councilor Lu was not there, so they found Privy Councilor Wang, who came to the capital to look for the two of us... officials... ministers..."
After hearing this, Zhao Jiu picked up the rabbit again, and then remained expressionless for a long time, standing there without moving. While the others saw the official being so rude, they quickly lowered their heads. Only Lu Haowen and Xu Jingheng,
Wang Boyan and the others were filled with doubts and fears, and finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Guan family, what's going on in Huazhou?" Lu Hao asked cautiously.
Zhao Jiu didn't answer when he heard this, but dropped the rabbit for the second time, turned around, and fired an arrow angrily at the Genyue ruins in front of him: "Two bullshit saints, there will be retribution for the shame of Huashi Gang and Jingkang."
As long as retribution is on Zhao, why bother hurting others? Ruining my situation?! Will you be sent back as a bargaining chip to disgust me in the future? Why didn't you die earlier?"
The surrounding ministers were all stunned, but no one dared to refute the Zhao Guan family's rebellious and unethical remarks.
ps: I kowtow and apologize to everyone, can you count two chapters and let me get a full sleep...so that I can digest the things in my stomach...so that I can break my promise and gain weight.