No one cared about Zhao Guan's sentimental and hypocritical analysis, not to mention he didn't mention it to outsiders.
Even if Pan Guifei becomes Pan Xianfei, it will not have any impact on the overall situation of the government and the public... On the contrary, in the eyes of the governors, Pan Guifei's downgrade is a rare promotion to the overall situation, and it will make Zhao Guanjia say
The pattern of establishing a prince without an east palace is clearer, thus making the court more stable inside and outside.
Stability is the natural pursuit of bureaucrats, especially those in power. It has nothing to do with whether they are radicals or what their views are.
As for Zhao Jiu also copying two million yuan and beheading a "Hanlin bachelor", it is not a big deal at all... You know, Cai Mao and this group of people are really the dregs of history, lambs to be slaughtered, from them
As soon as he came back, he was ignored by those in power and targeted by speculators, so he could get a glimpse of it.
In a sense, this incident may not have caused as much shock to people as the big, fancy balloon.
As for Zhao Guan's family using some means to divert Ma Shen away, it is not that they are worried that Ma Shen will have too much involvement with these old dignitaries... It is true that they are all in the southeast, and they are all frustrated, but Taoists follow
In the old days, the powerful were not comrades-in-arms. Things like what happened to Wang Tse-weng back then were relatively rare.
What's more, even if other Taoists are frustrated, Ma Shendang, the chief officer of the Criminal Department, is definitely not a frustrated person.
It's just that Zhao Guan's family was mindful of past mistakes and worried about Ma Shen's procedural justice, just in case.
And after Ma Shen returned to the court, nothing happened. He just wrote a letter to Zhao Guan's family, and then went to work with his heart.
To put it bluntly, the real life and death situation of the imperial court is the Northern Expedition, and the real problem caused by the Northern Expedition is the huge financial hole faced by the ruling Northern Expedition radicals. And when it seems that this hole can be plugged through a series of measures, of course the situation will
That's great.
Along with this, all doubts and objections have also subsided, and Zhao Guanjia and his ruling team have taken advantage of this trend to become more arrogant.
At this time, nothing seems to matter.
In fact, in the spring of the following eighth year of Jianyan, the entire imperial court and even the entire society were in a high-spirited attitude. In February, the imperial court struck while the iron was hot and launched a new policy, which was aimed at the reform of the clan.
The so-called royal family reform is nothing more than reducing the supply of money and food, and relaxing restrictions to allow and encourage the clan to engage in production activities... For example, if you want to do business, you can directly give a royal operating qualification, or use it to make an empty pie. In fact, it is still there.
The maritime trading company under establishment will be given shares to work for as a reward; those who want to become a career will be given certain bonus points in the Taixue, Prefecture, and County school promotion examinations.
In a sense, this matter is actually a matter of course.
You must know that the clan management in the Great Song Dynasty was not as healthy as imagined. On the contrary, huge problems were revealed as early as the Shenzong Dynasty, the situation was complicated and the management was chaotic... But fortunately, the Jingkang Incident happened.
The Jingkang Change not only eliminated the problem of redundant soldiers and officials in the Song Dynasty, it also achieved unprecedented thoroughness in assisting the Song Dynasty in resolving the clan problems. Because even if the Zhao Guan family later brought back these close clan clans,
Not only did these people lose their most basic political influence, but also because of the inexplicable estrangement between them by the Zhao Guan family, these people directly lost the protection of the imperial power.
Therefore, considering that the Tian family's heirs are safe and the crown prince's position is secure, coupled with the court's overall political task of increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, this matter is of course as logical as dealing with the old escaped dignitaries in Yangzhou.
According to the final result, even the dozens of brothers from Zhao Guan's family had to fend for themselves because of their previous downgrades in Shaoxing.
For a time, the officials' unsympathetic opinions were once again noisy, but they could no longer stir up any waste.
By the beginning of March, another financial matter was completed - the fleet heading towards Goryeo returned with full load for the second time. The entrepot trade was indeed the success expected. Zhao Guan's family officially held a warm ceremony in front of the public pavilion outside Xuande Building.
Under the vertical banner hanging from the balloon, the establishment of the Song Dynasty Royal Sea Trade Company was announced.
This company has been brewing for more than a year, from the time the Zhao Guan family proposed the plan to Zhang Jun the winter before last, to the official establishment now... But there is nothing that can be done about it, because this is a new thing, and many people are a little bit concerned about it.
In a daze, a simple statement about doing business with Zhao Guan's family and making a fortune cannot make everyone feel relieved.
Even Zhang Jun, who had been a general in Lianghuai for so long, expended a lot of effort to promote such a one-time sea trade activity, let alone such a large-scale, institutionalized company?
In fact, when the financial hole seemed to be far away, it was impossible for this thing to succeed. Only the benefits of sea trade could be brought out. This kind of joint operation had been successfully executed many times, plus the opposition of a prestigious monarch.
Only with the concerted efforts of everyone can we truly make this happen.
But no matter what, it was successful in the end.
This company includes the royal family, the clan, numerous wealthy silk merchants in Lianghuai, all the famous porcelain kilns in the Central Plains, and almost all large-scale merchants north of the Yangtze River. At the same time, it has also attracted almost all the Central Plains and Kansai who participated in the Qingmiao Loan.
Jiangnan temples and other wealthy businessmen in other industries automatically subsidize the control and control of nearby clan clans, secret pavilions, public pavilions, and imperial camps in the form of shares... And this type of setup automatically monopolized almost as soon as it was established.
China's traditional East China Sea trade with Goryeo and Japan.
At the same time, all these people are only qualified to participate in capital contributions and dividends, but the specific operations have to be left to the maritime merchants, silk merchants, and official kiln owners. The only person who represents the Zhao family and the public cabinet to arrest the boss
He was called to be the president of the company, but the former Taichang Wang Shuzhan, who had been unemployed for a long time, was appointed as the president.
What is done is done. According to Zhao Guanjia, this is just the beginning. If this method works properly, then in the future, a royal shipping company for the south ocean direction and a royal land transportation company for the northern part of the western region may be established.
The benefits must be shared equally so that more people can enjoy the fruits of maritime trade.
Of course, everyone knows that last sentence is nonsense!
Because everyone can guess that when necessary, the Zhao Guan family will definitely take away all the principal and profits of everyone and put them into the Northern Expedition!
But how to say it?
The Northern Expedition treasury bonds were all bought, not to mention this matter?
Compared with the already zero-interest national debt, this company will definitely be profitable in the future, right? However, the premise is that the Northern Expedition is successful!
To put it in the words of some students in Taixue, what the Zhao Guan family did was not so much a maritime trade company, but actually just like other things, it was a Northern Expedition company!
But at this point, I have to add another twist. Now that the Northern Expedition Company has been successful, it also shows that everyone's confidence in the Northern Expedition is actually gradually increasing.
The situation is indeed getting better... There are more and more people willing to take advantage of this opportunity.
Let's look back. Since the establishment of the Finance and Finance Administration in the middle of last year despite all difficulties, everything has happened one after another, such as the official's family getting sick, the harem, the prince, the hot air balloon, the old nobles, the clan, the company...
One by one, everything seems to be of great concern, but in fact it is just a matter of daily life in this huge central country.
But the imperial court is still a imperial court. Even if it loses the two rivers that have always been the traditional core area, it is still a powerful country with thousands of miles in the center. Therefore, even the daily life of this country is worthy of the attention of all people inside and outside the government.
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No, the company had just been established, and within a few days, another incident attracted the attention of both the government and the public.
"Who wrote the letter?"
"Li Ruopu, a Hanlin scholar!"
"It turns out to be this person? This person has always been a gentleman. Don't you understand that writing a letter about this matter in his capacity is somewhat suspicious?"
"There is no suspicion... Li Xueshi released the economic envoy from Jingdong East Road. The Japanese document passed through the Ministry of Civil Affairs the day before yesterday. I saw it with my own eyes... This is obviously a draft that has been prepared for a long time. In order to avoid suspicion, he wrote a letter recently to express his opinions.
"
"That's not bad. What's more, it's even more appropriate that Academician Li, despite having the convenience of internal control, did not speak directly to the officials, but instead submitted a letter publicly."
"It makes sense to say it this way...but what is the attitude of the officials? I am afraid that it will be difficult for the ministers to intervene in this matter, right?"
"Yes, I'm afraid only Li Zhongcheng (Li Guang) is suitable to say it, but in fact it still depends on the official's wishes."
"The official family..."
"Who can predict the official's intentions at this time?" Hu Quan, who had been busy dealing with a salted duck egg at the bow of the boat, finished eating and threw the eggshell directly into the lake, interrupting the dinner with a sneer. "This matter
The stakes are so high, I'm afraid all the secret cabinet officials are worried, so how can we get a glimpse of it... We just have to wait for the result."
"That's true." The person who asked the question immediately laughed, and the rest of the people on the boat also laughed.
Let's say that in the spring of March, Zhao Guan's family opened Jinming Pond, allowing people to have fun at will. From Jinming Pond to the Memorial Temple in Yuetai, and to the Cuju Field in the north of the city, tourists almost filled the roads outside the city.
Today, Xiu Mu, Hu Quan and a group of others naturally had to take advantage of the opportunity to get together, so they found a black flat boat from Bianshui in the city and sailed all the way to Jinming Pond for some wandering.
There is a stage piled up on the shore in the distance. It is the Taoist temple nearby that is performing "The Legend of the White Snake"; nearby in the lake, there are often small boats with purple curtains carrying ladies, and the laughter can be clearly heard; and there is a boatman on the bow.
My wife helped prepare the dishes...the so-called salted duck eggs, pickled snails, green island sprouts, apricot slices, and green plums, all of which are easy and cheap seasonal items, and of course a pot of pickled plum wine is also indispensable.
However, since a group is engaged in team building, it is inevitable to reveal some information to each other and discuss some hot topics in the DPRK. What everyone just said is the biggest thing that has happened in the DPRK recently - the transfer of Hanlin bachelor Li Ruopu
Before taking office, he suddenly submitted a letter and pointed out the improper employment of officials... This improper employment does not refer to the specific governor who is not good, which minister is a villain, which Hanlin bachelor is a fake person, but to the officials.
He likes to form small circles, which leads to excessive concentration of power.
In the prime minister, there are only four people; in the minister, there are only six, and the minister is not permanent; in the Yushitai, from the supervisory censor to the censor, the number of censors in the palace is very small; in the Hanlin Academy, there are only a few.
That is to say, there are only a few people, and there are even fewer official servants, basically the same few people.
Therefore, Li Ruopu suggested that the number of ministers should be appropriately increased, and the number of assistant ministers in the six ministries should be permanent. At the same time, the number of censors, Hanlin bachelors, Zhongshusheren, and pavilion ministers should be increased.
Only in this way can officials avoid being biased and ensure that they have a reliable and large governing team.
This matter is directly related to the quota of more than a dozen secret cabinet-level ministers. Isn't it a big deal for the bureaucrats of the imperial court? It's no wonder that everyone is talking about it, and everyone is discussing it...
...Hu Quan and his gang, even if they know that they are out of reach at the moment, they still have to say something.
Without further ado, Hu Quan turned back to his eyes. Amidst laughter, Hu Quan lowered his head and drank half a bowl of warm tea brought by the store. He spoke a little casually and continued: "But having said that, I can make a rough guess. Officials can't say.
About six ministers have been promised, and it is hard for the ministers to say how many ministers will increase the number of imperial censors, but the number of chief ministers is probably not going to increase...at least not at this time."
"How do you say this?" Mei Qu, a native of Zhishe, asked curiously... He couldn't help but be curious, because his uncle also said the same thing last night. Although he had a guess about this, he hoped that someone could confirm it.
"Nothing else." Hu Quan became more serious. "The prime minister has a heavy position, and a slight addition or deletion will cause changes in the structure of the DPRK and the Central Government. However, the official's mind is still on the Northern Expedition. Before the Northern Expedition, the situation of the DPRK and the Central Government will not be shaken."
Mei Qu nodded immediately, this was exactly what he thought.
"That's right." Someone next to him had already laughed in reply. "If nothing else, the number of prime ministers has been increased. Will Lu Yihao and Yu Wenxuzhong, Xianggong Yuwen, come back? If they don't come back, will they feel aggrieved? But if they do,
When I come back, if Xianggong Yuwen comes back, I am not afraid that he will get together with Xianggong Zhang because of his in-laws. I am just afraid that he will be in trouble all day long and soften Xianggong Zhao again. What will happen then? And if Xianggong Lu comes to the court,
, that’s all for the other Xianggongs, is there any way for Xianggong Zhang to survive?”
Everyone laughed again.
Lu Yihao's temperament and Yu Wenxuzhong's temperament are really interesting, and it is also interesting that the official family uses these two people to go to the northwest and southeast respectively.
Of course, this person also wanted to take advantage of the situation to tease Mr. Zhao and Mr. Zhang. Although everyone was on the boat, it was hard to laugh too much.
Therefore, everyone soon returned to normal, leaving the matter behind in the distant tone of "The Legend of the White Snake", and then continued to talk about other news while using some spring vegetables.
And this kind of chat naturally involves talking about everything.
"Shilang Lu struggled for a long time and finally decided to stay, but Wu Min also went to Jingxi East Road."
"Actually, both the Shui and Mu parties are concerned about the overall situation, but the Minister Lu is the most aggressive. It's no wonder that Mr. Zhao wanted to drive him away before."
"That's not bad. I think...if...I mean, if there is really a partisan dispute between the two parties, this person must be the cause of the antagonism between the two prime ministers Zhao and Zhang."
"With the officials sitting on top, how could there really be a party dispute? Zhang Deyuan relied on the official's number one confidant, and Mr. Zhao was a true loyal minister. Although the official said a word, he didn't think so, but
I still abandoned Taoism and changed the original philosophy."
"Let's stop talking about this kind of thing..."
"Speaking of which, since the last two million yuan, has the Ministry of Household Affairs said anything about building wealth?"
"Of course there is... Based on this calculation, I am afraid that the 30 million hole will be filled up before the end of next year. After the autumn harvest, the overall situation will be stable."
"It's a pity that Chao Gongwu is not here recently, otherwise he would have been laughed at in person."
"Don't mention him."
"But it's not just a matter of money... There is talk from the Ministry of Industry that even if you have money, you have to exchange it for weapons, grain and grass to fight. But now, although there is Vietnam's trade of feet, cloth and rice, rice can be directly exchanged
Send it to Jingdong, but what about the ordnance? There is no rush."
"The country is so big, does it still lack craftsmen?"
"How can we not be short?"
"Besides, the matter is not as simple as ordnance. There are also munitions storage along the river, grain road rest, etc., which will also take time to do."
"Speaking of which, isn't Xiao Yu Tanhua doing this? It would be nice to ask him, but it's a pity that he's not here."
"It is precisely because he wanted to do this that he was not here."
"Did you hear that the government officials came up with a new thing? It is said that it was sent directly to the military governors for control...I heard it was made of crystal."
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"In this case, we have no way of knowing even if we want to know."
"Do you know that the Kingdom of Jin has recently changed its laws? When Nianhan was in power, ordinary people were not allowed to leave their place without authorization because of the swarm of rebels. Even merchants were not allowed to travel more than thirty miles a day using the guide... Nianhan
After I left, this law was abolished last year. As a result, the rebel army flourished, but I had no choice but to see the Jin Guodi newspaper the day before yesterday. It actually changed back to the old rules and set up a Baojia system. One family fled and ten families were seated together. "
"The Jurchen dogs deserve to die, and so do those surrendering dogs who came up with ideas."
"Speaking of Jurchens, are Shaanzhou going to send troops to Hezhong Prefecture again? I heard that the Minister of War led the Water Supervisor Liu Shilang (Liu Hongdao) to the west."
"It must be so."
"The officials are not stopping at all. Just after the spring rush, they will directly use the troops..."
"It is definitely indispensable, and it will only become more and more frequent in the future. Firstly, it is to train troops, and secondly, it is to alert both the inside and outside. Don't forget to fight in peace."
"But just laying an ambush in Hezhong Mansion means not forgetting to fight. After a few times, people in the world will not take it seriously."
"There's nothing we can do about it... Actually, instead of worrying about this, it's better to worry that the Jurchens will suddenly attack Pinglu with all their strength, or give up the Hezhong Mansion. Then there will be trouble."
"You are just talking on paper... The reason why Pinglu can be saved many times is because there is Zhongtiao Mountain between this city and Hezhong Prefecture. When the Jurchens advance, the logistics must go around the pass, and Pinglu and Shaanzhou City
But they are only separated by a river, and they are connected... As for giving up the Hezhong Mansion, then just take it. If the Jurchens come back again to seek annihilation, why not abandon it there? The officials and the governors are used to using soldiers.
Yes, I won’t be particular about this matter.”
Everyone laughed again, but there was a hint of ridicule among them. Hu Quan, the leader of the boat beside him, had only been eating early and didn't say a word at all.
The people from Meishe on the side were also laughing, but they knew exactly what was going on.
Let's say that only a year has passed since he joined this small group, but things have already changed... Chao Gongwu, who was talented but had different opinions from everyone, has gradually disappeared; Xiao Yu Tanhua Yu Yunwen, who was both talented and learned
I haven't been promoted at all, but like the big brother here, Hu Quan, I am the type who waits for the qualifications and opportunity to rise to the top. Recently, I have been increasingly busy, working in various military camps and youth loans...
Under such circumstances, there will inevitably be some mediocre people who make up the numbers, making the dinner gradually less interesting.
"Does anyone have anything interesting to say?" Hu Quan paused for a long time and saw that everything in the store was eaten up by a group of young officials. In the end, they only got into a large basin of water to fish for mung bean sprouts. Hu Quan was a little impatient.
I had the intention of turning back, so I decided to ask directly again.
"There is something... that cannot be called important, but something strange... maybe it is worth mentioning." Wai Lang, a relatively reliable member of the Criminal Department, frowned. "Do you still remember that there was someone in the Imperial Academy when the Imperial Academy was asking about politics?
Are you going to file an imperial edict in front of the gate?"
"Is there something...is this matter not settled yet? Is it some big case?"
"The case is from Fujian, and it takes two months to come and go. Besides, the matter is not an evil thing like killing relatives and fighting for property, but a quite senseless trivial matter."
"So that's it, then what's so strange about it?"
"The thing is like this. There have always been Fan merchants living in Quanzhou. Maybe they built a Fan temple in the area. Recently, a Fan temple was built opposite the county school in a county under Quanzhou, but the Fan temple is
Those who recited scriptures would inevitably affect the students' classes, so the students reported it to the magistrate... Who would have thought that the magistrate would just fool around with such a simple matter, and finally angered the locals. I just thought that the magistrate might also believe in the religion, so there would be
The local scholar-officials found an old Fujian man in Tokyo City and asked for help in making the matter bigger so that they could deal with the magistrate and demolish the Nafan Temple."
Hearing this, Hu Quan, who was holding a large bowl of bean sprouts, already knew what was going on. However, he glanced at the Meishe people who were stunned at the bean sprouts and sneered at him: "If my guess is right, the Ministry of Punishment will immediately
The minister must have sided with the local scholar-bureaucrats and asked the magistrate to explain and then demolish the temple. However, the Fujian local government was just perfunctory and tried to defend the magistrate over and over again. Things continued like this.
,right?"
"The enemy...the Fujian side generally supports the county magistrate." Wai Lang, a member of the Criminal Department, immediately became excited.
"Maoxiu (characterized by Plum Oak), what do you think?" Hu Quan asked about Plum Oak as expected.
Hearing this, Mei Li also smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Why, it's not that the imperial court now takes finance as the key link, and everything is done around building wealth, and political performance also depends on this... Not to mention a county under Quanzhou, it is the entire Fujian
, I also hope that the Fanshang from Quanzhou can make more trips... What's more, the last time the officials strictly refused the Fanshang to receive the royal document flag, the Quanzhou Fanshang was also very emotional. At this time, the local people in Fujian
Naturally, I don’t want to be troublesome! If the business tax is really reduced and it affects my official career, who will be responsible?"
Everyone suddenly realized.
"Besides that, there is another layer." Mei Qu continued with a wry smile. "Since Jingkang, turmoil has moved from north to south, and Taoism has also moved southward. After the Baima Shaoxing Incident, Taoism gained a lot of support from scholar-bureaucrats.
As for the southeast area where there are many academies, the county school is good, but the so-called local scholar-bureaucrats are all involved in Taoism... The reason why the great Sima (Liu Ziyu of the Ministry of War) took his younger brother out of Fujian was because he was afraid that he would leave.
He followed the path of Taoism... So according to me, this matter fell to the great Sikou (Ma Shen of the Ministry of Punishment), otherwise anyone else would have considered the difficulties in Fujian and suppressed the matter."
Yes, someone nearby clapped in response: "But it fell into the hands of the big Sikou, and the truth about this matter lies with the local scholar-officials and the big Sikou. The Fujian area can only go around in circles with the Ministry of Punishment, sooner or later.
If you can't bear it, then you won't want to cause trouble to the provincial minister or even to the official family."
Everyone became more and more astonished.
However, Wai Lang, a member of the Criminal Department, hesitated for a moment, and then added seriously: "This matter is roughly as what Brother Hu and Mao Xiu said, but I think it is a bit strange. One of the things is that the magistrate of Quanzhou has nothing to do with Fujian. The top and bottom are different, and they advocate severe handling of the matter and the immediate demolition of Fan Temple."
"You can't say he's a Taoist. Is it strange?"
"If that's the case, it's just that the matter will escalate faster, and it may be brought to the attention of the prime minister or officials soon... But after all, it is a trivial matter and has nothing to do with the court."
Everyone nodded and said no more. The matter was over. At this time, even the mung bean sprouts fished out of the basin of water had been eaten. Everyone looked at Hu Quan, waiting for the leader to speak. They want to disperse in a hurry, prepare the boat to turn back, first find a place to release the water, and then go home...
However, for some reason, Hu Quan was silent for a moment. After a while, he even laughed and sighed, rarely taking the initiative to speak: "After you said this, I thought about Li Xueshi's proposal to expand the secret cabinet's important ministers' regulations. If this matter is discussed I don’t believe he has selfish motives, but he himself doesn’t have any. The people who give him advice, or those who advise him to make such suggestions, may not necessarily have selfish motives..."
"Brother Hu, what do you mean?" Everyone was slightly startled, and then someone became curious.
"Two explanations... First, there are only six ministers inside, and nearly twenty envoys outside. The imperial court talks about internal and external shifts, so now it is a bit narrow for the outside; secondly, the imperial court The overall situation is stable. Waiting for the money and food to be fully stocked and the ordnance to be refined, we will start the Northern Expedition. The places where the achievements will be made are in the north and the center. At this time, there are no southern envoys who are ready to move and want to take the opportunity to transfer back." Hu Quan smiled half-heartedly, After calmly speaking, everyone was stunned and then thought quietly.
At this time, Hu Quan had already turned around to look at him, but he just asked the boatman to turn around and dock.
Besides, Hu Quan still had some capital and channels. Only five days after the Jin Mingchi meeting, the official issued a decree. However, as he said, it was not to expand the governorship for the time being, but to control the affairs of the world with the six departments. In order to attach great importance to it, the left and right ministers were permanently appointed, and the number of imperial censors was expanded. Then the number of Hanlin bachelors, Zhongshusheren and pavilion ministers was also slightly increased.
Soon, the provincial government immediately began to select and promote talented gentlemen in accordance with the wishes of the officials... This cannot be accomplished overnight. I don't know how long it will take the two parties, Mizuki and Mizuki, to reach a compromise on this personnel matter.
But almost at the same time, the Fantang case in Fujian finally reached the imperial court... and to everyone's surprise, the Zhao Guan family resolutely issued the decree without any hesitation, fully supporting Ma Shen, the Minister of Punishment. He dismissed the county magistrate, reprimanded the Fujian Road Administrator, and ordered local officials to immediately demolish the temple that had affected the county's education.
It was only after the urging of Zhao Ding and Prime Minister Zhao that he agreed to allow those merchants to rebuild the Fan Temple elsewhere.
Not to mention some other twists and turns in this matter, it will only be said that after this incident, Gou Long Ruyuan, a senior official from Sichuan who knew about Quanzhou affairs, officially entered the attention of the central government officials and was immediately recommended by Zhang Deyuan, a fellow countryman. , and then without any effort, this person became the first beneficiary of this restructuring - the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and entered Beijing.
In late March, the war in Shaanzhou broke out again, and tens of thousands of troops, including Wang De's army from the imperial camp, once again surrounded Hezhong Prefecture.
In early April, the first batch of promoted ministers, including Goulong Ruyuan, arrived in the capital. Almost at the same time, because Wanyan Bali quickly crossed Jishan with Yelu Mawu as the vanguard, the Song army withdrew again.
In late April, as Wang De led his troops back, Zhao Guan's family personally led hundreds of officials out of Yuetai to inspect the troops.
PS: Thanks to Mr. Hilla of the Silver Alliance, and thanks to Mr. Mario, the new leader of the alliance. This book is already 163 cute.