At the court meeting on the first day of June, the court discussed about three major events. One was the arrangement for military expansion; the other was the plan to launch a second round of war in Hezhongfu, the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and the Bohai Sea despite the heat; and the third was to
The Six Sections were established to supervise the discussions of the Six Ministries... Finally, the court also vaguely released rumors of officials' southern tour.
Among them, the first thing is still not optimistic.
The military generals in various places still feel that their own troops should expand the army as before. The local civil servants also say that they should not have more troops here. The central officials in the court still insist on opposing the further strengthening of the three towns in Guanxi.
That is, Han Shizhong, Li Yanxian, and Wu Jie...if they are added together, the military power of Kansai will be enough to overthrow the world.
But this is contrary to the military plan that the court has been discussing - even if Zhao Jiu believes that Yue Fei is more reliable, everyone, including Yue Fei himself, will say that taking Hedong and Hebei from the bottom, taking Hebei and Hebei cannot
Self-preservation.
The geographical conditions of northern China are there. In later generations, Shanxi Province was really condescending to the geographical advantages of Hebei Province, asking for and taking everything. No one can violate the laws of nature.
In this regard, Zhao Jiu even considered for a time whether to let Yue Fei move the town to the west. However, the problem is that most of Yue Fei's imperial army are exiles from Hebei. It is not impossible to let them go to Hedong to fight, but who will bear the burden of Hebei?
Directional combat mission?
The most important thing is, where should the Hedong, Shaanxi and Luo troops under Li Yanxian be placed? Are these people expected to abandon Li Yanxian and follow Yue Fei's orders?
Li Yanxian is not the same thing as Zhang Jun, and his subordinates are not the same thing as the subordinates of the Royal Camp Right Army.
Under the current situation, forcibly breaking the geographical attributes of the group army will probably have a far greater impact on the army's combat effectiveness than a major purge.
Of course, what Zhao Jiu didn't know was that in history, even Yue Fei's own Northern Expedition first collected the Shaanxi-Luo rebels and then tried to gather them in the Taihang Mountains. Dong Xian, Niu Gao and other generals under Li Yanxian who were active in the Shaan-Luo area
, at that time, he was the "foreigner" who enjoyed a special status under Yue Fei.
But the problem is that at that time and space, among the officers and soldiers who were native to the east of the Shaanluo River, not only did there not be any Li Yanxian, even leading figures like the Zhai brothers had died for the country early, and because of the evil things Qu Duan had done, Fu Ping
The battle had nothing to do with the Western Army... So Yue Fei, the heroic martyr who persisted in resisting the Jin Dynasty under those circumstances, and did not seek refuge in Hubei and established a base, seemed to have nowhere to go.
This is the situation. The geographical features of the north cannot be shaken by manpower, and the general group naturally formed in the army based on the region and the military and political situation after Jingkang is basically unshakable:
The Yuying Former Army is an army composed of the Hebei exile military group and the Tokyo Stay-behind Division. It has the strongest desire for the Northern Expedition, and the former military commander Yue Fei is the leader of the Hebei exile military officers and the successor of the Tokyo Stay-behind Division.
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Li Qiong, who did not become the Jiedushi envoy, was the number two figure in this group. He was also an exiled officer in Hebei and one of Zongze's orthodox successors. His rise to power was the result of a tacit understanding between the court and Yue Fei, but he
However, the army was not directly separated from the Tokyo Remaining Department or Yue Fei, but the Hebei Eight-Character Army of Wang Yan, who had a feud with Yue Fei... This army itself cannot be attributed to Yue Fei, otherwise there will be big trouble.
In fact, Wang Yan went to the local area for a while and then transferred to the center. On the surface, there are many theories, but privately some people still directly say that it was the result of the imperial court and Zhao Guan's family making a choice between this person and Yue Fei.
Li Yanxian was the leader of the Shaanluo Hedong Rebel Army, and Zhai's uncle and nephew were semi-independent members of this group. However, it is worth mentioning that the basic army that Li Yanxian used to regain Shaanzhou on that day was the remnant of the Western Army's defeat earlier.
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Brothers Wu Jie and Wu Lin are the most orthodox successors to the remnants of the Western Army, and the Royal Camp Rear Army is also an army adapted from the traditional structure of the Western Army.
Quduan and the Imperial Cavalry were newly established troops, but due to personnel problems, they were broken with the Western Army.
Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, Wang De and the imperial camp left army, right army, and center army they led... Although they all have the characteristics of the Western Army, they have another very prominent point in common, that is, they were at the beginning
Then he followed Zhao Guan's family in exile and escaped.
Not to mention Han and Zhang, Wang De and his subordinates were basically Liu Guangshi's old subordinates, and these three families together just corresponded to the foundation of the imperial camp at the beginning.
Things in this world are so troublesome. The strength of the army, the general's personal reputation, the regional characteristics of the army's composition, and the interest groups formed in the current garrison area... In all aspects, right and wrong, you have to make some choices and make decisions.
Some ideas make some people happy and some people angry.
However, this time things are particularly troublesome.
The matter of military expansion is still unresolved... Of course, this is also related to the lack of urgency. After all, up to this time, the first round of military expansion plan early last year has not been fully implemented. It is the most urgent thing to implement the new plan.
At least we have to wait until this round of battle is over.
As for the round battle, there is nothing much to say.
On the one hand, the Zhao family has never delegated the decision-making power on military operations, and the DPRK and the Central Government naturally lack the right to speak; on the other hand, since the strange but natural trade between the Song and Jin Dynasties unfolded in various strange ways, the Song Dynasty's financial and economic leeway actually far exceeded that of the Song Dynasty.
The imagination of courtiers, including Zhao Guanjia.
This thing is a financial category that no one had thought of before, but in fact it is extremely consistent with economic laws and has a huge amount.
In fact, if you look back at the great wealth-building business of the past year or so, and check the income, you will find that the Song and Jin Dynasty luxury goods trade, Sino-Japanese precious metal trade, Guangyue Chibu Dou rice trade, Dali mineral trade, Western Silk Road trade... are related to these
Compared with the benefits brought by the trade agreement, the Zhao family and the courtiers have racked their brains to come up with financial innovations that appear to be financial innovations but are actually just raking in the cake, which is not enough!
What do you mean by that sentence?
Globalization and free trade are the only way out in the twelfth century, and financial innovation is a dead end.
As far as the current situation is concerned, when money and food gradually become less of an issue, military action will become a matter of course. This matter was quickly passed, almost by default.
There is also the establishment of six subjects. To be honest, the key point of the discussion is a bit beyond Zhao Jiu's expectation.
Zhao Jiu originally thought that although the matter was proposed by Lin Jingmo, the minister of household affairs, the other ministers might not agree, because in addition to playing a supervisory role, this kind of thing would obviously help the prime minister to suppress the six ministries... However, unexpectedly
Unexpectedly, the Sixth Department did not have much objection, but a fierce dispute broke out over the issue of who would control this new supervision department.
The provinces, the Privy Council, and the Censor's Office all cited scriptures and believed that it was under their own control.
There was a stalemate for a while.
Of course, this is Zhao Jiu's ignorance again... Historically, six subjects and related evaluations were established for central officials. The supervision system was in the mid-Ming Dynasty. At that time, the prime ministers were in name only, and the cabinet was nominally just the emperor's secretarial team.
, it is the same as the Hanlin bachelor, but the Six Ministries are the long-term real power departments, so there has always been a kind of cabinet-ministerial dispute.
But as far as the Song Dynasty is concerned, it is exactly the opposite. From the political tradition of the Song Dynasty, there is no doubt about the political status of Zaizhi, but it took only a few years for the Six Ministries to gain real power.
That's why the current situation has arisen - the Six Ministries themselves have no objections, but in fact, the East and West Mansion, which has the prime minister in charge, and the Yushitai, which has almost half of the prime minister, are in a mess.
This is something that must be resolved before the southern tour.
But compared to the expansion of the army, it should be very simple... After sorting it out, Zhao Guanjia can just say one sentence.
Finally, there was the southern tour. There was nothing to say about this matter. At the court meeting, the method proposed by Hanlin scholar Lu Benzhong Shangshu gave everyone a slight disadvantage... There was no fierce opposition to the proposal.
In this way, after a lot of calculations and chaos, after the dynasty dispersed, all the officials could not help but have their own thoughts and return to their respective places.
At this time, Gou Long Ruyuan, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, who had just returned to his office, was shocked to find the provincial transfer document on his case, as well as the order from Zhao Guan's family asking him to investigate the mastermind behind Hu Yin's unfilial piety.
The edict was in strong words, and at the end, the imperial inscription of "Cangzhou Zhao Jiu" from Zhao Guan's family, plus the formal emperor's seal, and the outer layer of the edict and document were all completely accurate without any need for stickers.
Of course Goulong Ruyuan knew what this meant - it meant that this decree represented the will of the empire's highest power.
The imperial power, and the only highest representative of the bureaucracy that might even slightly limit it in name, had reached agreement on this issue.
The afternoon of the peak summer season in June is probably the hottest time of the year, and the wind in the air is hot.
And the former left minister of the Ministry of Industry found Goulong Ruyuan, the minister of Dali Temple, sitting in his official room. First he was frightened and sweating profusely, then he was pacing back and forth in hesitation and fear, and finally he became motionless after his whole body was cold.
...As smart as he is, how could he not know that his deeds have been exposed?
However, even so, it still took the new Minister of Dali Temple a full afternoon to force himself to recognize the reality, because he did not dare to admit that the Zhao Guan family wanted to kill him.
This conclusion is too sensational.
The sun gradually set in the west. Deep across the street, a bell suddenly rang in the Daxiangguo Temple. It not only announced the resignation of the officials on both sides of the imperial street, but also made Goulong Ruyuan, who had been thinking about it for a long time in the public room, react -
He abandoned the decree and used his reason to force himself out of the public room. He first came to a public room in the corridor opposite, called He Zhu, the right minister of the Ministry of Works, and then entered together under the watchful eyes of the officials of the Ministry of Works.
The public room in the middle of the courtyard of the Ministry of Industry.
The door of this public house was always open for anyone to come in and out, because it was the public house of Hu Yin, Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Hu Mingzhong had no intention of going home immediately after hearing the bell. At this time, he raised his head from the desk full of documents. He first looked at Gou Long Ruyuan, who was pale, but there was no movement at all, and then looked down at the table.
After submitting the paperwork and signing my name, I looked up again.
But this time, he saw He Zhu who was following behind Gou Long Ruyuan, with an obviously doubtful expression on his face, and then he bowed slightly and held his hands as a gesture of courtesy.
In the public room, several clerks who had packed their things quickly placed two chairs opposite Hu Shang's desk, and then decided to go home. For a while, there were only three officials sitting around the table in the public room.
Hu Yin's expression remained unchanged, he just sat upright and looked at the two people in front of him. He Zhu was puzzled for a moment, so he turned his eyes to look at Goulong Ruyuan who had summoned him.
The pale-faced Gou Long Ruyuan pondered for a moment before speaking slowly: "Hu Shangshu, the official family has a decree to ask this official to transfer to the minister of Dali Temple to investigate the case of you being falsely accused... What the official family means is that this
There must be someone like Wang Ciweng behind the case who was secretly instigating it, so the officials must find out and punish him severely."
He Zhu was stunned for a moment, and he finally understood why Gou Long Ruyuan called him here, but for a moment he didn't know whether he should congratulate Gou Long Ruyuan, express his sympathy to Hu Yin, or express his sympathy to Hu Yin.
It's time to express some opinions on the case.
Finally, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry simply went to look at Hu Yin and Hu Shangshu again without saying a word.
Unexpectedly, Hu Yin still had no change in his expression, and just nodded slightly... Obviously, as He Zhu thought, this confidant who wanted to protect the official at the risk of self-destruction must have known about this for a long time.
But the next moment, Gou Long Ruyuan made He Shilang stop thinking completely: "There is no need to investigate this case, because the person who said to those Fujian scholars that day that Hu Shangshu had a grudge with Liu Mianzhi was none other than Xia Guan
, and the lower official really wants to drive Hu Shangshu out to see if he can go further."
He Zhu was stunned on the spot, but Hu Yin didn't have any unnecessary reaction. He just nodded slightly: "I know."
Goulong Ruyuan pondered for a moment, then sighed slightly and replied: "Has Hu Shangshu read the Book of Rites?"
He Zhu just came to his senses, and then he was stunned again... What are these words?
Hu Yin, on the other hand, remained calm: "I read it when I was six years old."
"The Book of Rites says: Fulu has the beginning. My father-in-law also quoted Liezi during his lectures and said: Taichu is the beginning of Qi... Hu Shangshu should know the meaning of 'beginning', right?" Gou
Long Ruyuan continued to ask seriously.
"I know, it means that everything has a reason and a beginning." Hu Mingzhong still answered calmly.
From this point on, the completely confused He Zhu wisely gave up his intention to interrupt and sat there honestly listening to the conversation between the two.
"Hu Shangshu, before he knew the truth that 'everything must have a beginning', Xiaguan had been ups and downs in the prefectures and counties for more than ten years..." Goulong Ruyuan responded with a sigh. "Obviously he takes things seriously and works hard to figure out what is going on above him.
The meaning, but always because of this and that, could not be redressed, but kept sinking to the bottom. Later, as I grew older, I gradually figured out this truth. Although later because of the Jingkang Incident, I was trapped by the overall situation, and I still couldn't rise to the top for a while.
But I can finally get a glimpse of the true meaning of the court situation, so I won't be confused."
Hu Yin looked at the other party and said seriously: "Is this 'Chu' so powerful?"
"Everything must have a beginning. If you can act based on the 'beginning' of things, then things will always be very simple. On the other hand, if you don't understand where and what the real 'beginning' of things is, you will definitely fall into trouble.
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Goulong Ruyuan ignored the other party's ridicule, but became more and more disappointed. "From a minor point of view, the reason for the case of Quanzhou Fansi that day was that the officials had long shown an attitude of being wary of Fanshang, and were unwilling to give them the royal family."
It's ridiculous that other officials thought that the imperial court would tolerate adultery for a little business tax, but they never thought that the temper of the official family would always remain the same. Looking at the overall situation, the beginning of the imperial court lies in the Jingkang Incident...With this beginning
’, we naturally understand why the old and new parties no longer exist in the imperial personnel affairs, but are wars, offenses and defenses, and disputes of urgency and delay. We also naturally wake up to why there is such discord between the officials and the two supreme emperors; and we understand better.
Come here, why are all the important affairs of the imperial court focused on the war between Song and Jin Dynasties?"
"That's right." Hu Yin nodded immediately. "What you said makes sense... Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country's politics, ethos, and personnel have changed, and the roots are all in Jingkang. Even the case of Fansi in Quanzhou happened because you were thousands of miles apart.
A peek into the original.”
"Also, why is war between war and war? Between offense and defense is attack? Between rush and slowness is rush? In fact, there are also 'beginnings'." Goulong Ruyuan raised his left hand, and lifted the fingers of his left hand with his right hand, one by one.
He spoke seriously, and did not relax a little because of the other party's approval. "If His Majesty succeeds to the throne, this is the first 'beginning'. He won the throne unexpectedly, and he must fight to clear his name, but he also suffered changes, so he often
Something extraordinary happened..."
"Guarding the Huai River is the second 'beginning'. Once the Jurchens are blocked for a while and their troops are exhausted, they know that the Jurchens are also exhausted. This shows that China is so big that it may not be necessary to defend..."
"Moving to Nanyang is the third 'beginning', showing that there is no peace inside and outside, and an unyielding heart that would rather die..."
"Returning to Tokyo is the fourth 'beginning', and the Song Dynasty is still alive in the Ming Dynasty..."
"Yaoshan's desperate struggle was the fifth 'beginning', which made the world know that China still has something to do..."
"One after another, after reaching Yaoshan, the general trend of the Northern Expedition has become irreversible. It's ridiculous that some people want to surrender, want to make peace, want to defend, and want to slow down, but they don't know that things are already doomed." Gou Long Ruyuan.
He put away the palms used for counting and shook his head in reply. "From then on, Xiaguan no longer had any scruples, so that he could do everything according to the central plan... Therefore, the transfer was smooth... However, Xiaguan knew this clearly.
"The first one is the first one, the first one is the first one. You know where the first one is, but you are still obsessed with it. Doing such a thing is equally ridiculous!"
"What on earth do you want to say?" Hu Mingzhong finally became impatient.
"The official wants Hu Shangshu to tell the official family a few things..."
"Tell me."
"First of all, the lower officials are aware of the country's major affairs. Once they do such a dirty thing, they are really blinded by the desire for power. I hope that the official family can leave a useful official body."
Hu Yin didn't say a word and just looked at the other person coldly. Even He Zhu next to him couldn't help but look sideways at his colleague.
"Secondly, the establishment of six departments is necessary, but the focus should be on the supervision and assessment of the six departments, rather than on supervision and spying on people's hearts... Because I, Gou Long Ruyuan, am just a villain who has only been in Beijing for more than a month.
, it is very common for everyone in the imperial court to fail to notice me for a moment. Please do not doubt that the central officials have deteriorated so quickly."
Hu Yin finally nodded, but his expression did not change at all: "I will definitely bring this matter to the attention of the officials."
"Third." Goulong Ruyuan continued to talk seriously. "The establishment of the six subjects is a continuation of Taijian. It was in the Jianyuan at the beginning of the system, and it should be returned to the Yushitai."
Hu Yin's face finally softened a little.
"Fourth, it is right for officials to go to the south of the Yangtze River, because the local people's hearts are the real source. But when they go to the south of the Yangtze River, it is better to hold the power of thunder than to embrace the rain and dew; it is better to observe the customs and morale than to explore the hearts of the scholars and officials;
It is better to look at the countryside and fields than to look at the famous cities and counties; it is better to look at the fields, taxes and labor than to look at the taxes and minerals..."
"Is the following string also the knowledge of 'beginning'?" Hu Yin finally spoke up.
"Yes." Goulong Ruyuan bowed slightly and responded. "The former is the end, and the latter is the beginning... If you can follow the beginning, you don't have to worry about the end!"
"Then the 'beginning' in your words is actually one of them?" Hu Mingzhong asked calmly.
Goulong Ruyuan was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Yes... But for the official family, and for the court, the beginning of a lower official position is just the last one, and the last position of a lower official position may become the first beginning of the official family... Please
Hu Shangshu conveyed these words to the lower official with his arm guard."
"I will go with Mr. He to meet with the official." Hu Mingzhong was silent for a moment, then stood up and faced him. "I have never forgotten anything since I was a child. I will not change a word of your words. Mr. He will bear witness as you wish...
…Are you going to wait here or go home and wait?”
He Zhu understood completely and quickly stood up.
Goulong Ruyuan thought about it for a while, then stood up and sincerely handed over his hands: "I will serve as your minister here."
Hu Yin nodded, then left the public room together with He Zhu who said nothing, and walked away.
After going for about half an hour, He Zhu didn't come back, and Hu Yin didn't come back either. However, Lan Gui, the chief security officer, led several imperial officers to the courtyard of the Ministry of Industry... As soon as the latter entered the Shangshu's public room, he faced
Goulong Ruyuan, who was trembling all over, simply said:
"Official oral instructions: Since Gou Longqing knows my beginning, he should also know that I have always liked to be wanton and unrestrained, abandoning the beginning and leaving the end."
After saying that, the chief chamberlain officer turned around and left without looking back, leaving Gou Long Ruyuan completely speechless in the room... How could he not know that his last struggle was unsuccessful?
However, Gou Long Ruyuan still retained a trace of the desire to survive. On this day, he waited in the public room until dark, hoping that Yu Hu Yin and He Zhu could come back to say a word to him.
However, no one came back until it got extremely dark, and Gou Long Ruyuan could only return home in despair under the direct gazes of the two royal guards in front of the door.
Returning to the new residence issued by the imperial court, the new minister of Dali Temple summoned his wife, concubines, and children. He bluntly said that he was not going to die soon, so he divided the national debt, gold and silver saved at home, and asked these people to go out early tomorrow morning.
Returning to his hometown in Sichuan and Sichuan... and when the next day dawned, his wife, concubines, and children were driven out by servants and left with their faces hidden. Goulong Ruyuan himself wanted to die several times in order to save his dignity, but could not do it several times.
In the end, he could only be trapped at home, sitting and waiting to die.
I was really sitting there waiting for death... On this day, He Zhu, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, went to the capital, the Privy Council, the imperial censor's desk, and the Ministry of Punishment in order to give evidence in public, saying that Gou Long Ruyuan, the minister of Dali Temple, framed his colleagues, alienated the emperor and his ministers, and blamed the queen.
Shangdaojun emperor, separated from the heavenly family, deceived the emperor and ignored the emperor, the sin is unforgivable.
The court was in an uproar for a while.
Because it was the Minister of Dali Temple who committed the crime, it was directly handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for disposal. In the afternoon of that day, two junior officials from the Ministry of Punishment came to Goulong Mansion with two jailers, and directly took Goulong Ruyuan out of the mansion and sent him to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
The so-called holding a secret cabinet minister is like holding a chicken or a dog.
Now, the government and the public were in an uproar.
The matter was so important that no one dared to neglect it. Just one day later, Ma Shen, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, used Yu Shi Zhongcheng as a witness and three Yu Shi as assistants to conduct an inquiry in person. He summoned Shangshu Hu Yin and Minister He Zhu on the spot.
, as well as the detained Fujian villagers, compare with 'Inquiry (Investigation and Interrogation)'.
After the confession was obtained and it was correct, before noon, three copies were sent directly to the imperial censor's desk, the capital, and then to the imperial court via the Privy Council.
Zhao Guanjia didn't stop for a moment and immediately approved:
"There is no one like Goulong Ruyuan who harbors ill intentions, deceives the emperor with selfish motives, traps his colleagues, and brings trouble to the country. He does not have the respect of fellow ministers, the friendship of peers, and the conduct of official positions. There is no such person! When this war is going on,
In accordance with the military law, we must destroy the writings we have written since our birth and execute them immediately!”
The approval was quickly transferred back from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, while the Province and the Privy Council directly added the seals of the East and West Prefectures to the approved documents, as if they were dealing with some ordinary decree.
At the same time, after the Yushitai, who had no idea about the reaction of Chongwenyuan, learned about the official approval, they obviously hesitated, and then held an internal meeting in Wutai, and it took until the evening to get a unanimous opinion.
, but suggested that Zhao Guan’s family bring the matter to the next court meeting for public discussion.
Immediately, Li Guang personally took the document into Chongwen Court, went to the Privy Council, and asked the officials on duty to transfer the document to the Ministry of Internal Affairs immediately tomorrow morning.
Unexpectedly, the next morning, when this only document that openly refuted the official decree was still in the process, a team of Imperial Banzhi directly entered the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. They first presented all the legal documents and smashed Goulong into a ball of flesh.
Ru Yuan dragged him out and carried him to the front of Xuande Tower. He then announced his crime in front of everyone. Then one person held him down and the other swung a knife, just like killing the imperial horse before, and directly beheaded the man who was a member of the Secret Pavilion the day before yesterday.
After Ma Shen, the Minister of Punishment, and Li Guang, the Imperial Censor, learned the news and rushed to the scene hand in hand, they were shocked to find that even the blood on the ground had been washed away, leaving only the horse's head, which had long since rotted to the point of leaving only bones.
Hanging it on the Xuande Tower, it made a whining sound when it was blown by the wind.
The two people who were discussing just now whether to let Gou Long Ruyuan stay away from home without mercy were completely silent.
A few days later, through internal documents, the imperial court announced the conclusion reached by the officials and the governors, establishing six subjects, which were intended for assessment rather than supervision, and were collected in Yushitai Jianyuan.
A few days later, when another round of fighting was launched on the front line, Di Bao published another edict from Zhao Guan's family, which said, "Everything must have a beginning. The beginning of the imperial court's resurgence was not in the Central Plains, not in war, but in the south of the Yangtze River."
Among the soldiers and the people... the officials will set off in July, leading 1,500 imperial squadrons and 2,000 imperial cavalry troops to go south to inspect Jingxiang and the southeast, and entrust the state affairs to the governors and secret pavilions.
PS: Continue to sacrifice, "The Three Kingdoms Begins from Chang'an", written about Liu Yan's eldest son Liu Fan.