Chapter 307: The Minister
"Master Ji, you're here. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" Zhao Xu saw Ji Yang and the three of them, and without waiting for them to salute, he immediately stepped forward and hugged Ji Yang's shoulders, looking very kind. He knew that Ji Yang didn't like to grovel to people, so he simply took the initiative to greet him, so that Ji Yang didn't have to be embarrassed, and he didn't have to be embarrassed. If Ji Yang reluctantly bowed, Zhao Xu was afraid that he would be unhappy, and if he didn't salute, he would not be seen as good.
However, Ding Chunqiu and You Tanzhi still bowed respectfully: "The grass people have seen the emperor. ”
Zhao Xu held Ji Yang in one hand and waved with the other: "You two don't need to be polite. ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ding Chunqiu and the way of You Tan.
"Your Majesty, I don't know who these three are?" The Qingli woman walked over and asked.
"Concubine Yun Ai, this is the head of Ji that I often mention to you, and it is also the first sword god of my Great Song Dynasty. This is Mr. Ding Chunqiu, the head of the previous generation of the Star Sect, and this is the iron-faced Shura who defeated Yuan Hong some time ago and became famous. Zhao Xu said.
When introducing Ji Yang and the others, Zhao Xu himself felt proud, in the past, he had to deal with Yuan Hong, but he could only rely on Agui. But Agui is not Yuan Hong's opponent, and now Ji Yang, Ding Chunqiu and You Tanzhi are better than Yuan Hong if they take any one out.
Especially Ji Yang, who killed Yuan Hong without making a sound, it was difficult for Zhao Xu to imagine what kind of realm he was. However, since Ding Chunqiu and You Tanzhi surrendered to Ji Yang, Zhao Xu could be sure that Ji Yang must be much stronger than them.
"The concubine has seen Master Ji, Mr. Ding, Mr. Iron Mask." Concubine Yun owes herself.
"I've seen Concubine Yun." Ji Yang arched his hand.
Just as Zhao Xu guessed, Ji Yang was not interested in feudal imperial power, and he did not have the slightest intention of groveling. What he does is just the etiquette of dealing with people in the rivers and lakes, there is no high or low, and his waist is as straight as a spear.
Although Ding Chunqiu and You Tanzhi have very high martial arts, they are deeply poisoned by feudalism, so in the face of the emperor with low martial arts, there is still a sense of awe. Although Zhao Xu's own martial arts skills are not high, he has the power of the world, and he is by no means comparable to a peerless master.
"Your Majesty, what's the matter with me coming this time?" Ji Yang asked, he didn't see the two dogs, probably they were taken to hunt. As the emperor, Zhao Xu certainly does not take care of the two dogs every day, and they like to hunt very much, so he asks the guards to take them to the hunting ground to play.
"It's about Western Xia, when Sima Guang ceded Lanzhou, Mizhi and other places to Western Xia, I must take back these lands. Now that the implementation of the new policy has achieved certain results, I plan to promote the new policy while sending troops to bring Lanzhou and other places back. Zhao Xu didn't beat around the bush and directly stated the reason.
Ji Yang understood as soon as he heard it, because he was a Western Xia concubine, so Zhao Xu was worried that he would change sides. But to be honest, if Zhao Xu wants to fight Li Qinglu's country, Ji Yang is really a little embarrassed, after all, he has already made Li Qinglu very sad.
Zhao Xu guessed that he would be embarrassed, so he said: "I announced that you are here, not to ask you to lead the troops to fight Western Xia, but to hear your thoughts. ”
Ji Yang thought for a moment and said, "If you want to unify the world, Western Xia will die." ”
Even if Ji Yang does not interfere, in history, Zhao Xu will also send troops to attack Western Xia, even if he does not fight at this time, sooner or later Western Xia will perish. Zhao Xu has the intention of dominating the world, and Ji Yang also wants to play a game of dominating the world, so there is nothing to hesitate.
"As for Qinglu's side, I will appease her, and at the same time hope that the emperor will not hurt Qinglu's parents. If you can, after conquering the Western Xia, invite them to the Great Song Dynasty and let them live a life of fine clothes and food. Ji Yang said.
"Master Ji rest assured, I promise not to hurt Princess Yinchuan's relatives." Zhao Xu smiled loudly, and invited the emperor of the dead country to Bianjing to raise him, which was nothing to him, and he was happy to sell Ji Yang a favor.
At this time, Su Zhe had stepped down, and many of the old parties had almost been emptied, or stood in the ranks of the new party, or were dormant. In addition, Zhao Xu learned from the failed experience of the previous emperors, revised the new policy, and implemented it as appropriate, so the promotion of the new policy was quite smooth and had already made some achievements.
However, as far as Ji Yang knew, there was a lot of water in that building tree, and it was blown out by officials for merit. In fact, Zhao Xu did not fully control the promotion of the New Deal, and he had not yet realized this. It is estimated that when Zhao Xu discovers the truth, the old party will emerge to attack the new deal at that time, and the people will be made to complain by some officials who have made great efforts in the new deal, and Zhao Xu will eventually fail.
Ji Yang felt the need to remind him: "Your Majesty, are you sure that the Qingmiao Law has worked, can the country go to war?" In just one year, no matter how good the Qingmiao method is, it is difficult to recover the decline of the Great Song Dynasty, I think it is better to stabilize it and fight Western Xia. ”
Zhao Xu frowned slightly, thinking that Ji Yang wanted to regret it again, and said in a serious tone: "Zhang Xiang personally supervised the promotion of the new policy, and the officials at all levels said that it was effective, now that there is enough food, why can't you go to war?" ”
Ji Yang smiled and said, "But I heard that some local officials forcibly apportioned Qingmiao money to the people for the sake of political achievements. Not only did they increase the interest without permission, but they also used all kinds of brutal means to coerce the people who could not pay the interest, which was better than those squires and tyrants. ”
Zhao Xu was shocked when he heard this, and then raised his eyebrows and said, "Really? ”
Ji Yang's smile remained unchanged and said: "If it's not serious, the emperor will send someone to check it." ”
Hearing Ji Yang's words, Zhao Xu's hairs stood up all over his body, and his momentum suddenly became very terrifying. Concubine Yun and Ah Gui accompanied them on both sides, they were too frightened to speak, and secretly said in their hearts that the storm was coming, and this Great Song Dynasty was going to bleed again.
"Agui, you immediately send people to various places to make secret visits to see if it is the same as what Master Ji said." Zhao Xu held back his anger and said, before the matter was decided, of course he would not startle the snake.
"Huh." Ah Gui immediately went down.
Several people wandered in the imperial garden, Zhao Xu didn't speak for a long time, and his face was gloomy and scary. If it is really as Ji Yang said, then the prestige that he has built up with great difficulty soon after can be said to be ruined.
Zhao Xu wasted all his efforts to eradicate the old party and began to promote the new policy. In his opinion, those officials who wantonly make merit and greedy for money regardless of the overall situation are even more hateful than those of Su Zhe's old party.
"The promotion of the new deal is not an overnight thing, and the young seedlings have harmed the interests of the gentry in many places, and they will inevitably try their best to obstruct it. Although these local gentry are not as powerful as the Su in the past, they are inexhaustible, which is a great disaster for the New Deal. Ji Yang said.
"According to the opinion of the head of the season, what should I do?" Zhao Xu didn't expect that Ji Yang would have such a profound insight into the new policy. He has always treated Ji Yang as a guest, and at this time he suddenly felt that if Ji Yang helped promote the new policy, I am afraid it would be smoother.
"Kill chickens and make an example of monkeys, divide and fight." Ji Yang said.
"That's a great plan, but how?" Zhao Xu asked.
"I suggest that the emperor appoint a minister to inspect the promotion of the new policy by the local government and make an example of those who are seriously corrupt. And those gentry who obstructed the promotion of the New Deal raided their homes as appropriate, and supported some new gentry to let them fight among themselves. Ji Yang said.
"Okay, that's it!" Zhao Xu was overjoyed, as if he saw hope again.
In a few words from the two of them, the death sentences of an unknown number of people were decided, and Concubine Yun's eyelids jumped when she heard it. Because Concubine Yun's family is the Marquis of Yunzhou, the Marquis is a nobleman, but in fact, he is also among the local gentry mentioned by Ji Yang.
At this time, Concubine Yun really hated Ji Yang in her heart, why did she come up with such a strategy if she had nothing to do.
But he saw Zhao Xu embarrassed: "But I have no competent people under me, and I don't know who to send." As he spoke, Zhao Xu looked at Ji Yang intentionally or unintentionally, hoping that he could take the initiative to take over this task.
I can also imagine that those local gentry are jealous, especially some big nobles and local tyrants, who are rich enough to rival the country. They must have trained private soldiers and recruited many masters, and ordinary officials were looking for death.
After all, this is not real history, but a martial arts world, and you have to have a master to do anything. In Zhao Xu's opinion, Ji Yang is not only so familiar with the new policy, but also has high martial arts, and is definitely the most suitable candidate for the minister. (To be continued.) )