Chapter 027: Peace of Mind

Geng Nanzhong's face was slightly red, and Wang Song's words could be said to be aimed directly at the generals and ministers who commanded the troops. The Great Song Dynasty used literature to control the military, and the commanders and ministers were all scholars, and the generals could only be supplemented. Wang Song is so straightforward, he is questioning the ancestral law of the Great Song Dynasty to control military with literature.

"Wang Xianggong, Taizu has the right to take over the town, and my Great Song Dynasty has a hundred and seventy years of peace, and this law can be described as good. When Wang Xianggong said this, he was questioning my century-old national policy of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Geng Nanzhong said coldly: "The disaster of the martial arts in the late Tang Dynasty is still at present. Wang Xianggong, the new army's successive defeats are enough to see that there are too many drawbacks in your military training. The reason for this, as soon as you know it, don't speak out in front of Your Majesty. ”

Wang Song was furious. The trouble of the world is no greater than the shamelessness of the doctor!

Historically, the shame of Jingkang and the changes in Yashan were boulders that could not be broken in the chests of the Han people, and a lingering nightmare.

After Jingkang's shame, "the concubine and others entered the palace, gave Mu Youqing, and Xuan Zheng and Zhu Er returned to the first." Already, it is easy to be dressed out, and nearly 1,000 women are forbidden to approach, and they are still fleshy. ”

The Jin people returned to the north, and the whole country rejoiced. Zheng, Zhu Erem, the women of the clan exchanged gold clothes, thousands of Han women, in front of everyone's eyes, defenseless, were bought by Wanyan Wu and given to the Jin soldiers as sex slaves. The shame of the Han people is unforgettable, who can forget it!

After Yashan, the Han people were reduced to the last class of citizens, of which the Han people in the north were the third class and the Han people in the south were the fourth class. The Han people in the north were almost slaughtered, the south suffered countless casualties, the land of China sank, and the sun and moon were gone.

The Jurchens conquered the Northern Song Dynasty with a population of hundreds of millions, and the Mongols slaughtered the Southern Song Dynasty with a million millions.

Pleasure is paramount, sour and rotten are incompetent, and the party is the same and different. They may be loyal, but they will never be patriotic; Most of them are incompetent, but they will never delegate power; For military generals, ruthlessly suppressed, and when it comes to foreign wars, they are all conservatively resisted. Win or lose, they also have no money to pay, but because they are big landlords, they have to bear the corresponding taxes and grain.

This Geng Nanzhong, the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty and the emperor's army, was defeated in battle, and put the responsibility on the trainers, and the commanders stayed out of the matter. This person's incorruptibility and shame really represent the despicable image of the scholars and doctors at the turn of the two Song Dynasty in history.

"Dare to ask Geng Xianggong, what method do you have to enrich the country and strengthen the army and recover the lost territory?"

Wang Song said in a deep voice: "If it weren't for Geng Xiang's persuasion to stop the loyal and righteous people from all walks of life, how could Tokyo City be in danger, and no one would come to save him." If you have a way to repel the golden man, you can bring it up and listen to you! ”

Geng Nanzhong's old face could no longer be hung up, and he said sharply: "When the city was besieged, the old man was no longer Zaifu, why should he be blamed for stopping King Qin?" Wang Song, you have red mouths and white teeth, don't speculate and slander the minister!"

"Although Prime Minister Geng avoids the position of prime minister, he holds the power of prime minister, and his crime is not to negotiate peace, but to prevent King Qin."

Wang Song did not shy away from it, and asked in a cold voice: "In the first year of Jingkang, Li Gang was the main battle, Geng Xiang was the main peacemaker, and all kinds of combat preparations were abandoned halfway; Li Miao's strategy to defend against the enemy, His Majesty fought the main battle, Geng Xiang was the main peace, but it was over. Tai student Chen Dong and others wrote to Fu Que, Geng Xiang pointed out that Li Gang made it, and suggested that he be severely punished, but His Majesty rejected it. The Jin soldiers came to the city of Tokyo, and many of the ministers fought the main battle, but Geng Xiang was determined to cut the land and sue for peace. The ministers opposed the land cession and asked the four governors to lead the army to the king, but Geng Xiang stopped him. Geng Xiang blindly seeks peace, is jealous of the virtuous and jealous, provokes the Jin people to wreak havoc, and is not a minister of the society, how can he be in a high position?"

"You ......"

Geng Nanzhong couldn't hold back any longer, sat up from the chair all of a sudden, pointed at Wang Song, and his face turned red.

"Wang Song, you really dare to slander the old man like this!"

Wang Song did not back down, but also stood up, and said angrily: "As a Zaifu, you can't be in the middle of the dispatch, fight against the thieves, appease the people, but make peace with the power and eliminate dissidents, so that the Jin soldiers are in the city, and the Great Song Dynasty is almost wiped out.

"Alright, alright! Wang Qingjia, don't argue anymore!"

Seeing that Wang Song was also serious, Zhao Huan was also panicked, he was going to play a little clever just now, and the idea of giving Wang Song a horse had already drifted away.

Now, he really can't do without Wang Song.

And many of Wang Song's words also spoke to his heart. These big turbans are really not enough to succeed and more than to fail, and their incorruptibility and shame are indeed despicable.

"Wang Song, now that the Jin people are aggressive, I want to move south, I don't know what you think?"

Zhao Huan's words made Wang Song sigh in his heart. These monarchs of the Great Song Dynasty were already inferior to their ancestors. He once thought that Zhao Huan could be stubborn and be more bloody, but it seemed that he was still disappointed.

If the kings are like this, how can he recover Yanyun and restore the dignity of the Han people?

As if he knew what Wang Song was thinking, Zhao Huan's face was slightly red, and he explained: "I want to move south, but it is also forced by the situation, the Qing family should not think nonsense, my determination to restore the two rivers has not changed."

Geng Nanzhong snorted coldly in his heart, compared with the Daojun Emperor, whether it is in terms of experience and resume in handling government affairs, or in dealing with the subordinates and the degree of thick blackness, there is really too far behind.

"Your Majesty, the imperial court has moved south, I don't know what suggestions and good strategies Geng Xiang and the ministers of political affairs have?"

Wang Song kicked the ball to Zhao Huan and Geng Nanzhong.

"The ministers of the DPRK and China are divided into two factions, one faction is the main faction, and the other faction is strongly discussing the move to the south. I was also hesitant and didn't know what to do. ”

Zhao Huan took over the topic, he looked at Wang Song, and said warmly: "The ministers of the court, the ministers are headed by Geng Xiang and Tang Ke, and the military ministers are headed by you. As long as you and Geng Xiang express their attitudes, the ministers will not have any objections. ”

Wang Song knew in his heart that the Jin soldiers were approaching the city, the Great Song Dynasty was almost dead, and the ministers in the court, including the emperor, had already changed their minds, and the intention to move south had become the mainstream.

From the bottom of his heart, Wang Song has an almost obsessive emotion for this dynasty that countless people in history have been saddened by, and he wants civilization to continue and put history on the right track, rather than dying out of thin air.

"Your Majesty, although our army is now unfavorable in war, it still occupies most of Shaanxi, half of Hebei, and the Taihang Mountain Righteous Army has formed more than 100 villages to resist Jin. The war situation between our army and the Jin people is intertwined, and it is far from the time when the mountains and rivers are exhausted, why do we want to move south?"

Wang Song said slowly: "If the imperial court moves south, the people of Lianghe will be greatly disappointed, and the great cause of Lianghe to resist Jin may come to an abrupt end." The two rivers are the foundation of the country, if it is lost, the Jin people will go south, and then the Central Plains will be eroded, and the Jianghuai will be affected, and the imperial court will choose and deal with it. Do you want to lose the Central Plains and the land of Lianghuai again? ”

Zhao Huan closed his mouth tightly and hung his head in silence.

If it really moves south, I am afraid that it will have to retreat to the south of the Yangtze River. You must know that the mausoleums of his ancestors of the Zhao family are all on the south bank of the Yellow River, close to the east of the river, do you really want the mausoleums of your ancestors and go straight to the south of the Yangtze River?

"Wang Xianggong, if the Jin people go south and cause trouble to Jianghuai, then the canal will be blocked, the transportation will not be passed, and the land of Gyeonggi will not become a source of water, and the imperial court can only sit and wait for death."

Geng Nanzhong, who was silent, spoke again at this time, aiming at the root of Cao Yun.

Since the Song Dynasty, in order to avoid the disaster of the five dynasties of feudal towns, "seize power, make money valley, and collect elite soldiers", stationed heavy troops in Beijing, Tokyo City and millions of people around Gyeonggi, and the food supply came from the southeast. The city of Tokyo is easily accessible by land and water, and with the help of canals and rivers, water transportation is popular.

In the sixth year of Taizong Taiping's rejuvenation of the country (981), he transported four million stone grains. In the early years of Zhidao (995~997), the Bianhe River transported 5.8 million stones. During the reign of Zhenzong Jingde (1004~1007), six million stones were transported every year. At the beginning of Dazhong Xiangfu (1008~1016), it increased to 7 million stones. By the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, the annual rice was 8 million.

In addition to supplying the hundreds of thousands of garrisons in the city of Tokyo, grain and other goods transported from the southeast to the north were also transported to Hebei, Hedong, and Shaanxi to meet the needs of border defense.

Jianghuai Cao grain is transported to Lianghe and Shaanxi three roads, with Hebei being the most, the constant is nearly one million Hu, sometimes as much as two million Hu, and the main channel of transfer is Bianhe.

In the first year of Jingkang, the Jin army went south to besiege the city of Tokyo, which led to the failure of Cao Yun and the inability to transport materials from all over the country to Beijing normally. Food prices have skyrocketed, supplies are scarce, and hundreds of thousands of people have starved and frozen to death in the city of Tokyo. The blockage of the road directly caused the city of Tokyo to become almost a dead city.

Geng Nanzhong's rehash of the old matter is naturally not without purpose. At least Wang Song understands now that this old boy is already planning to slip away. As Zhao Huan's teacher, his every move is affecting Zhao Huan's determination and the fate of the Great Song Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, the supplies needed by the imperial court are all dependent on the southeast, and the ministers also know it. However, the corn from Shaanxi Zhuzhou flows into Bianbian through this and is transported to Beijing, which can also solve the urgent need. ”

Wang Song said sincerely: "In the past, the imperial court needed to supply a million Beijing division forbidden troops, but now it is more than 100,000. The ministers are willing to garrison all provinces in Gyeonggi to resist the Jin people and ensure the smooth flow of transportation. I also ask Your Majesty to withdraw the order and not to mention the matter of moving south. ”

He hung up on an errand in the Privy Council, but was trapped in the city of Tokyo, and he did not know if this was the emperor's intention or the scheming of the ministers. Seeing that he had no military power, I don't know whether it was the emperor or the ministers, and they thought about kicking him out of the capital to fend for himself, saving him from occupying the center and disturbing the audition.

"Wang Qing, that's it for today, you step back first, and I'll discuss it with Geng Xiang again."

Seeing the back of Wang Song leaving alone, the waiters in the palace all looked at each other and shook their heads secretly.

Wang Song, you are sincere for the country and the people. But this king is indecisive, these courtiers are shameless, and the center of the court, how can they be eloquent and courageous, loyal and courageous!

When Wang Song left the palace, his heart was still up and down. Zhao Huan was ambiguous about moving the capital and was noncommittal. Geng Nanzhong's face was gloomy, and it was obvious that the dirt between the two of them had been buried.

Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs. As the Son of Heaven and the Minister of Zaifu, he could not protect the lives of the people, and allowed the mountains and rivers to fall, and the people were in dire straits, enslaved and killed by the Jin. Is such a court really worth following filial piety on its own?

Cultivating literature inside, showing off martial arts outside, sealing the wolf Juxu, stepping on Yanran, the merit is like a hill and a mountain, and the name is passed on to future generations.

It's just that the conversation in the Rui Si Palace just now made Wang Song deeply doubt that with such a monarch and minister, can he really "offend my strong people, even if they are far away, they will be punished"?

A gust of cold wind blew, and Wang Song couldn't help but shiver. It was getting late, and there were hardly any pedestrians on the street, but he calmed down.

The Great Song Dynasty royal family, the Great Song Dynasty, which he once fantasized, may not be his choice. He has wasted another life, is he going to go against his original intention and do nothing again and go with the flow?

In this case, what is the significance of his rebirth?