I wondered why there were two completely different answers to a simple matter that should have been clear, and besides, these two completely different answers were all given to me by my important ministers, and I wanted to know which of them was lying, and who should I believe in the future? ”

After listening to what Zhao Ji said, Cai still couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Zhao Ji.

It is said that Zhao Ji is mediocre.

That's true.

But who can say that there is no reason for the courtiers to coax Zhao Ji here?

Take the matter that Zhao Ji is talking about now, it is obviously caused by Huashigang, but Wang Huang, for various reasons, has to say that this matter is caused by the tea and salt law, keeping Zhao Ji in the dark, so that Zhao Ji doesn't know what the cause is after the Fangla uprising was put down.

But then again.

You can't all blame the courtiers for this matter, and the more reason is Zhao Ji.

You know, it's not that no one tells the truth to Zhao Ji, and there is more than one person who tells the truth to Zhao Ji, but he chooses to listen to what he likes, who can you blame.

Moreover, one of the biggest mistakes Zhao Ji made was not paying attention to a department left by his ancestors, the Imperial City Division.

Speaking of the Imperial City Division, there are very few people who know about it, but when it comes to the Jinyi Guard of the Ming Dynasty, everyone may know it.

In fact, the Imperial City Division is the Jinyi Wei of the Song Dynasty, which was created by Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, due to the Five Dynasties period, when it was called Wude Division, which served the emperor and only obeyed the emperor's orders.

In other words, the Imperial Front Division has no authority to manage the Wude Division, and even the Imperial Historical Observatory cannot supervise it, which is a department that is above the law and only obeys the emperor's orders.

The Imperial City Division of the Song Dynasty was far less ferocious than the Jinyi Wei of the Ming Dynasty - this is not to say that the Imperial City Division was inferior to the Jinyi Guard, but it was determined by the political and rule of law systems of the two dynasties.

Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the ancestral motto of "punishment is not a sergeant", so in the Song Dynasty, the persecution of literati was relatively relaxed.

The Ming Dynasty was very different, in order to consolidate the monarchy, the emperor set up the east and west factories in addition to the Jinyi Guard, to ensure that the imperial power was not threatened by anything.

Actually-

In terms of actual power status and functions alone, the Imperial City Division is not weaker than Jinyiwei in the slightest.

Palace Forbidden Guards - The biggest role of the Imperial City Division is to defend the emperor. On the basis of the front division of the palace, the emperor personally selected Jingzhuang as a personal guard (equivalent to Zhongnanhai bodyguard, then called a personal servant official, subordinate to the Imperial City Division). Its requirements are very strict, and the body is more than one color. They guarded the palace with the forbidden army at different levels, and all the palace doors and palace door keys were in the hands of the personal servants, and the forbidden army was purely for decoration.

Espionage Supervision - The second function of the Imperial City Division was to act as the Emperor's personal detective (then known as the Imperial Officer). The emperor didn't want to be blind and deaf, so he sent his relatives out to spy on information. What to look for? Investigate everything, as long as it endangers the safety of the country and the emperor, and endangers social stability, check all of them, no matter who they are, and not let anyone go. Therefore, whether it is a high-ranking official or a flat-headed commoner, as long as they are targeted by the people of the Imperial City Division, they are all silent, and they also give their relatives a nickname - "Chazi". However, the Chazi of the Song Dynasty did not have the power of Jinyiwei, and after they found out the wrongdoers, they had to send the suspects to Kaifeng Mansion or Dali Temple for conviction unless they were involved in royal scandals or state secrets.

Court trivialities - all the emperor's private affairs, the Imperial City Division must be in charge. For example, the emperor's small treasury, the management of the palace's utensils, and even the ice cubes used in the palace (then known as the ice well) were all in charge of the Imperial City Division.

To put it bluntly, the Imperial City Division is a spy agency of the Song Dynasty, similar in nature to the Jinyi Wei of the Ming Dynasty.

If the emperor develops the Imperial City Division well, it is impossible for him to be played around by his courtiers.

The emperors of the Song Dynasty before Zhao Ji, no matter what their ability or talent was, each of them vigorously developed the Imperial City Division.

And when it came to Zhao Ji, especially in the past few years, Zhao Ji began to indulge in art and cultivation, which made the spy and supervision function of the Imperial City Division somewhat extinct in name only.

A few years ago, because of his love for Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, Zhao Ji even gave the vital Imperial City Division to Zhao Kai with a big wave of his hand, and let Zhao Kai be responsible.

This is equivalent to Zhao Ji giving his eyes and ears to Zhao Kai.

Let's ask, how can Zhao Ji not become blind and deaf?

Cai was still silent for a while, and said: "The taxes in the southeast are indeed heavy, in addition to the regular legal taxes, and the method of borrowing and spending is adopted, and the taxes from this year to the next year are borrowed in advance, and even borrowed and paid after seven or eight years, so that the people of the southeast are indeed very difficult, in this case, the officials are greedy for ink, it will become the fuse that ignites the powder keg, and Huashigang is just the last straw that crushes the camel." ”

Cai is still playing fifty boards each, vague, and impartial, and the key is to tell the truth.

No, Zhao Ji actually said: "It's similar to what I guessed, Master Tong can't be targeted, and Wang Hao can't deceive me, but they are all partial generalizations, and they haven't delved into this problem." ”

Without waiting for Cai to answer, Zhao Ji said again: "I am actually reflecting, not giving money, and letting the southeast transport flowers and stones to Beijing, it is impossible that the southeast will have no impact on the southeast at all, but that bit of flowers and stones, as far as my Great Song Dynasty is concerned, how can it force the people to rebel?" It must have been the accumulation of many things, coupled with the manichaean cult's demagoguery, that caused the people of the southeast to rise up one after another, wanting to reduce some taxes. ”

Zhao Ji is arbitrary with speculation, and he is so conclusive, how do you let Cai still take it?

There was no way, Cai could only say: "The official family is Shengming." ”

Zhao Ji said: "In this way, let the southeast recuperate for a few years, there should be no more hidden dangers of rebellion, right?" ”

Cai still said in his heart: "If you can really let the southeast recuperate for a few years, of course you can eliminate the hidden dangers of the southeast, the question is can you let the southeast recuperate?" ”

Of course, Cai still couldn't say what he was thinking, he could only say: "What the official family said is extremely true. ”

Zhao Ji said: "In this way, there is no need to think about the southeast." ”

After a pause, Zhao Ji said again: "Have you heard of the dispute between Wang Hao and Zheng Zhongju?" ”

Cai still didn't answer and asked: "But what about recovering Yanyun?" ”

Zhao Ji said: "You are very familiar with the southeast, Yanyun, Khitan, and Jurchen, I want to hear your opinion." ”

If more than half a year ago, Cai still had some leeway, then Cai Yi, who has now established his own base, can no longer have the slightest reservation.

There is absolutely no leaky wall in the world, not to mention that Taiwan is such a big island, and there are so many people on the island, and there are so close ties with the southeast region, the key is that there are still so many people loyal to Zhao Song on the island, so Cai still must not stay in Tokyo for too long, because he can't tell when his affairs will be revealed.

And Cai still wants to leave Tokyo, the most important thing is to leave with his own army, there is nothing more suitable than to rate the army to the north to recover Yanyun.

Moreover, Cai still has an unimaginable obsession with Jingkang's shame, and as long as Cai can still control Yanyun in his own hands and guard Yanyun by himself, then Jingkang's shame will never happen.

At that time, Cai can still pacify the north first, and then go south to complete the unification, or he can find an opportunity and excuse to go south to destroy the Zhao and Song dynasties, and then retreat can rely on the Yanyun Great Wall to stick to half of the country, and slowly figure it out, and he can directly wave his army north to destroy the Jin State, Western Xia, and Dadan to complete the unification, in short, there is a basis for advance and retreat, and the strategic room for maneuver will be greatly increased.

Therefore, it is reasonable for Cai to still approve of Zhao Ji's recovery of Yanyun.

Based on this, Cai still said: "The minister believes that it is extremely short-sighted to give up the recovery of Yanyun, the importance of the land of Yanyun, the minister does not need to repeat it, the key is the current situation, the minister has already inquired that the Liao lord is not only obsessed with hunting and abandoning the government, but also executing Concubine Wen, abolishing his son Jin King Yelu Aolu, and forcing the general Yelu Yujian, has lost the hearts of the ministers and the people, as long as Yelu Yujian takes the Jurchens to kill the Khitan Zhongjing, the Khitan Zhongjing will be lost." ”

After a pause, Cai still continued: "If the Khitan Zhongjing is lost, the Khitan will only be left with the land of Yanyun. The Khitan raised the strength of the whole country, but they couldn't stop the Jurchens, and now there is only one place left, and they have lost the hearts of their ministers and the people, how can they not lose their country? ”

Cai still hopes and is a little worried that Zhao Ji can realize something from his words, because Zhao Ji and Yelu Yanxi are so similar.

It's a pity that Zhao Ji didn't connect himself with Yelu Yanxi at all, he said: "In this way, you conclude that the Khitan will die?" ”

Cai still said conclusively: "It will die, and it will never be too long, so if our Great Song Dynasty gives up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, not only will there be no chance to recover Yanyun in the future, but there will be one more strong enemy, and there will be no strong enemy who is barbaric and powerful in civilization." ”

Zhao Ji said: "Are you saying that if the Khitan dies, Yanyun will return to the Jurchen?" ”

Afraid that Zhao Ji would not be able to make up his mind, Cai still nodded, and then said: "The minister is only afraid, the Jurchen ambition is not only Yanyun. ”

Zhao Ji was stunned and asked, "Aiqing thinks the Jurchen's ambition will be?" ”

Cai still said with a solemn face: "At least the big river (Yellow River)." ”

Zhao Ji said in disbelief: "This ...... No way? ”

Cai still asked rhetorically: "May I ask the official family, why does our Great Song Dynasty want to recover Yanyun?" ”

Zhao Ji didn't know why, but he still replied: "Yanyun is the hometown of our Great Song Dynasty, the land of our ancestors, how can we not take it back?" ”

Feeling that this was a bit too hypocritical, Zhao Ji pondered for a while, and then said: "Only by taking Yanyun Tianwei as the boundary and keeping Hu Lu out of the national border can the north of the Great Song Dynasty no longer have the worry of foreign enemies." ”

Cai still listened and said: "Our Great Song Dynasty knows that natural danger is the national boundary, how can the Jurchens not know?" ”

Cai still said again: "With the current border of Song and Liao, the Liao State can go south to attack our Great Song Dynasty at any time, and our Great Song Dynasty can also go north to attack the Liao State at any time, will this be the border that the unstoppable Jurchen hopes for?" ”

Zhao Ji somewhat understood what Cai still meant, and Cai was still saying: If the Great Song Dynasty can't keep the Jurchens out of the Great Wall, the Jin State will definitely seek the Yellow River as the border between the two countries, because only then will it be safer for the Jin State.

No, Cai still said again: "The minister is worried, this is not the worst situation, the worst situation is that the Jurchens will go south in a big way to destroy our Great Song Dynasty, because no borders are safer than no borders......"

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