Yingtian City in Songzhou was originally built according to the national capital, so the imperial palace and the inner and outer cities were not much worse than Kaifeng City. It was also the economic and political center and military center of the Song Dynasty, as well as the country's highest academic institution, Nanjing Guozijian, but these are all in the past.

Tomorrow is the enthronement ceremony of Zhao Gou, Qu Ping lives in the palace, and is pouring out his heart and lungs to catch up with his "Ten Strategies for Rejuvenating the Country". His outline went like this:

1. Streamlining the administration of the army, streamlining the old and weak soldiers, retiring them to peasants, and simplifying the cumbersome bureaucratic system, so that every official can find his or her own post without empty salaries.

Second, to consolidate national defense, it is imperative to step up the deployment of defense to prevent the Jin people from invading the south again, train the army in a scientific and modern way, and destroy an enemy with every arrow.

3. Recuperate and recuperate, temporarily refrain from fighting against strong enemies around us, develop the economy, and enrich logistics and food resources.

Fourth, reduce or reduce the tax burden in order to increase the support of the people.

Fifth, amnesty to the world, so that the world can thank the emperor.

Sixth, to tap talents, pay equal attention to the imperial examination and the promotion of talents, do not use articles to judge ability and virtue, and attach importance to the play of all kinds of talents.

7. Attaching importance to scientific research, science and technology are the primary productive forces.

Eighth, hoeing and punishing rape, the embankment of thousands of miles collapsed in the anthill, and it is necessary to prevent the slightest.

Nine, open the field to rejuvenate the water, open the fertile field to rejuvenate the water conservancy, the stomach is full, not only the legs can run, the hands can move, the head will also have thoughts.

10. To build roads and open up the sea, if we want to get rich, we must first build roads, strengthen the construction of main roads in various states, provide military transportation as soon as possible, and open up sea routes and develop huge ships, so that the outside world will be more exciting.

Qu Ping thought about these ten articles, so he asked Xiucai Wang Zhiquan to write a book, in which he wrote four crosses, because the specific rules must be explained by himself to be clearer.

Qu Ping rushed to Zhao Gou's dormitory, where Zhao Gou was trying on tomorrow's dragon robe under the care of the maids and eunuchs. Seeing Qu Ping coming, Zhao Goping stepped back and told Qu Ping not to be polite, sit down and talk.

Qu bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this dragon robe is perfect for you to wear." ”

Zhao Gou laughed and said, "Your flattery is not bad." ”

"Your Majesty, I came to disturb you so late because tomorrow is your enthronement ceremony, and many things need to be planned first, and some decrees must be promulgated and implemented immediately after ascending the throne. The Great Song Dynasty once sought change several times, but they all died in the hands of those mainstays, or died in the long-standing contempt. However, reform must go through setbacks before it can be reborn. ”

"Or what's the best way to do it?"

Qu Ping presented the recital and said: "This is the ten strategies for rejuvenating the country that I have thought about for a long time and wrote overnight, please take a look at the emperor." ”

Zhao Gou took the fold and looked at it carefully, nodded frequently, and said, "Okay, very good." It's just that each strategy is only four words, I don't know what specific strategy there is? ”

Qu Ping explained the strategy of the draft in detail to Zhao Gou one by one, and Zhao Gou was very useful after listening to it, saying that he would call all the ministries to implement it tomorrow.

"I was deeply moved. I think about it again in the past few days, and I don't know what position to reward you, because you are still young and not famous, and if you are high, I am afraid that the old ministers will have opinions, and if you are low, I will not go. ”

Qu Ping said: "Now that the country is not stable, I don't expect high-ranking officials to be generous, I just want to assist the emperor wholeheartedly." I believe that even the smallest stars can shine. ”

Zhao thought for a while and said: "Then fulfill your national self-salvation army, enjoy the three-grade military attache, although there are only 8,000 people, but you only obey my orders, and you don't have to be controlled by others." In the future, if you have merit, you will be rewarded. ”

All of a sudden, Qu Ping was too late to be happy, and the most important thing was that he didn't have to be controlled by others, which was the blessing that he, a transfer student, needed the most at present. He also knew that this was an extraordinary moment in employing people, and if it weren't for this, Zhao Gou would not be so generous.

Qu Ping thanked the emperor and said, "Thank you, the emperor." Weichen was originally a micro-grass people, but he suddenly soared to a third-grade master, and the blessings he had cultivated in several lifetimes could not be worth it. ”

Zhao Gou said: "General Qu is not polite, you have the merit of following the dragon, this is what you deserve." I have an idea, since the founding of Emperor Taizu, this dynasty has continued to use many redundant official positions in the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, many of which have their official names but no official positions, and they are simply corpse vegetarian meals, does General Qu have any good plans? ”

Qu Ping thought of the official system of the Celestial Empire in the era of 2050, maybe he could learn from it, and said: "Weichen is courageous, and the highest officials of the six departments of the Ministry of Household Rites, Soldiers, and Criminal Workers can be set up as the executors of important national affairs, each holding power and power, and they are related to each other without interference with each other, and these six people are directly under the orders of the emperor." ”

Zhao thought and said: "What about Zhongshu Province, Shangshu Province, and Menxia Province?" ”

"Your Majesty, the power of the Zhongshu Province to make decisions on the draft edict can be decided by you and the six Shangshu departments, and after the decision, the six departments in charge will issue and implement it, so the Shangshu Province can also be saved, as for the audit work of the Minxia Province, the emperor can just nod your head in person, do you still need others to intervene?"

"If I have the final say on everything, then what's the use of a hundred officials' advice?"

"You and the six Shangshu can raise their hands to vote, and five votes in favor will be considered passed."

"That's a good idea, I'll consider it."

Qu Ping took out the blood letter of Zhao Gou and his father Song Huizong from his arms, presented it to him and said: "Your Majesty, after Weichen assassinated Yan Zongwang, he saw Emperor Taishang in the camp of the Jin army, and he has a blood letter for you. The ministers were incompetent and could not bring out the emperors. ”

Zhao Gou trembled and took the blood book and said, "This is the will of heaven, and I can't complain about you." He opened the blood book, which read: "Deji (Zhao Construct the word Deji) my son, because my father and your brother are incompetent, resulting in the ruin of the country and the family, my son has the ambition to remember the hatred of the family and the country, lie on the salary and taste the courage, and be ashamed." Today, you will be the emperor, and I am willing to open a peaceful and prosperous world. ”

Zhao Gou's heart was full of ups and downs, and he vowed that he would be ashamed of himself one day.

On the first day of the fifth month, Zhao Gou ascended the throne and became emperor in Yingtian, and changed the name of the year to "Jianyan".

The emperor had a division of the ministers of the new court, and the official system of the Song Dynasty was already chaotic, and now the dynasty was not right, and Zhao Gou had just come to power, so he merged some of the previous official positions, and some official positions were cancelled, perhaps due to the influence of Qu Ping, and many official titles were abolished.

Li Gang, Wang Boyan, and Huang Qianshan are each prime ministers, and Zong Ze is the governor of Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo. The puppet Chu emperor Zhang Bangchang also came, crying on the ground but begging for death, Zhao Gou said that you are also expedient, so he sealed a vacant position. A few of them were separately sealed, and most of the remaining officials in the capital and abroad remained basically unchanged. Qu Ping was awarded the title of National Self-Salvation Army Festival Envoy, and enjoyed the three-grade military attache Yulu.

On the way down to the court, many officials were very close to the envoys of the National Self-Salvation Army, which had been specially promoted by the emperor, and said that they must visit the palace. There are also those who look down on him, thinking that he only ascended to the throne by relying on the emperor, and that he will block his official path. In short, the benevolent see the benevolent, and the wise see the wise.

The emperor gave Qu Ping a big mansion on the south street of the inner city of Yingtian City, a few in and a few out. When Qu Ping arrived home, the people were still cleaning the yard and decorating the new home. On the first day Qu Ping went to his house, he was still carrying the brand-new official uniform issued by the imperial court, so no one knew this master.

Qu Ping walked around casually in it alone, familiar with his mansion, until in the evening, when the subordinates left one after another after cleaning, only one man and two women remained.

Qu Ping wondered, why did people run away.

The man looked about forty years old, looking honest and honest, he looked at Qu Ping and said, "Hey, why don't you leave, wait for our master to come back." He saw the burden that Qu Ping was carrying in his hand and said, "Whatever you have in your hand, do things, but you can't just take the things of the master's house." He instructed the two maid-like girls of about seventeen or eighteen years old, and said, "Little Red and Little Green, go and take them back, and send him away by the way." ”

The maid named Xiaohong approached, looked at this tall and handsome man, although the clothes were not noble but decent, the key was that he was still so calm and calm at this time, and said to himself: "I heard the old general say that the little general of our family is a tall and handsome little brother in his early twenties, can't it be him." ”

"Ahem," Qu Ping coughed dryly, "I'm Qu Ping, who are you?" ”

The man and the two women were suddenly frightened and knelt down and said: "General, I'm sorry, we don't know Taishan, we were called by General Zongze to serve you." ”

Qu Ping told them to get up and talk, and another maid named Xiaolu came over to help Qu Ping carry the wrapped official uniform, and the three of them waited cautiously for the new master to teach him a lesson.

Qu Ping pointed at them and said, "Your name is Xiaohong, and her name is Xiaolu, so what is your name?" ”

The man said: "The villain's surname is Huang, if you want, you can also call me Xiao Huang." "Qu Pingxin said, you are almost twenty years older than me, I call you Xiao Huang, it's funny to listen to. Xiao Huang said again: "Her surname is Hong, so she is called Xiaohong, and her surname is Lu, so she is called Xiaolu." ”

"Haha, that's an interesting name, the three of you put together like a traffic light." Qu Ping said, "You should be more than forty years old, I'll still call you Lao Huang." ”

They knew what a traffic light was, and they thought that the new master was so interesting to speak, and there was no big official frame, so it should not be difficult to serve. Xiaohong Xiaolu thought to herself, she would have to behave well in the future, and maybe she could be upgraded from a maid to a concubine, thinking like this, she suddenly became more and more energetic.

Qu Ping looked at their innocent and honest appearance, and his heart was also happy. He asked Lao Huang and said, "Lao Huang, why did your old general Zongze ask you to come and live with me, I haven't dealt with General Zong?" ”

Lao Huang said: "My lord, we are subordinates, we are here to serve you, not to live with you." Here's the thing, the emperor and General Zong said that you are young and brave, and your resourcefulness is unparalleled, and General Zong lamented that the last time you and the emperor lived in Xiangzhou Mansion, they didn't have the opportunity to communicate with you, and they were very sorry, so they sent the three of us to serve you. General Zong wants to befriend you! ”