Chapter 257: The Imperial Council (I)
Not to mention, this plan seems to be really tailor-made for Gao Yu, and there is no more suitable person than him.
Probably there is too much sourness dissolved in the wine, when I first heard Pang Xueyun's idea, Gao Yu was still in the clouds, what kind of clever strategy is this, it doesn't seem to be able to arouse His Majesty's interest, right?
While drinking, he took Pang Xueyun's hand and teased: "You are a good idea of bullshit, doesn't this official know what His Majesty likes?" His Majesty has a wide range of hobbies, especially novelties, and the more lively the scene, the more interested he is. This Keju used to be His Majesty's favorite......"
As soon as he mentioned Keju, Gao Yu's eyes were like torches, and then he chattered vigorously: "It's not that the official is bragging, if you form a team to compete in the capital, if Your Majesty and I are on the same team, we will be invincible!" It's just that this is not what it used to be, and this kind of small-scale Keju competition can no longer attract His Majesty's attention, unless it makes a big scene. This Keju ...... Hey!? ”
Gao Yu suddenly woke up, stared at Pang Xueyun like a big realization and asked, "How do you just say that you are bowing and giving this official a detailed explanation, how do I think there is a way." ”
Seeing that Gao Yu had only realized the mystery, Pang Xueyun gave out the whole plan and carefully explained it to Gao Yu. When Gao Yu has doubts, he will explain them in detail and let him understand.
This plan intoxicated Gao Yu more than wine, he sometimes stroked his palms and laughed, sometimes patted his head and rejoiced, secretly said that today is really a good day, and he inadvertently got the technique of returning to the sky. If you follow this path, Your Majesty will surely be attracted again, and then his good days will come again.
Providence! God can't bear to let me stop at the Forbidden Army Captain and guide me here in the dark.
Your Majesty!
I'm here too!
In the past few days, the hottest topic in the Great Song Dynasty is how to deal with thieves.
Song Huizong was extremely puzzled, didn't the ministers say that the people of the whole country were well fed and warmly clothed, and had a lot of pocket money in hand, and there were ancient relics in many places that did not close their doors at night and did not leave their roads behind, how could there be so many thieves in such a good peaceful and prosperous era? Could it be that these people are born with rebellious bones, or have an addiction to being thieves?
Besides, why there are so many thieves this year, there are all over the country, just like the lush vegetation in this spring, all over the mountains. Could it be that thieves also sprout in spring and harvest in autumn?
All of a sudden, Song Huizong felt that the land of the whole country was not planted with crops, but with thieves.
Among the thieves in the country, the Liangshanbo thieves are the most fierce and vicious.
Song Huizong knew more about the thieves in Liangshan, and the thieves seemed to be very powerful, and they lost their troops and returned defeated after several encirclements and suppressions. They have become an uninterrupted pain in the imperial court, and they have also become a disgrace to the officials of the imperial court, and the regular army that the imperial court spent money on training was actually beaten by self-made thieves, dead and wounded, and a large number of officers and soldiers surrendered to thieves······ I blushed when I said it.
In the past, the courtiers thought that this was a very simple matter, just sending troops to encircle and suppress, why bother to speak, if he dared to oppose us, he would fight until they were convinced.
But now it is different, several conquests cost a lot of money, grain and grass, plus a large number of construction by Huizong, the treasury is empty. At this time, the book of the squire Hou Meng suggested recruiting thieves, the book mentioned: "The river has been rampant for several years, and the officials and soldiers have not resisted several times, and their talents will be outstanding. "Worry-free Literature Network
This suggestion has sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and has become a mainstream topic of discussion among courtiers, and it is best to surrender the army without a fight, and there will be an additional strong army, and it is only fitting that the thieves are suppressed by thieves.
But Cai Jing and his minions resolutely objected, Liang Shanbo killed Cai Jing's daughter and son-in-law, how could such a big Liang Zi be unraveled! No, Liang Shanbo has to kill millions of corpses, and there is no piece of armor left, so as to solve the hatred in Cai Jing's heart.
The early dynasty was the battlefield of the courtiers, and it has always been like this, and today is no exception.
Check Chong is Cai Jing's confidant, wagging his tail and begging for joy to satisfy his master. As soon as the head of the hall said that there was something to start playing and nothing to retreat, he couldn't wait to go out and play: "Your Majesty!" The Liangshan Bo thieves have become more and more rampant, repeatedly shaking my heavenly might, killing officials and seizing cities, killing people, and plundering money and grain. He also captured Beijing and openly killed the prefect and the prince of Liao, so that the thieves did not destroy it and damaged the majesty of the Great Song Dynasty. It is tolerable or unbearable, and the minister begged His Majesty to send heavy troops to attack Liangshanbo, and never collect troops without breaking the puddle, and capture the thief leader Song Jiang and behead him in the city, in order to set an example. ”
Immediately, the officials of Cai Jing's family seconded the proposal, and they all looked righteous and awe-inspiring, and their voices were impassioned, and the clichés of being the masters of the people and sharing worries for the monarch immediately became advice.
Cai Jing was secretly happy in his heart, it seemed that the wind had suppressed the wind, and the blood revenge of his daughter and son-in-law had a chance to be avenged. But the old fox was silent, he looked at the courtiers coldly, and now was not the time for him to go out.
"Your Majesty! Never! This is a mistake for the country! ”
Taiwei Su Yuanjing came out of the squad and said: "Soldiers, fierce, the Holy Lord is cautious!" At the beginning of the soldiers, the corpses were all over the field, the blood flowed like a river, and the money and food consumption of tens of thousands of troops was not a small number. If the water is broken, it is good to say, if it returns again, will it not be in vain to waste national strength and add to killing. The ministers thought that what Hou Shilang said was a good strategy for thieves to suppress thieves, as long as His Majesty issued an amnesty decree to pacify the thieves in the whole country, why bother to waste money and send troops to kill thieves! ”
As soon as Su Taiwei's voice fell, the courtiers who advocated Zhao'an also seconded the proposal. Song Huizong also felt that this strategy was good, and he didn't need to spend money on the imperial court, he casually sealed an official, and let Song Jiang lead Liangshan to kill thieves all over the world. Even if he rebels in the future, where there is still any prestige, who will rebel against him.
Zha Chong saw that Taiwei Su openly disagreed with Cai Jing in the court, and there were many peacemakers, His Majesty was still happy, and secretly screamed bad in his heart. If Your Majesty makes a final decision, won't their group have been busy in vain these days?
He hurriedly said: "Why should Taiwei Su be a thief and destroy his prestige? Thinking that Liangshan Bo thief Kou Xiao lives in the mountains and forests, abducts the people, kills innocents indiscriminately, and ignores the laws of the country, it is really a heinous crime! Why did the Taiwei inflict benevolence and righteousness on a group of demon lords who didn't know how high or low? Besides, raising soldiers for a thousand days, using soldiers for a while, the elite soldiers and strong generals who the imperial court spent a lot of financial resources to feed are not decorations, is it possible that when the country is in trouble, they still stay in the barracks one by one to enjoy happiness? Your Majesty! Zhao'an is only an expedient measure, and it has developed the habit of being arrogant and arrogant, and it cannot completely eradicate the bandits from the root. The minister thought that he could not deter the arrogance of the thieves without heavy troops, and he could not curb the rebellion of the thieves, and it was the best policy to send troops to attack the thieves! ”
Taiwei Su was slightly angry in his heart, a fourth-rank official rank counselor also dared to use this tone to talk to his second-rank official lieutenant, don't think that holding Cai Jing's thigh can be a fox and a tiger and shout at the court.
Su Taiwei originally wanted to teach Zha Chong a lesson, but he thought that he was also planning for the country, so he endured his anger and patiently explained: "Doctor Cha misunderstood, Zhao'an is not a sign of weakness by the imperial court, but a manifestation of the benevolent government of the saint. Imagine that even this kind of great thief can be pardoned, who does not sing the praises of His Majesty's great benevolence and righteousness, and then the people of the whole country will be moved by His Majesty's kindness and righteousness, and who in the four seas is willing to rebel again. In addition, it is a strategy to win the war by eliminating the dangers of war, saving the country's financial resources without ruining the lives of the people, and solving the drawbacks of the war in a peaceful way. As for the strategy of last resort, it is not suitable for the current national conditions, and the art of war is also the same: 'Therefore, the army is attacked, the second is the enemy, the second is the army, and the city is attacked. It means attacking the heart and attacking the city below. In the past, Zhuge Liang captured seven times and won seven longitudinal Meng, which made the Miao people surrender, which was actually a model of attacking the heart. The minister begged His Majesty to give him an edict, and if it is true, it is the luck of the Great Song Dynasty, the blessing of the people, and the merit of His Majesty! ”
The two factions fought together, the public said that the public was reasonable, the mother said that the mother was reasonable, and no one would let anyone, and the court returned to the old war of words.
Song Huizong was ruthless to the court all of a sudden,
He was like a monk who was tired of striking bells, striking the hanging bell mechanically every day, his expression numb, and there was no joy at all.
Although I hate this endless buzzing, I have to grit my teeth and insist on doing my job well, this burden is not to say that I don't pick it, it's not easy to carry it on my shoulders, and it's even more difficult to put it down.
He has experienced too much of this kind of war of words. Once, he couldn't listen anymore, and got up to leave, but was pulled by a minister, and even his sleeves were torn off.