Chapter 66: Tools

Gan Zhaoji's efficiency was good, and the next afternoon, Zhao Xin was in the Spring Fang and met Gao Ruone, who was ordered to meet him. is different from Fubi, Gao Rune is relatively short, at most 1.6 meters.

Moreover, Gao Ruone is much older, and his expression is even more haggard, with a pair of huge panda eyes, and it looks as if he hasn't slept well for several days.

"Gao waiter, sit down and talk......" Zhao Xin naturally knows, why is Gao Rune like this? Of course I was scared.

It must be known that Fan Zhongyan's momentum is no longer what it used to be.

Since the two governments met in February and shared the first policy, Fan Zhongyan's expertise has been brought into play.

Since March, Qiyan Road has been frantically repairing the earth.

In just two months, in Linzhou, Yanzhou, the Security Army, and the Yongxing Army, more than a dozen villages were built for defense.

The city walls of Linzhou and Yanzhou were also reinforced, and even the moat began to be built.

Fan Zhongyan also appeased the judge Yin Zhu and the judge Tian through the Shaanxi Jingluo, maintained close contact with Han Qi and Xia Zhu, and began to exchange information on Qiyan Road, Qinfeng Road, Jingyuan Road, and Huanqing Road, and formulated a system of reporting every 10 days.

So, Yuan Hao was blind.

In the face of the Great Song Dynasty's strong walls and clear fields, they could not defend it, and the main field troops maintained a posture of responding at any time.

Yuan Hao's rebels felt that they were facing a hedgehog, and they wanted to go down, but they couldn't find a place to go.

So, he began to repeat his old tricks, frantically writing letters to insult Xia Zhu, Han Qi, and Fan Zhongyan, greeting the ancestors of these three important ministers of the Great Song Dynasty for eighteen generations.

It's a pity that Xia Zhu is no longer what it used to be, no matter how Yuan Hao insults, he will not move.

He held high the banner of 'Guogong Deyin', and strictly ordered the generals and magistrates along the four roads along the border: Those who dare to send troops without permission will be killed!

Even if there is merit, it will be killed!

In March, a commander of Qin Fenglu, because of greed, crossed the red line set by Xia Zhu during the pursuit and entered Hengshan.

From this, Yuan Hao went crazy.

The unreasonable fortified and persistent posture of the Great Song Dynasty along the four roads made all his calculations come to naught.

Moreover, what frightened Yuan Hao even more was that the Tubo in the Qingtang Dynasty and the Uighurs in Hexi also began to follow the Great Song Dynasty and cut off trade and contacts with Yuan Hao.

Yuan Hao only had one trade channel left - the Liao State.

But the Liao people's favorite thing to do is to take advantage of the fire to rob, so they immediately raised the price of trade with Yuan Hao.

A sheep only needs to exchange two catties of tea!

The party and tribes complained bitterly, and the domestic economy quickly collapsed.

As a result, Yuan Hao was left with only one choice - attack.

From April to the present, the generals under Yuan Hao have constantly led their troops to test the borders of the Great Song Dynasty, and launched more than 30 large and small attacks on Qiyan Road alone.

Then, these tentative attacks were all swallowed up by the iron wall built by Fan Zhongyan.

Within a month, more than 30 villages and seven border cities on Qiyan Road reported that the court had beheaded and captured nearly 1,000 prisoners, including more than 100 iron harriers!

Xia Zhu, Han Qi, and Fan Zhongyan all gained huge prestige and benefits from Zhengzhi.

The generals under his command have been added to the ranks.

As a result, up and down the border, it has completely become the base camp of the main defenders.

Now, not only Fan Zhongyan and Xia Zhu, but even the generals below are in a hurry with whoever proposes an attack with them.

Fan Zhong is drowning and rising, and the most pressure is, of course, Gao Ruone, the official who labeled him a friend back then.

If not, Zhao Xin suddenly summoned him to see him today.

Gao Ronne was already planning to write a request to know the place.

He didn't dare to stay in Bianjing any longer.

He was afraid that one day he would wake up, and he saw that sworn enemy, who had already sat in the political hall and became his immediate boss.

"Weichen is frightened, Guogong doesn't dare to sit in front of the ......" Gao Ruone trembled and refused Zhao Xin's kindness, he bowed his body and bowed: "Weichen is already deeply honored to listen to Guogong's moral sound......"

"Let's sit down and talk......" Zhao Xin ordered: "Otherwise, Lone will have to keep his head down to find Aiqing......"

Gao Ruone hurriedly sat on the chair with his buttocks, but he still didn't dare to raise his head, he said tremblingly: "Weichen doesn't know, the prince of the country summoned the ministers to come today, do you have any orders?" ”

"You don't have to be so restrained in reading...... Zhao Xin comforted Gao Ruone: "I heard that in the old years, the reading was a Taiwanese admonition, and he repeatedly stabbed the ministers in power, and he was upright, so he summoned him to see him......"

Gao Ruone quickly got up and bowed: "The name of Weichen Weimo has been heard by the national prince, and the ministers are terr......ified."

But the heart is already happy.

In his opinion, this Shouguo Gong summoned him, probably like his ancestors, and wanted to use different theories to balance that Fuyan Kingdom.

And for him, it's like pie falling from the sky.

So he immediately expressed his determination and bowed: "Weichen is vulgar, has always been nameless, now Mengguo is trustworthy, and he does not hesitate to see each other, and the minister is grateful and willing to go for the country!" ”

"That's a big deal...... It's ...... heavy" Zhao Xin smiled and asked Liu Yongnian to help Gao Ruone up and sit back on the chair.

Who is Coronne?

Zhao Xin was clear in his heart.

This person is the standard Northern Song Dynasty doctor.

Moreover, it is the backward and decadent group of scholars, which is different from the relatively progressive Fan Zhongyan, Fu Bi and others.

Gauron is a typical hyena of fame and fortune.

There are no principles, no positions, and no right and wrong.

Just like when he was a Taiwanese official, at first he saw Fan Zhongyan and others getting mixed up, so he attacked Lu Yijian together.

But when Fan Zhongyan lost power, he immediately turned back and gave Fan Zhongyan a fatal blow - it was this person who caused Ouyang Xiu to be demoted.

It was this guy who used to be called a brother and sister with Fan Zhongyan and Ouyang Xiu, who broke the unspoken rules of Zhengzhi and sent the letter that Ouyang Xiu wrote to him privately to Zhao Zhen.

As a result, Ouyang Xiu was almost wiped out, and Fan Zhongyan was even convicted of being a 'friend'.

Therefore, no matter in which aspect, Gao Rune is a standard villain and traitor.

If it was in Zhao Xin's previous life, when he was young, he didn't even want to see this kind of person, and he would be sick to his stomach when he saw it.

But now......

Zhao Xin was already able to take the initiative to summon him with a smile.

Because, he already knows, villains are sometimes more useful than gentlemen.

"There are indeed some things that are more distressing now......," Zhao Xin said softly: "I don't know if the waiter can worry about loneliness?" ”

When Gao Ruone heard this, he immediately said: "The minister will not give up, please teach the prince a lesson!" ”

"That's the case, Lone is the father and the emperor will be sentenced to be a prison, but there is no official or a single pawn in the prison......"

"This makes it difficult for Lonely......"

"Lone wants to do something to share the worries of his father, but the current situation of the country is like this, and there is nothing to be done......"

When Gao Ruone heard this, he immediately patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, don't worry about this matter, once you invite the national bus to Weichen, within three days, you will know!" ”

Zhao Xin laughed: "Then wait and see!" ”

You see, the villain is a traitor, is it much more useful than a gentleman.

In this matter, if it is Fu Bi, he will definitely shake his head, persuade, and even desperately advise.

After all, Zhao Xin's request has no precedent and will destroy tradition.

But it's a different story with Corronne.

What the king's power refers to is the direction of his efforts.

No matter how out of the ordinary, he is willing to do it.

Just like Wang Qinruo and Ding Wei back then, even if Zhenzong wanted to seal Zen, they could change a book of heaven for Zhenzong!

Therefore, in the history books, it is appropriate for loyal ministers and gentlemen to fight villains and traitors.

However, in Zhao Xin's heart, there is no longer the concept of loyalty and treachery in the traditional sense.

In his heart, all ministers are treated equally.

Fubi Fan Zhongyan is also good.

Xia Zhu is too high.

It's just a tool, it's just an object to use for a purpose.

The tool itself, on the other hand, does not have any attributes.