In the middle of the fourth year of Chunyou in the Southern Song Dynasty, most of the construction projects in Chengdu City were nearing completion.

The vast moat is like a wide jade belt, around the strong and towering city wall cheerfully smooth, the river water drawn from the Min River irrigates it, rushes and surges, and from the other end of the river into the other place, the river water can be used for the city soldiers and civilians to drink, but it is also an extremely dangerous obstacle.

The river is wide and deep, if it is filled with human lives, it is not a problem to bury tens of thousands of people, and the water flow is so fast that a person jumps down and loses the top in a blink of an eye, and then is washed away in the middle of nowhere.

There is no suspension bridge on the river, but a pontoon bridge, with wooden planks laid horizontally on iron chains, and it is a little unstable to walk, but when the war is together, a fire can burn it out, and then cut the iron chains, and no one can get by.

This is Wang Kui's painstaking efforts to build the city defense, in the past few months, he has almost been living on the city tower, running around the construction site, the city of the system of the Si Yamen's residence, like a decoration, almost never lived.

The hard work was not in vain, and the city of Chengdu, which was burned to rubble by the Mongols, once again stood in the middle of Sichuan, like a bright and reliable diamond on the vast plain, firmly radiating the vast area from western Sichuan to the north under the power of the Great Song Dynasty.

"It's magnificent." Changsun Hong lay on the stone buttress of the city tower, looking at the flow of people coming and going on the pontoon bridge below and said, looking down from this angle, the people and cars are very small.

"It took a lot of money, a lot of money, and my pocket was empty." Wang Kui said, and he lay on his side of Changsun Hong: "Your salt supervisor, should you take more money out?" ”

Changsun Hong looked at him and smiled naturally: "Big brother can't say that, the imperial court takes so much military spending every year, and Lord Meng supplies a lot of expenses every month, and you are in charge of Xichuan's money and grain, and you are still worried about salt profits, right?" ”

Wang Kui took a deep breath and spit it out again: "Second brother, is it worth it for you to smash all the money on Dali?" Although Dali is in your bag, but after all, it is a small border country, a small land, the product is not abundant, the popularity is not strong, to operate, extremely laborious, very cost-effective, why not help me do a good job here, with your ability, as long as you are willing to contribute, for the Great Song Dynasty, the future achievements will inevitably be above me, the future marquis and worship the prime minister, it is not known! ”

He turned his face to look at Changsun Hong, his eyes filled with incomprehension and hope.

He didn't know how many times he had said this during this time.

This time it's just a million repetitions.

Although he didn't hold out much hope, he still had to say, what if it happened?

However, the eldest grandson Hong really still has a posture of letting the east, west, north and south winds, and I stand still, hanging his head and snoring: "Hehe, the eldest brother is serious, the power struggle of the imperial court is beyond my reach, just here Mrs. Ping Ping is an official, guarding Dali is what I can do, what the eldest brother said, it is too far away, forget it." ”

After laughing a few times, he said again: "Big brother, I run Dali well, and I also plan for the future, if something happens to Xichuan, Dali can be the backhand, mountains and peaks, poisonous miasma ants, the Mongolians can't get by, you and I can at least keep a way out." ”

When Wang Kui heard this, he laughed and shook his head: "You always have a lot of reasoning, but you can't talk about you." ”

The words are not speculative, the two of them no longer talk about this matter, every time it is like this, Wang Kui provokes the conversation, and the eldest grandson Hong Taiji massages and turns into invisible, pushing Wang Kui's kindness and persuasion to all directions.

"Lord Shi's father is gone, and the Lord wants to worry about Ding as usual, leave the court and go back to keep filial piety." Wang Kui changed the subject, leaned on the stone and continued: "The official family ordered to seize the favor and asked the adults to continue to retain, which caused a lot of turmoil among the courtiers, and the matter was very troublesome. ”

Shi Songzhi is Meng Hui's backstage, and Wang Kui has a good relationship with Shi Songzhi and Meng Hui, if Shi Songzhi leaves the center, it will not be a good thing for Wang Kui.

So Changsun Hong immediately asked, "Why?" It's not uncommon to have no one who has done it. ”

"Last month, Peng Daya was transferred and dismissed, and many people have criticized him in the DPRK and China, Peng Daya has been deeply involved in his career for many years, and many people above have benefited from him, and if we forcibly deal with him, some people will inevitably be unhappy." Wang Kui said.

The eldest grandson Hong sneered and said coldly: "Peng Daya recklessly mobilized the army, wanted to occupy my salt prison, and cowered in the war with the northern captives, so he should have been dismissed and investigated." ”

"That's what I said, but Lord Meng and Master Shi are under pressure in this matter." Wang Kui said: "You know, Master Shi felt that the Mongols were powerful and more difficult to deal with than the Jin people in the past, so between the war and peace, they tended to negotiate peace. is already at odds with many people in the DPRK and China, and contradictions accumulate on weekdays, Peng Daya's incident is just a fuse, even if there is no such thing, there will be an accident if you find another reason. ”

Changsun Hong nodded and said, "It's useless for the courtiers to jump up and down, the key is what the officials think?" ”

The power of the emperor of the Song Dynasty was actually very large, and under the influence of a high degree of centralization and the rule of civil servants, the emperor's will could reach a very high level, enough to control the military and political affairs of the whole country. The authority of the emperor was very high among officials and among the people. And after many years of operation since Gaozong, by the time of Rijong's generation, the deployment of the army has been very smooth, and the military power is in hand, and everything has to be solved.

Therefore, the prime ministers of the Lizong Dynasty were changed very frequently, and before Jia Yidao, fifteen prime ministers were used in more than 20 years, although it reflected the chaos of the political situation, but it also showed that the emperor's power controlled the entire court.

Can an emperor without power change the prime minister and privy envoy who holds military power and power so frequently?

Wang Kui replied: "The official family is still inclined to Master Shi, but the official family is unstable, often changes the holy will, and ...... The historian has already produced a prime minister who has been in charge of the government for more than 20 years, can the courtiers tolerate a second one? ”

Wang Kui's tone was far-reaching, and there were words in his words, but Changsun Hong understood it as soon as he heard it.

He was talking about Shi Miyuan.

Shi Miyuan is Shi Songzhi's uncle.

Shi Songzhi, like Shi Miyuan, is very capable, resolute in his work, resolute in his personality, and even more rare is that he understands martial arts and has the grace of a Confucian general.

But the shortcomings are the same, arrogant and arrogant, rigid personality, and can't tolerate sand in the eyes.

Such a character can only be the number one, and the relationship with his subordinates and colleagues will inevitably not be very good, and he will offend many people.

And China's 5,000-year-old people who advocate moderation, are too sharp, and are domineering and exposed, often do not die well.

Whether you are a capable minister, a vain minister, a traitorous minister or a ruler of the world, you must follow this iron law.

Sleek and exquisite, square is king.

The Shi family has a Shi Miyuan, and he has occupied the court for 20 years, and another Shi Songzhi, can others still play?

So Shi Songzhi must go down, no one can say it.

Even if the official family supports you, so many people say bad things, and the official family will be shaken.

Changsun Hong narrowed his eyes and nodded, he understood.

"So, we're going to have to get ready." Wang Kui said: "Your plan to go north will probably be postponed for a while, otherwise it will be too late once things change." ”

That's a good point.

Changsun Hong frowned in agreement, and before he could speak, he heard the sound of footsteps on the stairs of the city tower, and the two pro-soldiers ran up one after the other.

In their hands, both of them held a large envelope, which was commonly used in government summonses, and it usually contained letters from the Zhongshu Province or the Privy Council.

Wang Kui turned around, and the two soldiers handed the envelope into his hands and retreated.

"Huh? Both of them are documents issued by the Chinese Book Province in various places. Wang Kui opened the letter and couldn't help but be surprised, and looked at the year, month and date on the envelope: "The days are two days apart, but they are delivered at the same time, and it turns out that the latter letter is urgent." ”

He looked at it quickly, his face turned white at first, and then red after reading the second letter.

Seeing the change in his face, Changsun Hong felt strange in his heart, and was about to ask, but saw Wang Kui handing the letter to him.

"The first letter said that Master Shi was given up by the official family and ordered Ding Wei to go home." Wang Kui's expression was strange: "But in the second letter, I was asked to go on the road immediately and go to the capital to listen to the announcement." ”

He paused, his expression became even more strange, and his eyes were full of surprise when he looked at Changsun Hong: "In the second letter, I want you to go to Beijing together." ”

(End of chapter)