Everyone touted again, saying that Shi Xianggong was in a high position and not arrogant, and he was in power and knew how to introspect, which was really rare, and the official family could choose him to be the right prime minister and privy envoy, which should be a discerning person. Under his leadership, the Great Song Dynasty will inevitably become more and more prosperous and powerful, and the repulsion of the Mongols this time is a clear proof of this.

When the wine was hot, the topic naturally turned to the Mongols.

"Shi Xiang, this time the Mongols retreated north, is it a real retreat or a fake retreat? Will it be like the previous times, after a year and a half, and then come back? ”

Someone took advantage of the opportunity to ask, all of you here are broad-minded people, and they have a long-term view, of course, unlike the idlers on the street who only see the Beiyu retreat today, but also see whether the Beiyu will come back tomorrow.

"I believe not, the Northern Captives elected the chief Great Khan, which is very different from our Central Plains Kingdom, and the heir designated by the dying former Great Khan may not be able to sit on the golden throne, and it needs to be approved by their chief assembly." Shi Songzhi had been dealing with the north for a long time as the envoy of the Jinghu system, and he had some understanding of the Mongolian Kuritai tribal meeting system: "This kind of unpopular assembly often fights back and forth, and there will be no follow-up for several years, during which there will inevitably be infighting, fighting each other, barbaric and ineffective." ”

"Fang Wai savage, do not respect the king, internal fighting is inevitable, let them fight to the death, we will enjoy it, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight!" Shi Songzhi's younger brother, Jing Yin Ling Shi Yan smiled, reached out and touched the chest of the singer beside him, causing a coquettish groan.

"That's exactly the case, so I asserted that within three or five years, the north will be worry-free, and it will be a good time for us to raise the glory of the Song Dynasty and accumulate national strength in order to plan for the future." Shi Songzhi touched the beard on his chin and nodded.

Shi Yan glanced at Jia Rudao, and took the opportunity to say: "That is the case, this time the northern captives retreat, it is necessary to reward the heroes, Bachelor Jia has been inspecting Jiangfang for several years, and he has worked hard, so he should be promoted." ”

There was a lot of laughter on the wine table, the wine went through five rounds, there were hundreds of dishes, it was the climax, everyone else was busy laughing and drinking with the beauties around them, up and down their hands, the three of them said something together, but no one paid attention.

Shi Songzhi groaned, Tang An'an sat up straight with interest, left his embrace, and gave Shi Songzhi the physical condition to hold up the official authority.

So Shi Songzhi said slowly: "Indeed, in recent days, in Sichuan, Jinghu, and Lianghuai, there have been excerpts handed over, detailing all the merits of the fight against the Northern Captives over the years, and asking the court to reward them for their meritorious deeds. ”

He looked at Jia Yidao and asked with a smile: "Bachelor Jia's sister, it seems that she has already entered the palace, and in a few days, she will be crowned a concubine, right?" ”

Jia Rudao arched his hand and said: "This is all the love of the official family." ”

"After sealing the concubine, Bachelor Jia is a relative of the emperor, and he has a bright future in the future." Shi Songzhi looked at him with a smile: "If possible, I will ask Master Jia to take care of the descendants of the Shi family in the future." ”

Jia Rudao understands that this is a political transaction, there is no free lunch in the officialdom, and if you want to get something, you have to have something that others can see, exchange with each other, and support each other, so that you can gain a firm foothold in the court.

As a family of eunuchs, Jia Rudao is well versed in this, and immediately said: "Shi Xianggong's words are heavy, and the lower officials are light-hearted, and they have to rely on Shi Xianggong's support. ”

Mingren doesn't say dark words, the drum doesn't kill the hammer, just stop talking to the point, and the hearts of the two are bright.

After thinking about it, Shi Songzhi said: "If you want to enter the center and take on a big responsibility, you must have the experience of being released, among which military merit is important, and the number of political achievements is not so important, what the official family looks at is who can control the peace of one side and block the northern soldiers, so I think that Master Jia should go to the Yangtze River to experience and lay the foundation for the future." ”

Jia Rudao was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly surrendered his hand: "But according to Shi Xiang's orders!" ”

"There is still a lack of a deputy envoy for the establishment of envoys along the river, so it is better for you to go." Shi Songzhi: "It is more advantageous to add a title of Jiangzhou Zhizhou." ”

The envoy along the Yangtze River is in charge of the Yangtze River defense line, in charge of the Yangtze River water division and the city defense on both sides of the river, and has the right to set foot in Jinghu, Lianghuai and Sichuan. And Jiangzhou is an important town on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and the officials who served as Zhizhou will be used more in the future, Shi Songzhi gave these two positions to Jia Yidao at once, and the meaning of cultivation is very obvious.

As soon as Jia Rudao heard it, it became clear that the ecstasy in his heart was about to bloom irrepressibly, he quickly stabilized his facial muscles, made a calm appearance, and bowed deeply to Shi Songzhi in a proper manner, and thanked him seriously.

Shi Songzhi also smiled and accepted it, bowing and bowing, even if the two sides formed an alliance, Jia Rudao valued Shi Songzhi's privy envoy and right prime minister's power, and Shi Songzhi took a fancy to the privilege of the Jia family blowing the pillow wind in the ears of Emperor Lizong, and it was beneficial to exchange with each other.

In a few words, a political deal was reached, everyone was happy, Tang Anan got into Shi Songzhi's arms at the right time, panting and persuading him to drink, and Shi Songzhi's bones were numb.

A drinking feast ended in a joyful and peaceful atmosphere, and after the red faces and red ears, the singers retreated into the next cabin, so that the adults had time to taste tea, rest for a while, and have time to prepare for singing and dancing, and there will be the second half of the meeting.

The topic of tea tasting is still on the Mongolians, everyone talks about the war with the Mongolians over the years, they all have feelings, some people say about the tragic situation in Sichuan, unbearable, all sigh. Jia Rudao continued: "When the lower officials were inspecting Xiangyang, they listened to the words of Lord Meng Heng, the envoy of the Jinghu system, that compared with the two Huai in Beijing and Lake, Sichuan has been very seriously affected by the Beiyu soldiers in recent years, with ten rooms and nine empty, ten cities and nine defeats, and the population is withered and taxes are difficult to collect. ”

"That's true, Meng Heng is right." Shi Songzhi took a sip of tea, went to the wine in his mouth, and sighed: "I was very early in Xiangyang to prepare for grain, but I saw this, if you want to talk about Sichuan, it is a very dangerous pass, the four major Rong Divisions have been operating for a long time, and they should not have been defeated so badly, if you want to say that the culprit is none other than Gui Ruyuan." ”

"But Gui Ruyuan has been imprisoned and subdued, saying that he is not helpful, just saying that these talents who have risen up in Sichuan are very good, among them, Wang Kui, the governor of Hanzhou, is the leader, this person is a humane, but he knows the military affairs, he can lead the troops to kill the enemy on the horse, and he can pass the political council when he gets off the horse, which is extremely rare.

Shi Yan echoed: "Yes, extraordinary times do extraordinary things, and reduce talents without sticking to one pattern, such a person should be reused, just like Bachelor Jia, he should be in charge." ”

Shi Songzhi glanced at him, and said in his heart How much money did this guy take from Jia Nidao, and he didn't leave Jia Nidao when he opened his mouth and closed his mouth, for fear that others wouldn't know?

However, he also accepted the beautiful Tang An'an presented by Jia Nidao, so he naturally had a soft mouth, so he glanced at it and said: "But there is another person, very interesting." ”

"Oh?"

Everyone in the audience listened to Shi Songzhi's saying that it was interesting, and it must be really interesting, so they all pricked up their ears.

"This person was originally the son of my Great Song Dynasty criminal, the eldest grandson of the compound surname, and a single name with a Hongzi."

(End of chapter)