"Guogong has been in charge of the military for a long time, and what he says is reasonable, and he also considers the overall situation and thinks far-reaching, and I have no objection."

"I have no objection."

"Agree with what the Kokuto said."

"Okay, since you all have no objections, the northern and southern courts have regard to military matters, according to what the Guogong said, except for Li Xianzhong's troops, the rest of the troops in Jiangbei are still stationed in the same place. How about the supply of military funds and ordnance, as well as the problem of food and salary, the northern and southern courts will solve it by themselves? ”

"The two courts are separated, and these will naturally be resolved separately in the future, and there is no objection."

"How to divide the wealth?"

"Jiangbei has been in war for many years, and the fields are barren, and we can't collect much wealth in recent years. According to what Chen Xiang said before, within five years, fifty percent of Jiangnan's annual wealth will be given to the Northern Court, and fifty percent will be retained by Lin'an, and after five years, thirty percent of Jiangnan's financial endowment will be given to the Northern Court, and seventy percent will be retained by Lin'an. ”

"If Lin'an doesn't need to support so many troops, fifty percent of the wealth is enough."

"Who said no, there are few wars in the south of the Yangtze River, the fields are fertile, the people are rich, and the population is far greater than that of the north of the Yangtze River, and it really doesn't cost much if you don't raise too many troops. I don't think it's a problem to distribute the wealth in this way, if they don't give the Beiting money, they can't even afford to raise the army, what will happen in the future, but it's hard to say, Jiangnan wants to be stable, I'm afraid it's a dream. ”

"If there is no objection, the distribution of Jiangnan's wealth will be decided within ten years."

"I have another question, Jiangnan wealth is distributed, what about the Lin'an Treasury and the Inner Treasury, whether it is divided or not, and how to divide it?"

"It is impossible not to divide, the Northern Court now has nothing, to build a capital in Bianjing and set up a court, the financial and material resources required are very large, and it is impossible for Lin'an not to pay. The emperor has always been thrifty, too much is definitely not good, I propose four or six points, Bianjing four, Lin'an six, after all, these money are all saved by the emperor, the Northern Expedition has spent a lot of years, the treasury is almost empty, and the inner treasury is not estimated to be rich. ”

"Bianjing is in ruins, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops to raise, millions of people who have suffered from the war to be appeased, they need a lot of money, how can it be enough to divide forty percent, I think Lin'an is forty percent, Bianjing sixty percent, so it is more appropriate."

"I advise everyone not to quarrel with the emperor over money, since Lin'an and Bianjing have equal status, the money in the Lin'an Treasury and the Inner Treasury is fifty-fifty, what does Chen Xiang think?"

"Although there is nothing in the north, as long as it settles down and cultivates the land, it shouldn't be too much of a problem to eat, but without a sum of money from Lin'an in the short term, the north can't survive. Fifty percent of the wealth, save food and frugality, when able to tide over the difficulties. ”

"Okay, the savings of the Lin'an Treasury and the Inner Treasury will be divided into five and a half with Bianjing for the purpose of establishing the imperial court."

"The division of jurisdictions has been discussed before, on the ownership of Sichuan and Shu, Chen Xiang also mentioned the issue of Jiangnan Eight Road and Baizhou under the jurisdiction of Lin'an, or that's it, the Yangtze River south of the Liangzhejiang East Road, Liangzhejiang West Road, Jiangnan East Road, Jiangnan West Road, Fujian Road, Jinghu South Road, Guangnan East Road, Guangnan West Road under the jurisdiction of Lin'an, the land north of the Yangtze River, including Chengdu Fu Road, Lizhou Road, Tongchuan Fu Road, Kuizhou Road, are under the jurisdiction of Bianjing. I wonder what you think? ”

"Chengdu Fu Road, Lizhou Road, Tongchuan Fu Road, Kuizhou Road, Lin'an whip is beyond the reach, and it is not impossible to assign them to Bianjing under the jurisdiction."

"Does Tang Xiang think it's feasible?"

"The governance of the country and the amount of financial endowment are not in the size of the jurisdiction, and the land of Lin'an Lingjiang South Eight Roads is enough, I have no objection. What does Chen Xiang think? ”

"The Bianjing Imperial Court has not yet been established, everything is complicated, even the lost land recovered by the Northern Expedition has not yet been appeased, at this time there is no intention to govern the excess land, Bianjing is far away from Chengdu Mansion, Lizhou, Tongchuan Mansion, Kuizhou and other places, Bianjing does not have so much energy, I think these places are still temporarily under the jurisdiction of Lin'an."

"No, you can't. Wu Lu's ministry has been determined to be under the jurisdiction of Bianjing, and he has garrisons in these places, how can the two courts rule together? Wu Lan has a heavy army, if the government order is not consistent, there will be chaos! I thought that the land of Sichuan and Shu should be assigned to Bianjing, which was the best policy. ”

"Yes, the land of Sichuan and Shu must not be governed by the two courts, where the mountains are high and the roads are far away, the transportation is inconvenient, and the news is blocked, once the control of the two courts is slightly chaotic and relaxed, the consequences are unimaginable, and it is better to return to Bianjing. There is no war in Sichuan and Shu, and you can still collect a lot of wealth every year, so what's wrong with subsidizing Bianjing a little? ”

What Li Shangshu said is extremely true. Bianjing is in ruins, it is the time of lack of money, the wealth of Sichuan and Shu for a year, there is still no big problem in raising 200,000 troops, as long as effective officials are sent over, there will not be much problem in the governance of Sichuan and Shu, Chen Xiang does not need to worry so much. ”

"Since you all think so, I second."

"Okay, the most important issues of the army, wealth, and the division of jurisdictions have been determined, so let's quickly agree on the details of everything and come up with a specific strategy!"

"Chen Xiang, the coexistence of the two emperors and the division of the north and the south are your ideas, many details should have been considered, so they should be put forward, we will all discuss it, and if there is no problem, we will settle it, and if there is any objection, we will discuss it again."

"Okay, then I'll talk about it. On the issue of the management of the transfer of officials from the north and the south, I think that Lin'an and Bianjing can maintain communication, and they can take the initiative to transfer people from each other, or they can take the initiative to recommend officials to the other side, but whether the other side uses them or does not agree to release them is up to the parties themselves. If an official wants to go to Jiangnan or Jiangbei to take up a post, if the other party agrees to accept it, he must not be hindered. There is also the question of Enke's scholarship, Jiangnan students can go to Bianjing to participate in the imperial examination, and Jiangbei students can also come to Lin'an to participate in the imperial examination, and the two sides must not set up obstacles and allow students to choose freely. And the merchants, I thought ......"

Chen Kangbo put a lot of thought into the idea of "coexistence of the two emperors and the division of the north and the south", and he basically thought of some solutions to various problems, and his purpose was one: try not to affect the people's livelihood and the stability of the world, and at the court level, Jiangnan and Jiangbei can be divided and governed, but in the eyes of ordinary people, the Great Song Dynasty is still a Great Song Dynasty, and it is no different whether one court or two courts are for them!

Tang Siwei, Yang Cunzhong and other important ministers discussed in the Qinzheng Palace for a whole day, and it was not until the second watch that they came up with a more specific strategy and presented it to Zhao Gou.

After carefully reading their strategy, Zhao Gou did not express any opinions, so he asked everyone to go home and rest first, and discuss it tomorrow.

Three days later, Chen Kangbo and three old ministers left Lin'an and went all the way north to Xingren Mansion.

On March 18, Chen Kangbo and his entourage arrived at Xingren Mansion, and Shi Hao, who stayed in Xingren Mansion, and other ministers went out of the city to greet him.

"Your Majesty, this is the strategy that the old minister agreed with all the important ministers at the Lin'an Meeting, and the Emperor Taishang has seen it."

After Chen Kangbo finished speaking, he presented the strategy and handed it over to Zhao Yan by the inner attendant.

"Okay, good, Chen Xiang has worked hard. Throne! Zhao Yan said and unfolded the strategy.

In fact, before this, Shi Hao had already informed Zhao Yan of the general content of the strategy, at this time he was just a routine, and he had seen it in a hurry, this strategy was agreed by Lin'an, whether he was dissatisfied or not, he could only accept it, but fortunately, the final result was not as bad as expected, and even better than his earlier expectations.

"Your Majesty, if there is no objection to this strategy, the matter of dividing the north and the south will be decided in this way, and after the seal, the north and the south will each hold a copy, and then everything will be carried out according to the strategy." Seeing that Zhao Yan finished reading it, Chen Kangbo put away the strategy, and without waiting for him to speak, he immediately reminded him.

Obviously, he didn't think Zhao Yan had any objections to this strategy, after all, it took dozens of them two days to agree, important matters, important details were repeatedly scrutinized, and while striving to accept Zhao Gou, Zhao Yan should also be able to accept it, for this, they are still sure of it.

Sure enough, I only heard Zhao Yan say: "Chen Xiang is thoughtful, I am very satisfied with this strategy, and I have no objections, but how to implement it, I have to consult Chen Xiang." ”

Chen Kangbo replied: "The emperor is a little satisfied with the other party, as for how to implement it, the old minister will discuss with Shi Xiang, and then explain it to the emperor after it is confirmed." ”

"Well, it's okay, you can call the shots in this matter." Zhao Yan nodded slightly.

Zhao Yan before could be said to have nothing, everything in the strategy was fought for him by Chen Kangbo and Shi Hao, if you don't believe them, who else can you trust?

Then Chen Kangbo presented another document and said: "Your Majesty, this is a draft edict agreed between the old minister and a group of important ministers in Lin'an, and the Emperor Taishang has also seen it, please take a look at it." If there is no problem, please promulgate the world within three days! ”

"Has Shi Xiang ever seen it?" Zhao Yan finished reading the grass edict in his hand and raised his eyes to look at Shi Hao.

I only heard Shi Hao say: "The old minister has seen it." ”

"Any thoughts?" After the accident in Lin'an, Zhao Yan relied on his mentor very much, and his opinion was more important than anyone else at this time.

The old minister thought that there was nothing wrong with this edict, and Chen Xiang and the old minister of Lin'an were thinking far-reaching. However, if you add a few words, it seems more appropriate and reasonable, and it is easy for all the people of the world to accept. Shi Hao replied.

"Okay, the matter of drafting the edict will be handed over to Shi Xiang and Chen Xiang, and within three days, it will be promulgated in the world!" Zhao Yan put down the paperwork in his hand, and suddenly became energetic again.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the old minister will take the order."

Shi Hao and Chen Kangbo received orders at the same time.

On the eighth day of April, Wu'an County.

In the sparsely populated small city at the foot of Taihang Mountain, there are only two or three thousand permanent residents in the city, and the only few shops are not patronized, and there are only twenty pedestrians in the entire market.

But there is no way, who has been fighting all these years, taxes have been repeatedly raised, and the young and strong have been repeatedly transferred, and the people here are close to the mountains, and they can't bear it anymore so they all fled, so that today's Wu'an County is lifeless.

But on this very day, a pair of Great Song Elite rode in from the east gate and posted three notices on the street, bringing the seeds of revival to this dying town.

"What's written on this?"

"I don't know, who is literate?"

"The shopkeeper may know him, but he is a person who has been to the Daimyo's Mansion."

"Hurry up and call him to see what is written on the notice, whether to go or stay, and we can prepare early!"