Chapter 999

After all, he came here to discuss with the Empress Dowager Gao Taotao about the replacement of the Shaanxi Road Passage to appease the envoys, and since the other party was talking about Shaanxi Road, it was naturally better.

It's just that what Gao Tao talked about is related to the infrastructure of Shaanxi Road today, or the local customs, which Liu Zhi, who has a higher vision, did not notice.

didn't notice it, and if you didn't have an in-depth understanding, you wouldn't have the right to speak, so more often, it was Gao who was talking and Liu Zhi was listening.

However, he really didn't expect that after Su Dongpo arrived at Shaanxi Road, he really did a lot of things, and originally thought that the war in the north of Shaanxi Road would put Shaanxi Road under huge pressure.

However, because of Wang Yang's arrangement of Wang Wushan in the land of Sanzhou, he took the lead in personally sitting in Youzhou, which miraculously made the hundreds of thousands of Liaoxia coalition troops stopped under the city of Youzhou.

Even in the later stages of the war, the Liaoxia coalition army changed its strategy, but it was still blocked in the north of Hongzhou. Therefore, this war has hardly had any great impact on Shaanxi Road.

On the contrary, because of the development of salt farms in Yanzhou, as well as the output of large pastures between Yanzhou and Hongzhou, as well as the popularity of cotton products, many traders gathered in the land of the three states regardless of the cold winter.

And the land of Sanzhou controlled by Wang Yang, even after more than a year of war, still obtained a large area of cotton harvest, and there was almost no need to buy grain.

It has been more than a month since the beginning of winter, but in the land of Sanzhou, there has not been a single incident of families freezing and starving to death due to poverty.

In addition, the new Yanzhou has almost become a paradise for business travelers.

Due to the agreement signed with the Western Xia, the already weakened Western Xia could only relax its control over the Western Regions, so that a large number of Western Regions merchants who could only stay in the Western Regions in the past, waiting for the Western Xia to buy and sell as middlemen, were able to pour in in large numbers, dragging camel after camel of gold and silver to purchase various commodities unique to the Great Song Dynasty.

After learning that the trade route in the Western Regions was temporarily unblocked, the traders on Shaanxi Road and the surrounding areas naturally poured into Xinyanzhou with a large number of goods.

This made Liu Zhi amazed. After all, the land of the three states of the Great Song Dynasty has just been controlled for more than a year, and Wang Yang was able to maintain the development of the three states in the process of the war, and after the end of the war, the land of the three states entered an unprecedented prosperity in just a few months.

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"By the way, the mourning family is so happy that they almost forgot to ask Liu Qing when he entered the palace this time, should he be here to listen to the mourning family's nagging?" After talking for a long time, Gao Taotao seemed to think of Liu Zhi at this moment.

And what Liu Zhi can say, what he wanted to say before is that after the end of the Shaanxi Road War, it is the construction of people's livelihood, and the old driver of Su Dongpo should be allowed to rest well, and he can't continue to stay there to make contributions, which is not suitable for reason, reason, and regulations.

But Gao Tao's words were all praising Su Dongpo and Wang Wushan and other Shaanxi Road Wenwu for doing a great job over there. So, can you still say this?

It's just that Liu Zhi didn't hesitate for too long, and decided to tell the truth. "Niangniang, the Shaanxi Road War has ended, and Mr. Su has worked hard, for the safety of my Great Song Dynasty, I have been planning and crying blood in the bitter cold land of Saibei......"

Well, of course, I have to describe Su Dongpo as harder, so that I can express that I am for Su Dongpo's good, so I hope that Su Dongpo can return to a warmer and more peaceful Beijing as soon as possible and take on a more important position.

But now, Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, has not agreed with the candidate proposed by the court, giving people the feeling that he is picking his nose and eyes, which makes it difficult for everyone to do, I hope that the Empress Dowager, your old man, had better talk to the Son of Heaven.

Even if there is a problem with the candidate, but after all, no one is perfect, so you can't always let Su Dongpo stay in the bitter cold land of Saibei, right?

Listening to Liu Zhi's endless words, Gao Tao also had a deeply approved expression, and shook his head again and again. "What Liu Qing's family said is very true, Master Su has been in the bitter cold land of Nasaibei for so long, and it is really too hard for him......"

"It's just that the mourning family is no longer in the court to listen to the government, I'm afraid it won't work to talk in front of His Majesty, I can only say that the mourning family said hello to His Majesty, as for whether it works or not, it's not something that the mourning family can control."

Seeing that the Empress Dowager Gao was so reasonable, Liu Zhi couldn't help but be overjoyed and hurriedly replied. "As long as Niangniang can mention it to His Majesty, if you want to come, you will use Niangniang's old age to seek the country, Your Majesty will naturally consider this matter carefully......"

"Well, that's ......" The Empress Dowager smiled, picked up the teacup in front of her and took a sip of fragrant tea, and Liu Zhi finally relaxed and enjoyed a sip of tea exclusively for the royal family.

After taking two sips of tea, the Empress Dowager Gao Tao seemed to think of a question temporarily, and asked Liu Zhi casually.

"By the way, Liu Qing's family, with Bachelor Su's meritorious service in opening up territory and expanding territory on North Shaanxi Road for more than a year, if he enters the court, what position should he be placed in, so that he can be regarded as a meritorious hero?"

Liu Zhi's hand holding the teacup paused slightly, raised his head, and saw the meaningful gaze in Gao Taotao's eyes flashing away, and couldn't help but feel a slight jump in his heart.

"Oh, look at the memory of the mourning family, now it's really old and confused, since it's no longer a curtain to listen to politics, such a thing, what are the mourning families doing when they ask about it, haha, it's still up to you ministers and Your Majesty to have a headache ......"

Hearing this, Liu Zhi laughed on the side, but he still felt that the sweet aftertaste and refreshing fragrant tea seemed so difficult to swallow at the moment.

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After talking for another time, Gao Taotao's face was already tired, Liu Zhi naturally didn't want to stay any longer, got up to say goodbye to Gao Taotao, and walked towards the outside of the Spring and Autumn Palace accompanied by Xu Degong.

Leaving the Spring and Autumn Palace, standing on the steps, Liu Zhi's mood was extremely complicated, Tokyo Bianliang had just had the first snow since the beginning of winter yesterday, and the entire ancient city of Bianliang was dressed up in silver makeup.

"That, Liu Xiang, are you okay?" Xu Degong, who had been respectfully sending Liu Zhi to the gate of the Spring and Autumn Palace, saw Liu Zhi standing at the door in a daze with a long sigh, and couldn't help but come forward and ask carefully.

"It's okay, the old man just thinks that this day seems to be bluer than before." Liu Zhi came to his senses, smiled at Xu Degong, and then waved his big sleeves and slowly left the Spring and Autumn Palace.

Bluer? Xu Degong raised his head and looked at the sky, the blue was quite blue, but compared to the past, he really couldn't feel any difference.

Xu Degong watched Liu Zhi drift away and shook his head helplessly. "Liu Xiang, Niangniang today, it can be regarded as a wake-up call for your old man, don't be too uninteresting."

It's just that his muttering voice is very soft, so light that only he can hear it, but I don't know if Liu Xiang, who left, can understand the empress dowager's high-pitched points.

However, with the ability of this Liu Xianggong to experience the sea for a long time, it is impossible not to understand the meaning of Gao Tao's words, but Liu Zhi, the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty, needs to consider and weigh it himself.