When Zhao Ji said this, he glared fiercely at Zeng Bu, the former privy envoy, although this was a pickled thing done by his emperor's brother, but now that he had to bear the consequences, he couldn't help but feel wronged, and he always wanted to find someone to make a scapegoat.

Zeng Bu saw that the emperor was displeased, and quickly shook his head to deny it. But without waiting for Zeng Bu to answer, Zhao Xing had already surrendered his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the five armies of Guangnan were all formed by Guangnan gunners, and as for the 1,200 personnel of the forbidden army, it has not changed so far. ”

Zhao Ji's eyebrows raised, and he said unhappily: "You mean, these soldiers in Guangnan are all civilian gunmen (treatment----), which means that the imperial court did not spend money to support them, and all of them were borne by the Guangnan locality?" ”

Zhao Xing replied very simply: "Exactly!" ”

The emperor shook his head and asked again: "In addition to these 30,000 soldiers, how many gunners are there in Quang Nam?" ”

Zhao Xing shook his head: "No, no!" At first, the minister suspected that the civilian gunners were a waste material, so he used the power of the soldiers and horses of the road to reorganize the civil forces in Guangnan, and then organized them into this demon and monster, plus Suzaku, a total of five musketeers...... Except for the new Fifth Army in Guangnan, there is no knife or gun among the people...... The ministers are all disbanded! ”

The little emperor Zhao Ji unconsciously patted his chest and couldn't help but say: "Ah! There were only more than 30,000 musketeers

As soon as the words came out, the little emperor immediately discovered his gaffe, and he hurriedly added: "Speaking of which, there are 30,000 soldiers and horses in the entire Guangzhou, which is not much. Because Guangdong is responsible for the defense of Guangxi and Dali, I still remember that Guangdong has the responsibility of assisting in the defense of Fujian...... In addition, in the future, Guangdong will also have jurisdiction over overseas territories, Zeng Qing, what was the original rated gunman in Guangdong? How many vans are there? ”

Zeng Bu shook his head slightly, he didn't know this data. Zhao Xing continued to answer first: "The official family, the eleven prefectures of Guangdong, each state has a nominal army of more than 3,000 people, a total of 32,000 people. In addition, the ministers moved the Xiang army from Hedong, Shaanxi, Jingdong, and Jingxi for many years. The cumulative amount has reached 130,000 ding, and these people are still in the army---- so counted, there should be 170,000 soldiers in Guangdong. ”

The little emperor was taken aback by this data, and he hurriedly asked: "How many dingkou are there in Guangdong?" ”

Zeng Bu knew this data, because the taxes handed over to the imperial court by Liangguang had increased progressively in recent years. It already accounted for half of the financial revenue of the Great Song Dynasty, so Zeng Bu was very concerned about the growth of household registration in Guangzhou, and he immediately replied: "Official, Lord Zhao has received 700,000 tuntian personnel before and after, and the total number of these 700,000 tuntian personnel is 400,000. Since then, some people have gone to Guangnan to join relatives and friends, some overseas businessmen have settled in Guangzhou, and a large number of overseas Song businessmen have settled in Guangzhou......

Reported by last year's location. There are 2.17 million households in Guangdong. More than 6 million people...... The exact number is yet to be checked. Your Majesty would like to know the detailed number. The minister went to read the relevant documents. ”

The little emperor shook his head. Ponderingly, he said, "In previous years." My Duanzhou steward has been arraigned. It is also said that Guangdong's hukou has grown extremely rapidly in recent years. But he also said that it is difficult to calculate the exact number of people who have increased. Because these men came suddenly. Suddenly gone. Continuous flow. Therefore. It's enough to have an approximate number......"

The little emperor was right. Merchants are highly mobile. Today they can settle in Guangzhou. Tomorrow, I may go to Hangzhou and Yangzhou with a full load of goods. Even went overseas. Such a group of people. Statistical efficiency of copywriting in the Great Song Dynasty. Able to accurately number the number of people to the beginning of 10,000 characters. It's already rare.

"So to speak. There were only 30,000 soldiers and horses in Guangdong. It's not much." The little emperor sighed.

Zhao Tingzhi added coldly: "Official." Lord Zhao also said just now. This number does not count the sailors. The minister wanted to know what the land was. Guangdong has a population of 6 million. Count the sailors. How many troops are there in total? Fifty thousand? Lakh? ”

There was a pause. Zhao Tingzhi added: "A remote place in Quang Nam. In the past, the imperial court only stationed a thousand and two forbidden troops. Now Lord Zhao has organized 100,000 elite soldiers. That's one soldier for every 60 people. These people are well-armed. Five hundred of them can turn the capital upside down. Lord Zhao trained soldiers privately. What is the intent? ”

Just now, when Zeng Bu was guarding the main hall alone, he showed a loyal and courageous appearance, protecting the little emperor in the palace decently, while Zhao Xing entered the mutinous military camp alone, quickly disarmed the soldiers with a knife, and ordered them to walk out of the palace with their bare hands to be punished. After this battle, the image of Zeng Bu and Zhao Xing was particularly tall in the heart of the little emperor, and the little emperor just forked the topic farther and farther, and even took the initiative to find a reason for Zhao Xing, which was taking the initiative to excuse Zhao Xing, who was responsible for the mutiny, but Zhao Tingzhi was insidious enough, and he turned the topic back.

The topic came back to the conversation, and the ministers in the hall didn't know how to answer.

At present, Zeng Bu is now obviously on the same front as Zhao Xing, and Han Zhongyan does not want to offend Zhao Xing, a powerful warlord of the Great Song Dynasty, and the meaning of the little emperor's exculpation is obvious, and he even talks about Zhao Xing's private contact with him everywhere. The current Jiang Zhiqi is bitter in his mouth, he has only become a privy envoy, Zhao Xing is not responsible for this matter, the responsible person can only be him, but he still doesn't know how the mutiny happened, it is over, but he still has to take responsibility for it, so he is very aggrieved. Looking at Zhao Tingzhi, looking at Zhao Xing and the little emperor, tears filled his eyes.

Zhao Xing was angry, he stood at His Royal Highness and looked at Zhao Tingzhi, and asked aggressively: "Lord Zhao, when our army entered the city, the schools of the armies came out of your request, originally the armies were harmonious and jubilant, but how did you make such a big mess after you made such a mess, you say, what's going on?" ”

Zeng Bu's eyes lit up, he could be regarded as finding a scapegoat, he fanned the flames, and added for fear that the world would not be chaotic: "Yes, I was talking to the officials in the palace about the situation in the South China Sea, why did I leave the palace, and I met the soldier who reported the news outside the Xuande Building---- Lord Zhao, in the hall, you were not there, where were you at that time?" What did you say to the soldiers in the barracks? ”

Zhao Tingyi straightened his chest: "As a courtier of Hanlin, Xia Guan went to the military camp to preach comfort, without him, but to abide by the laws of the imperial court......"

Zhao Tingzhi said this a little more straightforwardly, what he meant was that when he was conducting military schools, he was based on the laws of the imperial court, so he was not harsh on the soldiers' salaries. This responsibility should not be borne by him, who will: the little emperor!

Saying this, Zhao Xing deliberately glanced at the little emperor, the little emperor's face was embarrassed, and he didn't know how to explain for a while, but he didn't wait for him to speak. Zhao Xing had already stepped forward and shouted: "Bold! You, a civil servant, don't understand military affairs, should also know the words of the sage, Zi said: If you are a threesome, you must have my teacher. He also said: I often save my body three times. He also said: Don't be ashamed to ask--- if you don't understand, just ask. The systems of each army are different, and the forbidden army is different, can the Jinghu soldiers be the same as the Guangdong gunners? Can Shaanxi archers be the same as Mizhou sailors?

The so-called land is different, the financial resources of each place are different, and the Xiang army is supported by the local area, so naturally there are people from all over the world---- you don't understand the world, and you are mean, which provokes the palace mutiny and disturbs the holy car. Disturb the Kyoshi ...... What is especially odious is that at this time, when the tribute envoys of various countries gather in Beijing, for such an army that conquers all countries. You treat you so harshly that you provoke a mutiny, isn't this a joke for the world to see the court? ”

After a pause, Zhao Xing added coldly: "Lord Zhao, my title of the transfer envoy of the two Guangxi is still there?" That army should be the army under my name, how to order the colonel, how to preach comfort, how to say hello to me, the chief officer!

But I don't remember when you greeted me--- you entered the barracks without permission, and said that it was not your responsibility to provoke a mutiny. So whose responsibility is it, was it me who was not at the venue at the time, or Zeng Xiang, Han Xiang, and Jiang Xiang? ”

Zhao Tingzhi was aggrieved and just wanted to vomit blood, he looked at the little emperor frequently, and said in his heart: "Official, if you don't want to recover that army, if you don't want to use means to divide them, if it weren't for the holy decree you promulgated, I, a civil official, would run to the barracks to smell the smell of those soldiers?" …… Your Majesty. You have to say something. ”

The little emperor had nothing to say, and Zhao Xing's handle was firm. According to the Great Song system, the victorious army returned to the dynasty had its own set of procedures for placement. The Great Song Dynasty used the imperial martial arts, this set of processes was set up very strictly, and it happened to belong to Zhao Xing's part, Zhao Xing did --- to untie the sword at the city gate, hand over the army and enter the palace alone to accept the emperor's consolation, and so on.

However, because for many years, the Great Song Dynasty has never had an army that has made a contribution to destroying the country. Zhao Tingzhi was at the reception. inadvertently omitted some of the content: for example, he entered the camp to preach comfort, and he should have been accompanied by Zhao Xing. and discussed with Zhao Xing in advance the consolation plan--- which was all to prevent the soldiers' expectations from being too different from the imperial court's plan and causing a mutiny, but he did not do it.

In fact, Zhao Tingzhi is not to blame. The Great Song Dynasty has been a military force for many years, and Wenchen has always looked down on military generals. In the eyes of the New Party, the rules of the past are not rules. Therefore, when Xining opened the border, the imperial court did not follow this rule when the imperial court condoled the generals of the opening border, and they were safe. Zhao Tingzhi concocted it this time, but he didn't expect that Zhao Xing's underground army would be more bloody than the army in the Xining period......

Zeng Bu glanced at Jiang Zhiqi and frequently urged with his eyes. Zuo Zhengyan Chen had to express his position, he had already recognized who should be sacrificed, so he stood up and fulfilled his responsibilities, and ruling: "Lord Zhao stood up and sent the edict into the military camp to preach comfort, but he provoked a mutiny, and the blame for this matter lies with Lord Zhao."

Lord Zhao just said that he was wrong ---- according to the imperial court system, and he did this only without relying on the imperial court system. According to the imperial court system, the victorious division returned to the capital, and the matter should be consoled by the three divisions, originally the Privy Council, the political hall, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of War should have officials present, and Lord Zhao did not make an appointment with his colleagues and entered the barracks alone, now we don't know what Lord Zhao said in the barracks, Lord Zhao has no witness, so we can only think: the responsibility lies with Lord Zhao.

Therefore, the minister impeached Lord Zhao for ignoring the rules of the court and acting harshly, so that he provoked a mutiny and asked His Majesty to surrender. ”

The little emperor was speechless in shame, he looked at the left and right blankly, there were several eunuchs on the left and right, and the only Gao Yu with experience in government affairs had been sent by him to Zhending Mansion to make credit, and Tong Guan, who knew military affairs, also went to Hangzhou.

The eunuchs could not have their own ideas in the face of the ministers of the court, so they dodged their eyes and avoided the little emperor's request for help.

Zhao Xing spoke again and asked, "According to the laws of the imperial court, how should such incidents be handled?" ”

Chen stiffened his face and replied sadly: "Zhao Hanlin, by virtue of his status as a courtier of Hanlin, acted recklessly and recklessly, which belongs to taking power; This move has proved that he is no longer suitable to serve as a courtier of Hanlin---- dismissed from office, and fined! If Lord Zhao is not satisfied with this, add one more: exile! ”

Zhao Xing shook his head: "Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, the DPRK and China urgently need stability, and the envoys of all countries are still in the capital...... It seems that it is not easy to make a big deal out of the matter, so it is better to just dismiss the official, impose a slight fine, and not explain the reason for the disposal.

As for the armies---- no matter what the reason, it is not an excuse to launch a mutiny, and we cannot encourage mutiny, so we must deal with it seriously: the leader of the mutiny will be relieved of his military post and exiled to Guangdong. Several. How is this disposed of? ”

The little emperor immediately replied: "Yes, yes! ”

Gently dealing with Zhao Tingzhi can maintain the little emperor's face and reduce the little emperor's guilt, while dealing with the soldiers in a low-key manner means not to publicize this matter and let foreigners see jokes.

Everyone present originally thought. Zhao Xing would try his best to protect those mutinous soldiers, but he didn't expect Zhao Xing to advocate serious handling and dismissal of the soldiers.

Elsewhere, "dismissing a soldier" may be the soldier's greatest luck, because he can go home and be a civilian. But the people present just heard that the soldiers were paid generously, and the soldiers in Quang Nam did not have any tattoos on their faces, and their salaries were like a county.

In comparison, the magistrates were not even as comfortable as the Quang Nam soldiers, who had to pass the imperial examination among thousands of troops. After that, he started as a junior official, and he had to work up his qualifications to serve as a magistrate. The soldiers of Quang Nam can be exempted from these procedures and directly enjoy the prefect level of Yulu---- think about this treatment. The jealous hearts of the court ministers are like cats.

Therefore, Zhao Xing just said that "dismiss soldiers from their military posts", which is tantamount to completely depriving those military men of their county magistrates. The officials present felt resentful in their hearts, those bastards lost their military status, see what they do for a living?

Well, the "exile to Guangdong" added by Zhao Xing at the end is too fake, these soldiers were originally Guangdong soldiers, and with the development of the overseas territories of the Great Song Dynasty. Guangdong is getting richer and richer, and at present, the imperial court has begun to consider carving Guangdong out of exile and turning it into a first-class place for officials......

However, Zhao Xing gently let Zhao Tingzhi go just now and punished his own soldiers heavily. Everybody has seen this. Therefore, no one had the heart to pursue Zhao Xingdi's small leniency.

Jiang Zhiqi is in charge of the Privy Council. He didn't allow Zhao Tingzhi to speak, and immediately said: "This kind of punishment not only takes care of the face of the court, but also maintains the law of the court, so that the wrong ones are punished, and the loyal ones are praised, which is very good!" ”

The little emperor was embarrassed and replied in a mutter: "It will be played according to the Zhongqing." ”

The little emperor meant to say: According to you, this is the land you forced me. I didn't intend to deal with Zhao Hanlin like this. But you have all the mouths. Pity me, the newly enthroned little emperor, who has no choice but to comply with your wishes. Zhao Tingzhi stood under His Royal Highness. He was already angry, he was dizzy, his blood was surging, he only felt shaky, his ears were roaring, he opened his mouth, but there was not a trace of sound in his throat, he only felt that there were a thousand words to confide, but because his thoughts fluctuated too much, he couldn't say a word.

I've seen black and white upside down, but I've never seen such a reversal of black and white. I originally thought that I, Zhao Tingzhi, could be called the second in the Great Song Dynasty in reversing black and white, but I didn't expect that the entire hall was a group of people who reversed black and white.

What's wrong with me, I entered the barracks under the emperor's secret edict, selected suitable guards, and co-opted and corrupted the soldiers, isn't this an order, who would have thought that those rough men don't know the kindness of the heavenly family, and only know the level of salary, is it my fault?

Can the reward of the heavenly family be richer than that of Zhao Laohu? Who is Zhao Laohu, the first rich man in the Great Song Dynasty, Guangnan's finance and taxation occupy half of the world, we ...... Your Privy Council, the Ministry of War only gave a few dollars, of course you can't compare with Zhao Laohu.

But the reward of the heavenly family, the emphasis is on an honor, the forbidden army in the world is more than one million, how can the heavenly family have rewarded other forbidden troops, you have a utility battalion in Guangnan, the "great general", you have been rewarded by the heavenly family, and you want to make trouble, who is right and who is wrong?

Why is it that I am alone in all the mistakes, there is no reason, what is wrong with me?

Zhao Tingzhi was ignorant, and when he came to his senses, he had been dragged out of the Xuande Building by the palace forbidden army, and several forbidden soldiers took off the --- ribbon of his sign of entering and leaving the palace outside the Xuande Building, and then bowed to him to say goodbye. Zhao Tingzhi was blown by the night wind, came to his senses, and groped his body, although the official robe was still on his body, but the other eagles and beasts on his belt, the tassels were gone, and they were bare.

Zhao Tingzhi was grieving, but saw a team of lights coming out of the Xuande Building, several eunuchs holding the holy decree in their hands, followed by several officers of the Vermilion Bird Army, burying their heads and hurrying to the barracks.

Zhao Tingzhi sighed, he knew that the imperial court's document on the disposal of the Vermilion Bird Army had also been issued, and the holy decree had been announced to the world, and everything was irretrievable.

There was no curfew in the Great Song Dynasty. Although it was late at night, Zhao Tingzhi stumbled back to the house by the lights of Bianliang City, Tokyo, and his son Zhao Mingcheng came out to greet him, and when he saw his father like this, he was taken aback and asked urgently: "Father." What's wrong? ”

Zhao Tingzhi walked into the main hall like a sleepwalker, sat on the chair in the middle of the room, and after a long time, Fang muttered and replied: "Su Laopo said that I am anxious for success and profit, and I am too anxious for success and profit in this matter, too eager, too eager!" ”

This year, Li Qingzhao was 16 years old and Zhao Mingcheng was 19 years old.

Zhao Mingcheng relied on Zhao Tingzhi's relationship. Entering Taixue to study, he is now equivalent to a first-year college student, but his wisdom is slightly higher than that of a first-year freshman. Zhao Tingzhi's words, Zhao Mingcheng's eyes rolled, and he immediately asked anxiously: "Father-in-law, you have a conflict with Zhao Laohu?" ”

Zhao Tingzhi sighed and replied: "Who else can there be, of course Zhao Xing and Zhao Liren...... In the past, I cleaned up Su Laopo, and Su Laopo could only swallow his anger and stay in Lingnan, and later I cleaned up Huang Tingjian and Zhang Lei, and the two of them could only swallow their anger. I didn't expect that Zhao Liren to be so tough. ”

Zhao Mingcheng sighed, Su Dongpo is his idol, of course, Su Dongpo is also the idol of all the young people of the Great Song Dynasty, his father persecuted Su Dongpo, which made him very helpless, and he also knew that his father even hated Su Dongpo's students, including Li Gefei.

In normal history, Zhang Lei's death is closely related to Zhao Tingzhi's persecution. And Li Gefei's demotion also has Zhao Tingzhi's hands and feet. As for the marriage contract between Li Qingzhao and Zhao Mingcheng, it was due to the promise of a thousand dollars between scholars and doctors.

In normal history, as soon as the little emperor Zhao Ji ascended the throne, he wanted to recall Li Gefei, but Zhao Tingzhi obstructed him in every possible way...... But now all this has changed, and he has never cared what others say about Zhao Xing, and unscrupulously tore up the marriage contract between Li Gefei and Zhao Tingzhi. Take Li Qingzhao away from Zhao Mingcheng......

Mention Zhao Xing. Zhao Mingcheng felt a faint pain in his heart, and he suppressed the pain. Cautiously asked his father: "Father-in-law, that Zhao Laohu is arrogant, and this is the time for him to make a contribution to support the establishment and escort the envoys of all countries to Beijing, no matter what, my father should not anger him at this time." ”

Although Zhao Tingzhi is narrow-minded, he can't accuse the emperor of running away at a critical moment, so he can only say vaguely: "In the first battle north of the Yellow River, Zhao Liren trained the musketeers with great power, and the imperial court intended to use this army as a model to promote the whole country." It's a pity that this army is expensive, and the world is arrogant, I want to sharpen their hearts for Your Majesty, and then break them up and distribute them to all walks of life in the world, as the head of the army, but I didn't expect that I was in too much of a hurry. ”

The noise in the palace could not be heard outside, and although the troubles of the Vermilion Bird Army caused a great shock in the imperial court, those soldiers were suppressed by Zhao Xing before they left the barracks, and outsiders did not know about it at all. Zhao Tingzhi didn't talk about the mutiny at this moment, it was also out of the discipline of a minister---- after all, once such a beast army broke out in the capital, the panic caused would be catastrophic, so Zhao Tingzhi couldn't say it

The information decided to judge, Zhao Mingcheng did not get enough information, his judgment was wrong, at this moment, he also kindly persuaded: "Since my father has this intention, he should go up to heaven to listen, and the official family will come forward to explain to Zhao Liren." I've heard that Lord Zhao claims to be the guardian of the rules. As long as the official family comes forward, he will definitely cooperate.

If Zhao Liren is willing to cooperate, his grandfather will ask the official family to come forward and instruct the Privy Council to handle this matter, and this matter will be a matter of course...... Father-in-law, I have studied Zhao Liren's methods, in my opinion, the greatest blessing in Po Xian's life is to make a good bet, several of his disciples: Lord Huang lost to Lu Zhi; Zhang Lei's loss of caution; Qin Shaoyou is more than romantic, but his talent is insufficient; Chao Buzhi is not enough to see the overall situation.

Only this Zhao Liren, a famous general in a hundred battles, if he doesn't make a move, once he does, it contains the power of heaven and earth, and he uses all the means that can be mobilized, which is irresistible.

Father-in-law, the Dali Kingdom has been established since the Tang Dynasty, and hundreds of years of savings still can't block the blow of his intentions, and this person can not be shaken by manpower. The Tubo soldiers have plagued China for hundreds of years, entering like a tiger descending the mountain, retreating like a dragon entering the abyss, hiding on the high mountain makes people helpless, but in this way, they also suffered a big loss from Lord Zhao, and the young and strong people in the country were empty.

The country is like this, but what about the people? Lu Huiqing's generation of famous ministers, good at playing with power, the Manchu Song Dynasty couldn't find a few who could win, even Wang Anshi and Wang Jinggong let him frame him, embarrassed, but such a person, what about now? The two brothers of the Lu family, Lu Shengqing and Lu Wenqing, have been dismissed and exiled, and the Lu family in Fujian no longer exists......

Father-in-law, I think this matter needs to be discussed in the long run, the child thinks that Zhao Laohu can't be provoked, if possible, the father-in-law might as well find an opportunity to reconcile with him, and the son said: Harmony is precious. How can Zhao Laohu say that he is still a reasonable person, as long as we reason with him and face things, he always has to say the past---- I heard that he protected Zeng Bu in the court, but there is such a thing? ”

After Zhao Mingcheng's tirade, Zhao Tingzhi sighed: "It's late, it's late, when Zhao Liren entered the city, his father blocked the door to demonstrate to him, he actually bowed his head and gave in, thinking that his father was ...... It's late, it's too late, and the father has already been dismissed. ”

Zhao Mingcheng asked in surprise: "Why?" Why did my father get rid of office? ”

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