The best sentence of the little emperor means: Zhao Xing brought a lot of information, and many ideas conflicted with the little emperor's ideas, and he needed to think quietly for a while before replying.

The little emperor was tired, Han Zhongyan took the lead to say goodbye to the emperor, and when the ministers came out of the palace, no one wanted to go with Zeng Bu, Zeng Bu beckoned Zhao Xing: "Lord Zhao, you scolded me in the palace for hate, to tell you the truth, the old man has no money, he can't afford to pay so much copper, when you come to my mansion one day, just move what you see, after moving, it can be regarded as the old man returned your fine copper." ”

Zhao Xing chuckled: "Zeng Xiang, I have always believed that everyone must bear the consequences for his actions. Although I have sent a lamp to Zeng Xiang in private, and I also hope that Zeng Xiang will be the mainstay of the court, however, this is not to say that I am very satisfied with Zeng Xiang's behavior.

Everyone has to bear the consequences for their actions, Zhang Xiang persecuted the Yuan Party in the past, Zeng Xiang although he eased in many ways, but still implemented the persecution policy---- Liu Zhi died, Lu Dafang died, Wang Yansuo died, countless sages died on that road of degrading officials, Zhang has already borne the consequences for his actions, he was dismissed, and Zeng Xiang still holds the phase high, if there is no punishment, how to explain to the people of the world?

Today, His Majesty is in charge and gently punished Zeng Xiang, however, Zeng Xiang can straighten his waist and be a man in the future, you can tell everyone that I have paid the price for my past actions---- isn't it good? ”

Zeng Bu smiled bitterly: "I know that you are for my good, so the old man did not turn his face at you, in the future, the old man will rely on you more in the court, Han Xiang and Jiang Xiang are all people who will repay me, I am afraid that I will not stay long in the court, as for how long I can stay, it all depends on the support of Lord Zhao." ”

Zhao Xing readily accepted the other party's plea: "I'll go back to Han Zhongyan and tell him that the only way out for us now is to reproduce gentleman's politics and end the party dispute, don't worry." I'll make sure he says yes. ”

Zeng Bu arched his hand and gently reminded: "Cai Jing is coming back!" ”

Zeng Bu heard that Cai Jing and Zhao Xing had a good relationship, and the two opened an antique shop together and made fake antiques together to cheat money, and he now felt that the power of the new party in the court was too weak and did not conform to the concept of balance of power. So he asked to transfer Cai Jing back.

Speaking of Cai Jing, Zhao Xing's thoughts were further extended, he remembered that when Song Huizong had just ascended the throne, there was a period of time when he used the eradication of the chapter to favor the old party, and restored many of the Yuan years' ideas of moderation, so that the years when Song Huizong had just ascended the throne were called "Xiaoyuan". However, for some reason, when Cai Jing returned to the court. The little emperor followed his brother's old path again, and began to spare no effort to crack down on the persecution of dissenting opinions, so that the government's credibility was completely bankrupt in the hearts of the people. As a result, when the Jin soldiers came to the city, there was no one in the capital who was willing to fight for him, except for a few liar Taoist priests.

Zhao Xing fell into deep thought, Zeng Bu thought that Zhao Xing was weighing the pros and cons of Cai Jing's return, he stood quietly in front of the Xuande Building, waiting for Zhao Xing's reply. At this time, the night was hazy, and the unique nightlife of the capital of the Great Song Dynasty began. Lanterns began to light up in the neighboring streets, and the smoke and noise of the city were faint.

Zhao Xing carefully weighed it in his heart. It is often said that character determines fate. Zhao Xing is starting from Zhao Jidi's character. Analyze this person's life.

With the help of the traveler, the historical and geographical strengths are predicted. Zhao Xing was in the little emperor before he landed on the base. Try your best to have a good relationship with the little emperor. And with the help of the king of the gang Duan, he managed the fief from the beginning. Keep communicating with Duan Wang Xin. By the way, I instilled my own ideas in this young child. Now it seems. These efforts have been fruitful. The little emperor had at least no objection to some of his ideas.

However. It is often said that the butt determines the head. The little emperor sat in the emperor's seat with his ass. The mind is no longer so simple. For example, this time Zhao Xing won a big success. But the little emperor did not mention the issue of rewarding Zhao Xingdi. He didn't even say whether Zhao Xing would return to Guangzhou. And so it goes. Zhao Xing can only be an idle official. Stranded in the capital. He has no say in the major affairs of the court. The little emperor wanted to consult him. Or will call him over. But if the little emperor didn't remember. He can only bask in the sun in the capital.

The little emperor was an artist. He is artistically attainably high. Unique among emperors. It is difficult for even ordinary people to reach the heights of art that he has achieved. It takes talent. Plus some personal effort.

Think about it. The little emperor is also a person who pursues perfection. The quest for perfection led him to be paranoid about art. So much so that they are impatient to deal with state affairs. This allowed Cai Jing to take the opportunity to monopolize power. Zhao Xing vaguely remembered. Among the so-called "Six Thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty". There were also several eunuchs who liked to imitate the handwriting of Song Hui Zongdi. Write your own decrees. Its arrogance is monstrous. Even Cai Jingjing wants to stutter. And the little emperor turned a blind eye to this. The First Dynasty of the Song Dynasty. The eunuchs who forged the Holy Decree were not punished in the slightest.

This shows that the little emperor's mind is not on handling national affairs at all. Cai Jingdi's artistic talent was appreciated by the little emperor. Therefore, the little emperor was introduced as a confidant. Then he entrusted all the national affairs to Cai Jing. This gave Cai Jing the opportunity to play with power...... Zhao Xing thought of this. He looked down at himself. When it comes to manipulating people's minds, they use it. Zhao Xing thinks that he is much smarter than Cai Jing. However. When it comes to artistic attainments and sycophants. Zhao Xing is far inferior to Cai Jing. So there are some things that Cai Jing can do. Zhao Xing couldn't do it.

However, Zhao Xing can completely do this to manipulate people's hearts, he may not be Song Huizong's spiritual confidant, but he can definitely become Zhao Ji's right-hand man......

Thinking about it this way, it seems impossible for Zhao Xing to stop Cai Jing from ascending to the throne---- now Tong Guan has gone to Hangzhou, with Cai Jing's means, it is not a problem to tie up Tong Guan at all, he will indisputably return to the court, take Zhao Tingzhi's position, and then use his artistic attainments to make the little emperor have a similar smell, and then, history will inevitably return to its inherent trajectory.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xing nodded lightly: "Lord Zeng, Cai Jing and Cai Yuanchang must come back, I can help you with this, but I'm worried that Cai Jing has Wang Anshi's style, and he likes to dominate power." I'm worried that this guy's return to the court will not be good for you and me. ”

Zeng Bu thought for a moment and replied: "Leave the things in the future to the future, let us take care of the present." ”

Zhao Xing nodded and agreed: "I will send a fast horse to Hangzhou and inform Cai Yuanchang to make preparations early......

Halfway through his words, Zhao Xing caught a glimpse of a Vermilion Bird Army soldier. Several officers of the Suzaku Army hurriedly rushed to Xuande Tower, Zhao Xing stopped talking and greeted the officers, only to see those soldiers walk in front of Zhao Xing, salute in a hurry, and report anxiously: "My lord." Oh no, the armies mutinied. ”

Zeng Bu was startled, turned around and looked at the palace, only to raise his foot, and found that Zhao Xing had not moved, he stopped uneasily, and urged silently: "Leave people, what's the matter, how could the Vermilion Bird Army mutiny?" This is at the feet of the Son of Heaven. The Suzaku Army has thunderbolts, cannons, and muskets in their hands, and once they mutiny, how can they get it?! ”

Zhao Xing waved his hand. Stopping Zeng Bu's shouting, he turned to the officers and asked, "What's the matter?" We are in the Liao country, hundreds of miles deep into the heart of the Liao country, surrounded by enemies, we did not mutiny, why did we return to the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, but mutinied? Don't rush, speak slowly. ”

Several Suzaku Army officers gasped. Explain in detail: "My lord, the problem lies in the point school. The Privy Council has ordered our army to be colonized, but it wants to confiscate our guns and approve our --- lords, we are all generals, but on the official register of the Privy Council, we still celebrate the courage of the soldiers, and the salary should be paid according to the soldiers of the forbidden army. It's clearly ill-intentioned. ”

Zeng Bu interjected and said: "The soldiers of the Vermilion Bird Army turned out to be Huanqing archers, not even the Xiang Army, and it is already a grace to distribute Yulu according to the standard of the forbidden army, why do you still want to make trouble......"

After a pause, Zeng Bu suddenly turned around and asked Zhao Xing: "Leaving people, is it possible that your salary is higher than that of the forbidden army, how much higher?" ”

Zhao Xing was proud. He secretly shouted, "That's right. This army is mine, and no one can take it. The court wants to divide and disintegrate, to see how he can afford to spend the money. ”

Proud in his heart, Zhao Xing still had a look of annoyance on his face, he stretched out a slap, thought for a moment, shook his head again, clenched his fist, and opened his fingers twice. During the period when Zhao Xing opened his hand, the palace also remembered a commotion, the noise was getting louder and louder, Zeng Bu's face was colorless, he looked at the palace, and explained tremblingly: "In the palace, that place is still your Suzaku Army, leave people, quickly find a way to ---- ten times, you actually give the soldiers ten times the salary, this is not to catch up with a county magistrate, do you raise the army like this?" ”

The soldiers of the Suzaku Army looked at the noisy place in the palace and replied respectfully: "My lord, when we ordered the school, the soldiers of the Suzaku Army who entered Beijing in front of us sent someone to inquire, saying that after they entered Beijing, they had reduced their land too much, and asked about our situation. It just so happened that we were also in the school, waiting for the army to be in chaos, and I waited to look back and find that they had already run away, and I guess they got the news and made a fuss when they returned to the station. ”

Zhao Xing was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "Lord Zeng, Zeng Xiang, the salaries of the soldiers in our army cannot be measured according to common sense, they usually take the salaries of the forbidden army, and there are also clothing money, gunpowder money, summer expenses, carbon salaries, food expenses, carriage and horse expenses, in addition, they have to give them training expenses when they train, and they also have to pay combat expenses when fighting, in addition, their spoils of war must also belong to themselves, so, after careful calculation, their salaries are more than ten times higher than those of the forbidden army."

Of course, not all this money is from me, the battlefield capture is the big head, that is our enemy pays for us, I fight, generally the booty is rich, but this time with the Liao people, maintaining a winnable situation, presumably the soldiers are a little unwilling--- where is the marshal general? ”

Zhao Xing's last sentence was to ask the soldiers, Shuai Fan is a small official, and a five-rank official like him is not qualified to go to the palace to participate in the proceedings, so after the banquet, Shuai Fan led people out of the palace.

"I don't know, I went to the adult's mansion to look for it first, and I didn't find any trace of the Shuai Jian Division, so we had to wait in front of the Xuande Building."

Zeng Bu couldn't stand anymore, he urged: "Leave people, go to the palace first, Your Majesty is there, Your Majesty's safety is the most important, first appease the soldiers in the palace...... Ten times the salary, you are really willing to do it. Zhao Xing unsheathed his sword and handed it to the officers of the Suzaku Army, and ordered: "Take my sword and tell the army that those who dare to go out of the camp will not be forgiven, please be calm for a while, and I will go to the barracks later to discuss a solution with them." ”

In the palace, Gong'e has been armed, they are holding swords, sticks, brooms, forced to calm down, Zeng Bu led Zhao Xing to the emperor's bedroom to say hello, the little emperor did not even open the palace door, and replied in the main hall: "Zhao Qing." Let's go to appease the Suzaku Army, and then come to say hello. ”

Zhao Xing arched his hand at the palace door, stood on the steps and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Zeng Xiang is here, please open the door and be accompanied by Zeng Xiang." The minister went to appease Suzaku

There was no answer in the door, Zeng Bu had a look, and immediately scolded Zhao Xing: "If you go, it is enough for the old minister to wait on the steps...... Wait, give me your matching gun. ”

Zhao Xing carried three handcuffs and swords with him and gave them to the officer of the Vermilion Bird Army, he took off two more handcuffs and handed them to Zeng Bu, turned around and ran towards the station in the palace of the Vermilion Bird Army.

In the Suzaku barracks, the soldiers quarreled. Several eunuchs surrounded the entrance of the courtyard with sticks, and when they saw Zhao Xing coming in, they did not have the courage to stop at all. They trembled as they watched the back of Zhao Xing walking into the courtyard, and when they were trembling, the noise in the courtyard suddenly stopped.

Just now, the voice of the Suzaku Army was really loud, and the loud voice that had been cultivated in the artillery fire was pulled up, which made the eunuchs who were accustomed to being gentle and elegant extremely frightened, but now, the voice disappeared so quickly that the eunuchs were suspicious. Were those Vermilion Bird Army soldiers in the courtyard killed by Zhao Xing in an instant.

The great eunuch Liang Shicheng muttered in a low voice: "It's so majestic, it's so evil, it is said that Taiwei Zhao led twelve attendants to pit 30,000 elites in Tubo, and our family was shocked at that time. ”

Zhao Xing walked into the Vermilion Bird Army compound with his hands behind his back leisurely. When the soldiers of the Vermilion Bird Army saw Zhao Xing, they immediately crossed their hands and did not dare to say a word, Zhao Xing walked around slowly, nodded and called a soldier, and greeted: "Shi Sanlang, I remember that you are an orphan in the Huanqing Children's Camp, your father died in Western Xia, and your widowed mother remarried." It was the foil of your father's army that raised you...... I heard you got married the year before last. The lady gave birth to a son for you, and passed on the incense of the Shi family. Be? ”

Shi Sanlang's legs were weak, he knelt on the ground, knocked his head to Bangbang, and said: "Father-in-law, it was you who raised the child in the children's store back then, and the child has what he is today, great kindness and great virtue, and he will never forget." ”

Zhao Xing pointed to several soldiers in the crowd again, and summoned them one by one: "Shi Qingsheng, Kou Yilang, Zhao San, Ma Si...... You are all from the original Huanqing Boys' Camp, I remember that you are also 20 years old this year, have you started a family? ”

The soldiers of the Vermilion Bird Army named by Zhao Xing fell to their knees, proclaimed their father-in-law, and frequently kowtowed to Zhao Xing. Zhao Xing ignored them, pointed to a few other people in the crowd, and greeted: "Zhai Jiu, I remember that there is a persimmon tree in front of your house, and the persimmons are very sweet, when you came to Guangnan, you still remember to bring me a basket of persimmons, but why didn't you send persimmons to my family last year?" ”

Zhai Jiu burst into tears: "My adult still remembers my persimmon tree, woo woo." ”

Five hundred soldiers, Zhao Xing can remember the names of a small half of the people, the people he named fell to the ground, the other people hesitated for a moment, and also knelt to the ground with the flow, Zhao Xing saw that the soldiers' emotions calmed down, he continued: "Do you know where this place is? Great Song Palace! It is Your Majesty who lives in the palace, and it disturbs Your Majesty, it is a rebellion, a great crime of punishing the nine clans, once you step out of this camp, no one can save you, not only you have to be the first two sections, but even your local family and relatives are not spared. Shi Sanlang, your son won't live either; Shi Qingsheng, Kou Yilang...... Your family can't survive, is this the result you need? ”

Shi Sanlang kowtowed and bleed: "Father-in-law, I can't live anymore, our Vermilion Bird Army looks at the scenery, the cost is too great, and we have to bury the gun three times a day, but the ordnance supervisor does not distribute tung oil, saying that there is no such expense." The rules of the father-in-law can not be disobeyed, everyone has to pay for their own tung oil, we are now taking the forbidden army, but the forbidden army's swords, guns, bows and arrows do not take care of once a year, and we have to take care of it several times a day, the money issued by the government is not enough to support the family, even the normal expenses are not enough, we have to rely on the savings of the past years to make up for it.

Father-in-law, when is this kind of day a head, I waited for the soldiers to fight, I was exchanging my life for money, and changing my family for a way to live, but now we can't even live by ourselves, how can we take care of our ......families" Shi Sanlang's words caused a whimper, that Shi Saburo walked a few steps on his knees, hugged Zhao Xing's thigh and howled: "Father-in-law, save the child, you still let me go back to you as a soldier, even if I go to the front line of Huanqing again, this palace guard, on the surface, looks at the scenery, but the actual life is beyond your means, father-in-law, you can't leave the child alone." If the righteous father ignores it, the child will die in front of you today, which is also a joy. ”

Zhao Xing was silent for a moment, dusted off the soil on his body, and coldly ordered: "All the armies." Stand up, line up, and leave the palace empty-handed. ”

Zhao Xing didn't give everyone an answer, but everyone was able to leave the palace empty-handed, which means that they may have been exempted from the duties of the palace guards. The soldiers of the Suzaku Army were silent, lined up in the blink of an eye, and walked out of the camp gate with their bare hands.

At this time, the army of the three divisions in front of the palace had already arrived, but when they saw Zhao Xing watching the team with his hands behind his back, they didn't dare to be overly pressed, so they only blocked the road to the palace dormitory, and then let the soldiers leave the palace.

After sending off the last Suzaku army, Zhao Xing rushed to the emperor's dormitory. At this time, the little emperor had already opened the door of the palace, and Zeng Bu was sitting on the threshold. Jiang Zhiqi stood inside the door, and Han Zhongyan accompanied the little emperor in the hall.

Zhao Xing went to the upper hall with his bare hands, took off his black gauze hat, and kowtowed to the little emperor to ask for guilt: "The minister is guilty, the minister is not properly controlled, and the army mutinied, please surrender your majesty." ”

The little emperor was not confused, he comforted him gently: "What is Qing's crime, Zeng Xiang explained just now." I didn't expect that the salary of the Suzaku Army was so generous, Zhao Qing, such a generous reward, how many troops did Guangnan raise? Can you afford it? ”

Zeng Bu had already returned to the temple, but he still maintained that loyal and righteous fearless attitude, completely forgetting the first time he heard the news of the mutiny, and he was once frightened. Hearing the little emperor call his name, he straightened his chest like "a million soldiers in his chest". shook the handcuff that Zhao Xing gave him. This flickering attracted a reprimand: "Zeng Xiang, in front of Your Majesty, Hugh has to dance the sword soldiers." ”

This voice was Zhao Tingzhi, Zeng Bu snorted, glared at Zhao Ting fiercely, and obediently put away the gun.

In front of the throne, Zhao Xing kowtowed and replied: "Your Majesty, speaking of which, this army is not difficult to raise. Although it costs a lot to feed this group of warriors. But it's worth it, a few years ago. Our 3,000 people invaded the Champa, and the cost paid by the Cham country was enough for us to feed them for three years, and then, we used 3,000 people to occupy the entire Dali ---- Your Majesty, in the past, Guo Kui and Di Qing conquered the south, mobilized 200,000 troops, countless people, and spent endless money and food, and the army of several thousand people spent less than 200,000 troops.

The minister has always thought that if a person is given 20 times his salary, he will have 20 times the courage, and there will be a brave man under the so-called heavy reward, and this is what the land says. The minister uses ten times the salary of the forbidden army to support a pure firearms army, their number must be greatly reduced, but the energy is far more than ten times that of the forbidden army---- and all this has been verified, they can destroy a country with thousands of people, and one and a half armies can compete with the three military divisions of the Liao, such warriors, how much money is not enough to reward, not to mention, as long as they defeat the enemy, the enemy will pay for us to feed them, so, although the Suzaku army has spent a lot of money, in general, the land of Chenguangnan has not been dragged down by them, on the contrary, because they have continuously destroyed the country, but they have brought me huge profits and booty in Quang Nam.

His Majesty just asked Quang Nam how many troops there were, and the navy army didn't care, because those naval warships were utility ships, and they patrolled while escorting merchant ships and transporting some goods by the way, and that army was for Quang Nam to earn money, so it was not on the military register. As for the army, I have a total of five armies in Guangnan, divided into demons and monsters and the Vermilion Bird Army, of which the Vermilion Bird Army has 4,000 people, Fan Chun first took away 500 people, and then the minister sent him another 1,000 people, and after the minister returned to the south bank of the Yellow River, he sent him another 1,000 people, at this moment, the minister still has 800 Suzaku Army on hand, plus more than 300 wounded soldiers.

As for the four armies of demons, demons, ghosts, and monsters, the number of demon exterminators is the heaviest, with 1,000 artillerymen, 5,000 auxiliaries, 1,000 musketeers, and 2,000 auxiliaries.

The remaining three armies, the Ping Demon Army, with 3,000 Yi people, have been stationed in Guangxi and Dali; The ghost army of 3,000 people was stationed on the border between Dali and Tubo; The strange army of 3,000 people went to Fujian to take over the unfinished work of suppressing bandits in the Suzaku Army. In total, the entire army adds up to about 30,000 people, and this number includes auxiliary troops. It sounds like there are a lot of soldiers, but Quang Nam still lacks troops, and I often feel overstretched. ”

The little emperor asked in surprise: "I remember that you once complained in your letter that the quota of the Guangnan forbidden army is only 1,200 people, which is not as much as your family. Why did all of a sudden, there are 30,000 more places in Quang Nam? Could it be that the Privy Council allowed you to expand the army privately? ”