Wang Hao wanted to pull Tong Guan together to cushion his back. When Zhao Ji heard this, it seemed to have changed his taste, and he saw Zhao Ji look up and glance at Wang Huang, his face was quite calm, and his tone was extremely calm and said: "That's it, you can go back first." ”

When Wang Hao heard this, he immediately felt relaxed, and finally he didn't have to suffer here anymore.

But it was Zhao Ji who opened his mouth and said, "Old goods, go and call Tong Guan." ”

It was this sentence that Wang Huang, who was already relaxed, suddenly felt a lot of pressure again, and the emperor Zhao Ji sent himself back and saw Tong Guan alone. It's not a good sign.

"Your Majesty, the minister has not been able to share his worries for His Majesty, and he is so frightened, where does the minister have the face to make His Majesty worry about it alone, and let the minister accompany His Majesty to think of a way, maybe he will be able to come up with a proper plan in a while." Wang Huang was reluctant to leave at this time, firstly, he could not let Emperor Zhao Ji alienate him, and secondly, he could not let Tong Guan frame himself behind his back.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Ji said in a calm tone: "You go back and think of a way, and then come and tell you when you have a way." Let's go! ”

When Wang Hao heard this, he had no choice but to bow and retreat.

Liang Shicheng set off first, and after passing the corner of the path, his pace slowed down, just to wait for Wang Hao to come.

Wang Hao looked worried, crossed the corner of the road and saw Liang Shicheng, hurriedly stepped forward and walked side by side with Liang Shicheng, and said: "Taifu, the official family wants to see Tong Guan alone to ask for advice, that Tong Guan has been unable to get along with me many times recently, this matter is troublesome." ”

"I only know the trouble in this matter, why don't you think about it more than you can't get along with this child, and how did Zheng Zhi offend you. Now that the eventful autumn is the time to use the army, Tong Guan is proud of the spring breeze, and you should personally ease it down. "Liang Shicheng has been through three dynasties of emperors, and he is really well-informed, although he does not read many sages, but he also knows that many people in the court are sophisticated.

"Taifu, it's not that I can't get along with Tong Guan, it's that Tong Guan has to get along with me." Wang Hao replied, and did not answer Liang Shicheng's words positively. is in Wang Hao's heart, he thinks the same, that is, Tong Guan can't get along with himself, Zheng Zhi bluntly suppressed his henchman Qin Hui, in Wang Hao's opinion, how could Zheng Zhi, a small official from the fourth grade, dare to do? Isn't there Tong Guan's support behind it?

Liang Shicheng shook his head and said: "Tong Guan and Cai Jing have known each other for many years, if you want Tong Guan to abandon Cai Jing to support you, how can you not pay some price?" Don't spend some means and thoughts? ”

Liang Shicheng is still a clear-eyed person. But this Wang Huang is a fan of the authorities, Wang Huang really only has Cai Jing in his eyes, and he only thinks that Cai Jing is the only one in the court and the central government for more than ten years, and it is brought by Cai Jing's identity. As long as he is a good emperor and replaces Cai Jing, he will inevitably get the respect he deserves.

Wang Hao thought about all this too simply, a person was promoted to the eighth level, and suddenly became rich, without the most important eight-level rise process in the officialdom, without the vertical and horizontal in this process, Wang Hao is obviously out of touch with these real bigwigs in the court. An official position can't really bring everything, and the real means to convince the public is to ensure that the interests of the majority of the people above the court are the foundation of stability.

Successful politics is always a collection of the greatest common divisor of interests.

Before doing this, low-key and modesty are what Wang Hao should do. Instead of relying on the emperor's trust, he regarded himself as the original Cai Jing, thinking that he should be as transcendent as Cai Jing at the beginning. Trust can be built, and trust can be dismantled.

"Taifu, it's not that I didn't show friendship with that Tong Guan, and he didn't want to think about the position of the Taishi, the title of the Duke of Chu, who got it in front of the official family." Wang Hao probably really felt that Tong Guan was a little ungrateful.

Liang Shicheng shook his head when he heard this, and only said: "Those are what Tong Guan deserves, not what you got for him, let alone the favor you gave him." ”

Wang Hao didn't agree with this when he heard this, so he only said: "Taifu, if it weren't for me, how could Tong Guan get these, and if Cai Jing was in power, how could he be as famous as him?" ”

Wang Hao's words really have a certain amount of truth, Cai Jing is in power, maybe he really won't give Tong Guan such a big benefit.

Liang Shicheng said again: "Cai Jingyu or not, what does it have to do with you, two names are just two names, and they are not really beneficial?" ”

When Wang Hao heard this, he only said: "Taifu doesn't know, Tong Guan must be jealous and hateful to me, the holy favor is in me, and he is unhappy in his heart, not a matter of profit and benefit." ”

Wang Hao made up his mind, Liang Shicheng shook his head and didn't say much, only said: "It's an eventful autumn, think twice before acting." ”

Wang Hao also didn't care when he heard this, and replied: "Taifu, see what Tong Guan said to His Majesty today, please let me know in the evening." ”

"It's nature." Liang Shicheng replied that what Tong Guan said to the emperor, Liang Shicheng naturally wanted to convey it to Wang Huang again.

Seeing Tong Guan come in, Zhao Ji's sad face immediately eased a lot, and when Tong Guan came to see him, Zhao Ji opened his mouth and asked: "Hebei has gathered troops to practice, but the food and salary are at a loss, what should I do?" ”

"Your Majesty, the royal servant has made it clear in the court today that the only way to wait for the taxes of Jiangnan and Zhejiang is to wait. Now there is only more urging, supervising the transfer of money and grain from various state capitals, and sending it to Hejian Mansion as soon as possible. Tong Guan replied, which was also decent.

Hearing this, Zhao Ji sighed and asked, "If the money and food are not available for a long time, you may be able to ensure that the Hebei army generals... ”

When Tong Guan heard this, he immediately replied: "If the money and food are not available for a long time, the generals will not be able to eat, and they will inevitably mutiny, and even worse, they may loot the state capital to satisfy their hunger." ”

When Zhao Ji heard this, he was convinced in his heart that the Zhao family of the Great Song Dynasty did not believe in the military Han the most, this Zhao Ji was the emperor who was on guard against the rebellion of the military and Han every day, where would he not believe that the military Han would rob to feed his stomach.

"How about disbanding the generals and letting them each return to the state capital, and then reuniting next year?" Zhao Ji asked, since there is no money and food, let these generals go back where they came from, so these problems will be solved.

"Your Majesty, the Khitan is not as good as the party, the soldiers of the grassland desert are endless, if the soldiers do not practice, they will not be able to win. Yanyun is also not recoverable. Zheng Zhi also recruited tens of thousands of horses in Cangzhou, and even waited for the rice to be cooked, if they were all dismissed. Where will the war of soldiers and horses come from next year, the Liao people are good at fighting, and they are invincible, only by preparing for war properly, otherwise the war cannot be opened lightly, and please think twice about Your Majesty. Tong Guan replied.

Zhao Ji frowned, paced left and right for a few steps, and asked, "Do you have any other way to pay for food?" ”

"Your Majesty forgives the sin, the minister has always only been in charge of military affairs, and he does not participate in many major affairs in the court, and the minister has no good strategy." Tong Guan replied.

Liang Shicheng on the side was relieved when he heard this, Tong Guan's answer was in line with the interests of Liang Shicheng and Wang Hao. If Tong Guan suddenly came out with a sentence: "The minister has a plan!" Then Liang Shicheng was really going to be in a hurry. For a eunuch like Liang Shicheng, no matter how many court things he has seen, he is limited to his basic cognition. What is the major affairs of the country, it is all the affairs of the court and the princes, Liang Shicheng only cares about his own interests, and worrying about the country and the people is really not the quality that a eunuch should have.

Hearing this, Zhao Ji suddenly looked up at Genyue in the distance, looked at the blue sky above Genyue, sighed, and said melancholy: "The last wishes of the emperors of the past dynasties have been paid again. Yan Yun is like a fish, more than a hundred years in the throat, my father and the emperor are still vivid, I am incompetent, ashamed of my ancestors and ancestors! ”

Zhao Ji was really a little moved. At least this ambition to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun is commendable.

Tong Guan saw that the foreshadowing was almost done, and stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Taishi Cai met with the minister many days ago, and he had a plan when he was chatting, and this plan can solve the difficulties at this time." It's just that this plan doesn't dare to play. ”

If you want to say that Tong Guan is smart, this is it. Such foreshadowing before and after really penetrated Zhao Ji's thoughts, and he also took advantage of the situation to help Cai Jing again, as for any strategy, it probably has nothing to do with Cai Jing.

Sure enough, Zhao Ji was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly turned his head and asked, "If you dare to play or not, come quickly." ”

"Dare to be, please forgive your majesty." Tong Guan saluted respectfully.

"Speak quickly, speak quickly." Zhao Ji couldn't wait.

"Your Majesty, Taishi Cai and his ministers said that in addition to handing over the annual taxes of the various state capitals, there will be a lot of surplus for local expenses such as building roads and bridges, repairing Taoist temples and palaces. If troops are sent to various state capitals to check the treasury of the Yamen Prefecture and use all these surpluses as military funds, they will certainly be able to gather a small amount into a large number, and dozens of state capitals in the north should be able to gather food and salaries, and next year's war will be worry-free. However, the people everywhere suffered. Tong Guan's words were straightforward, but they were extremely subtle.

The wealth of the state capital yamen is not something that Emperor Zhao Ji can imagine. It is said that gathering less becomes more, but I am afraid that if this trick continues, it will make a windfall. However, Tong Guan was also extremely cautious in his speech, and the state capital's greed for ink was said by Tong Guan to be funds for building roads for the people. But it is also said that the people will suffer a lot.

When Zhao Ji heard this, his eyes lit up, and he asked, "But what did Zheng Zhi do when he led his troops south to suppress the thieves?" ”

"Exactly!" Tong Guan replied.

In history, when Tong Guan invaded Liao and crossed the state capital, he "robbed" all the way. Now it is more justifiable, but I am afraid that Hebei Road, Hedong Road, and Jingdong Road will all suffer.

Zhao Ji pondered for a moment and said: "The great cause of the family and the country is the only way to do it. The people suffered some hardships and served the country, so they did so in this way, and ordered the state capitals to appease the people and not cause chaos. ”

Tong Guan was overjoyed when he heard this, but there was still a look of concern for the country and the people on his face, and he only said: "Your Majesty has worked hard for the country, and the people will inevitably empathize with it, and know Your Majesty's sage." ”

This sycophant is just right, and it's just the right time. Hearing that Zhao Ji was extremely useful, it was also extremely comforting in his heart, and it was a gratifying thing for someone to understand his own difficulties and painstaking efforts.

But Liang Shicheng frowned when he heard it.

In the middle of the night, Liang Shicheng returned home after a day's errand, and went directly from the small door on the courtyard wall to Wang Hao's house, where Wang Hao had been waiting for a long time.

The two talked for a while, Wang Hao was in a hurry, and summoned pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, which was to write hard.

On the second day, Zhao Ji looked impatient to the hall, and the court in recent days has not returned to the relaxed atmosphere of the previous two months, and has returned to the original depression, even more depressed than the original, which also makes Zhao Ji more and more bored with the thoughts of this early dynasty.

Hooray three shouts. Wang Hao hurriedly stepped forward to play: "Your Majesty, the minister has a performance, the matter of food and salary in the north, the minister thought about it all night last night, and he didn't sleep all night, and finally had an expedient plan." ”

When Zhao Ji heard this, he was a little energetic, so he said, "Let's hear it." ”

"Your Majesty, all state capitals, there will be some surplus in the usual taxes 。。。。。。" Wang Hao talked eloquently, and the content of the discussion was naturally the words of Tong Guan yesterday, but it was not all Tong Guan's words, but added more details, such as how to check the state treasury, which officials should be sent to be responsible for the inventory in various places, how to appease the people, and so on. There are some merits.

No matter how wonderful Wang Huang said, it was Zhao Ji who frowned when he heard it, and his eyes stared at Liang Shicheng beside him a few times. There seemed to be doubts in my heart, but I was not so sure.

Wang Hao's words were sprinkled, but the more Zhao Ji listened, the more impatient he became, and said, "Is there a concert?" ”

Zhao Ji stopped Wang Hao's words with a word, Wang Huang looked unfinished, and hurriedly took out the recital written last night to midnight from his arms, and a little eunuch came down to take it and presented it up.

Zhao Ji took the fold, flipped it a few times at random, and said: "I will go back and read it carefully, can Zhongqing still play?" Nothing to retreat from. ”

As soon as Zhao Ji's words fell, he had already gotten up.

Fan Zhixu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers still have to play, and what is played is very important. ”

Even Fan Zhixu was afraid that Zhao Ji would just leave, and he also said in his words that it was very important, that is, to keep Zhao Ji's footsteps.

Zhao Ji heard that this "matter is very important", so he really stopped and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister played today, impeached Li Yan, the governor of the Great Interior, for forcibly seizing more than 30,000 people's fertile land with the people of the west city, and even provoked the people to revolt, and forcibly suppressed and killed thousands of innocent people with a cane. In such an act, the minister had no choice but to play. Fan Zhixu's tone was filled with righteous indignation.

When Zhao Ji heard this, his face was incredulous, in the stable world of the Great Song Dynasty, where had he heard of such a thing, a eunuch in the imperial city still had such energy, and he could still go outside the imperial city to forcibly occupy the people's fertile land, and he could also suppress the people's rebellion, such means were unheard of in the Great Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years.

It's a pity that all this is a historical fact, and it is clearly recorded in the history books.

I only heard Zhao Ji drink and ask: "Is this serious?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, this matter is true, the Imperial Historical Observatory must have also received the impeachment of local officials, but it is all backlogged in the Imperial Historical Observatory, and please let Your Majesty know it." Fan Zhixu's words had already pulled Wang Huang and Qin Hui in. But Fan Zhixu didn't say a word, that is, these few officials who dared to play impeachment have long been demoted.

Hearing this, Zhao Ji turned around and sat down on the dragon chair again, and asked, "Wang Hao, is there such a thing?" Can the Imperial Historical Observatory receive a note of impeachment against Li Yan? ”

When Wang Hao heard this, he was shocked, he knew the matter, but for some reason he was suddenly poked out, so he had to step forward and say, "Your Majesty... This matter ... The minister had never seen the impeachment of Governor Li in the Imperial Historical Tower, and asked Qin Zhongcheng. ”

Qin Hui listened to the words, and his heart was even more shocked, he really didn't expect Wang Hao to directly push this matter on himself, and hurriedly stepped forward and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the minister has seen such a piece of music in the Imperial History Tower, it seems to be played by the Huazhou General Judgment, the content is probably like this, but there is no evidence, and there is no other person in Huazhou Weizhou and other places to play this matter, such a major event is impeached by the state capitals all over the world, and the minister thought at the time that maybe what the Huazhou General Judgment said was not true, so he didn't pay much attention to it." ”

When Zhao Ji heard this, he asked, "Who is this Huazhou general judge, and where is he at this time?" And call it to Tokyo to play the right thing. ”

Qin Hui hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister doesn't know, and wait for the minister to go back and look through it and report again." ”

Fan Zhixu said again: "Your Majesty, this Huazhou general judgment has now been demoted to Guangnan East Road (Guangdong) because of the impeachment of this matter. Not only was the general judgment of Huazhou degraded because of this incident, but also the magistrate of Weicheng County under the rule of Huazhou was also demoted to Guangnan because of this incident. ”

Zhao Ji was furious when he heard this: "How can this be reasonable, and the Criminal Department will go to Huazhou Weizhou to thoroughly investigate this matter." Retreat! ”

Zhao Ji turned around and left, Liang Shicheng was in a hurry, and hurriedly followed. Li Yan, the head of the house, is only afraid that he will suffer, although the truth of the matter is not known, but this Li Yan will also have to suffer. The first thing Zhao Ji did when he went back was to call this Li Yan to the front and ask, no matter how Li Yan argued, I was afraid that this Li Yan would not be able to sit firmly in charge of the house. If the crime is confirmed, it is impossible to keep the head.

Wang Hao was furious in his heart, and when he saw that Zhao Ji had left, he turned around and shouted: "Fan Zhixu!" ”

Fan Zhixu had already turned around, stopped when he heard the words, and asked, "What is the matter with the prince summoning the officials?" ”

"Why do you keep getting along with your true self?" Wang Hao bluntly said that he had heard about it, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all stopped to watch.

"What did Wang Xianggong say, how could the lower official get along with Wang Xianggong, the Xianggong is a servant of Shangshu Province, and the lower official is just Shangshu Provincial Criminal Department Shangshu, how dare he go against Wang Xianggong." Fan Zhixu replied.

"Why don't you discuss what you are doing today with the Prime Minister in advance? Do you still have me, a scholar, in your eyes? Wang Hao is already angry, he has lost face in the court in the past few days, where can he not be angry at this time, if it continues like this, who else will take himself in the eyes of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

"Oh, it turns out that Wang Xianggong is talking about this, is it possible that the lower official impeached a eunuch who violated the law of the country is to get along with Wang Xianggong, if so, the lower official understands, and tomorrow he will play again with the official family, and tell the official family Wang Xianggong's views on Li Yan's forcible seizure, help Wang Xianggong turn around at this time, and ask Wang Xianggong to forgive him." Fan Zhixu opened his mouth and said, there seemed to be some smile on his face.

When the left and right civil and military heard the words, most of them couldn't help laughing, that is, this Fan Zhixu really could speak.

Hearing this, Wang Hao raised his hand to Fan Zhixu, and said angrily: "You... You... I'm afraid that this Shangshu doesn't want to do it. ”

"Wang Xianggong forgives sins, I didn't think that the relationship between Wang Xianggong and the palace servants is so good, and the officials in front of the head don't know, those who don't know are not guilty, and Xianggong is angry and angry." Fan Zhixu wanted to show Wang Huang's ugliness in public, and his words seemed to ask for guilt, but in fact, he was in front of such a good opportunity, and all the civil and military forces were present, which was to embarrass Wang Huang.

When Wang Hao heard this, he saw the faces of the onlookers on the left and right, he was angry and angry, got up and left, and said: "Qin Zhongcheng, this Fan Shangshu has been in charge of the Criminal Department for many years, has he always been honest and honest. ”

Wang Hao really has no means, no way, once the power is gone, there is only such a means left. In front of so many people, Wang Hao seems to be the only way to establish himself in this way.

Qin Hui hurriedly followed a few steps and said, "Wait for the lower officials to go back and check the twists and turns of the past few years, and see if this Fan Shangshu has always been honest and honest." ”

The two of you and I came out one sentence at a time, and the voice of the words was not small, and they all entered the ears of the left and right.

There were really many people in the audience who endured it, for fear that they would laugh out loud.

Suddenly, there was a ridicule in this hall, and everyone looked back and saw that it was Tong Guan.