Listening to the discussion, it is difficult to calm down

The situation is deliberately recovering

Coming out of the Wende Hall in the imperial city, Han Yanxuan lowered his head and walked towards his office, when he suddenly heard an official greeting, looked up, didn't know much, and asked: Are you—

told the Taishi that the lower official was Guan Kui, the deputy envoy of the Imperial Palace with imperial equipment and in the Imperial City.

Oh, I remember, you're from Haiyan, the younger brother of the Inner Palace?

Taishi's memory is really good.

How long has it been here? What's the matter?

told the Taishi that the lower officials had been here for less than a month, and they were mainly responsible for serving the movements of the subjects with the soldiers.

Come with me, I have a few words for you.

The two walked into the Taishi Office and sat down. Han Yanxuan began to ask: Since it is to investigate the people's situation, then let me ask you, how do the people talk about Yue Fei's rehabilitation?

told the Taishi that the people of the capital, whether they were studying or doing business, said that Yue Fei's unjust case had been rehabilitated well and was very happy, and also said that if there was no good general like Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, the Great Song Dynasty would have been finished long ago.

What else?

Some people also said that the culprit of Yue Fei's unjust case was Qin Lao, and he should be dug up and whipped.

So what does that say about the government?

The people say that the emperor is much stronger than his father, virtuous and benevolent, and thrifty. By the way, many people still praise you as a master.

What do you say?

Say that you have the style of ancestors, have the world in mind, and treat others generously.

Han Yanxuan didn't have any expression on his face, and kept biting him.

Seeing that Master Han looked like this, Guan Kui had to continue to say: Others said that Taishi was sympathetic to the people and often reduced taxes in a certain place. Others say that the Taishi misses the old and stresses righteousness.

Han Yanxuan knew that this kid was shrewd, and he picked it all out. Then he asked in an accentuated tone: Just say good, there is no bad one?

I didn't hear anything bad, but a few people said that the Taishi was stained with the light of the old queen mother, but in fact, he didn't have any credit, and there were no new tricks to govern the country. This is all nonsense, don't be angry, Master.

Han Yanxuan smiled, where did I get so angry, it's not bad if you don't scold me for being incompetent. Okay, you're a good kid, do a good job.

Guan Kui left, and Han Yanxuan didn't move for a long time, still thinking about what he just said. Then, he called someone to find Su Shicheng and Zhou Yunluan. Tell them:

One thing for both of you, starting tomorrow. Put on civilian clothes, walk the streets and alleys, where the teahouse is ticked, where there are many people, and listen to how the people talk about the court and how they evaluate me. Remember, listen to the truth, tell me the truth, and after five days, tell me word for word.

When he returned home, Mrs. Wu told him that Li Renyou's mother was gone and took his wife and children back to Yingzhou for the funeral.

The two sighed. asked the housekeeper to send someone to call Han Xianxuan, and soon, Han Xianxuan came in a hurry: Seventh brother, what's the matter, so urgent?

Renyou's mother is gone, tomorrow, you will go to Yingzhou on my behalf, kowtow to the old man, and let Qingyuan help take care of the business.

As he was talking, Han Qingyuan came. They consulted with each other about the matter.

The results of Su Shicheng and Zhou Yunluan's micro-service private defense are not much different from Guan Kui's statement. One of them, who was in his seventies, thought that the Taishi should retreat in a hurry and give way to the well-educated. The implication is that with the talent of the Taishi, it is not easy to come to this point, and now the plan is to accept it when it is good.

Han Yanxuan was speechless for a while, thinking to himself, he was only in his early fifties, and it was not too early to get a false job at home. Or, support a person like Shi Miyuan who is scheming and subdued, once the position is stable, will I still have the right to speak.

Chen Zhishan said to him, Shiwang, you need a work that will not fall for eternity, so that you are not afraid of any wind and rain.

Zhou Yunluan said, Shiwang, if you have the honor of opening up the territory and expanding the border, you can stand in the court for a long time.

Alas, King Shi, didn't he summon Xin Qijian to the palace some time ago, right, what did he say. Su Shicheng interjected.

To be honest, I have long imagined that the ancestors were loyal to the princes, crusading against the gold thieves and recovering the Central Plains, but I don't know what the actual situation of the Jin country is, when can it be attacked, and can it win? Xin Qiji said that in recent years, the Jin country has suffered frequent disasters, its financial resources have dried up, and it has been trapped by the northern Tatars, and its strength has greatly declined, so it can move at the right time. Han Yanxuan said word by word.

Zhou Yunluan said, isn't that good, just prepare as soon as possible, and raise troops for the Northern Expedition.

I'm going to send someone to Jinguo to take a trip and see it on the spot.

Taishi, send me, Su Shicheng took the initiative to ask Ying.

Li Shizhang, who knew the affairs of the Privy Council and the secretary of the ministry, returned to his hometown to visit relatives, and when he returned to the capital, he felt strange, what happened to this court. At the end of last year, the prefect of Xiangyang and the prefect of Chuzhou reported urgently at the same time: The Jin border has increased the number of sergeants, transferred grain and grass, and closed the border field, which seems to be showing signs of southern invasion. For a time, people panicked, and the government hall urgently allocated personnel to strengthen precautions.

Zhang Yanshuai, the governor of the political affairs, was handsome Huaidong, Cheng Songshuai, the secretary of the Privy Council, was the commander of the Privy Council, Qiu Congling, was marshal Mingzhou, Xin Qiji, was handsome in Zhedong, and Wu Xi guarded Xingzhou, and carried out a comprehensive defense.

Among them, Xu Ji was also sent to guard Jinling, this by Dou Shangshu, at the beginning, in order to be an official cat into a dog, at this time the official to the governor of the political affairs and the Privy Council, heard that let him go to Jinling, scared to death, hurriedly resigned, Han Yanxuan asked the reason, spitting and spitting, saying that he did not know about military affairs, and it was not suitable to practice the military town. Looking at this soft bag egg who was afraid of war, Han Yanxuan looked disdainful, dismissed his official position, and let him go to the palace to bask in the sun.

After that, it was a false alarm. It turned out that there was a large-scale civil strife in Zhuozhou, Hebei, and the Jinting sent heavy troops to bomb the prison, fearing that our DPRK would take the opportunity to send troops.

At the turn of spring and summer, Deng Youlong, the deputy envoy of the two Huai systems, sent an envoy to return to the Jin Dynasty to report the strange things that happened in the Jin country: one night, Deng was resting in the room, and suddenly a person broke in, claiming to be a remnant of the Great Song Dynasty, introducing the situation of Jin in the past few years, the domestic famine for many years, the north was trapped by Mongolia, the Jurchens have been sinicized, no longer so brave and warlike, if the Song army takes the opportunity to go on a northern expedition, it will be like a broken bamboo, and the lost land in the Central Plains will be recovered.

When Han Yanxuan and some courtiers heard this, they were extremely happy and believed it.

Coincidentally, Ding Qiaoan was also suspicious. Regardless of whether what this Jin man said is true or false, and what his intentions are, just saying that Dajin's national strength is so difficult, that the military strength is so unbearable, and that the Northern Expedition of the Song Army is so smooth, it is not what a mature person says. In recent years, the Jin country has encountered several natural disasters such as the bursting of the Yellow River, locust plagues, droughts, earthquakes, etc., and riots have occurred in some places, and the Mongols are often harassed on the northern border.

Look at my Song Kingdom again, which year did you not have natural disasters? Riots also occur from time to time, and the border is stable, but where are the generals who can fight well? If the war readiness is wasted, and the army has not been trained for many years, can it go out to fight, and even if it does, how sure can it win?

Even if the financial resources of the Jin State are limited and the military strength is declining, when the foreign enemy attacks, it will definitely fight back with the same enemy and do its best to counterattack. It's like, if a family is old, weak, sick and disabled, if there is aggression by outsiders, who will not resist to the death?

Originally, I was afraid of the southern invasion of the Jin Kingdom, but in less than a year, it was just because of Xin Qiji, who had always been the main battle, made a statement in the main hall, of course, it was more important that the Taishi Han Yanxuan wanted to establish a miracle work, so he suddenly changed, and my Great Song Dynasty was preparing for the Northern Expedition.