In the autumn of August, the rain is unusually abundant. The moon around the Mid-Autumn Festival is hidden in the rain clouds and has never appeared.

The rain in Xiangzhou has been falling intermittently for half a month, and it has gradually become scarce, but today, it is suddenly another rainstorm.

Dayjintang has a good drainage system, but the rain is too heavy, like a waterfall, and it is too late to drain it for a while, and the water in the yard is almost half a foot deep.

The drought that had lasted for nearly a year before was gradually blurred in the rain after autumn.

By this time, it was approaching late autumn, and the weather was already getting colder. The rainy days for days are even more damp and cold.

The windows and doors are close, the thick curtains and curtains cover the gaps tightly, and a wisp of cigarettes from the three-legged incense burner makes the room warm like spring. Only the high door let in some fresh air, and the sound of the rain did not stop abating.

The former Zaifu of the Three Dynasties, and now Han Qi, who is judging Xiangzhou, is sitting on the bed. The thick brocade quilt covered his waist and legs, and his sick face was no longer the same as it used to be. A small table was placed on the bed, a few pages of paper were dripping with ink, and the brush that had not yet dried was placed horizontally on a pure purple inkstone very casually.

Han Qi leaned back, closing his eyes and recuperating. The maid behind him who was a pillow gently helped him rub his temples. It was like this for a while, and then I opened my eyes again. However, after writing a few hundred words, his brain was swollen for a while, and even if Han Qi didn't want to serve old age, he could only sigh that the years were unforgiving.

Picking up the text that had just been written, Han Qi read it silently: "In recent years, the imperial court has acted as if it was not sympathetic to the great enemy. When he saw the form, he was suspicious, and he must have said that I had the intention of recovering Yannan, so he led to the preemptive theory and made it a provocation. ”

Since returning to his hometown for the third time last year, Han Qi's recitals are all written by the doorman or son of the family, or he is only responsible for saying that it will be written by someone. But this time the stakes are very high, and Han Qi has no intention of handing it over to others, or even asking someone to write it for him.

In the past few years, the Great Song court has never been sympathetic to the reaction of the Liao State. Since they saw that after the new monarch ascended the throne, the Great Song Dynasty reorganized its army and opened up territory, of course, the Liao people would be worried about the Northern Expedition of the Song people in the future. Rather than waiting for the Song people to take the initiative to attack, it is better to strike first. And the Liao people's claim for the land east of the river is the best evidence - this matter is what Han Qi intends to tell the Son of Heaven with a handwritten note.

Just as he was about to continue to look down, a six or seven-year-old boy who was very energetic ran in from outside, "Daddy, the fourth brother is here." ”

Han Qi raised his head, and a young man in his early twenties followed in, it was his fourth son, Han Chunyan.

As soon as Han Chunyan came in, he said to the boy, "Sixth brother, go out and play." ”

Han Qi's youngest son, Han Jiayan, was born in the first year of Xining, and is now only six years old, younger than several of Han Qi's grandchildren. After listening to Han Chunyan's words, he obediently walked outside, and was immediately hugged by the nurse.

Seeing his younger brother go out, Han Chunyan walked to Han Qi's bedside, "The matter that the adult asked the child to check yesterday, my son has already found out." Many of the displaced people who fled the state have indeed returned, and there are hundreds of families one after another these days. ”

"Can you ask about the situation after going south?" Han Qi moved and asked with some difficulty.

Han Chunyan said: "The child also made people ask." As long as you have been to Kaifeng, you don't have a mouth to praise Han Gang. said that he fled and came back with money. ”

"A good son-in-law that Wang Jiefu is looking for." Han Qi sighed.

Han Gang is young, but he is a rare talent in the DPRK. This year, hundreds of thousands of hungry people in Hebei went south to the capital, and Han Gang, who was only in his early twenties, actually settled all of them properly, and his talents were extraordinary, no less than those of Fubi.

Although in the process of resettling the displaced people, Han Gang was not without flaws, and Han Qi also heard that several prefects and imperial histories had written to impeach him, but he couldn't resist Zhao Ji's trust in Han Gang, and all the bullets on the stamps were left behind, and even the Fugou magistrate, who attacked Hangang the most, was transferred to Jinghu North Road to manage the liquor tax.

I also know that their impeachment will not be successful. More than 10,000 displaced people who were transferred to Luoyang to repair the embankment have fled back more than 3,000 people in just one month, crying and shouting for Han Tidian to take care of the embankment. With so many homeless people testifying in person, how could the Son of Heaven believe the impeachment of Han Gang by others?

Sighing again, Han Qi ordered: "Fourth brother, you go and check again, if someone in the clan encroaches on the land of the displaced people, let them all go back...... But if anyone would not do it, he took money out of his account and bought it, saying that he had bought them for the Father's sake. ”

"The child knows the way." Han Chunyan was not surprised by his father's instructions, how could his father Han Qi not let the clansmen do such a thing that ruined the family's reputation, thinking about it and laughing, "The orders of the adults, no one will dare to disobey." ”

He looked at Han Qi again, his face was already a little tired, and he said with concern, "The adults still have to rest more, and the child will retire first." ”

"Wait." Han Qi stopped his son and pointed to the table, "Look at this recital." ”

Han Chunyan listened to the order, picked up the writing paper, and read it while reading.

“…… Therefore, there are seven doubts: Goryeo is a vassal to the north, and it has been denied tribute for a long time, because of the temptation of merchant ships, and the Khitan knows it, and it must be said that it will be me; One also. forcibly take the land of Tubo to build the Xi River, and when the Khitan hears it, it must be said that it is about to reach me, and the second is also; Planting elm willows all over the West Mountain, hoping that it will grow to control the Fan ride, three also; Creation of the group to protect the armor, four also; Zhuzhou built cities and chiseled ponds, five also; Set the capital as a courtyard, award a new style of bow and knife, a large combat vehicle, six also; Thirty-seven generals in Hebei, seven also. The Khitan has always been an enemy country, and because of suspicions, I have to ......" Reading this, Han Chunyan stopped incomprehensibly, frowned and asked Han Qi: "My lord, do you really want to be on the book like this?" ”

Han Qi raised his eyelids and said slowly: "The Son of Heaven asks about politics, how can he not answer as a courtier." ”

Xiao Xi, the Liao envoy, was ordered to Tokyo to ask for land at the beginning of the year, and now it is the third time he has come to the Great Song Dynasty. Moreover, Xiao Xi's visit to the south this time also brought news that the lord of Liao was ready to marry his daughter to the king of Western Xia.

In the past, the Khitan once married a princess to the Tubo people, and now the Tubo Zanpu Dong Yu, who is subservient to the Great Song Dynasty, is the Khitan son-in-law. Nowadays, the Great Song Dynasty is aggressive in Guanxi, and it is not surprising that the Northern Dynasty married a princess to the party members.

It's just that in this way, the pressure on the Great Song Tianzi is great. The two captives in the northwest joined hands, which was a nightmare for the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty. After the drought and locust plague, although Wang Anshi still sat in the position of prime minister, it was difficult to get Zhao Ji's trust, and the Son of Heaven panicked, remembered the old ministers who were driven out of the court by him, and personally issued an edict to Han Qi to ask about politics. As far as Han Qi knows, Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo, Zeng Gongliang, Zhang Fangping and others have also received the edict of the Son of Heaven.

This can be said to be a sign that the old ministers are beginning to turn over, Han Chunyan originally thought that his father would settle the heart of the Son of Heaven as the prime minister of the three dynasties. I didn't expect my father to write like this. It is said that the above seven points are the reasons for the suspicion of the Khitans, and the best solution is to 'remove them in a suspicious form, such as a general, or the like.' When the time comes, if the Khitan people 'defeat the alliance, they can revitalize their might and restore their homeland'.

This is a paradox!

abandonment of traffic Goryeo; abandon Tuobian Xihe Road; abandon the elm willow planted at the border to ward off Hu Qi; abolish Hebei Baojia; The border states no longer build cities and dig pools; The operations of the Metropolitan Institute and the Ordnance Supervision to build weapons and chariots, as well as the rearmament of Hebei's military forces, were also stopped.

After doing this thing, when the Khitans went south, how could they be mighty?

Han Qi glanced at his confused son and sneered, "Think about what Wang Jiefu said to the Son of Heaven? ”

In the face of the greed of the Khitans, Wang Anshi has always advocated tough treatment. Regarding the Khitans' request to redraw the boundary of Hedong, Wang Anshi said that he would not give up an inch of land, and asked Liu Zhen and Han Zhen to refuse in the negotiations.

If the Son of Heaven really agrees with his opinion and is really relieved, there is no need to ask them about the affairs of the old and important ministers who have been sent out.

Now that the Son of Heaven has issued an edict, ask the political elders. It can be seen that Wang Anshi's words are no longer convincing for the Son of Heaven. This is the time to do it.

Since Taizong, the emperors of the Zhao family have been like this. Is there anyone who has the audacity?

Han Qi has been the prime minister for so long, has gone through three dynasties, and has personally witnessed Renzong's experience of negotiating with the Khitan back then, and has already seen through what the descendants of the Zhao family look like! The more important ministers like him, who are accustomed to seeing the emperor, the more he can see through the essence of those who are ordered by heaven, and will never revere the emperor as a god like the foolish people in the village.

Han Qi asked again in a harmonious voice: "Fourth brother, in your opinion, if the imperial court insists on not allowing Xiao Xi to ask, will the Khitans invade south?" ”

Han Chunyan thought for a while, shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be like this." The Khitan civil strife continued, the people were hungry and cold to be saved, and the Liao lord was famine in political affairs, hunting in the wilderness all day long, and the court was a traitorous minister. It's just a lie and intimidation, how can you really invade the south?! ”

In the fifth year of Xining, the Wugu enemy of the northern tribe of Liao State rebelled, and although it was suppressed, it still brought great harm to the northern Xinjiang of Liao State. Last year, there was a nationwide famine in Liao, and in winter, there was a snowstorm, and countless cattle and sheep froze to death.

Under such circumstances, how could the Liao people dare to go south to use troops? In fact, what the monarchs and ministers of the Liao State wanted was not land at all, but to increase the annual coins in order to overcome the difficulties, just like the increase in the annual coins during the Renzong Dynasty.

However, the Son of Heaven and the people of the world still regard the Khitan as a barbarian who is not a producer, and once there is a disaster, they will come to the Han land to rob it! In fact, the Liao State has long changed. Han Qi could see it, but he didn't intend to say it so thoroughly.

Han Qi smiled deeply, just like when he sat on the court and established two emperors. Since the Khitans will not go south, if they don't take advantage of this opportunity to shake Wang Anshi and Xinfa, how long will they wait?