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Who is Ouyang Xiu? It is the first class of learning in the dynasty, and even the prodigy-born and talented Yan Shu Xianggong has to admire him.

can make him high-five the case, and shout three good words in a row, how wonderful is that?

A doctor who has reviewed Xue Zong's article understands in his heart that it must be the "Theory of the Six Kingdoms", which is indeed a good article, and I am afraid that the Jinshi can be directly called outside the Donghua Gate.

It can even be said that there is a champion talent!

Ouyang Xiu vaguely agreed with such an idea in his heart, and what he admired most was the articles of the Warring States Qin and Han dynasties, which were not gorgeous enough, but they were beautiful and transparent.

This is undoubtedly the case in this article, and the most rare thing is the disadvantages of the needle.

When I came up with the question, I said casually, on history or current affairs, this article is undoubtedly both, and it is very well written.

The Six Kingdoms were shattered, the non-soldiers were disadvantaged, the war was not good, and the disadvantage was to bribe Qin.

Straight to the point, how well written! In particular, the words "the disadvantage is bribing Qin" can be called to the point, isn't it exactly the situation in the court these days!

A young student can see so clearly and have such a transparent insight, but the court and the princes have such an attitude.

It's really ...... to think about it

Ouyang Xiu sighed, and then infinite curiosity surged in his heart, what kind of student wrote such a thorough and wonderful article?

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The next day is the great pilgrimage meeting of every ten years.

The most important issue this time is the gift to the Western Xia and the military strategy of the northwest.

Ouyang Xiu, as an intellectual, must be present, if there is any resolution in the court, once the emperor agrees to issue an edict, he needs to draft an edict.

Not only that, as a scholar of Hanlin, Ouyang Xiu has always adhered to the principle of eating the king's fortune and bearing the king's worries.

When the bell rang on the Xuande Tower, the ministers who participated in the court meeting entered the palace in turn and went to the Zichen Palace.

The leaders were naturally Yan Shu, Zhang Dexiang, Chen Zhizhong, Jia Changchao and other prime ministers, and then Ouyang Xiu saw several acquaintances Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi, and they greeted each other and walked inside together.

Ouyang Xiu still admires Fan and Han a lot, and he is quite like-minded, and Yu Jing and Cai Xiang and others can talk about it.

Among them, Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi have been in the northwest for a long time, and they have a good understanding of the situation there, and they have quite experience and insights in dealing with Western Xia.

walked all the way, and when he was talking, Ouyang Xiu also inadvertently saw a person, the envoy of the Tianxiong Army, and Li Di, the envoy of the Xuanfu of Hebei Road.

This old man is seventy years old, and he once served as the prime minister, as early as when he was the crown prince today, this prince was a guest of the prince as a governor of political affairs, and his status was not ordinary precious.

Then there is Zhao Yunrang, the king of Runan County, as the secretary of Zongzheng Temple, he also came to participate in the court meeting. Although there were no other important duties, many courtiers were quite polite when they saw the king of Runan.

Guy Yin's identity as a prince is not trivial, it is said that Emperor Zhenzong had no children back then, and he once brought his nephew into the palace to raise him, the meaning is naturally very clear, this is to succeed as an adopted son to inherit the throne.

Unfortunately, a few years later, Concubine Li Chen gave birth to the prince Zhao Zhen, and Zhao Yunrang was sent back to the palace with a green car.

Calculated carefully, he is only Jinshang's cousin, but because Zhao Zhen has no brothers, and Zhao Yunrang was raised in the palace, his status in the clan is naturally special.

After Zhao Yuanyan, the uncle of the official family, resigned from Zongzheng Siqing, Zhao Yunrang took over as a matter of course and became the second person in the clan.

This is only one of the reasons why officials respect him, and the other reason is that today's official Zhao Zhen is also childless. Especially after the early death of Zhao Xi, the king of Hubei at the beginning of this year, all three princes died, and the problem of the heir to the throne suddenly became very prominent.

Although the spring and autumn are in full bloom today, the fact that there is no surviving prince is indeed worrying. Therefore, many ministers advised the official family to choose a son from the clan to raise in the palace as soon as possible, so that the country could be established early, among which Zhao Zongshi, the thirteenth son of Zhao Yunrang, the king of Runan, was the most concerned.

In the early years, the current queen Cao was worried about the problem of heirs, and took Zhao Zongshi to the palace to raise him under his knees, and sent him back to the palace after the prince was born.

Now that all the princes in the palace have died, Zhao Zongshi's identity is very dazzling all of a sudden, so the hundred officials naturally want to be polite to Zhao Yunrang, and even have a lot of stammers.

However, it was only a part, and most of the courtiers still behaved very sensibly.

You can ask the emperor to establish the country early to settle the world, but when it comes to who you are, you can't speak well, let alone contact in private, otherwise your intentions will be debatable and suspicious.

Hundreds of officials entered the court, and the official Zhao Zhen, surrounded by eunuchs, appeared on the throne, and the court meeting began immediately.

The first to speak was Li Di, the envoy of the Tianxiong Army and the Xuanfu envoy of Hebei Road, as a minister who was sent to return to the court, and he was highly respected, so it naturally made sense to let him report on his work first.

Li Di came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with the stable border defense of Hebei. However, the people's livelihood in Hebei is all in ruin, with the locust plague the year before last, the flood last year, and the signs of drought this year, and the peasant households in Hebei have had poor or no harvest for three consecutive years.

In order to provide disaster relief, the states and counties of Hebei Road are almost exhausted, and there are many people in urgent need of money and grain, and the Yellow River embankment may be reinforced. ”

"Mr. has worked hard, I have already read the report on Hebei Road, and the third division is presiding over the allocation of money and food." Zhao Zhen was very respectful and polite to this old minister who had followed him when he was in the palace.

"Thank Your Majesty for the tens of millions of people in Hebei." Li Di thanked him and then retreated with great interest.

Ask for money!

Everyone heard it clearly, Li Di's words were asking for money, and it was reasonable. However, the three envoys in charge of the finance of the Great Song Dynasty had already frowned.

Hebei needs money for disaster relief, money for building the Yellow River dam, and the party people in the west are also asking for money, but there is so much money, it can be said that it is stretched.

Sure enough, the second and most important topic was the current affairs of the Western Xia Dynasty, and Prime Minister Yan Shu originally spoke in a low voice, even a little low.

It's no wonder that it was nothing, but after Li Di mentioned the disaster relief on Hebei Road, the question of the year suddenly became less reasonable.

After Yan Shu finished speaking, the old Zhang Dexiang said: "The party wants to give 200,000 yuan in silver, 200,000 in silk, and 100,000 ...... in tea."

Although many people know this number, when it is said, there is still a sensation in the Zichen Palace.

"Your Majesty, the party is too deceitful to accede to his unreasonable demands." Immediately there was an opposition to the birth of the Imperial Historian.

Jia Changchao, the governor of the political affairs, coughed dryly and said: "This value is the result of negotiations, and rude actions such as cutting land, not being a minister, relaxing the salt ban, going to Beijing City, and establishing the name of the year are naturally not acceptable, but the year is indispensable."

This official has already calculated with the Privy Council and the three divisions that if you want to teach the rampant party members in the northwest, the soldiers and horses that need to be mobilized and the money and food that need to be spent are far more than that. ”

The implication is very obvious, we have already argued with reason, this situation is already good, originally Yan Shu was going to agree to all of them, but fortunately I stopped it. And I'm saving money for the Great Song Dynasty, and if I want to fight, the cost will be even greater.

Someone said: "What Jia Xianggong said is true, but it is so disrespectful to the national body, the party is rebellious and disrespectful, if you don't crusade, but blindly appease with the year, it will really damage my great Song Tianwei." ”

"It makes sense, but in the three battles in the northwest, the soldiers used their lives, but the results were not good, and countless soldiers were killed...... Now that the Western Thieves are in full swing, they cannot compete with them. Why don't you appease with the year first, wait for our Great Song Dynasty border army to reorganize, and then crusade in the coming day. ”

There is no need for Jia Changchao to come forward, and there are officials below to defend it, and the annual gift is just a temporary delay, and it is nothing to give more for the time being.

"Dare to ask what day it is?" Fan Zhongyan, who had been stationed in the northwest, came forward to question, and his voice was not loud, but it was loud.

"The day of the reorganization of the king division is naturally sooner rather than later." Zhang Dexiang's answer was almost equal to nothing.

"I'm afraid it's not appropriate to do this, blindly giving it every year, firstly, because my Great Song Dynasty's wealth is not good, and secondly, I am afraid that the tiger will be left behind, but it will fuel the strength and ambition of the western thief." This time, it was the Privy Councillor Han Qi who spoke out.

"Han Shuxiang, having said that, Your Excellency also led an army to attack the Western Thieves, but the good Shuichuan was defeated...... Jia Changchao said unceremoniously: "Now let Zunjia lead the troops to fight, will you definitely be able to win?" ”

Han Qi's face suddenly turned red, the defeat of Haoshuichuan was commanded by him, and it was unintentionally a major stain, so it was inevitable to be speechless.

"In today's northwest, we should take defense as a strategy, but we can't overindulge the western thieves, and it is not impossible to appease them, but the amount should not be too large." Fan Zhongyan, who is also a privy deputy, agreed.

"Fan Shuxiang, the western thief is strong, if this year-old thing is not allowed early, I am afraid that the northwest will be reborn into a disaster." Jia Changchao's words were conclusive, and there was the support of Yan Shu and other war-weary ministers behind him, and there were many people who echoed him, and Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi suddenly fell behind.

Zhao Zhen, the Great Song official on the throne, always just listened, and did not speak, his expression was always undisturbed, and after a long time, he asked lightly: "Do you still have any advice from the side?" ”

At this time, Ouyang Xiu, who had been silent, came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has recently been ordered to preside over the examination of the Four Gate Pavilions, and I have seen a good literary work, please appreciate it." ”