Chapter 39: Father and Son
On the court in the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Huan of Song Qinzong sat on the dragon chair, his slightly pale face did not have too much expression, wearing a silk robe, a knee cover on the lower body, a square heart curved collar, and a crown through the sky. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info has a majestic face. On the left hand side of the body stands a eunuch who is a ceremonial eunuch, respectfully guarding the side, on both sides is the golden gourd guard who guards the emperor, and the princes and ministers below the court are in two shifts, holding a wat board and saying long live.
The shrill voice of the eunuch remembered in the main hall: "My lords, there is a morning music, and there is nothing to retreat!" ā
As soon as the words fell, I saw Prime Minister Cai Jing turn around and say loudly: "The old minister has a book!" ā
Zhao Huan looked at Cai Jing and said lightly: "If there is something wrong with Lord Cai, please report it for the time being." ā
"Qi Qi sage, the two roads of Jinghu are flooded, and now the victims are hungry, and the people need to be rescued in time before the civil change. Otherwise, there will be chaos. Cai Jing looked at the young emperor who had just ascended the throne in front of him, but the sorrow between his eyebrows was obvious, everyone knew that the emperor Zhao Ji gave this young son all the mess and things, and he went to be the emperor freely. At this time, the imperial court was overwhelmed by the invasion of the Jin people, and the Great Song Dynasty has always been heavy on literature and light on martial arts, from Taizu Zhao Kuangyin to release the military power with a glass of wine, and then the slogan of the emperors of the Zhao family became to share the world with scholars, which shows how noble the status of literati is. After settling down, he spoke again: "The day before yesterday, the Jin people sent a messenger saying that they would raise the annual coin agreed upon a few days ago. ā
Heavy literature and military suppression, so that this prosperous and wealthy Song Dynasty had a GDP to occupy 70% of the earth at that time, but militarily it was bullied by the surrounding powers, Western Xia, Tubo, Great Liao, and later destroyed the Jin Dynasty, which was stronger and more ferocious and domineering. It is a big country, rich but not strong. It's just that less than a year after the fall of the Liao State, the Jin people abandoned the covenant and attacked the Song Dynasty, and the entire Great Song Dynasty was slaughtered by the butcher's knife of the Jin people.
"Well, the Ministry of Household distributes relief food from the treasury and the disaster victims, and besides, the Jin people... Hey, this is a headache, do those Jurchen barbarians still disagree with the amount of compensation? My Great Song Dynasty has been in war for many years, and the treasury is probably empty for a long time, so do you just let the gold thief do whatever he wants. ā
"The saint doesn't need to worry, with my Great Song Dynasty soldiers here, we can't let these Hulu act arbitrarily on the territory of my Great Song Dynasty." Sun Fu, the secretary of the Ministry of Soldiers, turned around and said.
"I naturally know that since my father has passed on the throne of unification to me, I must strive to do my best." Song Qinzong Zhengse said.
"Qiyu saint, Weichen also has a book to play!" Sun Fu said.
"Speak." Song Qinzong looked at Sun Fu and said.
"Qiyu sage, yesterday I received an urgent report from the Western Army, saying that the situation in Taiyuan is becoming more and more critical, Taishou Zhang Xiaochun and General Wang Yu have been holding on for half a year, and the gold thief Yan Zonghan is desperately attacking the city, and now there is a shortage of grain and grass in the city, I am afraid that it will not last long." Sun Fu said heavily.
"What does the Planter Dao do to eat? Why did his Western Army still not make a big improvement? Zhao Huan said coldly.
"The Planter Army and the Yao Army of the Jingbian Army in the Northwest are also struggling to meet the battle at this time, and there is a great shortage of food and grass, and I hope that the saint will make a decision as soon as possible."
"Could it be ... Is it really necessary for me to give up Taiyuan?!! Yes!! Do you know that giving up Taiyuan is equivalent to letting the Jin people's horseshoe directly step into the hinterland of my Great Song Dynasty, and when the Jin soldiers surround Bianliang, I think the princes of the court will still be turtles with shrunken heads!! Zhao Huan said with some excitement.
"The subordinates are incompetent!" Many ministers knelt down and confessed their mistakes.
"Get up, you know that you want money, you want food, where did I get so much food, this year's treasury is empty, not only to help the victims, but also to pay the gold people New Year's coins, but also to pay the army with silver. Is it true that there is no shortage of money in the treasury!! Hum! I know that I have lost the battle, and I still have the face to ask for money and food, so it is better to feed the dogs! ā
"The saint must not be anxious, the Jin people started in the bitter cold land, the mind is not too big, the big deal is to return to their hometown after a plunder, the Jingbian army left Shaanxi Zhulu at this time to support Taiyuan, as long as they hold on for another month or two, the peace talks are completed, and the Jin people will naturally retreat." Sun Fu persuaded.
"Hey, Sun Aiqing, is there any better way to do it? My armor-clad soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty, whether it is the forbidden army or the Jingbian army, or the guards of the state capitals, is there no one who can stop the footsteps of the gold thief? ā
Qiqi Sheng, who said that my Great Song Dynasty did not have the warriors of the tiger who resisted the Jin people? A loud voice remembered, Zhao Huan raised his eyes to look, but it was Li Gang who turned around.
"Oh, what do you mean by Li Aiqing?" Zhao Huan asked.
"Congratulations to the official family, congratulations to the official family." Li Gang said with a smile.
"Oh? Li Qing's family, where does the joy come from? Zhao Huan frowned.
"The sage doesn't know, the day before yesterday, Liu Ping, the new general of Cangzhou from Wupin, personally supervised the battle, killed and injured more than 3,000 Jin soldiers, and killed the son of the gold thief Zongwang. But it's a great success! Li Gang said with a smile.
"Is that really the case? Oops, my Da Song is really a tiger general, why hasn't Liu Ping heard of it much? What origin? Jingbian Army? Or the Forbidden Army? Zhao Huan asked happily.
"It was when the subordinate went to inspect Hebei and Hedong, he was besieged by Cangzhou, and found a fierce general. Although this son is from a slightly cold background, he is decisive in killing, uses great strength, and is even more loyal to my Great Song Dynasty. Li Gang replied.
"Oh, such loyal people must be rewarded, there are such tiger and wolf people, do I still have to tolerate and indulge the gold thieves, let them slaughter it! Haha, okay. All right. Li Aiqing, this is the best news I've heard in the past few days. Zhao Huan looked happy.
"Your Majesty, the guard Liu Ping killed Wanyan Zongwang's son, and now that my Great Song and that Great Jin are about to make peace, wouldn't it be a mistake to negotiate peace with such a reckless person!" Speaking is the Privy Council Wu Min, according to modern terms, he is also a ministerial-level figure, less than fifty years old, now the official residence is a product, only one step away from the position of prime minister, just waiting for Cai Jing Cai Old Man to step down, his own family can be one step higher, but the deputy prime minister Li Gang is a boring guy, and it must be an obstacle to his future promotion, so as an opponent thinks it is a good thing, then of course his own family must think that it is bad! So he asked.
As soon as Wu Min finished speaking, Li Gang glared at him and said angrily: "Could it be that it is wrong for the soldiers to kill the enemy in blood and capture and kill the enemy chieftain, is it possible that Lord Wu wants the saint to learn the benevolent and weak Song Xianggong!" ā
"Li Gang, you! You! Slander me, you spew people with blood, when did I say that it was wrong to capture and kill the enemy chieftain, it's just that peace talks are imminent, and I'm afraid that I will anger Zongwang. Wu Min blushed and argued.
"Enough! Wu Qing's family, if you want to say more, then Liu Ping deserves to be rewarded for his merits. Zhao Huan looked quite displeased, and secretly said that this Wu Min and Cai Jingjing were his original henchmen, and now his old man has retreated to the second line, but these two guys know that they are against me all the time, and they have to find a reason to deal with you two old foxes.
"Appoint Liu Ping as the general of Mingwei of the fourth grade, reward 100 gold, 200 silk cloth, and the rest of the sergeants will be rewarded! Such a warrior, when he can lead an army alone, he can tell and have a division, and he can form an army independently, so he can call it the Yongding Army! ā
"No, Your Majesty, this kind of guerrilla sergeant has been suddenly promoted to a fourth-rank officer, and he still has the right to lead an army alone, this is inappropriate." Cai Jing looked at Zhao Huan and said.
"Isn't what I said bad? Master Cai??!! Zhao Huan said coldly.
Cai Jing was silent.
"The minister thanked the saint for Liu Ping." Li Gang knelt down and thanked him.
"Scatter!" The shrill voice of the eunuch came from the Jinluan Palace.
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In Bianliang City, in a courtyard on the bustling Maqian Street, it is quiet and quiet, the flowers and plants in the courtyard are gorgeous, a few gorgeous maids are picking flowers in the courtyard, and at the entrance of the courtyard, a few sturdy men in brocade clothes are guarding the door.
At this time, Wu Min and Cai Jing happened to enter the courtyard, and they saw the sturdy men in brocade clothes bowing and saluting: "I have seen Cai Xiang and Lord Wu." ā
The two nodded, entered the door, and until the Huatang, they saw a man about fifty years old, with a ruddy face and a Taoist robe, come out, and saw Cai Jing and the two of them hurriedly bowed their hands, and Cai Jing and the two of them also bowed their hands when they saw this person, and called them Lord Liang. It turned out that this person was Liang Shicheng, a close attendant of Song Huizong.
"What's the matter with the two of you?" Liang Shicheng asked.
"Ask to see the Taishang and discuss the matter of peace." Wu Min said.
"Eh, Taishang has already passed on the position of unification to the current saint, and Taishang is not paying attention to the government here, please go back to the two adults." Liang Shicheng lightly gave the order to evict the guests.
"Brother Liang, Brother Liang, I hope to help, this matter is a big matter, the matter of the Jin people's peace cannot be relied on only by today's saint, now the saint has just been in power, and many things are still not understood, and I hope that Brother Liang will recommend it." Cai Jing said anxiously.
"This... Emperor Taishang Daojun is now ignoring the government and politics, and he is playing against Li Nushi at this time, I'm afraid it won't disturb people." Liang Shi became difficult.
"Shoudao, what kind of people are making noise?" I could hear the voice of a middle-aged man in the inner hall. A man and a woman walked out from behind the screen. I saw that the man's face was white and tender, with a touch of balance and beard with a bit of elegance, and the woman next to him was even more stunningly beautiful.
"See Taishang, I've seen the history of Li Nu." The two hurriedly knelt down to salute.
"Humph! Don't let you play a single game of chess, what are you going to do! But he saw the middle-aged man in fancy clothes and said slightly angrily, "Get up." Lonely should listen to what you are looking for! "It turned out that he was Zhao Ji of Song Huizong, since the Jin soldiers attacked the Great Song Dynasty and approached Bianliang, he was so frightened that he passed on the throne to his son Zhao Huan, and now he calls himself the emperor and hides in the courtyard of the famous prostitute Li Shishi.
"Taishang, this time to negotiate peace, the Jin people asked for 30 million taels of coins and 100,000 horses of silk cloth, but now that the imperial treasury is empty, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with." Cai Jing said.
"You're looking for me? I can't help it, since Huan'er has inherited the position of unification, he has to do something, don't tell me these things. Zhao Ji said coldly.
"Master, let's go, the next step is that Qigu has already figured out how to go, and he will definitely kill you without leaving a piece of armor." Haha," said Zhao Ji and took Master Li to leave.
"Taishang, Taishang, stay here, now the saint is too young, and he hasn't done many things, and I hope that the Taishang can experience the government in person!" Cai Jing said busily.
"By the way, Lone's in-law doesn't have much silver taels now, and the household department has allocated 500,000 taels of silver to Lone." Zhao Ji turned around and said a word, and then hugged Master Li into the inner hall.