Chapter 392 Imperial Studies Although I was also quite moved in my heart, the two years of imperial life still made me learn to be happy and not show my face, I smiled indifferently: "Mother, don't worry, I have grown up, child."

Xie Daoqing nodded slightly and said, "Well, the queen mother knows that the official family has grown up." Okay, official, you just came back, tomorrow is the morning rest day, let's have a good rest tonight, for more than a month, everything is normal. ”

"I know, Queen Mother, after I see Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu in a while, I will rest early."

Xie Daoqing saw that I would make an appointment to meet the minister as soon as I came back, and said in a rambling voice: "What, I have to meet the minister just after I come back?" Official, you have to pay attention to your body, you must know that you are not only the emperor of the tens of millions of people in the Great Song Dynasty, but also the queen mother, the only child of the queen mother. ”

"Rest assured, I know to take care of my body."

While he was talking, Xiao Qi came to report: "Official, Lord Wen and Lord Lu have arrived." ”

"Okay, Xuan."

"Official, then the queen mother will go back to the palace first."

"Well, Jiu'er, you send the queen mother. Queen Mother, tomorrow night, Jiu'er and I will visit Ningkun Palace again. ”

After a while, Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu followed Xiao Qi to the imperial study. I haven't seen each other for more than a month, and when the two of them saw me, they were naturally very excited, and immediately knelt down after entering the house and said, "Chen Wen Tianxiang and Chen Lu Xiufu see Your Majesty." ”

"Excuse me, two Aiqing, please take a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Long story short, what are the major events in Korea and Mongolia during this time?"

Lu Xiufu first said: "Your Majesty, the news from the Mongolian side says that since the Mongolian army was established in the first half of the year, the eastern, central, and western armies, the current structure has been complete, and the three-route armies have been assembled in the northern Shandong Province, Henan Province, and central Sichuan, and have launched large-scale military training activities. ”

"Two years?" I smiled, "Kublai Khan is very courageous." ”

Lu Xiufu said: "According to His Majesty's estimate, the Mongols will attack at the end of next year or the beginning of the next year, then this will be the third large-scale southern invasion of the Mongols. ”

"Well, yes, for Kublai Khan, the independence of the four western khanates is basically a foregone conclusion, and the wars in other regions have ended. Lu Aiqing, the meeting on military affairs will be held after the meeting of the Celestial Empire. What about the affairs of the DPRK and China? Song Rui. ”

Wen Tianxiang said: "Your Majesty, the affairs of the DPRK and China are basically normal, everything is proceeding in an orderly manner according to Your Majesty's expectations, as of the end of last month, this year's tax revenue has been completed ninety percent, and there is no suspense about over-revenue." ”

"Well, digging deep holes, accumulating grain, and financial resources are the prerequisite and guarantee for victory or defeat in future wars, and are the key to government affairs this year and next. By the way, where is Jia Rudao, what have you been doing recently? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Jia Nidao is still very low-key, the recent court meetings are presided over by the Queen Mother, and Jia Nidao supports the Queen Mother's will." Wen Tianxiang hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Your Majesty, the minister has a matter, I don't know if to ask?" ”

I smiled: "Song Rui, say it." ”

Wen Tianxiang said cautiously: "Your Majesty, since Your Majesty has been able to completely control the overall situation, why not wipe out the Jia Party and the Jia Party?" ”

I thought for a while and said, "Two Aiqing, you are not outsiders, since Song Rui asked this question today, then I will tell me what I really think." First of all, Jia Rudao's henchmen are all over our country, and they have to be caught in one net, and the scope of involvement is too wide. With Jia Yidao's low-key behavior, these people also know that the wind direction has changed, they are all old political fritters, and for more than a year, they have also been acting in accordance with my will, and they have not violated the laws of our dynasty and the code of conduct of officials, I don't want to have a large-scale purge. As for this second point, to put it simply, in my dynasty, there can be many No. 3 characters at the same time, but there will be no substantive No. 2 characters. ”

Let's not make a conclusion about Jia Yidao's merits and demerits, no matter which dynasty the emperor does, he doesn't like the ministers to form parties for personal gain, but the partisan disputes in history have never been broken, even if they are heroes like Tang Zong and Song Zu, their courtiers are not the same as gangs.

Throughout the history of the Song Dynasty, there were often situations of dominance of power, and the reason was that the prime minister, as the number two person, had too much power. As the emperor, I will not allow this phenomenon to exist, whether it is the Jia Party or any other party, it cannot be dominant.

Inside and outside, many people are speculating, who will succeed Jia Yidao as the new prime minister of my dynasty, for this matter, I have seriously thought about this, in my dynasty, there will be no more prime minister with real power, Jia Yidao is not good, Wen Tianxiang and others are also not good, I can allow the coexistence of several people in the phase, but I will not give anyone the power of the prime minister. Therefore, keeping Jia Yidao, the powerless prime minister, is also acceptable to me.

Imperial science is a balanced science, for the ruler, no matter which faction is too strong, it is not a good thing, in the two years of the Song Dynasty, I deeply realized that Yue Feigong is a high shock master, the military power is in hand, and can not make a gesture to let Emperor Gaozong rest assured, naturally it will become a bone spur in Gaozong's heart, this is why Qin Hui made a traitor, Gaozong pushed the boat down the river, and the unjust prison occurred.

In the past two years, I have been accustomed to many things in the officialdom, even if they are unfair, and if these things are placed in the future generations, I will be indignantly reprimanded. Just like Jia said, if I had the right in the future life, I would probably kill him directly, but now I will think more, not so much about justice and injustice, but more about whether it is beneficial to me?

If the monarch is weak and the ministers are strong, the emperor will always be wary of his ministers, for fear that they will rebel or be "rebelled". Therefore, I would rather kill by mistake than let go, and as for the surroundment of foreign enemies, I will put it aside for the time being. If the monarch is strong and the ministers are weak, the entire management will not be able to implement the emperor's policy program, and in the end the emperor can only make the emperor think that the ministers are incompetent.

I didn't care if Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu understood, and said with a smile: "Okay, there is no need to discuss this matter anymore, Jia seems to say, I know it in my heart." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, there is still something to do with Hideo Lu."

"Lu Aiqing, please speak."

Lu Xiufu said directly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has been out for too long this year, which makes the ministers speculate, and the ministers think that Your Majesty should be appropriate." ”

"This matter, Junshi, Song Rui, I believe that governing the country should be based on the laws of the system, and my task is to decide the direction and national plan, and the specific implementation depends on the concerted efforts of the ministers, in accordance with the system, and at the same time, there must be laws as a monitor, if everything has to be done by me myself, it will lead to an unfavorable situation of strong monarchs and weak ministers, which is not a good thing for the long-term development of a country."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Two Aiqing, that's all for today, and the DPRK will discuss it again the day after tomorrow."

I looked at the dozens of memorabilia left by Quan Jiu in the imperial study and asked, "Jiu'er, are these recitals urgent?" ”

"The official family is not in a hurry, but Jiu'er and the Queen Mother both think that the official family needs to be seen. For example, one of them is a recital by Zhao Kui, the secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, who asked to resign from his post because of Zhao's poor health. ”

I couldn't remember the time of Zhao Kui's death in history, so I was stunned and said, "Jiu'er, has the imperial doctor in the palace examined Zhao Aiqing?" ”

"Official, in the middle of last month, Lord Zhao occasionally had a cold, and then it was good and bad, after the imperial doctor's examination, it was believed that it was because of his advanced age and impaired physical function, and his physical condition was difficult to recover, and it may not be long before the Queen Mother went to visit Lord Zhao in person."

"Jiu'er, find out Zhao Aiqing's recital, I want to take a look."

"The official family has just returned to the palace, and the journey is tiring, it's not early today, so let's see it again at an unknown date."

"It's okay, I'll just watch this one tonight."

Zhao Kui's memorabilia wrote: "Your Majesty, the minister has been in the army since childhood, and has fought on the battlefield for 50 or 60 years, and has fought dozens of battles with the Jin State and the Mongolian State, with mixed victories and defeats. However, since Duanping entered Luo, the Mongols have become stronger and stronger, and our dynasty can only turn from offensive to defensive, and the old minister is deeply ashamed and ashamed to be a soldier. Since His Majesty ascended the throne, the old minister was valued by His Majesty, and became the secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture with an octogenarian body. It's a pity that the old minister can't follow His Majesty's Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, and can't see His Majesty's feat of recovering mountains and rivers with his own eyes, which is a pity. The minister feels that time is running out, and there are two things to play on His Majesty today, one is to recommend to His Majesty the Minister of Agriculture Lang Yang Dong, Lord Yang is young and strong, upright, and can take over the position of the old minister's book, and the other is to hope that on the day of His Majesty's march north, don't forget to let people burn books to inform, so that the old minister can cheer for His Majesty under the nine springs. The old minister Zhao Kui played on October 11. ”

"Jiu'er, how is Zhao Aiqing's condition in the past two days?"

"The official family, according to the imperial doctor, is sometimes good and sometimes bad."

I sighed: "The Zhao Kui family has been from its great-ancestor 'Iron Mask Imperial History' Zhao Luan, after four generations, they are all important ministers of our dynasty, and it is really a credit to the community, I will go to Zhao Mansion to see Zhao Aiqing early tomorrow morning." Little Seven. ”

"The little ones are here."

"Xiao Qi, have you made arrangements to go to Qiandao Lake tomorrow morning?"

"Back to Your Majesty, it has been arranged."

"Okay, you'll leave on time tomorrow morning. In addition, you go and inform the attending medical officer in the imperial doctor, and ask them to follow Shen Mo to the Shifeng Trading House tomorrow (one o'clock in the afternoon), and I will find them if I have something. ”

"Yes, official."

"Okay, Xiao Qi, you go to rest, Jiu'er, let's go back to the dormitory."

Early the next morning, I didn't sleep lazy, but went to Zhao Kui's mansion accompanied by Yuan Jian, Lan Yu, and twenty imperial guards.