Chapter 682: The Magician (Part II)

Di Qing escorted Anon and the others back to Jingshi, this is a great woman. Nong Zhigao attacked the city and captured the wall, and used more of his strategy. After Nong Zhigao established the Great Southern Kingdom, he established himself as the Queen Mother.

Quite like Wu Zetian, good at scheming and decisive, his talent is more vicious, he likes to eat children, kills children many times, and makes all kinds of delicious dishes as a meal. After entering Yongzhou City, the people had babies in their families, and when they heard that the Nong army was coming, the whole family changed color, and they were afraid that the baby would be snatched away and used as food for Anon.

Nong Zhigao was defeated, and Anon continued to preside over the rebellion in Temo Dao, if it wasn't for Di Qing to go, it was the resistance of this clan that made the Song army lose troops in Temo Dao.

Liang Shi didn't care much about this.

The imperial court kills or releases Anon and Nong Zhigao's younger brother Nong Zhiguang, as well as several of Nong Zhigao's children, it doesn't matter if they are released, and when they arrive in Beijing, can this old woman still jump out of three feet high?

Zheng Lang drew a map in Lingnan and built a beautiful Lingnan, but he didn't care much.

The more beautiful the painting, the better, if you want to paint more beautifully, the two Guangzhou, the two Jing, and the four roads of Kuixia, the painting is finished, and it is impossible to do it for more than ten years. More than a decade later, God knows what will become of it. At present, no matter what measures Zheng Lang makes, there is no hindrance to himself, on the contrary, he hopes that Zheng Lang will draw more carefully and for a longer time.

For Di Qing, he was not well-intentioned, nor was he evil-hearted. He is a minister who is good at being flexible, and he will not give Di Qing a privy envoy like those sour Confucians, and the sky of the Great Song Dynasty will fall. Really?

Di Qing is only one of his most important pawns.

In early winter, Lingnan was as warm as spring, but Jingshi began to be cold.

On the fourth floor of the Fan Building, Liang Shi invited a person. Shi Quanbin, the provincial servant, is not too evil, strictly speaking, he is a relatively good eunuch.

It was he who went south with the army as a prisoner.

But unlike Wang Yu, he did not point fingers and forcibly interfered with Di Qing's military operations. didn't have the guts, Di Qing was standing behind Zheng Lang. And it is the place of Lingnan, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and he offends Di Qing too much. Di Qing killed him, and no one knew how he died.

He didn't interfere, and Di Qing didn't need to offend a eunuch close to the emperor. The two got along relatively happily.

When Shi Quanbin and Di Qing came back, they asked Liang Shi to quietly invite them to Fan Lou.

After sitting down separately, Liang Shi smiled and said, "Shi Nei, it's very hard to go south this time." ”

It's not easy to get down to business at first, but Shi Quanbin understands this set. also smiled, and said in a sharp voice: "That's, it's okay, if it weren't for Xingzhi inventing a medicine in the south to cure and control malaria, I might not be able to come back this time." ”

"But it's bitter. Since the battle of the Gaoliang River, our army has never broken through the big cities of the enemy country, including Zheng Xingzhi, and that time it only broke through the two small cities of Western Xia. The soldiers arrived in Lingzhou and retreated by themselves. Shanxian Mansion City, such an important city, actually let you capture it, this merit can be compared to the military exploits of the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare. That's a lot of General Di's credit, and it has nothing to do with our family," Shi Quanbin actually made Liang Shi blush.

"It doesn't matter if it doesn't matter if you don't cooperate, how could Di Hanchen make such a feat. You've worked well with each other. A certain person was immeasurable, and he admired it in his heart, so he deliberately bought a Xia Guo sword and gave it to Shi Nei. ”

"Then I'll take it," Mr. Shi said.

Although the Xia Guojian is expensive, it is not a priceless treasure, and there will be no trouble when you accept it.

So they talked very happily, after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Liang Shi said: "Shi Nei, do you think there is a lack of scholars in today's temples?" ”

Shi Quanbin was puzzled, thought for a while and said, "How can the court lack Wenchen now?" ”

Asked rhetorically.

Since the emperor's reign, the various scholars have become deeper and deeper in their literary attainments, which can be described as a brilliant star, and Confucius is praised as a saint, otherwise if Confucius came to the Song Dynasty at this time, his writing would not dare to be called the first.

"How many warriors can fight well?"

Shi Quanbin was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.

"But looking at the surroundings of our dynasty, Jiaozhi, Dali, Western Xia and Khitan, one is stronger than the other, and each is more treacherous than the other. I'm worried. ”

"Alas, Your Majesty is a little too heavy on literature and light on military force." Shi Quanbin sighed.

In fact, no, Zhao Zhen is also reflecting, including delegating power to the locality, no longer making plans to set up formations, and rewarding some meritorious soldiers, but in the face of the crazy literati group, Zhao Zhen can only choose to give in again and again.

There are not many people who can see this, only a few people, but Liang Shi is one of them.

"Shi Nei, what if Di Qing is made the privy envoy? Not only does there be an important minister who is proficient in military affairs sitting in the temple, but it can also greatly stimulate the morale of the soldiers to fight for the country. ”

"This ......" is a crazy idea to stand in the Shidafu Group, but Shi Quanbin is just a eunuch, and from his point of view, he doesn't feel that there is anything wrong. What's wrong with being just a privy envoy, the second prime minister of the country?

The most important thing is that as the supervisor of the southbound army, he got along very well with Di Qing and had a close relationship. Di Qing is the prime minister, first, the imperial court highly recognizes the military exploits of the south, and he will also be stained. The second is Di Qing's relationship with him, and he will be even more polished.

After hesitating for a long time, he asked: "Liang Xianggong, why do you say this?" ”

"I'm just worrying about the country, but I'm the vice minister of Dongfu, and I don't have good things to say."

"But I can't say it."

"It's okay, as long as Shi Nei says it, I will cooperate in Dongfu. This is not for the individual, but for the country! Liang Shi Zhengse said.

It seems that Liang Shi and Di Qing have no contact, let alone friendship, on the contrary, if according to the normal procedure, if Pang Ji falls, Gao Ruo Ne will be the prime minister, then Liang Shi can be promoted to privy envoy.

Shi Quanbin let Liang Shi fool him, after three rounds of wine, five flavors of food, and dispersed happily.

Back in the palace, Shi Quanbin muttered Liang Shi's theory in front of Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen also received Zheng Lang's recital at this time, Zheng Lang said very vaguely, it's not good to say directly, you can't let Di Qing serve as a privy envoy, it's too bewitching, Di Qing hasn't left yet, how do you know that Zhao Zhen will deliberately let him serve as a privy envoy.

only said that he wanted to protect Di Qing well.

Zhao Zhen himself is also thinking deeply, as Shi Quanbin said. The country seems to be very good, and if Zheng Lang succeeds in developing the south, the country will be even better. But in fact, even without Zheng Lang, the Song Dynasty's financial revenue and wealth were far superior to those of any other dynasty.

The danger is not domestic, but foreign, a Khitan. Two Western Xia.

Shi Quanbin muttered again and again, Zhao Zhen was moved, so he asked Pang Ji in the capital hall: "I want to use Di Qing as a privy envoy." Pang Qing, what do you think? ”

Pang Ji is a clever man, how can he say this?

Let Di Qing be the privy envoy. It is a person who seeks death, not a privy envoy.

Di Qing has been a subordinate of Fan Yong, Fan Zhongyan and Zheng Lang, and has also served as a subordinate of Pang Ji, and he has always loved Di Qing and Pang Ji. I don't want to see Di Qing have a miserable end.

Secondly, Di Qing is a privy envoy, what should he do?

Of course, you can't ask directly: "Your Majesty, Di Qing is a military general of the Northwest System, and the minister is also the minister of the Northwest System." A Zheng Diezhao, civil and military. scared Zheng Lang in the south. That's Zheng Lang, and the minister is not as good as Zheng Lang. The minister is the prime minister, Di Qing is in charge of the Privy Council, and he is also the minister of the Northwest system, and the relationship between superiors and subordinates. Aren't you afraid of another sentence from outside, Pang Diezhao, civil and military? ”

In a hurry, he said: "When the former Taizu, Murong Yanzhao's generals took thousands of miles of Jingnan and Hunan in one fell swoop, and the soldiers were bloodless. However, the relocation of officials and the addition of knights, the gold and silk are given, and there is no need for privy envoys. Cao Bin leveled the south of the Yangtze River, captured Li Yu, and just wanted to ask for an envoy, but Taizu did not agree, saying, there is Fenjin in the west, and there is a thistle in the north. Only 200,000 yuan was given. The ancestors are like mountains, and the light gold silk is like dung, which is the best way for His Majesty. Qing Feng His Majesty Wei Ling, poking at the fierce and ugly, can be called the sacred heart, of course, it can be praised. However, compared with the merits of Murong Yanzhao and Cao Bin, it is far behind. Then he used Qing as the privy envoy to Tongping Zhangshi, and the Qing name was extremely important. But the police of the border robbers cannot be known in advance, and the enemy of the border trouble can happen at any time, in case he is young and makes great contributions, what do you want to reward him? And the privy envoy Gao Rune has no fault, so what is the reason for it? It is better to move the town to increase the inspection of the school officer, and give more gold silk, which is enough to reward the young people. ”

It's not that the minister doesn't let Di Qing be the privy envoy, there are indeed so many reasons why he can't serve as the privy envoy.

In the past, the imperial court gave Di Qing the envoy of the Protector of the Country, the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty as the Protector of the Country, the Inspector of the Lieutenant, the Yin of Hezhong, and the Imperial Doctor, the Deputy Privy Envoy, and the Envoy of the Southern Court of Xuanhui in the former Xuanhui, so many top envoys and officials, have the ministers ever objected? If you add the knights, purple fish bags, and feudal food and so on, Di Qing's official name can be embellished to seventeen or eighteen, and even Zheng Lang has never had this honor.

What Pang Ji said seemed to make sense, Liang Shi suddenly opened his mouth on the side, and said coldly: "Who said that Gao Ruo is innocent? In April this year, Gao Ruone went out on patrol, just because the people were watching, the guards of the opening road beat the people to death, and raised Hu Hui's book of stone scriptures, Shi Hui was crazy and dangerous, this is not too much? ”

"Where's that?" Zhao Zhen asked in surprise.

"Your Majesty, this is the fault of the minister, at that time, Zheng Lang was fighting on the pious road, the victory or defeat was unpredictable, and the country was eventful.

"Liang Qing, you get up, what does it have to do with you, this is a general expression," Zhao Zhen couldn't guess Liang Shi's mind at all, and finally guessed it, but at that time, the raw rice had already become cooked porridge, Zhao Zhen was displeased, and finally Liang Shi got his wish, but the seat was not hot, so he pulled it down, not because the minister impeached Liang Shi, but because Zhao Zhen reacted.

Liang Shi said: "By saying that Cao Bin and Murong Yanzhao are examples, the minister thinks it is wrong, at that time, the country was in the autumn of the founding of the country, and there were many opportunities to make contributions, and now the country is in the autumn of success." It's not good to compare also. In addition, Liang Chun Pingnan only made a small contribution, and was established as a privy deputy envoy, Di Qing is the main merit, and there are special grinding dao and earthquake Dali merit, far more than Liang Chu, but now it is under Liang Chu's class, so how do you think about the country's meritorious soldiers? ”

Pang Ji was so angry that he wanted to beat Liang Shi, but he couldn't really do it, so he explained: "Liang Shi is only a civil minister, and the dynasty uses a civil minister as the prime minister, and the entry and exit are impermanent, and it will not endanger the safety of the society." Once a military minister becomes a privy envoy, he must not be stopped unless he is guilty of a serious crime. And the minister does not want to make Qing a privy envoy, not only to cherish the name of the country, but also to protect the reputation of Qing. Qing started in the ranks and was suddenly promoted to the deputy envoy of the privy council, which was thought to be unprecedented in the Chinese and foreign dynasties. Today's youth has made great contributions, and those who speak will rest, and if they are rewarded too much, they will recall the people to speak. ”

In a word!

In this regard, Pang Ji and Zheng Lang have the same mind. I don't want Di Qing to be a privy envoy, not to harm Di Qing, but to protect Di Qing.

I don't understand the general situation, talk nonsense, talk nonsense, and spread rumors and make too many doctors.

In the face of this group, even Pang Ji and Zheng Lang were afraid. Don't forget, they are scholars themselves, and they can't speak. Di Qing can't write it!

Zhao Zhen suddenly realized this problem, thought about it, and said, "Let's disperse." ”

But back to the palace. Shi Quanbin is another set of sayings, Liang Shi is not good at saying it publicly, he can use Shi Quanbin's mouth to say it, so he discussed it repeatedly, so that Pang Ji had no mind to deal with government affairs. Bitterly, it seemed to persuade Zhao Zhen, Zhao Zhen asked: "If I give Di Qingzi an official, how about it?" ”

Pang Jichang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Xi Weiqing is meritorious, and all four sons are sealed. Although my dynasty is not necessarily compared with the previous life, it is also harmless. ”

Zhao Zhen thought back to the disputes in the past few days, and Gu Pangji said with a smile: "The day before yesterday, Qing discussed the removal of young officials, and the matter of deep cooperation can be far-reaching. ”

"I don't dare."

Liang Shi was anxious. secretly sent someone to tell Di Qing about these conversations, wanting Di Qing, the party to defend himself.

Di Qing was stunned at first, and said that it was fake, desperately fighting, for what. Splendor. Don't think about the prime minister of the eastern province, but the prime minister of the western province, why can't he do it? However, he thought of Zheng Lang's repeated instructions before leaving, and thought of Pang Ji's affection for him, others are not very good to say, Pang Ji is not evil to himself. So he was silent.

Liang Shi was forced to do so, we racked our brains for the position of privy envoy for you, you are good, and you don't say anything.

So he made the second move, had a secret meeting with Shi Quanbin again, and said to Shi Quanbin: "Pang Alcohol is hateful." ”

Shi Quanbin snorted coldly.

This matter was initiated by himself, which made him very faceless in the palace. If there was no Pang nationality, Di Qing would not have become a privy envoy earlier, which is hateful.

Liang Shi said again: "In terms of loyalty, how many of the Wenchen have Di Hanchen's loyalty to the country? ”

"Not one in a hundred miles!" Shi Quanbin said angrily again. Look at what those Wenchen did, Nong Zhigao's army had not yet arrived, and they fled one by one. In the front, Nong Zhigao retreated, and then began to loot the people's fat and people's ointment, loyal, loyal to a ghost.

"Can the prefect of Zheng Xing be sealed again?"

Shi Quanbin shook his head, all the officials of Zheng Lang have almost reached the top together, how to add the seal, is it impossible to add the king with a different surname.

"Why is Zheng Xingzhi still working hard for the imperial court, running the south, and working hard? Wang De's hard work is far inferior to Di Qing, he has served as a privy envoy for many years, the state has been dismissed, and he has gone to the local office, does Wang Deyong have any complaints? Is the country harmful? Could it be that Di Qing is not as loyal as Wang Deyong? ”

"I see, what Pang Yuzhi said is all cunning."

"Yes, Pang Alcohol Zhiming wants to protect Di Qing, but he actually doesn't want to see Wuchen as the prime minister, but blindly emphasizing literature over martial arts, the country's external troubles are coming, and the real Wenchen can deal with it? Look at the Battle of Shaanxi, the four ministers on the edge, Zheng Xingzhi reused the generals, Xingzhi won, the other three ministers have no traces of victory, and Pang Alcohol is the worst. Without him, the generals are also excluded. Country, how can you let these people toss around? ”

"I understand," Shi Quanbin "suddenly brightened", ate a hasty meal, and immediately returned to the palace to go to Zhao Zhen to blow the wind again.

Liang Shi wrote another secret letter to Zhao Zhen.

Pang Ji is nonsense, at the beginning of the founding of the country, famous generals were like clouds, but today, only Di Qing is a general, and this is not the era of the ancestors, invincible, invincible, facing the Western Xia, facing the Khitan, there are fewer victories and more losses, and the national situation is even more troubled and external. Di Qing was reused, and the soldiers could work hard, and the Song Dynasty still had the hope of Zhongxing. When Di Qing was too thin, the soldiers' hearts were also cold. What can the imperial court do with more money? In the past, he gave 300,000 to the Khitan, but now he gives 500,000 to the Khitan, and he will change the tribute to the payment, will he give the Khitan another 1 million ten years later, and change the payment to the dedication? The country is in danger.

Pang Ji was silent, and Zhao Zhen didn't think about Pang Ji's words. Liang Shi's letter is quite reasonable, plus Shi Quanbin blows the wind, Zhao Zhen is confused, Pang Ji is the prime minister, it is good to govern the country, but as a border minister, the policy is too conservative. Are you really jealous of your subordinates, and you don't want to make your former subordinates as privy envoys, and you almost want to be on an equal footing with yourself?

The more I thought about it, the more suspicious I became, and sent someone to check on Gao Ruone's matter, Hu Hui was indeed wild and uninhibited, but I don't know who recommended it. After checking it out, it was recommended by Gao Rune. This is not a big problem, who dares to say that he must be very accurate in knowing people, and he must be a great talent. Guan Jian is the following case, and he will beat the people to death when he opens a road, and the courage that comes. If you travel by yourself, you won't let the guards do that. Some good prime ministers took the initiative to go to the edge of the field and talk with the people, such as Zheng Lang and Han Qi. After inquiry, Zhao Zhen was very displeased, and finally made a decision to remove Gao Ruone.

The two mansions were in charge of the right, and after talking about government affairs for a while, Zhao Zhen suddenly said sharply to Pang Ji: "Pingnan's merits, the former reward is too thin, today with Di Qing as the privy envoy, Shi Quanbin in addition to the observer envoy, Gao Ruo moved an official, plus a near bachelor, put it at the feast, and summoned Zhang Yaozuo as the Xuanhui Academy." Ladies and gentlemen, there shall be no more objections! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )