These two words will have magical magic for future generations.

But don't worry, at this time the situation will disappoint future generations, the whole hall is at a loss, Zhao Zhen is also at a loss, and asks: "Bao Zheng?" ”

Wang Gongchen recommended it, but Wang Gongchen was not there, a small supervision of the imperial history, no one cared.

"This person is respectful," Zheng Lang did not say about the Tianchang Broken Cow, this case is too ordinary, but said some of Bao Zheng's deeds in Duanzhou.

Zhao Zhen said: "I also remembered that for this reason, I also issued an edict, so that Duanzhou officials should not torture the innocent people to offer Duan Yan. See you here. ”

After a while, Bao Zheng was brought in.

The image will also disappoint future generations, not a black bag, no moon mark, a little white face, and a little dwarf, only one meter six. Really short and sweet. Zheng Lang paid attention, he was very disappointed in his heart, and the contrast with the image of Bao Zheng on TV was too great. This reminded him of Zhang Fei, a beautiful man, a son of a family, but in the hearts of later generations, he was a big black man, a martial artist who killed pigs and sold dogs.

Bao Zheng was also at a loss, his official position was too small, who was sitting in the hall, the emperor, the prime minister of the Manchu Dynasty, what did he call himself to do?

But he was very bold, and he was not afraid, and calmly said, "The minister greets Your Majesty." ”

"You're Bao Zheng?"

"Yes."

"If I let you send an envoy to Western Xia, are you afraid?"

Bao Zheng is even more confused, what does such a major event as the envoy to Western Xia have anything to do with him? Still, he replied, "I'm not afraid." ”

"What do you hold?"

"Share the worries for the Lord, fight for the interests of the country, and fight for reason."

"I listened to some of your things in Duanzhou, and I did a good job."

"The way of eating the king, the matter of loyalty to the king, and the way of the official, is nothing more than six words, honest, diligent and loving the people."

"Hey," Zhao Zhen was surprised, and then stared at Bao Zheng with his eyes, yes, how difficult it is to be able to say these six words, and said, "You sit down." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty," Bao Zheng sat at the end of the seat, and his attitude was always very calm, which made Zhao Zhen even happier.

But Zheng Lang may not be very happy, this bag of sunspots, but he is a person who admits death, don't target yourself in the future, it will be a headache...... Zhao Zhen asked again: "Zheng Qing, what do you think of the Xia envoy?" ”

"Simple, be courteous, don't be too deferential, my dynasty is the upper country, the victorious country, not the lower country, not the defeated country, no need to be afraid, and there is no need to deliberately slow down, send them back, let Yuan Hao reflect, want to make peace, let him show sincerity, if he wants to fill it again, he will be responsible for the consequences. The minister also expected that Yuan Hao would be peaceful, and once the Khitan army pressed the border, even if we didn't give him the original nine treatments, he would also make peace. Unless he wants to be a prisoner, a slave of the Khitan, completely hand over the country to the Khitan, and be a vassal of the Khitan himself. I treated Western Xia so preferentially, he was against him, how could he be willing to be a prisoner of the Khitan. As long as the northwest does not send troops to suppress it, it will negotiate peace with our court. The initiative is mine, and although the situation is bad in our dynasty, the Western Xia is even worse than in our dynasty. Please don't worry, Your Majesty. Moreover, there are so many affairs in the country, and they can no longer be delayed for these small envoys of Western Xia. ”

"It's according to Zheng Qing's wishes." Zhao Zhen said.

Zheng Lang's thoughts are quite consistent with Zhao Zhen. In fact, after many negotiations in history, although Yan Shu and other ministers demanded a quick peace negotiation, which put a lot of pressure on Zhao Zhen, Zhao Zhen finally survived, although the final peace was far from Zheng Lang's expectations, but it was much better than the eleven articles proposed by Yuan Hao. Moreover, at that time, the Song Dynasty was defeated in Dingchuan Village, and the form was worse than now. It is wrong for the history books to criticize Zhao Zhen, first, the defeat, second, the weak Wenchen occupies the main body, and the third is the pressure of the state. Zhao Zhen had to choose humiliating to later negotiate peace in history.

Yan Shu's mouth opened, and Zheng Lang said: "Yan Xianggong, I know that you are also worried about the national situation, it doesn't matter, I know Yuan Hao very well, please believe me." ”

The tone was very tactful, giving Yan Shu a step down.

Yan Shu is not useless, can he be the prime minister, can he be bad, said: "Xingzhi, it is a matter of national security, and you can't act recklessly." ”

In fact, he had already succumbed, not only could he not distinguish Zheng Lang, but he also saw Zhao Zhen's intentions, and he didn't want to make peace with it, so he borrowed the ladder to go down, saving himself from being bored.

"Yan Xianggong, please rest assured, although I am far inferior to Yan Xianggong in learning, not as good as Fan Xianggong, and not as good as Lu Xianggong in dealing with officials, but I have always been self-aware in doing things, and I am also self-aware, so I strive to be cautious, and I have never done anything that I am not sure of. Moreover, on top of this great hall, there are His Majesty and all the ministers to witness. ”

The incident of the envoy of Western Xia, which had been entangled for more than ten days, was quickly settled.

This incident has had a great impact, accelerating the differentiation of the two parties, and Zheng Lang's invisible influence is also expanding, and some ministers who have made achievements are also reflecting, one is Zheng Lang's pragmatism, and the other is Zheng Lang's use of facts to speak.

Lu Yijian also expressed support at home, Zhao Zhen sent someone to ask, and Lu Yijian said: "The court has won people, why do you need to ask the ministers." ”

Zhao Zhen had made up his mind and politely refused the unreasonable request made by the Western Xia people, but he was very polite to the Western Xia envoy, and when he saw him off, he let the Xia envoy sit behind the Privy Council class, which was already high. He also sent Zhang Zizao of Dali Temple as the secretary, Bao Zheng as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Wang Zhenglun as the right attendant to envoy Xiazhou.

Zheng Lang doesn't like it, it's still this Zhang Zixian, but it's hard to say it too much, now Zhang Zizao has no bad deeds, he is still Zhang Qixian's grandson, born in a famous family, and has a certain influence. There is also Bao Zheng on the side, and there will be no big problems, so he can't bear it. The current situation distracted him again, and in order to make his reforms convincing, he had to find more evidence. Not only does it need the support of Sanya, but it also needs the support of Kaifeng Prefecture. The prefect of Kaifeng is Li Shu, that is, the son of Li Ruogu.

A very capable official, police and wise, well-read books, detailed allusions, is also a prodigy, twelve-year-old Song Zhenzong ordered him to compose poems, strange, give the boy origin. When he made good use of the officials in Kaifeng Mansion, he did not drown in government. However, this is also a very insidious villain, more insidious than Jia Changchao, Zheng Lang works with him, and he is widely implicated, so he has to be vigilant and cautious.

Besides, Bao Heizi is with him, think about Bao Zheng's three bullets Zhang Yaozuo, Qiangshen Zhang Fangping, scolding Song Qi, severely punishing Zhang Kejiu, Li Shen Ren Ben, and Qidou Wang Kui, it's scary to think about it. As long as Zhang Zizao dares to accept Yuan Hao's bribes this time, he will wait to die!

But there are still people who are not satisfied and not at ease, Cai Xiangjin said: "Fan Zhongyan has been sent to Xuanfu Shaanxi, and he has been recently appointed to participate in political affairs, and he will not patrol the border." But I thought that the Western Thief sent an envoy to the court, and his words were arrogant, and there was no reason for him. The imperial court has dismissed it, it is bound to raise troops, and the edge of the edge continues to play a point to collect troops and horses, the time is getting cold, the side affairs are benefiting, and the opportunity for safety is in this move. Fan Zhongyan stayed in the border county for a long time, and his reputation was in the enemy. If the authority of His Majesty is ordered early, and the affairs of the system are regulated, the people of Guanzhong will have a period of rest. Or stick to the walled city, so that the thief can come from afar and have nothing to plunder, and it can also frustrate the thief's spirit. Although there are many border generals, it is better to send ministers to come in person. Among the ministers, it is better to be flooded by himself, hoping that between the western envoys and the west, he sent Zhongyan to patrol early, and the envoys later lost their plans. ”

In fact, among the border ministers, Zheng Lang is the most prosperous, and Han Qi is not weak, but Fan Zhongyan is the eldest brother, so Cai Xiang strongly supports Fan Zhongyan.

Ouyang Xiu said again: "Wen Ruding will not be released soon, thinking that this is not enough to discuss peace, arrogance and thieves are rampant, and they will inevitably be angry and will go to the border." I heard that the imperial court sent Fan Zhongyan and Tian Guo as the Xuanfu envoy to Zhenbei, Shaanxi, and today I heard that Han Qi took Fan Zhongyan as a political participant, so he personally asked for it, I don't know if it was (really urgent, why didn't you inform him?) Laughing) In the humble opinion of the ministers, it is better to send Zhongyan to go quickly, Qi, Zhongyan, and Lang are all ministers appointed by the state, and their knowledge is trustworthy. Ran Zhong drowned in the grace of the military and people in Shaanxi, and was especially pushed by the public. If Zhongyan resists the invaders, Qi Lang is in the middle and should be the secondary, and he will be able to help each other. Waiting for the border defense to be settled, within three or two months, you can return to the court, not only to eliminate foreign worries first, but also to gradually repair the government. Today's affairs are urgent at the moment, and we must not delay them, so as to wreck. Looking forward to the holy decision, quickly send Zhong to drown, in case of emergency. ”

Ouyang Xiu's letter of advice is also kind, but he has done bad things again, why do you say that among Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan, and Zheng Lang, only Fan Zhongyan is the most military and civilian subdued? Zheng Lang doesn't care, he still gives credit. But what did Han Qi think?

Now the Junzi Party is not really gaining power, everything is in Han Qi's heart...... It just so happened that Fan Zhongyan was hesitant, he didn't think that there was a big crisis in the northwest, and he was planning the future Qingli New Deal, so he didn't have the heart to go to the northwest, so Han Qi first said: "The thief please be with him, and the two of them can lead the Xuanfu matter remotely." But if the thief fails to reach his hopes, he will take advantage of the anger of the thief and send Zhong Yan to the east of the river as soon as possible, and the minister is in the prime of life, so he can be ready to run. The middle master is the old minister, and he doesn't have to work. ”

Zheng Lang has Zheng Lang's statement, Yan Shu has Yan Shu's statement, and the Junzi Party has the Junzi Party's saying, Zhao Zhen had a headache, so Han Qi was the Xuanfu envoy of Shaanxi, and gave the empty name to Xuantou Baidao to prepare for reward. As long as you make meritorious service and fill in this empty name on the spot, you can be promoted and rewarded without the permission of the imperial court.

Ouyang Xiu gave another admonition and said: "The ministers are tired of talking about the military thief Wang Lun and other things, in order to see the emptiness of the world, they are completely unarmed, and they directly point to the appearance of the Later Han, Sui, and Tang dynasties. I also see that the national program and discipline are corrupt, the government decrees are relaxed, rewards and punishments are not established, there is no distinction between good and evil, and the body is weak and dangerous, which is worrying and fearful. Please ask the court to pay attention to the art of thieves and the law of responsibility. I also heard that among the gentry, there are many seals for those who worry about the country, and they all talk about thieves, and the ministers think that the court will see the trouble, and when they hear many words, they will be moved in their hearts and know a little fear.

and heard that the Privy Council strictly forbade the magistrate not to make outsiders governor, and he knew that the two provinces hated those who gave advice. After Zheng Lang broke Wang Lun, he didn't pay attention to the strategy of thieves. This is the meaning of stealing peace from top to bottom, but I don't know that although the former thief is destroyed, there are more later thieves. There are more than 400 people in Jianchang, more than 700 people in Guiyang Prison, and there are many robbers in Chizhou, Jiezhou, Dengzhou, Nanjing and other places. Build flags and drums, enter the city in vain, officials greet each other, eat and feast. The reason why this is so is because there is no reward and punishment in the imperial court, and there is no need to be afraid. So thieves haunt and cannot be forbidden. After a while, the state decree became weaker, and the power of thieves became stronger, so that there were many people who were afraid of thieves and few people who were loyal to the country, and the trend of the world would be gone.

The minister also heard that Jingxi proposed Zhang Shixi, a prison sentence, for the envoys in the ministry to sit and eat with the thieves, and the patrol and county lieutenants refused to pay attention. The minister knows Zhang Shixi, who is a quiet elder, slow and gentle, unwilling to make trouble, and there is still a discussion today, then the world is worried about the country regardless of the virtuous and foolish, and the only one who is not worried is the court. In ancient times, the intellectuals could think of the unseen opportunity, but today the advisers do not know the visible disaster, and take the trouble as the pleasure and the danger as the safety. Seeing that although there are many thieves and sometimes there are losers, he has the intention of appeasing the thief. Seeing the people who say things and letting them go, people are slack. The minister once begged for the palace, and when he saw His Majesty's words and thieves, he retreated, but when he saw Zaifu's leisure, he knew that it had become an incurable disaster.

There are a lot of thieves in Jianchang and Guiyang today, and the harm is far greater than that of Wang Lun, and they can get away with it far from the capital. When troops are sent from the capital, the roads are not as good as the roads, and when troops are sent outside, there are no soldiers everywhere. I would like to ask Minister Yan to see that this has become an incurable disaster, quickly explain the law of preventing thieves, promulgate the world, so that the Quartet will gradually be prepared, plan early, and extinguish thieves everywhere. Since there were thieves, the ministers have been lenient, so they are unwilling to catch the thief with their hearts, and ask the court to beg for the law. Recently, I saw that the officials in Chizhou only fined five catties of copper (the price was a little more than half a cent), but those who knew it refused to listen. There are a lot of words about thieves before and after the ministers, and then please choose their elders and explain the legal system. Today's minister's refusal to enforce the law and bring the officials to justice is all caused by His Majesty's unwillingness to hold the minister accountable, which is where the safety of the society lies. ”

What Ouyang Xiu said also made some sense.

But if you want Zhao Zhen to use harsh methods, it is difficult to climb to the sky.

Zhao Zhen's benevolence and softness connived at the deterioration of officialdom, and also achieved a group of outspoken ministers, and blessed the people, it is difficult to say whether it is good or bad.

The rampant thieves are not only caused by the lax law and discipline in officialdom, but also because war and drought are a fuse, and there are other more important reasons. In short, Ouyang Xiu's strategy is a strategy to block the water, which has a bit of a Legalist style of governing the country. But if you want to cure the water, you must drain the water. Ouyang Xiu didn't say this.

And this performance made Zheng Lang very worried, and said in the middle, if you dial outside, there will be no soldiers everywhere, which has a great impact on Zhao Zhen, so after the peace, Zhao Zhen has not agreed to disarmament.

It can't be dragged on any longer, in the early dynasty, Zheng Lang stood up from the ministers with his tooth wat and said: "Your Majesty, Wang Lun was a thief in the past, and he was transferred from Yizhou to Gaoyou, and there were more than 10,000 troops stationed in more than a dozen state armies around him, but he couldn't extinguish it. It's not that the thieves are very powerful, otherwise the minister would not have suppressed the thieves with just more than 200 people. After the court meeting, please speak up to the courtiers. ”

The huge plan has finally begun......