Chapter 210 Envoy of Annan

I don't like war, whether it is just or unjust, because war will always cause fatal damage to the people, as Zhang Yanghao, a literati of the Yuan Dynasty, wrote in his work "Mountain Slope Sheep, Tong Caring for the Ancients" decades later, "Xing, the people are suffering; Death, the people suffer. ”

Although Zhang Yanghao was not born at this time, or because of my arrival, it is unknown whether Zhang Yanghao can write this song, but it is undeniable that these two small songs reveal an eternal truth with a far-reaching historical vision.

I am Emperor Zhao Yu, but I am also a common man in the East China Sea, and I am from 800 years later, so I can naturally understand the suffering of the people better.

Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, who was brave and good at fighting, after laying down the country, faced with the surrounding strong enemies, usually adopted a tolerant attitude, as long as he could exchange the tribute for peace, he would not easily start a war, among the historians of later generations, many people believed that the Song people were greedy for life and afraid of death, but this was actually one of the national policies set by Zhao Kuangyin, the Taizu who was the most afraid of death, after Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne, he did not make up his mind to fight with the Khitan, but took a peaceful way as much as possible, this kind of thinking has been influencing the emperors of the Song Dynasty later, There is no need to wage war if it can be solved with money, and of course, this kind of thinking cannot simply be attributed to cowardice, as an emperor of the Song Dynasty said, "Think of the pure son of the world." This means that the emperor's thinking is to fight less wars and kill fewer people.

History is difficult to interpret in terms of right and wrong, although the Song Dynasty has been in a state of defense, but it can last for three hundred years, and its economy has also reached the peak of feudal society, if it is not for the most powerful Mongolian iron cavalry in history, its development is still unpredictable,

By the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, with the rise of the Mongols, war was inevitable.

Mongolia is not like the Jin country, willing to divide the river and rule, Mongolia wants to destroy me, naturally will launch a full-scale war of aggression, of course, I will not be captured, and I also want to recover the Central Plains, the Mongols will not obediently withdraw to its birthplace, this can only be solved by war,

For this war, I must win in order to exchange for the continuation of my Han clan at the lowest price, in order to continue to maintain the leading position of my Greater China in the world.

Less than half an hour after Xia Gui left, I received a third battle report from Luzhou and an urgent report from Anqing, the Luzhou battle report reported that after Ashu occupied the two towns of Anhua and Anfei, he launched a tentative attack on Luzhou City, which was quickly repelled by our defenders, and the casualties on both sides were very small, and the urgent report from Anqing Mansion reported that a small number of Mongolian cavalry had been found one hundred and fifty miles north of Anqing,

According to the speed of the 800-mile emergency report, the content of the battle report I received was roughly what happened a day or two ago, and from the analysis of the Privy Council and the Ministry of War a few days ago, Ashu's intention was to plunder and harass, and these two urgent reports seem to confirm this speculation.

After seeing me, Jia Rudao said: "Your Majesty, now that the Mongolian cavalry has been found between Luzhou and Anqing, should General Xia Gui's marching route be changed?" ”

According to the plan, the forbidden army led by Xia Gui will go straight to Luzhou after setting off from Lin'an, and Jia Rudao means whether it is necessary to change the route slightly, go to Anqing first, and then go directly north to Luzhou.

"Master, what about it?"

"Your Majesty, the ministers think that each has its own advantages and disadvantages, please ask Your Majesty to decide."

I suddenly felt that this Jia Nidao seemed to be testing me, this way, that way, just like whether to send troops to Luzhou, Jia Nidao's answer is also between the two, the two choices of these two choice questions are reasonable, Jia Nidao is like a teacher, talked about the meaning of the question, but it is up to me to make the choice,

There are two routes from Lin'an to Luzhou, the nearest one is to cross the river from Dangtu, and then to the northwest, and the other is to cross the river from Anqing, and then go all the way north.

I thought for a while and said: "Shichen, send an order to Anqing Mansion, continue to monitor, and take it as the primary responsibility to stabilize the city and rescue the surrounding people, and in addition, copy the two latest battle reports on Huainan West Road to Xia Gui Xia Aiqing, and let him judge the route of the march by himself." ”

Jia seems to test me, and I also take the opportunity to test Xia Gui, no matter how you choose, this question can't be miscalculated, and the impact will not be great, of course, this is based on the premise that the Mongols will not attack Luzhou with all their might.

Jia Rudao glanced at me with some surprise and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, the minister immediately passed on His Majesty's instructions to the Privy Council." ”

"Well, ladies and gentlemen, the military situation is discussed here for the time being, and then continue the court meeting, Shichen, a few days ago you proposed to expand the Government Council to ensure the smooth implementation of the provincial system, I feel that it is feasible and necessary, the two candidates recommended by Shichen are Liumengyan, Chen Yizhong and the two Aiqing I both recognize, but only these two more, I think it is still far from enough, so this time I will add three, Wang Yao, Wu Jian, Zhang Jian and three Aiqing."

"The minister is here." The three of them went out of class to answer,

"Liumengyan, Chen Yizhong, two Aiqing."

"The minister is here." stayed, Chen and the others also came out of the ranks,

"Five Aiqing, I named you as academicians of the Government Council, and the original academicians Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu, Zhao Shunsun three Aiqing together to form the basic team of the Government Council, the Government Council currently has only one task, that is, the implementation of the provincial system, this will be the key affairs of our dynasty in recent years, the affairs by Wen Tianxiang Wen Aiqing as the head, the remaining seven Aiqing as a supplement, I hope you will do your best, as soon as possible to complete the implementation of this reform plan."

"Yes, Your Majesty, your ministers obey."

Maybe Jia Rudao didn't expect to add five people at once, but the two people he recommended were on top of it, which can be regarded as a small gain.

These eight ministers have served as prime ministers at different times in the late Southern Song Dynasty in history, and my government affairs has become the prime minister's court.

"Liao Yingzhong, Liao Aiqing."

"The minister is here."

"How is the progress of the meridian boundary measurement of Fujian Road?"

"Back to Your Majesty, this time the Fujian Road officials are very cooperative, and the minister expects it to be completed by the end of this month."

"Okay, I plan to restart my plan to change the land system, this matter has been postponed for a period of time due to the inaccurate measurement of the meridians, this time after the completion of the land measurement of Fujian Road, let's start from Fujian Road, ladies and gentlemen, from ancient times to the present, the land system has always been the foundation of a dynasty, and this matter is also a major event no less than the reform of the provincial system, I will hand over this matter to the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Agriculture to complete together."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Jiang Wanli and Zhao Kui came out of the ranks,

"Two old Aiqing, let your subordinates do this first, Liao Aiqing, you will take the lead in the specific matters of land system reform, and the Ministry of Agriculture will be in charge of Yang Dong."

"Yes, your ministers obey."

"Liao Aiqing, Yang Aiqing, for land reform, you first draft a draft, the content can be rough, as long as it is for land, I have issued instructions on the reform of the land system before, you can refer to it, at the same time, you should listen to the opinions of land owners and land users, and you can learn from the previous land reform measures, such as the Fangtian Average Tax Law, the Guantian Law, etc., which have been implemented in this dynasty."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"This draft will be completed by the end of this month, and there are no problems."

Liao Yingzhong looked at Jia Yidao, then looked at Yang Dong and said, "Your Majesty, there is no question." ”

"Alright, I'll review it when your draft comes out."

Liao Yingzhong remembered that Jia Rudao had said some time ago that the emperor wanted to let himself serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, could it be that there was such a thing, you must know that the executors of land reform were all served by ministers at the prime minister level in this dynasty, and the Fangtian tax law mentioned by the emperor was supervised and implemented by Wang Anshi, the prime minister at that time, and the public land law was implemented by Jia Xiangdao, these two are powerful prime ministers, Liao Yingzhong is only eight buckets, and she is very confident in court affairs, and the emperor wants to promote, of course, it is a good thing, but the tone of the prince is a little weird, seems to be afraid that he will throw himself on the side of the emperor, although he belongs to the Taishi line, but like the Taishi, he is an official in the Great Song Dynasty, and he is a minister of the emperor, no matter what he does, it is easy to offend one side, but he can't afford to offend either side.

"Hey." Liao Yingzhong sighed secretly and said, why did she need to be an official in the first place?

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is a book to play, and there is nothing to retreat from."

After the court meeting dispersed, Ma Tingluan quietly came to me and whispered, "Your Majesty, Chen Huang, the king of the southern Annan Kingdom, has sent an envoy to meet Your Majesty and is waiting outside the palace. ”

I was stunned and said, "Envoy." ”

This is the first time since I ascended the throne that I have encountered an envoy from a vassal country.

"Ma Aiqing, you tell me about the situation in Annan."

"Yes, Your Majesty, according to historical records, the country of Annam was first derived from the Nanyue Kingdom, built by the famous general Zhao Tuo of the Qin Dynasty, and was a county system country in the Lingnan region at that time, and was later destroyed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and incorporated into the territory of the Han Dynasty, in the following nearly a thousand years, the Kingdom of Annam sometimes became a vassal state of the Central Plains Dynasty, and sometimes it was directly under the jurisdiction of the dynasty, and in the period of Taizu of our dynasty, the king of Annam was canonized as the king of Jiaozhi County by Emperor Taizu, and became an autonomous vassal state, in the first year of Chunxi of Xiaozong (1174), Xiaozong paid tribute to Jiaozhi with commendable intentions, The following year, the king of Annam asked to give the national seal, and Emperor Xiaozong gave it the seal of the king of Annam. ”

I only have a general impression of Annam, which is simply the Vietnam of the later generations, and I can't remember its specific history.

"Ma Aiqing, what is the current situation in Annan?"

"Your Majesty, since the war between Song and Mongolia, in addition to the normal tribute, the contact between the two sides has gradually decreased, about seven years ago, Annan was succeeded by Chen Huang, which adopted the strategy of not offending both sides, on the one hand, continued to say that he respected my dynasty as the supreme and maintained a good relationship between the clans and vassals, but at the same time accepted the canonization of the Mongols, and sent an envoy to pay tribute to Mongolia, in the second year of Jingding, Mongolian Kublai Khan canonized Chen Huang's father, that is, the king of Annan as the king of Annam, Chen Huang as the prince of the king, Jingding for three years, When the first emperor died, Na Annan also sent his envoy to Lin'an to mourn, and said that his king would send an official envoy to Lin'an in the second year of Xianchun, that is, next year, to congratulate His Majesty on the throne. ”

"Next year, what will happen now?"

"Your Majesty, Chen Yuan, the envoy of Annan, only said that he came to meet His Majesty in the name of King Annan, and this time he is visiting in secret."

"It's so mysterious, okay, I'll meet this person, Ma Aiqing, and I'll meet the envoy of Annan in the side hall."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Not long after I sat down, Ma Tingluan came to the side hall with the envoy of Annan.

Xiao Qi said at the door: "Lord Ma and the envoy of Annan have arrived." ”

"Xuan."

Ma Tingluan, Annan envoy Chen Yuan and his two entourages entered the apse, and as soon as the three of them entered, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Annan envoy Chen Yuan, deputy envoy Chen Xin, Ruan Hong to meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, long live Your Majesty." ”

"Excuse me."

"His Majesty Emperor Xie Dasong."

After Chen Yuan got up, he said respectfully: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Heavenly Empire, Chen Yuan is entrusted by the king of my Annan Kingdom to congratulate His Majesty on his enthronement. ”

"King Annan has a heart, and you have a heart for Chen Yuan, envoy Chenyuan, Xiao Qi, take it."

Chen Yuan took out two letters from his arms, one of which was handed to Xiao Qi, and the other one in his hand said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, secondly, Chen Yuan will forward to Your Majesty a letter written by your Monarch on behalf of our Monarch, please take a look at it." ”

"It's a letter, sir, take it."

Yuan Jian stepped forward to take the letter, weighed it with his hand, and handed it to me.

I opened the letter and read it,