"Why do you sit back and watch the city of Agan?" Zhao Zhen sat on the dragon chair and looked down at several prime ministers and asked.!

Zhao Niannu has been missing for almost three months, and Zhao Zhen has not expressed his position. This is the result of a conflict between reason and family affection, which tells him that he cannot ignore the country for a daughter, and family affection makes him angry. So he kept silent, not only did he not ask for the release punishment requested by several relevant ministers, but he also did not punish his aunt and Li Wei.

As a result, many of Zheng Lang's public critics, including Fu Bi, felt very uncomfortable.

After asking, he looked at Di Qing.

Soon after the Western Xia and the Khitan made peace, they suddenly sent troops under the city of Agan to recapture the city.

I don't understand the military Zhao Zhen, but at that time, Zheng Lang disregarded the sacrifice and assisted the blind felt to recapture the city of Agan, proving the importance of this place.

A large-scale dispatch of troops like these seven hundred and twenty-one chapters is very cold and warm (3), maybe you don't know, but the Song Dynasty infiltrated many scouts in the territory of Western Xia, and a few capable scouts have now become important cronies who have not hidden false information, and they actually served as a general in Western Xia, how can they not know?

Why didn't the two governments react at all? After seeing this letter, Zhao Zhen immediately called the two governors to question.

Di Qing wanted to stop talking, and glanced at Wen Yanbo and Fu Bi.

Fu Bi stood up and explained: "Your Majesty, Di Qing was originally going to transfer Weizhou soldiers to help the blind felt, but after I discussed it with Yan Bo, I vetoed it. ”

"Why?"

"In the past, when Zheng Lang was in Zhongshu, he occasionally talked with his ministers about Tibet, and when he talked about one thing, he would become an ally of our dynasty. However, Zheng Lang is worried about the future, and being loyal to our dynasty does not mean that his son will continue to be loyal to our dynasty. He is old, which is a reason for the minister's worries. Even if he is himself, he can't be completely loyal to our dynasty, for example, our dynasty sent troops to fight hard with the Western Xia for several years, so it can be seen that he sent Tibetan soldiers to help? ”

"That makes sense, go on."

"At that time, Zheng Lang had multiple intentions when he sent troops to Agancheng, Yuan Hao was alive, and he was decisive in using troops, and if he got Agancheng and then marched into the Niche Valley, he would be able to attack Weizhou from the west flank Chapter 721 It was very cold and warm (3) into a threat, and he had to send troops to help. In turn, if the blind felt can get Agancheng, they can use Agancheng to win over the Hexi Uighurs. Over the years, the strategy of co-opting and differentiation has worked. Now that the Western Xia have recaptured the city of Agan and cut off the trade routes, and our dynasty can strictly investigate the city of Weizhou, the Hexi Uighurs will hate the Western Xia even more. This is the second reason. ”

Zhao Zhen's forehead, although Zheng Lang criticized Fu Bi by name, Zhao Zhen also knew that Fu Bi had a good relationship with Zheng Lang, and he was one of Zheng Lang's few friends, and he was even more convincing.

"Blind felt is the son of the dug after all, this time the Western Xia sent troops to Agancheng, and soon they will look at the niche valley, and Tubo really ignored the various practices of the Western Xia. In addition, the Khitan and the Tibetan alliance wanted to join forces to deal with the Western Xia. Tubo still wants to protect itself, sit back and watch our dynasty and the Khitan fight with the Western Xia, sit on the benefits of the fisherman, and now the Western Xia sent troops to Agancheng, is not to hide the false Pang wants to force and Khitan after the Khitan, to the people again to promote his martial arts, conducive to the rule of the move. However, it has also dragged Tibet back into the flames of war, and it is impossible for Tibet to remain as it was before. But once I send troops to the court, the Tibetans will do a little effort, and they will stay out of the matter again, so that the dynasty can start a war with the Western Xia again. I don't think it's appropriate. But without sending troops to help, Western Xia used to fight against the Khitan, and now it has to fight against Tubo, which is beneficial to our dynasty. ”

It seems reasonable, but is it true?

Di Qing was puzzled, but Zhao Zhen was moved by Fu Bi again.

Fu Bi said again: "Not only that, according to the news sent by the secret agent, Wu Zang Pang will soon send troops to the Shrine Valley, and the minister also thinks that he will continue to ignore it. After several years of recuperation and recuperation, and because of the ease of Weizhou City, it was not easy for Xixia to capture the Niche Valley, and I asked Di Qing to give orders to provide a large number of weapons to the Niche Valley, and it was our Great Song Dynasty who enjoyed the benefits of the fisherman. ”

In fact, it is a copy of the policy of the Song Dynasty when the Western Xia sent troops to Tibet.

Most of what Fu Bi said is Wen Yanbo's opinion, but one thing Fu Bi is right, if he dies, the relationship between Tubo and the Song Dynasty will not be so close.

"There are also some circumstances that do not allow us to use troops against Western Xia. The new Khitan emperor ascended the throne and changed his strategy, but the hatred is still there, if I send troops, I will force the Western Xia to make further concessions to the Khitan, and the Khitan's hatred of the Western Xia will be further resolved because of the concessions of the Western Xia. The country is not very much allowed to use troops in the northwest, the Liuta River is built, Zheng Lang is developing on Jinghu South Road, and may go to Kuixia in the future, all of which need to use soldiers and money. If I am distracted by the northwest, I am worried that there will be insufficient troops. ”

"The South didn't use any troops."

"Your Majesty, but what about the money? Moreover, it cannot be said that the two Guangxi have stabilized. ”

"Is Qian Bo nervous?"

"There is no need to fight in the northwest, the money is not tight, even if Zheng Lang uses some money and silk in the south, and Liutahe also uses a lot of money and silk, the treasury can still operate. But if it is to use troops in the northwest, it is not a small amount of money, and there will be various situations at the beginning of the Qingli calendar. ”

When it came to the Qingli War, Zhao Zhen frowned.

After a few years of war, the Song Dynasty withered, and there were uprisings everywhere, like putting out fires, it was not easy to put it down.

"I don't think that I can't use troops in the northwest, and the Western Xia will not be destroyed, and I will never be stable in the northwest. Even if there are no Tibetan brothers and sisters, I have sternly warned them, there are still cases of encroachment and disturbance of the people. But the use of troops is not at this time, the minister thought that it would be a few years, the two Guangxi will be stable, the barbarians of the two Jingkui Gorges will really be obedient, the internal unity is one, and the country has a large amount of financial surplus, even if the army is used in the northwest, the country is not in a hurry, and it will not be stripped to the people. On the contrary, the Western Xia will be embarrassed and have the upper hand in the war with our dynasty. Therefore, the minister and Fu Bi jointly believed that they would not interfere in the war between Western Xia and Tubo. Wen Yanbo said.

Di Qing frowned, he didn't quite agree with this point of view. But the scriptures and the rich two circled his head, making his head a little confused, and finally gave in.

This is his current situation, he can't say it, he can't write it, after he served as a privy envoy, he was forced by a group of civil servants to speak and write, and he almost became an invisible person.

Zhao Zhen said moved. He asked, "What about the other side of the Six Towers?" ”

"It's not finished yet, but it's almost there," Fubi said.

"It's cold, and the people are working very the construction site, if the gap is not big, the people are ordered to stop the construction, and the rest of the project will be reserved for next spring."

"Obey the order, and the minister immediately let the two systems draft the edict." Wen Yanbo said.

"How's it going on over there?"

"Liangguang has a bumper harvest this year, and the relocation of the people is stable, all thanks to Your Majesty's kindness, even if it is barbaric, there is only one incident of barbarian riots, and it will be suppressed quickly, and it is not harmful. The minister also received a report that although His Majesty had exempted the two taxes this year, the commercial taxes and various franchises, as well as some workshops, had a very rich harvest, and they could obtain nearly 10 million income for the imperial court (referring to money, grain, silk grass, etc., the actual price may be less than 8 million), and after removing the out, there were still more than 3 or 4 million left, which was far better than in previous years. If it weren't for the fact that nearly 20,000 families spontaneously moved to Liangguang again and spent some money to settle these immigrants, the surplus would have been a little more. Fu Bi said.

The meaning of immigration has been repeatedly explained by Zheng Lang.

Jinghu South Road is of greater significance, and grain can be directly transported to the capital, which is difficult to do in Guangzhou. However, the development space of Liangguang is larger than that of Jinghu South Road, after all, the area is several times larger than that of Jinghu South Road.

Today, Liangguang Road still lacks population, with only 700,000 households, many of which have been separated for more arable land. If the large Liangguang Road, including a large number of immigrants, the number of households is only half of that of Jiangnan West Road.

Relying on the population to reproduce on its own, and the development of the two Guangzhous is very slow, they still have to emigrate.

Fujian Road, Jiangnan West Road, and Liangzhejiang Road are densely populated, resulting in strong land pressure, which is not conducive to governance and stability, and this migration will alleviate this pressure. Moreover, a large number of Han households migrated to the south, which was also conducive to the imperial court's rule over Liangguang.

No matter how sinicization is,Before the real sinicization,There are some differences between barbarians and Han households.。

As prime minister, both Wenfu and Fu are inferior to Pang Ji, but they will not make serious mistakes. Hearing the report from Liangguang, the officials of Liangguang allocated a batch of funds to arrange these immigrants. In fact, at this time, there were still some people who migrated to Nanyan one after another because of poverty, and they did not stop until February next year, when the migration was suspended. After autumn, it starts again.

Although it has been a few years of governance, there are too many poor people.

This is the limitation caused by the productive forces, it is the Zhao Zhen Dynasty, and in other dynasties, there are more poor people.

Zhao Zhen said: "In this way, if the people move to Liangguang or Jinghu South Road, the government of all regions shall not stop it." ”

Since Zhao Niannu's disappearance, he has been unhappy, and he is not as diligent in handling government affairs as before, but he still has many years of experience as an emperor. The large number of people relocated and the pressure of the land were evacuated, which consolidated Zheng Lang's development in the south, but the main households were certainly not happy. Without tenant farmers, what will happen to the large amount of land they have annexed? Even if they have the ability to hide the land and not pay the two taxes, it is barren, which means that they can't get anything. Hence the many complaints that followed.

Zhao Zhen knew the reason for the complaint, and Zheng Lang's favorite thing was to analyze these things with him and talk about the distribution of benefits.

Therefore, there are many complaints, but he does not pay attention to them.

However, after careful observation, he heard another thing, the exploitation of customer tenants by the main households in many areas of the south is gradually relaxing, and some of the original owners are fierce, and one acre of land can collect more than one stone of rent from customers, but now it is gradually decreasing.

This is what Zhao Zhen is happy to see.

The main household is the elite that Zheng Lang said in his mouth, the world, but the customer is also a human being, if the customer tenant farmer can't get by, the outbreak is also very terrible. If they are relieved and can survive, the tenant farmers will not have much resentment, and the country will become more stable.

"Whoa." Wenfu and the two replied at the same time.

"Then let Liangguang Road transfer the rest of the money to the capital and transfer it to Tanzhou, where it seems that the money and silk prepared are insufficient, and it will also save some transportation costs for the imperial court."

"Huh," the two replied again, knowing in their hearts that although Zheng Lang had left the capital, he still had a high status in the emperor's heart. However, Zheng Lang still has two years to grow in the south of Jinghunan, and there will be more headaches in the future, and there may be six or seven years to stay below, or even longer, and neither of them can eat Zheng Lang's taste.

"How's it going on Jinghu South Road?"

"Your Majesty, the Xiaximan incident interrupted some of Zheng Lang's arrangements, but Zheng Lang re-swore an oath with Xiaximan, and built a city, a fort and two fortresses in Ximan, and there are some arrangements, Ximan is not harmful."

"Fuqing, why has Xiban changed?"

Fu Bi told the cause and effect of Xiaximan.

"Song Shouxin, Jia Shixiong made a mistake?"

In the opinion of the ministers, although Peng Shixi was not anti-hearted, but with anti-heart, the court soldiers did not arrive, Peng Shixi once gathered all the barbarian soldiers to surround Chenzhou City and make noise to the city. However, Shoujia's approach was a little too hasty. ”

"Ximan is a key border area, and the northeast is Meishanman, which is related to the success or failure of the governance of Jinghu South Road, let me think about it, in this way, let Peng Siyong take the position of governor of Chenzhou, they are all surnamed Peng, and the barbarians will be more convinced."

"Whoa."

Peng Siyong went to Chenzhou, which also means that Song Jia and the others have made mistakes and are going to be demoted.

"Pass Zhao Luan and Guo Shenxi." Zhao Zhen said to the eunuchs beside him.

The eunuch went to the Yushitai to bring Zhao Guo and the others up.

Zhao Zhen let them lag behind and said, "Zhao Qing, Guo Qing, look at the sky outside." ”

The two turned their heads and looked at the outside of the hall, the weather outside the hall was hazy, the north wind was howling, and they looked at Zhao Zhen puzzled.

"It looks like it's going to snow." Zhao Zhen said quietly, looked at Wen Yanbo and Fu Bi, and said, "Wen Qing, Fu Qing, you also have a daughter, right?" ”

Both have daughters, but they are both out of the cabinet.

But neither of them dared to answer, knowing what Zhao Zhen meant in his heart.

Everyone has children, and as parents, they all like their children and want their children to live well. It was originally a family matter, no matter how the royal family and the Li family dealt with it, Zhao Niannu would not be forced to run away from home. However, the minister did not know the height of the sky, and not only managed the private life of the emperor, but also the private life of the harem, and the private life of the emperor's daughter, not only managed, but also handed over impeachment documents one after another.

If it is true that Zhao Niannu does not respect the Venerable Master, is lawless, and bullies others, it will be fine. But after interrogation, no, Zhao Niannu has always been a well-behaved daughter-in-law in the Li family, and everything happened because of the existence of an evil mother-in-law.

This time, because of their rashness, the ministers committed an oolong, an extraordinarily large oolong.

A very obedient princess who has not really grown up, was forced by a wicked mother-in-law and ministers to stay at home, unable to return to the palace, and had to run away from home, life and death are unknown.

Although Zheng Lang wrote a few articles in a row and moved the public, it was a bit excessive, but it cannot be said that Zheng Lang was unreasonable.

It's okay to impeach if you want to, but let's investigate it first.

The ancestral family law allowed the ministers to hear about the matter, and the officials who could be targeted, even including the emperor. If an official can't pass this pass, what can he be an official, and if the emperor can't pass this pass, the emperor can't do it well. But it's not Yanchen's rumor, it's on a teenage girl.

Zhao Guo and the others rose and said, "The minister is guilty." ”

"You are upright, I also see it in my eyes, I will not object to your advice, but you must know the severity, governing the country is not governed by alarmism, in the past, Wei Zheng was loyal and outspoken, and his reputation has been famous for thousands of years, but how many times has he been admonished, he will not go to the disadvantages of the times? What is the disadvantage of the times? Have you made a difference? ”

Zhao Guo and the others were even more ashamed.

"I have always encouraged ministers to advise, but I have never seen a minister who understands the general situation and distinguishes the disadvantages of the times like Wei Zheng." Zhao Zhen sighed faintly after speaking, and said softly: "Jinghu South Road has transferred some officials from Liangguang Road, and it just so happens that there are several vacancies in Liangguang officials, Zhao Qing, you are appointed as the general judge of Shaozhou, and Guo Qing, you are appointed as the general judge of Rongzhou, and see how the officials of Liangguang really do practical things." ”

This was Cheng Zheng Lang's idea.

In the past, the imperial court demoted officials who had made serious mistakes to Liangguang.

Zheng Lang ruled the two provinces, and this situation could no longer be allowed to happen. But where do the officials who make mistakes, especially those who make serious mistakes, degrade? So Zheng Lang offered advice, or degraded, what should I do, not only is it not allowed to kill the doctor of the doctor, but the punishment is not allowed to the doctor of the sergeant, so the misdemeanor is demoted to the governor, and the major private crime can be degraded to Lingnan, but it cannot be held as the general judge of the governor, and it is the deputy position of the military officer, the chief officer, and the county lieutenant, so that these officials can not bring the southern officials to the bad, and also let the governors and counties of the prefectures and counties supervise these officials who make mistakes.

Zhao Guo was not a private crime, but only an improper admonition, so he was gentle and degraded to a general sentence.

But with the status of the two of them, such a deal is not excessive.

Zhao Guo glanced at each other helplessly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo don't speak, if the princess's whereabouts are unknown, this is the beginning. Now it's Zhao Guo, and there are others behind, including himself.

However, the sky is about to snow, who dares to refute!

Suddenly, a eunuch hurriedly ran over, and said as he walked: "Chenzhou is in a hurry. ”

Zhao Zhen's face changed, and he talked about Chenzhou just now.

Zheng Lang is not in Chenzhou, but not far from Chenzhou, it is in Huixi City, which is even more dangerous than Chenzhou City.

The eunuch handed the urgent report from the Privy Council to Zhao Zhen.

Zheng Lang disappeared, the entire southwest was in chaos, Zhang Kang and Zhang Qi successively led a large number of troops to Ximan.

Even Peng Shixi's face began to turn blue when he heard the news. This is on his own territory, he has just fought with the Song army a few times, if Zheng Lang has an accident, he can't tell the truth.

It was not a big problem to use the army to confront the Song Dynasty, and in the past, the barbarian tribes had rebelled from time to time, and the Song Dynasty did not see much anger. But what was Zheng Lang's status in the Song Dynasty?

He also cooperated in ordering the tribes to help the Song army search the land.

Zhang Kang didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly wrote a letter and delivered it to the capital with fast feet.

After Zhao Zhen saw it, his face was very bad, he handed the fold to several bigwigs, walked outside the palace gate, and said: "My daughter was forced to run away from home, and a Gyeonggi Prefecture Mo Ming was assassinated, and even the prime minister was missing again. What's going on! ”

None of the prime ministers dared to answer.

The cold wind blew, and the sky really fluttered with snowflakes, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but shiver and said, "It's so cold." ”

It's not the sky that's cold, it's the heart.

Turning his head, he asked Di Qing: "Di Qing, who do you think will do it?" ”

Di Qing replied: "I don't know, it may not be Ximan, maybe it is the Tian family next door." ”

"Why not Meishanman?"

"They are closed and do not have this wisdom."

"Good wisdom, pass on my edict, if Zheng Qing has an accident in the south, I will send 200,000 forbidden troops to the south, and let Ximan and Tian be buried together."

In the past, the barbarians rebelled and revolted, not that the Song Dynasty could not be annihilated, it was not worth it, just like dealing with the Meishan barbarians, if they did not hesitate to spare the lives of the soldiers, regardless of the financial pressure of the state, and dispatched 200,000 forbidden troops to suppress them, most of the Meishan barbarians could be completely wiped out, and there was no threat. Of course, such an irrational approach is impossible to implement.

Once Zheng Lang has an accident, the nature will be different.

This will touch the bottom line of the Song Dynasty's governance of the world. Really recklessly sent 200,000 forbidden troops to go, the imperial court has Di Qing in control of the overall situation, and there are fierce generals such as Zhang Kang and Zhang Qi on the front line, and there are many scouts to provide news, not to mention the Tian barbarians and Ximan, even Jiaozhi will eat so much that there will not even be bones left.

Really do that?

"Your Majesty," Fu Bi wanted to say.

Zhao Zhensen said coldly: "Fuqing, am I still not the emperor?" ”

The awe-inspiring murderous aura startled Fu Bi a lot. At this time, Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo and others also felt very cold!!.

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