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Under such circumstances, no one doubted that the Song Dynasty would win the war. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Renzong looked at the report in front of him, and the muscles of his face trembled, this is the receipt that has just been sent from the front line, the imperial court sent 300,000 stone grain from Bianjing, and the one who signed for it at the front line was still 300,000 stone!

"Xiangguo, I have ordered the abolition of forced labor, and the people help us to transport food, not only to pay the wages, but also to take care of their food and drink. You go down and check to see which official is responsible for transporting this batch of grain, and whether it is deducting the rations of the people. For this kind of person who caused chaos to the court at this time, he was arrested and severely punished. ”

Renzong threw the receipt in front of Xia Zhu, his face was very angry. The victory of the Great Song Dynasty is in sight, and the backyard must not catch fire at this time.

Xia Zhu picked it up and looked at it, and shook his head slightly: "Long live I don't know, this time when those people transported military rations for us, most of them went out with dry rations from their own homes, and this situation is normal." Some time ago, we prepared 400,000 pieces of shawls for the delivery of summer uniforms to the soldiers, but in the hands of the front-line soldiers, it was 540,000 pieces, and many people came back shirtless. ”

Renzong was stunned for a moment, and then sighed: "If I don't fight this battle, I'm sorry for the ancestors and ancestors, and I'm sorry for these people!" ”

Xia Zhu hugged his fists: "Long live, from this point of view, our Great Song Dynasty will undoubtedly win." Now, except for those who are lazy, ordinary people have a lot of surplus money to save food, and they also take out these dry food on the road. If it is like before, we will not know what it will say, not to mention that we will bring our own rations, even if we forcibly levy it, we may not be able to levy it. ”

"And those ministers of the court, long live, the ministers have sent officials to the Liao city captured by my Great Song Dynasty according to your wishes, I thought that some officials would be resistant, but I didn't expect that the number of officials who took the initiative to report from all over the country was far more than our needs, and there were even some people who asked the relationship to find the old minister, hoping to go to the Liao State."

Renzong was also very curious when he heard it, but he understood it immediately after thinking about it. Da Song has been shouting that he wants to abolish redundant officials, although he has been shouting for several years and has not done anything, but those who know that they belong to redundant officials are indeed panicked, and they can't sleep well every day.

If it is the kind of Qing Dynasty that has to kowtow when he sees his boss, or the kind of official in the Ming Dynasty who loses his head at every turn, it is not appropriate. However, the officials of the Great Song Dynasty are different, not only the risk is small, but also the profit is high, and they can be respected in society, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, no one is willing to give up this profession.

Therefore, when they heard that the Great Song Dynasty was going to build a state capital in the former Liao State, they immediately felt that this was the best way to get rid of the identity of redundant officials.

If there is something to do, then it is not redundant officials, and layoffs will not be able to cut their own heads, although it is a bit life-threatening, but compared with the treatment of Dr. Song Shi, this risk is still worth taking.

Whatever the reason, the hat of the least redundant officials has been rushed off by many officials, which means that one of the most difficult reforms in the Great Song Dynasty has quietly paved the way.

"What about the vassals?"

"Back to the emperor, except for the shipwrecked troops of Tsushima, only the armies of Shilan and Peng Dan have not yet arrived, and the Sriwijaya said that they are launching a new offensive against Java, and Banzai asked them to send a battle flag, and they really only sent a battle flag. Not only that, but they also asked Banzai to send troops to help them pacify Java after the Battle of Song Liao was pacified. ”

Renzong's brows furrowed: "These guys really don't think of themselves as outsiders. ”

Xia Zhu didn't answer the words of the Three Buddhas, and then said: "There is news from the border that the troops from the Zhuluo Kingdom who came to help in the war have entered the border of Tibet, and they will arrive in less than three months. Others, such as Dali, Champang, and Uighurs, have already reached the front. ”

Renzong asked so much, just for one thing. I saw that he slowly pulled out another fold, and his tone was actually a little flattering: "Xia Aiqing, this is Chen Shimei's fold, I think it is feasible, but please ask Xia Aiqing to help me take a look." ”

Xia Zhu was a little stunned by Renzong's tone, what is the matter? The emperor thinks it is feasible, and he still wants to ask himself?

He took the fold and read it, and after reading it, his face changed greatly, ignoring his old arms and legs, and suddenly knelt on the ground: "Long live, Chen Shimei's move is a mistake for the country, and he should be severely punished!" ”

He originally wanted to say that the nine clans should be killed, but then he thought about it wrong, Chen Shimei's nine clans were not left in that locust plague, and the largest one was the clan of the old man, and he couldn't be punished.

The look on Renzong's face also changed, and he sat on the dragon chair and moved his buttocks twice: "Okay, I know." Aiqing doesn't need to be so nervous, I just discussed it with you, Chen Shimei said that the front-line troops are not subordinate to each other, and those Fanbangs are unruly, let me drive the expedition in person, I think what he said has some truth. ”

Xia Zhu knelt on the ground, Renzong told him not to be nervous, but where could he not be nervous? The emperors of the Song Dynasty drove many people to conquer in person, from Taizu Taizong to Zhenzong, almost every emperor Yanjing personally went to the battlefield, which was not a big deal.

But this time is different, then Chen Shimei actually asked the emperor to personally take command of the three armies, the mystery is big, isn't it a joke!

Why can civilian officials keep pressing military generals? Because behind the civil officials there is something that military generals do not have, imperial power! Every time someone who wins the emperor's list says that he is a protégé of the Son of Heaven, this is not only a title, but also the privilege of the scholar class, indicating that they are the emperor's people.

If the emperor is in command of the three armies, it means that those generals will be Renzong's subordinates in the future, and they will completely break free from the shackles of the scholars since the time of Zhao Guangyi!

This is about power, and about the low position between civil officials and military generals in the future! Over the years, the scholars have given up a lot to those generals, and they really can't let it anymore.

"Long live, the old minister thinks that Wen Yanbo is full of military books and has military armor in his mind, and he must not be wrong to be in command on the front line."

Renzong looked at him: "There is some truth in what Aiqing said, and many ministers in the DPRK and China also said the same, but the soldiers on the front line did not see it that way. ”

Speaking of this, Renzong took out another note: "Aiqing, please see, this is a petition from the five hundred commanders on the front line, asking me to let Mu Guiying take command." ”

The fold was thrown in front of Xia Zhu by Renzong, and Xia Zhu's eyes drifted over the page that he opened, only to see bright red handprints and signatures on it.

He was speechless for a moment. The Song army already has a seventy percent chance of winning this battle, and whoever commands it means who will make great achievements.

These generals didn't dare to compete with the scholars before, but now they all have the courage, this is an opportunity to create Wei Qing and Huo Qubing of the Song Dynasty, and they obviously don't want to give up this opportunity to the scholars.

Xia Zhu's eyes moved very quickly, but he couldn't find a suitable way for a while.

Renzong walked down with a smile on his face, helped Xia Zhu up with his own hands, and said in a serious voice: "Lord Xiangguo, if the front line is not called subordinate early, it will inevitably delay the fighter, and the consequences will be very serious. ”

Xia Zhu stood up with the support of Renzong, and Renzong sighed: "I know that Wen Yan's profound true biography of Xiangguo has the ability of Zhang Liang and Han Xin, but the soldiers on the front line don't know that those people under Mu Guiying and Ren Fu don't obey him at all. ”

What Wen Yanbo lacks now is prestige, although he fought a few battles in the Great Song Dynasty and was not bad, especially the capture of Nanjing this time was very beautiful, but this was not enough for him to serve as the commander of an army of nearly one million.

Especially for people like Mu Guiying, Ren Fu, and Chen Shimei, Wen Yanbo is really not qualified.

Xia Zhu's head was looking for a suitable candidate, looking for it, either young, or not fighting, or too old, and Chen Shimei, who was barely counted in the entire court, and still had the title of a scholar doctor more suitable than Wen Yanbo.

But although Chen Shimei has the title of a scholar, he doesn't do what the scholar does, robbing people of money, plundering people's land, silver wives and daughters, and slaughtering people's cities, these things that make the scholar feel embarrassed have been done by Chen Shimei, so it is better to let Mu Guiying hang up if he is in charge.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Renzong said with a smile: "Lord Xiangguo, I think that only I can make those million troops obey the orders, and make those unruly envoys of Fanbang obedient. ”

Xia Zhu wanted to say something more, but Renzong waved his hand: "After listening to me, the front-line fighters will miss every mistake, and we don't have much time to hesitate." I think very clearly, I know that Lord Xiangguo is worried about my safety, so let's hear that your youngest son didn't pass the Yin Department this time, so let him go with me on the expedition, be responsible for protecting my safety, and there will be a heavy reward when he returns, how about it? ”

Coercion, temptation, Renzong actually used this set of tricks on himself.

Xia Zhu is not afraid of these tricks, but the emperor has done things to this extent, which shows that the emperor really wants to go, and it is not a wise thing to block it himself, although he is bigger than Fan Zhongyan, but he will not die Fan Zhongyan.

Now Xia Zhu somewhat understands why the former Tianren Sect sent Fan Zhongyan, the minister of the central government, to Chenzhou to do the chores of urging grain. The emperor has been ready for a long time, and if Fan Zhongyan is separated, there will be no one in the court who really dares to die.

Xia Zhu sighed: "The old minister obeys the order, please rest assured, tomorrow is said to be above the early dynasty, and the old minister should persuade the hundred officials." ”

Renzong said with satisfaction: "That's very good, Aiqing retreat." ”

Defeating the Liao State is Renzong's greatest wish, and when the Song army's advantage has been achieved, he will regret it for the rest of his life if he can't personally go up to give the Liao State this fatal blow.

After Xia Zhu withdrew from the palace, Renzong's face became more serious, and he looked up at the sunset that was about to sink, and his heart was full of emotion. The dreams of generations of kings have to come true in their own hands! After more than 100 years of war, the winner will be determined by itself.

At this moment, he really felt very happy, but he didn't know why he couldn't laugh, but he was extremely nervous.

(To be continued)