"Ouyang Zhizhi, we in Xixia don't mean that...... Zhang Yanshou said.

"Yes, not only do I want to be tens of millions, but I also want to covet the Guanzhong and Hedong of our Great Song Dynasty...... That's what you Western Xia wanted. Do you know what a courtier is? ”

"I don't know.

"It seems that I have to give you the Book of Rites, the Book of Rites, the Rites, and the Rites of the Week......"

Bao Zheng, who was sitting on the side, also made Ouyang Xiulei deputy. With Ouyang Xiu's current talent, as well as his ability to reverse black and white, refer to a deer as a horse, and be able to say that ants are elephants, Zhang Yanshou ......

When it arrived in the capital, Zhao Zhen was stunned at first, then laughed, and then worried. sent someone to call Zheng Lang into the inner palace and asked, "Zheng Qing, have you heard about Ouyang Xiu's affairs in Luoyang?" ”

"The minister has also heard about it."

"I'm worried."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, if it weren't for the ancestral family law and internal governance, the soldiers of our dynasty would not be as weak as they were on the battlefield......" Zheng Lang said for a reason, the Khitan and the Western Xia had several wars of different sizes, all of which were inferior, but the Western Xia fought with Tubo and had the upper hand, but the Song Dynasty and the Tubo-Western Xia battle won much and won less. Gao Yu defeated the battle of the Khitan and Song Taizong Gaoliang River, which was caused by the long war and the soldiers' weariness of war. On the whole, if properly arranged, the Song army was not very weak in its war with these countries.

He quickly skipped it, and said that he could not re-write and depose the martial arts, and that the controversy would be very great, and he continued: "After the defeat of the Western Xia in Dingchuan Village, it was very miserable, and they wanted to recover their vitality. ”

"―Is it going to be?"

Originally, the minister thought that the Khitans would start next year, but the Khitan had already declined, and if they wanted to conquer Western Xia, they had to mobilize more than 100,000 troops and horses, which required weapons, materials, and logistical supplies."

Zhao Zhen's forehead. Now he knows the war best, and he can better understand why Liu Bang designated Xiao He as one of the three heroes of the Western Han Dynasty. Of course, with all the redundancy of the Song Dynasty, the waste of initiating a war was greater, far more than that of the Han and Tang dynasties.

"The whole Khitan country despises Western Xia, but the Khitan has declined, and the decline is far beyond the expectations of the ministers, and from all indications, the calculations of the ministers have been overturned, and it is possible that the time will be delayed."

"You're already good." Zhao Zhen smiled, that can think about everything so long-term, it is a human being, not a god.

"I got the news, besides Yuan Hao. He still has a buffer time, although he lacks the benefits of green salt, the ministers were afraid that he would completely fall to the Khitan, and deliberately did not close Weizhou City, so I continued to send some materials to Western Xia, giving Western Xia a meager vitality. He can hold on, but it won't last long, at most next year, if we don't agree to peace, he will try every means to force me to negotiate peace. ”

"You said that if the Khitan and our dynasty start a war, who will win or lose?"

"It's hard to say, it depends on who occupies morality, the command ability of the generals, the situation in the country, and the Western Xia. If there is no Western Xia, at this time, the Khitan will fight against our dynasty, at most invade Hebei, and will not return with an inch of merit, but if our dynasty is properly prepared, rest and recuperate, and have another ten years of peaceful development, if the generals are properly selected and well prepared, it is not a dream to recover the 16 states of Youyun. ”

"The ...... of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun"

"What's the matter, the Han and Tang Dynasties expanded their territory to Xiaohai, and our dynasty only recovered the sixteen states of Youyun. This is the shame of Taizong, as a descendant, if you don't want to snow it, you are not a descendant. ”

"yes"

This is Zheng Lang!

Mobilize Zhao Zhen's enthusiasm bit by bit, otherwise the Qingli New Deal he encouraged to initiate would fail, take the lead in decadence, and the whole country would be bleak. Although the step-by-step reform created the best time of the Northern Song Dynasty, it left many serious drawbacks to the later generations.

"The specific ministers have not thought of it, and they can't publicize it, if the Khitan feels the strong hostility of our dynasty, they will join forces with the Western Xia." …,

"Zheng Qing's words are good." The more Zhao Zhen looked at Zheng Lang, the more pleasing he became, although he was young, he already had the kind of old age as Lu Yijian. But at this time, Zhao Zhen cooperated with Zheng Lang and did not rush to push him to the forefront, not because he was distrustful, but because he was protecting.

"When the minister goes to the Khitan a few years later, he will also pay attention to it."

"I'm worried."

"It doesn't matter, it's the Khitan who still wants to covet the coins of our dynasty, the second is that the Khitan wants to use me, the minister is not an old-fashioned person, learn from Su Wu to forcibly contradict the Khitan monarch and minister, there is no need for that, as long as the minister does not have a head-on conflict with them, they will not kill the minister, they will not imprison the minister, people have long legs, and it is not easy to leave the Khitan? It's still early, and there is time to prepare. ”

"Tell me what you want."

"That's right, and the minister is His Majesty's courtier, doesn't Your Majesty help the minister?"

Zhao Zhen couldn't help laughing.

"Large-scale snow has begun to fall in the north, and the drought will inevitably ease next year, and there will be no large-scale war, and our dynasty will recover earlier than Western Xia. Yuan Hao is not a madman, the more this is the case, the more he dares not launch another invasion. ”

This snow is also fun, Hedong earthquake, the magnitude is not big, five or six, six or seven magnitude, a few people died, there are not many people affected, and then Hebei fell red snow. What kind of red snow, because of the great drought in recent years, the air is dry, and the air is filled with a lot of dust, -- falling snow, and the snow is mixed with -- some dust, and when it falls on the ground, the snow clears the sky, and the sun shines, and the snow looks like a red yellow.

It is natural that the celestial phenomena are different in the mouths of officials, Sun Fu said in the book, Chi Xue, Chi Xiao also, Chi Xiao refers to the fire of the soldiers, the sign of the monarch's soothing, soothing is a good saying, that is, the king's vice-yong. Therefore, the political affairs are relaxed, the rewards and punishments are poor, the hundred officials are abolished, and the great chaos is summoned to the mouth of the Jin Taikang Wu Emperor is lazy in political affairs, and the harem is wasted, so he recruits Chi Xiao to, and finally leads to the Jin chaos. Earthquakes, the prosperity of yin. The Xinzhou earthquake lasted for six or seven years, and every earthquake sounded like thunder, and the previous generation of earthquakes had such a thing at the end. However, Tang Gaozong sealed the Jin, and after ascending the throne, Jinzhou went through the earthquake. I didn't say it below, I understand, there is Wu Zetian.

See Jingfu Inner Library, the ancestors accumulated funds for extraordinary use, in recent years, all roads and silks, more into the inner library, both Chinese and foreign are suspicious of the palace's private expenses. The number of ministers in the harem does not know, but there are more than 1,000 meat eaters in the three divisions, and there are noble positions and private bodies, many thousands. Zhang Xiuyuan pampered and punished the city, and the disaster gradually sprouted. The latter husband, the main sister-in-law, you can only pet Queen Cao, Zhang Meimei is not touched by you, and so on.

―Money can't be transferred to Jingfu Inner Library, and second, you can't pamper Zhang Meimei, that's what else is ...... What I have to say. But the truth is that Zhang Xiuyuan didn't do anything bad, or she said a few words for her uncle. There are more than 1,000 people in the palace, but how can a few imperial cities not need manpower, and how many people do you need to clean such a large area alone? Hugh said that in this feudal society, in the future generations, how many people will be needed to serve the White House? It's a helpless thing.

Zheng Lang thought badly in private, fortunately, the Junzi Party failed, otherwise in the end, nine times out of ten, Zhang Meimei would also fall into the fate of Yang Shang's second concubine, and forcibly pulled out of the palace to be a female Taoist.

But there is no sound, and no explanation of the principle.

No matter how you say it, the emperor is still the biggest power holder at this time, Zhao Zhen and others are very self-disciplined, what if someone is not self-disciplined? There is only -- a heavenly temperance. Proper superstition is a good thing, definitely not a bad thing.

This is the law, although the celestial phenomena have become the magic weapon of the Northern Song Dynasty ministers to attack political opponents.

The degree is that you can worship ghosts and gods, but you can't get close to ghosts and gods, learn from Emperor Qin and Han Wu or later Song Huizong, and want to become immortals in the flesh.

Zheng Lang is looking at another thing, because there is enough moisture to fall heavy snow, and the drought is gradually easing. At least a few snowfalls to alleviate the locust plague, the ground is damp, and spring planting can be done in the coming year. …,

Zhao Zhen said: "Zheng Qing, do you say that I am immoral? ”

"If there is a disaster, Your Majesty should introspect himself, as for whether he is immoral, the minister has not seen it, or the minister has a shallow vision. However, since there are disasters, Your Majesty must redouble his efforts, and it is up to people to plan things and make things happen. Your Majesty strives to be a good man, and if there is another disaster, it will be the ruthlessness of God, and Your Majesty cannot be blamed. ”

"Western Xia ......"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, your minister-you are paying attention. But His Majesty in the South should be careful. ”

"Nansheng"

"Chen Zhifang killed the evil witch Huang Ghost Hunting, etc., but the rest of the party was not completely destroyed, and Guiyang Jian recently reported that his party disciples Tang He and Pan Zhiliang gathered more than 900 people Koubian. This incident coincided with the relocation of the barbarians who did not obey the discipline, and the court had been very generous and appeased to these barbarians in the past, and the barbarians had become arrogant. If the court suddenly changes the law, it will inevitably be dissatisfied, and the thief's power will also expand. The imperial court sent a transfer envoy Guo Fu to cut it off. However, the southern soldiers did not fight for a long time, and their cowardice was too much to use. Guo Fuzhi didn't know about the military, and the minister thought that he would be defeated if he went, and he would increase the thief's strength. The country is in the midst of recovery and can no longer afford to go through any more turmoil. ”

"The Prophet is exactly ......"

"And these beings are fierce, good at using short spears and vine shields, and they should not be taken lightly. Its place is dangerous and poisonous miasma, the best season is to go out in autumn and winter, the miasma is light, otherwise the spring and summer are hot and humid, and the miasma becomes a horizontal obstacle. But time does not wait for me, but it just so happened that the minister had recruited Zhang Hai before, and had trained the forbidden army to be familiar with the mountain roads. According to the minister's opinion, it is necessary to send an edict to Yong Yirong Sanzhou, select soldiers who are familiar with the skills of mountains and rivers, not many, be sure to be fine, and then let Di Qing lead the forbidden army in the capital after training by the ministers to go, and press it with the power of thunder, so as not to erode the thief, otherwise the west will be peaceful, and the south will be a thief again, and the country will be restless. ”

"Di Qing ......"

"It's okay in the northwest, in addition to Di Qing, there are others, Zhang Kang can save the emergency, Wang Xin - Chong Shiheng - rare heroes, and Zhang Lei - Wang Ji - Jingtai - Ji Zhen - Yang Wenguang and other fierce generals, the generals are enough. And His Majesty is not unaware of all the ugliness of the barbarians in the south. The country is peaceful and tranquil, and the population is booming, but it is also a crisis, and if you want to resolve it, you can only manage the Xiangjiang area, and even the entire backward Kuizhou Road. But there is no need to be in a hurry, we should make a decision based on the situation, and now we are just preparing for a kind of surveying and exploration, and we will not only send Di Qing, but also bring Zhao Xuan, Guo Kui, Jing Sili, and other young generals to prepare talents for the country in the future. ”

"Di Qing will be very hard."

"Your Majesty, he is not very old now, and in another ten years, his merits will be heavier, and he will be ridiculed by the ministers, and it will not be easy for Your Majesty to use it."

Zhao Zhen was silent.

Zheng Lang didn't want to say more about this matter, and said: "If Your Majesty thinks that the minister is right, please send an edict as soon as possible, otherwise, it will be later, and when the spring is strong, the miasma will become heavier, and even if Di Qing personally goes to exterminate it, it will only increase many difficulties." It is necessary to exterminate most of the anti-barbarians before the spring miasma arrives, and it will be easy to clear the remnants. At the same time, it is also to deter the south, and recently from Kuizhou Road to the south, there are many barbarians plotting to rebel and cause rebellion, even if they do not consider the management of the south, they must send elite divisions to carry out coercion, so that these arrogant people must not act rashly. ”

This time to suppress the bandits, the court let Guo Fuzhi go first, but failed. Let Yang Mei go again, Yang Mei won and lost, Mo Chi for six years, - the degree of rebellion reached 5,000 people, several states were eroded, six years, how much money did the country spoil? How many soldiers died? How many people were killed? Therefore, Zheng Lang was preparing for this matter, and sent the strongest Di Qing to suppress it in person. Of course, Zhao Zhen didn't know the inside story, but when he heard Zheng Lang say it seriously, he thought about it and said, "Accurate." ”

Then he said worriedly: "Zheng Qing, Shouzhou also makes me feel embarrassed." ”

Guo Jian went down to measure Tian and got into big trouble.

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