"Although there are also a large number of rebellious officials and generals in the country of the Western Thieves, but, in the current situation, there should not be so many Han people to guard such a critical place, although the party appoints Han people, but it has not reached the level of trust, so many Han people come to fight with us, and also serve as the main general, this commander doubts whether there is a coup d'état in the country of the Western Thieves!" Yue Fei held the intelligence in his hand and complained to the generals around him.

Li Yanxian is also more sensitive, compared to the military, he also has some views on politics: "Indeed, after all, the Western Thief is a party member, and the country established by the party is a party member, even if a lot of Han people are used to rebel, it should be like the Liao people, set up the southern courtyard and the northern courtyard, use the Han people, but also guard against the Han people, just like Li Yuanhao at that time, besides, the Liang clan was in turmoil when Emperor Yingzong and Emperor Zhezong were in turmoil, which had already alerted Li Qianshun and restricted the Han people, why did it suddenly increase at this time?" ”

Yue Fei frowned and said: "The key is that most of the troops are from the Dangxiang clan, and the generals of the army are actually Han people, this situation has never happened in the Liao State......" Saying that, Yue Fei's brows eased again: "That's so, but even if there is a coup d'état in the country of the Western Thief, it has nothing to do with us, whether it is a Western thief or a rebel, it should be damned!" Pass the order down, continue to march, and take down Jinghuai Erzhou for Ben Shuai! ”

The generals shouted in unison: "No! ”

Zhe Ke begged for his life to take Jingzhou, Li Yanxian asked for his life to take Huaizhou, Yue Fei agreed, and ordered the two of them to take Jinghuai Erzhou within ten days, and then advanced to Xingqing Mansion, Xingqing Mansion is not the end, but a new beginning, west of Xingqing Mansion, is the nest of the party people. We're just taking back the lost Han land, after we get it back. We're going to kill the party guys! Destroy them!

On the other hand, Yue Fei wrote what he had seen and heard before. handed it over to the emperor, and also wrote a letter, handed it to the messenger to take back to Beijing together, and handed it to Yue Tuo, who had some doubts and hoped to get Yue Tuo's answer.

From the beginning of the battle in early June, the Great Song court has been paying attention to the war in the northwest, especially after the emperor promised the northwest army to solve the food problem by itself, so as to expand the scale of the war. The imperial court paid more attention to the war in the northwest, and the emperor's decision was not that no one objected, and Sun Sheng, the head of the household department, raised objections.

"Your Majesty cares about the war, which is a good thing, but we must also consider whether the current strength of the Great Song Dynasty can support this battle, and even after the battle is won, whether the Great Song Dynasty has enough energy and materials to digest that land, Emperor Zhenzong was not short of money and food in the Great Song Dynasty, but why did he sign an alliance with the Liao people?

That's because of a medium-sized defensive battle on the border. It required an expenditure of 30 million yuan, and after signing the alliance with Liao, the annual currency was only 300,000 yuan, which was traded through the mutual market. We don't even need to spend any money, as long as we have a little bit of goods, we can get back the New Year's coins given to Liao.

That would be the same as after the signing of the covenant. As long as both sides comply, then it will take a hundred years for the Liao people to get 30 million money. Compared with the previous war of 30 million dollars, which one is more cost-effective? The minister thought that force was necessary. The dignity of the nation and the safety of His Majesty are at stake, but when the use of force is not necessary, the Covenant is not the best means.

It's like now, do we have to destroy the thief at this time? Will we be able to digest that land after destroying the Western Thieves? Do we have enough officers and troops stationed there to rule? Is there enough money to support it? What do the army eat and drink? What do officials take to build the locality? It is the long-cherished wish of the first emperors of the Great Song Dynasty to destroy the Western Thief, and the ministers understand, but before that, should we also consider whether this matter is really beneficial, rather than a drag! ”

Gongsun Sheng's words are very pertinent, so that a considerable number of ministers in the court agree with this, such as the important minister Zhang Shuye, as well as Qin Hui and others, all agree with this, and the officials of the Eastern Mansion also have mixed reviews about this, Prime Minister Zhao Ding disagrees with this, thinking that if the West Thief has a long dream at night, it should be dealt with earlier, as for the future affairs, we naturally have a way.

The entire Privy Council was very unhappy with Gongsun Sheng, although Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng used to be comrades-in-arms who fought side by side, but at this moment, their positions were different, and Yue Fu did not express an opinion on this, because the commander was his brother Yue Fei, and he adhered to the code of non-interference in military affairs by civilian officials, unless the emperor asked, he did not take the initiative.

Zhao Huan is very dissatisfied with Gongsun Sheng's opposition, one is that Gongsun Sheng is a civil servant, and he should not talk too much about the military, and the other is a matter set by the emperor, and your opposition is too bad for the emperor to face, the three things have come to this point, what should be thought of is a solution, not to stop halfway, when the Western Army was about to eliminate the Western thieves, Emperor Huizong forcibly terminated the war, the tragedy at that time, can you all forget?

Gongsun Sheng's opinion was refuted and not accepted, and the war continued, and after the dispersal of the dynasty, Yue Fu went to the Yamen of the Ministry of Households, intending to find Gongsun Sheng to learn some necessary information.

Since Gongsun Sheng served as the head of the household department, the household yamen is the busiest one of the six departments, because national construction, war, restoration, taxation and other issues are all inseparable from the household department, especially in the Great Song Dynasty at this time, everything needs money, everywhere is short of money, there is no time when there is no shortage of money, as the financial steward of the Great Song Dynasty, Gongsun Sheng is encouraged to maintain, anxious.

Rao is so, it is still difficult to meet the needs of the imperial court, Gongsun Sheng is only forty years old, his hair has turned gray, obviously the result of overwork, in this regard, Zhao Huan also regretted after reprimanding Gongsun Sheng, felt that he was doing this to chill the heart of the hero, and personally ordered the imperial dining room to make an exception to make a meat dish, give it to Gongsun Sheng, let him replenish his body, and at the same time used the palace to buy 30 catties of pork, 10 catties of beef and mutton and 10 catties of oil to Gongsun Sheng's mansion as compensation.

When Gongsun Sheng saw the steaming and fragrant meat dish, he didn't have any grievances, knowing that the emperor had admitted his mistake and softened, there was no sadness, and while crying, he put a piece of meat in his mouth and chewed it slowly, tears flowed down his face, how long had the entire household yamen not eaten meat, including how long he hadn't eaten meat, he couldn't remember.

He is not as rich as Zhao Ding, nor is he as good at buying a family business as Yue Fan, and now he has just married a daughter-in-law, living on a little bit of money, and his life is very shabby, and there are often times when the family can't open the pot, if it weren't for the subordinates who are well versed in the inside story to know the character of Lord Shangshu, so as to help in many ways, Gongsun Sheng is estimated to become the first Shangshu-level high-ranking official in the Great Song Dynasty who has to rely on outsiders to live because of his poor family.

This is probably a bit surprising, but in combination with the actual situation, it is definitely not an exaggeration, and the same is true of the previous prime minister Li Gang, although the Yulu is not too small, but Li Gang often secretly counts part of his own Yulu in the expenses of the household department, which is one of the reasons why Gongsun Sheng always supports Li Gang in the imperial court.

Inspired by Li Gang, Gongsun Sheng also counted a considerable part of his own not low income on the accounts of the household department, so the actual money he got was only enough to barely make ends meet, and the wife of the family also understood Gongsun Sheng's difficulties, and got a lot of raw silk from his mother's house, and weaved and sold it by himself to maintain the family, which made Gongsun Sheng feel very guilty, but helpless.

"The big guys are tired and hungry, this is a reward from His Majesty to all our colleagues in the household department, everyone, let's eat together!" Gongsun Sheng only ate a piece of meat, put down the chopsticks, and beckoned the big guys to eat together, the officials were already greedy, they hadn't eaten meat for a long time, seeing Gongsun Sheng say this, naturally you are welcome, you and I have a piece, one person and one piece, and in the end, there is not even a little soup left in this plate of meat.

After arriving at Gongsun's house, the waiter who was asked by the emperor to send meat to Gongsun Sheng arrived at Gongsun's house, only to find that Gongsun's mansion was only in vain, the house was big, but there was nothing except some simple furniture, Mrs. Shangshu personally weaved cloth to maintain the family, and the dress she wore could not even cover the top of her feet, except for an old servant and two wedding maids, there was no rest in the family, there was little food in the house, and there was no oil.

This chamberlain was deeply moved, and after going back, he described the miserable scene of Gongsun Mansion to Zhao Huan, which touched Zhao Huan greatly, and the senior officials under his command actually lived such a life, it seems that the national finances are really very poor, and he felt even more guilty, so he ordered to take out some utensils and some money from the palace storage and send them to Gongsun Mansion, as a trivial compensation, and now, he really can't do much.

When Yue Flip arrived at the Yamen of the Ministry of Households, he unexpectedly smelled the aroma of meat, although there are sometimes busy officials in the office who eat on the spot and deal with steamed buns and pickles, but meat dishes are big dishes, and for so long, I have never seen an official eat meat and vegetables in the Yamen, which made Yue Flip a little surprised.

When he saw a household official coming out with a large plate, Yue Chuan couldn't help but step forward to ask, and when the official saw that it was Yue Tuo, who was the governor of the government, he immediately saluted, and then told the reason.

"This is the food rewarded by His Majesty, Shangshu shares it with us, one piece per person, and I have a share, I haven't eaten such delicious meat for a long time." The official sighed like this, and Yue Fu also had endless feelings, probably because of God's dissatisfaction with the luxurious life of the literati of the Great Song Dynasty before, which made the life of the current Great Song officials even more unbearable than in the early years of the Ming Dynasty.

One report and one report!

Walking into the yamen of the household, Yue Fulang laughed loudly: "As soon as I entered the door, I smelled the smell of meat, it seems that the living standard of the household department is now the top of the six, hahaha, very good, very good!" ”

When the household officials saw that it was Yue who turned over, they were greatly surprised, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and Gongsun Sheng also hurriedly walked over and took the lead in saluting: "Meet Yue Xiang!" ”

Yue flipped his hand and said with a smile: "It's just to come and reminisce, there is no other meaning, you all go and do your own thing, don't delay your official business, don't worry about me, Yiqing, you come with me." (To be continued.) )