After Zheng Lang came to power, the three divisions received two strange donations, the first donation was made in the eighth year of Qingli, with more than 3,100 taels of gold and 20,000 taels of silver. The second donation was the drought in Jianghuai in the third year of Huangyu, 1,700 taels of gold and 24,000 taels of silver.

The donor sent the gold and silver to the three divisions in three carts, and then left without leaving his name. Then the court looked for this person again and couldn't find it.

One thing is very strange, Zhao Zhen often praised this person, and said many times that he wanted to summon this person into the palace, but he didn't know which person it was. It is not a small number, the front and back folded alloy more than 4,800 taels, more than 44,000 taels of silver, equivalent to more than 130,000 taels.

In fact, these two sums of money came from Zheng Lang's donations. The Zheng family is certainly not a well-known top wealthy family in the Song Dynasty, but Zheng Lang's salary is getting higher and higher, which is secondary, the scale of the family's industry is growing, Zheng Lang's power, and the relationship with the Fan family, Chai Keming's conscientious management, industrial income gradually exceeds Zheng Lang's huge salary.

Zheng Lang's life is not as hard as Fan Zhongyan's, and the two have also helped many people, but Zheng Lang's salary has always been higher than Fan Zhongyan's, and Fan Zhongyan has no industrial income, so the Zheng family's annual income is more than five to seven times that of Fan Zhongyan. Therefore, Fan Zhongyan struggled very hard after governing thousands of acres of land for his people in Hangzhou, but the Zheng family generated a large surplus every year.

Zheng Lang went to the south, and his actual position was not low, and he was also a real envoy of more than two ways to pacify and conquer, which was rare in the history of the Song Dynasty. But others didn't know and thought that Zheng Lang had been wronged, otherwise how could he go to Lingnan.

Cui Xian's relatives were not convinced, so they finally opened up the matter, which means that Zheng Lang is worthy of the imperial court, even if he gets a large salary, he has been re-donated to the imperial court one after another, why should Zheng Lang be demoted to the big killing field and small killing field in Lingnan?

Zhao Zhen was very stunned when he heard this, and at this time, Zheng Lang and Di Qing did not leave the capital, so they summoned Zheng Lang to the palace for questioning. Zheng Lang was not easy to answer, I opened the golden finger, but I tacitly felt guilty and uneasy in the determination of the Lanzhou River, so he replied: "Disasters are repeated, the minister knows that it is the destruction of water and soil, but the minister is very guilty in his heart and the minister has no children, why pity the money?" ”

This sentence is important.

Why did Zheng Lang hold this strange official position, the power was overwhelming, and there were not many ministers who opposed it, there were many reasons, one is the trust in Zheng Lang Decao, the second is that it is really needed, and the third is that he has no children. has a son, and the two adopted sons are eventually intimate, or they are two daughters over the years, what reason does Zheng Lang have serious ambitions, who is the heir? Daughter, adopted son?

And the brothers have the same disease, Zhao Zhen sighed after hearing it, although his three sons died early and saw the fishy smell of his sons, Zheng Lang only has two daughters so far, which is even worse than himself.

It was a big shock.

Sima Chi was silently embezzled by several uncles who embezzled hundreds of thousands of pieces of property from Fan Zhongyan to help the clansmen, and it was rumored to be a beautiful talk. But one is a clansman, and the other is an uncle who has a private name more or less. Zheng Lang is different, and it all is handed over to the state.

However, Zheng Lang was very annoyed by this, and returned home and asked Cui Xian: "What do you mean?" ”

Cui Xian shook her head.

But Zheng Lang looked at Cui Xian's expression, and confirmed in his heart that Zheng Lang was sometimes speechless about this wife. It's good, a virtuous helper, who has helped himself secretly come up with many ideas over the years, but similar to Xia Mei, she is a little selfish, and she is good at power and deception. He left the court, and his wife was worried that under the exclusion of the minister, he would not return, so he released this inside information and invited him to be famous, so that Zhao Zhen would not forget himself.

But if you want to blame, you can't blame it, for example, when she went to the south, Cui Xian only allowed Yue'er to go with her, and she didn't bring any of the other wives and concubines. Jiang Xing'er and Si'er were reluctant, so Cui Xian said: "Why did Wang Jian ask Qin Shihuang for a reward?" ”…,

Those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black. Under the influence of Zheng Lang, several wives and concubines in the family like to study, including Si'er and Huan'er compared with Girlhood, which is also impressive. This is a very famous history, Qin Shi Huang destroyed Chu, asked Wang Jian how many soldiers and horses he needed, Wang Jian replied that he needed 600,000 people, asked Li Xin, Li Xin said 200,000 people, so Qin Shi Huang used Li Xin, and finally failed. Qin Shi Huang was furious, and asked Wang Jian to go out of the mountain many times, Wang Jian finally made the trip, and asked Qin Shi Huang for more good fields and houses before leaving, and even sent envoys to ask for good fields five times after the army left. People questioned, Wang Jian said a word, King Qin is rude and distrustful, and now he has exhausted all his national forces to deliver it to me, I can only ask Tian Zhai as a son...... The method of foundation to stabilize his own family has dispelled the suspicion of the king of Qin.

Qin Shi Huang can't be compared with Zhao Zhen, and Qin Shi Huang can't be excessively scandalized, at least Li Si and other famous generals are in Qin Shi Huang's generation and have not been killed, but their tolerance for their ministers is still far less than Zhao Zhen. Even Song Shenzong is far inferior to Zhao Zhen, on the one hand, he wants Wang Anshi to reform, and on the other hand, he is worried that Wang Anshi's authority is too heavy, so he deliberately uses conservatives to decompose the regime and restrain Wang Anshi, otherwise how can there be a party dispute? Zheng Lang is at least childless at the moment, and there is one less layer of worry.

But you can't afford not to pay attention.

For example, Yue Fei, among the four major festivals, Zhao Gou values Yue Fei the most, so that Zhao Gou has three killing opportunities, Yue Fei is too involved in the prince's affairs, which makes Zhao Gou unhappy. When the four major festivals were withdrawn, Han Shizhong and Zhang Jun tacitly cooperated, but Yue Fei did not comply. There is a third thing, Yue Fei said, why worry, our family is in Hangzhou together, as hostages of the imperial court, this is an unspoken rule, and it cannot be made public, but Yue Fei stabbed this matter open, and also poked the hornet's nest. It can't be said that the soldiers in front are working for the Song Dynasty, but they are using their families as hostages, how dark is the court? Can't say! Therefore, Zhao Gou wanted to open the knife again at first, but finally chose Yue Fei.

If he goes south, if the imperial court adopts its own strategy, it will successively hand over all the military, political and financial powers of the Six Roads to itself and act cheaply. Jinghu Road is not afraid, there is Lingnan below, close to the capital on the top, and there is no need to worry about Kuizhou Road and Zizhou Road. Mainly Liangguang, not only handed over all the military, political and financial power to himself, but also military power, Di Qing's 5,000 troops were only the pioneers. The Kunlun Pass victory will not rob Di Qing of his credit, but after the first battle of Kunlun Pass, he will also preside over a series of battles. Therefore, he sent two more troops, one from the land to Jiangnan West Road and Jinghu South Road, not for war, but to open up the road connecting the two roads in the south. The two roads are accessible and the economy at the southern end of the two roads is prosperous, and it also lays the foundation for the next step of the development of Lingnan and Lingguan Road. But eventually it will enter Lingnan. There is also a road from the Grand Canal, along the coastal road, along the monsoon to Qinzhou landing. There are a total of 20,000 horses on the two roads, that is, more than 30,000 soldiers and horses prepared by Zheng Lang in the early stage, and the remaining more than 10,000 people will not move for the time being, which is to make reserves for pacifying Kuizhou Road and Meishanman. But it is already a considerable number, coupled with the original army, their own prestige in the military. It is Zhao Zhen's trust, and some ministers will still be cranky, so the wife stays in the capital with her daughter, adopted son, and mother, so she plays the role of a hostage and makes these ministers feel at ease!

can't say it publicly, but Cui Xian ordered Wang Qian, and several concubines all knew this history and understood.

Therefore, only go to Yue'er to serve alone, Cui Xian also has another intention, Zheng Lang has no children for a long time, only Yue'er is the youngest and healthy, to see if he can "concentrate" on one person and leave a descendant for the Zheng family, which has almost become Cui Xian's biggest heart disease.

What else can Zheng Lang say about his wife's careful eyes?

Zheng Lang didn't say anything, this trip was in the south, far from the south in later generations. Just like Taipingzhou, the later generations went to Wuhu, which is a beautiful river city, but when I first came out of Taipingzhou, all of them were lake swingers, and it was humid, hot and stuffy in summer, as Bai Juyi wrote, the terrain was low-lying, and it was difficult to be hot and humid. I didn't go to Liangguang, and I guess it's even more terrifying. And in my own line, I will not stay in one place, I have to look everywhere, and it is possible to go to various important places in Lingnan. Even Yue'er didn't want to bring it, for fear that she would suffer hardship. …,

As for whether the hostages are hostages or not, Zheng Lang doesn't think a lot, Cui Xian's worries are reasonable, but Zhao Zhen should be able to cover himself. As long as you have a good sense of proportion, you will suffer a lot in the south, and the minister will not object too much.

Yue'er was practicing horseback riding, and Di Qing went first.

Before leaving, Di Qing came to Zheng's mansion and asked, "Zheng Xianggong, what should I do if I go to the south?" ”

It must be asked clearly, Di Qing became the first in line to coach in history, but now it has become Zheng Lang. Zheng Lang replied: "Militarily, you can act cheaply at the opportunity. As long as you remember one sentence, you must quickly annihilate Nong Zhigao's main force, and the rest or other anti-forces that are ready to move will wait for me to go to Yongzhou and then discuss. ”

"What if a general doesn't command me?"

Di Qing's question was very meaningful. Zheng Lang was speechless, it seemed that Chen Shu would definitely die. The reason is very simple, Li Ji likes to kill his son-in-law when he goes out, and Qi Jiguang kills his son, all for the sake of military discipline, and it is not enough to establish authority without killing, especially the military discipline of the southern armies is lax. After hesitating for a while, Zheng Lang said, "There is no forgiveness for killing." ”

I hope Yu Jing won't be confused again.

But Zheng Lang added: "Di Qing, can you remember what I said when you were leveling Zhang Hai?" ”

"I remember."

Zheng Lang looked at his expression, although he remembered that at this time, Di Qinggong was the first generation, if it was after the battle of Kunlun Pass, his morale would be higher, and he might not be able to listen to his persuasion, but he still persuaded him: "Di Qing, the person who values you the most is Fan Yong, followed by Fan Zhongyan and Yin Zhu, and then me." Yin Zhu and Fan Yong are deceased, Fan Zhongyan is adrift in Hangzhou, and I am also in the south......"

The following words did not say, you are a martial artist, the higher the merit, the more the Wenchen will be afraid, the only people who can cover you are me and Fan Zhongyan, although Pang Ji also appreciates you, but your relationship is a little distant after all. Fan Zhongyan's political career is over, but fortunately, Zheng Lang admonished and did not let Fan Zhongyan drift around, otherwise Fan Zhongyan would have passed away this year. is still alive, but it is rumored that Fan Zhongyan has not been in good health in Hangzhou, and he has written many times, but Zhao Zhen is not allowed. As soon as I go to the south, if you return to the court, there will be no one to protect you.

Di Qi frowned, obviously dissatisfied.

Zheng Lang didn't persuade again, and slowly persuaded in the south in the future, anyway, he planned to detain Di Qing in the south as his helper. Nanfang Yiping, and then think of other ways, you can't let Di Qing serve as a privy envoy when he is in charge of the army, otherwise the end will still be miserable.

Di Qing had already reached his goal, Zheng Lang allowed him to act cheaply, and allowed him to enforce military discipline by military law, and this battle had confidence.

The next day, Zhao Zhen set up a banquet to entertain Di Qing in the Vertical Arch Palace, and said to the prime ministers: "Lang and Qing are famous, and thieves will be afraid of them. ”

That is, since Di Qing and Zheng Lang left, the left and right guards had to be heavily protected with cronies to prevent Nong Zhigao from sending assassins to assassinate them.

After Di Qing left, Zhao Zhen issued another decree that anyone who avoided thieves in the mountains and forests should be ordered to resume their business as soon as possible. He took advantage of the thief's position to become a thief, but did not commit murder, or was coerced by the thief to flee from the thief's army, and was released from prosecution.

The states and counties levied the people, wantonly stabbed the face as soldiers, and ordered the characters to be taken for the public's convenience. A very benevolent edict. He also said that those who were killed by others and pretended to be the head of a thief should be sent to find out, and those who were unjustly killed should be given money and rice to support their families. Those whose homes were burned and robbed were exempted from going down the road, and those who had servants were still given leniency and leave to help them live in camps. If the walls of a city have been burned down, if there is no city at the beginning, and if there is a city and the wall is not solid, then it shall be completed. If the armor is decayed and cannot be used, it will be cured.

The latter was also the reason for the initial defeat of the Song Dynasty. Although there are outstanding officials such as Kong Zongdan in Lingnan, there are only a few in the end, and the entire Lingnan officialdom is dark, with corruption and bribery, and people who prey on and eat the common people abound. Including weapons, there are also many greedy inks, and all weapons and armor are not available, so the war comes, and it is defeated at the first touch. …,

Although Zhao Zhen was angry when he heard this, he tolerated it, this is the manifestation of a rational person, he can only govern slowly, and if he wants Lingnan officialdom to be clear, it is impossible. There is no Qingming officialdom in the Central Plains, how to make Lingnan officialdom Qingming? can only see if Zheng Lang can make the situation improve after he goes south.

After the edict was issued, Zhao Zhen suddenly smiled, he was doing this too much, although Di Qing was a martial artist, Zheng Lang was not a martial artist, with Zheng Lang following him, there was no need to ask himself, and there would be no big problems. But Zhao Zhen was wrong to think so, in history, Di Qing Gui Renfu and Yongzhou fought in the battle, killing less than 10,000 rebels, and the others were appeased one after another. But it was discredited as killing hundreds of thousands of people. Zheng Lang was holding a carrot in one hand and a large butcher knife in the other. It will not kill hundreds of thousands of people, but it is prepared to kill at least tens of thousands of people, otherwise Lingnan will not be at peace!

Not only that, but he also sent two killing gods, one is Guo Kui, and the second is the ugly Yang Wenguang. After the Lingnan incident, the Yang family general Yang prostitute participated in the war, and he was a Wenchen, but he was only defeated in a small-scale contact, and then Yang Mei was timid and retreated to Shaozhou. Yang Wenguang only went south with Di Qing's department as an inconspicuous general, but he was scandalized as a defeated general. Now it is different, Yang Wenguang and his wife both go with the army, but as important deputy generals.

Later, he also brought three other killing gods, Chong Ge, Zhang Tian, and Zhao Xuan, who left with Zheng Lang. To deal with Nong Zhigao, it is enough to have Di Qing, don't use too many cattle slaughtering knives.

This line of work is also more well prepared, from drugs to treat miasma, to lavender, a medicine to repel mosquitoes, to all kinds of information and maps. Five thousand Fan Cavalry is far better than the Fan Cavalry led by Di Qing in history, they will turn into five thousand killing gods and appear in Kunlun Pass!

Then 20,000 horses and horses went separately, all the way was Zhao Xuan, who went south with a large number of supplies from the waterway, and all the way was Zhang Lei and Chongfu. Only a hundred guards were left, all of whom were Jurchen horsemen, and these Jurchens respected Zheng Lang very much, so they took them as the most intimate cronies to protect Zheng Lang's safety. In this regard, Zheng Lang couldn't cry or laugh, in fact, what he was most worried about was the Jurchens, as well as the enemy Wugu Division, that is, the later Mongols.

A large amount of supplies went south, and Zheng Lang also had to leave.

Zhao Zhen made another payment, but not in the vertical arch hall, but in another place, Qionglin Garden.

Compared with the grandeur of the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty was a little small, from the mausoleum to the royal garden, the Tang Dynasty Chang'an had the gorgeous Qujiang Pond, to the Shangyang Palace and Xiyuan in Luoyang, and even opened the garden in half a county area, the scale of the Song Dynasty garden was much smaller. There are more private gardens than in the Tang Dynasty, the first is Kaifeng, followed by Luoyang, Suzhou, Huzhou, and then Hangzhou. After Hangzhou was lit by Zheng Lang, it became rich in the world, and gradually the latter came to the top. But the royal gardens are small, with four large gardens. The Yujin Garden built in the Later Zhou Dynasty was transformed into a zoo by the Song Dynasty, raising some rare monsters such as elephants, peacocks, and four elephants. Zhao Tingmei's private house was transformed into a banquet Jinshi office, and then its garden was small, and the banquet Jinshi was changed to Qionglin Garden, where many flowers were moved, and the flowers bloomed continuously at four o'clock, named Yichun Garden. Zhao Kuangyin built Qionglin Garden again, and later became a banquet to invite the scholars, and when the super master was in office, the emperor personally served here. Song Taizong in order to level the Southern Tang Dynasty, and sent 30,000 troops to dig the Jinming Pond, here to teach the water army to play, after the Southern Tang Dynasty was pacified, and successively built some buildings, became the fourth royal garden of the Song Dynasty. In short, the scale is not very large. Later, Cai Jing seized the extravagance of Song Huizong and overhauled two gorgeous gardens, one called Yanfu Palace and the other called Genyue.

Zheng Lang was appointed outside, and the treatment was completely different from Di Qing's, so Zhao Zhen personally worked for Zheng Lang in Qionglin Yuan

Pang Ji led the ministers to arrive first, and solemnly walked over and said: "Xingzhi, the southern trip is very difficult, and the king is of great use to the state, so he can't advance lightly, and he must take care of his own safety." ”

From the bottom of my heart, the reason why I was able to serve as the minister of power of the two governments was the result of Zheng Lang's repeated recommendations. …,

"Mellow, thank you", Zheng Lang sang lightly, funny in his heart. Don't think that being the prime minister of the two governments is a throne, you have been very careful all these years, but in fact, many ministers are no longer convinced. Pang is the prime minister of the two capitals again, and there are more ministers who are not satisfied. And Pang Ji did not have much credit for himself, and many people were dissatisfied with all kinds of small means, it was not a throne, but a volcano that was about to erupt. Wait for Po Fa to squirt you into space at once.

Sometimes thinking about the strange officialdom of the Song Dynasty, Zheng Lang laughs and laughs.

After the ministers finished the noise, Zhao Zhen appeared.

But he brought three women out, one is Queen Cao, and she can also appear, which is respect. The queen is the mother of the country, and there is no need to avoid it on many occasions. There is also a woman, Zhang Guifei. I've seen it before, it's far away, Zheng Lang can't really see it, it's the first time it's so close, including Pang Ji and other ministers all glanced at it with their eyes. Very coquettish, and petite and exquisite, but Zheng Lang sighed a little in his heart, I don't know if he was born, or if he deliberately tried to attract Zhao Zhen to love dieting, Zhang Guifei is slender and petite, but she is too petite, and her thin appearance can almost make a gust of wind blow away. No wonder it doesn't live long. In this regard, Zheng Lang is not easy to persuade, did he step forward and say, Sister Zhang, do you want to gain weight?

I can see a lot of things, but I don't know how to stop it! That's where the frustration lies.

This is Zhang Guifei's first appearance in public, there is no other meaning, just Zhao Zhen's attention to Zheng Lang, it doesn't count if she comes out to eat, but also let the queen and her favorite woman come out together!

The third woman is Zhao Niannu.

For a few years, Zhao Niannu didn't look for Zheng Lang alone, after all, he was getting older, and it wasn't that he wasn't very sensible a few years ago and knew how to avoid it. Zheng Lang was kind to Zhao Niannu, so Zhao Zhen also asked his eldest daughter to come out for Zheng Lang. With this array, it has made all the ministers envious. Going to Lingnan will definitely be hard, but it's worth it.

Zhao Niannu stood up first and walked in front of Zheng Lang with a smile. Actually seeing this little sister, Zheng Lang was faintly scared in his heart. Zhao Niannu took out a peace charm from his sleeve and said: "Zheng Xianggong, this is woven by my own hands, and let the abbot of Xiangguo Temple open the light, I wish you a safe trip to the south." ”

When she said this, her eyes clearly showed reluctance and a layer of flattery.

Zheng Lang thought that when she grew up, she would be fine, but Zheng Lang was wrong. Since he was a child, Zhao Niannu listened to the palace people talking about Zheng Lang, and had hazy feelings, and later knew that the relationship between the two was like a thousand mountains and rivers, and it was impossible to stay together, so he didn't look for Zheng Lang again. But in fact, Zheng Lang is in the position of prime minister, and all kinds of things are still coming into the palace, and the great rule of several years makes Zhao Niannu's impression of Zheng Lang seem to be like several great sages in ancient times.

There is also Zhao Niannu who has some father-love complexes, Li Wei is definitely not a nouveau riche, but a rich second generation, but he squandered to marry Zhao Niannu, but it was counterproductive. How simple Zhao Zhen is, why is a little horse so extravagant? Zheng Lang is not as "picky" as Zhao Zhen, but life is not luxurious, and Zhao Niannu likes it. Zheng Lang's appearance is only average, but he can be calm, no one can match him, and he has a gentle personality, which is very similar to Zhao Zhen, which makes Zhao Niannu like it even more. Li Wei will be destined to be a tragic ghost, the little girl repeatedly compares Zhao Zhen with Zheng Lang, no matter how good Li Wei is, how to compare with these two? The more you compare, the more you can't see it!

Zheng Lang had no choice but to give a salute and said, "Thank you, Your Royal Highness the princess for your love." ”

wanted to take the peace charm, but Zhao Niannu did something that made him even more afraid and worried, and actually hung the peace charm around his neck with his own hands, and muttered: "Zheng Xianggong, you must be safe." ”

The murmuring voice was full of affection, and the fragrance of virginity came to his face, and Zheng Lang trembled.

(To be continued) [recruiting, please apply if you are interested]