One day in November, Wang Qinruo came. Knowing what the emperor is anxious about, thinking about what the emperor thinks, and understanding what the leader is looking forward to one step ahead, this is where Wang Qinruo is the strongest. He came to the Emperor with a brand new statistical table. This form is so new that it can be said that even the ink on the paper has not yet dried. But if you look at the original materials behind it through it, it's decades old.

That is since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, the backlog of unpaid land in states and counties across the country every year. This number is accumulating year by year, and it is super huge. In fact, it is said that the Great Song Dynasty is a paradise of abundance and peace on earth. But this has nothing to do with the era of Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi. Please recall what Prime Minister Lu Mengzheng said: "The ministers tasted that there were many people who died of hunger and cold not a few miles outside the capital...", this is the situation that Zhao Heng faced at that time. The common people can't even get enough food and clothing, and the emperor can't come up with money to reward the people when he ascends the throne!

And these numbers are just the tip of the iceberg floating on the water, and the bottom is even bigger and worse. Because there is a debt, there is a debt collection. Every year during the tax collection season, officials at all levels in the Great Song Dynasty rushed to the door of every ordinary people's house with account books, and the four words "knock on the bone and suck the marrow"

In response to these ills, Wang Qinruo presented this form to the new emperor. Zhao Heng immediately understood. What could be better than that? Everybody was happy. The common people are debt-free and light, and they have hope for life from then on. For the imperial court, not a penny is spent, these old debts are absolutely uncollectible, and there is no loss if they are written off, but they have achieved the effect of giving grace to the people!

Brilliant ideas, it's a magic that turns decay into magic. Zhao Heng couldn't believe it, "Wang Aiqing, such a good thing." Why didn't the first emperor do it? Don't you know what to do?"

Wang Qinruo replied, "No." The first emperor knew everything. This is exactly what is reserved for you to show grace to the subjects of the world", this answer made the emperor very comfortable. There is merit but no merit, and it is entirely due to the emperor. Let the people of the world not only praise the virtue of the current emperor, but also thank the benevolence of the emperor's father. What a good courtier!

Zhao Heng ordered that the whole country immediately forgive this debt completely, and release all the prisoners who were detained for this matter. The most recent statistics are that a total of 10 million yuan of land arrears have been exempted, and more than 3,000 prisoners have been released.

A huge number of people, how many people have benefited from it. This is how Wang Qinruo stepped onto the stage of history. He did this for the benefit of the monarch, the country, and the people, and he was impeccable, but his smile when he walked out of the palace must have been very proud and a little cunning.

What is the form for, and the ink is not dry? There's a little secret here.

No Bingu. He was a colleague of Wang Qinruo. On this day, two colleagues, old and new, chatted. Wu Bingu said: Alas! Bitter people! It's hard for the emperor too! Xiao Wang, you're new. I don't know that I can't pay back so many Chen debts, I'm going to play the emperor tomorrow and get rid of Chen Yao...

Wang Qinruo summoned his cronies to work overtime overnight that night to verify the amount of Chen owed. The next morning, we rushed into the palace. Turn in the form. That's it. Everything was fine. It's just a bit unauthentic.

Let's talk about money. Due to his father's irresponsibility, the terminal illness of the Great Song Dynasty - "redundant soldiers, redundant officials, and redundant expenses" has been formed. What to do? Soldiers are now a must, and there is no danger in Germany, and the number of soldiers recruited is not enough. But what is the need for redundancy? What's more, if there are redundant officials, there must be redundant expenses, and Zhao Heng's method is only one word - cut! Shi Zai was recorded in June 1001, four years after his accession to the throne. He once laid off redundant officials 195802 people! Isn't the cumulative number of layoffs in the past few years an astronomical number?

On December 5, Zhao Heng posthumously honored his biological mother Concubine Li Xian as the queen mother.

All of the above is the first year of Song Zhenzong's new accession to the throne. The emperor was too busy to have any time to spare. History has left a schedule of his work and rest for that year. It reads: Early in the morning, I met with officials from various government departments in the front hall, heard about the recital, and immediately replied to those who could make a decision. After breakfast, the divisions will be handled and the recitals will be reviewed until noon. In the afternoon, I read books and arrange various routine activities. In the evening, he had to listen to the most famous Confucian masters of the world give lectures to him, discuss the scriptures and history, and consult on the gains and losses of political affairs until late at night.

It wasn't until the night was quieter that he could return to his bedchamber... Only then is it his personal time. Sadly, his most mysterious and delightful pleasure was gone. When he was a prince and a prince, every night fell, he would travel lightly and quietly out of the palace to the house of a courtier named Zhang Qi. There was a study full of books and candles, and a beautiful woman was waiting for him. No matter how many years have passed, he is still like the lover at the beginning. But now people are wrong, and the beautiful woman has entered the palace with her own name. The favor is still the same, but just like Wu Meiniang, who was picked up from Ganye Temple back then, is no longer Wu Meiniang but will be Wu Zetian, and Liu E, who returned to the palace from Zhang Qi's mansion, is no longer the simple and spiritual Shuchuan girl back then, but Liu E, who is about to transform into 'Wu Zetian of the Northern Song Dynasty'...

People who are always struggling on the brink of life and death are super sharp and don't care about honor and shame. In December, the Great Song Emperor was replaced, and Li Jiqian immediately sent people into Kaifeng City, the purpose of which was to seek peace.

It is unimaginable that the Song Dynasty not only agreed to peace, but also gave extremely generous terms. not only recognized the legitimacy of his occupation of Xia Prefecture and Yinzhou, but also gave him the three prefectures of Sui, You, and Jing. On the 13th, Zhao Baoji was officially appointed as the envoy of the Difficult Army. On the 23rd, let Zhang Pu return to the party.

The party is in a carnival, and Da Song is angry! Zhao Heng and his ministers ruined the lives of countless soldiers, the incalculable material investment, and the offensive posture and psychology of the aliens in the past 10 years... What's even more sad is that this decision was actually made by the conservative and innovative bigwigs in the court at that time. The main ones are Li Zhi and Wang Yuyan, and each of the two factions has one person.

Listen to what the ministers have to say: Is it important to have 1 and 5 states? Can't you live without it? 2 Even if you get it all, just like when you got it from Li Jitou at the beginning, can you keep it? How much food and how many soldiers do you have to use in the mainland to keep filling the pits? When will it be filled? 3 Please refer to Article 1, the five states of Dingnan are too important to Li Jiqian, and if he can't get it, he will continue to make endless trouble, unless he dies...

What to do? It's simple, go back to the beginning. The 5 states of Dingyan are just a little bit of a quick deal to the Great Song Dynasty. No matter how fat or good, you have to be calm and stable to put it in your pocket. Now that it's a scourge, do you want to keep it? Simply be more generous, Li Jiqian is now determined to be difficult in 5 states, two is missing three, and the 3 we Da Song always have something to do in our hands, and we have all returned it together...

In this year, Song Zhenzong made a major reform of the division of the world, from the previous Tang Dynasty's 'Dao' officially changed to the new term 'road' of the Great Song Dynasty, which divided the world into 15 roads: Jingdong, Jingxi, Hebei, Hedong, Shaanxi, Huainan, Jiangnan, Jinghu South, Jinghu North, Liangzhejiang, Fujian, Xichuan, Xia, Guangnan East, Guangnan West.

On October 3, the first year of Xianping (998), Lü Duan resigned due to old illness. Zhang Qixian and the former governor and sage Li Xin became the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty, and Li Zhi, another governor of the political council, was dismissed as the envoy of the Wusheng Festival.

Zhang Qixian, who was the prime minister for the second time, immediately had a chance to perform. At this time, a royal family just died. The two sons divided the family property and made a lot of trouble. They all feel like they have less points. Zhao Heng sent several officials to divide it, but nothing was fair. At this time, Zhang Qixian came forward and convinced both families with one sentence: "Now listen to my orders." Son A's family is not allowed to bring anything to Son B's house, and Son B is also not allowed to bring anything to Son A's house! Then the case is settled." It is precisely because he has thoroughly seen through the vanity, greed, and self-interest of human beings. The reason why it is always fighting. It's nothing more than "looking at the scenery from the other side." It's always good to be on the other side" then let them swap it! The next day, Song Zhenzong heard about this matter, and Dayue "I know that Fei Qing can't be determined"

On December 1, the greatest hero of the Khitan tribe and the god of war of the Great Liao, Yelu Xiuge, died. It's an unforgettable enemy. It was he who ruined the opportunity of the Great Song Dynasty's two Northern Expeditions and recovering the lost land. It is also tantamount to planting a fatal seed for the fall of the Great Song Dynasty and the decline of the Han nation. He was the great enemy of the Han people at that time, but because of this, he was a Khitan hero! It is no exaggeration to say that Yelu Hugo is the most outstanding god of war in the more than 200-year history of Daliao. Without his desperate struggle at dawn on the Gaoliang River, and without his rain-barring pursuit of Cao Bin at Qigou Pass, Da Liao would have been finished long ago, and there would be no talk of the future of the Holy Sect Zhongxing.

As a soldier, defending the country's borders and becoming the strongest support of the nation should be the greatest honor for a man. I seem to be able to hear that more than 100 years later, when the Khitans are facing the disaster of destroying their country, they will call his name as we miss Yue Fei on the cliff mountain—if Yelu Huge is still here, the Liao State will not perish!

Since Yelu Hugo was attacked by Yin Jilun 10 years ago and hit hard, the Great Liao Kingdom has become very eccentric. The stronger it is, the more silent it becomes, and it stands quietly beside the Song Dynasty. You know that it is it, but you can't believe that it is really it, it has not sent a single army for several years, and it is even forbidden to fight grass valley. It is true that the Khitan people believe in Buddhism, but is it possible that the boundless Buddhism has influenced them to collectively become vegetarians? From Zhao Heng to the border guards, everyone in the Great Song Dynasty was stunned...

In fact, in the past few years, when the Song Dynasty fell into the war and failed, resulting in the decline of national strength and the damage to its reputation, so it mobilized wealth, launched wars, and then defeated and declined even more.

She did the following things: 1. Learn from Zhao Kuangyin. The problem of the Han people lies in the feudal towns, and the problem of the Khitans lies in the tribes. Empress Dowager Xiao tried her best to weaken the strength of the major Ruduo, but unfortunately this thing is only better, not the best, and the tail has always been kept. In the battle of Lanyuan, the Liao State was dragged back, and they suddenly collapsed in front of Cao's three fingers. 2 To give the Han people human rights and participate in the government, the Khitan system of northern and southern officials was greatly improved in the hands of Empress Dowager Xiao. Is this lucky or sad? The Han people have always said that "Yi will control Yi", but the Khitans have begun to "use Han to control Han"3 and implement the imperial examination. Is this good or bad for a country? It's too complex to explain. I can only ask questions: The two ethnic groups Liao and Jin, who were originally alive and vigorous and dominated the world, why did they perish immediately after being completely sinicized? 4. Reform the tax system and thoroughly digest the 16 states of Yanyun.

The above is everything that the two countries of Song and Liao are doing separately. They're about to meet...

In the first month of the 2nd year of Xianping (999), for the first time in the history of China's imperial examination, there was a 'sealing system' before that, the candidate's answer to the paper, the name, place of origin, etc. are clearly written, and anyone can see it. The head of the paper had to be sealed or simply cut off, and a special scribe had to re-copy the paper so that the handwriting was completely uniform before it was handed over to the examiners for grading.

On May 24, Zhao Heng came to Cao Bin's house and personally gave medicine to Cao Bin, who was seriously ill, and gave him platinum 10,000 taels. And asked him what other end-of-life requirements he had. Cao Bin recommended his two sons: the eldest son Cao Can and the second son Cao Wei. Regarding which one is stronger, the old father said that "bright is not as good as Wei"

On June 7, Cao Bin, the first general of the Northern Song Dynasty, stayed away from the battlefield and swords and guns, died in a warm home, and died in a super touching and harmonious atmosphere...

In June, there was still a debate going on in the court of the Great Song Dynasty. The debate is whether or not to give up Lingzhou, the first important town in the northwest... Let's argue! I have to argue for almost 3 years! Anyway, the frontier territories of the Great Song Dynasty were all lost by you humble gentlemen...

In July, after burying Yelu Xiuge, Empress Dowager Xiao officially issued an edict to the country: Kill the Song! In the next five years, there was a major war between Song and Liao in each year. Until 5 years later, with a covenant to end it all...

Zhao Heng immediately got the news. On the 4th, he appointed Fu Qian, the commander-in-chief of the northern war, and equipped him with two vanguard officers, Zhang Zhaoyun, a deputy Zhang Zhaoyun, and Qin Han, Tian Shaobin, and Shi Pu, the eunuchs of the supervising army. The number of troops reached 80,000!

In September, Liao Shengzong Yelu Longxu came to Youzhou City, Nanjing, and took his younger brother Liang King Yelu Longqing as the vanguard to conquer the Song Dynasty! officially kicked off the 5-year-long Song-Liao War! But it's a pity that the division suffered bad news first, and on the 24th, a generation of famous generals Yelu Xianzhen died of illness in the Southern Expeditionary Army! This is the Khitan elite second only to Yelu Huge. For many years, the two of them were in charge of the north and south, and became a nightmare for all the surrounding races. Yelu Xiu Ge alone fought against the huge Song Dynasty in the south, and Yelu Xian Zhen continued to conquer the Goryeo, Jurchen, Dangxiang, and Zubu tribes, and he was an outstanding enemy! And in his northern military system, his successor has been born - Xiao Dalin, the last famous general of Daliao!

The Khitan Shuangbi is dead, and the Great Song Shuangxing died early. Before you know it, one era has quietly ended, and another is quietly beginning ... As long as 5 years later, Song Jun will be powerful and shoot Xiao Darin to death! (To be continued......)