Chapter 70: Hope for Peace
The Great Song Dynasty was still ignorant, thinking that it was the Jin Kingdom, and wanted to knock on another bar, not realizing that this was the prelude to the outbreak of war. In order to make less trouble and trouble for the emperor, Geng Nanzhong adopted the same method as Wang Huang back then, and the Jin envoy did not even enter the city gate of Bianjing, but placed him in a post house outside the city, blocked the news, and raised the golden envoy as a pig.
Now Geng Nanzhong is living a good life, although there are Dazai, Shaozai, and seem to be condescending to the queen in the court, and he also stands behind them when he is on duty in the last dynasty, but he doesn't move when he disperses, and others dare not move. When he left the hall with his head held high, the deacons followed him like followers and hugged him out of the court. This feeling is so wonderful, it reminds him of the time when he followed Li Bangyan cautiously.
Geng Nanzhong is becoming more and more arrogant with the brand of emperor, thinking that the bigger the official, the better he is, and he has his own way of dealing with political affairs. The official took the document and asked him to show it, but he didn't look at it, as long as the official still dealt with it routinely. On the one hand, it is a military intelligence proclamation that is as urgent as a spark, and on the other hand, it is understated and unconcerned.
"Alas, the past is unthinkable!" Think about the kind of servile things that I did for the emperor back then, but think about it, those who have achieved great things, which one is not 'straining his muscles and bones, starving his body and skin, and emptying his body', without the suffering at that time, how can there be happiness now, but it is also a pleasure to get it back and let him follow his ass to be careful, Geng Nanzhong, who was sitting in the hall, suddenly thought.
After dealing with official business, Geng Nanzhong moved his legs and feet, thinking that Li Bangyan was dismissed because of his strong peace. The crowd was angry, and they were even chased and beaten. The emperor tearfully dismissed him, but he was his fellow believer. Now there are people in the court clamoring for a war with the Jurchens. If you get him back, wouldn't you have another boost, Zhang Bangchang, who was frightened a while ago, has already resigned, just to get Li Bangyan back as Dazai, and he can also satisfy the feeling of stepping on his head!
Geng Nanzhong said that he would do it, and immediately recommended Li Bangyan to the emperor as the prime minister again, Zhao Huan thought about it and agreed, Geng Nanzhong was overjoyed, and hurriedly ordered someone to write an edict to invite Li Bangyan to return to Beijing and return to government. But the emperor looked at the busy back of the old man and sneered. Zhao Huan has realized that Geng Nanzhong now has a tendency to be big. He controls the government and does everything by embezzlement and bribery in his own name, and now he is just using the hand of Li Bangyan to repair him, extinguish his arrogance, and let him know how to converge...
Don't think that the Son of Heaven is really the dragon son and phoenix grandson who are ordered by the sky, they have the same seven emotions and six desires. Unlike the people, he grew up in the hands of women in the deep palace since he was a child, and he didn't know the hardships of marrying. There is no division between grains and grains, and the four bodies are not diligent. There are more distortions and evil things in human nature, and when they can't vent, they will be the driving force of social upheaval.
When Zhao Huan was the prince in the past, he clearly saw that most of the ministers used by his father were flattering. And hated it. When he succeeded to the throne, his daughter-in-law became a mother-in-law for many years, and it took less than a year. The ministers of Zaifu are like marquees, changing non-stop. There are very few people who can stay in their positions for a long time, and this Geng Nanzhong is already a special case.
When Zhao Huan will be in a high position one by one. When the greedy guy cleared the court, he looked at those guys who swore in front of him that they would be loyal to the emperor for the benefit of the people, but after the incident, they would cry incessantly, and shamelessly said something that had failed the emperor's grace, failed the court, failed the teachings of the saints, and trusted the emperor. Zhao Huan felt funny, these traitors who should be embarrassed even as a human being, have no shame at all, and at this moment, they almost don't let go of the most embarrassing showman, it's really ridiculous!
A unified farming empire does need a lot of people to manage, "virtuous governance" is particularly important, and the selection and appointment of officials is a difficult problem for the rulers of all dynasties, Zhao Huan's cronies are mostly the old people of the East Palace, and he can't be blamed for doing this, ordinary people also have something good to think of their relatives first.
Everyone has the talent and potential to be a critic, but they are ashamed to do self-examination and reflect on their own mistakes! What you see is always the shortcomings and shortcomings of others, and you can't see your own shortcomings. It is a pity that people often can't tolerate people who are stronger than themselves, and the people he uses are even more blunt materials, and they do not have the quality of a minister who is stable and stable, and they cannot take on the important task of governing the country at all.
And Zhao Huan, the emperor, is not qualified, this is a young man with poor ability, weak personality, and no opinions. He hasn't gone through major events, he usually lives a nest, he is happy to belong to a handful, and he is happy to be able to go to the house; collapsed as soon as he was frightened, collapsed in a state that he couldn't support, and his performance after coming to power was really bad, even his unsuccessful old father was not as good!
It stands to reason that the Northern Song Dynasty was beaten hard by the Jurchen barbarians, and the soldiers came to the city, ceded the three towns, and paid a large amount of compensation. When the Jurchens withdraw their troops, they should take advantage of this rare opportunity to check and fill in the gaps, rectify the armament, reform the rule of officials, and re-establish the foundation of the country!
It's a pity that Zhao Huan only put his mind on those little things, he took into account the difficulties of the country, and everything was saved, so he decided not to work in the main hall and lower the food standard, only hoping to exchange this move for God's help and loyalty, so as to defend the indefatigable foundation of the Zhao and Song dynasties and ensure the rule of peace in the Great Song Dynasty.
The anti-autumn soldiers refer to the Song soldiers who defended against the autumn attack of the feudal empire, and when the autumn was high and the horses were fat, it was often the time when the nomads invaded, and it was stipulated that every time it was time for Taizu, the general should lead the troops to patrol the border to deter the enemy and prevent them from invading south. When Li Gang was there, he persuaded Zhao Huan that it has been nearly 30 years since the military and government of our dynasty were not repaired, and the shortage of the army has already been replenished by more than half. Therefore, it was necessary to recruit troops on a large scale and camp on the border and on both sides of the Yellow River to prevent the Jin army from invading again.
But the capitulation faction led by Geng Nanzhong said that the Jin people got so much money and beautiful women, enough for them to enjoy for a while, how could they still come? Zhao Huan is also very tired of this, I am saving money to make a revolution, saving money everywhere, if the Jin army does not come, so much money is not spent in vain, what to pay tribute to the Jurchens, and in the end, it is simply not allowed to mention such unlucky words as the Jin soldiers to invade again, otherwise they will be severely punished.
Subsequently, Zhao Huan not only ordered to stop this plan, but also dismissed the crossbowmen, the soldiers, the generals of Fujian, Sichuan, Guangdong, and Jinghu, and exempted the generals from the western states of Beijing, hoping that the Jin Kingdom would take the money and not invade again... (To be continued......)