Song Jiu's worries are not unreasonable.

In terms of ethics, Song Jiu was not the best official in the Song Dynasty, such as Shen Yilun, although he was not good at government affairs, his ethics were definitely stronger than Song Jiu. There is another person who has to be capable, capable, and ethical, and that is Lu Duoxun's classmate Li Mu.

Frontline fighting is back on.

However, the Khitan faction did not have many troops, and there were countless elite soldiers and fierce generals on the front line, and the war was starting, but Song Jiu was talking and laughing in Xifu.

When Zhao Kuangyi saw Song Jiu's appearance, he was relieved. At this time, no matter whether Song Jiu served as the prime minister of the East Mansion or the West Mansion, he could be qualified.

On this day, when Song Jiu returned home, a young man came to his door, asked to visit Song Jiu, and handed over a post, which stated that it was Li Mu's son, Li Weijian.

Song Jiu curiously asked the porter to bring him in.

Li Mu is a capable minister, good conduct, at first everyone did not point the finger at him, not because he didn't want to bring him down, Zhao Puna will care if you are a capable minister, as long as you are not a minister who belongs to his faction, you will be defeated, but you can't find an excuse.

Zhao Tingmei is going to Luoyang, according to the usual practice, all Beijing officials must write a speech when they go abroad, and Li Mu, who can write articles, will write it for Zhao Tingmei. So it became the incriminating evidence of Li Mu's friendship with Zhao Tingmei, and then when Lu Duosun was reversed, another piece of criminal evidence of friendship with Lu Duosun was added. The two crimes were combined and he was put in prison for torture.

Li Mu also has an elderly mother, Li Mu is usually very filial, and every time he goes home at night, he serves his mother to feed medicine. I couldn't see my son for a few days, so I asked my grandson Li Weijian about it. Li Weijian couldn't answer, so he only said that his father was ordered to try the prisoner.

Mother Li nagged, this child didn't say it to the old body, and the old body couldn't rest assured.

Li Mu was interrogated in Kaifeng Mansion for several days. How could incriminating evidence be found in him? But he still didn't let go, the dignified Chinese scholars. He was demoted to a sealer, not an official. This official is a false officer, but let him stay at home. The alleged official is actually a serious suspect.

This time it was a big trouble, Li Mu didn't dare to tell his mother the truth in order to avoid his mother's fear, but he had to be on duty during the day, so he didn't dare to stay at home all day, so he went out early every other day and came back in the evening, as before. Ask your mother for medicine.

But Li Mu's son knew about this matter, and looked at his father's haggard appearance, and felt sad, just when someone reminded him that Song Gong had returned to Beijing, he was outspoken and outspoken, so you should quickly ask him for help.

Li Weijian took a fluke and came to Song Jiu for help.

"Li Dalang, don't worry. In a few days, the official will seek justice for your father. Song Jiu said after listening.

After all, he has been in Zhongshu for a long time, and he has memorized all the capable ministers above the state level in his heart, not to mention Li Mu, who is a minister who is slightly inferior to Li Mu. Song Jiu also paid attention to it in Zhongshu, and even invisibly pointed out.

But now is not the time to say.

Soon good news came from the front.

First, the Eastern Route Army of the Liao State attacked Gaoyang Pass, but did not reach Gaoyang Pass. encountered the Song army in Mancheng, and Cui Yanjin set up an ambush in Mancheng. The Liao army entered an ambush circle, and the commander Yelu Hidari was killed by an arrow. The commander of the army made Yelu Shanbu also surrounded by the Song army, but fortunately, the deputy marshal Yelu Xian led his subordinates and bravely killed them, and fought and retreated, saving Yelu Shanbu from the siege.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yelu led the army and hurriedly fled.

Running away is also a skill.

Among the three route armies, the situation encountered by the East Route Army was the most dangerous, but under the rescue of Yelu Xianzhen, only more than 2,000 people died, but Cui Yanjin chased all the way to Tangxingkou and captured tens of thousands of sheep and horses.

The East Road first reported victory, and then Yanmen reported victory, this battle has nothing to do with Yang Ye, but a sniper battle jointly launched by Pan Mei and Li Jilong. It's not that Pan Mei is jealous of Yang Ye, Li Jilong has performed well in Mancheng, and he is the uncle of the country, this little fart Pan Mei will definitely shoot.

The strongest Hedong theater!

Pan Mei, Yang Ye, Li Jilong, can blind people. If these three people work together, I am afraid that even if Jeruxiu comes in person, he may not be able to please him.

This battle was a frontal battle, but in an instant, Pan and Li were defeated, beheaded more than 3,000 people, chased all the way, broke 36 enemy bases, captured more than 10,000 old and young, and captured 50,000 cattle and horses.

In the face of 10,000 Khitan troops, Zhi Yuqing did not defend the counterattack, and launched an attack on Xinzezhai on the Khitan border, beheading more than 700 people, capturing more than 100 chiefs, and obtaining weapons and horses.

Seeing that the Zhejia army was so fierce, and the two armies in the Middle East were defeated one after another, the Western Route Army immediately retreated.

The repeated victories on the front line finally made up for the morale of the people after the defeat of the Gaoliang River.

This is a good thing, so good that Song Jiu is worried that everyone is overconfident again.

But Song Jiu still didn't mention Li Mu's matter, but stayed in Xifu with peace of mind to deal with front-line defense and rewards.

Until something else happens.

At the beginning, it was revealed that Zhao Tingmei had rebelled, including the current Kaifeng Mansion Yin Li Fu.

Zhao Pu seized their psychology and secretly instigated Li Fu to let Li Fu write a book, Zhao Tingmei not only did not repent in Luoyang, but resented in his heart, and asked the court to move to Yuan County to prevent him from changing.

So Zhao Tingmei was demoted to the Duke of Fuling County and resettled in Fangzhou.

What is Fangzhou? Lü Buwei, Chang Yu, Zhao Wangqian, Zhang Ao, Liu Ming, Liu Pengli, Liu Bo, Fang Yiai, Du He, Xue Guan, Li Xian, Chai Zongxun...... Except for Li Xian, due to Di Renjie's secret help, the rest of them got a good death?

Li Xian didn't die well!

Only then did Song Jiu speak.

Zhao Pu is very smart, no matter what, Zhao Tingmei is Zhao Kuangyi's brother, God knows if they will reconcile that day, they will be filmed to death, so as not to recur. This point Lu Duosun is far behind, and he actually let Zhao Pu stay in the capital for several years, can he not have an accident?

When she arrived in Fangzhou, Zhao Tingmei completely stopped cooking.

So does Zhao Tingmei have any objections? Soon, Zhao Kuangyi's eldest son's various performances will let people know the truth.

Song Jiu remained silent.

If you say justice for Lu Duoxun and Shen Yilun, Zhao Kuangyi can still smile and say that you are not sensible. But to speak fairly for Zhao Tingmei, it was purely to find a draw.

But at this time, he spoke because Zhao Tingmei arrived in Fangzhou. The four of Chu, Shen, and Wang Lu stepped down, and the matter ended well. It's time to set things right.

Zhao Kuangyi came to Xifu to inspect.

Cao Bin's ability to handle government affairs in the west was poor, and many affairs were entrusted to the east government. Until Song Jiu came to Xifu. He said in the government hall that the affairs of the East Mansion are not the duty of the ministers, and the ministers do not interfere, but the voice outside the words is the affairs of the West Mansion, and you ministers of the East Mansion rarely interfere. So he gradually brought back the power of Xifu.

Zhao Pu glared angrily, it was clear that they were going to go against you, not to mention the right to return to Xifu.

But in this way, Xifu is gradually on the right track.

Zhao Kuangyi gradually came more often.

Seeing that Xifu was well organized, Zhao Kuangyi sighed: "The country has set up two prefectures, the east and the west, and the western mansion has been wavering. In vain, the name is empty, and now it is the real Xifu. ”

"Your Majesty, no, the candidates of the West Mansion are more picky than the candidates of the Eastern Mansion. Although the eastern government chooses civil officials, the western government is different. If you use military generals, the text can't keep up. If you use civil servants, you don't understand military affairs. The minister was fortunate to be heavily weighted by His Majesty, and was able to survey and grind many times, and went south to Guangnan with Pan Mei's army. He also went to Taiyuan with His Majesty, conquered Youzhou, and then won the trust of His Majesty and went to Liaodong. Although militarily inferior to the front-line generals. However, it cannot be called a layman. ”

"I ......understand," Zhao Kuangyi pondered.

In fact, this is another time that Song Jiu has admonished.

Xifu is not played like it used to be.

If you want to win people in Xifu, you must deliberately carry out grinding and send Wenchen. Go to the front line and stay for years. This also depends on the performance, not only has the ability to govern. It is also necessary to have a certain military talent, and after confirming that he can achieve both civil and military skills, he can enter Xifu as the prime minister after grinding. Otherwise, he will become like Cao Bin, who is submissive, or like some literati, who talk rhetorically and on paper, but harm the country.

"But when it comes to the prime minister, the ministers have seen a minister who is a prime minister."

"Who is it?"

Song Jiu touched his beard and said: "Your Majesty, if you are thirsty for talents, and use talents for the sake of the country, you can introduce them on behalf of Your Majesty." ”

"Who is it?"

"Your Majesty, the first Lord begged Zhuge Liang to go to Longzhong three times, and His Majesty only asked who it was, it was too lazy."

Zhao Kuangyi looked at Song Jiu and laughed.

"Your Majesty, if you want to see it, can you go in casual clothes, this person is in the capital."

"Okay," Zhao Kuangyi said.

He was very curious about this talent that Song Jiu Baoju raised.

Song Jiu looked at the sky, took Zhao Kuangyi in civilian clothes and a number of guards, rode out of the imperial city, and came to Xicheng District, many dignitaries and nobles lived in Xicheng District, but they went to the depths of Xicheng District, and gradually arrived at the civilian area.

Song Jiu rode forward first, asked a few neighbors, and then took Zhao Kuangyi around the alley and came to a house. A small courtyard house, the yard is very small, not too shabby, but it is not related to luxury, and it is just an ordinary family from the outside.

There was a door, but there was no gatehouse, and the door was left open.

It was getting dark, and a woman was washing rice and vegetables to make dinner. The dish is only a small blue green, and there is a roll of pickles, and the rice is also millet, not rice. It doesn't seem like life is going well.

At the sight of this group, the woman looked up in surprise and asked, "Who are you?" ”

She is Li Mu's wife, if you asked at least one sentence before, do you know how to be polite, but now where do you dare, not only do you not dare, but you think that she is here to ask for sin, although she is asking, she can be scared and tremble.

Song Jiu didn't explain, but asked, "Big lady, what about Meng Yong?" ”

"He's giving medicine to his mother inside."

It was just right, Song Jiu took Zhao Kuangyi and walked directly in, and when he arrived in the room, Li Muzheng was kneeling on the ground, feeding his mother medicine with a soup spoon one by one, and talking to her in a low voice.

In the soft afterglow of the evening, this scene looks very touching.

The old woman asked, "Who are you?" ”

Li Mu turned his head to look, quickly knelt down, and said, "The criminal minister knocked on His Majesty." ”

"Get up."

"Your Majesty, don't worry," Song Jiu pressed Li Mu to the ground and said: "There is such a person, his father is Sima of the Shaanxi Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, born in a famous family, he can write at a young age, not only is he a genius, but he also has a good reputation when he is very young. If you find a relic on your way, you will visit the Lord and return to it. At the beginning of our dynasty, he served as the general judge of Yangzhou and Shaanxi, and he had quite a lot of political achievements. Because of the improper allocation of the three divisions, the rent and transportation of Shaanzhou were forcibly transferred to Henan, but the army in this town of Shaanzhou was short of food, and this person was dismissed from office in violation of the order. So this person moved his mother to his brother, who was poor, and then he gave a lecture to him, and he was free to do so, and it was passed down as a good story. ”

"You're talking about him?"

"It is he, Your Majesty, the way of using soldiers, the way of treachery, the way of governing the country, the combination of rigidity and softness, and grace and. But the march is supplemented by treachery, and the right way is the main one. The way to govern the country is to be based on grace and supplemented by prestige. Therefore, the master said many times that although the country has laws, it is still mainly based on Wang Hua and Dehua, supplemented by criminal laws. As the prime minister, there are many opportunities for the day, and it is necessary to use both grace and power, but you can't blindly use power, or use virtue to transform the world, love the people, and be loyal to the king. Compared with this person, the minister was stubborn since he was a child, and once gave His Majesty a headache, even today, his ethics are not as good as this person. If it is about the ability of the director, this person is not under the subordinates. Put it in the general judgment, it is a good general judgment, put it in the south of the Yangtze River, do not disgrace the mission of the first emperor, so that the first emperor boasted, behaved uprightly, did not change life and death, and was benevolent and brave. It is placed in the middle of the book, and it is a good helper of the prime minister. Put it in the people, and learn to be virtuous in the township with filial piety. However, no matter the first emperor or His Majesty, he has not used him well. If you talk about talent, this talent is the country's talent. ”

Zhao Kuangyi laughed and laughed, and didn't know what to say.

Song Jiu asked Li Mu again: "Meng Yong, you are innocent, but you are resentful in your heart?" ”

"Duke Song, the minister is the courtier of His Majesty, the parents of His Majesty's You Chen, how dare the minister not die, how dare he resent it?"

Song Jiu didn't speak and retreated behind Zhao Kuangyi.

Next is the job of buying people's hearts, this Song Jiu can't rush to do it.

Since Zhao Pu became prime minister, officials have been dismissed or exiled or beheaded almost every few days, so that the whole country has been in turmoil.

Don't think about it, but Zhao Kuangyi still can't take this step, and if he doesn't pardon Li Mu's crimes, the country can't get better.

But with the help of the steps he gave, Zhao Kuangyi forgave Li Mu's crime, so he could set things right.

Song Jiu can only do this, how to choose is Zhao Kuangyi's business. (To be continued......)