CHAPTER XLIV

Xue Qiang thought about it for a while, and already knew the emperor's intentions, and immediately replied categorically: "The thoughts of the officials, the ministers all understand, and when they arrive in Xiangyang, everything is subject to His Majesty's proposition." ”

Zhao Huan's favorite thing is that these confidants will have absolute trust in him.

I was very happy at the moment, and I praised Xue Qiang a few words. He also ordered him to consult with the town guard generals more in military affairs, and the military generals did not have to pay attention to them, but if Li Gang had orders, he must also obey them.

At this point, the two replied to each other, there was no longer any separation between monarchs and ministers, and it was like an elder in the family, instructing his nephew in his later life.

In the end, Xue Qiang saw that Zhao Huan had no other instructions, but he asked: "Official, the minister is too young to Xiangyang, he is only afraid of suppressing the army, and it is okay to guard his henchmen, if the chaos on Jinghu Road is getting bigger and bigger, and Li Pingzhang sends his ministers to the front line to quell the chaos, what should the ministers do?" ”

After he finished speaking quickly, he saw that Zhao Huan was not angry, and then he put his mind at ease,

The emperor's mind is incomprehensible to ordinary people, let alone a strong emperor like Zhao Huan.

The chaos on Jinghu Road, if Zhong Xiang and others slapped Zhao Huan in the face a few times, and Zhao Huan had the so-called "official coercion and civil rebellion", and praised Zhong Xiang and others for their various measures on Jinghu Road are very good and can be learned, so that Xue Qiang and other military ministers present do not know the emperor's vein, and they don't know what the emperor's position is on this rebellion.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Heng did not hesitate, and immediately said, "What is there to say?" In the war, I will arrange for Yue to fly to Jinghu, and you and him will learn more. You are also a descendant of the Jiangmen, you have been born and died over the years, although you are young, but the famous generals are all beaten, how old is Yue Fei in the army, and now he is only in his twenties, I have already intended to let him hold the festival, and you don't have to be too unconfident in yourself. ”

Xue Qiang was moved in his heart, knowing that the emperor's current statement was not only to treat himself as an eagle claw lackey, but to cultivate himself into a generation of famous generals.

As long as the soldiers, they will not reject such good intentions.

Zhao Huan looked at him and smiled faintly. He also said: "Famous generals, one is to read the book of war, and then you have to fight on the battlefield, and then you have to fight out one by one to get experience, you are not stupid, you have been reading the book of war in the past few years, and what you lack is to lead the soldiers to fight." This time, I will let you go to Jinghu, after a while, I will also go, and Fei Lun will also go, you people, I will be of great use, one by one with Yue Fei and they will learn from each other, and I will also be my commander in the future. ”

He paused for a moment, and then ordered: "As for Zhong Xiang and other traitors, Yue Fei will definitely not be able to make big waves when he arrives." To treat these people is to use both the two methods of suppression. There is nothing else to say except that the first evil will be punished. If you do it, I naturally have the following, so don't worry. ”

At this point, Xue Qiang also knew that the emperor had a lot of things, and the matter was over. He bowed immediately, stepped down on his own, and went to the Cardinal Council to receive an appointment a few days later, and went to Xiangyang to take office.

At a young age, he wanted to lead the proud soldiers left by Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan, although he was also smart, in the end, he didn't have enough experience, and he couldn't succeed for a while, but Zhao Huan knew that it must be the case, and sent many of his brothers to help, and they fought hard and dismissed a batch, which slowly stabilized the morale of the army.

This is a later story, but it does not need to be mentioned first.

The exclusive text version of this work was first published, and may not be reproduced without consent, excerpts, for more of the latest and fastest chapters, please visit.16,!n! After Zhao Huan left, he had to bury his head in the copywriting and send it to the place before his case, except for the major decisions on personnel, finance, and military that were inconvenient for the prime minister and the privy councillor to decide, and some delicate trivial matters involving the military generals in front.

Yue Fei played the book, and Zhao Huan had been on the desk for a few days, but he didn't know how to make a decision that day, so he had to put it on hold for the time being.

At this time, he lit the candle, and saw this recital in front of the desk, and with a burst of resentment in his heart, he picked up the recital, and it was still on the ground.

He has an introverted personality, not only can the ministers not see him getting angry, but even the close servants around him rarely see him.

At this time, seeing that the emperor was so angry, many eunuchs and palace maids waiting in the palace were shocked, and those who were so clever hurriedly stepped forward, picked up Yue Fei's recital gently, and sent it aside to put it away.

Zhao Huan was bored in his heart, reluctantly sat for a while, and finally stood up, strode to the window, and looked longingly.

Outside the window, the stars were shining, and the night breeze blew slowly from the open window, which made his rising mind cool for a while.

Yue Fei is like this, in fact, Zhao Huan has already been mentally prepared. This person is not an ordinary military general, or when he was a pacification envoy, he wrote many times to request the Northern Expedition, and after recruiting envoys and jiedu envoys, he wrote many times and put forward his own political opinions.

This kind of thing, later generations have heard of it, and Yue Fei is loyal and righteous, but only Zhao Huan, the person concerned, knows how embarrassed and angry a military general is to point fingers at the affairs of the royal family, which makes him, the emperor.

He took a long breath, letting the clear night breeze go straight into his chest, but he felt much more awake again.

In any case, with his identity as a descendant, as well as his admiration and understanding of Yue Fei over the years, there was no need to be so angry.

Just thinking that this person is so strong and straightforward, and making these politically idiotic actions, really makes him shake his head. If you take any emperor, I am afraid that I will take this matter to heart, and if there is something wrong in the future. It must be a disaster.

Thinking of this, Zhao Huan smiled bitterly, but he also knew that he didn't have to compete with this Yue Fei.

When he returned to the seat, he ordered someone to take the book, and ordered someone to write and reply: "Qing Yan has been read, I feel that Qing is sincere, but the emperor's family affairs, not those who should be asked by foreign ministers, I am not guilty of Qing, Qing should introspect, I have no arrangements for the dispatch of Yi Wen, Qing will wait for it,"

After the waiter finished writing, Zhao Huan took a look, although he felt that his tone was quite soft, but none of Yue Fei's invitations were accepted, thinking of the face of this big hero when he received the edict, he couldn't help laughing.

At this time, Zhao Huan was completely open-minded, and he only felt like a child who had done a prank, happy and comfortable, but he didn't have the resentment and anger when he really took revenge on people.

At this time, the rest of the work will be done handily, and in the early morning of the next day, all will be handed over to the government hall and the deputy secretary of the cardinal.

When he went to the palace gate platform and summoned the ministers to meet in person, the prime minister first reported the major event, then Zhu Shengfei was also interested, Zhao Huan had such an attitude towards him, and it was inevitable to dismiss the prime minister. In addition, Xie Liang and Zhang Suo pleaded in person, and the emperor still viciously counted him down, and if he was not happy, he would be even more embarrassed. So he was reprimanded yesterday, and today the court meeting is no longer coming, but he just sent a letter of resignation.

Zhao Huan read it coldly, dropped the seal, and only said: "I will invite him, but I don't have to leave Beijing for the time being." ”

He lowered his head and thought about it, thinking of the incident when he met Zhu Shengfei and the others outside the study class, smiled slightly, and said: "Let him go to the hall to study, so that he can set an example for the rest of the ministers." ”

"This?"

Zhang Suo and the others were stunned for a while, the Song people respected the prime minister, and they had never dealt with the minister who dismissed the prime minister. Wang Anshi's change of law provoked the anger of the heavens and people, and many old parties in the government and the opposition hated him to the core, but he still returned to his hometown to live idlely, and no one would retaliate.

At this time, the emperor issued an order, and the prime minister, who had just stepped down and resigned, was actually imprisoned, which really made the rest of the prime ministers feel uneasy.

Seeing that they were about to step forward to speak, Zhao Huan smiled and said: "The study of Diao in the hall is not a punishment, but a painstaking and lonely speech, we must let the ministers understand the determination of my efforts to be strong and the method of governing the world sorted out, Zhuqing, officials and scholars are the cornerstone of my Great Song Dynasty, if scholars and scholars do not understand it, can An count on others?" ”

Seeing that everyone was dumbfounded, Zhao Huan smiled again: "That's it, Zhu Qing can also go over to listen to the class in the future, don't be afraid of the study class like a tiger, there is no leather whip and wooden stick." ”

"Haha!"

The emperor pretended to be funny, how did everyone not know what the study class was, but they only laughed funny.

Because of this small court meeting, they are all close ministers, and Zhao Huan is not secretive, and immediately said: "Zhu Shengfei is retiring, and I mean to take over his vacancy with Zhao Kai, what do you think?" ”

Zhao Kai is famous for his financial management, first Zhang Jun appreciated him, and appointed him from a small Chengdu Prefecture transfer judge to his Xuanfu Division's transfer envoy, responsible for the finances of the entire Sichuan-Shaanxi Ten Road.

When Zhao Huan returned, he heard that Zhao Kai was famous for his financial management, and he was a person from later generations, so he would pay more attention to these people compared to those at that time. went to Sichuan in person, and after seeing Zhao Kai, he became more trustworthy to Zhao Kai. The financial power of the Song Dynasty was originally in the hands of the three envoys, after the reform of Yuanfeng, although the three divisions are still there, the financial power is returned to the household department, Zhao Kai first served by the household department, and then less than a year, he was a scholar, and a bachelor of the pavilion, all the way up, but because of the frequent wars, he is indeed the world's financial master, the emperor reused, others have nothing to say.

At this time, when they heard that Zhao Huan was going to pay homage to him, the ministers had no other opinions, and immediately agreed to all of them. But I heard Zhao Huan say again: "Zhao Kai was originally in charge of the household department, and with his financial management, I am very relieved, although I worship the prime minister, the financial power cannot be abandoned." Moreover, I am determined that all the envoys in the transfer and camp fields in various places will be controlled by the central government, so that the power of affairs can be unified and not restricted. ”

He snorted coldly and said to the ministers: "Recently, I have gradually realized that the military generals have the intention of domineering, military power, financial power, and even the camp fields and grain and grass are all under the command of the military generals themselves, and even the punishment and prison are also under the command of the military generals. ”

At this time, when I heard this, all the people who listened to it were Wenchen, and they had always been on guard against Wuchen, and when they heard it at this time, they all felt that the emperor's concerns and considerations were very reasonable.

Seeing that there was no objection from everyone, Zhao Huan said again: "Mention the prison, but it still belongs to the criminal department." In today's funeral, the transfer of camps and fields is extraordinary, and it is necessary to return it to the central government, but also not to thin the front-line soldiers, which has a great stake, and it is not just a financial power, and it is not only a financial power, but also a household department, and it cannot show its importance. With my meaning, I ordered Zhao Kai to shoot as the left servant of Shangshu, the envoy of the three divisions, to lead the country's financial power and farmland, plus to persuade farmers to collect taxes, all of which belonged to the three divisions. In this way, the household department is idle and can select cadres to be promoted to the third division, what do you think? ”