In the first stage, the Song army and the Mongol army came to a battle with all the strength of both sides. If the Mongol infantry had been all musketeers, the battle would have likely resulted in greater casualties for the Song army. However, the Mongol infantry, with a mix of short and long soldiers, was not capable of achieving this.

At the beginning of the second stage, the Song army did not expect that the range of the artillery mounted on the carts carried by the Mongol army increased, but it caused a little damage to the troops at the front. The ensuing artillery battle between the two sides did not have a particularly obvious victory or defeat, taking advantage of the fact that the Mongol artillery was too cold to open fire, the Song army engaged on the right flank of the second Mongolian array, and again relied on pikemen to defeat the enemy in front.

When the Song army pursued Ali Hague, they only broke through Ali Hague's camp within their ability and returned to Guide with a large amount of booty. In terms of their own casualties and the consumption of their equipment, the two divisions of Guide believed that they would be able to hold out until May.

Zhao Jiaren finished reading the short battle report and put it on the table. All the military personnel in the Privy Council were originally full of joy, and when they saw Zhao Jiaren's unmoved expression, everyone's eyes were surprised.

"I'll start by saying that I'm actually very happy." Zhao Jiaren had to express his attitude with such an opening statement. Seeing everyone's expressions a little relieved, he continued, "The Mongolian army has been hit like this, and it will take time to gather the troops. The purpose of their mobilization of Ali Hague's troops is to be able to defeat us, and now Boyan in Jiangnan is facing a very difficult situation, if we do not withdraw our troops, our strength continues to increase, and it is possible to outflank them. In the short term, if Boyan wants to fight a decisive battle with us, he will fight us in the Jiankang area. As we all know, we have prepared enough water troops in Jiankang. ”

Some Privy Council officials can understand it, and some cannot. No matter what their level is, everyone knows that Taiwei Zhao is now in the chest, and the Song army is probably in control. So everyone's smiles increased. One even said loudly: "Congratulations to the captain! For the Great Song Congratulations! ”

The members of the Privy Council were all Zhao Jiaren's men, some of whom expressed their loyalty to the boss, and others followed suit. "Congratulations to the Captain! For the Great Song Congratulations! The voices came and went.

Zhao Jiaren didn't feel anything to congratulate at all. He is not only the privy envoy of the Privy Council, but also the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty. Now that the pressure of war has decreased, he is thinking about the problem of the political hall. Sure enough, as Zhao Jiaren expected, when he proposed to state the state of land in Songjiang Mansion, Jiaxing Mansion, Qingyuan Mansion, and Suzhou Prefecture, some people immediately expressed opposition.

The opponents were local Fuzhou officials, and not all the officials in Fuzhou were from Fuzhou, but there were also officials from the landlord families of Qingyuan Prefecture. At this time, officials said bitterly that the state should not take advantage of the fire to loot. The opponents actually had little power, and Sima Kao, the secretary of the criminal department from Suzhou Prefecture and the secretary of the Dali Temple, openly expressed his support for Zhao Jiaren.

Even though he knew that he would definitely encounter resistance, Zhao Jiaren still didn't expect an official to jump out to oppose it so openly. Zhao Jiaren is very confident in the victory over Mongolia, and this victory also proves that his confidence is not a pipe dream. So Zhao Jiaren only wants to return to the field of governing the country, which is the most difficult problem now.

When his subordinates finished speaking, Zhao Jiaren told them to act according to the plan between them. Don't adjust your plan for the sake of meritorious service, because if you give orders to the troops that they can't do, it will hurt everyone. After educating everyone first, Zhao Jiaren hurriedly said that the meeting was dismissed, and the war would be in charge of the privy deputy envoy.

Back at the political hall, Zhao Jiaren began to convene the meeting. The crowd had solemn expressions and sharp eyes. It was clear that they were all ready to speak at the meeting. Waiting for everyone to sit down, Zhao Jiaren said: "Although the imperial court has returned to Lin'an, we are short of manpower and officials. Therefore, this year's scientific expedition is to be conducted. This matter cannot be relaxed. ”

As soon as these words came out, the officials were so confused by the sudden topic that they didn't know what to say for a while. Logically speaking, it was the right choice for the imperial court to resume the imperial examination. This imperial examination not only solved the problem of insufficient officials, but also demonstrated that the imperial court had mastered the situation and had the ability to resume the operation of the imperial examination system.

Even if they could understand, everyone was uncomfortable with the sudden interruption of their train of thought. In the case of the imperial examination, there must be an examiner, and a corresponding series of questions. And the imperial examination itself is not just a simple examination. In fact, who can be admitted depends largely on how the forces behind it are arranged. People who are not capable cannot enter the final stage of the palace examination, since the people who participate in the palace examination are all capable people, then who is more capable may not be determined by an examination paper. Factors outside of the exam paper also have a big impact.

Officials who have had this kind of experience have a solemn face, which is a very important thing.

"After the imperial examination is over, the subject examination will begin." Zhao Jiaren looked at it very easy to say this, but his heart was not easy at all.

No one objected to the holding of the subject, so Zhao Jiaren continued, "You can recommend the examiner." ”

The subject examination is a special examination system that was used in the Tang and Song dynasties. The imperial examination is held every three years, while the examination is irregular. The procedure for making the subject examination is more cumbersome than that of the imperial examination. Those who take the examination are recommended by the ministers of the imperial court, and then take a preliminary examination. Finally, the emperor himself will make the exam questions. The selection of the examination is very strict. In the Song Dynasty, with a total history of more than 300 years, more than 40,000 jinshi were selected for the imperial examination, while the imperial examination was only conducted 22 times, and only 41 people successfully passed.

The chief examiner of the imperial examination was quickly finalized, and Wu Qian, who was still in his seventies and still came to the imperial court, almost died on the road due to fatigue. The old man got this position, which is more of an honor. The two deputies assigned to him are very important, and the officials want to be selected with their close relatives, so it is difficult to draw conclusions.

The matter could be discussed for a few more days, and the candidates for the department were quickly finalized. Now the little emperor can't speak, and Empress Dowager Yang can write her name, but no one has the slightest confidence in her knowledge. The remaining object to choose from is, of course, Zhao Taiwei and Zhao Jiaren. At this time, no one talked about any transgressions, and the officials knew very well that Da Song really couldn't stand such a toss.

After making sure that he had gained control of the department, Zhao Jiaren breathed a sigh of relief. He wants to make the system into a college entrance examination, and as for the 100 people in the imperial examination every year, Zhao Jiaren didn't pay attention to it at all. The Great Song Dynasty has its own national conditions of the Great Song Dynasty, and the Jinshi also have to work on the front line, so they are not afraid that they will really be able to make any waves.

After talking about this matter, Wen Liangrong, the official Jiro, spoke in the accent of Qingyuan Mansion, "I want to ask if Taiwei still wants to engage in land state-ownership in Sifu?" ”

The officials were originally attracted by the imperial examination and the system, but now after listening to Wen Liangrong's words, many people quickly returned to the original mentality of the meeting.

"Of course." Zhao Jiaren replied without hesitation that he was not prepared to make any concessions in this matter.

Seeing Zhao Jiaren's attitude so insistent, Wen Liangrong's face was gloomy, and his voice was full of pain, "Tai Wei." In this Mongol invasion, why did officials from all over the country look down on the wind, those people said that Jia was like a domineering man. Jia Rudao was extremely famous after the Battle of Ezhou, and he was spurned, all because of the Gongtian Law. The local gentry were damaged, and when the country was in trouble, where was they willing to help. Tai Lieutenant, Yin Jian is not far away. If you take advantage of the withering of the south of the Yangtze River to engage in land nationalization, won't you force the local people to be unable to live? ”

These words are already close to a threat, and they are even more suspected of exculpating Song traitors. Many officials frowned, feeling that this Wen Liangrong really didn't know how to advance or retreat. Some of his family surrendered to the Mongols, and Zhao Jiaren's attitude towards the Song traitors was extremely tough. That's completely inappropriate.

Without waiting for Zhao Jiaren to speak, Tobe Jiro Liu Meng couldn't help but say angrily: "I don't know if I can be a traitor in Song or be able to be reasonable." It's someone else's fault for co-authoring, it's right to be a traitor! Wen Liangrong, you have opened my eyes! ”

Wen Liangrong was originally an official in Fuzhou, and in terms of ability, he was the average level of officials in the Great Song Dynasty. If he hadn't been lucky enough to be in Fuzhou, there would have been no reason to climb so fast. So Liu Meng originally wanted to scold this guy for not knowing what to do at all. However, Liu Meng thought about it and understood that the problem could not be made to such a non-standard level at this time. So he dragged Song traitor to make a fuss.

With Liu Meng's speech, other officials were not in a hurry. Song traitors are guilty of treason in the current Great Song Dynasty, which is a death sentence. Listening to Liu Meng's meaning, he had a great intention of detaining Wen Liangrong as a fellow traveler of Song traitors. If so, the struggle will not be naked, but bloody. No one wants to get into such a situation in the first place.

Zhao Jiaren felt that it was quite enjoyable to charge Wen Liangrong with a fellow Song traitor, but he had more knowledge, and he had to use this method in a situation where there were no other means available.

Zhao Jiaren waved his hand and asked Liu Meng not to speak. He himself said: "The state ownership of land is not to prevent the people from farming, not to turn the land into the imperial court, and then let the imperial court sell the land to make money." The purpose of state ownership of land is to allow those who cultivate land to have land to cultivate and not be exploited in any way. If you grow food by your own ability, it will of course go to the person who planted the land. But why do those who do not work at all rely on so much power to make a fortune? ”

Hearing that Zhao Jiaren was not ready to solve the problem by buttoning his hat, Wen Liangrong was also a little surprised, when he opposed Zhao Jiaren, this tragic official had already made preparations for all kinds of blows. Since Zhao Jiaren didn't do this, Wen Liangrong was also ready to reason positively: "Taiwei, the Gongtian Law has caused everyone to deviate from morality." You seem to be resisting the Mongols by all kinds of volunteers outside the Gongtian Law. A lesson from the past, a lesson from the past! ”

"Fart you!" Sima Kao, who was born in Suzhou Mansion, couldn't bear it anymore and burst into foul language.