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The northern Jin State and the Liao State fought hotly, and the Great Song Dynasty continued to be a soy sauce party and surrounded the audience, and the reputation said: sit on the mountain to watch the tiger fight, sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman, in short, these people can't fight, but when it comes to making a fuss, one race is stronger, although the court is optimistic, there are some ministers who are really worried about the country and the people, and are worried about the growing strength of the Jin State, but in the celebratory atmosphere of the Manchu Dynasty, such a sound is like a stone thrown into the sea, and it has no effect at all.

The controversy that lasted for more than three months, today finally has some eyebrows, Zhao Ji came down from the court tiredly, in fact, as the emperor, he knows very well what these people are fighting for, whether to fight or not, he has already made a conclusion, and what he is fighting for now is actually just a matter of interests after defeating the sixteen states of Yanyun.

Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, that is a big cake, the state capital, the county, and the generals at all levels, they are all fat and short, how can they not be tempted.

In this regard, Zhao Ji didn't care, in fact, he couldn't manage it, as long as he could recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, cut the shame of Tanyuan back then, and leave a good reputation for recovering mountains and rivers in his own emperor's career, it was enough, and the rest, let these people make trouble.

"Your Majesty, there's news from the south." A eunuch followed Zhao Ji and said in a low voice.

Zhao Ji nodded when he heard this, as the emperor, there are not many things in this world that can make him care, but it is by no means nothing, and it is also in the south, which is undoubtedly a very coincidental thing.

did not give an immediate reply, but took the eunuch and went straight to the imperial study, and took the secret letter from the eunuch. This eunuch was by his side during the Duanwang period, and there was absolutely no problem in terms of loyalty, so Zhao Ji did not shy away from this eunuch in many things, and even many things. It's all this eunuch who operates on the bright side.

Zhao Ji naturally knew about the disaster in the south, but now the whole country is preparing to recapture the sixteen states of Yanyun, and the money in the treasury is basically used on the front line.

He could almost have predicted the catastrophe in the south. The losses are bound to be serious, but compared with national events, these losses are insignificant, at least in Zhao Ji's view, they are definitely not as important as the north.

The letter is not too long, but Zhao Ji has read it for a long time, not because the letter is too difficult to understand, but because the content of the letter makes him have to carefully experience it word by word.

Naturally, the letter is about Zhuo Ao. Since Zhuo Ao married Zhao Ling'er, Zhao Ji's attention to Zhuo Ao has not decreased. On the contrary, there are more and more, if it weren't for the fact that the focus of the whole country is now on the Northern Expedition, I am afraid that as early as when Zhuo Ao married Zhao Ling'er, he would have brought Zhuo Ao to justice.

In fact, the content of the letter is not a bad thing in itself, and the floods in the south have been solved. Not only did the casualties not increase greatly because of the snubbing of the imperial court, but it was even the smallest year in the history of the flood.

Looking at this news alone, this is undoubtedly pleasant news, proving that the officials under him are capable, but what makes Zhao Ji's face ugly. There will be such a result, not because he commands properly, and the people who work together from top to bottom, and even the person who solves this matter is not his person, or rather, it is not a person in the officialdom at all, a gentleman, a name that Zhao Ji definitely does not want to see at this time - Zhuo Ao!

He has too many reasons to hate Zhuo Ao, but this time, it is definitely not for personal feelings, what is an emperor most afraid of? For the courtiers, it is a high achievement, and for the people, it is too prestigious.

He didn't know how Zhuo Ao solved the flood, but one thing is very clear, Zhuo Ao already has a very high reputation among the people in the south, and many people regard Zhuo Ao as a god.

If Zhuo Ao is a great Confucian, it is easy to say, even if the prestige is high, it is just the prestige of Shilin, the scholar rebelled, and it could not be achieved in ten years, and it could not threaten his foundation, but unfortunately Zhuo Ao was not a great Confucian, his prestige was more of a prestige among the people, Zhao Ji remembered that Zhuo Ao also had a good status in the martial arts, such a person, if he had the intention to rebel, with his prestige, I am afraid that it would be a hundred responses in the south, and all of a sudden, he could lose half of the country!

As an emperor, if he doesn't have a keen enough sense of smell in this regard, then he will not be able to sit on the throne for long, Zhao Ji is not a qualified emperor, but he is definitely a smart person, and in this regard, he has the same political sense as other emperors.

What to do?

Zhao Ji sat on his dragon chair, only to feel unsteady for a while, and immediately raised troops to exterminate Zhuo Ao?

Now that almost all of the most elite soldiers and horses of the imperial court are pressed in the north, Mo said that it is impossible to draw them out in a hurry, even if it can, it is far from quenching the thirst of the near, and there are not many remaining troops, and the two-front battle is by no means what the imperial court can afford now.

Descendants of Nuwa!

For no reason, Zhao Ling'er's figure appeared in Zhao Ji's mind, and Zhao Ling'er's identity had naturally been investigated clearly, and the more this was the case, the more he couldn't extricate himself.

Isn't this a legitimate opportunity?

Sometimes, if you don't do something, you can find a hundred excuses for yourself, but if you want to do something, only one reason is enough, and Zhao Ji at the moment obviously already has such a reason.

"Pass the decree and let Cai Xiang and Li Xiang come to see me immediately." As if a decision had been made in his heart, Zhao Ji raised his head and said lightly.

"Yes." Eunuchs generally don't have their own opinions, and even if they do, it's best to hide them, otherwise their lives will not be too long, and the masters in the palace generally like obedient people, and therefore, eunuchs are also black pot professionals in the palace, and eunuchs who can usually leave their names in history will definitely not have a good reputation.

Soon, Cai Jing and Li Gang were taken to the imperial study, and Zhao Ji handed over the secret letter to the two of them to read, and after the two of them read it, they asked the two: "What do the two Qing families think about this matter?" ”

"Your Majesty, this Zhuo Ao, the minister has also heard of it." Cai Jing didn't answer directly, but pondered: "In the early years, he was just a rich family in the countryside, and he didn't have too many industries under his name, but he didn't know where the disaster relief money came from?" ”

Disaster relief is not a trivial matter, especially this disaster is serious, almost affecting more than a dozen state capitals on both sides of the Yangtze River, if it is in previous years, such a disaster to achieve this step, I am afraid that it is possible to empty the treasury, but Zhuo Ao a squire, in popular terms, is a small tyrant, where did this rich country wealth come from to relieve the disaster?

This is not a small number, don't say that a squire, even a hundred and a thousand squires, can't take it out, I'm afraid that only Shen Wansan, the first merchant of the Great Song Kingdom, who is now known as the north and south of the business, has this financial resources, but according to the intelligence of the imperial court, Shen Wansan did not participate.

Li Gang took the secret letter, closed his eyes and pondered for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty wants to exterminate this thief!" Obviously, although there are political differences, Li Gang and Cai Jing agree on Zhuo Ao's views.

"Yes, this is not a trivial matter, if it is not handled properly, I am afraid that it will shake the foundation of the country, and I invited the two Qing families to come just to discuss this matter." Zhao Ji nodded.

"It's just that now, our forces are concentrated in the north, and in a hurry, I'm afraid it will be difficult to mobilize too many troops and horses." Li Gang frowned and said: "For today's plan, we should focus on stability, Your Majesty may wish to reward him with an idle position first, so as to slow down his heart, and wait for me to succeed in the northern expedition, and then go south with a triumphant momentum to extinguish the bandits." ”

"The right minister is not right." Cai Jing shook his head and said: "The so-called outside must first be inside, if my dynasty is on the occasion of the Northern Expedition, then Zhuo Ao suddenly gathers a crowd to rebel, who can be governed?" Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this matter should be decided quickly, if it is delayed for a long time, when the thief is already established, and then wants to exterminate it, I am afraid that he will not be able to catch it. ”

After a pause, he continued: "As for the Northern Expedition, the minister thinks that now that the Jin Kingdom is now resting and recuperating, I am afraid that I will not be able to fight again in the short term, so I might as well take this opportunity to kill the sacrificial flag in one fell swoop, which can further enhance my **** majesty!" ”

"Your Majesty, Zhuo Ao is nothing more than a mustard of moss, even if he gathers a crowd to make a rebellion, it is just a group of rabble, why bother to mobilize the people and mobilize the Northern Expedition army." Li Gang said in a deep voice: "There are 100,000 forbidden troops in Beijing, and there are government soldiers in various places. ”

Cai Jing heard this, but this time he did not refute, he also felt that a group of rebellious people, there was really no need to use the Northern Expedition army, the most important thing is that once the Northern Expedition army is mobilized, but it will consume money and food, and now that the imperial treasury is empty, and then mobilize the Northern Expedition army, I am afraid that His Majesty will reach out to these courtiers.

"In addition, there is one more thing, Your Majesty has to be careful!" Li Gang continued.

"Oh?" Zhao Ji looked at Li Gang when he heard this: "Aiqing, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

"Yes." Li Gang nodded and said: "Although Zhuo Ao has anti-intentions, but it is really a rebellion, on the contrary, it has a very high reputation among the people in the south, if the imperial court rashly sends troops, it is a division that is nameless, and the war is in vain, I am afraid that it will attract the resistance of the people, and your Majesty's reputation is not good." ”

"It's not difficult." Cai Jing smiled slightly and said, "The minister has a plan. ”

"Aiqing, please speak." Zhao Ji said overjoyed.

"You can order the prefect of Hangzhou and the governor of Liangjiang to work together to secretly find a crime and strangle Zhuo Ao, if Zhuo Ao is captured, naturally everything is easy to say, if Zhuo Ao resists, it is a rebellion and rebellion, and it also gives the court an excuse to send troops." Cai Jing smiled and said, this kind of thing is not uncommon in the Song Dynasty, no matter how famous the squire is, if he provokes the court and the government, it will be difficult to escape death.

Li Gang glanced at Cai Jing and remained silent, but he secretly despised it in his heart, but he didn't stop it, if he didn't have to work hard to mobilize the people, it would naturally be the best.

"It's okay, according to the words of the Qing family, this time, I want to drive the expedition in person!" Zhao Ji nodded with satisfaction and said heroically.

"Your Majesty, no!" Li Gang and Cai Jing couldn't help but be shocked when they heard this, and hurriedly stopped.

"Needless to say, I've made up my mind!" Zhao Ji waved his hand and made a final decision.

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