After being summoned, Zhao Mengqi rushed to the palace.

In fact, he already knew the news from Fujian as soon as it was reported to the imperial court.

Don't look at him, he rarely participates in court meetings, and he doesn't go into the city much, but the wind and grass in the court can't hide from his ears and eyes.

What's more, he has always kept in touch with Uncle Xie Fang, and when Uncle Xie Fang urgently reported to the imperial court, he naturally sent him a handwritten letter.

The letter said, "Although the old minister focused on the affairs of the Liuqiu and His Highness, he did not ignore the civil affairs of the road, coinciding with the introduction of the summer tax, and strictly ordered that there should be no exploitation in various places, and that the poor families should not be harsh. Before the Ninghua riots, all official correspondence was normal, and no signs were found. When the Ninghua chaos broke out, the old minister was very shocked, and immediately ordered Zhang Yanran to try to control the situation and send 500 left wing troops to go. ”

The Left Wing Army was established in the Shaoxing period, and it was because of the frequent bandits in the border area of Fujian, Guangdong, and Jiangxi, and the army sent by the imperial court could not effectively crack down, so it gathered Haoqiang militia and local troops, plus some of the garrison forbidden troops to be established in a mixed formation.

Its system is subordinate to the front division of the palace, is the regular army of the imperial court, and the officials are also transferred by the imperial court, but in fact, the finances are raised and supported by the local government, and the temperance of the pacification envoy is accepted, and the members of the army are mainly in the Fujian region, and they are aimed at maintaining local law and order, which obviously has the color of the local army, and the imperial court uses personnel appointments and command and dispatch to control the army and dilute the local color.

In the early days of its establishment, the combat effectiveness of the Left Wing Army was still very strong, not only quelling various local rebellions, but even repeatedly being transferred to other battlefields by the imperial court to participate in the battle against the Jin soldiers.

However, after the Kaixi Northern Expedition, the Left Wing Army also suffered heavy casualties, its strength was greatly damaged, and it never recovered, but relied on the Huai Army to quell the chaos in Fujian, and its combat effectiveness became increasingly low.

After Uncle Xie Fang took charge of Fujian, he made great efforts to straighten out the military, weeding out the inferior and selecting the best, and expanded the original 5,000-strong left-wing army to 8,000 people, and the combat effectiveness was still significantly improved.

Beginning in March, Uncle Xie Fang, in accordance with Zhao Mengqi's instructions, began to send troops to land on Liuqiu Island in order to establish a development base and further investigate the situation of Liuqiu.

So far, more than 3,000 left wing troops have been sent to the island, leaving more than 4,000 to garrison Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Tingzhou, and Jianzhou.

The number of sailors who stayed in Quanzhou was less than 2,000, and Tingzhou originally had 300 people, so Uncle Xie sent 500 reinforcements after weighing the limit.

Don't look at the rebels in Ninghua County who claim to have more than 10,000 troops, but they are all a rabble, as long as they deal with it properly, hundreds of regular troops with strong weapons are enough to deal a fatal blow to them.

Therefore, a total of 800 regular troops, even if they could not suppress the rebellion, would certainly be able to control the momentum of the rebellion.

It stands to reason that the local government and Haoqiang should be familiar with this kind of commonplace rebellion, and Uncle Xie Fang did not pay much attention to it, but he felt that there must be a problem with the Ninghua County Government, and he thought that after the chaos subsided, he would properly review and deal with the relevant officials.

But what he didn't expect was that reinforcements had only been sent for four or five days, and it was estimated that they had not yet reached Longyan, and bad news came from all over the country one after another.

Then, Uncle Xie Fang found that his official documents and orders, after leaving Quanzhou City, were like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no response at all, and all the information from all over the country was interrupted.

For a while, Quanzhou City seemed to have become an isolated island, so Uncle Xie Fang basically had no way to have an in-depth understanding of the situation, so he could only complain to the imperial court in a daze.

“…… Such a situation is too secretive, and the old minister thinks that this matter is not sudden, but premeditated, and the plan is very big. In this matter, the participation of local forces in Fujian is absolutely indispensable, so it is difficult for the old ministers to distinguish who is credible, and they don't know if there are any of their comrades in the court. ”

“…… The old minister is incompetent, and he has the trust of the official family and His Royal Highness, and he is willing to live and die with Quancheng......"

After reading Uncle Xie Fang's letter, Zhao Mengqi couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, he was still careless!

In fact, he was well aware that his political ideas would harm the interests of the bureaucratic landlord class, so he adopted relatively moderate means, deterring and exchanging interests by force, and gradually and slowly carried out reforms.

Take the Jingjie Law as an example, even though the implementation of Pingjiang and Jiaxing was smooth and successful, he did not think about launching it all over the country.

First, he knew that the most important thing in policy was implementation, and only by strictly controlling the implementation process could we avoid the occurrence of crooked-mouthed monks reciting good scriptures badly.

Second, he plans to boil the frog in warm water, and implement it in small pieces of place, so that even if an accident occurs, it can be controlled within a limited range and can be properly disposed of.

To put it mildly, even if all the powerful in a state rebelled, Zhao Mengqi was confident that he would raze them all.

But this group of frogs was far more perceptive than he thought, and he didn't plan to react when the matter was over, and knew that he was not easy to deal with, so he didn't make any small moves, temptations, or negotiations, but played a big game.

Now that I think about it, this kind of thing of holding the center hostage with a place seems incredible, but it is indeed something that these people can do.

More than 20 years after history, Pu Shougeng, a foreign race, took control of Quanzhou, and slaughtered and eradicated the two forces of resistance to the Yuan and the clan and reduced the Yuan.

In the eyes of these people, the interests of individuals and families are always the first, and the country and the nation are like straw paper, which will be thrown away when they run out.

This time, I don't know how long they have been planning for a long time, but the timing of the attack was very accurate, and after digging the pit, they waited for Zhao Mengqi to jump in by himself.

Even if Zhao Mengqi is unwilling to jump, they definitely have a way to push Zhao Mengqi into the pit.

The carriage carried Zhao Mengqi into Lin'an City, and soon turned to the royal street, and there was a strange sound of selling newspapers outside, not the crisp sound of a newsboy, but the roar of an adult.

"Sell newspapers, as long as you have a penny, you can know the world's major events!"

"The latest urgent report, there are riots in the whole territory of Fujian, many prefectures and counties have been captured by the rebel army, 100,000 thieves are menacing, and Quzhou is in great danger!"

"100,000 urgent, 100,000 urgent! If the imperial court is not properly handled, the society will not be protected! ”

"In times of crisis, only His Royal Highness King Yan can be the pillar of optimus!"

"According to the analysis of people of insight, the official family is old, the ruler is weak, and it may be difficult to do anything in the face of the crisis.

After this sentence drilled into Zhao Mengqi's ears, it made him even more sure that all this was for him.

Immediately, he instructed the guards to buy a tabloid copy, and the guards brought back four or five different ones.

Zhao Mengqi was not surprised, but shook his head speechlessly.

Change is never easy, and no matter how bad the old thing is, trying to replace it will hurt vested interests and make them your enemies.

In fact, taking this newspaper industry as an example, Zhao Mengqi did not give relevant practitioners a way out, such as street vendors can resell Tianxia Daily, and craftsmen can go to those workshops in Xincheng to work.

The proprietors of the newspaper office are basically propertied people, and it is not impossible to change careers, but it is precisely these people who are the most reluctant to change.

As for those reporters, they were originally profiting from illegal behaviors, and they were let alone if they were not held responsible.

Sighing in his heart, Zhao Mengqi hastily finished browsing these tabloids.

It can't be regarded as all nonsense, but seven points true and three points false, and the problems faced by the imperial court, the situation in various places, etc., are released, which is nothing, anyway, there are relevant reports in the Tianxia Daily, but the tabloids are cleverly exaggerated, and then some specious and honest comments and analyses create a sense of shaky social development.

There seems to be only one theme for them, 'If the king of Yan does not come out, how can the world be safe?' ’

At first glance, it seems that King Yan is building momentum for himself, and there is even a faint smell of grabbing power.

Hehe, these people are quite well prepared, and I don't know what other tricks are behind them, but this thing is really tricky.

Zhao Mengqi threw it casually and threw the tabloid on the ground of the carriage.

Qian Long stepped forward to clean up, glanced at it a few times by the way, and then asked softly, "Your Highness, do you want to send someone to sweep these tabloids?" ”

"If you sweep the surface, there will only be more in the dark, and these people are just tools." Zhao Mengqi pursed his lips, and after thinking about it, "Tell Lu Derun and Mo Chun to let them cooperate and keep an eye on these tabloids to see if they can follow the vine and catch the mastermind behind the scenes." ”

This kind of small fish and shrimp is not worth spending more energy, if it is really entangled in this, it will be in the hands of those people, as long as the root cause is destroyed, it will naturally disappear.

Immediately, Zhao Mengqi leaned on the back of the chair and closed his eyes to recuperate, silently thinking in his mind about how to deal with the current situation.

Not long after, Zhao Mengqi's chariot and horse team came to the Hening Gate, and after a little inspection, the carriage drove directly into the imperial city, while the guards could only wait outside the city gate.

In the Chongzheng Palace, the ministers were still racking their brains to find troops to quell the rebellion, but there were only more than a thousand pieces of money.

Immediately, they heard a voice from outside the palace, "His Royal Highness King Yan has sent an edict to meet you!" ”

Everyone turned their heads to take a look, and saw that King Yan, who had stepped into the palace gate, was dressed in a plain white crane, and did not wear a turban and crown, but just held a ponytail, looking casual and carefree.

This outfit that is incompatible with the environment made the ministers feel sluggish, and they couldn't help but remember the last time they saw King Yan wearing it like this, it seemed that it was still when they tried to choose the clan.

Wearing the same way, at that time it looked empty and light, nondescript, and now the Yan King is not only chic, but also majestic and full of force......

Zhao Guan's family saw that their son was so out of tune again, but they seemed to be numb, and they had no intention of reprimanding.

"Come to think of it, you should also know something, so don't talk nonsense, tell me what you want."

Zhao Mengqi's expression looked relaxed, "To do things for the country, how can there be any requirements, but if you want to do things, you must have the right to do things." ”

"Okay, I'll give you the military and state affairs of Pingzhang, the imperial historian, and the Fujian festival envoy."

Zhao's official family is not ambiguous, and even the festival degree has actually granted such a fictitious position.

The Song Dynasty learned the lessons of the previous dynasty, in fact, this position was abolished, and it was only awarded as an honorary title to the meritorious hero.

But it doesn't matter if it's actually granted to Zhao Mengqi, as the crown prince, he can't leave the real throne and go to cut a piece of land to be the emperor.

This power is absolutely enough, but Zhao Mengqi shook his head, "Not only Fujian, but also the south of Liangzhejiang Road, Jiangnan West Road, and Guangnan East Road." ”

Seeing his son lion's mouth, Zhao Guanjia was not excited, but wondered, "Why?" ”

"Although there is only a bandit situation in Fujian at present, I think the places bordering it may not be peaceful, since we have to do something, then plow the place at one time!" Zhao Mengqi looked right.

Zhao Guanjia didn't think much about it, "Okay, here you go, grant the southeast festival envoy to control all the areas where banditry occurs!" ”

As soon as these words came out, many ministers originally wanted to dissuade them, but when they opened their mouths, they all shut up, especially some people, for fear that if they vetoed this request, King Yan would have an excuse to get rid of this task.