Chapter 281: The East Window Incident

Xiao Ganyun asked, "Aren't you running?" ”

"How do you run? It's chaotic outside. Ouyang said: "And three adults in my guard have left the city, which is enough for you to toss until General Han's army arrives." ”

"I should have guarded the four gates in the morning, and then set fire to the city, and I made a mistake." Xiao Ganyun couldn't help but sigh: "Sixty years ago, one Khitan could reach three Song forbidden troops. Now we have hearts but we are powerless, our hands and feet are rigid, our bows cannot be strengthened, and our knives cannot slash and kill. If it was the quality of the Khitans sixty years ago, your eight hundred guards would be easily eaten by us. ”

"Big brother, you also know that you are in your thirties and play with women, gamble, drink, and stay up late every day. Brother, I've never seen you use a weapon, even if you fight, you use your fists. They are the same, many of them join the army because of the current situation of the Khitan. Even if some of them are palace tents...... Don't you know in Linhuang how the palace tent army is trained? Of the 400,000 quotas, there were actually only 320,000 people, and some of them were distributed back home, and the officials ate a lot of empty salaries, traded military supplies with Song merchants, and secretly smuggled them. Kindness...... Let's talk about our Happy Valley, there are also palace tent troops to help watch the scene. Gambling has become a trend, drinking has become a disease, what combat effectiveness can it have? ”

"You don't understand this, the palace tent army still has an elite Tielin army." Xiao Ganyun said: "It's a pity that you lost everything in Hubu Gangda, otherwise how could you Han people be so easy." ”

"Big brother, 700,000 people fight 20,000." Ouyang Dao: "You still lost, are you ashamed?" What kind of elite, 50,000 Tielin Army, I have heard of the Daimyo, but it was killed by 20,000 Jurchens, don't you think about what went wrong? ”

Xiao Ganyun quibbled: "If it weren't for the rebellion in the rear......"

"Why the rebellion?" Ouyang said: "Isn't it because of your own problems?" The battle of life and death in the front, and the opportunity to start an incident in the rear, how can there be any unity of the Khitans? In the end, after the Jurchen victory, the prestige of Wanyan Agu increased greatly, and almost all the Jurchen tribes came to vote, and finally beat you to the ground, if it were not for the support of firearms and materials in the Song Dynasty, the Khitan would have been destroyed long ago. ”

"......" Xiao Ganyun sighed and stopped talking. The Jurchen 8,000 men defeated the 100,000 Liao army, 12,000 occupied the Huanglong Mansion, and the 20,000 defeated 700,000. One miracle after another is not only based on the Jurchen's courage and good fighting, but also on the Khitan incompetence and low combat effectiveness. Xiao Ganyun is Xiao Yanyan, a strong woman who led the Khitan to reach the peak of military power, that is, the direct descendant of the Empress Dowager Xiao. Since he was a child, he has heard the myth of the invincibility of the Khitan warriors, but there is a big gap between reality and ideals.

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A day later, the 8,000 forbidden army closest to Pingzhou arrived, and the general heard that Ouyang Qincha's team had been attacked, and the three souls were missing and the seven spirits were missing, so the starry night brought people over. In the end, he found that Ouyang was unharmed, and he breathed a sigh of relief. The losses of the Ouyang Guards were not small, and under the strategy of dividing them into pieces to attract the enemy's attention in batches, more than 150 people were killed. Ouyang allocated 300,000 yuan as their pension, and the soldiers who survived were also rewarded.

Although it has been encircled and suppressed, there are still hundreds of Khitan people missing. Han Shizhong sent a team of 1,000 people, a total of 10 teams to search for clues and pursue them.

Although the officials were disgraced, they finally saved their lives, and Han Shizhong sincerely thanked the Khitans for their low combat effectiveness and improper command.

The resettlement of the soldiers was quickly settled. The first part is the migration of the Song Dynasty, and the domestic merchants of the Song Dynasty, including the original vacancies in the army, will be moved out of the labor demand of 50,000 yuan, because they are all in the more economically developed areas, the wages are not low. Of course, 50,000 people will be stationed in batches within two years.

The second part is the development of Changzhou, although it is overseas, but there the Khitans can be officials like them, and it is even more ***, and there is even the possibility of getting rich overnight, and it is still a lawless place for the time being.

The third part is the recruitment of workers in the Liao occupation industry, although it is not too far from home, but the salary is relatively small, and the treatment is not comparable to that in the Song Dynasty, and there are few opportunities for literacy and promotion.

In the end, everyone who did not want to participate was given the usual travel fee.

The only condition is that they are not allowed to carry weapons, and although weapons can be manufactured later, after all, they will put an end to the large-scale return of troops carrying weapons and ease the contradictions in public order. All weapons were purchased by the imperial court, and prices ranged from the sanwen of arrows to the two of fine iron swords.

It was a large-scale resettlement that involved a wide range of people, and the imperial court agreed to promote soldiers from the forbidden army to perform administrative work. Due to his special status, Ouyang had a great influence on the Chamber of Commerce, the policies of the imperial court, and had close contacts with former Liao officials. He belongs to the people who give face to all parties, he is efficient and fast, and the situation in Liaoning has slowly stabilized.

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Settled here, but the high pressure on Jurchen did not end, and Han Shizhong sent 30,000 elite soldiers from Huanglong Mansion to support the Hebei Military Road. Hebei Junlu, under the leadership of Zhang Jun, defeated the Jurchen resistance forces everywhere, although it still did not fight a decisive battle with Allah, but fought steadily and steadily, slowly narrowing the space for Jurchen activities. The Hangzhou fleet also landed in the northern part of the Jurchens in the East China Sea, forming a method of flanking the Jurchens in the East China Sea from the north and south. The Jurchens were cut into two pieces, one was the coastal area headed by the Jurchen Department of the East China Sea, and the other was the territory of the Five Kingdoms Department east of the Jurchen Department of the East China Sea.

Ouyang's matter came to an end, and he returned to Beijing with Zhang San and Li Si to pay the decree. But what Ouyang didn't expect was that he had just finished paying the decree and stepped down as a Qincha. There was a new holy decree to intercept Ouyang.

The holy decree was given to Ouyang, and Ouyang also received dozens of holy decrees, some rewarding and some sending. But none of them are like today. The Ninth Gonggong said, "...... Bewitching the army's heart, provoking the frontier, falsely preaching the holy decree, bold and reckless, taking Kaifeng Mansion and handing it over to the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Yushitai for trial. ”

Zhang San shouted: "Who dares? The emperor unloaded the mill and killed the donkey. The strength of my family's Pingliao, even Han Shizhong, cannot be compared. ”

The ninth prince received the holy decree and said: "This little brother, there is naturally a saying on the merits. Do you know that trouble comes from the mouth? ”

Li Sixian replied: "Father-in-law, my family has Danshu iron coupons, and there is no responsibility for it." ”

"We know, it's a pity! It also writes that the army is transferred without permission, and plotting against him, plotting against him, rebelling, and so on is not among them. Jiugong said: "To be honest, if the emperor doesn't have a very angry reason, who would dare to move Lord Ou?" ”

"Alright, you guys go back first." Ouyang said: "You let Ou Ping and Jin Niang transfer my money, so as not to be raided." ”

The ninth father-in-law smiled bitterly: "Lord Ou still has the heart to joke, this matter is not a trivial matter." ”

"I know, isn't it just to mobilize Liu Qi to exterminate the Mongolian tribes and conquer that part of Western Liao?" Ouyang received news a month ago that the imperial court had sent Zong Ze to investigate the matter. But even so, the Yongxing Army led by Liu Qi has been divided into six teams on the grassland, and it is impossible to temporarily withdraw troops. It is impossible to withdraw the troops and can only fight, and if the fight continues, the main general cannot be dismissed, the imperial court knows this truth, so Ouyang, as the culprit, was detained as soon as he returned to Tokyo to step down as a Qincha. Ouyang Dao: "What's the big deal, this matter has nothing to do with General Liu, it's my private transfer arrangement, you help me settle my eldest brother, if he really doesn't want to live in Yangping, give him a sum of money and let him go." ”

Li Si clenched his fists: "Don't worry, my lord." We immediately went back to Yangping to ask for lawyer Liu. ”

"No, you don't." Ouyang said: "This case can't be fought. "This has to be fought and all the people involved are pulled out, and the consequences are very serious. First of all, Han Shizhong had the fault of acquiescing, Zhang Jun also had the fault of concealing and not reporting, and Liu Qi's crime was even greater. Because in essence, Ouyang is only the supervisor of the Hebei Military Road, and he does not have the right to transfer troops, and Liu Qi is the chief general of the Yongxing Military Road, so he clearly understands this. And even if Sanfu is substituted, Ouyang will also be charged with incitement, and the crime of provoking the border clan is inevitable.

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This time Ouyang is not the same treatment as last time, he is imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion Heavenly Prison, and there are many criminals in it. The official clothes on his body became prison uniforms, and he was held in a separate room. The air in the cell was humid and smelled bad. The hay is spread on the ground for the bed. Except for the better food every day, there is no difference between the others and other criminals.

Ouyang's imprisonment soon caused a sensation in the Great Song Dynasty, and the Royal Daily objectively reported the facts. The most important crime is to provoke the frontiers, deceive the army, and mobilize the army to wage war without authorization. According to the work of the previous few years, whether it was the Eight Tribes of the Enemy Lie or some tribes of the Mongols, the Zhongliao had nominally submitted to the Song Dynasty and became the tribes of the Song Dynasty, and the imperial court was now beginning to work towards the west. But unexpectedly, as soon as Liu Qi's army arrived, they began to conquer all ethnic groups, plundered and killed the chiefs of the tribes, and those who did not agree to lay down their arms and move south were all extinguished. Every time Liu Qi occupied a place, he named his soldiers as the king of the land and gave a hundred forbidden troops to be stationed, one to sweep away the resistance forces in the ground, and the other to stabilize the rear. These landlords were the new owners of these lands, and they could graze their cattle as they pleased, and the Chamber of Commerce had merchants who were building leather processing sites and livestock exchanges in the heartland. The materials they produce will be supplied to the inhabitants of the former Liao.

Ouyang not only subverted the imperial court's pacification policy for foreign tribes and border tribes, but also began to seize their land. The problem with the Royal newspaper is that we want to completely cut off the nomadic threat to the Central Plains for thousands of years. Or will they continue to govern the country with benevolence and allow them to exist?

The royal newspaper listed the harm caused by nomads to the Central Plains in history, and since the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, they have never stopped plundering and invading the Central Plains. The Xiongnu, Donghu, Turkic, Khitan, Xianbei and other ethnic groups were constantly invading, and as long as their tribes bordered the Central Plains, plunder would follow. Once these nomads had strong leaders, the Central Plains would be very hurt. When a nomad was driven away, new nomads occupied their land, such as the Han expelling the Xiongnu and the Tang expelling the Turks, and never once and for all solved the Central Plains frontier problem.

Of course, due to objectivity, the newspaper also described the peaceful coexistence of nomads and the Central Plains, such as Zhaojun's departure from the Central Plains, Princess Wencheng, and the cultural and technological exchanges brought by the Central Plains, and the harmony between each other created a hundred years of peace. As a result, this matter has formed a heated discussion among the people.

Zhao Yu never saw Ouyang, and Ouyang didn't ask to see her, and even Ouyang didn't ask to see anyone. Due to the special circumstances of the case and Ouyang's influence, no one can see Ouyang without Ouchi's official documents or edicts. Zong Ze has not returned from the frontier yet, so Ouyang's case cannot be tried.

Ouyang's fate was still confused, and everyone was nervously waiting for Zong Ze's return and the emperor's final ruling. And at this time, the news of the Ministry came out, and the imperial court had already given a relatively tough attitude, ending the dispatch of Ouyang Yangping County, dismissing Ouyang Liupinguan, and appointing Gan Xin as Yangping County. The cause was that the daughter of a Khan of the steppe crossed the *** line to Tokyo to complain. He showed evidence that his tribe was very satisfied with the management of the Song Dynasty and respected the Song Dynasty for generations, but the whole clan was migrated to the Song Dynasty by the Yongxing Military Road, and hundreds of people were killed, not to mention, all the young Zhuang were used as the Xiang Army.

As soon as this news came out, everyone understood that the imperial court was going to be ruthless to Ouyang. The first civil reaction was the rise in prices and the disguised layoffs of employees. This is not what the merchant did to save Ouyang, but the situation caused by the lack of regulatory system in the imperial court and the monopoly caused by Ouyang's shackles. The first to rise were ceramics, precious medicines, non-necessities of life. The second batch of rises in land, river and maritime transport. Their rise has led to an increase in the cost of various merchants, which in turn has led to an increase in the price of all businesses. And then also interfered with the price of rice, although the imperial court has a price, but after the cost of transportation rises, it will be unprofitable to buy rice from other places, and if the supply of local rice is not enough, it can only be imported from other places, resulting in the emergence of what is called black rice by the people. When the local people saw the price of black rice, the people couldn't buy it, so the two cities and even several states communicated with each other, using transportation to make black rice and raise the price of rice. Although the imperial court wants to manage it, the imperial court also understands that once the black rice is cracked down, it will lead to an embarrassing situation where there is no rice available in some places.

Zhao Yu made an appointment to meet Su Qian, and Su Qian cried that he was helpless, and he had sent continuous letters in the name of the chairman, asking everyone to stabilize prices. But he himself was under a lot of pressure. The shareholders of Yangping Money Bank demanded that the interest rate on the loan be increased due to rising prices.

There is no worst, only worse. Due to the lack of Ouyang's deterrent control, officials and businessmen began to openly collude, driven by huge profits, and even military logistics dared to sell military straw to civilian businessmen.

However, the consequences of these things, when the two major money banks in Yangping and Southeast China are stable, are not as serious as the first financial turmoil. However, it is already a fact that prices have risen, and wages have also risen, but they cannot keep up with the pace of prices. Moreover, some places began to make things difficult, deducting employees, requiring compulsory overtime and so on. Although the destructive power is not great, the economy of Songnai is in a relatively chaotic state.

Under such circumstances, Su Qian met Ouyang accompanied by the internal guard.

Even in such an environment, Ouyang is still very clean and has a good complexion. Changing a set of clothes in two days and taking a bath once a day is a special explanation from Kaifeng Mansion Yin. Due to the monitoring of internal guards, Su Qian did not mention Ouyang's case, but told the current situation again.

Ouyang thought about it: "In fact, they not only hindered economic stability, but also hindered the interests of many members of the Chamber of Commerce. For example, if you are the king's shopkeeper, what is produced is mine. The cost of your grain has risen, and the cost of transportation has also risen, but the price of the mine has not risen, because most of it is sold to the imperial court, and even if it is sold to merchants, there are contracts for several years, although the price can be raised, but there is also a cap price, which has little impact on the flexible operation of the industry, but greatly affects the long-term industries such as the seven contracts. ”

"Well, what do you mean?"

"I mean, a chamber of commerce right away. Companies involved in shipping, road and river transportation are required to reduce prices. If they do not reduce, the Chamber of Commerce will boycott and sanction. Cut off the source. ”

Su Qiandao: "My lord, will the vote on this proposal pass?" ”

"Definitely going through. In the past, the general environment was good, and the merchants had a relatively stable increase in income. Nowadays, some people disrupt the rules for selfish profiteering, which will cause many people to be uneasy. Ouyang grabbed Su Qian's ear and whispered: "If they don't agree, you will stop the right to arbitrate in the transportation industry." "It is the chairman's right to stop arbitration against the industry, so that the windfall profits of the transportation industry will lead to the emergence of new transportation industries, and then there will be competition. Since you don't listen to the Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Commerce will no longer protect your monopoly interests.

"Master Xie." Su Qian arched his hand: "My lord, I must have my own natural appearance." ”

"Huh!" Ouyang smiled and said, "I don't care, you go and get busy." ”

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I don't know how many days have passed, but the ninth father-in-law came to Ouyang again: "I am here to ask about the emperor's order." ”

Ouyang Dao: "The grass people are no longer court officials, and according to the custom, they are questioned by Kaifeng Mansion." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Ouyang Dao: "Before the three halls were tried, the emperor was not sure whether I was guilty or not, so he removed me from his official position. Why bother. Father-in-law, go back. ”

"This ......"

Ouyang asked, "What about General Liu?" ”

"It's going well." Jiugong said fairly: "Why didn't Lord Ou go up with a confession and beg the emperor for forgiveness?" ”

"You mean that the emperor will punish me for the sake of his own face?" Ouyang smiled: "I'm afraid not." Besides, I did not plead guilty, and I confessed to all the crimes mentioned by the Father-in-law's holy decree. ”

"The conquest of Mongolia and Western Liao is not good for adults at all, why do adults know that they are worried about their lives and are still instigating?"

"I told the emperor about this before, but unfortunately the emperor didn't pay attention to it." Ouyang Dao: "As for the reason, I told the emperor at that time. ”

"Do you think the emperor is joking this time?"

"No, but it won't kill me, will it?" The front foot gives Danshu iron coupons, and the back foot moves the knife, Zhao Yuxin may be so ruthless, but the skin is not so thick.

"......" Jiugong said: "Master Zong has returned to Tokyo. The day after tomorrow, there will be three sessions, and the adults will do it themselves, and our family will leave. ”

Zong Ze's investigation report was just a passing scene, and it could not be fully presented at all. Zhao Yu read the report, which said that Han Shizhong and Zhang Jun both knew about it, but they did not raise objections, and they did not report it to the court afterwards. According to Zongxuan's questioning, they believed that this was a good way to solve the invasion of the Central Plains by the northern nomads. Liu Qi and other people involved in the case did not have a conflict of interests, and they all did or concealed this matter privately in the spirit of serving the country and the people.