Yang Qi was overjoyed when he heard this, he left the soldiers of the Datong Army and hurried through the second hall of the Daizhou Yamen. In the hall, there was already a weak young man waiting, the young man was wearing a green robe and an official hat, saw Yang Qi, and hurriedly bent down to salute. "Xiaguan Sun only, see Yang Zhizhou." Sun only, the word is next to a few. A native of Ruyang County, Caizhou. Brother Sun Hedi. Brother champion. In the first year of Xianping, the first place in the Jinshi,

Yang Qi walked forward quickly, helped Sun Wei up, and said with a smile: "You and I are the same year, so don't stick to these false courtesies." Sun Wei is also a wonderful person, when he heard Yang Qi's words, he was not polite, straightened up, and asked with a smile: "Xiaguan has been in a hurry for days, and the grain of rice has not entered, why don't we talk while eating?" ”

Yang Qi was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. "Tell the kitchen to prepare a table of good food." The chef in the Daizhou Mansion was brought by Yang Qi from the army, and he cooked very quickly. After a while, a table of good food and wine will be ready.

Yang Qi led Sun Wei and sat down at the table. Sun only arched his hand to Yang Qi, and was not polite, and began to chew vigorously. Yang Qi poured himself a drink on the side without saying a word, and quietly watched Sun only eat and drink like a starving ghost. Sun Wei didn't care about Yang Qi, the official, he not only ate by himself, but also called the two old servants who followed him in and ate together.

Sun Wei's two old servants are not as free and easy as Sun Wei. When they saw Yang Qi, it was like a mouse meeting a cat, with their heads down, not eating or talking. Sun only ate for a long time, and only then did he burp and sigh: "I haven't eaten so happily for a long time." I remember the last time I ate meat, it was during the Qionglin feast. ”

Yang Qi put down the wine glass and said with a smile: "As the saying goes, three years of Qing Governor's Mansion is 100,000 snowflakes of silver." Sun is also the respect of a county, although he can't get 100,000 snowflakes of silver, it shouldn't be a problem to get him 100,000 taels or 20,000 taels, right? How can you not eat meat. ”

Sun only picked up the wine jug in front of Yang Qi's eyes, didn't even want a wine glass, and blew at the spout. Then he sighed and sighed: "It's all a group of poor ghosts, and they are all poor jingles." Squeezing oil from them, I really can't get that heart. Not only can't he be ruthless, but he also has to take advantage of his own money. If you want to fight a tooth sacrifice, you can only slaughter you big dogs. ”

Yang Qi smiled like a fox stealing chickens: "Eat as much as you want, spend as much as you want, if it's not enough, just ask me." I can raise you for the rest of my life. "Don't!" Sun Wei hurriedly waved his hand, "Your Eighth Sister Yang's bowl of rice is not delicious." At the Qionglin banquet, I drank a glass of wine from you, and I was thrown by you to a small border county to suffer for three years. If you are to raise me for the rest of my life, then I will not be used for you for the rest of my life. ”

Yang Qile smiled and said, "When did you see it?" Sun only held the wine jug and blew again, and sighed: "When I go to the county to take office, I can see it." One by one, you all stayed near Bianjing City as officials, and I was sent to the border alone. It would be strange if no one was doing anything inside.

The place where I am going to work is under the jurisdiction of the state. This official of the imperial court wants to go to work in Daizhou, if it is not for the nod of your Yang family, how can he get in? Sun only blew again, and then stuffed the flask to Yang Qi. Yang Qi pushed away in disgust. Sun didn't care, picked up the flask and continued to drink.

Yang Qi smiled and asked, "Since you saw it at the time, why didn't you resign and quit?" Sun only felt that he had the talent of a prime minister, but the court appointed him a petty official. So he was not happy and had already hung up the seal and left. ”

When Sun only heard Yang Qi's words, he was estimated to jump to his feet angrily. When Sun only heard it, he was obviously stunned, and said in surprise: "Brother Su is the best talent, if there is nothing wrong in the future, he will be in the position of prime minister, and he will be caught." He would actually dislike the official and resign? ”

Yang Qi sighed with emotion: "Who said it wasn't. I don't know what he thinks. Sun only sighed in a low voice: "Brother Su is an immortal in wine, and it is understandable that he is indifferent to fame and fortune. The reason why I didn't resign in the first place was because I also wanted to see this place. ”

"Understanding the suffering of the people?" Sun only looked sideways and said disdainfully: "I just want to see if the Liao people have more heads than the people of the Great Song Dynasty." Yang Qi laughed in a low voice: "It seems that you are very dissatisfied with the war at the border pass. ”

Sun only drank all the wine in the jug, put down the jug, and said heavily: "Guoheng, the belligerent will die." However, the sixteen states of Yanyun are the barrier of the north of our Great Song Dynasty, and if the sixteen states of Yanyun are not recovered, the rivers and mountains of the Great Song Dynasty will be in dire straits all the time.

I just want to see if the Liao people have more heads than the Song people. Why did Taizu and Jinshang, three northern expeditions, fail to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun. Yang Qi smiled and said, "Then what did you see after you stayed on the border for three years?" Sun only glanced at Yang Qi and said without scruples: "The border army is erosive, killing good and risking merit, and the officials force the people to rebel...... With such a border, how can it resist the Liao people? ”

Yang Qi shook his head and smiled, Sun Qi is still too young now. Looking at things, I only saw some superficial problems. The real problem is not visible. Sun only saw Yang Qi shaking his head, and subconsciously asked, "Eighth Sister doesn't agree with my statement?" Yang Qi smiled: "What you said is just the appearance. The real problem lies in the release of military power with a glass of wine and the use of literature to control the military. ”

Sun Zhi's eyes widened, and he was stunned: "Eighth sister is cautious. Yang Qi took the empty wine jug in Sun Wei's hand, handed it to the servant who was waiting behind him, and said casually: "I'm just talking about things." ”

Sun Qi's eyes rolled for a while. He pondered for a long time before he gritted his teeth and said, "I would like to hear the eighth sister explain in detail." "Yang Qi has been in Tianjing New Town for so long, and has heard Yang Peng's words many times, which is simply a confession of rebellion, and she Lao Taijun listened to Yang Peng's political statements of the Great Song Dynasty, and often heard Yang Peng's words and confessions to Zhao Kuangyin.

Yang Qi smiled: "Let's talk about the release of military power with a glass of wine, do you think this matter is good or bad?" Sun only immediately shouted: "Naturally, it is a good thing, a glass of wine releases military power, which shows that Taizu is not a merciless person." It also shows that several princes are well aware of the righteousness. From then on, the Great Song Dynasty was able to avoid the scourge of civil strife. ”

Yang Qi took the servant's new wine jug, poured himself a drink, and said, "Really? Then you tell me, what good is it for Taizu to transfer the elite of each army, form a forbidden army of 400,000, and hoard it in Bianjing? ”

Sun only muttered: "Gong Wei Jingshi, to prevent people from making trouble in other places." ”

Yang Qi shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "In my opinion, it will only raise some wine bags and rice bags." These people were hoarded in Bianjing City, paid a full amount of silver every day, ate big fish and meat, and did not have to worry about war.

It only takes ten years, and after ten years, how much combat power do you think these people will have? Then, these people were raised. The imperial court continued to draw elites from various armies and continued to raise waste. The elite of the border army was transferred, and the border army was abolished. The elite was transferred to the forbidden army, and the forbidden army was abolished. Then tell me, what will the imperial court use to fight the Liao?

They can only be beaten. Sun Zhi's face was cloudy, he was a man of insight. Since he was a child, he has been running around with his father and has seen too many things. He had to admit in his heart that what Yang Qi said was really reasonable. Moreover, now the forbidden army seems to be developing in this direction as Yang Qi said.

Since the Northern Expedition to Taiyuan, the forbidden army has never won any battles. Every time you attack, you can say that you have lost one battle after another. On the contrary, some of the border troops guarding the frontier have been able to win battles repeatedly. Sun only agreed with Yang Qi's statement in his heart, but he refused to admit it. He said in a deep voice: "The imperial court can prevent civil strife by doing this. Spare the people from suffering from civil strife and war. ”

Yang Qi spread his hands and said, "And then?" There was no elite in the border pass, and the army of the enemy country repeatedly invaded the border, plundered the property of our Great Song Dynasty, and strengthened itself. There are no elites in various places, robbers are everywhere, and there are many mountains......"

In a word, Sun Wei's face was red. Sun only blushed and defended: "Even if this is the case, it is only temporary. As long as the imperial court takes back the sixteen states of Yanyun, the Great Song Dynasty will have a natural barrier. The Liao people don't want to commit crimes, and the imperial court can also free up their hands to teach robbers everywhere. ”

Yang Qi said with a smile: "Then let's talk about Yiwen Yuwu." The imperial court wanted to use literature to control the military in order to prevent the generals from betraying the imperial court. But now the power of the prison forces in various places has exceeded their authority.

Not only can they supervise the armies, but they have begun to meddle in military affairs. Do you think that a group of overseers who are not familiar with military affairs meddle in military affairs and interfere in the battles of soldiers. Someone even directly plundered the command of the commander-in-chief. All of them are on paper. Can you win the battle? ”

Sun only roared: "The imperial court can deprive them of the right to intervene in the war. Yang Qi sneered: "Can you deprive it? Civil officials are greedy for power, and they have the right to write directly. Do you think they'll be willing to be just an ornamental overseer? Sun only lowered his head and was silent.

Yang Qi struck while the iron was hot and said: "There is no elite in the border army, and the forbidden army is gradually eroding. There are also civilian officials who talk about war on paper, and they are obstructing them in it. Do you think, why did the imperial court take back the sixteen states of Yanyun from the Liao people? Sun lowered his head even lower.

Sun is also a smart man. Smart people are easy to associate a lot. Sun only calculated in his mind, and he found that what Yang Qi said had an eighty percent chance of happening. After a while, he raised his head and asked Yang Qi, "You told me so much, what do you want to do?" ”

Yang Qi said sincerely: "I want you to stay and help me." Help me get it back to Western Xia together. Help the people behind us hold up a piece of the sky. Sun only said in a deep voice: "The Western Xia that the imperial court can't get back, why should you get it back?" "You may not know that my brother-in-law has already taken the sixteen states of Yanyun, which is Yang Peng of Cangzhou, see if there is a prison army around Yang Peng. Yang Peng is in Cangzhou with the ability of one person, completely does not rely on the imperial court, without a single soldier of the imperial court to take the sixteen states of Yanyun, why can't I take the Western Xia.

Sun only said, "You said that Yang Peng is your brother-in-law, and the sixteen states of Yanyun have been taken for him, why don't I know, I haven't heard about it on the road." Yang Qi said, "I was sent by Yang Peng, mainly to help my sixth brother relieve the siege of Yanmen Pass, and now the official family has appointed me as the Datong Military Supervisor and the Governor of Daizhou, otherwise I would have returned to Youzhou to be the division commander." Yang Qi said: "You don't need to know now, I just want to ask you, are you willing to fight for the people behind you?" If you want, stay and help me. If you don't want to, I won't force it. I will send a letter to the imperial court, and promise you to return to Beijing to make a Zuo Zhengyan. ”

Sun was confused. "I'll have to think about it."

Sun only said in a deep voice. Yang Qi did not force Sun Wei to agree immediately, nor did he use Yang Peng's Laipi methods to deal with Sun Wei. Sun Wei's personality is completely different from Su Yijian's. What Sun only decided to do, ten cows could not pull back. What Sun only doesn't want to do, even if someone forces him, he won't do it.

After you have eaten and drunk. Sun only carried his hands behind his back and swayed out of the second hall of the mansion. He had a knot in his heart, so he couldn't calm down. He began to wander around the city of Daizhou. Along the way, he saw a lot and thought a lot. In the evening, he returned to the residence that Yang Qi had prepared for him.

Walking to the door, Sun only stretched out his hand to pat the big lion at the door and asked the old servant beside him. "Renbo, tell me, what is the purpose of being an official?" Ren Bo hunched his waist and wondered: "Doesn't the master often say that being an official is to be the master of the people?" The young servant beside Sun only shouted, "No, the official is to glorify the lintel." ”

Ren Bo said coldly: "An official who only thinks about the glorious lintel, even if he is a very human minister, is just adding a layer of identity. Only those who are masters of the people and are upright and upright can go down in history and be remembered by the people. Sun only shook his head and sighed: "A Yangguan Avenue, a path on the edge of a cliff...... A steady progress, a thousand difficulties and dangers......"

Sun only looked in the direction of the mansion, and said with a complicated expression: "Yang Qi, you really have a problem. If I hadn't served here for three years, maybe I wouldn't have hesitated to choose Yangguan Avenue.

However, he served here for three years. I've seen so much and so much. The changes here are just as you described. In the long run, if you want to recover Western Xia, you really don't have a chance of winning. After sighing, Sun only strode into the mansion. Successfully found his bedroom, Sun didn't say a word, fell asleep on his head.

At this moment, I slept directly until the next day, and the sun was three poles. Sun Wei's two servants had been urging outside the door four or five times.

Sun only got up leisurely, washed up, and changed into a simple green shirt. He took the two servants and walked to the front of the government with a high spirit. "You go to Yang Qi, it's my grandson who only promised him. Go crazy with him once. ”

The officials in front of the government have already seen Sun Ji at the door of the government office. Hearing Sun Wei's words, the two of them stepped forward with a smile and said, "The villain sees Master Sun." Sun only glared and said, "Take me to see Yang Qi." The officials arched their hands and said with a smile: "Master Qiqi, Lord Zhizhou has already taken people away this morning. said that he had returned to Bianjing with an edict. Printed letters about your official uniform are placed in the lobby.

Lord Zhizhou said that when he was not there. You are the governor of Daizhou, and all the affairs of Daizhou are decided by you. The 16 counties under the rule of Daizhou, the governance strategy, and the appointment and dismissal of officials at all levels are all up to you. Sun only heard this, and was a little stunned.

Yang Qi is gone? Why did he leave? On what basis did he assume that I would promise him? Is this going to kill me? For a moment, Sun only had the urge to turn his head and leave. However, thinking of Yang Qi entrusting the entire Daizhou to himself, Sun Qi was a little moved.

Touched by trust. Moreover, during his tenure, he discovered many shortcomings in the policies of the state, but he has always been miserable and has no power to do it. Now that he is in power, he can just let go of his hands and feet and do a big job. Yang Qi received a letter from Yang Peng asking Yang Qi to go to Beijing. Yang Qi is not allowed to Bianjing This is an order, if Yang Qi does not obey, Yang Qi will have nothing to do with Tianjing New Town in the future, and he will take Yang Gui back to Tianjing New Town to study anew, Yang Qi is angry, but there is no way, I heard that the seventh sister-in-law disobeyed the order and gave Yang Peng a fifty board, Yang Qi is not willing to poke Yang Peng's sleeping head now.

Yang Qi gave power to Sun Wei, and Sun Wei was not polite.

Immediately. Entered the government. Sit in the lobby. Wearing the official uniform that belongs to him, it is an official uniform of pushing officials, from the sixth grade. Then, he began a drastic reform of Daiju.

The power is in hand, and it will be invalid when it expires. Sun only implemented his governing philosophy in Daizhou almost without hindrance. However, when it came to commercial law and military affairs of the Datong Army, it was blocked.

When Yang Qi left Daizhou, he left two handwritten letters. Remind Sun only to temporarily refrain from touching the commercial law of Daizhou and the military affairs of the Datong Army. Everything must wait until he returns from Youzhou to discuss and decide.

This incident aroused Sun Wei's curiosity. Sun only carefully examined the commercial law and commercial tax in Daizhou City. He found that the commercial tax received by Daizhou City every day was as high as tens of thousands of taels. It is tens of thousands of taels a day, and it is about three million taels a year. And that's just the business tax.

There is no local agricultural tax involved. After all, in the Great Song Dynasty, agricultural taxes were the top priority. Such a huge commercial tax immediately aroused Sun Wei's interest. Of course, Sun only followed the admonition in Yang Qi's letter and did not use the commercial law and commercial tax. He just began to carefully observe the business situation of Daizhou City every day. ……

When Sun only began to observe the commercial situation of Daizhou City, Yang Qi led the men and horses to the edge of Fenshui.

Yang Qi came to Fenshui Station again. The stationmaster of the Fenshui Post Station has been replaced. The entire Fenshui Station has also been converted into a restaurant. The flowers and trees in the post station have all been removed. Fenshuiyi has completely changed.

Yang Qi was not interested in staying in Fenshuiyi any longer. On the sunny slope of Fenshuiyi. Yang Qi dug up the bones of the generals who died in the Fenshui Station, took them and continued on the road. Yang Qi's road back this time was far more difficult than his original journey.

Almost every few dozen miles, when encountering a mountain or stream, there will always be some robbers and bandits. It has been less than a year since Yang Peng suppressed bandits last year. Bandits everywhere seem to have re-emerged. The Great Song Dynasty is a fertile soil for mountain bandits.

Throughout the 5,000-year history, the most bandits are the Great Song Dynasty. There were many mountain bandits encountered along the way, and Yang Peng was a little emotional. Perhaps, when the Yang family went to occupy the mountain as the king, it was better than taking refuge in the Great Song Dynasty. Yang Qi encountered dozens of bandits and rogues along the way. It can be said that Yang Qi almost killed all the way. When they arrived in Youzhou.

The twelve people who accompanied him had been sharply reduced to seven, and each of them was covered in blood. Running across the horse, looking at Youzhou City, which was getting closer and closer, Yang Qi's face was full of hideousness.

After arriving in Youzhou City, Yang Qi came to Shangjing Stay-behind Mansion, Yang Peng didn't give her a good face, Yang Peng said to Yang Qi, "Look at the good things you did in Yanmen Pass, we have flintlock pistols, you don't need it, you know that you can do it, and that Fan Long is also the same as you, where is he so seriously injured, do you want to go back to Bianjing to take revenge this time." Tomorrow morning, I will meet in Tianjing New Town, where to study for half a year, and return to Daizhou from Xin. ”

If you can't figure it out, don't go back to Daizhou, I avenged Brother Seven's revenge, but I didn't cause such a big killing, because I know that this is the fault of this society, not that person's fault, because the emperor wants your generals to kill each other, this is the purpose of the royal family, and this time it was Pan Renmei's granddaughter and Wang Qinruo who betrayed your Yang family, but Brother Yang's battle this time was bullshit, and so many people died because of him.

And you too. Does it take to fight like this? It's that you have the ability, don't die, rush to kill alone, what if you die old lady? Where to study hard in Tianjing New Town, and also to see Fan Long, if it weren't for Fan Long, you don't know how many times you died, look at Fan Long's whole body with knife wounds and arrow wounds, how can you bear to see Fan Long like that and you don't know how to care, you are too bad as a sister, Fan Long is not your Yang family's general, you know?

As soon as Yang Qi came back, he scolded Yang Peng for a mess, Huyan Chijin originally wanted to step forward and say a few words, but in the end he held back, because this time Fan Long was too seriously injured, Yang Qi didn't care about it from beginning to end, that is not allowed in Tianjing New Town, because where are the rules of Tianjing New Town! Yang Qi simply regarded Fan Long as the future of the Yang family.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.