Cui He looked at the door of the barracks, the forbidden army stood solemnly, obviously there was no one outside.

Cui He lowered his voice and played, and his words shocked Zhao Hong's heart.

"Your Majesty, our border ministers, including Gao Dingzi, Guo Zhengsun, etc., can trust Your Majesty, but the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee are unpredictable, including several ruling ministers, and the Queen Mother, Your Majesty is afraid that you will have a headache."

Most of the ministers of the DPRK and China are from the southeast, and there are very few main fighters, and there are many peacemakers. The imperial court used troops abroad, and if they won, they would not do them any good. If they lose, they may also damage their interests.

What Cui Qing said is extremely true. However, this matter is my business, and I will solve it myself. Cui Qing, Sichuan's implementation of the new policy, military training and good governance, and Hanzhong Tuntian, you have to do a good job for me. I'll come back next spring, but I don't want to be left without soldiers! ”

It doesn't matter if people are selfish, fighting with the Mongol army is extremely risky, it is estimated that he will send troops, and the ministers of the DPRK and China, including his mentor Zhendexiu, may be stopped.

However, he will do his best to lead the army against the crowd. He didn't have a choice.

"Your Majesty, in addition to the Lizhou border fortress, the Sichuan officials and soldiers, the old minister has an unshirkable responsibility. But the two roads in Lizhou, including the camp in Lizhou, the old minister may not be able to reach the whip. ”

Cui He looked at his eyes, and Zhao Hong knew it.

"Cui Qing, are you afraid of my appointment of military generals?"

In the nearly 300 years since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, the military system was controlled by civilians, and the practice of ruthless suppression by military generals was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

If it weren't for the fact that border troubles always existed, and the people still had a little martial style, the Southern Song Dynasty would not even have a lower limit.

Who is willing to step on a horse to fight for a dynasty that may cross the river at any time and tear down bridges, ready to turn his face at any time, ready to kill his own dynasty at any time?

"Your Majesty, my dynasty has been established for nearly 300 years, and the family law of our ancestors, the king and the scholars rule the world together. His Majesty's appointment of military generals may cause criticism in the DPRK and China. If the minister's expectations are good, the people in the DPRK and China are already panicked, and rumors are spreading. ”

Cui He's old face flushed, and he quickly denied it.

Cao Youwen and Yu Jue have no military experience and military exploits, they are border marshals. What's even more incredible is that Wenchen is not allowed to restrain him.

Don't talk about himself, those officials in the court, I'm afraid they are already waiting for the emperor to return to the court to give advice.

"The ancestral family law must also change with the times. If you are poor, you will change, and if you change, you will be able to do it for a long time. If you cling to the old rules, you will only die faster! ”

When it came to the ancestral family law, Zhao Hong's face became solemn.

"In the eleventh year of Jiading, the Sichuan system made Dong Juyi do nothing in Shudi, and he was greatly disappointed. In the twelfth year of Jiading, Nie Zishu succeeded Dong Juyi to take over the position of envoy, and the rebels of Xingyuan Mansion rebelled and entered the inner belly of Shu. ”

Zhao Hong shook his head and sneered.

"Cui Qing, tell me, do I use these young officers who have been in the martial arts hall and are full of enthusiasm, or are these civil officials who have not achieved enough things and have more than enough failures? Da Song, I can't stand the toss! ”

He did not mention Zheng Zheng, who was removed from the post of Sichuan envoy, and it was this monarch who led to the "Dinghai Change" in the history of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Historically, in the third year of Baoqing in the Southern Song Dynasty, that is, next year, Genghis Khan attacked Western Xia and sent two gold medals to the Sichuan Preparation Division of the Southern Song Dynasty to coerce the Southern Song Dynasty to submit to Mongolia.

In February of the same year, under the banner of destroying Jin and Xia, the Mongol army brazenly broke through the Southern Song Dynasty, besieged Xihe Prefecture, plundered property, and killed on a large scale. The Song army was constrained by the military order that it was not allowed to provoke borders, and did not dare to fight, and sat back and watched the Mongol army burn, kill and plunder. After that, the Mongol army pretended to retreat when attacking Jiezhou Jiangli County, and the Song army mistakenly thought that the front was victorious, and was eager to relieve the siege of Xihezhou, so they attacked rashly, and were ambushed and defeated by the Mongol army in Langao, and many good generals in the west were killed.

After Zheng Zheng was shocked after receiving the report of defeat, he recklessly gave up the five states outside the customs and surrendered the three passes. At that time, only Jiezhou was broken by the Mongol army among the five states, and the others were holding on, but because of Zheng Zheng's erroneous military order, the five states were ravaged and devastated.

Zheng Zheng himself hurriedly took the officials of the Department of Control and Residence and their families to flee south along the Jialing River under the escort of a 10,000-strong army, allowing the Mongolian army to trample on the five states outside the Guanwai, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians suffered. In July, due to the hot weather, Genghis Khan died of illness, and the Mongol army withdrew from the Song Dynasty.

This year is the year of Dinghai, so it is called "the change of Dinghai".

This is also the reason why Zhao Hong took Zheng Zheng down and replaced him with Cui He. Under his rule, tragedy must never happen again, and history must not repeat itself.

Zheng Zhen and Nie Zishu are both Shi Miyuan's henchmen, and they are useless. Shi Miyuan controlled the government and contributed to the dilapidated defense of Shukou.

"Your Majesty."

Cui He was embarrassed again. Among these Sichuan envoys, Nie Zishu had a good relationship with him, and he also paid poems for his favor.

Between Cui and the conversation, Zhao Hong continued.

Then the imperial court used An Bing as the Sichuan Xuanfu envoy to suppress the rebellion. Although this person is a little talented, he is jealous of the virtuous and jealous, killed the righteous Yang Juyuan in vain, squeezed the southeastern officials sent by the imperial court, and turned Sichuan into the back garden of the Shu Di doctor. It can be said that it is a public instrument for private use, and its heart can be punished. ”

Cui He was stunned and sweated unconsciously.

He was An Bing's subordinate at the time, and speaking of which, he also had a share in what An Bing did in Sichuan.

"I can relax Sichuan's wealth, and I can also reuse the scholars of Shu, because they are all my people of the Great Song Dynasty. But I don't want to see Sichuan as a self-contained kingdom under the rule of the imperial court. ”

Zhao Hong looked at Cui He, his eyes were cold, and his words were serious.

It is not how the people of Sichuan are xenophobic, but these officials of Shu land exclude the officials sent by the imperial court, so that the remote Sichuan has almost become an independent kingdom. In this way, they can do whatever they want, and no one can cure them.

"Hanzhong Tuntian is the top priority, in addition, whether it is Chengdu military training or Lizhou battalion training, or Lizhou two-way military training, no matter the military and political affairs, Cui Qing can check and fill in the gaps. As long as it's a public heart, why care if it's within your reach. ”

Zhao Hong's eyes burned and he said directly.

"The Guang'an Jun An clan, the Pujiang Wei Gao clan, the Kuizhou Pu clan, all the powerful families with deep roots in Sichuan, I will be transferred to other places to serve in other places to clear the way for the implementation of the new policy in Sichuan. In Sichuan, Cui Qing can make arbitrary decisions or be superior to anyone who obstructs the rule of local officials and commits crimes and criminals, including the generals of the border army, and I have my own decision, and the Anti-Corruption Department will also inspect it. ”

Cui He's heart was shocked, his forehead was covered with sweat, and he bowed solemnly.

"Your Majesty. The minister must do his best to implement the new policy and share the worries of His Majesty. ”

The emperor's Sichuan officialdom earthquake, the officials sent by the imperial court settled in Sichuan, and there seems to be no reason why the new policy cannot be implemented.

"An Guizhong is shrewd and capable, Gao Dingzi is upright, both are virtuous, but I have to do so. The imperial court will transfer another cadre into Sichuan, and the anti-corruption division will also ensure the implementation of the new policy. ”

Zhao Hong's words were in his ears, and Cui wiped his sweat and said yes again and again.

The emperor's quick start and fast thinking beat made him both shocked and admired, and he really couldn't keep up.

He did not contradict the matter of the Anti-Corruption Division. The emperor personally intervened, clarified the rule of officials, and severely punished corruption, which is good governance.

"Kuizhou Road pacification envoy, and Tongchuan Road transport envoy, what do you think of Brother Zhao Fan?"

Zhao Hong suddenly asked.

"Zhao Fan, Zhao Kui?"

Cui He couldn't help but be stunned.

Shi Miyuan made a rebellion and conspired with Zheng Qingzhi to be killed, and the brothers Zhao Fan and Zhao Kui, as Zheng Qingzhi's disciples, once pleaded for Zheng Qingzhi's exemption, but they were also deposed by Zhao Hong's anger.

"Your Majesty, the Zhao Fan brothers all have political voices, and they are in the prime of life, so they can be middle-class, but they must not be given important responsibilities in side affairs. In the opinion of the ministers, instead of using the Zhao brothers, it is better to use the children of the Wei Gao clan in Pujiang, Sichuan, or the children of the Wu clan in Ningguo. ”

Choi hesitated to speak.

As soon as he said this, the future of the Zhao brothers may be gone.

But the stakes are so high that he can only be virtuous and avoid mediocrity, so as not to provoke fire.