Talking about the distribution of Jinling Lecture Martial Arts Hall graduates, Zhao Hong frowned slightly.

Sichuan's 230,000 officers and soldiers, excluding the old, weak, sick, disabled, and vacancies, can organize and train at least 100,000 troops. Recruiting another 50,000 and 600 officers in the new army is probably far from enough.

It seems that it is a wise move to set up a branch of Jiangwutang in Sichuan.

The Great Song Dynasty court was wonderful, the upper class lacked blood, but the lower class soldiers were bloody, and folk martial arts training became a common practice. The elite men will be selected and trained, and the veterans will lead the recruits, plug and play, and the combat power should not be underestimated.

After all, more than half of the veterans are still in charge, and there are officers who speak martial arts at the bottom.

The ministers were all skeptical, but they couldn't question Zhao Hong's decision.

Anyway, it's only a little over a year, and if there is no war in the northwest, of course, it will be better. If there is a war, just be prepared.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you are all important ministers of the country, if you are good, you will help the world, and if you are poor, you will be good alone, and you understand many truths better than me. If you don't have enough food and clothing, tell me that I won't let you go hungry and freeze. Don't be like Hu Yu, mistake yourself, hurt the righteousness of the monarch and ministers, and bear the people of the country. ”

Zhao Hong straightened his face and solemnly admonished.

"Follow Your Majesty's teachings!"

All the ministers nodded yes together, and everyone was shocked.

The Emperor set up the Anti-Corruption Department with the intention of clarifying the corruption of officials. Now that the power and influence of the Anti-Corruption Department are getting bigger and bigger, the officials of the Manchu Dynasty are all frightened.

It seems that between the rule of law and the rule of reason, the emperor chose the former.

"Xue Qing, Zou Qing, the establishment of a martyr's shrine in the northwest border, this matter should be put on the agenda, I think it is advisable to Lizhou West Road. The Ministry of Industry and the General Supervisor sent competent officials to the border to survey the terrain, draw up a map, and report it to us as soon as possible. As for the money and grain needed, it was provided by the Sichuan Preparation and Procurement Department and the Sichuan Consulate General. ”

"Obey the order!"

Xue Ji and Zou Yinglong received the decree together.

No wonder the emperor promoted Zou Yinglong to the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, it seems that Zhao Hong has made up his mind, and he is too lazy to argue with his courtiers on the matter of the Martyrs' Shrine.

Only then did the ministers realize that the emperor asked Cui He to serve as the envoy of Sichuan last year, and this year he was transferred to Fan Zhong as the head of the Sichuan Consulate General, which should have been arranged in advance and deliberately.

I just don't know if there will really be a war on the border of Sichuan a year later? Is it necessary to build a martyr's shrine?

"Your Majesty, is the topic of this year's palace examination a question by the ministers, or is it a proposition by His Majesty himself?"

Zou Yinglong's words brought everyone back to the point.

That's the main topic today.

"In this year's palace exam, I will personally write the questions. You can rest assured, although it is now the period of filial piety, if the first emperor sees me working on state affairs, he will also support me. ”

The Great Song Dynasty ruled the country with filial piety, whether it was royal or civil, and generally kept filial piety for three years in name. Zhao Hong can't make an exception.

And the question of the palace exam, he already knows it in his heart, that is, the disadvantages of the "three redundancies" of the Great Song Dynasty, depending on the candidates' strategies.

"Your Majesty is a poet who is known at home. His Majesty personally came up with the question, and it seems that the lifters are going to have a headache. ”

Xue Ji flattered Zhao Hong with a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, you are the king of a country, this full harem concubines is related to the Great Song Dynasty, and the concubines enter the palace, but you have to hurry!"

The words of the Ministry of Rites made Zhao Hong slightly stunned, and then nodded.

"The affairs of the harem, you can watch and do it."

In all dynasties, there is a family with one surname, and the number of emperors' sons is very important. Especially since the Song Dynasty crossed to the south, several kings have been thin, and their heirs are difficult, which has broken the hearts of the ministers.

After Song Gaozong Zhao Gouwu, his adopted son Song Xiaozong succeeded to the throne. Song Xiaozong's grandson Song Ningzong Zhao Kuowu was succeeded by his adopted son Zhao Hong. Now although Zhao Hong has a son, as the son of the Great Song Dynasty, the ministers are Zhao Hong's concubines, which is a matter of national capital, which is understandable.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhu was respectful and respectful, and hurriedly received the order.

plus the princess of Xixia, as well as Yang Yi and Jia Bijin, as well as Cuizhu who served the emperor, and the five concubines, so that the harem finally did not look so shabby.

Li Zongmian, the official of the military department, said that Li Quan's plot to divide the territory of Shandong had been revealed, and he was superficially obedient to the Song Dynasty in order to obtain money and food; Secretly communicated with the Mongolian nobles. Although the ministers of the DPRK and China are also aware of it, few of them have spoken out to expose it. Your Majesty decides! ”

Zhao Hong passed on the recital.

"What do you think?"

After reading it, several courtiers were speechless for a while.

Li Quanwei was suffering from Huaishui, killed important ministers of the imperial court, and guarded Chuzhou and Qingzhou, with tens of thousands of troops, which was like a separation, but no one dared to move troops lightly.

"Eating in the bowl, looking at the pot, the court has been repeatedly toyed with by this night on applause, where is the majesty of the court, where is the face of my Great Song Dynasty?"

The military department Shangshu Xuan Xuan said indignantly, and his face immediately darkened.

Li Quan has become a heart disease and scandal in the Song Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, it is too early to use troops against Li Quan at this time. Now that the crops on both sides of the canal are about to ripen, it is better to wait for the summer to be busy and the weather is a little cooler, and then it is not too late to use troops. ”

Zou Yinglong had to speak.

He originally came to try Zhao Hong's palace, but the governors were silent, and he had to break the deadlock.

"Your Majesty, the military information from Huaidong, it seems that the Tatars are going to use troops against Shandong. Your Majesty might as well sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, wait for the two sides to fight, and then capture Chuzhou in one fell swoop. ”

The newcomer spoke, and Zhen Dexiu had to echo him.

"Your Majesty, what Xuan Xianggong said is extremely true. The Tatar army sent to Shandong, and Li Quan's repeated people would definitely take refuge in the Tatars. When the time comes, all the grain and grass of Chuzhou Li will be cut off, and Chuzhou will be in chaos. When the time comes, the soldiers will not be bloody, and they will collect Chuzhou. ”

Xue Ji also joined in and talked eloquently.

Zhao Hong was stunned for a moment and dumbfounded.

Who said that "Lianmeng annihilated Jin" was short-sighted, and the kings and scholars of the Southern Song Dynasty were helpless to sway left and right in the "lesser of two evils".

Just like dealing with Li Quan today, the ministers had already made plans, and in desperation, they confided their hearts one by one.

"What Zhu Qing said is extremely true. But ......."

Zhao Hong shook his head and smiled bitterly, full of helplessness.

In the age of steel, if you master coal and iron, you will grasp the pulse of the times. Without coal and iron ore, how to smelt iron, how to make firearms?

Even, how to build a steam engine, how to build a train, how to build a railway?

There are so many iron ore mines in the north, but unfortunately they are all wasted by the other party.

"Your Majesty, it's better to be restless. The Tatar army was attacking the summer, and then it was the war of gold. It is appropriate for us to vigorously enforce the new law. Otherwise, once the Tatars free up their hands and go south to commit crimes, how will our dynasty deal with it? ”

Zhen Dexiu's heart was terrified, and the emperor was ambitious and ready to move, which often made him sleep.

is still a young man, and he can't change his impulsive stinky problem.

Zhao Hong lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

The Southern Song Dynasty was poor and weak in national strength, and was in ruins, and it had to deal with the future war in the northwest, so it was indeed necessary to carefully consider whether it should use troops against Shandong.

Sometimes, he had to be patient and wait for his moment.

"Li Zongmian, the official of the military department, has the courage to give direct advice, let him serve as the palace servant and share the worries of the country."

Zhao Hong had a headache and diverted the topic.

The palace serves the imperial history, and the hundred officials will lose their rituals, and they can do things fairly, which is much stronger than the original Liang Chengda and Mo Ze's-stirring sticks.

This person dares to speak out and admonish Li Quan's evil intentions, and can tell the truth, compared with those mediocre officials, he is a cut above.

So many scholars and doctors have advised not to build a martyr's shrine, but they are silent about Li Quan's affairs, which really makes him feel cold.

"As for the use of troops in Shandong, I am also discussing, and I don't have to take it seriously. But within five years, if the heavens fulfill the wishes of the people, I will definitely go on a northern expedition, restore the northland, climb the Great Wall, and comfort my martyrs of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

"If my Great Song Dynasty is really strong and strong, the ministers are willing to be pawns and go to Yanyun with His Majesty to be strong!"

Xuan Xuan couldn't help but blurt out.

"May God bless the Great Song!"

"May the Great Song Kingdom Zuo live forever!"

Xue Ji and Zou Yinglong spoke out one after another.

Jin Deok-so nodded slightly. Although the emperor is fierce, he judges the situation and is not a reckless character.

"Your Majesty, in this year's palace exam, do you really want to cancel the cross-horse street parade and catch your son-in-law under the list?"

Xue Ji asked with a smiling face.

Such a lively thing, the practice of the national dynasty, is it canceled like this, is there some burning of the piano and the cooking of cranes, and the scenery is ruined?

"Crossing the streets? What have they done for the country that deserve such a show? There is also a son-in-law under the list, officials protect each other or collusion between officials and businessmen? Is there any benefit to my great Song Dynasty's extravagant style? ”

Sure enough, Zhao Hong shook his head and said it coldly.

"The soldiers shed blood and died on the battlefield, and they received only a few dozen yuan in pensions, and many of them could not even find their bodies. I wanted to build a cemetery for them, but so many people objected. ”

Zhao Hong was unceremonious and talked eloquently.

"I treat scholars well, once the imperial examination is selected, it is to get ahead, have a prominent status, and have no worries about food and clothing. Under the comfort, he did not think about being loyal to the monarch and loving the people, and benefiting Sangzi, but used the power in his hands to accumulate money crazily, and he had no national law, just like Pu Hong, An Gongxing and others. The soldiers who shed blood and died were not cared for, and the graves were overgrown with weeds. The officials who are full of brains and intestines are fat and have a lot of wives and concubines. Strange and unprecedented. ”

Zhao Hong's face was ugly, and Xue Ji and the others couldn't help but put away their smiles and sat up straight.

"The national imperial examination is a talent, a cadre who "serves as an official for one term and benefits one party", not corrupt officials like Pu Hong and An Gongxing. The cancellation of the cross-horse street parade and the arrest of sons-in-law under the list is also to make the new science and technology scholars sober and sober, so that they can know the original intention of the country to take scholars. Ten years of cold windows, just to get promoted and make a fortune, if anyone thinks like this, I will let him go back to prison and experience the taste of iron chains outside the cold window. ”

"What Your Majesty said is extremely true, and the minister will take it to heart!"

Several people bowed together, their faces solemn, and they didn't know whether it was true or not.

"Your Majesty, how is the Qionglin banquet arranged?"

Now that the emperor has canceled the cross-horse parade and the arrest of his son-in-law, Xue Ji wants to confirm whether it is necessary to hold the Qionglin banquet.

"Xue Qing, the cancellation of the cross-horse street parade and the arrest of sons-in-law under the list is to warn the officials and new science and technology scholars in the world, not to deny everything and waste food because of choking. Xue Qing, you have some grass and trees. ”

Zhao Hong smiled slightly, and secretly exhaled a breath of turbidity.

"The Qionglin banquet after the palace test will be arranged in Yujin Garden. In addition, give me the roster of conferrers when the time comes, and I will refer to it. ”

Qionglin banquet can be face-to-face assessment of Jinshi, harmonious relationship between monarchs and ministers, enhance mutual trust, and cannot be easily given up.

Canceled the cross-horse parade on the street, arrested the son-in-law under the list, and built the Martyrs' Shrine, he was all arbitrary, and suppressed public opinion with imperial power. I don't know if it will cause a backlash from opponents.

These scholars, with their bends and eighteen bends, are not fuel-efficient lamps.

Xue Ji and the others took the order and left, full of suspicions in their hearts.

Yujin Garden is the place where the emperor rode and arched, which was once barren, and the new emperor ascended the throne, and it became a place for forbidden military exercises. Qionglin banquet was changed in Yujin Garden, is this to promote martial arts and suppress literature?