Since the moment Zhao Hong ascended the throne, nine years have passed, and his prestige has increased day by day as the economy of the Great Song Dynasty has prospered day by day, and the war has been victorious.

As the son of heaven of the Great Song Dynasty, the supreme leader of the 70 million people of the Great Song Dynasty, unconsciously, he became lonely, silent, and majestic, and everyone was in awe, surrounded by officers and guards, and he was a lonely man.

Unlike previous emperors, he drastically abolished the eunuchs, and he prevented the purification of the court. Surrounded by young soldiers. In Lin'an and Jinling, the guards were everywhere, and the water surrounding him was impassable, making it difficult to contact the outside world.

Food, care, safety, and his freedom have been restricted like never before, all in order to ensure his personal safety and physical health.

Although his personal safety and physical health are guaranteed, his personal emotional life does not seem to be so comfortable for him, and even a mess.

It was early in the morning, the air was fresh, and in the imperial study, Zhao Hong was reviewing and dealing with some important and irrelevant political affairs.

Before going to Jinling, he needs to finish handling political affairs, so as not to be entangled in mundane affairs after the past.

"Yu Jue, Meng Hui, Du Gao, and Fan Zhong have all gone back."

The Northern Expedition was a major plan, with heavy grain and grass, and the mobilization and dispatch of soldiers, which required several months of preparation. Especially for the Western Route Army, inland transshipment, although part of it can rely on Weishui, but it is difficult to avoid it by land.

In addition, the Mongolian army may come to attack, and these generals should indeed not stay in Lin'an for too long.

"Your Majesty, you have already taken office."

Prime Minister Jin Deok-so nodded and replied.

"I hope that immigrants from Sichuan will enter Shaanxi as soon as possible, so that Guanzhong can recover its vitality as soon as possible."

Zhao Hong had some expectations in his heart. He wanted to see what the former capital of the Han and Tang Dynasties was like now.

The broken walls are ruined, and there are no people for hundreds of miles, which pities the land of Chinese civilization.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Hong asked.

"Shi Xuanzhi and Li Mingfu, have they already taken office?"

"Back to Your Majesty, Li Mingfu and Wu Yuan Zhishi, Li Hao, the waiter of the Yu Ministry, are sick, and the rest have already taken office."

Zhen Deok-so's answer was cautious.

Needless to say, the emperor is going to be angry.

"Sick? What kind of disease? is picky and thin, and he is ashamed to be a court official. Let the two of them go straight to the point! ”

Sure enough, Zhao Hong snorted coldly and immediately made an order.

If officials take the lead in not going overseas, won't the common people have to hesitate even more?

Soldiers with less pay can go to the border to garrison, but why can't the officials with more generous salaries? Are they superior?

"Your Majesty, many people from the Wu family and the Shi family are officials in the court, so if they are allowed to go directly to the officials, will it cause criticism from the government and the public?"

Jin Deok so whispered.

The Wu family of the historian is a scholar family, the elder brother of Shi Yanzhi, the servant of the Ministry of Works, is Shi Songzhi, the pacification envoy of Xixia Road, and the younger brother of Wu Yuan, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, is Wu Qian, the coastal control envoy of the Great Song Dynasty. Treating the Wu and Shi families like this may cause panic.

"Zhenqing, if you are a loyal minister for the country and the people, I will treat him as a countryman. After all the things that are picked up, do you still expect them to share the worries of the court and do things for the people? As for the criticism of the government and the opposition, do you think I care? ”

If an official is unwilling to go to a bitter place, what is the use of such an official? Is it an official to play an official position?

The criticism of the government and the opposition is not that a few scholars and doctors are crooked, coercing the officials to add fuel to the fire. It's a pity, does he care?

Zhao Hong looked at Zhen Dexiu and took it seriously.

"True father, Shi Yanzhi, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, was recommended by you to be the director of the Education Department. You are the prime minister of the court, but you are not a person! Shi Yanzhi has drastically cut it, and even canceled the military physical education course, and the military physical education assessment is also contrary to the yang and the yin, what a big dog! The national policy can be tampered with at will, is he the emperor or me? ”

Zhao Hong said stupidly, Zhen Dexiu's face turned red, and he hurriedly bowed.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty! Please punish Your Majesty! ”

Shi Yanzhi was so bold and reckless, which was indeed beyond his expectations.

Shi Yanzhi's Shi Songzhi brothers collapsed together, suffered by themselves, sought their own death, and even affected themselves, and couldn't complain about others.

"You are the prime minister of the court, of course you will be punished. I'll punish you for doing your job. ”

Although Zhen Dexiu is an ideal person, he advocates the use of literature to control martial arts. But he is a gentleman, everything is on the surface, and he will not disobey the yang.

"Your Majesty, the post of director of the Department of Education, can you consider it carefully and find someone else. Although Xuan Yuehua is talented, she is a woman after all, and it is not suitable to be the director of the Education Department. Your Majesty pondered. ”

The ruling minister and the secretary of the Ministry of War, Wei Liaoweng, played a concert, but it was aimed at the selection of the head of the Education Department.

Xuan Yuehua, the daughter of Xuanxuan, the former secretary of the Ministry of War, was a female student in the first phase of Jinling Lecture Martial Arts Hall, and also a proud protégé of Emperor Zhao Hong.

Now, the emperor is unexpectedly arbitrary, and has promoted a woman like Xuan Yuehua to the position of director of the Department of Education, which is unprecedented and unheard of.

"Your Majesty, what Duke Wei said is extremely true. Even if Shi Yanzhifa is sent into exile, it is not too much, and the Department of Education can also choose another talent. However, it seems a bit ...... to choose Xuan Yuehua as the head of the Education Department."

Zhen Dexiu stubbornly admonished Zhao Hong.

"It seems that there are some deviant Si Chen?"

Zhao Hong laughed.

"The two Qing families, Xuan Yuehua is just the head of the Education Department, and the entire Great Song Dynasty is just a female official. Don't make a fuss, you have to give the women of the world a way to live. As long as Xuan Yuehua can live up to expectations and do her job as a good official, she will be a competent and good official. ”

Naughty enough, capricious enough, dignified Song Tianzi, can't he still appoint a woman as an official?

Wei Liaoweng and Zhen Dexiu looked at each other and were speechless for a while.

Who can stop what the emperor decides? Even if Xuan Yuehua is allowed to serve as the ruling minister, it is estimated that they will not be able to stop it.

It is not uncommon for women to go to school, women to join the army, and women to come out to work, and women to become officials.

"Your Majesty, do you want to stop for a while when you are emigrating overseas? The Northern Expedition plan is related to the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty, and it should still be thunderous and mobilize the strength of the country to serve the Northern Expedition. ”

Wei Liaoweng persuaded and returned to the topic of the Northern Expedition.

"The Northern Expedition is two rivers, the sailors are not used, and the colonization of immigrants remains the same. From the south to the north, the Northern Expedition and immigration did not conflict. ”

Zhao Hong looked at Wei Liaoweng, who had a serious face, and smiled slightly.

"Gong Wei, relax. If the Northern Expedition fails and the Tatar army goes south, we will have a place to stay if we retreat to Australia and Africa by sea. You say, don't you? ”

Zhao Hong's joke made the ministers in the imperial study laugh, and the atmosphere was much more relaxed.

What are you kidding, with the military prestige of the border army of the Great Song Dynasty today, hundreds of thousands of sharp soldiers, who in the world does not retreat from three points.

As for the Mongolian iron cavalry, its vitality has been greatly damaged, and it is not what it used to be. Otherwise, they would have gone south last autumn to use troops, so why would they swallow their anger.

"Your Majesty, the grain and grass on the east road are transferred by sea, and now the allocation has begun, and it will be ready before summer."

Jin Deok-so hesitated for a moment and continued:

"Your Majesty, in fact, most of the grain and grass transfer can be completed by the East Road. Our Western Route Army has enough food and grass to prepare for January. ”

"True father, this is a good word. You and I, the monarch and the minister, thought of a piece. ”

Zhao Hong nodded, agreeing with Zhen Dexiu's proposition.

With the combat strength of the Song army and the combat ability of the cavalry of the Song army, in one month, the Song army is enough to open up the passage of Hedong and Hebei. With the maneuverability of a steamship, the transfer of grain and grass is also safe and worry-free.

When the time comes, the Eastern Route Army and the Middle Route Army can start the Northern Expedition first, and the Western Route Army will set out half a month late, firstly to paralyze the Mongolian army in the two rivers, and secondly, to solve the worries of the Western Route Army about food and grass, and ensure that the Northern Expedition is completed.

"Have all the envoys of those countries returned?"

It's already mid-February, and it's not long before the envoys should return home.

"Back to Your Majesty, the overseas envoys have all returned, but there are envoys left in the Great Song Dynasty, including Goryeo, Dali, etc., and they have donated a lot. Gaochang's envoys are still in Lin'an City. The brother and sister wandered around, and went to the open sea to lie down, and they seemed to be in high spirits. ”

Jin Deok-so shook his head. Are these two young envoys of Gao Changguo on an envoy or for a visit?

"Take a hitchhiker, you're embarrassed to take money. If young people want to play, let them go. Let the accompanying officials accompany them well and ensure personal safety. ”

Zhao Hong laughed.

Speaking of which, the two envoys of Gao Changguo are still children.

As for the envoys of various countries to stay in the Great Song Dynasty, it must depend on whether the Great Song Dynasty went on a Northern Expedition and what the situation was.

All the countries are afraid of the Mongol army, and they are all looking forward to the Northern Expedition of the Great Song Dynasty to remove the troubles of the henchmen of all countries.

"What about the Japanese envoys?"

The topic of Zhao Hong returned to the expelled Japanese envoys.

"Your Majesty, the Japanese envoy returned to Japan on a merchant ship just after New Year's Day, and now the steamship is a thousand miles a day, and it will not take seven or eight days to reach Japan. Those two Japanese envoys should have already returned to China. ”

Zhen Dexiu was secretly suspicious. The emperor brought up the old story again, wouldn't it be to use troops against Japan?

Zhao Hong nodded, and wanted to know in his heart what kind of recovery the Japanese side would be.

"Your Majesty, the army is on a northern expedition, and all countries want to send reinforcements to help, why does Your Majesty refuse?"

Wei Liaoweng was very puzzled and hoped that the emperor would change his mind.

The Northern Expedition of the Great Song Dynasty, the more soldiers and horses, the better, why refuse the kindness of the countries.

"Just donate money and materials, let them send troops to fight, is it like a tiger or a delay?"

Zhao Hong laughed, Wei Liaoweng is also Wan'er.

The reinforcements from all countries are probably not as good as the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty, and they are purely decoration.

"Your Majesty, the newly formed firecrackers are practicing in Jinling, and Your Majesty can go and watch them at any time."

Thinking of something, Wei Liaoweng said solemnly.

The firecracker is a new type of troops, and like the steam ship, it is a new invention of the Great Song Dynasty, and the emperor is heavy, and it seems that it can catch up with the Northern Expedition.

I just don't know, how powerful is the firecracker?

"In a few days, I will go to Jinling to prepare for the Northern Expedition, and then I will watch the drills of the firecrackers. The military department and the household department dispatched elite soldiers and strong generals to go with me. ”

Judging from the current training time of the firecrackers, four or five thousand people may be the limit of being able to train qualified firecrackers.

"How is the production of handcuffs? Armor and armor, how are they produced? ”

Zhao Hong asked one by one.

"Your Majesty, these things are the responsibility of the Tian master. If Your Majesty wants to find out, you have to go to the Jiangnan Ordnance Manufacturing Division to find out. ”

Wei Liaoweng smiled.

Zhao Hong also smiled. It had just been the end of the New Year, and he was a little too anxious.

The ministers dispersed one after another, and Zhao Hong leaned back in his chair tiredly, closing his eyes to recuperate.

There are many opportunities in the day, both physically and mentally, which are great tests.

"Your Majesty, Director Xuan sent me a fold, and I will go to Qiantang County Middle School for a private visit to Weifu early tomorrow morning, and ask Your Majesty to show me."

Dong Songchen's voice sounded, and Zhao Hong nodded lightly.

"Send a message to her, tomorrow afternoon, at three o'clock, meet at the gate of Qiantang County Middle School. Remember, it's a private visit to the microservice, don't disturb the place. ”

With the pendulum, life is much clearer.

Since it is a private interview with microservices, don't engage in formalism, and see how local education is?