After dealing with the Southern Family, most of the tasks of this Southern Hunt have been completed.

Han Zhen took a salary from the bottom of the kettle and broke the foundation of the Southern Family, which was enough.

In addition, a series of policies such as apportioning land to mu and restricting land annexation have greatly alleviated the problem of land distribution in the south.

The entire Southern Bloc was very complex, consisting of family lords, landlords and gentry, wealthy merchants, and Southern officials.

If this force is left unchecked and allowed to develop, it can definitely subvert the court in the end.

But it is simply impossible to solve it completely.

Even if it can really be done, it will lead to too much power in the Northern Group, and this result is not what Han Zhen wants to see.

Again, balance.

The imperial court needs officials from the north and the south to check and balance each other, and the state also needs checks and balances between the north and the south.

One family is big, and it's not good for anyone.

July 27.

Han Zhen drove away from Hangzhou, first inspected the port of Mingzhou (Ningbo), and then went south to Longquan.

At the same time, Kuang Zixin also led his sailors, as well as hundreds of warships, to swim up the Yangtze River.

After joining up with Liu Qi's army, they will launch a general attack on Xiangyang.

The fifth day of the eighth month.

An autumn rain made the sultry weather on Liangzhejiang Road a lot cooler, and the aftermath of the autumn tiger finally passed.

"The last general (Weichen) has seen Your Majesty."

The drizzle poured on the armor on Yue Fei's body, and the raindrops gradually converged into a waterline, sliding down the armor.

In the rear, the Longquan Zhixian and the local gentry and sages have long been drenched.

The rain covered Lu He's eyes, blocking his vision.

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone bowed and saluted, he quickly wiped the rain from his face and quietly looked at the carriage.

It's a pity that the carriage was wrapped tightly, and there was no holy face to be seen at all.

In the carriage, a hearty voice came: "No need to be polite, the autumn rain is quite cold, you Aiqing quickly and follow me into the city, don't get caught in the cold." ”

These words made everyone's hearts slightly hot, and they felt that the rain was not in vain.

"Thank you Your Majesty for your concern."

Everyone thanked them in unison, and then walked towards their carriage.

Lu He has no fame, but the Lu family is quite prestigious in Longquan, and the ancestor is Lu Xisheng, the prime minister of the late Tang Dynasty.

The Lu family lives in righteousness for many generations, governs the family strictly, is poor and happy, and is famous far and wide, which is quite similar to the Xie family in Fuyang, and is established by articles.

As the saying goes, one generation sees food, the second generation sees through, and the third generation reads articles.

If a family wants to survive the decline of three generations, it must transform.

Knowledge is always more important than land and money.

Even if he is down, as long as the family's knowledge is still there, there is still hope for revitalization.

Lu He followed behind Fang Qu, the chief bookkeeper of Longquan County, and got into the same carriage, and the two of them have known each other since childhood and have a close relationship.

After getting into the carriage, Fang Qu took the towel handed by the servant, wiped his cheeks, and said, "When we enter the city later, Your Majesty should summon me and others, and I will introduce Daoqing to Your Majesty at that time." This opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and once you miss it, it will be difficult to meet it again. ”

Lu Hefeng said lightly: "Brother Dongyang has good intentions, and it doesn't matter to me whether he enters the ranks or not." ”

He has an indifferent temperament, and he has traveled and taught his young son over the years, leisurely.

But Fang Qu, who was a good friend, didn't think so, and persuaded: "It's a pity that Daoqing has the talent of the world and wastes his time in the countryside. In the past, the puppet Song Emperor was mediocre and unreasonable, and traitors were rampant in the court, and I still understand that you are not in the office, but although today's officials have a strong temperament, they are thirsty for talent, and they are called the male lord and Mingjun with the talent of Daoqing, and they will definitely be reused by the official family for one term for the benefit of the people. ”

"Thank you."

When it came to this, Lu He couldn't refuse, so he thanked him.

Fang Qu waved his hand: "Why do you and I have to see each other." ”

As they spoke, the two took off their wet clothes and changed into dry clothes.

Sure enough, after entering the city, Han Zhen, who settled in the Linxing Palace, immediately summoned them.

"I've seen Your Majesty."

Lu He blended in the crowd and quietly glanced at His Majesty.

The official family is younger than he imagined, heroic and extraordinary, with a smile on the corner of his mouth at the moment, a warm face, and the whole person exudes strong self-confidence.

After seeing the ceremony, Han Zhen ordered: "Come and sit down." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After everyone thanked them, they all sat down.

Lu He only sat on half of his buttocks, his body was straight, and the rest of the people were the same.

Sitting in such a position that it is convenient to get up at any time to answer His Majesty's questions.

Summoning the squires is just a formality, and besides, they are just accompanying guests, and those who can talk to Han Zhen are the two of Longquan Zhixian and the main bookkeeper.

After greeting for a while, Fang Qu saw that the time was ripe, and got up and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen has something to play." ”

Han Zhen asked, "What does Fang Qing have to play?" ”

"Weichen has a friend, when he left Quzhou more than a month ago, he was taken captive by Fang Layu and went up the mountain, and he saw the seven Buddhas of the anti-thief Fang with his own eyes, as well as the secrets of Manichaeism."

The recommendation also has to pay attention to the basic law, and Fang Qu is just a master book, a small official with the size of a sesame mung bean, and he is soft-spoken.

Moreover, rash recommendations are too blunt and often counterproductive.

So, there needs to be an entry point.

Now Fang Qifo occupies Fujian, calling himself the King of Fujian, which is just used as a foreshadowing.

Hearing this, Han Zhen said quietly: "I don't know who Fang Qing's friend is?" ”

Fang Qu took advantage of the situation to introduce: "Weichen's friend's surname is Lu Minghe, from Daoqing, from the Jinxi Lu family, and he is very knowledgeable, and Weichen often asks him for advice. ”

Lu He hurriedly stood up and said modestly: "Xiaomin is just a rural villager, Brother Dongyang praised it falsely, and it can't be taken seriously." ”

"Huh."

Han Zhen smiled slightly, looked at Lu He, and felt that the name was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

He immediately commanded: "Let's tell me in detail about the remnants of Fang La." ”

Lu He didn't dare to hide it, and told the matter as it was.

When he heard what he had seen in Polar Paradise, a chill flashed in Han Zhen's eyes.

Fang Qifo really mastered the method of making opium.

This person must be eliminated as soon as possible, otherwise the disaster will be endless.

Once opium spreads in a large area, it is troublesome.

Thinking of this, Han Zhen called: "Yue Fei." ”

"The last general!"

The next moment, Yue Fei was dressed in armor and strode into the hall.

Now that Fang Qifo has fled to Fujian, there is a high probability that the cottage in Swallow Mountain has been abandoned, but for the sake of safety, he still has to send someone to investigate.

Han Zhen instructed: "Send the scout camp to hurry up and go to Swallow Mountain to investigate." In addition, arrange a group of elite soldiers to clear the bandits and strong Liang on the two Zhejiang roads. ”

"The last general commands."

Yue Fei hugged his fists in response, and immediately turned around to make arrangements.

After explaining, Han Zhen chuckled and said, "You go on." ”

"Yes."

Lu He nodded, and then continued to say Fang Cai's words.

His words are very detailed, and he touches on unimportant things, but he says in great detail about what he has seen and heard about Paradise, such as smoke is addictive.

Han Zhen had long known the effects of opium, so he was not surprised, but asked, "The person who escaped with Ling is called Song Duan?" ”

"Not bad."

Lu He nodded.

Song Duan, a native of Jinling, fled from Xi'an County, carrying hundreds of thousands of Guan Qing coins and Huang Tingjian's booklets......

Han Zhen showed a strange look on his face, turned his head and said, "Liu Chang, take the portrait of Jing Street." ”

"The slave obeys."

After Liu Chang answered, he turned around and left.

After a short time, he returned to the hall with a portrait in hand.

Pointing to the portrait, Han Zhen asked, "Is this person Song Duan?" ”

Lu He looked at it carefully for a moment, nodded and said, "Back to Your Majesty, it is this person." ”

"Song Duan, King of the Great Song Duan, I don't think that Zhao Ji, an old boy, still has this experience."

Han Zhen chuckled, and couldn't help but feel that the destiny was on his side.

Once Zhao Ji's identity is revealed and Fang Qifo learns about it, I am afraid that he will immediately use opium to control it, and then coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes.

At that time, it will be several times more difficult than the current situation.

After all, Zhao Ji's name is still very useful.

"Your Majesty means that Song Duan is the pseudo-Emperor of Song?"

Lu He was stunned, his face full of incredulity.

But if you think about it carefully, Song Duan's words and deeds are really strange.

Even Lao Jiu, Fang Qu and the others were shocked.

The puppet Emperor Song was actually taken captive and plundered up the mountain by Fang Layu, this matter is too bizarre.

This trip was not in vain, not only did I see His Majesty's holy face, but I also heard such a hot anecdote, and I had something to talk about when I went back.

Taking a sip of the teacup, Han Zhen asked, "Does Daoqing have a meritorious reputation?" ”

Fang Qu's careful thinking could not hide it from Han Zhen, this matter was not reported sooner or later, but when he waited until this time to report, didn't he just want to recommend Lu He.

In this regard, Han Zhen is not disgusted.

If Lu He is really a great sage in the countryside and has the talent of the world, it is not impossible to be promoted.

Lu He replied: "Back to Your Majesty, Xiaomin has no merit. ”

Hearing this, Fang Qu on the side suddenly became anxious, but at this time, he couldn't interject, so he could only be anxious on the side.

In fact, Lu He is not without talent, Zhenghe has been the first in the state examination for three years, but his mother died of illness in the autumn and returned to his hometown to keep filial piety for three years.

During the period of filial piety, Zhao Ji greatly promoted the flower and stone gang, the people in the south were miserable, Lu He was grateful for the emperor's mediocrity, and simply gave up the idea of entering the imperial examination, traveled to study and visit, and taught his young son.

Han Zhen didn't care: "Fang Qing praised you for being rich and five cars, and I will take the school examination for you." ”

"Your Majesty, please."

Lu He's face was indifferent, and his tone was full of confidence.

Han Zhen asked: "I want to recover Lingnan, but the two vast lands are lined up, and the local officials are unruly, almost like a vassal king, what is the explanation?" ”

In fact, during the Sui, Tang and Song dynasties, Lingnan was included in the territory, which was actually putting gold on the face.

These local officials in Lingnan are no different from the local emperors, they do not listen to the propaganda, not only do they not pay taxes, but the imperial court also has to reward and appease these local officials every year.

This is the recovery of Lingnan, this is to find a father for himself.

Hearing this question, Fang Qu's face changed greatly.

He didn't expect His Majesty's so-called school examination to be so difficult.

Recovering Lingnan, counting up to the three dynasties, so many capable ministers have not solved it, counting on Lu He to give an answer, this is ......

After Lu He pondered for a moment, he said loudly: "The minister has three strategies, but it depends on His Majesty's ambition. ”

"Oh?"

Han Zhen was interested, and chuckled, "What does it have to do with my ambition? ”

"If Your Majesty only wants to take the two Guangzhou, you can implement the policy of combining grace and power, punish the big and reward the small, build school buildings, and implement Sinicization, after thirty or fifty years, the prestige of the local officials will no longer be what it used to be, and then Han officials can replace them."

Lu He paused and continued: "If Your Majesty wants to restore the territory of the Han and Tang Dynasties, seize Dali, Jiaozhi, and even take it together with Tianzhu, then you should be domineering, those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will die. ”

"Humph!"

At this moment, Lao Jiu, who had been silent and acted as the door god, snorted coldly and retorted: "On paper, there are 100,000 mountains in Lingnan, and miasma and poisonous insects are everywhere, how difficult it is to destroy Tufan!" ”

Lu He was not annoyed, and said as a matter of course: "I am a literati, Your Majesty naturally only talks about strategy, leading troops to fight is the business of a warrior like a general, what does it have to do with me?" ”

“……”

Lao Jiu's tone was stagnant, and he was speechless.

"Interesting, interesting."

Han Zhen smiled, got up and said, "I'm a little tired, you wait and retreat." ”

"Wechen (Xiaomin) retires."

Everyone stood up and bowed to say goodbye.

After leaving the palace and getting into the carriage, Fang Qu sighed and comforted: "Brother Daoqing, don't be discouraged, when the county government expands and recruits supplementary officials in the next year, with the talent of Brother Daoqing, he will definitely be successfully selected." Alas, Your Majesty's move is really a bit ......"

If you don't want to be appointed, you can just say it clearly, so why embarrass people.

Lu He raised his eyebrows, and said with a slightly strange expression: "Brother Dongyang, why did you say this, Your Majesty is quite satisfied with my question." ”

"Your Majesty is satisfied with the question?"

Fang Shu was stunned for a moment, his face dazed.

Lu He didn't explain, and said, "Thank you Brother Dongyang for your recommendation this time." ”

……

Seeing the back of Lu He and the others leaving, Han Zhen ordered: "Liu Chang, present this person's life and past in the clan later." ”

"The slave takes the command."

Liu Chang responded.

Hearing this, Lao Jiu couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, this person is just a useless scholar who can only talk on paper, why should he value it so much." ”

"You rammer."

Han Zhen shook his head and said with a smile: "Wenwu Shutu, how many people can be in this world?" He was right, civilian officials only have to offer advice, and as for how to fight, that is the business of the military department. Besides, I can guess that I plan to do something to Jiaozhi and Dali, but I am not a useless scholar. ”

Lao Jiujin said: "Dali Jiaozhi is a wild place, even if it is defeated, it is useless, Your Majesty think twice." ”

Han Zhen said: "How can it be useless, it can be very useful." Cochin and other places are hot and rainy, and the rice can be stable for three or even four crops a year, just sprinkle seeds into the field, no need to transplant seedlings, no need to take care of it, and a few months later can be harvested. ”

The Xiaoice River period has quietly come, in addition to the opening of Jiangnan and Liangzhejiang, there are a few more granaries, there is a hundred benefits and no harm.

Moreover, in this era, if you don't fill the stomachs of the people, let alone develop industry.

"Is there such a treasure land?"

Lao Jiu's eyes widened, and his face was full of incredulity.

Oh my God.

Three crops a year, or even four crops, is still the most valuable rice.

Seeing this, Han Zhen poured a basin of cold water on him: "Don't think too well about Jiaozhi, most of the areas there are indeed wild places, poisonous snakes and poisonous insects are everywhere, even worse than Liangguang Lingnan, and if you are not careful, you will die." It takes a lot of effort to develop Cochin into a granary. ”

Lao Jiu said in a firm tone: "That's worth it." ”

There will never be enough food to eat, and with this kind of grain production guarantee, even if it costs a lot of money, you have to take it!

(End of chapter)