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Vertical vault in the hall.

Zhao Ji's confidant official, Su Yuanjing, the former lieutenant of the official worship hall, said to Zhao Ji: "The minister heard that a big flag was erected on Liangshan Mountain, and the words 'for the heavens' were written. This is the art of the people. The people's hearts are subdued, and they must not increase their troops. The thief leader Jiang Yan is not like Fang La, Tian Hu, and Wang Qingqi who built palaces, pretended to set up civil and military bureaucrats, internal and external generals, and proclaimed himself a pseudo-king. And at present, Fang La, Tian Hu, and Wang Qing are committing chaos, and the military horses everywhere cannot cover up. With the foolishness of the ministers, these outlaws in the mountains are all guilty of official punishment, and there is no way to avoid it, so they gather in the mountains and forests, and they are unruly. If you send a Dan edict, send a minister, until Shuibo Liangshan good words and soothe, supplemented by a heavy reward, recruit An to surrender, if this is the enemy of the rest of the three Kou, public and private. His Majesty the Holy Treasure. ”

Su Yuanjing is handsome and has no beard. He is generous and gracious, and he is the opposition of Tong Guan, Gao Yu and other power traitors. often reflected the people's sufferings to Zhao Ji in the court, and recommended loyal ministers and good generals. He has always opposed the use of troops against Shuibo Liangshan, and strongly advocated recruiting Anshui Boliangshan.

Earlier, Zhao Ji did not have the intention of recruiting An Shui Bo Liangshan, and it can also be said that Zhao Ji disdained to recruit An Jiang Hongfei and their gang of robbers.

But this time, Shuibo Liangshan defeated Gao Yu, so that Zhao Ji saw the crisis of the demise of the Zhao Song Dynasty, and he was frightened, so he moved the idea of Zhao'an Shuibo Liangshan.

This is the reason why Zhao Ji did not dispose of Hou Meng, who advocated Zhao'an.

Cai Yu hurriedly asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Su Yuanjing explained: "Cai Shaobao has a sister, originally assigned to Liang Zhongshu of the Beijing Daimyo Mansion, after Jiang Yan laid down the Daimyo Mansion that year, he took the Cai family away and took it for himself, and the minister heard that the Cai family went to Jiang Yan's place and gave birth to a son for Jiang Yan. ”

Seeing that Cai You agreed, Zhao Ji smiled and said, "The widow Yubi personally wrote the Dan Zhao with you!" ”

Le He is now not only Cai You's cronies, but also Cai You's main adviser, so when he heard Le He's inquiry, Cai You told Le He about Zhao Ji asking him to go to Zhao'an Shuibo Liangshan.

As soon as Cai You heard that Zhao Ji exonerated Jiang Yan and Shuibo Liangshan, and wanted to recruit Jiang Hongfei and Shuibo Liangshan, he immediately changed his words and said: "The same is true for ministers." ”

Zhao Ji is not blind confidence, but Zhao Ji has made Cai You choose between him and Cai You's father Cai Jing, and as a result, Cai You chose him very happily and was willing to break with Cai Jing.

It's just that Zhao Ji didn't expect that Jiang Hongfei and Cai You still have a relationship with Mrs. Cai.

Therefore, Cai You is Zhao Ji's most trusted person, and there is no one.

Although Cai You is uneducated, he is still very familiar with the restraint policy.

Zhao Ji said to Cai You: "Jiang Yan's gang, with the big book on the banner 'Doing the Way for Heaven', did not dare to invade the state capital, refused to disturb the good people, and killed corrupt officials alone. He can't afford to build a palace, he doesn't pretend to set up civil and military bureaucrats, he doesn't want to be an internal and external general, and he doesn't proclaim himself a pseudo-king. It should be an early hope and a willingness to contribute to the country. It's just that the jealous and jealous ministers are covered, and they don't let their feelings go up, and I don't pay attention to his heart of recruitment. He has only recently begun to attack cities and plunder, in order to gain the attention of the imperial court. I intend to recruit this gang of thieves, I don't know what Aiqing wants? ”

But even if it is a broken family, this is just a hereditary rule of the three states.

In fact, Zhao Ji also knew that Cai You was not a talent for doing big things.

The so-called music banquet is a private banquet held by the emperor, which is a kind of leisure and entertainment for the emperor, which is not Zhao Ji's initiative, it should be regarded as a tradition in the palace of the Zhao and Song dynasties, and the participants are generally members of the royal family and close ministers, and they often write poems, enjoy flowers, act, sing and dance at the banquet.

Soon, Cai You, who received Zhao Ji's order, came to the Vertical Arch Palace.

Zhao Ji looked at Cai You and asked with a smile: "Aiqing doesn't want to worry about the country?" ”

Zhao Ji then took the initiative to ask: "Who should you send to recruit An?" ”

Let's talk about Cai You.

Now, Su Yuanjing proposed to let Cai You recruit An Jiang Hongfei, and Zhao Ji felt that it was very suitable.

Zhao Ji was puzzled: "Why is Cai You more suitable than you?" ”

With Lehe's understanding of Cai You, Cai You is not afraid of smashing the envoy given to him by Zhao Ji, anyway, with his relationship with Zhao Ji, even if he is not good, he is indispensable for glory and wealth.

Cai You immediately responded: "The minister is willing!" ”

Le He shook his head: "Jiang Yan, Xiao Xiongye, it must not be my ethereal official position, he wants it, he must restrain the policy." ”

Le He replied: "It turns out that it was the Liangshan thieves who defeated Jiangzhou at the beginning, and Cai Jiuxianggong was later captured by the Liangshan thieves and went to Shuibo Liangshan, and now he is serving as a fellow governor in Laizhou, but he changed his name, so I waited for so long to find him." ”

Cai You thought for a while and said, "Then I'll fight for Jiang Yan for a festival envoy?" ”

Zhao Ji believes that don't look at Jiang Hongfei and Cai You have a little relationship, but if Cai You is asked to choose between him and Jiang Hongfei, Cai You will definitely choose him without hesitation.

After listening to this, Le He asked quietly: "Then I don't know what the minister is worried about, is he worried that he will not be able to complete the task of recruiting An Jiangyan, or is he worried about his own safety?" ”

Even Cai You's wife, Song, followed suit, and it is said that she entered and exited the palace as if she were in her own home, very casually.

Zhao Ji asked Cai You: "What does Aiqing think of Jiang Yan?" ”

After Lehe's reminder, Cai You immediately remembered his sister Mrs. Cai, and said secretly: "Yes, my little sister is now Jiang Yan's concubine, and I am also Jiang Yan's uncle, who is he unfavorable, he will not be unfavorable to me!" ”

Zhao Ji said: "In this case, Aiqing will recruit An Jiangyan on behalf of the imperial court, how about it?" ”

Zhao Ji said: "Qing's words are very appropriate, and they are exactly what I want. ”

Not to mention anything else, the famous Zhejia army of the Zhao and Song dynasties, including the well-known Yang generals, are actually powerful families under the governance of the restraint policy.

Cai You was stunned and said: "Laizhou is not Jiang Yan's ......"

Su Yuanjing said: "Worship the three divisions of the Kaifu Yi, the envoy of the town and the navy, and the young protection Cai You." ”

Even traitors such as Cai You couldn't help but ask: "How can Jiang Yan be virtuous, and be worthy of hereditary rule over Shandong and Hebei, the two important territories of my Great Song Dynasty?" ”

This is why Zhao Ji called Su Yuanjing to discuss the matter of Zhao'an Shuibo Liangshan.

This made Zhao Ji hesitate!

As soon as Le He heard it, he knew that Cai You was not telling the truth.

After receiving the order of Zhao'an Shuibo Liangshan, Cai You's face suddenly looked like a bitter melon.

When Le He saw it, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Xianggong, I went to the palace, how did I become like this?" ”

Le He said: "The villain put a wild word to the minister, if the imperial court gives Jiang Yan official positions such as martial arts doctor, martial virtue doctor, pacification envoy, Chengxuan envoy, and general manager of soldiers and horses, he will definitely not be able to recruit him." ”

So Lehe first relieved Cai You: "If you go on this trip, you will be fine." ”

Although Cai You was more worried about the latter, Cai You said righteously: "My Cai family has been deeply favored by the emperor for generations, and when I come here, I am even more honored. ”

Listening to Lehe say this, Cai You couldn't help but make a difficulty!

Whether it is the folded family or the Yang family, what they inherit is just a state.

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Cai You didn't even hesitate, and said: "Anti-country and traitor, what is the way!" I only hate the minister's strength, otherwise I will fill up his water pool, trample Liangshan to pieces, capture Jiang Yan alive and capture Jiang Yan's gang of thieves, and dissolve the broken corpses of Beijing for thousands of pieces, my wish is also! ”

Su Yuanjing said: "It is also appropriate for the minister to do this trick, but there is one person in the court who is more suitable than the minister." ”

Su Yuanjing said: "Originally, it was most appropriate to send Hou Meng to go. He often said that Jiang Yan was rampant in Qi Wei with the body of a mere grass coward, and hundreds of thousands of officials and soldiers did not dare to resist, and their talents would be outstanding. However, Jiang Yan is too powerful now, and if he doesn't send important ministers to recruit An, it will be difficult to do this. ”

Their Cai family actually came out in Shuibo Liangshan, if this matter spreads, it will be a big trouble.

Cai You has a smart mind and is very good at dealing with it on the spot. Once, at the beginning of the qu banquet, Zhao Ji came up with a pair of upper couplets and asked Cai You to pair the lower ones. The upper link is: Xianggong Xiangzi. Cai You's eyes blinked a few times, and he said: "The master of the man." The couplet is very ingenious, Zhao Jilong's face is happy, and the whole house is also full of praise.

During the period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the feudal division was fierce, and the indigenous chiefs of the ethnic minority areas took advantage of the opportunity of the Central Plains countries to fight each other on the basis of the conquest of the Central Plains. Some powerful clans expanded their power and gradually broke away from the control of the central dynasty and became a small independent kingdom that was regionally closed.

Then, Zhao Ji called to carry the imperial case, opened the edict paper, and wrote the edict on the imperial case. Left and right close ministers, held the imperial treasure, Zhao Ji used it himself. He also ordered the treasury officials to teach 100 gold medals, 300 silver medals, 100 red brocades, 300 green brocades, and 500 bottles of Huangfeng imperial wine, and paid them all to Cai You. And give 20 horses from the table, a golden sign to recruit an imperial flag, limited to the day.

Only a strong man who has made a lifetime of contributions to the Zhao and Song dynasties like the Ten Jie Du will have the opportunity to do the position of Jiedu Envoy.

Cai You's reaction made Zhao Ji's heart feel relieved.

In other words, Zhao Ji's gain is not a temporary gain or loss, but a complete elimination of the four great Kou, his confidants.

"This ......"

Therefore, Le He concluded that Cai You's concern must be his own safety.

Le He said with a smile: "Xianggong is not afraid, but with this relationship, it is also beneficial for Xianggong to fulfill the trust of the official family." ”

Zhao Ji asked, "Who is it?" ”

Let's put it this way, what Zhao Ji wants now is to recruit an to Shuibo Liangshan at all costs, and then use Shuibo Liangshan to pacify the other three major Kou.

At this time, Le He said again: "Besides, Xianggong sent the villain to inquire about Cai Jiu's whereabouts before, and the villain has already inquired. ”

Le He reminded Cai You: "Didn't the prime minister forget Mrs. Cai?" ”

Cai You was shocked: "The minister went to Zhao'an?!!! ”

For this way out, Zhao Ji had the consciousness of letting Jiang Hongfei extort a large sum.

With the fall of the Yang clan of Linzhou and the Wang clan of Fengzhou one after another, the three states of Linzhou, Fu and Feng are now under the hereditary rule of the Zhe family.

Cai You thought angrily: "It's difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, don't say what the conditions are, teach me how to recruit An?" ”

Cai You only remembered that Zhao Ji only said that he should go to Zhao'an, but he didn't say what conditions he gave Jiang Hongfei and Shuibo Liangshan's people to recruit An!

Cai You, Wang Hao, and Li Bangyan were all favored ministers of Zhao Ji, and Zhao Ji often held music banquets in the palace to entertain them.

The so-called fetters are controlled by military and political pressure, and "fetters" are appeased by economic and material interests, that is, special administrative units are set up in minority areas, the original forms of social organization and management organs of minority nationalities are maintained or basically maintained, their chiefs and chiefs are recognized as political rulers of their own nationalities and regions, and local chiefs of minority nationalities are appointed as local officials, except for those who are politically subordinate to the central dynasty and have the obligation of paying tribute economically. All other matters are managed by the minority chiefs themselves.

Speaking of this, Cai Yu hurriedly covered his mouth!

Cai You felt polite, and his heart immediately let go, but he still said nonchalantly: "Even if he harms me, I'm not afraid, for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, what if I throw my head and spill my blood?!" ”

Cai You frowned and asked, "Then why?" ”

Cai You asked, "Oh? I inquired and asked, where are the others now? ”

At this time of life and death, Zhao Ji is not the kind of talent who will definitely deal with Shuibo Liangshan and then collapse with Shuibo Liangshan, he wants to be a crooked talent like Cai You who will see the wind and rudder.

Le He didn't answer and asked: "Dare to ask Xianggong, what favorable conditions did the official family give Shuibo Liangshan to teach Xianggong to persuade Jiang Yan to accept Zhao'an?" ”

plus Cai You, which passed Zhao Ji's test again.

After thinking about it, Zhao Ji still said to Zhang Di: "Go and invite Cai You." ”

Le He understood Cai You's worries, and he said: "Liangshan thief Kou shouldn't want to expose this matter, so he taught Cai Jiuxiang to change his name, otherwise there is no need to do more." ”

Moreover, for hundreds of years, the folded family lived in Fuzhou, the inner screen of China, and the outer Yidi, and the five dynasties of the kingdoms and the Zhao and Song dynasties in order to alleviate the worries of the west, only to allow their fathers, sons and brothers to pass on, and inherit their generations.

This can be said to be one of the few ways out for the Zhao and Song dynasties at present.

Be.

But now that the four are rising, the Zhao and Song dynasties are in danger, and the building may collapse at any time.

Zhao Ji and Cai You are not only the relationship between the monarch and the minister, but also the personal relationship between the two is also very good.

After the Zhao and Song dynasties unified the interior, they conformed to the situation formed during the Five Dynasties period, and made the policy of restraint more perfect, established their chiefs, made self-pacification, and further encircled the leaders of ethnic minorities, and gave territory to those who were powerful.

You must know that the Zhao and Song Dynasty has always recruited An, that is, to give these official positions, just that, those ministers in the court will not trust these strongmen who are recruited.

I don't want to, Le He's tone changed, and he said: "It's just that even if the prince has this relationship, it is difficult to fulfill the trust of the official family." ”

After a pause, Le He said again: "Since the Liangshan thief Kou Wei is not unfavorable to Cai Jiuxianggong, and he also taught Cai Jiuxianggong to go to them, presumably Xianggong will also get courtesy when he goes to recruit An." ”

Cai You nodded, agreeing with Lehe's statement.

After reacting for a while, Cai You understood what Le He said, where is the policy of restraint, it is clearly to find a suitable excuse for Jiang Yan to divide Shandong and Hebei......

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(End of chapter)