"Then we strictly prohibit the transportation of Bashu materials to Shaanxi. Xi Gong asked, Zhao Kai shook his head and said: "Bashu will not listen to us, unless the Holy Order is ordered, everything is in vain." Yang Zhi relied on the strength of one person to make the Dingbei Army famous, I don't know how many people, in their hearts inclined to Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, the voice of the people is far higher than ours. ”

Zhao Kai is fair, Zhang Jun and others have been defeated and fought repeatedly, although on the surface Song Huizong and the Dingbei army are still playing with each other, but King Kang's power has been limited to a corner of Gyeonggi Road. Wang Shu whispered: "You can stand up." ”

Zhao Kai shook his head, killing people is a normal means, Zhao Kai and Zhang Jun have never objected, but what about killing Zhao Zhe before, it made the generals like frightened rabbits, and reacted at the slightest disturbance. Zhao Kai said calmly: "That's the same as the ratio of centigold, you can only try it once in a while, and you can't use it as a long-term means."

The greed of the superior is really unimaginable, Zhao Kai understood why Yang Zhi did not promote it, the centigold is just a temporary means of raising money, and cannot be compared with taxes, with Yang Zhi's courage, he only dares to use it cautiously; but Zhang Jun, Wang Shu and others do not see it this way, but think that one percent is low, and it is directly added to one-tenth. Various means were invented, and soon the merchants noticed that the proportion of centigold was rising. For those monopolized goods, the businessman basically passes on the risk, but the average small businessman has almost no profit, and is even in a state of losing money.

A large number of businessmen fled Gyeonggi Road or attached themselves to powerful figures because of Lijin, so that Zhao Kai's harvest was much smaller than imagined, and it made many powerful people unbearable, and his evaluation in Runzhou can only be said to be moderate. Gyeonggi Road soon fell into a nightmare, and the generals of the various armies saw the money, and anyway, the wool came out of the sheep, and the unlucky ones were the merchants.

Liang Yangzu muttered: "It's better to recover Western Xia and let the imperial historians of Runzhou write a book." ”

A few days later, King Kang got the desired result, and it was Ma Shen who went to Qinzhou and Taiyuan to deliver the decree, and by the way, he informed Yang Zhi to prepare for the wedding; Fan Zhixu and Ma Shen were good friends, and they scolded directly when they met: "You are all crazy." ”

Ma Shen smiled bitterly: "I can't help it, King Jing and King Kang just want to roast the Dingbei army on the volcano." ”

Fan Zhixu said angrily: "You have forgotten the grain and grass, what kind of battle do you fight without grain and grass? A bunch of fools, the Dingbei Army really destroyed the Western Xia, and has the land of Western Xia, Hedong, and Guanzhong, as well as King Jing and King Kang. ”

Ma Shen naturally understands this truth, if the Dingbei Army reaches that point and has 200,000 horsemen, I am afraid that Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, will not say anything about forbearance, and the iron cavalry will directly break through the Bianliang of Luoyang, Chang'an. Ma Shen said truthfully: "The ministers think that the Dingbei Army can't defeat the Western Xia, not to mention the crest of grain and grass. ”

Fan Zhixu said with a cold face: "Isn't this helping Western Xia?"

Yang Zhi and Ye Mengde didn't see Ma Shen, and Ye Mengde sent five hundred soldiers to escort Ma Shen to Taiyuan to announce the decree. From the first day that Ma Shen entered the Hedong territory, all of them were coarse tea and light rice, and the entourage was supplied according to the ration in the army, so that the people below kept complaining; All the arrangements along the way were in post houses, and officials from all over the country did not come forward to answer the wind at all.

Ma Shen didn't expect his treatment, just after Ma Shen finished announcing the decree, Zhao Kai said after receiving the decree: "I intend to establish Suizhou first, and the adult will be the governor of Suizhou, and the entourage will all be incorporated into the army." ”

In addition to more than a dozen guards such as Liang Juewu, more than 100 people accompanied by Ma Shen all set off immediately and were sent to the remote cottage.

Li Guang didn't know why Ma Shen came, and he didn't understand that Zhao Kai wanted to kill a chicken to show the monkey, but Li Guang was a little sorry, Ma Shen had never been an official at the border in his life, nor was he a talent like Fan Zhongyan, Li Guang dared to conclude that Ma Shen finally lost Suizhou, either died in battle or was beheaded by Zhao Kai, Li Guang hoped that there was another way. Li Guang said the time of a stick of incense, hoping that Zhao Kai would change Ma Shen's place, but Zhao Kai did not squeak; Liang Xun shook his head and said: "Master Li, Ma Shen just wants to use his death to give us problems, and we can't afford to pay for it elsewhere." ”

Li Guang immediately understood that the Dingbei Army did not have the strength to recover Xiazhou, and if the others finally lost Suizhou, Ma Shen and those officials in Runzhou would make countless accusations, and he did not know how many people would be implicated; as long as the Dingbei Army was not ready to establish an independent state, it would not be able to be polite with Ma Shen, and only when Ma Shen took the responsibility for the latter crimes, Runzhou would keep its mouth shut. Li Guang sighed, said goodbye and left the marshal's mansion, returned home, and learned that Ma Shen asked to see him, Li Guang clearly instructed his family: "Just say directly, I have no friendship with him, I don't see him." ”

Li Guang's family came out to tell the truth, Ma Shen did not expect that he would end up with such a result; Ma Shen had already asked to see Cao Qianli, Zhang Xiaochun, Lu Yihao, Sun Ang, and others, but none of them were willing to see him, but he did not expect Li Guang to have such an attitude. Liang Juewu, who accompanied him, smiled bitterly and said, "My lord, in the eyes of everyone, you will definitely be the second Xu Xi in the future; ”

Ma Shen was speechless, he knew in his heart that if Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, succeeded to the throne in the future, he was afraid that he would not only be Xu Xi, but would even be listed as a traitor who brought disaster to the country and the people;

Liang Juewu stopped, looked at Ma Shen, and said seriously: "Master Ma, why don't you want King Kang to recover the Daimyo's Mansion?"

Ma Shen's good hands around him were all Liang Juewu's subordinates, and they couldn't help laughing out loud when they heard it; Ma Shen was stunned: "Lord Liang, you also think like this?"

"Of course. Liang Juewu said with certainty: "The good situation is once again in vain because of people like adults, just like Yang Zhi said, you are no different from Zhang Bangchang." But rest assured, my lordship, since I have been ordered to come to protect your lordship, I will naturally die with you in Suizhou, and you severals, the escort mission has ended, and tomorrow I will take my letter and go back to the Privy Council to report to the Privy Council. ”

"Brother Liang. Several guards couldn't help but shout, sending a letter to their own post station, Liang Juewu's arrangement was just to give them a way out; Liang Juewu waved his hand and said: "I am different from you, I was originally a general under Yang Zhi, and I refused to go to Jincheng and refuse to join the Dingbei Army, this is my fate." The battle of Suizhou is a sure defeat, and you don't have to lose your life in vain. ”

"I'm going to go to school. Ma Shen completely understood at this moment that what Liang Juewu said was true, and the Dingbei Army was likely to give up Suizhou and himself and give Runzhou an attitude; Liang Juewu showed a sneer and said: "My lord, you are the person who advocates a decisive battle with the Western Xia the most, how do you say in the book, if you don't go to Suizhou, or blame the Dingbei Army's battle plan? If that happens, you will be more uncomfortable than dead, and those who used to talk to you will be the first to jump out and accuse you, and then step on your bones to brush your reputation." ”