The Imperial City, Tokyo Bianliang, the seat of the highest power of the Great Song Empire, the imperial palace is magnificent, magnificent, located on the central axis of the Jinluan Palace, is lined high by a level of white marble ladders, in the afterglow of the sunset, shining, dazzling, just like the emperor of heaven dwelling!

The court meeting ended early, and the supreme emperor was sympathetic to the ministers, so that everyone went home from work early, and only went to the side hall with a few cronies to talk.

Taking advantage of this time, some chamberlains and palace maids are sprinkling and cleaning, walking they are very careful when they walk, light hands and feet, never making the slightest sound, slightly bowing their heads, putting their hands on their lower abdomen, only looking at the place where their feet are within three meters, looking honest and timid, daring to take a wrong half a step, and a small life may be confessed.

Some key portals, the Praetorian Guard squad began to change shifts, they were sonorous in armor, their chests were very high, they were tall and majestic, and they were extraordinary.

Everyone behaved, went their own way, and did their own thing.

In the side hall, the atmosphere is very good, Emperor Song Huizong Zhao Ji is in the prime of life, full of confidence, wearing a cyan robe, patting a few copies of the music in his hand, and looking at the close minister Cai Jing with a smile: "Cai Qing, how many times have you said that you cherish your feathers, why can't you do it, someone has impeached you again." ”

Hearing that someone was impeached, Cai Jing didn't speak yet, and Tong Guan, the bearded privy envoy on the side, helped knock on the side: "Not attracting envy is mediocrity, and the number of people in the world is twice as high as before, which is Cai Xiang's work!"

Tong Guan is tall, he is a eunuch, and he has a big beard, everyone thinks it is surprising, and some people say that he has not been castrated cleanly, and some people say that he has to cut another knife to rest assured.

Although he knew that he had a beard because he was castrated late, he still called the emperor a little muttering, and Zhao Ji boasted of being a benevolent monarch, so Tong Guan was released all year round and did not enter the inner court very much.

This person is quite brave, proficient in military affairs, in the northwest and the Western Xia war in succession, set up military achievements, expand several states, won the favor of Huizong, as a eunuch to enter the Privy Council, in charge of military power, and Huizong Zhao Jijun and ministers get along, the relationship is very good, and the speech is more casual.

When Cai Jing was in the Shenzong Dynasty, he was recognized by Wang Anshi as a prime minister, and after Huizong reused him, Jingsui at home and abroad, the valley of the year was stable, and the treasury was full, which was really a good hand in the economy.

There are impeachments every day, Cai Jing has long been used to it, he bowed down and saluted, and his tone was relaxed: "Your Majesty is wise and decisive, and the loyalty of Weichen can be shown to the sun and the moon, and I don't know what these people impeached Weichen? If there is anything inappropriate, please punish Your Majesty." ”

Zhao Ji smiled and said: "Your loyalty, Lian knows it, and you usually have to do a good job for Lian, and you are impeaching you for building a lot of buildings, and you are extravagant!"

The last thing Cai Jing is afraid of is to impeach him and spend money, because this money is spent on the emperor, the emperor is extremely smart, he understands these things very well, this kind of impeachment is not painful, it is clearly helping himself to fix his favor!

Pretended to apologize: "Weichen knows his mistake, when Weichen inspected the treasury a few days ago, he saw that the rope that wore the money was rotten, and many copper coins were rusty and green, if they were not taken out and used, the money would be broken." Wechen just used up the old money to make room for Curry to buy new money. ”

Song Huizong was happy: "Yuan Chang, Yuan Chang, you cowardly man, where is this self-defense, it is clearly saying that you have merit!"

Bai Shizhong joked: "The Holy Son of Heaven is in power, the sea is clear, the money is endless, and it is inexhaustible, where does a small official outside know that the court is not bad for money now!"

Tong Guan pouted unknowingly, he is also the prime minister, Bai Shizhong is too far worse than Cai Jing, except for flattery, there is no achievement at all, but this kind of person, if he does little things, he can catch everywhere, his popularity is excellent, unlike Cai Jing and himself, he can receive a bullet every day, but it is a strange thing that there is no bullet that day.

Tong Guan and Cai Jing appreciate each other, and they have formed an Olympic aid since many years ago, and he has great respect for Cai Jing.

Cai Jing is doing economic reform, putting forward the theory of "abundance, Heng, Henan, and greatness", which is lofty, in today's words, it is to stimulate consumption, everyone spends money hard, money flows, and drives economic growth.

Of course, the reform has not been further deepened at this time, but the money in the emperor's hands has begun to increase, and Cai Yuanchang is very good at grasping money, which is the foundation of the emperor's trust in him.

Many years later, Cai Jing would also make an attempt at comprehensive marketization, handing over all the handicraft farms, salt, iron, and wine controlled by the government to the people, giving up the official monopoly, and letting the merchants decide production, transportation, and pricing.

It's easy to pull the egg if you take too big a step, and now it's just Feng, Heng, Yu, Da and when the top ten coins have already made the people scold, why, it's the emperor and the government who spend money, and the people have to pay more money, and you naturally have to scold when you spend money every day.

When society has not developed to this point, Cai Jing is too far ahead! If all the money of the whole country is put into the hands of the emperor in various ways, and then he will be spent, and in the future, this person will be called the head of the six thieves, with a very bad reputation and a very miserable fate!

Tong Guan himself focuses on the military, has Cai Jing's economic support, has no worries, and the two complement each other, develop and progress together.

"Tong Qing, what's the news in the north lately? I said that there have been changes in the north before, why haven't I mentioned it recently?" Zhao Ji threw the chapter on the desk and asked Tong Guan, who was obviously a little distracted, just now that he said that there was an impeachment, it was just a small blow to Cai Jing.

"Your Majesty, I was about to say hello to Your Majesty, there have been a lot of changes in the north recently, and the sealing money left by Taizu may be used soon. ”

At the beginning, Shi Jingjiao dedicated the sixteen states of Yanyun to the Khitans, and Zhao Kuangyin felt very sorry for the loss of the sixteen states of Yanyun, so he set up a "sealing warehouse", which stored all the gold silk collected from various separatist forces. Zhao Kuangyin revealed to his henchmen that the role of the "Pile Sealing Library" was to redeem the sixteen states of Yanyun from the Liao State. If the Liao people did not agree to the Song Dynasty's request to redeem the sixteen states of Yanyun, then they would use the gold silk in the "sealing pile warehouse" to recruit elite soldiers and warriors to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun by force.

"Don't sell Guanzi, why don't you write a notebook? Don't you know that Liantian is concerned about things in the north?"

Zhao Ji's expression was a little anxious, even Cai Jing and Bai Shizhong looked at Tong Guan intently, now that the Northwest Party has been defeated, only the Great Liao in the north is in great trouble, occupying the sixteen states of Yanyun, from the terrain, condescending, so that the Great Song Dynasty is out of breath, and has to send New Year's coins every year, and the Great Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers are deeply ashamed.

Although the national strength of the Great Liao is not as good as that of the Great Song Dynasty, it has many cavalry, the north is bitter cold, the warriors are resistant to war, and the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty get along with it, and they always have to be cautious, look at people's faces, and wish that something would happen to the Great Liao.

"Your Majesty, a group of barbarians in the north of the Liao State founded the country, the country name is Jin, harassing the Liao State behind, a few days ago a messenger came back, saying that the Jin State will send an official envoy to the Hajj, this is a great joy, this is a great thing! I heard that there are tens of thousands of people gathered in various departments, and now, the Liao State has gold on its back, and the Bohai Sea on its ribs, and it is on fire on all sides, which is the trend of defeat!"