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Volume 2 Chapter 859 The End

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    "The general is in charge of millions of powerful troops, and the official family is seriously ill and cannot manage the affairs of the country, so the Ai family wants to go to Beijing as a civil servant" "Queen Mother, the peace in the northwest cannot be called stability, and Prince An has already taken actions to avoid suspicion.  "Cai Que said through the curtain.  Cai was indeed very dissatisfied with Gao Taotao's words.  First of all, Wang Ju is not a military general. He cannot be characterized as a general. The Song Dynasty has now developed a system that does not kill scholar-bureaucrats, but military generals can be killed!  Secondly, it cannot be called a million soldiers.  The number of troops dispatched this time is indeed very large. If Hedong is included, the total number of troops has reached more than 700,000, approaching 750,000.  Wang Ju also wrote a letter explaining the reason. Once Xixia was pacified, the focus of the front line would shift to Hebei and Hedong. However, these two places had been peaceful for a long time and neither the soldiers nor the people were accustomed to fighting. That was worrying.  Therefore, without much danger, the autumn harvest happened to be over, so many people from Hedong also followed the logistics and went deep into the Liao territory.  But in actuality, the imperial court mobilized only more than 300,000 imperial troops, Tibetan troops, border troops, and Baojie troops for this great battle. Strictly speaking, these were the real internal troops.  Can the remaining volunteers, strong men, strong men and horses, and archers be considered an army? Then Baoding should also be considered an army. In this way, how many troops did the Song Dynasty have?  Or the common people who escort grain and grass within the country must also be counted as an army. In this way, they are indeed "millions of heroes."  And Wang Ju also made many moves to avoid suspicion.  The letter of credence of the Liao Kingdom has been delivered, and Zhao Xu is not seriously ill yet. The big sacrifice is no joke, especially for such a temporary national sacrifice. You have to choose a date, make a lot of preparations, and give rewards.  "That is to say, if you go with the big sacrifice and the rewards, you will save a lot of money There is no way, the treasury is really tight now, and there is a bottomless pit ahead, and a lot of money needs to be filled."  Of course, the difficulty lies between this year and next year. By the year after next, the border defense construction will be completed, the resettlement of immigrants will be completed, and the Song Dynasty will usher in bright days.  The first is Wang Ju. He has already appointed many top-level officials behind him. Let¡¯s continue to add more. Anyway, there are many officials from the first grade to the second grade. If it really doesn¡¯t work, just add a few more Jiedu envoys.  ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????  However, there are prerequisites for Liu and Miao to be awarded the title of Duke. They are old and have experienced many long journeys this time. For example, Miao led troops from Xizhou to Roulang Mountain, and then trekked to Beihetao. Liu Changzuo Congling  Xia's attack reached Hedong, and the two of them became seriously ill one after another.  It was bitterly cold in the northwest. After the war, the imperial court successively issued edicts to let the two of them come back to recuperate. However, the situation was very bad, so they were granted the title of Duke of the country.  Not only the two of them, but also generals such as Li Xian, Lin Guang, Yao Si, Zhang Shouyue, and Wang Guangyu were all ill, but they were just fighting with a sigh of relief. After this battle was over, there would be no major disasters in the Song Dynasty for a long time to come.  After the battle, they themselves also became famous, so they fell ill one by one and had to be transferred back to the capital to recuperate.  In fact, some people have died of illness long ago in history. However, since Wang Shao's death, Wang Ju has always attached great importance to the border generals and deliberately hired some famous doctors to stay with these important generals to maintain their health.  , thus extending their lives.  With success and fame, some veteran generals quickly died. In fact, before Wang Ju left the Song Dynasty, some veteran generals died of illness one after another.  The remaining seventy-two generals, including Yao Xiong, Zhongyi, and others, are waiting for me.  Except for some twenty veterans, the rest of these seventy-two generals will be the mainstay of the Song Dynasty's future border defense.  Then Zhao Xu fell seriously ill. When Wang Ju got the news, he immediately submitted a letter. First, Shaanxi was divided into two parts. Many of the original arrangements were no longer suitable, such as Fulin Road, which was originally isolated on it. Only supplies could be allocated from Hedong Road.  , so it was marked on Hedong Road.  But now it is located between Hetao South Road and Fuyan Road, and it is obviously unreasonable to classify it as Hedong Road.  However, in this case, Shaanxi Road would be too huge.  Therefore, Wang Ju suggested that Shaanxi Road be divided into two parts. Shaanxi South Road includes the original Yongxingjun Road, Jingyuan Road, Qinfeng Road, Xihe Road, Huangzhou Road and Hexi Road. Shaanxi North Road includes Huanqing Road and Yanyan Road.  Road, Fulin Road, Hetao Road, and Lingxia Road, respectively, were appointed with the appeasement envoys, promotion envoys, system envoys, and transfer envoys to control the military, political, and financial power of the entire Shaanxi 14th Road.  This is also needed in the future, but on the other hand, it is also an invisible restriction on Wang Ju's power.  The second measure is to rotate the forbidden troops to garrison. Most of the forbidden troops currently on Shaanxi Road will be rotated back to Beijing, and half of them will be transferred to Hebei Road.  After all, there is no danger on the Hebei Road, and the soldiers and civilians are not accustomed to fighting. If the Liao Kingdom sees this loophole, it may be unpredictable.  But after so long, the soldiers who had been on the battlefield were transferred to Hebei Road, and the people of Liao became more honest.  Even if they are dishonest, Song Jun can still defeat them head-on.Attack.  With so many forbidden troops transferred back, forbidden troops must be transferred from other places to supplement them.  The latter did not get any benefits, and Wang Ju was not familiar with them. This round of garrison was needed militarily, but it was actually an invisible constraint for Wang Ju.  Wang Ju has no choice but to settle down. If it is not possible, it must be settled down.  Even if I leave Northwest in May, Northwest can only be said to have barely made a rough decision, but it cannot be said to be a true decision.  I still need a few months.  Therefore, Gao Taotao's suspicion is unreasonable, and the emperor is not dead yet.  "Cai Gong, back then Wang Mang and Anlu Mountain were all known for their loyalty and kindness." No need to be so!  Anyway, I'm not worried.  Gao Taotao is indeed worried.  Regardless of the military strength he had in his hands or his prestige in the Song Dynasty, Wang Ju was at the height of his power and no one could match him.  Cai Que was at his wits end. Even though he was the current prime minister, if Gao Taotao accepted death, Cai Que would be defeated in the end. He had no choice but to say: "Queen Mother, Duke Wen is old." "The Ai family wants to make Duke Wen their servant and grand master."  , Pingzhang¡¯s military affairs are important.¡± Cai really doesn¡¯t care too much about the Grand Master¡¯s affairs. ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? for the military and state affairs. Guanjian comes from the Tang Dynasty.  If that¡¯s the case, then that¡¯s it.  This is another question of system. In fact, after the three-province system came into being, China¡¯s political system has basically been improved.  ??Execution by the minister, deliberation by the subordinates, decision-making by the secretary, and supervision by the ministers. Later, as various countries changed, it was nothing more than these four basic cores, just in a different form.  ??For example, in the Song Dynasty's official system, the prime minister stayed in charge of the court for a long time, which was not good for the country. Therefore, after a few years of serving as the prime minister, he had to be let go. But why was the prime minister unwilling to do so?  Now that we have the differential official system, it is easy to solve it. For example, Zhao Xu asked Han Qi to go down, so he created the special titles of Situ Situ, Grand Master of Inspection, Concurrent Shizhong, Governor Shi of Yangzhou, Huainan Jiedu, and Yangzhou Guan Nei to observe and deal with the camp.  The other envoys, the judge of military and state affairs of Xiangzhou, the same group of pastoralists and the envoys of encouraging farmers, added food to 1,000 households, and granted 400 households. They were still granted the title of "honest, sincere, virtuous, and loyal to Renzong.  The honors and titles of casual officials remain as before, and the commanders are still ordered to choose a day to prepare gifts and orders, and the master will carry them out.  He also gave the first district to the capital and promoted his son Han Zhongyan to be the school manager of Mi Pavilion.  In fact, the real official position is to judge the prime minister.  However, these disciples, Grand Master of the School, Shizhong, Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor Shi, Zhunnan Jiedu Envoy, and Yangzhou Guan Nei Observation and Disposal Camp Envoy are all top-level paid officials. First, they will bring a lot of salary.  2. With enough honor, well, the court no longer wronged Han Qi.  Besides, this supervision is no more than that in later generations, but the means of supervision have become more numerous. The interrogation by the disciplinary inspection department is a kind of supervision, legal judgment is also a kind of supervision, public opinion is also a kind of supervision, and the voting system in a democratic country is also a kind of supervision.  As a kind of supervisor, if you are elected to the stage, you must do a good job. If you do not do well, we will not elect you next time.  However, don¡¯t think that they have really made progress. Legal judgments may become a tool to suppress political opponents.  As for the votes and public opinion, thenhehehehe.  Just like the system implemented by Wang Ju on the other side, the upper level does not adopt the electoral system. This thing is just a joke. How much political sense do you have?  Therefore, whoever has more financial backers can control more media and public opinion, and whoever can brag will rise to the top.  But the lower levels can avoid this phenomenon. They are all from the countryside. Everyone knows what abilities and character they have without the need for public opinion manipulation.  Then some legal protections will be introduced. For example, if someone has a big fist and has 18 brothers in his family, we will beat him up if he doesn¡¯t choose him. Well, if he is cheating and mismatched for three years, then his fairness and unfairness can be guaranteed.  Manipulated.  Then, outstanding officials will be selected from the huge grassroots to serve as middle-level officials. After this, it will be an elite replacement system. At least they will not be interfered by capital. At the same time, the top officials who come up have rich political experience, at least there will be no Song Dynasty.  Lords like Huizong, Song Gaozong and Song Lizong.  However, is this system perfect? ??There are still many imperfections.  Another issue is what Wang Ju has repeatedly said, the distribution of rights.  The current system basically consists of four types: decision-making, deliberation, execution and supervision. However, in the beginning of the three-province system, Shangshu was the most expensive. In the Tang Dynasty, it became Zhongshu, where decision-making was the most expensive. Later, it became subordinate, where deliberation was the most expensive.  ??That is, if Wen Yanbo¡¯s official position is not delegated, he will not have much real power. Quan should be a senior advisor.  If power is delegated, then he will actually be placed above the prime minister!  Cai QueHe left the palace anxiously and quickly wrote a letter to inform Wang Ju.  Wang Ju also quickly replied with a letter, saying that this was inevitable.  But it is not as pessimistic as Cai Zhen thought, because there is one thing, and that is Han Zhen.  The imperial court also agreed to divide the Shaanxi Road into two. The South Shaanxi Road is undoubtedly richer. Not only are there the wealthy large state capitals in the rear such as Hezhong Prefecture Chang'an, but Qinfeng Road, Xihe Road and other areas are also rich in water and grass. Even the two Hexi Roads are better than the desolate deserts in the north.  The Gobi zone is strong.  But in terms of importance, it is undoubtedly the North Shaanxi Road. The imperial court established nine marginal roads: Xihe Road, Huangzhou Road, Hexi Road, Lingxia Road, Hetao Road, and Fulin Road. However, the real preparation area was not  They are on Lingxia Road, Hetao Road and Fulin Road. The five war preparation areas are all on Shaanxi North Road. Similarly, most of the elite soldiers and generals are also on Shaanxi North Road. Large-scale military construction includes the Great Wall in Yinshan Mountain, and more  It's on Shaanxi North Road.  With the consent of Gao Taotao, the imperial court ordered Han Zhen to be sentenced to Yanzhou, Shaanxi North Road and Yanbian Five Roads to appease the economic envoy.  This is how Gao Taotao values ??the Han family. One Han and two Lu. The Han family has the highest reputation among the officials in the Song Dynasty. Although Han Zhen has a good relationship with Wang Ju, Wang Ju can't even think of controlling Han Zhen.  One is to restrain Wang Ju, and the other is to win over the Han family.  It is normal for orphans and widowers to be worried.  But after Wen Yanbo entered the court, the situation in the court will inevitably gradually deteriorate. However, without Sima Guang, the deterioration will not be so fast. If there are no accidents, it will be delayed until the end of next year. Therefore, Wang Ju gave Cai Que two suggestions.  There is no need to offend Gao Taotao for the first point. Please stick to the second point until next year, because the construction of the northern border defense will probably last until next autumn before it can be completed.  If Cai indeed leaves the phase, the consequences will be disastrous.  However, there were many things that Wang Ju could not calculate. In February, Lu Gongzhu died of a serious illness. His appointment caused some old party ministers to rise again. However, he himself was considered qualified and worked hard without complaint. However, after Lu Gongzhu died, Cai Que  The meaning of wooing is gone.  Gao Taotao then forced Zhongshu to issue an edict and changed Wen Yanbo to Youpushe and Taishi Jiapingzhang for important military and national affairs.  Wang Ju then wrote a memorial and submitted it to the court, saying that from next year the national finances would have a large-scale surplus.  The original five Shaanxi roads have all settled down and officially entered the peaceful time.  Other roads are also continuing to be developed. If the situation of the past few years can be maintained, the annual fiscal revenue of the Song Dynasty can approach 200 million yuan, which can reach 145 million yuan if converted into new dollars. In addition, without the Song Dynasty  If we take away the drag of the Xia Dynasty War, we can have a surplus of 50 million guan each year. After deducting the national debt of more than 10 million guan, we can still have a surplus of nearly 40 million guan.  This profit is too huge.  Therefore, we must take it from the people in an appropriate manner and use it for the people.  This is used for the people instead of giving money and silk to the people. Then the gifts will end up in the hands of the rich, and the poor people will still be hungry for food, or they will raise a group of lazy people.  So the imperial court had to prepare for river construction, as well as other large-scale water conservancy projects, and recruit workers to regulate the river.  Poor people have no source of income. Now we will provide you with sources of income.  In fact, the infrastructure construction projects carried out in the past few years were of the same nature, but the scale of the river project was too large, and Wang Ju did not dare to start it at that time.  After these water conservancy projects are improved, they can benefit the people.  It is also one of the national policies formulated by officials and ministers a few years ago. I hope the court will think twice.  If it is launched next year, preparations should be made this year, and at least relevant officials will be sent to inspect it. ????????????????? Then I deliberately wrote a paragraph at the end. Duke Wen was a veteran of the country for three dynasties and was well-respected. I heard that the imperial court summoned him to come to Beijing to be the prime minister, and I congratulated him.  Since Xining, Duke Jiefu thought that the country was seriously ill and needed medicine from tigers and wolves to treat it.  If Duke Wen governs the country like cooking fresh food, he must do it slowly. If Duke Jiefu governs, the world will be in turmoil and the Song Dynasty will be in danger.  The two have different ideas, leading to many disputes.  Although the two princes had disputes, they both held a patriotic heart and hoped that the Song Dynasty would last long, so they fought for this reason.  "It's rough today, but the Khitans should not be underestimated."  Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty said to his ministers: "Governing a country is like treating a disease. Even if the disease is cured, it is especially important to protect it. If you indulge yourself suddenly and the disease returns, it will be impossible to save it. Today, China is happy and safe, and all barbarians are in submission. This is what we have hoped for since ancient times. However,  I am cautious every day, but I am afraid that I will never end it, so I want to hear the advice of the ministers. "Wei Zheng said: "I am not happy about the peace and order inside and outside, but I am happy that your Majesty is in peace and prepared for danger." This is the situation of our court, and it is your Majesty.  Seriously ill and in troubled times.  I hope Duke Wen will forget his past political grievances and put the world first.  When this memorial arrived in the court, everyone was shocked, especially some of the radical New Party ministers. They all thought unconvinced, Wang Ju has surrendered!  However, Cai Que and Zhang Dun remained silent, and Wang Ju was afraid that Zhang Dun would not understand, so he secretly wrote a long letter to him.  Fan Chunren and Lu Dafang were delighted. This letter also meant that the previous court hadThe curtain has come to an end What a beautiful thought!  On March 22, Wen Yanbo came to Beijing.  On the eighth day of April, the imperial court received another memorial from Wang Ju, writing that I had agreed with His Majesty to serve the Song Dynasty for six years as punishment for his crimes. The six-year period was about to expire. I hope that the imperial court will allow me to go to the other side, and I also ask the imperial court to make arrangements.  Minister Yuanbian handed over the affairs at hand one by one.  Gao Taotao was overjoyed to learn that Wang Ju was actually rebellious. However, some of the ladies whispering around her kept making slanderous remarks, so Gao Taotao became increasingly uneasy.  But you have to behave in such a way that you can¡¯t let people in the world say that the birds are gone and the bows are hidden.  So Cai Que was asked to issue an edict to persuade him to stay.  Cai Que also breathed a sigh of relief. Gao Taotao, a general outside, frightened him. Could it be that Wang Ju was designated as a general to harm him?  Wang Ju replied again, using military strategy and tactics to complement each other with good and deceitful tactics, so that you can be victorious in every battle.  Therefore, you can use some tricks to deceive the enemy.  But as a minister, you must not deceive your majesty. That would be the crime of deceiving the emperor.  I have promised to stay for six years. If I continue to stay, it will also be a crime of deceiving the emperor. This case cannot be allowed.  "My dynasty pacified the northwest, and people all over the world praised it as my meritorious service. This is actually wrong."  Without His Majesty's support, there would be no great victory in the northwest. Without the efforts of all the ministers and ministers working hard at the rear, there would be no great victory in the northwest. Without the heroic fighting of the soldiers, there would be no great victory in the northwest.  For example, if Liu Changzuo was ill and still led his army in the snowfall, and held a stalemate with the Liao army in Yunzhou, he could repay the victory in Yanmen.  Hope is more important than merit. As a minister, if you are not afraid and do not know how to advance or retreat, it will not be a good thing for the country.  "However, I made an agreement with Your Majesty last year to allow Tianci to marry the Marquis of Nanyang's daughter. Now that Your Majesty is seriously ill, I hope the Queen Mother will grant her permission."  Zhao Niannu has not come back, but Zhao Tianci has come back in spring. He just rode to Lingzhou and is beside Wang Ju.  Marquis of Nanyang is Zhao Tianci's father-in-law, the grandson of the "Eight Wise Kings", and the title bestowed by Zhao Xu last year.  When Wang Ju wrote this memorial, he had already asked him to go to Beijing in advance with his wife and three girls selected from the Xihe Fan people.  After all, their line of work is relatively slow.  When it comes to this, Gao Taotao approved it, and he was promoted to an official title again. Now that he has gone to the other side, will the court still pay wages?  Therefore, several free official positions were added, so that the officials behind Wang Ju were assigned sixteen consecutive positions, and Jiedushi alone was assigned four, which was more than double the length of Han Qi's time.  The Song Dynasty can be considered worthy of Wang Ju On June 26, Wang Ju entered the capital in a low-key manner and hosted the wedding for Zhao Tianci.  To be honest, some people got married early, but there is nothing they can do about it. Do they still expect to come back to get married in the future?  On June 27, Wang Ju, led by several prime ministers, entered the palace to visit Zhao Xu.  At this time, Zhao Xu was unable to move or speak, and could only survive on some liquids. However, he could still think, that is, he was paralyzed, but he did not become a vegetative state.  But he was in a very bad situation, even if Zaizhi came to visit, he had to get Gao Taotao's permission, and Gao Taotao asked the eunuch to sit behind a curtain, and she sat behind the curtain.  It was only then that Zhao Xu realized how strong his mother's desire to control was.  But this change in mentality is actually Zhao Xu¡¯s own fault.  The Song army forced the Liao army to cede territory, and Zhao Xu regarded himself as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In fact Let¡¯s not talk about others, just two people, Wang Anshi. During the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there was also a Wang Anshi, that is Sang Hongyang. If you want to defeat the Huns, you have to spend a lot of money.  A lot of money, and with the unhealthy finances of the Han Dynasty, it was even more difficult to make money.  As a result, the finances of the Han Dynasty worsened as time went by, forcing Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to let Sang Hongyang manage his finances. At that time, there was even greater opposition to Sang Hongyang both inside and outside the court. However, did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set any obstacles for Sang Hongyang, even in order to compromise?  , let Sang Hongyang go home to retire? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out????  In other words, Wei Qing is a maternal relative, okay, then are Cheng Bushi and other generals maternal relatives?  Or let¡¯s talk about Li Guang. In fact, Li Guang¡¯s performance during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was just that. It was only mythologized by Sima Qian and later literati.  Shouldn't he be punished if he misses the deadline?  Did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty have to force him to commit suicide after he paid the fine?  ¡°If Zhao Xu completely allowed Wang Anshi to remove all kinds of shackles, carried out reforms, and allowed Wang Shao, Liu Changzuo and other important generals to completely remove their shackles and lead their troops in battle, would the Song Dynasty become rich and powerful in advance?  On the one hand, the reform was carried out, and on the other hand, many old parties were used to restrain the reformists and create a balance. These old-school ministers were all powerful people, and the women who entered the palace were their wives. How could it not have a serious impact on Gao Taotao?  I¡¯m afraid Zhao Xu hasn¡¯t seen this through until now.  Perhaps it was only now that Zhao Xu completely let go of his suspicions about Wang Ju. A simple truth, if Wang Ju wanted to be emperor, he could do it on the other side. Although there may be many overseas visitors who would oppose it, the difficulty would be much lower than that of rebellion in the Song Dynasty.  The problem came. His mother's behavior and the appointment of Wen Yanbo made him seriously worried, and his son was still young.  So what will happen to the Song Dynasty once he lets go?  So when I saw Wang Ju, his eyes flashed with reluctance, unwillingness, and regret.  If Wang Ju had been completely trusted at that time and not allowed to make any six-year agreement, with Wang Ju's current prestige, even if the queen mother and Wen Yanbo wanted to join forces, they would not be able to succeed. Then if it takes a few years, the son will be older.  , the queen mother must return to power, and the Song Dynasty can continue to develop healthily and become stronger!  This is what he is thinking now, but since Wang Ju really refuses to leave in the northwest, he may have another thought.  When Wang Ju paid homage, Zhao Xu opened his mouth desperately, and he miraculously shouted out two words: "Servant" Cai Que was overjoyed. Is it possible that the emperor can get better?  But as long as he shouted out, Gao Taotao and Wen Yanbo still didn't dare to stop him. Wang Ju said in a deep voice: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty wants to see His Highness." Gao Taotao was silent for a while and whispered behind the curtain.  After a while, the eunuch brought servant Zhao in.  Wang Ju and the ministers must salute each other. However, these are important ministers, so servant Zhao also has to show respect. After saluting, servant Zhao stared at Wang Ju with expectant eyes.  As soon as Zhao Xu fell ill, his grandmother immediately implemented strict control over him.  But fortunately, Wang Ju taught him many principles, and he also emphasized repeatedly in a subtle way that sometimes you have to learn to be patient as a human being. Therefore, the first line of the Book of Changes is not to use the hidden dragon. It is not that this dragon has no future, but that it  In order to gain strength, one must learn to grow latently.  These principles have been of positive help to the current servant Zhao.  Wang Ju is more or less aware of his current plight, but there is no other way Is it possible to kill Gao Taotao?  He first took out a thick booklet from his sleeve and said: "His Majesty used to give lectures to His Highness, and many of them were not finished before I went to the northwest. But the northwest is full of things and affairs are complicated, so until now, I have not been able to  I compiled some historical examples and principles, including previous lectures, for a total of forty-eight articles. Of course, ministers are still ministers, and their positions are different and their considerations are different.  "Emperor Fan" is combined, then you can know more things that everyone needs to pay attention to." Zhao Xu was lying on the hospital bed with a look of approval in his eyes.  Wang Ju also turned to look at him and said, "Your Majesty, I will leave tomorrow." Zhao Xu looked reluctant, and servant Zhao suddenly took Wang Ju's hand.  Wang Ju continued: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, it is right for me to leave the Song Dynasty. Our dynasty punished the Anshi Rebellion and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Rebellion, so it imposed many restrictions on military generals, which went too far. But not only military generals, but also relatives and eunuchs  Excessive power of powerful officials will also be harmful to the country, especially for ministers like Chen. There is no harm in making some restrictions. Even the prime minister cannot be re-elected for more than ten years to prevent the power from getting out of control.  "Your Highness, please remember that this can be passed down as the practice and law of the Song Dynasty." "The Song Dynasty was okay at first, but it became worse and worse from the time of Cai Jing, and then Qin Hui, Shi Miyuan, Jia Sidao "Chen.  Although he left the Song Dynasty, he continued to serve the Song Dynasty. Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, Your Highness, and Rong Chen reported a large-scale betrayal by the Khitan Bubu tribe. In the spring of this year, and in the early winter of last year, the Khitan sent troops to suppress it, and they were defeated miserably.  Go. In the spring of this year, troops were sent to suppress it again, but they failed again. "This was a serious false rebellion in the Liao Kingdom. There is a reference. In the battle of Lingzhouchuan, the Zubu cavalry suffered a disastrous defeat, but the Song army suffered extremely slight losses.  Although the Song Army forced the Liao Kingdom to bow, the casualty ratio between the two sides was still considerable. Even 60% of the Song Dynasty's casualties occurred in several battles between the Song and Liao Dynasties.  Then the combat effectiveness of the Zubu people should be far lower than that of the Liao army. Moreover, there are many tribes in the Zubu people, and not many of them actually join Mogus.  Then Mogus can still be easily solved.  But the Liao Kingdom ignored one point. Although the Zubu Cavalry was defeated in Lingzhouchuan, they fell into the trap of the Song Army. Moreover, the three armies were not very united. Many tribal warriors, like Mogusi, started from conscription.  Very repulsive.  If the Song army is easily defeated, then the three armies will surge forward and win one victory after another.  But when they failed, these people began to flee in advance, and their defeats became worse.  During the war between Song and Liao, they fought deep into the Liao border, especially the sniper battle at Hunhe. The Song army had few troops and did not take advantage of the right time, place and people. They forcibly sniped Dabeinu's army and prevented him from returning. How could the losses be avoided?  high?  ??And prevent all ministries from being poor and backward,There are no sophisticated armors, but now at least the armor aspect has been solved by Mogus.  Due to misjudgment, the Liao army was defeated again.  "This is the first step I arranged for the Song Dynasty. There is also the second step. The Khitan Liaodong rebellion, the Jurchens fell into the trap, and almost the entire army was wiped out. However, some chiefs managed to escape. I secretly sent people  We have contacted them. It is impossible for them to do anything this year, but after I go to the other side, I can still provide them with some support and let them grow again. Liaodong started to rebel again. " Lu Hui escaped last year. That tragedy.  ah.  Fortunately, although many of the people who escaped were killed and scattered, it would be difficult for him to recruit dozens of leaders, but it would be difficult to achieve anything. Therefore, Wang Ju planned to secretly mobilize an army after going to the other side.  , and then carried out devastating revenge on the Yue Li Ji tribe.  As long as this revenge is successful, the reputation of Lu Hui and these leaders will be restored again, and a huge rebellion will begin again.  This is the double insurance that Wang Ju left to the Song Dynasty.  However, because Wen Yanbo and Gao Taotao were present, Wang Ju just vaguely conveyed them in one sentence.  "If there are no accidents, the Khitan will be exhausted in these ten years. With ten years of rest, our court will be stronger." This is what Zhao Xu is most worried about. He is about to die. He dies and his son takes the throne, but  In reality, the power of the military and state must be controlled by the mother. However, Wen Yanbo took over before he died. If he died, I don't know what the political situation would be like.  Will Liao take the opportunity to retaliate?  What Wang Ju said was to relieve his worries.  It¡¯s hard to say whether the Song Dynasty will become more powerful after ten years.  It is difficult to cure, but very easy to break.  But in ten years, servant Zhao has already been in charge. The difficulty lies in the past few years.  What Wang Ju meant was, Your Majesty, you don¡¯t have to worry anymore. No matter what the political situation of the Song Dynasty will be in the future, the Liao Kingdom has no intention of dealing with the Song Dynasty. In the past few years, I have won the precious time for the Song Dynasty.  But it¡¯s hard to explain clearly in front of Gao Taotao.  Zhao Xu also understood, with a look of gratitude in his eyes.  "This is the first thing I did to serve the Song Dynasty, and the second thing was the weapons and some new technologies. Some people say that I have contributed to the financial management of the Song Dynasty, but that's not true. I pinned my credit on the Song Dynasty.  Without the internal governance of the ancestors, many of the precious legacies left by our ancestors would not have been able to achieve these meager achievements if we had left them in the Han and Tang Dynasties. They also relied on the reforms of Duke Jiefu.  We are still unable to achieve these meager achievements, and it is not due to military merit. If it were not for this internal governance and this strong finance, I would also have failed. What I have done is to correctly benefit our country's advantages.  That¡¯s all. But what is the real contribution of the minister is these technical knowledge.¡± ¡°In the past, this kind of knowledge was regarded as a strange skill and was avoided, but I was able to correct it in time. For example, if there is no gunpowder.  , our country¡¯s iron output cannot reach more than 100 million kilograms, so even if Shen Cunzhong improves his locomotives, there will not be enough iron resources to build roads, northwest supply, and troop mobilization, which will still become a problem for our country and even restrict our development. "  "Now the northwest is pacified and the Liao Kingdom has given way, but for a long time our dynasty will still face the biggest threat to the northern nomads, and the Yanyun Gate is still under the control of the Khitan. Why have the northern nomads always been a puzzle for the Central Plains dynasty? They  They live by grazing on water and grass, and feed on meat. Therefore, many warriors are strong and good at riding and shooting.  "The Khitan can trouble our country." "However, advanced civilization is the general trend. Driven by new technologies, our country's weapon and armor advantages are getting bigger and bigger. If it weren't for these new weapons, it would not be able to successfully capture Xixia Lingzhou and Shunzhou."  , Dingzhou, Xingzhou and other cities, and could not quickly capture the Khitan's Wuzhou, Shuozhou, Huanzhou and other cities, so that the Khitan had no time to mobilize its army, and the Liao Lord fled in panic. " "But these weapons are not strong enough, I plan to do so.  Go to the other side to concentrate on developing a more powerful weapon. This requires a quiet environment. When it is developed, I will send someone to hand over the technology to the court. " "In order to support our country, the other side has donated a lot of money, gold and silver.  , which made some merchants on the other side complain about the ministers. However, if the finances of the other side are healthy again, they will finally be the subjects of the Song Dynasty. Every time the court suffers a defeat on the front line, all the people are like mourning, and every time there is a victory, all the people are happy to hear about it.  Not only the scholar-bureaucrats, but also ordinary people were patriotic, including the merchants and people who migrated to the other side. However, under the pressure of the ministers, too much money was transferred. However, after recovery, if the imperial court could regain Yanyun.  "I believe that many people will continue to support the imperial court." "Perhaps the minister is also very old and cannot come to the Central Plains."However, we can further persuade them to contribute money and efforts. Coupled with the continued development of our dynasty and more powerful weapons, regaining Yanyun is no longer a dream, or even an unprecedented, stronger and richer country.  The Song Dynasty will stand tall.  "With so many reasons, that's why I left the Song Dynasty. "However, depending on how you listen, people who are suspicious of Wang Ju can tell that after going to the other side, Wang Ju will no longer be able to rebel if he wants to rebel. Not only across the sea, but also the people on the other side  They won't agree, after all, they are all Song people. Those who feel emotional will be filled with emotion. Wang Ju has done so much and ended up on the other side to escape suspicion, but even so, he is still trying to be loyal to the Song Dynasty.  Wang Ju looked at servant Zhao again and said: "Your Highness, since the beginning of the dynasty, all of us have been diligent and conscientious. This is a blessing to the billions of people in our dynasty.  However, because he was too neglectful of himself, he suffered from poor health in his later years.  If Taizu had not died young, our dynasty would have been stronger in martial arts.  If Taizong had not died young, our internal affairs would have been stronger.  In his later years, Zhenzong was ill and neglected political affairs, so the state affairs deteriorated.  The same was true for Renzong, and it was also a pity for Yingzong.  Now His Majesty is seriously ill again.  " "Your Highness, our court needs a wise master, but more importantly, it needs a wise master who is healthy.  I would like to say one more thing, you don¡¯t have to eat too much, but you must eat enough.  The clothes don¡¯t have to be fancy, but they must protect you from the cold.  We cannot relax in government affairs, but we must work together with all the ministers, instead of working alone, so that even if our health is broken, government affairs are piled up.  Stillness is fine, but it must be combined with movement.  The ancients said that the lonely yin does not give birth and the lonely sun does not grow. This is also true.  Wang Ju then looked at the prime ministers and said: "In ancient times, our ancestors relied on marshes to survive. The environment was harsh, floods were common, pythons were infested, crocodiles were everywhere, and ferocious beasts were densely populated. Therefore, our ancestors combined their images, evolved into dragons, and became Han people."  Totem, but it is the cultivation of generations of ancestors that has created this sky and this land, so we must respect our ancestors.  " "My lords, I have said before that the Yellow River is our mother river. However, due to overdraft from generation to generation, it has deteriorated into half water and half sand. It is a pity.  But it is precisely because of this water that we drink and irrigate, and it is precisely because of this soil that we can plant and eat from generation to generation, so we must love this land.  " "In the later Zhou Dynasty, several countries were established, wars continued, and the people were devastated. Because of Taizu and Taizong, the Central Plains was unified. The people stayed away from the war, and we were able to enjoy this glory and wealth, so we have to love this  country.  " "Many places have been opened up on the other shore, and most of the alienated people are lazy and fierce people.  But we Han people in the Central Plains are hardworking and docile. It is their bit by bit work that has created this strong and wealthy country. Please take care of the people here.  " When Wang Ju said these words, he was full of affection. "Maybe Wang Ju's tough and iron-blooded methods and deep scheming made some people dissatisfied, but at this moment, several people had to admit that Wang Ju can also be regarded as a rare person throughout the ages.  Loyal minister, Zhao Xu had tears in his eyes. It was a pity that he was speechless at this time. After Wang Ju finished speaking, he bowed down again and left the palace the next day. This was true.  Announcing the end of an era??
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