Chapter 553: Divide and Conquer

The strategy of strictly quelling the slang chaos is also three strategies: first, exhausting the forces of Qiongzhou to quell the chaos on a large scale, capturing the slang chieftains led by them, and completely eliminating the slang trouble; the second is to lure each other with profit, divide and disintegrate the slang people from the inside, make it difficult for them to speak alone, and quell the slang chaos without a fight; The third is to exert both grace and power, forcefully suppress the leader, eliminate their hereditary titles in the name of the imperial court, and then show grace to those who are coerced or watching, so as to deter them and quickly quell the riot. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhao Yu pondered for a while, the slang people often raise the village as soldiers, and if they are all mobilized, the number of troops will not be less than tens of thousands. And the Song army will have to pay a great price to fight in an unfamiliar environment and terrain, and it is not something that the dynasty can afford in terms of financial resources and troops, so the strategy of trying to quell the chaos is not a good plan in the current situation where the strong enemy is on the side and the financial situation is tight, but it is the way to die, and he directly passed this strategy.

To put it bluntly, the strategy of seducing profit is to use money to eliminate disasters and buy peace with money. But Zhao Yu knows that peace in exchange for benefits is always short-lived, and there are too many lessons of such failures in history. This is because people's desires are always difficult to fill, just make some noise, make a little mess, there will be money to take, there are officials to do, such a cheap thing Zhao Yu wants to do by himself. Therefore, this kind of thing must not be done to quench thirst, not only does not intend to the peace of Qiongzhou, but will arouse the appetite of the slang people, and they have to find something to do when they have nothing to do, which is not conducive to the long-term peace and stability of Qiongzhou.

It is not easy to use soft and hard, Zhao Hao thinks that only the combination of grace and power seems to be in line with the current situation. Kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, and then order a few bananas for the timid monkeys to taste the sweetness. Although this method can not completely eliminate hidden dangers, but when used properly, it can still win a window of time for development, and when their strength is strong enough, those who want to make trouble may not have time to hug their thighs, let alone find trouble.

"Sir, how can you be gracious, and how can you use power?" Zhao Yu made up his mind and looked up and asked.

"Your Majesty, the slang people have been at odds with the state and county for a long time, and the local interference and intervention in the affairs of the slang people has exacerbated the tension between them. After the Shaoxing year, the imperial court was busy with the war against Mengjin, and the local troops in Qiongzhou were weak and the armaments were slack, so they were unable to form a deterrent to the various slangs. In order to maintain the local state pastor, they can only rely on the strategy of razing and razing, or buying the head of the Tong, so the slang people are even more rampant, and they often threaten each other with soldiers, resulting in today's situation! As soon as Ying Jieyan heard it, he knew that His Majesty was inclined to use both grace and power, and smiled slightly and started from the root of the contradiction between the two sides.

"Alas, today's situation has been around for a long time, and it is impossible to eradicate it in one day!" Zhao Hao sighed and secretly complained in his heart that the ancestors had left such a mess for him, and it was really hard for him to keep the country for them, but now he couldn't blame their faults, so he could only say helplessly.

"It's true that you can only figure it out slowly, but this is also an opportunity to reorganize the slang!" Ying Jieyan still said with a smile, he knew that the little emperor was not in a hurry, but he must be in a hurry to solve this matter, otherwise he would not be worried and unable to sleep, and he must persuade him to dispel this idea, so as not to fall into a lose-lose situation and be taken advantage of by the enemy.

"I don't know, please explain it to Mr.!" Zhao Hao frowned and couldn't figure it out, so he stepped forward and said.

"Your Majesty, although the slang people are divided into raw and cooked, but there should be a good friendship between the slang chiefs, one party can respond to the chaos of one party, and the joint chaos is hidden, and there are deserters, fugitives and fugitive chieftains hidden in the ripe Li, which should have been eliminated, but I am afraid that the jade will not be divided, and the innocent will be killed. As a result, even after the Great Expedition, it is difficult to get rid of the root cause, and they can still be in trouble for many years. Ying Jieyan said.

"After the chaos occurred, the officers and troops were unable to go deep into the crackdown, and they would generally use familiar slang to help suppress it. After the chaos subsides, the identity and status of the local officials who assist the officials to quell the chaos will be recognized by the government, so that the chaos is often an opportunity for the redistribution of local forces and the change of the local power structure, and at the same time as the chaos is put down one after another, the government's control over the local government will be strengthened again! ”

"Hehe, what Mr. means is that bad things have turned into good things, and we can use this to control a group of slang tongs and suppress other slang tongs, so as to obtain temporary peace." Zhao Yu smiled bitterly when he heard this, this is still back to the old way of using razing to control razing, but in the current situation, it is indeed an effective and helpless choice.

"As Your Majesty said, this matter can only be done slowly, and when the time is ripe to implement the policy of changing the land and returning to the stream, and at present, it is imperative to quickly quell the chaos, restore order, and successfully complete the army reorganization and resettlement plan!" Ying Jieyan heard that the little emperor was still unwilling, and what was more worried was that the little emperor took this opportunity to rectify and clean the court, so as to break the current pattern of being suppressed by the civil ministers, which caused turmoil in the court, and hurriedly persuaded him.

"Well, it's not a good idea, but I'm still a little worried." Ying Jieyan gagged his mouth with his own words, and of course Zhao Yu also heard the sound outside the strings, and secretly clenched his fists and said.

"Your Majesty is worried about letting the situation develop, and the trouble is out of control!" Ying Jieyan pondered for a moment. Although the little emperor did not say what happened in the court, he easily thought that if he did not get the order of the left minister, Lu Hideo, the local officials would not interfere in the internal affairs of the slang, and the army would not leave the defense area without permission.

"Yes, it was the Zuo Prime Minister who arbitrarily dismissed the local officials recruited by the Marshal's Mansion that year, and sent officials to interfere in local affairs without authority, which led to the failure of the government decree; Although he asked the Empress Dowager to order the mobilization of the right army to quell the chaos, but after Han Zhen refused, he ordered the forbidden army in front of the palace to end the rest and recuperate and attack the slang talents, causing chaos. "It will take ten days to go from Quanzhou to Qiongzhou, not to mention that now the southwest wind is rising, most of their voyage is against the wind, and the time will be longer, and in more than ten days, they can do a lot of things.

"Sizzle......" Although Ying Jieyan thought of this section, he didn't expect that the matter was much more serious than he estimated. It was not only the Minister of Land who arbitrarily revised His Majesty's measures to strengthen the local grassroots and strengthen combat readiness mobilization, but also inadvertently provoked confrontation between the two sides. And now that the little emperor has taken control of the army and has the support of Zhang Shijie, once the contradictions between the two sides intensify, it is self-evident whether he supports the officials of the Xing Dynasty or his confidants. The party fights together, and the last handful of political elites of the Great Song Dynasty will also be gone, and he can't help but gasp when he thinks of this.

"Your Majesty's concern is that the old officials of the Shuai Mansion have always acted in accordance with His Majesty's edicts. When the officials of the Xing Dynasty first arrived, they did not know what had changed, and it was normal for the two sides to have some quarrels. Lu Xiang did not enter the court for a long time and moved around with the court, and the time when he ascended to the phase to take charge of the government was still short, so it was inevitable that he would not have enough experience, so he could only follow the old routine. However, the folk customs and conditions of Qiongzhou are very different from the inland, so deviations are inevitable. ”

"What does Mr. mean that Lu Xiang did it unintentionally?" Zhao Hao heard that the old man was saying good things for the officials, and asked with a frown.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it is true!" Ying Jieyan nodded solemnly and said, "Lu Xiang is cautious and thoughtful, and he handled military and political affairs in an orderly manner in front of Li Xiang's account, and he was deeply respected by Li Xiang, so he was recommended to join the court to assist in the government, obviously not a mediocre talent, but just a lack of experience in governing politics." ”

"Sir, in the current situation, I am not familiar with government affairs when I first ascended the throne, and if the prime minister lacks experience as a director, it will not cause chaos!" Zhao Hao smiled bitterly when he heard this, didn't he let the two half-people take charge? If you don't get it right, you'll make a big mess.

"Your Majesty intends to remove the land minister?" This time it was the old man's turn to frown, but as soon as he frowned, the folds were layered, and Ying Jieyan asked.

"Well, I hope that a respectful old minister can help me handle government affairs so that I can restore the country!" Zhao Yu did not deny his thoughts, and nodded.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's inappropriate!" Ying Jieyan shook his head and said.

"Why?" Zhao Yu said in surprise, he felt that his hint was very clear, and he wanted Ying Jie Yan Jin to be in phase. And going out and getting in the picture can be said to be the lifelong pursuit of every scholar, but the old man obviously doesn't appreciate his own affection.

"Your Majesty, it has been less than 100 days since the court moved to Qiongfang, and a rash change of appearance will inevitably cause panic among the courtiers, who mistakenly think that Your Majesty values his cronies and neglects the courtiers; There is no major fault between the two land ministers in following the rules, and they are afraid that they will be disobeyed; Third, presumably Your Majesty also knows that the current situation is a situation in which the lord is weak and the minister is strong, and although the old minister is heavy, he often has a lot of concerns and follows the old rules, which is not conducive to His Majesty's implementation of the new policy; Moreover, if you choose a powerful minister to govern, it will be more and more unfavorable to Your Majesty, which will make the court struggle intensify! Ying Jieyan pondered for a moment and said.

"Well, I see. But if you want to be politically clear, it is difficult to do it by relying on Lu Xiang alone! Zhao Yu nodded after hearing this. The old man does not want to be a prime minister because he does not want to cause a dispute between the DPRK, and the current situation is precisely because Lu Xiufu lacks experience in governance, and if he wants to be in a stable position, he needs to support each other to deal with the disputes between the DPRK and China and form a community of interests, which is conducive to his participation in the affairs of the DPRK and China, and he can also use this to implement his own new policy. However, Zhao Yu is still worried that Lu Xiufu's lack of experience will make it difficult to govern the country well.

"Decentralization. Divide and rule, always with the Prime Minister! Ying Jieyan stroked his beard and said, thinking of a countermeasure for His Majesty.

"Hehe......" Zhao Yu smiled, the meaning of Ying Jieyan is very clear, with the left and right ministers and the governor of the government to lead the affairs of the six ministries, and the decision is on the left minister, so that not only can Lu Xiufu's responsibility be shared, but also reduce the probability of accidents. It can also avoid the prime minister's dictatorship, and the emergence of a powerful minister to empty himself. Although there may be three monks who have no water to eat, judging from the current situation, it is still conducive to gradually controlling the government and finally achieving the goal of being pro-government......