As soon as he heard that Yang Yan asked to see him, Zhao Chen hurriedly put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and said, "Xuan, Xuan." ”

Yue Ying smiled slightly: "Don't worry, the official family should not worry, it will take a while for them to enter the palace, and even if the brother-in-law and sister come, the official family can't skip dinner." According to the concubine, I don't know if my brother-in-law and sister have eaten, so it is better for the concubine to ask someone to add a few more plates of snacks, so that they can accompany the official family to eat and talk together. ”

Zhao Chen thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "It's still the queen who thinks about it, so let's go and arrange it." ”

After a while, Yang Yan, Zhao Yueru, and Zhao Qianru, under the leadership of the three of them, came to the Ruide Palace, and after seeing the car, Zhao Chen asked them to sit down and use some snacks together. Yang Yan and the others entered the palace to accompany Zhao Chen or the Empress Dowager Zhou to eat together, so they were not polite, together with Queen Yue Ying, everyone sat down around a round table.

Zhao Chen first asked about the situation on the front line, and then focused on Zhao Yueru's expedition to attack Kaifeng Mansion. Although these experiences were written in the battle report and also passed on to Jiankang, Zhao Chen had already read them. But the war report is written relatively simply, and Kaifeng Mansion is the old capital of the Great Song Dynasty, and it has been lost for nearly forty years, although this time it is because of tactical needs, gains and losses, but its significance is also different, so Zhao Chen also hopes to understand in detail the entire process of this attack on Kaifeng Mansion.

Zhao Yueru didn't hide it, and explained the whole process to Zhao Chen and Yue Ying in detail, only to hear Zhao Chen and Yue Ying be drunk. Hearing the excitement, Zhao Chen couldn't help but say: "Liuniang is really a hero of the country, according to me, not only Mulan may not be within reach, but also compared to the princess of Pingyang back then, it is not too much." ”

And when he heard that when the Song army withdrew from Kaifeng Mansion, the people of Kaifeng Mansion were reluctant to give up on the Song army, Zhao Chen couldn't help but be silent, and only after a long time did he say: "The people of the north are looking forward to the Northern Expedition of the imperial court and the king to recover the lost land, and I don't know what to pay, but it's just ......" He sighed, and then told Yang Yan about the process of recruiting the ruling ministers to discuss today, and then said: "I also know that now is indeed a good opportunity for the Northern Expedition, but it is also very difficult for me to increase taxes and levies to prepare for the Northern Expedition, and I am afraid that the additional service will cause dissatisfaction among the people, and it is also very difficult. That's why I want to hear my brother-in-law's opinion. ”

In fact, Yang Yan and Zhao Yue arrived in Jiankang this afternoon, first asked people to go to the Privy Council to report, and then went home directly. When the ladies saw them return, the family was naturally very happy to get together. And Shunhua, Langying, Zaichi, Shunying, Zaiqi, Zaidao and other children also surrounded Yang Yan and Zhao Yueru, pulling them "Daddy" and "Mother" to scream.

Originally, the sky was dark, and seeing his wife and children who had been separated for more than three months, Yang Yan couldn't bear to leave them, so he planned to accompany the ladies and children at home tonight, and go to the court tomorrow to see Zhao Chen.

After dinner, Han Yanzhi, who learned that he had returned to Jiankang with the scriptures, came to visit in person, and only then did he say that he suggested in the court today that the imperial court relevy the general economic system money to raise money for the Northern Expedition, and asked Yang Yan to try his best to persuade Zhao Chen. Only then did Yang Yan know what was happening in the DPRK.

So after sending Han Yanzhi away, Yang Yan discussed with Zhao Yueru and Zhao Qianru and decided to enter the palace overnight to see Zhao Chen.

After listening to what Zhao Chen said, Yang Yan didn't answer first, but asked the two insiders to carry out a big bag, and said, "Guanjia, this is what the princess brought back from there to give to the official family when she went on an expedition to Kaifeng Mansion this time." ”

Zhao Chen couldn't help but be a little curious, and said, "What is this?" ”

The waiter opened his pocket and poured out a large push of rags, Zhao Chen was a little puzzled, and said, "Sixth sister, what is this?" ”

Zhao Yueru then told the origin of this large pile of rags. After Zhao Chen listened, he couldn't help but be in awe, and said to the waiter: "Put away this pile of rags, I have to read it every day, and never forget the ambition of recovering the Central Plains." ”

After the waiters put away the pieces of cloth. Yang Yan said: "Not paying taxes is an act of loving the people, the heart of the official family loves the people, heaven and earth can be learned, but those who want to achieve great things must not be confined to small sections, and the official family cannot be ignored because of the small name of the moment, and the great cause of the revival of the ancestors." ”

Zhao Qianru also said: "Since the official family succeeded to the throne, they have been diligent in government and love the people, reducing taxes and taxes, and now the people in the Great Song Dynasty live and work in peace and contentment, and live a rich life." It also depends on the official family. Now that the court has something to do, it is not the official family that gathers money, and in order to go on the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and recover the lost land, it is natural that the people need to dedicate some. Therefore, the increase in military service should also be considered by the officials. ”

When Zhao Chen heard this, he couldn't help but ponder again, and it took a long time before he nodded and said, "Brother-in-law, sister's reminder, I know what to do." ”

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The next day, Zhao Chen officially proposed in the court that in order to prepare for the expenses of the Northern Expedition, the Great Song Dynasty would begin to re-collect the general economic system.

For this reason, there was a strong debate in the court, this time it was not a matter of whether the Northern Expedition should be or not, but whether taxes should be increased for the Northern Expedition. The ministers argued fiercely among themselves, and they did not give in to each other.

However, when the prime minister of the DPRK, Han Yanzhi, first expressed his full support for Zhao Chen's proposal, and then ministers such as Wang Yan, Zhang Yan, Chen Liang and others who advocated the immediate Northern Expedition also expressed their support for Zhao Chen's proposal.

Among the ruling ministers, only Fan Chengda clearly expressed his opposition. Another prime minister, Zhao Ruyu, also expressed support for Zhao Chen's proposal. This move was clearly unexpected.

In fact, Zhao Ruyu has always been a staunch minister of the main battle faction, but because he is a civilian official, he seems to be more secure in his approach, in fact, in his heart, and this time, he actually hopes that the Northern Expedition can succeed. Seeing that Han Yanzhi first proposed to re-levy the general economic system money, and was willing to take responsibility for it, it also touched Zhao Ruyu's psychology, so seeing that Zhao Chen officially proposed to re-levy the general economic system money in the court today, Zhao Ruyu finally thought that at this time, it should still focus on the great cause of the Northern Expedition, so he also expressed his support for Zhao Chen's proposal.

No matter what Zhao Ruyu thought in his heart, the reality was that four of the five ruling ministers of the court had expressed their approval of the re-imposition of the general economic system, and then this resolution could be finalized.

After obtaining the consent of several ruling ministers, Zhao Chen immediately ordered the household department to prepare for various matters related to the collection of the general economic system. At the same time, he ordered the Privy Council to immediately formulate a plan for the Northern Expedition.

Therefore, Yang Yan believed that within this year, except for a few places, most of the military operations could basically be stopped, and that preparations should be transferred to the preparatory work, and the Northern Expedition should be officially carried out after the beginning of spring in February next year. This was also recognized by Zhao Chen and other ministers.

After retiring from the dynasty, Yang Yan returned home, sat in his study and began to seriously think about the strategy, plan and personnel arrangement of the Northern Expedition. At this moment, the family came to report, saying that Zhou Xin asked to see him.

Yang Yan was stunned and hurriedly asked his family to invite him in. After a while, Zhou Xin, under the leadership of his family, hurried to the study, and after the family withdrew, Zhou Xin handed Yang Yan a note and said, "My lord, please see, this is the latest news from Zhongdu." ”

Yang Yan took it and took a look, it turned out that Wanyan Zongzheng had really launched a rebellion in Zhongdu and was mobilizing people to besiege the palace. Moreover, Po Sa and Bai Yanjing also led troops into Beijing to express their support. Yang Yan couldn't help but be overjoyed, what he had been looking forward to finally happened, and now it was only up to Da Song to grasp this opportunity.

After thinking about it, Yang Yan asked Zhou Xindao: "This time the Jin State launched a rebellion, did the people from our staff department participate?" ”

Zhou Xin said with a smile: "Naturally, they participated, among them, two hundred and sixteen people directly participated in this rebellion as ordinary people, and another fifty-two people were secretly ventilating and inquiring about the news. ”

Yang Yan asked again: "How is the rebellion going now, can Wanyan Zongzheng occupy the central capital?" ”

Zhou Xin said: "I don't know about this humble position yet, because the new news from the Zhongdu side has not yet arrived, and what we see now is the news from four or five days ago." ”

Yang Yan nodded, although the staff and the division all use flying pigeons to pass on the book, but Zhongdu and Jiankang are separated by more than 2,000 miles, even if it is a flying pigeon, it will have to be transferred three times in the middle, so after the news reaches Jiankang, it will be at least four or five days later. Therefore, Yang Yan thought for a while and said: "Zhou Xin, you immediately ordered to notify the staff of the staff department who are lurking in Zhongdu, and the personnel of Zhongdu along the way, and all the news of Zhongdu in the future must be sent back to Jiankang as soon as possible, without delay." ”

Zhou Xin also nodded and said, "Yes, I understand the lowly position, and I will arrange it as soon as I go back." ”

Yang Yan continued: "In addition, I will inform the staff of the Zhongdu that they can act in any way at any cost, and they must continue to persist in this rebellion, the longer the better, if they can't occupy the Zhongdu, they can persuade Yan Zongzheng to retreat to Datong Mansion or Taiyuan and other places, and continue to confront Zhongdu." If there is not enough manpower, they will transfer manpower from places near the Central Capital to support the personnel of the Central Capital. ”

Zhou Xin took out a pen and paper, recorded it quickly, and said, "The order of the adults, the lowly will be conveyed immediately." ”

Yang Yan said again: "I also want to inform Master Guangyan and let him try to contact Wanyan Zongzheng, and then convey our meaning to Wanyan Zongzheng, our Great Song is willing to support his rebellion, and can provide him with assistance in materials and food, if he is willing to accept our assistance, please send someone to negotiate with us immediately." ”

Zhou Xin wrote down everything Yang Yan said, and when he saw that he had no other instructions, he retired.

After Zhou Xin left, Yang Yan immediately changed his court clothes and entered the palace to see Zhao Chen. Although the rebellion of the Jin State was a very beneficial thing to the Great Song Dynasty, it also disrupted the Northern Expedition plan of the Great Song Dynasty, and now the Great Song Dynasty must send troops in advance and start the Northern Expedition in winter. If it is still according to the original plan and waits for the beginning of the year before sending troops, it will only leave more than three months for Jin Guo to breathe, and Wanyan Changzhi will never miss this opportunity.

And if there is no containment after the Song army, Wanyan Zongzheng would not be able to resist Wanyan Changzhi at all.