"If it weren't for my brother-in-law's plan this time, I am afraid it would not be so easy to find out the truth so quickly." Zhao Chen looked at Yang Chen and said excitedly.

Today's resolution of the major incident of the Hunan Road Civil Rebellion in the court made Zhao Chen very happy, at least it can be shown that there is no problem with the implementation of the new law itself. Therefore, Zhao Chen summoned Yang Yan into the palace that night to discuss the next step.

Yang Yan said: "Official, although the problem of the civil rebellion on Hunan Road has been solved now, we must not take it lightly. The first northwestern frontier is only a temporary stalemate, not a complete subsidence. In my opinion, if the Western Xia army invades our border again, it will never use only a small force of men and horses to harass the border and plunder some people and materials as before, but will mobilize a large army and directly attack the city and seize the land. Therefore, the official family should immediately issue an edict and let Wang Xuanfu prepare for war, and must not be careless. Otherwise, once the border is in an emergency again, I am afraid that it will cause another accident in the DPRK and China. ”

Zhao Chen thought for a while, nodded, and said, "Brother-in-law has thought it through, I will immediately issue an order to go to Sichuan tomorrow to warn Wang Yan." After a pause, Zhao Chen said again: "Now that the people of Hunan Road are really clear, and the country has also settled down through the scriptures, can we send troops to attack Western Xia?" ”

Yang Yan shook his head and said, "Not yet." Now that the Jin State is increasing its troops on the border, although it has not yet committed the border of our Great Song Dynasty, it is also necessary to guard against it. What's more, although we have completed the reorganization of the Sanya Forbidden Army, the training and equipment are not complete, and the redeployment of the imperial garrisons in Hubei, Jingxi, Lianghuai and other places has also been delayed because of the civil uprising on the Hunan Road, and the Jianghuai region is unstable, how can the imperial court send a large army to attack Western Xia. Moreover, although the Hunan civil rebellion has been calmed down, it will also take a certain amount of time to stabilize the situation, so it is not appropriate for my Great Song Dynasty to use troops against Western Xia now, and it should be mainly defensive. ”

Hearing Yang Yan mention the civil rebellion on Hunan Road again, Zhao Chen couldn't help but get angry, and said: "It's all these treacherous ministers who have misled the country, this time I must punish them well, let others see, and dare to make ghosts behind my back in the future." ”

Yang Yan comforted: "The official family doesn't have to take this matter too seriously. Although the purpose of the new law is to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and at the same time to benefit the country and the people, the implementation of the new law will inevitably harm the vital interests of some people, so not all people are good for the new law. For example, Sun Zhixing, Lin Changfu and others who were involved this time will verify the hidden land and hijacking households in their homes when they implement the new law, so that their own interests will be damaged, and they will inevitably find ways to escape and avoid it, so some bold people will not hesitate to take risks and try their best to obstruct the implementation of the new law. ”

Zhao Chen frowned and said: "Didn't they think that although their approach would benefit for a while, it would make the entire Great Song Dynasty unable to become rich and strong, and eventually they could only die at the hands of the Jin Kingdom, and under the nest, how could there be a whole egg, if the Great Song Dynasty perished, how could they themselves be spared?" ”

Yang Yan smiled bitterly: "Officials, there are always very few people who can do the worries of the world first, and the joy of the world after the world, and the vast majority of people are selfish and short-sighted in their hearts, and they can only see their immediate interests, and will not take into account the long-term." Sometimes for one's own selfishness, it can even cause the country and the society to ignore it. There will always be such people, and this time they caught Sun Zhixing and Lin Changfu, which may make some people who oppose the new law more restrained, but as long as there is an opportunity, there will be people who will come out again to find ways to obstruct the new law. ”

When Zhao Chen heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "As my brother-in-law said, isn't it impossible to prevent it?" So what should I do in the future? ”

Yang Yan said with a smile: "How can the official family be surrounded, if there is opposition, there must be support, if you can't understand the reason, then move to benefit, as long as the majority of the people experience the benefits of the new law and benefit from the new law, they will naturally support the new law." Since ancient times, it has been those who win the hearts of the people who win the world, and the people always account for the majority. And not all of them are only selfish, even in the DPRK, there are many ministers who are loyal to the country, even if they have opposed the new law at the beginning, as long as they see the effect of the new law and can benefit the country and the people, they will gradually accept the new law and support the new law. When the majority of the people are accustomed to the new law, they will be able to form a common practice, and at that time, even if there is any opposition to it, it will not be able to stop it. ”

When Zhao Chen heard this, he relaxed a little in his heart, and said with a smile: "After listening to my brother-in-law's words, I was relieved to open my mouth, and I was relieved 3." ”

Yang Yan smiled bitterly and said, "However, stabilizing the new law is a long-term process. Don't rush it. Moreover, during this period, both the administration and the mobilization of troops must be extremely cautious, and the administration must not make any major mistakes, and the dispatch of troops must have the certainty of victory, and the war must be necessary. Only in this way can the prestige of the imperial court be demonstrated, the people's hearts will be intimidated, and no one will dare to easily oppose the imperial decrees. Officials, please think about what it would be like if there was no good news about the Hunan Road civil uprising on the northwest border this time. I'm afraid it's not that easy! ”

Zhao Chen also nodded. It is precisely because the situation in the northwest has gradually stabilized that the imperial court can concentrate its efforts on dealing with the cries of opposition to the new law, and can calmly arrange and verify the true picture of the people's revolt. In fact, when the border emergency and the call against the new law hit together, even Zhao Chen himself couldn't resist the pressure, and once thought about temporarily stopping the new law and stabilizing the situation first. It can be seen that if the imperial court wants to implement the new law innovation, it must also have a stable external environment. Therefore, Yang Yan opposes the current use of troops against Western Xia, which is exactly the reason.

Therefore, Zhao Chen said: "If you want to say that you are dedicated to the country, who else is better than your brother-in-law!" I'm so lucky to have a brother-in-law to complement me. ”

Yang Yan said: "The official family is too much, and Weichen is just doing his duty, so I don't dare to be ashamed." The ministers of the DPRK and China, such as Chen Xianggong, Zhao Shenzheng, Han Shumi and others, are all loyal and virtuous ministers, and they are never as good as the ministers. ”

Zhao Chen shook his head and said, "Brother-in-law is too humble, they are indeed loyal ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, but in my heart, they can't be compared with my brother-in-law." I and my brother-in-law, although they are called monarchs, are actually confidants. I regard my brother-in-law as a brother, and I believe that my brother-in-law will not fail me, and I will never fail my brother-in-law. You and I should jointly create the prosperous era of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Yang Yan was also moved in his heart, and said, "The ministers should do their best to help the official family realize this wish." ”

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"Long live the minister's history." Shi Miyuan knelt on the ground and bowed three times and bowed to Zhao Chen.

"Flat."

"Long live thanks."

Zhao Chen looked at Shi Miyuan, who was standing under the golden steps, and said, "Shi Miyuan, do you know what happened to you when you returned to Beijing?" ”

"I don't know."

Zhao Chen said: "You have heard about the change of the people in Hunan Road. ”

Shi Miyuan replied respectfully: "The minister has heard of it. ”

Zhao Chen said: "The Jinghu South Road system made Wei Qi and Sun Tao, the governor of Zhitan Prefecture, guilty of dereliction of duty, and reviewed the matter in Jiankang in coordination with the Criminal Department and Dali Temple. However, the mess left behind by Hunan Road needs someone to clean it up. You have a good record on Jiangxi Road, I am very relieved, if I send you to Hunan Road now to clean up this mess, would you be willing? ”

Although the reasons for the civil uprising on Hunan Road are basically clear, but the investigation is too wide, and a considerable number of parties are still on Hunan Road, and need to be escorted back to Jiankang to be imprisoned.

However, the envoy of Jinghu South Road and the governor of Tanzhou are now cooperating in Jiankang to investigate, but such a big thing happened in Jinghu Road, and it cannot be left alone, and it is urgent to reappoint a new envoy to appease the local government while continuing to implement the new law. Zhao Chen also instructed the Ministry of Officials and Zhongshu Province to immediately confirm the candidates for the new Jinghu South Road.

And the ministers of the court also knew that Wei Qi and Sun Tao would definitely not be able to get out of each other this time, and no matter what the result of the review was, the two would definitely not be able to be reinstated. Therefore, after the discussion between the Ministry of Officials and Zhongshu Province, it was believed that the situation on Jinghu South Road was complicated and there could be no more major problems. The responsibility of the commissioner is heavy, so it is better to choose from among the local administrative officials who have previously implemented the new law.

Among the local administrative officials who have implemented the new law, Xin Qiji and Yue Lin have very good local political performance, and they are both suitable candidates. But both of them are now concurrently serving as envoys of the two roads, and once they are reappointed, the imperial court will have to re-elect two officials to take over, which will cause too much movement. Therefore, the remaining candidates are only Shi Miyuan, the transfer envoy of Jiangnan West Road, and Ye Shi, the transfer envoy of Jiangnan East Road. In contrast, Shi Miyuan's political performance was better, and although Jiangxi Road also gave birth to new voices of opposition, it was quickly quelled by Shi Miyuan. Therefore, both the Ministry of Officials and the Zhongshu Province believed that it would be more appropriate for Shi Miyuan to serve as the envoy of the Hunan Road.

Although Shi Miyuan is the son of Shi Hao, when Zhao Chen and Zhao Kai were competing for the throne, he took the initiative to ask for orders to persuade Li Quan to surrender, which also played a certain role in breaking Zhao Kai's military morale. Later, the imperial court implemented the new law, and Shi Miyuan also entered the farmland water conservancy law, and made some achievements during his tenure as the transfer envoy of Jiangnan West Road. These Zhao Chen also know that although he still has some doubts about Shi Miyuan in his heart, Zhao Chen also feels that Shi Miyuan is still a capable official, at least much better than those officials who don't care about things and blindly oppose the new law.

Therefore, the Ministry of Officials and Zhongshu Province recommended Shi Miyuan to serve as the envoy of Hunan Road, and Zhao Chen also thought it was more appropriate. However, after all, he was still a little worried, so he recruited Shi Miyuan to Jiankang and asked him face to face.

Hearing what the emperor said, Shi Miyuan immediately said: "The minister is deeply favored by the emperor, and the court has a life, so he will not give up until he dies, and do his best to repay His Majesty." ”