At this time, if he suddenly went north, the emperor would be scared to death, even if he did not suspect that the regent had something to do with the ultimatum of the northern provinces, now he had to suspect it. Before leaving, you must talk to Zhao Maid to put him at ease.

How can you rest assured? No one believes what they say just by mouth, and there is only one way, to hand over the military power. Regardless of whether the military council is ready or not, even if it is now in a sedan chair, it has to be put on the top of the head, and this can be regarded as a test for the current cabinet.

The Lantern Festival is the most lively festival in the Great Song Dynasty, and the scene is the most in Kaifeng. Although the new policy also changed many old customs and habits, and even palace maids and eunuchs had a tendency to abolish them, it did not affect the festival at all, but intensified with the increase of people's wealth.

This year's Lantern Festival, the emperor will still go to Donghua Gate to have fun with the people, and also set off fireworks to help the fun. It is said that this thing was inadvertently developed by the Daimyo Workshop, and the principle is that the previous rockets were sold in small quantities by the private sector, and the price is still in short supply.

But what the people of Kaifeng don't know is that large-scale fireworks are not the patent of the capital, and Huangzhou City at this time is the ocean of fireworks, which is not only larger than Kaifeng, but also has more varieties.

There are some varieties that are too powerful and not suitable for fireworks in densely populated cities, and they are also bought by more and more fierce pioneers.

Another difference is that the fireworks set off in Kaifeng are purchased at the expense of the government, which can be regarded as the emperor and the people enjoying themselves. The fireworks set off in Huangzhou were bought by local wealthy businessmen and big farmers themselves. The only thing the government needs to do is to put in place enough police and medical personnel to maintain order and prepare to save lives.

The high-ranking official of Huangzhou Province is an old man, his beard is white, when Hong Tao first entered Huangzhou, he almost slaughtered him as a black official who colluded with bandits, and twenty years later, the old Liu Song, who was nearly seventy years old, became a feudal official, and he did a very good job, who to reason with.

At this time, he was leading a cadre of Huangzhou Province to stand on a temporary viewing platform to accompany Hong Tao to watch the fireworks display, and at the same time accept the cheers of the people. It's been a busy year, and it's only then that I can breathe a sigh of relief.

But it will not be relieved for a few days, the end of the previous year is the beginning of the next year, and if you do not do well in any year, those deputies who are becoming more and more critical will not agree, and if you do not do well, you will have to step down in disgrace.

Hong Tao had just arrived in the morning, and was recognized by the locals before he passed Tongchuan Fort, and then the escort team became larger and larger, and when he arrived in Huangzhou, he was already followed by thousands of people. If the local government had not been notified in advance, the new army would have been dispatched to intercept it.

The people of Huangzhou are very warm, especially for the person who changed their destiny, the elderly are like welcoming their children and grandchildren from afar, and the young people regard themselves as elders and welcome them sincerely. If Hong Tao is willing, he can rub a meal from house to house, all the way to Yinchuan, and he doesn't have to catch fire for several years, and he can eat whatever gold is expensive.

"You belong to stealing teachers, you robbed the good deal of other people's famous mansions, it's not very authentic." Today's scene is not just for the holiday, but more than half because of my own arrival. Even though it is indeed a bit dangerous to watch the fireworks show at such a close distance, Hong Tao still decided to participate in the whole process, so as not to chill everyone's hearts.

"My lord is serious, why does it monopolize this thing by the Daimyo Mansion, if we want to say that we don't dare to compare with Weiqiao Town to build rockets, but it is much earlier than the Daimyo Mansion. When the adults led the new army to besiege Ganzhou, they used fireworks as a contact signal, and when it came to stealing the division, it was also the Daimyo's Mansion that stole your lordship first! ”

There were not only Huangzhou officials on the viewing platform, but also Liangzhou officials who led them with false orders. He no longer mentioned the revival of the family, and took all the clansmen to Huangzhou and Liangzhou, and became a Song man in a down-to-earth manner.

He himself has been guarding Ganzhou for so many years, and he has also flooded tens of thousands of invading Xixia soldiers and horses, and he has a good reputation among the people in Liangzhou, and the first high-ranking official in Liangzhou naturally fell on his head.

"Old man, after so many years, this resentment in your heart still hasn't dissipated. This is the beginning of the palace forcing you, right? In the future, I will not be able to learn well with his father who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic. Boy, your father didn't dare to come, was he afraid that I would hang him on a wooden pole? ”

If Hong Tao is allowed to choose, he is really not the first choice for high-ranking officials in Liangzhou. His way of doing things is too drastic, which is very much in line with the character of the pioneers, but it is also easy to have conflicts with the imperial court, and it seems that it will not be beneficial in the long run.

Don't look at the three places of Huangzhou, Liangzhou and Yinzhou can unite as one, and there is Tubo Wang Xi Luosa on the flanks, but if you really fall out with the imperial court, Wang Da and Wang San's new army will still be a failure.

Powerful local forces can only fight against the former Great Song court, the current Great Song Dynasty is not so soft, relying on the strength of the whole country and the complete military industry support, even if they unite with the Jin State, it is in vain, it is nothing more than to delay some more time.

Hong Tao came this time because he didn't want to see his own people fighting his own people, the new army against the new army, whoever wins and loses will lose, and let outsiders see the joke in vain. But Xirosa did not come, and only sent his eldest son Gongqi as a representative.

can't be called a young man, in the blink of an eye, the little kid who followed Xi Luosa back then has become a strong man in his thirties, and it is said that his eldest daughter will get married next year.

"Si Shuai is aware that the old father is indeed seriously ill and unable to travel long distances, and before he came, he also implored Si Shuai to come to Qinghai City to see him for the last time, saying that there are some promises and the Si Shuai nods in person to rest assured."

Gongqi was not frightened by Hong Tao's words, he can be regarded as a person who has been with this high-ranking official of the Great Song Dynasty since he was a child, and he has been in the children's group for two years, if he doesn't study too badly, maybe he will really become an official member of the children's group, and it is difficult to say whether he will eventually become a prince of Tubo.

"Alas, time flies so fast, we're all getting old. Go back and tell your father, I'm afraid I won't be able to go to Qinghai City to see his masterpieces. But rest assured, his previous promises still count, but whether or not they can be fulfilled in the end depends on what you do after you succeed in office. I met your brother at the academy last month, he is doing well in his studies, and he is due to graduate in just over a year. If needed, I can say hello to the Prime Minister and ask him to come home as soon as possible. ”

Xi Luosa's physical condition in the past two years is indeed not very good, and these things cannot be hidden from Wang Shi's committee. Thinking of the scene back then, Hong Tao couldn't help but feel a little gloomy, Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Emperor Shenzong, including himself, Xi Luosa, Liu Song, and Lili ordered them, some of them are not a generation according to their age, but they should all be counted as people who have performed on the same stage according to the period. This scene is coming to an end, and it is time for a group of actors to step down.

"Thank you Si Shuai for still remembering the old feelings at this time and taking care of them, I'm afraid that the Great Song Dynasty will frame Zhongliang again, cross the river and tear down the bridge." Gonzi was still young, and like his father, he didn't have an overnight fart, and he spoke too straight. Before he finished watching the fireworks, he couldn't help but bring up the matter, and he didn't wonder if this kind of thing should come out of his outsider's mouth first.

"That's right, the Great Song Emperor is unreliable, if it weren't for his uncle, the Xia people wouldn't have had a chance to attack Ganzhou. If it weren't for the quick arrival of the adults' rescuers, Gan Lianglu would have lost his surname Song a long time ago. ”

Someone started and immediately agreed. He still has a lot of experience in high-level mutual tilting, after all, he has been deeply affected by it, and he has been bitten by a snake for ten years and is afraid of the well rope, and a wind and grass can evoke old wounds.

"Senior Officer Liu, that's what you mean?" These two are all happy people and are straightforward, but Liu Song is not in a hurry to express his position.

"Mrs. Ji and the lower officials don't want to persecute the court, for fear of misleading the adult's affairs. But the representative council made a resolution, and the lower officials could not violate it. "If you don't say that people are old and treacherous, Liu Song's answer is very ingenious, on the one hand, he expounds his attitude, and on the other hand, he clarifies his situation, and neither side is offended.

Because of the protection of Liangzhou and Qingtang, Huangzhou did not have to worry about being behind him, and almost all the new army and militia were sent to Lanzhou, Xizhou, and Hezhou, threatening Qinfeng Road to the east and deterring the north exit of Sichuan and Shaanxi Fourth Road to the south.

Once the talks collapse, they will be able to occupy the Jinniu Road within ten days, and block the northward route of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Fourth Route New Army, relying only on the Qinfeng Road one direction, the Great Song New Army is really not easy to attack.