"I'm afraid the regent is going to be disappointed, Your Majesty won't go to the Chongzheng Palace, can you pounce?"

Zhang Wei is actually not very familiar with Wang Xu, and the closest contact is that he had a conversation on the front line in Youzhou. But some people can feel the right temper in a few words, and they start to set up a game as soon as they get into the car.

"What's in it?" Hong Tao felt that he would definitely lose, but at this time, winning or losing was a small matter, and the meaning that Zhang Yi wanted to express must be listened to.

"Yan, Yun, Ten, Six, State!" Sure enough, Zhang Ji said his bet word by word, and at the same time hinted at the attitude of the imperial court.

The regent did not return to Beijing early or late, but the Dajin Kingdom came back as soon as there was movement on the border. If the intention is revealed, there will be no one in the court to discuss, and the inner court meeting has been held more than once for this purpose.

As a result, to Wang Er's surprise, the courtiers of the Great Song Dynasty, who had always advocated convincing people with virtue in their foreign relations, actually changed their stance 80 percent this time, and suddenly became the main battle faction.

While shouting for the emperor's tough attitude towards the envoys of the Jin State, they shouted slogans such as sending a new army to the north and recapturing the sixteen states of Yanyun, which made Zhao Maid feel excited all day long, and even privately asked about the possibility of Wang Er's personal expedition.

"This time, Zhang Xiang is afraid that he will also be disappointed, and this king hurried back precisely to persuade His Majesty not to start a war lightly. Sooner or later, the sixteen states of Yanyun will be the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, so why do you have to rush for a while. ”

Why did the courtiers suddenly change their stance and change from convincing people with virtue to being militants, Hong Tao knew it. They were not thinking about foreign wars at all, nor about the sixteen states of Yanyun, but wanted to use this matter to slow down the implementation of the new policy.

Once the war was fought, the entire court had to start planning for the war, and any reform proposals would be rejected by all the courtiers, and they would not even be given the opportunity to distinguish between right and wrong.

Can you discuss it after the war? I'm sorry, the war has just ended, the treasury is empty, and the people's livelihood is withering. Everyone is busy licking their wounds, no matter whether they win or lose, at least they can drag on for another year and a half.

In the case of the situation is not advantageous and opinions are not taken seriously, delaying time is the best solution. This trick has been used by Emperor Shenzong, Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, all dynasties and ministers, and even Hong Tao himself.

Now the ministers are going to use it against themselves, the new emperor, and the new policy, and Hong Tao will definitely not turn a blind eye. But this method is a conspiracy, not a conspiracy, and the way to deal with it must be upright.

“…… The regent is reluctant to go on a northern expedition! Zhang Wei is naturally also a member of the Yangmou, and it is true that he and Zhang Dian are reformers, and they also partially agree with the content of the New Deal.

But...... They feel that the new policy is still too drastic, and in some places it even contradicts morality and etiquette. As important ministers of the court, they shoulder the heavy responsibility of assisting the king, and they must stand up when they should stand up to stop it, which is really for the good of the country.

"Whether or not we can fight, whether we can win, when we should fight, when we should make peace, this is a very profound science, and it is by no means a diversion from the will of one person or some people. After weighing the pros and cons, the conclusion can only be reached through careful calculations. ”

This question cannot be answered head-on by Hong Tao because it is a paradox in itself. What is the Northern Expedition or not, who can do things according to their preferences except God?

The reason why Zhang Ji asked this was that he was pretending to be confused, and planned to go around himself into a dead end. This is a true portrayal of the daily work of the courtiers of the Great Song Dynasty, who spent most of their time fighting and playing routines, and determined the direction of the topic through a few words and side observations.

Hong Tao is not bad at this technique, on the contrary, he is well versed in people's hearts, familiar with human nature, has the skills of conversation, and is better at drawing pies and digging holes for others.

But Hong Tao was reluctant to use too much, and he thought that when it was not necessary, he was very annoyed by similar methods. If someone plays this set of things with him all day long, Hong Tao has only one choice, endure it first, and turn his face when he can't help it.

This is also the reason why Hong Tao is reluctant to enter Beijing and involve too much political battles in the court, he knows his strengths and weaknesses, tries to avoid shortcomings, and makes every effort to play to his strengths.

"The new army can pacify Western Xia, why can't it cut down the Jin Kingdom?" Zhang Qi felt that Wang Xu's answer was just a prevarication, which was too unreasonable. The hastily formed new army was able to wipe out the Western Xia, which had mobilized the whole country, and now with the support of the imperial court, how could it not defeat the newly established Jin State?

"This time and that time...... Western Xia invaded the south, if the king did not lead his troops to the north, no one could stop his troops. Jin Guo is different, they haven't gone south yet, why do they have to start a war if they can solve it with peace talks. ”

"Zhang Xiang, this king speaks from the heart, I should not let me resist foreign captives, this is the case in Liangzhou, and the same is true in Youzhou. But I hope you don't take this plot as the king's shortcomings and take advantage of it, if someone uses national events as political bargaining chips, it is forcing the king to turn his face and not recognize people. ”

"It's really nothing to put wooden poles on Kaifeng City, no one can stop the little brother from killing people, and he will never stop until he kills it. To say a big disrespectful word, the Holy One today will not stop it more, and it will not be able to stop it. Brother Qianfu helped the younger brother in Youzhou, Zihou has contributed a lot to the country, the younger brother has always seen it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart, and he hopes to help more in the implementation of the new deal. ”

"This is the general trend, Wang Jiefu can't stop it, Sima Junshi can't stop it, and Uncle Cheng Zheng's generation can't stop it. The Great Song Dynasty is like Ganliang Road, where the people are rich, the government is honest, and the soldiers are strong. It is nothing more than that the scholars and doctors can no longer control the government. But the younger brother is about to ask more, is it for the sake of the people to be rich and the country strong, or for the selfish interests of the scholars? ”

"Take a look at what the current Great Song Dynasty has been made into by the princes, and the small country of the Western Xia can be powerful, and the party members, Khitans, and Jurchens take turns to harass the border plugs. The people could only endure hunger and hunger for a year of hard work, but the scholars and doctors were high-ranking officials, rich clothes and food, cars and horses, and hundreds of acres of fertile land. ”

"The taxes of the imperial court are increasing year by year, but the treasury is emptying year by year, and if the problem of redundant officials and redundant soldiers is not solved, this old country will not be able to stop losing blood every day. The New Deal advocated by Qianfu and Zihou only exists in theory, I would like to ask, has it ever been practiced? If not, why can't it be wrong? ”

"The younger brother also wants to make a bet with the husband, all the military roads of the state capitals of the Great Song Dynasty will be selected at will, and your brother will be the chief official for a period of three years. When the time comes, calculate taxes and inspect the people's livelihood, if it is stronger than the Special Economic Zone, the younger brother will immediately take the lead in the chapter, if it is not as good as the Special Economic Zone, you two will continue to return to the central assistant official's house, how about it? ”

Hong Tao began to get annoyed again, and he didn't want to be like this again. Now there is no need to hide it, what you advocate, what you plan to do, and what you need can be clearly stated.

In front of these words is a pleading, and behind is a threat. To put it mildly, those who follow me prosper and those who disobey me die. Let's talk about the rampant, those who know the times are Junjie. The Zhang brothers have the same pursuit and persistence as Su Shi, they should not be crushed by the general trend, and it is best to pull them along.

Since it is a reform, it is a change on the basis of the original, not a revolution that pushes everything back to the rest. It is necessary to retain some of the old officials, who can both assist and remind them to keep the process of reform under control and not too quickly.

Yes, no change can be done in a way that is about speed, especially in countries. Don't be afraid to walk slowly, as long as you can take every step steadily and rightly, you can move forward smoothly. It's better than running in a hurry before you can see the bumpy road ahead, and as a result, a big horse falls on his stomach and breaks his bones and tendons.

Hurt muscles and bones for a hundred days, in these 100 days, no matter how slow others walk, even if they crawl on the ground, they are afraid that they will crawl out for dozens of miles, and they will not suffer from the skin, let alone hurt their vitality.

That's what the old courtiers did, and they did everything they could to block the process of reform, which invisibly slowed down. What seems like a bad thing is actually a good thing. Slow progress would give those in power enough time to examine the shortcomings, loopholes and deficiencies in the reforms, and to make amends.

Of course, this kind of resistance should not be too great, and if it is too big, it will not slow down but set up obstacles. Didn't the ancients say that everything must have a degree, and how to control this degree is a test of the maturity and wisdom of those in power.

Now Zhao Maid, Wang Er, and Wang Shi are obviously not yet mature and wise, so Hong Tao has to pick up the gaps behind their backs and help them make up for this lesson.