A heavy snow fell silently, covering the capital of the Great Song Dynasty. The thick snow in the city is a sign of another good harvest in the coming year. It gave a little comfort to the people who were suffering from the floods on Hebei East Road in the summer and autumn of this year.

Speaking of the endless floods in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, Rao is Zhao Xu, an official who staunchly supports the New Deal, can't help but complain a few words about Wang Anshi and his New Party. Beiliu and Dongliu have been in trouble for decades, and things are getting worse and worse. originally thought that if the Yellow River flowed north, it would be stable for a few years, but who knew that the Yellow River broke again this year, and almost washed away the Daimyo's mansion.

Now the place where the Yellow River breaks is temporarily closed, but there are people in the court shouting "north flow, east flow" - since the north flow is not stable, it is better to spend some more money to have a Siyi Yellow River!

Thinking of the Yellow River, Zhao Xu, who was already a little brain-distressed, felt a headache. Is there an end to this? Originally, it was just forced to flow eastward to send a big flood, but now why is the northward flow unreliable, and it still wants to be flooded? What the hell should I do about this? You can give a letter to the Yellow River, you can go wherever you want, just don't flood again......

But it's just a matter of thinking about it, the Yellow River is flooded and no one is in a rut now, and the eastward flow is not daring to think about it, and there is no need for this, Song and Liao have become a state of brothers...... Now I only want a safe and stable northward flow, and there are fewer times of heavy floods.

Zhao Xu didn't want to discuss the eastward and northward flows anymore, but said directly to Zhang Xuan: "Zhang Qing, what I said about Zou Hao may not be completely unreasonable. For example, the proposal of river control can be used. It is better to choose one person from among the internal and external officials who have served in water affairs but not in the discussion of the eastward flow, and choose one person to serve as the river affairs of Hebei Road Xiangdu. Do you have a recommendation? ”

Zou Hao was the original right right, because he went to the Taoist chapter to oppose Zhang Dan's independence, and also pointed out that the establishment of the Privy Council Military Science Department was to destroy the ancestral law, so not long ago Zhang Dian suggested that he cut officials to detain Xinzhou (Guangdong).

But today, for some reason, Zhao Xu suddenly mentioned a suggestion from Zou Hao about river control - that is, to find an official who has always opposed the eastward flow and has experience in water control to repair the Yellow River dam, so as not to make any more troublesome discussions about the eastward flow.

Zhang Dian returned from class: "Zeng Xiaoguang, a member of the water department, is the water supervisor of the southern foreign capital, and the capital is moved to the water supervisor, and it is not the main idea of going eastward. ”

Zhang Dian recommended Zeng Xiaoguang, an official with a very light party color but a really strong ability to do things. This person is the son of Zeng Gongliang, the prime minister of the former dynasty, although he was a Fujianese, but he died in the first year of Yuanfeng, and there was no party dispute. And his son Zeng Xiaoguang entrusted his father's blessings, and he was able to stay out of the fierce party struggle and did a lot of practical things.

"Yes." Zhao Xu nodded, and said, "Zou Hao also suggested that the Privy Council Military Science Department be dismissed...... Zhang Qing, what do you think? ”

Hearing Zhao Xu's question, the courtiers in the Chongzheng Hall were shocked. The controversy of the Privy Council's Military Science Department is very big, but the decision has been made a long time ago, that is, it is to be engaged! Zhao Xu is a king with a lot of determination, and it is difficult for others to persuade him to make changes when he decides. Just a remedy from the right Zhengyan who has been ousted before his dismissal, how can Zhao Xu take it seriously?

But now he just mentioned this stubble! What does he mean?

Zhang Dian said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, the Privy Council Military Science Department cannot stop. Otherwise, once something happens in the north, the imperial court will have no available soldiers. ”

Zhao Xu frowned slightly, with the support of himself and Zhang Dian, the work of the Privy Council's Military Science Department was going very smoothly. In the past two or three months, the pacification department of Shaanxi Sixth Road has regarded the selection of young and promising miscellaneous military ministers as a top priority, and sixty or seventy people have been selected for each road, and a total of 380 people have been selected.

In addition, the Kaifeng Forbidden Army, the Hebei Forbidden Army, the Jingdong and Jingxi Forbidden Armies also elected 30 people each. Now the files of the selected military ministers have been sent to Kaifeng Mansion, and they will arrive at the Privy Council of Kaifeng Mansion to report next spring.

But at this time, many noble ministers with the "right to play secretly" began to secretly enter the text through the Imperial Medicine Academy, and put forward the proposal of "dismissing the Military Science Department of the Privy Council".

The so-called "secret music" was relatively common before the Renzong Dynasty, but the edict of Song Renzong restricted: in the future, the ministers begged to enter the Inner Nei Province, the Imperial Medicine Academy, and the Inner East Gate to throw in the text, and ordered to apply for the Zhongshu one by one, and then take the decree.

That is to say, it is blocked from the mouth of the "hidden text" that does not go through the Chinese book province. However, in the first year of the reign of the Yingzong Dynasty, the opening of "secret text" was opened, but not everyone can "secretly enter", only important ministers or noble ministers trusted by the royal family (emperor or queen mother) can secretly enter the text from the imperial medicine institute.

Although Zhao Xu didn't look down on the pro-nobles who gave him secret music, these relatives and nobles proposed in the secret music that "the powerful ministers in charge of the army in Beijing are the source of Cao Wei and the chaos of the Northern Zhou Dynasty", which aroused Zhao Xu's vigilance. His ancestors were military generals usurping the throne, but there are also many examples of usurpation by powerful ministers in history, so I have to guard against it!

Of course, Zhang Xuan is a great loyal minister, and Zhao Xu will never doubt it. But Zhang Dun is now a lot older, and his position will always be replaced by others in the future. If the Privy Council has been controlling hundreds or even thousands of elite soldiers in Kaifeng Mansion, who knows if there will be Sima Yi and Yang Jian?

"Your Majesty, although the Privy Council Military Science Department cannot be stopped." Zhang Dian had ears and eyes in the court, so he knew what Zhao Xu was worried about, and he had already thought of a way to deal with it. "But Kaifeng Mansion is crowded and narrow, and there is no room for the Military Academy Division to use. Therefore, the minister thought that the military academy should be set up in the Daimyo's mansion. ”

Zhao Xu nodded, feeling relieved, and then he looked at the privy envoy Zeng Bu again. Zeng Bu immediately went out and played: "Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that Kaifeng Mansion is not suitable for training soldiers and cultivating generals, Kaifeng Mansion is too prosperous, and the murderous spirit is too light, and it is impossible to raise brave warriors." However, the Daimyo Mansion is not suitable, the Daimyo Mansion is a prosperous city, and the humanities are prosperous, and the Kaifeng Mansion is similar. ”

Zeng Bu seemed to be reasonable, and Zhao Xu turned his head to look at Zhang Dian again.

Zhang Dian said: "Then simply put the Military Academy to Cangzhou." ”

"Cangzhou? And the Jiehe commercial market together? Zhao Xu asked.

Zhang Dian thought for a while, shook his head and said: "It's not appropriate to put it on the edge of the Jiehe River, it's too easy to be seen by the Liao, you can find a piece of official land by the Fuyang River in Qingchi County to build a military academy hall, not only to have a courtyard, a fortress, a warehouse, but also a playground and a horse farm...... Such an area is only placed in Cangzhou, which is empty and not far from Kaifeng Mansion. ”

Cangzhou, that is, the state where Jiehe Shang City is located, is actually very desolate. The place in the north of Cangzhou, which is close to the boundary river, is the territory of Tianjin in the later generations, which should have been a good place, but because of the Liao State, it did not dare to develop for more than a hundred years. The southern part of Cangzhou has been flooded many times because of the time when Sanyi returned to the river, and naturally it is not prosperous, so it is a vast and sparsely populated place.

Zhang Duan paused, and then said: "In addition, the Academy of Military Science is currently mainly for educating young generals of the Western Army, and that is because the Military Academy Department has not yet figured out the method of training generals. In the future, the Department of Military Studies can also select young generals from Kaifeng and nurture them well, so that they can become generals who can be used in the future. ”

Zhao Xu thought about it, and also felt that it was appropriate, and said, "I followed Zhang Qing's words."

It's not too early, I'm a little tired, so I'll stop here today. ”

Zhao Xu's health during this period was very bad, and the time for calling the right was also shortened a little, and before lunch, he announced the end of the call early. The important ministers in the palace all retreated, Zhao Xu hesitated, and then said to Zhang Dan: "Zhang Qing, you stay a step." ”

Zhang Dian stopped as he said, and the other important ministers left as usual. Zhang Duan stood in the hall, waiting for Zhao Xu to speak. Zhao Xu was silent for a while, and then said in a low voice: "One of the reasons why the Western Army is able to fight is to raise private soldiers, and now many nobles in Kaifeng Mansion want to learn from the Western Army Generals, and take the opportunity of Jiehe Commercial Market to raise a little of their own people." What do you think? ”

"It's naturally a good thing that Kaifeng Jiangmen wants to serve the country." Zhang Dian said.

Now there is a dispute between the new party and the old party in the court of the Great Song Dynasty, and there are also two big mountains in the army: the Western Army Jiangmen and the Kaifeng Jiangmen. This time, the establishment of the Privy Council Military Science Department by the imperial court made Kaifeng Jiangmen very nervous, worried that the imperial court would use the generals of the Western Army to lead the Kaifeng and Hebei forbidden armies.

In addition, the people in Kaifeng Jiangmen are all psychic, so they naturally know that the imperial court is already fighting the idea of the north. This opportunity is not to be missed! Otherwise, will there be a place for them in the future?

"Let's let them try it." Zhao Xu said, "I also think that not all the people in Kaifeng are rotten and useless. Isn't Uncle Zhang recommended by Zhang Qing very good at night? And Wang Yu is also good, this time he followed Wang Hou to Qingtang, and he also had some credit. ”

Wang Yu is the famous general of the Northern Song Dynasty who was trapped in Taiyuan for more than 250 days in history, and he is also a side branch of the gate, although he was born in such a prosperous place in Kaifeng Mansion, but he has not been worn away from the martial spirit, and he is a recognized general in Kaifeng Jiangmen.

"What Your Majesty said is very true, then allow them to raise some people in the Jiehe Commercial Market and the surrounding areas, but the number should not be too much, so as not to lose the tail." Zhang Dian actually didn't believe that Kaifeng Jiangmen still had the possibility of making a big move, but he didn't object to letting Kaifeng Jiangmen intervene in Jiehe Commercial Market. These generals can't fight, but they are experts in business.

Moreover, it is also inappropriate to hand over all the Jiehe Commercial City to the people of Wu Haogu. The more forces that join it, the easier it will be for the merchant market to be controlled by the imperial court!

Zhao Xu nodded and said, "Didn't the Jiehe Chamber of Commerce say that there are 33 shareholders?" It's not full yet, is it? ”

Zhang Duan said: "Your Majesty has not yet issued an edict, and the Chamber of Commerce of the Shang City has naturally not officially prepared for its establishment. ”

"The will will be given soon." Zhao Xu had already decided to open a business market, so naturally he would not change his mind so quickly, "I want at least 15 Jiangmen to become shareholders, and I myself will also enter a share, plus Wu Haogu's share, and the Jiehe business market should be firmly controlled by the imperial court." ”

"Your Majesty."