"That's right."

Zhang Yuan sighed: "It's a pity that my father and son have offended the official family, even if there is really a way to let the official family restore Yan Pingliao, it will not be of great use." ”

Blocking the throne is a greater hatred than killing parents, and this matter is also in the Song Dynasty, if it was left in the Han and Tang Dynasty Zhang's house, it would have been extinct.

So Zhang Yuan doesn't want to do anything now, as long as he can let his family finally retreat to Haizhou to settle down, he will be satisfied.

But it is not easy to do this, because the truth that the wall is down and everyone pushes it is just right for Zhang Dun, who made him always be a villain on the stage? Now the officials don't like it, and their colleagues in the court either have revenge or gloat. Can there be a good one? One is in charge of Haizhou, for sure. What is uncertain now is whether this disaster will affect the children and grandchildren of Zhangdun...... But don't make a fuss, it's good that your children and grandchildren can't be officials!

Ji Yi also sighed, he was also affected by Zhang Dan, now if he doesn't want to save himself, sooner or later he will have to go to Haizhou to retire!

But I'm not old......

"Yizhi, are you still thinking about the seat of the two mansions?" Zhang Yuan looked at Ji Yi and asked with a smile.

Ji Yi smiled bitterly: "It's useless to think about it, Yi is already in another volume now, it is inevitable to waste a lifetime, what else can you hope for?" ”

"Hehe," Zhang Yuan said, "not necessarily! ”

"Not necessarily?"

"You don't have a surname." "And you still have a big secret in your hand, don't you?" ”

Ji Yi shook when he heard this, and the backgammon in his hand also fell to the floor with a click.

The secret he has can kill people!

"Fourth uncle, you ...... You don't joke with me, I don't dare to tell me. ”

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "I didn't mean that...... What you said in the Duanwang Mansion in the early morning of the thirteenth day of the first lunar month is also a big secret! ”

The incident in the early morning of the thirteenth day of the first lunar month was that Ji Yi was ordered to lure King Duan out of the mansion. This matter is enough to ask Zhang Dian a rebellion! But Xiang gave a gag order to the Queen Mother, and Zhao Ji, Wu Haogu, Pan Xiao'an and Gao Yu couldn't say it.

So up to now, no one has used the great crime of rebellion to put on Zhangdun's head. There is no major crime of rebellion, Zhang Dian Dingtian is Haizhou pension. And Zhangdun's henchmen are just out of Zhizhou County.

Therefore, Ji Yi now has a weapon that can inflict heavy damage on the New Party!

"Fifth Uncle......" Ji Yi looked at Zhang Yuan inexplicably.

"You don't understand, do you? I don't understand, this is what my father meant, think about it yourself. Zhang Yuan stood up and smiled bitterly, "I still have something to do, let's go first." ”

……

The turmoil in the court is weird, and Wu Haogu has long expected it. Even if he didn't know the later history, with a little political common sense in later generations, he also knew that since Wang Anshi's reform, there was a rudimentary form of partisan politics in the political arena of the Northern Song Dynasty.

What distinguishes the two parties is not the so-called loyalty and traitor or the corruption or incorruptibility that the people like to see the most, but the different governing philosophies and even the interest groups behind them.

The line of the new party is in fact to expand the power of the state and increase its participation in and intervention in economic activities. To sum it up simply, it is "the holy monarch is in the court", "the government runs the industry and commerce", "protects the small peasants" and "enriches the country and strengthens the army".

Enriching the country and strengthening the army and protecting the small peasants were of course the ultimate goals, and the presence of the Holy Emperor in the court and the government-run industry and commerce were the means to achieve the goal. In other words, by expanding the imperial power, the government controlled and operated industry and commerce, and the profits originally earned by the merchants were returned to the state, so as to achieve the goal of enriching the country and at the same time reducing the exploitation of small farmers. After getting the profits that originally belonged to the merchants, the country had enough financial resources to raise troops and crusade against the Liao State and Western Xia.

Basically, that's the way, a bit like socialism in later generations.

The old party, on the other hand, hoped to limit the power of the monarchy, let industry and commerce go unchecked, not to suppress annexation, not to compete with the people for profit, and of course it did not expect anything to enrich the country and strengthen the army...... This line is somewhat similar to the capitalism of later generations. Oh, and it has not yet developed into imperialism, but capitalism in a weak state.

Such two groups of people put them in a court, and asked them not to form friends, to be non-partisan gentlemen, and to fight for the court and the people, that is basically a naïve idea.

Of course, Wu Haogu is not so naïve, so he has a very clear positioning for himself, that is, he is fortunate to be close to the villain, and the confidant of the official family...... As long as the shame of Jingkang has not come, the signboard of the lucky villain has to be held high!

Lao Tzu is fortunate to be close to the villain, the henchman of the official family, what's wrong?

Whoever wants to provoke this villain, there is a big slander!

Villain, of course, you have to make a fool...... So he wouldn't visit Prime Minister Han Zhongyan empty-handed. Haizhou's souvenirs, always have to bring some.

"Korean ginseng, tiger skin, cloud dragon and phoenix tea cake, Mr. Dongpo's real calligraphy, wine immortal...... These are all local products of Haizhou? ”

Seeing the gift list sent by Wu Haogu, Han Zhongyan was also a little crying and laughing. In fact, he is not as clear as boiled water, but the Zhengdan congratulatory gift that Wu Haogu presented in advance still made him feel too rich.

These things, including Su Dongpo's calligraphy, have a market price of at least 30,000 yuan in Kaifeng Mansion! Even in Haizhou, if you don't have 20,000 yuan, you may not be able to take it.

And Su Dongpo's words are not rich, you will definitely be able to get them!

"Xianggong, except for Mr. Dongpo's painting, everything else is not worth much," Wu Haogu said with a smile, "Yunwu tea and wine immortals don't cost money, and now there are so many Korean ginseng and tiger skins in Haizhou that they can't be sold for much money."

Oh, by the way, Xiaguan also ordered ten pairs of tiger bones from a Goryeo merchant in Haeju, which was going to be used to soak them in wine with ginseng. That's a big supplement! When the soak is ready, I will also send ten catties to the Xianggong to replenish my body. ”

Because of its high purity, the immortals in the wine can be used to soak medicinal herbs and tiger bones, so Wu Haogu is ready to start a medicinal wine business at the right time. Give psychological comfort to a bunch of rich bureaucrats who eat too much and don't know how to exercise.

Wu Haowen, who was accompanying him on the side, also looked like a filial son-in-law, "Uncle Yue, you should treat those as those given to you by your son-in-law to make up for your body, that is, the imperial history knows, and there is nothing to say." ”

With the steps down, Han Zhongyan no longer shirked, but asked curiously, "Korean ginseng and tiger skins are piled up?" What's going on? Could it be that ginseng and tigers are overflowing in Goryeo? ”

Wu Haogu said with a smile: "Where can I be, it is because the Goryeo people have to spend money to prepare for war, so they sell so many things to us...... Oh, it's pretty much the same now in Jiehe Merchant City, with too many furs, medicinal herbs, and harrier eagles. However, those were all sold from the realm of giving birth to female straight land, and female straight people are also preparing for war. ”

"Are you really going to fight?" Han Zhongyan asked.

"Not so fast," Wu Haogu smiled, "I have to wait for Lord Liao to die...... Originally, the fight would start at the beginning of spring next year, but Mogusi was killed by the Khitans, and the Khitans were free.

So now Goryeo and Nuzhi have to touch the Khitan people's hole cards. If the Liao lord dies, the Liao country will have to be in chaos for a while, and they will just start fighting. ”

Han Zhongyan touched his beard, although Wu Haogu is lucky, villainous, and evil, he still has ability! In just a few words, the analysis of Liao, Nuzhi, and Goryeo is clear.

"The lord of Liao is more than seventy years old, and it is rumored that he is sick, and he is afraid that he will die soon. In other words, in the next two years of the Ming Dynasty, the Korean and the female straight will fight? ”

Han Zhongyan stroked his beard, turned his gaze, and looked at Wu Haogu, "Chongdao, what do you think our dynasty should do?" ”

"They should be left to lose."

Wu Haogu's answer greatly surprised Han Zhongyan's expectations.

"Isn't it to support one side and make it bigger to conspire with the Khitan?"

Wu Haogu looked at Old Man Han and laughed, "Xianggong, are you always joking with the lower officials?" What you said is the same as Zhang Xianggong. ”

"Big brother," Wu Haowen interjected, "how can my father-in-law be the same as Zhang Dian?" Zhang Dian is a traitor. ”

"Hahaha." Han Zhongyan laughed indifferently a few times, and then lowered his tone again, "Chongdao, you and the old man are honest, do you think the Great Song Dynasty has the ability to plot against the Khitan?" ”

"Yes," Wu Haogu smiled, "but you can't rely on joining forces with the barbarians. ”

Han Zhongyan was stunned, "Why?" ”

"Because the Khitan is the most admired Han culture among the barbarians, and they are the civilized people among the barbarians." Wu Haogu said, "And the people who obstruct divination and female straightness are all true barbarians who do not obey the king and do not believe in Confucius and Mencius, only barbarism and bravery." If you carve up the Liao Kingdom with them, you will let this kind of true barbarian get the land of iron smelting, horse grazing and a part of the land of farming and grain production in the Liao Kingdom.

At that time, the number of savage and brave warriors will increase greatly, and they will have enough iron weapons and war horses, which will become a real disaster for our dynasty! ”

Wu Haogu means: I am not afraid that the barbarians are too barbaric, but I am afraid that the barbarians have iron weapons.

Without enough iron to make blade armor, the barbarians, no matter how savage, could only graze in the north. But if they have the iron tools and grain of agricultural civilization, then the good days of the Great Song Dynasty will come to an end.

Of course, there are still ways for straight women to get a lot of iron tools. Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to beat the Khitan later, speaking of which Mogusi's obstruction is no less than that of the female straight people of the Wanyan family, and it is not barbaric enough, but the long-term iron ban has curbed the development of the obstruction force. And the Khitan iron ban on women also exists, but the control is not strong enough.

If the female straight people really take Tiezhou, the iron-smelting center of Liaodong Province, then the equipment level of the female direct army will definitely exceed the current Song army......

"Where's Goryeo?" Han Zhongyan asked, "Goryeo defeated Nuzhi, can we join forces with Goryeo again?" ”

"Goryeo can't beat a straight woman." Wu Haogu shook his head and said, "The land of Nuzhi is all Linhai Snow Plain, which is not as rich as Goryeo, and the people raised are naturally brave and good at fighting. And what is the benefit of Goryeo and Nuzhi fighting back and forth? If there was really a lot of oil and water in the land of Nuzhi, the Khitans would have fought it when they were strong, and it would have been their turn to get Goryeo? ”