So why did Wu Kui turn back at this critical time?

Wang Anshi!

For the sake of Wang Anshi, Wu Kui and Zeng Gongliang had a deep conflict, and Han Qi took the opportunity to enter and stretched out a warm friendship hand. Don't underestimate Han Qi's charm. So with Han Qi's efforts, Wu Kui changed his opinion of Han Qi.

There are a lot of reasons, such as Pu Yi, is it really me and Ouyang Xiu who made it up?

At that time, the first emperor wanted to make Puyi, the ministers could not do things with peace of mind, and we also made trouble, and the first emperor was sick, so should this country be governed? So after seven persuasions and eight persuasions, Wu Kui lost his filial piety at home during that time, so he felt that everyone had wronged Han Qi, so he changed his opinion.

But he knew that Zhao Ji was unhappy about this, so he wrote a letter asking for the resignation of the prime minister.

Wang Tao was also furious, so he impeached Wu Kuia for the six crimes of deceiving the world, Wu Shen and Lu Jingqi left Wang Tao still in office, and impeached Wu Kui for having the heart of a king, counting his five crimes.

Shao Kang wrote a book, saying that the imperial history was impeached, yin and yang were not in harmony, and the blame was on the government, and what Wu Kui said was reversed and the minister's body was lost. What is the imperial history, that is even the emperor can be impeached, just like when Zhao Zhen was tired and tired, he fainted from exhaustion, and Yan Chen in turn said that Zhao Zhen fainted near a woman, did Zhao Zhen punish Yan Chen?

He is purely lively, the emperor, look, Wu Shen attacked the minister, but the minister was high-spirited, and he took the initiative to stand up and say justice. The truth is that Han Qi can't be touched, but Wu Kui is easy to bully. {

Zhao Ji was silent, he was waiting, waiting for Sima Guang and Lu Gong to write, but the two of them didn't say a word.

Zhao Ji knew that the time was not ripe, and there was no way, so he first transferred Wang Tao to a bachelor of Hanlin. I want to get out of the limelight. Again, everyone disagreed. Reluctantly, an edict was issued: Wang Tao, Wu Shen, and Lu Jing. destroyed the minister, Tao out of Chenzhou, Wu Shen and Lu Jing fined 20 catties of copper; Wu Kui was in power and impeached Zhongcheng, and Zhao Ji forcibly used the edict as an internal approval, and within three days, he dismissed Qingzhou.

and replaced Wu Kui with Zhang Fangping, Zhang Fangping is not stupid, what are you doing. At this time, he was able to get involved in the Chinese book, so he said: "Han Qi has been suing for a long time, Kui is exempt, and he will not come back, Han Qi's merits are in the royal family, and I wish His Majesty Xià to restore the throne, and hand edict Qi, with all the same." ”

According to the rules, if the prime minister impeaches the prime minister, the prime minister can no longer handle official business. Wait for the results at home.

Of course, Zhang Fangping is not Han Qi's person. But at this time, what will happen if he replaces Wu Kui to enter the Chinese book? That will be a thorn in Han Qi's eye, a thorn in the flesh, before the matter is revealed, Zhang Fangping will not dare to offend Han Qi.

Sima Guang saw the situation, and took the opportunity to say on the side: "Wu Kui is famous, and now he is Wang Tao Bakui, I am afraid that the ministers will not be at ease, and they will lead them away, and it is not appropriate to watch and listen in the Quartet. ”

This is the general trend, and even Zeng Gongliang, in order not to make Han Qi suspicious, also entered the palace to persuade Zhao Ji to keep Wu Kui. Zhao Ji had no choice but to use Wu Kui again.

So when Shao Kang was still miscellaneous, Zhao Ji said to Shao Kang helplessly: "There is no other, I want to sit and lie down!" ”

The one who sits and sleeps, Han Qi also. They are sitting and lying at home, but they can't do anything about it. At this moment, Zhao Ji was extremely angry and frustrated!

Han Qi returned to Zhongshu, I am so honest, little emperor, why don't you send a small yellow door to arrest me!

So Wen Yanbo also expressed his position.

It is said that Wang Tao was very respectful to Han Qi, and Zhao Shu was ready to use Cai Kang as the crown prince Zhan Shi, so Han Qi recommended Wang Tao, Cai Kang was disobedient, and Wang Tao was his own person. So Wen Yanbo said: "Zhigui, do you remember the matter of awarding Wang Tao Zhan? ”

Han Qi was ashamed and said: "When I saw the night, I was straight and loved the tart." ”

In fact, with these two dialogues, the two bigwigs didn't take Zhao Ji as the same thing, why, even if you mentioned Wang Tao, he is Zhao Ji's courtier, or is he your doorman?

After finishing speaking, Han Qi prepared to take further revenge on Wang Tao.

Sima Guang came out again: "Wang Taocheng is guilty, but His Majesty wants to open up his speech, why is Han Gong not allowed?" ”

This is the fire, and when I said it at that time, I would not offend Han Qi. Now that I have said it, the little emperor will not hold himself accountable when he turns over old accounts in the future.

Now that Sima Guang is growing in his wings, Han Qi doesn't want Sima Guang to turn against him in the end, so he gave Sima Guang face and did not punish Wang Tao severely. And with a peach and a reciprocat, Han Qi recommended Sima Guang to serve as the middle of the imperial history. At this point, the plan to reverse Korea, which began in early March, ended in early April after the second leap March. At first, Zhao Ji won, but in the end, he was completely defeated!

But the loser is not necessarily a real defeat, and the winner is not necessarily a real victory.

It only took a while for Han Qi to find himself in an embarrassing situation.

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At the beginning of summer, the leaves in the palace court became dense again, and the sunlight sprinkled these leaf shadows in the palace, and the light and shadow were mixed.

Zhao Ji angrily pushed away the book in his hand and roared: "Ancestral family law, ancestral family law!" ”

Some people say that the Song Dynasty gathered imperial power, this statement is not correct, the Song Dynasty is a division of power, divided the rights of everyone, the book has the right, but under the supervision of the imperial history platform, at the same time the phase can not be long, it is not easy to form a power minister.

However, if the prime minister of Zhongshu is capable, when he is there, the actual power is not less than that of the emperor.

For example, the calligraphy in various places will be reviewed by the Chinese book first, and the difficult recital will be handed over to the emperor, and the emperor will go to the political hall to discuss and deal with it, or the processed heavy dà book will be reviewed by the emperor, but the emperor's review is still not counted, and it must be re-examined by the officials of the two systems and the Chinese book before it can become an edict.

Now Han Qi still handed the book to the palace, but it was all handled, did Zhao Qi dare to change it?

At this moment, he saw one of Zhang Fangping's notes, became interested, and immediately sent someone to summon Zhang Fangping.

This note is about state finances.

Zhang Fangping once presided over three divisions during the Qing calendar, for example, Jingde's commercial tax collection was only 4.5 million yuan, and the celebration lasted nearly 20 million yuan. There are 4.28 million Jingde wine classes and more than 17 million Qingli classes. There are more than 3.5 million salt classes, and the celebration lasted nearly 8 million. Later, the commercial tax fell, only 8 million yuan, but the wine class was slightly raised, more than 12 million yuan, and the salt class was also slightly raised, more than 8 million yuan. However, the number of the back, Zhang Fangping is not in the third division, so I don't know.

They are only a part of the various tax revenues of the Song Dynasty, and the others have also increased one after another, where does this money go?

The reason is simple. All kinds of redundancy. Especially redundant soldiers. He surveyed the number of forbidden soldiers in the fifth year of Qingli. Compared with Jingyou's time, there are more than 860 commanders and more than 400,000 people, and he plans to ban the army in the middle, about 50,000 a year. It is not a direct payment, including money, food, cloth and some subsidies. If the cost of going out to take a turn is even more, if you fight, then needless to say, all kinds of consumption. and incentive pensions.

The latter is not calculated, it is a very normal year, just this redundant soldier has to spend more than 20 million yuan a year, it is a reckless, not consistent, and a reinstatement is the standard 1,000 yuan.

That is, it is converted into the current number of three divisions, which is more than 30 million.

Zhang Fangping may have heard some news, there is a black hole, but there is no need to worry, all this money is spent indiscriminately. As long as one province is returned, the country will soon be healthy. For example, if the redundant soldiers of more than 20 million are solved, the actual situation is more than 30 million, and 100 million black holes can be solved in three years. Of course, he didn't know that the country's black hole was so big.

Now Wang Tao said it, Zhang Fangping said it, but it's a pity that one person didn't say it, Wen Yanbo.

Zhao Ji didn't say anything, the strategy Wang Ju wrote one after another, but where is Han Qi and how to execute it?

Zhang Fangping was brought in, and Zhao Ji said, "Zhang Qing, there is a note here, you can take a look." ”

In fact, this note is divided into two parts, one part is the south, and Zhao Ji cut it open, so the first line of the first line of big characters Wang Ju said, Zhang Fangping didn't see it.

Wang Ju asked Zhao Niannu to bring it to Zhao Ji, so there was no seal on the back, Zhang Fangping wondered, which minister was playing? Why are you so rude?

Zhao Xuan said: "Zhang Qing, don't question it, there is a part that I am inconvenient to disclose, and it is related to the matter of the internal treasury, so I will cut this document into two, and this part is a state affair, so let Zhang Qing take a look." ”

"In this case, is it a relative or an attendant?"

"Zhang Qing, don't you also care who plays it, please take a look."

Zhang Fangping looked at it carefully, and after reading it, he said, "Okay, please execute it immediately." No, that inhibition of shade supplements does have to be done slowly. However, the river crossing in Fangchang is the least controversial. ”

Redundant officials are not the first to be put forward by Wang Ju, many people, such as Xiao Song proposed the three redundant of the Xiao Song style, the first redundant official, the second useless soldier, the monk and Taoist, not to produce, has begun to endanger the hài country, this is the third redundancy.

But why hasn't the problem of redundant officials been solved? For example, this shadow supplement, that official does not have a number of descendants, such as Cai Xiang's three sons are all shaded, one official goes down, and there are three more officials, can it not be redundant?

However, it is not easy to move, and there will be many officials who oppose it. Therefore, it has become the most headache of Wang Ju's strategies.

"You've noticed the controversy too?"

"Qingli's new policy, the minister still remembers it. Who is this person and why is he so familiar with gunpowder? ”

"That's a Weichen, I don't want to make him public yet, Zhang Qing, I let you see this notebook, I want you to further improve this notebook. After all, that person's official position is too low, and he doesn't know much about some things. ”

"Who is it?"

"I'll tell you then."

"Your Majesty must be reused."

"Zhang Qing, this person is not some scholar doctor, and he is greedy for profit...... I won't say anything, you just think about it carefully according to this note, and observe it, this is not in a hurry, I want to rectify the country, and I must prepare slowly, but it must be implemented properly. ”

"Whoa."

Zhang Fangping left the palace suspiciously.

The Western Xia envoy arrived.

When the lords of the two countries died one after another, they had to pay their respects, and then they had to send messengers when they were buried.

Zhao Ji summoned Xue Zongdao.

Xue Zongdao first mourned, and then apologized, and then entered the theme, what is the theme, one is to canonize Li Bingchang, if he does not canonize the name, there will be no decision, and it will not be easy to reap the benefits, the second is to ask for the reopening of the mutual market, and the third is to ask the Song Dynasty to release tens of thousands of prisoners of war.

"Stop, stop," Zhao said immediately.

These requirements can't be done at all, and the reopening of the mutual market, it depends on the situation, and Li Bingchang is canonized, which is all a benefit, even if it is given, it can't be given all at once, and if it is given lightly, Xixia will continue to teach it repeatedly.

As for the tens of thousands of prisoners of war, don't talk about Zhao Ji, even if Sima Guang goes down to deal with it, he can't get it back.

Zhao Ji said: "Xue Zongdao, I ask you, why is your Xia Guo Liang clan called the Lin Dynasty, the palace, and the system?" ”

Empress Dowager Liang is going to be the real queen mother, what kind of canonization is rare?

Xue Zongdao frowned, the Song Dynasty has also begun to pay attention to intelligence now? That one is troublesome, but he said: "Your Majesty, there is no matter, I think it must be hearsay from the Chinese border army." ”

"I ask you again, why did you Xixia give 5,000 gold to tempt people to assassinate my Great Song officials?"

"What 5,000 gold, there is no such thing as a joke at all, maybe it is a joke released by someone, for example, when Qingli, Chinese Prime Minister Xia Zhu once paid millions of dollars to buy the head of the first lord of the country, and the lord of the first country also paid 3,000 wen to reward people to cut off the head of Xia Zhu. But what is the difference between a few million guan and three thousand wen, and who has hurt Xia Xianggong and the lord of the first Tai country? ”

This is a joke, the dignified Xia Zhu's head is only worth three yuan.

When the head order comes out, Li Yuanhao really doesn't take precautions?

This is not easy to assassinate Li Yuanhao, but if Xixia buys Wang Ju's head for several million, it is guaranteed to be purchased within half a year.

However, the Song Dynasty did lose face when it came to this, and Zhao Ji said unhappily: "I don't care if it's a joke or not, but I don't like to hear such a joke, if you Xixia want to canonize it, want to reopen the mutual market, restore peace, I am happy, but similar jokes, please send someone to stop it immediately, if there is no such news at the border, I will agree to some of your requests." ”

Not to mention the tens of thousands of prisoners of war, even these thousands of prisoners of war Zhao Ji does not want to be released for the time being.

Why?

Look at the composition of Zheng Baiqu's workforce.

When the deep winter comes, Zheng Baiqu will definitely not be able to construct, at most drill a blasting hole and blast it appropriately. The actual construction time was only ten months.

In these ten months, the people have to plow, and their construction time is actually only three or four months.

The time of the soldier is a little longer, but it is only five or six months.

The Baojie army has been the longest, but they are combat soldiers, and they also have to train during construction, so they have to spare at least two months to train.

And the logistical support of these people cannot be neglected, but as for those prisoners of war in Western Xia, they can use them as they want. How much impact will the 5,000 resident laborers have on the early completion of Zhengbaiqu?

Now Zhao Ji has a good excuse to delay time, why not delay? It was not the Western Xia who sent money to the Song Dynasty, it was the Western Xia who was in a hurry, not the Song Dynasty.

This is the end of the matter.

But Sima Guang came, and then said that the monks wanted, benevolence, Ming, and martial arts, and the key to governing the country, officials, letters, and rewards, and punishments. The six-word scripture is what the old minister learned in his life. His martial arts can't be taken seriously, they are even more powerful than the martial arts of fantasy novels, and it's unimaginable. So under Sima Guang's repeated flickering, Zhao Ji had to issue an edict to release the Sanbaiqu prisoners of war.

Why, the enemy is unjust, I can't be unkind, the benevolent is invincible, is the real martial arts, we must let the Tangut people see the sincerity of my Great Song Dynasty peace, so that the border can be safe, no military disasters will be repeated, and the national finances will not be under pressure......

Then think about the stubbornness behind Zhao Ji, and then think about what happened to him in the first year of his reign, what is the scholar, what is the cat, what is Zhao Ji, the mouse. These old cats are playing with the rats together. (To be continued......) R1292