Discussing the latest Mongolian war situation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Affairs, after telling the latest news, Lu Baifeng asked Zhao Qian: "The prince looks in a good mood. But what's the good thing? ”

Zhao Qian replied calmly: "Nothing good, nothing bad." I'm just in a good mood. ”

Lu Baifeng felt that Zhao Qian's attitude was unusually frank, if he said that he hadn't encountered anything good, it really didn't make sense. It's just that Zhao Qian said this, and Lu Baifeng couldn't continue to ask. Everyone continued to start talking. Zhao Qian asked, "Minister Lu, is this Timur doing now a policy of inheriting Kublai Khan?" ”

"I wonder what the crown prince thinks Kublai Khan's policy is?"

"At the time of the Battle of Ezhou, Meng Ge was still the Great Khan, and his khanate was recognized by the Kuritai Assembly. After that, Kublai Khan and his brother competed for the throne of Khan, and the Kuritai Assembly split itself. Kublai Khan fled to Baghdad, precisely in the heart of the Mongol khanates. As far as I can see, Kublai Khan has changed the election of the Great Khan by the tribes into the election of the next Great Khan by the current Great Khan. ”

"What the prince said is very true." Lu Baifeng replied. When the words fell, I listened to Luo Yiren interject and came in, "The Khan's election is important, but whether he can pass the succession level is not necessarily. When Timur's brother succeeded to the throne, he said he wanted to compete for the throne of Great Khan. That is, Kuo Kuozhen was improvised, in addition to relying on Yuxi Timur to carry the forbidden army to suppress the formation, he also used the method of reciting the "Sermon of the Great Khan" to make the stuttering guy have to retreat. ”

When Lu Baifeng heard this, he felt that Luo Yiren had some good things in his heart, and he could have added so many things that could have been clarified. It's just that since Luo Yiren interjected, Lu Baifeng wanted to hand over the power to speak to Luo Yiren. Unexpectedly, Zhao Qian actually continued to ask Lu Baifeng, "Tiemur is trying to hope that he won't have such a situation when he elects the next Great Khan, right?" ”

"It's hard to say." Lu Baifeng had to continue: "Timur formed a banner army to get rid of the dilemma of needing the help of various princes during the war. The reason why Kublai Khan was able to attack the Great Song Dynasty was because of the Han people north of the Huai River. They went to the valley of the two rivers, and the local people believed in the true god religion. It is completely different from the Han people in the north. ”

"I'll interrupt." Zhao Qian responded: "Minister Lu, I just want to know if Timur has his strategy and what the strategic purpose is. I don't want to predict the outcome of the war now, I want to understand these points and make a judgment on Timur's reaction. ”

Lu Baifeng was a little surprised, Zhao Qian wanted to get a complete prediction when he encountered something before. Now he is suddenly not in a hurry, he just wants to get accurate information as the basis for his judgment, and there is really some rhythm of Zhao Guan's family doing things on weekdays. If this is not an accident of the crown prince, there is a feeling that Lu Su praised Lu Mengshi for three days.

Cheering up, Lu Baifeng asked: "Prince, if that Timur really wants to monopolize power, how do you think it will change?" ”

"This depends on whether there are people in Mongolia, and if Boyan's Ten Theses can be implemented, Mongolia will have a good chance of winning. In my judgment, it is impossible for the slave dynasty to fight the total surrender of Baghdad. Even if the slave dynasty conquered Baghdad, the Mongols slapped their butts and ran, and then came back later. I didn't know much about Mongolia, but this time was the starting point for me to learn about Mongolia. ”

Listening to Zhao Qian's brisk description of his thoughts, Lu Baifeng thought for a while and said: "The prince's thinking is not the same as the previous thinking of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ”

Zhao Qian said gently: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is full of talents, and it is not difficult for me to make this request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." Since Minister Lu said that the way of thinking is different from before, I wonder when I will be able to give a reply according to the line of thought I said? ”

"At least a month."

"Good. I'll just wait a month. ”

After Zhao Qian left, Lu Baifeng couldn't help but ask Luo Yiren, "What's wrong with the prince?" ”

"I've really started to be a prince." Luo Yiren's answer was simple and clear.

Lu Baifeng's brows immediately furrowed, and he said loudly: "Hey, the official family is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, don't be so rude." ”

"Of course I'm happy that the official family can reach their 100th birthday. It's just that the official family set up the prince to let the prince start to practice, so why should we be so hypocritical when we talk in private. ”

Lu Baifeng's expression was gloomy, Luo Yiren was about the same age as Zhao Qian, and he was a talent who became the minister of the government in his twenties. He must be an official of two dynasties at his age, and it is not unusual for him to be willing to get close to the crown prince. Lu Baifeng is in his fifties, and if he works for two more terms, he will serve one term in a local county according to the system, and then retire honorably. He felt that Zhao Qian's approach was very unacceptable. Unhappy in his heart, Lu Baifeng said: "Xiao Luo, I definitely don't have a chance to be a subordinate to the crown prince." The crown prince did this very differently from the official family. ”

Luo Yiren smiled slightly, "Hehe, I don't think it's any different." However, in the past, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Administration and the Ministry of Administration and Departments were arranged by the government, but now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Administration and Administration will probably become more proactive institutions. Doesn't Minister Lu like that? ”

Lu Baifeng felt very indifferent when he heard this, and was about to respond a few words but was stunned. The more Luo Yiren thought about this, the more Lu Baifeng felt that according to the centuries-old tradition of the Great Song Dynasty, officials and families gained knowledge and intelligence by listening to the ministers and scholars in front of the emperor. The Zhao family has been in power for more than 20 years and has been the emperor for more than ten years. Probably because this period was the time when Lu Baifeng was an official in the court, Lu Baifeng, who was born in the Jinshi family, actually forgot the tradition of the past three hundred years, and it was never the Zhao official family that really dominated the politics of the Great Song Dynasty. If Zhao Qian can return to the old ......, Lu Baifeng feels that this is not bad news.

At this time, Zhao Qian had already written a logical relationship on the judgment of the current Mongolian Khan Timur in a small notebook, and after writing it, he put the book up and put the matter down. There are more important things in the Great Song Dynasty than war, it is now the fifth month of the Song calendar, and after a few months of little rain in Henan, this year's grain has finally been harvested. Without his father's urging, Zhao Qian made preparations to go to the front line to check. The reason why we say 'lack of rainfall' rather than drought is that the local food has not been greatly affected by the construction of many water conservancy facilities. Zhao Qian felt that he had to go and see it to feel at ease.

If Zhao Qian set off alone, he would become a minister, and of course Zhao Jiaren would not let Zhao Qian be so swaggering. Therefore, Zhao Qian traveled as a member of the inspection team of the Ministry of Agriculture, and Yang Yao was the leader here.

Having the experience of listening to classes together, Zhao Qian knew the weight of Yang Yao in his father's heart. The two had a long talk before leaving, Zhao Qian liked Yang Yao's straightforward personality very much, and the content he talked about was also quite straightforward.

Daddy Zhao Jiaren doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, so naturally he won't make an edict when he encounters natural disasters, and uses the reason of 'sympathy between heaven and man' to subtly show that the emperor knows that the people are suffering and the emperor has worked hard. The reason put forward by Zhao Guanjia is the 'Xiaoice climate', in which the low temperature in the Xiaoice climate leads to a decrease in humidity in the air and an increase in the amount of cold high pressure in the north, resulting in the southward compression of precipitation from the south. It's not that there is less water on the earth, it's that there is less water that reaches the Great Song and is far away from the ocean.

After agreeing on the fundamental issue of climate, the two soon agreed to visit. The first is whether these physical realities are understood at the local level, and the second is whether there are solutions based on the physical realities and local agricultural conditions.

The core members of the inspection team reached an agreement, and the meeting of the inspection team was to unify their thinking and understanding. Zhao Qian used to think that it was very easy to talk nonsense in meetings, but now he finally understands why he is talking nonsense. Dad liked to do all kinds of learning for a long time, so much so that some people complained that there would be more in the imperial court. The purpose of this study is to make everyone understand what situation they are facing, if the officials below still believe that the earth is flat and the sun revolves around the earth. It is the thunder male and electric mother who causes the thunder, and it is the rain god and the dragon king who are in charge of the rain. There's no way to do it!

The members of the Working Group are all young, with an average of less than 30 years old. In terms of professional knowledge examination, everyone is qualified. However, Yang Yao was not satisfied with this, he asked Zhao Qian to produce an exam paper on water conservancy. Zhao Qian disagrees with this, "The water conservancy profession is very complex, and special emphasis is placed on adapting measures to local conditions. I don't know much about the hydraulic environment of Henan, so I'm afraid that the donkey's head will not be the horse's mouth. ”

"Don't be afraid." Yang Yao said confidently: "Let's conduct a basic assessment. Whether it's the North or the South, the most basic things should be the same. The amount of water produced by drilling wells, some key points of the canals, and the amount of evaporation along the way. It is important to understand these basic concepts when conducting inspections. If you don't do this, the officials below are arrogant, and the bigger you blow, the easier it is to fool people. ”

After hearing this, the word 'cool official' popped up in Zhao Qian's heart. As Dad has promoted the system of the First Empire of the Qin and Han Dynasties over the years, cool officials have also been used more and more. Even better, the word is getting closer and closer to its original meaning. After the fall of the Han Dynasty, the cool official became a harsh word for dealing with the people. For example, in Liu Zongyuan's "The Snake Catcher Says", "When the fierce officials come to my hometown, they shout from east to west, and from north to south; The uproar is terrifying, although the chicken and the dog are not at ease'. Or it is written in Du Fu's "Stone Trench Officials", "Staying in Stone Trench Village at night, there are officials who catch people at night".

Of course, Dad's comment on this did not advocate criticizing these little officials, Zhao Qian remembered that Dad's original words were, 'The stone trench officials came to arrest the soldiers, not to arrest people to work for the local heroes, nor to serve the military towns of the feudal towns. Rather, it was to provide support to the Ha Duong army. This shows that although the manpower and material resources that the state could mobilize at that time were already very weak, at least the grassroots organization system had not collapsed. ’

But when the term "cool officials" first appeared, the guys who were called "cool officials" were not so low-level. In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the imperial court advocated "rule by inaction", which led to the rapid expansion of the power of powerful landlords. For example, the Lu family in Jinan County, relying on the large number of clan households, dominates the local area, and repeatedly makes difficulties with the government. The magistrate follows the common law, "no control".

Zhidu, who was first known as a cool official, appeared. This brother Tai is simple and straightforward in doing things, since 'chivalry violates the ban with martial arts, and Confucianism uses literature to mess with the law' has reached a level comparable to that of the Warring States Period. Zhidu took the-for-tat approach and adopted the means of countering violence with violence. After he arrived, he did not say hello or go through the motions, directly hunted and killed the Lu family, implemented strict laws, and opened the Western Han Dynasty to crack down on Haoqiang with severe means. To put it more bluntly, it is that under the rule of this brother, more than a certain number of heroes are killed every year.

The first evil of the Yu clan was punished, and "the rest of them were all chestnut", and they did not dare to confront the government again. Coupled with the 'unbelievable' killings against the powerful and powerful, Zhi Du has been in office for more than a year, and "the county does not leave anything behind". Zhidu vigorously and resolutely attacked Jinan Haoqiang, which had a great impact, and the surrounding county guards sincerely respected him and regarded him as a boss.

After that, there were many cool officials in the Western Han Dynasty, and each cool official was only aimed at Haoqiang. Not only must the number of executions be met every year, but they must be killed enough. They are not acting as Haoqiang's thugs, getting rid of Xiaohaoqiang for the big Haoqiang. Instead, start with the biggest and kill. In the reign of Wenjing, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty relied to a large extent on the help of these cool officials.

Now Zhao Qian looks at Yang Yao's posture,