Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 386
After Su Chen returned to the mansion, he began to enter the recovery mode, leaving the gate and enjoying himself at leisure.

Various forces in Jinling received the news that Su Chen was injured and returned home one after another. Most people breathed a sigh of relief, especially the people and scholars in Jinling, all regarded Su Chen as the mainstay of the Tang Dynasty's talented scholars, and even regarded him as a hero, so , I hope he is safe.

Some officials of the Sun Party came to visit one after another. Even though they would not visit in person because of their status, they would send their servants to send condolences.

What kind of ginseng, abalone, bird's nest, tonic, etc. have something to say; there are also more affordable ones, and the servants directly send a few hundred taels of silver over.

Su Chen did not refuse, anyway, he is not an official yet, so he doesn't need to worry about taking bribes, let Jing Hong record everything, and match the items with the family, so that he can return the gift in the future!

In the afternoon, there was a decree from the palace, and some rewards were also given.

It is a great honor to be rewarded by the imperial decree of the official family. Everyone in the Peng family rejoiced and felt very honored.

After Su Chen thanked him, he asked someone to give two pearls to the eunuch Chuanzhi as his hard-earned money, so he made a connection in advance, and asked for some news in the future.

At dusk, Han Xizai came to the door in person.

Peng Mansion, in the living room.

Su Chen bowed his hands and said: "Master Han, why did you come here in person?"

Han Xizai smiled kindly and said, "I heard that something happened to you, and I was worried for a while. I was overjoyed to learn that you returned safely today, but I still don't feel at ease. Only when I come here to see you in person can I feel at ease!"

After Peng Zeliang also saluted Han Xizai, he said politely: "Master Han came to visit in person, it's really flattering this kid."

Han Xizai smiled, and after sitting down, he said to the two of them, "It's very necessary to come and visit Yixuan."

Su Chen was a little embarrassed and said: "How dare this junior!"

Han Xizai shook his head and laughed, "Haha, you are now the treasure of our old courtiers, and the hope of the Tang Kingdom!"

Su Chen smiled bitterly when he heard the words, and said in embarrassment: "Su, what virtue and ability, can become the hope of a country!"

"As long as you use your talent and learn it, it will be beneficial to the country and the people, and the continuation of Tang's state will be the hope of the country!"

Han Xizai looked at Su Chen, full of anticipation and recognition.

"..." When Su Chen heard this, he couldn't escape this burden.

Being recognized is something to be happy and to be vain about. Su Chen is also an ordinary person with emotions and vanity. However, after accepting this vanity, in the next ten years, he will have to fight against extremely cruel facts.

How to contend against the army of the Northern Song Dynasty, that is the army of tigers and wolves, the strongest army in the entire Song Dynasty.

Moreover, the political environment in the Southern Tang Dynasty was not good, the ruler was indecisive, party disputes continued, the treasury was increasingly empty, and the military strength was weak. It was really difficult to fight against the Song Dynasty!
Now Su Chen wants to help the Southern Tang Dynasty, resist the Northern Song Dynasty's invasion, and go against the trend and track of history, frankly speaking, he has no idea.

But it is man-made, Queen Zhou and Li Zhongxuan were rescued, maybe history will change.

"Master Han, please go to the study." Su Chen planned to have a deep talk with Han Xizai.

Peng Zeliang guessed that Su Chen might have something secretive to say, got up and said, "The study is over here, Mr. Han please."

Han Xizai nodded, got up, followed Peng Zeliang and Su Chen to the study, let the servants guard the outside, and kept the servants away.

Su Chen took out the information hidden on the bookshelf, handed it to Han Xizai, and said, "This is a gift from a friend. It contains criminal evidence and clues of some fourth- and fifth-rank officials in the Song Party faction. , Let’s start cutting leeks.”

Hearing this, Han Xizai's expression became serious, he took the information bag, and took out a few sheets at random, which recorded the criminal evidence of an official's embezzlement and breaking the law. That behavior is outrageous.

"What does Yixuan mean, let us use this as a knife to attack Song Party officials?"

"That's right! Although the fact that the parties are united against each other is detrimental to the stability of the court, the current division of power between the Sun Party, the Song Party, and the New Party is to check each other. This is due to the reasons of the previous generation, and there are also officials who intend to balance each other. Such mutual scheming will really affect the government. If To change the declining situation of the Tang Dynasty, reforms must be carried out."

"Oh, what's Yixuan's idea?" Han Xizai stroked his beard, listening to what Su Chen said made sense, but they were just superficial words, and specific measures were the key.

He had many ideas and great ambitions. He once wanted to assist Li Tang and annex the world. However, the actions of the Li family's royal family and the decline of the court situation gradually made Han Xizai feel disheartened.

This time when he came back to be an official, half of his mind was to draw Su Chen into the imperial court to see if he could make a difference.

If it fails, then Han Xizai intends to spend his days in the future, ignoring the government affairs, just eating and waiting for death.

The same is true of Han Xizai in history. In the last few years, he completely ignored the situation of the court. Because he knew that it could not be changed, he deliberately polluted himself and spent his days drinking and drinking. That's why Gu Hongzhong, a painter sent by Li Yu, painted a picture of " Han Xizai's Evening Banquet" has become one of the most popular traditional Chinese paintings.

Su Chen organized his language and said methodically: "First, we need to rectify the Chaogang. We must take power to carry out the reforms we have done. We must suppress the Song Party, take advantage of its decline, and completely suppress it. Second, win over the New Party. People who can promote change together, so that the imperial court can do great things by twisting into one force."

After hearing this, Han Xizai pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "The imperial court pays attention to balance. The king's most taboo thing is that all officials are twisted together and have the same opinion. In such a situation, the monarch has no sense of security. In the art of emperors, the monarch likes to let the court Divide into several factions, so that there will be no forces that threaten the imperial power, and there will be no huge hidden dangers. If you want to suppress the Song Party and win over the New Party, the officials will not let this situation happen."

Peng Zeliang joined in and said: "Yes, Yixuan, you are not in the court, and you don't know the dangers and rules of the court. What Mr. Han said is something that is well known in the court, but kept secret!"

Su Chen also somewhat understood this truth, so he said: "We can bring down the Song Party first, and then pretend to be at odds with the New Party, so as to maintain the situation where the two parties are fighting."

"This proposal is not bad!" Han Xizai felt that it would be feasible to make a compromise in this method.

Su Chen continued: "Only by suppressing the Song Party, breaking its wings, and making things worse and unable to stop us from doing things, can we carry out the New Deal, reform Jiangnan's system, sea ban, trade, military training, etc., and work hard to make the treasury stronger. The people are rich, the people are rich, and the soldiers are strong, so that they can resist the Song army going south and keep Li and Tang in the south of the Yangtze River."

(End of this chapter)