Prime Minister

Chapter 445 Domineering
Ouyang Xiu, who was in the left hall, couldn't help but shook his head and sighed when he saw Zhang Yue.

It is true that the envoy Xia provoked the Chongyuan Pavilion before, but it is also true that the envoy of Xia Guo was so arrogant.

Xixia has indeed risen in recent years.

It is indeed inappropriate to insult the emperor, but it is also inappropriate to say that it is inappropriate to attract companions and envoys to raise millions of troops to wipe out Helan Mountain. Zhang Yue poured wine on the Xia envoys, and he has indeed given the handle of Xia's population.

However, officials such as Li Ding, the doctor of the door, were also selectively blind. They only cared about other officials, and even the cooks and waiters were punished, but they didn't say a word about Zhang Yue.

Everyone has concerns in their hearts, Zhang Yue has an unlimited future, and sooner or later he will be the prime minister, and everyone tacitly agrees not to offend him.

But it was more troublesome for others not to find Zhang Yue, but Zhang Yue took the initiative to come to the door, and went straight to the Zhengshitang in front of Han Qi, not only to fight for the punished officials, but also kept saying that he must go to war against Xixia.

Han Qi knew that Zhang Yue was interested in coming, and it was good that he didn't blame Zhang Yue, but Zhang Yue took the initiative to come to him to argue with him.Han Qi didn't want to argue, so he pushed him to Zeng Gongliang, but he politely refused, but he didn't expect Zhang Yue to wink at him, and insisted on asking Han Qi for an explanation.

Ouyang Xiu shook his head, his eyes were too blank, but he was so straightforward, it seemed like Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi were back then, on the contrary, it would make Zhang Yue win the public opinion of scholars.

Han Qi sat on the armchair, listening to Zhang Yue's loud speech.

He already knew the right and wrong of Chongyuan Pavilion last night, even if Zhang Yue didn't say anything, he also knew that Qu was an envoy in Xixia and intended to provoke first.

Han Qi knows Xixia well.After all, among the Xixia people, he is known as "Xia Song He Zengsheng, Han Qi is not amazing".He had a lot of dealings with Xixia people.However, it was under his auspices that the Song army was defeated again and again, and the Qingli New Deal came into being.

Now the court situation does not allow him to fight.

We must know that last year the imperial court had a shortfall of more than 1000 and [-] million guan. Where did the court's money go?More than [-]% of the expenditure is spent on military expenditure.

But can the millions of soldiers and horses raised by the imperial court spend so much money fight?

Han Qi is an old bureaucrat who is proficient in politics and military affairs. He knows exactly what is going on with the Song Army.

What's more, the enemies of the Song Dynasty were not only Xixia, but also the Khitan to the north. Now the Song Dynasty can be said to be suffering from two diseases.

Han Qi said to Zhang Yue: "At the beginning when Yuan Hao proclaimed himself emperor, the Xi Xia envoy Song was rebellious and extremely arrogant. Sometimes someone advocated killing him, and Cheng Lin, who participated in politics, advocated the ancients' military relations. Generally speaking. After participating in politics, some people advocated that the wall of the post station be pushed down and killed, and Cheng Lin disagreed."

"In the end, Emperor Renzong sent the envoy to the west as a present, and the world praised him for his virtue."

Xixia was originally the Dingnan Army, and its independence made the Song Dynasty faceless at that time.Li Yuanhao sent an envoy to Bianjing to make an announcement, which was very rude and arrogant. At that time, Emperor Renzong finally endured it because of the dignity of the big country, and did not kill the envoy.

After Li Yuanhao became emperor, Song Jun thought that Li Yuanhao's skin disease was not something to be afraid of. As a result, the Sanchuankou battle...

Han Qi was Hao Shuichuan who served as the Deputy Envoy of Shaanxi Economic Strategy to appease after the First World War.

Han Qi told Fan Zhongyan at the time that when using troops, he should be the first to be the first to win. He just insisted on attacking, and Fan Zhongyan always opposed it.In the end, Renzong expressed his support to Han Qi, and then there was the battle of Haoshuichuan... After the war, the parents of the soldiers who died in the battle of Haoshuichuan picked up the old clothes and paper money to summon their souls and said, "You will follow Han Qi to fight, and now you will die." Han Qi returns, will your souls recognize Han Qi?Return home with him.

Han Qi was overwhelmed with grief and indignation when he heard the words, Zhuma covered his face and wept. After that, this scene replayed countless times in his dreams, which made his conscience feel guilty and disturbed, and it was also the greatest shame in his life.

In the face of Zhang Yue, who made generous statements and should not show weakness to Xixia, Han Qi seemed to see himself back then... At this moment, he seemed to have seen the scene of the old and the young crying together in Jingzhou. His chest was blocked and he could hardly breathe.

Finally, his eyes fell on Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue talked for quite a while, and Han Qi suddenly said: "Zhang Duzhi...the truth..."

Suddenly Han Qi covered his chest...

Zhang Yue suddenly saw that Han Qi's face was extremely pale, and hurriedly said: "Mr.

Han Qi waved his hand and continued: "Duzhi, are you in the third division? I'll settle an account with you. Before Baoyuan, Shaanxi's annual income was 970 million, and the annual expenditure was 550 million. Since the opening of Xixia After the border war, the annual income is 390 million and the output is 360 million, how much money will you spend on this matter?"

"What if Khitan took advantage of the fire to loot again?"

The Song Dynasty was unfavorable to the Xixia war, and the Liao Kingdom took advantage of the fire to loot and increased the old coins from the original 30 to 50!
At that time, it was Fu Bi, the privy envoy, who was negotiating on behalf of the Song Dynasty in the face of extortion and extortion by the Liao State.

After Han Qi explained, he looked at Zhang Yue and said, "That's how I am as a chancellor. If you despise this old man, you will be patient and shrink back. You can sit on this old man's seat and teach me how to deal with it? The old man will step aside and let the virtuous give it to you." how?"

After speaking, Han Qi got up and left the chair, and made a gesture of invitation to Zhang Yue, as if you were here to be the prime minister.

Zhang Yue was playing in his heart at the moment, rubbing his hands, half pushing and half refusing, and said: "Han Xianggong, how can you be ashamed of this? Forget it, let me do it for me!"

But thinking about it, Zhang Yue took a step back and said with shame on his face: "I dare not!"

Han Qi showed a little seriousness and said: "After the Western Xia peace talks, the old man was in power, and the uncle of the Shiling family, Mr. Xie, was the prime minister. He told others that he and Fu Gong were like children dancing in a play. Back off. When Fu Gong Fang Rui and I were jumping around, the situation was unstoppable."

Of course Zhang Yue has heard this from other people, but it is quite different when the person who heard the story said it himself.

Zhang Dexiang was close to Lv Yijian, but he was at odds with Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, and Fu Bi.

Han Qi said: "At this age, there will be a day when an official will become a prime minister. I hope I will remember this old man's words."

Seeing Han Qi's expectations for him as a minister, Zhang Yue also took advantage of the situation to give him a step down and said: "Mr. Xianggong is very considerate, and he is the next official Meng Lang."

Han Qi nodded, and was about to see off the guests, when Zhang Yue took advantage of the situation and said, "However, I still think that the battle with Xixia must be fought! This remark is not just a momentary mood. Because no matter the outcome of this battle, Qingyan can benefit me Everything in the dynasty, and the exchange between the Xixia Kingdom and our dynasty will be the salt of the dynasty."

After hearing the words, Han Qi thought for a while to understand Zhang Yue's meaning and said, "I understand."

What Zhang Yue meant was that if he wins, the imperial court can force Xixia to use all Song Dynasty salt banknotes when trading with the Song Dynasty.

If it is defeated, then the imperial court can also take advantage of the opportunity to agree to the Xixia people's request to let Qingyan enter the market, but only use the salt banknotes of the Song Dynasty for settlement.

The ultimate goal is to use Naxixia and the surrounding Shengshu Fanbang as the banknotes of the Song Dynasty salt banknotes, so as to dilute the negative impact of the annual inflation of salt banknotes.

We will beat anyone who dares not to use the salt banknotes we hand over to Yinjian for border trade settlement and foreign exchange reserves.

What is domineering, this is it.

In short, this is a currency war with the Xixia people.

(End of this chapter)