Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 454
Another year, autumn went to the east, time flies, in October, the chill of early winter has crossed the Yellow River, and invaded the girders delicately and silently with the white moon.

For a whole month in Chang'an, thousands of households pounded their clothes.The autumn wind is endless, and it is always love.When will the Hulu be defeated, and the beloved stop the expedition?

Shi Congyun didn't understand the meaning of this poem at the beginning, and only after so many years in this world did he understand what daoyi is. People at this time did not wear cotton clothes as later, but most of the people wore hard linen.

This kind of linen is very hard, and when it is time to wear it in winter, it must be taken out and pounded to make it soft before it can be worn. As for keeping out the cold, it basically depends on shaking.

As winter comes, thousands of households start to pound clothes, and the sound of thousands of households pounding clothes can be heard in Daliang.
War preparations have also begun to become more frequent, and more and more resources have begun to be invested in preparations for war.

As the weather got colder, a lot of work had to be stopped or slowed down, but Shi Congyun's heart was getting hotter and hotter, and he couldn't wait too long.

However, the cold winter did not stop Emperor Shi's enthusiasm, but took away another capable minister.

At the beginning of October, Wang Pu was ordered to inspect the work in Bianshui's industrial area, and reported to Shi Congyun after his return. When the two were talking in the side hall of Jixian Hall, Wang Pu fainted suddenly, and Shi Congyun called out in a hurry. The imperial physician, however, was of no avail. Wang Pu passed away suddenly at the age of 63.

Emperor Shi was very sad, posthumously awarded him as a servant, and gave his family a large sum of money.

Within a year, Li Gu and Wang Pu passed away one after another. For a while, the court was filled with grief, and also filled with a bad atmosphere, somewhat negative.

Of course, there are others who are ready to move, because once Wang Pu leaves, the prime minister's position will be vacant.

Shi Congyun thought about it, and the person who could replace Wang Pu was either Li Fang, Dou Yi, Lu Duoxun and other newcomers, but he didn't make a decision immediately.

And new talents also need to be selected, and there should be no gaps.

Among Emperor Shi's favorites, there are old people and newcomers.

This year's imperial examination, a young man in his 25th year was among the best, and Shi Congyun took his fancy after the imperial examination.

The young man's name is Zhang Qixian. His family was poor. During the Later Jin Dynasty, his family moved to Luoyang from the north to escape disaster.

After high school, others were nervous in the palace examination, but he was very calm, and gradually changed from answering questions from the Imperial Academy to giving advice to the emperor, Xia Bingfen, Fumin, Feudalism, Dunxiao, Juxian, Taixue [-] major opinions: [-], Ji Tian, ​​[-], selecting good officials, [-]) prudent punishment, and [-]) punishing rape.

The ministers were very upset, thinking that this young man didn't know the heights of heaven and earth, and dared to be so unreasonable and self-righteous in front of the emperor's officials.

Emperor Shi was not angry, because he felt that this guy was okay, he was very courageous, and he also had insights. Most importantly, he was a child from a poor family. Shi Congyun was most assured of such a person, and he also wanted to cultivate him.

So he forgave him for his rudeness, and at the same time he stayed in the capital when he was appointed as an official.

And the other old man he fell in love with was Song Qi. The reason why he was able to fall into the eyes of Emperor Shi was because this old man was very knowledgeable and had a special background.

Once Shi Congyun talked casually with the officials about the situation of the Liao Kingdom after the dispersal of the dynasty. It turned out that it was a great dynasty that day. They all understand very well.

He knew much more than him, so he was very surprised, and asked him why he knew so much about the situation in Liao.

To be honest, even the emperor of Kaifeng government didn't know that there was such a person.

As a result, when asked, Emperor Shi was quite amazed by Song Qi's experience.

Song Qi used to be Zhao Zan's staff, and had been following Zhao Zan before. Later, after Emperor Shi's coup, he took advantage of Wang Pu's affairs to recruit a group of officials. At that time, there was a vacancy in officials, so he was called into the court as an official to make up for Kaifeng. Government officials.

As for Emperor Zhao Zanshi, he knew that he was one of his generals when he attacked Huainan, but he was not a confidant and did not use him too much.

Because the reason why Zhao Zan was able to gain a foothold in the Later Zhou Dynasty had little to do with his own ability, the most important thing was that his mother was Princess Xingping, the daughter of Emperor Mingzong Li Siyuan of the Later Tang Dynasty.

In the third year of the Qing Dynasty, Shi Jingtang rebelled, and Zhao Zan's father, as a son-in-law, led the army to put down the rebellion. Unexpectedly, Shi Jingtang led the Khitan army to the south, and he surrendered directly and was sent to the north.

Zhao Zan and his mother stayed in Luoyang, and later the Khitan sent envoys to take them to the north, and also awarded Zhao Zan General Jinwu and his father Fan Yang Jiedu envoy.

As a Han Chinese born in Youzhou, Liao Kingdom, Song Qi became Zhao Zan's staff.

The most remarkable thing is that in the fourth year of Huitong, the Khitan imitated the Han system and set up tribute examinations in the Yanyun area. Song Qi went to take the exam, got a Jinshi, and served as an attendant in the palace of Shouan Wang Yelujing, and was later recruited by Zhao Zan as an aide.

Emperor Shi is a good guy, isn't Yelvjing the current Liao Kingdom lord, and it's no wonder Song Qi knows the Khitan people so well.

At the end of the Kaiyun period, the Khitan people made a large-scale southern expedition. After the fall of the Jin Dynasty, soldiers entered Kaifeng. Zhao Yanshou was reused, and Zhao Zan was also appointed as the military governor of Hezhong. He took the opportunity to stay in Hezhong Town instead of going north.

Later, after the establishment of the Later Han Dynasty, Zhao Zan was deprived of military power and was granted the title of General Zuo Xiaowei.

A few years later, the Later Zhou Dynasty seized the power of the Later Han Dynasty, and Zhao Zan was appointed as the commander of the Youbalin Army, but his power declined further.

A few years later, today's Shi Congyun took over the Zhou Dynasty, and Zhao Zan moved to Xiacai.

During this period, Song Qi has been serving as a staff member beside Zhao Zan until the court recalled him from Xiacai because of insufficient officials and awarded him an official position.

Shi Congyun was quite emotional, thinking of his rich experience and experience, he ordered him to be transferred to the Privy Council.

Compared with Zhang Qixian, Song Qi is much older and is 51 this year.

However, Emperor Shi only regarded him as a staff officer, after all, he knew the Liao Kingdom best.

What he wants to focus on training is Zhang Qixian, a young man from a poor family.
As for Song Qi, Shi Congyun asked him to think about it and write down what he knew about Liao's history, geography, race, military strength, tactics, etc., and submit it as a memorial.

No one let Song Qi down, he was born in Youzhou, he was Yelujing's companion, and he also followed the Liao army. The detailed situation and opinions of many places are not as detailed as Yelv Talie, and he also He wrote a lot of methods that he summed up to deal with the Liao Kingdom, and also made many officials of Emperor Shi and the Privy Council gain insights. After that, everyone accepted this colleague even more.

Before you know it, it's the end of October again, many things have come to an end, and the implementation of the new law is a done deal.

Emperor Shi also began to settle old accounts one after another, and exiled and dismissed several people who had taken the lead in implementing the new law for various reasons.

Some people still use the old method, make an appointment with students and old officials with great fanfare, deliberately choose the time when there is the most people coming in and out, and come to a tear-jerking farewell outside the south gate of the capital where the most people come and go, and say something that they think is critical of the current situation and loyal if.

It's a pity that the general trend of the world is now in place, and the people of the world have a very high degree of acceptance of the new law, and they are all used to it.

The result is that those people moved themselves, but the passers-by who should cooperate with the performance turned a blind eye. Many people watched and gave pointers like watching monkeys. The last few old guys turned red and left in shame and anger.

When Wu Desi's secret agent nearby reported the news, Shi Congyun hugged Zhao Shijian with a smile and leaned back and forth.

In fact, he still has backhands, but he didn't expect that they couldn't even pass the first level.
Wu Desi's spies began to send back first-hand information.

This year, we have won a good harvest,

(End of this chapter)