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Chapter 320 The war begins!Let the war begin! (5)

With those thoughts in his heart, Lu Gongzhu walked forward with a phoenix in his hand and said: "Chen Gongzhu, I am going to play this to the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty the Emperor..."

"On the day of the Yuanzheng festival, bandits came from Jiaozhi, which really made people and gods angry!"

He must say these words!
If he didn't say anything, he wouldn't be able to withstand the pressure from public opinion, let alone the palace!
Especially the discussion among the students - there are a total of 2000 scholar-bureaucrats, including [-] quasi-officials, [-] quasi-jinshi, and the remaining [-] people are all qualified to participate in the rites examination!
The public opinion formed by these people is loud enough that even the palace must listen!

Therefore, Lu Gongzhu must first show his tough attitude.

Seize the high ground of political correctness!
Otherwise, let alone the emperor, he would not be able to pass the test of public opinion.

Lu Gong bowed and continued to play: "However, Jiaozhi is a small country in the south. It is just a remote place. During the Xining period, the late emperor conquered it and gained thousands of miles of land. However, soon after, Guangyuan Prefecture, Shun Prefecture, etc. were conquered." The land was given back to Jiaozhi..."

"Did the late emperor abandon the land on purpose?"

"Otherwise!" Lu Gongzhu raised his head and said with awe-inspiring justice: "I heard that in the past, the late emperor granted the land of Jiaozhi. Zhao Xing, who was the governor of Guangxi at that time, was uneasy and asked to stay in Shunzhou, Silangzhou, etc.... The late emperor's imperial decree taught Said: Shunzhou is now a remote and desolate land with miasma. The imperial court has gained nothing to gain, and lost Jiaozhi without doing any harm. How can we drive the garrison to throw ourselves into the miasma? If I can't gain one man, I still have Min Yan, and I will suffer ten losses. Five or six?"

"The places like Shun Prefecture and other places here are desolate and plagued by malaria, and the soldiers often get sick and die!"

"It is of no use to our government... It is better to return Jiaozhi to secure the border..."

"The Empress Dowager Fuqi, the Empress Dowager, and the Emperor are aware of this!"

After saying this, Lu Gongzhu was deeply impressed.

When Lu Gongzhu's words were heard in the ears of the two palaces, they both sobered up from their initial anger.

The two palaces looked at each other - yes, the Jiaozhi side is even more desolate than the barren land of the Western Thieves!

What’s more serious is that there is miasma in Cochin!
Soldiers are prone to illness and death.

In other words, even if you win, what will you get?
A large jungle?

A wasteland that is completely uninhabitable?

And countless mosquitoes?

What does the Song Dynasty want a place like this?
Just to vent your anger?

Not suitable!
But before the two palaces had time to express their positions, Li Qingchen, the minister of the Privy Council, had already come out and said: "Your majesty, the merciful sage of the two palaces... I believe that what the right minister said is true!"

"In the past, the late emperor had a holy heart, thought about the common people, and cared about the whole army, so he gave the land to Jiaozhi. However, the Jiaozhi thieves were ungrateful and instead cursed, slandered, and slandered the late emperor..."

"The Master said: It is tolerable, but what is unbearable?"

"If we appease Jiaozhi now, I fear that Jiaozhi will become domineering from now on! It may be a disaster for our descendants in the future!"

"What's more, the late emperor's precious instructions to His Majesty the Emperor said: Guihua Prefecture is the place where the Youjiang River controls the throat, and it is also the key road to control the barbarians in Jiaozhi, Dali, and Jiudao Baiyi!"

"The late Emperor was a sage! His foresight was beyond the world!"

"The Guihua Prefecture is to Jiaozhi, just like Guazhou and Shazhou are to the Western Bandits!"

"If it falls into the hands of the enemy, I fear that the southern frontier will be uneasy from now on. There will be wars in Yongzhou, Guizhou and even Guangzhou. It will be too late to regret it by then!"

Li Qingchen's words are reasonable, beneficial and restrained.

The two palaces suddenly hesitated again.

In particular, he secretly pointed out the poem about the Jiaozhi people - because they were greedy for the Jiaozhi elephant, they lost Guangyuan gold.

The two palaces immediately remembered the report of the Nong Zhihui - Guangyuan Prefecture could mine thousands of taels of gold in the past, and Nong Ni and others used it to establish a country and rebel against the Holy Dynasty!

A large gold mine that mines thousands of taels of gold a year?

If the two palaces are not moved, then there is something wrong.

After all, they have been in power for ten months.

They know what the Song Dynasty's finances are like.

If we can really get a large treasury with an annual output of thousands of taels of gold, it will be a supplement to the national treasury!
So, the two palaces began to whisper among the curtains.

Mr. Lu in the hall saw the movement behind the curtain and immediately came out in a hurry and said: "What Privy Li said is great!"

"Since Xining, Jiaozhi has always been respectful to our court. The king sends envoys to pay tribute every year..."

"Didn't An Zhi Jiaozhi follow the old wisdom of the Western thief Li Deming?" A childish voice sounded.

Lu Gongzhu quickly lowered his head.

Then I heard the official say: "Therefore, Gan Xianren and others, who took over the official duties in Guangxi, reported to Xining seven years ago..."

"Yan Jiaozhi captured the city year after year and looted by nature!"

"The emperor tried to recruit troops and punished him, and then he restrained himself..."

"Now that they are attacking our dynasty again, how can we know that they have invaded and occupied the city and we no longer have any worries?"

"If so, it's really Li Deming!"

For the current Song Dynasty, there are two scars.

One: Beibei!
Liaophobia is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people!Especially the royal heart!
The second one is the Western thief Li Deming!
When Li Deming was in power, he had to be as respectful as possible.

However, when the Western bandits attacked and destroyed the Guazhou Uighurs who had been on their side, they immediately turned against the Song Dynasty.

As a result, the Song Dynasty fully learned Li Deming’s lessons from then on.

All other foreign vassals, especially Dali and Tubo, began to be viewed through colored glasses.

Especially Tubo!
From the time of Zusiluo to the present day, generations of Tubo co-lords have tried their best to wink at and express their determination to the Song Dynasty.

But Song Dynasty turned a deaf ear and pretended not to see it.

I always feel that the Tubo people are here to fool us again.

This kind of Li Deming Syndrome also affected the Song Dynasty's view of the Nongzhihui brothers and the local tyrants in Guangyuan Prefecture - are you here to fool me again?Am I so easy to fool?
Therefore, in the eighth year of Xining, Liu Ji, the magistrate of Guangyuan Prefecture in Jiaozhi, invaded Guihua Prefecture. Nong Zhihui led his troops to fight hard and repelled Liu Ji's invaders.
But in the court, the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty looked at the war through colored glasses.

Liu Yi, the economic envoy of Guangxi at that time, reported: Zhihui was able to cut off the Maimai Road in Jiaozhi and act as a barrier to the Yongzhou vassal. Liu Ji was worried that it would cut off the Maimai Road, so he fought with it!
He also said: The Zhihui cannot be guaranteed, so that the two of them face each other, and they will win or lose, which is all for the benefit of the court!

What do you mean?
Dog bites dog, let them bite. Let's keep Nongzhihui and contain Jiaozhi.

But in the court, it is even more interesting.

Zhao Xu's father and the then Prime Minister Wang Anshi held a small meeting specifically on this matter.

At the meeting, Zhao Xu's father said to Wang Anshi: Yi said that his wisdom would be able to cut off the road of buying horses in Jiaozhi, and he was an obstacle to our vassal, but he also thought that victory or defeat was in the interest of the court. Why?Moreover, if a person submits to me and is attacked by thieves, and he is allowed to win or lose, then the person who is attached to me will not be used, and the person who rebels against me will succeed. This can be said to be a good way to deal with it!
Although he felt that Liu Yi was doing something wrong and thought that doing so would hurt Nong Zhihui's heart, he later issued an edict to praise him, promoted him to an official position, and rewarded Nongzhihui generously.

But there was no stopping Liu Yi's plan.

Because Wang Anshi looked more carefully.

"Just like the holy edict, the Zhihui is not pure yet, so it is especially suitable to tie it up to strengthen its internal attachment. And the moral character is young and weak. If Liu Ji breaks the Zhihui and takes advantage of the victory, it will be a disaster for China. , it is appropriate to assist the Zhihui at this time to contain Liu Ji so that he will not have time to seek Jiaozhi, which will be to China’s benefit!”

In Wang Anshi's eyes, everyone looks like another Li Deming!

I want to use Da Song's support for nothing!

Don't even think about it!

Give up as soon as possible!

That is to say, Nong Zhihui has always been submissive, otherwise, he would have been abandoned to the Cochin people long ago.

For the same reason, during the reign of Zhao Xu's father, the Song Dynasty's Jiaozhi policy was always to preserve Guihua Prefecture and contain Jiaozhi.

The main task of successive Guangxi economic envoys is this!

Now, Zhao Xu is playing the Li Deming card, which suddenly arouses the fear and worry in the hearts of the two palaces.

At the same time, it also made the governors excited.

Han Jiang immediately stepped out and said: "What your Majesty said is indeed true knowledge and insight!"

"The Jiaozhi thief is afraid of power but not ethical!"

An Tao also said: "As your Majesty said, Jiaozhi is indeed Li Deming in the south!"

"If the result is that Champa City has been destroyed, we must not tolerate it anymore!"

"His ambitions must be burned with thunder to make him obedient!"

Zhang Dun immediately expressed his position: "Let me tell you about the Cisheng of the Two Palaces, Your Majesty the Emperor..."

"In the old year, the two ministers Guo and Zhao were on their southern expedition. They passed through Yongzhou and other places, and saw the Jiaozhi bandits burning and killing the officials and people of our dynasty..."

"The current commander-in-chief, Yanda, once went on an expedition with me and saw with his own eyes the disasters caused by the bandits in Jiaozhi..."

Yanda immediately paid homage and said, "I once led an army to conquer Jiaozhi from the two commanders Guo and Zhao. I couldn't bear to see the tragic situation of Jiaozhi bandits ravaging our mountains and rivers!"

"In the past, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Expedition, Kui is now punishing Luoyang... His Majesty and the Merciful Saint can summon him to the palace, and you will know if you ask him!" All of a sudden, Mr. Lu was suffocated.

Dongfu, Xifu and even the Palace Commander also expressed their stance.

In addition, the emperor played the Li Deming card.

He knew there was nothing he could do.

He could only make the final struggle and bowed to me: "Your Majesty, the Merciful Saint..."

"Even if Jiaozhi is guilty...our dynasty is a country of etiquette..."

"If the war starts for no reason..."

"Jiaozhi invaded first!" Li Qingchen immediately retorted: "How can it be considered an unprovoked war?"

An Tao also followed: "Jiaozhi is a vassal of our court, but raising troops for no reason, invading our territory, and killing our officials and people is already a rebellion!"

"The imperial court is justified in raising an army to attack!"

It is natural to imagine the two Xifu's activeness in this matter - whether they are leading the expedition or sitting in the center for deployment.

As long as you win, then everyone will have a share of the credit.

And can Cochin win?
Isn't this nonsense?
Randomly transfer a few generals from the Western Army, such as brave generals like Peng Sun and Wang Wenyu.

Deploy a few more generals and you can kill them in a mighty manner.

It is very possible that the Cochin people had already asked for surrender before the army even crossed the border.

If they don't know what's going on, they can just fight a few battles.

Just in time, let Jiaozhi see the elite soldiers and generals that the Song Dynasty trained in the northwest!

Lu Gongzhu had no choice but to worship and beg again: "Mercy, Your Majesty..."

"At least we should send an envoy to reprimand him first...give him a chance to defend himself..."

Today, Lu Gongzhu finally learned the lesson from the bellicosity of Xi and Feng in power!

Look at those people!
He simply didn't see how great the war was.

Everyone is eager to try it, as if Cochin is within easy reach!
But have they ever thought about how much money it would cost to send out a large army, mobilize soldiers and horses from the border, and then send them to Guangxi and then cross the border, and how many soldiers would die of illness in the barren and suffocating land in the south?

So, Lu Gongzhu bowed deeply to the ground: "This is etiquette, the way of a saint!"

"Your Majesty Fuqi, the compassionate sage and wise observer!"

Immediately, he heard a voice like an angel: "What your husband said does make sense!"

"A soldier's weapon is a sage's last resort!"

"You should be polite before fighting!"

Mr. Lu raised his head, ecstatic.

Because the person speaking is an official!
The other governors were also moved in their hearts.

Han Jiang and Zhang Dun looked at each other, and a thought came to their minds: Could it be that we wrongly blamed the official family?

how come! ?

Immediately, they listened to the official continue: "It's just that we must take the eight years of Xining as a warning!"

"We must prevent the Jiaozhi people from raising a large number of troops to invade like they did in the eighth year of Xining!"

"On the one hand, I sent an envoy to Jiaozhi to reprimand the leader of the country and order him to hand over the murderer who invaded our border and killed our officials. He also handed over to our court the person who wrote the two unfaithful poems that slandered and slandered Huang Kao!"

"On the other hand, we should send ministers, generals and troops to garrison in Yongzhou first, just in case!"

"It just so happens that because of the drought and lack of rain, I was afraid of military disaster, so I asked the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager to appoint Di Yong as the first general to control the dragon, and assemble five thousand troops to prepare for the emergency!"

"Now, it's just the right time!"

"First, as the first general of Yulong, go to Yongzhou to garrison!"

“It doesn’t cost much, and you can be prepared for any trouble!”

The two palaces in the curtain also spoke one after another after being silent for a long time.

"What the officials said is wonderful!" This was what the Empress Dowager was saying.

"I also think this is good!" This was the Queen Mother's approval.

The other ministers and generals immediately worshiped: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Lu Gongzhu looked at this situation and sighed helplessly. He knew that this was actually the beginning of a war!

Five thousand elite imperial guardsmen in Beijing marched south.

When these Qiuba arrive in Guangxi, if the Jiaozhi people bow their heads, will they withdraw obediently?

joke!

The Sa family traveled thousands of miles just to visit Guangxi?
You've come here, how can you make sense if you don't cut off a few heads in exchange for rewards?

What's more, the officials' requirements are too harsh!
It is impossible for the Cochin people to agree!

It would be great if you can agree to the first one!
But what can he do?
The palace was isolated and helpless, and everyone was thinking about Bian Gong.

No one cares about how many casualties there will be during the war?How many people must be in trouble!

For Lu Gongzu, the only good news now is that the officials only sent five thousand forbidden troops south.

5000 people...

The cost is not big.

Moreover, maybe it can really make Jiaozhi bow his head.

Maybe the Cochin people will agree to punish the invaders.

In this way, he is working hard, together with Sima Guang, to persuade the officials and the two palaces - peace is the most important thing!
In this way, Da Song could gain some face and Jiaozhi would be softened.

He and Sima Guang were making mud and fooling around.

That's great, give more rewards to those forbidden troops and restrain those warriors.

Thinking of this, Lu Gongzhu looked at Di Yong.

I felt a little more comfortable again.

Di Yong knew that Di Qing's son had always been a Confucian general in the army and should be able to restrain the imperial army.

Therefore, he could only follow Zhifu and bow: "Your Majesty, you are wise!"

Only first.

　Note: The Xining School was founded with the Central Etai Study as the core.

　　The three-shelter method divides Tai students into three different levels: upper-shelf, inner-shelter, and outer-shelter.

　　Initially there were 500 people, but Yuanfeng expanded it to 400 people.

　　Among them, there are one hundred who are born in the upper realm, three hundred who are born in the inner realm, and the rest are born in the outer realm.

　　The promotion method is mainly based on examinations, combined with behavioral examinations.

　　In accordance with the imperial edicts promulgated by Xining and Yuanfeng.

　　After two years of study in Shangshe, he excelled in the examination, and was recommended by the Imperial Academy. He could skip the palace examination and be awarded an official position directly.

　　Internal students can skip the Rites Examination and directly participate in the Palace Examination.

　　Foreign students can skip the Fajie test and directly take the Rites test.

　　In addition to promotion, Taixue naturally has relevant disciplines.

　　At the same time, a general student who has studied for five years may be expelled before he is promoted to Shangshe.

　　In addition to studying classics and meanings, Taixue students also study current politics and affairs.

　　Basically, this is a Confucian university.

　　A place to train officials!
　　


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