I studied in modern times

Chapter 831 Deployment
When Li Ziyi opened his eyes, everything he saw outside the city of Bianjing yesterday seemed to be flashing before his eyes.

The burly warriors, wearing bright and sharp armor, are as silent as high walls and advance like the tide.

He heaved a deep breath: "Such a strong army! It is worthy of being a superior country!"

"If the king had known this earlier, he should have submitted his allegiance long ago..." He took out a memorial written by his king, King Wang Yun of Goryeo, from his arms.

He opened the memorial and read the words at the top: "I, the subject of the King of Song and Goryeo, bow my head and respectfully wish His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty a long and happy life..."

There was the Song-Goryeo Kingdom, or the Great Song-Goryeo Kingdom.

This was the killer move used by Goryeo in its past dealings with the Central Plains dynasty.

Because every time the Goryeo people wrote such a letter, it meant that Goryeo would sever its vassal relationship with the Liao Kingdom.

They turned to accept the Song Dynasty of the Central Plains as the legitimate dynasty, used the Song Dynasty calendar, and followed the Song Dynasty era name.

This move is like an elixir for the current Song Dynasty!
Therefore, every time it was offered, the rulers of the Song Dynasty would always feel ecstatic and thus give the green light to the Goryeo people's requests, whether it was trade or tribute.

At the same time, this was also an important bargaining chip that the Goryeo people put on the negotiating table during the three previous wars between Goryeo and Liao.

Moreover, every time I take it out, it always works wonders!

In the end, they were able to force the Liao people to make concessions at the negotiating table.

Don't underestimate this form of verbal submission and tribute.

For the Song and Liao countries today, the submission and tribute of any foreign country are extremely precious.

Because this concerns the crucial question of who is truly legitimate and orthodox.

As the saying goes, only name and position cannot be faked!
Therefore, both Song and Liao were very generous in their foreign relations.

Paying tribute to the two countries was an important means of generating income for many small countries.

how...

Li Ziyi looked at the memorial, which his monarch regarded as a trump card before he set out.

He lowered his head and sighed: "It's too late..."

If his monarch had reacted immediately and submitted to the Central Plains when the Liao army invaded,

This memorial will probably bring many benefits.

But at this point in time...

Goryeo had lost all the cities and mountainous areas north of Kaesong.

The Song court in the Central Plains now also has a strong army.

Just as he had heard yesterday, after he returned to Bianjing, the Imperial Academy scholar Xing Shu from the Song court told him: "Your country is now in a precarious situation..."

"My Lord has pity on your country's innocence..."

"But my lord is worried that before the aid arrives, your country will be destroyed!"

"If we do this, not only will we offend the Liao people, but we will also let the weapons of our Song Dynasty fall into the hands of the Liao people!"

Even if they fight to the death, Goryeo is now on the verge of defeat.

The Song court was worried that the investment would be wasted and might be discovered by the Liao people, which would affect the relationship between Song and Liao and cause diplomatic turmoil.

Li Ziyi had no choice but to boast to Xing Shu about the strength of the Goryeo army, boasting that the walls of Kaijing were strong and high and could never be breached by the Liao people.

how...

As soon as he started boasting, he saw a sneer on the latter's face.

Then Xing Shu told him.

The Song court was fully aware of the details of the war between Liao and Goryeo.

Because some Song envoys had been to the Liao lord's tent outside Kaifeng City and witnessed the Liao army's siege formation with their own eyes.

This made Li Ziyi embarrassed.

After all, in the current war situation in Goryeo, battle reports can lie, but the battle lines cannot.

The fact is that before Li Ziyi left Hanyang, the last land connection between Hanyang and Kaifeng had been completely cut off by the Liao people.

This is nothing!
The worst thing is that Goryeo’s military officials no longer dare to fight the Liao people in the field.

This year, the five armies that set out from Hanyang to reinforce Kaifeng and try to relieve the siege have all been defeated. Not only did they suffer heavy casualties, they didn't even win a single victory on the battlefield!
This was a huge blow to morale.

Therefore, his monarch sent him to the Central Plains for help.

At the same time, he also sent people to the Liao ruler to beg for peace.

This is making preparations for both scenarios.

They are also Koreans, and they are already accustomed to this diplomatic method.

Both Song and Liao asked for it.

No matter which side succeeds, it’s a victory!
You can even use one party to suppress the other in order to seek the greatest benefit for yourself!
how...

how...

He failed here!
Li Ziyi held the king's handwritten memorial in his hands, which he regarded as a priceless treasure, with trembling hands.

The words of the Hanlin scholar of the Song court yesterday echoed in his mind.

This is what the other party said after he took out the memorial.

"It's too late... too late!" The Hanlin scholar of the Song court sighed: "If it was last year... no... even at the beginning of this year, your king would be able to do this..."

"My Lord might be willing to take the risk of negotiating with the Northern Tartars for the sincerity and loyalty of your Lord..."

"But... so, my Lord, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, has made a brotherhood agreement with His Royal Highness the Liao Crown Prince. The Song and Liao countries are now like close friends!"

"Your ruler is loyal, and my ruler cannot be unrighteous!"

Therefore, this memorial had not yet been submitted.

It has already been rejected by Song Ting.

The Hanlin scholar of the Song court has told him clearly that even if your country submits this memorial, our country will not agree to your request!
Until Li Ziyi offered a hundred taels of gold as a reward.

The Hanlin scholar then quietly pointed out a clear path for him.

Goryeo should first pay back the money that Song Dynasty paid for the armor and weapons it sold to Goryeo last time.

Only in this way will the Song Dynasty consider the next step of aid or arms sales to Goryeo.

Otherwise...there's no point in talking about it.

because……

"My Lord, the Emperor of the Great Song, values ​​trust and loyalty the most!"

“If your nation does not keep its word, how can my Lord be righteous?”

Thinking of this, Li Ziyi sighed again.

Is there any money in Goryeo now?

Even the treasure he brought this time was only 500 taels of gold and 2,000 taels of silver.

All this money was squeezed out of the national treasury by the king.

It was used as funding for his activities in Central China.

If you want more money...

I'm afraid he can only ask for help from the Jin family, Cui family and other powerful families in Gyeongju, as well as his own family.

But would the Jin family, the Cui family, and other powerful families be willing to destroy their families and help the royal family's Goryeo country?
Li Ziyi has the answer - how is it possible? !
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties in the Central Plains, were the seven surnames and five aristocrats willing to take out their most valuable treasures and help the chaotic regimes such as the Northern Wei, Liu Song, and Xiao Qi to overcome the national crisis?
What was the mentality of the seven surnames and five families back then?
What is the mentality of the Goryeo clans nowadays!
What's more, the current Liao Kingdom is quite anthropomorphic.

News from Pyongyang and other places showed that the Liao people not only did not massacre Goryeo civil servants and nobles on a large scale.

On the contrary, the Liao ruler employed many surrendered Goryeo civil officials and nobles.

Many people were promoted after surrendering.

As a result, both the Jin family and the Cui family were shaken.

It is said that some branches have already gone to join the Liao people.

That is Li Ziyi's family, because it is too closely tied to the Wang family.

otherwise……

Li Ziyi was thinking about this when his door was pushed open. He raised his head and looked forward.

Yi Tian, ​​wearing a monk's robe, appeared before him.

"Uncle is up?" Yitian asked.

Li Ziyi quickly stood up and saluted: "Your Highness, I greet you."

Yicheon was the youngest son of the late King Munjong of Goryeo, and was also a prince born to Queen Dowager Inrye, Lee Ji-eui's elder sister.

Because he loved Buddhism since childhood and because of the political needs of Goryeo, he was ordained as a monk before he reached adulthood, and then, as a prince, he took charge of the Goryeo temples.

Yi Tian chanted the Buddha's name: "Amitabha!"

"I heard that uncle met that Xing Neihan yesterday?"

“Hmm!” Li Ziyi sighed and said to Yitian: “Your Highness… I am afraid that our Goryeo country will not be able to survive this time…”

Yi Tian folded his hands and sighed, "Amitabha... All phenomena are like dreams and bubbles!"

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"Uncle!" He raised his head: "Please tell me in detail what that Xing Neihan said to my uncle..."

As he said this, he took off his robes.

Wearing a cassock, he is a monk.

Without his robes, he was a prince, a member of the Wang Dynasty of Goryeo.

Now, the country is in danger, and as a prince, he has no choice but to participate wholeheartedly to save the nation!

However, the Song Dynasty in the Central Plains may be the only chance for the Goryeo Kingdom to survive in its current situation!

……

Zhao Xu opened his eyes.

Shi Deyi's figure has appeared in front of the curtain.

"Are all of you here?" Zhao Xu asked.

Shi Deyi was behind the curtain, bowed and said: "Yes..."

"Come in and talk!" Zhao Xu ordered and sat up.

Meng Qingqing, who was keeping watch in the bedroom, slowly retreated with the palace maids.

An old female official who was sent by Empress Dowager Xiang to supervise the palace maids and female officials in the palace came out from the corner. She silently stared at all the female officials and palace maids leaving the bedroom, then bowed to Zhao Xu, retreated outside the curtain, and lowered the curtain.

Now, Empress Dowager Xiang already knew that Zhao Xu might summon Shi Deyi and other close ministers in the morning or evening to listen to reports about the situation inside and outside Bianliang.

Empress Dowager Xiang was extremely pleased, so she issued an edict that when the emperor was talking with his close ministers, everyone had to leave the bedroom. At the same time, she posted a female official like the old female official, who was absolutely trustworthy, to guard the door of the bedroom.

Shi Deyi came to Zhao Xu's bed and bowed, saying, "I greet you all."

"I am safe!"

Zhao Xu looked at Shi Deyi and asked, "I know, is there anything wrong?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the patrol officers of the Investigation Department saw with their own eyes yesterday in Malanqiao Town, Yanling County, that the local tax collectors seized all the goods of a merchant from Xutian Town and put him in jail on the grounds of selling illegal salt..."

Zhao Xu listened and narrowed his eyes: "Is there anyone who dares to do such a thing so soon?"

Shi Deyi prostrated himself on the ground, not daring to answer.

Zhao Xu tapped his fingers and ordered, "Everyone knows, let the patrolmen find out the name and hometown of that merchant!"

"Then send someone to his hometown immediately to find his family!"

"Tell his family about the injustice this person suffered in Malanqiao Town!" Zhao Xu emphasized the word "injustice", which was equivalent to directly defining the case - never mind whether the merchant actually sold contraband salt.

Now, the emperor has spoken out loud and directly determined that it was a "wrongful case."

This is to take advantage of the topic!

Shi Deyi listened and just lay there without saying a word.

"Then, help them hire a lawyer, write a complaint, and file it with the Yanling County Court!"

"By the way..." Zhao Xu asked, "Who is the current prefect of Yanling County?"

"Inform everyone, it is Xuande Lang Zhang Yi..."

"What about this minister?" Zhao Xu asked again.

Shi Deyi replied: "I have asked the Ministry of Personnel. This minister was a Jinshi in the third year of Xining... He started out as a military officer in Qingzhou, and later served in Jingdong, Huainan and other places. In the third year of Yuanfeng, he was promoted to a higher position, and in the eighth year of Yuanfeng, he was appointed as the magistrate of Yanling County as Xuande Lang."

"His reputation as an official is quite clean and honest. In Yanling, he is well-known for his ability to judge cases!"

Zhao Xu nodded: "Got it!"

A people-friendly official who is good at judging cases?

Pity……

In fact, Zhao Xu hoped to be a corrupt official who was in cahoots with the clerks or a mediocre official who was sidelined by the clerks.

Only in this way can it become a hot topic, attract the attention of the public, and stimulate the nerves of emerging workshop owners and craftsmen.

In simple terms...

In this matter, Zhao Xu used the same attitude as in the Xiaobaicai case in Cixi.

Swear to serve the people!
At the same time, we should also take advantage of this opportunity to shape the consensus of new interest groups.

Consensus is always formed after the interests of a class are violated.

but……

It doesn't matter!

Kaifeng Prefecture is so big, according to probability, you will always meet a suitable person!

"Do this right away!" Zhao Xu instructed, "From now on, all similar matters within Kaifeng Prefecture will be handled in the same way!"

After thinking for a while, Zhao Xu said to him, "Wait a moment, I will write a note to the governor, and the governor will take this note and go to Sun Ci... and let Sun Ci come forward to pay and gather all the lawyers in Bianjing to come forward specifically for the relevant victims!"

Zhao Xu has always used Sun Ci, this tool, very smoothly.

If there is something inconvenient to do, let him take the lead and create momentum.

This time, he will be pushed directly to the forefront and made into the "timely rain" and "Hu Baoyi" of the Song Dynasty's business community.

At the same time, through Sun Ci, signals can also be sent to those who are interested in the government and the country.

Eliminate everyone's concerns and dispel the fears of relevant personnel.

Let them charge forward boldly!

Especially those powerful people who are now deeply involved in industry and commerce.

They should know whose tool Sun Ci is?

"Yes!" Shi Deyi didn't understand why Zhao Xu did this.

But he was used to doing things according to orders.

"And..." Zhao Xu thought for a moment and ordered, "When the governor returns, notify Tong Guan and ask him to come to the palace to see me today!"

Of course, we also have to make arrangements in terms of public opinion.

The short essay must be written!

Moreover, we have to attack from both sides at the same time!
It was necessary to stir up public sentiment in the Bian Jing Xin Bao, and also to stir up the nerves of the literati in the Bian Jing Yi Bao.

Therefore, not only Tong Guan had to be called into the palace to be instructed on what to do.

At the same time, in the cultural field, we need to release articles by several heavyweight ministers to conduct academic qualitative research.

Only in this way can we completely isolate the clerk class in Kaifeng Prefecture!
As for smearing?

This doesn't need to be smeared.

Because, since ancient times, clerks have been corrupt and there is no need to smear them!
Therefore, it is only necessary to isolate the clerks, politically characterize them as the root of the ills of the world, and thoroughly defeat them in public opinion.

Then, the next thing will be easy to handle.

Therefore, Zhao Xu did not think too much and directly appointed Pu Zongmeng and Cui Taifu as generals, and ordered Shi Deyi to inform Guo Zhongxiao and let the Tongjiansi inform these two ministers to enter the palace this afternoon and go fishing with the emperor in the back garden.

(End of this chapter)