At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 27 Conspiracy
In the evening, Lu Xiufu walked into the little emperor's palace with a book in hand. When he entered the study, Lu Xiufu found that Zhao was sitting with his chin in his hands, showing no reaction to his arrival.

Cough~ Lu Xiufu called Zhao Shi's attention back and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"Please sit down, Mr. Lu." Zhao Shi came back to his senses and said, "I'm thinking about how to arrange Mr. Wen."

"In fact, you don't need to be embarrassed. Even if you are involved in political affairs, the Minister of Literature will not mind." Lu Xiufu said.

"Wen Xiang is loyal and courageous. He doesn't care about high or low. It's just Chen Xiang..." Zhao Shi smiled bitterly.

Lu Xiufu sighed and said: "The national affairs are already difficult, and we still have selfish motives. How can we restore the country?"

Zhao Shi calmed down and said, "I expect that during the meeting tomorrow, Prime Minister Chen will definitely recommend that Prime Minister Wen be left alone. What do you think?"

Lu Xiufu said: "There are not many things in the center, but the local area is important. Minister Wen has been in Jiangxi for a long time and has great prestige. He can assist the grand master in conquering Jiangxi and get twice the result with half the effort."

Zhao Shi made up his mind and said, "In that case, I will summon Wen to see you and I will have a detailed talk with him."

Lu Xiufu said: "I will invite you personally to show that everyone pays attention to it."

"Excuse me," Zhao Shi said.

"It's your duty as a minister, you don't have to do this." Lu Xiufu said goodbye and left.

Looking at his back, Zhao couldn't help but think, it would be great if everyone was as loyal to the country as Lu Xiufu.

But this is a delusion. Loyalty belongs to loyalty and power belongs to power. They cannot be confused.

Zhao Shi thought for a while, called the imperial guards, and went to see Zhang Shuangguo and Li Chengyi.

At this time, Yuan Ming acted as a host and invited Wen Tianxiang and the four of them to drink to celebrate their return to the center. The five of them walked together all the way, and their relationship was quite close, so they spoke very casually.

After two glasses of wine, Lu Wu couldn't help complaining: "My husband is loyal and courageous. He has great prestige. Officials should be appointed!"

Li Cheng said: "There are many vacancies in the imperial court, but there are many prime ministers and secretaries, so the officials will definitely be in trouble.

From my point of view, the officials respect and love Xianggong very much, and he must be put to good use, but they are hesitant because of Chen Xianggong. "

"The prime minister who ran away, huh, how can I compare with the prime minister!" Lu Wu was full of disdain.

Du Hu said: "There are many important ministers in the country who are willing to lower themselves. It is good that Chen Xianggong is willing to turn around. Now that the country is in trouble, we should tolerate it."

"The official family is only eight years old and already has the air of a hero. When they reach adulthood, there will be no place for people like Chen Yizhong. At that time, the world's talents can express their ideas." Wen Tianxiang said.

Lu Wu said: "I'm afraid thieves will not allow officials to grow up."

Wen Tianxiang scolded: "This is wrong. We, the loyal people, are here to protect you. No matter how powerful the thieves are, there is nothing to fear!"

While complaining, Lu Xiufu arrived with the imperial guards and was summoned by Emperor Yan. Wen Tianxiang and Du Hu quickly washed away the smell of alcohol and followed Lu Xiufu to Xingzai.

At this time, Zhang Shuangguo was already with him. After Zhao gave everyone a seat, he said, "I want to set up a general manager's office in Jiangxi, with Jiang Wanzai as the general manager, to take charge of the military and civilians of Jiangxi and Jinghu, and how about your deputy?"

Wen Tianxiang replied: "As long as I can serve the country, I don't mind my position."

Zhao nodded and said: "You are really dedicated to serving the country, so you have made this decision.

At present, there are not many things in the center, one or two important ministers can handle it, and stabilizing the place is the first priority.

Qing is from Jiangxi and has great prestige. He will definitely be able to help the Grand Master recover various places when he goes there.

It's just how to collect the powerful land, Qing and the grand master carefully discussed, don't act hastily and cause the situation to deteriorate. "

"I respectfully obey the imperial edict." Wen Tianxiang responded.

Wen Tianxiang was arranged, Zhao Shi said again: "I just thought about it, the three places of Yangzhou cannot be guarded for a long time, and I don't want to abandon Yangzhou.

Yangzhou was able to contain many troops of the Yuan army, and sticking to it could inspire the hearts of the army and the people in the rear, which has many benefits.

However, when people gather together, they become strong, and when people disperse, they become weak. Moreover, Yangzhou is in a difficult situation. Our country is already weak, so we should gather all our strength in order to become stronger.

So I want to ask, can we use the navy to support Li Tingzhi and others going south? "

Du Hu first replied: "Your Majesty, many Yuanlu naval forces have gone to Qiantang, but there are not many Dajiang naval forces. If we use the naval forces to attack, they may be destroyed in one battle, and then we can calmly respond to Commander Li."

"This statement is very reasonable." Wen Tianxiang sighed: "It's a pity that it is easy to lose the land and difficult to recover it. We don't know when we will return to Jiangbei."

"Wen Xiang has just returned, and I don't know how powerful your majesty is. As long as we follow the steps, not to mention Jiangbei, even Huaibei will be simple." Zhang Shuangguo said with a smile.

"Don't tell lies." Zhao Shi waved his hand and said: "I have been thinking about the war in Yangzhou recently and found that it is at the starting point of the Jiangbei Canal. If the Yuan Dynasty captured Yangzhou, would they harm the people in order to restore the canal?
The land of Huaibei has been in ruins for a hundred years, and the gentry, officials and people do not regard themselves as people of the Song Dynasty. Now they regard the Yuan captives as their orthodoxy. Our country's Northern Expedition will face many obstacles.

If they want to build the canal, they will have to forcefully recruit countless people, and their people will lose their hearts. Our Northern Expedition will do twice the result, so how can we not copy the story of the Sui Dynasty?

Moreover, the canal is restored and supplies can be transported quickly, and the Yuan Dynasty will surely plunder the south of the Yangtze River to supply the north.

Because of Jia Sidao's random actions, many people in the south of the Yangtze River have turned their backs on our country, and countless people are looking forward to the Yuanlu. When they see that the Yuanlu are far more tyrannical than ours, people's hearts will return to our country, and it will be much easier to advance northward. "

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

This is what the emperor said, otherwise the impeachment of "tyrannizing and harming the people" would not be possible.

If you think about it carefully, what the emperor said is actually very practical.Now that the economic center of gravity is in Jiangnan, Meng Yuan will definitely hold on to this money bag tightly, and the canal is the first choice for transporting materials.

However, during the Jingkang period, Du Chong destroyed the Yellow River to resist the Jin soldiers. Not only were many of the rivers between the Yellow and Huai Rivers invaded, but the Huai River was also invaded by the Yellow River, so that the outlet to the sea was silted up and had to be diverted to the Yangtze River to go to sea.

The Southern Song Dynasty repaired part of the canals north of the Yangtze River for military purposes, but the Jin people were not interested in the canals, and most of the canals north of the Huaihe River were silted up and abandoned.

Now that Meng Yuan wants to enjoy the convenience of the canal, he must make great efforts to improve it. At that time, he can refer to Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.

It cannot be said that the Sui Dynasty perished due to the opening of the canal, but this is certainly one of the important reasons.

As for the people's support in Jiangnan, to be honest, if the Zhao family really won the people's support, it would not have perished so quickly.

When Kublai Khan sent his army southward, he said "For my sake, Cao Binke", imitating Song Taizu and not killing people indiscriminately, and quickly appeased the people in Jiangnan.

Kublai Khan was the hero, and Boyan, Dong Wenbing and others were far-sighted, but others were not necessarily so. In order to supply the north, you could think with your toes that they must resort to extortionate expropriation.

When the time comes, people's hearts will be lost, and people will naturally miss Zhao.

Zhao Shi's little calculation is not bad, but it is very vicious, because he doesn't know how many people will suffer because of it.

"Between rise and fall, only the common people suffer the most." Lu Xiufu lowered his head and sighed.

"It's just a helpless move." Zhao Shi said: "There are more than [-] million people in Sichuan and Sichuan, but today there are less than one million, how miserable it is!

Bones accumulate in Chengdu, and people in Yangzhou eat each other, so what?
The people are suffering because of the incompetence of the imperial court. If there is a way, I will not resort to such measures.

Moreover, if I don't use this strategy, will the Yuan prisoner treat the people kindly? "

There may be ghosts.

There are so many emperors in the past dynasties who can seriously treat the people as human beings. You can count them on your fingers, and Kublai Khan is not among them.

The common people are the leeks, and the powerful officials and gentry of the aristocratic families are the sickles. If you hold the handle of the sickle tightly, aren't the leeks cut at will?
Wen Tianxiang said: "Your Majesty has a long-term plan, but if it is to be effective, it cannot be done in the short term. I believe that if the imperial court is rejuvenated, it will be able to restore the country and not delay it for too long. This strategy is not necessary."

Zhao Shi asked: "Why do you teach me?"

Wen Tianxiang said: "Your minister sees that the people are supportive, the soldiers dare to fight, and when the Northern Expedition is made, Li Tingzhi and Xia Gui are ordered to go south together, marching in two directions, and the south of the Yangtze River can be restored. The second time is Jingxiang, and then Sichuan, and the country is restored."

Zhang Shuangguo replied: "Xiagui has fallen, and Li Tingzhi is the only one left in the north of the Yangtze River. He can't support himself alone!"

Wen Tianxiang stayed for a moment and said: "Why is this so important? Why is this so important!"

He was detained first, but later saw that Li Tingzhi was not allowed to start fleeing. When he first arrived in Wenzhou, he didn't know the details of the places, and he didn't know that Xia Gui had already surrendered.

Zhao Shi said: "You are determined, but it is instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. It is not surprising that Xia Gui will be demoted. It is also the general trend."

Zhang Shuangguo added: "The country has [-] troops, but there are only more than [-] old soldiers, and the rest are mostly new recruits and new subordinates. They have more than enough to defend the city, but not enough to attack, and the field battles are self-destructive."

"I heard that Fujian is invincible in every battle..." Wen Tianxiang expressed doubts about this.

Zhang Shuangguo said: "There is no Yuanlu army stationed in Fujian, but Yitaishi is unstoppable. There are Yuan soldiers in Jiangxi, so it will be a tough battle."

"Let's leave this matter alone." Zhao Shi stopped the argument between the two and continued: "The Imperial City Division will go out first to gather information, and must lead Li Tingzhi's troops south.

When Yangzhou was occupied by the Yuan people, he ordered Xizuo to promote the construction of canals in Yuanting. "

Lu Xiufu suddenly said: "I'm afraid I will repeat Zheng Guoqu's story."

During the Warring States Period, South Korea was afraid of Qin, so it sent water engineer Zheng Guo to Qin to offer suggestions to build canals, hoping to consume Qin's manpower and resources and weaken the Qin army.

However, when the canal was completed, water was injected to fill the silt, and more than 110 hectares (100 million acres) of land were irrigated, and every acre ([-] kilograms) was harvested. As a result, Guanzhong became a fertile field. When he joined the princes and named him "Zheng Guoqu", he was really shooting himself in the foot.

Du Hu said: "Kublai Khan ruled the Han land with Han laws, but the people he focused on were still Mongols and did not regard Han people as human beings. If he built rivers, it would be cruel."

Kublai Khan did not clearly classify the races, but in fact he not only regarded the Han people as inferior people, but also deliberately created divisions among the Han people. This can be seen from the fact that "for a long time, the Mongols are the ones who treat them the most, while the Han people and the Southerners are the same."

With the Mongols' superiority, they will never take the people at the bottom seriously. When the time comes, "the stone man with one eye can stir up rebellion in the world", won't the opportunity come?

"If you do this, make arrangements early in the morning." Zhang Shuangguo said.

Zhao Shi said: "Qing and Gui Qing (du Hu) make their own arrangements, there is no need to ask for instructions."

"I accept your order." Zhang Shuangguo and Du Hu agreed.

The Imperial City Division is currently still in the preparation stage, and it is very stressful to plan such a big thing now.

But being a courtier can't share the emperor's worries, what's the use?
After the discussion was settled, Wen Tianxiang couldn't help but sigh: "The benevolent are invincible, but now they are harming the people with conspiracy, which is really not the way of kings."

Zhang Shuangguo frowned and retorted: "If the leader is really benevolent and righteous, our efforts will be in vain. His nature is evil, and we can only add fuel to the flames by spreading words. If we are no longer our emperor, the leader is actually unkind and harming the people."

"There is no need to argue." Zhao Shi waved his hand and said, "For the sake of the world, I will be criticized by myself. When the world is settled, I will make up for it with benevolence and righteousness."

"Your Majesty is wise," Zhang Shuangguo said.

This guy was chosen to be the Secretary of the Imperial City because he discovered a powerful conspiracy in Taizhou. Now he is the number one supporter of the little emperor, and he seems to have a tendency to be a sycophant.

(End of this chapter)