The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 392

Although I was quite moved in my heart, the two years of imperial life still made me learn not to show any signs of happiness. I smiled lightly and said, "Queen Mother, don't worry, my child has grown up."

Xie Daoqing nodded slightly and said: "Well, my mother knows that the official family has grown up, okay, official family, you just came back, and tomorrow is the morning rest day, so take a good rest tonight. For more than a month, the official family has grown up. Everything is fine,"

"Understood, mother, I will rest earlier after seeing Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu later,"

Xie Daoqing saw that I had an appointment with the minister as soon as I came back, and said in a long-winded way: "Why, I will meet with the minister and the officials as soon as I come back. You have to pay attention to your health. You must know that you are not only the emperor of thousands of people in the Song Dynasty, but also the queen mother, the queen mother only child,

"Don't worry, Queen Mother, I know how to cherish my body,"

While talking, Xiaoqi came to report: "Officials, Mr. Wen and Mr. Lu have arrived."

"Okay, Xuan,"

"Officials, the queen mother will return to the palace first,"

"Well, Jiu'er, send your mother off, Empress, tomorrow night, Jiu'er and I will visit Ningkun Palace again,"

After a while, Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu followed Xiaoqi to the imperial study, and they haven't seen each other for more than a month. When they saw me, they were naturally very excited. After entering the room, they immediately bowed down and said, "Chen Wen Tianxiang, minister Lu Xiufu see His Majesty,"

"Excuse me, two lovers, please sit down,"

"Thank you, Your Majesty,"

"To make a long story short, what's going on between North Korea and China and Mongolia during this period,"

Lu Xiufu first said: "Your Majesty, the news from the Mongolian side said that since the formation of the Eastern, Central, and Western armies in the first half of the year, the Mongolian army has now completed its organizational system. The three armies are located in the northern provinces of Shandong, Henan The provinces and the central Sichuan area assembled and launched large-scale military training activities. The Mongolian Privy Council publicized that the three-way army went south, and it only took two years to wipe out our dynasty."

"Two years," I smiled, "Kublai Khan is very bold."

Lu Xiufu said: "According to His Majesty's estimation, the Mongols will launch an attack at the end of next year or the beginning of the next year. Then this will be the third large-scale invasion of the Mongols to the south. As the saying goes, there are only three things. It seems that Kublai Khan will gather together Power, trying to attack me in one fell swoop, "

"Well, yes, for Kublai Khan, the independence of the four Western Khanates is basically a foregone conclusion, and the wars in other regions have also ended. This time they will go south, and they will definitely go all out to fight against me. It will be a life-and-death war, Lu Aiqing, we will hold a meeting on military affairs after the Tianchao meeting, and the government affairs between the two courts, Song Rui, "

Wen Tianxiang said: "Your Majesty, the affairs of the DPRK and China are basically normal. Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner according to Your Majesty's expectations. As of the end of last month, [-]% of this year's tax revenue has been completed. There is no suspense about over-collection."

"Okay, dig a hole deep and accumulate food widely. Financial resources are the prerequisite and guarantee for the victory of future wars. They are the key to government affairs in this year and next. By the way, where is Jia Sidao? What's going on recently?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, Jia Sidao is still very low-key. The recent court meetings were presided over by the Queen Mother, and Jia Sidao expressed his support for the Queen Mother's will." Wen Tianxiang hesitated, and then asked, "Your Majesty, I have something to do. I don’t know whether to ask or not to ask.”

I smiled: "Song Rui, tell me."

Wen Tianxiang cautiously said: "Your Majesty, since Your Majesty has been able to completely control the overall situation, why not wipe out Jia Dang and Jia Dang all at once,"

I thought for a while and said, "Both dear ladies, you are not outsiders. Since Song Rui asked this question today, let me tell you what I really think. First of all, Jia Sidao's followers are all over my court, and I want to catch them all in one go." , It involves too many people. Following Jia Sidao's low-key behavior, these people also know that the wind direction has changed. They are all political old fritters. For more than a year, they have also been adhering to my will Acting, and did not violate the laws of my court and the code of conduct for officials, I don't want to have a large-scale purge. As for the second point, in short, in my dynasty, there can be many No. [-] figures at the same time. It exists, but there will be no substantive No. [-] person. Now that Jia Sidao is the virtual No. [-] person, I don’t think there is anything bad about it.”

Let’s not make a conclusion on Jia Sidao’s merits and demerits. No matter which dynasty the emperor, he doesn’t like ministers forming cliques for personal gain, but the factional disputes in history have never stopped. Its courtiers are also divided into cliques.

Throughout the history of the Song Dynasty, the situation of dominance of the prime minister often occurred, the reason was that the prime minister, as the number two person, had too much power. As the emperor, I would not allow this phenomenon to exist, whether it was Jia Dang or others The party cannot dominate.

Inside and outside, many people are guessing who will succeed Jia Sidao as the new prime minister of my dynasty. I have seriously thought about this matter. Jia Sidao can't do the job of prime minister, and neither can Wen Tianxiang. I can allow several people to coexist, but I won't give anyone the power of prime minister. Therefore, keeping Jia Sidao, a powerless prime minister, is also I can accept it.

The study of imperialism is a study of balance. For the ruler, no matter which faction is too strong, it is not a good thing. During the two years in the Song Dynasty, I deeply realized that Yue Feigong was the master of the war, and he was in control of the military. Unable to make a gesture to reassure Emperor Gaozong, it will naturally become a bone spur in Gaozong's heart. This is why Qin Hui used treachery, Gaozong pushed the boat along the way, and the unjust prison happened.

In the past two years, I have become accustomed to many things in the officialdom, even if they are injustices, and if these things are placed in future generations, I will denounce them angrily, just like Jia Sidao, if in future generations, I have the right , It is estimated that he will be killed directly, but now I will think more, not about justice and injustice, but more about whether it is beneficial to me.

If the monarch is weak and the minister is strong, the emperor will always be on guard against his ministers, for fear that they will rebel or be "rebelled", so he would rather kill by mistake than let them go. As for the surrounding enemies, he will put them aside for the time being. If the monarch is strong and the ministers are weak, it will cause the entire management to be unable to implement the emperor's policy program. In the end, the emperor can only make the ministers think that all the ministers are incompetent.

I don't care whether Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu understand or not, and said with a smile: "Okay, there's no need to discuss this matter anymore, Jia Sidao, I know it well."

"Yes, Your Majesty, minister Lu Xiufu has one more matter,"

"Lu Aiqing, please tell me,"

Lu Xiufu said directly: "Your Majesty, His Majesty has been away for too long this year, making the ministers speculate endlessly. I think it is appropriate for Your Majesty."

"This matter, Jun Shi, Song Rui, I believe that governing the country should be based on the system and laws. My task is to determine the direction and national plans, and the specific implementation depends on the concerted efforts of the ministers to implement according to the system. , and at the same time, there must be laws as monitoring. If I have to do everything myself, it will lead to an unfavorable situation where the monarch is strong and the minister is weak. It is not a good thing for the long-term development of a country."

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"You two lovers, that's all for today, and we will discuss it again in the future,"

I looked at the dozens of memorials left by Quan Jiu in the Imperial Study Room, and asked, "Jiuer, are these memorials urgent?"

"Officials, I'm not in a hurry, but both Jiu'er and the Queen Mother think that they need to be read by the officials. For example, one of them is a memorial to Minister Zhao Kui of the Ministry of Agriculture. The content is that Master Zhao is in poor health and requests to resign from the post of Minister."

I couldn't remember the time of Zhao Kui's death in history, so I was stunned and said, "Jiu'er, has the imperial doctor in the palace examined Zhao Aiqing?"

"Officials, in the middle of last month, Mr. Zhao caught wind and cold occasionally, and after that, he went up and down. After the imperial doctor's examination, he thought it was because of his advanced age and damaged body functions. His physical condition is difficult to recover. It may not be long. Yes, even the Queen Mother has personally visited Mr. Zhao, "

"Jiu'er, find Zhao Aiqing's memorial, I want to see it,"

"The official family has just returned to the palace, and the journey is tiring. It's getting late today, why don't we see it tomorrow,"

"It's okay, I'll just read this one tonight,"

Zhao Kui's memorial wrote: "Your Majesty, I have been in the army since I was a child. I have fought in the battlefield for five to sixty years. I have fought dozens of times with Jin and Mongolia. The stronger we become, the more we can only switch from offense to defense. The old minister feels ashamed and ashamed to be a soldier. He ascended the throne since His Majesty, and the old minister is highly regarded by His Majesty. In what I did, I saw the dawn of the revival of the Great Song Dynasty again. It is a pity that the old minister is old and cannot follow His Majesty in the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, and cannot witness His Majesty's feat of regaining the mountains and rivers. It is a pity. I feel that time is not long. There are two things to tell His Majesty, one is to recommend to His Majesty the servant of the Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Yang Dong, who is young, vigorous and upright, and can succeed the old minister as Shangshu. Let the veterans cheer for His Majesty under the Nine Springs, and the veteran Zhao Kui will play on October 60, "

"Jiu'er, how is Zhao Aiqing's condition these two days?"

"Officials, according to the imperial doctor, there are good times and bad times,"

I sighed: "The Zhao Kui family has been the important ministers of our court for four generations since its great-grandfather 'Iron Mian Yushi' Zhao Bian. It is really a credit to Sheji. I will go to the Zhao Mansion early tomorrow morning to see Zhao Aiqing, Xiao Qi, "

"The little one is here,"

"Xiao Qi, have you made arrangements for going to Qiandao Lake tomorrow morning?"

"Return to Your Majesty, arrangements have been made,"

"Okay, you leave on time tomorrow morning. In addition, you go and inform the chief medical officer of the imperial physician to let them follow Shen Mo to Shifeng Trading Company at the end of tomorrow (one o'clock in the afternoon). I have something to look for them."

"Yes, official,"

"Okay, Xiaoqi, you go to rest, Jiu'er, let's go back to the bedroom,"

In the morning of the next day, instead of sleeping in late, I went to Zhao Kui's mansion, accompanied by Yuan Ji, Lan Yu and twenty imperial guards.