Dawn of the Empire

Chapter (9:57)

After Cui Qianzhi resigned, Yelu Dashi opened his squinted eyes, showing a trace of sternness, and said in a low voice, "Saints never die, but robbers never stop."

Brother Yelu Tie only thought that His Majesty was scolding his mother, and said angrily: "The tiger was not disturbed, but a mad dog biting people was attracted. The rebels in Suzhou killed [-] members of my family. This account cannot be settled like this. Just right Kill a group of slaves who colluded with the rebels, and sacrifice the flag to the army of the Northern Expedition." He paused, sighed and said: "Yelu Dilie has made an apology again, I comforted him, and ordered him to stay in Shenzhou , Condemning crimes and making meritorious deeds. None of the civilians who silenced them escaped, did not leak the news, and it is not a big mistake."

Yelu Dashi nodded and said: "Di Lie is a real person, and he has always done things safely. This incident was also an unintentional mistake. The news came from Bianliang, and Zhao Ke summoned me to ask the envoy about Shenzhou. The Neo Confucian Society of the Song Dynasty is Publicize this matter, and even wrote a letter requesting the Northern Expedition to recover Youyun and save Han'er from the fire and water." After speaking, Yelu Dashi's tone was tinged with sarcasm, and then turned serious.He looked at Brother Yelu Tie and said, "As the privy secretary of the North Court, you must remember that you must concentrate all your strength on dealing with an enemy country at any time."

"I understand."

"Xia Guo was in trouble with us in Tokyo Road, and it was indecent to come and go. There are still armors and weapons left in the treasury. Send [-] sets to the Mierbo Department, and Xijing Road will allocate tens of thousands of stones and winter food to them."

"I obey the order." Brother Yelu Tie agreed in a deep voice, and then asked, "What about those mad dogs? Let them go on like this?"

Yelu Dashi's eyes froze slightly, the number of Khitans was small, and the Han army beheaded [-] men in one go, which really violated his taboo.He pondered for a long time, his expression changed several times. "This mad dog, I have my own way to deal with it. Let it go first. This matter has already alarmed Xia and Song, so we can only calm down first." He sighed and said in a low voice, "If the Han people unite , is our serious concern.”

The clear brilliance of the bright moon sprinkled down from the hollow of the dome of the imperial tent, and the stars were like jewels in the dark blue satin-like night sky, shining with twinkling light.After the officials left, Yelu Dashi stood up and walked a few steps back and forth under the starry sky, looking up at the seemingly endless sky.At this time, he felt a little lonely and independent, as if his soul and Changshengtian had merged into one.Except when it rains, the dome of the emperor's tent is almost always open no matter whether it is cold or hot.The tired and languid soul is cleared and cleansed by the mysterious night sky. It seems that he has returned to the life of his ancestors on the grassland. A life of unfettered wandering.That is the Khitan people.

After wandering for a while, Yelu Dashi fell into deep thought again.Song Xia's unanimous decision to stand up for the Liaodong Han people this time is an extremely dangerous sign. "What has actually happened?"

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It was already December when Zhao Xingde received Chen Dong's reply letter.He and Xingde haven't communicated by letter for a long time, and Chen Dong's letter is very long.There is no real emergency, but the fastest post office is used, and I don't know how much money it costs.Doing things like this is in line with his bold temperament.Li Yong doesn't care about these things either.Thanks to Chen Dong's blessing, Zhao Xingde finally knew the latest situation in the Central Plains.

It has been two years since Emperor Zhao Ke ascended the throne. After taking a preliminary grasp of the government, he began to show his edge.Wang Yan was deployed in the southeast camp and Liu Yanqing was deployed in the Hebei camp to exchange positions.In order to avoid the fatigue of the soldiers, the two marshals can only bring fifty personal soldiers to the post.Although the several generals are deeply entrenched, they are obviously quite moved.Cao Di was deployed in the Xijing camp, and Yang Zhongsi was deployed in the East camp.The officials issued an order to praise and retain him to continue to be loyal to the country, and also bestowed brocade robes, jade belts, flags and other things to the three veteran officials.In the end, the two veteran generals, Cao and Zhe, remained in office. Yang Zhongsi was added as the general of Zuowei, and he was disarmed and returned to the field. His son Yang Yanqing was deployed as the capital of the east camp.The Hedong Army withdrew from Hebei, and Wang Yanying immediately sent troops to take over Zhending Mansion.There was a faint discussion in the court that eunuchs should supervise the army as a regular system, and many members of the Confucianism Society desperately opposed the proposal, and even asked eunuchs not to leave Beijing.None of the officials commented on these arguments.

The assassination case of Cai Jun that caused a sensation in the world, the assassin Hu Keji murdered and paid for his life. He was sentenced to Ling Chi for his heinous crime, but he was not accused of treason in the end.Scholars of Neo-Confucianism secretly informed Wu Song, the prefect of Hangzhou Prefecture, to collect Hu Keji's remains and bury them in the south of Taihu Lake.This matter was seized by the "treacherous" party to make a big fuss. Wu Song was assassinated in Guangnan for guarding and stealing. As a result, hundreds of scholars of science were implicated, and even Wu Zilong was exiled to Qiongzhou.Today, the emperor did not blindly suppress Qingliu, not only personally issued an order to the prefect of Qiongzhou not to humiliate and destroy the character of the scholars, but also provided the necessary food and cloth, as long as these scholars were not allowed to leave Qiongzhou.

The imperial court reversed the passive situation in Hu Keji's clear discussion in one fell swoop with lightning speed.Not only did Taishi Cai express his gratitude, but everyone in the world said that the emperor is a promising monarch, and even most of the scholars who were exiled said that His Majesty is a rare generous and wise monarch.Only Zhao Xingde felt a little bored when he read this verse.

The early members of the Yuanyou Party and the key figures of the Neo-Confucian Society are becoming more and more prominent.Qin Hui joined Jixian Palace as a bachelor and was in charge of Qiuwei.Li Ruobing was recommended by Huang Jian, the emperor's sacrificial wine, and was framed by the "treacherous" party in the past, so he was transferred back to Beijing to serve as the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple.Because of the two cases of An Sigu and Hu Keji, there were some disputes and unhappiness within the Neo-Confucianism Society, and the voice of discussing voicing became louder and louder.

This time, the Neo-Confucianism Society accuses the Liao Kingdom of killing innocent people indiscriminately, and urges the court to avenge the Han people in Liaodong, and not to sit back and watch Youyan fall into a foreign land for a long time.To some extent, it eased the crisis of the split of the Neo-Confucian Society.And Zhao Xingde, who initiated this matter, is regarded as an acceptable figure by all factions of the Neo-Confucian Society.The longer he lived in seclusion, the greater his reputation became.There are already some underachievers who have made an appointment to visit famous scholars in Liaodong.

At the end of the letter, Chen Dongcai mentioned lightly that because of his involvement in the Hu Keji case, he was released from Beijing and served as the prefect of Guangzhou.Today, a decree has been issued to conscript refugees and abolish the army, and all states and counties will take prisoners, sons-in-law, thieves, private prostitutes, those who cannot repay their debts, those who "confuse" the public with demonic words, and those who pretend to be monks and Taoists, etc. Criminals.They were all sent to dungeon camps such as Guangnan and Qiongzhou first, and then immigrated in batches to settle in overseas fertile soil under the supervision of the Guangzhou Ship Secretary.Chen Dong predicted that the prefectures and counties in the Central Plains would be completely wiped out in a short time, and many sea merchants were planning to transfer people and expand business in the sea.

"The matter of immigrants expanding the sea and reclamation landed in Chen Shaoyang's hands, but the east was lost and the mulberry was harvested." Zhao Xingde thought with satisfaction that when he saw the origin of those immigrants, he couldn't help frowning, sighed, and casually put away the letter paper Fold and put away.The weather was bitterly cold at this time, and in just such a short time, the inkstone had just been sharpened and then condensed into ice, so I had to sharpen it again before I could reply to the letter.Thinking that when Chen Dong read the letter, he was already in Guangzhou, and two or three of his old friends were separated from each other, so he felt a little disappointed.

What Chen Dong did not mention in his letter was that the eunuch Qian Gui, a confidant of the official family when he was in the East Palace, served as the eunuch of the Ship Department of Guangzhou City and the supervisor of the Guangzhou Navy.Qian Gui also has great power in the matter of immigration, expansion and reclamation.The matter of Chen Dong being released to Guangzhou, the whole Song Dynasty was full of discussions.Some said that His Majesty wanted to cultivate Chen Dong, and that after serving as prefects and counties, he would pay homage to the prime minister when he returned to Beijing.Some also said that Chen Shaoyang offended His Majesty because he wrote a letter to plead Hu Keji's grievances, and lost His Majesty's favor.Due to the recommendation of Prime Minister Zhao Zhifu, Deng Suquan, the Minister of Rites, played a pivotal role in the tribute examination and became a hot figure.Some officials from the Neo-Confucian Society regarded Deng Su as their leader, while others from the Neo-Confucian Society criticized Deng Su for not distinguishing between clear and turbid, and to join forces with the fatuous old officials in the court.

Neither Chen Dong nor Deng Su made any excuses for these rumors.It was just that on the day Chen Dong left Beijing, Deng Su sent him ten li away from Nanxun Gate, and the two wrote poems and drank wine at Shili Pavilion as a farewell.

This day was extremely cold, almost dripping into ice, and last night there was another night of heavy snow.Hundreds of miles outside the city has become a snow country, there are few pedestrians, and the birds are almost extinct.But the atmosphere of Shili Pavilion outside Nanxun Gate was extremely lively. Thousands of officials, gentlemen and merchants surrounded the Shili Pavilion tightly, and the snow field hundreds of steps away from Shili Pavilion was full of vehicles and horses parked to see off.

Don't say that Chen Dong is Jane's important minister in the heart of the emperor, and the head of the Neo-Confucianism Society. He is the leader of the Qingliu in the world. , it is a big fat difference for others.Overseas spices, ivory, rhino horn, good wood and other treasures have long been sold all over the Song Dynasty. Many wealthy businessmen have long been eager to try the business of today's gold rush.The imperial court launched this strategy of expanding the sea, and there are a large number of free labor available, so it is simply a free gift.As long as the Jinkou of the Guangzhou City Ship Secretary opens, the wealth will flow in immediately. If he loosens his fingers a little, what flows down is the sea of ​​gold and silver.So on this day of seeing off, all the rich businessmen from Bianliang were present.Celebrities and wealthy merchants from all over Bianliang gather in front of the Shili Pavilion, which is truly extraordinary and lively.

Chen Dong was dressed in a black Confucian robe and a white bear skin cloak. He had a smile on his face, and he said goodbye to his familiar friends from time to time.The people who saw him off were crowded, and Chen Dongyi moved forward and back, but there was a gloomy look on his brows.Mrs. Chen had already been waiting in the car. Ever since she married into Yushi's Mansion, she lived in seclusion and rarely showed her face in public.

This side room is bustling with activity, and three people come meandering in the distance.Two officials were escorting a burly man with a majestic appearance.The official officer at the front saw that the Ten Mile Pavilion was already full of people, he turned his head and bowed to the man in shackles and said, "Master Wu, there are some nobles drinking in this pavilion, how about taking a rest outside?"