The weather was hot in June. Looking at the deep night sky, Xing'er said, "The night on the street is as cool as water, so it must not be hot in the sky."

Zheng Lang laughed and said, "If it were at night, the world would definitely not be hot. Not only was it not hot, but it was also very cold."

“How cold will it be?”

Zheng Lang laughed again, and he couldn't explain this clearly in the Song Dynasty.

The capital is still as prosperous as before. Many people come out to cool off, and some shops simply open until bright overnight. After the third update, business still flourished. But at this time, the Song Dynasty was in a huge crisis.

Years of battle have caused the people of the whole country to suffer. Coupled with this sudden drought, the entire Song Dynasty was like sitting in a crater. It was safe and sound. The reason was very simple. The king was kind and wise. Although the ministers were intriguing, some people were very selfish and had not yet developed to the point of not paying attention to the lives and death of the people. The entire huge and bloated mechanism was still slowly working.

However, when he came to the Secretariat, Zheng Lang received some reports from the palace, and secretly called luck in his heart. The facts were even more serious than he thought. Fortunately, the war was over, otherwise the Song Dynasty would face an unimaginable crisis this year.

There was no feeling in the court. Under the cover of relevant officials, the Wang Lun incident did not disturb the court. He thought it was just a group of bandits like other similar situations. The big bosses in the court continued to stare at the border affairs. First, Ouyang Xiu wrote a letter and the court sent envoys to make peace with the Western thieves. However, I heard that the border officials frequently obtained the words of the Northern Frontier and asked about the matter of the Western Xia. If this is true, the matter is deeply worrying. I think the troubles in the world are not in the Western Rong, but in the Northern Enemy.

In the middle of the word, Xixia did not have the ability to destroy the Song Dynasty. The one who could destroy the Song Dynasty was in the north, but Ouyang Xiu was only half right, not the Khitans who started falling, but the more fierce Jurchens and Mongols.

The reason is even more wrong. After reconciliation with the Khitan for forty years, the court will come to extort whenever there is something wrong, which shows the country's intention. If you don't pick up such a good bargain, can you be stupid? Be serious about peace. You can use this slogan between countries to confuse each other, but if you really think like this, this country will be almost done. If Zheng Lang is in the Khitan, you will knock more this time.

Therefore, we must guard the north, but the ministers in the north are all incompetent. Zhang Cun was calm all the way. In Yanzhou, he was abandoned because he could not control the border. King Keji of Dingzhou was mediocre and light, not the master of generals. He wanted to exchange for a powerful general to guard the north and train troops. He had to choose generals and prepare for the border. He could not wait for the Khitans to come. If he regretted it, it would be too late.

There should be a sense of prevention, but Ouyang Xiu kept singing the black Khitan, which made the court full of soldiers, and then something happened later.

Then Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi showed a high degree of "tactic understanding" and kept writing letters together. First, they could not stop explaining Qian Yao's 1,800 stakes of ministerial money, that is, business trip fees and recruitment fees. This is the etiquette system, 1,800 stakes, and only 18 soldiers can be raised. No matter how much you save, you don't have to save this money to abolish the etiquette.

As the drought comes, prices rise, and the cost of raising a soldier becomes one hundred trump cards. Then prepare troops in Xixia, Khitan, and the imperial guards in the capital are even more afraid to lay off...

The purpose is accurate.

Then they joined hands to write a letter again, and there were many military use in the western frontiers, but because of the restraint of Shaanxi Transportation Envoy, there were many inconveniences in the four sides of the border, and Zheng Lang could also feel this on Jingyuan Road. Only by discussing with each other. Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan were in the northwest, and in the bureau, it was difficult to say in order to avoid suspicion. Until they came to the capital, they did not have to avoid suspicion, so they made the four sides cheaper. All activities (referring to the planners) could be rewarded according to the system to help military expenses.

This is to find a way to open source, otherwise the country's economy will be too tense. So Zhao Zhen again ordered it.

Finally, Han Fan and the other two began to make real suggestions, with the importance of the county and the magistrate. If the person is obtained, the person will be transformed. If the person is lost, the person will be summoned to rebel... The ministers and others want to ask for the special edicts of the sage, the commissioners, and the ministers of the Privy Council, three people who can be elected as the master. When the name is reported, they will each give an imperial edict, and order the person who has been elected as the governor of the magistrate in the magistrate of the magistrate in the magistrate of the magistrate in the magistrate of the magistrate, and the magistrate in the magistrate of the magistrate in the magistrate of the magistrate in the magistrate of the magistrate in the magistrate of the magistrate in the magistrate of the magistrate in the magistrate of the magistrate in the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the

Why is the state so far because the ministers are incompetent? Therefore, the ministers must be sponsored and must be held in a row. The person who is protected is good and the person who is not protected is also guilty. They are connected and take responsibility, so that all the talents can be allocated from the people.

With the Qingli New Policy, some prototypes of "choose officials and chiefs".

But how to judge whether this is good or bad?

It is also an opportunity for Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi. The country is brewing a huge crisis. Zhao Zhen was extremely anxious. As long as he had a good strategy, he wanted to try it out. So he said to the assistant minister: "Since the use of military service, there have been many people who have been in charge of the prosecution, but there are no good responsibilities. Now I offer suggestions and recommendations from the officials. It is better to ask the officials to ask for details on whether they can be heard and the people who test it out."

At this time, Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi were still very small. They entered the center for the first time, but they did not understand some of the situations clearly and did not dare to say them. In order to reduce the pressure on the people, Zhao Zhen ordered that he would relax the ban on tea and salt and reduce the commercial tax. Fan Zhongyan said: "When tea and salt are in the entry of commercial taxes, the country has more than enough. We should first lenient taxes and service, and then go to merchants. Relaxing the ban is not the first thing to do."

The country's money is not enough, so we cannot loosen the tea and salt and commercial tax at this time. If there is excess money, the most important thing is to reduce the taxes and service of the people first. It is reasonable, what should we do if there is no money? But at this time Fan Zhongyan was slightly conservative and took advantage of this time. If reforms were made, many disadvantages of the tea and salt regime could be eliminated. It doesn't matter if the problem was not eliminated. The biggest crisis was the uprising in various places. Finally, the news of Wang Lun reached the capital.

We were shocked together. How far is it from Yizhou to Gaoyou? How many troops are stationed along the way? How come the wing soldiers and constables have let them be free and easy for more than a thousand miles?

Ouyang Xiujin said, "Recently, there have been more and more thieves in all directions. All the countries have no control, and the officials have not been rewarded and punished. I said that the barbarians can still be cured. The thieves are traitors who are terrified by the bloody diseases. The court has not dealt with them... Now the thieves, King Lun of the Yizhou army, passed by Chu, Tai and other states, all cavalry raised flags, and they were walking on the uninhabited land. When inspected, the county magistrate went to the thief to call the thief, and their armor and equipment were all tied back. If Wang Lun traveled around the rivers and seas, plundered Min Guang in the south and cut off the Daling, and entered Baxia west to peek at the two Shus, killing officials, and occupying cities and cities, who is the strong guard? This is a great worry for the confidant. For the current plan, the thief must be the first to be ruled. If the law is ruled first, the law is ruled, and people know what to be afraid of, and they will attack the thief. Please, from now on, the thief will seize the garment and armor. The officials will chase the officials and stop them. The inspectors will be removed from the army and follow the army. After the day the thief defeated the thief, they will be allowed to tell them..."

This memorial exposed Ouyang Xiu's essence.

It’s not a problem with the law, but the key is why Wang Lun launched the uprising?

After years of official career, Ouyang Xiu truly completed his transformation from a poor child to a scholar-official, but he also forgot about the root and took the initiative to stand on the side of the powerful.

Not only Wang Lun, but also, this is what Zheng Lang called luck. Yu Jing also said: "The reason why the imperial court was powerful in the world was to hold the handle of reward and punishment. Today, when officials were slacking off their affairs, the people gathered together and became thieves. If they could not be banned, reward and punishment would not work... Nanjing is the capital of the emperor. The thieves entered the city and cut off the pass. Jiezhou and Chizhou were only ten. They opened their doors to plunder people. The thieves in Dengzhou were less than twenty, but they could not be captured for several years. The thieves in Qingping entered the city and made changes. The thieves in the throne cried and told each other, but the military envoys were closed and refused to leave. It was heard that, but the officials were not responsible for serious punishment. How could they be obtained? Today, Jingdong thieves were 50 or 70, the small ones were 320, and Guiyang thieves were only 200. Jianchang army had more than 400 thieves, and beacons were everywhere, but the inspectors did not know what crimes were punished..."

Why is this happening?

Is it really possible to solve it with cool methods?

Fan Zhongyan also said that the Shaanxi Imperial Army has nearly 200,000 troops, and the prevention of autumn is near, so we must raise and train. In order to succeed, we care about wealth and food, strengthen our strength, accumulate gold and silk, show it to reward, please cow and wine, and punish it to be punished. Even if the 200,000 troops are united, we must be firm when we are guarding, and we must be strong when we fight...

Where does this money come from? Grain, grain, grass, gold, silver, money, silk, and ten thousand yuan to pay money with the Nanjian, 20,000 yuan to assist the officials, and 30,000 yuan to retire. If you are admitted to the provincial government, you will be appointed as a bachelor's degree and be appointed as an official.

There was no choice but to sell the official to raise money.

Zheng Lang was shocked when he heard the idea of ​​selling official positions from Fan Zhongyan's mouth. He rubbed his temples and said, "Your Majesty, I think that as long as the master is wise and wise, there is no need to worry about internal troubles, but the external enemies are still worried about external enemies. Although sometimes the years are not good, the people are forced to become thieves, our dynasty is the most important country in internal governance, so these thieves will not suffer deeply."

It's just the opposite of Ouyang Xiu.

"The national strength of Xixia is weak and cannot subvert our dynasty, but the ambitions are hard to change. At present, Xixia is under the pressure of the Khitan and must make peace with our dynasty, which can win a short period of years or more of peace. If you make peace, our dynasty must use money to buy their hearts, and they will rest within them. In addition, they will inevitably invade our dynasty again after more than ten years of war. I don't know how many years of war will be held, and it will be repeated. Although it is the pain of scabies, the scabies are too big and too deep. The war lasts for a long time and the people live in poverty. If there is another large disaster, your Majesty will be kind, and even if the people suffer a lot, it will be difficult for the thieves to become powerful. But your Majesty can guarantee that the descendants of the future generations are as good as Your Majesty. If there is another large disaster, your Majesty will be kind. Even if the people suffer a lot, it will be difficult for the thieves to become powerful. But Your Majesty can guarantee that the descendants of the future generations are as Your Majesty as Your Majesty.

Less? Internal and external difficulties were the most painful time. As for Ouyang Xiu’s thoughts on the Khitan, we must not be prevented or exaggerated. We should not carry out large-scale military training and military expansion. First, the country has no money to maintain, and second, the Khitans cannot think that our dynasty is hostile. The reason why we asked about the peace talks between our dynasty and the Xixia people was the original agreement, and second, they also wanted to judge the situation and direction of the Three Kingdoms. The Khitans had fallen. What I was worried about was not the Khitans, but the more barbaric Tatars and Jurchens in the north. These nations replaced the Khitans and would definitely become the biggest enemies of our dynasty.”

After a pause, he said, "The thieves in Guiyang are mainly engaged in the smuggling of salt. The government did not accept the prisoners and launched riots. Some of the other thieves were caused by the ills in the army, and some were the people. Four years of heavy pressure and drought, and their lives could not be maintained. Only then did they have bold criminals who do evil. But don't these people know that rebellion will die? Why do they have to go to the risk? The officials forced the people to rebel? Some officials did not do a good job, and they were poor, so they went to the risk. Xu Yuan had already gone to the south to raise grain. If there was no food, they could arrive in the capital or Shandong. Your Majesty could issue an order to let the officials of various prefectures and counties go to the states and counties

The Liao opened a warehouse to release grain as appropriate to help the people. Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu proposed to send censors to inspect the officials of various prefectures and counties. However, I thought it was better to send a few good officials to inspect the officials of various prefectures and counties to supervise the officials to release grain and calm the people first. Food is the most important thing for the people, and they do not want to let them eat full. At least one or a half full, the people will not stand up and take risks. Without the joining of hungry people, even if some thieves are at risk, they will be wiped out by the court sooner or later. Your Majesty, governing the country is righteousness and kindness are the basis. In order to support the national war, the people have suffered for nearly four years, and it is time for the court to repay them."

Zhao Zhen was moved and said, "Accurate."

Zheng Lang said again: "Only Wang Lun's bandits are the strongest in several bandits. I asked me to lead a battalion of fierce troops to the south. In less than a month of back and forth, I can wipe out the thief."

The Hanyuan Army was the Jurchen cavalry who came to the capital and everything was divided into two battalions, with more than 200 generals and schoolmen in each battalion. Before they were completely degenerated by the capital, they were still the most powerful military branch of the Song Dynasty.!~!

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