However, people in the Southern Song Dynasty were also particular about going out to play, especially on hot days now. Generally, few people go out to play during the day, and many girls still have the habit of taking a nap.

Yuan Mihai made an appointment with Zhao and Rui, and went to Guanwen Academy together for dinner. They each left their own homes and met at Guanwen Academy to make an appointment at Youshi.

Yuan Mihai left the palace, and Niu Bao came back. Accompanying him was Wei Liaoweng, who led six horses back to the palace.

Zhao Yurui had always said that he wanted to buy horses, and he even consulted Mo Ze specifically. As a member of the clan and living in the capital, buying a few horses was allowed.

Wei Liaoweng had rich experience. After he first ascended the throne, he was awarded the title of Jiannan Xichuan Jiedu (today's Chengdu), and then he served as Guozizheng, then doctor of martial arts, and then served as the prefect of Tongchuan and Tongchuan Road Tidian prison.

official, and then became the prefect of Luzhou.

It can be said that Wei Liaoweng moved back and forth between the capital and the local government. His official position was not very high, but he did a lot of things.

He is only in his early forties now, and he already has a lot of gray hair on his temples, which can be seen from hard work.

After seeing Zhao and Rui, Wei Liaoweng immediately said: "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my order. I chose six good horses for King Yi and spent money - five hundred and twenty-eight guan."

"So expensive." Zhao Yurui said.

"It's not expensive, it's not expensive. This is the best war horse we can buy so far." Wei Liaoweng said: "Western horse."

The Southern Song Dynasty lacked horses, and even more war horses.

The Southern Song Dynasty actually inherited the horse administration of the Northern Song Dynasty, and also inherited the horse breeding technology of the Northern Song Dynasty. Therefore, in the early Southern Song Dynasty, they also prepared to raise their own horses.

But no matter how good the policy is, it still depends on how well it is implemented. Given the various officialdom malpractices in the Southern Song Dynasty, the horse administration was naturally in a mess. Some of the horses that were barely raised were far from the standards of war horses. It is said that after going to the battlefield,

, you will be scared when you hear the neighing of northern horses.

Since he could not raise good horses, the Southern Song Dynasty could only notify the tea and horse market to purchase war horses. Judging from the conditions at the time, horses could only be purchased in the northwest.

Historical records: All war horses are admired by Qin, Sichuan and Guangzhou. It is also said that it is strange to buy horses from Qin and Sichuan at the age of 1,900.

In other words, the Southern Song Dynasty would buy more than 10,000 horses in the northwest every year, but only 30 to 40% of them could actually become war horses.

However, the northwest direction of the Southern Song Dynasty was successively under the control of Liao, Jin, Xixia, Jin, and Meng, so horse buying was strictly controlled. Fortunately, there were always people trying to find ways to make money, and finally someone found the place "Jiangxi Shukou".

At that time, Xixia, Jin and Meng had weak control here, and many traders transported horses here to sell them. These horses were tall and had outstanding endurance, and were called "Western Horses" in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Wei Liaoweng took Zhou Lai and the others around the capital for a few days, and happened to encounter a batch of Western horses that had just been shipped from Jiangxi. The other party offered a price of 100 yuan per horse, which was quite expensive.

Wei Liaowen gritted his teeth, paid back the price, and bought six horses for more than 500 yuan.

At this time, Niu Bao came up and whispered: "There are officials in the imperial court who are responsible for trading war horses in Shukou, Jiangxi. The other party wants a high-quality war horse for one hundred guan. There are officials in the imperial court who are only willing to buy a large number of ordinary quality horses. In the end, the merchant is left with more than fifty

None of the horses were sold. They were sold all the way from Jiangxi to the capital, and there are still more than a dozen horses left."

Wei Liaoweng's face turned red and he said angrily: "Corrupt officials are in charge and they are wasting the country's money."

Zhao Yurui can understand without them having to explain.

He has seen a lot about this kind of thing in later generations.

Suppose the imperial court gives 10,000 guan to an official to buy 500 horses. The official must first buy one that is cheap enough. If the money cannot be used up, it will belong to the official himself.

All the officials below are like this. It’s surprising that the Southern Song Dynasty army has combat effectiveness.

More importantly, at that time, the war horses of the Southern Song Dynasty were given priority to the troops in the capital, while the border troops stationed at the border were ranked behind.

Zhao Yurui certainly knows about these shortcomings, but now he has absolutely no ability to change them.

He could only shake his head and said: "Zhou Lai, Niu Bao, please call Quan Yong, Chen Xiaodao, Shi Gou'er, Ji Hu'er, Quan Liu and you all will start learning to ride horses."

"It's King Yi."

Wei Liaoweng hesitated to speak, Zhao Yurui saw keenly: "What do you want to say, Mr. Wei?"

"Does King Yi want them to learn to ride horses or to learn to ride war horses?"

"Haha, there is one word missing, what can you say?" Zhao Yurui said with a smile.

"If you just ride a horse, it's very simple. Even a low-ranking official can teach you. It's easy to learn."

"If you want to learn to ride a war horse, you must find a military commander."

A difference of one word makes a world of difference.

Of course Zhao Yurui understood, but he didn't even think about it: "Does Mr. Wei have any recommendations? The best - proficient in riding and archery, with a style like the Mongolians."

"This--" Wei Liaoweng looked at Zhao Yurui with a strange expression.

Nowadays, Mongolia is rising, but most people in the Song Dynasty are still looking at the Jin Kingdom. Wei Liaoweng lived in the northwest and knew how powerful the Mongols were. He was also one of the few civil servants in the court who paid more attention to the Mongols. Historically, the Southern Song Dynasty allied with Mongolia to destroy the Jin Dynasty.

At that time, Wei Liaowen firmly opposed it.

He didn't take Zhao Yurui seriously at first, because he, like Emperor Li, felt unhappy about what Zhao Yurui did when he became King Yi.

But today Zhao Yurui suddenly said that he wanted to style like a Mongolian, and his expression changed slightly.

Wei Liaoweng hesitated for a moment: "Yes, there is one, but I have to wait until the official goes to ask."

"What are his abilities?" Zhao Yurui asked immediately.

"His riding and shooting skills are superb, and his martial arts skills are unparalleled." Wei Liaoweng said: "When Xiaguan was a doctor of martial arts, he often asked for help and helped Xiaguan a lot."

After saying that, as if he was afraid that Zhao Yurui would not be convinced, he replied: "It is so powerful that if you fight alone, you will be invincible in the world."

"Really or not?" Zhao Yurui stared with disbelief. It seems that apart from Yue Fei and Yang Zaixing in the novel, there weren't many fierce people like Yue Yun in the Southern Song Dynasty, right?

"How dare you, a lower official, deceive King Yi?" Wei Liaoweng smiled bitterly: "But this man is unsuccessful, so he is not famous."

The person Wei Liaoweng wants to recommend is Li Pingxia.

Li Pingxia's grandfather's name was Li Xianzhong, a native of Qingjian (now Qingjian, Shaanxi Province) of the Suide Army, and a famous general in the Southern Song Dynasty who fought against the Jin Dynasty.

Li Xianzhong participated in the Longxing Northern Expedition. The early situation was quite good and Suzhou was recovered. However, the conflict with Shao Hongyuan became more and more serious. Finally, when Li Xianzhong asked Shao Hongyuan to send troops to attack the Jin army, Shao deliberately stood still. By the time the Song army was defeated, the Northern Expedition also failed.

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Li Xianzhong promoted the Longevity View in his later years.

This is a benefit given to officials in the Southern Song Dynasty, the so-called ancestral official system, that is, taking a position and getting a free salary.

After Li Xianzhong's death, his son served as a preparation general in the Palace Front Division and died of illness eight years ago.

Li Pingxia was famous for his great strength when he was young, but when he became an adult, his father had died of illness. Later, he relied on martial arts training every three years (yinbu children) to become a low-level military officer. The court took the initiative and granted him the title of Chengxinlang.

Cheng Xinlang was a junior envoy of the seventh rank among the eight and sixty ranks of military officials in the Southern Song Dynasty. The following rank was Wupin Weiyong, which was equivalent to the lowest official rank.
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