Xia Jie Xia Zhiyan is an extremely powerful guy. When he was in Dongfu, he often criticized the officials and made them unable to step down. It was precisely because of this that he offended the officials who were also young and energetic back then.

Zhao Suo, an official who was not very broad-minded, finally found a fault with Xia Jie and sent him far away to serve as a famous magistrate.

As Chen Gui and others who had worked with Xia Jie, they were really unwilling to bring him back to the court unless they had to, because once the powerful Xia Jie returned to the court and regained power, they would

Life for these people will definitely not be easy.

Relatively speaking, Russell is a very weak first assistant.

But now, Chen Gui and the others have no choice.

Neither he nor Luo Song had the confidence to stand up to the officials, and they were unable to suppress Cui Ang, who was now bent on getting a big case and still retaining his position, but they didn't want the court to fall into chaos because of this.

, the only way is to ask Xia Jie and Xia Zhiyan to come back.

It's the lesser of two evils.

Chen Gui and Luo Song reached an agreement on this matter. Although these two people have their own selfish motives, they can still be regarded as officials who think about the overall situation and are willing to sacrifice some of their own interests for the sake of the overall situation.

So these two people still have to be considered good officials.

In fact, in the court, officials like the two of them still account for the majority. Officials like Cui Ang are not unique, but they are rare. Once they appear, they will be attacked by other people with ambitions.

A concerted suppression will not create a big picture.

But this time, Chen Gui and Luo Song really have no foundation. Too many things are entangled together, resulting in the current complicated situation. The key is that the officials are involved in it, giving them room for maneuver.

Greatly reduced.

Chen and Luo despised the official's suppression of King Jing. They really couldn't imagine where the official's sense of crisis came from.

They never thought that King Jing would have any rebellious intentions.

In the final analysis, it was because the current official had too strong a desire for power and could not tolerate even a little bit of decentralization. Therefore, King Jing, who had returned with force, gathered a large group of officials under his command and disagreed with the officials on many policies.

After that, the officials found it unbearable.

The New Year's Eve is approaching day by day, and the atmosphere of celebrating the New Year in Bianliang City is getting stronger day by day. Although the tragic defeat in the north caused a shock in Bianliang, it was just a shock. The people of Bianliang who lost their relatives at the border pass,

There are only a few thousand people, but the population of Bianliang as a whole is as high as millions.

Although the battle was defeated, it did not have much impact on the lives of the Bianliang people.

When the Liao people approached Daming Prefecture, the price of food in Bianliang rose rapidly, but it was quickly suppressed by the court. Finance Minister Xiao Yu used several heads to scare some guys who tried to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune. Now

This finance minister has a military background and has never been afraid of killing people to establish his authority.

As soon as prices returned to normal, during the Laba Festival, the imperial court also distributed 500 coins, one catty of wine, ten catties of grain, and one catty of meat to each of the elderly people over seventy years old in Bianliang City.

Thinking back to this winter, the imperial court distributed 300 yuan in heating money to every household in Bianliang. Even though each family only had 300 yuan, you only need to think about the huge population of Bianliang City.

This is definitely a huge sum of money.

This money has not been distributed for almost five years.

The redistribution this year is naturally because the imperial court has money again. This is based on the premise of a huge defeat in the north. I heard that it was originally supposed to be 500 coins, but it was reduced to 300 coins because of the defeat.

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The reputation of Finance Minister Xiao Yu is now extremely good in Bianliang City.

It is in sharp contrast to Cui Ang's extremely stinky reputation.

Neither Luo Song nor Chen Gui wanted the rise of the Great Prison to affect Xiao Yu, the Chancellor of Finance. In their view, once the Great Prison rose, Xiao Yu, a die-hard follower of King Jing, would inevitably be

Implicated.

But the imperial court really needs this extremely capable financial minister.

Xiao Yu was in charge of the three envoys. He not only managed the affairs well, but also made money in a good way. After he took office, the government's long-term difficulties were suddenly relieved.

To be honest, Mr. Luo Song, the husband of Dongfu, scratched his head countless times every year because of financial planning. And Chen Gui, because he couldn't get the money, made many quarrels with Dongfu and the three ministers.

But this year, everything is going in a good direction.

Therefore, regardless of whether they are private or public, they all want to keep Xiao Yu.

The Seal Office is on holiday. In Bianliang City, except for a few departments that are still working normally, other officials have already gone to enjoy this rare holiday.

But the big shots in Bianliang City are destined to have no leisure time during this holiday. Transactions and exchanges are happening non-stop. These ten days are a rare buffer period for both parties, and they also avoid unnecessary troubles.

As conflicts between the two parties intensify, many things can be resolved after careful discussion before bringing them to the table.

As the financial minister of the Song Dynasty, Xiao Yu was naturally very busy, and he was well aware of his current situation. The officials were dissatisfied with him, no matter how qualified he was as a financial official.

Make the officials happy.

But as an important minister of the imperial court, he didn't care much about it.

What can you do if you are unhappy? Can you still leave me now? When you regard yourself as an official as indispensable, and when you think that once you are gone, it will affect the overall situation of the world, even the officials will not dare to act rashly

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This is what his younger son told him.

Now, Xiao Yu feels that he is embarking on this path step by step.

Naturally, he was well aware of the big political deal taking place in Bianliang and was also a participant.

Xiao Yu thought it was acceptable for Xia Jie to come back as his chief assistant. His elder brother and Xia Zhiyan also had a close relationship, and they could talk to each other.

The key is that Xia Jie is strong, not only to his subordinates, but also to the official family. Xiao Yu feels that the official family is a bit shameful now, especially when he punishes a national figure like King Jing for no reason. This kind of selfishness makes people extremely angry.

Cutting off an arm and destroying the Great Wall has been a common practice of foolish rulers since ancient times.

When Xiao Yu came back, the gate was bustling with people. The New Year supplies sent back by his two sons unexpectedly arrived at the gate of the house today. More than a dozen carriages gathered, which immediately attracted the attention of countless people.

Xiao Ding is now the commander-in-chief of the northwest march. Although he is still under the command of the Shaanxi Road Comfort Envoy, in terms of status, he can almost compete with Ma Xing. As long as he returns to the court, he will be properly appointed as a Taiwei. The second son Xiao

Cheng is only eighteen years old this year and is already a state signing, but this kid is far less reassuring than the boss.

Mrs. Han stood in the yard with a bright face and directed everyone to unload the things from the car and sort them into storage. Her son had a future, so it was natural and honorable for her to be a mother.

After saying hello to his wife, Xiao Yu went back to the study and sat down. On the desk, two letters were placed neatly, one was written by Xiao Ding and the other was written by Xiao Cheng.

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After thinking about it, Xiao Yu opened Xiao Cheng's letter first.

The letter was quite long, but it was full of short stories about parents and children. At the end of the letter, he just mentioned an understatement, saying that he had established a firm foothold in Qianzhou, and everyone admired him, so that he and Han

Madam, don't worry.

Xiao Yu smiled bitterly, how can he be relieved? Does this Erlang think that he, the father, really knows nothing about what he did in Qianzhou? He reached into his sleeve and took out a copy of Li Fang, the transfer envoy on Kuizhou Road.

letter.

He didn't have much friendship with Li Fang, so he was shocked when he received the letter from him. But after reading it, he realized the reason why Li Fang wrote the letter. His son was actually working in Qianzhou

After such a big thing happened, even the prefect of Guizhou was turned into a decoration by him. Now Qianzhou has the final say as the general magistrate.

The meaning of Li Fang's letter was very clear. He could ignore this matter. Anyway, Qianzhou is very peaceful now. There are occasional vendettas between Jizhou and Bianliang. In Bianliang's view, these are trivial matters that cannot be put on the table. But Xiao

The things that Cheng does can be big or small, it all depends on whether he, the fortune-teller, can chase the poor. In the final analysis, shouldn't it be up to him, the old financial minister, to wipe his son's butt? From a rough look at next year's financial plan

It needs to be adjusted, and it needs to be slightly tilted towards Kuizhou Road, but it needs to be unobtrusive, otherwise it will give people a reason to talk.

What a headache!

The boss is not stopping now! After reading Xiao Ding's letter, Xiao Yu couldn't help but let out a long sigh. Xiao Ding didn't say anything to him, and this letter was also sent back by his confidant, so there was no need for someone to steal it.

look.

Li Xu hasn't caught him yet and is still running around. Xiao Ding, on the other hand, is chasing this guy all over the world.

In the northwest, Li Xu is now a symbol of disaster. Wherever he runs, disaster will follow, because behind him, Xiao Bearded will definitely follow closely.

It is not too much to say that Xiao Ding raised the bandits with self-respect. At least Xiao Yu knew that if Xiao Ding really wanted to catch Li Xu, he would have caught him long ago. But Xiao Ding just refused to do it. If Li Xu is not destroyed, Xiao Ding will

Japan will not give up its military power.

Furthermore, Xiao Ding was also using Li Xuping to destroy the tribes in the northwest that were not convinced by the king, and his troops had already extended their troops to the Western Regions. At this time, Xiao Ding was attacking Qingtang Mu Zhan, because this Tubo nobleman

Li Xu was taken in.

It's funny to say that Mu Zhan certainly doesn't want to get into such a big trouble, but the problem is that he wants to give Li Xu to Xiao Ding, but Xiao Ding doesn't want it, so he will keep an eye on him anyway.

In the letter, Xiao Ding said that he wanted to bring the entire Qingtang into the territory of the Song Dynasty.

No matter from a political or military perspective, Xiao Ding's actions were actually in line with the interests of the Song Dynasty. However, Xiao Yu knew that Xiao Ding had now made the court a little afraid. In addition to the above-mentioned things, some thoughtful people were thinking about it.

In addition, Hengshan's party members only follow Xiao Ding's orders, which is the most embarrassing thing.

You must know that Li Xu tried every means to bring Hengshan Dangxiang under his command but failed. If Li Xu had achieved this, he would have sent his troops out of Hengshan and invaded Shaanxi long ago.

What Li Xu failed to do, Xiao Ding did.

In other words, if Xiao Ding wanted to rebel one day, would it be easy?

Some people are already proposing to summon Xiao Ding back to the court.

It's just that because Li Xu was still alive and the war in the northwest continued, even Li Du still occupied Luowu City and summoned Xiao Ding to return to the court, so the matter was shelved.

Xiao Yu rubbed his face and sighed. No one was worried. Moreover, no one was willing to listen to him now. Everyone had their own ideas.
To be continued...