As the end of the year approaches, Tokyo City is more prosperous than before. Early in the morning, the sun in the east just revealed a line, and the streets are already very lively. Not only are the hard-working miserable people who wake up early, but also the senior officials of the Song Dynasty. Today is the day of the dynasty meeting, and they also have to go to the palace to attend the dynasty meeting.

Su Song sat in the carriage, holding the warmer in his hand and thinking about the matter of going to court today. A few days ago, King Zhao Yan of Yue came to him and the two discussed a major event. Whether this can be achieved depends on how he and the others performed today. Thinking of this, Su Song couldn't help but reach out and touch the memorial in his sleeve.

Some time ago, Chen Shengzhi finally stepped down from the prime minister, so Su Song made up for his shortcomings and officially became one of the prime ministers of the Song Dynasty and was also the spokesperson for Zhao Yan in the court. However, Zhao Yan would not easily ask them to help him do anything. Everything only needs to be done according to their original intentions, but this time it is an exception.

The carriage entered Xuande Gate and came to Daqing Gate. Su Song then got off the carriage and was about to go to Zichen Hall to attend the grand ceremony. However, he didn't expect that as soon as he got off the carriage, he saw Su Shi looking at him with a smile. This made Su Song smile and go forward and said, "Zizhan, you are here very early today!"

"Haha, I came so early to wait for you, Prime Minister!" Su Shi also smiled. He and Su Song were old friends when they were in the military weapon prison, and they also worked in Qiongzhou, so their friendship was naturally very deep.

Daqing Gate is still quite a long distance from Zichen Hall, so Su Song and Su Shi walked together, chatting about some government affairs while walking. Many officials around came to attend the Grand Court meeting, and they greeted each other when they met someone they knew. According to the rules of the Song Dynasty, a Grand Court meeting was held every five days and was held in the Zichen Hall. A small court meeting was held every day, also called the Inner Court meeting, which was held in the Chuigong Hall. Of course, those who could attend the Inner Court meeting were relatively important officials, called the Constant Officer, also called the Japanese Constant Officer. The officials who could participate in the Grand Court meeting were called the Six Constant Officer, because the Grand Court meeting was only held six times a month.

"Brother Zirong, are you ready for what Your Highness told me?" When there was no one around, Su Shi asked in a low voice. Zhao Yan and others were all angry a few days ago, so he also knew what to do today.

"Don't worry, the memorial is ready. I will submit it to the empress dowager in person. The rest will be determined by those two." Su Song said this. He gestured to Su Shi with his eyes. As a result, Su Shi followed Su Song's gaze, he saw two officials in front of him whispering to each other while walking. Although it was just a back, Su Shi could still tell that these two were Zhang Dun and Zeng Bu, and they were the spokespersons of Zhao Yan's second only to Su Song in the court.

Zhang Dun is Su Shi's good friend. Although the two had different positions during the reforms before, this did not affect their relationship. So when they saw each other, Su Shi stepped forward and greeted Zhang Dun. Zhang Dun also smiled at him, and then discussed it quietly. At this time, Zichen Palace was right in front of him, so a group of people entered the hall together.

Because Zhao Xu was young, he would not attend the ordinary small dynasty meeting. However, Zhao Xu had to attend the grand dynasty meeting like today. Moreover, because Empress Dowager Gao was in charge of the government behind the curtain, the arrangement of the entire Zichen Hall was also very interesting. Zhao Xu sat on the dragon throne. Empress Dowager Gao sat opposite him, and the ministers stood between Zhao Xu and Empress Dowager Gao. When the dynasty meeting began, the ministers first saluted Zhao Xu, and then turned to discuss government affairs with Empress Dowager Gao.

Every grand dynasty meeting is very lively, and the six officials can only attend court once every five days, so they will present many memorials and then discuss them based on the content of their memorials. However, today's situation is a bit short of a moment. As soon as the grand dynasty meeting began, Su Song, who was prime minister, stood up first and said, "Empress Dowager, I have important things to report!"

"Su Qing doesn't have to be too polite. What do you have to report?" Empress Dowager Gao's voice slowly came out from behind the pearl curtain.

"Reported to the Empress Dowager, I received an urgent report from Yuezhou in the south. Jiaozhi was a remnant and was in chaos everywhere, which not only made the political situation of Yuezhou unstable, but even affected the nearby Qiongzhou and Zhanzhou. These three states are related to the safety of our Song Dynasty in the Nanyang area, so I would like to ask the Queen Mother to be the Holy Lord!" Su Song said as he took out the memorial in his sleeve and submitted it to the above.

The so-called Yuezhou is the hometown of Jiaozhi in the past. Since Zhao Yan destroyed Jiaozhi, it has become the Yuezhou of the Song Dynasty. As for Zhanzhou, it is the original Champa. These two states, together with Qiongzhou, which has developed shipbuilding and smelting industries, have become the only way for the Song Dynasty to go to Nanyang. Now the current situation in Yuezhou is unstable, which naturally affects the safety of Nanyang.

Empress Dowager Gao's expression was dark when she heard Su Song's report. If it were ten years ago, she would not care about the safety of the South China Sea at all, and even the civil and military officials in the court probably didn't care about it. However, since Zhao Yan went to the south, she actually made her business going to the South China Sea bigger and bigger, and occupied some islands in the South China Sea, which increased the territory of the Great Song Dynasty. Moreover, the rich products of the South China Sea also provided a lot of fiscal revenue to the Great Song Dynasty. According to statistics last year, one Chengdu of the Treasury income of the Great Song Dynasty was related to the South China Sea. Don't underestimate this percentage. The Treasury income of the Great Song Dynasty has reached an astonishing hundreds of millions of coins, and one hundred million coins is ten million coins. If this income is missing, the entire Great Song Dynasty will immediately fall into a crisis of insufficient fiscal revenue.

It is precisely because of the above reasons that after reading the memorial, Empress Dowager Gao immediately asked the ministers below: "The situation in Yuezhou is unstable, what good methods do you have?"

After Empress Dowager Gao finished speaking, Sima Guang was the first to stand up and said, "Report to the Empress Dowager, the situation in Yuezhou is unstable, and it is nothing more than some remnants of Jiaozhi who are in chaos. You just need to send a large army to encircle and suppress it. It just happened that our Song Dynasty has been peaceful for a long time in the past few years, which is not a good thing for the army, so the old minister thinks that the army can be transferred to Yuezhou to quell the rebellion!"

"No!" As soon as Sima Guang finished speaking, Zhang Dun suddenly stood up and spoke, "Report to the Empress Dowager, I think Sima Xianggong's suggestion must not be allowed."

"Why?" Sima Guang had never had a good face toward Zhang Dun's reform faction. If Zhao Yan had not protected the other party, he would have demoted Zhang Dun to Nanyang as a native.

"I also think that Sima Xianggong's words are a bit inappropriate, and there are three reasons!" As soon as Sima Guang finished speaking, Zeng Bu also stood up and spoke. Seeing that he and Zhang Dun were singing together, it seemed that he had already agreed to it.

"Oh? The Ai family wants to hear three reasons why Mr. Zeng opposed it." At this time, Empress Dowager Gao also asked. Zeng Bu is currently the Minister of Revenue. Although the power of the Ministry of Revenue has been taken away by the Three Departments, it is still one of the important positions in the court.

Seeing Empress Dowager Gao speak, Sima Guang had to retreat temporarily. Then Zeng Bu said: "Report to the Empress Dowager, there are three reasons for opposition. First, although Yuezhou has been under the rule of the Song Dynasty for many years, the climate there is humid, hot, rainy, and miasma. Most of our Song Dynasty's troops are northerners and are not adapted to the local climate. If you go to Yuezhou, an epidemic may reduce the army by half. Second, Yuezhou is originally an old place in Jiaozhi, and the people's hearts are also a little unstable. If you send a large army to the place, if you are secretly agitated by the remnants of Jiaozhi, it is likely to cause the local people to be fluctuated, which will lead to greater chaos."

When he said this, Zeng Bu took a long breath and then said: "As for the last reason, the terrain in Yuezhou is complicated. If the remnants of Jiaozhi are deliberately hiding, even if they send a large army there, they will be powerless and will only waste the national treasury. Therefore, I think it is not appropriate to send a large army to conquer, but to focus on appeasement!"

"What Mr. Zeng said is that since His Highness King Yue pacified Yuezhou, he had sent troops to Yuezhou and personally stayed there to pacify the people. Later, he stayed in the south, which made Yuezhou safe and sound. However, since His Highness King Yue responded, the remnants of Jiaozhi saw the opportunity and took the opportunity to cause trouble. Therefore, I thought it was very simple to solve the problem of Yuezhou. I just need to trouble Your Highness King Yue to go there personally. As long as the King Yue arrives, Yuezhou will definitely settle down again!" Zhang Dun said seriously at this time.

However, as soon as Zhang Dun said, the entire hall immediately became quiet. Then all the ministers looked at Empress Dowager Gao behind the pearl curtain together. No one dared to speak without authorization at this time, because Zhao Yan took the initiative to hand over the government power and ignored government affairs again, but now Zhang Dun wants to ask Zhao Yan to come out again, which is a bit intriguing.

Empress Dowager Gao behind the pearl curtain was stunned when she heard Zhang Dun's words, and then her face became a little gloomy because she knew that Zhang Dun was Zhao Yan's person. Now the other party suddenly asked to invite Zhao Yan out of the mountain. Is this Zhang Dun's own decision or Zhao Yan's instructor behind the scenes? Could it be that Zhao Yan was already a little unwilling to be lonely after staying at home for a few years?

Compared to Empress Dowager Gao's suspicion, Zhao Xu, who was sitting opposite her, was a little bored. The ministers all faced Empress Dowager Gao to discuss matters, but he could not see him, so he almost fell asleep bored. However, when he suddenly heard Zhang Dun's words, he made him sit up straight, with his big eyes blinking, guessing what his third uncle was doing?

"No!" When the hall was silent, Sima Guang suddenly stood up again and said, "Empress Dowager, King Yue has made great contributions to pacifying Yuezhou, but now it is different from the past. Now that Your Majesty is young, the capital still needs His Royal Highness to be in charge. He really cannot leave easily. Therefore, I think it is okay to appease Yuezhou, but I need to send someone else!"

As the main figure who helped Empress Dowager Gao seize power, Sima Guang naturally did not want Zhao Yan to come out to disrupt the situation, so it was reasonable that he would oppose the first time, and this also made Empress Dowager Gao breathe a sigh of relief: "What Sima Xianggong said is very true, the Ai family also needs the assistance of King Yue, so the candidates to appease others!" (To be continued...)
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