When Liao Yingzhong began to announce the general situation of the Battle of Helan Mountain, Jia Sidao raised the corner of his mouth and smiled lightly.
No one knew whether he was laughing at Kublai Khan or Li Xia, or whether he was laughing at himself.
When Liao Yingzhong finally said, "According to the current news, Li Xia has defeated Kublai Khan's main force."
"What?!"
"No way?"
"How can this be?!"
It was like a pot was exploding in the lobby. All the scholars looked at each other in disbelief.
Chen Yizhong was stunned.
He felt that the news was so unreal, and he was trying hard to recall Li Xia's appearance in his mind.
He only met Li Xia twice.
"Thank you very much."
"After this defeat of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, the country's national strength was greatly damaged, and it must be no longer qualified to be the country of uncle and nephew with the Song Dynasty."
Chen Yizhong only felt that the other party was becoming more and more unreal.
"Are we, the Song Dynasty, afraid of a war?" Zeng Yuanzi asked, "Do you think that if we don't fight a war, and wait until Li Ni and Meng Yuan fight out the male and female, the Song Dynasty will still be safe and sound?!"
For this list, he put in a lot of effort, forced a smile with people he hated, and argued with close friends. He also had high hopes for it.
"How is that possible?!" Wen Jiweng was surprised again and said, "If Li Xia really wins, the country's power will be even stronger. How can we offend him now?!"
"Han Zhen?" Liu Fu wanted to turn around and take another look, but held back.
It was Chen Yizhong's book, which contained a list of officials he wanted to resurrect.
"In recent years, Pingzhanggong has implemented the public land law. For every ten million acres of public land, six to seven million shi of rice can be harvested every year, which can be used for military pay. The national treasury is no longer as stretched as it was in the previous two years. If
When encountering a battle that must be fought, the Song Dynasty was no longer afraid of war.
"..."
Jia Sidao leaned back in his chair and said, "I expected that there would be a battle between Li Xia and Kublai Khan, but I didn't expect that it would end so quickly."
"Yes, Ping Zhanggong not only wants to rectify the administration of officials, he needs talented officials, but also wants to calm down the discussion between the government and the public. It is best to recruit a group of reputable officials."
Chen Yizhong stopped.
"Not for me." Jia Sidao said lightly: "For your Majesty."
One time was at a teahouse near Taixue more than ten years ago. He was discussing with his classmates about writing a letter to Fu Que, and he saw an extremely extraordinary young man among them.
Of course they would not be willing to surrender to foreign captors and lose face.
Of course, officials care more about the name than the annual coins.
"I made a mistake. Thank you very much, Mr. Ping Zhang, for your suggestion."
"Mr. Ping Zhang, this is the list of officials who have been reinstated."
"Know."
Jia Sidao sat there leisurely, sipping tea, listening to their argument, and finally looked at Chen Yizhong.
Chen Yizhong said respectfully: "These people have been persuaded by the officials. They all agreed to put aside their prejudices and put state affairs first. They will complete the errands for Duke Pingzhang."
"yes."
Chen Yizhong had already thought about it for a while and responded slowly: "Xiaoguan thinks that not only the covenant with Meng Yuan can be voided, but also the one with Li Tang."
From Jia Sidao's tone, he vaguely sensed the imminent rain.
"When you are old enough to seek a country, you should not be reckless."
"That's Han Zhen, the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army." Chen Yizhong whispered, "He's a confidant of Duke Jia Pingzhang."
"Snapped."
Chen Yizhong waited for a while and asked: "Presumably, the two countries in the north will send envoys again?"
Zeng Yuanzi was very excited and said: "The imperial court should send envoys north as soon as possible to revise the covenant, abolish the so-called country of uncles and nephews, and cancel the annual coins."
After saying that, Chen Yizhong was about to retreat when he added another sentence.
"Humph." Zeng Yuanzi didn't bother to say anything and just snorted coldly.
Of course, it is better not to start a war. The lower official believes that the dispute between Li Ni and Meng Yuan is now in full swing, and neither side is willing to offend the Song Dynasty at this time. It is a good time to abolish the covenant."
However, Wenji Weng, the Minister of Rites, seemed more calm, waving his hands and saying: "Everyone, don't be anxious, don't be anxious. Have you ever thought that the news might be false? After all, there are too few battle reports on this battle."
"I thought that in a few years, the reform would be successful and the Song Dynasty's national strength would be able to support a war. Then I would think about how to benefit from it. But I was caught off guard. Li Xia had even defeated Kublai Khan's main force.
, motherfucker.”
The two received their official status and thanked them. When they came out of the palace, they saw Chen Yizhong talking to people outside the palace.
However, hearing the news about Li Xia again was like a child who had built a small mud house with urine and mud. He was feeling very proud when he suddenly heard that a child younger than him had built it.
A city.
"Huang Yong, whose name is Qizhi, is from Putian. He is on the same list as Brother Shengbo and Brother Quan."
"There are many courtiers who slandered Gong Pingzhang, but no one can shake Gong Pingzhang's status, because he no longer relies on the holy family. During the Song Dynasty, Pingzhang Gong was supported by Lu Wenhuan and Xia Gui, and supported by Lu Wenhuan and Xia Gui internally.
There is Han Zhen."
Later, I kept hearing Li Xia's name, too many times, but I had forgotten her specific appearance.
"I am resigning."
Jia Sidao sighed, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes deepened.
Wen Jiweng opened his eyes wide and was speechless for a moment.
How exciting it is that a group of officials in their prime who are determined to save the country will ascend to the court to try to restore the declining state of the Song Dynasty.
"Unite with Jin to destroy Liao, unite with Mongolia to destroy Jin... The Song Dynasty has to make another choice."
"Yu Quan, what do you think?"
Jia Sidao took it and glanced at it, not bothering to take a closer look, and said: "Many of them are descendants of turtles who have been against me."
As everyone retreated, Zeng Yuanzi looked back at Chen Yizhong and noticed Chen Yizhong's old age.
After exchanging a few words, by the time Zeng Yuanzi left, they were quite harmonious.
It was difficult for him to understand why Li Xia was able to achieve this level. He gained momentum in more than ten years and even defeated Kublai Khan? How is this possible? Why can he do it?
Jia Sidao nodded, raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, but he said something again when Chen Yizhong was about to leave.
"If Li Xia is not angered, can he always be at peace with the Song Dynasty?"
But Chen Yizhong's words were not rhetorical questions, but rather filled with doubts.
Something fell to the ground.
It will be very beneficial for Liu Fu and Huang Yong to do things in the future if Chen Yizhong is personally sent to the Yamen to take office.
"By the way, if the covenant is abolished, the refugees will no longer be allowed to flee westward. It will prevent Li Shun from absorbing people from the Song Dynasty."
The second time was when Fuchou was writing a letter. He took a look from a distance outside the palace. He felt that that tall and straight figure was so confident.
After a slight pause, Chen Yizhong continued to express his views.
"Let's go, I'll take you to the Yamen."
He wasn't sure where Li Xia's ambition would go, or whether he still had a bit of intolerance for the Song Dynasty.
Chen Yizhong stood aside with his hands hanging down, silent, just listening.
Wen Jiweng then said: "It is said that Li Ni has defeated the main force of Meng Yuan, but how many soldiers and horses did Meng Yuan lose? Does Meng Yuan really have no strength to go south? These are not known. Isn't it rash to offend Meng Yuan blindly?
What's more, even if the Mongolian and Yuan national power is greatly damaged, have you forgotten that the Jin Kingdom "compensated the Song Dynasty"?"
"Brother Sheng Bo, Qi Zhi, come here and I will introduce you to him. This is Zeng Shangshu of the Ministry of Husbandry."
The three of them walked for a while and met a group of forbidden troops passing by. Their commander was riding a tall horse and looked majestic.
"It turned out to be Liu Shengbo who 'wept over two dynasties and spoke ten thousand words'. The Song Dynasty lacked such people who dared to speak out and remonstrate."
After a long time, everyone in the hall finally calmed down and started discussing the news...
"Mr. Zeng is very polite. Liu Fu, courtesy name Shengbo, is from Yueqing. He was a Jinshi in the Renxu Division in the third year of Xianding."
"With power."
"Now that we have reached this point, whether the Song Dynasty wants to fight or not...whatever is supposed to come will come. This time, don't let a coward like Wen Jiweng contact them again, you make the arrangements."
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A few days later, Liu Fu, Huang Yong and other officials were finally reinstated.
"I understand."
Impossible, of course impossible.
After saying this, Jia Sidao nodded slightly and said: "Stay with Quan and let the others disperse."
"Go ahead."
"What do you think Prime Minister Wen should do? Send people to verify, go back and forth, and wait for the court to confirm the news. What if half a year has passed and Meng Yuan has recovered from the defeat?!"
Liu Fu and Huang Yong nodded, not saying much, just keeping these in mind.
They are extremely reliable people.
Chen Yizhong was also satisfied with their reaction and talked about more national affairs as if casually.
"Now that the situation in the north is turbulent, it is impossible for Qi Pingzhang Guild to lead the troops in person. The person who can control Lin'an's defense is General Manager Han."