After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

Since the fourth year of Xining, the Song Dynasty began to gradually develop the "Xiangxi" area, which is now the western part of Hunan and its border areas.

This was an area where ethnic minorities lived during the Song Dynasty. Originally, there were dozens of vassal states. The northern part was called Beijiang, the southern part was called Nanjiang, and together they were called Liangjiang. It was governed by Chenzhou of Jinghu North Road (now Yuanling, Hunan).

This is the large ethnic minority settlement that we often talk about in later generations as "Southwestern Yi".

In the intercalary seventh month of the fifth year of Xining (1072), during the Song-Yue War, Han Ming repeatedly asked the court to focus on the development of western Hunan and completely open up the area between the Kingdom of Dali.

Afterwards, Wang Jiefu sent the new law chief general Zhang Dun to develop the Liangjiang area under the pretext of inspecting the affairs of Changping in Jinghu North Road.

In November of the same year, the Meishan area of ​​Jinghu South Road (now Xinhua, Anhua, and Wugang areas) was first developed and Xinhua County was established.

The following year, Anhua County (now southeast of Anhua) was established in the nearby area.

After the end of the Song-Vietnam War, the development of the Xiangxi area was accelerated with the assistance of the Southern Production and Construction Corps.

In the seventh year of Xining, Nanjiang was developed and Yuanzhou (now Zhijiang) and Luyang County (the prefecture seat, now Zhijiang) were established. Later, Qianyang County (now Qiancheng, northwest of Hongjiang City) was established.

In the ninth year of Xining, Beijiang was also developed. Later, counties, towns and villages were successively established in Xiangxi, and the Xiangxi area was gradually developed.

As a result, the population reached nearly 100,000 households and the land was innumerable.

The success of developing western Hunan allowed Emperor Shenzong and the imperial court to see the effective use of the surrounding mountainous forests.

Therefore, under the implementation of the large-scale development policy, many areas in the south and west were cleared for dual use by the government and the people.

This made the surrounding countries extremely envious, and among them, Dali Kingdom and Qingtang Tubo were the most envious of the Song Dynasty's method of opening mountains and building roads.

Because of the close relationship between Dong Zhen and the Song Dynasty, Qingtang gained a lot of benefits, obtained a large amount of resources and even had several highways built and put into use.

Dali could only watch helplessly as its border was completely connected to the Song Dynasty without any complaints, because the Southern Legion and the Annan Protectorate's army were watching covetously.

If you dare to show your teeth, I will turn you into the territory of the Song Dynasty in the next second. You should know that many people are eyeing the position of "Rongzhou Governor's Office".

But as the saying goes, 'If the east is dark, the west will be bright'!

Dali in the southwest did not give him any chance, but Wang Shao in the northwest wanted to find some opportunities for himself.

In July of the second year of Yuanfeng, Han Ming had finally finished sorting out all the follow-up issues of the Northern Expedition. Before he had time to rest, he was summoned to the imperial palace.

Han Ming's heart sank when he saw Emperor Shenzong for the first time.

The official who was originally full of vigor and vitality now has a sallow complexion, a thin body, and coughs from time to time.

The whole person actually felt like a lamp was running out of oil. You know, Emperor Shenzong was not even forty years old yet, and was a few years younger than himself.

This is not a good sign. You know, many of the current princes died young, and the oldest surviving one was Zhao Yong, who was born in the ninth year of Xining and was only four years old.

Emperor Shenzong had many brothers, among whom the youngest and strongest were Prince Yong Zhao Hao and Prince Cao Zhao Hao.

Thinking about the fact that Zhao Hao, the Prince of Chang, whom he had fooled in the past, had now become the strongest contender for the throne, Han Ming sighed. Time flies, and it seems that he needs to make some careful plans.

"Your Majesty, the Privy Councilor and Duke of Anyang, Han Ming, requests an audience."

The eunuch's report brought both people inside and outside the hall back to their senses.

"Let Han Xiang come in."

Emperor Shenzong forced a smile and waved Han Ming into the house.

"Your Majesty, may you be blessed with good health." Han Ming saluted simply.

"Please take a seat. I have reviewed the 'Subsequent Northern Territory Management Plan' presented by the Privy Council. I find it very good and has resolved my urgent needs."

Emperor Shenzong chuckled, and the fatigue between his brows eased a lot.

"It is my duty to share your majesty's worries. I wonder what the problem is today?"

Han Ming bowed and asked.

"This is the plan for 'Administering Xihe' presented by Wang Shao, the envoy of Qinfeng Road. Does Prime Minister Han think there are any problems?"

Emperor Shenzong handed Han Ming a memorial and waited for his thoughts after reading it.

When Han Ming heard the words "Jinglüe Xihe", his heart skipped a beat. It seemed that Wang Shao was unwilling to be lonely and wanted to find something to do.

After taking a quick look at the content, Han Ming figured out the key points.

"Dong Zhan actually requested that we enter Qing Tang to quell the rebellion? This is something new."

Since Han Ming entered the Privy Council, he has basically been acting as a deputy in charge of the principal position. Now that he is in charge, he learns from his predecessors and leaves the work to his subordinates. He does not even review many pieces of information.

This way, he has more time to slack off and can relax and unwind.

After all, starting from the sixth year of Xining, almost every year, an old minister passed away, and many people in the court went home to observe mourning.

Not to mention the earliest Ouyang Wenzhong, in the tenth year of Xining, his second boss in the Privy Council, Mr. Zhang Sheng, the king of stamps, also passed away at the age of seventy-seven.

Also, during the Northern Expedition last year, his first boss when he entered the official career, Zeng Mingzhong, the former chief minister, also passed away at the age of eighty.

I was still in mourning at the time, so I didn't have time to pay my respects.

After hearing the news, Emperor Shenzong issued an edict to suspend court for three days and personally visited the emperor's residence to express condolences.

In March, Shenzong wore plain clothes and mourned for Zeng Mingzhong in the Forbidden Garden. He posthumously awarded him the titles of Grand Tutor and Minister of the Central Secretariat, and gave him the posthumous title of "Xuanjing". He was also allowed to be enshrined in the temple of Emperor Yingzong of Song.

When he was buried, Emperor Shenzong personally wrote the title of Zeng Mingzhong's stele, "A stele to commemorate his meritorious service in advising two dynasties", and later issued an imperial decree to change it to "A stele to commemorate his meritorious service in advising two dynasties".

Thinking that these old men have passed away, Han Ming always feels bad and wonders if he can help.

He made arrangements for Zhang Sheng's eldest son Zhang Qiu and youngest son Zhang Wan, and also brought Zeng Mingzhong's son into the Han Party, which made up for a regret that the old man had when he was alive.

Having seen life and death, Han pays more attention to his health. Not only does he take care of his health and diet every day, he also does proper exercise and practices martial arts.

It's much better than Gu Tingye, who is now semi-retired and unemployed at home.

As the old saying goes: Health is the capital of revolution. Mr. Han does not want to die so early.

"I heard that his two brothers are restless and want to join forces to take over his territory and decide who will be the leader of Qing Tang in one fell swoop!"

Emperor Shenzong sneered, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.

Compared with the high-spirited Emperor Shenzong in the ninth year of Xining, now, in less than three years, his face is already full of vicissitudes of life, and he can be said to have lost all his energy and spirit.

The failure of Yuanfeng's Northern Expedition dealt him a severe psychological blow, shattering his indomitable ambitions.

If Han Ming had not subsequently stabilized the situation and forcibly tore the "five states" of territory from the Liao Kingdom, Emperor Shenzong would have suffered heavy losses in his troops and achieved nothing, and would have been so angry that he would have died.

After all, judging from his current appearance, it seems that this official will not live long.

"Wang Shao wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to stir up trouble. He would first help Dong Zhen conquer Qingtang Tubo, then counterattack Dong Zhen and incorporate Qingtang into the Song Dynasty..."

"Tsk tsk, this Wang Shao is really good at seizing the opportunity."

Han Ming was amazed, returned the document to Emperor Shenzong, and fell into deep thought.

Emperor Shenzong looked at the other party nervously. Now, when it comes to military affairs, except for Han Ming, he really didn't trust his own methods.

"I think it's possible. Since the campaign to destroy Xia around the third year of Xining, the Western Army has not made any major moves."

“As the saying goes: Those who love war will perish, those who forget war will be in danger.”

"Let Wang Shao handle this kind of minor war on his own. If there are any problems, the Western Theater Command will take care of them. The imperial court only needs to arrange for someone to take over the land!"

Han Ming's words made Emperor Shenzong feel relieved and he laughed even more happily.

After all, the failure of the Northern Expedition made Emperor Shenzong urgently need to make up for it, and the Qingtang incident was just a good excuse.

If handled properly, the entire Qinghai area will be incorporated into the territory of the Song Dynasty. Such expansion of territory should make up for our mistakes.

Looking at the expression on Emperor Shenzong's face, Han Ming smiled knowingly. This emperor is also a man of temperament!