The First Yamen of the Great Song Dynasty

What Gao Ming said couldn't be more clear, even a fool can understand Zhao Kai, not to mention he is not only not, on the contrary he is very smart.

Zhao Kai pondered for a moment, then smiled and said: "I understand your good intentions. However, you have even said this kind of thing to me, and you have really supported me."

Gao Ming said: "I just don't want all my hard work to go to waste."

Of course, Gao Ming also knew that it would be risky to say these words, but he felt that on the way back from Liao Kingdom, Zhao Kai had also confessed to him that he wanted to fight for the throne, and he did not treat him as an outsider, so he naturally chose to believe Zhao Kai regular script.

The most important thing is that he doesn't want his current painstaking efforts to be in vain. Without the full support of the superiors, the results he has achieved now are just castles in the air.

According to Prince Zhao Huan's dislike for his father, once he succeeds, Cai Jingtong and others will definitely be swept into the trash.

He has made great achievements in Pingyan, and he has been named the king of the county, so he doesn't have to go to the garbage dump, but he is suppressed, and the Qingshui Yamen is settled. As for all the policies he proposed, let's be cool together.

Zhao Kai should also be aware of this.

And when the Liao Kingdom collapsed, if the Jin army went south again, everyone might be packed away again.

Now he can't wait to grab Zhao Kai's neck and dangle, you have the sharp knife of the Imperial City Secretary in your hand, the officials love you, the courtiers support you, and you have merits, so hurry up and drag your brother down!Don't wait any longer!

I'm really worried for you.

Of course, it would be better to just kick Zhao Ji out in one step.

Because Zhao Ji's character is unstable and capricious.

For example, in history, after allied with the Jin to destroy the Liao Dynasty, the Jin army besieged the city for the first time and ceded three cities to the Jin army. Under the resistance of Li Gang's main combat faction, the Jin army could not break through the city, so they retreated and harvested three newly entered cities. went.

As a result, at this time, Zhao Ji felt that he had suffered a disadvantage, and immediately regretted it, sealed the letter with wax pills, and handed it over to the general of the Liao Kingdom who surrendered to the Jin Kingdom, intending to unite with him to destroy the Jin.

The former general of the Liao Kingdom who received Zhao Ji's wax pills laughed, turned around and handed the wax pills to Wanyan Sheng.

I guess I still have to scold in my heart, the Liao Kingdom hates Da Song the most, don't you think so?

Wanyan Sheng was furious, and gave the Jin Army a reason to send troops again. This time, when the Jin Army soldiers approached the city, Zhao Ji and his son were superstitious in alchemy. When they opened the city gate, the Jin Army entered directly.

It can only be said that the Yan family is lucky, with Yelu Yanxi in the front and Zhao Ji in the back, the two are really the greatest gift from heaven to the Kingdom of Jin.

Life is going well now because nothing has happened yet, and if something happens, I don't know what Zhao Ji will be like.

Zhao Kai thought for a long time, and said: "This king knows what to do, let's not talk about this, let's talk about the method of training soldiers."

Hua Rong took him to visit the obstacle course and the usual training equipment. In the process, he even explained the new military discipline clearly.

There are so many items, but to sum it up in one sentence, there is no soil for bad habits in the army.

Once you make a mistake, you can either get out or die, choose one yourself.

Zhao Kai realized one thing, "If the combat effectiveness of individual soldiers is improved, there is no need to raise so many soldiers. If we reduce the army, we can save money." But as soon as he finished speaking, he realized that he was naive, shook his head and smiled: "Forget it, let's not mention this first."

Both Hua Rong and Gao Ming knew why Zhao Kai vetoed the disarmament.

The reason is very simple. There is no place for the laid-off army to be placed. Many soldiers serve as soldiers for a living. If they are laid off today, tomorrow there will be more kings of the mountain in the whole country.

In addition, the emperor and civil officials were frightened by the feudal towns of the Tang Dynasty, fearing that there would not be enough Central Guards to suppress local riots.

There are many forbidden soldiers, so you can feel at ease in your heart.

At this time, Zhao Kai also understood what it means to do more and more things, and to affect the whole body.

Even he sighed, "There is a long way to go."

Gao Ming and Hua Rong agreed silently.

Fortunately, the military training was very effective, which gave Zhao Kai hope, "I will think about and sort out the methods of military training you mentioned when I go back, and tell my father." He smiled at the two and said, "I won't bother you." Then he left left the barracks.

"Do you still want to stay here?" Gao Ming asked Hua Rong reluctantly, of course he wanted Hua Rong to go home with him.

Why didn't Huarong want to leave, but the barracks still needed him, "Why don't you stay? By the way, I will tell everyone about my experience. You must be better than Chen Dong and Chen Chao. It just so happened that I just won a battle with Pengri today. I won’t continue training, just relax.”

Gao Ming didn't want to be separated from Huarong at first, but now that he found a legitimate reason, how could he refuse, "Then I'll stay and give it a try. I was sick last time, and this time I'm just fine."

"Well, let's talk about it today. After tonight, you might be dumb."

Gao Ming stuck out his tongue at him and made a face.

After eating and resting for a while, Gao Ming went on stage to give a report to the soldiers.

After summarizing the past and looking forward to the future, everyone is happy and they rest.

Needless to say, Gao Ming went to Huarong's room.

The two were lying on the bed, with Gao Ming resting on Hua Rong's arm, very intimate.

Hua Rong recalled what happened during the day, and there was worry in his voice, "Will you cross the line when you said that to King Yun? Your heart is unpredictable."

"If he trusts me, even if I say those words, he will think that I am just a counselor and a member of his team. If he doesn't trust me, the status I have now is enough for him to fear."

The youngest king with a different surname since the founding of the country, mediated among the three kingdoms of Song, Liao, and Jin, and made his own achievements in military training.

I really want to fix you as well.

How did Yue Fei die, do you need a reason?

If you don't want to punish you, look at Cai Jing and Qin Hui, they are full of complaints and stand firm.

Hua Rong lightly stamped on his forehead, "That's right, don't think too much about it, as long as King Yun can successfully succeed to the throne, it's fine if you really support a strong country and strong army. No matter what happens in the future, as long as we don't separate."

Gao Ming grabbed Hua Rong, his hands dishonest: "You must not be separated, you are captured by me, where do you want to run?!"

Hua Rong took a breath, "I think you don't want to sleep tonight." Then, like every time, he went to take off his clothes first.

Gao Ming smiled and struggled a few times, then he was happy.

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Hua Rong has always kept his word, saying that he will not be allowed to sleep if he says that he will not be allowed to sleep.

Gao Ming yawned and left the barracks in the morning, and returned to the city. Without waiting for a rest, he was called to have a drink by Murong Yanze. It turned out that his entreaty to be the magistrate of Youzhou had been granted by the emperor, and he would be ready in a few days. leave.

This appointment was not easy to come by. He was able to leave Tokyo and start a career on his own. He cherished it very much and didn't want to delay too much, so as not to have long nights and dreams.

Thinking back to the past and looking at the present, I feel quite emotional.

Gao Ming was also happy for Murong Yanze to embark on a new career, so he couldn't help drinking a few more glasses.

"Now we have a preliminary plan after arriving in Youzhou, but the so-called plan has not changed quickly. If there is any unexpected situation, I will write to you for help."

"Where can I rescue, I believe in you."

Murong Yanze smiled and said: "I will definitely ask you for help when I encounter a situation, and you will definitely help me."

This is true, if Gao Ming can help, he will definitely not sit idly by.

After saying goodbye to Murong Yanze, Gao Ming returned to the mansion and fell asleep.

I woke up before dawn the next day, and my whole body was recovered.

And things came to their door, Zhao Kai summoned him to enter the palace together.

—

Zhao Ji heard yesterday that the recruits trained by Hua Rong with the assistance of Gao Ming defeated the Japanese army.

Although I haven't seen the specific strategy yet, I can't hold back my excitement, and even imagined in my mind the magnificent blueprint of a million soldiers marching into the grassland.

It happened that Cai Jing and the others were in the imperial study, so they pretended not to ask, "Gao Ming's ability is obvious to all, how do you think the grand master should promote him?"

Cai Jing has been around the sea for several years. He was demoted four times and reinstated four times before he is where he is today. As for Gao Ming, his official career is obviously going too smoothly.

The other officials present all knew Cai Jing's official career experience. No matter how he looked at it, he had to be more or less jealous of this junior who was smooth sailing and liked to sing against him. It would be strange if he could speak well of him.

Unexpectedly, Cai Jing said seriously: "Officials, I think that Gao Ming has outstanding abilities, so he should be the young master."

A young prime minister is a second prime minister, an official at the prime minister level.

Zhao Ji was overjoyed, "Do you think he has such a great talent? Can he be the prime minister?"

Cai Jingdao: "Gan Luo worshiped at the age of 12, and Gao Ming has almost doubled Gan Luo's lifespan. Why not be a young minister? He regained Youzhou with only one person, and returned our Great Song Dynasty. It is rare in the world, and it should be for the young master and contribute to the country."

Everyone around was astonished. Is this still the envious Taishi Cai?Is the sun coming out in the west?Or is it that he feels that he will live in a few days, and his words are good, and he intends to support the younger generation?

Even Tong Guan couldn't understand, Cai Jing's eldest son went out all day to Fangfeng and said that his father was confused, and he didn't believe it before, but it seemed to be true.

Zhao Ji temporarily stopped wandering and said with a smile: "At first glance, it seems a little too hasty, but I believe that Gao Ming is indeed qualified for the job of Shaozai."

Cai Jing nodded again and again, "The official is a wise man."

Hmph, isn't this brat Gao Ming proud of himself now?Don't kill me, how many people can't climb the height in their lifetime, you will go up at your age.

But the question is, can you sit still?Unlike the Imperial City Division, which handles all secret events, other people can't intervene.

Once a small slaughter is done, all the incidents that have been handled will be reviewed under the nose.

It took the old man half his life to get to where he is today, and he can't avoid being impeached.

What's more, once you are in power, all the old things will be revealed and become an excuse for criticism.

Although many people have forgotten about Mrs. Lin's matter, in fact, it has not been a few years.

There is also the relationship between you and Hua Rong, a general, who is too close to each other, the country is afraid of generals, and your civil and military collusion can make a big fuss.

And the most important thing is, once you take the position of Shaozai, what else can the emperor reward you for?

The king is also sealed, and he is also a very powerful minister. Is it possible that the country will be divided into half for you?

Now that the officials are so excited, they don't have time to think about these things. Once he calms down, he will find that you and your father have become big powerhouses.

According to the emperor's temperament, it's not normal for you not to get frustrated.

The old man's frequent ups and downs, isn't it just that the officials are beating himself.

You, Gao Ming, rushed to Dazai's position in a short time, and what awaits you next will be endless relegation.

Young and frivolous, suddenly frustrated, arrogant and arrogant, can you bear it?

Since the old man can't step on you, I will hold you high and watch you fall down.

Zhao Ji was more casual, he could do whatever he wanted, and immediately wrote the imperial edict to Gao Ming in thin gold script.

I had already written half of it, so I heard the report from the servant that His Royal Highness King Yun and Lord Xiao Gao asked to see him.

Cai Jing remained calm, while Zhao Ji said joyfully, "Call them in."

As soon as King Yun and Gao Ming walked in, Zhao Ji couldn't help but "show off" his emperor's favor and said, "Gao Ming, you came just in time. I'm writing an edict for you. Guess what, I want to seal it for you." What kind of official position?"

Of course Gao Ming also wanted to be promoted and raise his salary, but he said modestly: "Serving the country is what a minister should do, how dare you ask for a title."

Zhao Ji felt that it would be good for Cai Jing to sell this favor, just to ease the relationship between the two generations of courtiers, and said to Cai Jing, "Can you tell him?"

Cai Jing said with a smile all over his face: "The officials want to promote you to be a young butcher." After finishing speaking, he stroked his beard triumphantly, waiting for Gao Ming to look young and frivolous, with a happy expression on his face.

King Yun looked at Gao Ming with a smile. His father made the right decision and promoted loyal and capable ministers.

Zhao Ji looked forward to Gao Ming's expression. The emperor is also a human being, and he wants to return what he has given. He gave Gao Ming such a big promotion opportunity.

All the people in the room smiled and looked at Gao Ming enviously, and when he thanked the official, they clapped their hands to congratulate him.

At this moment, I saw Gao Ming give a long bow, "Officials, I can't accept the death of my minister. I'm still young, and I really can't take on the position of lesser minister!"

This is putting him on fire. He likes a proper promotion and salary increase.

It can be appointed as a young butcher. Isn't this flattering and killing, burning oil with fire?

Prosperity and decline, extremes of things must be reversed.

The key point is that Zhao Ji used relegation to "exercise" the official's previous convictions, and Cai Jing was relegated by him four times.

Gao Ming didn't want to follow in Cai Jing's footsteps.

He sat in the position of the young master, one day Zhao Ji thought that Gao Ming should go down to the grassroots for training, wouldn't he ruin it?

Zhao Ji thought that Gao Ming was being modest, and said with a smile: "Hey, you can sharpen your qualifications if you are still young. You have regained Youzhou, and you have worked out the method of training soldiers with Hua Rong. There is no doubt about your ability."

Gao Ming explained: "The officials and ministers were able to recover Youzhou, all thanks to King Yun's wise leadership in the face of danger. If His Royal Highness King Yun did not control the overall direction and act as a guiding light for the ministers, how could the ministers negotiate with the Liao people? As for the method of training soldiers, it is also the result of the wisdom of everyone, His Royal Highness King Yun, Hua Rong, Li Gang, Chen Dong, Chen Chaolao, everyone has a share, I dare not monopolize the great achievements."

Cai Jing resolutely helped Gao Ming to the top, and said with a smile: "Officials, look, Gao Ming not only has outstanding ability, but also such virtues. His virtues match his position, he really should be on the throne and serve the country."

You are in the Imperial City Division, so I can't help you. When you become a second minister and arrive at the old man's position, I will let you see the old man's methods.

Seeing that Cai Jing was so active, Gao Ming knew it was his idea.

I scolded an old thing first in my heart, it really is you who are the worst!

Gao Ming looked up at Zhao Ji, "I'm still young, and now I just want to be a brick of the Song Dynasty, move wherever I need it, and take every step down-to-earth. The officials trust me so much and entrust me with important responsibilities, but I know in my heart that the affairs of the six ministries are all related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, and I really lack relevant experience in people's livelihood to lead the planning of the whole country. It is not easy to handle the matter of Jin Kingdom's visit in the future."

At this time, King Yun came to his senses, Gao Mingfeng was already eye-catching, and it was not appropriate to be promoted to Shaozai in a short period of time, so he said: "Song Jiang and the people from the third division are going to sell horses in the Kingdom of Jin, and they will receive envoys from the Kingdom of Jin." The ministers are here, at that time the people from the Kingdom of Jin will definitely be received by Gao Ming, it is really inconvenient for him to contact them as a young master."

It is currently advantageous for Gao Ming to work as the Secretary of the Imperial City.

Moreover, it is more convenient for him to hold the Imperial City Secretary and help him to take the position.

Zhao Ji's ears were soft, and after thinking about his son's words, it made sense, Jin Guo couldn't relax, and the Huangcheng Division's response plan to Jin Guo was all arranged by Gao Ming, and it was not appropriate to change people temporarily.

Furthermore, it was Cai Jing's idea to propose Gao Ming to be the young butcher.

He agreed to it out of excitement before, but now Gao Ming is unwilling to accept it, and he will not force him.

However, he is still very satisfied with Gao Ming's performance, young people should be so humble.

He nodded, "Then let's put aside the matter of killing less. Let's deal with the Jin people's visit first."

Gao Ming breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and praised: "The official is a wise man."

Cai Jing watched his heart from the sidelines, calmly, and sneered in his heart, don't worry, the future will be long.

Zhao Ji asked someone to withdraw the half-written edict, continued to practice his thin gold body, and asked Zhao Kai, "Have you finished compiling the methods of training soldiers?"

"My son has already summed up the methods of military training." Yesterday Zhao Kai digested the military training methods in the mansion and summarized them, from internal methods to train the mind, to external methods to strengthen the body, and made a presentation by category.

Zhao Ji didn't expect his son to work so diligently, and he liked it more and more.

Well, much stronger than the prince.

Seeing the method of military training, I read it again, and first saw a name, Li Gang.

Zhao Ji had a deep impression of Li Gang, and he would go to memorials to criticize the ugliness of the court, so he was arranged to go to Taichang Temple. Unexpectedly, Gao Ming dug it out and asked him to write a book.

However, after reading Li Gang's painstaking work, Zhao Ji's heart was greatly touched.

No matter how much he loves thorns, he still cares about the country.

As for Chen Dong and Chen Chaolao, the new jobs Gao Ming found for them were good, giving them a place to vent their inner thoughts, and when they lost energy, they wouldn't make trouble outside.

At least it was accepted by Gao Ming.

What Zhao Ji is most satisfied with about the new military training method is that it does not seem to cost much money, and does not require too much investment. Unlike the method proposed before, it is too much to make armor and weapons as soon as it comes up.

Zhao Ji waved his hand, "Then ask Hua Rong to return to his Shenwu Army to see what the effect of training the upper-class imperial guards is. If there is still an effect, let Gao Li promote it in the Upper Fourth Army."

After finishing the report, Gao Ming walked out of the hall.

Letting out a sigh of relief, he was almost roasted on the fire. Does this count as dodging a catastrophe?

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Rather than being suppressed by Cai Jing as a second chancellor, it is better to "dominate" in the small world of his Imperial City Secretary.

With the Secretary of the Imperial City in hand, it is easier to help Zhao Kai to the top, for example, he can secretly investigate the opponent Prince Zhao Huan.

The results of the investigation were more disappointing than Gao Ming imagined.

Zhao Huan adheres to the principle of "doing more and making more mistakes, and I will be good if I don't do anything".

He didn't even say much, let alone any poems and articles that left a clue.

The team around him, because he was not favored, after so many years, all the disloyal ones ran away, and the ones who stayed were diehards.

Wang Zaixi's troubles before must have been instigated by the officials of the East Palace, but Wang Zaixi died in prison, and there is no proof of his death.

Wang Zai used to be Zhao Huan's strategic attack stage, but now that his brother Zhao Kai has returned from recovering Youzhou, he has switched to a strategic contraction stage.

Do nothing now, just live longer than the old man.

There must be a reason to abolish the crown prince, Zhao Huan did not give his father and younger brother any chance.

Gao Ming frowned, thinking, at least in this time and space, he doesn't want the name Song Qinzong to appear again!

I don't believe I can't find the prince's fault.

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Zhao Ji's life is not easy.

Zhao Ji, who took back the city east of Taihang Mountain, was really happy in his heart. After a few days, the excitement gradually passed, and under the reminder of the minister, he suddenly realized a shocking event.

That is, although Youzhou and other cities, the northern fence of the Great Song Dynasty, were taken back, it was only a place that was taken back, and the fence was not strong.

It is equivalent to going back to the gate, but the gate and the courtyard wall are not strong, so the gate and the courtyard wall have to be replaced.

Youzhou used to be in the territory of the Liao Kingdom, and they would spend money to build various passes when they were in a hurry. It was completely unnecessary to build a high wall in their own courtyard.

Therefore, Youzhou City and several recovered cities urgently need to repair the passes and strengthen the city walls in order to protect the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Ji asked the Ministry of Industry to calculate the cost tremblingly. Looking at the memorial in front of him, he took a deep breath before he dared to look at the specific figures.

Glancing at it, I almost fainted, my God, such a large sum of money? !

Zhao Ji's father had accumulated some belongings from the reform, but his brother didn't spend much. When he took over, the treasury did have some money.

But after so many years, I have also lost a lot.

In addition, it was too sudden to start a large construction project suddenly, and it was too much for a while.

But the city walls must be repaired, such as Yulin Pass, Juyong Pass and other key nodes. If they are not repaired, they will not be able to defend.

Zhao Ji found that going back to the city was only the first step, and the follow-up maintenance was the major expense.

The family is big and the business is big, and money is needed everywhere.

But no matter what, the money must be available, and Zhao Ji can't solve it by himself, so he quickly called all his crouching dragons and phoenixes to discuss politics.

But these ministers usually ask the emperor for money, so it's the emperor's turn to ask them for money.

The answer is that there is no money left in each department. As for where the money went.

Isn't that obvious, military pay, chaos suppression, river management, which one is not money?For example, the other party's military use is all made of money.

This is the bulk of the expenses, and the remaining bits and pieces are not counted.

Besides, your old man did not spend less, how did such a large piece of Genyue build up?

But now Zhao Ji doesn't want to think about where the money is going, he just wants to ask where the money comes from.

"My dear friends, do you have any suggestions?" Zhao Ji smiled and looked at the officials below.

All the officials lowered their heads, not daring to meet the emperor's gaze. After all, once they gazed at each other, it meant the question they wanted to answer.

Zhao Ji saw that everyone was not active and his expression was not very happy, so he cast his eyes on Gao Ming and forced a smile, "Where is Gao Aiqing, is there a way?"

Zhao Ji looked at him expectantly, Gao Ming always had ideas, and he had high hopes for him.

But this time Zhao Ji was disappointed, he bowed, "I haven't thought of an effective method yet."

Everyone also thought to themselves, that's right, no one is a god, they can't turn stones into gold, even Gao Ming can't turn money into money.

Gao Ming thought the same way, no matter how capable I am, I don't know how to do alchemy.

Da Song had a lot of income and spent a lot.

At this time, someone suggested, "The number of the forbidden army is huge, bloated, and the annual expenditure is staggering. Since there are new methods of training troops, it is better to abolish the forbidden army."

Gao Qiu immediately counterattacked, "Abolish the forbidden army, if we can arrange them properly, we are afraid that bandits will spread everywhere."

"Are the imperial guards all potential robbers?"

Gao Qiu refused to accept it, and refuted it tit for tat, "Of course it won't be a good arrangement. If you abolish it rashly, you won't be able to settle down, and you will inevitably take risks."

Zhao Ji had a headache and said: "Okay, let's abolish the forbidden army and make a long-term plan."

Gao Ming kept silent, but said in his heart, the method is actually very simple, that is, the government and the gentry pay the food for the whole family.

Scholars passed the imperial examination, gained official status, and were exempted from corvee and tax according to regulations, and transformed themselves into a privileged class.

This is also impossible. As the largest landlord, in order to run the country, the emperor has to give benefits to his subordinates. Officials and gentry have a detached status and do not need to pay food to benefit.

With the development of time, the family members, relatives and even servants of the officials came up with them, and all of them were exempted from taxes.

On the contrary, the wealthy class of society do not pay taxes, and if they are short of money, they go to ordinary people who have no money to collect wool.

As a result, it often happens that the people have no money to revolt. In order to suppress this wave of uprisings, they pay taxes to another wave of people. more.

Then the rich officials and gentry stood up and pointed out that the country's taxes were too heavy, and the officials forced the people to rebel.

Sometimes the emperor also feels bitter. There are so many beeps. If you really solve the national deficit, won’t it be enough to pay taxes yourself? !

But the officials and gentry said that we refuse, whoever tells us to pay taxes, we have no end with who!

Finally, the group of people in the later Yongzheng Dynasty raised the butcher's knife that officials and gentry paid for food together. It was true that the money was received, but the reputation was also accounted for.

There are all kinds of black materials flying all over the sky, such as usurping the throne, steaming people, and having their heads cut off of gold and engraved and buried.

More closely, how did Wang Anshi get the black material for ashes removal?It's clear who made it up.

Gao Yanei already had black spots on his body. If the enemy magnifies this, it is estimated that the fabricated black material can break through human imagination.

Gao Ming weighed his own weight, not to mention the government and gentry paying taxes together, even if he proposed a policy to reduce some redundant officials, he would have to be wiped out, and the blood of the predecessors of the reform has not yet been dried.

He has always cherished life, and besides, he has just lived a small life with Huarong, so he doesn't want to die for the time being.

If you want to make money, you have to find a way other than mobilizing other people's cheese.