Song Beiyun

"Huh?" Zhao Xing was stunned: "Don't be joking, Duke Ding, how can you not spend a single soldier on the battlefield."

"This is the detail in the battle report."

Chapter 656: Sunny September 1, Six Years

In a normal battle report, the reported items are probably the four items of initiation, succession and integration, but Song Beiyun's report does not have these four key points, only a few numbers.

From the eyes of ordinary people, this is indeed a memorial, but if it is in front of someone like Ding Guogong, there is another meaning in it.

This means nothing more than two things, one is that this is not a battle report but a report, and the other is that this strategy did not regain the homeland through fighting.

This is actually not a big deal, the main reason is that the old man Ding Guogong has a good face, seeing how lively the court hall is, he must find something to show his ability, so he sold such a pass.

But it doesn't take a single soldier to regain the throat of the Silk Road. This event itself is even more remarkable than the great victory. Things on the battlefield are changing rapidly. If you don't pay attention, you will meet with each other. Duke Ding It's hard to imagine how Song Beiyun was able to achieve this level in such a short period of time.

Rather than lamenting how great Song Beiyun was, he was more curious about how wonderful his methods were.

But here it is difficult for him to speak, so he can only conduct simulations with knowledgeable people in private, and then wait for half a month to submit the whole process with the military political commissar, so that he can know which of the 36 plans Song Beiyun used. count.

Although Ding Guogong is far less shrewd and transparent than Fu Wang, he is a person who has spent half his life on the battlefield and in the officialdom. It is no longer arguing about how to define between taking and borrowing.

"Impossible, right? Without a single soldier?"

After hearing Ding Guogong's words, Shangshu of the Ministry of War leaned forward and whispered to him: "The terrain of Yan'an Mansion is complicated, just like Jingchu in the northwest. It doesn't cost a single soldier. I'm afraid it's bragging, unless he uses the heavenly soldiers and generals." .”

Ding Guogong slightly turned his head and said: "God knows what that kid did, after a while he will go to court, although I will go to the prince's place to play a war game."

"It's easy to say, it's estimated that the prince knows what the people in the court are saying, and I'm afraid he will use the golden mace to beat them."

This Minister of the Ministry of War was promoted after the Kangwang Rebellion. He had served as a general of the garrison for 20 years, and he could be regarded as a general.After the official reform, it was required to have a full-time person, so that a large number of people who had no chance to be an official entered the court.

So Strictly speaking, Shangshu of the Ministry of War is actually the same generation as Song Beiyun, and they are all considered to be the veins of King Fu's line.

"My lord is not in his position right now, so just wait, they will make trouble for a while longer." Duke Ding snorted softly, "Someone will come and deal with them."

Minister of the Ministry of War smiled understandingly, and said repeatedly: "I understand, I understand."

Now the court is actually not monolithic, they are divided into many lines and factions, from a large level, the civil and military factions are actually opposite.Compared with previous dynasties that emphasized civility over military affairs, the disparity in civil and military power has not been so great since the Shunde Dynasty opened. Now the two groups will fight each other hard when they seize this opportunity, just like the situation just now.

Subdividing it further is the struggle of various academic factions, such as the struggle between Confucian soldiers, soldiers and Mohists, and Mohism. Anyway, the court is as fierce as a battlefield.

But they return to chaos because there are many academic factions, and it is difficult for them to form a forest alone. Therefore, the more they argue, the less resistance they have in governing, because each faction wants to prove that its ideas are correct. , everyone worked very hard.

Of course, although Zhao Xing does not seem to have a strong sense of existence here, he is like a backbone. National policies and guidelines are formulated by Qinglongyuan, and all officials will implement them at their discretion. What method and theory, as long as things can be handled neatly and the country can be governed well, then this theory is correct.

What if it goes wrong... He didn't say what would happen if it went wrong, but everyone knew what would happen, so the whole country became lively amidst such noise and hustle and bustle.For some policies, the legalist theory cannot be replaced by Confucianism, and Confucianism cannot be used as a political strategist. There is always a guiding ideology that can carry out the policy smoothly.

With constant trial and error and constant changes, the national power of the Song Dynasty is now visible to the naked eye. If there is no accident, this scene can actually enter the annals of history, and it can be called "ZTE".

But obviously Zhao Xing is not satisfied, he thinks it is not enough, and even now he is still worried, the worry is that the country is not strong enough, and it can't have thousands of mansions, which can shelter the world's poor and happy people, and the wind and rain are not bad. The movement is as safe as a mountain.

"Don't argue, all loves, it's not too early today." Zhao Xing saw that the discussion below was still going on, so he waved his hand indifferently: "Everyone, take this good news and go down to work, and have a good time." A year, gone."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Xing got up first, left the dragon chair and walked out of the hall. Although he remained dignified in front of the ministers, as soon as he was out of sight of the ministers, he jumped up immediately, as if walking with wind.

As for the disputes in the court, it doesn't matter whether he likes it or not. In Song Gou's words, let them talk about it. They can say whatever they want, because in their concept they are also for the good of the country. He was speechless.

Sure enough, the disputes in the court soon spread to the people. In fact, the officials didn't need to take the initiative to tell others. The content of the court meeting was published in the newspaper immediately.

And this discussion seems to have become a hot topic today. Ordinary people don't care about the many messy reasons, they think it's only natural to take back their place.But the academic circles started to discuss it, and they, like court officials, insisted on their own opinions and began to have heated debates in schools, restaurants, and teahouses.

Even the Hanlin Academy was noisy, and even in the afternoon, the Confucian Hanlin and the military Hanlin made a note and agreed to go to the woods behind the Hanlin Academy to fight one-on-one, regardless of life or death...

Naturally, this kind of thing can't be allowed to happen. The representative of the Confucian scholar suddenly came to his senses after he calmed down. If he really went to a one-on-one duel with others, wouldn't it mean that his argument would be untenable regardless of whether he won or lost?Big fists make sense, so what's the point?

So he changed his mind on the spur of the moment, crying and found Yan Shu who was pushing his father-in-law for a walk.After telling Yan Shu this, Yan Shu immediately understood the meaning.

"Taishan, what do you think?"

After all, Prime Minister Zhao was still the prime minister. Although he had not been in court for a long time, he still bore the name of that prime minister. As long as he was present, Yan Shu's words would naturally be countless.

"That's the case." Zhao Xiang said with a smile: "Then let's open the Hongwen Museum."

Hongwen Hall is called Hongwen, and it is actually a place with many functions. Although it is just a unit under the Imperial Academy, it covers an area as large as three Imperial Academy. It is divided into inner and outer courts, and the inner court can accommodate 3000 people , the outfield is an open-air place that can accommodate about ten thousand people.

This place has only been built in the past few years. It is here to preach, seek truth and explore the truth. The main function is to let a hundred schools of thought contend. Every school can preach and fight here. Sometimes a As soon as one school finishes speaking in the morning, another school will go up to refute it in the afternoon. The scene is much more lively than the Goulan Theater on the street.

And this place is not only for the Imperial Academy, it is for the whole society, as long as you make a report to the Imperial Academy, anyone can borrow a space in the Hongwen Hall, and the daily rent is only a consistent amount.

Therefore, not only the theories of the Han family, but also the lectures and religions of other countries will be preached here, and the cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries blend here.Moreover, there is another most frightening thing about the Hongwen Museum, that is, it is the largest bookstore in the Song Dynasty, the Central Plains, and even the whole world. The collection of books, volumes, paintings, scriptures, annotations, etc. in it has reached more than one hundred in June this year. There are more than ten thousand volumes, and the number is still increasing, and it is also open to the whole society, as long as you register with a card, you can read any book in it.

Therefore, the Hongwen Museum is a paradise and a holy place for scholars, and it is a place that cannot be desecrated.Then academic battles here can be described as a boxing championship for scholars, but tickets can be sold.

As soon as the news of the opening of the Hongwen Museum came out, there was a lot of excitement.The Jinling students celebrated the New Year ahead of schedule, and some even inquired about the opening time of the library early, planning to go all night to reserve a seat.

Zhao Xiang's words were still useful, and a notice was hung outside the Hongwen Museum later that day, saying that the Hongwen Museum would remain open during the spring break until Qingming next year.

This means that if you want to compete, you can enjoy it. If you can't do one game, you can have two games. If you can't do two games, you can have two games.

The first scene is set tonight, from the beginning of the hour of Xu to the end of the hour of midnight, one hour at a time, just a good time to talk.

And under the notice, there is also a match report, today is Confucianism vs. military strategist, and there are personal information of the two main players on it.

"I'm going to have a look tonight." Zhao Xing changed into casual clothes and sat in the upper study, eating melon seeds: "Don't tell me, these melon seeds are very fragrant. After all, they are handicrafts from the Western Regions, full of spices."

Yan Shu was sitting beside him, holding a handful of melon seeds in his hands: "Grab more at night, or there won't be enough to eat."

"Bring more water, otherwise it will be salty." Zhao Xing nodded and said, "I never expected that Song Dog could make such a big surprise years ago."

"He said earlier that he was going to plot against Xixia." Yan Shu said after spitting out the skin of the melon seeds into a bamboo basket, "From now on, he is quite accurate."

"That's why I said, thanks to my kind heart back then, when I changed the emperor, even a good old man like my father might not be able to accommodate someone like Song Dog, and then he went to Liao Kingdom to be the regent. King." At this point, Zhao Xing slapped his thigh: "Damn it, then I'm really going to hang from the crooked neck tree."

Yan Shu pouted his mouth, not sure if he was eating too much salt, or he was smacking the meaning of Zhao Xing's words.

"First tear a hole from Xiangyang, unite with Xixia, invade Bashu, turn around and destroy Xixia, and then destroy Dali. At that time, the Song Kingdom will be surrounded by Liao land." Yan Shu concluded: "Even Prince Fu can't stand Song Dog's attack." , This is not what I said, it was said by Lord Fu himself."

Zhao Xing nodded again and again: "This guy is bad, have you read his book on warfare? The mobile warfare, sparrow warfare, guerrilla warfare, special warfare, and psychological warfare make my scalp tingle."

"Isn't that a military book? It seems to be a textbook, a textbook for military academies."

"Isn't that a book of war?"

"That's right." Yan Shu nodded, "It's amazing that there were two people who could write military books in the Song Dynasty!"

Zhao Xing moved his feet to the dragon chair, sat there with his legs bent, ate melon seeds for a while, took a big mouthful of tea, and looked outside: "It's almost time, let's go!"

"Master Huang, please."

"Master Xiang, please."

While walking on the road, Zhao Xing and Yan Shu discussed today's arguments. Zhao Xing was worried that if Confucianism won, how would he explain to Xixia?

Yan Shu said indifferently, "Young Master Huang, you're worrying too much. Dogs protect their food. It's impossible for a dog to spit out what it eats."

"That's right." Zhao Xing laughed: "When they make a big fuss, and make a big fuss, let's see how they personally pissed off my dog ​​and ate these bastard bones raw. It's just a pity that I can't end it myself. , not reconciled."

"Young Master Huang, you must not stand in line. You are the one who opened hundreds of schools, so don't let others tell you the truth."

"Yeah." Zhao Xing nodded: "Then what if my dog ​​loses too?"

"He?" Yan Shu opened his fan with a clatter: "Among scholars, Song Beiyun is the best at fighting. Among reckless men, Song Beiyun is the best at talking. How could he lose?"

This sentence somehow made Zhao Xing laugh, he burst out laughing, and stopped when he was out of breath.

"And the officials must not forget that Song Beiyun is a top-notch talent, and he is a master of both academics, military and government."

"Ah, but no one is perfect." Zhao Xing stretched out a little finger: "Uncle Fu said that this is what he leads troops to fight."

"If there are no shortcomings, it will be short-lived." Yan Shu laughed: "Besides, he also knows that he is not good at leading troops, so now he has trained thousands of generals. I'm afraid Chang'an will be invincible after a few years, the officials are really not worried?"

"I'm worried? Why should I be worried?" Zhao Xing spread his hands: "Even today, the guards of the palace are still arranged by him, even the spies who are following behind him now are all his people. I worry about him? I I made an agreement with him to plant the white flag in France. He doesn't like this small place, and he won't be bound by this annoying throne. If he wants to, tell me, I will give it to him. Well, anyway, I'm not suitable to be an emperor, I fucking want to take a few dog slaves to the streets to molest decent women..."

"Why the white flag?"

Zhao Xing thought for a while: "Perhaps the white flag is more suitable for France."

Chapter 657, January 1, Six Years

If there is any difference between the Great Song Dynasty and the Great Tang Dynasty today, it may be that the Great Song Dynasty never used extravagance and extravagance to demonstrate the power of the country.

But if you want to say that this country spends money, it is really powerful. People in the Ministry of Household Affairs get up every day with dark circles and calculations, because there is really no surplus food in the treasury.

But do you want to say whether Da Song makes money?That is really making money. Da Song’s treasury entry has reached a record high this year, a total of 500 million guan, but the surplus is less than 3000 million guan.All the remaining money was thrown into the construction, because the Emperor Song was "so ambitious" and made a deadly order to build concrete roads between every city within ten years, and every city Every city needs to have at least ten schools of various types.

There are public health, medical care, etc. in the follow-up. These things are nice to talk about, but they are all money. The money in the treasury will be transferred out within three days after entering it, and there is no way to keep it.

Although the treasury is poorer, it is also because of this that the number of poor people has become less visible to the naked eye in the past few years, and the mutiny that has occurred almost every year since the founding of the Song Dynasty has not occurred for two years.

The Hongwen Hall tonight is also very lively. The resplendent and brightly lit Hongwen Hall is full of people, thousands of people are waiting for the battle that is about to start.

Zhao Xing sat in the private room, with a pot of tea beside him: "It's nothing to be placed here, I'm going to sit in the hall."

"Officials, please be more stable. In case of a fight, accidental injury is not good."

"Fight! Fight!" Zhao Xing gnawed on melon seeds: "Go, walk, sit down. If you don't fight, what are you doing here?"

Zhao Xingcai didn't care about the obstruction of the people around him, he opened the door and walked down after lifting something.

Seeing that it was going to be bad, the guards hurriedly walked down and invited the rich men sitting at the front, and after whispering a few words in their ears, those young men obediently gave up their seats to Zhao He, Yan Shu and others.

"The atmosphere in Jinling is pretty good now, I thought there would be some twists and turns."

"Yeah yeah."

Yan Shu responded casually, then glanced back at the gold medal in the arms of the guard behind him...

The Wendou started on time, and this opening was the climax, when someone pointed out by name that what Song Beiyun had done deviated from the principles of benevolence and righteousness.

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar.Even Zhao Xing frowned, pointed at the young man on the stage and said, "Who is this person?"

"Hanlin student, Kong Weiren, is said to be a descendant of Confucius."

"Bold as hell." Zhao Xing rolled up his sleeves: "I'm going to fuck him now!"

"Long live, think twice..." Yan Shu quickly pulled Zhao Xing back, "Just let him talk."

After Yan Shu finished speaking, he leaned into Zhao Xing's ear and said, "Let them scold, let them scold Song Beiyun back."

Zhao Xing slapped his thigh: "Then it won't turn the world upside down?"

Yan Shu calmly wrote a few words on Zhao Xing's palm, and Zhao Xing glanced at him: "Really?"

"Yeah." Yan Shu nodded, "The pain of the old and new clans doesn't seem to be limited to the Liao Kingdom. Now many gentry and scholarly families are resisting education for all. Someone needs to break this matter."

Zhao Xing nodded slightly, slowly unfolded his fan, patiently began to look at the person above him to speak generously.

Of course, the people who came up later refuted this person's theories one by one, but after all, the number of Confucianists is still higher, and the representatives of the military school are obviously weaker, but generally speaking, they are still fighting with reason, and the two sides still disagree in the end. Xiang Bozhong.

When the first round was over and waiting for the second round, the people below were also discussing whether someone had spent money to buy wind reviews, anyway, Song Beiyun's wind reviews were said to be very bad.

Anyway, Yan Shu summed up Song Beiyun's evaluation that he regained the lost territory itself was fine, but there was a big problem with the method. If there was a dispute in the future, Da Song would be embarrassing, embarrassing, nondescript, inhumane and injustice.

Thousands of mistakes are the fault of Song Beiyun. His behavior of taking advantage of others' dangers and the power of villains must be curbed, otherwise the country will be ruined in the long run.

Zhao Xing wanted to violently beat people several times, but Yan Shu held them down, but Zhao Xing was so angry that he left the table angrily.

"You bastard." Zhao Xing walked out the door and looked at the brightly lit Hongwen Museum: "Come here, give me a torch to burn this place, and burn all the bastards inside to death."

Yan Shu waved his hands at the bewildered guards behind him indifferently, and then said with a smile, "Don't worry, the officials, it's not easy for you and me to get involved in this matter."

"Why? I am the emperor!"

"Because you are the emperor." Yan Shu walked forward with Zhao Xing who was angry: "If you follow Song Beiyun's way of doing things, it is indeed against the ancestral system, but you and I both know that he is right. But the world's long mouth Don’t block it forcefully, it’s better to defend against the people’s mouth than Fangchuan’s. This matter needs to be convinced by him.”

"He will persuade people to blame with reasoning."

"So what." Yan Shu spread his hands and said with an innocent face: "When will I, Song Dynasty, be convicted for my words again? Don't intervene in the court. Anyway, their arrogance must be cured by someone. As for It's not about convincing people with reason, as long as you are convinced? Besides, Song Beiyun's reputation is already bad enough, and he needs to rectify his name himself."

"You are really bad."

"If you want to say it's bad, I'm not as bad as the old man who is far away in Chang'an." Yan Shu laughed: "Let's let them make trouble for two months, and Song Beiyun will probably come back to take orders after two months."

"That's right." Zhao Xing patted his head: "He's going to Beijing to report on his work."

"Hahahaha, although he is not required to come back to attend the Great Court Meeting during the Chinese New Year, he still needs to return to Beijing to report on his duties. Besides, doesn't he still want to take the prince to Chang'an? If he doesn't come in person, the officials will not be able to send the prince away."

"Yes, yes, yes." Zhao Xing nodded again and again: "You scholars, bad!"

Bad is bad, but Yan Shu got to the point. If he wanted to pick up the prince, Song Beiyun had to come in person, because if Zhao Xing mentioned this, it would be against his ancestors.

Who is better between Song Beiyun and his ancestor? It depends on his ability.

Of course, Song Beiyun will definitely not lose the wind in the battlefield of public opinion. Even if he is not in Jinling, various newspapers began to refute it from the next day.But there was still a quarrel among cultural people, and academic representatives from all sides began to show their heads one after another, and people saw the grand occasion when a hundred schools of thought contended in a trance.