Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

After all, Fan Zongyin's Song Army is still there.

In other words, Duan Zhengyan set up two lines of defense to guard against the two Song armies.

Before it was over, Duan Zhengyan planned to send envoys to visit Fan Zongyin, and also sent envoys to Tokyo City.

Set the tone for the future relationship between the two countries.

You can't keep Wu Linchu in Dali, can you?

Then how could Duan Zhengyan sleep at night?

Time passed quickly, and it was already August in a blink of an eye.

During the day, autumn tigers are rampant in Tokyo City, and it is getting cooler at night.

Wang Boyan had just finished writing a letter to Zhao Gou. In the letter, he mentioned the recent war against the Dali Kingdom by the court, and also mentioned some things that happened after Lu Yihao entered the Zhengshitang.

Qin Hui was also mentioned.

In his letter, he euphemistically mentioned Qin Hui's ambitions and Wang's ambitions.

It means that Qin Hui will fall sooner or later, reminding King Kang to keep a certain distance from Qin Hui, and it is best not to get too involved in the relationship of interests.

In fact, Wang Boyan himself made alarmist remarks in the letter.

He wasn't sure whether Qin Hui would fall, he just didn't want Zhao Gou to rely too much on Qin Hui, otherwise, where would his Wang Boyan's position be?

After writing the letter, Wang Boyan hurried to the Qin Mansion and met Mrs. Wang.

There's no way, Mrs. Wang yells so suddenly and so anxiously every time.

"lady."

"You came."

"What's the matter, ma'am?"

"Recently, the Dali Kingdom has been full of quarrels in court, and there is no real result."

"Ma'am, why worry?"

"I'm not in a hurry, but if I throw a few stones down, at least I have to see the water splash?"

Wang Boyan also felt strange.

Fan Zongyin has been going south for several months, and it stands to reason that he has killed several times in Dali.

This military expenditure must be like flowing water.

How did Zhao Guan's family stay calm?

"Ma'am, don't worry. The whole court has been arguing about this matter recently. Zhao Ding was able to suppress it at first, but now he can't. Most importantly, the treasury will not be able to support it."

"You mean, the critical moment has arrived?" Wang's heart was overjoyed.

"That's right, I heard that the treasury issue has been arguing for more than a month, and Mei Zhili was sick at home yesterday."

"Mei Zhili is sick at home?"

"Yes, absolutely."

"Is he really sick?"

"Of course it's a lie." Wang Boyan laughed, "After visiting Madam, I will bring some valuable gifts to visit Mei Shangshu. The key to withdrawing troops this time is Mei Shangshu. As long as he strongly opposes it, he will use the treasury as a threat. , Zhao Guan's family can't last long."

"Then why don't you go soon?"

"Oh, yes, I'm going right now."

After leaving the Qin Mansion, Wang Boyan couldn't help feeling that Qin Hui's wife is really powerful.

Mei Zhili's residence is near Daxiangguo Temple, Wang Boyan got off the carriage.

At first, the butler rejected Mei Zhili on the grounds that he was ill.

However, Wang Boyan still asked the housekeeper to hand over the letter of homage.

After a while, the butler came out and said, "Officer Wang, please come inside."

When Mei Zhili saw Wang Boyan, he said seriously: "You came to see me, what's the matter?"

Mei Zhili, who works in finance, is strict, and looks like a piece of wood carving.

"I heard that Mei Shangshu is in poor health. I have several pairs of thousand-year-old ginseng here..."

"Stop talking nonsense and get straight to the point."

Wang Boyan said: "Dare to ask Mei Shangshu, Jiangdong's changing rice to mulberry, do you think it is a good policy to benefit the country and the people?"

"What is your identity, can you discuss this issue with me in private?"

"Mei Shangshu!" Wang Boyan stood up suddenly, and said emotionally, "This official has grief and indignation in his heart!"

Chapter 826 Here Comes Qin Hui's Pit! (first update)

Mei Zhili asked: "Oh, why are you so sad?"

"This national policy of changing rice to mulberry may cause people to be displaced!"

Mei Zhili asked again: "How do you lose your home?"

"Changing rice into mulberry, if officials take the opportunity to embezzle and the people can't get the money, wouldn't it make the people miserable?"

"Then what do you want?" Mei Zhili asked calmly, and he stared at Wang Boyan calmly, "Do you want to go to His Majesty, ask His Majesty to withdraw his order, and then let His Majesty announce to the world that he is wrong? "

"Oh no no, today is wise and decisive, Saint Weinze is everywhere, how could he make mistakes."

"That is?"

"The lower officials just feel that the current state spends a lot of money, but at this time, the money is going to be thrown into the pockets of corrupt officials. Every time I think of this, I feel deeply saddened."

"I'm deeply saddened and helpless, so don't come out to make trouble." Mei Zhili said.

"Mei Shangshu, I am willing to speak directly to His Majesty!"

"Oh, why are you going to see His Majesty?"

"Go bluntly speaking about the disadvantages of changing rice into mulberry!"

"Aren't you afraid that His Majesty Long Yan will be furious?"

"If it can make His Majesty order to stop, the death of the official is worth it."

Of course, that's all Wang Boyan said. If he really went to see him, he must have a different face.

Wang Boyan knew that now Mei Zhili was opposed to the use of troops in Dali and the transformation of rice into mulberry in Jiangdong. Otherwise, why would he say he was sick at home?

"Don't act rashly." Mei Zhili sighed, "This matter is not as simple as you imagined."

"But the lower officials can't just watch the imperial court throw a lot of money from the treasury into places that shouldn't be thrown!"

"There is Qin Xianggong there."

"Mei Shangshu, do you really believe that Mr. Qin will handle that matter well?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"I heard that, when Xianggong Qin was rectifying the New Deal in Jiangdong, he installed a lot of his own people. These people will definitely be selfless?" Wang Boyan continued to alarmist, "If there are major problems in the governance, causing a crisis in the treasury, all It still requires you, Mei Shangshu, to stand up and clean up the mess."

"You mean, Qin Hui will mess up Jiangdong's changing rice to mulberry?"

"If this is the case, what should the court do if the people are full of grievances?" Wang Boyan said.

Mei Zhili was silent again, and after a moment of silence, he said: "If that's the case, the court can only pay to appease."

"Is there still money in the treasury?"

These words were like a sharp sword, piercing into Mei Zhili's heart.

The pressure was undoubtedly placed on Mei Zhili.

"what do you want to say in the end?"

"Mei Shangshu." Wang Boyan said in a low voice, "I'm afraid the Southwest War will not end so quickly. If there is a problem in Jiangdong, it will be exposed quickly, and then..."

Wang Boyan didn't finish his sentence, but Mei Zhili already knew what he meant.

That night, Mei Zhili privately wrote a letter to Li Guang, the governor of Jiangdong.

The letter was very euphemistic. It first expressed condolences to Li Guang for his hard work in implementing the New Deal in Jiangdong in the past few years, and then mentioned that changing rice to mulberry would benefit the country and the people.

Finally, it emphasized how much this policy was valued by His Majesty the Emperor.

Of course, he also mixed his own worries into it, but he didn't say who he was worried about.

Li Guang is a smart man, he should be able to understand.

But not everyone has such a thorough guess on the situation.

Both Wang Boyan and Mei Zhili knew that the Southwest War was not easy to stop, otherwise why would Mei Zhili complain about his illness?

Moreover, the controversy over the Battle of the Southwest in the past month has been too strange. Who knows if there are people with a heart behind it?

At the end of July, the capital's opposition to the crusade against Dali grew.

Some officials even cried and called for His Majesty to see Zhao Guan's family, hoping that Zhao Guan's family could withdraw their troops from the southwest.

Gao Lian sent a latest report.

Zhao Ning finished reading.

"Your Majesty, since Chengdu sent a piece of news about Fan Zongyin's defeat in the first battle, the debate in the capital about the crusade against Dali has become more and more intense day by day, and there are more and more voices of opposition. complained about it."

"It's normal and reasonable to have complaints. People just think it's unreasonable and don't let people discuss it?" Zhao Ning calmly said, "If I stop everyone in the world, wouldn't I become King Li of Zhou?"

"Your Majesty said yes."

Gao Qiu didn't know what Zhao Guan's family was thinking for a while.

The wind in the capital came too suddenly, and anyone with a clear political mind knew that someone pointed the finger at Zhao Ding, saying that he was bewitching Jinshang and resorting to military action.

Some people even cursed Zhao Ding as the second Wang Anshi. Conquering the Southwest would drain the national treasury and strain the military expenditure on the northern front.

Even the people from Jianyuan and Yushitai were dispatched.

Zhao Ning's inner calculation at this time is actually very simple. According to the time calculation, Wu Lin should have arrived in Dali.

Regardless of whether Wu Lin has good news or not, there must be a fight in Dali now, and news should come from Dali.

If Wu Lin failed to capture Dali, he could only withdraw his troops and take political means to deal with Dali.

For example, sending people to use economic means to win over powerful families in Dali, cultivate the pro-Song faction, and fight against the Gao family.

This method will be much slower, but it will still work.

The reason why Zhao Ning chose to use force was not because he wanted to quickly realize Dali's tea, and prepare for a series of strategic deployments in the future.

Even when he sent Qin Hui to Jiangdong to convert rice into mulberry, he had other purposes.

He knew that Qin Hui's change of rice into mulberry in Jiangning Mansion would definitely cause problems. It was just a cover, and what really worked was Qian Yuqing's policy in Hangzhou.

But when it comes to the crusade against Dali, even Zhao Ning has to admit that the risk of beating Dali is indeed not small.

Dali is not so easy to fight.

However, it can also be seen from the dispatch of troops to Dali that the power struggle within the court was fierce.

If Dali really can't be beaten, and so much manpower and financial resources are thrown in, I'm afraid Zhao Ding will really take the blame for Zhao Guan's family.

You have to give everyone an explanation, right?

Otherwise, how to convince the public?

If you can't convince the public, how can you guarantee the prestige of the emperor?

On the fifth day of August, Jiangning Prefecture, Gourong County.

The autumn sun is extraordinarily bright, and the blue stretches to the end of the sky.

The fields of Jiangdong Prefecture ushered in the autumn harvest, and the farmers were harvesting their own rice.

Since the implementation of the new agricultural policy, every household has indeed been allocated fields, and the grain that needs to be handed over is much less.

Even the children in the village are getting fat.

"Get out of the way!"

"Get out of the way over there!"