Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

Zhao Ning became a little curious, what kind of memorial letter needs to be delivered by Cai Mao himself.

He opened the copy of the memorial and read it carefully. After reading it, his face changed drastically, but he did not express his opinion immediately, but closed the memorial and fell silent.

Cai Mao didn't know what Zhao Guan's family was thinking for a while, so it was hard to talk to him.

After a while, Zhao Ning asked, "How is the disaster situation in Xingzhou?"

"There is a serious shortage of food, and the price of food is extremely high. Many ordinary people cannot eat. I heard that some people died of starvation or freezing."

"What about the local grain storage department?"

"All the grain from the Grain Storage Department has been invested in the private sector."

Zhao Ning asked again: "Then how do you think King Liao handled this matter?"

"Some people died of freezing and starvation, and people's livelihoods were in decline, but merchants took the opportunity to raise prices. I think that King Liao dealt with this matter a little more violently, but at least it can save many families in a short period of time, so that many children can have a bite. Full meal."

Zhao Ning stared at Cai Mao and asked, "No more?"

"Although Guanzhong also suffered from drought this year, the harvest is not very good, but not everyone has no food. Some officials and wealthy businessmen still have plenty of food in their homes. The imperial court can let Jingzhao government purchase a batch from them. , and transport it to Xingzhou as soon as possible, the most urgent task is to solve the people's livelihood in Xingzhou!"

Zhao Ning nodded and said, "Leave this matter to you, go ahead."

"My minister retire."

As soon as Cai Mao left, Hu Quan's memorial was sent to Zhao Ning's desk.

Although Hu Quan and Cai Mao were talking about the same thing, their words were very different.

In Cai Mao's rhetoric, Zhao Chen was brave and resolute, and quickly suppressed the price of grain in Xingzhou, and immediately reported it to the court to coordinate the grain issue.

From the perspective of problems arising and solving problems, it seems that they have done a good job.

But Hu Quan didn't say that.

In Hu Quan's rhetoric, Zhao Chen killed someone, and now the businessmen in Chang'an are getting emotional.

Although those businessmen dared not say it clearly, they went to the chief secretary's office to cry bitterly, and then stated that they had no credit or hard work in the past, and they were also minority shareholders of Jingzhaofu Minsheng Commercial Co., Ltd.

The person was sent by Hu Quan, and before he was sent, he said that the price of food could not be suppressed.

As a result, people died.

Although Hu Quan is the chief political envoy, he has to talk about it, let's talk about it again!

Zhao Ning put down Hu Quan's memorial.

He started to walk back and forth, this matter is not simply black and white.

What Zhao Chen did did indeed immediately lower the grain price in Xingzhou in a short period of time.

You know, in the current cold weather, many people can't eat a bite of food.

Perhaps many people in the court will impeach Zhao Chen, thinking that he acted arbitrarily and even undermined the judiciary.

But they don't know that when people freeze to death or starve to death, just like when fighting on the battlefield, there is no time to lose a moment.

Every family carries too much hope and blood is thicker than water. It is by no means a bad thing to save a group of people in a short period of time.

People will never be able to empathize if the disaster does not happen to them.

Moreover, Zhao Chen didn't just kill people and there was no follow-up. He immediately reported to the court, hoping that the court would send higher-ranking officials to coordinate.

This is the solution that Cai Mao mentioned before.

As the name suggests, it is to allocate the remaining resources to fill the disaster situation.

However, Zhao Chen's way of handling this matter has indeed touched the bottom line that cannot be touched.

Not only that, but this approach works in the short term, but breaks the long-term rules.

That evening, when the officials were on their way home from get off work, Wang Boyan stopped Li Zhen again.

"Li Zhongcheng, go for a drink or two?"

The two arrived at the wine shop they used to go to.

Wang Boyan lowered his voice and said, "The Yushitai should already know about the King of Liao, right?"

"The government affairs hall has sent relevant documents."

Wang Boyan looked at Li Zhuo meaningfully, and said, "What is Yushitai going to do?"

"This matter is rather special, King Liao..."

"Shouldn't Yushitai turn a deaf ear to it?"

"We're still considering..."

"Still thinking about it?" Wang Boyan interrupted Li Zhuo with a smile, "Killing people, killing people without any evidence and without going through any judicial process, the current government has never done this It’s already at this point, but Yushitai is still hesitating, I would like to remind you, if you are afraid of King Liao, not only will you not get any benefits, but you will leave a bad impression on the officials, do you know why?”

"Why?" Li Zhen asked hesitantly.

"The most important thing for officials is the system. At this time, Yushitai collectively pretends to be dumb. Why, does this mean that the imperial court's discipline and system are nothing?"

Li Zhuo's heart tightened, he actually knew it in his heart, but this matter is indeed very complicated, and he is still the king of Liao.

The influence of King Liao is extremely deep, not only in the court, but also in the frontier.

Wang Boyan said meaningfully: "Don't forget who we support."

The next day, Yushitai reported a document impeaching Zhao Chen,

And it was written by Li Yu, the censor Zhongcheng himself. He used extremely fierce words to criticize the bad behavior of Liao Wang Zhao Chen who killed innocent people indiscriminately.

The head of Yushitai is Doctor Yushi, but many times, Doctor Yushi is vacant, and Yushi Zhongcheng is the leader.

Being impeached by the head of the highest inspection agency, this impeachment report is definitely heavy enough, and it immediately caused an uproar in the ruling and opposition parties.

But the voice was obviously not one-sided, and someone immediately stood up to refute Li Zhuo's note.

The person who refuted was Yan Qi, who was also the censor Zhongcheng. He said that the Liao king was not only not wrong, but also made meritorious deeds.

He even eloquently expounded the pain caused by the Xingzhou disaster to the people, and accused all those who impeached the Liao king in the court as shameless scum who did not understand the suffering of the people.

Now that the inside of Yushitai has been pinched, the other yamen in the government and the opposition will naturally not be outdone.

Soon, one letter after another was presented to Zhao Ning.

Those who impeached Zhao Chen and those who praised Zhao Chen each insisted on their own words.

Zhao Ning had expected this situation a long time ago.

He picked out the officials who supported Zhao Chen individually, and found that there were quite a few of them.

Just after lunch at noon, Gao Lian was called to Wende Hall.

"Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

"Have you heard anything about King Liao recently?"

"The minister has heard."

"What do you think about this?"

"I dare to say bluntly that the people who intercede for King Liao are all Cai Mao's people."

"How did Gao Taiwei say this?"

"These people have received a lot of benefits, and I found out some time ago that the Liao King also sent people to buy off officials." Speaking of this, Gao Qiu immediately changed the subject, "The third prince also has this suspicion."

Chapter 1379 The Cunning Golden Man (Second)

"Oh, how do you say that?"

"People from the Jingzhao Mansion wrote a secret letter to the minister yesterday, saying that some officials have accepted the favor of the third prince."

"The third prince is only 12 years old, does he know how to favor officials?"

"It is possible to obtain evidence. I will arrange for someone to find it and report it to His Majesty."

"No need, take it yourself first."

"Yes." Gao Qiu couldn't help coughing twice.

"Are you feeling unwell?"

"Possibly infected with a cold."

Looking at the old Gao Qiu, Zhao Ning sighed and said, "Go back and have a good rest."

"My minister retire."

"Come on!"

Wang Huaiji immediately walked into Wende Hall and said, "Your Majesty."

"Immediately summon the King of Liao, the Third Prince, and the Fourth Prince back to Beijing."

"Yes."

In the 16th year of Jingkang's court, there was a lot of trouble about Liao Wang Zhao Chen's murder in Xingzhou.

But no one knew that at this time, an elite Jin army suddenly launched a surprise attack on the grasslands around the Chuo River.

In this surprise attack, Wanyan Yinshu showed his superb military skills, especially in tactical operations.

He ordered the cavalry of Hongji's assassination to launch a surprise attack on Chuhe, which immediately aroused the vigilance of the Song army there.

The Song army and the Tataer cavalry united and fought several battles with the Hongji tribe in the Chuhe area. Although the scale was small, it lasted for seven or eight days.

Moreover, the Hongji assassination department sent envoys to the past several times, demanding compensation from the Tataer department on the grounds that the Tataer department had robbed their sheep.

This hardly made Song Jun and Tata'er Department have any doubts about each other.

Because the Tatar Department and the Hongji Department have indeed had frictions over the past year or so because of the flock issue.

This is also the brilliance of Wanyan Yinshu. He asked the Hongji assassination to provoke the dispute, but the reason was the long-standing conflicts, so that the Song army could not realize that it was actually the Jin army who was instigating it.

But Wanyan Yinshuke personally led an elite golden army, braved the severe cold and heavy snow, and detoured back to Julunbo.

At this time, the advantages of the Jinren came into play. They were very good at fighting in severe cold.

It was an evening on November [-]th, and the Song people and Tatar people in Julunbo had just finished building the city today.

Many people go to buy mutton in Xinjie.

The so-called Xinjie is actually a temporary grass market with various merchants on both sides.

Some sell beef and mutton, some sell prairie game, some sell knives, and mink wool.

Of course, there is no shortage of merchants from the Song Dynasty. They sell cloth, tea, ceramics, wood, and even fired bricks here.

These grass markets are the results of the management of the officials of the Song Dynasty after they came here, and they serve as a link between the Tatar Department and the people of the Song Dynasty for business and trade.

Usually, people from the begging beauty department would come to buy a lot of goods and leave.

More importantly, the accepted currency here is the cash.

Not far ahead, a school is still under construction.

There are horses carrying piles of mink on the street, and some are pulling grain and mutton.

People walk slowly and leisurely, with relaxed expressions on their faces.

These show that many people have accepted the new order established by Da Song here.

But at this moment, there was a roar of iron hooves ahead.

There are patrolling people coming galloping on horseback, shouting that there are enemies.

Obviously it was too late, the cavalry of the Golden Army launched a surprise attack on the Xinjie battlefield and quickly looted past.

What's interesting is that the golden cavalry focused on killing people from the Tata'er tribe. They immediately killed people from the Tatar tribe when they saw them.

Before dark, Xinjie was stained red with blood.

The Jinren's raid was far from over. They swept away like an iron wind, leaving a mess, and then quickly killed the residential area.

That night, after the Jinren cavalry quickly swept around, they left quickly, leaving the already alert Song Army without a clue.

Just after dawn the next day, Wanyan Yinshuke's cavalry reappeared in the most densely populated place of the Tataer tribe, and once again launched a bloody raid there.

By the time the Song army arrived, the Jin army had already left.

Going back and forth like this for a few days, the Jin army suddenly killed everywhere, and left after killing. They never wanted to fight, nor did they attack the Song people.

This made Song Jun both helpless and crazy.