Reborn Yue Feizhi returns my rivers and mountains

Huang Qianshan saw Gaozong in trouble, so he went out to explain what he said yesterday and urged Li Gang, but Li Gang just insisted.

Emperor Gaozong had no choice but to call out Lu Haowen and asked, "What did you think of Zhang Bangchang when you heard about it during the siege?"

Lu Haowen saw that Emperor Gaozong intended to favor Zhang Bangchang, so he echoed Huang Qianshan's words: "It is known to everyone that Zhang Bangchang stole the throne. Since he has returned to his own country, your Majesty will punish him."

After hearing this, Li Gang burst into tears, knelt on the ground and worshiped: "Zhang Bangchang is rebellious. How can he be allowed to point out the road in the court and say, 'This is also the Son of Heaven'! Therefore, I should not be in the same row as him. If I meet him, I should treat him as such." Hit him with a wat. Your Majesty will certainly want to use Zhang Bangchang, so just remove him."

Emperor Gaozong was deeply moved when he heard this. At this time, Wang Boyan also said: "Li Gang's outright spirit is beyond the reach of my ministers. Please think twice." Emperor Gaozong thought for a long time and finally issued an edict to banish Zhang Bangchang to Tan. State, and all the false ministers were moved and banished.

After the matter was over, Emperor Gaozong said to Li Gang: "You fought over Zhang Bangchang's affairs yesterday, and all the servants wept. Now you can accept the order." Li Gang thanked him and went out, and then the imperial edict was issued, and Li Gang was also ordered to serve as the imperial envoy.

On this day, Li Gang entered the court and said: "The current situation of the country is far less than that of Jingkang. However, what can be done is that your majesty is brave and decisive at the top, and all the ministers are harmonious at the bottom. The disadvantages of Jingkang can be overcome, and ZTE can be revived. But there is no way." If you don't know the scale and order of priority, you will not be successful. Defend powerful enemies outside, sell thieves at home, repair military affairs, change morale, enrich the country's wealth, expand people's power, reform bad laws, eliminate redundant officials, give orders with sincerity to impress people's hearts, and trustworthiness. Rewards and punishments are used to build morale, commanders and ministers are selected to take charge of their duties, supervisors and county governors are selected to implement the new policy, and the political affairs of those who are waiting for us to be autonomous have been completed. Then we can question the guilty Jin people and welcome back the two saints. This is the so-called scale. As for what we should do The first thing to do urgently is to take care of Hebei and Hedong. Covering Hebei and Hedong is also a shield for the country. After taking care of it for a while, the Central Plains can be protected, and the southeast can be safe. Today, the ones lost in Hedong are Xin, Dai, Taiyuan, Ze, and Lu , Fen, Jin, and more counties still exist. What was lost in Hebei was only the four prefectures of Zhending, Huai, Wei, and Chun. The remaining more than thirty counties were all guarded by the imperial court. The two groups of soldiers and militia generals, so those who wear the Song Dynasty , their hearts are very strong, and they all recommend heroes as their leaders, the number may be tens of thousands, and the number may not be less than ten thousand. The imperial court will not appoint a minister, send envoys to comfort him at this time, and divide his troops to assist him in crisis. The ministers are afraid that they will be exhausted with all their food. , Sitting in the trap of the Jin people. Although they have a loyal heart, reinforcements do not arrive, and they are in danger without warning, and they will definitely resent the court. The Jin people use them because they can be cared for, and they are all elite soldiers. It is better to set up a recruiting department in Hebei, and in Hedong Set up the Department of Economic Affairs and select talented people as envoys to preach the emperor's benevolence, so he cannot bear to abandon the two rivers to the enemy. Those who can complete a state and restore a county can be envoys for temperance, defense, and group training, such as The system of Tang Fangzhen enables him to defend himself. It not only eliminates his desire to obey the enemy, but also provides him with the strength to defend himself against the enemy, so that the imperial court will never have to worry about looking north. This is the most important thing today." Gaozong praised him. When asked who could be appointed, Li Gang recommended Zhang Suo and Fu Liang.So Emperor Gaozong issued an edict to appoint Zhang Suo as the envoy to Hebei and Fu Liang as the deputy envoy to Hedong.

At this time, Zongze also came to Yingtian Mansion and met Emperor Gaozong. When the emperor and his ministers met, they cried with joy. They sat down to talk about the revival plan and called Li Gang to come.

Zongze and Li Gang had not seen each other for several years after seeing each other since Tokyo. The two sat opposite each other to discuss state affairs. When they got to the emotional point, Zongze burst into tears and Li Gang was also shocked and moved.Emperor Gaozong wanted to keep Zongze in the imperial court, but was blocked by Huang Qianshan and other treacherous ministers, who said that he did not respect the military orders of the Marshal's Office and pursued the Jin army without permission, resulting in the loss of troops and generals.Emperor Gaozong had no choice but to confer Zongze the title of bachelor of Longtuge and the title of acquaintance of Xiangyang Prefecture.

Fortunately, Kaifeng Prefectural Governor was now vacant, so Li Gang wrote to Emperor Gaozong, saying that Zongze was the only one left to stay in Tokyo. He said: "The capital is the fundamental place. The new scriptures are turbulent and the hearts of the people are not solidified. Loyal and righteous people are not willing to care about Sui. It is not the only one." Worry, and there are internal changes. Looking at the court, none other than Zongze can do the job!" Emperor Gaozong was deeply convinced, so he ordered Zongze to be transferred to be the bachelor of Yankang Palace, the governor of Kaifeng, and the stay in Tokyo.

The important matter had been decided, and because the Jin people had arrived in the capital, Emperor Gaozong was afraid that the Jin people would come again and Bianjing could not be defended, so he did not want to return to Bianjing, and issued an edict: "We are not allowed to go to the capital, so we should patrol the southeast."

When Li Gang heard that Emperor Gaozong wanted to go to the southeast to avoid the enemy, he tried his best to dissuade him: "I have said that the best place to patrol by car is Guanzhong, followed by Xiangyang, and Jiangning. Even if your Majesty fails to take the best policy, it is still appropriate and suitable for Xiang and Xiang. Deng, he showed that he should not forget his old capital, so as to bind the heart of the world. Otherwise, the Central Plains will not be restored to me, and the chariot will remain empty forever, and the power of the world will collapse and not recover. Since ancient times, the master of Zhongxing, starting from the northwest, is enough to occupy the Central Plains And if there is the southeast, starting from the southeast, you cannot restore the Central Plains and have the northwest. All the best soldiers and horses in the world are in the northwest. Once the Central Plains are abandoned, the Jin people will take advantage of it to disturb the interior; thieves will also swarm to cause chaos. , across the state and the city, although your majesty wants to return the que, it is impossible to get it, how much more if you want to manage the army and defeat the enemy so as to return to the Second Saint? Funan's sunshine and martial arts are flourishing, there are high mountains and ridges to control, and there are wide cities and plains to station troops; It is adjacent to Guan and Shaanxi in the west, so you can call in soldiers; in the east, it reaches Jiang and Huaihe, where you can transport grain and millet; in the south, it is connected to Jinghu and Bashu, where you can collect goods; in the north, it is close to the three capitals, where you can send rescuers. It is tentatively proposed to station in Ye, and then return to Biandu , there is no strategy based on this. Now we can take a boat along the river to the southeast, which is very convenient. Firstly, we are afraid of losing the Central Plains, and the southeast cannot be sure that nothing will happen. Even if we want to retreat to a corner, it will not be easy to get it. What's more, even if there is an imperial edict, I promised to stay in the Central Plains, and people were convinced, but before the edict was dry, I lost great trust in the world!"

Emperor Gaozong heard this and returned the edict. Fortunately, Nanyang planned to set off in late autumn and early winter.

However, Huang Qianshan, Wang Boyan and others still urged Emperor Gaozong to patrol the southeast. Their cronies wrote: "Biandu has been ravaged and can no longer be restored. The area of ​​​​Kanyang is not wide, and it is close to Heshuo, so the enemy is easy to reach. Nanyang Although the Central Plains is close to the Central Plains, it is easy to call on all directions, but today the Chen and Tang counties are new to chaos, with thousands of cavalry, how can we get them! The husband cavalry has great skills in gold, but is not used to water warfare. Jinling is naturally dangerous, in front According to the big river, it can be defended; the southeast is rich and powerful, enough to wait for the enemy. Jiangning is the ancient imperial capital, connected to Jiang and Huaihe on the outside, and controls the lake and sea on the inside. It is the important meeting in the southeast. Fu Wei observes the changes of the times, considers the long-term from the power, and is strict in his interests. According to the imperial edict, I ordered the loyal and brave ministers to lead the six divisions and stay in the capital city. They also went to clear the countryside in Hebei and Shandong provinces, waiting for the troops to show off and the country's strength was weak. Then they returned to the central capital, and the world was settled."

After hearing this, Emperor Gaozong was deeply convinced, so he decided to visit Jiangning. Li Gang submitted several memorials, but they were all rejected.

At this time, someone advised Li Gang: "The public decision is based on the righteousness of advance and retreat. Now that people are slandering the officials, there will be unforeseen disasters. What should we do?"

Li Gang said sternly: "The ministers serve the king with the right way, and stop if they can't. I only know the way to serve the king, but I don't know how to take care of my own progress and retreat. Disaster is not my concern. The world has its own public opinion, so there is no need to worry about it."

At this time, Zhang Jun was the censor, and he wrote an impeachment letter to impeach Li Gang. Although he was talented and promising, he killed his attendants for personal reasons. OK, there are dozens of things like harassment when buying horses, violence when recruiting troops, cruelty when trying to persuade people to accept orders, setting up rewards for superiority, treachery among public officials, being good at changing edicts, stealing in-laws, and so on.

Emperor Gaozong also listened to Huang Qianshan's words and drafted an edict to accuse Li Gang of being "arrogant and headstrong and making ineffective plans. He not only invited private horses from counties and counties, but also drained the wealth of the people in the southeast. He divided the wise and foolish according to his joy and anger. The rewards and punishments are not commensurate with the merits and demerits. The orders were issued to the Qing Dynasty, and they were repeatedly resisted to invite people to stay. The punishments affected the sentiments of the people, so they must pray to relatives and friends, and even change the decrees that have been written, so as to cover up the adultery of foreign marriages. They were sent to guard against autumn, but it was actually a disturbance to cross the river. They issued an order in advance, generously gave money, and rewarded more than a million. They only reached the capital. Every time they were urged to advance quickly, they often got frustrated and failed to move. They pretended to think of the river. Such is the dictatorship!" So he demoted Li Gang to the rank of bachelor of Guanwen Palace and promoted him to Dongxiao Palace in Hangzhou.

Poor Li Gang, a generation of loyal ministers, who had made great contributions to defending the capital before and later had political work, but could not show their talents in office. In the end, they were jealous of the traitors and had no choice but to retreat. They only served 75 days in power.