Yue Fei looked at Zhao Kai, listening to Zhao Kai talking about the Majesty he had never seen before, and listening to every detail of his Majesty.
"Before I left, my brother wanted to give me a toast, so I wanted to toast me to make my trip better.
As a result, I felt resentful in my heart, resenting why I was not the one chosen in the end, although I also understood that the reason why the emperor was chosen was because he had no talent and was therefore valued.
But I still didn't give up, so I asked him if he dared to have a drinking contest. "
When Yue Fei heard this sentence, he felt that he was really facing a madman. Is it really okay to say these words so straightforwardly...
But Zhao Kai didn't seem to have this awareness and still told his story, regardless of whether Yue Fei liked it or not.
In the Kaifeng Palace in Bianjing, Zhao Kai and Zhao Huan were so drunk that they couldn't tell the difference between east, west and north. Zhao Huan was banging the table and cursing at the empty hall.
"You want to be the emperor, but I don't want to be the emperor yet. Do you think this is a good thing? I feel that this position is very hot and this position is very frustrating!
You think it’s unfair, and I think it’s unfair too!
Why is it that when the old man was here, he was eating, drinking and having fun all day long, and the Liao Kingdom itself was about to be destroyed. He didn't dare to do anything all day long, so he only knew how to recite poems, compose poems, write and draw.
In the end, he did everything he should do, and he got everything he should enjoy and shouldn't enjoy!
Then why did it come to my place? Today it was lost here, and tomorrow it was reversed there, or there was a big disaster here or a flood there.
Two months, two months, I haven't left this broken house, broken house!
Every day when I open my eyes, it's either that I can't do it here, or that a general there has surrendered, or that I can't hold on any way.
I am just like a beggar. Today I beg this person to get some luggage, and tomorrow I beg that person to get some grain. Then I have to be careful wherever I sit, and I have to be careful about this and that in everything I do!
Why should I care about them? Kill them all, massacre them all, and make their things mine. Then I have everything!
But I can't do that yet, because I know they are right.
Kill them, and who will govern the world? I can't even manage hundreds of people in a small palace. I can't even guess the thoughts of the people around me, so how can I govern the people of the world?
The mere city of Kaifeng has hundreds of thousands of mouths, and there are hundreds of thousands of people eating, drinking, and eating. How can I manage it by myself?
Which person below puts all the effort into becoming an official, not just to get ahead or get benefits?
This damn thing was said by one of our old Zhao family members. The book has its own golden house, and the book has its own Yan Ruyu. He should make it clearer.
This is good, because all the scholars in the world know that the purpose of studying is to get ahead, get promoted and make a fortune, so who will care about the life and death of ordinary people.
Who will care about the country of the people in this world!
When it comes to war, this won't work and that won't work. A group of people knelt outside and kowtowed. There were only a hundred people in the court, but seventy-six people died, urging me not to go to war with the Jin people, but to cut off the land and seek peace as soon as possible!
As for this group of people, why should I keep them? Why don't I kill a hundred of them as soon as possible?
But if I kill them, the household treasury will have to be emptied the next day, because those people can clean up the books, how can the Song Dynasty continue to fight?
The armor and weapons of the Ministry of War can be sold to the Jin people, because they have all the personnel from top to bottom.
Those scholars shouted in their mouths, we must fight against the Jin people, we must fight forward, but when I reached out to ask them to pay taxes, one by one they immediately took out the methods of their ancestors.
Have you ever seen thousands of students blocking the entrance to my palace? If I had killed them that day, how would I be able to govern my country in the future?
Who dares to serve the Song Dynasty? Tomorrow my reputation for killing scholars will spread throughout the world, and no one will care why I killed them!
These guys are not what I want, they all disobey me, but without them, there would be no scholars outside who would kneel at my gate and scold me for being stupid and unethical.
Who will govern the world?
Prisoner in jail? The six thieves and corrupt officials who were just captured? People who can’t read a single Chinese character? A gangster on the streets?
Or are they just bystanders who act according to the prevailing circumstances?
How come there is no one in the Song Dynasty who can stand up, help me, and solve my problems!
I have thought countless times, can I destroy the Great Song Dynasty? I am happy and happy, and from today on, I will spend every day wandering around beautiful women and fine wine, being debauched, eating, drinking and having fun.
He did all the dirty things in the world, and finally shouted, "It is destiny, let the Jin people break through the territory of the Song Dynasty!"
To enslave the people of the Song Dynasty, I may suffer more insults because of my identity and still survive in the world, or I may simply hide in Jiangnan and continue to live the rest of my life!
You say, can I do this? "
Zhao Huan cursed angrily, scolding Bai Shizhong who only wanted to surrender in exchange for wealth, scolding Wang Shiyong for not caring about the world and being the most malicious, scolding Cai Jing for causing cholera in the Song Dynasty, and scolding Li Bangyan for being an old dog.
If you accuse Zhang Bangchang of being a troublemaker, you may be too loyal to contribute even half of your efforts to the country.
"What I hate most is not the pure evil thieves. It would be fine if all the people in this court were evil thieves like Bai Shizhong who only want to surrender.
If that's the case, I might as well accept my fate if I can't beat them. If I can beat them, I'll kill them all and start all over again. I admit it!
No, everyone in the civil and military dynasties was willing to die for the Song Dynasty, and everyone believed that they could save the Song Dynasty.
They either fought or made peace, but they all felt that their own path was the right one. In the end, they fought endlessly, and it was a mess. They also restrained each other, which gave me a splitting headache every day.
Do you want this kind of court? If you want it, take it away quickly! "
Zhao Kai recalled and told, which made Yue Fei on the side also look sad. He finally knew that it was not him who was distressed, but the people of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures.
The court was also in a state of disarray, and even listening to King Yun's words, his Majesty's head was bigger than his.
"It's because Yue is too small-minded." At this time, Yue Fei's heart was not relieved. On the contrary, he was even more depressed, but he could only say this sentence to express his helplessness.
Zhao Kai couldn't help but shook his head when he saw this.
"You are of too low a background, and the emperor's talent is too poor, so neither of you really manages the place, and your vision is narrow.
This Xiangzhou is on the border of Hebei Road. People from Jin and Liao often go back to Xiangzhou to plunder, so you and even your neighbors hate them.
This was not the case for the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun back then.
I have been in charge of many prefectures and counties, especially those in the south of the Yangtze River. Do you know who has the most prestige in the south of the Yangtze River? "
"I heard Lu Gong said that King Yun has been smart since he was a child, and he has overseen everything. I think he is..."
"Shut up now. If you say this, I will die outside." Zhao Kai quickly interrupted Yue Fei's words, and then continued, "Do you know the name of the Holy Duke?"
"Fang...La?"
"It's Fangla. In this land south of the Yangtze River, the name of Shenggong Fangla is far greater than that of the imperial court. This is why in the land east of the Yangtze River, there is a small rebellion every three days and a big rebellion every five days.
Fang La's success was indeed due to Cai Jing's Hua Shi Gang and Wang Fu's whitewashing, but it was more due to the heavy taxation!
Not to mention the old coins, the heavy taxes, the flowers and stones, the layers of exploitation, the endless collection and corvee.
Just to talk about one thing, the Hunan Army of the Song Dynasty had a maximum weight of two million people. Eighty percent of the food, drink and diarrhea of these people were in the south of the Yangtze River.
They have worked for hundreds of years, but they have not done enough. In these hundreds of years, how many people have starved to death on the streets, and how many people have been too poor to survive.
But did they get hope in exchange?
They see no hope at all. All they see is exaggeration and increasingly harsh levies.
But if they rebel, we can give up on him, and the emperor brother can say that this is all their fault?
Not to mention the three redundants, General Yue is quite knowledgeable. He should know that since Duke Fan, our Song Dynasty has been constantly seeking ways to reform.
Charge after charge, failure again and again, but we still have to change.
Why?
Because if you don’t change, you will die.
General Yue probably couldn't imagine that there are a total of forty-two officials in a small slaughtering place, but do you know how many people are working there?
two!
The remaining forty are all children from various families, going to gain qualifications and receive a salary.
But is the salary alone enough?
Of course it's not enough, they also have to find ways to make money, find ways to take bribes and pervert the law, and then continue to do so layer by layer, eventually leaving the Song Dynasty full of holes.
Isn't this the case in Yanyun Land? The imperial court couldn't solve its own problem, so it sent the problem to Jiangnan. The imperial court couldn't defeat the Liao people, so it could only watch the people of Yanyun Land resist again and again. massacred.
This man, if one generation resists, one generation will be massacred; if two generations resist, two generations will be massacred.
But by the third generation, they ate food from the Liao Kingdom and spoke in terms of Liao people. Even their father and grandfather told them day by day that they were Song people.
But they will change eventually.
Is this the fault of Yanyun Land? How many martyrs have died in Yanyun Land in hundreds of years?
How many unknown heroes did the Imperial City Division leave behind in the land of Yanyun?
How many rebels had no bones left, they just thought that when the Song Dynasty's heavenly army arrived, they would regain the lost ground and regain the light.
But they can't wait, the ancestors are incompetent, and this is the situation we are facing.
Of course this is still the fault of the imperial court, but we cannot say that this is the fault of our ancestors and just live with it.
Although I have always felt that Brother Huang’s talent is a bit hard to describe, but I admire him!
Obviously he is an ordinary person, and he can see it so clearly. He has a lot of reasons to muddle along and enjoy the last ridiculous time quietly.
Even when he went under Jiuquan, he could tell his ancestors openly and honestly that you have made the situation like this and I have no ability to save him.
You can't blame me!
He could say it, but he didn't do it. He cursed the most unpleasant words and did the most difficult things. He was unwilling to give up even the slightest chance. "
Zhao Kai said this and stretched out his hand to hold Yue Fei's arm.
"I don't know why Brother Huang puts his hope in you, the youngest general, but I feel his trust in you.
You can scold the people of Yanyun for being ignorant, ignorant of etiquette, and ignorant of their ancestors, but I hope you will be like the emperor and not give up this last hope.
If you give up, then they really can't come back. "
"Don't let your royal brother be filled with regrets like our predecessors."
