Zhao Kai couldn't help but smile bitterly when he looked at Yu Wenxuzhong in front of him. He remembered what his imperial brother had told him before he left.
Li Gang seems to be extreme, but in fact he is somewhat moderate. What he wants is hope.
Zhao Ding seems gentle, but he would rather die than bend when faced with big issues of right and wrong.
Don't look at Yu Wenxuzhong, who keeps clamoring for peace and not fighting. This guy is a pure idiot. He doesn't ask for peace because he thinks he can't win. He asks for peace because he thinks the Song Dynasty must be reformed.
The thorough reform allowed Da Song to take a breath before speaking again.
Now Zhao Kai finally saw that what his royal brother said was true. This guy was a pure fool, and he was directly targeting Wang Anshi's reform.
This is fatal...
"Although Wang Xianggong's reforms have flaws, they are still intended to benefit the country and the people. We do have problems, but..."
"If the harm outweighs the benefits, then this is a bad government. Since it is a bad government, it should be eliminated. We don't have time to sort it out bit by bit now. Severe cases will be treated with strong medicine first, and we will wait for this breath to be relieved. coming.
Just go and groom him! "
"...Brother Huang is not here..."
"The government asks His Highness to assist the Crown Prince in supervising the country. The government does not ask His Highness to be a puppet on strings. His Highness must manage the world for the government!"
"What if the imperial brother comes back and he doesn't approve?"
"Just punish His Highness. If you are serving the country and the people, there is nothing to fear!"
"I..." Zhao Kai was almost choked to death by Yu Wenxu's words, and then turned around angrily. In a moment, the prototype of an imperial edict came out.
"Please, there is no need to touch the text. I think no one can write better than me in this civil and military dynasty. Please confirm the content."
After receiving the decree, everyone looked at each other and laughed. This was the decree to completely abolish Wang Anshi's reform.
Wang Anshi's reform was abolished once by his old rival Sima Guang, but the Qingmiao Law was still popular in the Song Dynasty, especially in the Jiangnan area.
It even became a major source of finance and taxation for the Song Dynasty.
It's just that the imperial court eats three officials and eats five, and people from all walks of life take two shares. In the end, all the losses are naturally borne by the people.
Of course this is disgusting, but there is a saying that goes well.
"You have worked so hard for ten years to study and come from a humble background, just to sacrifice yourself to benefit the people?
Do you really think that there are saints everywhere? "
Zhao Huan has heard this sentence, Zhao Kai has heard it, and even many people have heard it. It is a very stupid sentence, but... they don't seem to want to change it.
As the saying goes, self-restraint and propriety should be observed, and officials should not compete with the people for profit.
But who is willing to do this kind of thing? Ordinary people are not willing to do it, and officials are naturally not willing to do it. Since everyone advocates the law of the jungle, then they have a legitimate reason to eat the flesh and blood of those common people. Wipe clean.
The imperial decree spread quickly throughout the world.
Now that Daming Mansion has completely become the center of the world's whirlpool, the land in the south of the Yangtze River will naturally become what they have to face.
A few months ago, Zhao Huan was still heading towards Hebei Road. The war in Daming Mansion had not yet reached his ears, but the Jin people's envoy had already left the land south of the Yangtze River.
On a small island somewhere in Dongting Lake, thousands of people are sitting on the ground, waiting for their Great Sage!
They are all the main forces under the command of the Great Sage, they are all elites, and they are the main people who preach the doctrines for the Great Sage.
And their Great Sage is the overlord of Dongting Lake, Prime Minister Zhong!
At this time, Prime Minister Zhong was in Xiaodao's room, and beside him was his son Zhong Ziang.
"Father, I have now accepted the Jin man's persuasion. Isn't it a little too much to do such a thing at this time?"
Although Zhong Ziang was also a general in the Jiangnan rebellion, he had different ideas from Zhong Xiang. He personally preferred to wait for the war between Song and Jin to end.
They appear again.
If Jin wins, they will take advantage of the situation and launch a banner to fight against the Jin people.
If Song Dynasty wins...what are you dreaming about? Song Dynasty can still win?
However, Zhong Ziang's opinion cannot influence Zhong Xiang's thoughts. In Zhong Xiang's view, this matter must be taken action.
"Father, I know you don't want to bring any stigma to my Zhong family, but in this situation, it's a matter of victory or defeat.
If we win, it goes without saying, but if we fail, even if we serve the country and the people, we will end up with the reputation of being a rebellious minister and traitor.
Is it possible that your father should tell you this kind of thing?
This war between Song and Jin Dynasties has begun again. It seems to be a battle of life and death for them, but what about us?
Think about it, have you seen too few wars over the years?
They are going to war. Who should not plunder this food and drink from Jiangnan?
The northwest is already in chaos, the north is gone, the road to Bashu is difficult to navigate, and Jiaozi is in chaos. Now if the Song Dynasty wants to continue fighting.
The only thing they can use is the land south of the Yangtze River.
I’m the one waiting! "
"What my father said makes sense, but at this time we are brazenly launching an army..."
"Don't worry, since we are going to take action, I won't be the only one waiting for it. Back then, Wang Xiaohao was the first to say, "I am ill and the rich and poor are unequal, but now you are taking care of it."
As a father, I have gained some insights over the years. Although Wang Xiaohao failed, his thoughts were not bad.
In Jiangnan and even in this world, the poor are getting poorer and the rich are getting richer. This law even divides the officialdom into three, six, and nine levels.
That being the case, the Father must also present our teachings.
What happens today is the day when my Zhong family will preach and rise! "
"With our current strength, can we really fight against the Song people?"
"The Song army is fighting the Jin people. Although there are still many soldiers and horses that have not taken action, Xixia and the Tubo tribe will not sit idly by.
When the time comes, they have no time to take care of themselves. Zongze should be responsible for Jiangnan, but old Zongze is now unable to protect himself.
It's the opportunity I've been waiting for to raise an army!
These years as a father have not been wasted. In addition to figures like Yang Yao and Xiacheng, Yang Qin, Liu Heng, Jin Cong, Liu Shen, Huang Zuo and others have also accumulated strength.
Now, they have thousands to tens of thousands of men under their command, and they are all already dominant, just waiting for their father to give orders! "
Listening to the names that were both familiar and unfamiliar, Zhong Ziang knew that his father was really thoughtful.
He also knew that he could no longer persuade his father. Since he couldn't persuade him, he would obey him.
"In this case, the child is willing to follow his father!"
"You idiot, if you don't follow your father, who else are you going to follow!" Zhong Xiang laughed, and then led Zhong Ziang out of the room and towards the gathering place.
"Everyone, how have you been recently?"
"I have seen the Great Sage of Heaven!" Everyone saw Zhong Xiang coming out. Everyone's face was full of excitement. They started to kneel down to Zhong Xiang and began to worship on the ground devoutly.
That is their great sage and their benefactor.
"Brothers, there is no need to be like this. You are all my beloved brothers in life and death, and good brothers who share weal and woe. What you worship is yourselves, not me, a common man!
At that time, I, Prime Minister Zhong, proposed that you each contribute a small amount of money so that you can help each other and unite as one.
Now, I want to ask you, have you ever been able to achieve the promise that your field silkworms will thrive and have a rich body? "
"It's done, the Great Sage Tian has done it!" An old woman suddenly shouted loudly, "The Great Sage Tian is the great benefactor of our family. The old man in my family was seriously ill and dying.
Thanks to the help of brothers in the church, my family never collapsed.
There are brothers from the church who help me cultivate the fields, some help me with hunting and fishing, and there are brothers from the church who are proficient in medicine and treat my old man.
Someone is waiting to collect medicine for me.
Before, there were only two elders and one grandchild in my family.
If it weren’t for the strong help from brothers in the church, my family would have ceased to exist! "
What the old woman said was sincere, and what she said was really the truth. Everyone knew about the situation in his family, which was a danger.
His family was a one-person family, his daughter-in-law died in childbirth, and her son was caught and died in labor service. Over the years, she relied on her husband's hard work in exchange for food and drink, and she tried her best to raise her grandson by herself.
Life has been extremely difficult these years.
It was their congregants who helped him. One day he got half a bowl of porridge, the other one did two extra hoe jobs tomorrow, and the next day the other one came back from the mountain and gave her some soup and meat.
With just a little bit of help from you and me, no one felt any loss, but their family regained its vitality so quickly.
When her life gets better and she has the strength, she will also raise some silk to weave and make clothes, so as to repay some favor to them.
This kind of mutual help, Zhong Xiang said, made their fields prosperous and physiologically rich. He was really not bragging, otherwise they would not be able to have 300,000 to 400,000 people here supporting him like this.
“Back then, a certain family told you that the field silkworms were prosperous and physiologically rich, but now you have confidence.
But just like that, can we really live a good life?
There is a war between the imperial court and the Jin people. We are also a member of the Song Dynasty, and we are also responsible for the rise and fall of the world!
We should contribute to the court!
But do we have little support?
We took out the land tax. If the land tax was not enough, we took out the money and silk at home. If the money and silk were not enough, we even gave it to our children and grandchildren.
We have taken out so much, so it should be enough!
But it wasn't enough. The court said it wasn't enough. The money we handed over didn't even get into the hands of the court. The Cai family and his son forced so many people to have their families destroyed!
In the past few years, the Song people had defeated their troops and looted along the way. The officials in the prefectures, counties and prefectures had imposed excessive taxes and imposed excessive taxes and heavy administrative burdens.
It’s still not enough for me to hand over all the fields I planted to them.
They also ask us to borrow money from them to pay taxes, and finally we are asked to sell our sons and daughters, our fields and houses to pay off their debts!
Do you think we should continue to live like this? "
