Seeing Lizong's questioning look, the three of them had different expressions.
"Tell the officials that Xi County has just been taken from the hands, so we should plan for long-term righteousness." Dong Huai was caught off guard and immediately objected.
Wu Qian thought for a while, then followed up and said: "Report to the officials that the area of Xi County is too small and is limited to one county, so it is not suitable to become a state."
The two of them had not yet thought of promoting Xi County to a state, so they continued along the established lines of thought.
This was originally done by Ding Daquan. He thought that there was a fierce battle between Xi County and the Hu people, and he was in danger of being lost at any time.
His purpose in doing this was to kick some disobedient officials in the court to Xi County to die.
Ding Daquan, the Zuo Prime Minister, didn't understand Xi County, and Dong Huai and Wu Qian didn't understand either.
"I have reported to the officials that after the establishment of Xixian County as a state, the overall strength has increased. Although there are also disadvantages, the advantages obviously outweigh the disadvantages. Defending Xixian can ensure the peace of the Song Dynasty for a hundred years." Ding Daquan reported with great righteousness.
After Ding Daquan said this, people from the Ministry of War and the Privy Council nodded their heads. Lizong thought it was reasonable.
Jia Sidao was also caught off guard by Ding Daquan. Now he is looking at the situation and thinking deeply.
After hearing Ding Daquan's words, Lizong drank tea and fell into deep thought.
He is an official and will not express his position easily.
On the one hand, this can intimidate the officials, and on the other hand, it makes them feel that he is unpredictable.
This is the emperor's art. Let the ministers criticize each other, and he will finally arbitrate.
Jia Sidao had been observing Lizong carefully. He felt that Lizong was moved, so he hurried out again.
Jia Sidao, holding a wat tablet in his hand, also came out and said: "Report to the officials, I have some suggestions."
"Let's talk about it." Lizong nodded. Although Jia Sidao was a civil servant, he had led troops, and Lizong also wanted to hear his opinion.
Jia Sidao spoke eloquently: “Although Xi County is dangerous, its geographical location is great.
If Hubei has Xiangyang, then Xi County is Xiangyang in Sichuan.
If Xixian is lost, half of Sichuan's territory will be trampled by the iron hoofs of the barbarians.
Before Zhao Ping took back Xi County, Chongqing, Fuzhou (Fuling), Chengdu, and Tongchuan Prefecture were all trampled by the iron hoofs of the Hu people.
Therefore, Wei Chen believes that the Xixian court must be preserved. "
He also did not say whether Xi County should be promoted to state status, but still emphasized the importance and strategic significance of Xi County.
He figured out Lizong's heart and did not fully express his position, but analyzed it with a moderate approach.
Lizong thought for a long time and nodded: "It's accurate."
Dong Huai and Wu Qian couldn't help but look at each other. They didn't expect that Ding Daquan was so well prepared and took into account the reactions of all departments.
They opposed it because of traditional ideas, but establishing a state would not do any harm to Zhao Ping.
"Reporting to the officials, the minister recommended Jingdong, a doctor in the official department, to be the magistrate of Xizhou, and Yu Rusun, the prime minister of Dali Temple, to be the magistrate of Nanzheng County." Seeing that Lizong agreed to his memorial, he was very happy.
At this time, he suddenly revealed his purpose.
Xi County is right under the eyes of the Hu people, a thorn in their side.
What's more, Xixian County is outside Guxuanchuan, thousands of miles away from Chengdu, and it is still difficult to get on the Qingtian Shu Road.
No matter how dangerous Xiangyang is, it still has the Yangtze River as a natural hazard.
In Ding Daquan's view, Xi County is ten, a hundred or even a thousand times more dangerous than Xiangyang.
Dong Huai and Wu Qian exchanged glances with each other, unable to help but show contempt.
They originally thought that Ding Daquan had changed his character and thought wholeheartedly about the Song Dynasty.
Unexpectedly, this person was seeking revenge for his personal vengeance.
Ding Daquan's calculations were very precise. If he recommended a few more, it would definitely arouse Lizong's suspicion.
But he is Prime Minister Zuo after all. If he only recommends two, nine times out of ten he will succeed.
Sure enough, Lizong did not comment, but asked: "Prime Minister Ding, why do you recommend these two people?"
"Jingdong is a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel. He has been working hard for five years, and he often gets first-class exams. Yu Rushun has also been in Dali Temple for five years, and he also gets first-class exams. The two of them have been in the capital for a long time, so it is recommended to go abroad. ." Ding Daquan bowed his hands and answered respectfully.
Lizong and others may not know it, but they know that Ding Daquan is evil.
Ding Daquan had been holding back Jingdong and Yu Rushun not long ago, and now he immediately took advantage of the promotion in Xi County to push the two of them into the fire pit.
Especially Yu Rushun, although he was promoted from the Dali Temple to the county magistrate, 90% of the territory of Nanzheng County was still in the hands of the Hu people, and only 10% on the Song side.
The same is true for another Baocheng County. 90% of it is in the hands of the Hu people, while only 10% of it is in the hands of the Song Dynasty.
Now let him be the magistrate of Nanzheng County, which may be the most embarrassing magistrate in the history of the Song Dynasty.
Jingdong, the prefecture, was not only the smallest prefecture in the Song Dynasty, but also the most depressing prefecture in the history of the Song Dynasty.
Not only is the territory pitifully small, but it is also under the eyes of the barbarians.
But they couldn't object even if they wanted to. Yu Rushun was originally only the eighth grade, but after becoming the county magistrate, he was the seventh grade, promoted two levels.
Jingdong was promoted even more. He was originally promoted from the sixth level to the fifth level after becoming a magistrate, rising three levels in a row.
The two looked at each other and found helplessness in their eyes.
But from another perspective, although there are risks, promotion is indeed fast.
What was the slowest promotion in the Song Dynasty was official career.
Otherwise, Jingdong, who had been in the officialdom for nearly twenty years, would still be a doctor from the sixth rank.
He had no background and relied entirely on his own efforts, so he was not promoted quickly.
In fact, he is quite lucky. Some people may only reach eighth or even ninth grade until they are old.
Thinking of this, Wu Qian quietly said to Dong Huai: "To block someone's path to wealth is like killing one's parents; to block someone's path to officialdom is to kill one's parents."
"Let the two of them choose, and we won't stop them." Dong Huai nodded and sighed.
Lizong saw that Dong Huai and the others did not stop him, nodded, and said without any emotion: "Zhunzou."
Ding Daquan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Lizong agreed and it was now a solid matter.
He was secretly proud that the two of you were suppressing the truth about the students of Zhaojiazhuang Academy, so the truth sent you two to the front line to argue with the barbarians.
Except for Wu Qian and Dong Huai, many of the people present were smart people, and Ding Daquan was not sure how to avenge his personal revenge.
Jingdong didn't have a mountain to rely on, so he naturally wouldn't speak for him.
Although Yu Rushun also has a father, Yu Jie, Yu Jie is now in Sichuan and not in the court, so it is difficult to help him for a while.
Wu Qian and Dong Huai thought that Xi County was also under the jurisdiction of Sichuan. Anyway, Yu Rusun was covered by Yu Jie and did not say anything.
Jingdong and Yu Rusun's rank was too low, and neither of them was qualified to go to court.
Jingdong was processing official documents when a close colleague Ouyang Ming came in.
"Congratulations, congratulations." Ouyang Ming just came in and congratulated him immediately.
Jingdong put down the brush in his hand, rubbed his sore right hand, and asked puzzledly: "Why are you so happy?"
"Bianzhi, you should treat me, you should treat me." Ouyang Ming congratulated him and shouted happily.
Jingdong felt confused: "Ziliang, I wonder why I want to treat you?"
"Jing Zhizhou, you have been promoted to the third level, don't you want to treat me?" Ouyang Ming laughed, but he still felt a little sad.
He and Jingdong are about the same age, and they are both doctors.
Now Jingdong has been promoted to the third level and has become a full fifth-grade official.
There was an unwritten rule in the Song Dynasty that only those with the fifth rank could be considered true scholar-bureaucrats.
Jingdong shook his head. He was so shocked by this sudden incident that he felt as if he had received an electric shock, and his mind was in a state of half-dementia.
Jingdong tried his best to wake up and said with a bitter smile: "This is impossible, Ziming, you are here to trick me again."
If a person with no background like him can be promoted to the first level, high incense will be burned in his family.
"I came here specifically to congratulate Bian Zhi, how can I talk nonsense." Ouyang Ming laughed and couldn't help feeling a little sad.
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Jingdong felt a little confused: "Ziming, which state is it?"
"Xizhou." Ouyang Ming said this, feeling more balanced.
Xizhou was not only the smallest state in the Song Dynasty, but it was also under the eyes of the barbarians.
Although he was promoted to level three, the risk was too high and he was not as comfortable as in the capital.
Jingdong's eyes widened so wide that they seemed to fall out of their sockets.
He smiled bitterly and said in a self-deprecating tone: "Ziming, don't come to comfort me. I have never heard of Xizhou."
"Zibian, I haven't heard of Xizhou before, I will hear about Xizhou soon." Seeing Jingdong's expression, Ouyang Ming was a little sad, but also a little proud, "Xizhou is the former Xixian."
"What, Xizhou is the former Xi County?" Upon hearing this, Jingdong was stunned like thunder and lightning.
Ouyang Ming nodded and said solemnly: "That's right, it's Xi County. It was just promoted to Xizhou."
"Xizhou, Xizhou." Jingdong, who had stood up, suddenly felt weak and sat softly on the chair. "Isn't it a county? How can it be promoted to a state?"
"When the security group occupied Xi County, they also captured the territory of two counties. Although they only occupied one-tenth, it was still three counties, so the imperial court promoted it to Xizhou." Ouyang Ming explained with a wry smile.
Jingdong was stunned, with his mouth open, speechless for a long time. After a while, he shook his head and said, "Is this true? I don't believe it."
Seeing Jingdong like this, Ouyang Ming was a little jealous, but his heart suddenly became balanced.
"Whether you believe it or not, Xizhou has passed the imperial decree and is expected to issue an imperial edict soon." He patted Jingdong's shoulder and reminded, "Yu Rushun has also been promoted, and he is also in Xizhou."
"Yu Rushun has also been promoted. What is he doing in Xizhou?" Jingdong forced himself to calm down.
Now that the imperial court has passed it, the rest is the imperial edict.
He, the youngest magistrate of the Song Dynasty, couldn't run away. He wanted to see what Yu Rusun did.
Ouyang Ming patted his shoulder, comforted him and said, "He is the magistrate of Nanzheng County."
"Nanzheng, isn't Nanzheng still in the hands of the barbarians?" Jingdong took a breath of air and was at a loss, like a clay or wood carving, his mind in a trance.
Ouyang Ming sympathized with him even more and patted his shoulder again: "Although 90% of Nanzheng County is in the hands of the Hu people, 10% is still in the hands of the Song Dynasty."
"Ninety percent is in the hands of the Hu people, and only 10% is in the hands of the Song Dynasty?" Upon hearing this, Jingdong felt that his heart was falling, and he was falling into a valley without a valley.
Ouyang Ming looked at the direction of the Yamen of Dali Temple and suddenly thought of a question: "Zibian, Yu Rushun may not know about this yet. You can say goodbye to him, but don't say it was me who said it."
If Ouyang Ming and Jingdong were not good friends, he would not take the risk to tell Jingdong this.
After all, this matter has only been discussed through the imperial court and has not yet formed an imperial edict.
"Thank you Ziming for telling me." Jingdong finally woke up and bowed deeply to Ouyang Ming.
Jingdong and Ouyang Ming actually didn't know that this news was intentionally released by Tang Hong.
If promoted normally, it would be very difficult for Jingdong to be promoted. It would be good to be promoted to one level.
Although the risk in Xizhou is very high, this is also an incredible opportunity. It depends on whether he can seize the opportunity.
Jingdong's heart is very complicated now. One is the matter in Xizhou, and the other is the relationship between him and Yu Rushun.
He wanted to give his daughter to Zhao Ping as a concubine, and Yu Rushun's daughter was engaged to Zhao Ping, and from now on she would be the real wife, who would be responsible for managing his daughter.
If he and Yu Rushun were to take office in Xizhou, he would be Yu Rushun's immediate boss.
Although Yu Rushun is his direct subordinate, Yu Rushun's father Yu Jie is the boss.
Jingdong felt that his relationship with Yu Rushun's family was constantly being cut off and chaotic.
But regardless of whether it's public or private, you should have a good relationship with Yu Rushun.
Yu Rushun was also checking the official documents, his eyes were already numb.
He put down the official document in his hand, rubbed his eyes, and took another sip of Zui Chunfeng, trying to wake himself up.
When the concierge Yu Li saw that it was Jingdong, a member of the civil service, he did not dare to stop him at all, and shouted loudly: "Officer, Mr. Jing wants to see you."
"Mr. Jing, what's going on in such a hurry?" Seeing Jingdong hurried in, Yu Rusun stood up, bowed his hands, and asked in confusion.
When Jingdong saw Yu Rushun's appearance, he didn't know how to speak.
Although this is a county, 90% of the territory is still in the hands of the barbarians.
What's even more embarrassing is that this county is still under the eyes of the barbarians.
