The imperial court was unaware of the officials sent privately by Lu Zhihan, but when Nong Zhigao contradicted them, they responded immediately.
The thieves are powerful!
Before Nong Zhigao could wait for a letter from Song Ting to accuse him, he first sent an appeal.
No one looked at the specific content in detail. It was roughly an eight-legged essay. There were not many scholars in the Guangyuan Army. Nong Zhigao was half a bucket of water, and Huang Shimi was slightly more than one liter. The two of them combined were only half a bucket of water. He couldn't get into the eyes of these great scholars of the day.
But there is one sentence that is quite wonderful.
Today, I have offended South Vietnam, and China does not accept me. I have no tolerance, and I will only turn my back on you!
This rebellion statement was definitely not as elegant as the one written by King Luo Bin back then. Even Wu Zetian praised his enemy as a talented person. However, this article spread quickly throughout Guangnan, and all barbarians got the news. Some people admired it, others laughed at it, and most of them just waited and watched.
Liang Chuan read the entire article and remembered nothing but this sentence.
This kid wants to rebel, but there is a sense of helplessness between the lines. He acts like the imperial court is forcing you to rebel. This has no theoretical basis at all. I am afraid that you will suffer a loss in the subsequent rebellion work!
History has proven time and again that no matter which rebellion it is, if your reasons are not sufficient, there will not be many people who support it.
That's what it means to be famous!
Because this matter is simply a mistake.
From the beginning to the end, Nong Zhigao just wanted to get more benefits from the Song Dynasty, so he did not really want to cause others to rebel. Rebellion was only a means, not the ultimate goal. And it was not the Song Dynasty court that forced him to rebel, but Lu Zhihan!
Lu Zhihan suppressed Nong Zhigao's expression without authorization and did not forward it to the court. Moreover, he directly criticized Nong Zhigao, mocking him for not overestimating his abilities, and even sent his subordinates to humiliate him!
There are also many unreliable cadres at the grassroots level. Not only do these people not know how to do serious things, they also specialize in doing some bad things. The so-called success is not enough but failure is more than failure. Lu Zhihan is such a person!
As the transit envoy to Guangnan, he had the responsibility to unite the people of all ethnic groups around Zhao Zhen, guide the imperial court's thoughts, and build consensus for common prosperity.
He is fine, he just thinks about how he can be comfortable and happy, and treats the people below him as pigs and dogs, and doesn’t even look at them. It would be weird if things don’t get messed up!
Lu Zhihan learned the news of Nong Zhigao's rebellion on the way, and knew that his time was running out, and he would most likely be sentenced to exile. He had been in the farthest place in the world for so many years, how could he be put there? There, he vomited several liters of blood and died on the way.
When Zhao Zhen learned about Nong Zhigao's rebellion, he didn't even go to his favorite Concubine Chen for several days. He sat in the imperial study and showed no reaction at all. In front of him were the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty. At this time, they only cared about Arguing and not having a good idea.
In the past, when people went to Zhao Zhen to have sex, they would take Chen Xichun to the imperial garden and walk a few laps. The imperial doctor had told them that if this habit was maintained well, it would be very good for both of them, and it would be better than eating a few times. The medicine is better than the elixir, and it is also extremely beneficial to the reproduction of children!
Zhao Zhen was not interested in other hobbies, but he was very interested in creating human beings. Anyone who could give birth to a son would have his eyes light up green when he heard about it.
In the past, there were many things around him, and several harem favorites were making trouble for him every day. There were countless stones in his heart, and he was not very willing to move around.
The relationship with Chen Xichun has been very good over the years. The two of them followed the doctor's advice and went to the back garden to relax and stretch their muscles every day!
Zhao Zhen has been sitting in Qinzheng Hall for a whole day. Huangmen has brought in several batches of rice and tea. How to take them in and how to take them out! Zhao Zhen's body was already weak, and he liked to hide things in his heart. He always liked to have trouble with himself. Now he was quarreling over the affairs in the south. Several doctors in the court were here, including Chen Xichun. He didn't come to the Qinzheng Hall to show his face. The dim firelight reflected on everyone's face made them look so unhappy.
Sitting next to Zhao Zhen is the obese Xia Song. He starts to suffer from knee pain whenever he stands for a long time. Now it’s not just his knees, because he likes to eat sea food.
Fresh meat and some mountain delicacies, as well as frequent drinking, made his feet very painful. The imperial doctor also said that this is called paralysis, and the treatment method is also very simple, which is to control his diet.
But food and sex are also important!
What's the point of reaching Xia Song's position and asking him to live an ascetic life like a monk without eating meat or drinking alcohol?
Now Xia Song's status in the court can be described as detached, and Zhao Zhen also relies heavily on him, not only because of Concubine Chen, but also because Xia Song can indeed settle things and help him do a lot of dirty work. Zhao Zhen is very popular with him. Zhen Qingqiu!
Zhao Zhen also knew about Xia Song's leg paralysis, so he not only gave him a seat during private discussions, but also gave him such honorary treatment during court meetings!
There was also a person sitting opposite Xia Song, Zhao Weixian!
Now Zhao Weixian and Zhao Zhen always call him "Uncle Zhao" every time he goes to court. Among the people, Zhao Weixian is even known as the Wise King!
When the Liu family was still alive, they frantically suppressed the Zhao family members. How miserable these clan members were. They were given out and distributed, and many of them had their families destroyed. Zhao Weixian was already extremely lucky, and he even made a fortune in the city of Quanzhou. The Minister of Shipping has all the financial power, but he is a little far away from the center of power in Bianjing!
Later, Zhao Weixian was really afraid that he would end up in Quanzhou, a land of southern barbarians. He relied on countless connections to get through Xia Song, a key position, and finally returned to Bianjing before Liu E's death. Zhao Zhen reused Zhao Weixian because he was one of his own. He was also the target of Liu E's attack back then. No matter how good his own people are, they are better than outsiders!
In this way, after Zhao Weixian returned to Bianjing, his status rose again and again. Except for Zhao Yunrang, who did not like to appear in public, he has now almost become the leading brother of the Zhao clan and the spokesperson of their power in the court.
This time something big happened in the south, and Zhao Weixian naturally appeared again!
After the two eldest brothers, the treatment of others is not so good! They all stood and expressed their opinions from time to time. If Zhao Zhen didn't rest, they wouldn't have a chance to rest either!
The first person under Xia Song was Fan Zhongyan, the tough guy of the dynasty.
Brother Fan has always been brave.
In the past, when Liu E was extremely powerful, he dared to bite Liu E's neck. After going to the northwest and eating sand for several years, he still stayed true to his original intention. He dared to confront Xia Song in the northwest. After returning, Xia Song became more powerful than Liu E. Overbearing, he still looks like he is not afraid of boiling water,
Some people are just for fame and fortune with selfish intentions, but Fan Zhongyan’s stubbornness has been recognized by people all over the world, and his life is not as good as those of you here.
No one is good, not for money or official position. Whether he is his friend or his political enemy, it is recognized that he is public-minded!
This is a very remarkable evaluation.
Next to Fan Zhongyan is Han Qi.
Brother Han is also a ruthless character, and like Fan Zhongyan, he is a wise minister with a reputation. However, everyone's evaluation of him is far less than that of Fan Zhongyan, because everyone can see that Han Qi is too utilitarian and is not inferior to Xia Song!
But this big brother's ability is indeed extraordinary, but there are a group of people above him who are stronger than him, blocking him from showing off his prominence!
Most of these eldest brothers were from the Western Army. Although they were comrades, the three of them were divided into three factions. Most people in the court knew that they had a bad relationship and had different political views, so Zhao Zhen boldly Let them entrust them with important tasks!
Others, such as Ouyang Xiu and others, are also present, but they are very cautious in their speech now. They are all people who have passed away. Their political careers are on the decline. No one can make the mistake of competing with a few big shots for the limelight.
This event really surprised everyone!
Although the South was in chaos and South Vietnam was restless, Nong Zhigao never turned against the court, which made South Vietnam half dead.
The imperial court was not indifferent, but it was forced by the previous situation and could not get away to help Guangyuan. Not only Guangyuan, but also Yongzhou was poisoned!
The south is poor, but it has been at peace for hundreds of years. It can still survive at least. But if the war breaks out again, who can stay out of it?
It is one thing to receive South Vietnam’s credentials first!
For many years, South Vietnam has been
The Song Dynasty made an illegal request and directly asked for the four states and various Mandong of the Nong people in Guangnan! The imperial court has never paid much attention to these poor and backward places. These own people are just like picking up things and want to throw them away at will!
South Vietnam, a small country with scabies, has been a vassal of the Central Plains Empire for thousands of years. It can only be a vassal and pay tribute. When will it be their turn to make demands, and it is an excessive demand for territory!
However, the Great Song Dynasty actually played a game of ambiguity and did not express its stance!
This is just like a beautiful girl. She was so evil that she even touched her body with wolf claws. The girl didn't stop her. This doesn't mean that she is ok. Come on as you like!
Didn't South Vietnam's subsequent actions fully demonstrate their ambitions, destroying Yongzhou and hundreds of thousands of people becoming victims?
Nong Zhigao has been defeated twice by the South Vietnamese. Although the first two times were small fights, the court chose to be patient in order to fear that the situation in the south would get out of control and turned a blind eye to the conflict between Nong Zhigao and the South Vietnamese. Unexpectedly, he He is actually still capable and has the energy to stir up a third time!
No one expected that Nong Zhigao would have enough energy to lead everyone into South Vietnam, and it is said that he even severely injured South Vietnam's vitality!
This is no ordinary ability!
This means that Nong Zhigao has the ability to fight against the Song Dynasty!
The fire burned so fast that for the third time, Nong Zhigao turned against Da Song!
Although the army officially sent south is already on the way and the battle with Nong Zhigao has not yet begun, Zhao Zhen feels that he has lost. As an emperor, he is not qualified! Raising so many soldiers and horses is not to deal with foreign enemies, but to use force on our own people!
The people present could be regarded as some of the most colorful figures in Chinese history. Just picking one of them would be enough to dazzle the entire history of the Song Dynasty. When several people saw that Zhao Zhen was silent, they stopped talking.
For a long time, Zhao Zhen complained to himself: "When Lian took over the government from the late emperor, you don't know how scared Lian was at that time. The Khitan in the north was looking at me, the Dangxiang in the west bullied me, and even Dali and Tubo From time to time, I have to go to Lian to feel my presence, but Lian can’t sleep at night, for fear of being regarded as the king of the country’s subjugation!”
"His Majesty!"
Xia Song endured the paralysis and stood up. Other officials followed Xia Song. Zhao Zhen was talking about his fault. They were ministers, how could they act like nothing was wrong? What they heard was that it was not Zhao Zhen who was talking about himself, but Zhao Zhen. You are slapping them and all the officials in the face!
"The responsibility of the country is not your Majesty's alone. We all eat the emperor's food and receive your favor. We cannot share your worries. It is we who deserve to die. Your Majesty must not shoulder all the responsibilities of the world!"
Zhao Zhen looked out of the hall with somewhat empty eyes, and said sadly: "Lian thinks he is not a cruel king, and he treats his servants and the common people with extreme restraint. He is afraid of hurting the people's will and harming the people's power so that the people will have no life. Lian thinks he has done his best to be benevolent and righteous." , but looking at what has happened in the country in recent years, we have never heard of anyone rebelling in central Fujian for thousands of years. The two brothers Lin Ju and Lin Yi raised the flag of rebellion. The thieves in Shu are so powerful that they have not been redressed for a long time. Thanks to Zhang Yongping's rebellion, Li Yuanhao did not rebel sooner or later. After we join forces to rebel, the Japanese invasion in the southeast is unprecedented, and even they dare to invade our borders. After a wave of unrest, the war in the south has also ignited!"
The more Zhao Zhen talked, the more heartbroken he became, and the tears couldn't stop flowing down. When Xia Song saw such a scene, he immediately knelt down, and all the officials knelt down, pressing their foreheads to the ground!
The worse Zhao Zhen said, the worse he scolded them, but there was no curse word here!
"Your Majesty controls the sea with a benevolent heart. However, his ministers have failed to do their best, causing resentment among the people. All the mistakes are due to the incompetence and virtue of your ministers, and have nothing to do with your Majesty. Since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, there has never been anyone so benevolent and virtuous. Your Majesty, Emperors Wen and Jing are no more comparable. Your Majesty is comparable to the sun and the moon, but we only have the light of a grain of rice. It is our sin to mislead you. If your majesty continues to take advantage of yourself, you will make us suffer for thousands of generations. revile!"
Flattery has always been Xia Song's strong point. At this time, Xia Song can still praise Zhao Zhen without leaving any trace, which really makes everyone here look at him with admiration!
"Xia Aiqing, you don't need to say anything. You all think about Lian's interests in everything. If Lian's country didn't have all of you, I'm afraid it would have changed hands long ago!"
This sentence
The expressions on everyone's faces changed, but no one dared to answer. Whoever answered would die!
Only Zhao Zhen could answer his own words: "Having you here is my blessing for the Song Dynasty. Think about the reign of the late emperor, where the evil spirits were rampant and the smoke was obstructing the atmosphere. The late emperor only thought about cultivating Taoism and becoming an immortal. The country has already reached this place." It’s full of diseases! It’s all up to you to turn the tide and support the building from collapse! Nong Zhigao Lian has heard a little bit about the situation between Nong people and Guangnan. It’s Lian’s negligence that allowed the people there to be so humiliated. It’s Lian’s fault!”
It is quite a remarkable thing for an emperor to admit his sins calmly. This magnanimity is extraordinary. Every sentence they say may be said casually, but it may be recorded forever in future generations. Whether they are praised or criticized, this has a profound impact on their lives, so the emperor Chrysostom's words are definitely not nonsense!
"You've been with Lian for a day, I guess you have something to say.
Say, uncle, why don't you say it first? "
Zhao Weixian stood up and saluted Zhao Zhen, bending his body slightly to show respect.
"The imperial court has sent troops to Yunnan and Guizhou. They were originally going to go to the border of Dali to prevent the civil strife in Dali from affecting our country. Now is the time to send them directly south, just in time to suppress the rebellion of the Nong people!"
The word "suppression" was spoken lightly in Zhao Weixian's mouth, but it deeply hurt Zhao Zhen's heart.
One moment he was blaming himself for the Nong people's rebellion, but the next moment he was sending troops to suppress him. Isn't this absurd?
Zhao Zhen was not very satisfied with Zhao Weixian's answer and did not embarrass him in public. He turned to Fan Zhongyan and asked, "How does Fan Aiqing think the South should end?"
Fan Zhongyan hesitated. He had a lot of things to say in his stomach, but it was not his turn to speak in terms of seniority.
"Guangyuan and the four prefectures in Guangnan have been our territory of the Song Dynasty since ancient times, and the native people are also united and cannot be abandoned at will. Of course, we need to send people to Guangnan to check the local situation and understand the thoughts of the native people there. According to my ministers You know, there was this rebellion when Nong Zhigao was conquering South Vietnam, and most of his men were said to be refugees from the Han family. Have the officials forgotten what happened in the Northern Han Dynasty?"
The word "Northern Han Dynasty" once again stung Zhao Zhen.
The Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty wore the royal robe, but the world was not united. The Southern Tang and Northern Han Dynasties were both in a state of separatism. Although these areas are also dominated by Han people, they do not recognize the Song regime. At that time, the court generally believed that as soon as the king of the Song Dynasty arrived in the Northern Han Dynasty and the Yanyun territory, the local Han people would welcome him with baskets of food and pots of juice, and the lost territory could be recovered overnight.
But what they didn't expect was that the people in these places would not surrender even if they fought with the Song people to the last drop of their blood, and they slapped the Song people in the face! The people of Song Dynasty thought that they had won the hearts of the people, but in the eyes of others, they could not avoid it. The people of Song Dynasty were completely living in their own illusions!
Why don't the Han people there consider themselves Song people? It's because the Khitan treated the Han people in Yanyun and the Northern Han Dynasty with more favorable conditions than the Song people! With lower taxes and more relaxed land policies, the people of Song Dynasty were all gone in no time!
By the same token, why Nong Zhigao rebelled and why so many people followed him? The reason behind this must be pondered deeply!
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The Han people rebelled against the Song Dynasty!
After hearing Xia Song's remarks, everyone immediately frowned.
The problem becomes more complicated!
If the Nong people rebelled purely, they would be a small wave in the ocean and could not rise to the sky. But if the Han people joined it, it would be different. The Han people were the foundation of the Song Dynasty. If they rebel against themselves, this building It was shaken!
If there are a few more ruthless people like Huang Chao, things will be even more difficult to deal with!
"The problem in Guangnan is complex, and it is a problem that no one has been able to solve for thousands of years. There are a large number of Hakkas who migrated south from the Central Plains, as well as the original native people, and many mixed residents. These people have mixed forces. No dynasty can completely straighten out the relationships here."
As the leader here and the prime minister of the imperial court, Xia Song is a pillar of the south sky. His words are about to act as a needle to calm the sea. After the big bosses have finished speaking, other people's opinions can be ignored. Naturally, he is asked to summarize it!
"Three feet of ice did not freeze in a day. It's just that the problems have accumulated and exploded in one day. Now that the domestic problems are being solved one by one, the imperial court can just take this opportunity to solve the problems in Guangnan!"
The boss is the boss. He has taken care of all the party matters. Why is he still afraid of Guangnan?
Everyone regarded the civil strife in Guangnan as a scourge, but only Xia Song thought it was an opportunity! This is the difference in the pattern of big guys!
Isn't it the best time for Nong Zhigao to jump out at this time? If we respond together when the party members are making trouble, that will be a big headache!
"It's the right time for Prince Zhao to send troops south. Yongzhou has fallen into the hands of thieves. This is an important place in Guangnan. We must take it back, otherwise we will no longer have the chance to control Guangnan. But Xiwen said it better, The Nong people are pulling the Han people to rebel, and we need to understand the reasons behind it! Prince Zhao has already sent troops south, and the court should choose a wise minister to sit in Guangnan and restore the majesty of the Celestial Dynasty and the people's support!"
Xia Song said something without stating his own point of view. He summarized the two people's attitudes and thoughts and said them together so that neither party would be offended!
But Ichiban seemed to say nothing, but was recognized by everyone!
Although everyone usually dislikes this person and regards him as the most powerful female official in the dynasty, Xia Song just doesn't think so herself. However, this is where Xia Song is so powerful! Give full play to your political attainments! What is the duty of the prime minister? It is to let his subordinates use their best skills and learn from their own strengths, instead of being the one who suppresses everyone. This is the skill!
After a day of meetings, Zhao Zhen's expression finally softened a little!
At the critical moment, it had to be Xia Song. Everyone in the world was scolding Xia Song, but he was the only one who knew how valuable Xia Song was!
How could the imperial court lack such people!
"Okay, Xia Qing will take full responsibility for the Guangnan matter. Remember, we must not let the alliance fail to the people of Guangnan again!"
Xia Song saluted and looked around. Everyone had a thousand things to say in their hearts, but since they didn't have the right to speak, they could only follow Xia Song out of the hall.
Xia Song blocked Zhao Weixian's path and asked calmly: "I don't know which famous general in the army Prince Zhao has sent to Guangnan to quell the rebellion this time!"
What a bullshit prince, this guy was not even a kid before, so he was transferred back to Bianjing thanks to his connections. I didn’t expect that he has climbed so fast in the past two years, and now he is on an equal footing with him!
The clan is not as good as a dog. This was the rule in the past, and it will continue to be the rule in the future. Is this kid a little forgetful?
Zhao Weixian didn't even return the favor and responded calmly: "This person is also from the Western Army!"
