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During the reign of emperor Zong of the Southern Song Dynasty, Shi Miyuan was a treacherous minister. His nephew, Shi Songzhi, had been promoted by him at the beginning, but to be fair, Shi Songzhi was really capable.

Xiangyang City was first attacked by the Jin State and then by the Mongolian cavalry. But in the end, they all ended in failure. The most fundamental thing is that Shi Songzhi garrisoned troops here and turned Xiangyang City, which was originally weak in defense, into a place full of troops and food.

After Duanping failed to enter Luoyang, Zhao Kui and his brother Zhao fan, the commander of the north, arrived in Xiangyang all the way under the protection of Xin Youxuan, the young leader of the Huangshan school, and Hong Yin, the wise master.

In this way, in addition to Shi Songzhi's men and horses, Xiangyang also had soldiers and horses prepared to recover the north.

Although it is incomplete, it is still an elite army after recovery.

After clearing up Hao Jing, the rebellious envoy to the south, Kublai Khan appointed Yao Shu to take charge of the north and asked general Boyan to assist him.

Of course, there are deep-seated considerations in doing so.

Since Hao Jing, the last envoy to the south, Kublai has been wary of scholars from the Song Dynasty.

I think it was very dangerous last time.

At that time, Kublai Khan was busy with the affairs of khantin. Once his home was occupied by Hao jingduan, the South envoy, the consequences would be quite serious.

It was in consideration of this that general Boyan and Yao Shu stayed in the north to help them in name, but in fact, they also had the meaning of surveillance.

Yao Shu is a wise man. This song by Kublai Khan may not be unexpected to him.

It's supposed to be that he pretended he didn't know ..。

At the beginning, when he went to Kublai Khan, he was still the fourth Prince of Khan. In order to deal with the pressure from Khan, he had an attitude towards the people who came to him. But now, Kublai Khan has eliminated all his political enemies and successfully ascended the throne of Khan.

As the Lord of the Empire, he must play with some imperial power when necessary.

Hao Jing is very generous.

I didn't care about that in my heart.

Since general Boyan took charge of the north, the production in the North has been greatly restored.

Many of the abandoned cities have been rebuilt.

With these as the basis, Yao Shu and general Boyan organized an army mainly composed of Song people.

Under the strict training of general Boyan, the combat effectiveness has been greatly improved.

Before they came to take charge of the military and political affairs in the north, Kublai Khan once told them that the primary task of taking charge here was to consolidate the existing territory of khantin. Before they completely solved the problems with Lin khantin, general Yao Shu and general Boyan could not launch a large-scale attack on the south.

But with Kublai Khan, Boyan was used to fighting in the north and south. Fiercely let him idle down, there is no war to fight, but he has to be a little impatient.

Think about it. Big battles can't be fought. There should be no problem playing small raids.

This does not violate Kublai Khan's explanation.

General Boyan took his own guards and harassed the place controlled by the Song Dynasty.

It's Xiangyang, the territory controlled by Shi Songzhi, that I often go to.

Before that, when Hao Jing was appointed as an envoy to the south, he was basically at peace with the Song Dynasty. He put his main energy on consolidating his power.

Although the number of guards led by general Boyan is small, the combat effectiveness is very fierce, which can not be easily recognized.

If not, he might be eaten by his guards.

Shi Song's capital personally led the army to attack.

However, he did not dare to catch up with the guard led by general Boyan, fearing that it was general Boyan's trick to lure the enemy.

What cavalry is good at most is in the field, sports operations. Under Shi Song's command, as long as it was mainly infantry, supplemented by cavalry.

With his current military strength, unless Kublai Khan led the main force of the Khanate to go out, otherwise, there is no problem for Shi Songzhi to keep Xiangyang City.

If it's too far out of Xiangyang City, Shi Songzhi is not sure about the campaign against Mongolian cavalry.

For him, in the face of the powerful Han court in the north, it would be a great credit to be able to defend Xiangyang and prevent the northern army from going south.

Shi Songzhi did not plan to attack the north.

Duanping's entry into Luoyang lost a lot of Song Dynasty's strength, which is a good lesson.

How big the bowl is and how much rice is better.

General Boyan's harassment of the border area was also good for Shi Songzhi.

Taking this opportunity, he played to the imperial court to expand the attack of general Boyan and ask for more food. If the imperial court did not increase the grain and pay of the army in Xiangyang, Xiangyang might not be protected.

Whether Xiangyang can be kept or not is a matter of life and death in the great song dynasty.Seeing this memorial, Emperor LiZong of the Song Dynasty naturally attached great importance to it.

No matter how fatuous you are, you don't want to be a king of subjugation.

Emperor LiZong immediately summoned the prime ministers Jia Sidao, Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu and Zhang Yihong to ask them their views on this matter.

After the memorial was sent to Lin'an, the first thing I saw was Prime Minister Jia Sidao.

Apart from him, the other ministers who came here have different views on this matter.

Shi Songzhi is Shi Miyuan's nephew, and the prime minister Jia Sidao's status today is inseparable from Shi Miyuan's support.

In the early days when he became the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, Jia Sidao always regarded himself as the successor of Shi Miyuan.

From the ningzong Dynasty to the early LiZong Dynasty, Shi Miyuan was the prime minister. After two dynasties, it can be said that his followers were all over the world.

As his successor, Prime Minister Jia Sidao can take Shi Miyuan's former followers back to his own door and serve him.

Don't mention it. He's still using it right.

Since the death of Shi Miyuan, Qingliu of the great song dynasty thought that he had a bright future, so he wrote memorials one after another to impeach his followers.

These minions are in constant panic.

I was worried that emperor LiZong would allow the Qing Liu's opinions in the imperial court to clear up these Shi Miyuan's minions. Fortunately, at this time, Shi Miyuan appeared, and these former followers of Shi Miyuan had the backbone again.

For their own vested interests, they all vowed to be loyal to the newly appointed Prime Minister Jia Sidao.

After many people came to power, it took a long time to cultivate a group of loyal confidants. Jia Sidao was very good and picked up a ready-made one.

This guy is bad or bad, but he is a blessed man.

Slowly, the power of the prime minister Jia Sidao is far more powerful than his former master, Shi MI.

This is enough to make him proud.

In the view of prime minister Jia Sidao, among the local generals, Shi Songzhi, who is in charge of Xiangyang, is really trustworthy.

What bothers him is that Shi Songzhi, who is in charge of Xiangyang, can't keep up with himself in many major policies.

For example, in dealing with Lin Hanting's policies, Shi Songzhi was often unable to keep pace with himself.

He hoped to discuss peace with Lin Khan, so as to seek peace. However, Shi Songzhi advocated the establishment of a strong army to defend against the attack of Khan ting.

Before emperor LiZong called him, he was in a dilemma.

If he agreed to Shi Songzhi's request, there was no doubt that Shi Songzhi would take the increased grain and pay to recruit troops and increase his strength.

Duanping's remnant soldiers have become a powerful force under Shi Song's command. Next, if Shi Song's army is allowed to expand, it will easily lead to the situation that the tail will not fall.

However, if he openly expressed his opposition to the increase of food and salaries for Shi Songzhi in front of emperor LiZong, Shi Songzhi would be upset when he knew about it.

If you offend this person, you are pushing your power in the military to the other side.

It seems that I can't express this state.

Zhang Yihong, the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, was the confidant of the prime minister Jia Sidao in the court. Seeing that he was the highest official here, he stood up and saluted emperor LiZong, saying that he had something to say.

"Well, Zhang Aiqing, you can talk about it first." Emperor LiZong nodded and said.

As for the origin between the prime minister Jia Sidao and Shi Songzhi, who is in charge of Xiangyang, Zhang Yihong, the Minister of the Ministry of household, thinks that this is the prime minister Jia Sidao, and the person involved is Shi Songzhi. He is worried that he will be criticized by Wen Tianxiang, the minister of the Ministry of punishment, who is standing aside. In order to please the prime minister Jia Sidao, he told emperor LiZong and others that he is very familiar now The imperial court's grain and rates increased by 30%. There is no problem for Zhang Yihong, the Minister of the Ministry of household, to increase the grain and rates.

Having said this, he also gave the prime minister Jia Sidao a smile.

This meaning is very obvious. Let's see, at the critical moment, I still have to rely on Zhang Yihong to speak for Jia Sidao.

At the beginning, you strongly recommended me to be the Secretary of the Department of accounts. It's absolutely right .。

However, he knew that he was against the will of prime minister Jia Sidao by doing so today.

At this time, the prime minister Jia Sidao was really angry and anxious. Xin said, Zhang Yihong, you are so stupid. You usually understand my mind. What's the matter today.

I'm so angry.

After listening to Zhang Yihong, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, Emperor LiZong immediately said that this was wrong.

Not long ago, he wanted to repair the palace of the harem and asked the Ministry to allocate money. But Zhang Yihong, the Minister of the Ministry, said that the Ministry had no money to allocate now. Why did he say that he had money now.

"Yes, I did say that at that time." Zhang Yihong, Secretary of the Ministry of accounts, replied.

After answering, he stressed again that if emperor LiZong asked the Secretary of the Ministry of household to allocate money for the renovation of the palace at this time, he would still reply that emperor LiZong did not have money at present.The so-called "Hubu" is to increase the grain and pay for Shi Songzhi in Xiangyang, so the Hubu has money, but there is no money to allocate when repairing the palace. This is exactly what Zhang Yihong, the Minister of Hubu, said in order to please the prime minister Jia Sidao.

In recent years, due to the continuous war and the increase of tax revenue, the Song Dynasty has been unable to make ends meet. To tell you the truth, there is not much money in the Treasury.

Of course, Jia Sidao, as the prime minister, knows all about this.

Otherwise, when Emperor LiZong wanted to repair the palace, Jia Sidao, the prime minister who always liked emperor LiZong, would not let Zhang Yihong, the Minister of the Ministry of household, refuse the request of emperor LiZong.

After listening to Zhang Yihong's generous speech, Emperor LiZong was not angry, but very happy, saying that Zhang Yihong was a loyal minister. And Zhang Yihong, the Secretary of the household department, is very proud of his skill.

He felt that he not only flattered Prime Minister Jia Sidao, but also left a good impression on emperor LiZong.

Kill two birds with one stone.

But he knew that this was not the result that Prime Minister Jia Sidao wanted.

Zhang Yihong, the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, is the loyal running dog of Jia Sidao, the prime minister, which is well known by both the government and the public. In a hurry, Prime Minister Jia Sidao was quick in his wits. Above the court, as long as it was his own opinion, Lord Wen Tianxiang always opposed it.

At this time, why don't you take advantage of Wen Tianxiang's psychology, maybe things will turn for the better.

Thinking of this, he told emperor LiZong that the Minister of punishment, Mr. Wen Tianxiang, has always been very insightful. It's better to let Mr. Wen Tianxiang, the Minister of punishment, talk about his opinions.

He said this, not short LiZong emperor was very surprised, Minister of the Ministry of punishment Wen Tianxiang adults even more so.

In the past, on the court, the prime minister Jia Sidao was eager for the Minister of punishment Wen Tianxiang not to speak. Even when the Minister Wen Tianxiang wanted to say his opinion to Emperor LiZong, the prime minister Jia Sidao would try his best to stop him from saying it.

Today, the sun is coming out from the West.

It's kind of incredible.

Emperor LiZong has always listened to the prime minister Jia Sidao's words. When he heard that, he said that it would be better to let the Minister of punishment, Lord Wen Tianxiang, talk about it first.

As an emperor, he attaches great importance to his opinions.

Lord Wen Tianxiang will do harm for a while. I really don't know what the prime minister Jia Sidao's intention is. But he was an important minister. In the face of emperor LiZong, he would never hide his personal affairs.

To put it in a more popular way, what you think in your heart is what the Minister of punishment, Mr. Wen Tianxiang, will say.

In his view, at present, no matter Shi Songzhi in Xiangyang or Li Tingzhi in the front line of Lianghuai, as far as he knows, there are basically no major wars.

In this case, there is no need to increase the grain and pay from the imperial court.

On the contrary, there is no need to do so in a short time. On the contrary, we should slightly reduce the grain rates in Lianghuai and Xiangyang.

The balance can be used for other purposes of the court.

After a series of wars, the life of the common people was too hard. Only by giving the common people some benefits and recuperating for a while can the national strength of the Song Dynasty be restored.

After all, the contest with the North ultimately depended on the comprehensive strength of the Song Dynasty.