Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Zhao Ning left, he turned around and asked Wang Huaiji to send a message to Mo Yu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, asking him to arrange an official position as a doctor in the Ministry of Rites for Sun Fu.

On June [-]th, Sun Fu finally came out of prison. He took the mission given to him by Zhao Ning and set off for the northwest.

Chapter 98 Zhao Kai Who Continues to Die?

Why did you arrange for Sun Fu to go on a mission to the party?

It's not because there are a lot of people in the Song Dynasty who are greedy for life and afraid of death.

Li Ruoshui, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, has a strong bone, but if something happens, it will be a pity that the party will be damaged.

So simply send Sun Fu to go.

The people on the eastern, central and western fronts have been arranged, and the people who are envoys to Xixia have also been arranged to go on the road.

Next, is food.

Continuously transport grain to Hebei and Hedong to provide logistical support for Zongze and Li Gang.

Zhao Ding is making arrangements for this, and he will report to Zhao Ning on a regular basis.

As for the candidates for the transfer envoy of Jingji Road after Shao Zeqing was cut, Zhao Ning has already found a candidate.

Li Guang.

Arrange directly.

The issue of food dispatch on Gyeonggi Road was left to Li Guang.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is already June [-]th, and the food in Bianjing City is increasing day by day.

The new policy of equal land renting is also being pushed forward in an orderly manner.

The reason why this new policy has not aroused the vigilance of officials and dignitaries is that all the land leased out to the landless belong to the royal property.

That is, the house was confiscated before.

In the eyes of the bureaucrats, this is just a way that the Zhao family came up with in order to manage their own land.

They haven't thought about "land reform" yet. After all, no one could have imagined that Zhao Ning's real purpose was to set off an unprecedented land revolution in the Song Dynasty.

In this way, it also reduced a lot of unnecessary resistance for Chen Dong.

In just seven days, [-] mu of land had been rented out.

This speed is absolutely... a real man!

1000 acres are rented out every day, 5 acres per person, and 200 people are absorbed.

This seems very simple, but in fact, it is a long process from household registration, to identity assessment, to contract signing, and signature.

People are needed to execute.

Chen Dong does a great job at this level of meticulous execution.

These things initially went well, and the Department of Agricultural Affairs began to vigorously expand.

The personnel don't have to worry at all, there are a lot of passionate young people in the Taixue waiting to be fed, waiting to serve the country.

This is true, the imperial schools of the Song Dynasty were not all corrupt Confucians like those in the Ming Dynasty.

It can be said that Confucianism had not yet begun to decay during the Northern Song Dynasty.

Sima Guang is a special case.

The real corruption of Confucianism came after the Ming Dynasty implemented Zhu Cheng's Confucianism.

According to Zhao Ning's expected progress, all 70 mu of land will be rented out in October this year.

The 70 mu of land is basically distributed on Jingji Road.

After doing it like this, the governments of the state capitals on these roads have to cooperate, which can be regarded as going through the whole process.

The problems that should be exposed will be exposed.

On the evening of June [-], Zhao Gou was drinking in the palace with Wang Boyan, who had come to Beijing to report on his duties.

"His Royal Highness will definitely be rewarded by the officials when he returns to Beijing this time."

"The government does reward me." Zhao Gou said casually.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but after not seeing him for a while, Wang Boyan noticed that there seemed to be some changes in Zhao Gou's whole person.

From the panicked young man in Daming Mansion, he became a little deeper.

Zhao Gou in front of him, with a calm expression and a steady tone, seems to have matured a bit.

It seems that this young man has experienced some changes in the past two years.

"His Highness seems to have something on his mind?"

"It's nothing."

"Is Your Highness thinking about Zong Ze?"

Zhao Gou was slightly surprised, and said, "How do you know?"

"This time, His Highness opened the Marshal's Mansion in the Daming Mansion and appointed Zongze as the Deputy Marshal. After the matter was completed, when Zongze arrived in the capital, the officials led important officials out of the city to greet him, but His Highness was called into the palace by the officials. For any reason, if you let go of the military power and change to anyone, you will..."

Wang Boyan didn't finish the rest of the sentence, since the rest of the speech is forbidden, so you can't talk nonsense.

Zhao Gou pretended not to understand: "What do you mean?"

"The meaning of the lower official is that the rewards and punishments of the officials are not clear. Zong Ze is now in power, and His Highness is at home. Anyone with a discerning eye will feel wronged for His Highness."

"The official's sage made a decision, so don't talk nonsense." Zhao Gou's tone was a little cold.

Wang Boyan immediately said: "The official made a slip of the tongue for a while, Your Highness forgives me."

Zhao Gou sighed and said, "This king just thinks it's boring to be at home."

"Your Highness, don't worry. Zongze is old and the military is busy on the northern front. His body will soon be unable to support him. When the time comes, the Chinese army will lack generals, and the officials will still rely on His Highness."

Zhao Gou didn't say much.

From here, it can be seen that Zhao Gou has indeed grown up, at least the city has become a little deeper.

At this time, the people outside suddenly said: "Your Highness, King Yun is waiting outside."

"King Yun? Why is he here again?"

Wang Boyan said: "Your Highness, do I need to avoid the officer?"

"You avoid it first."

Yun Wang Zhao Kai got off the carriage.

Zhao Gou said politely, "Third Brother, please come inside."

"Jiu Geer, a few days ago, someone sent some Longjing from Hangzhou, and someone sent some silk from Chengdu, and some for you."

In the Song Dynasty, the tax was the highest in the southeast, the tea was also famous, and the Shu embroidery in central Sichuan was the most famous.

"Thank you third brother, you won't get paid for nothing, how dare you bother third brother."

"Hey, you're out of your league when you say that."

"Third brother, please, I have prepared the food and wine."

The two drink together.

Zhao Kai suddenly said with emotion: "In the blink of an eye, our old nine has become a hero who has commanded thousands of troops."

Zhao Gou hurriedly said modestly: "Don't dare to be, don't be."

"Ninth brother, don't be humble. Now that you are in the clan, your reputation has soared, and everyone is full of praise for you."

"It's all about worrying about the officials."

"Hey, Brother Nine, I'm reminded of what happened when we were young at my father's place. Time flies, things are different!"

Zhao Gou thought, stop talking nonsense, what happened when you were a child?

When you were young, your father only doted on your third prince. Did he look at the other princes?

Zhao Gou doesn't have much affection for Zhao Ji.

Zhao Gou was an unremarkable one among the many princes. It can be said that before the Jin army went south, he was unknown to the public. He was his Kang Wang quietly and would never see Zhao Ji twice a year.

On the contrary, Zhao Kai, who has a great literary talent, once participated in the imperial examination privately and won the first prize.

Among the many princes, Zhao Ji likes Zhao Kai the most.

Before Zhao Ji abdicated, the Imperial City Division was in charge of Zhao Kai.

Moreover, Zhao Ji had repeatedly wanted to abolish Zhao Huan and establish Zhao Kai.

If it wasn't for the Jin army going south and disrupting the rhythm, Zhao Huan might really have been abolished.

"Jiu Geer, do you know about King Pu hanging himself?"

"I heard."

"Then do you know why King Pu hanged himself?"

"Why?"

"He was forced to die!" Zhao Kai said solemnly, "Recently, that Gao Qiu is still investigating other clan princes, Taizong's direct line, and was murdered by such treacherous people. face!"

He continued: "Ninth brother, you are the highest status among the clan princes now, you don't want to ignore death, if this continues, the imperial majesty will be demolished, I will wait a hundred years later, how can I have the face to meet Taizu Taizong!"

Chapter 99 Is that King Yun's death? Is that sending money to me?

Zhao Gou's expression was slightly calm, but he was more or less complacent.

After being praised so much, the young man was inevitably a little flustered, but he didn't show it.

Seeing Zhao Gou's expression was indifferent, Zhao Kai continued: "Ninth brother, the situation in the court is chaotic now. There are some things that I don't feel comfortable talking about. I'm just here to pass on a message. Don't worry about it, even if it's not convenient for you to come forward. , I believe everyone will not feel resentment against you."

Zhao Kai is also a scheming person, he knows how to make progress by retreating, he continued: "The reason why I want you to come forward is entirely out of the face of the old Zhao family. In front of the people of the world, we have lost the face of our old Zhao family."

"The officials are forced to be helpless. There are some things that he can't say, and he is not willing. For example, about King Pu, the officials probably know one or two of them. For the sake of the overall situation, they also swallow their anger, so someone needs to go Help him share his worries, brother Jiu, you are the most suitable person."

Zhao Gou heard these words again, and his heart was not as repulsive as before.

This is heart attack.

Zhao Gou said: "Third brother, I will talk to the officials about this matter. If I can do my best, I will not sit idly by."

Zhao Kai said: "Ninth brother, I feel ashamed of your profound understanding of righteousness. I have been introspecting some things recently. If the Jin army goes south again, the prince needs to talk about it in person. I should do the same as you, ninth brother. , stand up bravely.”

When Zhao Gou was said in this way, he became even more erratic.

You finally know how cowardly you were in the past, and how brave I am.

There is a thorn in Zhao Gou's heart, and this thorn was planted when he was in Daming Mansion.

Zhao Gou was definitely a brave person before, but since he opened the Marshal's Mansion in the Daming Mansion, his behavior has run counter to the past, which has caused strong conflicts in his heart.

After returning to Tokyo, he was very eager for others to praise him for his bravery, so as to numb and cover up his behavior in Damingfu.

Zhao Kai's remarks at this time undoubtedly hit his heart directly.

As for what Zhao Kai said, if Zhao Ning heard it, Zhao Ning would not even believe a single punctuation mark.

The two chatted for a while, Zhao Kai stood up and said, "Ninth brother, I won't bother you anymore, I will come to visit you some other day."

Zhao Gou sent Zhao Kai out.

Wang Boyan came out.

"Yan Jun (Wang Boyan's word), the clan has been investigated recently, King Pu died, and King Yun wants me to go to the official's house to speak for the clan, what do you think of this matter?"

Wang Boyan thought for a while and said, "What is the official's attitude towards the clan?"

"I don't know, King Pu died and hanged himself."

Wang Boyan said: "The clan is Taizong's bloodline, which is related to the majesty of the royal family. The officials will not rashly damage the matter of King Pu. The officials will see that there are other secrets. The officials also have difficulties. If His Highness can help you in this matter Officials can not only win the hearts of the clan, but also gain further trust from the officials."

"In this way, it will be beneficial for His Highness to return to the military administration and replace Zongze."

Zhao Gou nodded involuntarily.

Before dark, Gao Qiu went to the palace.

At this time, Zhao Ning was discussing with Zhao Ding and Mei Zhili the issue of the latest tax payment.