Qiming 1158

Chapter 516
Although Zhang Jun can understand the coercion of the court, he does not intend to admit that such an approach is correct.

If the head of the Privy Council was a bit tough at that time, now the imperial court is almost like a white wolf with empty gloves, and it has obtained hundreds of thousands of troops and half of the land in the Central Plains for no reason.

Do you still need to be so embarrassed now?

Zhang Jun did not take into account the thoughts of the Guangfu Army and Su Yonglin and their subjective wishes at all, and directly brought the rhythm. Suddenly, there was an uproar among the ministers, and they asked several senior officials of the Privy Council for the reason.

Some people also asked Tang Situi and Shen Gai questions, making Da Song Zaifu very embarrassed, and they didn't know how to reply to this matter.

The ministers are also annoyed, and feel that the fat around their mouths is flying like that. Are you Zaisuke too incompetent?

Seeing that the Chaotang was about to become an interrogation hall, Zhao Gou, the real main responsible person, had no choice but to stand up and interrupt the rhythm storm.

"Cough, it's been a long time since this matter, so don't mention it again, Deyuan, you should talk about what to do now."

The emperor personally came out to fight, and Zhang Jun and the ministers had to give face, so they quieted down.

Zhang Jun sighed and said, "Originally, this matter was relatively easy to resolve. In the name of a monarch and minister, you can easily get in touch with the leader of the Liberation Army, negotiate with them, and give orders. It has become less easy.”

Zhang Jun is telling the truth.

Tang Situi and others thought so too, and so did Zhao Gou.

But can they admit that they were wrong?

So Tang Si retreated and stood up.

"In that situation, who could have predicted what will happen today? The Liberation Army had two civil strife in a row, and no one would see it as a sign of destruction. How could anyone think that the people at that time made mistakes because of the current situation? Duke Deyuan, you It would be a bit too much to say that.”

Zhang Jun was very angry, but he knew that this matter had nothing to do with Emperor Zhao Gou, and after thinking for a moment, he did not continue to ask questions to damage Zhao Gou's face.

"Let's not talk about this, let's talk about what to do! Your Majesty, according to the old minister's opinion, once it is confirmed that the Liberation Army has really defeated the Jin Army, we should immediately send someone to contact the leader of the Liberation Army and ask the top officials of the Liberation Army for the Song Dynasty. Let’s see if we can negotiate with them and recruit security.”

The ministers were in an uproar, and even Zhao Gou felt incredible, wondering if Zhang Jun had taken the wrong medicine.

If the Restoration Army wins and dominates the Central Plains, it would be a good idea not to compete with the Southern Song Dynasty, but still want to recruit security?

Chen Kangbo, who had been silent for a while, stood up at this time.

"Prince Deyuan, you just said that the imperial court did not help the Restoration Army when it was needed, but now it has to send people to the north to recruit security. No matter how you look at it, it is inappropriate. If you say this, is it a bit..."

"Excessive?"

Zhang Jun took a deep breath, shook his head, and said, "That's not what you said, you all know that the rebellion of the Liberation Army only lasted for two years. Maybe the civil unrest in Jin was serious, or maybe it was the help of the Liberation Army that they defeated the Jin Kingdom. .

However, defeating the Jin Kingdom does not mean that it can gain a foothold in the Central Plains. Historians say that it is easy to fight the country, but difficult to defend the country. In order to win the hearts of the Central Plains, the Jin Kingdom opened the imperial examinations and selected scholars, and all the systems were modeled after the Song Dynasty.

And although the Restoration Army is powerful, will they govern the country?Do they know how to run a country?Is it possible to turn over the grain and various taxes to keep them afloat when the land is taken down?Fighting the country is really not the same thing as governing the country. "

Zhang Jun's words awakened many officials, and also relieved some of the doubts and worries in Zhao Gou's heart.

Zhang Jun is really an iron-headed boy who sees things thoroughly. There are many things that other officials can't see or can't see through, but he can see it.

He raised a very important question.

Taking turf and dominating it are not the same thing.

Only an army can conquer a territory, but to rule a place requires not only the army to maintain law and order, but also administrative personnel to govern.

That is not something the army can do, it needs a regime to do it.

If the Restoration Army really defeated the Jin Army, it would definitely have a great reputation and become popular, and its leaders would definitely have a huge influence on the local area.

However, how long this influence can be maintained depends on whether the army of the Restoration Army can successfully transform into a regime.

So determining whether the Restoration Army defeated the Jin Army is the first step.

The second step is to observe whether the Restoration Army has the ability and ideas to rule, and whether they have transformed into a qualified regime.

Putting it in reality, it is to observe whether the Liberation Army has established relationships with local powerful landlords, scholar-bureaucrats and other families, and raised imperial examinations to stabilize their rule.

If not, it means that they have a shallow foundation, or they don't realize that their foundation is shallow, so it is not a fantasy to let the Liberation Army return to the Song Dynasty.

Because they don't understand governance at all and have no ability to govern, who else can they rely on if they don't rely on the Southern Song Dynasty?

If there is, it proves that there are experts in the Restoration Army, then consider what to do next.

But from Zhang Jun's own point of view, he feels that the first possibility is very high, and the second possibility is very small.

"Judging from the fact that two civil strife broke out in less than two years after the rebellion's uprising, the high-level officials of the Guangfu Army did not understand the art of governance at all, and they all relied on the leader's personal prestige and military merit to control the troops and horses. In the long run, all kinds of problems will arise.”

Zhang Jun said slowly: "So, Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that if you explain this matter to the high-level officials of the Liberation Army, and then use high officials and dignitaries as bait, there is a high possibility of reaching an agreement. By then, I will be able to get it without any effort. Isn't it beautiful to have hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and horses and generals who can conquer good battles?"

Not to mention, although the old guy Zhang Jun is stinky and tough, and doesn't like the taste of the emperor and the Lord and the faction, he still has a level of skill and can still speak.

After his remarks, he immediately gave the Southern Song civil and military officials, who were in a panic like headless flies, a clear view of the future.

Not only that, but through the perception of the future, the civil and military officials inexplicably found a sense of superiority.

The same is true for Zhao Gou. After Zhang Jun's guidance, he found that as long as he followed Zhang Jun's ideas, the problem seemed to be solved.

So he looked at Zhang Jun with a lot of thought in his heart.

Zhang Jun is able to do things and has courage, but he is too hard-headed and has a sense of ambition and talent, and it is difficult to control.

Tang Situi has the ability, the skill, and the loyalty to take the blame for the emperor. More importantly, he does not rashly advance, although he is indeed weaker.

If Tang Situi and Zhang Jun can be combined into one, remove all the rashness in Zhang Jun and the weakness in Tang Situi, and then combine the advantages of the two into one person, what a person this person should be. Excellent.

Then Zhao Gou can really try to be a hands-off shopkeeper, entrust the power to this person, and step back behind the scenes, isn't it beautiful?
It's a pity, it's a pity, the good things can't always be possessed at the same time, and the world is safe and secure.

Zhao Gou sighed incomparably.

After sighing, Zhao Gou nodded and praised Zhang Jun.

"Deyuan is worthy of being an old minister. He is thoughtful and prudent in his work. This method is very good. If you have no other opinions, this matter will be decided like this."

The emperor set the tone, obviously very satisfied with Zhang Jun's opinion, and everyone would not stand up against it in a bad way, it was purely to find himself unhappy.

So in a compliment, Zhang Jun's motion was passed, and it was handed over to Yousi for immediate execution.

Knowing how to deal with it, the ministers have a bottom line in their hearts, no longer worry, and wait quietly.

On the fourth day of April, detailed and reliable news of the northern war situation came back to Lin'an.

The Jin Army was really defeated, the Restoration Army really won, Wan Yanliang died in battle, the 50 army was wiped out, the Restoration Army won a complete victory, and the troops began to attack the territory occupied by the Jin Army in two groups.

A partial division took Nanjing Road and won a great victory. It had already captured Kaifeng, defeated the Jin army, killed important figures such as Kong Yanzhou, who was left behind in Nanjing, and occupied Nanjing Road.

The other main force has already headed north and launched an attack on Yanyun. It is said that the top officials of the Restoration Army want to capture the Central Capital, recover Yanyun, drive the Jinmen out of the Great Wall, and return to their hometown.

The big picture is set.

(End of this chapter)