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Chapter 976 Qian Xie: The Emperor Has Me in His Heart

Since ancient times, any incompetent ruler will inevitably make many stupid decisions.

For example, Emperor Yang of Sui once ordered people to hang silk on the branches of trees in the capital of Sui to demonstrate the power of the Sui Dynasty in front of envoys from the Western Regions.

This action, which was intended to show off one's face, ended up exposing one's butt - at that time, a merchant from the Western Regions said it best: the branches are covered with brocade, but people have no warm clothes!
For example, in order to celebrate her birthday, Empress Dowager Cixi in the late Qing Dynasty directly misappropriated naval funds to build a garden for herself. In the end, she was defeated in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, and the last fig leaf of the central dynasty was directly torn off, and the last united front value of the Qing Dynasty in front of the powers was ruined. Originally, Dai Ying wanted to support the Qing Dynasty to fight against Tsarist Russia.

The result of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 was a disgrace.

This made Daiying completely lose confidence in the Qing Dynasty and instead support Japan to fight against Tsarist Russia.

As a result, the Qing Dynasty no longer had the qualifications to be pawns or Teletubbies.

Not only did it lead to its own destruction, but it also caused the ancient empire that had dominated East Asia for thousands of years to fall to the bottom and face the crisis of national extinction.

but……

Only a tyrant would do such a thing?

wrong!

Throughout the dynasties, there have been countless people who whitewashed the situation and created the illusion of prosperity.

The incompetent rulers just made their operations distorted!

At the beginning, when the Han Dynasty was first established, the country was exhausted and everything needed to be rebuilt.

The first thing the newly born Han Dynasty did was to build the magnificent Weiyang Palace.

When Xiao He was in charge of the construction of the Weiyang Palace, he pointed out the key point very clearly - without magnificence, there would be no authority!
For feudal society and dynasties based on small peasant economy.

He wanted to rule the world and make all the heroes and local tyrants in the prefectures and counties submit to the central government and become obedient citizens.

The central dynasty must build wonders!

A spectacle beyond the imagination of local heroes and powerful people!

It allows them to intuitively see the prosperity of the dynasty and the strength of the national power.

In the Qin and Han dynasties it was palaces, and in the Sui and Tang dynasties it was military power.

As for the Song Dynasty?

Everyone knows that the Song Dynasty has neither the palaces of the Qin and Han Dynasties (either materially or spiritually) nor the military might!

At least, not in the past hundred years!

The soldiers led by Guo Miaoshan and Zhang Hai revolted and traversed most of the Song Dynasty for more than ten years, defeating countless government troops.

In the end, they had no choice but to mobilize the Western Army to suppress it!
Moreover, its influence continues to this day.

Wang Ze of Beizhou was just a small low-ranking military officer, but he took advantage of the influence of the White Lotus Sect and launched a rebellion that was so severe that the imperial court had no choice but to send a prime minister to suppress it.

so……

How to do it?

The Zhao officials came up with some creative ways to be close to the people.

The Jinmingchi Competition and the Lantern Festival in March every year became an alternative way for Zhao officials to "boost their power".

Tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands or even millions of scholars, civilians, officials and businessmen all expressed their unanimous support.

Come to the heroes of all quarters and the world to declare that the virtue of the Zhao family has not declined.

Cooperate with the literati in propaganda and praise.

As a result, they successfully whitewashed the situation and suppressed the unrest among local heroes and powerful people.

It really makes them regard the Zhao officials as the holy emperor and the king and father.

For example, the Zhen Temple and the Ren Temple declared war on foreign countries and were defeated every time.

But it does not affect their image of "benevolence and saint" in the hearts of soldiers and civilians in the world.

The Ren Temple, in particular, has been described by public opinion as a "benevolent official" and a "model of a wise ruler" who loves his people like his own children.

In fact, others may not know the background of these two ancestors, but Zhao Xu knows it?

In his previous life, Zhao Xu was already an expert at acting and pretending to be close to and love the people.

After ten years of development, it has absorbed the strengths of ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad.

The objects of his study included not only the emperors of the next thousand years, but also the three generations of suns on the peninsula, the old immortal of India, and the Emperor of Ten Thousand Taxes in Lighthouse.

Therefore, Zhao Xu never fights alone!
At this moment, looking at the various sceneries in the Jinming Lake in front of him, Zhao Xu's mind flashed with the images of the objects he had studied.

"Prefect Qian..." Zhao Xu pondered, "This year's Jinming Lake competition is a grand ceremony for me to enjoy myself with my subjects and celebrate with heroes from all over the world!"

"The prefect must raise this matter to a level that concerns the safety of the country and the prosperity and decline of the world!"

"You should do your best to help me achieve success!"

There is a reason why the Zhao officials chose March as the month for the annual Jinming Lake bidding event.

March is right around the time of the imperial examination.

At that time, tens of thousands of scholars and merchants from all over the world's military states would gather in Bianliang.

These people came from counties, towns, and villages in the military states of the Song Dynasty.

There are talented people who study hard, there are also children of merchants and landlords, there are also children of officials, and even children of salt smugglers and powerful families, as long as possible, they will try to sneak into the imperial examinations to see if they can get a name!
Therefore, the target of the competition at Jinming Lake is the Weiyang Palace and Mingguang Armor of the Song Dynasty.

Whenever there is a competition in Jinming Lake, more than 100,000 or even more spectators cheer in unison in the Jinming Lake.

When Emperor Zhao appeared on the imperial viewing platform of Jinming Lake, tens of thousands of people shouted "Long live Emperor Zhao" in unison.

In such an atmosphere, scholars from all over the country naturally knew that the Zhao family had not lost the hearts of the people and the virtue of Song had not declined.

Even if Huang Chao and Zhang Jue are among them, they have to think carefully about the consequences of going against Emperor Zhao!

Then think about the benefits you can get from cooperating with Emperor Zhao.

Even those who wanted to rebel no longer had the confidence.

I can only go back and prepare for the next imperial examination.

Therefore, during the Song Dynasty, peasant uprisings were always small in scale and were usually suppressed quickly.

Because they don’t get support.

Only a riot by soldiers or a rebellion instigated by religion can create momentum.

But these uprisings are like duckweed without roots and water without a source, destined to be only a temporary sensation.

The rule of Emperor Zhao can be said to be foolproof!
In fact, if it weren’t for the later invasion of the Jin soldiers.

Believe it or not, even that bastard Zhao Ji can continue to brag about his wealth and prosperity.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xu's eyes became determined.

He looked at Qian Xie in front of him and said seriously, "Prefect Qian, do you understand?"

Qian Xie bowed his head and said, "I will follow your teachings!"

Zhao Xu hummed, "After the weather clears up in two days, I will ask Shen Kuo and Su Xianggong to participate in the preparations for the Jinming Lake bid this year!"

Zhao Xu knew very well that celebration activities were actually activities that required technology.

Only scientific coordination and organization can prevent catastrophic accidents from happening during large-scale celebrations.

For example, trampling.

Qian Xie raised his head and looked at Zhao Xu.

Thanks to the scientific exercise, adequate nutrition intake and rest over the past three years, Zhao Xu's physical development is far better than in his previous life.

Now he is nearly five feet tall, almost catching up with Qian Xie.

Qian Xie asked quietly, "Does the emperor want to celebrate this year?"

"kindness!"

"I want to gather 200,000 soldiers and civilians here to celebrate the success of the Yuanyou New Deal with me!"

Modern anglers, after catching a big fish, will take it around the community and tell everyone they meet: 15 pounds and 30 grams, just caught.

What’s more, Zhao Xu is an emperor?
For the emperor, publicizing his political achievements is always the top priority.

After all, if he didn’t publicize it, how would people in the world know about his great achievements and his civil and military accomplishments?

Qian Xie was stunned.

"Two hundred thousand soldiers and civilians celebrate the Yuanyou New Deal together!?" He took a deep breath.

Last year, the Jinmingchi competition attracted no more than 100,000 spectators.

Most of the time, it’s only around 100,000.

It’s not that there aren’t so many people - in fact, every time there is a competition at Jinming Lake, the number of people watching outside Jinming Lake is often twice that of the spectators inside Jinming Lake.

It is really due to limited conditions and technology.

Not to mention anything else, with these 200,000 people pouring into Jinming Lake, how do we arrange and allocate their positions?

How to control the viewing order of these people?

They are all big problems!
Qian Xie felt that his hair was about to fall out again. Zhao Xu saw Qian Xie's expression and joked, "How come my Thunderbolt Hand is also afraid sometimes?"

'Thunder Hand' is Qian Xie's current nickname.

The person who gave him this nickname was the bearded Su Shi.

This nickname was just spread back to Bian Jing from Dengzhou this month.

The origin of this nickname is——

Starting from December last year, heavy snow fell in Bianliang, and the court began to clear the prisons.

The person in charge of Kaifeng Prefecture was Qian Xie.

After receiving the order, Qian Xie began the intensive interrogation.

And in the process, he demonstrated extremely high criminal interrogation skills.

Once, a case in Kaifeng Prefecture that had been pending for several years but had not been solved was solved in just one day.

Both the plaintiff and the defendant were asked to express their obedience to the verdict in court.

So, the court officials praised him one after another.

When the news of these events reached Dengzhou, the bearded man laughed and said to his attendants: Qian Mu's father is truly a thunderbolt master!

Thanks to Su Shi's fame, Qian Xie's nickname became a household name as soon as it reached Bian Jing.

It is said that many people now start to call Qian Xie "Qian Pili".

But Zhao Xu felt something was a little weird.

Thunderbolt Hand? Is Cheng Kun based on Qian Xie?
Not like ah!
Could it be that Qian Xie had a student named Xie Xun?
But this did not prevent Zhao Xu from using it to tease Qian Xie.

Qian Xie's face turned red when he heard this, and he subconsciously said, "How dare I accept the title of 'Thunderbolt Hand'?"

"I am nothing but a calabash in front of your majesty!"

Zhao Xu smiled immediately.

Gourd hoof is a type of horseshoe currently used by the public to pull horses. It is named after its gourd-like shape.

Because it is a civilian horseshoe, the quality is just so-so and barely usable.

So, Qian Xie's words were a double entendre.

It is both a show of modesty and a show of loyalty.

"You are indeed a wonderful person!" Zhao Xu nodded: "No wonder you were praised by Su Dengzhou (Su Shi)!"

"Speaking of which..."

"Mr. Zhang is also a good friend of Su Dengzhou, and he is also a wonderful person!"

At this point, Zhao Xu asked, "I wonder if Lord Qian and Lord Zhang have any old acquaintance?"

Qian Xie shook his head and said blankly: "I am not familiar with Mr. Zhang..."

This is the truth!

Zhao Xu hummed and said, "When you return from mourning, I will personally introduce you to your acquaintance... In the future, we can serve in the same palace and look after each other!"

Qian Xie listened with his mouth wide open, so shocked that he couldn't speak.

In his heart, he couldn't help but say, "People say that Zhang Zihou has a deep favor from the emperor... I didn't expect it to be this deep!"

Qian Xie knew that what the Zhao officials hated most was factions among their ministers.

In every dynasty, the emperors tried every possible way to trip up their ministers, set traps for them, and sow discord among them, wishing that the ministers in the capital would fight with each other every day.

But... when it comes to Zhang Dun, the style suddenly changes.

The current emperor even said that he wanted to introduce Qian Xie to be close to Zhang Dun.

Emperor Zhao took the initiative to create conditions for his ministers to form a party!
Hey!
What virtue and ability does Zhang Zihou have!

Qian Xie's heart was filled with sorrow!

Seeing Qian Xie's expression, Zhao Xu thought to himself, "You should thank me!"

"If it weren't for me...you would have been struck by ghosts two or three times in the future!"

In Zhao Xu's previous life, during the Yuanyou era, New Party leaders such as Zhang Dun and Lu Huiqing were demoted one after another.

It wouldn't matter if they were demoted, the old party would still humiliate them in the imperial edict of reprimand and demotion.

The person who wrote the imperial edict to criticize and demote Lu Huiqing was Su Da Huzi.

The bearded man's words, "Lu Huiqing has limited talent and a narrow mind..." made Lu Huiqing jealous for his entire life and he refused to forgive him until his death.

The person who wrote the imperial edict to reprimand Zhang Dun was Qian Xie, the father of Qian Mu, who was before Zhao Xu.

Similarly, Qian Xie's choice of words was extremely harsh and vicious.

The sentence "Yang Yang is not a loyal subject of the young master, and he has no integrity as a minister." made Zhang Dun hate him for the rest of his life!
no way.

The first sentence is an allusion to the story of Emperor Jing of Han killing Zhou Yafu - this great man is definitely not a minister of the young master!

The latter sentence completely denies Zhang Dun's virtue.

How could Zhang Dun not hate him?

Therefore, during the Shaosheng period, it was natural to repay with an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

Therefore, Qian Xie was naturally demoted.

When Qian Jie was banished from the capital, Cai Bian, who was on good terms with Qian Jie, could not help but ask him when he was seeing Qian Jie off: "You all knew that Zhang Dun's temper could not be provoked, so why did you still try to provoke him? And to such an extent?"
It is said that Cai Bian at that time deliberately memorized the original text of the lyrics written by Qian Xie.

After hearing this, Qian Xie replied: I was struck by a ghost!

Cai Bian was speechless: Then why did you continue to tease him during Yuanyou?

Qian Xie replied: The ghost came back and struck me again!
But in fact, Qian Xie is someone who can get along well with Zhang Dun.

The two of them are even complementary politically.

Zhang Dun was good at constructing strategies, but he lacked attention to details.

Qian Xie was an excellent political executive.

Give him orders and deployments, and he can get things done for you within the existing framework and using existing resources.

Qian Xie’s only problem was that he might have been too close to Su Shi.

He also inherited the bearded man's bold and unrestrained mentality. Once he gets proud, he becomes easily carried away. Once he becomes proud, his movements become distorted, and he becomes arrogant and easily offends others.

Therefore, Zhao Xu pulled Qian Jie to his side, and now even hinted that Qian Jie should get closer to Zhang Dun politically.

In fact, I was saving him.

After all, this is the Qian family!
One of the original shareholders of the Zhao Song Dynasty!

The Qian family will produce even more talented people in the next thousand years.

So, if we can help Zhao Xu, we should give him a hand.

Therefore, Zhao Xu smiled and pretended to be looking forward to it: "Blood Hand Man-Slayer and Thunder Hand, serving in the same dynasty and being close friends, will surely be a good story in the future!"

"What do you think, Mr. Qian?"

What can Qian Xie say?
I could only hold back my grief and bow my hands weakly: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Zhao Xu laughed and said, "Good!"

"Then I will entrust all matters concerning Jinming Lake to you, Mr. Shen, and Mr. Su!"

At this point, Zhao Xu said solemnly: "I will appoint Prime Minister Su to supervise all public affairs inside and outside Jinming Lake! I will also appoint you and Supervisor Shen to supervise all public affairs inside and outside Jinming Lake."

Qian Xie listened and bowed quickly, "Yes!"

"I will obey your command!"

He naturally understood what Zhao Xu meant——

Su Song is in power, so he is naturally just a nominal project manager, and at most he can make arrangements in terms of policies and directions.

Therefore, the real task of accommodating 200,000 or even more spectators at Jinming Lake fell on him and Shen Kuo.

This made Qian Xie very excited!
Even the bitterness he felt towards Zhang Dun was much less.

Because, who doesn't know that the current emperor's favorite minister is Shen Kuo?

Moreover, Shen Kuo's status is very special - he was specially trained by the previous emperor and stayed behind to assist the young master.

Moreover, his role was more like that of a retainer than a minister.

Now, the government has ordered him and Shen Kuo to be jointly responsible for this project. Isn’t that equating him with Shen Kuo?

really!

I knew it!

The official has me in his heart!

(End of this chapter)