Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 113 The Emperor's Lament

Returning to Chunze Supervisor with a good mood, Li Buqi first affirmed the achievements of Wang Zhaoming and Ge Shengwen in military training.During the more than 20 days when Li Buqi was absent, the two not only guarded Chunze like an iron bucket, but also never slack in military training.From this point of view, these two people really have two brushes, and they have not been influenced by their families in vain.

Li Buqi felt that although he had exposed the Privy Council in front of the emperor, the Privy Council would not give up easily, and might find some excuse to transfer the new army to fight.Therefore, after Li Buqi came back, he was busy with various training and exercises. In order to try to get close to actual combat, Xu San and the veterans were brought by Li Buqi's side all day long to check for gaps.

He deliberately made himself look very busy, so busy that he didn't have time to go back to Bianliang.Because the struggle in the court has become more and more fierce recently, some people have attacked Fan Zhongyan, Shi Jie, Ouyang Xiu and others for forming a clique, and Ouyang Dawenhao, a pig teammate, really wrote an article "Party Theory" to the emperor just like in history If you clamor that you are a gentleman, you will form a party.As a result, the attacks on Fan Zhongyan and others by those who opposed the reform became more intense.

Fortunately, Li Buqi vaccinated the emperor. The emperor is still trying to balance the court, but soon Xia Ji made people forge Shi Jie's letter, and Luo weaved evidence that Fan Zhongyan and others intended to rebel.Although the emperor is still trying to suppress this matter, the faction that clearly opposes the reform is obviously large and powerful, and the emperor can't last long.Sure enough, in June, Fan Zhongyan asked to appease Shaanxi and Hedong in the name of "anti-autumn", and then the officials who presided over the reform were demoted one after another.

In the past few months, the court has been in chaos, and the Liao Kingdom has sent troops to fight against Xixia. It is estimated that everyone from the emperor to the civil servants is busy, and no one cares about the Zhenwu Army for the time being.But at the beginning of August, the reformist Fu Bi also went out to appease Hebei, and the situation has become clear that this reform has completely failed.The emperor sent someone to let Li Buqi, who was out training, let him enter the palace.

Li Buqi said to let the emperor wait for two days before he brought the team back to Chunzejian.In this way, Li Buqi, who was brought back to Chunze by the Zhenwu Army, rushed to the post house outside Bianliang City overnight, and went to the palace to meet the emperor at dawn the next day.

The emperor was a little thinner than when Li Buqi saw him last time, probably because of overthinking.Absently listening to Li Buqi's report that many new varieties of glass have been produced in Chunzejian recently, the cotton is growing gratifyingly, and the breeding of horses, donkeys and mules is normal, etc. After some situations, he waved his hand to let everyone who served wait on them leave, leaving only Chen Lin and Zhang Weiji. He opened his mouth and said: "Don't give up. This time I used Fan Qing's ten propositions. I was full of confidence. I thought that as long as I made a decree, I could change the atmosphere of the Song Dynasty. When you said that it was difficult to succeed, I still blamed you in my heart. Who knows the truth?" As you expected. Even the crimes they imposed on Fan Qing are exactly as you predicted. It can be seen that I am not as good as you."

If the emperor felt this way, wouldn't he be close to death?Li Buqi quickly calmed down and said: "Your Majesty, don't say that. It's not that your majesty is inferior to my minister. I said it, but your majesty and my minister see things from different angles. What your majesty sees is the faces of the princes, and what the minister sees is the faces of the princes." Your majesty’s ass. What your Majesty knows is what you have heard from others. People always see things from different angles, so there is always a possibility that there may be discrepancies with the facts when you tell them. Most of what you know is what you have seen. Seeing is believing."

"I dare to say a few words, please forgive me. The founding monarch of the past made great achievements in governing, and the subject respected him because he lived in the market before becoming a king, and he had a clear understanding of the world and people's hearts. Some knowledge is not It can be learned from books. I hope that Your Majesty can learn more about the affairs of the people outside the palace."

The emperor nodded: "What you said makes sense. I know that people will say the same thing differently, but I think that they are all people who read sage books, and they are all talented people. Where to go, I never thought it would be so bad."

Hearing the emperor's cryptic expression of dissatisfaction, how could Li Buqi not seize the opportunity to put some eye drops on the civil servants: "Your Majesty, this is actually human nature. I heard a wandering Taoist priest sing a song and felt very deep."

"Oh? What song?"

"The Taoist said it was called "The Song of Goodness". It was sung like this: The world knows that the gods are good, but the fame cannot be forgotten! Where are the ancient and modern generals? The pile of grass in the barren mound is gone. The world knows that the gods are good, only gold and silver Unforgettable! In the end, I only hate that there are not many gatherings, and when it is too long, I will close my eyes. The world knows that gods are good, only my wife can't forget! You express your kindness on birthdays, and you go with others when you die. Everyone in the world knows that gods are good, Only the children and grandchildren will never forget! There are many infatuated parents in ancient times, who has seen filial children and grandchildren?"

As soon as Li Buqi finished singing, the emperor picked up a pen and waved: "This song is good, you sing it again, I will write it down."

Li Buqi had no choice but to sing it again, and the emperor wrote down the lyrics on the screen with a pen, saying, "This is really a song composed by gods."

When the emperor looked at the lyrics on the screen, Li Buqi said: "The meaning of this song is that the princes are naturally well-educated people, and moral articles can't be fake, but they still can't get rid of the bondage of children's wealth, fame and fortune. It’s okay to change others, but once it’s on your own head, you’ll have to jump. There are too few indifferent and detached people like Fan Canzheng in the court.”

The emperor nodded again and again: "You are right. There are too few people like Fan Qing."

Li Buqi said: "I mean that there are too few people like Fan Canzheng in the imperial court. In fact, there are some people with both ability and political integrity in this world. If they can be selected to the imperial court, Your Majesty can still rely on them to be a leader." It's a big business."

Now the emperor became interested: "Huh? Then how to select such a person?"

Li Buqi said: "It is natural to listen to their words, observe their deeds, and try their abilities. Let them do things, and those who can accomplish things regardless of their own honor and disgrace, and do not take the opportunity to seek fame and fortune for themselves are the people that His Majesty needs." I think that the premise for the emperor to govern is to select talents and appoint talents, and as long as your majesty truly chooses talents, it will be easy for your majesty to do anything."

The emperor nodded: "It makes sense."

Now the emperor's mood improved a lot, so he changed the subject: "Lv Zhongyu bought two ginseng plants from the Liao Kingdom, and after serving them to Lu Xianggong, Lu Xianggong's illness improved greatly. It can be seen that the old man you mentioned, his words It should be credible. It’s just that Liao people also value ginseng as a treasure, and old ginseng will never appear on the market, so if you want to buy old ginseng, you need to find the Jurchen. I wonder if the time for the voyage can be advanced?”

Now the work of recruiting manpower for the opening of the Liaodong route has been completed. Who will let the nobles and the royal family have money? There must be brave men under heavy rewards.However, Li Buqi asked a group of death row prisoners and military personnel who are the main combat force to be thrown on the ship for adaptive training and selection, so as to prevent them from being half dead after a few days of drifting on the sea.This sailing time is scheduled for next year.

But now the emperor has proposed that Li Buqi said: "I am worried that the ship will go there now. Liaodong is already freezing and people can't stand it. The safest thing is to sail next spring. But if your majesty is in a hurry, you can let them go to sea to explore the way first." It will be even better if we go to Liaodong next spring."

"Well. This is also a safe way. You can discuss it with Jing Xiu and the others."

Li Buqi did not understand the urgency in the emperor's heart.The emperor is over 30 years old, and he still has only one son, and the children he gives birth to are basically princesses.In this era, life expectancy is generally short, and it is common for children to die young. The emperor is really afraid that one day he will let go without an heir, or repeat the drama of listening to politics behind the curtain.Therefore, the Emperor of Immortal Medicine who heard that he could continue his life would never let it go.

After Li Buqi came out of the palace, he called a meeting with several nobles who had invested in the Liaodong route, told them that the situation had changed, and made some arrangements.Then he met Li Zhang again, and hurried back to Chunze Prison.

Now that Han Qi is still entrenched in the Privy Council, Li Buqi still wants to keep a low profile as much as possible.

When Li Buqi led a dozen guards to a place more than ten miles away from Chunze Prison, the guards in front suddenly shouted.Li Buqi hurriedly directed the guards forward for reinforcements, and saw that the guards were chasing a few people who seemed to be bandits.

When those people saw a dozen or so people from Li Buqi's side all rushing over with simple knives, they dispersed in a crowd. Some of them were driving a mule cart to a fork in the road. At this time, a woman poked her head out of the mule cart. Come and shout: "Help!"

(End of this chapter)