Northern Song Dynasty Revitalization Strategy

Chapter 310
"You're thinking too much. Is the official family an emperor like Emperor Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty? Obviously not, as long as you do things around the official family, as long as you sit straight and walk upright, you don't have to be so cautious." Li Gang said with a smile.

Li Gang was saying that Zhao Ding was too cautious.

Zhao Ding was still sweating profusely and said, "I don't know why Dazai mentioned the matter of Huo Guang's biography?"

The reason why Zhao Ding asked this question was actually because of an old incident.

During Song Zhenzong's time, Kou Zhun was worshiped as the prime minister, known as Kou Laoxi, and Kou Zhun was a special Jinshi, not a meritorious honor obtained by himself.

In the winter of the same year, a big event happened, and the Khitan attacked.

Emperor Taizong tried to bully the orphans and widows of the Liao Kingdom before, but now that the orphans have grown up and become the Holy Emperor of the Liao Dynasty, they will naturally want to take revenge.

At that time, the government and the public were shaken, and they urged Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty to move south.However, Kou Zhun opposed the southward move, and advocated that Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty should lead the conquest in person, and fight Shengzong of Liao Dynasty in Chanzhou.

This battle was invincible, and the Chanyuan alliance was signed with the Liao State, and Kou Zhun returned to Beijing with Song Zhenzong.

Kou Zhun has a good friend named Zhang Yong.

Once Kou Zhun invited Zhang Yong to a banquet. After drinking and eating, Kou Zhun asked Zhang Yong if there was anything else he could teach him.
Zhang Yong said with a smile: "Huo Guang's biography must be read."

Kou Zhun didn't understand what he meant, so he went home and took out "Hanshu Huo Guang Biography" and read it carefully. When he saw "Light is ignorant and incompetent", he smiled and said that Zhang Yong was saying that he was ignorant and incompetent.

In fact, Zhang Yong is telling Kou Zhun that at Kou Zhun's stage, he must learn from Huo Guang to be a powerful minister in order to save his life.

That's why there is this sentence, which Huo Guang must read.

Zhao Ding obviously knew about this, so he asked Li Dazai, sweating profusely, why he said such a sentence.

"I just want to remind you that your appearance of being so careful is very similar to Huo Guang's career in the first 30 years. Huo Guang has been in and out of forbidden doors for more than [-] years. He has never been so cautious."

"Emperor Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty has a big temper. Our officials are easy to talk and have a good temper. You don't have to be so cautious." Li Gang replied with a smile.

And Zhao Ding frowned, still thinking about Li Gang's purpose, but after thinking about it, he couldn't figure out why Li Gang said such a sentence suddenly.

Is it really just to remind yourself not to be so cautious?
Li Gang nodded, patted Zhao Ding on the shoulder, and left.

Zhao Ding couldn't figure it out, and walked towards the palace. From today on, he will sit next to the official's house, write imperial edicts, send imperial edicts to communicate with the prime minister, and learn about major events in the world.

He stepped on the cracks of the bricks and took two steps cautiously, and then he smiled.

Officials have always been benevolent and righteous, so I don't have to be so cautious. Of course, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. He still knows that he should act without mistakes, but there is no need to be so.

He stood up straight and walked towards Wende Hall with big strides.

At this time, Li Gang sat in his sedan chair, looked at the streets of Bianjing, and sighed heavily.

The officials asked him to have dinner in the palace today, but Li Gang finally left. The officials obviously forgot about it because of business.

But Li Gang has something on his mind.

Today, the officials decided with one word, Yang Yao and Yang Qin, who wanted to help the people in the uprising, and returned their official positions. On this point, even Zhao Huan didn't know how powerful this decision was.

Choosing Zhao Gou means choosing stability.To choose Yang Yao is to choose the common people.

This choice is not uncommon from the point of view of the government's consistent policy.

But in all the emperors of all previous dynasties, there was no such choice.

Therefore, Da Song embarked on an unprecedented path.

Li Gang has such a keen intuition.

An unprecedented road means that this road is full of thorns and bumps, and this road will bring earth-shaking changes to Song Dynasty.

Whether this kind of change is good or bad, Li Gang has never seen it, nor can he imagine it.

But his intuition told him that it was the Great Harmony that literati dreamed of.

What Li Gang was worried about was not how difficult Da Song would be on this road.Instead, I am worried that this road is chosen by the officials. What if the officials leave?

Will all the efforts of their monarchs and ministers come to naught?
What Li Gang is worried about is whether the policies of the officials, Zhong Shidao, and Li Gang will perish.

After all, it was Wang Anshi who stood in front of Li Gang.

Therefore, choosing a suitable assistant minister is the most important thing. Obviously, Zhao Ding is a good choice.

Li Gang suddenly remembered a passage.

As for defending the country and taking care of the youngest son, those who are so difficult do not care about talent, but about integrity.Don't care about festivals, but care about gas.With the merits of one thing, the troubles of all things are easy.

Fu Huoguang is not talented enough but has more than enough energy.

This is the condition of Tuogu and Fuguo Minister, who doesn't care about talent, only integrity.

Huo Guang is such a person, who lacks talent but has more integrity.Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty chose Huo Guang to inherit the political legacy of Wei Qing's Great General Sima and became the minister of the auxiliary country.

And the candidate in Li Gang's mind is Zhao Ding.

This person lacks talent, even a bit old-fashioned and cowardly, but such a person is a qualified minister of Tuogu.

Li Gang knew clearly that the reform of the government was a bit too much for Da Song.

If no one corrects those extremes, as well as the problems covered up by the majesty of Tianwei because the officials are still alive, then it will become a serious problem for all generations.

For example, the Qin Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty all perished in this way.

Zhao Ding undoubtedly met all his requirements, this old-fashioned, even pedantic person was just right.

Why did Li Gang think of Tuogu Zhichen at this time?
Even King Caotou's Zhong Xiang has a prince Zhong Ziang!Although the Song Dynasty had a substantial prince, Zhao Chen, there was no prince!

This has become a lingering shadow in the hearts of Li Gang and the officials.

"Officials, Xing Prison is here." The words of Li Gang's old servant interrupted Li Gang's thoughts.

Li Gang went out from the sedan chair and met Yang Qin.

The mouth of the literati in the Song Dynasty is really scary.

Yang Qin himself is a rough guy, where is Li Gang's opponent, if Yang Yao is here, he can still have a few rounds with Li Gang.

But unfortunately, Yang Qin was fooled by Li Gang.

Under the routines of understanding with emotion, motivating with reason, persuasively persuading, and combining kindness and power, Yang Qin soon felt that if he did not accept the military position of an official, he would be abandoned by God.

Li Gang didn't stop the matter of persuading him to surrender. Instead, he gave Yang Qin the golden rhinoceros belt bestowed on him by the government, and started the second round of persuading him to surrender.

This time, it was not Yang Qin who persuaded him to surrender, but Yang Yao.

Yang Qin finally agreed to Li Gang's request. He would assist the officials and persuade other leaders of the rebel army to surrender.

Of course, Yang Qin is not a fool. He walked all the way from Dongting Lake, and what he saw, heard, and experienced told him that Da Song had changed.

In particular, the dictation of the three hundred Qin Wangjun, the labor relief supervisor, and Zhong Ziang's admiration for the new emperor made Yang Qin feel the same way.

Now in the Northern Land of the Great Song Dynasty, this is the world they want!
(End of this chapter)