Daxia Wensheng
Chapter 87 Is there going to be a war?The truth about Gu Jinnian's falling into the water?
Chapter 87 Is there going to be a war?The truth about Gu Jinnian's falling into the water?
It's the second quarter of Yin time.
Although the whole of Kyoto is still decorated with lights and festoons, all kinds of hustle and bustle have gradually calmed down.
With the end of the Great Summer Poetry Fair, Kyoto became a little quieter.
What happened in the poetry meeting gradually spread.
Gu Jinnian's poems written through the ages, coupled with his shocking essays, immediately caused an uproar in the capital.
The common people were shocked by Gu Jinnian's talent.
Especially some women, when they heard that Gu Jinnian wrote poems in seven steps, they fell in love instantly.
However, in the poetry meeting, Gu Jinnian's humiliation also caused some controversy.
But no matter what, this is the Great Xia Poetry Club, where we meet friends through poetry, and the theme is still more than poetry, so these controversies are not very big, and it will take time to ferment.
In any case, Gu Jinnian has been confirmed as the No.1 of the Great Xia Poetry Association.
If the four famous poems through the ages can't get the first place, then there is no need for this poetry club to exist.
It is precisely because of this that talented scholars from all over the world are somewhat desperate. Although they know that they will not be able to win the first place in such a grand poetry meeting, but there is such a monstrous person as Gu Jinnian, everyone does not want to continue participating.
It stands to reason that even if someone writes poems out of Zhen Guo today, everyone will write a few poems, just take it as a show, and it's not bad to get second or third.
But Gu Jinnian was like a sun in the poetry world, hanging above the sky, preventing them from emitting their own brilliance.
No one writes poems, nor wants to write poems, it has no meaning at all.
The poems made by myself, let alone flattery, are not qualified to give Gu Jinnian shoes, it's pure embarrassment.
But after the event is over.
The gifted scholars had their best time. Although they didn't write poems, at least they could be regarded as witnesses to the wonders of the ages, and they would have the capital to brag about in the future.
However, after the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty left, the envoys from various countries seemed to be a little preoccupied.
Too many things happened today.
The fate of the Huns was cut.
The Kong and Gu families were completely torn apart.
His Majesty's choice.
These few things are not trivial. As a court minister, who is not a human being?This little bit of information can give them countless ideas.
First of all, the Huns' national fortune has weakened, should Daxia attack?Take this opportunity to snatch back the twelve border cities?
From the perspective of Emperor Yongsheng, he definitely wants to send troops, but can the current Great Xia fight?Can we fight?
These are all problems, and they are huge problems.
They have to think about whether this battle can be fought, can it be fought, and why can it be fought?What good do you do yourself?Can't fight, why can't we fight?What's the harm in hitting yourself?
If these matters are not considered clearly, it will be difficult for them to answer when the emperor speaks. If they cannot give a satisfactory answer, then the emperor will not be used to everyone.
In particular, these Confucian officials were all angrily reprimanded by Emperor Yongsheng today. Although they were just a few simple curses, they actually had a great impact.
If after two days of the court meeting, His Majesty speaks to send troops to the border, it is often the Confucian ministers who speak first to stop the war.
But if Emperor Yongsheng was talking about today's events, what else would Confucian ministers have to say?My own shadow is crooked, so what qualifications do I have to call the emperor?
What's more, the break between the Kong family and the Gu family will inevitably lead to a strengthening of the conflict between civil and military.
There is nothing to say about this, anyway, the relationship is not very good, if it is strengthened, it will be strengthened, and they will not persuade each other.
But the most important thing is His Majesty's attitude.
Emperor Yongsheng seemed to be upholding justice at the poetry meeting today, but in reality?In fact, he was still favoring Gu Jinnian.
You can't just look at the surface of anything, what is reasonable and unreasonable, who is wronged and not wronged?
Everything is based on the needs of interests. After all, Confucian ministers help the Kong family because they want to have something to do with the Kong family. They don't care what the Gu family thinks.
Gu Jinnian is a group of military generals, the big guys can't get together, if they really get together, the one who dies is himself.
Since the confrontation between civil and military has reached extremes, then I must be admiring our camp.
For example, assuming that he was in the military camp just now, if Kong Yu dared to say that Gu Jinnian got the answer in advance and cheated.
Make sure that all the generals inside and outside are going to vent, maybe they will meet a few people with a bad temper, and drag Kong Yu outside to educate them, and then ask Kong Yu to answer the question again.
It's that simple.
His Majesty's attitude is obviously in favor of Gu Jinnian, which is a bad signal. He used Gu Jinnian's affairs to beat these Confucian officials.
The general meaning can actually be calculated if you think about it carefully.
His Majesty has the intention of raising troops.
At this moment.
Daxia Palace.
Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Emperor Yongsheng stood under the candlelight, with his back to Duke Chuansheng.
"Holy."
"This is a military secret obtained by the old man's family in the Huns."
"Furthermore, the tribe found that children often disappeared on the northern border. In the past half a year, there have been more than [-] children."
"The border officials knew about this matter but did not report it. I hope His Majesty will investigate clearly."
Chuan Shenggong handed over a memorial about the military secrets of the Huns.
Hearing this, Emperor Yongsheng still turned around and took the memorial.
He opened it and read it, and after a while, he couldn't help but speak slowly.
"It seems that in recent years, Fuluo and Dajin have assisted the Xiongnu a lot. In just three years, they have increased their troops by 50 and secretly trained [-] cavalry."
"It's really no expense spared."
Emperor Yongsheng put the memorial aside. The so-called military secrets are actually the enemy's dynamics, including some military data.
The addition of 50 soldiers is not an exaggeration. The Huns themselves are good at riding and shooting, and they are born soldiers. Not only because of physical problems, but also a lot of secret support from the Jin Dynasty.
The population of the entire Xiongnu Kingdom is about ten million, but among these ten million people, excluding the old, young, women and children, there are about 400 million strong men. Once a war is launched, these 400 million people can become soldiers in an instant.
In other words, if the Great Xia Dynasty went to war with the Xiongnu, it would face 400 million soldiers and horses.
But the scary thing is not this, but the iron cavalry of the Huns, which is the most troublesome existence of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Cavalry is too strong.
They live on the grasslands and are born good at riding and shooting. The cavalry is the biggest trump card of the Huns.
If it weren't for the fact that the Great Xia Dynasty owned the Longmen Cannon, the Huns would have occupied more than twelve cities.
The number of Longmen cannons is scarce, not because of the iron ore problem, but no one knows what the problem is. This is the biggest secret of the Great Xia royal family.
Only the cannons of the Great Xia Dynasty can be called Longmen Cannons, which are several times more powerful than the cannons of other dynasties, and played a great role in large-scale wars.
Xiantian breaks all infantry formations, such as Phoenix Wing Formation, Long Spear Formation, and Wind Return Formation.
These formations are all to prevent cavalry from colliding.
But under the bombardment of cannons, no formation has any effect.
But the Longmen Cannon is not very effective for the cavalry. After all, the Xiongnu cavalry moves extremely fast, and it is impossible for them to send cavalry directly.
Cannons also need to wait time, and it doesn't matter whether you have cavalry or not cavalry if you can fire continuously.
Of course, if Emperor Yongsheng became ruthless, he would directly take all the Longmen cannons deployed on all borders, including those in Kyoto, to the northern border.
That odds are great.
But once this is done, the north will win a complete victory, and the other three places will definitely be smashed.
Will the Fuluo Dynasty and the Daikin Dynasty sit idly by?Would he tolerate the Great Xia Dynasty taking back the Twelve Cities in front of them?
These twelve cities are of great significance, especially for the Dajin Dynasty.
The twelve cities on the northern border were originally a buffer zone against the Huns, but now they have been snatched by the Huns and become a buffer zone for the Huns. If the Great Xia Dynasty sends troops to the Huns.
We must attack from here, otherwise, detour from left to right, high mountains and strange rocks, the original journey of two or three days will take several months.
Not to mention that the soldiers can't stand it, they can't do it just by transporting food, and the logistics supply is a mess.
So if the Twelve Cities are not taken back, don't expect to crush the Huns.
And once the Xiongnu country is flattened, then continue to face north, it is a small country, a subsidiary country of the Dajin Dynasty, in other words, the Xiongnu has been solved.
Da Xia and Da Jin can face each other.
The military capabilities of the Dajin Dynasty and the Daxia Dynasty are very different. This is because the supplies of the Dajin Dynasty are so good, and the Daxia Dynasty has just been established.
It is not as good as the Dajin Dynasty in many aspects. To put it bluntly, it has no money.
The Great Jin Dynasty claims to have a million cavalry, although there is a bit of bragging in it, but the number will not vary too much.
Although the cavalry of the Dajin Dynasty was not as powerful as the cavalry of the Huns, the Dajin Dynasty had also assimilated part of the Huns over the years.
Let it take root in Dajin, and give birth to many descendants of Dajin and the Huns. These people are not bad in physique, and with the blessing of Longmi, the combination of the two has raised a group of existences second only to the cavalry of the Huns.
Of course, the number is very small, but it is the elite of the elite.
In time, the Dajin Dynasty will definitely be able to raise a large number of Xiongnu cavalry, and they are still from their own country.
On the battlefield, the cavalry is a god-like unit, basically an unsolvable existence.
The major dynasties are vigorously developing cavalry, but most of them are powerless. It is very simple to say that they have no money.
If you want to create a cavalry, you first need two high-quality war horses, one is a spare, and then the soldiers must be physically strong, far superior to their peers, not only warriors, but also good at riding and shooting, fighting immediately and infantry It is completely two concepts.
What is important is the unity of man and horse, killing the enemy and breaking the formation.
After that, five sets of armor should be prepared. After all, after a battle, they need to be repaired and a new set should be worn. Sometimes they fight several games a day, and they must maintain their peak state all the time.
Plus four infantry piercing and unarmoring, two grooms, and a cook who cooks for the cavalry.
That's seven people.
This is a regular standard configuration, and it is better in the army. One must go out to fight, after all, these logistics personnel may die at any time.
Once it is an expedition, it must be calculated according to the full allocation.
That is, Emperor Yongsheng would be a little moved when he learned that the other party had secretly trained a hundred thousand cavalry.
One hundred thousand cavalry, how much money does it cost.
It takes almost 2000 million taels of silver to raise [-] cavalry for a year, which includes a series of expenses such as military equipment, horse gear, blacksmith workers, cavalry rations, war horse rations, cavalry salaries, handymen's salaries, etc.
The larger the quantity, the lower the price. After all, many things can save money if they are contracted to some merchants.
But one hundred thousand cavalry, less than 5000 million taels of silver a year is indispensable anyway.
After all, taking into account the different local environmental prices, count towards the cheapest, 5000 million taels of silver a year.
Even the Great Xia Dynasty could not afford this sum of money.
But for the Fuluo Dynasty and the Dajin Dynasty, this is nothing, and the Xiongnu Kingdom will also take out ore as a trade item, and the Xiongnu Kingdom has countless mountains and many rare treasures. Tribute to the Great Jin Dynasty.
Under the exchange, the political needs of all parties and the strategic needs of the dynasty, the Dajin Dynasty's assistance to the Huns was not a loss-making business.
The Fuluo Dynasty even needed the land of the Huns to grow food, and it was not a loss-making business.
As for the Great Xia Dynasty, they were completely isolated. After all, there was no way for the second child to be beaten.
"Your Majesty, this time the Xiongnu Kingdom secretly trained [-] cavalry. This old man thinks that I, Great Xia, must also give a certain warning."
"It's better to dispatch fifty Longmen cannons to stand on the northern border. First, it's for defense, second, it's a warning, and third, it's ready for war at any time."
"This time the Xiongnu were cut down from the country, and they will definitely not accept it. They will ask Daxia for an explanation. If it is not handled properly, I am afraid that war will break out soon. Your Majesty must be prepared."
Preach the mouth of the Holy Public.
He took the initiative to ask for the prevention of war.
This made Emperor Yongsheng a little curious.
Aren't these literati arguing every day not to fight or not to fight?
Why did you suddenly let yourself send troops?
This is a rare thing.
However, Emperor Yongsheng did not accept Chuan Shenggong's opinion, but spoke slowly.
"The Huns have no face to go to war."
Emperor Yongsheng said, although the Huns are secretly training [-] cavalry, so what?
As long as the Great Xia has the Longmen cannon, the Huns will not dare to take the initiative to fight. If they really want to fight, the Huns will not be worth the loss. What's more, don't look at the Huns who are now targeting Daxia.
But actually?
Don't they want to stand up and be the master?Among other things, the Xiongnu people are looking forward to becoming the third largest dynasty in the Eastern Wasteland, replacing the Fuluo Dynasty.
Instead of replacing the Great Xia Dynasty.
The Great Xia Dynasty was born from the unification of the ten kingdoms. Unless the population of the Xiongnu Kingdom increased by dozens of times, otherwise, with those 1000 million people, would you like to live in Great Xia?
Better go to bed early.
As for the deployment of fifty Longmen cannons, Emperor Yongsheng couldn't possibly agree to it. Unless there was a real war, what would the deployment be for?
What if something happens?
If there is one less door in this thing, there is no door.
"My lord, you must be on guard against others."
Chuan Shenggong continued to speak.
However, Emperor Yongsheng shook his head and said.
"Okay, I will consider this matter."
"By the way, for today's matter, you have to go back and discipline your clan well. Recently, I have indeed received a lot of rumors that your Kong family is becoming more and more arrogant."
"I think of the saint's face and didn't reprimand you, but it doesn't mean that I don't know what the Kong family has been doing all these years."
"Right now, give me some peace and quiet. I don't want to hear some voices. If the voices are too messy, I don't mind telling them to shut up completely."
"do you understand?"
Emperor Yongsheng said that there is no need for Sheng Gong to teach himself about war.
There are some things that must be explained by myself.
Otherwise, according to the nature of the Kong family, no accidents, when the poem meeting ends, the Kong family will use their influence to make scholars all over the world criticize Gu Jinnian.
Emperor Yongsheng could guess this method with his toes.
So now it must be suppressed. It's not that he is partial to Gu Jinnian, nor is he partial to Gu Jinnian, but that he hopes that Gu Jinnian can study hard and study hard.
Otherwise, it's useless even if Gu Jinnian ignores the talk of the world, it will always affect his mentality.
The heart-killing method is the most skillful among literati. If you can't kill you, just kill your heart, so that you can't study quietly. After three to five years, won't you become a waste?
"Your Majesty, the old man will personally give strict orders. It's just that what the son said is inappropriate after all. Even if the old man speaks, I'm afraid."
He looked serious and said that he would give orders strictly, but here comes the problem, what Gu Jinnian said was wrong, everyone heard it, you want to gag the mouths of the world, is it possible?
"I'm notifying you."
"Not negotiating with me."
However, Emperor Yongsheng's eyes instantly became indifferent.
In an instant, Duke Chuansheng bowed his head and bowed to Emperor Yongsheng.
"The old man leads the order."
"Your Majesty, rest assured, the old man will strictly control and control it. If someone really talks nonsense, the old man will cooperate with the Ministry of Criminal Justice to apprehend it as soon as possible."
Chuan Shenggong dared not mess around.
Honestly agree to come down.
At this juncture, if he still dares to play tricks with the emperor, something will happen.
But Chuan Shenggong did not expect that the emperor would be so partial to Gu Jinnian, even though he knew he was his nephew.
But the problem is, the emperor has many nephews, right?In addition, those princes, their own flesh and blood didn't treat them like this, did they?
This is indeed unpredictable.
"Go back."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke with a calm tone.
"Yes."
Chuan Shenggong stopped talking nonsense and slowly left the hall.
After he leaves.
Emperor Yongsheng was thinking about something while looking at the candle. After a while, his voice sounded.
"Wei Xian."
"Let the Ministry of Punishments and the Secretary of the Zhenfu secretly supervise the Kong family, and then let the king of Wei pay attention to the Huns at all times, and let the spies submit information at all costs."
"Also, let the Ministry of Rites pay close attention to the literati in Daxia recently. Anyone who insults my nephew will be warned. If someone takes the lead in causing trouble, the Xuandeng Secretary will be detained."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke slowly.
Arrange these things to go on.
"The slaves obey the order."
Wei Xian opened his mouth and accepted the order.
Then continue to speak.
"Your Majesty, spies have come to report. Except for the ministers of the Ministry of War and the ministers of the Ministry of Industry, the other four ministers gathered in the prime minister's mansion."
Wei Xian continued to speak, speaking slowly.
"Are you going through the main entrance?"
Emperor Yongsheng asked calmly.
"Back to Your Majesty, you entered through the main entrance."
Wei Xian replied.
"Let them go."
Knowing that they entered through the main entrance, Emperor Yongsheng didn't say much, and let them go on their own.
And this moment.
In the capital of Daxia, in the prime minister's mansion, six or seven people are taking their seats in the hall.
The Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, the Minister of the Ministry of Households, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and the two great Confucian scholars all gathered in the prime minister's mansion.
At this moment, as Li Shan's figure appeared, the six stood up together.
"I've seen Mr. Xiang."
The six people opened their mouths and cupped their hands one after another.
"Everyone."
"The late-night visit should be for the Xiongnu's affairs, right?"
Li Shan opened his mouth, then sat down and asked.
At that moment, the six people also took their seats and nodded.
"Master Xiang."
"Gu Jinnian's poems have been passed down through the ages, cutting down the fortunes of the Huns, and His Majesty is even above the grand meeting, so partial to Gu Jinnian and suppressing Confucian officials, the old man thinks that His Majesty is trying to establish his prestige, to send troops to the Huns to establish his prestige."
"I don't know if Xiangye also has this intention?"
Yang Kai's voice sounded immediately.
What happened today, he saw that the Kong family was indeed out of style, but these were nothing, nothing more than children quarreling.
And it doesn't matter whether it is ancient poetry or ancient scriptures.
These things have nothing to do with them.
In his position, seek his position.
What they have to do is how to secure their position and secure their own interests.
Instead of caring about the quarrel between the two juniors of the Gu family and the Kong family, what is this?
"I don't know the truth."
"But Master Yang's remarks are not impossible."
"Your Majesty has worked hard to govern. Now that the Great Xia Dynasty has also rested for a while, it is normal for Your Majesty to have a warlike heart."
"However, do you think it is possible to start a war right now?"
Li Shan opened his mouth and asked everyone.
"No."
"The treasury of the Great Xia is not enough to sustain the war, especially to attack the Xiongnu in the north and take back the Twelve Cities. It is not necessarily a good thing. If the Twelve Cities cannot be taken back, the trouble will be even greater."
"The Xiongnu iron cavalry are not vegetarians, and fighting on the grasslands will consume more time, effort and money. If your majesty really intends to attack the Xiongnu in the north, I will never agree."
He Yan, the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, spoke.
He doesn't like things like wars the most. Once there is a war, the money disappears like running water.
The three armies have not moved, and the food and grass will go first.
The Great Xia Dynasty still had money, but for such a large dynasty, he wanted to spend every penny wisely.
He is willing to spend money to promote trade growth.
He is willing to spend money to strengthen agricultural production.
But if it is to fight a war or repair the palace, etc., he is unwilling to agree.
It's completely unnecessary. Money is a thing that costs less than a penny. Don't be taken advantage of by this.
He Yan said, everyone nodded.
"At present, the Great Xia Dynasty is still in a state of recuperation. It was too much trouble at the beginning, not to mention how much money was spent. The main reason is that His Majesty canonized many princes and generals."
"In addition to those princes guarding various places, it's fine to collect taxes and deduct money, but they still call themselves poor every year, asking the court to allocate funds to support a group of idlers."
"All the money of the Great Xia Dynasty goes to these royal relatives. If there is a war, the treasury will be exhausted within a year."
"The flood in Jiangning County has not been completely stabilized, and the treasury must always prepare money and silver to make up for it. If this happens again in Daxia, it will be a big trouble."
"You can't fight."
When Yang Kai spoke, he calculated carefully, and he was completely on the side of He Yan.
"More than that, since last year, the old man has been mentioning the matter of official salaries to His Majesty. During the Kaiyuan period, the salaries of hundreds of officials were very small."
"In the current Yongsheng period, the salaries of hundreds of officials are still in accordance with the standards of the previous dynasty. If this continues, countless corrupt officials will be nourished."
"Instead of spending money to fight wars, it is better to increase the salaries of hundreds of officials, so as to effectively benefit the people. In the long run, they will definitely get ten times the return."
Hu Yong also followed suit. He refused to fight, and hoped to increase the salaries of all officials.
indeed.
During the Taizu period, the salaries of hundreds of officials were extremely low, but now in the year of Yongsheng, the salary has only increased by two or three tenths.
Where can Daxia officials hold it?They are fine, at least they can reach this position, there is no shortage of food, some high-ranking officials in various places are not bad, and there is no shortage of money to support them.
It's just that the ordinary officials are suffering. They don't have much money to support them. Their monthly salary is about three taels, or five taels of silver.
Isn't this forcing these officials to embezzle?
Therefore, increasing the salaries of officials is also considered a major event.
"The matter of officials' salaries still needs to be carefully considered."
"However, instead of using it for war, the old man would rather increase the salary of officials."
When He Yan opened his mouth, he actually disagreed. After all, once the salary of an official is increased, it is not a trivial matter.
This expense is not small.
In the Great Xia Dynasty, there were a lot of low-level officials. Apart from some officials who were not within the scope, such as prison officials, there was no need for the court to manage them at all, and the local government would handle them by themselves.
And the officials who need to increase the silver are an astronomical sum, at least one quarter of the tax revenue of the Great Xia Dynasty, or even a lot more.
After all, once the salary is increased, who would not be tempted?Anyone who has money is tempted. Anyway, the money from the court is not for nothing.
A few people's opinions are nothing more than simple opinions.
Don't want to fight.
Li Shan finally understood.
"okay."
"Everyone, I understand the truth. Since you don't want to fight, you should try to dissuade Your Majesty."
"If you think about it, your majesty can understand my painstaking efforts."
"It's getting late, everyone, rest."
"Master Hu, I have something to discuss with you about the truth."
Li Shan opened his mouth, but he was straightforward. Since everyone is unwilling, I will go with everyone.
But before he left, he deliberately asked Hu Yong to stay.
"Master Xiang rests earlier, I will retire."
A few people didn't say anything, they got up one after another, leaving Hu Yong behind, they didn't know what to do, but it had nothing to do with them.
After everyone leaves.
inside the room.
Li Shan took out a booklet from his pocket.
"Hu Shangshu, the Great Xia Poetry Conference is over, and the Jingcha is about to begin. The old man also has some disciples, and some words come from time to time."
"There are more or less problems with the people on this list. Hu Shangshu must strictly investigate one or two. If there is a problem, it must not be let go. If there is no problem, the good person cannot be wronged."
Li Shan spoke out slowly.
And Hu Yong took the booklet, but there was no trace of weirdness in his eyes, but a serious face.
"The lower official understands, please rest assured, the lower official will definitely investigate thoroughly, and if there are really bad things, he will definitely investigate to the end."
Hu Yong made a sound slowly, and then opened the booklet. There were hundreds of names densely packed, from various counties in Daxia.
The official positions are not big, but they are all full-time jobs.
The first one on the list is Wang Zhi, magistrate of Yunxiang County.
They are not high-ranking officials, but they are all full-time posts, controlling a county.
It was obvious that Li Shan was installing his own people, whether he was a student or not, he was just taking advantage of Beijing's investigation to weed out outsiders and put his own people inside.
After all, the magistrate of Yunxiang County has been demoted, so who can go up?The imperial court will not eat enough and have nothing to do, so a county magistrate will be parachuted there.
Often, the second-in-command is used as a substitute. Of course, if someone in the capital operates, it will be different.
It's just that no matter how great the operation ability is, it can compare with the list of Xiangye?
"Well, remember, you must thoroughly investigate. If you make a mistake, you should be punished. If there is no mistake, you must not mess around."
"In truth, what these disciples say may not be true."
Li Shan said very seriously, very seriously, and absolutely did not leave any clues.
As the prime minister, it is not a big problem for him to care about Jingcha, and he has a lot of students, so he got a lot of news.
I think there is something wrong with these people, so let the official department check it out, and there is no big problem.
As for whether there is any fault?
Then this is not a matter of a word from the officials. If you really want to follow the rules, you still can't pick your thorns?
"Please don't worry, Mr. Xiang. I have always been strict and cautious in doing things as an official."
Hu Yong spoke seriously.
This is true, even though it was Xiang Ye who spoke, but I still have to investigate it myself, if there is a problem, then sell it to Xiang Ye.
You can also get favors yourself.
But if there are no major problems with others, you insist on messing with them. This is not acceptable. Although you are my boss, but if you let me do this kind of thing, once something happens, you will be the one who will die.
There's no need to trade your future for a favor.
"it is good."
"Hu Yong, Truth has always placed great importance on you. In a few years, Truth will retire and return home. You are ten years younger than me, and the future can be expected."
Li Shan smiled, and then patted Hu Yong on the shoulder.
"Okay, the old man goes to rest first, you go back early, and you will participate in the grand event tomorrow."
Li Shan didn't say much.
"Master Xiang speaks seriously."
"The subordinate retire."
Hu Yong didn't talk nonsense, and slowly backed away, leaving the lobby.
And with Hu Yong's departure.
Li Shan looked at the teacup, wondering what he was thinking.
at this time.
Inside the town government.
State study.
Gu Jinnian's father, Gu Qianzhou, was standing in the study, looking at the old man.
"Inform the Minister of the Ministry of War to prepare for the drafting of the Northern Expedition."
"After the Great Xia Poetry Meeting is over, we will play it immediately, and let all the military officers join hands to take this opportunity to fight in the Northern Expedition."
Mr. Gu's voice was very calm.
Under the candles in the study, his face looked extremely serious.
After saying this, Gu Qianzhou frowned a little.
"Father, the matter of the Northern Expedition is related to the changing situation of the Great Xia. It is a good thing that Jinnian poems will last forever and cut down the fortunes of the Huns, but if they send troops directly, the treasury of the Great Xia Dynasty will not be full."
"There is a shortage of silver both inside and outside. It is not a good thing to really start a war."
Gu Qianzhou spoke.
He is from the line of generals, but what he knows better is that the current situation does not allow war.
What do you use to start a war without money?
"Whether His Majesty goes to war or not, that is not important."
"Just put it forward, if you mess up the situation, the enemy will appear."
Old Master Gu spoke lightly, he didn't care about the war of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Instead, take the initiative to disrupt the situation.
"Father? What do you mean?"
Gu Qianzhou was a little curious. He looked at the old man and really didn't understand what he meant.
Disrupting?
What's the matter?
"The fate of the Xiongnu has been cut. What His Majesty has done today is obviously in support of Jinnian. Those scholars will definitely think that His Majesty may declare war with the Xiongnu."
"But the Great Xia treasury has silver, but there is no silver for war. It's just that if His Majesty really wants to go to war, it's not impossible, but it's not necessary."
"Let the Minister of the Ministry of War come forward and take the initiative to mention that after the Great Xia Poetry Conference, the court will inevitably quarrel around this matter."
"Who is the loudest?"
"Whoever has the most problems."
"The truth about Jinnian's falling into the water has come to light."
Mr. Gu took a sip of tea and said calmly.
But these words sounded like a thunderbolt to Gu Qianzhou's ears.
Jinnian falling into the water?The truth came out?
"Father, what do you mean to say that it was your own people who pushed Jinnian into the water?"
Gu Qianzhou swallowed, looked at his father, and asked.
"kindness."
The old man nodded.
"how can that be?"
"What are they doing with Jinnian?"
Gu Qianzhou frowned, thinking that it was impossible, they were all from the lineage of generals, what good would Jin Nian's death do them?
The Duke is furious?Fall out with the emperor?and then?
and then?
Moreover, the Gu family would not be so stupid as to directly fall out with the emperor, instead they would use other methods to make the emperor investigate to the end.
Even if the old man chooses to retreat half a step, the Gu family's position will be more stable.
Anyway, it is impossible for the Gu family to rebel.
So what is the purpose of killing Jinnian?
"It's hard to explain to you."
"It's impossible for these civil servants to attack Jinnian. They dare not, and there is no need for them."
"Even if the Gu family collapses, won't there be a second Gu family?"
"The Great Xia Dynasty had internal and external troubles. It is absolutely impossible to say that we don't need generals, so there is no need for those civil servants to harm Jinnian."
"For them, it's a worthless thing."
"So the person who harmed Jinnian is from the lineage of generals."
The old man took another sip of tea and explained briefly.
"Father, why did the generals want to harm Jinnian?"
"Is it Xue Guogong?"
Gu Qianzhou frowned. If he had to focus on the generals, Xue Guogong was the most suspicious.
After all, he is the biggest general force besides the Gu family.
"not him."
"He's not that stupid. He also has descendants. It's only him who is unlucky to do this."
Mr. Gu shook his head and directly vetoed it.
"Not Xue Guogong? Who could it be?"
Gu Qianzhou really couldn't think of another possibility. After all, Duke Xue was the most suspect, be it any other prince or prince.
What's the point?
It really killed Jinnian, and what he was facing was the furious Gu family.
is it necessary?
"It's really stupid."
"I really don't understand, how did your brain give birth to Jin Nian."
"Lao Liu is right, grandsons inherit from grandpa, that's right."
The old man scolded and boasted at the same time.
"Father, just tell me, what are you always doing without telling the child?"
Gu Qianzhou was also helpless.
"Let me ask you, if Jinnian really drowned and had an accident, the Gu family would be furious, think the worst, and tear themselves apart with His Majesty, but my Gu family has absolutely no intention of rebelling, and only asks His Majesty to investigate thoroughly."
"It's just that this matter has been investigated clearly? The final result must be to find those civil servants as scapegoats, and at that time, what will His Majesty ask me to do?"
Old Master Gu opened his mouth and asked Gu Qianzhou.
"What will be done?"
Gu Qianzhou frowned, but the next moment, he thought of the answer.
"Remove from Kyoto, guard the border, or go to the Xiongnu."
Gu Qianzhou thought of the answer.
After getting the answer, Mr. Gu was a little satisfied, at least Gu Qianzhou wasn't that stupid.
"But if the old man endures it, what will His Majesty do?"
Old man Gu continued to ask.
"It's still better to transfer away from the capital. If something happens to Jinnian, you will definitely not let it go. His Majesty will still send you to the border for the sake of the overall situation."
"And it is very likely that the Huns were attacked from the north. The world knows that you once made a statement that you would slaughter the Huns."
"So, His Majesty won't worry about your self-respect in supporting troops, and the generals in the borderlands belong to Duke Xue, so they don't worry about what you will do."
Gu Qianzhou opened his mouth and said so.
"There's nothing to worry about or not to worry about."
"Your Majesty will definitely guard against me, but he will definitely let me go to the border, and it must be to fight the Huns."
"External aggression calms internal strife."
Mr. Gu looked calm, and did not agree with what Gu Qianzhou said.
But Gu Qianzhou suddenly realized.
"Jinnian was killed because he hoped that the north would go to war."
"Someone wants Daxia to go to war with the Xiongnu."
"It's a pity that nothing happened to Jinnian, and you didn't get too violent, Dad."
"Let the opponent's plan fail, and now that the Hun's national fortune has been cut, he will definitely come forward and strongly demand the expedition."
"Whoever is the most intense is the most suspect."
"Father, I understand."
When Gu Qianzhou opened his mouth, he understood everything in an instant.
"As long as you know."
"However, it's not necessarily what you said."
"Anyway, just keep an eye on it."
"Okay, what I just said, do it quickly."
Mr. Gu spoke up.
In fact, there are still a few logics that he has not figured out, and the initiative to mention the matter of the war is also helping Gu Jinnian to share a certain amount of pressure.
What Gu Jinnian said today has indeed had a great influence, and the literati in Daxia will definitely hold on to it.
But if there is going to be a war, everyone will not care about this matter, but care about the war.
After all, once the war broke out, the Great Xia Dynasty would inevitably panic.
It was also Mr. Gu's idea to use one big event to cover up the influence of another.
"Okay, dad, the boy will leave."
Gu Qianzhou turned and left without further ado.
After Gu Qianzhou left.
Mr. Gu looked at the candle with cloudy eyes full of thought.
"It was the remnants of Jiande who made a deal with him that dared to harm Jinnian."
"What kind of deal makes him dare to be so bold?"
"Definitely not money power."
"He has a huge handle in the opponent's hands."
"It's enough to implicate the three clans, otherwise I would never dare to attack Jinnian."
"handle."
"fault?"
Old man Gu murmured, he was thinking about who was behind the scenes.
same.
under the stars.
Daxia Academy.
Along the way, Wang Fugui, Jiang Yezhou and others spoke in succession, praising Gu Jinnian for what happened today.
Gu Jinnian laughed the whole time without saying a word.
After returning to Daxia Academy.
Suddenly, Su Wenjing's voice sounded.
"Jin Nian."
"The old man has something to discuss with you."
"You come with me."
Following Su Wenjing's opening.
All the students looked at Gu Jinnian.
"it is good."
Gu Jinnian didn't hesitate, and followed Su Wenjing directly.
Others went back to different places, and some went to other students' rooms, eager to tell them what happened today.
After all, many people did not go, like the four Xu Ya, the three Juexin, and Fairy Yaochi and others, they were not interested.
A quarter of an hour later.
To the outside of the church.
Su Wenjing stood under the tree, looked at Gu Jinnian and said.
"Jinnian, do you still remember the bet from before?"
He opened his mouth.
break the tranquility.
Bet?
Gu Jinnian frowned slightly, but immediately thought of what was going on.
The bet with Su Wenjing in Xiaoxi Village before.
"Sir, haven't you fulfilled the agreement?"
Gu Jinnian was a little curious.
When Su Wenjing came to look for him, he had already answered.
About fate.
"It wasn't fully answered that time."
"Today, the old man will tell you everything."
Su Wenjing spoke lightly.
(End of this chapter)
It's the second quarter of Yin time.
Although the whole of Kyoto is still decorated with lights and festoons, all kinds of hustle and bustle have gradually calmed down.
With the end of the Great Summer Poetry Fair, Kyoto became a little quieter.
What happened in the poetry meeting gradually spread.
Gu Jinnian's poems written through the ages, coupled with his shocking essays, immediately caused an uproar in the capital.
The common people were shocked by Gu Jinnian's talent.
Especially some women, when they heard that Gu Jinnian wrote poems in seven steps, they fell in love instantly.
However, in the poetry meeting, Gu Jinnian's humiliation also caused some controversy.
But no matter what, this is the Great Xia Poetry Club, where we meet friends through poetry, and the theme is still more than poetry, so these controversies are not very big, and it will take time to ferment.
In any case, Gu Jinnian has been confirmed as the No.1 of the Great Xia Poetry Association.
If the four famous poems through the ages can't get the first place, then there is no need for this poetry club to exist.
It is precisely because of this that talented scholars from all over the world are somewhat desperate. Although they know that they will not be able to win the first place in such a grand poetry meeting, but there is such a monstrous person as Gu Jinnian, everyone does not want to continue participating.
It stands to reason that even if someone writes poems out of Zhen Guo today, everyone will write a few poems, just take it as a show, and it's not bad to get second or third.
But Gu Jinnian was like a sun in the poetry world, hanging above the sky, preventing them from emitting their own brilliance.
No one writes poems, nor wants to write poems, it has no meaning at all.
The poems made by myself, let alone flattery, are not qualified to give Gu Jinnian shoes, it's pure embarrassment.
But after the event is over.
The gifted scholars had their best time. Although they didn't write poems, at least they could be regarded as witnesses to the wonders of the ages, and they would have the capital to brag about in the future.
However, after the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty left, the envoys from various countries seemed to be a little preoccupied.
Too many things happened today.
The fate of the Huns was cut.
The Kong and Gu families were completely torn apart.
His Majesty's choice.
These few things are not trivial. As a court minister, who is not a human being?This little bit of information can give them countless ideas.
First of all, the Huns' national fortune has weakened, should Daxia attack?Take this opportunity to snatch back the twelve border cities?
From the perspective of Emperor Yongsheng, he definitely wants to send troops, but can the current Great Xia fight?Can we fight?
These are all problems, and they are huge problems.
They have to think about whether this battle can be fought, can it be fought, and why can it be fought?What good do you do yourself?Can't fight, why can't we fight?What's the harm in hitting yourself?
If these matters are not considered clearly, it will be difficult for them to answer when the emperor speaks. If they cannot give a satisfactory answer, then the emperor will not be used to everyone.
In particular, these Confucian officials were all angrily reprimanded by Emperor Yongsheng today. Although they were just a few simple curses, they actually had a great impact.
If after two days of the court meeting, His Majesty speaks to send troops to the border, it is often the Confucian ministers who speak first to stop the war.
But if Emperor Yongsheng was talking about today's events, what else would Confucian ministers have to say?My own shadow is crooked, so what qualifications do I have to call the emperor?
What's more, the break between the Kong family and the Gu family will inevitably lead to a strengthening of the conflict between civil and military.
There is nothing to say about this, anyway, the relationship is not very good, if it is strengthened, it will be strengthened, and they will not persuade each other.
But the most important thing is His Majesty's attitude.
Emperor Yongsheng seemed to be upholding justice at the poetry meeting today, but in reality?In fact, he was still favoring Gu Jinnian.
You can't just look at the surface of anything, what is reasonable and unreasonable, who is wronged and not wronged?
Everything is based on the needs of interests. After all, Confucian ministers help the Kong family because they want to have something to do with the Kong family. They don't care what the Gu family thinks.
Gu Jinnian is a group of military generals, the big guys can't get together, if they really get together, the one who dies is himself.
Since the confrontation between civil and military has reached extremes, then I must be admiring our camp.
For example, assuming that he was in the military camp just now, if Kong Yu dared to say that Gu Jinnian got the answer in advance and cheated.
Make sure that all the generals inside and outside are going to vent, maybe they will meet a few people with a bad temper, and drag Kong Yu outside to educate them, and then ask Kong Yu to answer the question again.
It's that simple.
His Majesty's attitude is obviously in favor of Gu Jinnian, which is a bad signal. He used Gu Jinnian's affairs to beat these Confucian officials.
The general meaning can actually be calculated if you think about it carefully.
His Majesty has the intention of raising troops.
At this moment.
Daxia Palace.
Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Emperor Yongsheng stood under the candlelight, with his back to Duke Chuansheng.
"Holy."
"This is a military secret obtained by the old man's family in the Huns."
"Furthermore, the tribe found that children often disappeared on the northern border. In the past half a year, there have been more than [-] children."
"The border officials knew about this matter but did not report it. I hope His Majesty will investigate clearly."
Chuan Shenggong handed over a memorial about the military secrets of the Huns.
Hearing this, Emperor Yongsheng still turned around and took the memorial.
He opened it and read it, and after a while, he couldn't help but speak slowly.
"It seems that in recent years, Fuluo and Dajin have assisted the Xiongnu a lot. In just three years, they have increased their troops by 50 and secretly trained [-] cavalry."
"It's really no expense spared."
Emperor Yongsheng put the memorial aside. The so-called military secrets are actually the enemy's dynamics, including some military data.
The addition of 50 soldiers is not an exaggeration. The Huns themselves are good at riding and shooting, and they are born soldiers. Not only because of physical problems, but also a lot of secret support from the Jin Dynasty.
The population of the entire Xiongnu Kingdom is about ten million, but among these ten million people, excluding the old, young, women and children, there are about 400 million strong men. Once a war is launched, these 400 million people can become soldiers in an instant.
In other words, if the Great Xia Dynasty went to war with the Xiongnu, it would face 400 million soldiers and horses.
But the scary thing is not this, but the iron cavalry of the Huns, which is the most troublesome existence of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Cavalry is too strong.
They live on the grasslands and are born good at riding and shooting. The cavalry is the biggest trump card of the Huns.
If it weren't for the fact that the Great Xia Dynasty owned the Longmen Cannon, the Huns would have occupied more than twelve cities.
The number of Longmen cannons is scarce, not because of the iron ore problem, but no one knows what the problem is. This is the biggest secret of the Great Xia royal family.
Only the cannons of the Great Xia Dynasty can be called Longmen Cannons, which are several times more powerful than the cannons of other dynasties, and played a great role in large-scale wars.
Xiantian breaks all infantry formations, such as Phoenix Wing Formation, Long Spear Formation, and Wind Return Formation.
These formations are all to prevent cavalry from colliding.
But under the bombardment of cannons, no formation has any effect.
But the Longmen Cannon is not very effective for the cavalry. After all, the Xiongnu cavalry moves extremely fast, and it is impossible for them to send cavalry directly.
Cannons also need to wait time, and it doesn't matter whether you have cavalry or not cavalry if you can fire continuously.
Of course, if Emperor Yongsheng became ruthless, he would directly take all the Longmen cannons deployed on all borders, including those in Kyoto, to the northern border.
That odds are great.
But once this is done, the north will win a complete victory, and the other three places will definitely be smashed.
Will the Fuluo Dynasty and the Daikin Dynasty sit idly by?Would he tolerate the Great Xia Dynasty taking back the Twelve Cities in front of them?
These twelve cities are of great significance, especially for the Dajin Dynasty.
The twelve cities on the northern border were originally a buffer zone against the Huns, but now they have been snatched by the Huns and become a buffer zone for the Huns. If the Great Xia Dynasty sends troops to the Huns.
We must attack from here, otherwise, detour from left to right, high mountains and strange rocks, the original journey of two or three days will take several months.
Not to mention that the soldiers can't stand it, they can't do it just by transporting food, and the logistics supply is a mess.
So if the Twelve Cities are not taken back, don't expect to crush the Huns.
And once the Xiongnu country is flattened, then continue to face north, it is a small country, a subsidiary country of the Dajin Dynasty, in other words, the Xiongnu has been solved.
Da Xia and Da Jin can face each other.
The military capabilities of the Dajin Dynasty and the Daxia Dynasty are very different. This is because the supplies of the Dajin Dynasty are so good, and the Daxia Dynasty has just been established.
It is not as good as the Dajin Dynasty in many aspects. To put it bluntly, it has no money.
The Great Jin Dynasty claims to have a million cavalry, although there is a bit of bragging in it, but the number will not vary too much.
Although the cavalry of the Dajin Dynasty was not as powerful as the cavalry of the Huns, the Dajin Dynasty had also assimilated part of the Huns over the years.
Let it take root in Dajin, and give birth to many descendants of Dajin and the Huns. These people are not bad in physique, and with the blessing of Longmi, the combination of the two has raised a group of existences second only to the cavalry of the Huns.
Of course, the number is very small, but it is the elite of the elite.
In time, the Dajin Dynasty will definitely be able to raise a large number of Xiongnu cavalry, and they are still from their own country.
On the battlefield, the cavalry is a god-like unit, basically an unsolvable existence.
The major dynasties are vigorously developing cavalry, but most of them are powerless. It is very simple to say that they have no money.
If you want to create a cavalry, you first need two high-quality war horses, one is a spare, and then the soldiers must be physically strong, far superior to their peers, not only warriors, but also good at riding and shooting, fighting immediately and infantry It is completely two concepts.
What is important is the unity of man and horse, killing the enemy and breaking the formation.
After that, five sets of armor should be prepared. After all, after a battle, they need to be repaired and a new set should be worn. Sometimes they fight several games a day, and they must maintain their peak state all the time.
Plus four infantry piercing and unarmoring, two grooms, and a cook who cooks for the cavalry.
That's seven people.
This is a regular standard configuration, and it is better in the army. One must go out to fight, after all, these logistics personnel may die at any time.
Once it is an expedition, it must be calculated according to the full allocation.
That is, Emperor Yongsheng would be a little moved when he learned that the other party had secretly trained a hundred thousand cavalry.
One hundred thousand cavalry, how much money does it cost.
It takes almost 2000 million taels of silver to raise [-] cavalry for a year, which includes a series of expenses such as military equipment, horse gear, blacksmith workers, cavalry rations, war horse rations, cavalry salaries, handymen's salaries, etc.
The larger the quantity, the lower the price. After all, many things can save money if they are contracted to some merchants.
But one hundred thousand cavalry, less than 5000 million taels of silver a year is indispensable anyway.
After all, taking into account the different local environmental prices, count towards the cheapest, 5000 million taels of silver a year.
Even the Great Xia Dynasty could not afford this sum of money.
But for the Fuluo Dynasty and the Dajin Dynasty, this is nothing, and the Xiongnu Kingdom will also take out ore as a trade item, and the Xiongnu Kingdom has countless mountains and many rare treasures. Tribute to the Great Jin Dynasty.
Under the exchange, the political needs of all parties and the strategic needs of the dynasty, the Dajin Dynasty's assistance to the Huns was not a loss-making business.
The Fuluo Dynasty even needed the land of the Huns to grow food, and it was not a loss-making business.
As for the Great Xia Dynasty, they were completely isolated. After all, there was no way for the second child to be beaten.
"Your Majesty, this time the Xiongnu Kingdom secretly trained [-] cavalry. This old man thinks that I, Great Xia, must also give a certain warning."
"It's better to dispatch fifty Longmen cannons to stand on the northern border. First, it's for defense, second, it's a warning, and third, it's ready for war at any time."
"This time the Xiongnu were cut down from the country, and they will definitely not accept it. They will ask Daxia for an explanation. If it is not handled properly, I am afraid that war will break out soon. Your Majesty must be prepared."
Preach the mouth of the Holy Public.
He took the initiative to ask for the prevention of war.
This made Emperor Yongsheng a little curious.
Aren't these literati arguing every day not to fight or not to fight?
Why did you suddenly let yourself send troops?
This is a rare thing.
However, Emperor Yongsheng did not accept Chuan Shenggong's opinion, but spoke slowly.
"The Huns have no face to go to war."
Emperor Yongsheng said, although the Huns are secretly training [-] cavalry, so what?
As long as the Great Xia has the Longmen cannon, the Huns will not dare to take the initiative to fight. If they really want to fight, the Huns will not be worth the loss. What's more, don't look at the Huns who are now targeting Daxia.
But actually?
Don't they want to stand up and be the master?Among other things, the Xiongnu people are looking forward to becoming the third largest dynasty in the Eastern Wasteland, replacing the Fuluo Dynasty.
Instead of replacing the Great Xia Dynasty.
The Great Xia Dynasty was born from the unification of the ten kingdoms. Unless the population of the Xiongnu Kingdom increased by dozens of times, otherwise, with those 1000 million people, would you like to live in Great Xia?
Better go to bed early.
As for the deployment of fifty Longmen cannons, Emperor Yongsheng couldn't possibly agree to it. Unless there was a real war, what would the deployment be for?
What if something happens?
If there is one less door in this thing, there is no door.
"My lord, you must be on guard against others."
Chuan Shenggong continued to speak.
However, Emperor Yongsheng shook his head and said.
"Okay, I will consider this matter."
"By the way, for today's matter, you have to go back and discipline your clan well. Recently, I have indeed received a lot of rumors that your Kong family is becoming more and more arrogant."
"I think of the saint's face and didn't reprimand you, but it doesn't mean that I don't know what the Kong family has been doing all these years."
"Right now, give me some peace and quiet. I don't want to hear some voices. If the voices are too messy, I don't mind telling them to shut up completely."
"do you understand?"
Emperor Yongsheng said that there is no need for Sheng Gong to teach himself about war.
There are some things that must be explained by myself.
Otherwise, according to the nature of the Kong family, no accidents, when the poem meeting ends, the Kong family will use their influence to make scholars all over the world criticize Gu Jinnian.
Emperor Yongsheng could guess this method with his toes.
So now it must be suppressed. It's not that he is partial to Gu Jinnian, nor is he partial to Gu Jinnian, but that he hopes that Gu Jinnian can study hard and study hard.
Otherwise, it's useless even if Gu Jinnian ignores the talk of the world, it will always affect his mentality.
The heart-killing method is the most skillful among literati. If you can't kill you, just kill your heart, so that you can't study quietly. After three to five years, won't you become a waste?
"Your Majesty, the old man will personally give strict orders. It's just that what the son said is inappropriate after all. Even if the old man speaks, I'm afraid."
He looked serious and said that he would give orders strictly, but here comes the problem, what Gu Jinnian said was wrong, everyone heard it, you want to gag the mouths of the world, is it possible?
"I'm notifying you."
"Not negotiating with me."
However, Emperor Yongsheng's eyes instantly became indifferent.
In an instant, Duke Chuansheng bowed his head and bowed to Emperor Yongsheng.
"The old man leads the order."
"Your Majesty, rest assured, the old man will strictly control and control it. If someone really talks nonsense, the old man will cooperate with the Ministry of Criminal Justice to apprehend it as soon as possible."
Chuan Shenggong dared not mess around.
Honestly agree to come down.
At this juncture, if he still dares to play tricks with the emperor, something will happen.
But Chuan Shenggong did not expect that the emperor would be so partial to Gu Jinnian, even though he knew he was his nephew.
But the problem is, the emperor has many nephews, right?In addition, those princes, their own flesh and blood didn't treat them like this, did they?
This is indeed unpredictable.
"Go back."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke with a calm tone.
"Yes."
Chuan Shenggong stopped talking nonsense and slowly left the hall.
After he leaves.
Emperor Yongsheng was thinking about something while looking at the candle. After a while, his voice sounded.
"Wei Xian."
"Let the Ministry of Punishments and the Secretary of the Zhenfu secretly supervise the Kong family, and then let the king of Wei pay attention to the Huns at all times, and let the spies submit information at all costs."
"Also, let the Ministry of Rites pay close attention to the literati in Daxia recently. Anyone who insults my nephew will be warned. If someone takes the lead in causing trouble, the Xuandeng Secretary will be detained."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke slowly.
Arrange these things to go on.
"The slaves obey the order."
Wei Xian opened his mouth and accepted the order.
Then continue to speak.
"Your Majesty, spies have come to report. Except for the ministers of the Ministry of War and the ministers of the Ministry of Industry, the other four ministers gathered in the prime minister's mansion."
Wei Xian continued to speak, speaking slowly.
"Are you going through the main entrance?"
Emperor Yongsheng asked calmly.
"Back to Your Majesty, you entered through the main entrance."
Wei Xian replied.
"Let them go."
Knowing that they entered through the main entrance, Emperor Yongsheng didn't say much, and let them go on their own.
And this moment.
In the capital of Daxia, in the prime minister's mansion, six or seven people are taking their seats in the hall.
The Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, the Minister of the Ministry of Households, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and the two great Confucian scholars all gathered in the prime minister's mansion.
At this moment, as Li Shan's figure appeared, the six stood up together.
"I've seen Mr. Xiang."
The six people opened their mouths and cupped their hands one after another.
"Everyone."
"The late-night visit should be for the Xiongnu's affairs, right?"
Li Shan opened his mouth, then sat down and asked.
At that moment, the six people also took their seats and nodded.
"Master Xiang."
"Gu Jinnian's poems have been passed down through the ages, cutting down the fortunes of the Huns, and His Majesty is even above the grand meeting, so partial to Gu Jinnian and suppressing Confucian officials, the old man thinks that His Majesty is trying to establish his prestige, to send troops to the Huns to establish his prestige."
"I don't know if Xiangye also has this intention?"
Yang Kai's voice sounded immediately.
What happened today, he saw that the Kong family was indeed out of style, but these were nothing, nothing more than children quarreling.
And it doesn't matter whether it is ancient poetry or ancient scriptures.
These things have nothing to do with them.
In his position, seek his position.
What they have to do is how to secure their position and secure their own interests.
Instead of caring about the quarrel between the two juniors of the Gu family and the Kong family, what is this?
"I don't know the truth."
"But Master Yang's remarks are not impossible."
"Your Majesty has worked hard to govern. Now that the Great Xia Dynasty has also rested for a while, it is normal for Your Majesty to have a warlike heart."
"However, do you think it is possible to start a war right now?"
Li Shan opened his mouth and asked everyone.
"No."
"The treasury of the Great Xia is not enough to sustain the war, especially to attack the Xiongnu in the north and take back the Twelve Cities. It is not necessarily a good thing. If the Twelve Cities cannot be taken back, the trouble will be even greater."
"The Xiongnu iron cavalry are not vegetarians, and fighting on the grasslands will consume more time, effort and money. If your majesty really intends to attack the Xiongnu in the north, I will never agree."
He Yan, the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, spoke.
He doesn't like things like wars the most. Once there is a war, the money disappears like running water.
The three armies have not moved, and the food and grass will go first.
The Great Xia Dynasty still had money, but for such a large dynasty, he wanted to spend every penny wisely.
He is willing to spend money to promote trade growth.
He is willing to spend money to strengthen agricultural production.
But if it is to fight a war or repair the palace, etc., he is unwilling to agree.
It's completely unnecessary. Money is a thing that costs less than a penny. Don't be taken advantage of by this.
He Yan said, everyone nodded.
"At present, the Great Xia Dynasty is still in a state of recuperation. It was too much trouble at the beginning, not to mention how much money was spent. The main reason is that His Majesty canonized many princes and generals."
"In addition to those princes guarding various places, it's fine to collect taxes and deduct money, but they still call themselves poor every year, asking the court to allocate funds to support a group of idlers."
"All the money of the Great Xia Dynasty goes to these royal relatives. If there is a war, the treasury will be exhausted within a year."
"The flood in Jiangning County has not been completely stabilized, and the treasury must always prepare money and silver to make up for it. If this happens again in Daxia, it will be a big trouble."
"You can't fight."
When Yang Kai spoke, he calculated carefully, and he was completely on the side of He Yan.
"More than that, since last year, the old man has been mentioning the matter of official salaries to His Majesty. During the Kaiyuan period, the salaries of hundreds of officials were very small."
"In the current Yongsheng period, the salaries of hundreds of officials are still in accordance with the standards of the previous dynasty. If this continues, countless corrupt officials will be nourished."
"Instead of spending money to fight wars, it is better to increase the salaries of hundreds of officials, so as to effectively benefit the people. In the long run, they will definitely get ten times the return."
Hu Yong also followed suit. He refused to fight, and hoped to increase the salaries of all officials.
indeed.
During the Taizu period, the salaries of hundreds of officials were extremely low, but now in the year of Yongsheng, the salary has only increased by two or three tenths.
Where can Daxia officials hold it?They are fine, at least they can reach this position, there is no shortage of food, some high-ranking officials in various places are not bad, and there is no shortage of money to support them.
It's just that the ordinary officials are suffering. They don't have much money to support them. Their monthly salary is about three taels, or five taels of silver.
Isn't this forcing these officials to embezzle?
Therefore, increasing the salaries of officials is also considered a major event.
"The matter of officials' salaries still needs to be carefully considered."
"However, instead of using it for war, the old man would rather increase the salary of officials."
When He Yan opened his mouth, he actually disagreed. After all, once the salary of an official is increased, it is not a trivial matter.
This expense is not small.
In the Great Xia Dynasty, there were a lot of low-level officials. Apart from some officials who were not within the scope, such as prison officials, there was no need for the court to manage them at all, and the local government would handle them by themselves.
And the officials who need to increase the silver are an astronomical sum, at least one quarter of the tax revenue of the Great Xia Dynasty, or even a lot more.
After all, once the salary is increased, who would not be tempted?Anyone who has money is tempted. Anyway, the money from the court is not for nothing.
A few people's opinions are nothing more than simple opinions.
Don't want to fight.
Li Shan finally understood.
"okay."
"Everyone, I understand the truth. Since you don't want to fight, you should try to dissuade Your Majesty."
"If you think about it, your majesty can understand my painstaking efforts."
"It's getting late, everyone, rest."
"Master Hu, I have something to discuss with you about the truth."
Li Shan opened his mouth, but he was straightforward. Since everyone is unwilling, I will go with everyone.
But before he left, he deliberately asked Hu Yong to stay.
"Master Xiang rests earlier, I will retire."
A few people didn't say anything, they got up one after another, leaving Hu Yong behind, they didn't know what to do, but it had nothing to do with them.
After everyone leaves.
inside the room.
Li Shan took out a booklet from his pocket.
"Hu Shangshu, the Great Xia Poetry Conference is over, and the Jingcha is about to begin. The old man also has some disciples, and some words come from time to time."
"There are more or less problems with the people on this list. Hu Shangshu must strictly investigate one or two. If there is a problem, it must not be let go. If there is no problem, the good person cannot be wronged."
Li Shan spoke out slowly.
And Hu Yong took the booklet, but there was no trace of weirdness in his eyes, but a serious face.
"The lower official understands, please rest assured, the lower official will definitely investigate thoroughly, and if there are really bad things, he will definitely investigate to the end."
Hu Yong made a sound slowly, and then opened the booklet. There were hundreds of names densely packed, from various counties in Daxia.
The official positions are not big, but they are all full-time jobs.
The first one on the list is Wang Zhi, magistrate of Yunxiang County.
They are not high-ranking officials, but they are all full-time posts, controlling a county.
It was obvious that Li Shan was installing his own people, whether he was a student or not, he was just taking advantage of Beijing's investigation to weed out outsiders and put his own people inside.
After all, the magistrate of Yunxiang County has been demoted, so who can go up?The imperial court will not eat enough and have nothing to do, so a county magistrate will be parachuted there.
Often, the second-in-command is used as a substitute. Of course, if someone in the capital operates, it will be different.
It's just that no matter how great the operation ability is, it can compare with the list of Xiangye?
"Well, remember, you must thoroughly investigate. If you make a mistake, you should be punished. If there is no mistake, you must not mess around."
"In truth, what these disciples say may not be true."
Li Shan said very seriously, very seriously, and absolutely did not leave any clues.
As the prime minister, it is not a big problem for him to care about Jingcha, and he has a lot of students, so he got a lot of news.
I think there is something wrong with these people, so let the official department check it out, and there is no big problem.
As for whether there is any fault?
Then this is not a matter of a word from the officials. If you really want to follow the rules, you still can't pick your thorns?
"Please don't worry, Mr. Xiang. I have always been strict and cautious in doing things as an official."
Hu Yong spoke seriously.
This is true, even though it was Xiang Ye who spoke, but I still have to investigate it myself, if there is a problem, then sell it to Xiang Ye.
You can also get favors yourself.
But if there are no major problems with others, you insist on messing with them. This is not acceptable. Although you are my boss, but if you let me do this kind of thing, once something happens, you will be the one who will die.
There's no need to trade your future for a favor.
"it is good."
"Hu Yong, Truth has always placed great importance on you. In a few years, Truth will retire and return home. You are ten years younger than me, and the future can be expected."
Li Shan smiled, and then patted Hu Yong on the shoulder.
"Okay, the old man goes to rest first, you go back early, and you will participate in the grand event tomorrow."
Li Shan didn't say much.
"Master Xiang speaks seriously."
"The subordinate retire."
Hu Yong didn't talk nonsense, and slowly backed away, leaving the lobby.
And with Hu Yong's departure.
Li Shan looked at the teacup, wondering what he was thinking.
at this time.
Inside the town government.
State study.
Gu Jinnian's father, Gu Qianzhou, was standing in the study, looking at the old man.
"Inform the Minister of the Ministry of War to prepare for the drafting of the Northern Expedition."
"After the Great Xia Poetry Meeting is over, we will play it immediately, and let all the military officers join hands to take this opportunity to fight in the Northern Expedition."
Mr. Gu's voice was very calm.
Under the candles in the study, his face looked extremely serious.
After saying this, Gu Qianzhou frowned a little.
"Father, the matter of the Northern Expedition is related to the changing situation of the Great Xia. It is a good thing that Jinnian poems will last forever and cut down the fortunes of the Huns, but if they send troops directly, the treasury of the Great Xia Dynasty will not be full."
"There is a shortage of silver both inside and outside. It is not a good thing to really start a war."
Gu Qianzhou spoke.
He is from the line of generals, but what he knows better is that the current situation does not allow war.
What do you use to start a war without money?
"Whether His Majesty goes to war or not, that is not important."
"Just put it forward, if you mess up the situation, the enemy will appear."
Old Master Gu spoke lightly, he didn't care about the war of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Instead, take the initiative to disrupt the situation.
"Father? What do you mean?"
Gu Qianzhou was a little curious. He looked at the old man and really didn't understand what he meant.
Disrupting?
What's the matter?
"The fate of the Xiongnu has been cut. What His Majesty has done today is obviously in support of Jinnian. Those scholars will definitely think that His Majesty may declare war with the Xiongnu."
"But the Great Xia treasury has silver, but there is no silver for war. It's just that if His Majesty really wants to go to war, it's not impossible, but it's not necessary."
"Let the Minister of the Ministry of War come forward and take the initiative to mention that after the Great Xia Poetry Conference, the court will inevitably quarrel around this matter."
"Who is the loudest?"
"Whoever has the most problems."
"The truth about Jinnian's falling into the water has come to light."
Mr. Gu took a sip of tea and said calmly.
But these words sounded like a thunderbolt to Gu Qianzhou's ears.
Jinnian falling into the water?The truth came out?
"Father, what do you mean to say that it was your own people who pushed Jinnian into the water?"
Gu Qianzhou swallowed, looked at his father, and asked.
"kindness."
The old man nodded.
"how can that be?"
"What are they doing with Jinnian?"
Gu Qianzhou frowned, thinking that it was impossible, they were all from the lineage of generals, what good would Jin Nian's death do them?
The Duke is furious?Fall out with the emperor?and then?
and then?
Moreover, the Gu family would not be so stupid as to directly fall out with the emperor, instead they would use other methods to make the emperor investigate to the end.
Even if the old man chooses to retreat half a step, the Gu family's position will be more stable.
Anyway, it is impossible for the Gu family to rebel.
So what is the purpose of killing Jinnian?
"It's hard to explain to you."
"It's impossible for these civil servants to attack Jinnian. They dare not, and there is no need for them."
"Even if the Gu family collapses, won't there be a second Gu family?"
"The Great Xia Dynasty had internal and external troubles. It is absolutely impossible to say that we don't need generals, so there is no need for those civil servants to harm Jinnian."
"For them, it's a worthless thing."
"So the person who harmed Jinnian is from the lineage of generals."
The old man took another sip of tea and explained briefly.
"Father, why did the generals want to harm Jinnian?"
"Is it Xue Guogong?"
Gu Qianzhou frowned. If he had to focus on the generals, Xue Guogong was the most suspicious.
After all, he is the biggest general force besides the Gu family.
"not him."
"He's not that stupid. He also has descendants. It's only him who is unlucky to do this."
Mr. Gu shook his head and directly vetoed it.
"Not Xue Guogong? Who could it be?"
Gu Qianzhou really couldn't think of another possibility. After all, Duke Xue was the most suspect, be it any other prince or prince.
What's the point?
It really killed Jinnian, and what he was facing was the furious Gu family.
is it necessary?
"It's really stupid."
"I really don't understand, how did your brain give birth to Jin Nian."
"Lao Liu is right, grandsons inherit from grandpa, that's right."
The old man scolded and boasted at the same time.
"Father, just tell me, what are you always doing without telling the child?"
Gu Qianzhou was also helpless.
"Let me ask you, if Jinnian really drowned and had an accident, the Gu family would be furious, think the worst, and tear themselves apart with His Majesty, but my Gu family has absolutely no intention of rebelling, and only asks His Majesty to investigate thoroughly."
"It's just that this matter has been investigated clearly? The final result must be to find those civil servants as scapegoats, and at that time, what will His Majesty ask me to do?"
Old Master Gu opened his mouth and asked Gu Qianzhou.
"What will be done?"
Gu Qianzhou frowned, but the next moment, he thought of the answer.
"Remove from Kyoto, guard the border, or go to the Xiongnu."
Gu Qianzhou thought of the answer.
After getting the answer, Mr. Gu was a little satisfied, at least Gu Qianzhou wasn't that stupid.
"But if the old man endures it, what will His Majesty do?"
Old man Gu continued to ask.
"It's still better to transfer away from the capital. If something happens to Jinnian, you will definitely not let it go. His Majesty will still send you to the border for the sake of the overall situation."
"And it is very likely that the Huns were attacked from the north. The world knows that you once made a statement that you would slaughter the Huns."
"So, His Majesty won't worry about your self-respect in supporting troops, and the generals in the borderlands belong to Duke Xue, so they don't worry about what you will do."
Gu Qianzhou opened his mouth and said so.
"There's nothing to worry about or not to worry about."
"Your Majesty will definitely guard against me, but he will definitely let me go to the border, and it must be to fight the Huns."
"External aggression calms internal strife."
Mr. Gu looked calm, and did not agree with what Gu Qianzhou said.
But Gu Qianzhou suddenly realized.
"Jinnian was killed because he hoped that the north would go to war."
"Someone wants Daxia to go to war with the Xiongnu."
"It's a pity that nothing happened to Jinnian, and you didn't get too violent, Dad."
"Let the opponent's plan fail, and now that the Hun's national fortune has been cut, he will definitely come forward and strongly demand the expedition."
"Whoever is the most intense is the most suspect."
"Father, I understand."
When Gu Qianzhou opened his mouth, he understood everything in an instant.
"As long as you know."
"However, it's not necessarily what you said."
"Anyway, just keep an eye on it."
"Okay, what I just said, do it quickly."
Mr. Gu spoke up.
In fact, there are still a few logics that he has not figured out, and the initiative to mention the matter of the war is also helping Gu Jinnian to share a certain amount of pressure.
What Gu Jinnian said today has indeed had a great influence, and the literati in Daxia will definitely hold on to it.
But if there is going to be a war, everyone will not care about this matter, but care about the war.
After all, once the war broke out, the Great Xia Dynasty would inevitably panic.
It was also Mr. Gu's idea to use one big event to cover up the influence of another.
"Okay, dad, the boy will leave."
Gu Qianzhou turned and left without further ado.
After Gu Qianzhou left.
Mr. Gu looked at the candle with cloudy eyes full of thought.
"It was the remnants of Jiande who made a deal with him that dared to harm Jinnian."
"What kind of deal makes him dare to be so bold?"
"Definitely not money power."
"He has a huge handle in the opponent's hands."
"It's enough to implicate the three clans, otherwise I would never dare to attack Jinnian."
"handle."
"fault?"
Old man Gu murmured, he was thinking about who was behind the scenes.
same.
under the stars.
Daxia Academy.
Along the way, Wang Fugui, Jiang Yezhou and others spoke in succession, praising Gu Jinnian for what happened today.
Gu Jinnian laughed the whole time without saying a word.
After returning to Daxia Academy.
Suddenly, Su Wenjing's voice sounded.
"Jin Nian."
"The old man has something to discuss with you."
"You come with me."
Following Su Wenjing's opening.
All the students looked at Gu Jinnian.
"it is good."
Gu Jinnian didn't hesitate, and followed Su Wenjing directly.
Others went back to different places, and some went to other students' rooms, eager to tell them what happened today.
After all, many people did not go, like the four Xu Ya, the three Juexin, and Fairy Yaochi and others, they were not interested.
A quarter of an hour later.
To the outside of the church.
Su Wenjing stood under the tree, looked at Gu Jinnian and said.
"Jinnian, do you still remember the bet from before?"
He opened his mouth.
break the tranquility.
Bet?
Gu Jinnian frowned slightly, but immediately thought of what was going on.
The bet with Su Wenjing in Xiaoxi Village before.
"Sir, haven't you fulfilled the agreement?"
Gu Jinnian was a little curious.
When Su Wenjing came to look for him, he had already answered.
About fate.
"It wasn't fully answered that time."
"Today, the old man will tell you everything."
Su Wenjing spoke lightly.
(End of this chapter)
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