"Grand Prime Minister, Qin Xi has left the capital." Hu Yin said.

"I see."

"Master, there are people in the court discussing this matter."

Zhao Ding was copying books, and the winter sunshine fell on him, giving him a gentle feeling.

Zhao Ding did not ask what the people in the court were talking about.

Hu Yin waited for a moment and then said: "Some people say that you have protected Qin Xi."

"Let them say so."

"But people's words are terrible."

"If everything is restricted by others' opinions, wouldn't it mean that we will be led by the nose?"

"Why does the Grand Prime Minister want to protect Qin Xi?"

"Qin Hui implemented the New Deal in the south. He has made great contributions over the years. Although he has selfish motives, he cannot be driven to the edge because of this. Lu Yihao's methods are too rigid. If this continues, the conflicts in the court will intensify, and the people below will act according to the wind.

Wouldn’t it be like repeating the party struggle of the past?”

"But Qin Hui's people have been removed one after another in the past two years, and he will not give up. I am afraid that it will not be able to ease the situation by arranging Qin Xi."

"I have sent people to the Qin Mansion to deliver the message. I will also make it clear to Lu Yihao and Gao Qiu."

"Gao Qiu is your Majesty's man, you..."

"I know." Zhao Ding continued to write without raising his head, "Your Majesty has your Majesty's thoughts, Cai Mao has Cai Mao's purpose, Lu Yihao has Lu Yihao's views, and Qin Hui also has Qin Hui's selfish motives. No matter how it comes, within the imperial court,

There can be no chaos, this is also His Majesty’s idea.”

"The fight between Mr. Lu and Mr. Qin is getting more and more fierce. Recently, some people have impeached Lu Yihao's people in Hebei, saying that Lu Yihao's people abused their power. Lu Yihao's people are investigating Qin Hui's Agricultural Bank of China in the capital to find evidence against Qin Hui.

.”

"Let's arrange this matter like this for now, and you don't have to worry about it anymore." Zhao Ding put down his pen.

"Yes." Hu Yin did not continue talking about Qin Xi.

I hope Qin Hui and Lu Yihao can stop it first.

He asked again: "I heard that the Military and Political Council gave the big eater a military attache?"

"I know."

"How could a foreign country serve as an official in the Song Dynasty?" Hu Yin was puzzled.

"This matter is your Majesty's wish." Zhao Ding sat down and said, "Sit down and talk."

"What do you mean, Your Majesty?"

"Besides Your Majesty, who else can let a foreigner serve as an official?"

"Why did Your Majesty do this? Isn't it enough to draw lessons from the past events of the former Tang Dynasty?"

"He is just a Xiu Wulang, an eighth-grade official. His only purpose is to stabilize maritime trade. But I heard from Qian Yuqing that His Majesty wants to use troops in the South China Sea."

"Use troops against the South China Sea?" Hu Yin was stunned.

On November 29, the 10th year of Jingkang, Pu Luoxin, who had just been granted the title of Xiu Wu Lang, stayed in Tokyo for a few days, and then took him with him to obtain status permission from the Song Dynasty and go south, back to Hangzhou.

During the few days they stayed in Tokyo, Prosin and his people saw the wealth of this Eastern dynasty.

This kind of wealth has never been heard of, let alone seen, or even heard of in stories.

He is a cannibal. In this era, the cannibal country has declined. The nobles only know about pleasure. The empire and Rome are at war all the year round, and further west, they are fighting with the Crusaders in Europe.

Like the Song Dynasty, with such vast fertile fields, such a large population, such wide streets, countless silks, grains, ceramics and tea, as well as kind people, this was unimaginable in the barbaric and murderous West.

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After a trip to the Central Plains, Pu Luoxin felt that his knowledge had been refreshed.

He couldn't help but start thinking, how did the Emperor of the Song Dynasty manage such a wealthy country?

In fact, Pu Luoxin was the first cannibal who served as an official in the Song Dynasty in official history.

The reason is very simple. This guy can bring business at sea, so the Southern Song Dynasty court gave him an official position.

People like Pu Luoxin are also slowly integrating into Eastern culture.

In mid-December, Pu Luoxin arrived in Hangzhou.

At the same time, the Hangzhou Shipping Department received a secret order from Qian Yuqing.

On December 15, Pu Luoxin boarded the ship in Hangzhou and began to go south to Champa to join Li Bao.

In these calm days at the end of the 10th year of Jingkang, the Song Dynasty's first war in the South China Sea began quietly.

Before the First South China Sea War, the silk production capacity and ceramic production capacity of the Song Dynasty had greatly increased. With the comprehensive liberalization of Dali State's policies, the amount of tea shipped from Qinzhou Port also skyrocketed in a short period of time.

However, the chaotic situation in the South China Sea undoubtedly created irreconcilable conflicts with the Song Dynasty, which had an increasingly strong export demand.

In the blink of an eye, the Ten Years of Jingkang is coming to an end, and the city of Tokyo is covered in white snow, looking like a beautiful picture from a distance.

However, the scene at Yanmen Pass in the north is completely different from that in Tokyo.

In the biting wind and snow, groups of people and horses slowly advanced towards Dai County, leaving a long trail of footprints, which were then covered with white snow.

These people immigrated to Dai County in order to expand the population of Yanmen Pass.

Not only at Yanmen Pass, but also among the mountains and rivers west of Fuzhou, the tenth fortification of the Song Army has already risen.

In such a world of ice and snow, the Song army was extremely tenacious and built a military depth that pushed the king across the mountain.

The situation in Dongsheng Prefecture outside the Pass was even more difficult. The transportation of groups of grains to Dongsheng Prefecture had been extremely difficult, and many people even froze to death on the road.

Heavy snow covered the desert, and Henan became a lifeless snowfield.

However, Yu Yunwen didn't have much time. Groups of Song troops continued to move forward in the cold wind like knives. They had to build several cities on the edge of the Yellow River before the spring came and the flowers bloomed, forming a formation from Dongshengzhou to

Military joint defense of Anbei Prefecture.

Once completed, the Song Dynasty completed the final encirclement of Xixia.

Of course, in the ice and snow here, the soldiers of Anbei Mansion actually drank wine rarely.

It was transported from Hebei, and it was personally ordered by the Zhao Guan family. It must be transported there, even if it is pushed slowly by people and cars one by one.

In fact, this is also extremely expensive.

But Zhao Ning felt it was worth it to make the soldiers in the north drink.

In the first month of the 11th year of Jingkang's reign, the city of Tokyo was still celebrating the Spring Festival. It was completely different from Nanhai, where the sunshine was warm and Champa City was full of flowers.

Li Bao, the commander-in-chief of the Nanhai troops and horses, stood on the deck and personally inspected the bronze cannons.

"Report! Manager Li, all the firecrackers have been shipped on board. There are thirty ships in total, each ship has one hundred firecrackers, a total of three thousand firecrackers, and each firecracker has one hundred rounds of gunpowder.

"

"Have you used up the hundred rounds?" Li Bao asked.

"Gone."

"Gone?"

"I heard from people in the Ordnance Supervision in Hangzhou that the gunpowder for this gun is extremely expensive, and the imperial court is in great demand now."
Chapter completed!