Chapter 281: East Window

Xiao Ganyun asked: "Don't you run away?"

"How to run? There are chaos outside." Ouyang said: "And 30% of the people in my guard have left the city, which is enough for you to make trouble for General Han's army."

"I should have guarded the four gates early in the morning and set fire in the city. I was wrong." Xiao Ganyun couldn't help but sighed: "Sixty years ago, a Khitan could defeat three Song imperial guards. Now, although we are determined, we are powerless, our hands and feet are stiff, our bows cannot be strong, and our swords cannot be cut. If it were the qualities of the Khitans sixty years ago, your 800 guards would be easily eaten by us."

"Brother, you also know yourself. In your thirties, you play women, gambling, drinking, and stay up late every day. Brother, I have never seen you use weapons, even if you fight, you still use fists. The same is true for them. Many of them are because of the current situation of the Khitan, and they join the army with passion. Even if some are the palace tent soldiers... Don't you know how the palace tent soldiers are trained in Linhuang? The quota of 400,000 is actually only 320,000 people, and some are also given home. The officials are vacancies, and they trade military supplies with Song merchants, and secretly smuggled. Well... Let's talk about our Happy Valley, and there are also palace tent soldiers to help watch the scene. Gambling becomes a trend and drinking becomes a disease. What kind of combat power can you have?"

"You don't understand this. The palace tent army still has an elite Tielin Army." Xiao Ganyun said: "It's a pity that he has lost all his losses in the Bubu Gang, otherwise it would be so easy for you Han people."

"Brother, 700,000 people beat 20,000 people." Ouyang said: "You actually lost. Are you ashamed? What elite? 50,000 Tie Linjun. I heard of Daming for a long time, but I was killed by 20,000 Jurchens. Didn't you think about what went wrong?"

Xiao Ganyun quipped: "If it weren't for someone rebelling in the rear..."

"Why did it rebellion?" Ouyang said: "Isn't it that you have a problem with yourself? The life-and-death battle ahead and the rear took the opportunity to revive, so how could the Khitans be united? In the end, after the Jurchen victory, Wanyan Aguda's prestige increased greatly, and almost all Jurchen tribes came to the scene, and finally they beat you up. If it weren't for the firearms and material support of the Song Dynasty, the Khitan would have destroyed the country long ago."

"..." Xiao Ganyun sighed and stopped talking. The 8,000 Jurchens defeated the 100,000 Liao army, 12,000 people occupied Huanglong Mansion, and 20,000 people defeated 700,000 people. Miracles are not only based on the Jurchens' bravery and good at fighting, but also on the incompetence of the Khitans and the low combat power, which made such a strange story. Xiao Ganyun is the strong woman who led the Khitan to the strongest peak of military prosperity, which is also the direct descendant of Empress Dowager Xiao. He has heard the above story that the Khitan warriors are invincible since he was a child, but there is a big gap between reality and ideals.

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A day later, the eight thousand imperial guards closest to Pingzhou arrived. The general heard that Ouyang Qin's team was attacked, and the three souls disappeared and seven souls came to him. Finally, Ouyang Wuyang was exposed, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Ouyang's guard suffered a lot of losses. Under the strategy of breaking the whole into pieces to attract the attention of the enemy in batches, more than 150 people died in battle. Ouyang allocated 300,000 as their pension, and then the surviving soldiers were rewarded.

Although after encirclement and suppression, there were still hundreds of Khitans unknown. Han Shizhong sent a team of thousands of people to search for clues and pursued them.

Although the officials were covered in dirt, they finally saved their lives. Han Shizhong sincerely thanked the Khitans for their low combat effectiveness and inappropriate command from the heart.

The resettlement of the soldiers was quickly settled. The first part was to migrate to the Song land. The merchants in the Song Dynasty, including the original vacancies of the 100,000 labor demand, were removed from the labor demand of 50,000, because they were all in economically high-end areas, and their wages were not low. Of course, the 50,000 people were moved in batches within two years.

The second part is to open Changzhou. Although it is overseas, the Khitans can still be officials there and are more free, and they may even get rich overnight. There is a temporary lawless place.

The third part is recruiting workers in the Liao occupied real estate industry. Although it should not be too far away from home, the wages are relatively small, and the benefits are not comparable to those in the Song Dynasty. There are few opportunities for literacy and promotion.

In the end, everyone who was unwilling to participate was given a consistent travel fee.

The only condition is that weapons are not allowed to be carried. Although weapons can be manufactured later, it eliminates the return of large-scale weapons-carrying troops and eases contradictions in public security. All weapons are purchased by the court, ranging from three arrow branches to two sterns of fine iron swords.

This is a large-scale resettlement, involving a wide range of areas. The court agreed to promote soldiers from the imperial guards to carry out administrative work. Ouyang has a great influence on the business association, a great influence on the court's policies, and has close contacts with former Liao officials. He is a person who gives face to all parties, and he is efficient in his work, and the situation in Liao gradually stabilizes.

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The placement here, but the high pressure on the Jurchens did not end. Han Shizhong distributed 30,000 elite troops from Huanglong Mansion to support the Hebei Army Road. Under the leadership of Zhang Jun, Hebei Army Road defeated the Jurchens resistance forces everywhere. Although he still did not fight the Jurchens' main force, he fought steadily and slowly narrowed the Jurchens' activity space. The Hangzhou fleet also landed in the northern part of the Jurchens in the East China Sea, forming a north-south attack on the Jurchens in the East China Sea. The Jurchens were cut into two pieces, one was the coast of the Jurchens in the East China Sea, and the other was the two pieces of territory of the Five Kingdoms in the east of the Jurchens in the East China Sea.

The Ouyang incident came to an end and he returned to Beijing with Zhang San and Li Si to submit the imperial edict. But what Ouyang did not expect was that as soon as he finished submitting the edict, he stepped down as an imperial envoy. A new imperial edict intercepted Ouyang.

The imperial edict was given to Ouyang, and Ouyang also received dozens of imperial edicts, some rewards and some sent ones. But none of them were like this today. The Ninth Eunuch said: "...bewitched the morale of the army, provoked the border, falsely spread the imperial edict, and acted boldly. He took it down and handed over to the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple, and the Censorate for trial."

Zhang San shouted, "Who dares? The emperor actually took off his grinding and killed the donkey. My elders' power to pacify Liao, even Han Shizhong cannot compare with each other."

The Ninth Eunuch received the imperial edict and said, "This guy, there is naturally a saying of right and wrong. Do you know the reason why disaster comes from your mouth?"

Li Sixian replied: "Father-in-law, my elders have elixirs and iron certificates, but they are not allowed to be held responsible if they have a company."

"Our family knows, but unfortunately, it is not up to the above. "Emperor Nine said: "To be honest, if the emperor is not very angry, who dares to touch Lord Ou?"

"Okay, you guys go back first." Ouyang said: "You ask Ou Ping and Jin Niang to transfer my money to avoid being searched."

The ninth prince smiled bitterly: "Mr. Ou still has the heart to joke, this is not a trivial matter."

"I know, isn't it just to mobilize Liu Qi to destroy the Mongolian troops and conquer the Western Liao area?" Ouyang received a month ago, saying that the court sent Zong Ze to investigate the matter. But even so, the Yongxing Army Road led by Liu Qi had been advanced step by step on the grassland in six teams, and it was impossible to temporarily withdraw troops. It is impossible to withdraw troops, but they can only fight. If they continue to fight, they cannot be abolished. The court knew this, so Ouyang, as the culprit, was detained as soon as he returned to Tokyo to step down as an imperial envoy. Ouyang said: "What's so great about this? This matter has nothing to do with General Liu. I am my private transfer arrangement. You can help me settle my elder brother. If he really doesn't want to live in Yangping, give him some money and let him go."

Li Si clasped his fists: "Don't worry, sir. Let's go back to Yangping immediately to ask Master Liu."

"No need." Ouyang said: "This case cannot be fought." If this continues, pull out all the people involved, and the consequences are very serious. First, Han Shizhong had the negligence of acquiesce, Zhang Jun also had the negligence of concealment and did not report it, and Liu Qi was even more guilty. Because in essence, Ouyang was only a military supervisor of the Hebei Army Road and did not have the right to mobilize troops, and Liu Qi was the chief general of Yongxing Army Road, so he understood this clearly. Moreover, even if he was scapegoated in the three futures, Ouyang would also be charged with incitement, and the charge of provoking the border tribes is inevitable.

...

This time, Ouyang was not treated the last time. He was imprisoned in Kaifeng Prefecture Tianzhu, where there were many criminals. He was dressed in the official uniform and was imprisoned in a room alone. The air in the cell was humid and smelled bad. Hay was placed on the floor and bed. Except for the better food every day, the others were no different from other criminals.

The incident of Ouyang's imprisonment quickly caused a sensation in the Song Dynasty. The Royal News reported the facts objectively. The main charge was to provoke the frontier, bewitch the morale of the army, and mobilize the army to fight without authorization. According to the work of the previous few years, the Liao Dynasty, whether it was the Eight Tribes of the Enemy and Lieutenant tribes or some tribes in Mongolia, had nominally surrendered to the Song Dynasty and became a tribe vassal tribe. At present, the court was starting to work westward. However, when Liu Qi's army arrived, he began to conquer various tribes and plunder the tribe chiefs. Those who did not agree to put down their weapons and migrate south would be extinguished. Every time Liu Qi occupied a land, he appointed the soldiers under his command as land kings and gave them a hundred imperial guards to station them. One was to sweep the resistance forces in the land, and the other was to stabilize the rear. These land kings were the new owners of these lands, and they could graze at will. The business associations would build leather processing land and livestock exchanges in their hearts. The materials they produced would be supplied to the residents of the former Liao Dynasty.

Ouyang not only subverted the court's policy of appeasement to foreign and border tribes, but also began to seize their land. The question of the Royal News is, should we completely eliminate the threats of the nomadic peoples to the original for thousands of years, or should we continue to govern the country with kindness and righteousness and allow their existence?

The Royal News listed the harm caused by nomadic peoples to the Yuan in history. Since the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, they have never stopped plundering and invading the Yuan. The Huns, Donghu, Turks, Khitans, Xianbei and other ethnic groups have been constantly invading. As long as their tribes border the Yuan, the plunder will follow. Once these nomadic peoples have a strong leader, the Yuan will be very hurt. When a nomadic people are driven away, new nomadic people occupy their land. For example, the Han expels the Huns and the Tang expels the Turks, and they have never solved the original border problem once and for all.

Of course, due to objectivity, the newspaper also describes the peaceful coexistence between nomadic peoples and the Yuan. For example, Zhaojun went to the frontier, Princess Cheng and others brought Yuan's cultivation, technical exchanges, etc., and created a century of peace with each other. Therefore, this matter has become hotly discussed among the people.

Zhao Yu has never seen Ouyang, and Ouyang has not asked to see her, and even Ouyang has not asked to see anyone. Due to the special case and Ouyang's influence, no one can meet Ouyang without a grand private or handwritten order. Zong Ze has not returned from the border, so Ouyang's case cannot be tried.

Ouyang's fate was still confused, and everyone was nervously waiting for Zong Ze's return and the emperor's final ruling. At this time, news from the Ministry of Personnel came out, and the court had already given a tough attitude, ending the dispatch of Ouyang Yangping's magistrate, dismissing Ouyang's sixth-rank official, and appointing Gan Xin as Yangping's magistrate. The reason was that a daughter of a Khan from the grassland, who crossed the blockade line to Tokyo to seek justice. Evidence showed that his tribe was very satisfied with the management of the Song Dynasty and respected the Song Dynasty for generations, but the entire tribe was moved to Song by Yongxing Army Road. Not to mention a hundred people were killed, all young and strong were converted into wing troops.

As soon as this news came out, everyone understood that the court was going to take ruthless action against Ouyang. The first civil reaction was that prices were rising and employees were abolished in disguise. This was not done by merchants to save Ouyang, but was separated from Ouyang's shackles. The court lacked regulatory system and caused by monopoly. The first batch of rising were ceramics, and precious medicines were not necessary for daily necessities. The second batch of rising land, river and sea transportation industries. Their increase led to the increase in costs of various merchants, which led to the increase of the prices of all commercial enterprises.

The price of rice increased. It also interfered with the rice price. Although the imperial court set the price, after the transportation cost increased, it would be profitable to purchase rice in other places. If the local rice was not supplied enough, it could only be imported from other places, resulting in the emergence of what the people called black rice. The local people saw that the price of black rice could not be bought, so the two cities and even several states intertwined each other, using transportation to create black rice and raised the price of rice. Although the imperial court wanted to take care of it, the imperial court also understood that once the black rice was cracked down on, it would lead to an embarrassing situation where there was no rice available in some places.

Zhao Yu met Su Qian, and Su Qian cried that he was helpless. He had sent consecutive letters in the name of the chairman, asking everyone to stabilize prices. But he himself was under great pressure. The shareholders of Yangping Money Bank asked to raise the interest on loans due to rising prices.

There is no worst, only worse. Due to the lack of Ouyang's deterrence control, officials and merchants began to collude publicly. Driven by huge profits, even military logistics dared to sell military charity to private merchants.

However, these things, when Yangping and the two major banks in the southeast are stable, the consequences are not as serious as the first financial crisis. However, rising prices are already a fact. Prices have risen and wages have also risen, but they cannot keep up with the pace of prices. Moreover, some places have begun to make things difficult for employees, demanding voluntary overtime, and other means. Although the destructive power is not great, the economy in Song Dynasty is in a relatively chaotic state.

Under such circumstances, Su Qian met Ouyang with the inner guard.

Even in such an environment, Ouyang is still very clean and looks very good. Changing clothes for two days and taking a bath once a day was specially explained by the Kaifeng Prefecture Prefecture. Due to the surveillance of the internal security guard, Su Qian did not mention Ouyang's case, but told the current situation.

Ouyang thought, "In fact, they not only hindered economic stability, but also hindered the interests of many members of the business association. For example, Zhanggui Wang, the mines are produced. Your grain costs have increased and the transportation costs have also increased, but the price of the mines has not increased, because most of them are sold to the court. Even if they are sold to merchants, there are contracts for several years. Although the price can be raised, there is also a cap price. This matter has little impact on industries that are flexible to operate, but it has a great impact on long-term industries such as the seven contracts."

"Yeah, what do you mean by sir?"

"I mean, hold a business association immediately. It requires companies involved in shipping, road and river transportation to reduce prices. If they do not reduce, the business association will jointly resist and punish sanctions and cut off the source."

Su Qiandao: "Sir, will the vote of this proposal be passed?"

"It will definitely pass. In the past, the environment was good, and merchants had relatively stable income increased. Now some people disrupted the rules for their own profits, which would cause uneasiness to many people." Ouyang grabbed Su Qian'er and whispered: "If they disagree, you will stop the right to arbitrate in the transportation industry." Stop arbitration of the industry is the chairman's right, so the huge profits in the transportation industry will lead to the emergence of new transportation industries, and then competition will be formed. Since you do not listen to the business association, the business association will no longer protect your monopoly interests.

"Sir, thank you." Su Qian bowed: "Sir, it must be auspicious people who have the heavenly appearance."

"Hehe" Ouyang smiled and said, "I don't care, you go and do it."

...

I don’t know how many days have passed, but the ninth eunuch came to Ouyang again: “I’ll come to ask questions in accordance with the emperor’s instructions.”

Ouyang said: "Caomin is no longer an official of the court. According to convention, Kaifeng Prefecture asked questions."

"What do you mean?"

Ouyang said: "Before the three-court trial, the emperor was not sure whether I was guilty or not, so he removed me from his official position. Why bother to ask? Let's go back."

"this……"

Ouyang asked: "How is General Liu?"

"The progress is still going smoothly." Eunuch Nine said justice: "Why didn't Lord Ou submit a confession and beg the emperor for forgiveness?"

"You mean the emperor punished me for his own face?" Ouyang smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's not. Besides, I didn't plead guilty. I admit all the charges mentioned by the imperial edict."

"The conquest of Mongolia and Western Liao is not beneficial to the adults at all. Why do adults encourage them even though they know they have concerns about their wealth and life?"

"I have told the emperor about this before, but unfortunately the emperor ignored it." Ouyang said: "As for the reasons, I told the emperor at that time."

"Does the Lord think the emperor is a joke this time?"

"No, but I won't kill me, right?" Zhao Yuxin may be so cruel, but not so thick.

"..." Eunuch Nine said justice: "Mr. Zong has returned to Tokyo. The day after tomorrow, there will be three trials. Master. Please take care of it yourself. Our family will say goodbye."
Chapter completed!