Happy Year of the Horse -

Song Jiu's expression was normal. It was not that easy for Zhao Pu to kill him. For example, once he cicadas, it would be dangerous. But Zhao Pu had to pass Zhao Kuangyin first, be a foolish ruler?

He and Yao Shu are of two natures. He is obviously Zhao Kuangyi's person, so it doesn't matter if the country has one Yao Shu. Therefore, he agreed to Zhao Pu to select Yao Shuquan to Chanzhou as a magistrate, and even silently regard Zhao Pu's envoy to throw Yao Shu into the Yellow River. Is this a set of things possible to deal with him? Of course, if the army is really fired in the cicada and the arrow is on the string, and there is a serious logistical problem, he will die. But there is still a barrier behind him, that is, will he accept the order?

There was a minister in Later Shu named Ouyang Jiong, who was famous for his talent. Zhao Kuangyin valued it. He was appointed as the Hanlin scholar Zuo Sanqi General. He was granted Lingnan. Zhao Kuangyin used Ouyang Jiong to sacrifice to the South China Sea. Because the weather was the hottest at that time, Ouyang Jiong said that he was sick. Zhao Kuangyin was angry and dismissed, and he divided the position of Xijing with his official position, and Li Jifang, the young minister of the Ministry of Agriculture. There are many examples of this.

If he did not obey the imperial edict, Zhao Pu would send someone to tie him to Hezhou?

Not afraid of not being an official, but afraid of being an official. Once an official is an official, you have to make a decision. Once a decision is made, there will be controversial decisions. Just like Yao Shu, if you neglect your report, Zhao Pu immediately sent someone to throw Yao Shu into the Yellow River. But if you don’t become an official, Zhao Pu only has two ways to deal with him. One is Kaifeng Prefecture, which is impossible. The other is the Censorate. Can the officials of the Censorate only follow his orders? It is two different things, that is, to listen to it. This is under Zhao Kuangyin’s nose. Unless he really makes a big mistake, it will seriously anger Zhao Kuangyin. The county will not mention it. The Secretariat does have the right to govern them, but the Secretariat has the right to govern the mobilization of the Censorate? What does the State Argumentary Office do?

So Song Jiu smiled, but still bowed his hand and thanked Fu Zhaoshou.

This notice is also important, which means that Zhao Pu is really ready to do something to himself.

Fu Zhaoshou obviously didn't take it seriously, and it was only three things. The emperor could not let Zhao Pu pick this peach blossom that belonged to him, and his brother-in-law would not sit idly by and watch Zhao Pu kill this peach blossom.

So he continued to talk about the serious matter and said, "Jiulang, the envoy from Dashi is here. The envoy is in Mizhou, and there are many disaster victims in Jingdong, so it is not convenient for them to see it. Besides, how to entertain the far-fledged envoys, the court officials have a dispute over this. Your Majesty is in a dilemma and asks the second king. The second king doesn't know much about this. You have had many dealings with Fanzi in Guangzhou. The second king wants to ask your opinions."

"I'll go to Kaifeng Mansion," Song Jiu stood up and said.

There is a reason why Song Jiu was cautious, that is, the ancient tribute system in China.

Song Jiu doesn't like it very much.

Envoys from various countries came to pay tribute. If they were like the Southern Tang and Wu Yue, Song Jiu might like it very much. The key is that when tribute overseas, they gave them money and silk, and even taught them technical civilization, which increased friendship. But one thing depends on the result. First, the return gift system was the system. The Song Dynasty often converted the market price of its tribute and gave them more gifts. Therefore, many foreign merchants came as impersonated envoys and shipped goods to the capital, even saving transactions, and exempted tariffs, and sold them to the Song Dynasty at once. The country spent money and obtained a large amount of useless things. In fact, the "friendship" was not obtained, and maybe these foreign merchants were scolded by fools. It seemed that the Song Dynasty finally forced all countries to not send envoys to pay tribute. After the end of the Song Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty came again, and after Zheng He went to the West, he reached the peak. Then there was the spread of civilized technology, which was really great...

"Kyuro, don't worry, I have one more thing to do."

"Tell me."

"That's all that matter left, the third sister brings a bracelet to Wan Niang."

Song Jiu's daughter is quite famous in the capital. One is the one with 100,000, which is very sensational. The other is that Wan Niang is beautiful, although she is young, she is a little beautiful woman. Under the supervision of Pan Lian'er, she taught her daughter Hong and knew a lot of words.

Many yamen followed Song Jiu and let us get engaged, and Song Jiu would agree.

Pan Lian'er shouted out her daughter.

Song Wanniang shouted in a silence: "Uncle Fu."

"What a little lady," Fu Zhaoshou praised, and liked it very much. He put the jade bracelet given by Fu on Wan Niang's wrist, then took off his beautiful jade from his waist, and put it on Wan Niang's skirt. Song Jiu thought the Fu family was grateful, but he didn't think of the inside story. But even Zhao Kuangyi dared to mention Chai Zongxun's will before his death.

Song Jiu rode a horse to Kaifeng Prefecture.

Zhao Kuangyi intimately welcomed Song Jiu to the side hall.

Song Jiu said: "The two kings, the emissary of the emissary of the Great Food."

"Oh, say it."

"I don't know much about the West. First, I heard from the teacher that he said something, and second, I also know something through foreign merchants. First, I talk about Dashi. Dashi was very powerful during the Tang Dynasty and once defeated Gao Xianzhi's army. It was called Black-clothed Dashi. Now it is hiding near Baghdad, also known as the Apos Dynasty. Although it is powerful, it is far less than before. Then there is an expeditionary force. The distance it crosses is a bit far, which is about as far as our army to the western part of the Pamir Mountains and to the southwest peninsula of the European continent. After Dashi declined, a country was established.

It is called Baiyi Dashi. It turns out that the Persian Governor's Office and Hezhong area, which once belonged to the Tang Dynasty, was occupied by the Turks and Persians, and established a Saman Dynasty, which was very powerful at one time. However, at this time, it was in decline, and there was another country in the north where the Turks were rising, called the Karakhanate, which was rising strongly and turned to the east, namely the Xichang Uighurs, Ganzhou Uighurs, and our dynasty in Shaanxi. There was another Buvesh Dynasty to the west of the Saman Dynasty. Then it went to both sides of the strait and North Africa, "Song Jiu was afraid that Zhao Kuangyi would not understand it, so he drew an unstandard map of Asia, Africa and Europe.

"There is such a vast area in the north?" Zhao Kuangyi asked in surprise.

"Yes, there are still many lands in the north of Shiwei and Jurchen, but it is cold and not suitable for human habitation. There are people, but there are not many humans. Civilized areas, the east is headed by our country, followed by Tianzhu, Central Asia, West Asia, Europe, North Africa, and Central South Africa, but there are many countries of all sizes, but they are very backward, even less than some indigenous countries in the South China Sea. I still say that this big food, Guangzhou big food merchants mainly come from this country, the Fatima Dynasty, the king was named Muyiz, and was a talented and wise monarch. He sent troops to embezzle large areas of earth in North Africa and West Asia and built the capital Cairo. Because it is still green, it is also called green clothing big food. Then go west, it is the Byzantine Dynasty, which once sent envoys and

I have traveled to the Tang Dynasty, and then went west, that is Europe. The Tang people called the Western Qin Dynasty. There are more countries in fact. Now there are powerful countries such as Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Kiev. In addition, there are many small countries and small principalities. The religions are also different, mainly Islam and Catholicism, but there are many differences in these two doctrines, such as the doctrines believed in by our dynasty and belong to the Catholic lineage, but they are not recognized by many people in the West. Central and South Africa is more complicated, just like the western region of Guangnan, without a unified belief, without a developed civilization, and without a strong country. Even a small tribe can call itself a country."

"Is this the world?"

"It cannot be called the world yet. There are many large islands in the depths of the South China Sea. Some are similar to our dynasty, and some are more than twice as many as our dynasty. If the ship is big enough, there is still eastward. However, if the ship is big enough to resist the wind and waves, and go eastward again... the two kings will have a shocking scene, that is, they will sail to Europe, Africa, and then to India."

"The earth is round."

"There are also the middle. There are disputes in the Western world, with many races and different civilizations. When the Great Food declines, there will be no more powerful countries to unify them, nor will it pose a threat to our dynasty. Unless the knowledge of matter has improved to the rapid speed of a thousand miles a day, that is, the trains that we call us appear. Our dynasty has not been truly unified yet. After the unification, there will be a powerful Khitan in the north. Because of the internal migration policy of the Tang Dynasty, a large number of Qiang people and Fan people in the northwest existed so close to us. Maybe it can become a new threat. Therefore, our dynasty is even more out of reach for the Uighurs and the River." Song Jiu said this, staring at Zhao Kuangyi.

Zhao Da and Zhao Er both began to dismiss Wu Chongwen, and Zhao Er did even more overdos.

Therefore, it also said: "Our dynasty punished the rebellion of the Tang Dynasty and reduced the rights of military generals. This is not much controversy, but if it is too much correct, our dynasty can only become a country that attaches importance to internal affairs, diplomacy and military cowardice. The Khitan did not exaggerate wealth, but no one dared to underestimate it. No matter how rich the Southern Tang Dynasty was, no one would regard it as a powerful country. One of the controversies, how should the disaster victims be dealt with? The two kings, with little food, much land and much Gobi desert, would they ask if there is no disaster? They are not afraid of disasters, but they are afraid of disasters, and the country ignores them. Disasters occur normally, and disaster relief capabilities are a manifestation of national strength. Why drive away the victims for one envoy?"

First, Guangnan grain was transported to Mizhou.

If it is transported from Mizhou to Beijing, it will be very troublesome. One is the distance, hundreds of miles of dry roads, and the other is the navigation capacity from Jishui to Wuzhang River is limited, and the ships are even smaller.

But there is no need to do that. Chanzhou, Daming Prefecture, Caozhou and other prefectures are all located in the east of the capital and are directly transferred to the affected prefectures and counties, and even let the victims register themselves to transport grain for the state. After transporting the grain, they will carry people on their own, or push the cart to push the grain to their homes.

Some of the grains in western Beijing and Shaanxi were transported directly to Zhengzhou and Mengzhou and other places, and the grains in Jianghuai were supplied to the victims of Songzhou on site.

The Song Dynasty was not short of food, but that there were not enough transportation tools, which were transferred to the victims in time. Now it was divided into three places to deliver food, and the tight transportation situation was immediately reversed. At this time, Zhao Pu did not have much intention to restrain him. He didn't get Chu Zhaofu in the last year. Can he continue to do this this year? If he looked at him silently, Zhao Kuangyin would definitely not be happy. It was terrible to start the Zhongshu machine. When Zhao Pu moved, officials from various prefectures and counties went out one after another.

Therefore, the most dangerous spring famine period was eased.

Zhao Pu did it too late to make up for the loss of the sheep, but even Zhao Kuangyi could not judge it, let alone Song Jiu.

Song Jiu said again: "As for the latter, this is like a metaphor. If I have relatives in the river, I usually look down and see each other without looking up, it will not matter. But if there are relatives in Guangnan coming from a distance, it is a relative who is rare to see once in a few decades. When he comes, he will definitely be grandly entertained. Even when he goes back, he will have to send him a lot of gifts to him. This is human nature. However, big food attaches importance to business, and is far away, and cannot be verified. Merchants value profit and neglect righteousness.

, and go for profit. Moreover, every time the Dashi merchants are trafficking, whether by land or sea, they are traveling thousands of miles without any chance of life or death, and they are even more courageous. If the court gives them generously, there will be merchants who pretend to be envoys and come to pay tribute in a row to seek rewards. The country's reputation is of no use, and the distance may not be good, and it is not good for us to be kind. National strength will inevitably be damaged. Moreover, there are so many poor people in our dynasty who cannot even maintain food and clothing."

But the court did not listen much to Song Jiu's words.

Soon after, guards were sent to protect the envoys of the Great Food to Beijing, expelling the victims along the way, and deliberately going to the most prosperous places. After arriving in the capital, officials were sent to take them to visit the lively and prosperous places in the capital and settled in the inn.

Then he held a banquet in the palace.

He didn't know much about overseas monarchs and ministers, but only knew some records of the great food from some historical records of the Tang Dynasty, so he called Song Jiu to accompany him. The envoy first presented the letter of the country. King Mu Yiz greeted the emperor of the Song Dynasty and said some polite words, but he hoped that the merchants of their country would get more sour wine and mirrors. Song Jiu was also hard to tell the truth about this letter of the country. It should be said that this letter of the country was a talented and wise man. Is it just a mirror and sausage, and it was not a big elephant. The tone of the letter of the country was respectful, and there was no surrender to the horse. Then Song Jiu would definitely conclude that it was fake. The tradition of the big food also attached great importance to trade. If you get more sour wine and mirrors, the Song Dynasty could make a lot of money, and as a transit station, Fatima would make more money. Therefore, this letter of the country might be real or fake.

Song Jiu sat down at the bottom, and I don’t know who arranged it, so he happened to sit with the businessman who accompanied the envoy of the Great Food.

Maybe it was kind-hearted. What you met when you were in Guangzhou might be sarcastic. You, Song Jiu, are actually a merchant. But Song Jiu did not think too much and whispered to the merchant. Zhao Kuangyin looked at them and asked curiously: "Song Jiu, what are you talking about?"

Song Jiu stood up and replied, "Your Majesty, Aqi asked Weichen why Weichen was removed from his official position. I am giving an answer."

“Tell me.”

"I said that our civil officials in our country ruled the world, and used one more book called the Analects of Confucius. Some people saw loyalty and martyrs, so they went to the battlefield and ignored life and death and served the country. Some people saw etiquette, so they served the country for the system, rules and regulations. Some people saw benevolence, so they became good ministers. Some people saw wisdom, so they became counselors. I was not well-educated, but I only saw lovers and loved the people, but I had no talent. I had to take action myself, drive the people and make up for my shortcomings. Among all the positions, I was the most pleasing. Kyusan General Pan and other soldiers fought bloody battles on the front line, so I couldn't love the people.

I have taken all my fame, which is very unfair. In fact, it is not me who really loves others, but Your Majesty. I said that you have been to the capital for several days and should see the prosperity of the capital, but look at the palace. Many houses are more luxurious than the palace, not like some Western countries. People are living in poverty, but the palace is brilliant. This is the true love. The country uses people as a way to reward people, and if they have made merits, they will be punished. The ministers will not be complacent and will not be depressed even if they have made mistakes, so they will continue to correct them. This is the way to use ministers with wise rulers. Therefore, I have made mistakes and have no complaints."

Song Jiu could only answer this way. Could it be that I said that the reason why I was dismissed from office was the product of the victims of political struggle?
Chapter completed!