Of course, there are some things that Zhang Jun cannot say so clearly.

He had to be more tactful and told Zhao Xing in the form of a story that this was a more clever way of seeing him, which was much better than pointing directly at Zhao Xing's head and scolding him for being incompetent.

After so many years of being in the officialdom, Zhang Jun still learned the ability to be an official.

So his words are more tactful.

"It's not just that, your Majesty, there's a follow-up to this story."

Zhang Jun said, "After Gao Huan explained his position, Du Bi was not giving up. One time Gao Huan was preparing to lead his troops to fight, and Du Bi wrote another letter, hoping to get rid of the internal thieves before attacking the foreign enemy, otherwise the war would not go smoothly and there might be danger of overturning.

Gao Huan asked him who the thief was, and Du Bi said that he was a powerful soldier who plundered the people and bullied men and women. The nobles of the country were heard. When Gao Huan heard this, he asked the soldiers to show off their swords and make way for Du Bi to come over the swords and talk about his specific opinions.

Du Bi walked along the way and saw the soldiers glaring with murderous aura, and the swords were so cold that they became more and more frightened. When he walked to Gao Huan, he could not even say a word, for fear that the angry soldiers would be killed on the spot.

Gao Huan then explained that you were already scared to this point when the knife was not cut out. The nobles you impeached all lived in such a dangerous situation. Although they may have corruption, the things I care about are more important, so let's forget it."

Zhao Xing remained silent.

Seeing Zhao Xing silent, Zhang Jun slowly spoke: "After that, Du Bi would never dare to mention anti-corruption anymore, and this matter was given up. Gao Huan's status has always been very stable, and laid the foundation for his son Gao Yang to replace Wei and establish Qi."

Zhao Xing was silent for a long time before looking up at Zhang Jun.

"Deyuan, what you mean is that I can't do this. Even if I want to do it, I can't find a suitable person to do it. Those who do this will definitely be killed by corrupt people, right?"

Zhang Jun did not deny it, but nodded very confidently.

"Your Majesty, the water is clear and there is no fish. Su Yonglin relies on his power and prestige. Although he can do a harsh anti-corruption campaign, who else can do this except him?

This time, he did the anti-corruption campaign by himself, and it was precisely because of his own that he could have such a brutal blow to those corrupt officials. If it were someone else, who would dare?

Only Su Yonglin himself has this prestige and ability, no one else can do it. Instead, he will be attacked by corrupt people and end up being ruined.

Moreover, Your Majesty, Su Yonglin's behavior is definitely limited. If the limit exceeds it, all officials will be afraid that no one will dare to do things for him. Then no one dares to be his official position, so what can he do?"

Zhao Xing didn't agree with Zhang Jun's words very much.

"Does there be an official position here and some people are unwilling to do it?"

Zhao Xing sneered for a while and said, "I don't believe that no matter how strict I am, I can still be as strict as Liu Qing? But despite Liu Qing's absurdity, there are still endless people who are willing to become officials.

Under his command, all the officials and ministers of the court would rather be eunuchs than officials. More than 20,000 people cast themselves as officials. You said, no one is willing to be an official? Deyuan, I really don’t believe this!"

Zhang Jun didn't expect that Zhao Xing would refute him like this, and for a moment he didn't know what to say better.

After a while, Zhang Jun realized it.

"But an official who is an official in that way is entirely for power and money, and will never do anything for the country and the people. Therefore, my Emperor Taizu was destroyed so quickly. Your Majesty, a villain, just for personal gain, has no desire to govern the country and the people."

Zhao Xing was silent for a while, speechless about Zhang Jun’s statement.

He admitted that those who can make up their minds to castrate themselves and want to be officials will definitely use their power to seek personal gain as much as possible. Just like the eunuchs who have caused trouble in the world in all dynasties, if they are all those who become officials, the country will be over.

"Nevertheless, will the situation in the Song Dynasty continue to be maintained? Is it really impossible to change? Thank God for the 20 or 30% of the money allocated by the court to do business. How can this last long?"

Zhao Xing looked at Zhang Jun sadly.

Zhang Jun was also silent for a long time, and after a while, he said: "Your Majesty's worries, I know, but Your Majesty, the Beiming is too strong, so strong that it is terrifying. Now Su Yonglin's vigorous anti-corruption campaign is the result of the great power and his personal prestige.

Because of this, he was not worried that no one would be an official for him, and he was not worried that someone would dare to raise an army to resist him. This is the fundamental reason. But putting the same thing in the Song Dynasty, Your Majesty, do you think that the Song Dynasty can be without such troubles?"

Zhao Xing was speechless.

Zhang Jun knew that this was not good to hit Zhao Xing like this, so he could only draw a cake for Zhao Xing.

"Your Majesty doesn't have to be too discouraged. Su Yonglin's actions will inevitably cause many people's concerns. The people of Ming Dynasty are unstable, and it is reasonable to have unrest. When civil strife occurs in Ming Dynasty, the Song Dynasty catches up. When the Song Dynasty is in full swing, the opportunity for Your Majesty comes."

Zhao Xing looked at Zhang Jun.

"Will there be such a day?"

"It will definitely happen. Su Yonglin is cruel and unkind. Slaughtering officials is like a chicken or a dog, which will inevitably cause panic among the people of the world. If the world is far away, the day when the Song Dynasty returns to the Central Plains is not far away. Your Majesty, please rest assured. Even if I try my best to do my life, I will definitely bring such a situation to Your Majesty!"

Zhao Xing didn't say anything, just nodded silently.

This question between the monarch and the ministers is temporarily placed here, and neither Zhang Jun nor Zhao Sheng mentioned it again.

A few days later, Qi Fang and Shao Hongyuan's memorials came to Lin'an one after another.

Qi Fang's memorial came earlier and was first seen by Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun learned that Shao Hongyuan did not obey the order and forced his troops to rely on his relationship with him, which led to the defeat of the war, resulting in the loss of troops and generals, which made Qi Fang very angry.

He had a clear plan and decision for the entire war and imposed a thorough blockade of the thief army in Luoxiao Mountain. He believed that they would soon run out of supplies and had to go out of the mountain to fight them in a decisive battle. At that time, it would be a situation of waiting for the effort.

But Shao Hongyuan didn't believe it and insisted on sending troops to fight. As a result, he was defeated and suffered heavy losses, causing thousands of soldiers to lose.

Where can I make sense?

Zhang Jun was a little angry at first, thinking that Shao Hongyuan was ungrateful and betrayed his trust, causing him to suffer disadvantages.

However, out of trust in Shao Hongyuan's past achievements and suspicion of Qi Fang, Zhang Jun did not simply believe Qi Fang, but decided to wait a little longer to see if there was any other news delivered.

There is really.

Shao Hongyuan's memorial came three hours later than Qi Fang's memorial. After being sent to the Privy Council, Zhang Jun watched it as soon as possible.

It turned out that Shao Hongyuan's memorial was about Qi's passive treatment of war, suspected of being respectful to the enemy, and when he repeatedly proposed to attack the thief army, he did not provide him with any help, and he did not even give him a guide.

Not only that, the thief army in Luoxiao Mountain has good weapons and equipment, and even a lot of armor and crossbows, which is no worse than his army. Therefore, Shao Hongyuan suspected that Qi Fang secretly did business with the thief army, exchanged arms for money, and made a fortune in the national crisis.

Shao Hongyuan even believed that Qi Fang was suspected of colluding with the enemy and told the bandit army in advance that the bandit army was prepared. Otherwise, the bandit army would not have been able to defeat his offensive so easily, causing him to lose more than a thousand troops.

Regarding the suspicion of colluding with the enemy later, Zhang Jun believes that this is subjective and cannot be easily believed without evidence. However, Zhang Jun feels that the matter of Shao Hongyuan's passive suppression of the thief and doing business with the thief army is relatively credible.

But no matter what, it is obvious that the defeat of the thief is another failure.

Zhang Jun was a little guilty and felt that Zhao Xing could not know about this matter, otherwise he would be very angry and could even offend himself and lose his power again.

This panic made Zhang Jun restless, walking around, feeling confused.

After a long time, Zhang Jun calmed down and stopped his idea of ​​taking the initiative to make apologize to Zhao Sheng.

I also want to revive the Song Dynasty and fight against the Central Plains in the Northern Expedition, and also win the opportunity for the Song Dynasty to return to the Central Plains. There are even greater things to do, so I must not fall here!

So Zhang Jun decided to press down these two memorials so that Zhao Xing would not know.
Chapter completed!