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Chapter 326

All the ministers took their seats and no longer bothered with the responsibility. Anyway, the Privy Council has already taken the blame this time.

After discussion, Zhao Zhen, the governor of Huanzhou, was transferred to the governor of Huanzhou, and was also deployed in Huanqing Road. Zhao Zhen was a long-time general and was in the northwest for many years. He was familiar with the border affairs. With him on Huanqing Road, he should ensure that there was peace and safety there.

Yanzhou was on the front line, and Dangxiang paid tribute from here over the years. He was very familiar with the geography and human feelings there, and important officials must be in charge. After a long discussion, he decided to transfer the transfer commander of Guangnan West Road to Yanzhou to take over Guo Quan. He moved the former deputy commander of Huanqing Road to deploy Liu Ping to Fuyan Road and served as deputy commander of Fuyan Road to take charge of the military there. He moved the former commander of Yongxing Army Road to Lu Shouqin to Fuyan Road to replace Li Wei who was dereliction of duty.

Zhang Cun, deputy envoy of the Ministry of Revenue, was appointed as the transfer envoy of Shaanxi Road Capital, replacing Li Zhaoshu of Renman. During the war in the northwest, Shaanxi Road must have a commander, and most of the powers of the transfer envoy of the Transport Envoy will be taken away. At this time, the transfer envoy of the Shaanxi Road was actually equivalent to the transfer envoy of the army during the war, mainly responsible for raising money and transportation of grain, and is no longer the usual Caoxian position. Zhang Cun, as the deputy envoy of the Third Division, was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, and was familiar with the business and could effectively transport materials to the front line. The position of Deputy Envoy of the Ministry of Revenue was replaced by Ming Hao, the former judge of the Ministry of Revenue. At this time, it was a critical moment of the new policy, and it was difficult for the officials of the Third Division to undergo large-scale changes.

He then advanced to the Jiedu of the Baoshun Army, Liu Shiluo, as the Jiedushi of the Baoshun Army, and gave him 1,000 pieces of colorful silk, 1,000 kilograms of horn tea, and 1,500 kilograms of loose tea, and ordered him to attack Dangxiang's back to restrain Yuan Hao's troops.

The economic ties between Song and Dangxiang were temporarily interrupted, and all places with trade along the border were closed. The economic exchanges between Song and Dangxiang and trade goods were not important to Song, but were an important source of economic resources for Dangxiang. The closure of trade between the two sides was considered an economic sanction on Dangxiang. Although the effect was slow, the impact was very far-reaching.

At this time, it was completely dark, and another earthquake occurred during the day. Zhao Zhen said tiredly: "Today, let's go here first. Let's tell the ministers about the rebellion of Dangxiang and let them write to each letter to express their opinions. You will think about it tomorrow and gather in Chongzheng Hall the next day. In addition to what I just said, in order to prevent Dangxiang from invasion, we must think about how to dispatch troops and how to deploy border military states. Especially how the imperial guards move to Shaanxi Road and how to manage their jurisdiction, we must come up with ideas."

Li Di led all the ministers to thank him and retreated, and they all left Chongzheng Hall.

The matter was too sudden, especially because it was delayed by Yanzhou for two months. The border military situation was unknown, so no one could make any suggestions in a targeted manner. However, after the story of the Privy Council, the ministers knew that although Dangxiang rebelled, there were no abnormal movements in the military. In the words of the border general, Yuan Hao was not yet prepared for military affairs, and no major war would occur for the time being.

At this time, the credit of the Privy Council had gone bankrupt. They said it without saying anything, and everyone would listen to it without taking it seriously. At this time, Yuan Hao's envoy was still on the road, and it was expected that it would not arrive in the capital until after the New Year, just as He Zhengdan. From this, it was judged that Shaanxi Road would not be able to fight in the short term. Although the soldiers were never tired of fraud, Dangxiang was actually a tribal alliance. No matter how treacherous Yuan Hao was, he would not dare to joke about the life of a powerful tribal leader and senior official. Moreover, Yuan Hao was still illusory in his heart as an emperor. What if the Song Dynasty agreed to his request, with this political capital, he could integrate internal forces.

After leaving the Da Nei, Xu Ping returned to the Sansi Yamen and saw that there was nothing special, so he returned home with great worries.

He said that Yuan Hao wanted to rebel a few years ago, but now that Yuan Hao really rebels, how should he deal with it? Xu Ping was a little confused for a moment.

It is necessary to go to the northwest, but Xu Ping couldn't make up his mind when he went. Now, he could participate in the war at the beginning of the war, calmly lay out and cultivate his own team. However, at the beginning of the war, the civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty were not ready, and they were afraid that they would fight ugly. Especially the imperial guards, who did not experience bloody lessons, could not change them if they wanted to reform. When the war was fought for a while and the war ahead was not good, they could naturally get the results that everyone expected, and they could turn the situation around in one fell swoop. But at that time, they could clean up the mess, without their own team, and there were many uncertain factors in fighting and changing the imperial guards. They had to rely more on human factors at that time. It was not easy to find a chance to recover if an accident happened. In short, each had its own advantages and disadvantages, and Xu Ping was hesitant.

The next morning, news of Dangxiang's rebellion spread throughout the court, and the ministers were in an uproar. The morning court made a comment, and the noise was not over noon. Unlike the privy court's cautiousness, the ministers were full of confidence and said in unison that Yuanhao was just a clown who could be captured as soon as the court arrived. They did not contact the military, and they had peace of mind in the past two years, had sufficient national resources, and were full of confidence in national strength. As for the combat power of the imperial guards, it was not a problem in their eyes. China was vast and wealthy. As long as there was money, they could always pick out those who could fight. They used money and grain to pile up Dangxiang's small country to death.

The dynasty meeting only listens to the opinions of the ministers, and generally does not determine anything, it is just a mobilization of public opinion. What really determines state affairs is the gathering of ministers, and then specific opinions can be drawn up.

Amid the shouts of beatings in the court, only Wu Yu, who had just entered the Censorate to take over the position of Wang Yaochen, spoke in an alternative way. He said that although Yuan Hao was named a vassal minister, he actually did not pay a penny of taxes, and was far away from the desert, so he did not need to be treated strictly. He had already made a name for himself and boasted to the rich and powerful chiefs of the country. It was impossible for him to cut it off by himself. It would be better to let it go and imitate Taizu's attitude towards the Southern Tang Dynasty at the beginning of the founding of the country, and follow the trend. If Dangxiang could not continue, he would naturally surrender.

Xu Ping shook his head repeatedly when he heard this. He was really stupid in his studies in the same year. Taizu eased the Southern Tang because he was determined to annex it and completed the great cause of unification. When dealing with other forces, he used a slowdown plan. What is the current plan for the easing of Dangxiang? Isn't it exactly what Yuan Hao wants to do?

After leaving the court, Li Di summoned Xu Ping and others to discuss at the Political Affairs Hall, shook his head repeatedly on the way to Wu Yu's speech: "Everyone says that Wu Jianyuan has lost his heart, and it seems that this is true today. It is really unreasonable to talk about these things now!"

Everyone agreed. Wu Yu assisted Li Shen in the field affairs department in the past two years, and he was said to be pedantic. Unexpectedly, it became even more serious after entering the Censorate. To put it lightly, it was not a common thing, but to put it heavy, it was incompetent, but just lived in the pile of old papers and had no understanding of the actual government affairs. Of course, Wu Yu, who did not agree with the war against Dangxiang, was like this. Many people who strongly advocated sending troops to combat Dangxiang. To put it bluntly, it was because they were not familiar with the actual situation.

When they arrived at the Political Affairs Hall, everyone sat down. Li Di said straight to the point: "Xu Ping, you have always said that Dang Xiang Yuanhao will rebel since a few years ago, but today it really rebels. In your opinion, is the court not fighting? Should we send troops?"
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