Daming Prefecture is the location of Weibo Jiedu, the head of the "Four Towns of Heshuo" in the late Tang and Five Dynasties. It is close to the Grand Canal. It is not only the center of Hebei Road, but also a strategic location to control North China. In the fourth year of Guangqi of Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty, Le Yanzhen, who was the governor of Weibo at that time, expanded the city and built a city, Luocheng and Yacheng. The city was 80 miles around and Luocheng forty miles around, becoming one of the few big cities in the world. In the first year of Tongguang, Li Cunxu built the Later Tang Dynasty and used this place as the capital. This city initially had the size of a capital.

The current Beijing City is based on the city expanded by Le Yanzhen, and the outermost city was abandoned, with the original Luocheng as the outer city and Yacheng as the imperial city. Forty-li Luocheng, Daming Mansion is still one of the largest cities in the world.

When Zhao Zhen came here on the northern tour, the imperial city was still not completed, and the completed part in the east was his place. The front patrol hall was the place where the Japanese court was, the middle Jingfang Hall discussed politics, and the back Qingning Hall was the bedroom. Xu Ping and other ministers took care of the affairs in the yamen outside Baocheng Gate. There were military camps in the outer city and about 60,000 imperial guards were arranged.

After receiving the Hebei generals on the stage on that day, Zhao Zhen rested for four or five days before he recovered and began to see the matter.

After all, this place is not Kaifeng Prefecture. It is not as frequent as before. It has been changed to one day every five days. When the day is not there, we will discuss political affairs with the minister of the prime minister in the Jingfang Hall. Compared to the days in Tokyo, it is much easier here.

Less than ten days later, Zhao Zhen felt it was boring and secretly sent someone back to Kaifeng to pick up Zhang Jieyu. This incident caused protests from court officials. The emperor personally went to the north to fight, but he didn't want to do the serious business, so he actually let women and women follow the army. In the end, Xu Ping suppressed it. This time, Zhao Zhen was on the northern tour, not personally, and should not be required by military law. It would be better to pick up Zhang Jieyu to calm down and live in Daming Mansion for a few more days. The reorganization of the Hebei Imperial Army was not a matter of one day or one night, and it would not be resolved for a year or two.

The fire broke out in July. After half a month, the weather became obviously cooler and the government slowly got on track. Now the unimportant matters of national affairs are handled by Lu Yijian, who is in Kaifeng Prefecture, and important matters are reported to Daming Prefecture. The two capitals are four hundred miles apart. The fast horse can deliver documents in one day, and the political affairs will not be delayed.

If he did not attend court today, Zhao Zhen held a banquet in the palace and asked Xu Ping and the priests to attend the banquet.

When we arrived at the still simple palace, Zhao Zhen sat comfortably in casual clothes under the shade of the tree in the courtyard. He waved a big fan in his hand, and there were ice water and a large bottle of wine on the table next to it, which was very comfortable. At this time, the fruit wine in the world was mainly wine in the north, while in the south, orange wine and lychee wine. In the midsummer, drinking fruit wine can help you get rid of the summer.

Xu Ping and a group of ministers came forward to perform rituals. Zhao Zhen ordered a seat. When everyone sat down, Zhao Zhen said lazily: "It was really hard to get angry a few days ago. The weather has cooled down these two days. I'll drink a glass of wine with everyone."

Pang Ji held the scepter: "Your Majesty stayed away from the capital and went to the important places in Hebei. A few days ago, he met with the generals of Hebei. Although his morale was commendable, he checked his armor and was mostly damaged. When he checked his soldiers, he was hungry. He heard that the Khitan in the north gathered his troops and horses and threatened that he would go south after autumn and that the world was at a time of trouble. Your Majesty should be diligent in political affairs and should not indulge in enjoyment."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen first looked at Xu Ping and other ministers, and then said: "I and all the officials have traveled hundreds of miles to this important place in Hebei because the Khitans have bad intentions. The ancients said that when working and rest are combined, it is okay to drink a glass of wine in their spare time."

Pang Ji wanted to persuade him again, Xu Ping said: "A few days ago, just in the hot summer, Your Majesty met the Hebei general and was unwell. Now he has finally come to his feet. This is a good thing. Drink a glass of wine and drink a glass of wine."

Seeing that Du Yan and Ming Hao were both shy and did not speak, the others took it seriously, so they had to stop talking. Although Xu Ping himself was very serious about the matter, he adopted an attitude of not interfering in daily life, whether it was the emperor or the officials. A few days ago, Zhao Zhen took Zhang Jieyu, and Pang Ji and the officials of the Censorate were extremely angry. In the end, because of Xu Ping's attitude of leaving things aside, Xu Ping endured it. Xu Ping endured it when he joined the concubines, and Xu Ping would not care about Zhao Zhen's daily drink. With the support of the prime minister, the other people could only hold it in.

Zhao Zhen ordered the ministers to pour wine and asked casually: "We have been in Daming Mansion for half a month. Logically speaking, the news came to the Khitan. What do you think will the Khitans deal with it?"

Xu Ping said: "It's just a gathering of troops. At most, a large army is coming to Yizhou. What else can I do? Now is the critical time for the autumn grain to be strong. If a person cannot take care of it, he will have to collect less after the autumn. If the Khitan really faces Yizhou with a large army, the civilians in several states in front of the mountain will inevitably be expropriated, and their autumn grain will be delayed this year."

After drinking a glass of wine, Pang Ji's face finally calmed down and he said, "The soldiers of this dynasty do not prepare for farming. Even if it is transferred to Hebei in midsummer, it will be unhindered by the people. If the Khitans ordered troops at this time, wouldn't it be the same as our wishes!"

Ming Hao said: "The Khitans cannot order troops! The generals from Hebei see their nature, their morale is strong, and they show off their power from time to time on the banks of the Juma River. Hundreds of thousands of troops are coming forward, but what they want is the Khitans to follow us!"

Zhao Zhen nodded repeatedly: "That's true, it's true. Dozens of troops were mobilized in Hebei, spending a lot of money and food, and it was really hard in midsummer. If they could not induce the Khitan, they would lose a little. If they didn't move, they would think of a way."

The reward came from Zhao Zhen's inner treasury this time. He was the one who received the generals in a hot day. He could not get some prizes from the Khitan, and Zhao Zhen felt that he was in a loss. When he returned to the palace that day, Zhao Zhen felt that he had lost half his life. He didn't dare to go to the sun for several days, for fear of being damaged again.

When the ministers knew that the emperor had paid a lot of money during this northern tour, they were quite unwilling to accept it and laughed secretly in their hearts.

Xu Ping said: "No need to guess. Your Majesty went to Daming Mansion in the north. After he was sent to the Khitan, they would definitely gather troops. If there was no Khitan army opposite the Jimahe River, the generals would definitely raise their heads and ask Your Majesty to fight the north. At that time, the court would be afraid that the court would not be able to suppress it. This principle is clear, and the Khitans would not understand it."

Pang Ji and Ming Hao nodded repeatedly. After the big scenes a few days ago, the morale of the Hebei imperial guards had been aroused. If the Khitan did not respond, the generals would not be able to hold back and would definitely find ways to make war between the two countries.

The politics of a country is not about what the ruler says. Even if the Song Dynasty court does not want to fight and there is no large army on the opposite side to deal with the Khitan, the imperial guards in Hebei will not be honest and will be prosecuted for the war.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Xu Ping said: "The Khitan troops will definitely come. There is no need to be suspicious of this. A big country will not act like a small country. What the court needs to prepare is that the Khitan orders troops at this time, which will inevitably disturb the people. After the autumn, the Khitan territory is in poor harvest, and the two countries confront each other on the front line again, and the people are unbearable. What if they escape into the territory of this dynasty?"

The Khitan agricultural area was on the front line, with large troops gathering, and the local people were conscripted for labor service. If the people were not conscripted, hundreds of thousands of people could not move at all, and even the problem of food and accommodation could not be solved. The young and strong people would have to affect agricultural production. After the grain was not harvested, the people could not survive in the autumn and winter, and it was almost inevitable that they would escape to the Song Dynasty. They should think about how to deal with it.
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