"The world today is like a pot of oil and water. It seems calm and calm on the surface, but in fact it is already hot and intense. With the majesty of the Lord, this pot is quite stable. Once the Lord... it will be stirred up immediately."

Liu Jie said in a deep voice: "In fact, the most important problem now is the dispute between noble and humble. Since the beginning of Wuzong, the court has begun to use a large number of poor scholars to suppress and compete with the aristocratic families. The effect was very good at the beginning, but the class division has lasted for thousands of years and cannot be changed by human resources. Now, many poor families supported by the royal family have been slowly assimilated by the world's environment and become new aristocratic families."

You Yuanfeng deeply agreed with Liu Jie's words. Today's priests have mediocre qualifications but are good at scheming. If only this is the case, all officials in the court will definitely fall into division and the national government will not be restored. Fortunately, Zhao Zhi excavated and reused Liu Jie, Yang Daosi and Li Zhong, Li Zhong, Li Zhong, Liu Jie, and Yang Daosi, and Zhao Zhi was in the middle to reconcile. With such a political structure, during the great turmoil at the beginning of his succession, he quickly and effectively integrated all forces, concentrated all his forces, and finally reversed the situation and pulled the Jin Dynasty, a broken ship that was about to fall into the abyss.

After Zhao Zhi ascended the throne, he reused Liu Jie, Yang Daosi and others. With their efforts, the court situation was stable, and all officials worked together to promote the recovery of national strength in an all-round way. However, this calm and harmonious surface was only because of the sudden political disaster in the late Pingzong period. In the face of severe danger, everyone could only unite and work together to the outside world. After so many years, the various forces in the court seemed to be well integrated. Everyone had struggles and compromises, and they discussed anything. But now, the flexibility between the various factions in the court has slowly disappeared. The reason for this is not

Because of Zhao Zhi's aging and the withdrawal of a group of outstanding political leaders such as Yang Daosi and Liu Jie, the fundamental contradiction between the aristocratic families and poor families in the court has not been eliminated. The original alliance was only forced by the situation, and it was forced to do so. Now, as Zhao Zhi, Yang Daosi, Liu Jie and other senior officials retreated, the overall situation of the court has gradually loosened and the control has weakened, and the conflicts between various factions in the court have begun to become clear. This is the general trend. Even if Yang Daosi, Zhao Zhi and others are still in their positions, they can only be temporarily suppressed and cannot be completely eliminated.

Liu Jie was in a little excited. Today, there were very few people who could speak with him at the same level. Today's conversation with You Yuanfeng made him calm and relaxed.

Liu Jie continued: "There are dozens of vassal states in the world. They hold military power and control local military and political power. Their political power is their own. The total power of their power is far greater than that of the court. At present, the vassal states and princes are low-key and obedient to the court. It seems that because the court achieved brilliant victories in the two Longyou Wars, they were shocked by the majesty of the court. In fact, they are not, but in fact, they retreat to advance and wait for changes. The court is prosperous, and they continue to endure. The court is weak and the world changes. They will definitely rise up and move. Therefore, the court must not be in chaos. As long as the court is not in chaos, the army will not be in chaos. The army will not be in chaos. With the military forces of the imperial guards and the military forces of Anbei and Longyou, nearly 400,000 troops, the princes in the world will never dare to make any abnormal movements."

You Yuanfeng narrowed his eyes and heard some implications from Liu Jie's words: "What do you mean is that the political situation in the court will be at risk of collapse in the future?"

Liu Jie said in a deep voice: "I have been at the core of the court for a long time and know very well about the reasons. From the beginning of the emperor's succession to the outbreak of the White Turban Army, the emperor gradually promoted Yang Daosi to become the leader of the aristocratic family, formed the right prime minister party, coordinated all the aristocratic families, and allowed me to recruit all the poor gentry in the world and form the left prime minister party. This way, although the power of the two parties has become unprecedentedly powerful, it is also very convenient for the emperor to manage. This balance policy has had a very good early effect and quickly stabilized the court and people's hearts. However, with the outbreak of the White Turban Army Rebellion, and the subsequent ten years, the Battle of Jiangnan, two

In the Battle of Longyou, three large-scale Hu tribes went south. The war was too frequent. The court's finances gradually dried up. The emperor attached great importance to military power, which was his foundation. However, with one war after another, the scale of the war became larger and larger. In order to maintain the cost of the army, the court could only fish out. From the first year of Chengping to the eighth year of Chengping, in just eight years, the Jiangnan region increased taxes thirteen times and the northern region increased taxes seven times. In this way, the situation not only did not improve, but became increasingly bad. The financial difficulties were difficult, and the consequences of the court began to incite internal conflicts."

You Yuanfeng remained silent. Although he had been away from the court for many years, he still knew very well about the big and small things of the court.

In recent years, although the Jin Dynasty has achieved a series of brilliant military victories in the foreign field, the result of a war, whether it is victory or failure, is extremely huge. The Jin Dynasty now maintains more than 400,000 permanent troops. Maintaining such a huge army, the materials consumed every year will be a very terrifying number. Zhao Zhi is actually in a difficult situation. If he wants to completely solve the financial crisis, the easiest way is naturally to lay off the troops.

Zhao Zhi had the idea of ​​disarmament, but the resistance was too great. The reason was very simple. The larger the number of troops, the more official positions it means.

In this world, bloodline and origin determine everything, just like the throne of the emperor, and the same is true for a family family. There is only one seat for the head of a family, but the clan leader often has many descendants. They treat bloodline and origin more strictly than the royal family.

After Zhao Zhi succeeded to the throne for so many years, he actually did two things: one was to save money, and the other was to expand the army. A regime without the support of the gun was very fragile. After decades of development, by Zhao Zhi's later years, the army of the Jin Dynasty had exceeded 400,000. When Zhao Zhi first succeeded to the throne, in order to integrate the forces of various factions, he made huge concessions to the aristocratic families. He fully relaxed the nobles' children's army and promoted the speed of promotion was often much faster than that of poor children.
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