Chapter 372 Not from the same group
Zeng Gongliang frowned slightly. If it is true as Zhao Xing said, he can indeed send troops.
But what if Zhao Xing only promised to send troops?
And after Xixia sent troops, the Song Dynasty had to withdraw its troops and could not fight Xixia.
It’s not that they are afraid of Xixia, it’s just that the Song Dynasty’s desire to destroy Xixia is not something that happens overnight. Fighting against Xixia will only drag the Song Dynasty into the quagmire of war.
The Song Dynasty was building the Great Wall in the north. Once it was dragged into a war that could not be ended in a short time, it would affect the construction of the Great Wall in the north.
If the construction of the Great Wall in the north is delayed and the civil strife in Liao is settled, the construction of the Great Wall will face the threat of the Liao Kingdom.
This is also the reason why he did not agree to send troops.
Therefore, two conditions must be met to be able to send troops. First, Zhao Xing can solve the food and grass problem without the need for the court to bear the burden or increase taxes.
The second is that Xixia sent troops to intervene, and the Song Dynasty had to withdraw its troops.
He was afraid that if Zhao Xing failed to do these two things if he agreed to send troops, he would be in trouble.
Zhao Xing saw the hesitation on Zeng Gongliang's face and hesitated to speak. He smiled and said, "If Zeng Aiqing has any concerns, just speak up."
"Your Majesty!"
Zeng Gong Liang stood up and bowed , expressed his worries and said: "As long as your Majesty can promise these two points in front of the courtiers, I agree to send troops!"
Zhao Xing showed admiration when he heard this. He could understand those courtiers' opposition to sending troops. .
But you can’t object just because you object.
Those who objected before did not get to the point and even targeted Gu Tingye.
Gu Tingye is his, and targeting Gu Tingye is targeting him.
This is what makes Zhao Xing angry.
Although Zeng Gongliang was also opposed, he was stating the pros and cons.
"The Xixia envoy is coming to Bianjing soon, and the purpose should be to prevent the Song Dynasty from increasing its troops in Hehuang. In order to prevent the news from leaking, I cannot promise the two points mentioned by Aiqing in front of the civil and military officials of the court, but I am prepared to let Aiqing serve as the Privy Council Let’s do it!” Zhao Xu said.
Zeng Gongliang was stunned when he heard this, and it took him a while to come back to his senses and said: "Your Majesty, Privy Councilor Li made no major mistakes during his tenure as Privy Councilor, and changing the Privy Councilor at this time will also lead to serious consequences. The court is in turmoil, please think twice!"
"Li Aiqing is indeed not at fault, but he is old and has taken the initiative to resign, but I have to be unkind," Zhao Xing said.
Zeng Gongliang didn't know what to say now. If Li Jin took the initiative to resign, it would not cause any big turmoil.
Although he knows that it is definitely not that simple, it is not something he can control.
"Zeng Aiqing, please step back first." Zhao Xing said.
"I retire!" Zeng Gongliang bowed and retreated.
After Zeng Gongliang left, Zhao Xing asked Sanshui to pass Li Jin over.
"I pay homage to your Majesty!"
Li Jin is in his sixties, slightly fat, and does not look old.
It's just that at this time, Li Jin's energy and energy were not very good.
"No courtesy, please sit down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After Zhao Xing waited for Li Jin to sit down, he said: "Ai Qing sent Zha Zi's request before I haven't agreed to resign. I heard that Aiqing is going to submit a letter to resign tomorrow?"
Li Jin looked at Zhao Xing in shock. He had never submitted a letter of resignation at all, let alone thought about it. Ci.
Just looking at Zhao Xing's smiling eyes, and thinking of what Sanshui said before about the official asking why his eldest grandson stayed in his hometown, Li Jin sighed silently in his heart.
He had already reacted at this time. The previous inquiry was just a threat. If he denies the matter and does not submit a letter to resign, I am afraid that Zhao Xing will have people investigate what his grandson has done.
Li Jin has some understanding of what his grandson is doing in his hometown.
In Bianjing, at best, men were bullied and women were bullied, but no lives were lost.
But in his hometown, local officials did not dare to take care of it. His grandson acted like a local emperor and had no scruples at all.
If we really want to pursue it, our lives will be at risk.
He is just a grandson, and he doesn’t dare to gamble.
Li Jin was silent for a long time, stood up and saluted with a decadent look on his face: "Your Majesty, I really feel that I am getting old and a little unable to do what I do. I want to resign to take care of myself. Please give me your permission!"
< br>Zhao Xing pretended to be pity and said: "My father often said that Li Aiqing is the humerus." I also need Li Aiqing's assistance. However, Li Aiqing has submitted letters to resign many times, so I can't force him to stay. "Yes," Li Jin said, "If there is nothing else, your Majesty." I ordered you to leave first!”
"Go!" Zhao Xing waved his hand.
Li Jin bowed and took a few steps back. When he turned around to leave, Zhao Xing said: "By the way, Li Aiqing returned to his hometown to take care of himself, and don't forget to take good care of his descendants. There is a folk saying that wealth lasts only three generations. It can be seen that only by taking good care of your children can you prolong the wealth of your family!"
"Please remember the holy words!"
Li Jin bowed and left the hall. .
Zhao Xing looked at Li Jin's somewhat forlorn back and shook his head.
Li Jin has been an official for many years, but apart from receiving some gifts from subordinate officials, he has never gained anything.
It is also possible that Yin Hanzhang did not find it.
Only his grandson is extremely spoiled, otherwise it would not be so easy for Zhao Xing to capture him.
Li Jin walked out of the hall and walked out of the palace absentmindedly.
“Master Li!”
As soon as he left the palace gate, a man dressed as an entourage came up to him, bowed and said: "My lord, please invite Lord Li to his public room for a chat!"
Li Jin recognized the person, who was beside Hu Zhongyan. The attendant said calmly: "I still have something to do, so I won't go. Tell Hu Shangshu that I am not the same person as him!"
After saying that, Li Jin left directly.
He prevented the increase of troops, except that he felt that it was really not suitable to increase troops to Hehuang.
This is also an important reason why Zhao Xing did not directly issue orders to the border troops through the Privy Council.
Gu Tingye previously served in the East Palace, but was later sent by Zhao Xing to serve in the Northwest Army.
He didn't think much about it at that time, but Zhao Xing gave orders directly to Gu Tingye without going through the Privy Council, which gave him a sense of crisis.
Although in the Song Dynasty, civilian officials had always served as privy envoys, there were also examples of military generals serving as privy envoys.
He was not worried that his official position would be taken away by Gu Tingye.
Gu Tingye is so young, even if he takes down Hehuang, his merits are not enough to be directly promoted to Privy Council.
What he was worried about was that Zhao Xing wanted to change the practice of emphasizing civil service over military affairs and having civilian officials serve as envoys to the Privy Council.
As he said, he and Hu Zhongyan are not the same person.
And he is about to resign now, and he doesn’t want to have anything to do with Hu Zhongyan.
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“Your Majesty, Shengmei wants to see you!” Sanshui reported.
When Zhao Xing heard this, he initially thought it was Minglan, but after thinking about it carefully, it was unlikely.
Since he ascended the throne, Minglan has never come to Longtuge to look for him.
With Minglan’s temperament, she would not come here unless there was something big.
If there was any big event in the palace, he would know about it without Minglan coming.
So it should be Ru Lan.
The best thing about sisters is that when two people are of the same level, it is difficult to tell them apart from others.
"Let her in." Zhao Xing said.
“Yes!”
Sanshui responded and stepped out. After a while, Rulan walked in with a palace maid carrying a tray.
Ru Lan was wearing a water-blue palace dress, her hair was tied up, and her face was painted with light makeup.
Smiling, he bowed and saluted: "I pay homage to your majesty!"
"My concubine, no courtesy!" Zhao Xing waved his hand and said: "My concubine, come to see me, what do you want?"
"Your Majesty. "It's autumn now and the weather is dry. I personally stewed lily and white fungus soup. This soup can strengthen the spleen, nourish the stomach and moisturize the lungs. Please try it and see if it suits your taste," Ru Lan said.
(End of this chapter)