Chapter 803
Although a group of people in the court did not personally meet the sage in Wuhu, Yao Liangchen and Wei Tianzhong and his group still sent a letter signed by more than ten people, asking the Empress Dowager to return to Beijing to preside over government affairs. Zhao Bing looked at it and was sure that Ying Jieyan and Liu Fu followed him to return to Beijing. At the same time, he ordered He Rende to follow the entourage as the Fujian Pacifier. Zhao Yuluo, the former Qiongzhou Pacifier, was transferred to Huguang Pacifier, and promoted Jiang Ke to Qiongzhou Pacifier, and immediately took office. Lu Xiufu went to Fuzhou to welcome the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of
Shortly after the imperial edict was sent back to the court, the city of Lin'an, which had already been undercurrent, immediately stirred up the news. Zhao Bing's case also quickly piled up memorials. Most of them were private greetings, but in addition to routine illnesses, there were also many private goods mixed in. Most of them expressed concerns about the situation in the court, and hoped that Your Majesty would return to the court as soon as possible to preside over the state affairs to stabilize the court and prevent misconduct from doing anything bad.
Zhao Bing was very pleased to see it one by one, which shows that his years of "cultivation" of them was not in vain. At the critical moment, he knew which end of the kang was hot and which end was cold, and he also knew to inform him. He also found that many of them were memorials from middle and low-level officials in the court, which also showed that he not only had a stable position among senior officials, but also had many supporters in the lower class, so it was not easy to make a fuss.
However, Chen Yizhong and others were also re-establishing the image of Zhao Mengqi's "tall" and calling him stupid is not stupid, but a wise man. Earth is not called earth, it is called simplicity; stupidity is not called stupid, it is called approachable... Zhao Bing thought about it and found that this guy had nothing to do with no rebellion against the enemy. The reason why Chen Yizhong and others chose him was for easy control.
However, Zhao Bing also felt that this guy was wronged enough and was involved in the battle of imperial power for no reason. Although his life was a little harder in the past, he would not have lost his life. He now lived in a big house, and he ate delicious food every day, and had many servants and maids. It is said that he also gave him a few singers. Now he is very beautiful every day, but he doesn't know that this is all poison that penetrates the intestines, and now he is too late to pull out his legs.
"Hey, how did these tabloids change the direction of the wind?" Under Zhao Bing's guidance, everyone around him developed the habit of reading newspapers, and Su Lan suddenly said.
"What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?" There are dozens of newspapers delivered to Zhao Bing's case every day. He couldn't read them carefully one by one. He just picked up tabloids with some influence. He heard Su Lan's surprise voice and asked.
"The official family has only a few tabloids two days ago saying that they should not fight again after recovering Jiangnan, and should be divided into rivers with the Mengyuan. But today there are more than ten shares, and I find it very strange!" Su Lan replied.
"Take it to me!" Zhao Bing frowned. This is a new trend in class struggle. The Northern Expedition to the Central Plains is his next goal, but why did someone take the lead before taking action?
"Officials, look!" Su Lan quickly sorted out the tabloids around her and presented them, "These pictures are all about the harm of the Northern Expedition, and these pictures are clearly refuting, talking about the importance of the Northern Expedition. But after careful consideration, they actually wanted to borrow the failure of our dynasty's previous Northern Expeditions, implying that they were only consuming state-owned assets and people's wealth but accomplishing nothing. In the end, the national strength was exhausted and they were destroyed by the Mongols."
"Oh, what do they want to do when they sing together, black and white?" Zhao Bing took the newspaper and scratched his scalp. Then he looked through them carefully. He thought about it for more than half an hour while reading these ten articles. He found that these newspapers were not tabloids with large circulation, and the authors were all unknown figures. Of course, it was not ruled out that they were used as anonymous. However, the writing style was very sharp and very inflammatory. In his opinion, it was definitely not done by an angry young man, but he should be an old writer.
"Have you discovered anything in the official family?" Su Lan saw His Majesty put down the newspaper, and hurriedly stepped forward to replace the tea in his cup and asked casually.
"Sister Su, you are proficient in poetry and songs. Can you find anything from the literary style?" Zhao Bing asked with a smacking tea.
"The official family makes fun of me again!" Su Lan said angrily with a blushing face.
"I have never had this intention. I have been studying for more than ten years and can't write a decent poem yet. But my sister can recite it casually. Isn't it because I am so proud of the word "proficiency"?" Zhao Bing waved his hands repeatedly. What he feared most now is not the battlefield, but the unwillingness to sit with the scholars. They all said one by one, and could write a poem even if they blinked their eyes, and even asked him to give him a comment. At that time, he wanted to find a crack to get in and hide. Therefore, in his eyes, those who can write poems were all talented people.
"The official family, from the simplest view of the slaves, these articles are at least from four people." Su Lan divided the newspaper into four parts and said, "The official family, this article should be from an old and frustrated scholar. It is likely that he failed to pass the imperial examination many times, so the article is full of resentment, but also has a sense of twilight; this article has an official spirit and a very sarcastic writing style. This person should be an old official in the officialdom, and his many years of habits are inevitably brought to the article; and this article should be a scholar who has studied hard for many years but has been disappointed. The article is in a regular manner, but it has the intention of not fulfilling its ambitions. Obviously, he has not yet entered the officialdom and has not been trained. This person is not simple. His article is not only full of official words, but also has the intention of being condescending, but at least he has been an official in the prefecture."
"Sister is so amazing!" Zhao Bing gave a thumbs up after hearing his comments.
"I thanked the official for the praise!" Su Lan couldn't help but smile when she heard this, and pretended to be serious, but she couldn't hold it in her mouth and laughed out loud.
"It's strange that these people have different identities, but they write articles on the same topic at the same time!" Zhao Bing put away the joke and knocked on the table a few times.
"Officials, are they writing wrong?" Su Lan asked.
"They wrote well, but it was inappropriate to write it out at this time!" Zhao Bing frowned.
After the Jingkang Incident, the Song Dynasty moved south and lived in Jiangnan. There were indeed several emperors who shouted the Northern Expedition but did not make any moves. However, the Southern Song Dynasty was not unwilling to fight the Northern Expedition. On the contrary, several emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty had clearly expressed their wish for the Northern Expedition and had actually organized several Northern Expeditions. But every time they returned from a big defeat, they not only bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes, but also had to accept more humiliating conditions. However, the behavior of the Southern Song Dynasty's repeated defeats is worthy of recognition, and it cannot be blamed for not being able to do anything. In fact, they also had the ambition to conquer the Central Plains, but their ideals were full and the reality was skinny. It was not that they didn't want to, but that they really couldn't beat them.
Especially Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, he spent almost his whole life waiting for the day of restoring the mountains and rivers. But why did he fail in the end with such a high enthusiasm? To be precise, it was not that he was unwilling to fight the Northern Expedition, but he did not know how to fight the Northern Expedition. Without the consent of the court officials, he bypassed the court and ordered the march directly. As a result, Fu Li was defeated in disgrace and almost lost his capital. This kind of intent style can only destroy the dynasty's war potential in vain!
Zhao Bing reviewed several Northern Expeditions during the Southern Song Dynasty. He clearly found that compared with the gap in strategic situations such as weapons and horses, the Southern Song Dynasty's own strategic planning capabilities were the biggest shortcomings. The Northern Expedition was not a slogan, and a thousand troops swept through with a shout. On the contrary, in ancient Chinese military history, the Northern Expedition was an absolute technical job. It not only had a strict test of strategic planning capabilities, but also had a hard requirement for a dynasty's logistics and comprehensive national strength. Just like Zhuge Liang, who was smart and almost monster in the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", even if the objective conditions were not met, he still had no regrets!
The Southern Song Dynasty faced a more stringent and difficult Northern Expedition than Zhuge Liang in the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Let's talk about the minimum premise: war requires weapons, and weapons need to be smelted. However, the iron ore of the Song Dynasty was mainly concentrated in the north for more than a hundred years. With the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, it almost became the object of the Jin people. The weapons casting, output and quality of the Southern Song Dynasty were far lower than those of the Northern Song Dynasty.
This objective difficulty is actually just the tip of the iceberg compared to various difficulties. Especially the gap between cavalry. When the army enters the Central Plains to fight, it has to face the cavalry corps with the advantage of the Jin people. The Southern Song Dynasty, which does not produce horses, has a pitiful few cavalry. If it rushes across the Huai River and fights to the Central Plains, it basically has to face the danger of being made by the Jin people by being dumplings. These difficulties are so severe that it is beyond imagination!
Several northern expeditions were only a matter of being unable to stop the Jin Dynasty but was defeated in a hurry. It was a matter of being unable to stop but reversal of the loss. It was a hidden pain in the Southern Song Dynasty, which was a painting of cake, and was defeated from generation to generation, and was helpless. In the end, no one wanted to mention this topic.
Zhao Bing thought that those articles in the tabloids were objectively correct. In fact, in the later period, it was not only the emperors who were powerless, and the people no longer supported the Northern Expedition. The reason was also very simple. The Northern Expedition required a large amount of money, and the money must be paid out from the people, so the people naturally did not want to pay out the money. If they really fought back to the north, the north was ruined and the economy was in decline, the south had to pay out money to rebuild and subsidize the north, and the money must also be paid out from the people in the south.
Another reason is that the Southern Song Dynasty was rich, and the people lived a wealthy life. Who would be willing to do thankless things after eating and wearing warm clothes? Therefore, national justice is important, but for the simple and realistic people, life is equally important. This is just like the Mexicans, who dream of joining the United States. But the United States refused, and its idea was very simple. They were not crazy enough to use their own money to supplement Mexico, and they didn't want it even for the United States to give it to them for nothing.
If it is inappropriate, there is a reason for Zhao Bing. He has just recovered Jiangnan and liberated the people who were bullied by the Tartars for ten years. His meaning is to use his hatred to unite the people, cross the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, and recover the Central Plains. However, these people have reiterated the old story, which is clearly to incite the people's confrontational emotions to sing a stage drama with them, to smash his place and destroy the plan to restore the country.
To further analyze, the four writers used different names to submit articles to more than a dozen tabloids, which is very strange in itself. The different classes of several people are in, which makes them "rebellious" at the same time, which shows that they are organized and unified. They also scold themselves for their public debates like schizophrenia, so as to give people the feeling that they are in two camps and also show that they are manipulated.
Based on the current situation, the answer to who is behind the scenes is about to emerge. The reason why they do this is that they can use the sensitive topic of "whether to fight the Northern Expedition" to attract people's attention to Zhao Mengqi, and then the purpose of making trouble will be vain. After all, new topics are more hot than repeated rehearsals; secondly, they can trigger divisions in the court. After all, not everyone is willing to fight the Central Plains, thus dividing the court into hawks and doves. Once the debate intensifies, it will inevitably trigger party disputes again.
The result analyzed seems a bit sensational, but Zhao Bing understands that although it is only a dozen tabloids hype this topic, he believes that it will become the hottest topic of the year under the arrangement of those who are interested. In addition, they have chosen to attack at this time. He is sick and is not in the capital. Lu Xiufu went to Fuzhou to welcome the queen mother. Wen Tianxiang has always been radical and will definitely suppress the tabloids. However, this method often backfires and makes the topic even louder. Once it gets out of control and attracts participation from the whole society, things will develop to the contrary. So he thinks that the opponent's trick is really damn poisonous.
"Your Majesty, General Liu requested an interview!" Just as Zhao Bing was thinking about how to fight back, Wang De came in and reported.
"Oh, let him come in!" Zhao Bing frowned and said with a frown.
"See Your Majesty!" Liu Zhixue hurried to the back hall under the guidance of Wang De and saluted.
"Sit down and pour a cup of tea for General Liu!" Zhao Bing saw that Liu Zhixue's face was covered in sweat and looked nervous, so he asked him to sit down and talk.
"Thank you Your Majesty! Your Majesty, I have important things to report to you." Liu Zhixue sat down and said after saluting.
"Don't worry, have a little tea first!" Zhao Bing said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, my subordinates took the emergency military report and the northern province of the Mongolian Yuan River suddenly increased their troops in Taizhou. The vanguard of Taixing seemed to be crossing the river!" Liu Zhixue said.
"Crossing the river? I'm afraid it's a bluff. Their naval forces along the river have been basically destroyed. It's not that easy to get enough ships needed to cross the river." Zhao Bing was stunned for a moment and shook his head.
"Your Majesty said very much, then they suddenly increased their troops and were they worried that we would cross the river?" Liu Zhixue nodded and said with some suspicion.
"Maybe it's just a preventive measure, maybe it's another intention, and I can't judge for a while." Zhao Bing thought for a while. He did not receive a report from the Bureau of Affairs when the Yuan army was mobilized. The Jiyisi of the Privy Council did not find any signs of the Yuan army being mobilized. If he wanted to cross the river, he would not actively expose his strength after secretly increasing troops. As for the real purpose, it is difficult to judge. However, he felt that this was not a bad thing, but an opportunity to take advantage of...
Chapter completed!