Zhao Zhen did not agree and said: "The thief king Lun is only a few hundred people, so you don't need to go there in person."

Although Wang Lun gave the court a headache, he was just a chicken, and it was too much to use a ox knife.

Zheng Lang replied: "Your Majesty, Gaoyou is approaching the Grand Canal. At the end of June, the tax on tea and salt in Jiangnan, and the gold, silver, copper and iron of Ping'an Supervision will be transported from the Grand Canal to the capital. What will happen if it is intercepted? Moreover, from Gaoyou to the south, they are all national fish and rice warehouses, and large grain supply households. The thief has decayed from Yizhou to Gaoyou. To the south are Yangzhou and Zhenzhou. Crossing the Yangtze River is Jiangning, Runzhou, Suzhou, Huzhou, and Hangzhou."

Every time Zheng Lang mentioned a location, Zhao Zhen's delicate face turned pale.

Except for the smallest states in Zhenzhou, the other states cannot be corrupt. The annual taxes of these states and states are not hundreds of thousands of guan, or even more than one million guan. Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan are trying to make a fuss of 1,800 guan. What is the number of 1 million guan?

"Zheng Qing, if you go, bring all the fierce border troops."

"Your Majesty, no need. Although the bandits are brave, they will fight back and resist stubbornly, but I will take a battalion. As for the reason, I will talk about it later." Zheng Lang replied. Wang Lun was a little better. The Zhang Hai Uprising was huge in scale, traversing Shaanxi, Henan and Hubei, causing more than a dozen prefectures and counties in the capital to be completely destroyed. There should not be too many places to use troops.

“There are too few people.”

"Your Majesty, the number of soldiers is not many, but the essence. How many imperial guards have been stationed from Yizhou to Gaoyou? In addition to the surrounding areas, the number of imperial guards and the number of yamen in front of the imperial guards can reach more than 10,000, but why has more than 200 people been invincible? Your Majesty, please think twice."

Zhao Zhen still hopes that Zheng Lang will bring more people.

After all, the news from the memorial was that the enemy was too strong. If the prime minister came forward, if Zheng Lang was defeated, he would not be able to lose this face.

Zheng Lang said: "I am not good at military affairs, but I am not an outsider. Please discuss it."

It is a humble word to say that it is not good at being a leader. Zheng Lang doesn’t understand military affairs, so who in the court knows military affairs?

Zhao Zhen had no choice but to agree.

After leaving the capital, Fan Zhongyan was still a little worried. He said: "You must not underestimate the enemy when you know what you want. Wang Lun rebelled and died if he didn't live or die. He was forced to go to a dead end. There were many horses, and you brought a little less people."

"Brother Xiwen, I did not underestimate the enemy. The enemy must be very strong in fighting on the dead end. I know this in my heart. As for horses, don't worry, they plundered many horses from the government along the way, so the higher the combat power and faster the speed. But from Yizhou to the south, they are all inland. Apart from communicating, horses have never expected these horses to go on the battlefield, and they are not a place to raise horses. Most of the inferior horses are inferior, but few good horses are. And they are all from infantry and are not good at riding. What superb riding skills can they practice in just one month? It seems that they are just used for riding, and they have not heard of them specifically training riding and preparing to fight on horses. The terrain is also different. Going south, there are many swamps and low-lying places, and practicing riding is not very useful."

"But you are mostly cavalry."

"That doesn't matter. At this time, the enemy was stationed in Gaoyou. Chen Zhizhong sent the inspector Fu Yongji to chase the south. He feared the strength of the enemy and did not dare to catch up and conduct a short-term handover. However, the enemy also knew that his own strength was weak and did not dare to fight back head-on, and he would be injured. The surrounding county and county officers and constables would pounce on them like wolves and tigers, so they kept going south. There were only three roads to Gaoyou, one to Taizhou, and the east of Taizhou was the sea (the coastline in the Song Dynasty was not as far as today). The officers and soldiers forced them to flee to Tongzhou and the south of Tongzhou.

It’s still the sea, and you will definitely force yourself to the Jedi at that time. Therefore, you won’t choose. The second road is Yangzhou. Although Yangzhou is prosperous, it has six battalions of troops and imprisons, and there are many wing soldiers and imprisons. The number of troops is more than ten times that of theirs. You dare not invade Yangzhou. Therefore, you must go southwest and enter Zhenzhou and the Dabie Mountains west and cross the Yangtze River south. Some prefectures in this area have only one battalion of imprisons, and some prefectures have not even stationed. The enemy will definitely choose this route to go south. But Xiwen, take a look at what terrain is southwest of Gaoyou?”

There is no Gaoyou Lake that was later large in the west of Gaoyou. There was a lake. It was Fanliang Lake at the earliest. By the Tang Dynasty, due to the increase in water in the upper reaches, the lake surface increased, and became the Kanshe Lake and Zhuhu Lake. The lake surfaces in the Song Dynasty increased one after another, and many small lakes appeared, with seventy-two streams above and thirty-six lakes below. Among them, the largest ones were Kanshe Lake, Zhuhu, Wuhu, Pinga Lake, Xinkai Lake, and Jinhu. Until the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the water of the Yellow River captured the Huai River and formed the larger Wudang Twelve Lakes. The Ming and Qing Dynasties adopted the strategy of leading the Yellow River into the Huai River, and finally the Wudang Twelve Lakes formed a new large lake. This is Gaoyou Lake.

In short, the terrain of this area has changed a lot. There are many lakes in the southwest of Gaoyou, but they are far less than the area of ​​later generations. Going further southwest, you will be close to the sky. The terrain here is flat and an endless plain, most suitable for cavalry conflict.

Other ministers may find it difficult to know the specific terrain, but Fan Zhongyan managed the water and dike in Jiangdong. He knew the terrain of this area very well, so he couldn't say anything else, but sighed: "The number of people is still small."

"I also want to bring the two battalions of fierce border troops together. No matter how lacking wealth in the country will not be able to send more than 200 military funds to mobilize. But I have the intention to do this. Brother Xiwen, you will know when I come back."

Not only did he have ulterior motives, but he also saved money for the country. Although Wang Lun was a small man and his stern duty was too big, the court had no choice but to support Fu Yongji's pursuers, but also ordered Xu's commander to urge all the troops to attack. Hemoly had nearly 10,000 people before he forced Wang Lun to Liyang County, Hezhou to wipe out Wang Lun. Wang Lun was shot dead by Zhang Ju, the virgin of Liyang County. Even the virgin (a type of servant) was used. It can be seen how many soldiers and horses the imperial court used? There were only more than 200 people, and even the historian was ashamed of it, and he could not bear to have the secretary specifically suppressed the bandits.

How much money will be wasted in chaos and suppression?

And, there are more troops used by Zhang Hai to destroy later.

It is impossible to count. This uprising in several places will bring at least 10 million gold and silk losses to the country! It may be far more than that.

Seeing that Zheng Lang had made up his mind, Fan Zhongyan was inconvenient to stop him and said, "Take care when going south."

"Thank you Xiwen."

After going to the military camp, he transferred the Hanbian battalion out, and the commander was Zhao Sheng. He had been in the capital for two months and was quite satisfied with his life. However, he was not enough. Although the capital was good, he had to have money. If he wanted to have money, he had to have high official positions. If he wanted to have high official positions, he had to make contributions continuously. Zheng Lang said similar words in the northwest, but only when he lived in the capital was able to know the meaning of this sentence.

It will sooner or later fall, but not so fast. This army still maintains strong combat power, and the battle is also very strong. The army gathers together. After looking at the morale, Zheng Lang calms down. Zheng Lang returns home and says hello.

"Why is it an official again?" Si'er said dissatisfiedly.

Zheng Lang touched her head and said, "Si'er, I can't blame the court this time, I'm going to go by myself."

"There are so many officials, there are so many bandits..."

"I don't need to wipe out the bandits in other places. I only target Wang Lun's part, not to destroy them. These bandits are scabies, and although they cause pain to the court, they will not be fatal. The reason they went there was to take advantage of the situation and do another big thing."

"Officials, be careful." Cui Xian said with concern without stopping.

"I know." He left as soon as he said that, he was very fast, and Zheng Lang hurried to the southeast with a battalion of fierce border troops.

But this trip brought great shock to the government and the country.

Ouyang Xiu wrote a ten thousand words. Your Majesty, why did the 200-year-old bandits actually let the prime minister lead troops to wipe out? What's wrong with this country? When did the people be kind, and when did the beacons rise everywhere and become bandits everywhere? Wang Lun's bandits not only moved south from Yizhou, but also had Huaiyang Army, Suqian, Chuzhou, Baoying, and around Xu, Hai, Su, Tai, Yang, Si, Lianshui Army and other state troops. Where did these state troops go? Where did they pass through four or five state troops. What were the officials of these state troops doing?

Ouyang Xiu never said that the lord was not good, but the other ministers ignored it. Yu Jing directly reported that Zhao Zhen was not good at employed people, and appointed people as nepotism, and sat on the officials to ruin the family business of his ancestors.

Cai Xiang and others also wrote a letter. They need to observe officials and officials cannot continue to develop like this.

It was normal at first, but when it was reflected on later, it became increasingly abnormal. First, he fought against Su Shen, who was knowledgeable and talented. The Yizhou Man rebelled. The court used his strategy to send Feng Shen to overcome Guizhou's classics and ruled. The man was then calmed down. He also wrote eight things, paid more titles and rewards, carefully selected, recommended them, and recommended them in the Ming Dynasty, and gave them different seals. The talent was suitable, and they chose generals, distinguished loyalty and evil, and prepared for preparations. The eight words were mostly gentle and kind, and Zhao Zhen praised them and was promoted to the doctor of the Shangshu and Rites Department.

But his opinions are contrary to those of Wang Su, Ouyang Xiu and others. For example, if you choose carefully, Su Shen and Zheng Lang have similar opinions. Send people to inspect, who will send them, and how to ensure that the review of the inspection is correct? Therefore, it is better to make a long-term plan. Officials are not incompetent. There is no way to govern this. Who can guarantee that every official is like Lu Yijian and Fan Zhongyan? There are only a dozen officials in the entire Song Dynasty. Most of the officials are incompetent, but they cannot leave them. This can be solved slowly, mainly by controlling the control and gradually eliminating them. First, the number of officials is reduced year by year to eliminate the disadvantage of redundant officials.

Zhao Zhen obeyed many censors and other censors, but he disagreed, and gradually became disgusted in his heart. So he took the opportunity of asking for rain and said: "The five things in "Hong Fan" are not followed, which means that they are not righteous, and that they are punished by usurpation, and that they punish Chang Yang."

Referring to the words of Hong Fanli, establishing political affairs requires rules, mastering the five blessings of longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and good ending. Just rewarding subjects, the subjects will respect your laws. The method is that there must be no evil party, and officials should not compare with others privately, and they can only take the king as an example. Subjects with strategies and ethics should miss them, behave in violation of laws, but have not fallen into serious sins, and will be rewarded. If you follow virtues, give them benefits. Don’t be unfair, don’t be unjust, abide by the king’s orders, don’t do private good, follow the king’s way, don’t do evil, follow the right path. Don’t be biased, don’t form cliques, don’t violate, don’t be inclined, don’t be inclined, don’t be inclined, don’t be inclined, don’t be inclined, don’t be inclined, don’t be inclined, don’t be inclined, don’t be inclined, don’t be inclined, don’t be inclined, don’t be inclined, don’t be inclined, don’t be inclined, don’t be inclined, don’t be inclined, don’t be inclined, don’t be inclined, don’t be inclined, don’t be inclined, don’t be inclined.

He mocked Wang Su and Ouyang Xiu for forming cliques and betrayal, and his personal interests were favored.

Su Zao recommended Ma Duan, who was also a knowledgeable person. He served as an official under Fan Zhongyan and Pang Ji in the northwest and made many contributions, so Su Shen recommended him as the censor. His mother violated the law and sat on the back of the stick. What should Ma Duan do if he asked Ma Duan to do? However, Ouyang Xiu submitted a memorial and said, "Duan was a dangerous and clever nature. In previous years, he often reported his mother's secret affairs. His mother sat on the back of the stick. Duan was a son of man, and he could not use courtesy to prevent idleness, trapping his mother in demerits, and he could not tolerate his mother's faults, and he could not tolerate him, so that his mother was punished and despised for life. How could he be even more a judge of the emperor! Su Shen was in line with the villain and was suitable for what he said."

Su Shen may not be a good person, nor is he that bad. He is a capable official. Ma Duan is a little civil and military talent, but after Ouyang Xiu put on a big hat, both of them were sad. Su Shen was dismissed and Ma Duan released him.

Therefore, Zheng Lang said that the Qingli New Policy is not a battle between dragons and tigers, but a battle between cats and snakes. If you want to do big things, you must unite and work together to implement one practical matter after another. What did Su Shen say and a complaint, Zhao Zhen did not take it seriously. If Ouyang Xiu made a good joke at this time, it would be even more elegant and would not make Zhao Zhen feel very disgusted step by step. And his knowledge is enough to do it. However... it is too violent.

When Su Shen was overthrown, the gentlemen thought of another thing. The eldest brother's status was still too low, and the deputy prime minister could do, but what could the deputy prime minister of the Western Prefecture do? So Ouyang Xiu, Yu Jing, and Cai Xiang all advised Wang Juzheng to impeach him and refused to serve, and Fan Zhongyan replaced him.

Wang Juzheng was a good old man. When he saw these gentlemen rushing over, he was so scared that his face looked like a slut. He told Zhao Zhen that they were right, let the minister retreat to avoid delaying national affairs. So Fan Zhongyan appointed Wang Juzheng as the political affairs of the general manager.

Zheng Lang arrived in Bozhou, and Xia Feng also came to Bozhou at this time.

The capital city did not dare to look for Zheng Lang. He was kind-hearted and was afraid that Zheng Lang would go out of the sea. But it didn't matter in Bozhou. He enthusiastically welcomed him out of the city. He was the old minister and one of the emperor's teachers, but at this time Zheng Lang's status was truly equal to him.

The warm hospitality was not only Zheng Lang, but also the fierce border troops he brought. There were not many people, only about 200 people, and one person spent two guan reception fees, but only about 400 guan. During the meal, he asked: "Xingzhi, can Sun Yan treat me like this?

He stayed in the capital and refused to leave. He went to a letter of ten thousand words to identify himself. Zhao Zhen ordered the scholar to approve the answer, so he said, don’t hum, do more practical things to clear your reputation. Xia Shu searched and finally found out who criticized this sentence, Sun Yan!

Zheng Lang cannot answer.

No matter what, it is somewhat unfair to Xia Shuo if the gentleman does this.

"If it's someone else, what ability and virtue will Sun Yan have to criticize me?"

Zheng Lang couldn't answer. Not only did Sun Yan's administration be inferior to Xia Shu, but his virtue was also not much better.

"Xingzhi, if someone treats you like this, how do you do it?"

If there is really something bad, or if you think it is incompetent, you say that Zheng Lang will retreat and will not be angry, but if a mass of sewage is poured out of nothing, how can Zheng Lang not fight back? Zheng Lang sighed but couldn't answer.

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