Everyone has their own wisdom, and Zhao Zhen is equally wise. Skin beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. Zheng Lang clearly had no good intentions and fanned the flames.

He also had troubles. It was not that he didn't say it, but because Zheng Lang had always had a tough stance towards the people of Xixia. In the simplest example, Zhang Hai didn't want to kill them, but Zheng Lang killed the people of Xixia and killed all the women. He also had to weigh and consider it. It was impossible for all the national affairs to obey your opinions. Who would have thought that Zhang Zishi would do these things in the end?

As for Ouyang Xiu, it turned out that Wang Zhu, Yu Jing, Sun Fu and Ouyang Xiu were editing "The Truth of Ancestors", but the gentleman became more and more eager to see how the new policy was. You were writing the doctrine of the mean, not not knowing the secrets in the middle.

But now, I actually used Ouyang Xiu as a chess piece to deal with him.

Zhao Zhen was a little dizzy.

Ouyang Xiu had already taken a big stride. Thinking about it, he didn't even like Zheng Lang's behavior. Besides, Zhang Zixi said loudly: "Your Majesty, I think the reason why our ancestors did not kill the scholars and officials, and treated the scholars and officials preferentially, so that they could serve the country. However, for a small profit, Zhang Zixi betrayed the country and the monarch, and after returning to Beijing, he spoke for the thief. Since he arrived in Beijing, he was no longer a scholar and official in our court. He was Zhang Yuan and Wu Hao who were traitors and punished him."

Zheng Lang was also a little worried, and it was impossible to kill him. The Song Dynasty never killed civil officials.

But Zheng Lang doubted whether Ouyang Xiu was the same as Wang Anshi, who was Confucian and law on the outside, and was wearing Confucian clothes on the outside, but the Legalist ideas inside. Otherwise, how could he be harsh on the law, killing the people and killing minor officials at all times. Now he killed Zhang Zixu again.

But this is good, Zheng Lang continued to say that he was saying to Bao Zheng: "Bao Zheng. You have a little dereliction of duty on this trip, but if what you said is true, you are not very dereliction of duty. But when you return to the capital, you are a polite person. Do you have nothing to say?"

If Bao Zheng cannot be regarded as Bao Qing's angel in the Romance of the Romance, he would be disappointed. Bao Zheng will never give up his official position and will also observe his appearance, but overall, he is very brave and dares to give advice, otherwise he would not have left so many legends in later generations.

This sentence is so clear that I almost say, I am your backing, what about the great ambitions you made when you were waiting to be an official in the capital?

Fan Zhongyan frowned in an anxious manner.

How could he not know the little abacus of Zheng Lang's decision? He was very concerned about his thoughts. He continued to make trouble and was not in line with his inner thoughts. He secretly pulled Zheng Lang's sleeves, but Zheng Lang ignored him. He had no room for discussion with Fan Zhongyan on the matter of Xixia. He agreed to war, one was a sure war. For example, the Battle of Shimenchuan, Yuan Hao's main force turned to the northeast. The other was an anti-invasion war, such as the Battle of Dingchuanzhai. But overall, his military thought was quite conservative.

Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan embarked on the path of division, not only because of the shame of Good Shuichuan, but also because Fan Zhongyan almost turned black and white to explain Zhang Zishi. What kind of gentry in the court was afraid of, but only Zhang and Wang dared to do it. Now there are too many literati and officials who are in danger of death in the court. Fu Bi doesn’t count, but the level is too high, Ouyang Xiu, Cai Xiang, Yin Zhu, Wang Su, Li Suzhi, Shi Jie, Su Shunqin, and the three tigers of Jiangdong who are on the horse, can also draw a choice with their eyes closed and use their hands to mark. Moreover, Yuan Hao really dares to ignore the consequences and behead the envoy of the Song Dynasty?

Han Qiruo heard about it, what was in his heart?

Not to mention that in order to form a peace agreement, Fan Zhongyan asked the court to voluntarily give Fengzhou to Xixia.

Fengzhou is indeed difficult to defend, and it is hanging everywhere, and the attack points of Xixia are everywhere. Retreat and compressing its troops to the two states of Fulin, which seems to have enhanced its defense ability. But can you think like this? The loss of Fengzhou was captured by Yuan Hao, who led more than 100,000 troops. If everyone learns from Zheng Lang, will Yuan Hao dare to launch a large army across the country to attack Fengzhou? If the court did not win the Dingchuanzhai victory, would it also be necessary to give Jingyuan Road to Yuan Hao together? In this case, what is the value of thousands of heroic souls killed in the battle to defend Fengzhou in Fengzhou?

Han, Fan, who is right?

Zheng Lang thought about it and felt a little dizzy.

He was not allowed to think, Bao Zheng leaned down and said, "Among the three envoys, I have the lowest position and the lowest qualifications. Both of them are the confidants of King Zhang. If you want to prove that what I said is not false, you must send someone to search the two of you immediately, otherwise they will hide the stolen goods. I will reveal the truth and make them turn the black and white. Please follow him."

"I understand."

"Your Majesty, since you know, please issue an edict to show justice, and ask Your Majesty to send someone to search the family of your ministers." Bao Zheng stepped forward and said.

“Traveling west is hard…”

"What's the hard work to be a minister? If you think it's hard, please do not enter the court as a minister. Eat the king's salary and be loyal to the king. Even soldiers can fight bloody battles on the front line for His Majesty without fear of sacrifice. They are only military generals, with a humble background, and some are criminals. The court prefers literati and officials, which has never been seen before, and literati should serve the court. And the truth is revealed from my mouth, and they will be discussed in the future. If Your Majesty does not investigate and deal with it, Zhang and Wang hide.

The stolen goods will inevitably be defiled. At that time, Your Majesty will not be able to distinguish between true and false. In order to calm the discussion, he will definitely give the world an explanation, whether to be held by the minister or the king of Zhang? I was moved to the censor, and the emperor was so kind that he made a magnanimous favor and made a special move. Even if he was demoted, I would not hesitate to do anything. What I am worried about is that from now on, the world is in a reversal of black and white, and the slanderous ministers are trying to be lucky, so I must guard against it. Please give your majesty the order." Bao Zheng took another step forward and almost came to Zhao Zhen.

It's not a nonsense, it makes sense.

Zhao Zhen was forced to do nothing by these two people and had to say: "There are stolen goods obtained from the thieves of Xixia, including Dali Temple, Kaifeng Mansion, and searching Zhang Zixi and Wang Zhenglun's mansions."

The eunuch went down to pass the imperial edict.

Fan Zhongyan raised his eyes and said, "The two of Zhang and Wang should be punished for their dereliction of duty. The peace agreement with Xixia must be resolved quickly. At the beginning of the new policy, there were many disputes in the world. The national treasury was empty, and the people suffering from disasters in the north were almost millions. If the bandits risked their lives to invade, our dynasty would be in danger."

First, I advise Zhao Zhen, and second, I am reminding Ouyang Xiu, that you should stop making trouble. If you make a bad deal, the new policy will be broken in your hands.

Zheng Lang said: "Xiwen, it's not true. He has been in peace with the Khitan for a long time. First, there is an alliance that has been repaired by the two countries and the world will stop the troops. Our dynasty has bribed it heavily. However, can we ignore the 200,000 troops in Hedong, Hebei? If all these troops are retreated north, even if they are given millions of dollars, will the Khitan not covet it?"

"cannot."

"A farmer saw a hibernating snake in the field in winter. He thought it was frozen, so he carefully put it in his arms and warmed it with his body. The snake was awakened and bit the farmer with its sharp fangs. So the farmer died suddenly. Is it because he lacked knowledge or was he using the wrong object of kindness?"

"In the south, a piano player passed by a closed river valley by the Yuan River. Seeing a strange appearance in a village man, he drummed for him and snow, and thought that there would be the beauty of Boyaziqi. But after a long time, the village man did not respond. The piano player asked strangely, "Are I not playing well?" The village man asked, "Is your brain sick? Why do you learn from a big bird (referring to the rapid movement of your hands and arms). Why?"

"I grew up in the countryside when I was young. The villagers said that they were kind to the donkey's liver and lungs. It has been nearly a year since Pang Ji first started the peace talks at the end of last year. We were originally willing and hit it off. At the beginning, the conditions proposed by the people of Xixia did not seem to be high. We only asked the court to repay the original annual gift money and then put some discussions. A little green salt is similar to that of Li Demingshi. The only thing we are fighting for is the title of "Wuzu. However, why did our court increase the annual gifts for a long time, and Xixia became a lion's mouth?"

Jia Changchao asked, "Why?"

Zheng Lang glanced at him. This little man seemed to be a helper. But he didn't have a good intention, but he also replied: "The reason is very simple. At the beginning, our dynasty was not unable to achieve the task of destroying the country like when the war began. However, many tribes had a few great victory. It was not important to have great victory. After several years of war, the embarrassment in Xixia was far better than our dynasty. Our dynasty broke out and was shocked and lie. You should know what was going on at this time in Xixia? The people of various tribes were shaken. If many tribes had not sent heavy troops to guard it, and if Shaanxi was a drought, they would have fled to our dynasty one after another.

Avoid heavy taxes and military service. It is poorer than our country and more chaotic than our people. He doesn't want to be in harmony? Why has he been delayed until now? The reason is very simple. It is because our dynasty is too weak. He wants to control our dynasty and get more benefits. Benevolence is given to the people of the country, not to poisonous snakes. Good piano is played for Ziqi, not to be a closed villager. My dynasty wants to calm down the people, but the other party is not us. Will he think so? So the longer he delays, and the more he will not fight or be in harmony, and the more he will cause the battle to break out again in the northwest. Xiwen, please think twice."

"According to your wishes, what should I do?"

"Your Majesty, when I was in Weizhou, I met a Hu Shang. He told me a story. There is a king in the West named Solomon. He is unparalleled in wisdom and is enthusiastic to help others solve various difficult problems. A rich family named Melissu, who has made friends with neighbors and opened the doors and spent a lot of money, but he has never been loved by others. He didn't understand, so he went to ask King Solomon for advice. On the way, he met a young man named Joseph. A fierce wife in the Joseph family is fierce and fierce, and rare in the world. No matter how he asks her to coax her with good words, he doesn't listen. He also goes to ask King Solomon to save King Solomon."

Everyone smiled knowingly, there were many fierce wives in the Song Dynasty.

"King Solomon answered Melissu, only one word, love. It was Joseph's turn, and Solomon said, to go to Goose Bridge. The two of them didn't understand, and thought the country was mocking, so they had to set off home. After a few days of travel, they came to a river, where a beautiful stone bridge was built on the river, and a team of mules and horses carrying goods passed by, so they had to stand by the bridge and wait for the group of animals to pass. Almost all the animals had passed, and only one mule was mule-like, standing by the bridge, and he refused to move. The muleman had to hit it with a whip a few times.

He tried hard, but it continued to dodge left and right, and refused to go up the bridge even though he died. The muleman was furious and raised his whip, regardless of its head or amine, and just beat it hard. Melisue and Joseph advised, you are too harsh, why do you beat the mule like this? Why don't you lead it over? The muleman said, "You know your horse, I know my mule, let me deal with it." After that, he continued to beat it, and the mule finally beat it and crossed the bridge obediently. The two saw the name of the bridge, called Goose Bridge. Joseph shouted, King Solomon had already given me a good idea."

A palace maid who was serving stood beside him, and was obsessed with hearing, and asked in disrespectfully: "What's the idea?"

After asking, he immediately covered his mouth.

But she met a good emperor, and Zhao Zhen did not blame him.

"A few days later, the two came to Joseph's hometown. Joseph invited Melissu to visit his house. Joseph called his wife to cook and greet the guests, but his wife was still arrogant. Joseph picked up a stick, grabbed her hair, threw her down at her feet, and raised the stick to hit her. The hit made his wife bruised and swollen, asking him to show mercy, and he would not dare to be arrogant anymore. Joseph still refused to stop and continued to beat him. The poor woman was in pain, but she was afraid of being beaten, so she had to prepare lunch obediently. After Melissu lived at Joseph's house for a few days, he went home and asked a learned person for the love that King Solomon said. The learned person said that you treat others and help others, not love others, but just to show off your wealth. Love comes from the bottom of your heart. Only when you love others from the bottom of your heart will others love you."

This story comes from the 10th day talk. Zheng Lang finished the abbreviation version in one breath and said: "As an official, whether you love the people or not, you cannot say it on your lips. You must do it from the heart and do it. This is a good bureaucrat who truly loves the people. For some disobedient people, you have to use wooden sticks. This is the use of kindness and power. Why does Your Majesty love the people so much and also requires the law. Every year, there are death row prisoners and exiled prisoners? This is a wooden stick. But everyone, you love to give them to those who should not love, and wooden sticks to those who should not give them to wooden sticks. Stop it quickly, and then continue to discuss peace like this, think that Yuan Hao is himself, and the consequences are unstoppable." (To be continued)
Chapter completed!