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Seven hundred and sixty-five chapters retreat(1/2)

This news was naturally revealed by Mozang Epang.

Why do the six-entry return to one-entry? It is used to first aid the Mozang Epang? The power controlled by Mozang Epang is stronger than that of Li Liangzuo and others, but is weaker in the righteousness. As long as the two ministers in Xingqing Prefecture do not immediately distinguish between life, death, victory and defeat, a stalemate will be formed.

He must stay with Mozang Epang. Even if he joins Li Liangzuo in the future, Li Liangzuo may not be a good person, let alone Liang family, must hold a grudge. The overall situation must be sure. It is not just a pawn, but a person who is killed by Liang family.

The mutual communication will make the five-in-one contributions more important and will also benefit other arrangements.

Another thing is that if Zhou Yuan returns to his country, the other five people will not treason after Zhou Yuan comes to his homeland. Zheng Lang will not say this, which will hurt the self-esteem of these six top spies.

When Mozang Epang heard this, he was very worried and sent an envoy to the Song Dynasty.

We admitted defeat and not only handed over the territory occupied by Qu Yehe to the Song Dynasty, but also Henan to the Song Dynasty, which increased the bargaining chips.

Henan does not refer to all areas south of the Yellow River. In that case, even Lingzhou can be counted. Henan only refers to Huizhou and Yaodu Mountain. It goes to Lanzhou in the west, Deshun Army in the east, and Maxian Mountain in the south, including Kangu, Aqiancheng, Huining Pass, and Wuzang Epang, and it is even more powerful. It starts from the southern end of Wushan. This area north of Huining Pass was also assigned to the Song Dynasty.

The rest cannot be marked. If the state is assigned to the Song Dynasty, there will be a crisis in the Hexi Corridor and even more justice will be lost.

Wei Minglang was also in this mood when he met. He wanted to ask the Song Dynasty to send troops. If Suizhou was assigned to the Song Dynasty, the chips would be increased and he could be recaptured in the future, but what if he couldn't take it back? Moreover, Suizhou was the base camp of Xixia, which was assigned to the Song Dynasty, which was just a pretext for Mozang Epang. He lost his righteousness and his troops were not as strong as Mozang Epang, so it would be less fun next.

The Song Dynasty would have a headache when it got this area. There were Dangxiang, Tubo, Qiang, but Han entered very little. Most of them were the territory of Tubo, and in the future, the relationship with Tubo would be divided again for this land. Military value had advantages and disadvantages. If the Song Dynasty blocked it, if the Western Xia did not want to use troops to Tubo, it would have been blocked by the Song Dynasty. If the Song Dynasty had the ambition to attack Xixia, the areas where the troops were invested were wider.

But Wuzang Epang believed that the Song Dynasty was moved.

There is nothing else, the Song Dynasty lacks good pastures!

Under the guidance of that husband, the Song Dynasty gradually became clear about horses. It was impossible to raise good horses. At most, there were more than 100,000 horses. No matter how many, it was not big, it was not easy to raise, and there was a lack of excellent pastures. Although the entrance was not large in Henan, the area was equivalent to the total area of ​​the Huaide Army, the Deshun Army and the Zhenrong Army that the Song Dynasty "occupied" by the three prefectures.

Such a large ranch was enough for the Song Dynasty to raise 70,000 good horses.

How could the Song Dynasty not be moved?

Two groups of envoys set out on the road to the Song Dynasty.

At this time, Zheng Lang was protecting the prime minister.

In June, the Song Dynasty literary world was a grand event, Ouyang Xiu led a thousand civil officials to revise the "New Book of Tang", which established Ouyang Xiu's position as a master of the literary world.

Ouyang Xiu is amazing in literary attainments, and Zheng Lang is also very impressed. Even if he gives up government affairs, he will probably not be able to end up being too late because of the problem of abortion, unless he uses his golden finger to copy it. But Zheng Lang is already disdainful. In fact, what does plagiarism have to do? Many fates are changing, including Dasu, Sima Guang and Wang Anshi, and even Yue Fei will not become tragic heroes in the future.

Their fate changes, so the articles and poems they write will be different from those in history.

However, Zheng Lang didn't want to think about it, he was only thinking about the conservative and introverted idea of ​​cultivating Confucianism and changing the worldly world.

In July, the rain was still heavy in the north, and Zheng Lang had to force the dike to dig the embankment. The prime ministers were also very cautious and sent to prevent it day and night. There was no effect. In July, the sixth embankment still broke. I don’t know why it was still in the sixth embankment. It is possible that the embankment was indeed weak, and there may be an ant hole, and the Yellow River diverted again.

After taking precautions, officials retreated in time, and thousands of people died, and more than 100,000 households became refugees.

These refugees will inevitably bring difficulties to the tight finances.

But it’s not without benefits. The big investment in the management of the Yellow River is the biggest investment since ancient times. After spending so much money, some officials are suspicious. Zheng Lang doesn’t want to stay for a long time, and the time is tight, which makes some officials even more dissatisfied.

Don’t be too much. If you are loose for a year, there will be no financial pressure. Everyone is easy to be an official. If you are pressed tightly, you can only work diligently. Some officials even take the opportunity to exploit the people and create some unnecessary conflicts.

This time, these dissatisfied voices disappeared.

In more than ten years, four major dam breaks and countless minor floods. This is a great rule of the country. If a feudal dynasty was encountered with a bad internal affairs, the north would have been rebelling everywhere.

Since then, there has been no more doubts about Zheng Lang's river management.

A large number of refugees were born, homeless, and their homes were in the flood. The court had to spend a lot of money to provide relief. However, August came, because the river flooded many places, the water level was slowing down. It happened to be the river management, and the people were concentrated and started to start the Jishui Project and the canal project north of the Jishui River. Many laborers, adults and strong men, had 300,000 to 400,000 to 400,000 to 400,000 to 400,000 to 400,000 to 400,000 to 400,000 to 400,000 to 400,000 to 400,000 to suffice the labor pressure.

The court had no objection to this.

But many polite officials finally burst into dissatisfaction.

The victims were settled, but every time the dam broke down, countless homes were flooded, not only the victims, but also the houses were gone, mulberry and mahjong, orchards were gone, and workshops were empty. Not only were there private entry, but there were also officials who were in charge.

It’s not ready. Zheng Lang was clearly coming to break the dike, so why did the two governments not do anything? Compared with the prepared dikes and water digging in Huazhou, how much damage did it to the court to the people this time?

Then the ministers of the two prefectures were improvised and acted inaction.

In fact, the reason is very simple. Whether Fu Bi or Pang Ji has served as prime minister for several years, you have to continue.

Not only did they join the second time, but Zheng Lang was so well-governed when he was the prime minister. If he did not take the initiative to go south, he would have to continue his work.

Hearing all kinds of news in the court and standing on the new canal in Qingzhou, Sima Guang said to Zheng Lang: "Duke Zheng, if the prime ministers of the two governments change, it will be detrimental to the river engineering."

"Do you want me to keep Pang Ji?"

Sima Guang smiled and said, "It is also for the sake of the country. The changes in phases and unfamiliar with river engineering will also affect the progress of river engineering. It is both public and private."

"How to protect the law?" Zheng Lang asked.

There are countless disputes in the canal, and it would be really difficult to deal with if it weren't for Sima Guang and Wang Anshi. In terms of the ability to get it, it was not Ouyang Xiu, but these two Saburoes. Some big families were not greedy enough, so they were speechless.

"It is not appropriate for Mr. Zheng to come forward. I wonder what the relationship between Mr. Han Zhongcheng and Mr. Zheng?"

"I don't know why I asked him."

"If he has a good relationship with Mr. Zheng, he can use it."

“How to use it?”

"If the prime ministers of the two prefectures have a change in their affairs, it is not Han Qi, but Fu Pang's second prime minister. Han Qi's entry into the East Prefecture was too short and it is impossible to replace them all."

"You mean that the shadow of Han Qi is inside this impeachment?"

"I didn't say it, but I heard that the relationship between Mr. Han and Mr. Ouyang is getting better and better now. Whether this is the case, as long as Mr. Zheng writes a letter to Mr. Han Zhongcheng, asks him to write a letter with the censor and asks Mr. Zheng to return to the East Mansion again, you can see it."

Zheng Lang stared at Sima Guang, too dark-hearted.

After a while, he smiled. Whether it was public or selfish, he really didn't want the two governments to change. Fu Bi had a good relationship with him and often wrote letters. Not to mention Pang Ji, he was the only real prime minister in the two governments. Han Qi was not bad, but it would be good if he was allowed to serve as Privy Councilor, but it would not be good if he was the prime minister. If Han Qi replaced the second minister as prime minister, it would not be very beneficial to him.

Sifu said, "Let's do this, you go to Beijing to discuss your job, report to Your Majesty about the progress of river engineering, and convince Han Jiang on my behalf. If Your Majesty asks, don't hide it."

"Say it to Your Majesty, okay?"

"You must tell Your Majesty that in recent years, His Majesty is in a depressed mood, his health is worse than in previous years, and he is a little tired of political affairs. But that's true, His Majesty's wisdom and mind cannot be ignored."

"Mr. Zheng, I have something unknown."

"Ask."

"I can't see clearly when Your Majesty's attitude towards Mr. Zheng in recent years."

"Call Wang Jiefu."

"Okay," Sima Guang hurried down, one was to be a staff officer for Zheng Lang. Zheng Lang would not be the prime minister, and he felt very frustrated. Although he was very eccentric, he could not say that he did not value friendship. In history, Pang Ji had Pei for him. After Pang Ji died, he came to worship him and presided over the funeral for Pang Ji as his son. He was grateful.

Come in two in a while.

Zheng Lang was not afraid. Although Wang Anshi was dissatisfied, he was not stubborn. If he was stubborn, he would not initiate reforms. For the sake of reform, he did not use any means and even tampered with the original Confucian theory. Needless to say, Sima Guang did not hesitate to reverse the black and white in order to attack political enemies.

Let them sit on the grass, and there are migrant workers working not far away. But they dare to come and disturb them.

Zheng Lang said: "You feel that Your Majesty's attitude towards me in the past few years is suspicious, do you?"

The two nodded at the same time. Not only were they, but many ministers felt that Zhao Zhen was very puzzled by his attitude towards Zheng Lang. But the farther away Mozang Epang and Wei Minglang directly met Zhao Zhen's behavior because they were afraid that Zheng Lang's achievements would shock the master, and Zhao Zhen intended to suppress him.

Zheng Lang said slowly: "The reason for this is that I made a mistake. His Royal Highness, the princess, was not in Ezhou, but fled to Huixi City. She worked hard all the way and couldn't walk anymore. She stayed in the bamboo forest to rest. Liang Huaigu came to me, just as I was looking at the scenery and relieved the pressure. After hearing this, she immediately took four guards over and was caught."

The two of them opened their mouths together, and Sima Guang asked: "Teacher, why did you make such a big mistake?"

"The cave is very cold. Several Western Xia soldiers died in person during the Qingli War and hated me very much. Therefore, they not only deducted our food, but also gave us bedding. In order to keep warm, they had to squeeze together. No matter what, they made mistakes. If they made mistakes, they would have to punish them. So when I went out of the cave and went to the capital, I first reported a message to the emperor and told him not to worry, and the second was to admit my mistakes. Now I have the position of envoy prime minister, just to govern the river. If not, I have no choice but to do so.

It is for the purpose of governing the river, and I will give up all my posts. Pang Chun is old and I have never seen anything that can be suitable for serving as prime minister. The future of the Song Dynasty can only be placed on you. One is good at planning and the other is good at governing the government and dares to act. If you two are relaxing some differences in political views and joining hands with each other, the Song Dynasty will be better and there is no shortage of future prime minister talent. But if you have serious differences due to some disagreements in political views, our dynasty will be in danger."

"Duke Zheng, don't worry."

"I feel relieved with your promise. So I tell you the truth, that is, to prepare you to take over the future government affairs of the Song Dynasty."

"Teacher..." Sima Guang said again.

"What do you want to say?"

"Your Highness's child..."

"As you guessed, it's my son."

Two people almost fainted, but Zheng Lang spoke this secret, but felt relieved.

Sima Guang thought for a while and said, "It may not be a good thing. Duke Zheng, your life is too perfect and you have made great contributions. Now Your Majesty is a benevolent lord. He can tolerate Duke Zheng, but may not be in the future. With this handle in his hands, he will dare to use Duke Zheng instead of taking over in the future."

Sima Guang's words are quite similar to Cui Xian's words.

"The future," Zheng Lang thought of Gao Taotao again and said, "The future, let's talk about the future. As long as I have successors in the Song Dynasty, who will be the prime minister? Unless the court needs it, I want to live in seclusion after governing the river."

Sima Guang and Wang Anshi looked at each other and smiled. The truth shocked them, but the matter had happened. It was his own teacher. How to blame him? It is not a gentleman, but a teacher. However, he should treat Zheng Lang's words as a warning. Unless he is a fool in his future, he would not dare to ignore anyone who wants to live in seclusion. If he wants to live in seclusion, who is willing to let you live in seclusion?

Sima Guang said, "Then I will go to the capital."

"Okay, you go."

Sima Guang went to the capital, first the Secretariat, and then to Han Jiang's house. Zhao Zhen also met him, but Sima Guang saw that he persuaded Han Jiang, but did not tell the truth. He was half a son-in-law, so why should he explain?

Han Jiang began to impeach the three ministers of the Secretariat, and then wrote a letter to request Zheng Lang to return to Beijing to serve as prime minister.

He was puzzled again, why did Zheng Lang become more and more successful than Zheng Lang become more and more far away from the Secretariat? Could it be that Your Majesty also learned from the tyrants and suppressed and harmed loyal and kind? Without mentioning the northwest, the court had already received news from the northwest. He was shocked at first, and then felt regretful in his heart. Then he understood why Zheng Lang said that he was eight points to take down Xixia in one fell swoop.

There are not many people who know the truth, and even fewer people who know the truth of the six spies. In this incident, not only six people, but many people who rebel, some rebellion, some Han people. For example, Li Qing, who defected to the Western Xia territory, began to shine brightly this time. It is difficult to identify those who are the most confidential spies in the court. There are very few people who know all the truth, only three or four people who enter.

But it was a pity that the situation had developed to this point. It was also a great achievement to destroy Xixia. It was difficult to judge which is more important than the Yellow River. The reason why we agreed that river management should be put first was that we did not expect that Xixia would evolve to this extent.

As for those who know more about the truth, I feel even more regretful.
To be continued...
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