"Where do you place me?" Zhao Kuangyi laughed dryly.

Feeling that his expression was unnatural, Zhao Kuangyi said again: "When the country is in great autumn and difficulties, you are back and you want to share my worries and solve my problems."

The group entered the palace.

Zhao Kuangyi held a banquet for hospitality.

Song Jiu said again: "Your Majesty, Taizu weighs the pros and cons, so he knows the shortcomings of Bashu and has not been eliminated. It means that the court is ashamed of the people of Bashu. Your Majesty is the king and father of the world, and the people of Bashu are also His Majesty's people. The palms of his hand are flesh, and the back of his hand are flesh. Therefore, the ministers do not kill, at least kill less."

Zhao Kuangyi's expression finally cleared.

His expression just now was a bit unnatural. It wasn't because Song Jiu wanted to go down and make him unhappy. Others wouldn't believe it, but they absolutely believed that Song Jiu wanted the country to be good.

The main thing is what Song Jiu said not to kill.

You can talk big about the previous dynasty or other countries. But it is two different things to do. Who will change, or the emperor, president, chairman, or prime minister, no matter what you say, you don’t want the people under your command to rebel and uprising at any time.

Song Jiu said that he would not kill or punish him. Can Zhao Kuangyi be happy? But this statement was decided.

It’s not my fault, it’s my elder brother’s fault, I will bear it.

Song Jiu also said: "But your Majesty don't worry. Fortunately, that area did not get the benevolence of Your Majesty, and other areas were shrouded in His Majesty's light. Therefore, chaos is in Bashu. Other areas have little impact, so it will not shake the fundamentals of the country. Only now, if the world is stable, Bashu will be in chaos. If the world is unstable, Bashu will be in chaos. I came all the way and saw some refugees one after another, so I stopped my shoulders and asked about the reasons. The actual reason is very simple. Over the years, some cotton has been planted one after another, some planted in dry land, but some used profits to carry the seeds in fertile land. In addition, the grain output in the north is relatively small.

The country has been in peace for a long time. The population has increased, so it depends on the food in the south. However, last year, the border affairs used countless soldiers, which lasted for a long time, and the food was consumed hugely. In addition, there was another flood last year. In fact, there was no problem. The south had a bumper harvest. There was enough food. However, the national treasury was insufficient. The spring famine came, and many unscrupulous merchants were inevitably hoarding, causing the price of food to rise. Therefore, some people could not afford this expensive food and began to become refugees. Fortunately, the summer harvest was coming, and the country no longer had to use troops in the north. If the imperial court issued an edict to ban some areas from three to four months to show their determination to save the people, the price of food would definitely fall sharply."

Lu Mengzheng said it very seriously.

But in fact, it was not that serious, and some refugees. The court also thought of solutions, including transferring grain from Liangzhe Jinghu Jiangnan, so Song Jiutit did not mention it.

There is another place where the food is very cheap. In Guangnan, Song Jiu asked Pan Mei to transfer food, but the situation was different at that time. Everyone led the area for the imperial court and came to Mizhou Port to ask for directions. Now that the route is opened, the merchants take profit as their responsibility, and it is impossible for them to learn from Lei Feng and do good things again.

But the fundamental reason is that disasters are frequent in recent years. In some areas, droughts will occur this year. Next year, the locust plague will break out in the next year, and the river will break out in the next year. Even if the court exempts taxes, it will not survive. It has to be a fugitive.

As for the use of grain at the border, most of the grain storage was the grain that Song Jiu deliberately reserved in Hedong. The imperial court provided very little food. It cannot be said that the reason is not because of some factors that raised the price of grain.

The imperial court banned brewing, which would lead to heavy losses.

The profits of the wine every year gradually exceed the income of the salt monopoly. However, by this edict, the court will reduce part of its income, which will squeeze out some of the grain, which will force some merchants to take action. The less the grain is, the less nervous it will be.

There is no great truth, nor is there any great righteousness of the saints.

However, every sentence goes to the point.

In fact, at the beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty, Song Jiu was not the only one who valued practicality. However, after these Jinshi who were well-read in poetry, books and classics came to power, they liked to talk big.

But it was not the point that Song Jiu wanted to say. He also said: "The fundamental reason for the rebellion in Bashu was not the unrighteousness of the court, but the main households were harshly stripping the side households and merging them in large quantities, making the side households unable to live. So Wang and Li shouted the slogan of equalizing the rich and poor, killing evil gentry, dividing the land, and responding to one call. As our dynasty was in internal governance, the population gradually increased, and I was worried that Bashu today would be the future of the court. Therefore, I thought that the court must clarify the plans of the Qi people, oppose annexation, encourage the large households to do good deeds, and punish some evil gentry to act in the evil town. This is the plan for eternal peace for a hundred and a thousand years."

"Your words are as I mean." Zhao Kuangyi sighed.

When he ascended the throne, Lu Duosun was first, then Zhao Pu, and Song Jiu helped him, and he felt very satisfied.

But the future is not so happy.

There is a metaphor for this, like a couple divorces. Why is the divorce rate of second marriage higher? It is mainly easy to compare with the previous one. This comparison is most of the time worse...

This is the name of the name. You don’t have to pull my dragon robe, you don’t have to say something amazing, let alone make noise, and you don’t have to say anything more than an elephant.

Could it be that this son really became a strange person in the Song Dynasty? The strange person is not the prime minister!

The following officials lowered their heads.

Lu Mengzheng and Song Jiu were not evil, but they finally came up and were ready to make a lot of money. They were about to hand over their seats, so they must be in a bad mood.

It doesn’t matter to Lu Duan. Among the few masters now, he has the lowest desire for power. And in a sense, Lu Duan can also be regarded as Song Jiu’s elder. Will his parents eat the taste of their children?

Su Yijian is good at learning and is happy to drink, but he is a cunning person. I am afraid that Song Jiu will be the one who is most unhappy about returning.

There is another man, Zhao Changyan, who is a super big mouth, who is a tough guy, but he is very capable of knowing people. He has two sons-in-law, one is Li Han and the other is Wang Dan, both of whom became famous ministers in the Song Dynasty.

Last year, Wang Xiaobo and Li Shun revolted, and the court was trapped in the northern border affairs. As Song Jiu said, the neighboring households on Bashu were truly forced to rebel, and many people were sympathetic, so people thought that they should appease and surrender. Only Zhao Changyan suggested sending troops. So after Wang Ji'en went down, he transferred Zhao Changyan to supervise the battle and ordered him to deploy the horse and infantry army for the 52 prefectures of Sichuan and Shaanxi. Zhao Changyan refused, but Zhao Kuangyi refused, and gave him armor, BMW and 5,000 taels of platinum, and ordered him to follow Wang Ji'en to be governed by Zhao Changyan. However, this big mouth actually offended many people, so some people slandered Zhao Changyan for having no son and not being straight. If there was a rebellion, it was not appropriate to let him hold heavy troops into Shu.

Why did Song Jiu apologize when he came back with great success?

Zhao Changyan is a good proof.

But it doesn't matter. For example, Zhao Pu and Zhao Kuangyi have never doubted it. For example, Song Jiu, Zhao Kuangyi has never doubted it. It's hard to say whether it is true or false, but Zhao Kuangyi must have said in his heart that I have never doubted it.

It depends on how they do it.

Not everyone convinced Zhao Kuangyi. After seeing this, Zhao Kuangyi said at Beiyuan Gate that he ordered Changyan to enter Shu yesterday. I thought about it, but it was still inconvenient. Besides, the thief of Shu was a clown and Zhao Changyan was a minister, so there was no need to let Zhao Changyan go. He was temporarily ordered to station in Fengxiang and only sent the inner guard Shaoqin to take my handwritten letter to command the military.

When the edict arrived, Zhao Changyan had already arrived in Fengzhou and had to stay in the inn...

Song Jiu didn't know yet, so he said he wanted to continue, and all the ministers felt a little strange on their faces. However, Song Jiu did not insist, otherwise Zhao Kuangyi would be embarrassed.

As for the Western Prefecture, it was fun. Chai Yuxi was affiliated with Zhao Pu at that time and had some conflicts with Song Jiu.

Zhao Rong had a rebellious relationship when he was in the Western Prefecture, which once made Song Jiu very evil.

Xiang Minzhong is okay, and his wife is Zhang Quhua's daughter, Song Bao's Lianlian. However, he has no contact with Song Jiu.

Liu Changyan is even more fun.

He was once a capable official under Chen Hongjin. Chen Hongjin returned to the court and deliberately brought him over. Later, he passed the imperial examination and Zhao Pu paid attention to it. Qian Chu expressed his strong recommendation, so he became the magistrate of Xijing. Zhao Pu was seriously ill and the government commissioned Zhao Pu. After Zhao Pu died, Liu Changyan was grateful to Zhao Pu and took the initiative to manage the family affairs and take the initiative to take care of the funeral. Zhao Kuangyi thought that he was loyal and therefore valued it. However, he did a very bad thing, and his mother and wife were both in Quanzhou. After Liu Changyan became famous, he did not welcome him, but married another beautiful wife. Zhao Kuangyi issued an edict to ask Quanzhou to provide money for food, and the county where he passed, and welcomed his mother and his original wife to the capital. He also spoke for him and said that the Guanglu Chief He Liang's family is in Guozhou, and the Secretary Chen Jing's family is in Quanzhou, but he did not welcome his relatives. Therefore, his parents were in Jiannan, Xialu, Zhangquan, Fujian, and Lingnan, and ordered him to welcome him. Those who dared to violate the situation will be criticized and reported to the Censorate.

Some people are jealous and want to use this matter to make a fuss, but when they see this edict, they are stunned. Who dares to say it again?

No matter what this is.

But he is really Zhao Pu’s man!

Before his death, Zhao Pu showed kindness to Song Jiu, and Song Jiu was also good. When he returned from Hedong, he deliberately went to Gong County, first paying homage to Zhao Kuangyin and then paying homage to Zhao Pu. However, no one knew the dispute between Song Jiu and Zhao Pu.

In other words, there is no conflict in the Western Prefecture. Song Jiu is somewhat evasive, but there is no need to avoid it. All of them are in conflict with Song Jiu.

But it doesn't matter to the few prime ministers of the Western Prefecture.

Is Song Jiu still in the Western Palace this time? Besides, it is not right in terms of the number of people. There are three people in the East Palace and four people in the West Palace. Song Jiu went to the East Palace and there were exactly the same number. It is not reasonable to go to the West Palace and the East Palace to become five people.

However, they were surprised.

The palace banquet begins.

Zhao Kuangyi asked about the specific situation in the north again, and Song Jiu explained it one by one.

After the banquet, Zhao Kuangyi issued an order.

The Song Dynasty was not a crisis at this time.

If it weren't for Bashu, it could be said that even if there were some minor problems, facing such a super victory would not be a big deal.

But now there is a little headache. Bashu is rebelling. The large scale is afraid of people. The national treasury is empty. It requires money and no money. It requires no food. It also needs to prevent the Liao army from revenge. The north continues to use money... Therefore, Zhao Kuangyi recalled Song Jiu without considering that the matter on the northern border was not over.

Know your confidants in times of distress, and know your loyal ministers.

The country needs a capable and loyal minister to overcome the current small difficulties.

As for Wang Xiaobo's hundreds of thousands of uprising soldiers, haha, no one takes it seriously. If the number of people was compared, Yan Yun would have been taken back long ago.

Moreover, Song Jiu did not take credit and apologized for his crimes, which made Zhao Kuangyi very satisfied.

Therefore, an edict was issued to serve as the Grand Secretary of the Zhaowenguan, the Grand Secretary of the Song Dynasty, as the Taibao Shizhong, and was located above the ministers and kings.

Chai Yuxi breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself, indeed.

But it was not true at all. Song Jiu immediately said: "Your Majesty, in the Bashu Rebellion, I have committed serious dereliction of duty. Your Majesty will not punish you and reward you. How can you achieve the world?"

"This sinful..."

"Your Majesty, if you don't believe it, you can ask Li Jilong, I said something last year."

"What's the matter?"

"At that time, Zhang Qi had not yet fought with the two thieves in Jiangyuan. I just said something, it was the wrong time."

Zhao Kuangyi understood a little, but why did he feel uncomfortable? Do you still want it to come?

Song Jiu continued: "In fact, the gentry of the Bashu masters and gentry formed a chain of interests, so the court knew the disadvantages but could not handle them. Anyway, it had happened, and Your Majesty should see the good side. After this rebellion, the term "sincere" of Bashu will no longer appear, and the vast majority of poor people have finally had a chance. But it should not happen at this time!"

"this……"

"Your Majesty, the Bashu chaos is about to be pacified. Although the northern border is temporarily victorious, we must beware of the Liao army's counterattack. If your Majesty forgives me for his crimes, please let me go to the Western Prefecture. Or let me go to the Three Divisions."

Chai Yuxi, Liu Changyan and Zhao Rong were stunned, and even Wei Yu was stunned, why are your elder brother competing with me for the position of the Three Sessions?

"I don't allow you to make unreasonable troubles. It's a crime, it's a crime, and it's a merit." Zhao Kuangyi was not happy either.

Song Jiu simply pointed out and asked, "Your Majesty, who can take over the important tasks of Shu after Zhuge Liang? Because of this, Zhuge Liang was cautious and careful, and would do everything personally, so as not to mislead the lord's entrustedness, and to fix the reputation of the first lord forever. However, he was exhausted to death and no one under his subordinates were tempered. Besides, when Zhao Pu was the last emperor, if Lu Duoxun had no force to protect him, who could take over him? Why did Lu Duoxun help him?

Xun and Zhao Puyi are not in the prime minister, and Your Majesty chooses a prime minister like a carousel. This is the same reason. Your Majesty, the ministers govern the country, but not one or two people. This is only harmful to the country but not beneficial. Lu Meng is making a comeback and is the prime minister again. The scholars should look at each other for three days after their separation. Lu Duan went south and north, familiar with the situations across the country, and was generous. They all have a famous prime minister style. Why don’t Your Majesty use it?”

Song Jiu made sense.

But you can't listen to it like this.

Chai Yuxi smiled bitterly.

This is a talented person from the two prefectures of Song Jiuzhi. The number of people in the East Prefecture is small, but each of them works. The number of people in the West Prefecture is large, but it doesn’t work. Therefore, Song Jiu took the initiative to ask to continue staying in the West Prefecture.
Chapter completed!