In Chongzheng Palace, Cai Jing fell, and today it is Su Che who is the only one right.

Looking at Su Ziyou who looked like a virtuous old minister, Zhao Ji couldn't help frowning. Although Cai Jing was a traitor, Su Che seemed to be here to make a living. He would soon become the Minister of Shangshu Zuo Pushe and the Minister of the Sect!

I really don’t know what to say about this!

Zhao Ji sighed and asked, "Is there a candidate for Zhigong Jue?"

It is almost two months since January, and it is almost time for the Ministry of Rites to compete. The examiner in charge of the Ministry of Rites is the magistrate. This position was originally given to Cai Bian, and he was a magistrate of the Imperial College and a Hanlin Bachelor. As soon as he was a magistrate of the Imperial College, he was usually a Hanlin Bachelor, and the Imperial College Priest and the Minister of Rites went to serve as the magistrate.

But now Cai Bian and his brother Cai Jing are in trouble together, and they are both suspended from attending the imperial examination. Of course, they cannot preside over the Ministry of Rites competition. So they have to arrange a new Zhigong Jue immediately. Moreover, this year's Zhigong Jue is still a super hot task, because this year it is the first subject to the right-list Jinshi exam.

Although the public car was a waste of money, the right-ranking Jinshi exam is still a thorn in the eyes of scholars all over the world! Whoever wants to be a tribute student in the current academic qualification will definitely be jealous of scholars.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that the Minister of Rites Shi Guozhong be the tribute award." Su Che spoke out the candidate he recommended.

"Okay." Zhao Ji nodded, "Let Shi Guozhong do it."

Zhao Ji was quite satisfied with this candidate. He knew that Shi Guozhong was sleek and could not be a good official, but he could understand the meaning. As long as he was asked to give some tips, he should know that the balance between the Biyong Academy and the Yuntai Academy should be maintained.

Wu Haogu's strength is already a bit great now! If it is not curbed, I am afraid that it will be too big in the future.

Zhao Ji's method to curb Wu Haogu is mainly balanced. The first thing to balance is that the Yuntai Department is in the right-list Jinshi subject, so people who are on the right-list Jinshi subject cannot be allowed to be disciples of Wu Haogu!

Secondly, of course, we must balance the four military groups, namely Wu Haogu, Tong Guan, Gao Qiu, and the emerging Zhang Yuan.

If the military power of the Song Dynasty had to be dependent on warlords, then the four warlords were safer than one warlord, and at least they could restrain each other.

Third, of course, the court must have a powerful "Central Army" that can be fought. Before, Zhao Ji used Cai Jing to carry out military reform, and this was the purpose.

Although Cai Jing has fallen to Taiwan, Zhao Ji still has not given up on his plan to establish a new army.

I just don’t know who should implement this plan?

Su Zhe was not the one who could do things at first sight. The right prime minister must have given him Zhang Shangying. He was a little better than Su Zhe, but he was not as good as Cai Jing. Cai Jing did not succeed in training military affairs, and Zhang Shangying probably wouldn't have any solution.

Who should do this?

After sighing, Zhao Ji asked Su Che to retreat. However, the summoning of Chongzheng Palace continued.

The next person brought in by Xuanzan's son Su Shi. He returned from Japan and brought unexpected good news, so he received the right treatment.

It turned out that Japan suddenly invited the Song Dynasty to send an envoy to attend the 53rd birthday of the Shirakawa Court Emperor, and also discussed the exchange of state gifts between the two countries in the future, as well as business, missionary affairs between the two countries.

"Su Qing, have you been to the capital of Japan?" Zhao Ji was still quite interested in this question.

"I've been there." Su Shi replied, "I went to Heian Kyo last winter and met their Horigawa Emperor and Shirakawa Emperor."

"This has not been done for many years." Zhao Ji smiled, "Su Qing, how did you do it?"

"Report to Your Majesty, I did nothing in fact."

Su Shi is truly worthy of being Su Che's son, humble and not making contributions. He has done so many things, pushing the Japanese and Goryeo, which were originally peaceful, into an inexplicable war, but now he has pushed the two and six and five, and has done nothing...

"You did nothing, and the Japanese were willing to find the country?"

"This," Su Shi smiled, "because the Japanese have something to ask for us now."

"Please?" Zhao Ji asked, "What do you want?"

"They want to rent our ships." Su Shi explained, "Because last autumn, the Koryo Kingdom sent troops to invade two islands of Japan... Japan wanted to recover, but there was no ship that could transport the army to sail, so we could only ask for help."

"Goryeo invaded Japan?" Zhao Ji was stunned, "They won't give birth to Jurchens?"

"I won't beat you anymore, I can't beat you!"

"If you can't beat the Jurchens, go and fight Japan?" Zhao Ji frowned and thought to himself: Goryeo is too unreasonable! They must have followed the Khitan for too long and learned bad things!

He thought about it and asked again: "We lend a boat to the Japanese, which will not arouse resentment from the Koreans, right?"

How dare they... This is the truth, of course they can't tell the emperor. Su Shi shook his head and smiled: "Your Majesty, in fact, Japan not only does not have a large sea boat, they don't even have a serious army. So borrowing a boat to go to sea is just a fantasy and will not come true."

"No army?" Zhao Ji said, "How could there be no army?"

"Report to Your Majesty," Su Shi said, "The military system of this Japanese country is similar to that of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The military system of the government must have land to afford military service, but the nobles and wealthy families in Japan have been occupying land and establishing manors. Now there are no people who can undertake military service, so the Japanese court has no military service available."

"There is such a thing?" Zhao Jixin said: It seems that he is not the only one who is worried about the military affairs.

"Then how did the Japanese emperor rely on to suppress all sides?"

"Rely on the so-called northern warriors." Su Shi replied, "It is just a group of noble military officers, each with some private soldiers, and can defend the court. However, it is impossible to regain the fallen Tsushima Island with this little force."

Not to mention, Su Shi is really talented in diplomacy. He actually asked about the inside story of Japan and got some clues.

The Japanese court did not have the ability to counterattack the Ma Ma, and it was hidden. It was not that the Japanese country had no force in the whole country, but that there was no organization that could command the Japanese country's force. Under the martial arts politics, there was a close connection between the samurai and the lord. The shogunate could usually order most of the samurai families to form an army.

But now, the politics of the martial family has not yet begun, and the nobles are unable to order their samurai. Only the Shirakawa Court Master has mastered a group of northern samurai, so he can exclude the nobles represented by the Fujiwara clan and take charge of the samurai for decades.

But his little force is not worth mentioning in front of the Bianwu Clan of Goryeo. So Su Shi understood very well that the so-called borrowing a boat to send troops was just a reassuring statement from the Prince of Baihe Court.

"So that's it." Zhao Ji just nodded and did not make any decision immediately.

The decision to go to Japan to be decided by the Political Affairs Hall after discussion, and the emperor cannot give the order.

...

After Su Shi left, the person who entered Chongzheng Hall was Pan Xiao'an, the confidant of the official Zhao Ji.

"Your Majesty!" Pan Xiao'an bowed and stood respectfully in front of Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji looked at the fat man Pan, who was a little out of shape, and sighed.

Gao Qiu left, Wu Haogu left, Wu Haowen left, and now Cai You left... The only confidant who could play with him in the past is now Pan Xiao'an is left.

"Have you met Cai You?" Zhao Ji asked.

"I've seen it." Pan Xiao'an replied, "I look a little haggard and I'm not willing to leave..."

Wu Haogu and Cai Jing and his son had conflicts, but Pan Xiao'an had a good relationship with them, especially Cai You.

"I don't want him to leave either," Zhao Ji shook his head, "It's just that the general trend is.

By the way, what else did he say?"

Pan Xiao'an said: "He also said that the road to enriching the country and strengthening the army that he had finally found would be abandoned halfway."

"Give up halfway..." Zhao Ji smacked his lips, "Is it really impossible to be without Cai Jing?"

Pan Xiao'an said: "Actually, Cai Jing can't do anything..."

Zhao Ji looked at Pan Xiao'an and was silent for a while, "Then, I want Wu Haogu to be the head of the Tongzhi Privy Council, what do you think?"

"This..." Pan Xiao'an was speechless for a moment and could only shake his head in embarrassment.

Wu Haogu could not be a member of the Tongzhi Privy Council, this is a fire pit!

But Zhao Ji is obviously still ambitious...

"You go to Jiehe Commercial Market," Zhao Ji paused, "Please invite Wu Haogu to Kaifeng Prefecture."

...

At the beginning of two months, Wu Haogu didn't know that he was about to be pushed to the edge of the fire pit by Zhao Ji.

Two distinguished guests came to his shopping mall today, among which Pan Xiao'an was not! The one who arrived at the shopping mall today was two people destined to be famous in history. One of them was Zhang Yuan, who joined the army and opened up the Western Regions; the other was Ji Yizhi who went to sea thousands of miles to the West, and built a bridge of exchanges between the East and the West.

And Wu Haogu is the hero behind the scenes of the two of them.

Ji Yi stood at the bow of the boat, her fat face that was a little dark and tanned was rosy. The fatigue of the boat during this period caused him to lose seven or eight kilograms of fat, and he became energetic instead.

He actually returned to Haizhou from Hakata Port in Japan with Su Shi. In Haizhou, he met Zhang Yuan, who was busy with the Western Expedition of the Great Education Corps, and then they rode together in the southeastern wind in spring and took a sea boat to the Bian River.

However, Zhang Yuan's face looked a little ugly, and it was not pleasant to have seasickness all the way! However, the sea boat has now entered the boundary river, which has become much more stable, which has also made Zhang Yuan's spirit much better. Now he and Ji Yi are standing side by side at the bow of the ship, looking at the huge city surrounded by red walls in the distance.

The scenery on both sides of the Jiehe River is changing with each passing day. Not to mention a year, even if you don’t see it for a few months, it will change significantly. Either the red walls are built higher, there are many tall and magnificent buildings, or there are a few more docks and workshops on the Jiehe River.
Chapter completed!