When Zhao Zhifu once again said "it's difficult to take both things into consideration", Zhao You's face had already darkened. It was obvious that Zhao Zhifu's words did not meet the official's intentions. Cai Jing coughed twice and bowed to report: "Although Prime Minister Zhao's words are reasonable, however, as the saying goes,

The predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoy the shade. I have been the prime minister for many years, but it would be short-sighted if I did not open up the sea because the results were slow."

He didn't care that Zhao Zhifu's face was livid, and he was already a little worried, so he continued to say slowly, "This dynasty respects Confucius and Confucianism, and its virtues and politics are directly following the rule of the three generations. The so-called heroic Han and prosperous Tang Dynasty are nothing. Your Majesty wants to create an unprecedented prosperous age. This

Opening up thousands of miles of sea territory is an indispensable step. Zhao Xingde, the supervisor who presented the 'Ten Strategies for Expanding the Sea', is also a rare talent. If he is well cultivated, he will definitely become a pillar of the country."

When Cai Jing said this, Zhao You smiled and nodded and said: "What Prime Minister Cai said is true." But Cai Jing said again: "However, if you read this policy carefully, you will see that the heroic spirit is the best, but it is a little less calm and steady.

I think that although Zhao Xingde has great talents and is well-read in poetry and books, he is only a supervisor with little experience. The old minister has a suggestion. Since Mr. Tong is going to Hebei, why not order this son to accompany him?

He has been practicing for a year and a half, which not only increased his knowledge, but also gave him an opportunity to make meritorious deeds. From now on, Your Majesty will cultivate him and even entrust him with the important task of opening up the sea frontier. It is difficult to say that Your Majesty is too favored by outsiders."

Zhao You thought carefully about Cai Jing's suggestion and felt that it made some sense. The "Ten Strategies for Expanding the Sea" proposed by Zhao Xingde opened up a situation that had never been seen before in the prosperous Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty. It was in line with his desire to become a sage king who would follow the rule of the Three Dynasties.

He originally wanted to give Zhao Xingde an official position first, stay with him for a period of time to study in school, and then let him take charge of the expansion of sea and border areas. But thinking about it carefully, Zhao Xingde had not held any official position before. Although he had read poetry and books,

He was extremely smart, but he was suddenly entrusted with a heavy responsibility, which would inevitably lead to neglect. It would be better to let him go to Hebei with Tong Guan and see how big things are done.

"Then according to Prime Minister Cai's suggestion, what official position does the Prime Minister think should be given to Zhao Xingde?"

Cai Jing seemed to be thinking carefully. Zhao Zhifu, the political counselor, coughed lightly and said: "Your Majesty, scholars in this dynasty are all proud of being a Jinshi. Although it is the right way to choose officials from Taixue Shangshe, it is still a bit regretful.

I think that since Your Majesty intends to cultivate Zhao Xingde, it is better to let him live in Master Tong's shogunate as a supervisor. With his talents, he will definitely be able to compete in the Gongyuan Competition next year. If he is favored by the Holy Spirit and becomes a Jinshi

If he succeeds, that is also his blessing."

Jinshi and rank refers to the top three in the national imperial examination, the number one scholar, the second best, and the third best person appointed by the king. It is the lifelong glory of a scholar. The three civil servants here, Cai Jing and Zhao Zhifu, were born as Jinshi, while Li Bangyan was not a Jinshi.

No matter how favored he was, he always felt that he was lower than these two people. Zhao You also thought that even the third prince Zhao Qi, who was born a noble man and was very talented, still envied the honor of Jinshi and begged himself to let him take the imperial examination.

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Thinking of this, Zhao You couldn't help but smile and said: "This is also the human nature of young people. Anyway, it is Zhao Xingde's good fortune that all the ministers support the underachievers in this way, and it is also the blessing of our Song Dynasty, so we let him live in the Daofu Shogunate as a supervisor until he comes to the Gongyuan Competition.

Then come back and take the imperial examination."

The monarchs and ministers made arrangements for Zhao Xingde in a few words, and then discussed how to increase taxes in the southeast to raise the cost of managing Youyan. The prime minister reported that the house valuation tax in Bianjing and other cities should be taxed through the intervening method.

, the imperial court can increase its wealth by 20 million guan this year, and use the land auction method to buy land, and the imperial court can also increase its wealth by 13 million guan. The two combined are not only enough to support the expenses of redundant soldiers and redundant officials, but also

As long as the tax rate is increased, even the expenses required for conquering Youyan and exploring the sea will be enough to cover it.

This discussion lasted until the evening. During this period, Zhao You specially had an imperial meal with six ministers. After the imperial meal, they also watched singing and dancing. After watching the singing and dancing, they discussed many important national affairs. The officials felt tired, and then the ministers withdrew.

Head down.

Seeing that the official was rubbing his temples quite tiredly, the Inspector Liang Shizhong respectfully presented the ginseng tea and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty is diligent, do you still want to see those ministers who are in the Mingguang Palace?"

"Mingguang Palace?" Zhao You repeated unconsciously, a wave of tiredness came to his head, and he said casually: "It will disappear today. If there is something to report, let them leave the memorial and I will read it tomorrow morning." He

After taking a sip of ginseng tea, I stood up unsteadily while holding on to the royal chair. I only felt pain in my waist and legs. I heard that the Emperor of Xia delegated all major national affairs to his ministers. He usually watched memorials more often and rarely made direct decisions on major national affairs.

, quite a bit of the demeanor of "politics governs the prime minister, and sacrifices govern the few". I am very happy to do this. I am afraid that within five years, the world will no longer have the surname Zhao.

Zhao Xingde almost fell asleep several times. Like the officials waiting in the Mingguang Hall, he did not eat a grain of rice from morning to night, only drank a dozen cups of royal ginseng tea, and urinated more than ten times during this period. In the end,

Seeing that the officials waiting around him looked calm, he simply closed his eyes, put his hands on the mat, and took long breaths and exhales using the technique of concentrating and practicing Qi he learned from Li Rui, until

Someone tapped him on the shoulder.

"Your Majesty is tired today, please come back." The eunuch in charge of Mingguang Palace said to him condescendingly, with a hint of annoyance mixed with his disdain, because he thought Zhao Xingde was a new favorite.

Zhao Xingde looked around blankly and saw that the waiting officials had slowly stood up. Some of the acquaintances were still saying goodbye to each other, and a few took out the memorials from their sleeves and handed them to the chamberlain on duty.

The four-horse carriage he was riding in when he arrived had disappeared, so Zhao Xingde had to leave the palace through the right armpit door of Xuanhe Tower under the leadership of the eunuch. In fact, the Imperial College was not far outside the Donghua Gate of the palace city, but it had always been there.

All the officials who came to court came out from the right axillary gate. The right axillary gate is to the south and west of the palace city. You have to go around half a circle outside the palace city before you return to Taixue.

Zhao Xingde was haking, his head was dizzy, and he could only hear the thunderous bulging in his abdomen. Looking along the imperial street, he saw that the two hundred-step wide imperial street seemed extremely empty. There were two rows of red lacquer forks stuck in the middle of the imperial street.

In the middle of the Zhulacfork is the Royal Road. Pedestrians usually can only walk outside the Zhulacfork. There are rows of black lacquer forks outside the Zhulacfork. The space between the two forks is called the Royal Corridor. In the Imperial Corridor, there are two Imperial River Roads repaired with bricks and stones.

Lotus flowers were planted in the river, and peaches, plums, pears and apricots were planted on the bank. It was the turn of spring and summer. Looking around, one could see the beautiful scenery. However, Zhao Xingde had no intention of looking at the scenery. A soft and fragrant evening breeze blew by, which made him feel even more beautiful.

Hungry.

Originally, this imperial corridor allowed small vendors to buy and sell soup and samovar cakes inside. Unfortunately, it was banned during the Zhenghe period because of the impact on the city's appearance. Zhao Xingde cursed as he walked along the imperial corridor, thinking about it. After passing the Zhou Bridge, Wang Tower

Plum-blossom buns in the cave, Wang Pobo Meat Pie Shop, or Li Sifen Tea House, we must pay back what we owe.

After Prime Minister Cai Jing returned home, he ordered his servants to arrange a small banquet. In a moment, the tall Qionghua glazed lamps shone like daylight, and the freshly cooked pigeon paste porridge, steamed buns, salted black bean paste, and Sanlejiang from the Western Regions were delivered to Nuanxiang.

In the rich flower hall, don’t look at these small snacks. A single plate of steamed buns is worth hundreds of dollars. It is made with crab roe as the main ingredient. In Cai Xiang’s kitchen, he shreds green onions, makes crab roe, and mixes noodles.

, making dough, cooking and steaming all belong to his own person. After leaving Cai Mansion, there is no such delicacy in the world. This chicken porridge has been simmered in dozens of pots over the fire, and then thrown away after the fire is over. What does Cai Xiangguo do?

When I want to drink porridge, there are good porridges to drink. Salted black bean paste is donated by Jiangxi officials. It is made purely from oriole gizzards. One cake of salted black bean paste is enough to kill hundreds of oriole. Sanle pulp is

It is a specialty gifted by Xiao Bing, the envoy of the Xia Kingdom. Thirty-year-old wine pulp is stored in a Khotan white jade bottle inside, and there is a double-layered silver box specially designed to hold ice outside, so that even in the scorching summer, Cai Xiangguo can drink it.

Xiao Bing also thoughtfully provided an ice cellar for the chilled wine. In the past few years of the Song Dynasty, the courtiers in power had advocated the Northern Expedition instead of the Western Expedition, and Xiao Bing had made great efforts.

The banquet had just been arranged when Privy Councilor Wang Fu, Deputy Privy Councilor Li Bangyan, and Guard Infantry Commander Tong Guan came to bother them. The four of them went to sit down in the flower hall. Cai Jingping stepped back, and Li Bangyan smiled and said: "Zhao Zhifu has been supported by Prime Minister Cai.

, instead of wanting to repay his kindness, he instead took refuge with the King of Wei and went against Cai Xiang. Now he is so smart that in order to win back his favor, he persuaded the prince to go out of the capital to inspect Hebei. He will definitely regret it until his intestines turn green."

Li Bangyan was frivolous and had both sides of the fence. He expressed his kindness to the prince Zhao You many times in private, but in court he showed that he and Cai Jing were not on the same page. Therefore, Zhao Zhifu wanted the prince Wei Wang to inspect the camp in Hebei on behalf of the emperor, so he first found Li Bangyan.

Bang Yan asked him to jointly propose to His Majesty with him. At the same time, he used the bait of recommending Tong Guan as the commander of the Hebei camp to gain Tong Guan's support. In this way, three of the six most trusted ministers in the official family agreed to the prince's inspection tour.

In Hebei, Shen Yun has never intervened in the dispute between the crown prince and Wang Fu Shao takes charge. Even if Cai Jing objects, he will be alone. If this happens, Prince Zhao You will inherit the throne in the future and will definitely repay Li Bangyan for his secret help.

Li Bangyan agreed on the face, but secretly immediately informed Cai Jing of Zhao Zhifu's wooing. Cai Jing took advantage of the plan and discussed with Tong Guan to support him in taking charge of the Hebei camp.

The Cai Party in the capital is adding fuel to the flames, and it is decided to call the official Yi Chu Dong Palace. The dispute in the East Palace is the foundation of the rise and fall of the Cai Party and the Zhao Party. As long as the prince loses power, Zhao Zhifu will be implicated, and the Zhao Party will naturally fall apart. Cai Jing is not afraid

His Majesty has promoted another deputy prime minister to check and balance himself. The new one is always younger. As long as the third prince Zhao Qi succeeds to the throne. He is a veteran of two dynasties and has the merits of supporting him. His power will only become more and more powerful. He will be more powerful.

I don't want to seek to usurp the throne, I just want to be a high-ranking official, rich and powerful in this life, that's enough.

Zhao Zhifu didn't know it was a trick, so he was very happy to get the promise from Li Bangyan and Tong Guan. The three of them decided to form an alliance to support the crown prince Zhao You. Zhao Zhifu also helped Shao Wu and Li Tong to clear up their past feud, and Li Bangyan and Tong Guan agreed not to do it again.
Chapter completed!