Chapter 274 New Wine
"The emperor's behavior yesterday was too absurd... The Tanguts have been secretly separatist in the Hetao area since the Later Tang Dynasty, forming their own system. How could they possibly cross the Hulu River with 50,000 elite troops and march down steadily and steadily?"
"What the emperor meant was that our dynasty has not been able to destroy Xixia for a hundred years, but has suffered heavy casualties, leading to the current situation. He did not mean to say where to start the attack."
"In my opinion, the emperor is not talking about losing troops and generals. This is Xiang Zhuang dancing with a sword, aiming at Pei Gong!"
"What do you mean?"
"The key lies in the four words 'civil and military system'... The government's anger today started with the cavalry, extended to the horse policy, and finally fell on Xixia. But that was only based on these things. In the end, the focus was on the civil officials managing the military and harming the country and the army..."
“That makes sense.”
"What is torque?"
"The vocabulary from the newspaper the day before yesterday, the principle of torque and lever, the original article about using a little force to move a great object... I tried it at home."
"oh……"
"And Qu Duan, his last words were really abominable, we must severely impeach him... He was the first to worry about the world and the last to enjoy the world. How could such a famous minister throughout history like Fan Wenzheng Gong become incompetent?"
"Who is Qu Duan? What's the point of impeaching him? He is just a well-read and articulate warrior. He is not worth mentioning."
"Besides, this man is the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Camp. If the government doesn't move him, no one else can move him!"
"I think your majesty is indeed targeting Pei Gong when Xiang Zhuang dances with a sword, but this Pei Gong is not a civil or military official!"
"What do you mean?"
"What can I say? Do you remember the incident when Han Shizhong's troops rebelled and killed the censor? It was Xianggong who narrowly escaped death and later took the emperor to see Han Shizhong, which led to his appointment as the transport commissioner of Huainan and the two routes... And the emperor also said yesterday that when the world is stable, it is right to control the military with civil power."
"So what?"
"So what? This shows that the government has a plan in mind. They know that the military men are acting recklessly. The emphasis on the system of civil and military affairs at this time is intended to emphasize wartime. In the final analysis, it is still on the two words "Northern Expedition"! Or in other words, it is on the two words "war and peace"!"
"Is it really impossible to be together?"
"Not only can we not make peace, I'm afraid that in the future, in addition to the Jin people, we will also have to focus on Xixia, Dali, Nanyue, and even Goryeo."
"That's right."
"Against what?"
"The idea in the court bulletin about the unification of China and the nine provinces roughly means that the places that have existed since ancient times should belong to this dynasty, and those who fail to take them are unworthy descendants... Don't you guys read the court bulletin?"
"Of course I read the court reports, but if you hadn't said anything, I wouldn't have thought about it. Today, it seems that the government has been scheming for so long, but it's just one sentence... Are you determined to continue the war despite all the difficulties?!"
"The official bulletin is becoming more and more important, but Hu Quan just happens to be that kind of person."
"Although Hu Quan is a strong advocate of war, he is a serious civil servant after all, and he doesn't like people like Qu Duan. It's like Wang Butang is also in favor of war, but he and Qu Duan are mortal enemies... Can we use the power of these two to criticize and impeach Qu Duan by pointing out the discussion of civil and military affairs and the affairs of Western Xia?"
"Perhaps it is possible, but it will be difficult to make a difference in the overall situation. Even Qu Duan may not be able to sway it. After all, the government is too protective of these military officials."
"Hey, who can persuade the government?"
"Of course I know that I can't persuade the emperor, but can I use this to cause rebellion among them? You must know that those who advocate war are divided into civil and military. Not everyone is as clean as Yue Pengju, and not everyone has the great achievements of Han Shizhong! Qu Duan is the biggest loophole among the generals..."
"That's a bit too much..."
"I have something to say. Why can't the emperor just get angry because of the hot weather and the warhorse incident, and end up really angry and curse wantonly? Why must Xiang Zhuang's sword dance be aimed at Pei Gong?"
"Well……"
"What's the noise outside?" Just when the scene was gradually becoming quiet for some unknown reason, on the Qingfeng Tower, the Minister of Personnel Liu Dazhong suddenly heard a commotion outside the window and asked curiously.
"Don't forget, ministers. Tomorrow is Buddha Bathing Day." Without even having to look, the Censor Li Jing (Li Gang's third brother) blurted out, "Among the ten great temples in the capital, except for Xiangguo Temple, which cannot hold grand rituals, the other nine temples still have to do so. The city is very lively these days."
"That's right." Zhongshu Sheren Fan Zongyin also smiled. "After the Buddha's Bathing Festival, there will be more fruits and vegetables, and the big stores will also release their own new wines, and the market scene in Tokyo will be completely changed... In the past, in the capital, my favorite thing was the new wine and new apricots from Qingfeng Tower."
Everyone present, except Chief Censor Li Guang and others, laughed and said that they would come here to taste the new wine and new apricots during the next ten days off. The lower-level officials who were smart enough even called the owner of Qingfeng Tower directly to reserve the new wine.
Amid the commotion, everyone temporarily put aside the official's wanton and unwarranted remarks today, took a short break, and then started talking about the various scenes in Tokyo that were gradually recovering, but in the end, they couldn't help but talk about the official.
One said that on the first day of March, the emperor should have inspected Jinming Lake and Qionglin Garden to have fun with the people and the scholars, but instead he went to Zhang Rong's army on the Yellow River in the north to comfort the imperial navy; another said that on the Cold Food Festival and Qingming Festival in mid-March, the emperor should have gone out of the city to sweep the tombs, but he just asked Concubine Pan to make a flying swallow and distribute it to all officials and government offices, and still only sent the Grand Secretary to sweep the tombs... the reason was that he had not yet decided where to go in the north and had no face to sweep the tombs for his ancestors.
However, in the midst of the commotion, the Minister of Personnel Liu Dazhong suddenly remembered something and asked curiously, "Isn't the Buddha's Birthday the Buddha's Birthday? Then may I ask when is the official birthday (the Emperor's birthday)? What is the name of the official birthday now?"
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