Both Kang Yaban and Zhao Guanjia seemed to have everything under control, but little did they know that they were just playing a lowly and ridiculous game like sparrows pecking at each other.
Kang Yaban was secretly pleased with himself because he thought that all these notes had been carefully selected during the day, and judging from the content, all the people were his own people, so it didn't matter who he recommended. However, he didn't know that Yang Yizhong had clearly explained all his actions to Emperor Zhao from the beginning.
As for our Emperor Zhao, although he looks wise and powerful, the fundamental reason is not that he is wise, but that he never expected these notes from the beginning. His complacency only comes from the fact that yesterday's victory has not yet dissipated.
To put it bluntly, this guy is young after all. He had been holding it in for many days, and once he won half a time, his emotions showed on his face.
To put it simply, it's just being carried away by success.
As for the matter about the lady and the palace maids, it was just the humanistic mentality of a modern person with normal values taking advantage of the overflowing confidence.
And the matter of Lu Haowen and Zhang Jun's memorials to the emperor is even more ridiculous.
By the way, the reason why our Emperor Zhao noticed the memorials of these two people was that the former was because the name sounded nice and the official position was high (the scholar of the Zizheng Hall who had just resigned from the position of Shangshu Youcheng), especially because Zhao Jiu's body still had mechanical memory and he could understand the words in it, so he could see at a glance that the other person's writing was excellent and the tone was gentle, so he naturally paid attention to it; and the latter was because Emperor Zhao's historical level was relatively low, and he mistook this censor for another famous figure of this era, Zhang Jun, the Grand Marshal… But the Grand Marshal Zhang is now in his forties, and he has long been the commander of the rear army of the imperial camp and has a great reputation in the army. Including Yang Yizhong, at least 30% of the imperial guards came from his command, and he knew that they were still outside suppressing bandits and had not returned yet. So after reading for a long time, how could Emperor Zhao not understand that he had recognized the wrong person and was confused?
Back to the present, no matter how stupid Emperor Zhao was, he knew that since these memorials had been sent to him, he could not expect the people who submitted them to have any positive attitude.
Come to think of it.
Firstly, those who walked here were genuine refugees from a fallen country. The difficult conditions were objectively real, and many people were indeed depressed and had no desire to fight. Secondly, the previous struggle in Nanjing had inherently involved a purge of the pro-war faction.
In this situation, even if there really are pro-war factions, I'm afraid it will take time to dispel their doubts before they emerge, right?
But no matter what, in late August, as the sky cleared up slightly, apart from the confused attempt to appease the people on the second day after he got out of the well, Zhao Jiu, who had been in this era for more than ten years, received two important ministers of the court for the first time as Emperor Zhao, and finally broke through the previous five-person fence.
The two sides met in the back hall, with Kang Lu and Yang Yi Zhong accompanying them. After the formalities and greetings were completed, everything was calm. Then, naturally, it was Lu Haowen who asked the first questions in his capacity as a scholar in the Zizheng Hall and as a former Minister of War and Right Prime Minister. However, he started with some random gossip.
You must know that although this idle chat may seem boring, it is actually necessary.
Since Emperor Zhao fell into the well, he had been recuperating from his injuries and had rarely contacted foreign officials. This sudden request for the imperial civil and military officials to discuss the defense of the Central Plains was a subtle admission that Emperor Zhao had a head injury and had forgotten some personnel matters. Therefore, Lu Haowen's trip seemed to have a political mission to observe Emperor Zhao's physical condition on behalf of foreign officials. Emperor Zhao needed to contact foreign officials to regain power, and foreign officials had to roughly verify the legitimacy of the emperor.
In the current situation, we can't really count on a Song Hui Emperor, right? Of course, if it really becomes Song Hui Emperor, there is nothing we can do.
Fortunately, Emperor Zhao spoke clearly, fluently and calmly, and the two sides chatted for a while. Not to mention others in the back hall, Mr. Lu was completely relieved - this emperor was indeed not stupid!
At this time, Zhao Jiu also learned some details about Lu Haowen, such as his "Taoism" is not the Taoism of Mingdao Palace, but the famous Confucian Taoism in history. Moreover, Lu Haowen came from a famous family. His great-great-uncle Lu Mengzheng, great-grandfather Lu Yijian, and grandfather Lu Gongzhu were all prime ministers.
At the same time, Zhao Jiu also understood why Kang Lu was confident in recommending this person to meet him. It was because this person had previously resigned from the position of Shangshu Youcheng (deputy prime minister) because Li Gang cracked down on exiled ministers in Tokyo. This person was in Tokyo Bianliang that day and participated in Zhang Bangchang's pseudo-dynasty, but he was also the first person to persuade Zhang Bangchang to return the throne.
However, it was obvious that this Taoist scholar was very different from the Taoist scholar Zhao Jiu had in mind. He was gentle and courteous, and answered every question. However, he neither took the opportunity to attack Li Gang nor said much about the politics of Huang and Wang. He just gently advised Zhao Jiu to do things within his ability, just as he said in his memorials.
Through this, Zhao Jiu also learned some of the hidden secrets.
"I have seen many people say in their memorials that there are no soldiers in the north. Is it true that there are no soldiers in Hebei and the Central Plains?"
"In fact, there are soldiers, but most of them are rioters and militias. Even if they are recruited, they can't fight against the Jin people in the field." Lu Haowen responded calmly. "The people of Hebei have been tortured by the Jin people. Many of them are willing to fight, but they have no weapons and armor, so most of them can only rely on the mountains and fields to fight; the Central Plains are full of rioters. They have a large number of people and armor, but most of them are imperial guards who have been defeated in front of the Jin people. They dare not fight the Jin people at all, but can only cause trouble to the local area... If it weren't for this, with Li Boxi's courage to fight, he would not let the government go to Nanyang. Going to Nanyang is to hope to connect with the northwest there and bring the 200,000 Western Army into his hands."
"I understand." Zhao Jiu sighed slightly. This was very similar to what he knew, so it should be the truth. "If we really want to fight against the Jin, we need the financial resources of Jiangnan and Bashu, the troops of the northwest, and the morale of all places. Is that what you mean?"
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