But he had to continue traveling throughout the Song Dynasty and continue to see the miserable lives of the lower classes.
It’s not that he is not in a hurry to return to Bianliang to reform.
But it can't be done.
Now the Song Dynasty is really facing internal and external troubles, not as he said before.
Seeing it with your own eyes and carrying out reforms from the Bianliang Political System Council are two different things.
Sitting in the Bianliang Political System Council, he could make decisions on the spur of the moment without considering the actual situation. The result could only be the same fate as Wang Mang and Wang Anshi.
Now that I have personally gone to the grassroots level, I can understand how serious the resistance is and how great the difficulties are.
If we rush into reforms before external threats are eliminated, the result will undoubtedly be internal unrest, which will give foreign enemies an opportunity to take advantage of us.
"Alas, we are back to the beginning. We still need Old Fan to help us defeat the Western Xia and Liao before we can officially start the reform."
Zhao Jun put down his brush and pondered, "But this trip wasn't entirely fruitless. Previously, discussions about reform were all theoretical, or borrowed from the experiences of predecessors. But now, after field research, I've developed my own approach. I think reforms will be much easier to implement."
He looked at the papers on the table, which were densely written with his thoughts and ideas about the local agricultural situation. He had written many such papers, many of which had been sent to Bianliang with constructive suggestions, but he kept most of them.
The remaining part cannot be shown to Zhao Zhen and his men for now, for fear that they, as a group of radicals who want to save the Song Dynasty, will find it too extreme. Therefore, it can only be left here for now, and then take action when the opportunity arises.
"It still depends on Lao Fan."
Zhao Jun stood up and thought about going for a walk outside. He now placed all his hopes on Fan Zhongyan.
If Fan Zhongyan could deal with the Western Xia and Liao, the Song Dynasty would be free of external threats. He and Fan Zhongyan could then join forces and boldly carry out internal rectification.
At this moment, the Hanzhou Tongpan hurried in and reported to him, "Prefect, a horse galloped over from Shaanxi Road and delivered an official document. It's from Minister Fan, and he says it must be delivered to the Prefect personally."
"oh?"
Zhao Jun hurriedly said, "Bring it here."
The judge handed over the document in his hand, and Zhao Jun opened it and took a look at it.
I saw that the content was a battle report written by Lao Fan about the battle process with Li Yuanhao during this period.
Although Li Yuanhao had spent a long time preparing, the battle lasted only a short time. Only six days passed from the time he brazenly invaded Song territory to the time he was beaten back.
The battle at Taoluo City lasted only four days. Li Yuanhao besieged Taoluo City for two days. On the third day, Zhang Kang led his troops to support and chased Li Yuanhao like a rabbit for a whole day and night.
It can be said that when Li Yuanhao attacked this time, he was hit head-on by the Song army and was beaten badly, suffering heavy losses.
You must know that in history, the Battle of Sanchuankou, the Battle of Haoshuichuan and the Battle of Dingchuanzhai, the Song army only lost about 40,000 troops, which was already too much for the Song Dynasty to bear.
The Western Xia was originally a small country with a small population, and it lost nearly 20,000 people at once. It can be said that the casualties of the Western Xia army were greater than those in the entire Song-Xia War in history.
So when Zhao Jun saw this battle report, he was very happy and said excitedly, "Great."
The Hanzhou Tongpan asked curiously, "Zhiyuan, what happened?"
"Li Yuanhao launched a massive invasion of the northwest. Duke Xiwen devised a plan to meet the enemy and severely defeated the Western Xia. This battle will likely significantly weaken the Western Xia."
Zhao Jun thought that this battle would be protracted like in history, but he didn't expect that Lao Fan would give him a big hand and cripple the Western Xia. It was really a big surprise for him.
As a result, Xixia was left with only two options: the first was to hold on and continue to fight the Song Dynasty. The second was to seek peace. The newly enthroned Li Yuanhao would abdicate his throne and pay tribute to the Song Dynasty. This would completely stabilize the northwestern border.
"Very good."
The Hanzhou Tongpan also said excitedly: "This way we don't have to worry about the bandits in the west anymore."
"Um."
Zhao Jun thought for a moment, then said, "Send this matter to Chengdu Prefecture and publicize it widely to reassure the people. I will also continue my inspection tour and then head north to Shaanxi to comfort the army."
"yes."
The judge left immediately.
Zhao Jun looked towards the north and smiled.
Recently, I have finally put my mind at ease, having been worried for a long time.
Lao Fan is still really awesome!
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In Tokyo Bianliang, the flowers in the back garden are in full bloom in March, with dendrobiums, daylilies, roses, peonies and other flowers competing for beauty.
The branches and leaves grow luxuriantly and hang down luxuriantly, with flowers growing among the leaves.
Zhao Zhen walked steadily in the garden with his hands behind his back.
Sometimes he actually felt quite sad, as he could only stay in the palace every day, feeling like he was imprisoned in a cage.
He wanted to go out and see the world, just like his eldest grandson, and visit various places in the Song Dynasty to see how the common people lived.
But the officials would not let him go, the concubines in the harem would not let him go, the army would not let him go, and even the people did not want him to come, because it would be a waste of money and time, and would harm both others and themselves.
It's a pity that after becoming an emperor, he seemed to have become a prisoner, staying in this prison all day, never leaving the main gate or the secondary gate. He was even worse than the young ladies waiting to be married in the Song Dynasty.
Sometimes Zhao Zhen even envied Zhao Jun.
He is in a high position and has more power than the emperor himself. He does not have to worry about being suspected. He can travel around the world, see different scenery, and meet different people.
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