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Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Stealing the sky is imminent!

Zhao Guangyi now really feels like he is in the kingdom of heaven, and the setbacks he encountered in Hengshan Black Snake Ridge have long been forgotten by him.The loss of tens of thousands of soldiers was like a feather to him. The reason why he was eager to stop the battle was because the lightning tactics failed, and the Liao Kingdom had already reacted. At the same time, Bashu was his rear, and the rear was unstable, and the left and right of Bashu were the territories of several countries that had just been destroyed. Zhao Guangyi was worried about problems in the rear, so he did not dare to concentrate on attacking Hexi.It's different now, as soon as the imperial court took action, the bandits in Bashu were immediately driven out. Zhao Guangyi even imagined whether they could be driven to Longyou instead of destroying them. The higher the court's dependence, it is obviously beneficial to the empire.

Because the Bashu rebels entered Guanzhong, Chang'an stayed behind, Qi Wang Zhao Guangmei was temporarily promoted to the commander of the theater, and he had the command power of a certain number of people, money, and things in his hands. However, Zhao Guangyi was not worried about this. The Forbidden Army is a force that Zhao Guangmei can't command.Zhao Guangyi was never worried that his brother would dare to rebel. This third brother did not have the elder brother's martial arts skills, and was far behind him. The reason why Zhao Guangyi feared him was only because he was worried about his first line of succession.

Xia Guo Yang Hao is much more docile now, which is also expected by him, even if he is a rascal, once he becomes the emperor, it is impossible for him to show his old rascal habits.Hexi has achieved Yang Hao's hegemony, but why won't it become his fetters, with such a big shell on his back, he can't walk away, no matter how smart he is, he can't face it with his previous attitude Song Guo. The fact is also the same. Zhao Guangyi has now noticed that the imperial court has a serious lack of external intelligence, and has stepped up reconnaissance efforts in Liao, Xia, and Longyou. Some of them even broke into the center of the Xia Kingdom. , Among Song and Liao, Xia Guo obviously chose Song Guo as a vassal, while Liao Guo is in the stage of mastering and trusting the country, and has completely lost the courage to expand abroad.

Xia Guo's first batch of war horses has been sent, 500 are tributes, 4,500 are trades.But even for the 500 tribute horses, the value of the rewards returned by the court far exceeded the tribute horses.The Song State is powerful, so it can afford this little wealth. The Heavenly Empire only needs the surrender of the barbarians, and does not need to get much benefit from them. What benefits can they offer? The State of Song rarely imports so many war horses at one time, and two or three more transactions are enough for the time being. Cao Bin is right. The State of Song has no land for raising horses, so importing too many war horses is a burden. If the army is really transformed To become the main cavalry is to put the national weapon into the hands of the people.When the Song State does not need so many horses for the time being, what else can Xixia use to trade with the Song State?Zhao Guangyi couldn't help but smile when he thought that Yang Hao would have to humbly ask Song Guo for more trade in the future...

There is no external threat at present. Next, there are only two things he has to solve. One is Zhao Guangmei. He has to find a way to abolish him completely and make him lose the right to inherit the throne. This matter may take three years, or it may take Five years, you can always find an opportunity.The other thing is to cleanse the old officials of the former court. He knows how powerful the empire he inherited is, but he does not feel that he can do whatever he wants. , Follow the established policy of the first emperor step by step. Now the throne is secure, but it is not so easy for the veterans of the previous dynasty to use it. On the one hand, it is because these veterans will naturally form a group in front of the new king and protect each other.On the other hand, it was because of these former court officials, there were many people who were equal to him back then, and many of them he had given gifts in private and tried his best to curry favor with, and now when facing them, he always feels a little bit unreasonable.He believes that if the empire is completely determined by his will, and he is allowed to use his arms and fingers, he will certainly be able to achieve feats far surpassing that of the emperor's brother. Dismissal, a large number of courtiers were replaced, and the appointment and dismissal of personnel has always been troublesome. It may take ten years to complete a major exchange of blood for the court.

At this time, Zhang Ji reported to him the news that Zhao Guangmei and Zhao Pu were too close.Zhao Guangyi was the governor of Kaifeng, and he is very clear about the communication in the officialdom. Although Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangmei's special identities made him a little wary of this matter, he didn't think that these two people who were left behind in power could do anything to him. Threat, he was overjoyed, and wanted to use this matter to make a big fuss, knock Zhao Guangmei down with a stick, so that he would never pose any threat to him again. However, the investigation results sent by the Imperial City Division surprised Zhao Guangyi.He knew Zhao Guangmei's frequent activities in Chang'an for a long time, but now under the full investigation of the Imperial City Division, he discovered that Zhao Guangmei's actions were more than that. He trained a guard of 3,000 people. This guard was the banner of the Xiang Army, but the equipment it possessed was even better than that of the imperial guards.He often met with officials and generals in Guanzhong, and rewarded them...

Of course, these things are absolute secrets. It is easy to hide the truth from others, but it is not easy to hide it from the eyes and ears of those who care about it. In addition, Cui Dalang's people deliberately leaked it, so piles of verified information were submitted to Zhao Guangyi's department. desk. The news that Lu Duoxun had a close relationship with Zhao Pu was also reported in the investigation of Zhao Guangmei.Lu Duoxun was already a prime minister with one man under one man and over ten thousand men. Zhao Guangyi couldn't think of any reason for him to betray him and conspire against him?If you take such a risk, if you fail, the gain will be out of proportion to the loss. Who would rebel?

But what about Wang Ji'en, he conspired with himself to kill the king, and he actually gained no more than being a servant, but he still participated in his own conspiracy. Maybe Lu Duoxun had something in Zhao Guangmei's hands?Maybe he wants to seek a hereditary title from among the dragons?Maybe…… Zhao Guangyi didn't want to delve into it any further. The information he had obtained clearly showed: "Third brother Guangmei, he has turned his back on! With the evidence in hand, he can dismiss the prince and imprison him in the capital. And Lu Duo Xun, maybe he didn't really vote for Zhao Guangmei, just like when Zhao Pu was the prime minister and he was the governor of Kaifeng. Da Song took refuge in Wu Yue's idea.

Perhaps, Zhao Guangmei made friends with Lu Duoxun, and Lu Duoxun made friends with Zhao Guangmei, just like he did back then.However, there is no need to investigate the truth. It would not be beautiful to find out that Lu Duoxun had no major crimes. Zhao Guangyi decided to use this matter to completely solve the hidden dangers in the court once and for all!For this reason, what is the sacrifice of a Ludoson? " Zhao Guangyi thought excitedly, left his seat suddenly and pushed the window, the wind blew in, lifted the curtain, and the books on the case were opened and closed with a whirl, it was early summer, the wind was not cold, but it smelled of damp , a heavy rain is coming.

Zhao Guangyi stood against the wind, his blood surging. He hadn't felt such a hearty feeling for a long time, especially when the soldiers and horses were still in the hands of victory. He liked this feeling! There are many things that are always in a hurry; the world is turning, and time is pressing.ten thousand years is too long, fight for now.The four seas are churning, the clouds and water are furious, and the five continents are shaken by wind and thunder.To wipe out all pests, all invincible!
At the beginning of the month, a very strange caravan came to Lingzhou. They were driving many carts full of things, but after arriving in Lingzhou, they neither sold goods nor stayed in inns, but stayed Entered a large house in the east of the city.At the beginning of the year, the house had already been built, but no one in the city knew who bought the land and who built such a big house there.

After these people moved in, it took another half a month to hang up a memorial arch "Jiyun Weaving Workshop", and then began to recruit workers. Women in Northwest China also shouldered important responsibilities for family life, and were already engaged in social labor in large quantities. After Yang Hao took over Hexi, he encouraged women to do things, which made the customs in Northwest China more open.The weaving workshop pays wages by the day, and the wages are relatively high, and the weaving work is not heavy physical work, and the younger ones can do it. The owner also claimed that as long as the contract is signed, free training will be given, and many people will continue to work. The woman ran to sign up. It is said that the owner of this weaving workshop moved here from the south of the Yangtze River, and more and more people will come here one after another. They brought looms and spinning wheels, silk reeling machines, silk reeling machines, silk winding machines, Printing and dyeing machinery also brought many craftsmen. Sericulture cultivation in Northwest China is not well developed, but mulberry trees and silkworms are not impossible to grow here. If you want to develop the textile industry, you can use the continuous mountains of Helan Mountain to cultivate a large number of mulberry trees. Before the cultivation takes shape on a large scale, the weaving workshop is not useless. Sericulture and mulberry farming have not yet developed in Northwest China, but cotton planting has gradually become a trend. Yang Hao has vigorously developed it since he occupied Xiazhou, forming a huge scale. Silk cannot be woven temporarily, but cloth can be woven. There are many livestock such as cattle and alpacas in the area, which can vigorously develop the wool textile industry.The added value of cashmere and camel velvet is not lower than that of silk. When they have formed a large scale, the Northwest region does not have to rely on selling fur and meat products to earn other necessities of life. They can completely process expensive clothing materials and sell them abroad, earning a large amount of gold and silver. No one knows that the owner of this weaving workshop is Li Zhongyu, the prince of the former Southern Tang Dynasty. He is very clear about Nvying marrying Yang Hao, but he has no choice. At least I don't have to worry about "sudden illness and death" all the time like when I was in Bianliang.Xiao Zhouhou was only a few years older than him, and was his aunt. She married Yang Hao, so Li Zhongyu was more secure. He didn't want to be an official, but chose another path, completely abandoned his original identity, and through Yang Hao's operation, he became a distant nephew of Li Yide in Yinzhou, and then opened a weaving workshop, with Yang Hao and Li Yide backing him , Coupled with the deep rewards of this industry, in a few decades, he may become a wealthy man in Hexi, and the whereabouts of the original Southern Tang prince Li Zhongyu may become a mystery that can never be solved in history. Similar things are happening throughout Hexi. The rise and demand of glass and ceramic firing, smelting, casting, boiling salt, coal digging, papermaking, leather making, fur clothing making, and book printing have driven the growth and demand of these industries. As the upstream industries such as animal husbandry and mining grow stronger, when they form a scale, the entire business channel that has been built will quickly sell the products and exchange them for real money. Although all industries have shown a momentum of prosperity, but the investment in the early stage is also large, the life of the entire court is very tight now, and at this time, Aguli, the prefect of Ganzhou, asked for food from the court again. Ganzhou is the place where Yang Hao's westward expedition caused the heaviest losses. Due to the death of a large number of young and strong people, many people were taken away by Yeluohe, and the blow to Ganzhou Huihe was even heavier. Last winter, it was Yang Hao's With the help of support, I barely survived, and now it has just entered the early summer season, and the new harvest has not yet come down. Life in Ganzhou is very difficult. The people of Ganzhou City are mainly engaged in various handicraft industries, such as the classification and processing of animal skins, fur, meat, horns, tendons, glue, bones, etc., as well as the derived bow and crossbow manufacturing, fur manufacturing, and dried meat processing, etc. As for the poorer quality of life of the nomadic tribesmen on Yibi, this was also the reason why Yeluohe continued to expand to the east and west wings, because a Ganzhou city could not support 300,000 tribesmen. Although the population has been greatly reduced due to the war, most of them are young and strong, which is a heavy blow to their animal husbandry. Therefore, Aguli can only continue to ask Yang Hao for food. Hearing Fan Siqi's report, Yang Hao's expression sank immediately: "The imperial court has already given them a lot of food, and the imperial court's food is also limited. Now we are asking the imperial court for food. What will we do this winter? What will we do next year? Taxes have not been paid As much as it goes up, it becomes a bottomless pit that cannot be filled!" Fan Siqi repeatedly agreed, but then said worriedly: "Your Majesty, the ministers in the court naturally know the difficulties, but the 200,000 people in Ganzhou couldn't eat food before, and Ye Luohe would take them to rob, rob Suzhou, and rob cold." Ganzhou, using human life to seize food, and now the left and right sides of Ganzhou are imperial courts, with mountains to the south and deserts to the north, if they live on land, will they..." Yang Hao sneered: "They dare! Yeluohe Bingfeng was not a lone opponent when he was at its peak, and now there is only one Aguli left, what can she do against her?" "Yes, yes, but...if there is no way out..." Yang Hao frowned, pondered for a while, and smiled slightly: "Now the banks of the Yellow River are reclaiming wasteland and reclamation, and there is a shortage of a lot of manpower. If it is farming, one mu of land is worth a hundred mu of grassland. Tell Aguli that the tribe she can't support The people, come to take care of her alone. Those tribes who can't survive can be moved over by the orphans." Fan Siqi hesitated: "I'm afraid... Lord Aguli won't agree..." Yang Hao smiled slyly: "Isn't the prefect of Ganzhou all her people? Tell them to let the wind out. If Aguli doesn't let people go, then it's Aguli's business to starve to death, and it has nothing to do with Gu , she can't bear this responsibility, she will definitely let her go." The Mushe man was sitting in the corner thinking. He still remembered the last time Princess Aguli paid homage to the king, how the king treated her with courtesy. What I saw was clear.However, once it was said that Princess Aguli entered the harem at the invitation of the queen, and soon she came out blushing and angry. From that day on, the king's attitude towards her completely changed, maybe... Mu Sheren was deep in thought, Yang Hao turned to see him and asked, "Mu Sheren, what are you thinking?" "Ah!" Mu Yuqiao said excitedly: "I... I was thinking that the Huihe people have always been disobedient and ignorant of the law. It is a good way for the king to give them land now, so that they can turn their migration into permanent farming. However, if they really move the whole tribe, because the tribe is self-contained, it is still difficult for the local government to intervene, it seems that... it is easier to manage it if it is divided and divided." Yang Hao said with a smile: "Naturally, when the Ganzhou tribes come over, the solitary society will break up all the tribes that migrated and send them to the Dinghuai Jing Shunxing Five States. The prefectures, prefectures and counties will break up them again, and send them to the townships according to households, so that the original tribal chieftains can deprive them of control over their tribesmen, and they will be completely in the hands of the court. Hehe, this point, I have thought of it a long time ago Well, when Gu was still an official in the Song Dynasty, he led 50,000 people from the Han Dynasty to the east and returned to the Song Dynasty, and this was the order he received, and this is indeed a good way to resettle a large number of immigrants." Speaking of this, he said with emotion: "It's a pity that the Khitan people chased too fast and blocked us. In desperation, we had no choice but to turn back to the northwest. It is because of this that the orphan is here today." The people of Mushe laughed and said: "Then how can you say it's a pity, it should be luck, luckily the Khitan people intervened, and I have a British Lord in Hexi, who ruled the land of eighteen states. " Yang Hao looked up to the sky and laughed: "Haha, yes, it is indeed a blessing for Gu. At that time, Gu would never have imagined that today. Now Gu owns the land of eighteen states in Hexi, fertile pastures, and mining forests. Cotton, linen, salt skin..., there are all kinds of applications, even in my dreams, I never imagined that today..." At this moment, a guard walked in quietly, bowing and presenting a secret letter to Yang Hao.Yang Hao took it, opened it, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then became as deep as a well, and he didn't know what kind of news he saw. The people of Mushe knew that it was a shadow guard, just like the official of the Imperial City Department of the Song Dynasty, he was an intelligence officer directly under the ruler, so what this guard passed to Yang Hao must be the most confidential news, it's a pity He didn't know what the information said at all, even though he was a householder, he couldn't grasp any secrets. It's just that when the king reads the information, he always has to react accordingly. Through the king's words, deeds, and actions, as long as he observes carefully, he can always guess something.But Mu Sheren never imagined that this Yang Dawang in front of him was an actor when he was in Bianliang, and he played Yang Dazhue very well.Later, he used Qianjin Yixiaolou to start directing plays, and he has already become a senior actor and director. This old drama player who abandoned his shadow and turned to politics is now acting again, but he was acting for the civil and military in Tokyo Mancheng, but now it is the opposite. This time it is for him alone in Xingzhou. . Yang Hao didn't need to react, nor did he need to discuss with anyone, because what he had to do had already been arranged, and the information he saw was just a notice. The notice sent back by Zhe Ziyu had only one sentence: The ciphertext of the ciphertext: Stealing the sky is imminent!
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