Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

"Your Majesty, I do have a few ideas in mind."

Hearing Zhao Chen's question, Qin Hui thought about it for a while, and then spoke slowly.

"Although there was a mutiny in the south of the Yangtze River, and His Majesty killed King Kang's rebels, the overall situation in the south of the Yangtze River is still in chaos! There are still imperial courts in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are still government offices in various places in the south of the Yangtze River! As long as the government offices in various places can still operate normally, the south of the Yangtze River will naturally be stable. Your Majesty should first issue an order If the positions of officials in various places in the south of the Yangtze River remain unchanged, these officials will naturally support His Majesty. Secondly, the rent reduction orders implemented by His Majesty in Guanshan, Sichuan and Sichuan are well-known in the world, but the officials and gentry in various places in the south of the Yangtze River are not very happy with the rent reduction orders. Terrible. Human nature is selfish, and they don't want to damage their own interests. Your Majesty should order that Jiangnan will not implement the rent reduction order, so that the officials and gentry everywhere can feel at ease. I also know that your Majesty's rent reduction order is for the sake of To benefit the people of the world, but governing a big country is like cooking a small dish, many things have to be done slowly. If His Majesty must implement the rent reduction order, he can implement it in all parts of the Central Plains. His Majesty's military strength is strong, Jurchen is by no means an opponent of His Majesty, and in time, they can recover The Central Plains is a certain thing. The population of the Central Plains is sparse, and no matter what policies His Majesty implements in the Central Plains, no one will oppose His Majesty. If the people in the south of the Yangtze River see the Central Plains’ rent reduction order, they will definitely go to the Central Plains. The population of the South of the Yangtze River has decreased. The officials and gentry will take the initiative to ask His Majesty to implement the rent reduction order in the south of the Yangtze River." Qin Hui said.

"Not bad!" Zhao Chen smiled and nodded.

"Your Majesty should announce the crimes of Yang Shi and others throughout the south of the Yangtze River! Your Majesty must tell the Confucian scholars all over the world that you are not against the Confucian scholars all over the world. It is just that Yang Shi, Li Tong, Luo Congyan and others are rebellious and rebellious. You have to punish them." Just kill them! In the future, Your Majesty will still use these Confucian scholars, and the world will still need these Confucian scholars. I know that Your Majesty is not afraid of these Confucian scholars, but he did this to make Jiangnan more stable." Qin Hui said again.

"That's right, you are all ways to make Jiangnan officials and Confucian scholars fast and stable, but we also have to find a way for the lower class people. When I was in Guanshan and Hanzhong, I once set up a propaganda department, and now the propaganda department is about to Entering the south of the Yangtze River will naturally calm down the lower class people in the south of the Yangtze River," said Zhao Chen.

"Actually, if we want to stabilize the lower class people in the south of the Yangtze River, we only need to cut off the many exorbitant taxes." At this time, Zhao Ding said coldly.

Zhao Chen looked at Zhao Ding, Zhao Ding snorted softly, and said: "Your Majesty just said that it is true that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country. Now that the world is in chaos and the country is broken, I, Zhao Ding, naturally cannot retreat from the world. Now It is the time for us to contribute to the country. However, I am not helping you, Emperor Xuanwu, I am helping the people of the world."

"I understand." Zhao Chen nodded.

No matter what reason Zhao Ding stayed in the court, as long as he was willing to contribute.

"Over the years, in order to maintain the huge military expenditure, Emperor Jianyan has implemented exorbitant taxes in the south of the Yangtze River, and the people have suffered unspeakably. Now that Emperor Jianyan is dead, and His Majesty is ruling the Song Dynasty, His Majesty does not need such a large number of troops. Many soldiers and horses can be reduced, and exorbitant taxes can also be reduced. In this way, the people will naturally be grateful, and the south of the Yangtze River will naturally be stable." Zhao Ding said.

"Very good, both of you have good ideas, and I will adopt them." Zhao Chen nodded and said.

At this time, another person entered the Funing Palace.

I saw Wang De walking in with a group of soldiers holding stacks of papers, and they put all the papers on the table.

"Your Majesty, these are some official documents collected in the Jiangnan Imperial Palace. We have collected them for your Majesty's reference." Wang De said.

"Okay! Master Qin and Master Zhao are here, let's take a look together!" Zhao Chen said.

These are all important official documents of the Zhongshu Province of the Jiangnan court. Looking at these official documents, one can see Zhao Gou's governance methods and experience in governance over the years in the shortest possible time. Have a general understanding. In addition to the official documents of Zhongshu Province, there are also a large number of official documents in the Privy Council, but they have not yet been sent to Zhao Chen.

It was getting dark outside, so Zhao Chen sat at the table and looked through carefully, sometimes asking Qin Hui and Zhao Ding about the affairs of the Jiangnan court over the years.

He looked very carefully and asked very carefully. He has ruled Guanshan, Hanzhong, and Sichuan and Sichuan for many years, and he also has his own unique insights and values ​​in governing the country.

Seeing Zhao Chen's serious appearance, Zhao Ding couldn't help but secretly sighed, thinking that Zhao Chen was indeed far superior to Zhao Gou. When Zhao Gou was in the imperial palace, he never dealt with official business at night, and would only hang out with some women and eunuchs in the harem every day. Even on weekdays, it is impossible for Zhao Gou to care so much about these official documents, and Zhao Gou's ability to govern the country is far inferior to Zhao Chen. His attitude is not as good as the opponent's, and his ability is not as good as the opponent's. No wonder he was defeated in just a few years, and was beaten to the south of the Yangtze River by the opponent, and occupied Lin'an.

It wasn't until midnight that Zhao Chen stopped.

"It's getting late today, and we'll continue to check tomorrow! By the way, both of you have quite a few subordinates. You need to use all of these people to restore the imperial court in Jiangnan." Zhao Chen said.

Qin Hui and Zhao Ding agreed.

"Lin'an is the capital city in the south of the Yangtze River. Even if the world is truly peaceful in the future, Lin'an will also be a big city in the south of the Yangtze River and the capital of the country. This place is very important, and I have to stabilize it first." Zhao Chen said with a smile.

Qin Hui and Zhao Ding were secretly curious, wondering what method Zhao Chen would use to settle this place down.

After the mutiny of Miao and Liu just now, Zhao Chen's entry into the city, Yang Shi's rebellion, etc., the people of Lin'an City were greatly frightened. It may take a long time for this place to restore its former prosperity.

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In the early morning of the next day, when the sky just dawned, countless poor people in the south of Lin'an City had already woken up.

It's just that Lin'an City just experienced a turmoil yesterday, and countless rebellious Confucian scholars and court officials were killed by nine clans. Although these ordinary people did not encounter disasters, they were still terrified. At this moment, they are hiding in their homes and dare not go out at all.

In an alley, there are five or six families here.

One of them was the most dilapidated family. Their yard was not small. Unfortunately, the yard was full of thatched huts, and there was no decent furniture in the thatched huts. The real house was bare.

The sky was getting brighter, and the sound of crying came from the yard.

It was a few children crying, they wanted to go out, but their parents would not let them go out at all.

In addition to their parents, they also have a grandfather in his fifties, and they have a great-grandfather in his seventies.

"Quickly tell them not to cry! No one knows what's going on in the city now! It would be bad if they recruited rebels!" the old man in his seventies said anxiously.

"Father, we are so poor here, the rebels won't come to us, right?" said his son in his fifties.

"Then maybe!" The old man shook his head and said.

The two of them were talking when suddenly there was a knock on the door outside.

Hearing the sound of knocking on the door, the old man in his seventies was shocked, and his son in his fifties also stayed there all of a sudden.

"Hurry up! Let the children hide! Let the granddaughter-in-law hide too! In such a troubled world, no one knows what will happen!" The old man hurriedly said.

"Daddy, what should we do? Do you want to open the door!" said the son in his fifties.

"I don't know!" The old man was extremely flustered at the moment.

"Father, I think we should all hide!" A young man in his twenties came to them and said anxiously.

This is the grandson of the old man! The old man has only one son and one grandson, but fortunately he has three great-grandchildren.

At this moment, the three great-grandchildren have gone into hiding, as have his daughter-in-law and grandson-in-law, and there are only three of them left in the yard.

The sound of knocking on the door became more intense.

"Go! Open the courtyard door! Even if we don't open it, they will break in!" The old man took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and said.

At that moment, his grandson in his twenties came to the gate of the courtyard and opened it tremblingly.

As soon as he opened the gate of the courtyard, he saw more than a dozen black-armored soldiers outside. Seeing these soldiers, he felt dizzy in front of his eyes. It really was the rebels who came here!

He originally thought that those rebellious soldiers would push him away brutally, and then break into the yard, but who would have thought that those rebellious soldiers stood there and did not come in.

"Bing...Master Bing, what do you want?" The old man in his seventies had already walked forward at this moment, his voice trembling.

"There's nothing to do, just come here to take a look! I have been in Jiangnan for many days, and I should visit the people in Jiangnan." A gentle voice came from outside.

They saw a young man less than twenty years old appearing in front of them. This young man was heroic, dressed in bright yellow clothing with golden dragons embroidered on it.

After seeing the young man, the old man froze there, his grandson also froze there, and his son followed behind him, also froze at this moment!

"You...you are..." the old man asked in a trembling voice.

Even the most common folk know who is wearing this costume! Except for the supreme person in this world, no one can ever wear such clothes! But how could that person come to such a poor and humble family? Never heard of such a thing since ancient times!

"I am Zhao Chen, Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty!" Zhao Chen smiled.

The old man stayed there, speechless.

After a while, the old man suddenly knelt down there, and his sons and grandsons had already knelt down there one after another.

"Your Majesty... Cao Min sees Your Majesty!" The old man's voice trembled, and he was so excited that he was about to cry.

"Stay flat." Zhao Chen said softly.

At this moment, the old man felt that his body was going straight and he couldn't stand up at all.

At that moment, Zhao Chen walked forward and helped the old man up himself.

As for the old man's son and grandson, someone helped them up at this moment.

"Your Majesty...it really is His Majesty, Son of Heaven, and Emperor of Song Dynasty. He came to our house! I'm not dreaming! My God! How could such a thing happen?" At this moment, the old man was very excited, and his body was shaking constantly.

"Your Majesty, please, please come in quickly! Quickly, go and take out all the best things in the house and entertain Your Majesty!" At this moment, the old man's son shouted excitedly and excitedly.

The grandson of the old man has already rushed to arrange this matter. They were going to invite Zhao Chen into the house, but their house is really dilapidated.

So the old man's grandson moved the table out, brewed the best tea in his home, and put it on the table. He rinsed the bowl with boiling water before starting to make tea and placed it in front of Zhao Chen.

His hands were trembling constantly, and half of the tea was spilled before it was handed over to Zhao Chen.

"You all sit down together." Zhao Chen said.

"How can there be a seat for the grassroots in front of His Majesty? The grassroots absolutely dare not sit!" The old man in his seventies said excitedly and panicked.

"Come here, help the old man sit down." Zhao Chen said.

At that moment, a soldier stepped forward and helped the old man to sit down. As for the old man's son and grandson, they are still standing there with a respectful look.

"In the past few days, a lot of things have happened in Lin'an City. I killed the rebels and made people's lives inconvenient. I am very sorry." Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? Rebellious traitors deserve death. It is only natural for Your Majesty to kill them." The old man finally returned to normal at this moment, said.

"No matter what, I still feel uneasy if the common people are frightened." Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, there is nothing like this," said the old man.

"I came here today, and I want to tell you that from now on, nothing like this will happen again. You can go out as usual. I assure you that Lin'an City will only be safer than before." Zhao Chen said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!" The old man nodded repeatedly.

"Kang Kang usurped the throne, and I came down from Sichuan to kill King Kang. From now on, the Great Song Dynasty will still be the former Great Song Dynasty, but the imperial court will no longer be the former imperial court. Regarding the country's political affairs, do you have any suggestions from the old man?" said Zhao Chen. .

"This...Your Majesty, you should use more honest officials and less corrupt officials." The old man opened his mouth for a long time, and finally said a word.

"Okay! I will naturally use more honest officials, and I will not use corrupt officials!" Zhao Chen said.

"If your majesty does this, he will definitely be a wise king in the future," said the old man.

"If you want to become a wise king, you must pay attention to honest officials and reduce the use of corrupt officials. Only these are not enough. I will vigorously promote benevolent government to benefit the people of the world." Zhao Chen said.

"I thank Your Majesty on behalf of the people of the world," said the old man.

"When I came out of the palace today, your family was the first one to come. Seeing that your children and grandchildren live happily together, I will leave a message for you, wishing the old man a long life and many children and grandchildren." Zhao Chen laughed.

Immediately, someone brought the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Zhao Chen wrote a word on the table.

"My father is one hundred years old, and he often reads eighty years old," Zhao Chen read slowly after finishing writing.

In this era, the literacy rate is extremely low, and few ordinary people are literate. Moreover, these people did not understand the meaning of complex poems, so Zhao Chen wrote two very ordinary sentences. Although the words are ordinary, they contain the meaning of wishing the old man a long life. After Zhao Chen finished reading, the whole family knew what Zhao Chen was writing.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Caomin thank you, Your Majesty." The old man said excitedly again.

"I still want to go to other places to see how the people in Lin'an City live. Old man, I wish you good health. When the world is peaceful in the future, I may come to chat with you. Today, I will leave first It is." Zhao Chen stood up and said with a smile.

"Cao Min waits to see off His Majesty!" The old man and his family knelt down again at this moment, and said in unison.

Zhao Chen left the house with the guards and had already gone far away. Only then did the old man's son and grandson stand up, and they helped the old man up.

"Didn't I just dream?" The old man's voice was still trembling.

"Father, it is true that the emperor and emperor of Song Dynasty came to our house just now! We are not dreaming!" The voice of the old man's son was also trembling.

"Is this word really written by His Majesty?" the old man said again.

"It was really written by His Majesty!" said the old man's grandson.

"This... this... I have lived to be seventy years old. I never dreamed that I would be able to meet the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and I would be able to receive a letter from the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty! My life is worth it! This pair of The words left in our family will also be heirlooms in the future, and they will be passed down from generation to generation, and will remain in our family forever!" said the old man.

"Your Majesty said that the rebels have been killed, and Lin'an City will return to normal in the future. I don't know if it is true or not?" said the old man's son.

"You bastard, you actually said such a thing! Since ancient times, there has been no joke, what His Majesty said must be true! How dare you doubt His Majesty's words, you deserve death!" the old man scolded.

"My son is guilty!" the old man's son said hastily.

At this moment, there was another knock on the door. At this moment, the old man's grandson opened the courtyard door without any hesitation, and saw a neighbor, a middle-aged man in his forties standing at the door.

"Old man, just now I saw rebels coming, I hurriedly closed the door, and I saw them coming towards your house, is your house okay?" the middle-aged man asked.

"It's a great fortune! It's a great fortune! I'm going to tell you!" The old man laughed.

At that moment, the old man started to talk to the middle-aged man, and after he finished speaking, the middle-aged man also stayed there! After less than an hour, hundreds of households around here knew about the emperor's visit to the old man's house, and hundreds of households were shocked at once!

For a whole day, Zhao Chen visited dozens of households from south to north, and from east to west. At night, the entire Lin'an City became a sensation.