Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

"No!" Zhao Chen said.

"Then how can His Majesty ensure the long-term prosperity of Jiangnan in the Great Song Dynasty?" said the old monk.

Hearing the old monk questioning Zhao Chen constantly at this moment, Minghui next to him showed a worried look on his face! He had just heard Zhao Chen's assurance, and knew that Zhao Chen would not "destroy the Buddha", he was already relieved, but this old monk forced Zhao Chen so much, he was afraid that Zhao Chen would become angry from embarrassment. He looked at Zhao Chen quietly, only to find that there seemed to be a faint smile on Zhao Chen's face, and he was relieved again.

"This world is not the world of my Zhao family, but the world of all the people. The previous emperors were the world of the family, and I am going to end the situation of the world of the family. With the people to supervise the court, the court naturally dare not slack off. Everything in the court comes from The public heart is to serve the people, and truly make the people the most important, the emperor the least, and the country second, so that the imperial court will naturally not perish. As long as this can be done, even if the emperor dies and the new emperor succeeds, the great Song Dynasty will also survive. It will last forever." Zhao Chen said.

"How to do this?" the old monk asked again.

"Forgive me for not being able to tell you now! In the future, if Master is still alive, he should be able to see the new situation I have created." Zhao Chen said.

The old monk nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

"I don't know what the master's name is?" Zhao Chen is very interested in this monk now.

"Old monk Deguang." The old monk said.

Zhao Chen had never heard of this name, but the faces of Huang Qianshan, Zhang Jun, Chen Dong and others beside him immediately showed expressions of surprise! This monk Deguang was supported by the previous generation of Lingyin Temple, a well-known eminent monk in the south of the Yangtze River. They have not seen outsiders these years. They thought they were all dead, but they did not expect that they are still alive in the world.

De Guang lowered his head, and he was also judging what the emperor was like. The reason why he came out was also bewitched by Shaolin Temple, because Zhao Chen really wanted to "destroy the Buddha", so he wanted to persuade Zhao Chen. Now that Zhao Chen obviously had no intention of exterminating the Buddha, Monk Deguang began to ask about things he was interested in. At this moment, he is really looking forward to the new situation in the future that Zhao Chen mentioned.

Zhao Chen stayed in Lingyin Temple all afternoon. This Lingyin Temple has a lot of scenery around it, so Zhao Chen had a good rest today. Along the way, he talked with these monks of Lingyin Temple, and he admired these monks of Lingyin Temple very much. Their Dharma is superb, and many of Zhao Chen's words sound very reasonable. After the monk of Lingyin Temple confirmed that Zhao Chen had no hostility towards Buddhism, a big stone fell from his heart.

Zhao Chen didn't leave Lingyin Temple until the sun was setting.

He headed down the mountain, and those ministers and guards followed him.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on Zhao Chen's body, but Zhao Chen seemed to be thinking about something.

"The overall situation in the south of the Yangtze River has been stabilized! Officials from all over the country have pledged their allegiance to me, and there has been no chaos among the people. Now there are Li Gang, Zhao Ding, Li Guang and others in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Propaganda Department led by Wang Shu is here. There will be great chaos. Now there are only bandits in Dongting Lake and Lianghuai and other places, and it is time to recover Dongting Lake!" Zhao Chen secretly said.

Zhao Chen went south to the south of the Yangtze River with an army of 100,000.

However, in the past two or three months, Jiangnan has just been recovered. In order to prevent accidents in Jiangnan, most of the 100,000 troops are stationed in various places in Jiangnan! Now that all places in the south of the Yangtze River are stable, Zhao Chen can also send the 100,000 troops to Dongting Lake to suppress the White Lotus Sect rebellion in Dongting Lake!

"There are 30,000 imperial soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River, and these imperial soldiers can also be used to suppress bandits! In addition, there are more than 100,000 troops of Liu Guangshi, who can also be used to suppress bandits! But their speed is too slow! I want to quickly To pacify Dongting Lake, we still need to use Wu Jie's army!" Zhao Chen said secretly.

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It was already dark, and Zhao Chen returned to the palace.

After he finished his dinner in a hurry, he immediately invited Li Gang over.

Li Gang is also very busy during this period. He has to deal with Jiangnan's affairs, restore Jiangnan's economy, implement business and tax reforms, and so on.

Even in the middle of the night, he was still busy in Zhongshu Province. Zhao Chen summoned him, and he rushed over immediately.

"I decided to go to Dongting Lake in person to quell the bandits in Dongting Lake!" Zhao Chen said immediately when he saw Li Gang.

"What? Your Majesty wants to go to Dongting Lake in person? Your Majesty, the Ninth Five-Year Honor, does not need to go there in person." Li Gang said.

"The banditry in Dongting Lake was initiated by the White Lotus Sect back then. These people are extremely cunning, and I have to go there myself. Moreover, after Dongting Lake is restored, the remaining two Huaihe Rivers are nothing to worry about. Only one general will be able to calm down! Jiangnan is truly stable." Zhao Chen said.

Sitting at the table, looking outside, he couldn't help but think of Song Qingyao.

The reason why he wanted to go to Dongting Lake in person was to see this woman again and ask about what happened back then.

"Your Majesty, if you want to pacify the chaos in Dongting Lake, you should focus on appeasement, supplemented by encirclement and suppression." Li Gang said after a moment of silence.

"Oh? Why do you focus on appeasement? Encirclement and suppression?" Zhao Chen said.

"The reason why the people in Dongting Lake rebelled was because the officials forced the people to rebel! When Zhao Gou was in the south of the Yangtze River, all kinds of taxes were exorbitant and miscellaneous. Dongting Lake is huge, the environment there is complicated, and the people who rebelled are very familiar with it! If we blindly use troops to encircle and suppress, even if our army is strong, but those rioters are hiding in the hidden places of Dongting Lake, it will take a long time for us to calm down Dongting Lake. For a long time! That's why we should focus on appeasement! After His Majesty arrives at Dongting Lake, he should immediately issue a decree to forgive all the crimes of rebelling against the people in Dongting Lake, and only investigate the crimes of the bandit leader of the White Lotus Sect! In addition, there were many official officials in the Dongting Lake area. Gentlemen, most of these officials and gentry were killed by the rebels, and they have a lot of land left over, which can be distributed to the people! Also, tell them that we have exempted them from taxes for three years! If they lack seeds, we will The seeds can be given to them for free! In this way, those rebellious people will naturally come back! After a long time, the banditry in Dongting Lake will naturally clear up! Of course, at the beginning, we still have to use heavy troops to encircle and suppress the rebels! The common people know that it is dangerous to stay in the chaos, but they will be safe and sound if they come out to surrender, and they will of course come out and surrender if they get the land and seeds." Li Gang said.

"Not bad!" Zhao Chen nodded.

"Your Majesty, you have appointed many court officials recently! When I just came to the palace, I heard from the guards that you have appointed Huang Qianshan as the Secretary of the Household Department, and Chen Dong as the Yushi of Jiangnan! Your Majesty, you have appointed Huang Qianshan as the censor of the Jiangnan court! Do you want to keep it?" Li Gang said suddenly after talking about Dongting Lake.

"The court in the south of the Yangtze River is just an empty shelf, and it doesn't have much power. The court in the south of the Yangtze River is all under your management. If you think some people have talents, you can use them. If you think they don't have talents, then don't worry about it. The reason why The appointment of Huang Qianshan, Chen Dong, Zhang Jun and others was either because they were the first to join us, or because they had some reputation in the south of the Yangtze River, or they did have some talents. In short, they were placed in the Jiangnan court, and they are now vacant. Giving them empty positions can also be used to buy people's hearts." Zhao Chen said.

"I understand." Li Gang nodded.

Zhao Chen has already made it clear that the Jiangnan court is just a sham and has no rights. Any "shangshu", "shilang", "censor" and so on here are used to buy people's hearts. The orders of these ministers, ministers, and censors can't even get out of Lin'an City, let alone restrain local officials.

"Your Majesty, the World War is coming to an end, and the recovery of the Central Plains is a foregone conclusion. After the World War is over, what will the Military Aircraft Department do?" Li Gang asked again.

"After the World War is over, the Military Aircraft Department can still be retained. However, the Military Aircraft Department may have to change its name." Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, do you still want to monopolize the government?" Li Gang said.

"Of course not. The world is in chaos, and I have no choice but to introduce many policies. When the world is peaceful, the Military Aircraft Department will naturally have to make changes." Zhao Chen said.

"I don't know how His Majesty wants to change?" Li Gang said.

He obviously cared a lot about this.

"At that time, the rights of the ministers will be increased, especially the prime minister, and the rights will be greater than before!" Zhao Chen said.

"It's bigger than before?" Li Gang asked in surprise.

"That's right! I want to establish a more reasonable court organization than before to govern the world. Let's wait until the world is settled. I have to think about it carefully. I will discuss it with you in a few days." Zhao Chen road.

Li Gang had already left, but Zhao Chen was still thinking there.

He took out a stack of papers and wrote down some of the thoughts in his mind on paper until late at night without falling asleep.