Junior 3

In the autumn and October of the third year of Xiangxing, Zhao Shijun, the secretary of the ministry, lit the first fire after the new official took office, and wrote to the imperial court in the name of Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi, and the people's livelihood withered. Those with less than three counties under its jurisdiction and less than 100,000 people are all abolished as counties, and merge with neighboring counties into one government depending on the distance of the region.

The Metropolitan Governor's Mansion allowed it, and the emperor used the seal, and the officials were in an uproar.

The Great Song Dynasty divided the world into 24 roads, and there were prefectures and states under the roads; In addition to the government and state, there are also military and prisons. After the southern crossing, in order to meet the promotion of officials, a large number of prefectures, military and prisons were upgraded to prefectures. Various historical reasons have led to confusion in administrative regions and local official positions. The east and west roads of Guangnan belonged to the border areas in the history of the Great Song Dynasty, and due to the loose control of the two roads by the imperial court and the strong local power, the administrative area was even more chaotic. Many prefectures and armies, such as Heng, Gui, Bin, Xiong, etc., have jurisdiction over an area that is not as large as a county in Fujian. However, although the sparrow is small, it has all the organs, and there are countless officials with the names of the prefect, the governor, the deputy governor, and the officials with the names of the Confucian officials, the hooking officials, the demolition officials, and the officials of the detention department. In order to appease the localities, the imperial court often adopted an attitude of turning a blind eye to these redundant officials and redundant officials who did not work but took food for nothing, and allowed them to act recklessly in the localities.

Zou Xun and Du Hu patrolled the two provinces, and used forceful means to sweep away all the treacherous heroes, and some local positions were vacant. And these vacant positions have become the focus of attention of the huge redundant official team of the Xing Dynasty.

Historically, once the troubled times ended, or the troubled times turned into a short-lived era of peace, there would be a period of prosperity. As a large number of people died during the war, the headache of land annexation was alleviated by successive dynasties. And the people who survived the troubled times have their own land, and they will burst out with great enthusiasm for production. In addition, there is only the negative reference of the war era to make comparisons, and so, the prosperous era was naturally born. Many foolish emperors and 200 prime ministers have become Ming monarchs and virtuous ministers because of this. (This is how many of the so-called prosperous times of our branch of history were formed.) ）

The intelligence of the officials of the Xing Dynasty was no more stupid than that of the rogue literati in the branch of time and space in which Wen Zhong lived, who praised foreign colonization as a peaceful and prosperous era with their eyes closed. Therefore, they did their best to win a chance for themselves to be released as officials. The Great Song Dynasty had always had the habit of sending central officials to work part-time in local areas, and in the eyes of the layman, their demands were completely in line with the Great Song tradition, and contained unlimited loyalty to the country. (please support alcoholics to 17k, support genuine)

But Zhao Shijun withdrew from the state and merged the government with one move, shattering most people's dreams. The 47 prefectures on the east and west roads of Guangnan (more than 50 in one case) will be abolished according to the standard proposed by Zhao Shijun, and no more than 15 prefect posts will be retained. At this moment, among the redundant officials in the court, there are more than 40 officials who are qualified to be released to replace the Son of Heaven. Everyone's expectations were suddenly hit, and they were impatient and indignant, and they wrote to the imperial court, hoping that Empress Dowager Yang and the young emperor would come forward to make decisions for everyone. However, Empress Dowager Yang was born with a weak temperament, and after the catastrophe of Yashan, she acted more cautiously, hiding in the palace of Quanzhou and turning a blind eye to the statements of redundant officials. The young emperor Zhao Yu routinely went to the court several times, and in the face of the clamor of the imperial history, the officials, the dismissal and the grace of the shadows, he just said lightly, "Zhuqing is an official, is it for the people, for the country, or for himself." Then he swept his sleeves and scattered, so ashamed that the people were ashamed of themselves. (Alcoholic note: Menyin is the ** of the Song Dynasty, according to the Song system, they can be officials directly without examination)

Seeing that Zhao Shijun's first fire had become a fact, the redundant officials who were facing the fate of dismissal set their sights on idle positions outside the prefect and county. According to the Song system, there were four chief officials along the way, in addition to the pacification envoy who was in charge of the military and political power, there was also a transfer envoy who was responsible for grain and grass taxation, a criminal officer who was in charge of criminal prison affairs and a person who was responsible for relief. And in the land of a county, in addition to the county, there are also county officials, county lieutenants, and master books, and in the land of a state, there are also general judgments, zhizhou, etc. Although these positions do not have the same real power as the road and government positions, they are well paid, at least the outcome is much better than being laid off and returned home.

Before everyone could think about it, Zhao Shijun ignited a second fire. He sent a letter to the Metropolitan Governor's Office, asking for a change in the previous situation where there were too many local official positions and people were overcrowded. It is recommended to clarify the responsibilities of officials at the road and prefectural levels, abolish vacant posts, and directly link relevant posts with the departments under the Metropolitan Governor's Office or the ministries of the imperial court, so as to avoid duplication of local and central administration, which will confuse the common people.

Wen Tianxiang allowed it, and invited the young emperor Zhao Yu. At the end of October, the emperor ordered that the pacification envoys should only be responsible for maintaining the normal operation of the local area, managing the people for the imperial court, and no longer responsible for military affairs. However, the two positions of transfer and sentence promotion and their servants must not interfere in the daily government affairs of the locality. The transshipment envoy is responsible for local tax revenue, money and grain, which belongs to the household department. Sentencing is responsible for local litigation review and is under the Criminal Department. Lift undone. In addition, referring to the suggestion of Lu Hideo, the left minister, added a scholar and politician in each way, who was responsible for educating the people for the Son of Heaven, so that the people could understand the etiquette and know the law. And in the year of disaster, it has the right to give relief to the local community. (please support alcoholics to 17k, support genuine)

At the county level, Emperor Yu ordered that the county lieutenant and the county lieutenant be merged into the county lieutenant, who was responsible for local security. The responsibility of the master bookkeeper is placed under the transfer envoy and is responsible for local taxation. In addition to the county lieutenant and the main book, an additional superintendent shall be established, which shall be under the management of the higher school administration. The district chief and Li Zheng were classified as official officials of the imperial court, and their appointments were elected by the local people. Other minor officials who are not as good as the stream shall be appointed by the county magistrate himself, and the number of people in each county shall not exceed fifteen. These petty officials are also not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the district chief and the lizheng.

At this time, the number of local casual jobs has decreased by one-third. There are more monks and less porridge, and the redundant officials' eyes are even redder, and they can't wait to drag Zhao Shijun out of his home and tear him up, lest he burn a third fire. However, Zhao Shijun was born bold, and soon put forward the third suggestion, that the heads of all prefectures and counties have the duty to implement the "Provisional Covenant Law" at the local level and help the people elect district heads and lizheng. Within half a year of his arrival, the election of the district head and the district head was not held, or the district head and the district head and the district head were appointed without the election, and they were punished as dereliction of duty.

The officials of the Xing Dynasty couldn't bear it anymore and jumped up to accuse Zhao Shijun of deliberately disturbing the people. Originally, when the "Provisional Covenant Law" was formulated, everyone was prepared to not abide by the law. The wishful thinking of the officials is to take advantage of the loophole in the law stipulating that officials at and above the county level are required to go through the imperial examination, grasp the positions at the county, prefecture, and government levels, and then passively sabotage their work, so that the method of selecting petty officials at the district (township) and provincial levels will remain the same, and the electoral system will be eliminated. In the past, Wang Anshi changed the law, and the officials of the Great Song Dynasty used this method to block the promotion of the new law. After Wang Anshi lost power, the old party reintroduced the old law, and the reformist officials who were assigned to the local government also used the same means to confront it. It is the practice of the Song Dynasty officialdom not to abide by the law. And Zhao Shijun's suggestion obviously made everyone's wishful thinking completely fail.

The crowd quarreled endlessly, and at this time, Hideo Lu stood up again and called on the officials to respect the law. Since the people swore at the convention to defend the law with their lives, do not try to misinterpret it out of selfishness. Otherwise, what is the use of this covenant?

"The law is just a tool for the treacherous minister Wen Tianxiang to take the power of the world in his own hands, and now, he has the power in his hands as he wishes, so naturally he will not give me a good look!" Imperial Doctor Ye Xu blushed and roared in the court.

"This is the court, if Lord Ye has no way to deal with it, don't say such unsubstantiated words!" Lu Xiufu rebuked unhappily. Ye Xu was speechless, and turned his head to Chen Yizhong helplessly, but found that Chen Yizhong began to doze off in the court again, and refused to take the lead to say another word.

"Old fox, you can't escape the fate of being laid off!" Ye Xu scolded hatefully in his heart, and returned to class. The redundant members talked a lot, lost their weighty leader, and no matter how loud their opposition was, they couldn't prevent Zhao Shijun's proposal from being passed. Thinking about the fact that they have to promote the new law head-on, many people feel that the local government position is boring.

"Everyone resigned collectively, and would rather go home than be a magistrate, what should I do if I see Prime Minister Wen?" In a hurry, I don't know who came up with the idea. This idea has been approved by many people, the cow can't be forced to press his head if he doesn't drink water, don't you Wen Tianxiang want to take power, now that the saint is young, the queen mother is weak, let's shake you not to move, go home and give you leisure, right? With this thought, some redundant officials who were facing the fate of dismissal handed in their resignations one after another, so as to put pressure on the imperial court. (please support alcoholics to 17k, support genuine)

"The formulation of the covenant law is to integrate the forces of all parties, so that everyone will not spend their efforts on infighting!" Wen Tianxiang learned the news of the resignation of the officials of the Xing Dynasty in Fuzhou, shook his head and smiled, and sent someone to send the resolution of the Dadu Governor's Mansion to the young emperor Zhao Yu with a fast horse.

In the winter and November of the third year of Song Xiangxing, Wen Tianxiang recommended Du Gui as the secretary of the household department and the chief of customs, the general leader of the financial and customs affairs of the Great Song Dynasty, and recommended Xiao Zi as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and the president of the academy, and the general leader of the military machinery manufacturing, scientific research and palace city defense, and river repair. Please ask Lu Hideo, the left minister, to be sent by the secretary of the Criminal Department, and the general leader will revise the laws of the Great Song Dynasty and supervise the litigation. Chen Yizhong, the former right minister, was asked to send the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to take charge of all matters related to the sea and the country such as Zhancheng, Mayi, and Boni. Recommend the emperor Deng Guang to recommend a part-time pacification envoy on Guangnan East Road, in charge of local civil affairs. Wang Shitai, the former secretary of the household department, was recommended to serve as the pacification envoy of Guangnan West Road. It was recommended that the Marquis of Minxiang wake up as the envoy of the flow of the festival, and the general leader of the flow of the military and government.

The emperor promised it, and the hundred officials felt a little calmer. Three of the six new positions were made by former courtiers, and this result restored some confidence in the "impartiality" of the Metropolitan Governor's Office. Although Du Gui, the new head of the household department, was not born in the imperial examination, in the past four years, this person has raised food and funds, and the credit for ensuring supplies is there, and no one can erase it. And with reference to the "Provisional Covenant Law", the staff who have served in the Metropolitan Governor's Office for more than three years can serve as an official position above the seventh grade, and it is understandable for Du Gui to serve as the head of the household department.

"It's not good, Song Rui is going to do it!" Chen Yizhong, who escaped the fate of being dismissed, clearly felt the smell of conspiracy from Wen Tianxiang's moves. Before the passage of the covenant, he expected that Wen Tianxiang would use the "Provisional Covenant" to carry out a stormy integration of the various forces within the current Great Song Dynasty, but he did not expect Wen Tianxiang's methods to play so cleverly and decisively.

Without waiting for Chen Yizhong to use his speculation to convince everyone to get ready, another suggestion from the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was sent to Zhao Yu. Wen Tianxiang recommended more than 70 officials of the Dadu Governor's Office and the former Fujian local elected petty officials who had served for three years to serve as officials of the prefectures and counties of the East and West Roads of Guangnan, and recommended more than 40 redundant officials below the sixth rank to be his subordinates, and at the same time, more than 260 redundant officials of the Xing Dynasty were recruited and transferred, including all the imperial historians and counselors as the staff of the Dadu Governor's Office.

Wen Tianxiang's suggestion said, "If there are those who insist on resigning." Reciting his merits in protecting him in times of trouble, the Metropolitan Governor's Office gave him five hundred taels of silver and allowed him to return to his hometown with honor. ”

At the same time, Wen Tianxiang ordered the establishment of a supervisory yuan under the Metropolitan Governor's Office. Liu Zijun served as the secretary of the Supervision Yuan. Responsible for supervising the behavior of hundreds of officials and preventing corruption and fraud. It stipulates that the Supervision Yuan has the responsibility of supervision and does not have the power to arrest. After the evidence is conclusive, it needs to be handed over to Lu Xiufu of the Criminal Department, who will decide whether to detain the suspect.

The Second Department of Enemy Intelligence and Internal Affairs of the former Metropolitan Governor's Office was merged into the Espionage Department, with Chen Zijing as the director. When with another anonymous figure, as the president of the North and South.

The government and the opposition were shocked.

The changes within the Prime Minister's Mansion are not very concerned about everyone. The work of the Second Department of Internal Affairs and Enemy Intelligence is inherently mysterious, and it is a matter of resistance to the Yuan, and no one will show excessive enthusiasm for this institution at this time. However, the dispatch of expatriate officials and the recruitment of redundant officials caused an uproar.

At this time, everyone suddenly realized that Wen Tianxiang was not only an upright person, but also a direct minister who was good at leading troops to fight. He also has a "treacherous" side, but he will not fully use his "treacherous" skills until the last resort.

The Provisional Statute stipulates that a person who has been in the Metropolitan Governor's Office for more than three years may serve as a high-ranking official even if he has no meritorious fame. From the capture of Fuzhou, the trial election to the establishment of the treaty, it was almost exactly three years. Therefore, the more than 70 local officials recommended by Wen Tianxiang, regardless of whether they were originally famous or not, were justified in their appointments.

These people may have been in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and were familiar with the operation of the New Deal. Or in local office, have experience of electing and being elected, and know the benefits. Once they take charge of the localities, the New Deal and the Covenant will naturally continue unhindered.

The courtiers spoke out against it, but they couldn't find a suitable reason. The appointment of all persons is not contrary to the law, and the Metropolitan Governorate uses its powers lawfully within the prescribed authority.

But everyone didn't dare to threaten each other with resignation. At that time, Wen Tianxiang fought hard with the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Fujian, and the only support he gave to the broken army was 500 taels of silver. Wen Tianxiang gained power at this time, and promised to give 500 taels of silver severance pay to each of the non-cooperatives, which was already the end of benevolence. Of course, the five hundred taels of silver may be a coincidence. But no one dared to think about coincidences. What if not, now everyone wants to take advantage of Wen Tianxiang's hands, why did they do it so ruthlessly?

Ye Xu, Li Lin, Zhang Qiling and other imperial historians jumped out and loudly called on the officials who were recruited to the Governor's Mansion to resist this unreasonable decree. But after more than a month of tossing, the guilt in their hearts was aroused by five hundred taels of silver, and everyone gradually lost their spirits. Some officials with Shangshu, squire, and false titles outside the staff have packed up their bags and reported to Fuzhou by carriage. Some imperial historians who have no experience in governing politics and can only find fault and find fault also dispelled the idea of rebellion and went to Fuzhou together.

"If you can do things for the country, why fight for too much fame?" Many officials who are sincere in their devotion to the country think so. The current achievements of Chen Longfu, Wu Xizao, Zou Wei and other deceased people make them feel envious, and they can do some practical things for the country like the above-mentioned people, and they don't care about the level of official positions.

Moreover, the abolition of redundant officials, the reduction of fictitious positions, the high salaries and pensions, and the severe punishment and suppression of corruption were exactly the thunderous means they expected. In this relatively clean officialdom environment, honest people don't have to worry about not being able to make a career.

"Following behind the prime minister is better than eating and waiting for death. Besides, the Prime Minister's wings are already full, and no matter how much we toss, we won't be able to fight for anything. After three years, everyone can be regarded as experienced cadres, and when they are released to the newly conquered land, their positions will not be lower than those of the prefecture and county. With the exception of supporters of the New Deal, most of the people who were drafted thought so. The staff of the Dadu Governor's Mansion is well supplied, although everyone loses their original official positions when they enter the scene, but those positions that are not actually sent are originally gimmicks, and it is better to go to the Dadu Mansion to do things.

"The prime minister released officials this time, and he was more than seventy at a time. Those who had the fame of Jinshi before, and released more prefects. Those who had shown their talents and fame before, and released more magistrates. Everyone's fame and position are not lower than these people, but the difference is that they followed the wrong person and did not mix some actual credit in the Prime Minister's Mansion. This time, maybe there is a better future waiting for him, only a fool will follow Ye Xu to fool around! "The more organic ones talk about it in private. Since October, the Breaker Army has made tremendous moves. In addition to making steady progress in the Liangzhejiang area, Xiao Mingzhe and Yang Xiaorong also carried out fruitful results in suppressing bandits on Guangnan West Road. Now, the Metropolitan Governor's Office has ordered the transfer of the commanders Zou Xun, Zhang Tang and his first bidder, Wu Xizao and his artillery division to the junction of Guangnan East Road and Jiangnan West Road. Mrs. Xu's Xing Song army was also ordered to disperse to various places and take over local security and defense.

It is foreseeable that once the mobilization of the army is completed, the main force of the Broken Army may enter Jiangxi and fight a decisive battle with the main force of the Northern Yuan. By this time next year, there may be a number of new positions vacant. According to the practice of this post arrangement, it must be that the members of the Metropolitan Governor's Office will be given priority, and everyone will have more opportunities at that time.

"Maybe within three years, we can sweep the south of the Yangtze River and restore the homeland! At that time, as a corporal of the Prime Minister's Sect, were you still afraid that your ambitions would have nowhere to show? Thinking like this, the depression in many people's hearts gradually eased.

"The sea is up and down, and the glory and wealth are just passing by. Today you are a first-class master, and tomorrow you may be a prisoner. Why bother? Now that the power of the country is falling, one day Your Majesty will be on the throne, will everyone be loyal, or will they turn the rudder? Even if Wen Tianxiang has no intention of usurpation, this unstable foundation of the covenant, this stormy country, can it support for a few more days? "There are also people who bite the bullet, receive five hundred taels of silver in Du Gui's hands, and go back to be their own rich man. Unexpectedly, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion did not embarrass these people, but instead appealed to the emperor, and instead gave them a title that did not take advantage of their past merits. The resignee felt that his heart was small, and after a few long sighs, he hid in the two cities of Fu and Quan.

Ye Xu, Li Lin, Zhang Qiling and others tossed for a few days, and found that there were fewer and fewer responders around them, so they had to accept their fate. Fortunately, there are many things in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and there is no time to embarrass a few of them. With the mood of taking one step at a time, several imperial historians followed at the end of the team and reluctantly bid farewell to the palace.

The lively and noisy vicinity of the palace immediately cleared up. During the routine morning court, there is no longer the appearance of a chaotic market.

It turned out that Pujia Garden, at the gate of today's Great Song Dynasty Palace, a few carriages were parked sparsely, and Chen Yizhong, Lu Xiufu, and Zhao Shijun, the three top officials who stayed behind, walked into the palace gate one after another.

"How did Lord Lu sleep last night, did he ever chant wine and poetry to drive away this boundless cold?" Chen Yizhong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, looked at the two colleagues on the left and right, and asked meaningfully. After Wen Tianxiang's hot hand rectification, the officials who followed the emperor to eat empty quotas were swept away by three-quarters of them at once. Except for the officials department, the ritual department, and the criminal department, all the other three departments were moved to Fuzhou and merged with the Dadu Governor's Office to streamline. The decline of power and the reduction of colleagues made Chen Yizhong very unaccustomed, and whenever he saw the empty Golden Palace, he couldn't help but think of the lively appearance when discussing politics in the past.

Although it was lively but inefficient at that time, it is now deserted but very efficient.

Chen Yizhong knew that he did not have the strength to regain power. Although he was sent by the Ministry of Rites, the false title of prime minister was preserved. But he knows that now the heart of the army and the people are not in him. But what he has always been unwilling to do is why Lu Xiufu, who is known for his integrity and loyalty, would support Wen Tianxiang in disguise to implement the new law. Why is Zhao Shijun, who is a member of the royal family, standing beside Wen Tianxiang and acting for the tiger with his eyes on the side of the imperial power.

"It was windy last night, and when Lu was reading the case file, he couldn't help but scream when he heard the jackdaws in the courtyard, and he opened the window this morning, thinking that the leaves were all over the ground. But I saw that the pine style in front of the window was still the same, but there was a pot of old water on the windowsill, but it condensed into ice, and it couldn't be poured out. Lu Xiufu replied absentmindedly.

"Ga, Ga" seemed to echo his words, and several jackdaws jumped up from the branches of the plum trees in the palace wall and flew into the air with a mournful cry.

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