Chapter 871: Twists and Turns
The reason why the Great Song Dynasty appointed the privy envoy like this is that the standard of the Xifu election officials is at fault. You are a military general who can kill people and usurp the throne, and when you are young, you have to be a good treasure, no matter how much credit you have. Until he is dying of old age and is completely out of danger, he can be promoted and turned into a god statue. After Zhao Yu succeeded to the throne, he still took Zhang Shijie as his privy envoy, but he was just a military general and lived in this position for a long time.
The reason why Zhao Yu did this was because he needed to use military forces to help him restore the country, so he had to give them the status of responding, and at that time, it was indeed a situation where there was no general Liao Hua in the army as the vanguard, and he also lacked the experience of commanding the whole army and organizing major battles. Therefore, at this time, he also had to reuse Zhang Shijie in order to set up a shelf.
At that time, even though the two had grievances, Zhang Shijie was also very obedient for so many years and became Zhao Yu's right-hand man in the military. After the reorganization of the Privy Council and the Ministry of War, although its power declined, it was given more command of the army, and its status in the DPRK and China increased. Although he did not directly command a major campaign during the Restoration of China, he organized and formulated the battle plan in the early stage, and was able to deploy his troops according to the plan and supervise all armies after the war began.
And the question also arises, Zhang Shijie is already the first person in Xifu, if he is promoted, how can he be promoted? According to the officialdom practice of the Great Song Dynasty, it has broken the rule that military generals are not allowed to be privy envoys for a hundred years, and they can only enter the East Mansion as the prime minister. But as a military general, it is impossible to enter the East Mansion and become the prime minister. As a result, some people took the opportunity to raise an incident and wanted to put it on hold in order to restore the old system of civil servants in the Privy Council.
Zhao Yu knew that he had to overcome public opinion to achieve the military general's entry into the Privy Council, in fact, many people were not convinced, and now that the situation is a little stable, he brought up the old matter again, and he didn't want to do the thing of unloading the mill and killing the donkey. But you can't despise this book, you must know that a small note two fingers wide can also make people never turn over, and this is not unseen in the history of the Great Song Dynasty......
At that time, Guangxi Nongzhi was in turmoil, and the momentum was huge, and repeated conquests and suppressions were unsuccessful. So the imperial court sent the famous general Di Qing to quell the rebellion, and when he was two or three months old, he had just been promoted to the position of privy deputy envoy. It's hard to say if this is a bit of an advance for the sake of his prestige when he sent out the army. Di Qing quickly put down the rebellion and returned victoriously, and problems arose.
The prime ministers of Zhongshu Province were in charge of the discussion, at that time, due to Wen Yanbo's involvement, Pang Ji has become a single minister, and there is a governor under him, named Liang Shi, who should be a typical official of the Renzong Dynasty, and his promotion and development are very common characteristics at that time. First of all, the society is developing, a hundred years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the officialdom has long formed a network system, and taking this road is not as beautiful as in the scientific examination in terms of form, but it is faster and more stable.
This is the case with Liang Shi, whose father is Liang Hao, a former Hanlin scholar. His father died very early, and he became an official in the shadows, which is the orthography of the secretary province, a small clerk Dan Hanlin Bachelor met with the emperor almost every day, which gave him a shortcut to start and develop. At a very young age, he presented his father's posthumous work to the then Emperor Zhenzong along with the articles he wrote himself. Zhao Heng said after reading it-"Liang Hao has a son." Just this sentence has achieved the glory and wealth of Liang Shi's life.
During the discussion, Liang Shi stood up to refute Pang Ji. He said, "Your Excellency, you are not fair. Not long ago, Wang Ze rebelled, but only occupied the city of Beizhou, Wen Yanbo sent troops to recover, and when he came back, he became the prime minister. Now that Di Qing has calmed down the two roads in one fell swoop, how does the credit compare with it? Why can't you become a privy councillor? It makes sense, and the contrast is clear. Which is more important than a city or two roads? Pang Ji should have nothing to say. But no, the prime minister's face has become very hateful.
Pang Ji said that the reward of Beizhou was excessive, so it can't be excessive now. You are participating in politics, don't you know that the civil officials of our dynasty are prime ministers, and they are impermanent, and the military generals are privy envoys, and they cannot be removed unless they have committed a major crime. There are two problems with this. First, what crime did the current privy envoy Gao Rune commit to remove him and give way to Di Qing? Second, Di Qing is still very young, give him the position of the head of the West Mansion at this time, how will he reward him for his merits in the future? I am good to him, not only to cherish the country's famous weapons.
Liang Shi sneered, do you want Di Qing to pay for Wen Yanbo's mistake? Or don't reward him at all, then who will contribute to the country in the future? And Gao Ranne, how is it that the current privy councillor is not wrong? He traveled not long ago, and the official who opened the road beat the pedestrian to death innocently, and was being impeached by the Taiwan officials. Di Qing's promotion is not only a matter of course, but also a matter of course!
Up to this point, people who are a little sensible can clearly distinguish that Liang Shi is reasonable, and Pang Ji, the sworn enemy and villain of Bao Zheng in the romance, is making trouble unreasonably, and he is jealous of his ability. So how to deal with it? As a result, Di Qing's remuneration became a lot of honorary titles, such as the envoy of the Shangguo Army, the Taifu of the school, and his four sons were all promoted several levels, plus a large sum of money. This matter is over, and the state and Di Qing have paid for the goods.
This was the status quo of the Song Dynasty at that time, and a subtle logic had emerged in China. This logic became the mainstream truth in the next few hundred years, and the more victorious the generals, the more they were excluded, the more capable and ambitious people were suppressed, and even the wars that were clearly won had to be reparated, and such things became more and more common, and gradually became something that the Chinese people recognized in their hearts. How it came about and how it spread was basically not there before the Song Dynasty, but it became popular after the Song Dynasty.
This is the collective fate of the generals of the Song Dynasty before Zhang Shijie, and now it is finally his turn, so can it make any difference? Zhao Hao can be said to be very angry, not only destroying the Great Wall, but also destroying the military and political system he established, so that the Great Song Dynasty will lose the last chance for rejuvenation and the opportunity for the Chinese nation to rise again.
"Your Majesty, how to deal with this matter must be decided as soon as possible." Liu Huang Shili said.
"Now that the Queen Mother is in the court, I am already an outsider, that is, it will be handed over to the Zhongshu Province for discussion, or it will be decided by you and all of you!" Zhao Hao was stunned when he heard Liu Di's words, but calmed down. The Queen Mother did not mention this matter to herself a few days ago, and the Secretariat did not report it, indicating that the matter was not as serious as the two said, or even false, and even if it was, it was not as urgent as they said. So why did they lie to themselves? So he sighed and said.
"Your Majesty, the stakes are very high, and once it gets out of control, it will be difficult to clean up." Seeing that the little emperor put on a look that he didn't care about himself, Liu Huang said anxiously.
"Anyway, I've already done what I should have done, so if I want to make trouble, let's make trouble! Anyway, I am not alone in this world, and it will be a big deal at that time. Zhao Yu listened to it, and it didn't matter if he drank tea.
"Your Majesty, how could you have such a thought? Have you forgotten your original ambition? Ying Jieyan couldn't sit still a little when he heard this, and asked with a frown.
"Sir, I'm tired!" Zhao Hao put down the teacup and chuckled, "It has been ten years since the opening of Qiongzhou in the second year of Jingyan, I have worked hard day and night, and I dare not slack off in the slightest. What did I get by achieving what I wanted today? The court is constantly strife, one thing is just peaceful, and one thing is again, but it is nothing more than a struggle for power and profit, who has thought about the Great Song Dynasty and thousands of people? ”
"Since Your Majesty knows why he didn't get rid of the traitors and benefit thousands of people, he was lazy!" Ying Jieyan listened sharply.
"Hmph, I'm human too. For the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, I led the army to fight at the age of five, and died nine times in my life; In order to save every penny, I am still coarse tea and light rice, sharing the hardships with the people; There are all kinds of restrictions on how to act, and he has never been arbitrary. But what did I get? The food is not as good as the monks in this temple, and the living is not as spacious as this temple, and what kind of wife you marry depends on people's eyes. Is this also called the Ninety-Five, above all the people? I'd rather not! The more Zhao Yu spoke, the more angry he became, and he snorted coldly.
"This ...... Could it be that because of such things, Your Majesty saw that Jiangnan was in turmoil again, fell into the hands of the Tartars, and the national vein was cut off? Ying Jieyan was also a little angry, and asked again.
"Sir's words are wrong, it is not me who lost the country, and it is the queen mother who is lying in the coffin. And I was made the heir of the emperor is just a helpless move by everyone, and this national vein has already been cut off once, so why care about one more time! Zhao Hao smiled.
"Your Majesty's land has fallen, do you still have to go to the days of wandering on the sea?" Liu Huang didn't know what medicine the little emperor had taken wrong today, so he said some frustrating words, and hurriedly took over the words.
"I don't want to, but someone thinks, what can I do? It was you who drove me out of the court in the name of cultivation, let the Queen Mother listen to the government, and let me cultivate my mind and nature in this temple. Do you want me to mobilize a large army into the city to force the Empress Dowager to return to power, and slaughter all the courtiers and scholars who dare to oppose me? I'm afraid that it was Governor Liu and Mr. Liu who objected at that time! Zhao Yu shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Your Majesty, don't be distressed, everything has a solution!" Liu Huang was shocked. He knew very well that the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Great Song Dynasty were all the heads of the little emperor, and they would enter the king of Jingqin with just one order, and the guards guarding the Beijing division were even more of His Majesty's cronies, so Ni Liang could kill a river of blood with just one look from His Majesty, and no one could stop him.
"Why can't soldiers rule the country, they order and prohibit, they are decisive and fearless, but there are fewer verbose things!" Zhao Yu didn't care about it.
"Your Majesty, don't be impulsive and do things that go against the ancestral system, and the relatives will be bitter and the enemies will be happy."
"Impulsive?!" Zhao Hao smiled faintly, pointed to the teacup and asked Wang De to pour the tea, "It's rare that you can calm down and think about something these days, I think the intrigue all day is too boring, and there is no passion for a long time." If you find a clean place to be free, why bother and work hard, and you can't be at peace every day. ”
"It's rare that Your Majesty wants to abandon the country and go, you must know that the skin will not be attached!" Ying Jieyan listened to the little emperor more and more he said, and he spoke out.
"The four seas are so big, the five continents are so wide, is it rare that there is no place for me? There are countless rich and vast places in this world compared to the Great Song Dynasty, so why should I be attached to this place! Zhao Hao blew the foam in the cup, sipped the tea, and said with a smile.
"Your Majesty is leaving?" Liu Huang looked at the little emperor, and then at Ying Jieyan and asked.
"Why can't I go?" Zhao Yu asked with a smile still on his face.
"How can Your Majesty abandon the country and leave? Is it willing to give up the world! Liu Di exclaimed.
"What is the use of this world? It's better to leave it to the people you like, and although the Zhao clan has been scattered, it is not difficult to find an obedient one, you can set up another one! Zhao Yu spread his hands and said.
"This ...... How can the abolition be so rash, and Your Majesty must not leave the throne. Ying Jieyan saw that the little emperor was talking more and more unlikely, and the more he said it, the more true it became, he also became nervous and said. He still knows very well about himself, the emperor's apprentice, and if he is forced to do something unexpected.
"Sir, I'm really enough, I don't want to live like this anymore, I want to create a new world, no longer entangled in the world, I can act arbitrarily!" Zhao Yu waved his hand.
"Your Majesty is just leaving, won't you have the Queen Mother, the loyal assistance of the ministers and generals, and the teachings of the masters!" Liu Huang said with a deep salute.
"My ten years of hard work are enough to repay your kindness, and now I have given everything I can give, and it can be regarded as the love of mother and son, monarch and minister, and master and apprentice. Now just wait for the wind to come! Zhao Yu picked up Liu Huang and said.
"Your Majesty is going to go to sea with a merchant ship and travel overseas!" Liu Huang suddenly thought of the little emperor's acquisition of many merchant ships, some of which were transformed into warships, it turned out that he had been prepared for a long time, and he really wanted to be a big merchant at sea, so he couldn't help but say strictly.
"......" Zhao Yu didn't answer, just lowered his head and drank tea.
"Why is Your Majesty suddenly disheartened, is it just because he is disappointed in the situation and feels that there are too many entanglements?" The little emperor's appearance is not like a joke, Ying Jieyan realized the seriousness of the matter, and he really wanted to leave, but I was afraid that no one would be able to stop him. Moreover, the little emperor is still young after all, and now he has been seized of power and idle, and he must be dissatisfied, but he can't vent his filial piety to the queen mother, so he wants to run away from home.
"Then Mr. and Governor Liu came to meet only because of the fact that a courtier wrote a letter?" Zhao Yu did not answer, but asked rhetorically.
"This ......" Ying Jieyan listened to it for a while, he and Liu Huang did not come for this matter, but for other things, but they were worried that the little emperor would not agree, so they wanted to make a detour to say something, but they didn't expect to provoke him to say that he was going to leave the country. But after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly realized that he had fallen for the little emperor's 'trick', and he didn't wrap him in, but surrounded himself. This really taught the apprentice and starved the master......