Chapter 395: Reward and Punishment
Erjie's thoughts are not something that anyone can guess, but when he saw Zhao Zhenli staring at him for a moment, he said lightly: "Set up the political affairs hall, this matter must be discussed with several ministers." The whole book"
"Slave and maid command." Shocked, Deng Ruoshui hurriedly saluted and agreed, raising a subtle and sharp voice to convey the emperor's will. In a moment, a group of palace maids rushed in and hugged Zhao Zhenhao.
"Tongue, go to the province and receive the punishment yourself." At the right time, Zhang Weiji walked out and reprimanded: "Can you slander state affairs?" Do you want to die? If you want to end up like Yan Wenying, you can't do it. β
"The child doesn't dare." Deng Ruoshui said in fear, stay in the palace, who doesn't know that the most favored by the emperor in the past is the capital of the inner province and the big pavilion Yan Wenying. It's a pity that he befriended the foreign ministers, and participated in the murder of Empress Guo, who was suspected of murdering, and finally ended up in exile and died in vain on the road.
In the palace, everyone knows that the emperor is a person who misses the old feelings very much, as long as you don't deliberately provoke anger, treat the inside like a relative, if anyone makes a mistake, just blame him, the most serious thing is to send him out of the palace, like Yan Wenying exile to death is almost none.
The reason is not to blame the emperor, the main reason is that Yan Wenying is too presumptuous, relying on the emperor's grace, often commenting on the government and politics, which makes the hundred officials unhappy, it just so happened that Empress Guo was sick at that time, Yan Wenying sent people to send decoction medicine Not long after, then what else is there to say, no matter what the truth is, under the advice of the hundred officials, Zhao Zhen can't stand the pressure, and Yan Wenying's ending is doomed.
"You, you, aren't you very clever on weekdays, tell you thousands of times, the palace is no better than others. Think twice about everything, how can you make a mistake today. Chopping Ji hatefully said, angry and indisputable, raised his hand, as if he wanted to slap it down.
"Father, the child is just confused for a while." Deng Ruoshui closed his eyes head-on, not daring to dodge. Wailing: "I won't dare again." β
"Tell me the truth, did you receive the benefits of the Chu family by helping Chu Zhi like this?" Letting go gently, there was no meaning of slapping, Zhang Weiji said in a low voice: "Not only confused, but also stupid, for a little profit, don't you even want a small life?" β
"Father, the child swears, never." Na Ruoshui hurriedly defended.
Looking at Di Kushui carefully, Zhang Weiji nodded slightly: "I believe you this time, why do you take this risk to say good things for him for no reason." β
Staying in the palace, because of physical defects, psychological impact, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is selfish, and it will never say who is pleasing to the eye, and say a few good words for it, but give up his own life.
"Father, you forgot, Chu Zhi's identity." After hesitating, Deng Ruoshui's eyes flashed with a bright light. "What identity? It sounds familiar, but it's nothing more than the son and nephew of a minister in the court, in the final analysis, it's still a small county, it's a good luck, and it's a great achievement, since the officials have decided how to reward, why use you to talk too much. Zhang Weiji said casually, there are many things in the palace. It's already good to remember the appearance of the ministers of the DPRK and China, who has the heart to pay attention to those petty officials who are not in the stream.
"Father forgot, Chu Zhi, a year ago, with that" pointed in the direction of the harem, Deng Ruoshui suppressed the excitement in his heart, and whispered: "Married, niece and son-in-law." β
"You mean, Queen." The pupils suddenly dilated, Zhang Weiji woke up, and after a while, he suddenly pulled Deng Ruoshui to the corner of the palace and whispered: "Yizhi, do you want to take the queen's way?" β
"Father, the child doesn't dare." Deng Ruoshui hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty: "The child just wants to"
"Alright, don't rush to explain." Zhang Weiji smiled and waved his hand, and said in a harmonious voice: "Alas, it is also because of the incompetence of your father, you have been in the palace for several years, so that you have been promoted from Xiaohuangmen to a high-grade person, and if you vote for the queen, it is also a step to be promoted." β
His eyes turned red again, and Deng Ruoshui swallowed and said: "How dare the child blame his father, it's all Shi Zhicong."
"Silence. Shi Zhicong is also what you can call, you have to call Shi Dage. "That being said. The corners of Zhang Weiji's mouth flashed a trace of ridicule, obviously he didn't look down on that Shi Zhicong, and it was understandable that in the harem, whether it was a queen, a concubine, a eunuch, or a palace maid, you didn't provoke others. Trouble will also come to the door, and it is difficult to clean yourself.
There are too many servants in the palace, even if they listen to errands in the Funing Palace, Zhang Weiji does not dare to say that he is favored by the Son of Heaven, and there are many opponents, Shi Zhicong is just one of them.
"The surname is Shi. Relying on the fact that she is Concubine Zhang, she doesn't take her father seriously anymore. Deng Ruoshui said angrily, if it weren't for his opposition, he would probably already be an in-house attendant.
"Since you know that he borrowed Concubine Zhang's momentum to suppress his father, why didn't he throw himself into Concubine Zhang." Zhang Weiji said softly: "In the palace, it doesn't matter if you do something wrong, I'm most afraid of following the wrong person." β
Actually, they all know it. Pleasing the Son of Heaven is the easiest to promote, and gaining the emperor's trust is more important than anything else, but the problem is that everyone is also thinking in their hearts, and they have to blurt out among thousands of servants. The fierce competition can be imagined, the difficulty is too great, and it is not easy to achieve the goal.
But it is relatively easy to tie up with the people around the emperor, although the inner servant is also considered a close person to the emperor in the eyes of outsiders, but how can it be compared with the harem concubines, the power of the pillow wind, not everyone can resist it, anyway, as far as everyone knows, Emperor Zhao Zhen is definitely not one of them.
Now no one knows up and down in the palace. Empress Cao is the most noble person in the palace, but Concubine Zhang is the emperor's favorite concubine.
"The father treats the child like a mountain, how can the child bear the father and work with that Shi Zhicong." Deng Ruoshui said sincerely and bluntly, provoked
For a moment, the two looked at each other and smiled. What kind of grace is like a mountain, and I can't bear to lose each other, in fact, it is all empty clichΓ©s, the real reason is that the two smart people can see that no matter how favored Concubine Zhang is, she can't shake the status of Empress Cao.
There's a reason for that. Not long ago, Concubine Zhang traveled, I don't know if it was a whim. Non-playing with the queen's umbrella cover. In other words, the so-called dynastic system, strict hierarchies, who enjoys what pomp, this is a rule in Confucian theory that is bigger than the sky, called etiquette, not everyone can get better, especially royal things. If you break the rules, you can be regarded as complicit.
However, Concubine Zhang didn't care, in order to achieve this purpose. It may also be a test of the emperor's attitude. She used a full set of feminine charm, endlessly begging the emperor, and Zhao Zhen couldn't stand it in the end. had no choice but to let her borrow it from Queen Cao herself. The result may be out of showing off, Concubine Zhang really ran to borrow it, and Queen Cao was also able to bear it, so she nodded directly and agreed.
didn't think about it, when Concubine Zhang happily reported the matter to the emperor. Zhao Zhen suddenly turned his face and scolded angrily: "The national code has rank, you borrow more and more rudeness, is this child's play?" β
There are many things like this, which show that in the emperor's heart, there is no intention of setting up another empress. And the gap between the queen and the concubine is not just a level, after all, in the eyes of the world, the emperor and the queen are connected, and I have never heard that the queen listens to the government, the concubine or something. will definitely not be recognized by hundreds of officials, so no matter how favored Concubine Zhang is. In terms of name, it can never be compared with Empress Cao.
"Yizhi, you have a good idea. But we must also act thoughtfully and not recklessly. Zhang Weiji taught Mao: "The official family has its own mind about what it does, remember, the sky is unpredictable." β
"The child will not dare to forget." Na Ruoshui hurriedly agreed, but he still couldn't help but say, "Father." Chu Qian's merits are so heavy, even I can see clearly, why do the officials reward them? The subtext is very obvious, I wonder if the emperor is doing this, isn't he afraid that others will slander him for being mean and unkind.
"Benefit. There are some things that can't be taken at face value
Zhang Weiji chuckled, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, you go to the Chongzheng Palace to wait for the official's house first, ponder carefully, if you still don't understand, I will talk to you again for my father." β
Chongzheng Palace, several Zai Zhi watched the folds, but they all looked surprised, first of all, they were suspicious, but after thinking about it, even the emperor has verified and verified, it is definitely not wrong, and the minister who can sit in this position is definitely not stupid. Calculate slightly. You can know how much revenue you can add to the imperial court by opening up salt pans in the coastal states.
There are many reasons for the vacancy of the treasury, and they can't be blamed on the fork, but as the ruler of the imperial court. But it's about taking on this. The responsibility comes, otherwise what does the emperor want this group of courtiers to do, doesn't he still dislike that there are not enough idlers raised by the court.
And those ministers, they themselves also have this consciousness, and it is not okay if they are not conscious, there are many officials and officials staring at the imperial history, a little slack, and the impeachment of the tide is rushing, but the pressure is not
Take Wen Yanbo as an example, in the two or three years since he became prime minister. However, he quietly solved a lot of redundant and redundant affairs of the country, and after discussing with the privy envoy Pang Ji, he proposed disarmament in Shaanxi. Anyone over the age of 50, or who voluntarily returned to the farm, can go home, so that the imperial court can save military salaries, and the people also have people to farm, which can be described as a win-win situation.
However, many people objected, feeling that after the soldiers were disarmed and returned to the field, once their lives were unsatisfactory, it was easy to rebel, but with the efforts of Wen Yanbo and Pang Ji, they even guaranteed their lives. Reluctantly reduced tens of thousands of soldiers, saving more than 2 million yuan of military expenses for the imperial court every year, and from this point alone, the two did what Fan Zhongyan failed to do.
It's a pity that the officials seem to be collectively blind, and they turn a blind eye to it, and impeach Wen Yanbo recommended by Concubine Zhang as the prime minister. The one who scolded the most was the real imperial Shi Tangjie, who has now been relegated to Yingzhou.
Of course, inevitably, Wen Yanbo also resigned as prime minister and took over his position as prime minister. is Pang Ji, that is, Pang Taishi in folklore, and a character similar to Pan Mei, one. A famous minister who was wronged.
Of course, this. At that time, Pang Ji didn't know what he would be ruined in the future, and he adhered to the principle of being cautious and loyal. He said, "Your Majesty, has this matter been verified?" β
National events, different child's play, not to say yes. Especially for such an important matter, if it has not been verified and verified, even if a few rulers believe it, it cannot be hastily announced, lest there be any mistakes or omissions. Let the world laugh.
"The United Nations has verified, and everything is true." Zhao Zhen smiled, feeling comfortable, and even the smile on his face was a little richer than before.
"That being the case. The minister respectfully asked His Majesty to convene a hundred officials to discuss this matter. Pang Ji said. The stakes are very high, even as the prime minister, a few people do not dare to act alone.
"Just according to Pang Qing's words." Zhao Zhen smiled and nodded, obviously he also meant this, but he just fought with a few and Zai Zhi in advance. Greet, lest they don't know how to react. The emperor announced the edict, and soon, civil and military officials. Hurriedly came out of the official offices scattered in all corners of the imperial city, panicked but orderly, and speculated about what had happened, so that after the dispersal of the dynasty, the Son of Heaven also urgently summoned hundreds of officials to meet him, either the Western Xia started another war, or the Liao State was about to move.
In a moment, hundreds of civil and military officials lined up. Waiting neatly in the Chongzheng Palace, seeing Zhao Zhen coming, he hurriedly shouted and saluted, and when he knew what was going on, the hundred officials suddenly boiled, and the salt was rich. The whole world knows it, otherwise the imperial court would not have reformed the salt law several times, in order to increase the country
Nowadays, there is a brisk, simple, and low-cost way to produce salt from a steady stream of energy, and who can not see the benefits of it.
Of course, the birth of new things always has to go through a process of twists and turns to light, and some officials still have doubts about the fact that there are countless evidences in front of them because they do not believe that such a miracle exists in the world. But that didn't stop other officials from discussing with great interest which states and counties should build salt pans.
Now that the decision has been decided, and the benefits are obvious, the officials naturally support it, but the implementation of the work is a bit huge and cumbersome, and it cannot be formulated in a day or two, however, such a specific and detailed matter, there will naturally be the clerks and officials of each official office in charge, and those ministers only need to finalize the general direction, and the rest of the time. It is to imagine with the emperor how beautiful the future will be after the decree is implemented in the world.
To put it mildly, perhaps some officials think that this is what some officials think, the money in the treasury is not yet their own, and they naturally hope that it will be as abundant as possible, and sooner or later it will fall into their pockets anyway.
For a few days in a row, the hundred officials were in a happy mood, and even the imperial history of the officials, who had always been wrong to people, seemed to be infected, and there were a few fewer books of the sentains, each of whom was studying geography and considering in which states and counties it was more appropriate to open up salt fields, however, they seemed to have ignored, or deliberately ignored one thing. As the hero of this matter, it is Chu Qian, who provided the method of building the salt fields, but no one mentions it, and the hundred officials seem to have forgotten it.
Not really, not to mention the official friend who has a close relationship with Chu Zhen, that is, the empress Cao Yi, also found the emperor Zhao Zhen for this matter, naturally not to ask for an explanation, but to remind Zhao Zhen euphemistically. Don't forget someone who has a credit to the court.
"Awarded Xuande Lang and tried Dali to evaluate things. Quanning Navy Jie Du Judge Hall official affairs, and also know Qiantang County affairs
This is Zhao Zhen's answer. Xuandelang is the name of the official of Wensan, and he is the seventh grade, which is three levels higher than the county from the eighth grade. Dali Appraisal is Chu Qian's original position, which has not changed, which means that he can get an extra salary, and the official affairs of the Quanning Navy Jie Du Judge's Hall are sent, and the actual position, the place is not far away, and the Ning Navy is stationed in Hangzhou.
At the same time, he also served as the magistrate of Qiantang County. It fully shows that Chu Zhen has been promoted, and he has been promoted three levels in a row and gets four salaries, but he only needs to do one job and concurrently serve as the magistrate, which also shows that the official affairs of the judge's office are equivalent to honor-style additions, after all, military affairs in the army are naturally responsible for military affairs such as the head of the capital.
Logically speaking, such a reward is not meager, it is equivalent to the results of five or six years of hard work, and may not be obtained. However, the salt drying method provided by Chu Zhen has increased the annual revenue of at least several million guan for the imperial court every year, greatly alleviating the deficit problem, and this credit is not light.
Furthermore, put aside the iron law of merit and punishment, and think about the background of Chu quality. The son-in-law of the Cao family, like Zhang Yaozuo, is also a relative, why can he be directly promoted from a small official to the third envoy, even if he is stepping down now, he still holds the position of the fourth envoy. The official is high and powerful, and Chu Qian, even if he has made great contributions, is still a seven-grade petty official, and he is not even qualified to wear a scarlet robe, which will inevitably make people feel that in the emperor's mind, the Cao family after the meritorious service is really not as important as a Zhang Guifei.
"What does the Queen think?" Zhao Zhen asked, believing in her intelligence, she should understand her plans.
After a long time, Cao Yi shook his head slowly and said softly: "The official reward is too much, I'm afraid he will be unbearable." β
With a glance of gratification, Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "He deserves to be rewarded." β
"If the blessing is too thick, it may not be a good thing" Cao Yi said: "If the official family can trust the concubine, it is better to hand over the matter of rewarding Chu quality to the concubine." β
"What ideas do you have to put forward to the United Nations, why bother to provoke people's slander." Zhao Zhen said, but it was for her sake.
"Awarded Cheng Zhilang, tried Dali to evaluate things, added officials to ride as captains, and entered the Jixian school manager
This is Cao Yi's proposal, Cheng Zhilang, Zheng Liupin Wen Shan Guan, Dali Commentator, Void Position, Riding Captain is relatively better, it is a medal officer, an honorary title awarded to meritorious officials, only grades, or a fictitious position, and the same is true of Jixian School, although it is a subordinate official of Zhongshu Province, the role is only to accumulate official ranks, and there is no practical significance.
However, the position of Jixian school manager is not simple, in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, there were history museums, Zhaowen museums, and Jixian courtyards, collectively known as the three museums. In charge of the history, collection of books, school books, inherited the old system of the Tang Dynasty Literature Museum and is generally called Chongwen Academy. On this basis, the secret pavilion was added, so it was commonly known as the pavilion, although it was the library and literature management institution of the Song Dynasty, but there was also an important function, that is, it was the national reserve. Someone once made statistics that the Song Dynasty's famous ministers and virtuous ministers were born in the pavilion, and it can be seen from this that gathering books and school books is not the ultimate goal of setting up a pavilion. And the cultivation of talents is the real purpose. The pavilion is not only a reserve pool for high-level talents, but also a shortcut and platform for the promotion of officials.
That is to say, if Chu Zhi can enter Jixian Academy. You can participate in various ceremonies of the imperial court, be familiar with the rules and regulations, indirectly participate in the affairs of the imperial court, and be able to prepare for important responsibilities in the future. It seems that Cao Yi is also selfish in proposing this.
Sure enough, Zhao Zhen's face changed slightly, and he frowned and said, "Isn't that Chu Zhen who made the queen angry, and he should be punished like this."
Twisted Chapters. It feels really hard to write, no surprise, one or two chapters, the protagonist will return to Beijing, and then the plot will be thought of, today five thousand words, less. Excuse me.
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