Chen Lin looked stunned.

I didn't expect Zhao Zhen to say this.

"Hundreds of officials ......"

Chen Lin reminded in a whisper while thinking about why Zhao Zhen suddenly became so stingy.

It's just that before he finished speaking, he heard Zhao Zhen say indifferently: "If anyone has any objections, he will detain his money and take it to the Goryeo envoy as a private gift." If he is not convinced, let him go to Li Aiqing.

I believe that Li Aiqing will convince them. ”

Chen Lin stood in place in a daze, not knowing how to talk.

Zhao Zhen didn't speak, and Li Di had already tried his best to attack some officials.

Since Li Di served as the subordinate of Tongzhongshu, he has cut the vacant positions of more than a dozen important ministers and reduced their share of the salary.

Now that Zhao Zhen has opened his mouth, Li Di has not stripped away the false positions of those important ministers in the court.

The Song Dynasty, which has always been generous, when did it become so picky?

Chen Lin was thinking about it secretly, and Zhao Zhen said to himself: "Send a decree to the inner court, telling them that after all countries and subordinates have offered tribute this year, the court should return a gift of equal value according to the value of the tribute they offered."

Except for some of the subordinates who have asked for my Great Song. ”

Chen Lin raised his mouth slightly, looking shocked.

Zhao Zhen glanced at Chen Lin, "Why don't you go soon?" ”

Chen Lin hurriedly came back to his senses, "Slave maid is going to ......"

After Chen Lin gave the salute, he hurriedly walked out of the pavilion.

Outside the pavilion, he was already connected, and Zhao Zhen suddenly became so picky, what was the reason.

It must be Kou Ji, who entered the palace today, and said something to Zhao Zhen.

Chen Lin walked a few steps outside the pavilion and heard Zhao Zhen's voice sound from behind.

"When you finish passing on my message to the inner court, then go and help me summon Liu Heng over. I desperately need someone to tell me the truth. I don't want to listen to the flattery of the officials in the court.

I want to have a good understanding of what my Great Song is like. ”

Chen Lin paused and hurriedly turned around to listen to Zhao Zhen's words.

Zhao Zhen continued: "Then go and help me pick some martial arts that are comparable to me, help me hone my martial arts, I want those who can really fight against me, not those who will only coax me to play."

I'm sure you'll find someone like that.

Also, go to the history museum, pick up some historical books, and read them all in my spare time.

By the way, I will also move the folds that need to be reviewed by me in the court today. ”

Chen Lin bowed down and said, "......"

Zhao Zhen waved his hand, "Let's go down." ”

Chen Lin bowed again and left the Imperial Garden.

And Kou Ji, who had already left the Imperial Garden, had already stepped out of the palace gate.

Kou Ji walked out of the palace gate, casually threw the big bag in his hand to the servant of Kou Mansion who was waiting for him outside the Donghua Gate, and asked the servant to drive back in the carriage first, and he himself took two guards and swayed to Li Mansion.

The reason why he sent the servants to drive the carriage back first was because he was afraid that Li Di would see the precious medicinal materials given to him by Zhao Zhen and rob them.

After Li Di was promoted to the rank of Tongzhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, in order to help the treasury collect money, he did the four words "extremely vicious" to the extreme.

Now the officials of all sizes in Bianjing City met Li Di outside the palace and took a detour.

I was afraid that I would not do anything as I wanted, so I was caught by Li Di and took off the false position on my head.

When I arrived at the door of the Li Mansion, I saw the door of the Li Mansion, and sat in the gatehouse with a sad face.

After meeting Kou Ji.

The disciples of the Li Mansion are very enthusiastic.

"Kou Gongzi, you're here, please ...... quickly"

The disciples of the Li Mansion warmly invited Kou Ji into the Li Mansion.

After entering the Li Mansion, Kou Ji stopped in the front hall for a while, and was slightly surprised to see Menzi following him, motionless.

"What about the steward of the house?"

Li Fumenzi nodded and said: "Don't hide it, from now on, the guests who come to the mansion will be received by the villain." ”

Kou Ji wondered, "Why is that?" ”

Li Fumenzi smiled bitterly and said: "The master resigned from several false positions in one go, and more than half of the money was missing. He also dismissed nearly sixty percent of the servants and miscellaneous servants in the house.

Now there are less than thirteen people left in the house.

The three stewards in the front yard, the middle yard, and the back yard were all dismissed because the monthly case was too high.

Now there is only one big butler left in the house, and he serves by the master's side on weekdays. ”

Kou Ji smiled bitterly, "Why is this so? ”

Li Fumenzi laughed dryly, but did not speak.

Kou Ji can open his mouth to complain about Li Di, but the disciples of the Li Mansion cannot.

Li Mansion Menzi took Kou Ji to the backyard of Li Mansion, and saw Li Di with a gorgeously dressed person, pointing in the backyard of the house.

After Kou Ji got closer, he listened carefully and found that the gorgeously dressed man was the steward of the Ya Shop, and he was talking to Li Di about the sale of the Li Mansion.

"Grandpa Li wants to sell the house?"

Kou Ji paced to Li Di's side and asked questions.

Li Di turned around, saw Kou Ji, and smiled, "Why did you kid go to the old man's mansion?" ”

As soon as Kou Ji opened his mouth to talk, he saw Li Di come forward, pull him, and walk to the side of the dental manager.

"Your kid is very shrewd in business, help the old man talk to the steward of the dental shop, and see how much the old man has set for this house......

Kou Ji was stunned and was given to the tooth manager by Li Disai.

The steward of the tooth shop knew Kou Ji, and after seeing Kou Ji, he bowed to Kou Ji.

Kou Ji stubbornly chatted with the steward of the tooth shop for a while, and finally set a reasonable price for the Li Mansion.

Li Di listened to the whole process, and when Kou Ji finished discussing the price with the manager of the dental store, he asked the dental store to put the house up for sale according to the set price.

After sending off the steward of the dental shop.

Kou Ji followed Li Di to the pavilion and sat down with a puzzled face.

"Grandpa Li, what kind of medicine are you selling in your gourd? A good house, why do you sell it? ”

Li Di casually picked up the big teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and motioned for Kou Ji to drink it himself.

After drinking enough, he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "The old man is going to do some things, and it is a little inappropriate to live in a big house." ”

Kou Ji said thoughtfully: "Grandpa Li is going to sell the house and donate the money to the imperial court?" ”

"!"

Li Di scolded, pouted and said: "The old man has worked hard for decades to get such a house, how can he donate it to the imperial court." ”

"Then you ......"

"Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road, have you ever heard of it?"

"Nature."

Li Di stroked his beard and hummed: "The imperial court has been raising soldiers for decades, and there are not many people who are useful to the imperial court, and a bunch of wine bags and rice bags have been raised, but the people are still poor. Now these wine bags and rice bags are full of fat one by one, and the old man has to beat them well.

Since the old man wants to beat them, he can't live in a mansion, and he can't live extravagantly, otherwise those wine bags and rice bags will definitely impeach the old man. ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned, and asked, "Grandpa Li is going to be honest?" ”

Li Di nodded solemnly, "Not bad......"

Kou Ji groaned: "Grandpa Li has a heart for clean government, which is naturally a good thing. But will your current style backfire? ”

Li Di raised his eyebrows, "How could it backfire?" ”

Kou Ji hesitated and said, "Grandpa Li, you are selling the mansion and dismissing the servants. It has been miserable, but the money in your hand has not changed. It's just that the money on the surface is put in the dark.

Those officials in the court can also eat and drink in the open and in secret.

When they do things on the surface, they will also be restrained.

But when you do things behind your back, you can become unscrupulous. ”

Li Di was stunned for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "You reminded the old man, and the old man discussed with Lu Yijian when he turned around, and secretly sent someone to keep an eye on it." ”

Kou Ji was stunned, "Duke Lu also intends to be honest?" ”

Li Di glanced at Kou Ji and said strangely: "The person who first proposed to knock on those wine bags and rice bags was Lu Yijian, don't you know?" ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Lu Gong should have been stimulated by something when he was inspecting the world, right?" ”

Li Di nodded solemnly, "According to Lu Yijian, when he inspected the world, he saw countless flies and dogs, and every case, every piece, was unsightly.

He also said that corruption and bribery are rampant in the local area.

From top to bottom, no one is not greedy.

From a big official to a small official, all of them take corruption and bribery for granted.

After he investigated and punished corrupt officials in the local area, it didn't take long for those corrupt officials to reappear.

He deeply felt that inspecting the world would not play a role in eliminating corrupt officials and corrupt officials at all.

Therefore, it is intended to promote clean government from the top down.

First the court, then the locality, completely kill the corrupt atmosphere.

After listening to his words, the old man thought so deeply and decided to join him to kill the corrupt atmosphere. ”

Kou Ji nodded thoughtfully.

He thought about it for a moment and said, "Grandpa Li, I don't think honest government means that you can kill and corrupt people. The imperial court should improve the corresponding laws and implement them at the local level.

If you just shout, or kill a few corrupt officials, it will not work at all. ”

Li Di nodded and said, "What you said, the old man naturally knows." The old man has decided to work with Lu Yijian to revise the laws of my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Kou Ji frowned slightly.

Koji was in favor of the revision of the law.

The law needs to be changed according to the constant changes of the imperial court.

In this way, the development of the imperial court in a favorable direction can be ensured.

He didn't stupidly shout anything like the immutability of the ancestral system.

Patriarchy is only a part of the law, and not all laws are patriarchal.

Since Li Di and Lu Yijian intended to revise the law, they would definitely revise other laws on the basis of the immovable ancestral system, or add many provisions to the law.

If the revision of the existing law touches the interests of some people, some pedantic ministers will stand up and stop it with arguments such as the ancestral system.

However, if a new provision is added to the law, it can be implemented as long as the inner court has passed the consultation and Zhao Zhen's consent is obtained.

However, whether it is to revise the law or to add new provisions to the law, it will affect the interests of many people.

If there are too many new provisions, then this revision of the law is tantamount to a reform.

Reform is a very difficult thing.

If you are not careful, you will be drowned out by the voice of opposition, and eventually you will be killed.

Kou Ji frowned and muttered, "Grandpa Li and Duke Lu plan to revise all the laws, or do they only use some of the corrupt laws?" ”

Heard Koji's question.

Li Di was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Lu Yijian wants to move all the laws. ”

Kou Ji's brow furrowed even tighter.

Li Di seemed to have guessed Kou Ji's thoughts, and continued: "Lu Yijian was probably stimulated by your grandfather's actions, so he was ready to make a big move. ”

Kou Ji groaned, "Lu Yijian wants to ask for a name? ”

Li Di nodded.

Kou Ji stared at Li Di and asked, "Then what do you think of Grandpa Li?" ”

Li Di sighed, "The old man's thoughts are similar to Lu Yijian's. But the old man is not seeking fame, the old man just wants to make the people's lives better. ”

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Listening to your tone, it seems that you are not optimistic about the revision of the law that is in a big way? ”

Li Di hesitated for a moment and sighed.

"The old man knows his own catties, and the old man does not have the fearless spirit of your grandfather, let alone a capable grandson like you. In the face of the resistance of hundreds of officials and the impeachment of hundreds of officials, the old man could not deal with it calmly, let alone suppress it strongly.

It is very likely that the old man will be swallowed by those who oppose it, and there will be no bones left. ”

Kou Ji said worriedly: "You know that there is danger, why do you still do this?" ”

Li Di said faintly: "When your grandfather served as the Pingzhang of Tongzhongshumen, he successively deposed the Criminal Division, deposed the general as a prisoner, streamlined hundreds of thousands of Xiang Army, and deposed the Third Division.

A large gang of wine bags and rice bags, so they were cut.

For me, the Great Song Dynasty has nearly 10 million pieces of wasted money left every year.

If it weren't for the rebellion in various places, they would need money to appease the people.

If it weren't for Zhu Neng's expedition to Shazhou, he would need a lot of food.

This year's savings in the Great Song Treasury will exceed 13 million.

A record high.

The old man, as your grandfather's successor, has to do something. ”

Koji admonished, "You don't have to compare ...... with my grandfather"

Li Di shook his head, "The old man is not compared to your grandfather. The old man just felt that in this life, he might only have one chance to serve as the subordinate of Tongzhongshu, and he always had to do something for the people. ”

"Can you ...... It is possible that if nothing is done, there will be no bones and dregs left to be swallowed by the opponents. ”

Kou Ji said in a deep voice.

Li Di smiled: "That's okay...... Lu Yijian's mind is the same as the old man, after the old man falls, Lu Yijian will follow.

After they overthrew the old man, they had to rein in one or two.

At that time, Lu Yijian will be much easier to do.

Even if Lu Yijian falls, there is still Wang Zeng.

With the strength of the three poor old men, even if they can't revise all the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, they can always revise some of them.

As long as some of the laws can be revised, the people's lives will be better.

Even if the old man is dead, he will die without regrets. ”

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