Chapter 1: Bai Hong (Part I)

In a word, Deng Shi narrowed the distance between the two to the boss again. Before failing to replace Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong really thought all day long about how to show off the prestige of the prime minister when he held the power one day. And now, he is thinking more about how to leave something different from his predecessor in the position of prime minister.

However, it is easier said than done?!! Not to mention that in his nineteen-year career as prime minister, Minister Li Linfu has squandered the huge surplus of the government treasury left by his predecessors, and has corrupted the rule of officials from the court to the localities. Relying solely on Yang Guozhong's background, talent, and prestige in Shilin, he could not do as he did when Li Linfu was in office, and he did not dare to obstruct him whether he was right or wrong.

And Jia Chang's background and experience can be described as sympathetic to Yang Guozhong. The status of both fathers is not high, and there is no strong background in the family to rely on; Both of them pleased Li Longji, the son of the Tang Dynasty, before they ascended to high positions. Neither of them had read much, and they didn't have so much moral preaching in their stomachs. The moral character of the two is not enough to convince the public, and when they start to enter and exit the court, there is always a large number of people pointing fingers behind them. What's more important is that both of them look down on those so-called well-educated celebrities, and would rather have a relationship with the scoundrels in the market than have anything to do with the latter.

Thinking that Jia Chang had many similarities with his own situation, Yang Guozhong smiled and asked frankly, "Do you have a more secure way?" You must know that Yang doesn't want to do things, but what Li Linfu's old thief left behind is a complete mess. These days, Yang is so tired that he is dizzy just by mending up the pot for him every day! Where is the root still have the energy to ponder other things! ”

"It depends on whether Guozhong Gong needs a dose of fierce medicine or a dose of autumn pear soup!" Jia Chang smiled smugly and threw Yang Guozhong a rather interesting choice.

"What is a fierce drug? What is Akiri Soup? Yang Guozhong frowned slightly, and felt more and more interesting about the person in front of him, "You might as well tell Yang Mou, if it is feasible, Yang Mou will definitely not swallow your credit!" ”

"There is no need for credit, I am just a little bit of a small person, and the more conspicuous the position, the more ridicule I will attract!" Jia Chang smiled bitterly and waved his hand gently, "I just want to borrow the hand of the loyal prince of the country to fulfill my wish to repay Your Majesty's kindness." ”

Seeing Yang Guozhong's face full of surprise, Jia Chang shrugged his shoulders, and behind his smug smile there was a wisp of loneliness that could not be concealed, "The so-called fierce medicine is a prescription that works quickly and is ruthless, but if you are not careful, it may make the imperial court hurt your muscles and bones." Jia summed it up in twenty-four words, purging the rule of officials, revitalizing the dynasty, opening up the way of speech, selecting talents and using energy, refining the forbidden army, and weakening the feudal towns. The specific way to do this is ......."

"Don't hide it from Brother Jia, with the current strength of the original appearance, I'm afraid I won't be able to do one!" Without waiting for Jia Chang to finish speaking, Yang Guozhong immediately interrupted with a wry smile. There is also a group of discerning staff members in his house, and the six items mentioned by Jia Chang today have also been mentioned by everyone in their speeches. However, this is easier said than done. In addition to vigorously promoting the talents you value will not encounter too much resistance, any other item can be said to affect the whole body. If he is a little careless, the court may not be hurt, and he Yang Guozhong's authority that he finally got in his hands will probably be lost.

Jia Chang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled bitterly. He didn't expect Yang Guozhong to be too responsible, but after the expected things happened, there was still some unhappiness in his heart. Yang Guozhong also understood that he had failed the other party's kindness, smiled wryly, and explained in a low voice: "Give me five years, and after five years, I will definitely go all out to implement the policy proposed by Brother Jia today." However, now, the situation is already difficult to return, and if you rashly take drastic medicine, I am afraid that you may not be able to cure the disease, but will hurt the five abdomen and six organs. ”

"Yes!" Jia Chang sighed softly and folded his arms behind his back, his already short figure looking weaker and weaker.

"Hehe, you better tell me how to boil autumn pear soup, after all, this is more delicious!" Yang Guozhong laughed dryly and continued to ask.

"Since it's called autumn pear soup, it's naturally a nourishing ingredient. At most, it is just a matter of letting the disease drag on, and in fact, it will not play a role in treatment at all! Jia Chang smiled again and nodded slightly, "The method is simple, and I promise not to offend anyone." When Li Xiang was in power, the employment of people completely relied on personal perception and the company's evaluation of him, and in fact, there were no specific operating rules to follow. Many local officials wandered to Zhishi at the level of Sima and Zhixian, and they did not see the slightest hope of promotion. If Guozhong Gong wants to collect the hearts of hundreds of officials and stabilize the order of the government and the opposition, starting from this aspect is not a shortcut! ”

"The heart of a hundred officials?" Yang Guozhong wanted to do this most, and immediately stepped forward to grab Jia Chang's shoulders and asked loudly, "How to do it, can Brother Jia explain it in detail!" ”

"My bones, Guozhonggong, I can't stand your toss like this!" Jia Chang hurriedly took a few steps back, screaming and breaking free from Yang Guozhong's clutches, "It's actually very simple, it's just that Guozhong Gong is in the game, and he can't see it as clearly as me, a bystander." It's just a matter of getting through the years with seniority. The more people who have not been promoted for a long time, the greater their resentment towards Li Xiang. And they are indeed very experienced in governance, and they are promoted in turn with reference to the number of years they have been officials, and everyone can see hope, and no one can say any complaints! ”

That's a practical solution! The point is that it's very simple to operate, and it's quick and effective. It turned out that when Li Linfu was in power, the procedures for selecting and promoting officials were very complicated. Officials below the sixth grade go to Beijing to be elected, and they need to pass a written test, an interview, and then the officials plan to register as officials. After the roll call is noted, the winter collection after the three singing, the servant is shot in his name, and then reported to the emperor by the province of Menxia, and then the official is awarded according to the decree. The whole process lasted up to half a year from spring to autumn. As long as one of them is not in place, or because it does not please Li Linfu himself, he may be eliminated from the competition, or he will be shelved in Beijing for a long time without any results.

Therefore, after the end of their term of office, many low-level officials would rather find a way to bribe their superiors and stay where they are than go to Beijing to report on their work. Although there is no hope of promotion, there will be no big ups and downs. If you go to Beijing to report on your work, if you don't deal with it well, you may be trapped like a prisoner in the pavilion, unable to advance or retreat. It wasn't until he himself was completely desperate for the future that he took the initiative to ask to return to his hometown to be a flat-headed commoner, and then he could escape from life.

If we follow Jia Chang's suggestion, change the rules for the evaluation and promotion of incumbent officials to those who live up to the years based on their qualifications. The criteria were immediately much clearer. And the human intervention factor in the operation process is also weakened to a very low degree. Originally, the selection took more than half a year, but I am afraid it can be done within half a month. Although it is possible to offend some of the guys who worked on the original selection process, this little resentment is simply insignificant compared to the gratitude of the promoted!

Yang Guozhong's mind has never been slow, otherwise it would be difficult to climb from a scoundrel to the high position of the prime minister. After a little muttering, I clearly considered the benefits and disadvantages of the 'autumn pear soup'. What he needs most now is to promote a group of supporters in the DPRK and China in order to consolidate his hard-won position. Jia Chang's "autumn pear soup" can be described as a charcoal in the snow. As for the efficacy of this prescription, it can not be considered for the time being. After all, the bone frame of the Tang Dynasty is still there, although it is much weaker than in the Kaiyuan period, but it is impossible to fall down for a while. When his position is stabilized and he has accumulated enough strength, it is not too late to take strong medicine to heal the country!

"Thank you, Brother Jia!" Giving the short man on the other side a friendly smile, Yang Guozhong said in a low voice, "Yang has written down this kindness in his heart. Since you don't care about the level of your official position, Yang is not reluctant to you. In this way, in the future, the procurement of firewood and miscellaneous goods used in the inner court will be entrusted to Brother Jia to manage. Anyway, you have been walking by His Majesty's side for many years, and you know the preferences of His Majesty and all the important people in the inner court! ”

"In this way, no matter how polite Jia is, it will be hypocritical!" Jia Chang smiled and slammed at Yang Guozhong. The purchase of large quantities of materials required in the palace has always been the responsibility of the eunuchs such as Gao Lishi. But after all, there are many clumsy things used in daily life, such as charcoal, grain, toilet tanks, etc., which are either inconvenient for the eunuchs or too lazy to take care of. These things are often not very valuable, but they are better than the huge amount used. The handler casually scrapes on it, and it is a whole barrel of oil and water.

It turned out that it was Li Linfu's nephew who was in charge of this matter. Now that Li Linfu has been ordered by the emperor to be cut into a coffin and whipped up, the previous party members are naturally scattered. Many discerning figures in the DPRK and China have focused on this fat gap for their families. Yang Guozhong has always held it in his hand and did not give it, but he was in a happy mood today, and immediately handed it over to Jia Chang's shoulder as a reward.

Nor is this arrangement entirely selfish. The eunuchs had a more or less eccentric temperament due to their physical disabilities. When dealing with them, you have to be a delicate character. At present, Yang Guozhong's foothold in the court is not stable, so he is naturally unwilling to estranged himself from Gao Lishi and others. Therefore, putting Jia Chang's essence into the position of the staggered power of the two sides can indeed play a role in buffering and bridging.

As Yang Guozhong expected, it has only been a few months since he took office, and Jia Chang has already won the praise of Gao Lishi and others with his skillful means. In addition, although Yang Guozhong did not mention whose suggestion was the result of the official selection policy of "seniority", some well-informed people still analyzed a little clue from the clues. As a result, some of the upstarts who benefited from this policy, while grateful to Yang Guozhong, never forgot Jia Chang's grace in digging wells. Soon, the Jia family courtyard, which is located on the shore of Qujiang Pond, began to be full of guests.

However, Jia Chang knows how to avoid suspicion very well. Whether the guest came to thank him or ask for something, he never forgot to push Yang Guozhong to the front. Over time, the relationship between the two sides became more and more intimate. Many of the 'ordinary' guests that Yang Guozhong couldn't find time to meet were also handed over to Jia Chang to help entertain. The latter is originally a veteran of pleasure-seeking, and he is naturally familiar with dealing with such small errands. No matter how strange the temper of the person who came, he always made him leave a gift and gratitude, and he was satisfied. Occasionally, Mrs. Yang Yuyao appeared in the banquet, which made the guests feel that their faces were shining, and the old bones on their bodies were several years younger.

At today's banquet, there are many familiar faces. After Mrs. Yu Guo entered the table, she hurriedly glanced at it a few times and recognized Song Yu, a member of the Zhongshu House, Zheng Ang, a former Fufeng County Commander, and so on. There are a few others she hasn't seen, but judging from the happy expressions on the other party's faces, it is also the upstart who took the path of her brother Yang Guozhong and finally got what she wanted. Therefore, she smiled and squatted at the group, thanked for the sin of being late, and walked into the chief position on the left under the guidance of the master.

A few upstarts don't think there's anything wrong with sitting under a woman. First, the other party has the title of 'Lady of the Country', and her status is far above herself. Second, the other party is the sister of the prime minister of the dynasty, and being able to attend such a banquet is enough to give everyone face. As for the third, I can only think about it in my heart, and I can't say it anyway. People can get out of the hall and go to the dragon bed. I have a mere five products, what qualifications can I put in front of others? If you can find a chance to kiss Fang Ze, it can be regarded as the grace of His Majesty the Emperor. Later, if you say it in front of your close friends, you will definitely get countless surprises and envy.

For the eyes cast around her for flattery or for the hot eyes, Mrs. Qiu Guo did not feel half unhappy. She's used to it, or rather, she's familiar with it. As long as you sit in front of the public and put on the clothes that represent the rank and status, you will naturally forget your other self, and your whole body will reveal the state of captivating the country and the city.

In other words, for this game of fishing or being caught, Mrs. Qiu Guo has long been familiar with it. There is neither disgust nor guilt in my heart. She always smiled charmingly and professionally at the body words and glances that contained some kind of suggestion coming from all around. Neither immediately refuse, nor easily make any promises. Put everything in the smile and let the other person guess for themselves. If she guesses that there is no reward, she will be wrong, and she doesn't care about people spreading it around. Men, in fact, they are all the same in their bones. always hopes that he is the most eye-catching one, and women all over the world can't wait to cry and shout upside down. However, as long as you give him a thought, he will rub over like a cat that smells fishy, and let you rub it flat and round, and never flinch for half a minute.

At this moment, she is no longer the Yang Yuyao in her dreams. The timid and amorous woman had long since drifted away with a dream.

No matter how good the dream is, the person who wakes up can only be himself. She is now just Yang Guozhong's sister, Mrs. Datang Yipin. A smile captivates the city, and then a smile captivates the country.