When it comes to Kaifeng Mansion, perhaps the first thing that most people think of is Bao Zheng and Bao Qingtian, and some of the elderly may hum two sentences "Kaifeng has a Bao Qingtian ......".

In fact, Bao Zhengquan did not know Kaifeng Mansion for a long time, only from December of the first year of Jiayou (1056) to June of the third year of Jiayou, and it was only two and a half years before he was promoted to the right counselor and the right to serve as the middle of the imperial history.

The reason why it has been named the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture for a long time is actually a misunderstanding of the power of the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture by later generations, especially those who wrote opera scripts.

According to the ideas of later generations, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, the rank of the chief of the first good land must be extremely high.

It is indeed high enough, but it is the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion, which is under the Shangshu and the Shilang, and is generally from the first or second rank official rank, if it is held by the prince, it is the first rank of the official rank. In fact, the prince who served as the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion was only in name and did not care about things, and it was Shaoyin or temporarily appointed officials who were in charge of affairs, and the official saying was "Quan Zhi Kaifeng Mansion Affairs". For example, Fan Zhongyan, as a member of the ministry, was temporarily responsible for managing the affairs of Kaifeng Mansion. In terms of level, he is just a petty official of five or six grades.

However, Gyeonggi is an important place, and the affairs are complicated and the involvement is widespread, and it is impossible for anyone who is not deeply trusted and resourceful to take on this important task. Looking at the resumes of famous ministers in the Northern Song Dynasty, there are very few who have not held this position and are prime ministers. And if any official is appointed to the Quanzhi Kaifeng Mansion, he can basically declare that he has entered the fast lane of ascension.

As long as we honestly maintain good relations with all quarters and make joint efforts to maintain the stability and prosperity of the capital, we will be a great achievement. Although the rank of Wang Ba in Bianhe may be greater than that of this temporary dispatch officer, the county official is not as good as the current management. If you really want to embarrass others, do you believe that tomorrow you will stop your water, cut off your electricity, and block your sewers?

Of course, Fan Zhongyan is a particular person, and this kind of indiscriminate thing can't be done.

But I can't keep any temporary workers who want to share the worries of Shangguan and do something that is not very compliant, as an upper-class elite, it is not easy to meet them in general, right?

So, hello, hello, everyone, is really good. If there is something to discuss, if the upper can fool the leaders, and the lower can deter the people, they will naturally be happy and harmonious.

But these are the practices of ordinary officials.

As a man who has set great ambitions since he was a child, although he is half a hundred years old (Fan Zhongyan was born in 989 AD, two years older than Yan Shu), Fan Zhongyan has never changed his original intention because of his official position. As he said, "If you live in a temple, you will worry about its people, and if you are far away from the rivers and lakes, you will worry about its king." Since we are fortunate enough to be high above the temple, how can we not think more about those untouchables who are like grass and mustard?

No, at the beginning of his tenure, Fan Zhongyan made a drastic purge of officials.

What he did is not really new to the world.

First, pay close attention to the construction of the city's appearance and appearance.

Sima Guang once wrote a poem "Red dust flies day and night, chariots and horses are ancient and modern", describing the prosperity of the city at that time. Don't look at the beautiful wording, it translates to "it's dusty day and night, and there is still horse manure from a few months ago on the streets".

To this end, Fan Zhongyan sent a group of temporary workers, uh no, the Tang Dynasty called the bad people, the Ming and Qing Dynasties called the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, at this time called the Jinwu Street Division, the specific work content and nature refer to the urban management of later generations, specifically responsible for the construction of the city's appearance.

Of course, in order to avoid rude law enforcement and public resentment, Fan Zhongyan is still different from the practice of ordinary officials.

Limited time, limited the scope of stalls, and strictly ordered street drivers not to eat and take cards. It is strictly forbidden to dump garbage at will, and violators will be given 60 boards. Designate garbage dumping areas and arrange special personnel to clean up garbage regularly.

For a while, the order in the capital was very good, the officials no longer stuck in traffic jams when commuting to and from work, the drowning garbage everywhere was gone, and even the air seemed to be much fresher. The officials and gentry praised each other, and Zhao Zhen also thought that he had won people.

As for the small vendors who set up their stalls, they don't seem to have any complaints. It's already very good to have a place for you to sell, but what kind of big deal does a street manager take you to eat a watermelon? Perhaps, people never pay for restaurants in the city?

Second, vigorously grasp public order.

Unlike the heroes who wander the countryside and only know how to fight, steal chickens and touch dogs, most of the green skins in Bianliang City have a motivated heart. Stealing chickens and dogs, how can you steal jade and steal incense and be happy, and fighting and brawling is not as chic as spending a lot of money.

But stealing jade and incense, and spending a lot of money all need money, and those green skins form gangs, collude with each other, form gangs, and conspire for great causes.

"Tiger Hall" and "Black Tiger Gang" are the most unproductive and risky to live purely on protection money, and if they don't get it right, they will become the chicken that kills chickens and monkeys. The wise man does not do it!

Some people have some brains, so they do some abduction and trafficking of women and children, and they have a one-stop supply and marketing system. Of course, there is also a risk, and if you are caught by the government, most of them will be clicked. It's still not good.

At the highest level, it is the formation of a guild to monopolize the operation of a certain industry in a certain area, to raise prices, and to hoard and hoard. The big stick opens the way, the carrot paves the way, it is really a miracle and a big business! This category is also the most difficult to manage, neither black nor white, black and white. In addition, this type of organization will consciously or unconsciously find a big umbrella to put on their heads, or it is simply organized by the juniors of a certain official's noble family, and it is not ordinarily difficult to rectify them!

But who is Fan Zhongyan, that is a man who in the pit and has his face outward, and he is a generation of heroes who are known as "Nine Talents". What is the mere moth?

Qingpi will be found out of responsibility, the click of the click, the gift of "bracelets, anklets" for free, and the Cangzhou prison camp for ten years.

What the? Think the style of the bracelet is not good, the anklet is not polished carefully enough, and the ten years of play is too long? Easy to do! It's the easiest thing to click, do you want to know about it?

When it comes to being ruthless, he is even tougher than Fang Zhongyong's heroes in Taizhou.

As for those thieves who abduct and sell people, kill people and steal goods, it is not enough to rely on a few street divisions. Fan Zhongyan was responsible for the government service, and together with the criminal department, he sent a master, and Zhao Zhen asked the forbidden army to assist. No matter how big you are, surrounded by hundreds of strong crossbows, I ask you if you are afraid?

Surrender is death.

Not to surrender? He died at that time.

Go? It's too hard for me.

As a result, these outlaws either temporarily escaped in the ditch under the city of Bianliang, or fled in a hurry to continue their "career" in a place where the officials ruled Qingming.

In fact, these are all small things, and they can be similar to other talents. The most difficult thing is how to clean up those guilds that are backed by nobles and desperately suck blood from the people.

Fu Bi, who is both a friend and a subordinate, persuaded: "Almost every guild has one or even several nobles behind it, and it is not easy for you to cut them out, Sixth Master!" ”

Why did Fu Bi call Fan Zhongyan Sixth Master?

It has to start with the fourth year of the Heavenly Sage. That year, Fan Zhongyan served in the Taizhou region. During this period, because of his correspondence with the officials who supervised the liquor tax, he met Fu Bi, who came to Taizhou with his father to study. This Luoyang genius in his early twenties, although he is full of poetry and books, writes and writes, has a furrow in his chest, and is bold and generous, he is still just a showman.

When Fan Zhongyan saw it, he was quite surprised, and felt that he had extraordinary qualifications and would have great achievements in the future. So he took his article and went to see Yan Shu, who was the middle of the imperial history at the time, and solemnly recommended: "This person is also a genius in the world, and he is willing to use it in the court." ”

Yan Shuxiang is famous for knowing people, read the manuscript, quite praised, heard that he has not yet married, just the right choice for the east bed, so he asked Fan Zhongyan to make a cut from it, and married his daughter to Fu Bi.

In the eighth year of Tiansheng, Song Renzong issued an edict to raise special subjects. Fan Zhongyan said to Fu Bi again, "Zi should be advanced", and recommended him as a different class of Maocai.

Through Fan Zhongyan's guidance and encouragement, Fu Bi was able to enter the official career and formed a friendship with Fan Zhongyan, which lasted for a long time. Fu Bi is fifteen years younger than Fan Zhongyan, and he is honored by his father, so he is called "Sixth Master".

Once you're done with the watering, get back to the point.

Fan Zhongyan didn't care about Fu Bi's persuasion at all: "It's just some dry bones in the grave, what's the point?" And this dynasty has always emphasized literature over martial arts, and most of these nobles are wine bags and rice bags, relying on the remnants of their ancestors and the benevolence of the officials, they can survive. Since I was appointed by the government, I should return the people to a bright and peaceful world! Let's look at the old man's methods, he will definitely sweep away these silverfish! ”

Fu Bi persuaded again: "In the fifth year of Xianping, the first emperor felt that many merchants dug up the wall of the street to open shops, and issued an edict to control the chaos of encroaching on the street. However, many noble obstacles have not changed much so far. Sixth master, be careful! ”

Throughout the ages, it seems that those who can achieve great things are a little paranoid in character, and Fan Zhongyan is no exception. stubborn, although the prime minister and the emperor are also correct, where will the nobles take it to heart. The officials of the third class and the street priests were ordered to fine those who made slight mistakes in the accounts of the guilds, and those who speculated were shut down, and those who committed adultery were brought to justice.

One day, I found the rice grain guild at the West Water Gate Wharf. fines, non-payment; shut down, don't listen; The leader of the arrest was arrested, and he said that he had gone to Lu Xiangfu to take up his post.

Another day, Chama Hang Street Salt Merchants Guild. The shopkeeper was very arrogant, saying that this was the business of the servant of the Ministry of Officials and Lu Xiang, and that you were too young to know the inside story.

Another day, Chabian River Mule and Horse Chamber of Commerce. Fan Zhongyan personally led it, but the shopkeeper gave some face and took out the account books. just kept sneering, saying something like "Lu Xiang's business also dares to investigate, the official doesn't want to do it." You are a foot-footing business, and you also want to use Lu Yijian's name to suppress people? Really, is it tolerable or intolerable?

Fan Zhongyan hated it deeply.

returned to the mansion and secretly investigated, but was shocked into a cold sweat.

That Lu Yijian has been a hairpin for generations, and his great-grandfather is the servant of the Later Tang Army, and his uncle Lu Mengzheng is the champion of the Taiping Rejuvenation of the country for two years, and he has ascended to the stage three times, and his protégés are all over the world. Lu Yijian is even more proficient in the way of being an official, and he is a fool of the Empress Dowager Liu, and he worships Tongping in the sixth year of Tiansheng. All matters between the DPRK and China will be decided in one word. Fortunately, after the official family was in power, he dismissed his phase, otherwise he would have become a big tail!

As the saying goes, plans can't keep up with change.

In October, Taifu Xue Kui was seriously ill, and Zhao Zhen went to condole.

Because Chen Yaozuo was old and unbearable, the emperor asked Yan Shu if he could be the prime minister, and Xue Kuiyan said: The qualifications are still shallow, and they cannot be promoted suddenly. The emperor asked: Is it okay for Lu Yijian? Xue Kui couldn't answer and passed away. The emperor mourned and boycotted the dynasty for three days.

Immediately, Lu Yijian recovered, Ren Ping Zhangshi, added the right servant to shoot, and sealed Shen Guogong.

Fan Zhongyan was shocked when he heard the news, such a gate valve will be a disaster in the future, and he has to prevent it!