Chapter 345: Differentiation

Zhao Kui stood outside the palace gate, his face was tense, and no matter how dull he was, when he saw his current appearance, he also knew that he was very angry.

Because it was already summer, there were a lot of people living on the various trees in Miyagi, and they were shouting wildly and hoarsely. Zhao Kui hated this noisy insect when he was marching, and now he is even more disgusted, and he can't wait to send someone to drive them all away.

Zhao Jingyun, who caused a lot of trouble, was also so annoying.

Zhao Kui and Zhao Jingyun are no strangers, when Yu Jie's account was under his tent, Zhao Jingyun was friendly with Yu Jie, and he offered advice in the battle to destroy Jin. At that time, Zhao Kui was very happy for the Great Song Dynasty, and there was such a talent of Yunwen and Yunwu, but he didn't expect that it was just a few years, and the scholar who made him admire the festival became the source of the turmoil in the Great Song Dynasty.

"A-stirring stick!" He thought indignantly.

He came to see the Son of Heaven this time for only one purpose, to bring Deng Ruoshui and Zhao Jingyun out of the inner prison of the Son of Heaven and transfer them to the prison of the Criminal Department. Not only Zhao Kui, but almost all the scholars and doctors believed that there must be someone behind Zhao Jingyun, if there was no one to instruct him, he would never dare to do such a kingless and fatherless act!

"Hmph, if the Holy Monarch and the famous ministers are not enough, who else can be counted on in this world, can you count on those small people?" Thinking of the fallacy in Zhao Jingyun's article, Zhao Kui felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart.

Zhao Kui himself is a general, and his father and brother are both famous generals, but he has always prided himself on being a scholar. This is related to his family history, although his father Zhao Fang is famous for knowing military affairs, but he was born in the eighth year of Chunxi's Jinshi, which can be said to be a family of scholars. Since his father and grandparents, he has taken the world as his own responsibility, and he has been very responsible for the peace of the world. He went out with his father since he was a child, and went through two emperors, Guangzong and Ningzong, among which Guangzong was even a mentally ill person, so he didn't believe much in the "Holy Monarch" in his heart, but he was very stubborn about the famous ministers, which may be the ultimate goal of several generations of people like him to serve the country - to leave the reputation of a famous minister in the history books.

"Your Majesty will allow you to see me?"

The internal guard trotted out of the palace, Zhao Kui took two steps and asked awe-inspiringly. He has been a local general for many years, and there is not much restraint and humility in his speech and demeanor, on the contrary, there is some martial artist's fierce momentum. The inner guard stood upright, saluted him, and then shook his head: "The official family said that these days are busy dealing with the rebellion case of the Great Song Times Weekly, and this matter has to do with the face of the Son of Heaven and cannot be underestimated, so I have no time to see Shang Shuxiang." ”

Zhao Kui pursed his lips, and his eyes flashed.

He didn't believe the reason relayed by the internal guard, and neither did the scholars and doctors behind him.

If it weren't for Zhao Jingyun's article, Zhao Kui and the others would not have found out, but before they knew it, the Son of Heaven had promoted many young courtiers to important positions through the two methods of "Chang Xuan" and "Grace Hidden Old People". Among them, there is a high Yelu Chucai, who is in charge of several provinces in the northeast, Chen Zicheng, the head of the household department, Xiao Bolang, etc., and there is also a low one like those small officials of the household department, the Ministry of Industry and the Department of Integrity.

Nowadays, this situation is already the limit of what they can tolerate, although since the imperial examination, there has been no shortage of poor children who have passed the imperial examination and risen to prominence, but those people read the books of sages and sages, and accepted orthodox Confucianism, rather than the current wisdom mixed with many utilitarian wisdom. Above the court, only Confucianism is the body, wisdom is the right way!

Zhao Kui thought blankly, but the internal guard was shocked, the weather is so hot, this Lord Shangshu of the Criminal Department likes to maintain the true character of a soldier, and when he was waiting in front of the palace gate, he was still standing in the sun, and now he is silent, could it be that he is sunburned?

He stepped forward and hugged Zhao Kui: "Lord Shangshu, are you okay?" ”

"Humph!" Zhao Kui pushed him away, it seems that it is impossible to get Zhao Jingyun and Deng Ruoshui from the Son of Heaven, whether the Son of Heaven wants to protect these two people, or really wants to investigate the behind-the-scenes commanders from behind their backs, it is impossible to hand over the two to the Criminal Department. Zhao Kui thought for a while, if the Empress Dowager Yang was still alive, she could have asked the Empress Dowager to put pressure on the Son of Heaven through the Yang family, but now, ......

He thought of another person who might have an impact, that is, the Son of Heaven's biological mother, Concubine Quan.

In addition to Concubine Quan, there is also the Son of Heaven's own brother King Rong, a few years ago, King Rong's guests caused a lot of turmoil, although it was not the people's resentment boiling, but it also made the court very sad. If according to Zhao Kui's intentions, the people were angry that the people were arrested, but the Son of Heaven let go of the guest on the grounds that "there is no law to blame", and he was King Rong, and he was only admonished. The Son of Heaven's love for this younger brother can also be seen from this.

However, Zhao Kui is the secretary of the criminal department, and his brother is still in the army, so it is not good for him to go directly to King Rong, and there must be someone to convey his meaning to King Rong.

Thinking of this, he turned around and walked briskly to his carriage.

The carriage passed through the royal street and stopped at a house behind Qinghefang where the ministers gathered, Zhao Kui got out of the car and walked straight to the gate of the house: "Report to the great sect, saying that I, Zhao Kui, want to see you." ”

"Lord Shangshu came unfortunately, Dazongzheng was summoned into the palace by the official the day before yesterday, and he didn't return to the house for two days in a row." The porter recognized him and said with a smile.

Zhao Kui came to find Zhao Shanxiang, who relieved the secretary of the Ministry of War, after the turmoil caused by Zhao and Ruimenke, because of the death of the Empress Dowager Yang, Zhao and Ju in order to better restrain the clan, they dismissed Zhao Shanxiang from the post of secretary of the Ministry of War, and worshiped Zong Zhengqing, because Zong Zhengqing was not as important as the Ministry of War, in order to avoid the suspicion of derogatory punishment, Zhao and Ju also added the honorary title of Taifu to Zhao Shanxiang at the same time. For Zhao Shanxiang, who used to be a member of the Shi Party, being able to serve in this position can be regarded as the pinnacle of his life, so he is very happy, and since then he has closed his door, except for the affairs of the clan, he almost does not deal with the rest of the ministers.

"Do you know what the Son of Heaven has called the great Zongzheng?" Zhao Kui asked.

"Lord Shangshu laughed, the villain is just a porter, how do you know what the official family is calling the master?" The porter laughed.

Zhao Kui felt that there was a sneer in the porter's smile, and he couldn't help but want to get angry, but he endured it again, glared at the porter angrily, turned around and got into the carriage again.

He didn't believe that this porter didn't know why the Son of Heaven summoned Zhao Shanxiang, but he didn't want to say it. Zhao Kui sighed slightly: What does the official family want to do?

From the arrest of Deng Ruoshui and Zhao Jingyun, to the search for Zhao Shanxiang, Zhao Kui felt that he seemed to be behind the official family in everything, which made him very unwilling.

When he returned to his mansion, he didn't have a moment to ask for a meeting, and several ministers came to ask for a meeting, although they were not important ministers such as the Six Ministries and Jiuqing, they were also important members of the department. Zhao Kui was naturally comforted, and only said that the Son of Heaven was personally investigating the case, but he was secretly bitter in his heart.

He sent people to arrest Deng Ruoshui and Zhao Jingyun before the Son of Heaven played, firstly, because he was forced by the pressure of these people and the forces behind them, secondly, his actions in this matter were completely in line with the political procedures agreed upon by the Son of Heaven and the ministers, and thirdly, he admitted that he had no selfish intentions. But as Deng Ruoshui and Zhao Jingyun were arrested by the Son of Heaven and put in internal prison, and there was no relevant news for several days, the ministers who were overly excited by various rebuttal articles in the newspaper came to his door, and he felt that the situation was not good.

are all officials in Lin'an, although the time is long and short, but everyone should always understand that the reason why Xuanzhen went to participate in politics was because of private communication with officials to put pressure on the Son of Heaven. Since Xuanyun stepped down and Cui was in harmony with him, the ministers no longer dared to connect in private, but now because of Zhao Jingyun's article, they have begun to do this again - this is actually an attitude, everyone knows that there are some secret spies in the hands of the Son of Heaven staring at the ministers, but they are still like this, that is, to tell the Son of Heaven that this matter is too important, and they will never back down.

And he, Zhao Kui, will obviously become Xuanxuan's second.

"What do you think?"

When Zhao Kui was sullen at home, Zhao Youju looked at Zhao Shanxiang with a smile on his face, there was a pile of papers in front of the two, Zhao Shanxiang's face was flushed, and he raised his eyes from the pile of papers: "The official family is actually ...... He did such a big thing, but the minister didn't know anything, and the minister was really ashamed! ”

"It has been nearly three hundred years since the founding of the dynasty, and there are many descendants of Taizu and Taizong, and they were not able to catch it in the past, but now, although I can't learn from the pre-Qin period, I always have to make some arrangements for their livelihood." Zhao Youju sighed softly: "It's just that this matter is very difficult to do, and it can't be achieved overnight, and it is easy to have accidents, so I have to be cautious, so as not to make people laugh in vain." The day before yesterday, I sent a telegram, and only after I confirmed it did I tell Qing about the matter, did Qing calculate the details? ”

Zhao Shanxiang nodded, and let out a long sigh: "It's calculated, Your Majesty is really far-sighted!" ”

"This time it's not my credit, but thanks to the officers and soldiers of the Navy, I intend to rename the Great Song Navy as the Great Song Navy, what do you think?"

"The so-called name is not right, and now my Great Song Zhouji is all over the world, and the name of the original naval army is indeed not worthy of their merits!" Of course, Zhao Shanxiang has no objection to this.

"Official, now that this matter has been done, the minister is about to retire." After Zhao Shanxiang paused, he smiled again: "In the palace for the past two days, the minister has not looked at the newspaper outside, and he doesn't know what the trouble outside has become!" ”

The two have a close relationship, and they have been monarchs and ministers for many years, so sometimes they speak casually. Hearing him say this, the smile on Zhao Youju's face became a little bitter: "I don't hide it, I have summoned Qing in the past few days, firstly, to get the livelihood of the clan, and secondly, to come for the excitement outside." These days Qing is in the palace, but there are many distinguished guests in front of Qing's house, and there is an endless stream of people who come to look for Qing. ”

Zhao Shanxiang knew that the emperor had his own purpose in summoning himself into the palace at this time, and he could hear that he was frank enough to avoid getting involved in Zhao Jingyun's affairs, and he already understood Zhao Heju's intentions in his heart. Zhao Shanxiang was a little annoyed, and said loudly: "That traitor is so unsightly, the so-called chaotic ministers and thieves, everyone is punished, why does Your Majesty still protect him?" ”

"Qing is a clan, I won't hide it from you, I don't want our clan to become a scapegoat for scholars."

How to explain this matter to Zhao Shanxiang, Zhao Youju thought about it in his heart for a long time, so it was very smooth to talk about it.

"Since Confucius and Mencius, although scholars have respected heaven and earth, and they are also respectful to the Son of Heaven, they still believe in themselves the most in their bones. Zhao Jingyun's article, although it is said that the holy monarch is unreliable, but it is also said that the scholars are unreliable, they are so anxious that they jump to their feet, is it for me? ”

Zhao Shanxiang's lips moved, feeling that the words of the Son of Heaven were a bit forceful, how could Zhao Heju let him argue, waved his hand and said: "I naturally know that it is impossible to govern the world by relying on the Son of Heaven alone. It's just that I often think, what is a doctor? ”

Zhao Shanxiang's heart moved again, before the imperial examination, scholars often confirmed by their family lineage and determined by their bloodline, but after the imperial examination, scholars were confirmed by knowledge. After thinking of this, he said: "Naturally, it depends on ability and ability, and if you have both ability and political integrity, you will be a scholar." ”

"It is precisely that learning Confucianism can cultivate virtue, and learning wisdom can cultivate talents, and if you have both, you can become a scholar." Zhao Youju was waiting for his words, and said with a smile: "Since I ascended the throne, I have vigorously promoted compulsory education, and now there are three out of ten, and the statistics of the twelfth year of Yan and Huang, now I am in the Song Dynasty, and the number of people who can read more than 1,000 words accounts for more than 60% of the male population of more than 16. It is a peddler, a pawn, a weaver and a shoemaker, and he can also hold the words of Confucius and Mencius. Shengyou funded the Commercial Press, printed the classics of the sages, and learned from the strengths of all families, in order to be popular in the world, and now every year I print out more than 1,200 kinds of articles and books in the Great Song Dynasty, which can be regarded as a wide education of all the people to virtue. ”

"With virtue, I popularized and simplified numbers and letters, promoted wisdom, and taught the people the way to seek wealth and wealth from heaven and earth."

He stopped when he said this, staring at Zhao Shanxiang and smiling without saying a word, Zhao Shanxiang was first dizzy by a series of numbers in the past few days, and then he was a little dizzy by him, and he didn't feel a little stunned. After a while, he muttered, "Your Majesty is saying that these people have been educated, have both ability and political integrity, and can be regarded as scholars?" ”

"Exactly, I am not Zhao Jingyun's short-sighted generation, Mencius has a saying, everyone can be Yao Shun, I just want to educate the people of the world into scholars with both ability and political integrity. Zhao Jingyun set the scholars and doctors against the people, it is really a mouse's eye, since the imperial examination, how many children of poor families have jumped into the dragon gate and become scholars! ”

Zhao Youju's eyes were blazing when he said this, and he patted the table lightly, which made Zhao Shanxiang's heart skip a beat.

If it is interpreted in this way by the Son of Heaven, then Zhao Jingyun is just talking falsely, not advocating chaos and rebellion, although there is no Son of Heaven, he will not be guilty of death. Zhao Shanxiang's heart is bright, this is the Son of Heaven deliberately misinterpreting his intentions in order to protect Zhao Jingyun, but for Zhao Shanxiang, he is a clan, and the Son of Heaven has just given the clan a great benefit, of course he wants to stand on the side of the Son of Heaven!

"If the minister knows, the minister will definitely not be moved by his colleagues in the DPRK and China." He said respectfully.

Seeing Zhao Shanxiang away, Zhao Heju breathed a sigh of relief, and a faint smile appeared on his face. If the scholar and the clan are divided, then his pressure will be reduced, and the next thing to do is how to divide the scholar again.

Note 1: I found that many readers thought that Zhao Jingyun's words would inevitably be killed in the Song Dynasty, just because his words were disrespectful to the emperor - this is really wrong, Zhao Jingyun's Four People's Doctrine, strictly speaking, is just a step more than what our ancients said. In particular, some of Mencius's words, such as the people are noble and the monarch is light, everyone can be Yao Shun, Xunzi's Tu people are Yu, etc., are all bold challenges to the monarchy's power. Zhao Jingyun's problem is that he has set aside the scholars, which in the Song Dynasty, where the scholars held the morality and discourse of public opinion, and they were more angry than criticizing the emperor. However, the Great Song Dynasty in the book is different from the Great Song Dynasty in our memory, the new forces of the Great Song Dynasty in the book have emerged, compulsory education has enabled them to have the ability and willingness to participate in political activities, and some of its representatives have even been in high positions, and the development of the newspaper industry has made businessmen and new forces grasp part of the right to speak. From the beginning of the story to the present, the protagonist has transformed the Great Song Dynasty for more than 20 years, and the degree of social civilization is far greater than that of the historical Great Song Dynasty.