Chapter 178 Raise your arms and call out three times to be deaf

The fire in the arsenal has been completely extinguished, and even the embers are no longer burning.

Hearing that the remaining assassin broke into the Ciming Palace, Zhao Heju glared at Qin Dashi fiercely, and then hurriedly led everyone to the Ciming Palace, and met the waiter who came to report the news halfway, and heard that the Queen Mother was fine, but the virtuous concubine was stabbed, Zhao and Ju's heart hung suddenly, and he glared at Qin Dashi again, and Qin Dashi was also full of shame.

Zhao Youju quickened his pace, he had never taken the royal chariot in the palace, and he was diligent in exercising, so he walked like flying, and those serving servants could keep up, but the palace maids couldn't keep up. When he arrived at the Ciming Palace, he saw Yang Miaozhen standing majestically, and the Empress Dowager Yang looked at her with kind eyes and smiled.

Zhao Youju was stunned for a moment, didn't he hear that Yang Miaozhen was injured?

"The official family is here, but this time it is thanks to the virtuous concubine, if it weren't for the virtuous concubine, the official family would almost never see the mourning family again!"

Seeing Zhao and Ju, Empress Dowager Yang greeted quickly, grabbed Zhao and Ju's arm with one hand, and grabbed Yang Miaozhen with the other, that look was really like Zhao Heju's biological mother.

No wonder this is the case, seeing Yang Miaozhen knocking down the assassin, and seeing Yang Miaozhen blocking a knife for her, Empress Dowager Yang's impression of Yang Miaozhen is completely unusual. At the beginning, she was only afraid that Yang Miaozhen would rely on the favor of the official family and override her, the queen mother, but over the past few days, she found that although Yang Miaozhen was rude, she was a person with a very good heart. And when this assassin infiltrated the inner palace, Yang Miaozhen came to her side, at first she thought that she was just currying favor, but now she knows that if it weren't for Yang Miaozhen, she was afraid that she would have lost her life early.

"Is the queen mother okay?" Zhao and Ju didn't break away from her hand, knowing that after this fright, the old woman would inevitably be so excited that she couldn't help herself.

"It's okay, it's just a little frightened, but it's Miaozhen, blocking a knife for the mourning family, if it weren't for the soft armor in her body, I'm just afraid of ...... I'm afraid that the mourning family will never see you again. ”

Zhao Heju glared at Yang Miaozhen, Yang Miaozhen stuck out her tongue, and there was a little cunning in her eyes. She is many years older than Zhao and Ju, but she looks like a little girl.

With her skills, the knife thrown by the assassin Mu Chun could have been used in other ways to get rid of it, but at that moment, she relied on her soft armor to change her body and actually blocked this knife. She wore soft armor, and there was a small jacket inside, and the knife hung on her back, which really scared the Queen Mother a lot, and when she knew that there was nothing to do, she turned into joy.

Zhao Heju knew about this, and even the assassin who escaped might have been ordered by Qin Dashi to deliberately rush to the Ciming Hall on behalf of Yang Miaozhen, and he also knew that although he didn't cause any harm, Zhao Youju was still a little annoyed.

"Concubine Xian has such good skills, no wonder she can open up territory for the official family." Empress Dowager Yang didn't know about it, she thought of something and asked, "Is the official family okay?" ”

"There were more than ten assassins who broke into the Funing Palace, but they were all captured and killed by the guards, but I didn't know that there was still one person." Zhao Heju said: "The child is fine, and the queen mother is frightened, but the child is really incompetent!" ”

"What do you have to do with the officials?" Empress Dowager Yang looked at Zhao and Ju on the one hand, and then looked at Yang Miaozhen, after the catastrophe, after the shock calmed down for a while, she thought carefully of the son and daughter-in-law in this name, Empress Dowager Yang nodded and said: "Okay, the official family, if something like this happens, there will be a mastermind after that, and the official family should be carefully examined, don't lose the traitor." The mourning family wants to talk to Concubine Xian, and talk about ......"

Zhao and Ju complimented, and then walked out of the Ciming Palace, and before going out, he kicked Qin Dashi. Qin Dashi didn't dodge, he just laughed twice, and the others didn't know what was going on, but a group of guards from righteous boys all knew.

Yang Miaozhen and Han Yu are their own family members for the Yixue boys, and their status in the palace is higher or lower, and the Yixue boys don't mind, because they both know the two of them, and they won't hurt their temperament and face too much. But the Queen Mother intended to choose another queen for Zhao and Ju, which made them dissatisfied.

Whether it is Yang Miaozhen or Han Yu, it doesn't matter who sits on the queen's throne, but if another woman is above these two, this is difficult for the righteous boy to accept.

"In the future, this kind of thing will be done more beautifully, don't let me see the tricks." After kicking Qin Dashi, Zhao Heju said in his ear.

Although under Zhao and Ju's long-term education, these people have a broader vision than the courtiers, and their loyalty is more reliable, but their interests, Zhao and Ju must also consider that there is no eternal absolute loyalty.

Not long after returning to Funing Palace, someone came to report that the chaos in Lin'an City had subsided, the people had returned to various places, and the servants began to clean up.

The first was the appearance of the "Great Song Dynasty Publishing Regulations", all newspapers and periodicals must be recorded, and the news published must have a clear source - although some officials in the DPRK and China still wanted to carry out a strict censorship system, Zhao Heju vetoed a stricter censorship on the grounds of "obstructing the way of speech and losing the original intention", but only when it comes to military affairs and state secrets, the press must make self-restrictions, otherwise it will face huge fines and closures. "Jinghua Secrets" was not only suspended for publishing articles without a clear source without authorization, but the owner was also heavily fined. However, "Jinghua Secrets" did not object to this at all, they changed their name to "Wulin Secrets" to republish, because of this incident, sales have risen in a straight line, from a tabloid that only sold five or six thousand copies, to a large newspaper with sales of more than 30,000 copies, if it were not for the limitations of printing technology, they could almost catch up with the "Great Song Times Weekly".

The second is to appear in the harem, Yang Miaozhen is a noble concubine, although the rank is still the same as the virtuous concubine, but it is only one step away from the queen's position. Some courtiers wanted to object, but the court legend said that the Empress Dowager Yang threatened that if anyone dared to obstruct this matter, her old man would "spit on that blind face", and the ministers knew that the Queen Mother was not friendly to Concubine Yang, but now she has changed her temper, just because Concubine Yang saved the Queen Mother from the hands of the assassin, so no one dares to touch this mold. Han Yu also entered the first class, from Jieyu to Zhaorong, which can be regarded as a great joy.

The influence of these two is nothing, the biggest influence appeared in the court, the court under the Ministry of Industry, a new government office, called the "Persuasion Division", the first to serve as the "Persuasion Division" judge is Wu Qian, this person is 30 years old, for Jiading ten years of champion Yuanlang, but his first job is to go to Liuqiu for further study, to see how Liuqiu solves the problem of unemployment. When Wu Qian went to beg, the affairs of the Persuasion Division were handled by the right direct officer, and this small power direct matter from the eighth grade was taken care of by Chen Zicheng. This was also the first official from Liuqiu to enter the center, because it was only a new department with no real power, and there had just been a turmoil, so the courtiers did not have much controversy about it.

What brought about a drastic change in the court was an excerpt on Yelu Chucai, and the official family intended to set up a bachelor's position in Boya Building.

Everyone knows that the one who can become a bachelor of Boya Lou is the advisor of the Son of Heaven, although the rank is not high, the future future is unlimited. Moreover, the establishment of the bachelor of Boya Building also means that those who seek to avoid the current selection process of the court and find another way to become a scholar. Therefore, the crowd in the court was turbulent, and almost all of them were opposed, even Xue Ji did not dare to defend the Son of Heaven.

Yelu Chucai, who proposed this twist, was also reprimanded by the courtiers as "flattering and covering the lord and inviting officials", but he had no position in the first place, and no matter how the courtiers and officials criticized, he was helpless. On the contrary, on the "Great Song Dynasty Weekly", three issues of his articles were published in succession, the first was "On Winning Souls", the second was "Tang Taizong's Imperial Examination", and the third was "Jingkang Centennial Sacrifice". The party strife between the DPRK and China was serious, the civil and military were hostile, and the Son of Heaven did not know that the accident was fooled by Guo Jing and other villains, so that Li Gang and Zong Ze were not used.

"Within ten paces there will be herbs, and ten rooms will be faithful. If you do scriptures and articles, you are a talent, and you can manage your finances for the country, and you are also a talent. The most important thing in the country is agriculture and mulberry, and the high-quality fields produce only three stones of grain per mu. Anyone who benefits the country and the people is a talent. ”

"Although the imperial examination selects good talents, how can you know that there are no virtuous people left behind? The princes of the court, the Son of Heaven bestows the same Jinshi background, isn't it good? ”

"If you want to wash away the national shame, the first thing is to employ people, to lead the troops with Zhao Kuo, although there are strong soldiers, but also to be pitted, with Wu Mu soldiers, although against a strong enemy, why be afraid? Confucius despised Fan Su, because he was not heard, he asked the nursery to find the old farmer, and the mountain must ask the woodcutter. If the Son of Heaven wants to know the military affairs, he has his own military department, he wants to know the etiquette, he has his own etiquette department, he wants to know the celestial phenomena, and he has his own historical order. However, if the Son of Heaven wants to know about the affairs of the outer lands, can the staff know everything? If the Son of Heaven wants to know the crops, can Zai Fu know everything? If the Son of Heaven wants to know about the flood, can the Ministry of Industry know everything? Set up one or two false positions, for the purpose of the Son of Heaven's advisers, so as not to make a petty life, deceive the saint, and also make the ministers dare not perfunctory. ”

As soon as Yelu Chucai's three political essays came out in a row, the opposition of the Manchu Dynasty was suddenly dumbfounded.

"What does Cui Qing think of Yelu Chucai?"

The newspaper was placed on the round table, Zhao Youju asked Cui He with a smile, the wind passed through the bamboo forest, and the rustling sound came into the hall, adding a bit of freshness to the hall.

Cui He is a Cantonese person, a little afraid of the cold, although it is now February, but the spring cold is still there, so he holds a small stove, which is a gift from the Son of Heaven. The cotton robe he wore and the cotton hat he wore on his head were also gifts from the Son of Heaven. Hearing Zhao Heju's question, he got up slightly and said, "Ten years later, he will be the prime minister." ”

"Cui Qing is Lao Cheng, and he knows that I am asking about the three articles of Yelu Chucai." Zhao Heju said with a sigh: "Cui Qing, I won't hide it from you, this position of Boya Lou Bachelor is actually what I want to set up, but the princes of the court and the central government may not be willing to let me set up this position, so I have to make such a roundabout." ”

"The officials are determined to forge ahead, and the courtiers are down-to-earth and stable, and there will inevitably be some conflicts between the two." Cui bowed his head: "However, the official family knows that Lao Tzu Gang can't be soft for a long time, and compared with the Divine Sect of this dynasty, it seems to be superior." ”

"Only Cui Qing dares to say such words in front of me." Although Cui He's words were a little sycophant, Zhao Heju also commented in his heart that he was much stronger than Emperor Shenzong. Shenzong's use of Wang Anshi's change has always been ridiculed by historians, and Cui He is here, naturally not sarcastic, but really appreciated. At least what he said about "not killing future generations with academics" is similar to Wang Anshi's "ancestral insufficiency method".

The two monarchs and ministers looked at each other and smiled, Cui He was not tall, and his appearance was not good, but at this time he said solemnly: "The official family is calm, the minister is in his eyes, and the courtier's place has his own minister's responsibility, but the official family set up this Boya Building Bachelor, is it the law of a lifetime, or the policy of a hundred generations?" ”

"It's the best way to do it!" Zhao Youju replied without hesitation.

Cui He nodded, frowned, and then said: "That being the case, if there are unscrupulous people in the future generations, what should I do if I use this Boya Lou bachelor as a villain to get lucky?" ”

"If there is no Boya Building, can you cut off the villain's luck?" Zhao Heju sighed and said: "The Son of Heaven will inevitably have a faint king, and the scholars will inevitably have traitorous ministers, and it is inevitable that villains will enter." ”

Cui He was silent, as Zhao Heju said, if there is no bachelor in the Boya Building, it will also give the villain an opportunity to take advantage of it, and it is impossible to expect to eliminate the villain with a system that will never change.

"I set up this Boya Building Bachelor, only consulting consultants, not real power, which is already restricting villains from gaining power in the future." Zhao Heju said: "Besides, since the flow of asking for the sacrifice of the land, the credit is small, but the flow of the big and small officials, there is no rank, not the way of the Son of Heaven to reward merit and punish the good, overseas tribute, there are still rewards, what about the ministers who sacrifice the land?" The kingdom of China has always been thick and thin for its own people, and this matter is absolutely medie! ”

When Zhao and Ju said this, they were moved by feelings, so they said it like a battle of gold and stone, Cui He paused and said: "What Your Majesty said is very good, the former Emperor Yang of Sui used the wealth of the people of Chang'an to meet the envoys of foreign countries, and it is still inevitable that 'Sui also has poor people', the king puts the people first, this people are the people of his own country, Zhu Zi is the distinguishing of Huayi, and Your Majesty has it!" ”

Zhao Heju almost didn't gasp out of his breath when he said this, and stared at Cui He for a long time, then he laughed and said, "Cui Qing is really a wonderful person." ”

Choi smiled faintly, but did not respond. The Son of Heaven does not like science, although he reuses Zhen Dexiu and Wei Liaoweng, but the scholars of science still have the responsibility of being responsible, and Cui and Fang are tactfully admonishing, the Son of Heaven should not be stubborn, and the people of science should also be treated equally, which is consistent with his consistent "do not harm future generations with academics".

"Officials, if the ministers are not old, they also want to go to the flow to seek some knowledge." After a while, Cui He said: "Why don't the officials select a wide range of well-educated people and go to the stream to seek preaching?" ”

"I'm afraid of them." Zhao and Ju shook his head, other things can be promised to Cui He, but this matter can not be compromised, the flow of thought, culture, the current foundation is still shallow, it has nothing to do with the reception of some students who have not yet reached the extreme state of learning, but to receive those who are full of learning, I am afraid that they will find fault with them to attack more than once, Zhao and Ju themselves estimate that it will be at least ten to fifteen years later, before they can really let Liuqiu and the Great Song Dynasty carry out all-round academic exchanges.

"Now there is one more thing, who is the person who provoked hatred behind the back?" Thinking of this, Zhao Youju frowned and changed the topic.

Note 1: Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was so happy that he treated the envoys of the Western Regions very kindly, and in order to whitewash the peace, he even used silk and satin to decorate the trees on the side of the road when greeting the envoys.