Chapter 215 The righteous path of the Restoration is bumpy

Zhao and Ju understand that the key to the quality of the new deal lies not in the content of the new deal, but in the implementation of the new deal. With the current level of local officials in the Great Song Dynasty, he can formulate a flawless innovation system, and these crooked-mouthed monks also have the ability to recite the scriptures.

It may be better to use a secret agency, similar to the factory guard system of the Ming Dynasty to control officials, but the result is that the wolf is the first to welcome the tiger, which can be controlled in his hands, but the son of heaven in later generations may not. Moreover, the secret services degenerate more quickly than the civilian services, and they are unsupervised and unethical, which gives them absolute power.

In addition, Zhao and Ju also cherish the tacit understanding formed with the civil officials and doctors group during his pro-government for more than a year, although the scholars have restrained him in many aspects, but this is only a containment rather than an antagonism. If the soldiers are really pushed to the opposite side, the resistance to reform will only be greater, not smaller.

Since then, the judicial power of the Great Song Dynasty has been separated from the government, and the highest judicial office in the court is Dali Temple, and Dali Temple Zhengqing supervises the criminal cases of the world. In each way, the prison officers have the power to sentence the death penalty. In the state capital, the judicial army and the manager join the army, of which the judicial army is set up in the government office to adjudicate the case, and the manager joins the army and the government office is in the same place, but it must be inspected in the state capital to investigate grievances. In the county, the power of the department lies in the criminal investigation, and the power of the department lies in the trial. At the second court meeting after the decision to reform the judicial system on that day, Zhao Youju threw out more perfect rules.

Strictly speaking, Zhao Heju's reform of the judicial system did not add additional officials, but only made the judicial officers who were originally subordinate to the local chief officials independent, and changed the original responsibility to the local chief officials to be responsible to the superior judicial chief officials, and the change of the manager's responsibility to join the army meant that there was a circuit court in the Great Song Dynasty, which was not only conducive to the upward transmission of civil grievances, but also played a certain deterrent role for local officials.

At the same time, in the past, local magistrates had to devote a certain amount of time each month to hearing cases, and if there was an urgent case, they had to interrupt their normal work to dedicate the case, which also prevented them from concentrating on one place. After the separation of judicial powers, the power of local magistrates has become smaller, and the number of things to be taken care of has been reduced by a third, which allows them to devote more energy to solving real problems of people's livelihood.

This kind of innovation was only within the scope of the system, and when Zhao and Ju said it, none of the Manchu courtiers objected, they acquiesced in the arbitrariness of the Son of Heaven, and focused their attention on the second thing that the Son of Heaven wanted to say.

"Our monarchs and ministers are too idle, and we have to spend an hour talking about a little big thing." Zhao Youju said sarcastically: "I heard that some ministers are discussing in private, saying that I have to summon Zaifu for everything now, and decide national affairs in a few words, which is really contrary to the ancestral precept of ruling the world with scholars...... I want to make a decision with all the great things in the world, but how many major things can be decided in a day like this time? ”

The brows of the three ministers of Zaifu were twisted at the same time, and they had all heard those gossips, Cui He and Ge Hong all looked at Xue Ji, and Xue Ji looked uncertain.

Cui He and Ge Hong both suspected that it was Xue Ji's small report to the Son of Heaven, and only Xue Ji himself knew that he was completely wronged.

Most of the courtiers were secretly scolding Xue Ji for causing a lot of trouble, and several officials from the Imperial Historical Observatory began to turn their brains to think about whether to attack Xue Ji to gain fame, but they were glanced at by the Son of Heaven and shrank back.

The Son of Heaven is now in high prestige, so it's better not to do those thankless things.

"I think that words are prosperous, politics is disordered in the court, small is delaying the hour, the middle is creating party disputes, and the big is abandoning the government, which is really the stubborn disease of my Great Song Dynasty," Zhao and Ju had a flat face, his expression was extremely serious, although he was young, he was solemn and silent when he was in the palace, he was quite majestic, and now he is holding the authority of the world, and when he spoke solemnly, the ministers felt a silent force.

Therefore, from now on, the deliberations of the secretaries should be concise and concise, and not hypocritical. After that, the time of the court meeting shall be subject to four o'clock, from two o'clock in the morning to two o'clock in the morning, the ministers must finish talking within these four hours, if they can't do so, they will be written and discussed again in the future! ”

In the past, the court meeting was too early, whether it was him, the son of heaven or the ministers, they were miserable, but they could not directly say that the court meeting was postponed in order to have sufficient rest time, in that case, the general bureaucrats and doctors would inevitably be extremely admonished, asking him to "be diligent and not slack", and inevitably have to move out of the words "born in distress and died in peace". Now he took this opportunity to throw out the reform measures, and the reason was high-sounding: it is not that I want to be lazy, but that you courtiers are too procrastinating, and the whole responsibility lies with you, and I have no choice but to do it.

Cui He glanced at the serious Zhao Heju, lowered his head, squinted his eyes, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth that was difficult for outsiders to detect.

At first, he also thought that the Son of Heaven was really angry, but now he understands Zhao Youju's true thoughts, improving the efficiency of hundreds of officials is one of them, and changing the time of the court meeting is the real purpose.

"What do you think?"

After finishing speaking, Zhao Heju leaned forward slightly, and asked after scanning his eyes at the ministers.

"What Your Majesty said is extremely true, in the past, when the Wei and Jin dynasties were still talking about the Qing Dynasty, it was customary for scholars and doctors to talk about the country, so the country's decline is a lesson from the past." Xue Ji got up and played: "The minister thinks it is a great good!" ”

"As for Li Chuxiong's complaint against Lin'an Mansion." Zhao and Ju heard the voices of praise from the ministers, so they brought the topic back to the things that had been raised: "I thought this matter was easy, Qiao Xingjian." ”

"The minister is here." Qiao Xingjian is not very old, but because of his age, he was also given a seat, and after hearing the name of the Son of Heaven, he stood up with his chair and bowed.

"You are the wine of the country, then Chen Anping's life is always causing trouble, you call them together and admonish them in front of Li Chuxiong."

"Yes." Qiao Xingjian understood what the Son of Heaven meant, and the admonition meant that he would not be pursued again.

"Yu Tianxi."

"The minister is here."

"You send the officials to greet Li Chuxiong and the others, invite them to handle official business with you for a day, and let them see how busy you are."

The ministers all showed a hint of a smile, Yu Tianxi's recent busyness was in everyone's eyes, and the Son of Heaven ordered such an order to convince Li Chu's ambition.

"Today, regarding the separation of judicial functions and powers, the scholars of the Hanlin Academy have drafted an edict, and when it is announced to the world, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Punishment, the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Households have prepared the implementation provisions and submitted them to me, and within a month, I will see the articles." Zhao Youju stretched out a finger: "Be cautious, I'd rather change it slowly than see the officials panic because of this." ”

After the court meeting, Wei Liaoweng stayed and asked to play alone, and after a while, the chamberlain led him to the Boya Building.

"The Son of Heaven is more and more fond of meeting ministers here." Wei Liaoweng thought as he entered the door.

Not long after, Zhao Heju walked in, his face was still a little tired, Wei Liaoweng got up to salute, and was immediately relieved by Zhao Heju waving his hand.

"Wei Qing, what's the matter this time, it's bad news again?"

Wei Liaoweng had something to do in the past, and he always brought it up in a righteous and strict manner at the Great Dynasty Meeting, but now he has learned wisely and knows how to discuss it with the Son of Heaven in private. Hearing the Son of Heaven ask, Wei Liaoweng also felt a little surprised, since he learned to play correctly alone, it seems that when he comes to find the Son of Heaven, he always brings bad news.

"Zhao Manqing asked someone to send a letter to the minister." Wei Liaoweng took out the letter in his arms and respectfully handed it to the chamberlain.

Zhao Youju took the letter and pinched it, it was quite thick, and he wrote at least ten pages. Zhao Heju glanced at Wei Liaoweng, saw that he looked serious, and knew that he had guessed correctly, and Zhao Jingyun's letter was not good news.

Huating Mansion is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, which was originally Huating County and has always been a place for grain production. The people lived here, and although they were not rich, they were self-sufficient. During the Chunhua period of the national dynasty, overseas ships stayed in Shanghaipu, and gradually formed a small town as a base, some time ago, when the Son of Heaven sublimated Huating County to Huating Mansion, he also named this town: Shanghai Town.

Zhao Jingyun hugged his knees and looked coldly at the group of people in front of him.

This group of people was dressed as much as possible to imitate the foreign clothes that are popular among the young people of Lin'an City today, similar to the uniforms of the Guards, with vertical collars, narrow sleeves and the use of buttons, but the uniforms that were originally worn to make people stand tall are crooked to them.

Before them was a horrified people.

"The title deed is here, this large piece belongs to my master, you dead and poor ghosts, do you still have to be enemies of the official family?"

Among the group of people with cross-eyebrows and angry eyes, one person walked out, brushed the floor and spread out a blank piece of paper, and fiddled with everyone. Although he was talking to those panicked people, his eyes were looking at Zhao Jingyun who was sitting on the side, and his expression was quite jealous.

Zhao Jingyun looked at them expressionlessly, although he was extremely indignant in his heart, he never made a sound.

There was a lesson, he is now much more cautious than usual, and he is no longer the unscrupulous hot-blooded young man in Taixue.

"Steward Sun, although you have a title deed, it's just that this waterside beach was originally a borderless land, and we have been cultivating here for decades, and now you can ...... with the title deed."

"Whether this title deed is true or false, you have gone to the government to ask about it. This piece of land, my master spent 1,500 yuan to buy, if you are not satisfied, you can go to the government to file a lawsuit. The housekeeper Sun said impatiently: "It's just that I want to persuade you, my master is begging for money from the bank, do you know that it is the dowry of the concubine and the inheritance of the Son of Heaven!" ”

"My master is running this land for the Son of Heaven, if you clay legs know each other, get out of the way, otherwise my master will report to the official, and it will not be as easy to talk as it is now. The yamen is open, and if you don't have money, you can't come in, just rely on you, even if you don't die, you have to take off a layer of skin! ”

The corners of Zhao Jingyun's mouth twitched, but he still didn't get up to speak.

"Steward Sun, the little one doesn't want anything else, just ask Sun Daguan to leave a room and reward us people for a bite to eat. This field is all planted with cotton, what can we eat? These days, the price of rice is high, and the small ones are all miserable people, where can they afford it! An old man among the people restrained others, came out and said with a smile: "Steward Sun, the villagers in the township, I still bother you to get old and have a few nice words with Sun Daguan, and let the villain and others work here, and pay more rent and interest every year." ”

"If you pay more rent, can it be worth as much as cotton?" Steward Sun pouted and said impatiently: "I came today, just to pay tribute, to tell the matter to Zhuer and others, the big officials accumulate good deeds, so I will give you half a year, and the spring will be open next year, if you are still here, just wait for the government to come and get people!" ”

If it weren't for Zhao Jingyun, Steward Sun would have wanted to drive people away today, but he knew this self-employed student, and when he first arrived in Shanghai Town some time ago, this person also paid a special visit to his master. He glanced back at his companion and said, "It's back." ”

"How can I say that!" When he called back, someone immediately stopped doing it, and a young guy who looked like he was only fifteen or sixteen years old, but was dressed strangely, shouted: "Brother Sun Jiu, you said when we came with you, you can't do it today, and you have to make some money on the soles of your shoes, but what's the matter with going back empty-handed like this?" ”

Steward Sun glanced at Zhao Jingyun again, and now even a dull person understands that he is a little afraid of this foreigner. The fifteen or sixteen-year-old guy sneered, deliberately pulled the hood on his head crookedly, hugged his shoulders and came to Zhao Jingyun: "Hey." ”

Zhao Jingyun didn't even look at him, just stared at Steward Sun. The housekeeper came up a little sneeringly and pulled the little guy over: "This gentleman is here in Lin'an, and he is rude, and he is rude." ”

"If you block my master's financial path, even if the official family of the Son of Heaven comes, it won't work!" That little guy is a personal wind, if you don't persuade it, this persuasion, the little guy is even more energetic: "Brothers, let's come all the way to this trip, and the weather is so hot, how can we return empty-handed!" Today, these mud legs can not be moved, but we can't run in vain, if they don't take out the sole money, we will take it ourselves! ”

Steward Sun glanced at Zhao Jingyun again, he was not very willing to return empty-handed, although he knew that his master was very polite to this scholar, but the villain's greed always suppressed wisdom, and it was not his own that he offended this student who came to Lin'an, so what's the matter?

Therefore, he just pulled two handfuls, pretended not to hold one, and let the little guy run out.

The little guy was not completely stupid, he bypassed Zhao Jingyun, came directly to the old man, stretched out his hand and said: "Take it out, I can't let the uncle ...... me"

"Horn!"

Before he finished speaking, he was tapped on the shoulder, and he turned back in anger, only to see Zhao Jingyun looking at him with a sneer.

"You...... You ......"

"Get out!" Zhao Jingyun snorted.

"What a big dog, do you know who I am?" The little guy jumped up and was about to punch him, but Zhao Jingyun kicked him head-on and kicked him to the ground. He is not an ordinary weak scholar, he had the ambition of Kuang Fu, and he inevitably smelled the chickens and danced.

"What's so big about Shanghai Town? Do I need to know who you are? Zhao Jingyun glared at the Steward Sun: "Steward Sun, take this group of people away, if you let me see me here again to extort, don't blame me for a piece of paper, send you to see the official!" ”

Butler Sun also used the government to suppress the people, but now he was coerced by Zhao Jingyun, who was a student, with the government, but he didn't even dare to say a word, he went over to pull up the little guy, nodded to Zhao Jingyun with a smile, and then glanced at his companion, and everyone retreated.

Zhao Jingyun sneered, but there was no joy in his heart, he couldn't help but look in the southwest direction, he could temporarily protect this small village for a while, but he couldn't protect this small village for a lifetime, let alone protect countless villages like this small village in the Great Song Dynasty. Those who have this ability are still in Lin'an at this time, and I don't know if the teacher has forwarded his letter to him.

Note 1: The language is prosperous, and the political disorder is in the court sentence, from Wang Fu's "Song Treatise".