Chapter Forty-Eight: The Ass Determines the Head
"Bachelor Zeng......" Zhao Xin turned his head to look at Zeng Gongliang, who had been sitting beside Di Qing, with a respectful appearance, and said, "Today, Bachelor Lao has worked hard this time!" β
"Wechen didn't dare to be the thank you of the country...... Zeng Gongliang hurriedly got up and said: "Serve the country, this is the blessing of Wechen!" β
"The bachelor is really loyal to the country!" Zhao Xin immediately praised: "If the Great Song Dynasty is like a bachelor, my father doesn't have to work so hard!" β
"Panic!" Zeng Gongliang immediately bowed, looking sincerely frightened.
He knew that if the words of this Shouguo Duke reached the ears of the ministers of the two provinces today, I am afraid that what awaits him will not be a reward, but suspicion and isolation.
He is not a middle- and low-level official or general like Di Qing and Fu Bi.
It is a real Hanlin bachelor, who has gone through all the procedures of the Great Song Zaizhi before paying homage to the official - Jinshi Jiake and the first - Ren local magistrate - Guozijian speaks directly - Tianzhang Pavilion attendant speaks - Tianzhang Pavilion waiter gives purple gold clothes, and the official has also been promoted to Hanlin Bachelor.
As a result, it became the de facto reserve of the deacon.
As long as the official family wants and hopes, he may worship Ren Zaizhi at any time.
As a result, in the treatment of officials like him, the ministers of the two governments were both co-opted and suppressed, both close and hostile.
He will be extremely sensitive and careful about anything that may cause him to worship Ren Zaizhi.
Because, a turnip is a pit.
The chief deacon of the Great Song Dynasty has just a few pits.
If he once publicly bowed to his office, someone would definitely be dismissed, go out of the place, and go to the state and county to play in the mud.
If the Zai deacons have been in office for about two years, there may still be people who choose the beauty of adults, form a good fate, and leave some incense for their future descendants, so they will push the boat along the river and push Zeng Gongliang to the position of Zai Deacon.
But the crux of the matter lies in the fact that the current deacons were appointed after July last year.
There are even people who have only been in office for two months.
No one will be willing to leave office easily, let alone be merciful when it comes to their vital interests.
The current rulers of the two governments will be an irritable and aggressive male tiger.
They will defend and hold on to their official positions to the death.
Dismissed within a few months of taking office?
Will there be a chance to recover in the future?
But no one will forget that Shi Zhongli was worshiped as a privy deputy envoy, but he was dismissed in only eleven months.
And now, Shi Zhongli has not the slightest possibility of being reinstated.
Why?
It's stained!
After eleven months, he was dismissed, and a year was not completed, even if the official family wanted to pay homage, they had to consider the reaction of the courtiers.
And in case he doesn't do well this time, he will be dismissed in a hurry.
Do you want the country's face and ministership?
Therefore, Zeng Gongliang's nervousness and uneasiness are completely understandable.
It's not that he doesn't want to be a ruler, but he is afraid, this Shou Guogong is actually just a few words of pure politeness, and then the ministers of the two governments take it seriously, and as a result, Zeng Gongliang became a living target, and was rubbed by the ministers of the two provinces in turn, but this Guogong just looked at it and didn't speak.
It's not that he is too worried, but that the officials of the Great Song Dynasty have always been so virtuous.
Li Di and Kou Zhun are both victims.
Zhao Xin naturally knew Zeng Gongliang's worries and fears.
He has been a monarch for more than 30 years, and his understanding of the ministers of the Great Song Dynasty is very clear.
As soon as someone pouts his buttocks, he knows what to pull.
What's more, Zeng Gongliang is a person, he knows it very well.
Therefore, Zhao Xin smiled, asked Liu Yongnian to step forward to help Zeng Gongliang, and said, "Why should the bachelor be arrogant? β
"The country has always used people to use the virtuous without relatives, and the ability to use without mediocrity!"
"Therefore, Aiqing should not be like this, but should raise her head, hold her chest high, bravely assume the responsibility of the country, share the worries of her father, and be the director of the world!"
This is a naked expression of his desire to go further with this bachelor.
And in and out of the words, there is a hint of dissatisfaction with certain ministers.
Especially the sentence that you don't need to kiss with the virtuous, Zeng Gongliang only dared to lower his head, and he didn't even dare to look at Zhao Xin, let alone answer.
Because, in today's two mansions, there are exactly two consuls, who are relatives and crony officials of the Zhao family.
Participate in the governor's affairs, Wang Yiyong, Chao Zongyu!
Especially Wang Yiyong!
This is the son-in-law of the Zhao family, the concubine of Princess Zheng Guo of Taizong, the brother-in-law of Emperor Zhenzong, the uncle of the current official family, and the uncle of Shou Guogong!
However, such a relative of the horse followed Prime Minister Lu Yijian to vote against Shou Guogong's proposal at the recent meeting of the two governments.
If it succeeds, that's it.
The sky is falling, and there is a tall prime minister on top.
However, he failed, and the meeting of the two governments finally fully adopted the suggestions and opinions of Shou Guogong under the personal intervention of the officials.
What's more serious is that all the facts now prove that Shou Guogong really saw thousands of miles clearly, and when he was in Bianjing, he had already decided on the affairs of the military state thousands of miles away.
Yuan Hao really ambushed a heavy army on Liupan Mountain, intending to lure the Great Song Dynasty to go deeper.
This matter, after the letter of the important ministers of the Shaanxi Economic Strategy Pacification Division, is now known to everyone!
As a result, public opinion in the government and the opposition immediately pointed the finger at Wang Yiyong and Chao Zongyu.
Wang Yiyong, in particular, was blamed and attacked the most.
Just the day before yesterday, Zhang Fangping, the right counselor, directly attacked Wang Yiyong in front of the king, accusing him of 'not being able to assist the Son of Heaven to secure the country...... A is attached to the minister, and he tends to be inflammatory, but he is not a good man! βγ
Wang Yiyong then took off his hat and apologized in front of the palace and begged in front of the officials.
The official family hurriedly ordered someone to help the governor up, comforted and exhorted him a lot, and left Zhang Fangping's bullet seal in the middle, which allowed the horse to get through the danger.
However, this is only temporary.
Relatives of the Zhao official family like Wang Yiyong and Chao Zongwei or officials promoted by nepotism, their positions and official positions are stable or not, in fact, they have little to do with their political achievements.
Rather, it depends on the trust of the officials.
Wang Yiyong and Chao Zongyu, one voted against it on the same day, and the other abstained.
In the eyes of the officials, I'm afraid it's already unreliableβyou don't even have such a little responsibility, why do I want you to be in a high position?
Chao Zongyu may be better, he is already old, and it is estimated that this visit to the government will be his last visit.
Moreover, Chao Zongwei is a civil official after all, so the official family will save face, but Wang Yiyong, as a concubine, did not help the Zhao family, turned his elbow outward, and was proved to turn in the wrong direction, almost ruining the country's affairs! Therefore, in front of the official family, this colt must have lost a lot of points, and it is probably only a matter of time before he is dismissed!
But this involves another issue - Prime Minister Lu Yijian will definitely protect Wang Yiyong!
What is at stake is the prime minister's credibility in employing people.
If he can't keep Wang Yiyong, or if he can't let Wang Yiyong get a step down, then the prime minister will have his prestige discredited in the future.
Thinking of this, where does Zeng Gongliang still have the courage to answer?
Shen Guogong Lu Yijian, that is a strongman who has suppressed a whole era.
Li Di, Wang Zeng, and Wang Sui were all defeated by his subordinates.
It is only a person like Fan Xiwen who dares to brush this tiger beard, and is not afraid of his retaliation, Zeng Gongliang is not as bold as Fan Xiwen.
It's a pity that Zeng Gongliang can't decide by himself!
Because Zhao Xin has already made up his mind!
Wang Yiyong must go to the country!
Because this is a question of his prestige and authority in the future.
Otherwise, if Wang Yiyong steps down smoothly and decently, how many people will be afraid of him when he speaks in the future?
I'm afraid that it will be the same as his previous life, even if he is an emperor, there are still people who dare to go against him and avoid the truth.
In this way, wouldn't his efficiency in doing things be greatly reduced?
Therefore, Zhao Xin gave Liu Yongnian a look, and asked Liu Yongnian to help Zeng Gongliang up and help him in front of him, and then Zhao Xin looked at this Hanlin bachelor who is still very timid and cautious, and said seriously: "Since the first emperor, the state system has been in full swing, and everything is cumbersome. β
"Today, the Great Song Dynasty is already a little out of control even the western thieves, if it continues like this, won't even the subject countries of Jiaozhi, Nanzhao, Korea and Japan be able to override the Great Song Dynasty in the future?"
As a result, Zeng Gongliang could no longer shirk it, so he could only bow down and say: "If you are called by the official family, the ministers will bow down and die for the community!" β
Zhao Xin looked at him, showed a look of relief, and said: "Reading history today, I heard that King Wu of Zhou said: There are ten rebellious ministers!" β
"Bachelor, you should do this!"
"The minister was terrified......" Zeng Gongliang said goodbye.
Zhao Xin laughed, full of milky sound, as crisp and beautiful as a silver bell.
But in his heart, Zhao Xin is very clear and clear.
The civil officials of the Great Song Dynasty.
Including the Zeng Gongliang in front of him, as well as the people who are now in the opposition Fubi, Xia Zhu, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and others, as well as Wen Yanbo, Wang Anshi, and Lu Huiqing in the future.
When these men were in the wilderness, they were more loyal than the other.
Every day, he attacked the ministers of the two provinces in Taiwan and the procuratorate, and always felt that these two governments were going to produce Cao Cao and Li Linfu.
Ask the Son of Heaven to oversee the major politics and dictate everything.
The ministers of the two provinces, as long as they do what the Son of Heaven commands, it is enough, and there is no need to dictate the decision of the Son of Heaven.
However, once these people sit in the position of the chief deacon, it will completely change.
As if those words were not spoken by themselves in the past, opening and closing their mouths were all made into the law by their ancestors and the state system.
Once upon a time, the emperor sent down the text inside, and they rejoiced.
But now, they are extremely disgusted and opposed to the emperor's internal submission of writing, interfering in the affairs of the two governments.
Therefore, Zhao Xin knew that if Zeng Gongliang worshiped Ren Zai, then the next time he saw him, he would not be as obedient and obedient as he is now.
The ass decides the head!
Zeng Gongliang, who is the chief deacon, and Zeng Gongliang, who is a bachelor of Hanlin, will inevitably be two people.
And, this is Da Song!
Fortunately, Zhao Xin actually doesn't need to have his people in the two mansions now.
Because......
watched Zeng Gongliang and Di Qing retreat respectfully and disappear from sight.
Zhao Xin stretched out his hand slightly, pretending to be fishing.
"Taigong fishes King Wen without a hook......" He smiled in his heart: "I use Zeng Gongliang as bait to fish Your Excellency, can Your Excellency turn a blind eye?" β