Xu Jingheng glanced at Zhao Gou again, and said in a deep voice: "The ministers of the DPRK and China are playing favoritism and committing fraud, and there are many people who are corrupt and bend the law, and it will not be solved in a while. Even if a few people are disposed of, the symptoms are not cured. As the Imperial Historical Observatory, he supervises the daily behavior of hundreds of officials, but the number of people is limited and he cannot do both. ”

Zhao Gou asked, "The number of people is limited?" ”

"The Imperial Historical Observatory supervises internal and external officials, and its authority is very wide, and it is quite feared by hundreds of officials." Xu Jingheng sighed, "Although there is a lot of power, there are few people. The Imperial Historical Observatory was a quota system, with fifteen people in the former Tang Dynasty and only six people in the Great Song Dynasty, supervising six departments respectively. ”

Zhao Gou nodded suddenly, he knew what Xu Jingheng meant, there were only six people, and to supervise the six ministries, as well as other officials in the court, was simply beyond the scope of his ability. There are more than 100 people in the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Crime, and the Ministry of War, and how can the six people supervise them.

"The Imperial History Observatory was a third-grade official in the former Tang Dynasty, and it was only a seven-grade official in the Great Song Dynasty, with a humble position, but he held heavy power, a total of six people, namely one person to supervise the imperial history, one deputy to supervise the imperial history, one person to the main book, one person to serve the imperial history, and two people to patrol it, each performing his duties."

Xu Jingheng sighed: "At the beginning, when the lower officials were still supervising the imperial history, there were only five people. The officials of the six departments in Beijing, the Imperial Historical Observatory cannot supervise, let alone the local officials? Although the emperor intends to thoroughly investigate the people who are corrupt and pervert the law and twist the law for personal gain, the whip is beyond the reach of the whip. ”

Zhao Gou was silent and pondered: "Although I knew that there were not many people in the Imperial History Terrace, I didn't expect the number to be so small. With only a few people, how can they supervise hundreds of officials and six departments? It's no wonder that Lord Xu has empty ambitions, but he has nowhere to show them, not because he has no manpower, but because he is not in a high position and has nowhere to use it. ”

Xu Jingheng said: "Do you know why there are only six people in the Yushitai? ”

Zhao Gou shook his head and said, "I hope Lord Xu will teach you!" ”

Xu Jingheng said: "At the beginning, the Imperial History Observatory was changed from the inspection of the imperial history in the second year of the emperor's reign, and the Imperial History Observatory of the former Tang Dynasty was divided into three courtyards: one was called the Taiwan Courtyard, to which the imperial history belonged; The second is called the palace, and the palace serves the imperial history; The third is called the procuratorate, which supervises the imperial history. ”

"There are six people in the Taiwan Yuan, who are in charge of picketing hundreds of bureaucrats and impeaching lawlessness; Tried the cases of the emperor's special order, and divided the court with the Zhongshu people of Menxia Province and Zhongshu Province to accept unjust lawsuits, known as the 'Little Three Divisions'. There is also a special person in charge of the daily chores of the Imperial History Bureau. The imperial history has the highest status and the heaviest authority among the imperial histories. ”

"The palace has nine attendants in the palace, who are in charge of the ceremonies of the palace offerings, and the ceremonies of the court are not violated; The procuratorate had 15 people who supervised the imperial history, and was in charge of supervising the local officials and six departments of Shangshu Province. This is the imperial history platform of the former Tang Dynasty. ”

"Although the imperial history platform of the Great Song Dynasty followed some politics of the former Tang Dynasty, it was very different. Since the reform of Yuanfeng, the establishment of the Imperial Historical Taiwan Official Office was resumed, and the position was the same as that of the Tang Dynasty, but there was no retention in Taiwan, and foreign officials did not carry the official title of Imperial Historical Observatory. In other words, the Goshitai is in name only. ”

"Although there are also three courts, they are very different, and there are only six people in total, and there are only two people in the procuratorate, that is, adults and lower officials. Because of this, the supervision of the imperial history is afraid of being famous, although it has real power, it is not valued, there are privy council envoys, and there are still books. ”

"Even if we are the supervising officials, the above-mentioned court will be sent to the Privy Council. If there is something important, it cannot be played in time to the court, let alone other affairs. ”

After Xu Jingheng's guidance, Zhao Gou understood that supervising the imperial history was only in vain and had no real power. Nowadays, the traitors of the Great Song Dynasty are in power, and the ministers of the DPRK and China are forming a party for personal gain, so that the supervision of the imperial history cannot find any situation, it is very simple, which is also the reason why the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government have no scruples.

The officials in Beijing have the supervision of the imperial history, but the local officials do not have any supervision officials, and gradually there are many people who are corrupt and pervert the law for personal gain, and the high-ranking and powerful officials have swelled their ambitions with the promotion of their official positions, and their own father and emperor ignore the government and government, so that the people's customs are declining day by day, and the world is hot and cold.

At the beginning, Zhao conceived of changing the weak Great Song Dynasty and changing politics. Now, he's discovering that some things really aren't as good as he thought they could be. I thought that with the knowledge of my later generations, I would make the Great Song Dynasty stronger and stronger, but I found that this was like an unattainable dream.

When he served as the Privy Councillor, Zhao Gou was bent on fighting Cai Jing and others, but he forgot about other officials; It was only when he led the army to conquer the Song River and crusade against Fang La that he saw the suffering of the people, and also knew why they revolted and rebelled against the imperial court. Now, as the superintendent of the imperial history, he found that the politics of the Great Song Dynasty were really unbearable, unexpected, and perhaps even more than recorded in history.

The reason for this is also that the cutting is still messy, can Zhao Gou say that it is his father's responsibility? No, no matter what he says, he is also a disciple of the Zhao family! Can you say that the emperors of the Great Song Dynasty were not there? No, the political system of the Great Song Dynasty has advantages and disadvantages, but it ignores the hearts of the people, a high-ranking and powerful official, with inflated ambitions, filling his own pockets, and emphasizing literature and suppressing military force.

Zhao Gou served as the superintendent of the imperial history, and learned from Xu Jingheng that he knew that he didn't say some things clearly, and he was not humane. Yuanfeng's reform, that is, the Great Song Dynasty reform, was of great help to the Great Song Dynasty after that change, but it was short-lived and could not fill the huge vacancy.

Song Huizong allowed the situation to develop and could not change it, so he could only follow the trend, so as to create the current situation. Although he has great ambitions, he was born at the wrong time, and it can be said that no matter how good the system is, it still cannot limit the swelling selfish desires.

Xu Jingheng looked at Zhao Gou intently, and said solemnly: "The lifelong wish of the lower officials is to thoroughly investigate the corrupt officials in the court, and return the people to a clear and prosperous Great Song Dynasty. I thought that there would be no way to achieve my wish again, and I didn't want adults to appear, and there was still a glimmer of life in all this. ”

Zhao Gou was surprised: "Me? ”

Xu Jingheng nodded and said, "Your Excellency, with your power, there is no civilian power in the court. Although the lower officials are also from the literati, they also know that there are pros and cons to the rule of the literati, so it is inconvenient to say much here. However, among the generals, the adults are in a high position, and even the crown prince is not enough to compare with the adults. ”

"He became famous as a young man and served as a privy councillor. Now, the adult has become the superintendent of the imperial history, and it is expected that it will be better than the lower officials, and the emperor is extraordinarily important, not only rewarding Shang Fang's sword, but also giving convenience. Since then, presumably the hundred officials are the ones who are really afraid of supervising the imperial history. ”

"The lower officials have no other wishes, only that the adults can seek the well-being of the Great Song Dynasty and the people."

Zhao Gou said solemnly: "Lord Xu is serious, the kid is just starting out, if it weren't for the guidance of adults, how could he recognize some things." Since I am in this position, I will definitely do my best, not to mention that there are no more corrupt officials in the DPRK and China, at least let them restrain themselves, and we will definitely investigate them thoroughly. ”

Xu Jingheng heard Zhao Gou's words, nodded with a smile, he believed that Zhao Gou would definitely do it, not only his style of acting, but also his talent, so he believed it.

Zhao Gou was preoccupied, and thought: "Supervising the imperial history, it is really a long way to go, and the road ahead is still very long, and we must not be in a hurry, so as not to be truthful!" ……”