Cai Dao's words really hit the nail on the head.

There is nothing wrong with using civil servants to dominate military ministers, what is wrong is that those civil ministers who stay in Bianliang City, they actually have the right to kill and kill military ministers under the emperor's nose. At the beginning, when Han Qi was killing Jiaoyong, the other party did not support the army and rebelled, and dared to kill the generals without asking for instructions. not only chilled the hearts of the military ministers and the forbidden army, but also greatly damaged the emperor's prestige.

Around Bianliang City, Song Shenzong could fully support Cai Dao's experiments, and his uncle Cai Jing would also escort him secretly. However, out of Bianliang City, those trained little eunuchs, children of the forbidden army and children of military generals could not have any great effect at all.

The Wenchen of the Great Song Dynasty was born with a prejudice of superiority, such as a small county order, he may listen to the opinions of the county officials, the chief bookkeeper, and the staff, and even be deceived and manipulated by the squires or small officials, but once the martial artist or eunuch wants to stand in front of them and point fingers. The butcher's knives given to them by the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty will be placed on the necks of these people, and those who are not particular will be like Han Qi, who will cut them first and then talk about them.

These people are not afraid of the emperor's derogation, anyway, their own heads are very safe, and they will not lose them for such reasons.

Such a political ecological environment, expecting those eunuchs or martial artists who were forcibly sent down to do their best, is simply a flower in the moon mirror in the water.

Song Shenzong had never considered this, and since Cai Dao had brought it up now, he had to solve this very headache problem.

"Cai Dao, what do you want, how many people?" Song Shenzong had to leave people behind and asked.

"Your Majesty, this person must want it. However, this time, what Poor Dao wanted were those Jinshi who had just participated in the imperial examination, or the prisoners in the Guozi Prison. Of course, this is just the idea of a poor person, and the poor road does not need you to make a special will for this, you only need to send people to inquire one by one, all of which is based on the principle of the other party's consciousness and voluntariness. If no one is willing, the poor road will no longer force you to ask for someone. ”

"But, Your Majesty, there is one thing to be clear. Once the winter wheat experiment is successful, at this time next year, those little eunuchs you gave to poor Dao training before will not be able to be sent outside of Bianliang City and Chang'an Mansion. You know that Yin Caijing of Kaifeng Mansion is the uncle of the poor road, and Lord Sun Juesun also takes care of him, and with them to take care of him, even if these people can't do anything, they are also worried about their lives. ”

"Alas!" Song Shenzong sighed, Cai Dao's words made him feel unusually harsh, but this six-year-old child made sense of what he said, so he could only reply with his head bowed: "Okay! I grant your request. ”

"Poor road retirement!" After getting the will, Cai Dao gave a deep salute and turned around to leave the Qinzheng Palace.

At this time, the blind Zhao Mi suddenly stood up, listened to the argument to block Cai Dao's way, and said in the direction of Song Shenzong: "Wait a minute, father, the son also wants to ask Cai Daochang a question, is it okay?" ”

"Oh!" Song Shenzong glanced at himself as this son, because of blindness, Zhao Mi has always been more autistic, although after going to the nursery for a period of time, the situation has eased a little, but, listening to the report of the eunuch who took care of him, since Cai Dao left, he seemed a little depressed. As soon as Cai Dao came back, this son was so active.

It's no wonder that Song Shenzong felt strange.

"Alright! You ask! "Song Shenzong also wants to hear what questions Xiao Zhao Mi will ask Cai Dao?

"Xiaodao Chief, this king heard that when you returned to your hometown this time, you visited the old prodigy Cai Boyu, but why did you go to visit Fang Zhongyong? Although he used to be a prodigy, now he has become an ordinary farmer. Zhao Mi asked a question, but one hand kept pulling Cai Dao's clothes, and he didn't mean to let go at all, as if he was afraid that Cai Dao would escape.

"The answer to this question is very simple, there is no special reason, just because of curiosity." After Cai Dao finished speaking, he turned to Song Shenzong and bowed down and asked, "Your Majesty, Poor Dao has the courage to ask you a question. ”

"Just ask!" Song Shenzong didn't expect Xiao Zhao to ask such a question, and Cai Dao actually pointed the finger at himself again.

"Your Majesty, I heard from people that Cai Boyu, like He Zhengchen, took the boy test before he was ten years old, and was enshrined by the two emperors and was born as a jinshi."

"Not bad."

"So, Poor Dao assumes, how did Fang Zhongyong live under your rule, if he entered Beijing to participate in the boys' examination before he became famous or just when he became famous, would you give him the same treatment as Cai Boyu and He Zhengchen?"

"This ......" Cai Dao's words not only stumped Song Shenzong, but also stumped Shi Deyi, Zhao Mi and Zhao Maid.

The reason why this question is difficult to answer is because it involves Song Renzong and Cai Dao's maternal grandfather, Wang Anshi.

For a long time, Fang Zhongyong's impression on those who knew him was solidified by Wang Anshi's "Hurt Zhongyong". It is not difficult to see from this article that has been passed down through the ages that Wang Anshi's argument is that Fang Zhongyong has degenerated from a prodigy to an ordinary person, and the reason why there has been such a big change is because of Fang Zhongyong's father who is greedy for money and has no knowledge.

The word 'injury' depicts Fang Zhongyong's sad and pitiful face-like hot character.

However, Fang Zhongyong has fallen for so long, and no one has ever really thought about Fang Zhongyong's experience from such a unique perspective as Cai Dao.

In fact, the reason why Fang Zhongyong fell into the mortal world, his father was certainly at fault, but in the final analysis, it was Song Renzong and the local government that did not really pay attention to this prodigy.

Song Renzong didn't pay attention to it, maybe because when he was growing up, he had seen Cai Boyu become famous at a young age, but he didn't have any real ability, so he didn't pay attention to any prodigy at all.

But what about He Zhengchen?

He also became famous at a young age, but whether it is literary talent or the ability to be an official, he can only be regarded as below the level of a middle-aged person. Song Renzong wrote the lyrics for him himself, which shows that the relationship between the monarch and the minister is very good.

From these two points, it can be seen that it is very likely that in the first few years of Fang Zhongyong's fame, Song Renzong had never heard of this person at all, until Wang Anshi wrote this article, Fang Zhongyong was already a mortal, who would pay attention to a person who had lost his talent?

After thinking about it for a while, Song Shenzong still said his heart to the three children: "If there is really a prodigy like Fang Zhongyong in this dynasty, of course I will entitle him to be born as a Jinshi." Of course, you kid is talented, and I won't give you the same treatment. Your stinky words and unneat limericks are much worse than Fang Zhongyong's original. ”

"Your Majesty, I am naturally very aware of my shortcomings, and I have never thought about it."

"Chief, you haven't said why you went back to visit him?"

"You ......" Cai Dao didn't expect that his answer didn't satisfy Zhao Mi, so he had to continue to make up: "Okay then!" His Royal Highness the Prince, when Poor Dao visited Fang Zhongyong, the first thing was indeed to satisfy his curiosity; The second is that I want to ask Fang Zhongyong for one thing. Poor Dao wanted to use the reputation of this very old and outdated prodigy in the countryside to promote the Cai family's farming techniques. It can not only make him famous in the township, but also spread the secret of the Cai family's farming to the whole world through the power of the people. ”

"Your Majesty, imagine if under Emperor Renzong, he had changed from a prodigy to a mortal, and under your rule, he had become a great sage who was both learned and able to benefit the villagers. So, what will the people of Jiangnan West Road think of Fang Zhongyong, and how will they view you? What does the whole world think of such a thing? ”

Sure enough, Song Shenzong knew that Cai Dao was really talking nonsense, but no matter who was sitting in the emperor's position, he would definitely be in a happy mood to hear what he said.

Thousands of wears, sycophants do not wear, this is an eternal truth.

"Boy, say it! What are your requirements? As soon as Song Shenzong heard Cai Dao compliment himself, he knew that he would ask for something.

"Your Majesty, this request of the minister may be a bit arrogant. However, this is what you brought up first, Your Majesty the Emperor, you will not regret it! Cai Dao didn't expect that he hadn't spoken yet, and Song Shenzong actually gave himself a promise first.

"Say it!"

"Poor and courageous, please give Jinxi County a good county. Even if Fang Zhongyong has a reputation again, after so many years, his reputation can no longer leave the township. Therefore, it will definitely be very slow to promote, and if it is criticized by the local government, it will not have the opposite effect. If this is the case, instead of helping him, Poor Dao will harm him. After all, the foundation of governance lies in the county. ”

"Oh! The foundation of governance lies in the county, well said! Cai Dao's last sentence, the proposition is really a bit big, so that Song Shenzong was silent for a long time, and then he exclaimed.

After that, Song Shenzong also wrote this sentence on the screen of the Qinzheng Hall by hand for himself to watch from time to time.