Chapter 1020: Wang Yan is also crazy
Su Song took a big mess, which can basically be summarized as "three nos", no money, no people, no power!
First of all, it is a matter of money, in fact, during Wang Ningan's tenure, he left a lot of debts, as well as huge railway project construction, which can basically only be maintained by over-issuing currency, and the annual debt is a headache.
And this time he took the Khitan, but he didn't get the benefits he deserved, and it went from a piece of fat to a huge burden. In addition, there is also the problem of the Dajin Kingdom, if it is not handled well, the soldiers will be in trouble, and the war will continue, and I don't know how much it will cost.
Su Song felt that his head was big.
As for no one, it is even more obvious, he is just a servant of the Ministry of Works, he has no lineage, and he does not have enough prestige, it is completely the fierce competition in the court, so he will stand out, and it is not a simple matter to stabilize the court situation and make his subordinates obedient.
Then there is power, although he has inherited the prime minister's throne at the moment, but there are four ministers in the political hall, as well as six Shangshu, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Imperial History Tower, which of them is not lower than him, and the credit is not worse than him.
Su Song was uneasy, thought carefully about the time of the day, and arrived at Wang Ning'an's mansion with a stomach full of worries.
"Lord Wang, the lower officials are here to ask for advice, and I also ask the prince for advice!"
Wang Ningan said: "Brother Zirong, you and I are the old and new prime ministers, and I can't talk about guidance, if you have any ideas, I will definitely support them." ”
Seeing that Wang Ning'an was so easy to speak, Su Song breathed a sigh of relief, "Lord Wang, I have thought about it, I must make adjustments below, but ......"
"It's just that you're afraid that they won't be obedient?" Wang Ningan asked with a smile.
Su Song also smiled bitterly, all without saying anything.
"Zirong, I don't think you have to worry, just let it go, don't worry, as long as it is for the sake of the good situation of the court, I will fully support it, Your Majesty will also support it, and the people of the world are standing behind you, there is really no need to worry."
Su Song's eyes widened, and he said with surprise: "Lord Wang, Xia Guan can really let go of the adjustment!" ”
"Hmm!" Wang Ningan nodded, "Brother Zirong, I believe you will deal with it impartially!" ”
"That's good, with the support of the prince, the lower officials will have a bottom in their hearts."
Next, Su Song and Wang Ningan talked about specific candidates, in fact, he already had a case in his heart, after all, for so many days, he has long been one of the candidates for prime minister, if he still has no ideas of his own, it is better to find a piece of tofu and kill him.
It's just that he wasn't sure if Wang Ningan would support him.
To Su Song's surprise, Wang Ningan just smiled and listened to all his adjustment plans from beginning to end, without any opinions.
Finally, Wang Ningan patted Su Song on the shoulder, "Adjust the candidates in Beijing as soon as possible, I will leave for Yunzhou, and the next Great Song Dynasty will depend on you!" ”
Su Song bowed deeply, "The prince is so generous, the lower officials are very admired, please rest assured that the lower officials will never live up to the prince's loving cultivation!" ”
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Before going to the palace, Su Song was uneasy, seven up and eight down, when he came back from the palace, he changed as if he was a person, and immediately showed the courage of a doer!
First of all, because Wang Anshi was seriously ill and could not be a director, the Metropolitan Procuratorate was vacant.
Everyone knows that the Metropolitan Procuratorate has the heaviest authority, and if anyone can serve as the left capital, it is equivalent to mastering the life and death of hundreds of officials, Su Song presided over the meeting of the Political Affairs Hall for the first time, and discussed the candidates for the head of the court.
After a fierce competition, it is said that they all slapped the table, and it was finally determined that Fan Chunren, the secretary of the ministry, would be appointed as the left capital to take charge of the supervision power!
It's a mouth-shattering arrangement!
The officials of the Ministry of Heavenly Officials, who are in charge of personnel, turn to supervision, isn't it in his hands that all the power is in his hands, how can Fan Chunren be virtuous, and he is also worthy of being in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate?
Many people are indignant, but after a little analysis, don't say it, except for Fan Chunren, no one can do it.
First of all, when Fan Chunren was in the Six Arts, he was also a lecturer, although he was a few years older than Lu Huiqing and others, but the status of teacher and student was there, and he had a good relationship with Su Song, and he was the son of Fan Xianggong, who was Wang Ning'an's master...... With this layer of identity, the people of the Six Arts have no way to object, and even have to wave their flags and shout, applaud.
In addition, Fan Chunren is fair, old and steady, he is in charge of the Ministry of Officials, the implementation of the Xiucai Department in the country, is very selected a group of talents, the administrative efficiency of the Great Song Dynasty has improved rapidly, which is refreshing.
With his character, presiding over the Metropolitan Procuratorate will not turn this yamen into a tool for competition, but can really play an effective role and rectify the rule of officials, which is also the top priority of the next prime minister!
Su Song was very bold and clever, and found who to choose.
But another problem came out, although Fan Chunren had been a lecturer, but in terms of merit and strength, it was not enough to suppress Lu Huiqing, both of them stayed in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and they would only fight every day, and there would be no peace.
Soon, Su Song adjusted again, and publicly recommended Lu Huiqing to enter the political affairs hall, Xuan Ma worshiped the prime minister, and became the first candidate to enter the political affairs hall among the six arts.
Immediately afterwards, there was the vacant heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials, and Su Song decided to nominate the military department Shangshu Zhangdun to succeed him.
Again, this is a very surprising arrangement.
Zhang Dian has a bad reputation, but there is no doubt about his ability, he is not only a civil and military all-rounder, but also has a black hand and a ruthless heart, when he was in the military department, no one dared to provoke him, and now he has gone to the ministry and is in charge of personnel, there is no doubt at all, he has the ability and the public of the political hall!
Moreover, the continuous operation of the military department and the official department, Zhang Dan's energy is unlimited, and when he waits for the next round of competition, he may even directly take the position of prime minister.
Perhaps this is also a deal between Su Song and Zhang Dian.
All in all, after the two key yamen were determined, the next thing was much easier.
Wang Shao succeeded him as the secretary of the military department, and the original staff department was left to Yang Wenguang!
This arrangement is also eye-catching, Yang Wenguang is Wang Ning'an's father-in-law, a veteran and famous general, whether it is to recover Youzhou or destroy Western Xia, he has made great contributions.
Now that he is old and his health is not too good, it is natural to return to the capital and take over the staff.
As for arranging Wang Shao to the military department, it is obvious that he is using his talents and forging ahead, and then the Great Song Dynasty will be more bold, launch wars, expand territory, and realize Zhao Shu's ambitions, obviously, this arrangement should be nodded by the emperor.
There are still a few ministries left, among which Han Zongwu, the secretary of the household department, was transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and was given Fan Chunren as his deputy, and Zeng Bu, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, took over the shortage of the household department, which can be regarded as making the best use of his talents.
As for the Ministry of Industry, it was left to Su Song's old partner Liu Yi, which is also the only person promoted by Su Song in this major adjustment!
So far, among the six parts, except for Su Zhe, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the rest have all been adjusted.
In the political hall, led by Su Song, there are five other governors next, in order of Sima Guang, Fan Shidao, Han Wei, Chen Shengzhi, and Lu Huiqing.
After weighing, Sima Guang continued to stay in office, still the second minister, while Han Wei was transferred to the colonial department...... Previously, the drunkard Ouyang Xiu and Jia Changchao had already written to resign on the grounds of old illness, and after Zhao Shu stayed in comfort, he also allowed the two to resign, and Han Wei took over the vacant colonial department.
Obviously, this arrangement is tantamount to marginalizing Han Wei.
The reason is also obvious, although the case in Yunzhou has not yet been revealed, Xue Xiang used to be a member of the Han family, and after the Han family was demoted to Western Xia, it was like the largest family in Western Xia, and among the businessmen who grabbed wealth from Yunzhou, the Han family also had a share.
The transfer of Han Wei from the political hall is conducive to the thorough investigation of the entire case......
In less than half a month, Su Song completed the overall personnel scheduling, which looked a little dazzling, but after the adjustment, the big guy had to give a thumbs up!
What a Su Xianggong, some means!
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"Actually, the most powerful is our master!"
Lu Huiqing and Zhang Dian got together to drink, and the two of them talked.
"Zihou, do you remember a year ago? disposed of the southeastern gentry, and the master also adjusted the hundred officials, and the arrangement that time was very strange, stuffing you to the military department, getting me to the metropolitan inspection yuan, and putting Zeng Bu in the Ministry of Industry...... It's messy, it's unorganized, and now I understand that Master is for today's layout! Lu Huiqing was full of admiration.
Zhang Dian took a breath and sighed very much, "Whoever says no, Master has prestige and means, and whoever he arranges in what position must work hard, perform well, strive to make the best use of talents, and get the position he deserves...... As a result, the master gave this power to Su Song, so that he could quickly buy people's hearts and stabilize the situation, which was really far-sighted, and we were ashamed. ”
"You are wrong, the master may not have thought of Su Song at first, but it's a pity that Uncle Wang Guo cheated his father, otherwise it must be Wang Xianggong who entered the main political hall, anyway, for us, there is not much difference, Mr. Zirong is better than Xianggong!"
"It's better to bully, isn't it?" Zhang Dan grinned.
"Don't talk nonsense!" Lu Huiqing immediately scolded: "Brother Zihou, I can remind you that Mr. Zirong is now the prime minister, and his skills are not bad, be careful of your black gauze hat!" ”
Zhang Dian shook his head again and again, "Jifu, I'm not doing it for your good!" Are you willing to be the last ruler? You don't want to go any further? ”
Lu Huiqing slapped the table angrily, "You still want to trap me, right?" Last time, you pushed me to rob the prime minister, telling you that this time I won't be fooled, not to mention that there are several people in front of me! ”
"What a few people!" Zhang Dian drank the wine in the glass and sneered: "It's just a Sima Junshi!" I also warn you, don't look at the fact that he doesn't have many tickets, but the gang under him are all cannibals and don't spit out bones, so you have to be careful. ”
Of course, Lu Huiqing knew that Zhang Dian was not well-intentioned, and he deliberately pushed him and Sima Guang to fight, but since he was in the ring, he couldn't dodge.
Power is like wine in a cup, you can't quit it until you die......
The situation in Beijing is changing rapidly, which is dizzying, and the case in Yunzhou is also tumbling, and something big has happened - Wang Yan, crazy!