I met and knew each other through South Korea

He retired to the north and still participated in politics

However, it was said that after that day of Yutang, that is, the above table resigned, and Xiaozong repeatedly retained it to no avail, so he had to be appointed to Guangnan East Road, and he was appointed as a transit envoy and governor of Guangzhou Mansion.

Five years later, he was recommended by Zuo Xiangliuzheng and returned to Beijing through Yutang. Ren Longtu Pavilion bachelor, criminal department waiter. On that day, Jing Yutang was about to return to the house, and Han Yanxuan stopped him and invited him to the house for a small talk.

Enter the Han Mansion and sit down. Politeness, offering tea, etc. should not be expressed.

Han Yanxuan spoke first: Brother Zhongjian, not for the sake of compliments, among the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, there are Jinshi and the first born, I Han admire you the most, full of economy, quick thinking, literary ability to govern the country, and martial arts to Anbang. It's not like some people are sour and fake, except for those who can't do business, and they look down on us who have no background.

The husband and brother have won the award, and they foolishly think that it does not matter if the official has a background or not, and the ability to do things is the most important. Don't talk nonsense, the foolish brother admired Ling's great-grandfather Han Gong of Wei County since he was a child, and took the prince as a model. Imagine, a scholar can be the prime minister of the three dynasties, the inside can stabilize the dynasty, participate in the major events of the court, and the outside can gallop the territory, so that the Western Xia thieves are frightened, just ask, how many people can there be in the world? It can be said that this is the first capable minister since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty. The most powerful military general among the military generals, the biggest Wenchen among the military generals. Jing Yutang responded.

What Brother Zhong Jian said is extremely true. As a descendant of the Han family, he has always been proud of his great-great-ancestor and has always worshiped him. Brother Zhong Jian has lofty ambitions and discernment, and it is this that we admire. Back then, your comments on Empress Li were extremely accurate, and later the Emperor Taishang also said: I regret not listening to the words of a certain scripture. Moreover, you are very aware of current affairs, and you are far away from the right and wrong of Kyoto.

But now I'm back in this land of right and wrong.

That's a lot different now than it was a few years ago.

What's the difference? The emperor and the queen are still the same two, and state affairs are still so tired.

Brother Zhongjian, listen to the foolish brother slowly. With that, both of them laughed.

Gaozong had only one son in his life, and he died at the age of three. Due to the loss of fertility, although there are many concubines, none of them come out. Later, the descendants of Taizu were selected as adopted sons, given the name Zhao Ying, and established as the prince, the feudal king, that is, Xiaozong. After Gaozong's abdication, Xiaozong, who succeeded to the throne, was extremely filial, went to the north to see four times a month, and often accompanied Gaozong to visit Jingyuan and Yujin Garden.

As the emperor, Gaozong is not ignorant of political affairs, and some things such as the formulation of major policies and the appointment and dismissal of ministers still need him to express his position. The first thing every prime minister does when he takes office is to meet the emperor and listen to his old man's admonitions.

There was a eunuch named Wang Renhuai in Deokshou Palace, who was favored by the emperor and asked his younger brother to brew liquor, sell it publicly, and pay no taxes.

It's illegal. The dynasty has always implemented special management of liquor, stipulating that no private person is allowed to produce and sell liquor. Wang Renhuai's liquor workshop is not small, and the inspection office in charge of liquor production and sales learned about it and reported it to the Ministry of Industry, which coordinated with Lin'an Mansion. Ding Qiaoan, the prefect of Lin'an, sent someone to seal up this wine-making workshop, and for the sake of the emperor's face, he planned to end it.

Unexpectedly, Wang Renhuai sued the wicked first and said bad things about the Lin'an prefect in front of the emperor. As for the emperor, he only listened to one side of the story, and immediately sent Sun Shikai to invite Xiaozong. When he saw Xiaozong, he first lost his temper, and then ordered the emperor to immediately dismiss Ding Qiaoan, even if he was degraded to other places.

Zuo Zhengyan Yuan Fu learned that he played the book, accusing Beinei of conniving at and covering up private affairs and attacking court officials who acted impartially.

When Xiaozong saw Song Shu, he thought to himself, the courage of this official is really not small, and the spearhead is pointed at the emperor, and his anger rises from his heart, so he gives instructions to release Yuan Fu.

Shi Hao learned that he stayed in the matter. The emperor summoned him in the side hall, and Shi Hao got straight to the point, "May I ask Your Majesty, what is Yuan Fu's crime?" ”

Xiaozong replied: "If you say something you shouldn't say, don't expel him." ”

Staying in the recital means that after the emperor summons the minister to discuss the matter, a minister needs to report to the emperor alone due to special matters, and can leave a recital in the main hall, or after the regular dynasty, the minister has something inconvenient to talk about in the court, and requests to perform it alone, and the emperor chooses to summon it in the side hall.

Shi Hao persuaded and explained, "The people who do things in the north are all eunuchs, these people forget their righteousness when they see profit, how do they know how to maintain the majesty of the imperial court?" If a few Leng Touqing came out to speak, nip the small problems in the bud, and let such an inner servant Huangmen do whatever they wanted, what bad things would they not be able to do? Moreover, if the officials are dismissed without a valid reason, the people of the world will doubt the fairness of the imperial court, and then the problem will be big. ”

Seeing that the emperor didn't speak, he suggested: Your Majesty might as well go to Beinei and tell the Emperor what I mean, if the Emperor is magnanimous and leaves Yuan Fu behind, it will definitely be a beautiful thing that will be passed down through the ages.

Xiaozong thought about it, this method is good, I depreciate him, it is a manifestation of filial piety as a son of man, and the emperor retained it, showing that there is a tolerance for people's elegance, killing two birds with one stone.

Unexpectedly, the Emperor Taishang didn't think so, he was extremely angry with Yuan Fu's behavior, and after listening to Xiaozong's words, he gave a pot of wine to Shi Hao, and wrote four words: cowardly and arrogant. Sorry, respectful. The meaning of these four words is that a courtier should see his position clearly, be respectful to his superiors, set an example, and not rely on the little power in his hands and act proudly.

Xiaozong was helpless. He could only give Yuan Fu the title of the Secret Pavilion, grant it to the ancestral officer, and leave the imperial court.

One more time. When Emperor Taishang went to Yujin Garden to play, he often saw a person in his fifties cleaning. This man talks and behaves well, not like a civilian. So we started talking.

The man said that he was originally a county lieutenant in a county, but because he was not used to seeing the county's misdeeds, he was framed by the county magistrate, and he was dismissed and returned to his hometown. Now, it's hard to even make ends meet. After that, pretend to be aggrieved and pitiful.

When the Emperor Taishang heard this, he patted his chest: Don't worry, I'll help you with this matter. Then, tell Xiaozong the name, place of origin, and position of this person, and ask Xiaozong to reinstate him.

After a while, the Emperor Taishang went to Yujin Garden again and saw that the person was still cleaning. Immediately turned around and went straight to the Wende Palace. When Xiaozong saw him, he was respectful, accompanied by Caution, and asked him why the old man was angry.

The Emperor said angrily: "I have abdicated now, and no one listens to what I say or do." ”

As soon as Xiaozong inquired, it was the matter of the old man who cleaned up in Yujin Garden. I quickly explained it to him:

What the Emperor confessed, I confessed at that time. Later, the official department reported that this person was lying, not because someone framed him, but because he embezzled disaster relief funds. According to the law, you cannot be reinstated within two years. Even he, the emperor, has no choice.

When I heard that I couldn't do it, I was too angry: "I don't ask him what the reason for his resignation, now you will reinstate him, otherwise, there will be no place for my old face!"

Xiaozong could only find the secretary of the ministry, but the secretary still disagreed. Xiaozong was also anxious:

No matter what crime this person commits, even if it is murder, the things that the Emperor Taishang confesses must be done, otherwise you, the official secretary, will get out of me immediately!

After Gaozong's abdication, he was treated extremely well. The pocket money given to him by the imperial court is 40,000 yuan per month, which is 100 times the monthly salary of a first-class master. It doesn't include day-to-day expenses. Every year on his birthday, Xiaozong also sent 50,000 taels of silver and 50,000 yuan of money.