At the beginning of the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, reviewing the lessons of the Tang Dynasty's feudal towns, the road system was a road, and the country was divided into 15 roads, and then it was split one after another, such as Hebei Road was changed to Hebei East and West Road, Shaanxi Road was changed to Yongxing Military Road and Qinfeng Road, etc., there were a total of 22 roads in the entire Great Song Dynasty, plus a Kaifeng Mansion.

In recent years, the provincial system has been implemented, each road has been changed to a province, and Xijing has been listed separately, and Tokyo is at the same level as the province, so that it is 22 provinces, plus Tokyo Kaifeng, Xijing Luoyang two prefectures, each province has two secretaries of government, a total of 48, 10 military people, is 58 people.

In addition, the colonies successively established provinces, among which the newly built Liaodong Province, Bohai Province, Shuofang Province was established in the territory of the former Western Xia, and the Longyou Province was established in the Hexi Corridor, and these four provinces, plus the Western Regions Protectorate, were also allocated 10 places.

In addition, to the east of the Caspian Sea, the lands taken from the Seljuks included Goryeo, Waguo, Cochin, Dali, Champa, and Ryukyu...... Although these places have not been formally established as provinces, they are not far from being incorporated into the Great Song Dynasty, and each place has a quota, and 7 are divided.

There are still 25 places left, and they fall to the political hall and the six ministers, four ministers, six scholars, the colonial department, the general staff, the Imperial Procuratorate, the Imperial Historical Observatory, the Royal Bank, the Audit Department, and the Dali Temple, Honglu Temple, etc., each responsible official must be the identity of the secretary of parliament.

In this way, the first parliamentary meeting of the Great Song Dynasty was divided!

The members were also fresh in the morning.

"Ridiculous, it's unreasonable!"

The most angry about this result is the people of science, their initial calculation was only the representatives of the provinces, as for the overseas colonies, only two quotas were given symbolically, and the important ministers of the court and the army should not be given quotas.

In this way, they can get at least forty percent, or even more than half of the places.

As long as they hold the council, they can launch rounds of offensives to grab more power. When it comes to how to control public opinion, the skills of these people are quite amazing.

Not to be underestimated.

But the problem is that the princes of the imperial court, plus the military, have divided 35 places, and among the provinces, the northern provinces, plus a few colonies, are the territory of the New Political Society, so that the number of places that can be obtained by science is only a little more than 20%, and it is completely impossible to dominate the council!

Fooled, suffer!

The people of science in Beijing gathered at Zhou Dunshi's residence one after another, complaining all over their stomachs.

"The imperial court is too unreasonable, the parliamentary council is supposed to supervise the princes of the imperial court, why let them also join the council, have they passed the election? We have to go to the book, and we have to fight to the end! ”

They shouted loudly and were indignant.

It's Zhou Dunshi, this old man is calmer.

"Don't panic, the political hall and the six ministers have entered the council, there are pros and cons to this matter...... For the time being, they are in our way, but in the long run, doesn't it mean that every secretary of parliament is likely to be directly in charge? It's not necessarily a bad thing for you, it's up to us to do it! Although Chu has three households, it is necessary to have the strength to break the cauldron and sink the boat! ”

Yang Shi's eyes lit up, in the end, he was an old-timer, and his opinion was different. He is a disciple of Ercheng, and Ercheng is a disciple of Zhou Dunshi, and Yang Shi is still Zhou Dunshi's disciple.

He bowed down and said: "Lianxi Gonggao's theory makes the disciples refreshed, but at the moment our number is too small, and it is really difficult to make a difference, which is really worrying." ”

Zhou Dunshi's words just now were just to boost morale, he was more focused on academics, this time he went out of the mountain, thinking about successfully grabbing the political meeting, and then finding a way to invite Ercheng and Zhang Zai back, and they would preside over the overall situation, and there was still a lot of strength.

Seeing that this step was about to be postponed, Zhou Dunshi had no choice but to cheer up and discuss countermeasures with his disciples and grandchildren, and there were less than 10 days left before the official operation of the council.

In addition, due to the participation of the ministers of the government hall and the representatives of the military, the scope of discussion in the council was greatly expanded, including the budget, various laws and regulations, and the use of troops abroad.

Although the final decision-making power is still in Zhao Shu's hands, it is obvious that even if the emperor wants to easily overturn the result of the council, he will have to pay a price.

Therefore, the people of science are very active and strive for a good start.

After another 5 days, the train roared, accompanied by a click, click, and the special train entered the Xijing Railway Station.

As soon as the car door opened, a slender and dark figure jumped out of it. It's none other than Murong Qingchen!

If you count it, his military exploits are no worse than Wang Shao, fighting Youzhou, passing through the Western Regions, severely attacking Seljuk, expanding thousands of miles, killing more than one million, from the inside out, there is a smell of being unapproachable.

But there was one person who didn't care much and walked over and gave him a big hug.

Su Shi's political IQ is too poor, but his popularity is really good, and among the entire six arts, that is, he can enter Murong Qingchen's eyes.

As soon as they met, Murong asked: "Brother Zizhan, we are here in the dust, and we don't know what's going on, you tell us first, what are you going to do, and then let's have a good drink." ”

Su Shi laughed, "I knew you were an impatient, it just so happened that military representatives from Hebei, Liaodong, Lingnan and other places also came, let's talk together." ”

Su Shi did not enter the council, he is still a researcher of the New Politics Society, but in view of his special status and activity energy, Zhang Dian asked him to be responsible for liaison and help, and Su Shi also agreed.

"The key thing at the moment is the budget bill, to put it bluntly, how to allocate the money!" Su Shi said: "At present, there are many officials, including those in the market, who believe that military spending should be reduced, especially after defeating the Seljuks, and they should recuperate and recuperate, and cultivate their ......."

"Fart!"

Murong Qingchen scolded without hesitation: "They are all a group of people with a small eye, defeating Seljuk is just a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation and continue to fight westward, and no one can reduce military spending, not only can it not be reduced, but it must also use troops to Tianzhu!" He lowered his voice, "Brother Zizhan, let me tell you a secret, before I entered Beijing, I had ordered a group of men and horses to go south, as long as a few mountain passes were laid, the entire Tianzhu was at the foot, it was a piece of land more fertile than the Great Song Dynasty, and there were people to be fed, fields to be found, and grain to be grain...... We fought Seljuk also to take Tianzhu, otherwise wouldn't it be in vain! ”

Several other representatives of the military also shared this view.

Su Shi smiled, "It's good that you all have this opinion, but there are also twenty or thirty people on the science side, but there are more than you, so be careful!" ”

"What am I careful of?" Murong Qingchen angrily asked, "What about Zhang Dan?" What about Lu Huiqing? Aren't they also in the council? They've also done things in the Western Regions? Why don't you come out and speak up? ”

Su Shi smiled wryly, "That...... After all, they are big officials, and they must have the dignity of being a ruler, in short, you know! ”

"Phew!"

Murong Qingchen smacked hard, "It's all bullshit!" I want to eat it, but I'm afraid of getting hot, and that's what I despise the most...... Dare to call us back, just let us rush, they are afraid of dirty hands? Okay, you tell those goods for me, let me make a move, 10 million military expenses each time, one yuan less, I don't finish with them! ”

……

Su Shi suddenly had a bad feeling, this council meeting has changed its taste, and it may become a gladiatorial arena and a ring match...... Fortunately, he was smart and didn't get involved, otherwise who could beat this fat meat!

There was only one day left before the official meeting, and two more people arrived in the capital together, they were very low-key, and no one was alarmed.

Who is it?

Of course, it was Wang Ningan and Wen Yanbo, didn't they go to inspect Liaoyang and supervise the construction of roads? That's true, and Wang Ningan waited for the dust to settle before returning to Youzhou, but as soon as he arrived in Youzhou, he received the holy decree.

It turned out that Zhao Shu's son was more than six years old, and he had passed the age of enlightenment, but Wang Qing spoiled him too much, and there was no father to control him, and the little guy was a demon king of the world, which made the chickens and dogs jump in the palace.

Zhao Shu was so angry as soon as he came back, he felt that he had to find a strong master to take care of the prince, originally Wang Qing wanted to hand it over to Wang Anshi, but he could be strict with anyone, but he couldn't hide his face with his grandson...... There was no choice but to beg Wang Ningan to enter Beijing.

"I said, Brother Kuanfu, can you tell me, how did you rely on your majesty to make a decree and transfer you to the capital?"

Wen Yanbo raised his head and said for a while: "It is estimated that Your Majesty knows that the old man is dedicated to seeking the country, and he is reliable!" ”

"Phew!"

Wang Ningan smacked him fiercely, "Don't think I don't know, you write a letter to Wen Jifu, give him ideas in it, and let him give advice to His Majesty, to increase the proportion of representatives in the army...... Your Majesty took your suggestion, and only then did you transfer you to the capital. ”

"Huh?" This time it was Wen Xianggong's turn to be dumbfounded.

"You, how do you know?"

Wang Ningan snorted, "Brother Kuanfu, there are not many things that can be hidden from me in this world, junior brother advises you, don't toss, be careful!" ”

Lao Wen's neck is cold!

He clearly felt that Wang Ningan returned to the capital again, although it was because of the prince's teaching affairs, but the laziness in his body disappeared, and he seemed to have returned to ten years ago all of a sudden, full of fighting spirit...... Could it be that this council is really so important, will it change the direction of the Great Song Dynasty?

Lao Wen was uneasy in his heart, he felt that he really had to be a little more restrained, so as not to miscalculate again, after all, at his age, he was no longer allowed to make mistakes!

Wen Yanbo chose to hibernate, but the political meeting was extremely popular from the beginning.

Although the science did not get the expected quota, but after deducting the important ministers of the imperial court, Zhou Dunshi was the oldest, and in line with the principle of respecting the old and loving the young, he was promoted as the temporary foreman and presided over the meeting.

got the right to speak, Zhou Dunshi started with a clear meaning and went straight to the point.

"Last year, the budget expenditure of my Great Song Dynasty totaled 1.356 billion yuan, but the income was only 1.1 billion yuan, and the deficit was huge, which made people frightened.