Yang Ji walked out of breath.

Looking at the still long road ahead, he didn't even have the strength to sigh.

Almost every few days, he had to walk the way to the government hall, but today was the most hurried.

Su Song sent someone from the political hall to pass on the message to the supervisor, but Yang Ji happened to be out of business at that time, and when he heard that Su Song was invited, it was already more than half an hour later.

Along the way, Yang Ji walked in a hurry, and soon became out of breath, out of breath, and there was a faint pain in his ribs.

The pain under his ribs became more and more painful, Yang Ji's steps finally stopped, and the accompanying companion hurriedly came up to help, but was pushed away by Yang Ji.

This is the imperial city, and he is supported by the people below to walk, not to mention the shame, even to guard against the hidden arrows, he has to walk by himself. If someone plots against him, saying that he is sick, he will have to make a fuss.

It would be nice if there were horses in the Imperial City.

Yang Ji gasped and couldn't help but think. But reason immediately told him that it was a dream.

That's the prime minister's prerogative, don't count on it in this life, maybe there is a possibility in the next life. Now, it is a great blessing to be able to stay in the ranks of important ministers.

If you want to travel in the imperial city, unless Han Xianggong has another whimsical idea to pave a railway in the imperial city.

After a few breaths, Yang Ji took another step. After resting, the soles of my feet became more and more heavy, as if dozens of catties of lead had been added.

The weight of two hundred catties made his stomach turn into a ball, and it also made Yang Ji become unlucky.

In the old years, when the farmland water conservancy law was implemented, and the north and south ran to preside over the silt field, it was called a brisk walk.

Now this hammer body ......

Yang Ji sighed, bowing his head as he walked, and only when he walked up could he easily see his feet, and he couldn't see it when he was standing.

'Let's lose weight. ’

Yang Ji thought that a few days ago, Han Gang also said that he should pay attention to weight control, so as not to get sick in the future and lose his lifespan.

'Eunuch! Eunuch! ’

Behind him, he suddenly took a few steps closer, pulled the corner of Yang Ji's clothes hard, and called him in a low voice.

As soon as Yang Ji's footsteps slowed down, he found that there were a few people turning from the direction of Yutang in front of him, and the leader was wearing a purple robe, but it was Han Zhongyan, a scholar from Hanlin and a fellow herdsman.

Yang Ji hurriedly saluted, "Yang Ji has seen Neihan. ”

"It's Yang Jiang."

Han Zhongyan nodded and said hello reservedly.

Han Qi's son, the elder brother of the concubine, could have been proud of any courtier.

In front of him, Zhang Dian and Han Gang are juniors; Su Song, when his father was the prime minister, was just a junior. What's more, Yang Ji, the judge who returned to Beijing only by welcoming Han Gang, was imprisoned?

Han Zhongyan was arrogant, but Yang Ji didn't dare to be rude.

When the court was pushed for the first time, he chose the wrong support object, and he was transferred out of the capital afterwards. Although he is still in the ranks of important political ministers, as long as he cannot enter Beijing, that vote is meaningless.

It was not easy to rely on his talent in water conservancy to get Han Gang's recognition, and he returned to Beijing. During these days, Yang Ji was cautious in his words and deeds, lest he offend anyone.

"Neyhan also goes to the political hall?"

Han Zhongyan also walked in the direction of the political affairs hall, Yang Ji walked with him, and did not forget to pay attention to the pace when talking, so that he was half a step behind Han Zhongyan.

Han Zhongyan walked in front with a natural expression, "Su Zirong invited, it happened that there was nothing to do, so I went to go." Will you go to the book to report something? ”

"No, it's Su Pingzhang beckoning." Yang Ji told him honestly.

Han Zhongyan's footsteps were abrupt, and there was more expression on his arrogant face, staring at Yang Ji, "I didn't think it would be too late." ”

Yang Ji's heart was suddenly stirred up with anger, but the foundation of the Han family in Anyang is deep, and he is not comparable. In case of a conflict, Yang Ji was not sure that Han Gang would definitely protect himself. If Han Zhongyan disposed of him in exchange for help, Han Gang would not hesitate to come.

He turned his head to look ahead, "When Su Pingzhang sent someone to deliver the message, he happened to be out of the house, so he was a step late." ”

Han Zhongyan looked at Yang Ji's reaction, and then started to walk again, but he walked slowly, and asked without hurry: "Will you know what Su Zirong plans to do?" ”

It was already late, Yang Ji was as anxious as a cat with its tail burning, but Han Zhongyan walked slowly, he had to take care of the whole face, so he could only be patient, "I only know that Su Pingzhang has something to do, but I don't know what it is." ”

"Has Shosaku heard of the council?"

"Yes." Yang Ji's heart jumped, "Do you want to discuss this matter today?" ”

Han Zhongyan was noncommittal.

The so-called parliament must be Han Gang's new toy.

Su and Zhang must have known what Han Gang wanted to do for a long time, and they both agreed, so they had Su Song's invitation. And in Zaizhong, Zeng Xiaokuan and Li Chengzhi were most likely notified one step in advance.

It wasn't until this morning that the various yamen in the imperial city began to spread relevant news-this was naturally spread by the political affairs hall. Zaifu, who was a little far away from Han Gang, and most of the important ministers, including him Han Zhongyan, all got the news at this time.

It is estimated that before the release of the government, most of the courtiers who had a function in Beijing would also have heard of it. It was probably not until the evening that the Son of Heaven and some of the clans knew Han Gang's plan to set up a council in the state and county.

At that time, the opposition will be fierce, after all, it is to cut the flesh of the heavenly family. It's just that if you are discussing politics and important ministers, it will be too late to oppose it.

Han Zhongyan was very interested in Han Gang's new toy.

If Han Gang wants to abolish the establishment, Han Zhongyan will only not participate in it at most, and even serve the Son of Heaven depending on the situation.

But parliament is different.

"What do you think of the council?" Han Zhongyan asked.

Yang Ji shook his head, "I only know the word parliament, and I don't know the details." ”

Even if he had an opinion, he would not say it in front of Han Zhongyan.

Han Zhongyan also knew what Yang Ji would think, so he didn't care, but said: "I think that Yukun's move is deeply worthy of the sage. ”

When Yang Ji heard this, he was shocked in his heart.

Han Zhongyan: What kind of calculation is this?

The sage said, 'Monarchs, ministers, fathers, sons', what several prime ministers are doing now, to put it mildly, is not the king's eyes.

Even if the words of the saints are supposed to be interpreted by each family, who will justify their actions except their henchmen?

Yang Ji's heart was so chaotic that he forgot to speak for a while. He looked at Han Zhongyan and saw that the son of the minister of power was turning his head, and he didn't know how much deep meaning was contained in his smile.

Yang Ji's heart moved, Han Zhongyan has always been unreliable in the discussion of politics, with his family background, as long as he does not get close to the Son of Heaven, the political hall will not deliberately deal with him, so he has been staying in the court since entering the court.

Now Han Zhongyan seems to have the idea of attaching himself to Han Gang, if he can cooperate with him, he will be able to add a little help to Han Gang, and he can also be more valued.

Han Gang is happy, if the people below can't keep up, they are likely to be given up by him. Yang Ji was very tired in order to follow Han Gang's footsteps.

After quickly thinking about it in his mind, Yang Ji said cautiously: "Although I only know the word parliament, I deduce from the court that the law of the court should be used in the state and county. ”

A few words were only derived from rumors, and Han Gang had said two words with deep meaning, intentionally or unintentionally, two days ago, and Yang Ji didn't dare to show them to Han Zhongyan at all before confirming it.

"The court meeting is that the officials from the two prefectures can attend the meeting, but is it possible that the councils in the prefecture and county are attended by the officials in the yamen?"

Of course not, Yang Ji also knows a little bit of details, but he still can't figure out Han Zhongyan's pulse, so he doesn't dare to say more: "Maybe it will be slightly deleted and modified according to the situation." ”

"It seems that Qiangu really doesn't know much." Han Zhongyan didn't seem to have any intention of getting to the bottom of it, "As far as I know, Han Yukun is planning to promote his lifters and talents. The county council, but all the county talents have the right to vote, but only the people can be elected. In the state council, only the Jinshi and Zhuke can be elected, and the right to vote is in the hands of the state. Although the powers and responsibilities of the legislators are still unclear, Han Yukun can be said to have good intentions. ”

Yang Ji couldn't help nodding.

Today's Xiucai has no distinction between subjects and jinshi, and mathematics, biology, and geography are all within the scope of the exam. Even if you are preparing to enter the Bachelor's Examination, when you take the exam, you will also test the basic knowledge of natural science.

It's just that Han Gang is looking for qi science, and he can only go to this step, and when it comes to the etiquette examination of Jinshi and Zhuke, everything is clear, and his future in the future is also different.

A list of Jinshi is at least a Baili Hou, and the pro-people officials who are not Jinshi are rare in the court. Born in all subjects, unless you are sure to get the top three in the various subjects and get the qualifications of being born as a jinshi or from the same jinshi, you will naturally be inferior in the officialdom.

The Jinshi background is definitely to be an official, but for the background of various subjects, it is not necessarily. If you have a parliament, if you are from a family, you can take a background in various subjects, and then you can face it at home, which is much better than being a few decades below the Jinshi.

Han Zhongyan's appearance doesn't look like a disguise, Yang Ji no longer hides it, and Han Gang's previous words don't have much that can't be humane, "I don't dare to hide it, Han Xianggong once said with Ji Yan, all disciplines are talents for doing things, if Jinshi is not practical, does not experience practice, and sits and talks about the Tao, he is often biased, which is not as good as all subjects." ”

If it weren't linked to today's rumors, this would be just a common complaint. Even if it came from the mouth of the prime minister, it only made Yang Ji think that Han Gang was going to attack the content of the Jinshi exam.

But now that we compare it with the matter of the council, it can be seen that Han Gang really intends to let the scholars from various branches follow the path of the council. The number of officials that the imperial court can take out every year is limited, and there are not too many scholars in various disciplines, so they can only start from positions that do not enter the ranks, even if they are made officials, they can't win the jinshi, how can they compare with the councilors in the state and county - from the perspective of the important ministers, the power that Han Gang intends to arrange for the councilors will never be too small.

Han Zhongyan nodded, with Yang Ji's disclosure, he could confirm Han Gang's plan even more.

To Yang Ji, who was staring at him nervously, he said calmly: "This method is beneficial to scholars and complements the imperial court. ”

A slightly larger family, it is still easy to provide for one person with the power of the clan, it is not difficult to raise three or five, the number of Xiucai will only be more, plus the family of marriage, it is not difficult to elect a county councilor. With the name of a councillor and cooperating with the forces in the clan, that is, a local tyrant, even the state and county officials are difficult to contain their people.

And it was originally a family of Jinshi, and the people in the clan were ten times more than Jinshi. Zhuke is simpler than Jinshike, and it is not difficult for the big clan to cultivate a Zhuke person.

When the clansmen work together, they can easily occupy half of the county council, and together with several large clans in the same state, the state council is also in the bag.

The imperial court made great efforts to suppress the localities, and officials were strictly forbidden to serve in the townships. Han Qi can guard the township and county, and the Han family can repeatedly serve as the governor of Xiangzhou, which is already a special grace. But the members of the parliament are all natives, and depending on the situation, they can continue to do it.

The reason why officials can intrigue with the superiors, and even coerce the officials, is because the officials can be passed down from generation to generation, while the officials are mostly rogue officials and cannot fight with the officials. Now that there are councillors, they are stronger than officials.

For the big family, even if there is no Jinshi in the family for a while, as long as the council is still there and the township is controlled, the family background will not be ruined.

And that's certainly a good thing!

After getting Han Zhongyan's promise, Yang Ji's heart was relieved, and he looked at the political hall in front of him, and he was no longer worried.

With Han Zhongyan's cooperation, this time, he can also share an extra piece of good meat under Han Gang's hands.

Lin Xi and Zong Ze, the chief and deputy inspectors of the fifth room of the middle book, were waiting outside the door of the political affairs hall.

Lin Xi is old, Zong Ze is the champion, Zhang Dian and Han Gang's cronies respectively, Yang Ji saw the two, and even had a feeling of flattery. At the same time, there is also a faint sense of complacency, not into the ranks of important ministers, no matter how strong the limelight is, you can only be a confidant at a critical time.

But Yang Ji couldn't help but worry that he and Han Zhongyan came so late, and he was afraid that the three prime ministers were impatient.

Quickly following behind Lin Xi and Zong Ze, Yang Ji and Han Zhongyan were led to a side hall.

Coming to the door, Yang Ji stood still suddenly, looking at the hall in disbelief.

The seats, in the huge hall, are arranged in a circle.

Familiar faces passed in front of them, all of them were the faces of each other in the Chongzheng Hall and the small hall of the inner east gate on weekdays.

Yang Ji turned his head to look at Han Zhongyan and found that this Hanlin Bachelor was not the slightest surprised.

Sure enough, he had already thought of it. ’

Yang Ji secretly hated.

If it weren't for Han Zhongyan's guidance, he should have thought about it.

He thought that Su Song, Zhang Dan, and Han Gang wanted to persuade the important ministers one by one so that the results could be determined before the court meeting.

But now, headed by Su Song, the two prime ministers are listed, and none of the 36 important ministers in Beijing are absent.

This is clearly to hold a court meeting!

The heart of disobedience is evident here.