Chapter 19 Lao Chen Jiang Wanli

Regardless of whether Jia Rudao is one of the four great ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty as later generations, this sentence is very reasonable.

Although Ma, Chen and others are honest and well-read, they do not have much practical ability in governing the country, and the principle they believe in is that the proposal of the annihilation of the minister must be the annihilation, and when it is refuted, I oppose the annihilation of the minister, and I am a loyal minister.

These scholars would rather spend all their time on how to be loyal than on practical things.

This is the case with the social climate, and so is the surname of the scholar for thousands of years.

As long as you are a person who does things, you will make mistakes.

People who move their mouths are not easy to make mistakes, and most people who move their mouths like to find fault with others.

The Gongtian Law is also quite controversial in later generations, Jia Rudao is like Don Quixote in this era, holding a spear to challenge the waterwheel, he is challenging the mature feudal private ownership of land, although Jia Rudao has a lot of power, but he is not the emperor after all, the reformers in history, except for a few who succeeded with the firm support of the emperor, most of them became martyrs, the indecision of Li Zong, the government of the Southern Song Dynasty [***], and Jia Nidao himself was not right, which eventually led to the distortion of the Gongtian Law, thus failing.

Economic reform must be complemented by political reform, otherwise it will not succeed.

Judging from the Gongtian Law alone, I still favor Jia Nidao's side.

"Ma Aiqing, Chen Aiqing, after you go back, I will read it in detail and think about it carefully, I know in my heart that you can put forward your own different views on the Gongtian Law, but before the new policy comes out, continue to implement the original policy, Shichen, the Gongtian Law is still your sole responsibility, and you need to supervise the problems encountered in the implementation of the Gongtian Law, don't let some people with ulterior motives take advantage of the loopholes, affect the harmony of our ministers in the court, and affect the tax revenue of our court."

"Your Majesty is relieved, and the ministers should take care of it." Jia Rudao regained his indifferent expression.

"This matter will not be reconsidered." I didn't give them room to continue talking, so I changed the topic and said, "Jiang Wanli." ”

"The minister is here." An old man in his sixties came out and replied.

"Jiang Aiqing, all the way back to Lin'an, hard work, I should have let Lao Aiqing rest for a few days, but there are many affairs in this court, and I have just ascended the throne, and I need the boss to take office immediately, I will first appoint you as a member of the Privy Council and a governor of political affairs."

Jiang Wanli kowtowed and was waiting to thank him, but he heard Jia Rudao play and objected: "Your Majesty, Lord Jiang has just returned to the capital, and he is a little unfamiliar with the affairs of the court. ”

I looked at Jia Nidao, and I was slightly angry in my heart, knowing that this Privy Council was Jia Nidao covering the sky with one hand, so I was naturally unwilling to accept an influential opponent. I thought about it for a moment, and I also felt that I was in too much of a hurry to do this, although Jiang Wanli in history did serve as a member of the Privy Council, but I, the emperor, have changed, how do I know that history will not change? I held back my anger and said: "The master is reasonable, Jiang Aiqing, I will appoint you as the supervisor of the imperial history, and then make other arrangements after familiarizing yourself with the court." ”

"Old minister Jiang Wanli, thank the emperor for his grace, and the ministers should act in accordance with His Majesty's will." Jiang Wanli kowtowed.

Twenty years ago, Jiang Wanli was ostracized by impeachment of the main faction, and five years ago he was put under the curtain of Jia Yidao, then the ambassador of Jinghu Xuanfu, as a staff officer. Later, Jia seemed to be the prime minister, and Jiang Wanli entered the court at the same time and served as the prince of the country. In the first year of Jingding (1260), he moved to the Ministry of Punishment. Soon, he was promoted to the secretary of the ministry. In the following year (1261), he moved to the Ming Palace, and signed the Privy Council and the prince's guest.

The prince's guest, the official name, was placed in the Tang Dynasty. He is a subordinate official of the prince's East Palace, and he is in charge of guarding the attendants and admonishing him, which is an idle position.

When Jiang Wanli was the prince's guest, Zhao Yu, as the crown prince, had seen him, although he didn't have much contact.

It was precisely because Jiang Wanli was upright and couldn't be silent when he was in the middle of things, that Jia Rudao gradually alienated him. Jia Nidao hates his rashness, he is not cautious enough to speak, and he often angers Jia Nidao, so he can't stay in his position for a long time every time.

Now, the authority I have given him is to oversee the imperial history, to say anything that can be said, and to forgive him without sin.

Jiang Wanli has been in politics for decades, quite qualified, family history, even Wen Tianxiang is also his second disciple, and he is an upright person, and has an excellent reputation in the court. And he has a pretty good relationship with Xie Daoqing's faction, so it can be used as a buffer between me and Jia Daoqing, or even between me and Xie Daoqing.

Once I have full control over the government, Jiang Wanli will be the first Minister of Education in my mind.

As a college educator, Jiang Wanli has made remarkable achievements. He successively founded three academies, including Bailuzhou Academy, Daoyuan Academy, and Zonglian Jingshe, and was invited to give lectures at Shigu Temple in Yixian County, Anhui Province even during the period of debasement. Jiang Wanli rewarded talents all his life and cultivated a group of outstanding people represented by Wen Tianxiang, in addition to Liu Nanpu, Liu Chenweng, Ouyang Shoudao, Deng Guangjian, etc.

Since the private school is so excellent, why not hand over the world's learning to him?

"That's a good idea." I praise myself.

This is the biggest advantage of me, a traverser, the ancients were people, virtues, and abilities have been dissected in detail by later generations, of course, the water that exists in it is more and more with the long history.

Just like Zhou Yu of the Three Kingdoms, a Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he is described as a person with a small temperament, and almost everyone in later generations thinks so, and the original truth has disappeared in the long river of history.

I looked at the courtiers below and continued, "Wen Tianxiang. ”

"The minister is here."

"I ordered you to be in charge of the weapons supervisor and the Chongzheng Palace, that is, to take office."

"Obey."

I don't think there is much of a problem with the Gongtian Law in this matter, the problem is only in the political system of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the Gongtian Law is indeed somewhat useful, temporarily alleviating the constraints of the treasury.

As for what to supervise the imperial history, the official positions of the weapons supervisor are not of high grade and power, and the new emperor generally likes to reward lavishly, so for some irrelevant things, Jia Rudao also acquiesced.

Politics is a transaction, a distribution of interests among various forces, and the coexistence of mutual acquisition and compromise.

"Your Majesty, the minister still has this music." Ma Tingluan said again.

"Ma Aiqing, please speak."

"Your Majesty, more than a month is the beginning of the new year, according to my court etiquette system, the existing Jingding year name will stop at the end of December, and another year name should be taken, and the ministers can discuss the name Xianchun, please decide on it."

"Xianchun? This number is good, and I will make an agreement at the next court meeting after careful consideration, and now the Ministry of Rites is vacant, Aiqing, you are temporarily responsible for this matter as a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and prepare three years for the court to choose, and other matters can be prepared in advance according to the original etiquette system. ”

"The name of Xianchun has not changed." I said to myself, it seems that history is still moving along its trajectory.

"The minister obeys the order, and the minister should do his best." Ma Tingluan replied.

Ma Tingluan is not a stupid person, so he naturally heard what I said, if the matter of this era name is done to the emperor's satisfaction, maybe he will be able to ascend to the post of secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

"Yes." I then said to Wen Tianxiang, "Wen Aiqing, I heard that there are a lot of new gunpowder fireworks in the Gunpowder Department of the Ordnance Superintendent, and when I was a child, I liked to personally light those fireworks and firecrackers every New Year. ”

"Obey."

"It seems that this Zhao Yu still shows his true surname of greedy play." All the ministers in the DPRK and China who knew Zhao Yu thought of it in unison.

"When the novelty of Zhao Yu as the emperor passes, he will restore his surname Bing when he was the prince, and the surname is difficult to change, and I don't have the final say in this court." Jia Rudao thought to himself, but the expression on his face was still the same.