Seeing Zong Ze walking towards him, Yue Fei hurriedly stood up.

According to the old rules, once the imperial examination is over, Zong Ze can be regarded as Yue Fei's mentor.

Zong Ze patted Yue Fei on the shoulder and said, "The harm of the 'six thieves' in this dynasty has been going on for many years. Its formation is quite related, the relationship is intertwined, the old man is a martial artist, for a while, it is difficult to explain to you. The old man has already made an appointment with a group of fellow people in the court, and today after the imperial examination, I will gather at the Yamen of the Left-behind Division, and those old masters should be able to explain it clearly to you. Now that we're going home together, they must have been waiting very anxiously. ”

After Zong Ze finished speaking, he held Yue Fei's hand and walked out of the martial arts hall together. A subordinate had already brought the horse to wait

The two got on the horse, and the group went straight to the Yamen of the Left-behind Division of Kaifeng Mansion......

When I arrived at the Yamen of the Left-behind Division, it was already sunset and it was time for dinner.

Zong Ze led Yue Fei into the side hall, which was brightly lit, and a large banquet had been set up, with fifteen or sixteen people sitting on it, each talking happily.

When everyone saw Zong Ze and Yue Fei coming in, they hurriedly got down and sat down to greet them.

To be polite, Zong Ze sat down as the chief of the right compartment, and Yue Fei sat down next to Zong Ze.

Yue Fei's eyes were sharp, and he had already looked at all the people in the banquet.

The seats on the left side of the banquet are all dressed as civil officials, and on the right are military generals, of different ages, handsome and ugly. And the leader in the middle is a young man, who is weak and weak, with slightly dark skin and slightly protruding temples, and is a martial arts practitioner; His eyes are clear and bright, his face is smiling, and he looks honest and earnest.

Zong Ze is the main family, so he stood up and introduced Yue Fei one by one in order:

That young man turned out to be Zhao Gou, the ninth son of the Emperor of Huizong. The rest of the people present are loyal and righteous people who resolutely oppose the "six thieves" in the court, and the prime minister Wu Min, Taichang Shaoqing, Li Gang, and the left servant of Shangshu Zhao Ding, who were introduced by Han Xiaoyu, the master of the Dayjin Hall, are also listed.

After Zong Ze's introduction, King Kang said: "Now that the imperial court is in danger and does not know it, Lord Martial God has appeared at the right time, which is definitely the gospel of my Great Song Dynasty and a great help to the imperial court." ”

is also the prince, accustomed to listening to King Xiaoliang's arrogant and domineering tone, King Kang's opening of the mouth, the tone is gentle and sincere, Yue Fei suddenly felt like a spring breeze, and was deeply moved

Yue Fei hurriedly bowed his hand and said, "The prince is too famous. ”

Zong Ze said: "Now that Lord Martial God is alive, it is inevitable to rectify the atmosphere of the imperial court, and the "six thieves" will never sit still, and will definitely fight back with all their might. However, Lord Martial God was born in a remote village and knew very little about the affairs of the imperial court, so it was up to him to tell Lord Martial God clearly about the situation in the court and the cause of the 'six thieves'.

Dazai Wu Min, who was sitting at the head of the left, spoke: "Taishu Chen Dong is very eloquent, so let him speak." ”

Taixue refers to students who study in Taixue. The Taixue of the Song Dynasty is also known as the Guozijian of the Ming and Qing dynasties, which is roughly equivalent to the combination of the current Academy of Social Sciences and the Ministry of Education.

Chen Dong stood up, took a sip of water, moistened his throat, and told the ins and outs of the "six thieves".

It turned out that during the Song Renzong period, the court produced a fierce man Bao Zheng, this son was honest and fair, judged things like a god, and won the trust of Emperor Renzong, coupled with the selfless assistance of the long-lived old sage Han Qi, it can be said that the monarch is wise and virtuous, and the government is harmonious. This righteousness continued for several generations, including Song Yingzong (1064-1067), Shenzong (1068-1085), and Zhezong (1086-1100).

It's a pity that Song Renzong has a shortcoming, he is conservative in handling things, and he pursues the law of his ancestors and cannot be changed, so that the ills of the Song Dynasty have accumulated over and over.

At the beginning of the founding of the country, Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, pursued three major policies: first, the release of military power with a glass of wine; the second is to divide the powers; The third is the civilian-led system.

"Releasing military power with a glass of wine" was undoubtedly a very wise decision at the time, because this decision took back the military power of the feudal domains and consolidated the long-term peace and stability of the Zhao clan. However, at that time, in order to appease the feudal domains, Emperor Taizu not only rewarded a large amount of gold and silver treasures and land, but also issued an edict to establish a policy of "not suppressing annexation" for civil land annexation. This policy, in the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty, led to one-third of the yeoman farmers becoming tenants and powerful landlords concealing land, resulting in the rich having land without taxes, the poor being burdened, and the tax revenue of the imperial court gradually decreasing.

At first, the "division of powers" was only a division of military power, in order to prevent the emergence of new military strongmen, but later not only military power, but also non-military affairs management power. For example, there are generally many people holding the position of prime minister, which is divided into Shaozai, Dazai, and so on; It also set up some new official positions, such as "Governor of the Governor's Office" and "Three Envoys" to divide the political and financial powers of the Prime Minister.

In addition to the fact that military attaches must obey civilian officials, there are also some specific policies such as public arms management, civilian prohibition of private soldiers, and so on.

These three major policies led to the Song Dynasty's three redundant crises and a sharp decline in military strength. The so-called three redundancies are redundant officials, redundant soldiers, and redundant expenses.

These crises and the Song Dynasty's repeated military failures made Song Shenzong determined to approve Wang Anshi's reform of the law and the implementation of new policies. The implementation of the New Deal will naturally have flaws, and it will damage the interests of some people, so the old law faction that opposes the New Deal has emerged.

Speaking from the heart, whether it is Wang Anshi, who strongly promotes the new law, or Sima Guang, who is extremely opposed to the new law, his private morality and conduct are very good, and he strictly abides by the Confucian creed of righteousness, self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the country, and leveling the world. However, the literati were light, there was not a single sand in their eyes, and the emperor's intentional or unintentional provocation, most of the officials in the imperial court were divided into two factions: the reform faction and the old system faction. The officials of the two factions leaned towards each other and rejected each other, and they were on the same footing.

During the reigns of Song Shenzong and Song Zhezong, the officials of the New Law School and the Old System School rotated the government several times, and each time a different faction was purged. Although no official was killed for this, demotion, exile was inevitable.

In the battle between the old and new legal officials, there is one person who belongs to the outliers, and he is Cai Jing.

Cai Jing is the head of the human rat at both ends, swaying. both resolutely support Wang Anshi's implementation of the reform; He also resolutely cooperated with Sima Guang to abolish the new policy and restore the old system. Meet left and right in the old and new bodies, and get high-speed improvement.

Cai Jing's career has also gone through several ups and downs, and the most serious setback was after the death of Song Shenzong, because of his wavering past, he was degraded by the empress of Shenzong and the mother of Zhezong, Empress Dowager Gao. Cai Jing has since understood the power of **.

Later, under the guidance of the masters, Cai Jing made every effort to make friends with Zhao Ji, the most wasteful Duanwang at that time, and married him as a daughter.

Because Cai Jing writes well, he ranks among the four masters of the Northern Song Dynasty, Su, Huang, Mi, and Cai, and is proficient in poetry and songs, and Zhao Ji, who is also good at calligraphy and painting, hit it off. In addition, Miss Cai is smart and empathetic, and as soon as Duan Wang Zhao Ji ascended the throne of the emperor, he appointed Cai Jing as the imperial master and was in charge of the government.

Cai Jing was in power, learned the lessons of the past, and immediately formed a party in the court to establish his own power. The head of this powerful caucus, including Cai Jing, had six people, and was called the "six thieves" by the righteous people of the DPRK and China.

Different from the previous struggle between the new law and the old law, the new law and the old law are fighting for the difference in the concept of governing the country, and Cai Jing is now purely trying to establish his own personal power and control the government.

Among the "six thieves", each of them holds an important position and almost controls the lifeblood of the Great Song Dynasty.

Cai Jing, the head of the "Six Thieves": Wei Guogong and Taishi. Get close to the emperor and be responsible for leading the overall situation.

Liang Shicheng, the second place among the "six thieves": although the official position is only the inspector of the school, he is only a fourth-grade official. However, Liang Shicheng led the Rui Si Palace's text library, and was in charge of going out to transmit the imperial decree, and all the imperial book orders were out of his hands, and Liang Shicheng often found someone to imitate the emperor's handwriting to forge the holy decree, so his power became more and more powerful.

Li Yan, ranked third among the "Six Thieves": born in the court, the head of the inner house, and in charge of the back garden. He was responsible for the affairs of Western Xia and took over the military affairs of the Northwest of the eunuch Li Xian.

Zhu Mian, the fourth among the "Six Thieves": Pangu Hou, Weiyuan Jiedu Envoy, is Cai Jing's absolute confidant. It has jurisdiction over Suzhou and Hangzhou and other wealthy areas in the southeast, and is responsible for Huashigang to please the emperor.

Tong Guan, the fifth of the "Six Thieves": the Privy Council's chief privy envoy, the generalissimo of Liao, and the military power of the whole country.

Wang Hao, the last in the "Six Thieves": Shaozai, Taifu, and Chu Guogong. In charge of the household department, he assisted Tong Guan in dealing with the government and military affairs of the Liao State and the Jin State.

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The two chapters of the Six Thieves are written in a way that deviates from the original outline. The reason is that a friend came to visit the day before yesterday and talked about the current affairs, and suddenly felt that there were many similarities with the Great Song Dynasty, such as three redundancies, and so on. I can't bear to delete it, so please forgive me.

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