Chapter 18: Stalemate
While giving hope to many people in the Southern Tang Dynasty, the Book of Talents also brought a sense of fear and anxiety to most of the courtiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
In response to this, Taibao and Shangshu ordered Song Qiqiu to discuss with his group in private and determined that the "Letter to the World's Talents" was a demonstration to them by the Holy Lord, and it was a clear warning letter: You ministers, if you don't push forward the reform quickly, I will not be polite!
Song Qiqiu's response was-for-tat.
In the next few days, Song Qiqiu was silent in the court. He is also using his actions to show his attitude to the emperor: Although you are the emperor, there is a system for everything in the world, and there must be rules for doing things, you can't bypass me, the prime minister, and issue a national announcement like this, I don't agree with your approach!
Song Qiqiu was also in love. The people of the Manchu Dynasty are mostly attached to him, and once he is easily softened, the hearts of the Song Party will immediately disperse, and the team will not be easy to lead!
In the past few days, Li Jing, Li Jingsui and others have no longer forced these people to forcibly pass reform measures, and the old god is looking at the courtiers in the court with a cold look.
To sum it up in one sentence, the Southern Tang Dynasty has fallen into a state of stalemate!
In the days that followed, although the court was still discussing various reform measures, the atmosphere of the debate was a little absent-minded. The voice of opposition has obviously become smaller, and even several key opposition ministers who were previously righteous and aggressive have also lowered their voices invisibly. The Guanfeng faction, which had been neutral before, once again maintained a high degree of neutrality, and the emperor and the prime minister got into a fight, so let's hide first.
In the morning of this day, Li Jing had just returned to the imperial study, and Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, walked in with a note. This is the recital of Chang Mengxi, who stayed in the Eastern Capital, made a special trip to Li Jingsui on a fast horse.
"Chang Liu's view is quite consistent with that of Lin Feng, and he suggested that I set up a special reform body, composed of those who agree with the change. Jingsui, what do you think? Li Jing read it carefully, put down the piece in his hand, and asked Li Jingsui.
"I agree! From the beginning of the debate competition, until the situation of the court in the past few days, Wechen has been thinking that the measures for change are actually relatively simple, as long as you try to break through, you can do it, but to truly achieve change, the key is to change the things behind the change, what we think in our hearts, our organization and organization, I feel that we have to change. Li Jingsui replied with a frown.
Li Jing glanced at Li Jingsui in surprise and said, "I didn't expect Jingsui to say such words!" I haven't seen each other for a few days, and I'm impressed. ”
"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, the minister also figured it out from Lin Feng's idea of change." Li Jingsui hurriedly expressed his modesty.
"If you want to hurry, you can't get there. For the sake of safety, in a few days, we will observe the movements of the ministers of the DPRK and China. If I am disappointed, I will have to be ruthless! In this way, Jing Sui, in a few days, you can consider selecting a few people who support reform among the officials who have participated in the debate competition, and gather together to specially draft the three laws of the Municipal Law, the Commercial Credit Law, and the Commercial Law that benefit the reform of business. Li Jing groaned for a moment and said a compromise solution. After the draft is introduced, we will focus on the discussion, and it will also be issued in the form of a special delivery by the Praetorian Guard! If the implementation is good, a special agency will be established. ”
"Good, the holy policy is really the old man's move to hold the country, admire!" Li Jing then stood up and sighed with his palms.
"Those who seek the country must not seek themselves! Candidates, I feel that Xiao Yan, Jiang Wenwei, Han Xizai and others who were strongly recommended by Lin Feng in the past are more reliable, and the school secretary last time was called Liao Jusu, right? Let's also get him involved. Li Jing sighed slightly and said.
After a period of debate, quarrels, and stalemates, Li Jing gradually confirmed the most simple truth that Lin Feng said: those who try their best to obstruct change must have vested interests. Song Qiqiu, Wei Cen, Li Zhenggu, Cha Wenhui and others, who were favored in the past, did not understand the painstaking efforts of their changes this time, although the saints in their mouths were still very loyal, but they were obstructing them openly and secretly, which made him deeply disappointed.
"Obey the order!" Li Jing gave a deep salute and turned around.
That night, in front of a Chinese mansion on the east bank of the Qinhuai River in the south of Jinling City, the carriage stopped a few floors inside and outside, and the sound of silk and bamboo came out of the house. Today, Zhu Gong, the imperial historian, held a banquet in the house to celebrate the full moon of the fourth son, and all the officials of the court naturally came.
A pretty maid came out of the kitchen with a large plate of fruit, and walked lightly through the noisy hall to the study in the secluded part of the mansion.
Hearing the sound of Yahuan pushing the door in, everyone in the room looked up together, and when they saw that it was just a Yahuan, they quickly turned their heads and continued to discuss in a low voice.
What a lot of officials! Xiao Yahuan swept her eyes briskly, and found that her master, Lord Zhu Gongzhu, the protagonist of today's happy event, was actually the last to accompany her.
As Xiao Yahuan guessed, the people here are all the core figures of the Song Party, and the youngest official is the Imperial Doctor from the third grade. After so many days, the Song Party people have no bottom in their hearts, and it is not a matter of being so deadlocked! Therefore, Song Qiqiu used Zhu Gong to celebrate his son and let all the core characters get together.
"Change, if not led by us, is a pure dream!" The Privy Councillor's deputy, Wei Zen, squirmed in his chair as he spoke. The chair under me is not as good as my own chair, and I feel very uncomfortable.
"Lord Wei, don't be careless. I looked at the Holy One's expression more and more calmly, and I was afraid that things would change in the near future. Zha Wenhui, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, said calmly.
"Lord Wei's analysis is very correct. The old man has already instructed the inside line of the palace to keep an eye on the slightest change in the palace. Taibao and Shang Shuling, who were sitting in the middle position, stroked Song Qiqiu's beard and spoke.
"Song Lao is far-sighted, I admire him." A cadre hurriedly sent a sycophant.
Song Qiqiu's expression did not change, but a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, and he said in a low voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are already very passive in the matter of the "Book of Talents to the World", and we must not be careless. The old man has always had a sense of foreboding lately. ”
"Song Lao is extremely worried." Zhu Gong bowed his waist and took matters into his own hands, diligently putting a few red plums on the plate at the hands of every adult.
Since Lin Feng came, the operation of the Southern Tang Dynasty began to get out of control! Song Qiqiu, who had his eyes closed, looked back at all the things that had happened after Lin Feng's arrival, and a picture suddenly appeared in his mind: the original order of the Southern Tang Dynasty seemed to be like a dam in disrepair, Lin Feng's powerful Sanshu was born out of thin air, and successfully knocked the original incomparably strong embankment loose, and the "Book of Talents to the World" was like a sudden thunderbolt, striking a crack in the embankment.
Lin Feng! It's all because of Lin Feng! At this moment, Song Qiqiu found that he hated Lin Feng extremely much for this ghost!
Where is the breakthrough? Is it really necessary to change course and turn to support change? Song Qiqiu leaned back and leaned back in his chair, and a feeling of old age that he had never felt before came to his heart.