Chapter 236: Too Much
Zhao Ta now feels like a spinning top that has been whipped and rotated, he feels that he is very good at being lazy, but there are always so many busy things every day, but he is still 'warned' by the imperial historians several times to be lazy in the government, Li Gang and others also vaguely persuaded the emperor not to indulge in those 'kit kat 'kit kat things', and to devote more of his mind to governing the country.
Zhao Ta knew that they were all blaming themselves for taking care of the affairs of Dali, and the means were not so open, which made him feel that he was really wronged, and he who worked hard and made money was not for the long-term peace and stability of the Great Song Dynasty, although in the final analysis, it was still for his own family, but it was also very uncomfortable. In a fit of anger, he gave himself a vacation and hid in the harem to coax the children to play.
"Second master, Li Xiang has asked for an audience many times, and he came again early this morning!" Seeing that the emperor was grinning happily with the second princess in his arms, he said that he was in a good mood and stepped forward to pray.
"Girl, isn't he annoying, don't let your father play with you!" Zhao Ta held the child with both hands and let her bounce on his knees and said.
"Second master, it's not that I'm annoying, it's that they're annoying, today Li Xiang wants to break through the palace gate or I stopped him, and he grabbed his neck and collar, and beat people!" Seeing Xi said aggrievedly.
"It's against them! Who in this world doesn't know that you are the closest person to Lao Tzu, and beating you is beating me! Zhao Ta said with a glare.
"Second master, how could he not know the way, maybe there is really an emergency, don't scare the second princess!" Seeing that Xi's heart warmed, the emperor still felt sorry for himself, but he also knew that his identity was sensitive, and those scholars clearly looked down on their grandfather and grandfather. If you don't respect yourself, you will cause trouble for the emperor.
"Cut. Cai'er's parents are both warriors who go into battle to kill the enemy and slash the enemy chieftain. How can you be so easily frightened! Zhao Ta heard this and quickly looked back at his daughter, only to see that she was facing himself happy, he pouted and said to Jianxi.
"The second master is right, you are bold, you killed the assassin with your own hands at the age of six, and your soul was almost scared that day!" Seeing the joy and smiled and said, Lao Tzu is a hero, the emperor doesn't blink an eye when he kills so much, maybe he will be bold.
"Hee-hee. You're not bad any day, at least you didn't run away, and you know that the road is in front of me! Zhao Ta said with a smile, he really likes this partner, and he used to be greedy for a small bargain, but after becoming the governor of the province, he changed his bad habits, and he did things more and more, Zhou Zhengzhen gave himself a long face, "Did he beat you?" I'll teach him a lesson! ”
"Second master, no. Li Xiang is just bluffing, if it is for me to punish Li Xiang, wouldn't it be a violation of the rules, if you feel sorry for the little one, you should go and meet Li Xiang. Otherwise, they should think that they are petty and have slandered you! "Seeing Xi is even more moved, of course, I have to think more about the emperor, it is not a good thing not to go to court for a few days after all.
"Cai'er. Let's go meet the old man in front of Xiye, okay! Zhao Ta shook her daughter and said with a smile. Get up and hold the baby and leave.
"Second master, the sky is getting colder. Don't freeze the princess! "Seeing that the emperor was really crying and laughing, he didn't change his clothes, and he was going to discuss national affairs with the prime minister with the child in his arms, even early education was a little too early. He knew that this couldn't be mentioned yet, otherwise the emperor would come up with great strength and really do it, so he had to give Zhe Meiluan a look while talking about the child.
"Your Majesty, you haven't changed your clothes yet!" Zhe Meiluan was also so happy that she stopped the emperor from taking the child and asked people to quickly change his clothes...
Zhao Ta came to the Wende Palace, saw that Li Gang, Xu Jingheng and other ministers had been waiting for a long time, and sat down directly ignoring them, and everyone did not give a seat according to the usual practice after giving a salute, so they let them stand on the hall, and a few small yellow doors carrying embroidered piers were quite surprised, but the emperor did not speak and they did not dare to put down, so they had to retreat in a sneer.
"Your Majesty, can your body recover?" When Li Gang saw that the emperor was coming, he wanted to give a few words of advice, Xu Jingheng hurriedly grabbed him and stepped forward to salute, and he knew that the emperor's anger had not disappeared at a glance. In fact, he understands the emperor very well, when he was in the northwest, he was his deputy, and the emperor often threw the documents sent up from below to him for review, and he couldn't stay in the mansion for a few days a year when he was running around, and now he can do this is already a great progress.
"Well, even if you feel a cold, it's almost good!" Zhao Ta nodded with a slight pale, he knew that Xu Jingheng was giving himself a step, and he couldn't help but continue.
"Your Majesty is working hard for the country day and night, and you still need to take care of the dragon body!" Xu Jingheng said solemnly, he knew that the emperor was also a human being, not a god, and let him work all day long, and he thought that he didn't work hard enough, so he would definitely lose his temper, so let's talk about it first!
"Well, why are you in such a hurry?" Zhao Ta looked at him and smiled secretly in his heart, but he also coughed lightly twice very cooperatively, and asked as if he had just recovered from a serious illness.
"Your Majesty, the palace examination has been completed, and the Jinshi Department of Dengke has checked and filled the vacancy of the official, and has drafted a note to wait for His Majesty to approve the decree, and now the reply has not been seen for a long time, and those who have been awarded the official cannot meet to take up the post, and please make a decision as soon as possible!" Li Gang didn't want to follow the acting, so he took the first step.
"Conferral?! What kind of officials are awarded, and do they know how to be officials? Zhao Ta asked rhetorically.
"Your Majesty, according to the usual practice in previous years, Jinshi can be directly awarded officials, or stay in Beijing, or be released, these people have studied hard for many years, and they are full of economy, and they can still be competent!" Li Gang was also stunned by the question, and hurriedly explained.
"It's true that they are talented, but writing articles and governing the local area are completely different things, so that they are officials, I am afraid that even official documents need to be written by others, not to mention how to deal with related affairs and benefit the people, how can I rest assured that I will hand over one party to them to manage!" Zhao Ta said with a sneer.
"This..."Li Gang was asked, the emperor was right, what these scholars learned was only what they said in the book, and those four books and five classics were also mostly big truths, it can be said that they did not have the slightest work experience, and they did not know anything about handling government affairs, so they had to rely on their subordinates to do things, so it was inevitable that things would happen to deceive the subordinates and conceal them, mislead the country and harm the people.
"There are drawbacks to directly awarding officials, but this is the case in all dynasties, if the rules are changed, I am afraid it will cause shocks!" Xu Jingheng said that this is how the appointment of officials in the Great Song Dynasty for more than 100 years has come over.
"If you know that there is a defect, you should get rid of it, and you must not let the people be harmed by their discontents!" Zong Ze said loudly, he himself was also a Jinshi, and he worked in the place until his beard turned white, of course he knew the doorway.
"Master Zong's words are reasonable, some of our people said that it would not be possible to reorganize the new army back then, and they were worried that it would cause a mutiny; Some people say that redundant governance will lead to political instability; We reform the currency system and open the sea to trade, and some people also say that valuing commerce over agriculture will make the country's foundation unstable; Even in the Northern Expedition last year, some people said that I was a poor soldier, wasting money and food, and resenting the Jurchens. But in the end, our new army is invincible, it is not good to lay off tens of thousands of officials, the opening of the sea and trade has made our Great Song treasury full and reduced the burden on the peasants, and what they said has not happened, now with more than 200 Jinshi, I don't believe that they can overthrow my Great Song Dynasty, hundreds of millions of people will listen to them, if you are afraid of this, then don't do things, what kind of official is there to be an official! Zhao Ta said fiercely.
"Your Majesty, then suspend the award?" Li Gang was stunned by the emperor's big comments, thinking about it, although Li'er is crooked, it is not unreasonable, these people don't know how to be officials, but there is no shortage of guys who have made meritorious contributions and left their names in history, let them be in charge of the party, it is likely to cause chaos according to their own wants, and he will be unlucky at that time.
"The minister thinks that he should follow the experience accumulated in the study of the Northwest Road, let these new people go to the army and local areas to experience a few years, understand the people's suffering, learn the way of being an official, accumulate experience in governance, and then award officials according to their strengths!" Xu Jingheng said.
"However, the meaning of the right is very good, now that the official system has been changed, officials and officials can transfer capital to each other, if they can't even do a good job, how can they become a landlord, let them start from the officials of the nine products, and participate in the judges' department 'the capable ones go up, and the mediocre ones go down'!" Zong Ze nodded approvingly.
"The words of the prime minister are too much, Taizu once said, 'The method of the imperial examination is to select talents for the country', wouldn't it be a waste of talents to fill the officials with Jinshi!" Chen Gongfu, the secretary of the ministry, put forward his own opinions, "In my opinion, you can confer officials first, and then start from the desk in various ministries, or go to the local county lieutenant, chief and other auxiliary officials to experience, and then promote or demote according to their ability!" ”
"Well, Lord Chen's method is feasible, if you have an official or no position, you can use your talents to cut off its trouble!" Li Gang couldn't help but nod.
"Let's discuss this here in advance, and then discuss it when you come up with a specific document and submit it!" Zhao Ta listened to them regard their Wende Hall as the secretary of the meeting, and said impatiently.
"Yes, Your Majesty, wait for the ministers to discuss it again and then ask Your Majesty to make a decision!" Li Gang said, "Your Majesty, the autumn harvest is coming to an end, and the Ministry of Industry has come up with a strategy to dredge the Yellow River, which requires six million taels of silver, and please show your Majesty!" ”
"Can you wait for the dredging strategy to be reviewed?" Zhao Tan frowned and asked.
"Your Majesty, all of them have been reviewed, their strategies are feasible, and the cost is true!" Li Gang said again.
"The construction of water conservancy is a major event, and it has long been decided, since you think it is available, you can allocate it!" Zhao Ta said, already impatient in his heart.
"Your Majesty, the new army has been formed, and this winter needs to increase winter clothes, shoes and hats, and build more camps; The retirement of veterans has also begun, and the funds required for resettlement and severance have increased slightly. Uncle Zhang, the secretary of the military department, said at night.
"Notify the household department and let them dial it down as usual, so why bother to discuss it again!" Zhao Ta's voice was a little high, but he still said patiently.
"Your Majesty, the prisoners who have been sent to Beijing for capital punishment are all going to Beijing to wait for the autumn decision, and they are still waiting for the approval of the imperial pen under Your Majesty!" Zhang Xiaochun, the secretary of the Criminal Department, said again, but he heard the emperor on the dragon chair sigh and seemed to be very helpless...... (To be continued......)