"But I don't know what the prince is talking about revenge?"

"Is retaliation right?"

"If the prince sees someone doing evil, he only has to say a word. Why bother? ”

If so, where is the state system? Everyone can do evil, as long as they don't offend the powerful and don't be exposed. If this continues, what will the Great Song Dynasty become? ”

"This matter must be ordered by the official."

"I see. As long as the official orders it, it can be passed? ”

After getting a clear institutional process, Zhao Qian felt that he had the answer. He stood up and prepared to take his leave. It's much easier to convince a smart guy like Daddy than it is to deal with the civil service.

Wen Tianxiang, who was talking to Zhao Qian, saw that Zhao Qian was leaving, he looked at Zhao Qian with a smile, and said calmly: "Those who are legal are also regular." If you can't do it, who will still see the Fa in your eyes. Even if it is a rule, it must not be increased lightly. Prince, why do you want to go far and near? If there is an official who makes you feel unqualified, tell his name and evil deeds, and the officials can deal with it. ”

Hearing Wen Tianxiang drop his bookbag, Zhao Qian replied as calmly as possible: "If you don't teach, you will be abused." If there is no way to follow, what rules are there in the world? Since I have seen injustice, I have made my own decisions first, and I am no different from those wicked people. And is the world unable to sustain itself by killing people? Prime Minister Wen, I will take my leave. ”

"Prince, why are you in such a hurry?"

"Prime Minister Wen, I don't like to hear people call me the prince. Just call me an official position. After Zhao Qian replied unhappily, he continued: "I have something to do, so I quit." ”

Wen Tianxiang said with a smile: "I'm just testing Director Zhao, if Director Zhao has to use the power of the official family to suppress me, I won't keep Director Zhao." ”

A wave of disgust welled up in Zhao Qian's heart, and it took him several seconds to overcome it. He was also a little surprised in his heart, before he thought that he had solved his various emotions and was able to control himself. But he didn't expect that just a few words would arouse Wen Tianxiang's anger. That's not good.

Looking at Wen Tianxiang's smile, Zhao Qian felt that the bad old man opposite was very bad. And he felt that he didn't want to open a new front at this time, and since he had got the way to solve the problem, he would do it first. As soon as he made a decision, before Zhao Qian could speak, he heard Wen Tianxiang ask: "But I don't know why Director Zhao doesn't want to be called the prince." ”

Leaving the sentence "I don't know why, I just feel that being called the prince is like fighting against the official family", Zhao Qian said goodbye and left.

Waiting for Zhao Qian to walk away, Wen Tianxiang's secretary couldn't help but say, "The prince is too arrogant." ”

Wen Tianxiang shook his head slightly, "Which do you think is more loyal, being a subordinate of an official family or being a prince?" ”

The secretary was stunned for a moment, realizing that he had never thought about such a question. In the history books he read, once the crown prince was established, too many people immediately jumped up and hugged his thighs. There are too many people who are fake and powerful, and the prince is generally young and inexperienced, and he is easily lost his mind of restraint when he is called back and forth.

Zhao Qian is different from all princes, he is not as meritorious as Li Shimin, but he abides by his duty and comes up step by step from the grassroots level. Now he has the title of Kaifeng Mansion Yin, but he still holds that he is a courtier of the official family, obviously positioning himself in a lower position as a pure minister. If you think so, this prince is a bit interesting.

Thinking of this, the secretary asked worriedly: "Prime Minister, will the prince think that you have offended him?" ”

"Hah! I'm four years older than the official family. Now that the official family is prosperous, when the crown prince succeeds to the throne, I should pass away. The prince is not a person with a small belly, and he will open the coffin and whip the corpse for this little thing. Wen Tianxiang couldn't help but joke.

The secretary could only laugh with him, but his heart was disturbed by this joke about life and death.

Wen Tianxiang was not upset. The reason why he did this time was originally because he thought that the crown prince Zhao Qian might have to argue with him for some reason. Unexpectedly, Zhao Qian was ready to use power to operate the system, and asked Zhao Guanjia to make an order. Although he did not approve of this approach in his heart, Wen Tianxiang felt that it was still within the range of his acceptance. Zhao Guanjia has never relied on lip service to fight the world, and in terms of his personality, he likes the criticism of weapons more than the weapons of criticism. Zhao Qian really has the meaning of Zhao Guan's family, and he will do what he decides.

At this time, Wen Tianxiang was only a little worried in his heart, whether the crown prince Zhao Qian really understood the difficulty of being in government. The prestige of the Zhao official family is based on his unparalleled meritorious deeds, and no matter how disgusted the Zhao official family is, they have to admit this meritorious service. With actual deeds, there is a prestige that is difficult to shake. Zhao Qian has not had such political capital so far. If the prince blindly relies on power like this, it will inevitably be a little unkind.

In addition to these, Wen Tianxiang actually wanted to see if Zhao Guan's family would give Zhao Qian power after adding this Kaifeng Mansion Yin to Zhao Qian. If this article is explicitly added to the regulations on official cadres under the Zhao Guanjia this time, it will prove that Zhao Qian is a 'true monarch' or a 'prince'.

In the afternoon of the same day, the telegram from Zhao Guan's family arrived at the Ministry of Officials. 'Regarding the matter of explicitly adding strict retaliation to the regulations on the management of officials and cadres, Director Zhao Qian will discuss with the Ministry of Officials on behalf of the official family. Both sides then presented their own reports of the discussions. ’

Seeing this telegram, Wen Tianxiang no longer doubted that Zhao Qian was already the crown prince and agent recognized by the Zhao official family. Moreover, this telegram also revealed another meaning, Zhao Guanjia wanted to conduct a more comprehensive investigation of Zhao Qian.

The next day, Zhao Qian arrived at the Ministry of Officials, and Wen Tianxiang led him directly into the conference room, and all the high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Officials sat inside. Zhao Qian introduced the seniors of the Ministry of Officials and several directors of the department, and Wen Tianxiang sat on the main seat and announced, "The meeting on the addition of content in the regulations on officials and cadres in the Ministry of Officials has officially begun. Let me first tell you about the content of the revised provisions. ”

Zhao Qian looked at these officials and found that there was no acting minister among them. Now Wen Tianxiang is acting prime minister, and the last time Zhao Qian came, the person in charge of the ministry was the acting minister. Reflecting on these guys attending the meeting, the Legislative Affairs Department, the Discipline Department, and the Examination Office, are these the people who have the right to make decisions on this matter?

Just thinking about it, Wen Tianxiang had already finished talking about the additions. The director of the Legislative Affairs Department spoke, "The retaliation is too great to turn into such a rule, and anyone can say that they have been harassed." It is enough that it has been stipulated that they are not allowed to attack each other. ”

Zhao Qian immediately responded: "The hair is in the middle, and the law is in the middle." If the rule is very low, it is no different from not saying anything. ”

"Not really. If the regulations are too high, there is a risk that everyone in the government will violate the regulations, and everyone will have an excuse and lose their original intentions. "The Director of the Legislative Affairs Department did not flinch in the slightest.

"If the conduct of an official is not the same as that of ordinary people, what is required of him. In the army, I have seen many people who feel that they can indulge in killing and look at people who are not afraid of death. However, these people are obsessed with their own desires, and often break discipline when they fight, and they are even more arrogant when they are not fighting. At that time, some people in the army who did not go to the front line very much thought that these people who were addicted to desire were not afraid of death and dared to charge. But he didn't know that these people were happy, and when he was in a bad mood, he would never take the lead in the charge. And most of the time they are in a bad mood. Later, the troops withstood the pressure and eliminated all these people from the troops, but the troops became strictly disciplined and their combat effectiveness was greatly improved. Those who don't look particularly pushy on weekdays don't hesitate to attack without hesitation, and in order to save their lives, they can still remember various tactical moves. In this regard, discipline is the key. ”

After speaking, Zhao Qian looked at the officials of the Ministry of Officials. But I saw that they all looked calm, as if they were not moved at all. Zhao Qianbian continued: "If you have achieved this position, I can be sure that you will never leave early or be late. If a person comes whenever he wants, he can leave whenever he wants. That is the unreliable person, who either let them know the rules early on, or they are not favored early on. Now that there was a telegraph, there was no longer any need to hear about local matters. The system is more detailed, and there is no need to worry about empty talk. ”

After speaking, Zhao Qian looked at the director of the Legal Department, but saw that he still had an indifferent expression, and then listened to the director of the Legal Department say: "I don't have anything to say for the time being, what do you think?" ”

Could it be that these people are going to play wheel warfare? As soon as Zhao Qian had this idea, he saw the director of the Department of Discipline take over, "It's just a simple retaliation, it's still not detailed enough." ”

Zhao Qian's heart was shocked, his father gave him a telegram saying that Zhao Qian should carefully prepare the content of the article, it seems that his father already knew what to encounter. So Zhao Qian said: "The strict prohibition of simple retaliation is indeed too general, and it should be strictly forbidden to retaliate against officials and their families." ”

I thought that the director of the Department of Discipline would immediately refute, but I didn't expect this guy to be just a little stunned, but then said: "Can you give a specific case?" ”

Zhao Qian omitted the names of places and people, and told Wang Quanle about making things difficult for the tax bureau. After talking about the general situation, Zhao Qian said: "There will never be only one or two such things, and under the current official cadre system, the number of personnel in the national establishment has increased greatly. The previous system of which only officials had to follow is outdated. In the past, there was a bottom line in the struggle between the Jinshi families, but now many people are from poorer backgrounds, have fewer worries about themselves, and are more likely to act rashly. ”

When several officials heard this, they couldn't help but smile with an unknown meaning. However, after a moment, the head of the Department of Discipline turned to the head of the Department of Examination, "Do you have anything to say?" ”

Seeing that the words were handed over to him, the director of the examination office said, "I think that I am afraid that too many people will use this as an excuse to appeal." In many cases, officials are unable to do it themselves, so they deceive their superiors and subordinates and pass the buck to each other. In the absence of this explicit provision, many people have written letters of complaint saying that their colleagues retaliate privately. If you have this, I'm afraid it will be even more chaotic. ”

"You are on an errand in the Ministry of Officials, and it is not your ability to distinguish between right and wrong. If someone uses this as an excuse to attack each other, of course you will be able to see the essence of that person. I don't think it's going to make things more chaotic. Do those people take revenge privately, deliberately make things difficult, give them a chance to speak, but let them show their true colors? In the end, it is white...... A blank piece of paper, or deliberately smeared and made up his own story. I can't hide it from the officials. They think they can deceive their superiors and subordinates, but they are clever to themselves. ”

After Zhao Qian finished speaking, he was also funny in his heart. I almost told the white bone spirit. This is the story of the Zhao family's own internal story, and others don't know what the white bone spirit is. However, it would be interesting to be able to write the whole story into a book .......

Just when his thoughts were diverging, he heard the director of the censorship office ask Wen Tianxiang, "Prime Minister, what do you think?" ”

Wen Tianxiang took over the topic, "Director Zhao, according to what you just said, no matter how the official quibbled, we can clearly see that he is ready to use that child's incident as an excuse, and the matter has not reached the point where he is attacking with the statement that he committed murder." Tell the name of this person to the officials, and the officials will punish them severely. Is that good? ”

"Not good!" Zhao Qian resolutely objected.

"Why?" Wen Tianxiang asked with a calm expression.

"Because the financial system of the imperial court is very different at the moment. In the past, the imperial court relied on local officials to collect taxes, and the local government relied on some black-hearted petty officials and their vassals to collect taxes. If the imperial court dares to add a penny in taxes, it will dare to charge an extra ten pennies below. Willingness is very simple, more than ten times more than the officials and officials in the imperial court establishment of vassals have to eat and drink, if they don't come from below, can't they starve to death? At present, the finance is allocated by the imperial court to the local government, and the income of the imperial court no longer depends on the local government, but on the taxes under various new systems. At this time, the officials cannot enter the previous situation and let them do their own thing. I have seen in local areas that the expatriate agencies of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Water Resources, the Ministry of Industry, etc., apply for projects and take money from the imperial court. It is the pure officials who, looking to be responsible, actually have a lot of time to profit from their own industry. They felt that something had happened in each specific matter and pushed it to the relevant departments. When it comes time to compete for power, these people show their powers. In that case, let's manage it little by little. Even if they continue to do so, at least they have to take care of their own integrity. ”

When Zhao Qian said this, it was completely based on what he had seen and heard, and in Wen Tianxiang's eyes, he felt a little like Zhao Jiaren. This prince is indeed a bit of a power man. The powerful are good or bad, mediocre or shrewd, but what they have in common as those in power is their ability to make decisions. Personnel appointments and dismissals are stipulated in the system. Wen Tianxiang couldn't help but think of the small court of the Southern Han Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the last generation of the lord of this small court trusted the eunuchs, so if he wanted to be an official, he had to cut the balls. It was such an absurd request, but it did not leave the small court of the Southern Han Dynasty without officials. The power and allure of power is so great.

Although I don't know whether Zhao Qian is attracted to power, or if he has listened to such an insightful narration for a long time, Zhao Qian, a guy who doesn't like others to call him the prince, really has a bit of a princely style.

Zhao Qian is so determined to join this article, and more importantly, Zhao Guan's family has made a will. Wen Tianxiang, the secretary and acting prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty, said: "Let's write a recital to the official family." ”

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