Chapter 213: Choosing Phases

Li Si nodded, but after thinking about it, he asked again: "My lord, it may be that the letters are all leaning on the candle flame." ”

"No, it won't." Ouyang pointed to the envelope and said: "There is also a milk word here, if the whole letter is close to the fire candle, there will inevitably be some white powder." And there is also a process. ”

"What process?"

There was a knock on the door, and Li Si opened the door. An uncle with a hat stood in the doorway. Li Si was surprised: "How did you get into the post house?" "This place is dedicated to receiving local officials from all over the world who go to Beijing to do business, and not everyone can enter.

"My own people." Ouyang said.

Li Si got out of the way, Uncle Dou Li grinned at Li Si, Li Si was stunned, and then he heard Zhan Ming's voice: "The adult is like a god." An hour ago, Xiao Cui put a small piece of bluestone in front of her house. Half an hour ago, Xiao Cui left, and two quarters of an hour ago, Jin San entered Xiao Cui's unlocked house, where my cousin was staring. ”

Ouyang said with a smile: "I asked Zhou An to help me exchange the deducted people's money into silver and transport it to Sulbeur, and then transport it from Sulbe, and after paying the tax, the money will be laundered." Since he is a person who is hostile to me Ouyang, he will definitely not let go of this opportunity. Will try to get the account book of this money, and it is best to catch a current one. "Forget about the collusion between officials and businessmen, but the court will not ignore blatant corruption. In the past, Ouyang's corruption was all about making up for the lack of money for the country. But this money is laundered into their own money. Coupled with the huge amount of money and the account book, Zhao Yu can't do Ouyang if he doesn't want to. If Zhao Yu was the mastermind, he would inevitably let Zhang Xuanming intercept this batch of silver, and then report it to the imperial court, so that Zhao Yu could generously convict Ouyang.

Zhan Ming said: "My lord, what should I do next?" ”

"Jin San's martial arts are strong and not easy to track. Zhanming, you spy on Zhang Xuanming, let Li Yifeng keep an eye on the palace, if Zhang Xuanming and the palace do not move, then we will plan how to secretly arrest these two people. ”

Zhan Ming nodded: "Okay!" Rest assured, go to the court. ”

"Yes!"

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The first *** of the Great Song Dynasty has finally begun. Zhao Yu first explained the matter of *** and the reason for ***. Then ask the ministers what they think about the matter, whether it is appropriate or not.

The views are mostly positive, and there have been similar things before, but not by ***, but by the factional forces, and the courtiers express their views on things. In the end, the emperor's dispensability depends on which plan has more supporters, or supports the influence of the minister, and then makes a decision. For example, the year before last, when the Huai River flooded, there were endless quarrels about the resettlement of refugees, some supported the imperial court to support local disaster relief, some supported the diversion of refugees to unaffected counties and opened official warehouses for disaster relief, and some proposed to build refugee villages and mobilize food from nearby prefectures and counties for disaster relief. Don't look at the proposals are for the good of the people, which involves conflicts of interest in various localities, Zhao Yu is relatively generous to disaster relief, so he is responsible for disaster relief is quite a big piece of fat. In the end, Cai Jing was victorious, and the Huainan West Road Pacification Division was in charge of disaster relief. In fact, everyone knows that the boss of the Huainan West Road Pacification Division is a relative of Cai Jing's wife's mother's family, but these things will not be said in the open. And there are many sources of contradictions in the imperial court, and such interests are unevenly distributed.

Now everyone has one vote, which means that everyone has the opportunity to express their opinion. Those who were afraid of things before, or who had nothing to do with themselves, or who were afraid of offending others, had the opportunity to express their opinions through ***. This method is easy for everyone to accept.

The two eunuchs each held a piece of white cardboard, one with approval and one against. Cai Jing, as the head of the hundred officials, first took a pen and drew a line on the objection: "The imperial examination is the ancestral system left by Emperor Taizu. Taizu was fair for the imperial examination, and when the imperial examination was held, the drum was hung outside the palace, which showed that he attached great importance to it. Although the northwest was initially decided, a gentleman must act in a proper manner, and he cannot be like a businessman, who ignores the rules of his ancestors if he has interests. ”

A minister stepped forward and drew a line on the approval board: "At present, the northwest is initially decided, and the people's livelihood is suffering, and if we rashly change the officials who are familiar with the local area, it will inevitably cause many misunderstandings." Without the assistance of a familiar official, the local area could not be settled. For my Northwest Song Dynasty to settle down as soon as possible, and the people will live in peace. Therefore, even though the lower officials respect Cai Xiang, they still have to agree to retain the official status of the sergeants. ”

"Okay, since it's ***, there's no need to quarrel." Zhao Yu said: "Go down from the back." ”

Two eunuchs walked past the ministers, and those who had been ordered turned to draw their views on the whiteboard. After three quarters of an hour, the first courtier vote of the Great Song Dynasty finally ended.

After counting three times, the Ninth Gonggong personally recited: "There are forty-one votes in favor and forty votes against, and eleven ministers have not been elected." ”

This result was a big surprise to everyone, including Ouyang. Ouyang observed the past, and only Cai Jing and Zhao Yu seemed to be prepared for the result, and the others couldn't help but whisper to each other.

"Since it turned out like this, then it was decided." Zhao Yu said: "The officials will follow and handle it." ”

Jiugong said fairly: "If there is something to play, there is nothing to retreat." He shouted three times in a row, and when he saw that everyone only whispered and did not speak publicly, he shouted: "Retreat." "It is undeniable that the gong-like voice of the ninth father-in-law is still very loud.

Zhao Yu left first, and then the hundred officials retreated, Ouyang wanted to leave, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw Cai Jing, who was still in a daze, so he stopped his steps. After everyone went out, Ouyang walked up to Cai Jing and arched his hand: "Cai Xiang, it's time to go down!" ”

"The human heart is not ancient." Cai Jing shook his head: "It's changed." ”

Ouyang comforted: "It's the way of the world that has changed a little. ”

Cai Jing smiled bitterly: "You have been a magistrate for a long time, but you don't know the mystery inside." They are not in favor of opposing whether the sergeants are not official or not, but whether they are in *** to see if they want me to step down. ”

"......" Ouyang Yileng, he really didn't know that there was such a reason. It turned out that the forty-one votes were not all in agreement with the government, but some people took advantage of the anonymous *** to express their dissatisfaction with Cai Jing. No wonder the number of votes was twice as high as expected. That Zhao Yu obviously knew it, no wonder she didn't hesitate to agree to the *** vote, just to see what the courtiers thought of Cai Jing, the head of the civil officials. Others can't see ***, but she can see it clearly, and she knows what everyone votes for. With this *** Zhao Yu to further grasp the mentality of the ministers, it is not a victory for Zhao Yu.

Ouyang also understood why he had always insisted on not being an official and not being an official, and Cai Jing, who valued the imperial examination, did not express his opinion at all a few days ago. It wasn't until the criminal department Shangshu came to the door that he was a little ambitious to see his influence. The reality is cruel, Cai Jing lost a large number of negative votes because of his leadership. And how many of the forty negative votes were given for their own face?

A *** shows the current pattern of the imperial court. The successive victories in foreign wars suppressed the policy of suppressing military force and emphasizing civility, and Cai Jing, the head of civilian officials, became a scapegoat. Zhao Yu has carried out many large-scale military plans over the years, and Cai Jingjing has expressed his approval and cooperation, so he has lost a large number of civilian support for him. Cai Jing had long felt this, otherwise he would not want to return to his hometown. Zhao Yu obviously understood, but insisted that Cai Jing continue to serve as the phase, so he naturally had another plan.

Since Zhao Yu came to power, he has paid more attention to local officials than before. Several capable courtiers were sent to serve as local officials. The most typical ones are Li Gang and Zeng Bu. Zeng Bu is now the envoy of Hebei East Road, although he is a good man, but he is careful and cautious. It's a good place to be. Needless to say, Li Gang's prestige is already the head of the magistrates. The courtiers were not satisfied with the emperor's policy, and as the prime minister, he did not respond to the opinions of the courtiers, but persuaded the courtiers to voluntarily help the emperor carry the black pot, so it is not surprising that there is such a *** result.

"Lord Ou, Your Majesty Lord Xuan is here." The Ninth Father-in-law came through the side door.

"Well, Cai Xiang take care. Grace ......"

The ninth father-in-law understood: "Our family will send someone to send Cai Xiang back." "The ninth father-in-law has seen too many ups and downs, how can he not understand that although Cai Jing is still in phase, he has already left the power field, and the last bit of hope will also disappear with this ***.

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Zhao Yu walked in the garden, followed by four palace maids, and the internal guards arranged people in his activity area. Zhao Yu met Ouyang in the central pavilion, and the first thing he said was: "Who do you think can take over the post of Zuo Xiang?" "Although the Song and Tang dynasties were known as cabinets or palaces, the real meaning was that the cabinet mechanism was established only when Yongle was in the Ming Dynasty. The Song Dynasty cabinet was a bit like the emperor's secretary.

It is said that the prime minister's full name is: Shangshu's left servant shoots and serves as a servant. It is the head of a hundred officials. For example, the personnel transfer of the organization department of the Ministry of Officials must be reviewed by the Left Minister, as well as the procurement of the Ministry of War, etc., which is equivalent to the head of the six departments and 24 divisions of the three provinces. This position has great power, and after Zhao Yu took office, the power of the left minister has been weakened, but it is still a position under one person, above ten thousand people, and a minister.

Ouyang doesn't understand ***, but he is not stupid, after watching such a play, and Zhao Yu's direct opening remarks, he knows that Zhao Yu already has a suitable and ideal candidate. Now even the palace maid is not sent away, and it is clear that she intends to release the news. Ouyang Dao: "Weichen are all foreign officials, it's not very clear. However, Weichen feels that although Cai Xiang's life is a little luxurious, his loyalty and patriotism are a lot. And its ability to ...... Weichen thinks that there seems to be no one in this court who can control him. ”

"That's a good point. Cai Xiang is indeed extraordinary, qualified, and loyal. It's a pity that as the head of a hundred officials, I was born to sell face and lobby the ancestral system, I couldn't have imagined such a result? I was expecting to last another three or two years, but I didn't expect it to be unpopular. ”

"Your Majesty, Cai Xiang was also misunderstood." Song Huizong was like this during his reign, when Cai Jing came to power to implement the new law, and the pressure of opposition was great, so he was demoted as a scapegoat. It was reactivated when necessary, and it was used three times.

Zhao Yu didn't get angry when she heard this, she wouldn't be angry at Ouyang's truth: "You pity Cai Jing? He is not a clean official. At this time, it is better to return to the hometown than to be impeached and overthrown by others. ”

"Weichen still feels that Cai Xiang's spirit is still good......"

"I asked you who would take over, but you had a rampage with me." Zhao Yu was a little dissatisfied and said: "The position of Zuo Xiang is as important as Mount Tai to the Great Song Dynasty." You Ouyang don't be hypocritical and shirk, just say it directly. ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen really doesn't know. The ministers and courtiers are not familiar with each other at all, and they can't even name a few names. ”

"You just said that no one among the courtiers can be left and right by Cai Xiang. What about the magistrates? ”

Ouyang asked suspiciously: "Gan Xin?" ”

“……”

Ouyang saw that Zhao Yu was about to go berserk and hurriedly said: "In fact, there are also Junjie in the imperial court, Wu Min on the right, Bai Shizhong, a servant under the Zhongshu Sect, and Yu Wenxuzhong, a scholar of the Senior Administration Palace. ”