The newspaper was an instant hit in Bianliang.

Because the above content is aimed at different audiences, there are all love articles that love current politics, love poetry, and love articles, which are popular.

And the above call for papers also attracted many people, such as Ouyang Xiu.

Ouyang Xiu is a big troll, but in history, he can only rely on writing memoranda and articles, and his publication is also published in the newspaper and Di Zi, which is difficult to spread to the people.

After seeing the news of the newspaper, I was overjoyed to see the hunting heart, and I wrote a "Treatise on Officials" and submitted it to the editorial department.

The core idea of this "Treatise on Officials" is to resolutely uphold the political policy of the Constitutional Yuan to rectify the rule of officials, and to express appreciation for the government's ability to vigorously support the Constitutional Yuan, saying that Zhao Zhen is simply a saint of heaven and the like.

The editorial department of the printing workshop was established, Meng Chengqi served as the editor-in-chief, and when he saw the famous Ouyang Xiudu coming to contribute, he hurriedly arranged it into the next issue of the newspaper as a backup.

Although Ouyang Xiu is only thirty-two years old this year, he is not a later literary master. As early as more than ten years ago, in the first year of Tiansheng, when he came to the Bianliang imperial examination at the age of seventeen, the poems and songs he wrote have been praised by the people of the time.

After being admitted to the Jinshi, he often traveled with Yin Zhu, Mei Yaochen, Su Shunqin, etc., to discuss ancient texts together, and his literary name was great, so although he was not yet a master of the literary world, he was already a recognized leader among the younger generation of scholars.

At noon on this day, Zhao Jun went to Qiaobeifang again, and Meng Chengqi handed him the copy of "Treatise on Officials", and after he read it, he told Meng Chengqi not to print it, so he left with this "Treatise on Officials".

This move made Meng Chengqi confused, but Zhao Jun's approach should have deep meaning, he didn't dare to ask, so he could only sigh secretly that it was a pity for this good article with excellent rhetoric.

Today's afternoon in the Constitutional Yuan is particularly quiet, obviously it is the early winter, but because the weather is warmer and the winter sun is shining, the wind is cool and does not feel cold, and the evergreen trees such as camphor trees, laurel trees, cypress trees, and long-leaved privet trees in the courtyard cover the sky.

The sunlight shone through the branches, and the trees were mottled underneath, reflecting two long reflections.

Zhao Jun and Fan Zhongyan walked slowly in the courtyard of the vestibule of the Constitutional Yuan, from here they could also see the majestic and tall palace of the Daqing Hall in the south, and on their right hand side was the arch leading to the center of the Third Division, the Privy Council, and the Political Affairs Hall.

Trees are planted inside and outside the arches, under the marginal porches, and on the left and right sides of the marble floor. Although it is early winter, the courtyard is still planted with evergreen shrubs, and the autumn grass is slightly brownish, but it has not completely dried up.

"Now more than ninety percent of the underworld forces in Bianliang City have been swept away, and the people are enthusiastically reporting, Kaifeng Mansion and the Imperial City Division combined, I am afraid that more than 10,000 people have been arrested."

Fan Zhongyan carried his hands behind his back, but his waist was not as stiff as an ordinary old man, but quite straight, his face was serious and upright, he was such a person.

On the contrary, Zhao Jun is not so solemn, because the early winter is getting colder, he likes to wrap his hands in his sleeves and lean forward slightly, which will be more comfortable.

He glanced ahead and caught a glimpse of the grass in the nearby garden where the pointed tips showed signs of decay, and said, "The wildfires are inexhaustible, and the spring breeze blows and grows again." These people are like grass that must be cut down to the roots. ”

"Hmm."

Fan Zhongyan nodded and said: "The rest of the people have also hid underground, at least the order and law and order in Bianliang are much stronger than before, and there are even many fewer people fighting." ”

Zhao Jun said with a smile: "The Praetorian Guards receive so much salary every year and can't eat, so it is better to patrol the streets more to maintain law and order." ”

Now the law and order is good because Zhao Jun asked Zhao Zhen to send someone from the front of the palace to patrol the streets.

The redundant troops of the Great Song Dynasty were already serious, and most of the troops were stationed in Hebei and Guanzhong, but there were still more than ten or two hundred thousand troops around Bianliang, and they could make the best use of them.

"What are you going to do underground?"

Fan Zhongyan asked.

Zhao Jun frowned, and then soothed: "Let's act according to the plan, first break its skin, tear its bones, and then divide its flesh." This skin has been broken, is it far from the bone? ”

"You're talking more and more like the ancients."

Fan Zhongyan laughed.

Zhao Jun rolled his eyes and said, "Those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black." Lao Fan, don't your words also have a bit of the flavor of modern people in later generations? ”

"Hahahahaha."

Fan Zhongyan laughed.

Zhao Jun threw away the "Treatise on Officials" in his arms and said, "Let's take a look at this thing." ”

Fan Zhongyan took it and took a look, and praised it: "Uncle Yong's style is still so sharp, this thing is to my liking." ”

"But now is not the time to take it out."

"Why?"

"Because we cannot expose our intention to take action against the officials, scholars, and landlords of the whole world."

"Only this "Treatise on Officials" can let the outside world know?"

"A lot of things are uncertain, at least in the face of Lu Yijian and them, our statement must be a more gentle way, remember how the Qingli New Deal failed in history?"

Zhao Jun shook his head and said: "Ouyang Xiu's "Theory of Friends", comparing yourself to gentlemen, comparing the opposition to villains, and a proud gentleman should form a friend, but doesn't that confirm that you have formed a friend?" ”

"Amount"

The appreciation on Fan Zhongyan's original face froze for a while.

Zhao Jun continued: "The official family hates the friends the most, and when this "Friends Theory" comes out, it will not fall into the hands of the opposition, if you don't die, who will die." ”

Fan Zhongyan said embarrassedly: "Uncle Yong is also kind. ”

"Sometimes I'm not afraid of god-like opponents, I'm afraid of pig-like teammates."

Zhao Jun said with a smile: "Fortunately, I set up an editorial department, otherwise I would have been killed by him this time." ”

Fan Zhongyan also laughed: "You should have the same temperament as Uncle Yong before, why are you becoming more like Lu Yijian and them now?" ”

"I used to be a master and a low eye, and many things were just theories learned from books, how did I know that this was the Great Song Dynasty?"

Zhao Jun smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Originally, if you want to solve the problem of the Great Song Dynasty, in addition to killing people, you still have to have political means. You're all my teachers, I've been with you for more than half a year, and I should always learn something. ”

"yes."

Fan Zhongyan sighed: "Before I knew it, it had been half a year. ”

The two men looked at each other and smiled.

In this palace, in addition to Zhao Zhen occasionally bringing Zhao Jun a little family-like warmth, Fan Zhongyan can also bring him some friendship.

After all, Lu Yijian and the others seemed to be standing with Zhao Jun, but they were only standing together temporarily.

They have their own interests and their own ideas, and now everyone's interests are the same, and they will support him while safeguarding their own interests and the interests of the Great Song Dynasty.

But now it is just a small fight, there is no real large-scale killing, and there is no real rectification of officialdom, so the two sides have not completely gone to the opposite side.

But once it starts, no one can say what choice Lu Yi Jian Wang Zeng will make. At least until then, their relationship was merely allies.

"The Great Song Dynasty is so rotten, the official family is not the founding emperor, and he doesn't have so much perseverance and ability to make up his mind, all of this is inseparable from you."

Zhao Jun said: "I will leave Bianliang at the beginning of next year and go to the world to see. You will also go to the northwest next year to replace Fan Yong, and take charge of the military and politics of the northwest, whether you can fight a beautiful turnaround battle depends on your ability. ”

"I see."

Speaking of this, Fan Zhongyan's expression became even more serious.

Because so far, Zhao Jun has not done anything earth-shattering. Rectifying Kaifeng Mansion is nothing, and eliminating the evil forces in Bianliang is nothing.

Their real enemies were the bureaucrats and scholars of the whole world, the huge landlord class, and the Western Xia and Liao states.

There are more obstacles waiting for them in the future.

Zhao Jun had no choice.

There's really no way around it.

Even if he kills now, the consequence will be turmoil inside and outside the court, and the people will be even more miserable.

At that time, it threatens the interests of the bureaucrats, doctors, and big landowners, and it is very likely that before the Western Xia and Liao countries come to fight, all parts of the country will have already risen up, and the people will be in turmoil.

Just like Wang Mang's reform and Wang Anshi's reform, the situation in the Great Song Dynasty became worse.

So when he really got started with these problems, he found that when he encountered a person who was seriously ill, he must not take drastic medicine, but should slowly improve it in a gentle way.

At least now more than one-third of the people in the court have supported him, and the security in Bianliang has improved a lot.

Originally, the power of the scholars and doctors was gradually taken away by the Imperial City Division, and as long as they had the evidence of their crimes, they had the power of life and death against them.

Therefore, many things cannot be rushed, so we can only take our time.

And the most important thing now is to deal with the Western Xia and Liao first, and then take advantage of the great victory over the Western Xia and Liao, with the support of Zhao Zhen, Fan Zhongyan presided over the reform.

As for what Zhao Jun has to do.

That is, during this period of time, he supported Fan Zhongyan to win the Western Xia and Liao States, and then helped him clear some obstacles by the way.

As long as the New Deal is completed and the Great Song Dynasty is regularized, then the future will be much easier.

But this step.

It's also the hardest road.

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In the evening, after finishing today's class with Zhao Zhen and Lu Yijian, the carriage slowly left Xihuamen and headed for Qingtaifang.

Outside the Xihua Gate is the Xiangding Building, and under the green trees outside the building, someone is waiting quietly.

When the man saw the carriage going out, he hurriedly ran all the way to the vicinity of the carriage.

Di Qing and other bodyguards around him stopped him with a rub, and the guards hidden on the left and right even touched their waists, ready to rush at any time.

It's just that the man can see clearly at a glance, he is dressed in a silk robe and clean, he doesn't carry any weapons, and he looks like a rich and noble family when he looks dressed.

"Zhao Zhiyuan, my master wants to invite."

The man shouted.

Zhao Jun turned his head to look at it, and beckoned him to come over.

Di Qing and the others surrounded him and came closer.

I noticed that this person was a middle-aged man, with a flattering smile on his face, and arched his hand: "I've seen Zhao Zhiyuan." ”

"Who is the master of your house?"

Zhao Jun asked.

The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment and said, "The prefect will know it when he sees it." ”

"What's so good about hiding your head and showing your tail."

Zhao Jun lowered the curtain and wanted to leave.

The middle-aged man had no choice but to say: "It's Da Zongzheng, there are some things I want to ask the Zhiyuan." ”

Zhao Yunrang?

Zhao Jun touched his chin and pondered.

It is a great taboo for courtiers to come into contact with the clan.

Li Di wanted to bring down Lu Yijian, so he falsely accused Lu Yijian of befriending Zhao Yuanyan, the king of Jing, but it turned out that there was no such thing, and Li Di was deposed.

This shows how strict the Song Dynasty was in guarding against the clan and the ministers.

However, because Li Di came back from Yanzhou a few days ago, Yanzhou is not far from Bianliang, and Li Di quickly accepted the position of deputy envoy of the third department, so Zhao Jun checked Li Di's situation.

He couldn't understand why Li Di was also an old fox who had been up and down in the sea for decades, why he would choose to falsely accuse such a low-level mistake.

Is the officialdom struggle so unpretentious?

What you think of as an officialdom struggle, everyone fights wits and courage, looking for each other's weaknesses.

In fact, the officialdom struggle, making small reports in front of the officials, and still making small reports in the form of false accusations?

Outrageous.

Zhao Jun squinted his eyes and looked at the Xiangding Tower in the distance, and there seemed to be a pair of eyes staring at the railing on the second floor.

He has been in the Great Song Dynasty officialdom for two or three months now, and he is no longer such an ignorant person as he was at the beginning, so he naturally has to think clearly about the other party's intentions.

Zhao Yunrang made a spare tire for a lifetime, but was finally robbed of the throne by Song Zhenzong.

His son is also a spare tire.

So what is Zhao Yunrang most worried about?

Naturally, his son's position was unstable.

If Zhao Zhen gives birth to a healthy son, I am afraid that both father and son will have to be psychologically distorted.

Now Zhao Zhen is still childless, and his own Zhao Jun suddenly appeared, and his surname is Zhao, will it pose a threat to his son's position?

Even if Zhao Jun did not enter the clan, with the power given to him by the Constitutional Yuan, he could completely influence the choice of the crown prince.

You must know that in addition to Zhao Yun's family, there is no shortage of other branches in the clan.

Therefore, Zhao Yunrang came to him this time, and it was very likely that he was testing his attitude to see if he was willing to support Zhao Zongshi.

So what is Zhao Jun's position?

There is no stand.

It all depends on whether Zhao Zhen can give birth to a healthy son.

What if Zhao Zhen can't live or die?

Therefore, now Zhao Jun has no intention of offending Zhao Yunrang's family.

It's just that since the other party comes to test himself, he can't do anything and can't do anything, and it's easy to attract jealousy.

But if they go, the courtiers will have a handle in the future.

Maybe this is Zhao Yunrang's strategy.

deliberately waited for someone at the gate of the palace, and in the future, he would have a handle in the hands of the other party.

Zhao Yunrang could find a reason, such as hearing that Zhao Jun was a clan, so he came to ask.

But Zhao Jun couldn't, he sat in that position, so he wasn't allowed to see the sect.

So you can't go if you go.

But you can't offend the other party too hard, so as not to make a moth in the future.

If Zhao Zhen can't give birth to a son, and Zhao Zongshi will succeed him in the future, then the fun will be great.

Even if you want to offend, you have to wait for Zhao Zhen to give birth to a healthy heir.

Thinking of this, Zhao Jun muttered: "The official family is most jealous of the ministers and the clan, so forget about the meeting." ”

The middle-aged man is Zhao Yunrang's housekeeper, and it is not easy to find Zhao Jun.

His schedule for the day was tight, and his whereabouts were not clear, so he could only block the door at his fixed time after work, so he hurriedly said: "Dazong is just asking to see the Zhiyuan on a serious matter, and he is not making friends in private, and the official family will not say anything if he wants to." ”

"Just meet and forget it."

Zhao Jun thought for a while and said, "But you can bring a message to Zongzheng for me." ”

The butler bowed down and said, "Listen up." ”

"Come here."

Zhao Jun beckoned.

The butler leaned in.

Zhao Jun whispered a few words.

The butler hesitated slightly, then nodded and left.

Then the carriage slowly departed.

Upstairs in Xiangding, Zhao Yunrang sat by the window and waited quietly.

On the table was freshly served food.

The tea is not yet cold.

The housekeeper came upstairs and replied to Zhao Yunrang, "Jiajun." ”

"How's it going?"

"This Zhao Zhiyuan said that the official family is jealous of the minister's friendship with the clan and is reluctant to come, but"

"But what?"

"He asked the villain to bring two words to Jiajun."

"What?"

Zhao Yunrang still looked at the carriage slowly leaving in the distance.

The butler whispered: "The first sentence is, it should be yours, it is yours." It shouldn't be yours, and you can't grab it. ”

"Huh?"

Zhao Yunrang frowned, what do you mean by this?

The butler continued: "The second sentence is, wait well, don't make extra moves, and be careful of extraneous branches. ”

Is this advice?

Zhao Yunrang touched his chin and beard and narrowed his eyes.

But it's okay.

At least I figured out the attitude of this person.

I think it should be neutral and will not interfere in the affairs of the prince.

That's enough.

(End of chapter)