A few days have passed, and Bianliang City still maintains its former prosperity.

Zhao Jun thanked Zhao Yunrang for his invitation, neither offended nor contacted, and waited for Zhao Zhen to really give birth to a healthy heir.

He gave those two words of advice, firstly, there is no need to make enemies in vain, and secondly, he also asked Zhao Yun to let An share a little, don't jump up and down. Otherwise, it will annoy Zhao Zhen, and there may not be Zhao Zongshi's throne to sit on in the future.

Although Zhao Zongshi is a mediocre monarch and a short-lived ghost, Zhao Jun is not disgusted that he sits on the throne of the emperor when Zhao Zhen has no heirs.

Because even if Zhao Zhen has no heirs, Zhao Zongshi's ascension to the throne will be decades later.

If everything goes well, Zhao Jun's position will probably be as stable as Mount Tai by then. If Zhao Zongshi is smart, he knows what he should do and what he shouldn't do, and there is no need to make Zhao Jun unhappy.

So after a few decades, maybe his throne will have to be hollowed out, if Zhao Zongshi can still sit in that position, in fact, it is no different from others to sit on it.

The afternoon sun is shining, and the last few days have been rare and good.

Kaifeng Mansion and the Imperial City Division are still in action, and there are many fewer scoundrels all over Bianliang in the past, and even the originally arrogant and domineering generals are a little more restrained.

Although there is no record of the evil deeds in the Yanei in the history books, there are also many second ancestors in real life who are lawless and rampage in Bianliang.

Sometimes when you walk on the street and are accidentally touched by others, you may feel insulted and hurt others.

In the past, ordinary people could only consider themselves unlucky.

Now that Fan Zhongyan is in charge of Kaifeng Mansion, this kind of thing is encountered on the street, and it must be handled impartially.

A few days ago, there was a third-class Yanai who went to Kaifeng Mansion to take a beating, and now he is much more honest.

In addition, Liu Yuanyu's house was raided.

The sale of prohibited items, plus some other illegal activities, was enough for him to be exiled to Lingnan.

Zhao Jun didn't go to this matter, and now the Imperial City Division is still in charge of Cao Xiu, and this kind of thing is basically ordered, and he doesn't need to do it himself.

Yushitai inevitably wrote a letter of impeachment and debate, demanding that the case be transferred to Yushitai and Dali Temple.

The main reason is that the current scope of responsibilities of the Imperial City Department is too broad, and it can punish officials for violating laws and disciplines, and it can deal with contradictions and public order among the people. There are even times when they want to meddle in the investigation of the case, and the control is too lenient.

Almost all the work of Kaifeng Mansion, Dali Temple, Criminal Department, and Yushitai was snatched away, which made the rest of the departments except Kaifeng Mansion very dissatisfied, so they were often jointly impeached.

That is, these things have been suppressed by Zhao Zhen and the prime ministers of the Constitutional Yuan, otherwise if it had been in the past, the Imperial City Division would have been suppressed a long time ago.

At this moment, the noon wind blew on the camphor tree outside the Constitutional Academy, and the branches and leaves rattled, and a few soft leaves fell.

Zhao Jun left the palace in a carriage.

This morning, Li Di went to the Constitutional Yuan in the name of office affairs and privately invited him to a banquet.

Faced with the other party's invitation, Zhao Jun did not refuse, so he chose to have time at noon.

The main reason is that Li Di invited him twice, and he usually doesn't have much time, so he just had a little spare today, so he agreed to go to the appointment.

It's also interesting to say.

Since Li Di returned to Bianliang in a low-key manner, it only took him one day to integrate all the data of the Salt and Iron Division, and he personally sent it over the next day.

When I came, I met Lu Yijian, and the two old men stared at each other with big eyes, like two old roosters.

Regarding Li Di's recall to Beijing, Lu Yijian disagreed with 10,000, but Zhao Jun, Wang Zeng, and Cai Qi agreed with three votes, and Zhao Jun, the prefect, could still have two votes with one vote, and in the end, Lu Yijian and Song Shou's faction could only pinch their noses and admit it.

Zhao Zhen's opinion readily agreed.

Because Li Di is also one of the emperors, he once served as a senior scholar to give lectures to Zhao Zhen, when Li Di was squeezed out by Lu Yijian, although he was deposed from the power of Xiangzhou, Zhao Zhen still left him in Beijing.

As a result, Li Di's operation was a bit abstract, and he actually falsely accused Lu Yijian, causing Zhao Zhen to be unable to protect him, and finally forced to be kicked out of the court.

So Zhao Zhen was reluctant to Li Di, but he and Lu Yi had no choice.

Now that Zhao Jun got him back, Zhao Zhen was naturally very happy.

Li Di invited him today, and for an old fox like him, he probably smelled some smell and wanted to get closer to him.

If people want to stammer, then why refuse?

After all, as the instructor said, it is the right direction to make more friends and fewer enemies.

The place where Li Di feasted was in Fanlou.

Zhao Jun has only heard of the hotel with the highest specifications in Bianliang, and has never been there.

His salary is also quite high now, although he has no rank officials, but just a Song Guogong earns more than 10,000 yuan a year, plus the dispatch of the prefect of the Constitutional Yuan and the Imperial City Division, the total amount is more than 20,000 guan, which is about the same as the prime minister.

But he himself plans to cut his salary by two-thirds first, not to mention using his salary to live a luxurious life.

Today's blessing of Tolidi has seen it.

The carriage stopped outside the Fan Building, the shopkeeper of the Fan Building was already waiting, and I don't know how many people came and went inside and outside the door, and under the leadership of the shopkeeper all the way into it, I found that this Fan Lou really deserved its name.

Five three-storey buildings are distributed like tic-tac-toe, the left and right corridors are connected, and there are attached courtyards, scattered and distributed, and even pavilions, water pavilions, and terraces, the faint fragrance comes to the nose, mixed with the smell of food, wine and spices, which makes people appetize.

The shopkeeper took Zhao Jun all the way to the highest building in the east, in the private room on the third floor, from here you can see the scenery of Bianliang Street at a glance, look at the past, the streets and alleys, the temples are lined up, the pink walls and red tiles, the canals and bridges, and there are many towering trees in the countless buildings, which are quite a bit of the scenery of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

"Prefect, take the liberty to disturb me, and please Haihan."

When Li Di saw Zhao Jun coming in, he got up with a smile and said hello, he is now nearly sixty years old, and he is much more tactful, unlike when he was young, he fought for power with Ding Wei and was finally demoted to another country.

The rest of the people retreated, and Zhao Jun first arched his hand to Li Di and said, "It's my honor that Li Xiang can invite me, how can it be considered an interruption?" ”

As he spoke, he looked around and said, "This place is indeed Yajing, I have never been to such a high-end place before." ”

"Please be seated."

Li Di stretched out his hand to signal, and then said with a smile: "If the prefect likes it, ask Fan Lou to leave a private room for the prefect to come often." ”

"Huh."

Zhao Jun sat down and said with a smile: "The consumption of Fan Lou is too big, I can't afford to come often, not to mention that I don't have any requirements for eating, and the street food is very good." ”

"It seems that the prefect is still longer than the people, which is also a good thing for the country."

Li Di laughed and sat down.

Zhao Jun smiled: "I don't know what happened when Li Xiang invited me over?" ”

"Alas, what kind of person am I who have been degraded?"

Li Di smiled bitterly: "I thought that I was going to die of old age in this life, and it was thanks to the blessing of the Zhiyuan to be able to come back." ”

"The deputy plan is also the same thing."

Zhao Jun smiled.

The two governments and three divisions, Tongzhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi is recognized as the prime minister, and the governor is the deputy prime minister.

The Privy Envoy is the Privy Minister, and the rest of the Privy Council Ministers, Privy Council Ministers, and Privy Council Ministers are all Deputy Privy Ministers.

Although the three divisions have the name of the prime minister and are in charge of the financial power, they have the lowest actual status among the two governments and three divisions.

Li Di, the deputy envoy of the third division, is the deputy prime minister, normally speaking, he is just a deputy envoy of the third division, and he is ranked more than ten.

However, Li Di's qualifications are there, if the court considers promotion, as long as he doesn't make big mistakes, he basically has a share.

"Thank you for your love."

Li Di politely said, and then said: "The food is just served, I don't know if it fits the appetite of the hospital, let's talk while eating." ”

"Then it's irreverent, it's just the time for lunch."

Zhao Jun was not polite and picked up the chopsticks.

Although Li Di is an elder, his status is higher, and he is a guest, so everyone treats him equally.

The two chatted while eating.

Zhao Jun said that Li Di worked hard and made great achievements, and he was a pillar of talent left by the first emperor.

Li Di said that Zhao Jun is young and promising, and he is the pillar of the country in the future.

The two sides politely exchanged words for a while, and then Li Di said: "Disturbing the Zhiyuan today, there are actually some questions. ”

"Oh?"

Zhao Jun asked, "Li Xiang, please speak." ”

Li Di said: "The establishment of the Constitutional Yuan and the control of hundreds of officials, with such great power, how could the officials agree? ”

Zhao Jun laughed and said: "Li Xiang came to me to ask why I was able to become the governor of the Constitutional Yuan at a young age, and one person was above 10,000 people, even Lu Xiang and Wang Xiang were obedient." ”

Li Di was distracted, and he was not embarrassed, but he stroked his beard and smiled: "The Zhiyuan is outstanding, but it is a great talent that is unique in ten thousand, and it is just right to sit in this position." ”

Wow.

Is this old Li Tou slapping me like this?

Zhao Jun glanced at the other party strangely, but he didn't expect Li Di to be quite knowledgeable about current affairs.

As soon as he returned to Bianliang, he began to stammer him, which was something that people didn't expect.

But that's not a bad thing.

Zhao Jun doesn't want someone like Ding Du who only has no character and no talent and doesn't obey him, he wants someone like Li Di who is talented and willing to listen to him.

As long as the other party doesn't make trouble, doesn't make trouble, obediently listens to the arrangement, and does the assigned tasks well, then don't talk about Li Di, even if Xia Zhu, the insidious villain who destroyed the Qingli New Deal in history, he is not impossible to reuse.

Thinking of this, Zhao Jun said: "Li Xiang is right about one thing, that is, I am indeed one in ten thousand, and the official family and Lu Xiang and Wang Xiang need me, so I can do this position." ”

"Oh?"

Li Di was still puzzled: "I want to hear it in detail." ”

Zhao Jun said with a smile: "You can understand that I am a master of heaven and earth, and the crown of the Tao is ancient and modern." According to our words, I'm awesome. However, I can't tell Li Xiang in detail, if one day Li Xiang can enter the Constitutional Yuan, even if it is only an alternate with the Governor's Academy, you can know why. ”

Now the Constitutional Yuan is all insiders, and although Yan Shu and Fan Zhongyan are not prime ministers, they have been given an alternate acquaintance because they know the inside story, which is comparable to the status of deputy prime minister.

So in a way, as long as you enter the Constitutional Yuan, you will know Zhao Jun's origin and identity.

Then he can definitely know how awesome Zhao Jun is.

Li Di guessed that this might involve a big secret, thinking of the rumor that Zhao Jun was the youngest son of the True Sect, he couldn't help but be in awe, and his mind fluttered for a moment, and then said: "I see, but it's the old man Meng Lang." ”

"It doesn't matter, it is estimated that the entire court is curious about why I can sit in that position, but this is indeed a big secret, and it is impossible to disclose it in the future, if the insider dares to spread it, it is basically a dead end, including Lu Yijian and them."

Zhao Jun saw that there was no one around, so he scared Li Di and said: "So Li Xiang at least for the time being, it is better not to know, the Constitutional Yuan is indeed powerful, but this is actually a part of the sacrifice made to let Lu Xiang and Wang Xiang keep the secret, if Li Xiang can support my reform, he may not be able to enter the Political Yuan in the future and know this secret." ”

"Oh?"

Li Di asked: "Does the Zhiyuan really want to be restructured?" ”

"Yes."

Zhao Jun nodded and said: "Now that the government is rotten, the state is in decline, and there are continuous uprisings in various places, some changes must be made. It's just that at present, foreign enemies are waiting, and the Liao Kingdom of Western Xia is eyeing each other, and the time has not yet come. Therefore, I just do some preliminary foreshadowing, and then make changes in the future. ”

Li Di asked: "Then can the court inform the old man of what specific things are going to be changed?" The old man is willing to support the prefect, and wants to do his part, if he knew earlier, he would have prepared early. ”

Zhao Jun pondered slightly, but finally did not tell the other party.

Because the rectification of the rule of officials failed in the Qingli New Deal, this general direction of reform will still touch the interests of many people, including Lu Yi Jian Wang Zeng and them, if it were not for the encirclement of the Constitutional Yuan, they would still continue to oppose it.

So he couldn't be sure if Li Di would continue to support him after knowing the situation, even if Li Di had shown goodwill and was very respectful and supportive of him.

But at present, the New Deal is still in the hidden stage.

Including Ouyang Xiu's "Treatise on Officials", he was not allowed to publish it, just to hide it and make a big splash in the future.

If outsiders know in advance, it is easy to cause trouble.

What's more, it is the so-called shallow and deep.

At least before Li Di entered the Constitutional Yuan, he only needed to do what he was told, and there was no need to know so much.

So thinking of this, Zhao Jun diverted the topic and said: "These Li Xiang will naturally know in the future, but when it comes to Li Xiang, I have always been curious." ”

"Oh?"

Seeing that he refused to speak, Li Di did not continue to ask, but said, "What are you curious about?" ”

Zhao Jun said a little embarrassed: "It's a bad thing for Li Yuanchu, mainly because my friendship with Lu Xiang is like that, he even designed me at the beginning, so I'm curious why between you at the beginning. If it's inconvenient for Li Xiang to say, it doesn't matter. ”

Speaking of this, Li Di's face was not very good-looking.

In fact, Zhao Jun was a bit presumptuous to ask about the matter between him and Lu Yijian, but Zhao Jun also said that because Lu Yijian had designed him at the beginning, it was normal to be curious and ask.

Li Di said: "Is the Zhiyuan wondering, why did the old man fight with Lu Yijian's old puppet by false accusations? ”

"yes."

Zhao Jun looked puzzled and said: "As soon as the official family checks the facts, isn't it that he suffered?" ”

Li Di said meaningfully: "Is the old man really a false accusation in this matter?" In fact, it was also the old man who was so powerful that he eliminated the evidence of the crime, otherwise how could he be an old man who was dismissed? ”

"I see."

Zhao Jun suddenly realized.

It turned out that Lu Yijian did make friends with King Jing at the beginning.

It's just that the old stuff is used to getting dressed.

In history, he cheated Wang Zeng's hand, which was a deliberate game.

According to the "History of the Song Dynasty", a small official named Wang Jiming once sent 3,000 yuan to Lu Yijian, and Lu Yi simply arranged for him to be the governor of Qinzhou.

After Wang Zeng reported this case to Song Renzong, Song Renzong was shocked and hurriedly questioned Lu Yijian, but unexpectedly, Lu Yijian said very calmly: "This is a frame-up!" ”

Song Renzong then ordered Yu Shi to investigate thoroughly.

The results of the investigation shocked Wang Zeng, first, the Qinzhou governor named Wang Jiming did not pay bribes.

Second, Lu Yijian did handle 3,000 yuan, but it was Lu Yijian's own, and he only planned to donate it to his hometown to build a school hall through the hands of others.

In the end, the king was deposed.

Li Di's situation was the same, and Lu Yijian also set Li Di up, making Li Di think that he had befriended King Jing.

After a check in the imperial history, it turned out that there was nothing in the matter, so Li Di was dismissed.

The old guy is very insidious.

Push the book: "Book of Troubled Times": The sword is carried by the rivers and lakes, and the waist is slender and the palm is light.

The young man carried a long knife on his shoulder, hung wine on his waist, and strode forward, but the rivers and lakes in his heart were faintly visible.

Turn a page in the book of troubled times, and the night rain in the rivers and lakes has been raining for decades.

Suddenly looking back, the world has been shattered.

(End of chapter)