The wheels of the carriage were pressing across the road and making a scattered sound. Liu Meng, the Minister of Personnel, leaned into the car and felt his head was misty. The number of personnel in the latest Ministry of Personnel increased several times, and the workload increased several times. It was only after he solved the work so late, and Liu Meng felt exhausted.

The rain outside the window kept falling and the temperature was not high. Liu Meng felt that he fully felt the feeling of "the rain was rising during the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians on the road were about to break their souls." It was the feeling that the essence seemed to be exhausted. What he needed at this time was to take a bath in the warm bathroom and drink a cup of hot tea. He warmed himself from the inside out.

In this state of dying soul, Liu Meng closed his eyes and pulled the clothes on his body to make himself feel more comfortable. It seemed that he had just closed his eyes for a moment, and Liu Meng heard the secretary say, "Shangshu, you're home."

"Ah? So fast?" Liu Meng opened his eyes hard. Then he realized that he had just fallen asleep in the carriage.

After getting off the car, the cool air full of moisture made Liu Meng feel awake. He suddenly felt that he didn't have to take a bath, maybe just a cup of hot tea and soak his feet well. Now, it's really troublesome to cook hot water that can take a bath at home.

When he arrived at the door of his house, he saw that there was light in the living room. Liu Meng felt a little surprised. His wife was not from a wealthy family and was more concerned about using candles at night. How could she light the lights in the living room today?

As soon as he entered the house, Liu Meng saw Song Gongming in the house.

"Shangshu. You have to make the decision for me!" Song Gongming's voice was full of grievances.

Liu Meng looked at his wife who was with him and sighed. He had seen too many cases of this situation. Of course, many officials who manage the world like the Ministry of Personnel come here to seek official positions. There are also many people who complain here. Even as the Minister of State, some people must not be ignored.

"Cook some bath water for me." Liu Meng said to his wife. Those who complained could not finish it in just a few words, but they had time to burn bath water.

Just as Liu Meng expected, Song Gongming began to attack Xiong Shang, the Minister of Rites. Liu Meng originally thought Xiong Shang had done something earth-shaking, but as he listened, he realized that it was Song Gongming's errands that were adjusted by Xiong Shang. Song Gongming felt that this was not what should be done.

After talking about ten minutes before, Song Gongming said angrily at the end: "Xiong Shang is so bullying. Shangshu wants to make the decision for me!"

"Ah... Xiao Song, we have known each other for more than ten years. I'll tell you a solution, but I'm just worried that you won't listen." Liu Meng said.

"Shangshu is willing to help, of course I am willing to listen." Song Gongming said immediately.

"If you feel that you can't swallow this, then quickly transfer your position. I am in charge of the Ministry of Personnel. You can basically do anything like this in other departments. What do you think?" Liu Meng said. This is not Liu Meng's big talk. There are currently no experienced cadres everywhere, but officials like Xiong Shang are not easy to transfer their jobs.

"I... why should I leave? If I want to leave, Xiong Shang will leave!" Song Gongming said in surprise.

"If you ask me to help you clean up your Xiong Shang now, I can't do it." Liu Meng gave an answer. When he said this, Liu Meng suddenly felt that he was wronged by the Minister of Personnel. Everyone came to complain after something happened and asked for help. He really didn't see anyone doing anything for Liu Meng. Yes, each of these people brought some gifts when they came, but Liu Meng lacked this thing? The Liu Meng family's income in the South China Sea a year exceeded 100,000 yuan, and Liu Meng himself had a lot of investment. In the Song Dynasty, there are only a handful of people who need Liu Meng to look up to him.

"Shangshu, I didn't ask you to help me get rid of Xiong Shang." Song Gongming said quickly. Although he had thought about getting rid of Xiong Shang, after thinking about this purpose carefully, Song Gongming felt that he had nowhere to start. Because he opposed the decision of the Minister of Rites, the matter of overthrowing the Minister of Rites did not conform to the court system. If Xiong Shang felt that his subordinates were not effective in doing their jobs, he would be dismissed, which would be more in line with the system.

"Then do you want me to contact Xiong Shang, let him change his mind, and let you be responsible for negotiating with the Mongolians?" Liu Meng asked.

"Yes." Song Gongming replied.

"Xiao Song. Xiong Shang and I are both Shangshu. Why must he sell me face? If I don't sell him face in this matter, what can I give him?" Liu Meng asked.

After such a conversation with Liu Meng, Song Gongming had calmed down. If he had to stick to his own opinions, it would be very easy to answer. He told Liu Meng directly that he was going to force Xiong Shang to agree. However, Song Gongming found that he might have reason to ask Xiong Shang, but he had no reason to ask Liu Meng. Liu Meng did not owe Song Gongming anything.

Song Gongming had already understood how he could choose when he was able to tell the materialist theory of Borjijin Haorenwanhu a few years ago. He suppressed his hatred and said to Liu Meng as calmly as possible: "Shangshu. I will talk to Xiong Shang after I go back. If he is willing to agree to my request, I will stay in the Ministry of Rites. If he doesn't agree, can you arrange a new job for me?"

Liu Meng was very happy to see that Song Gongming did not say anything like those scumbags. When many people came to ask Liu Meng, they followed the words "we are relatives", "we are friends", and "we are xx", so Liu Meng, you must do our business according to morality.

Liu Meng was once so angry that he felt a little hated by these people, but now he was too lazy to talk nonsense. Since those people think that Liu Meng can be bullied, why should Liu Meng treat them as human beings? Song Gongming's response was within the scope that Liu Meng could accept, and it was just arranging a job. The Ministry of Personnel did this.

After seeing Song Gongming away, Liu Meng arrived at the kitchen. He saw that his wife had already sat on the stove with a large pot of water. He stretched out his fingertips and gently touched it. The large pot of water was still a long way from boiling.

"Do we want to buy a bath bucket that can burn coal directly underneath?" Liu Meng couldn't help asking. That kind of bucket can keep the bath water warming up and the heating speed will be much faster.

Liu Meng's wife sighed, "Isn't it just a few days? After waiting for a few days, will there be hot water in our stove where we dry water?"

"Where is winter?" Liu Meng found a reason for himself.

"When winter comes, don't you just go to the bathhouse to take a shower?" Liu Meng's wife objected even more.

Liu Meng became even more excited when his wife said this. He tried hard to explain: "I think it wouldn't be convenient for us if we had such a bathtub with boiling water at home?"

Liu Meng's wife was very tired of Liu Meng's inexplicable persistence. She replied: "That kind of bucket needs to be sterilized frequently. We have all taken classes and said that it might be better if there is only one person using the bathtub. If many people use it in a mixture, you have to pay great attention. If you want to boil water, I will burn it for you. What else do you want?"

Liu Meng finally felt a little embarrassed when he made this happen. Originally, Liu Meng's wife didn't need to do the boiling water, so his family hired a nanny. However, because of Song Gongming, Liu Meng's wife had to last for so long.

"Whoever comes to me in the future? When I am not at home, you can drive them away." Liu Meng said.

Regarding such a considerate suggestion, Liu Meng's wife nodded but said nothing.

The next morning, Liu Meng went to attend the meeting. When Xiong Shang was briefing the Ministry of Rites, Liu Meng naturally paid more attention. Xiong Shang's briefing was very simple, and Mongolia had already put forward relatively clear requirements. He hoped that the Song Dynasty would propose to redeem the ransom for the late emperor, the queen mother, the queen mother, and the prisoner of the Song Dynasty.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Jie of the Ministry of War said angrily: "Those Mongolians didn't wake up! They dared to ask us for ransom!"

The other young people also expressed anger at Mongolia's request. Everyone was the upper class and understood that the reason why the war had not broken out now was just that the officials felt that the land reform needed to be completed first. Otherwise, 300,000 regular Song troops would have entered Hebei. Mongolia's ignorant behavior exceeded everyone's bottom line.

Liu Meng was not excited. He had seen similar things when he was younger than the people in front of him. At that time, Zhao Jiaren had long wanted to destroy the Dashi Maritime Merchant that controlled the South China Sea shipping. The first person to be affected was Pu Shougeng, the representative figure. Twenty years have passed since the demise of the Dashi Maritime Merchant led by Pu Shougeng.

After discussing with his old comrades, Liu Meng found that since Zhao Jiaren decided to eliminate the group of people led by Pu Shougeng, Pu Shougeng had no chance of winning. If Pu Shougeng was smart, their best way was to run away obediently. But Pu Shougeng did not make such a choice. They kept fighting and confronting each other head-on, so they tried their best to attack Zhao Jiaren's surrounding forces and tried their best to cause trouble for Zhao Jiaren. Compared with Pu Shougeng at that time, there seemed to be no essential difference between Mongolia now and Pu Shougeng at that time.

Thinking of this, Liu Meng looked up at Zhao Jiaren, and saw that the Zhao Guan family looked dull and quietly looked at the senior officials who were indignant because they felt underestimated. Looking at the others, Xiong Shang was not angry because he was underestimated. He just looked at the people around him thoughtfully.

What was Xiong Shang thinking? Liu Meng was a little curious. Originally, Liu Meng felt that the Ministry of Rites was relatively cold, and such a cold yamen should always be relatively stable. After seeing Song Gongming's troubles, Liu Meng felt that Xiong Shang's life might not be leisurely.

Amid everyone's angry speeches, Zhao Jiaren spoke, "You can calm down first."

The venue suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Zhao Guanjia. Zhao Jiaren's face was very cold and his voice became cold, "For those who surrendered to Lin'an, I think they betrayed the Song Dynasty, betrayed China, and were captured by the Mongols. I don't know if everyone's meaning is the same as me."

Such a cruel speech made everyone's expression change, especially those who exaggerate their emotions, and their expressions change more.

Zhao Jiaren continued to speak coldly, "My idea is very simple. When we attack the Northern Expedition, we will take them back from the Mongolians. This will prove that there are people in China, and this will prove that everything that our Song Dynasty lost because of swords and swords will definitely take them back with swords."

"If the Mongols killed the late emperor at that time, would we be blamed?" Sun Qing, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, couldn't help but show an expression of insolence on his face.

Sima Kao replied very unhappily: "The late emperor surrendered to the Mongols, and the Mongols killed the late emperor. Why are we wrong?"

Many people know that Sima Kao despises those backless guys, and this is also reasonable. Although Sima Kao was emotional, it was not indestructible. Just when everyone felt that the debate was about to pass, Sun Qing said relentlessly: "We are ministers of the Song Dynasty, and the late emperor was captured. Of course we have the responsibility. Otherwise, there is no way to be a minister! If we separate the past officials from the current officials, I think it is inappropriate."

After this speech, many people changed their faces. The so-called morality cannot play a role in an emergency. For example, the former Empress Dowager Xie Daoqing, who was captured by the Mongols, ordered a list in the court to say, ": Our country has treated the literati and officials well for three hundred years. I and the heir emperor have encountered many difficulties in the country. You ministers and ministers cannot come up with a plan to save the difficulties. The officials in the capital abandoned their official positions and fled, and the local officials threw their seals and abandoned the city to escape the difficulties and survive. How could they still be like human actions? How could they see the former emperor underground? The destiny has not changed, and the national law still exists. Anyone who is in the government will be paid a salary; those who abandon the country and fled will be inspected and reported to the Censorate."

This is very true. The Song Dynasty raised scholars for three hundred years, and the scholars and officials ruled the world together. During these three hundred years, the scholars and officials enjoyed huge benefits and accumulated huge wealth. But the final result was not that the scholars and officials sacrificed their lives for the Song Dynasty, but that the scholars and officials chose to abandon the Song Dynasty, the loser.

From the perspective of cruel reality, the loser will inevitably be eliminated, but such things can be done, but they cannot be said. What can be said must be Sun Qing's words. If there is a difference between the monarch and the minister, the minister cannot say such cruel words to the monarch. If the Zhao official family allows this, it means that when he faces a failure, he must calmly accept the behavior of the minister abandoning him. This is something that the ruling person cannot allow.

Liu Meng didn't expect that things would turn out like this. He looked at his old friend Sima Kao. The Sima Kao family was a Jinshi family, the Liu Meng family was a newcomer, and there were already people in the two families. So Liu Meng couldn't help but lean towards Sima Kao in his heart.

In this awkward atmosphere, Zhao Jiaren spoke, "You must never surrender to the barbarians! Surrendering to the barbarians is not only a betrayal of the Song Dynasty, but a betrayal of China. The rotation of dynasties is our China affairs and has nothing to do with the barbarians. Xie Daoqing and others have been deprived of all their honor in the Song Dynasty."

This reason is quite stiff, and the ministers think it is very reasonable. Everyone inexplicably felt that any complete, delicate and elegant evaluation at this time will only have side effects. This method of cutting the mess with a quick knife must be effective.

"The Ministry of Rites submitted a good plan, so I'll send someone to do it." Zhao Jiaren put an end to this embarrassing question.
Chapter completed!