Chapter 336: Court Meeting

For example, the examination system focuses on examining resumes and qualifications, while the examination focuses on reviewing whether files and documents are complete, while performance is often ignored.

This leads to the "correction of merit within a limited number of years, and advancement of rank by step."

As a result, seniority ranking has become the mainstream, and a large number of talents have not been able to perform outstandingly. It is said that "don't ask about their merits, but ask about their longevity" and "officials rely on their qualifications and mediocre people will advance together."

At the same time, the rigid system is often used by officials in the competent agencies as a tool to solicit bribes and make money. For example, during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, officials often encountered difficulties from the supervisors when applying for a change of office, and the materials were returned if they were slightly flawed.

Moreover, officials with great power can also misinterpret regulations, especially in dispatch procedures, to interfere with the exercise of authority by competent authorities.

The prime ministers often ignored the responsibilities of the staff, expanded the scope of "exclusion" at will, and even interfered with the appointment of certain lower-level officials.

Therefore, various promotion systems only apply to the constraints of ordinary officials under normal circumstances, but they cannot prevent the interference of hidden rules.

After explaining the details in detail, Su You felt even more confused.

Let’s not talk about those problems that have not been effectively solved after thousands of years. Just talk about yourself, do you belong to the fourth way or the third way?

If Renzong is still alive, then the fourth article is that there is only one emperor and one courtier, and now Zhao Shu is on the throne.

Su Song comforted him: "Don't worry, your promotion or removal is not up to the level of official concern."

Su You breathed a sigh of relief instead. The king chooses his ministers and his ministers choose the king. Su You really can't think of serving a king like Zhao Shu.

The Zhengdan Great Court Meeting was held in the Daqing Hall, and envoys from various countries came to congratulate it.

There are ceremonial guards lined up in the palace, and all the officials are crowned with court robes. People from all walks of life are carrying their heads, and there are also soldiers who are standing in uniform, wearing two crowns, and white robes with green edges.

The various states came to report to the officials, and each of them brought in gifts.

There are Khitan, Xixia, Goryeo, and Dali.

There are also Uighurs among the rest, who have long beards and high noses. They wrap their heads in silk and wear their clothes loosely.

A Khotanese man came with his wife and men in a small gold flower felt hat, a gold silk war robe, and a girdle. They rode on a camel and had a felt bag with a bronze bell to pay tribute.

The three Buddhas all have thin spines wrapped around their heads, wearing scarlet robes with Buddha faces woven on them.

The five surnames of the Southern Barbarians all wore black felt buns with their vertebrae in their hair, and they looked like monks, bowing before the audience. They were given Han-style brocade jackets and the like.

There are also Zhenla, Dashi, Annan, etc...

Different countries settled in different places. The Liao Dynasty was in Duting Post, the Xia Kingdom was in Jiaoting West Post, the Goryeo Dynasty was in Tongwen Hall, the Huihe Yutian was in Libin Courtyard, and the Fan Kingdom was in Zhanyun Hall or Huaiyuan Post.

Only Daliao and Goryeo gave banquets in the pavilion.

Now there is an extra Dali.

The new embassy built by the imperial court in Dali was called Huaiyun Pavilion.

Little Xianggong Gao also came, and Su You had not seen each other for ten years. Back then he was a little boy, and he was a stupid boy, and now he is a Tanhualang, and a Shanchanhou. Everyone couldn't help but sigh.

Just last year, Yang Yunxian of the Yang family in Eryuan openly rebelled. Gao Zhisheng joined forces with the Erlin tribe to suppress it with an iron fist, and brought the Dali king to Kunming, staged a Dali version of the story of holding the emperor hostage to order the princes.

Because of his meritorious service, he was given the land of Baiya and Hedian; he was granted a high official position and a high official position to manage the land and the people; he was then granted the title of Marquis, doubling his father's political legacy, and from then on he became powerful in both the government and the public.

This visit was to continue to reaffirm the old friendship with the Song Dynasty. The Shanchan Mansion relied on the southwest of the Song Dynasty. Xianggong Xiaogao had a clear view of the situation during this counter-insurgency activity.

The Sitong Company and the Erlin Department provided food and weapons this time, and also made a large amount of war wealth.

Upon learning that Su You had returned to Beijing, the first thing Mr. Xiao Gao did was to invite Su You to the embassy to meet him.

Su You couldn't help but be a little surprised when he discovered that Atunmi was actually in the embassy: "Sister, how did you get in?"

Mr. Gao smiled and said, "Ami is my crossbow consultant, why not?"

"Okay, why not." Su You bowed and saluted Gao Zhisheng: "I heard that brother Xian suppressed the rebellion, supported the royal family, and the king of Dali broke the soil and made a marquis. You dare to congratulate brother Xian."

Gao Zhisheng also bowed and returned the gift: "I have heard that my virtuous brother has discovered flowers in Kuizhou, helped those in need, and overcome strong beams. His reputation in the Southwest Yizhong is high. Zhisheng dares to congratulate my virtuous brother."

Atunmi pouted: "Two idiots!"

Both of them laughed.

Mr. Gao, there is no need to be modest here. The two of them are better at bragging than the other. If you dare to say that you killed the snow-capped mountains with blood, I dare to say that I killed all the corpses. If you dare to say that the mighty armies of heaven wiped them out,

I dare to say that the blessings of gods and Buddhas will not hurt anyone. Anyway, they all know that the other party does not believe it, and it is just a joke.

Atunmi was dumbfounded: "How many people are there in Southwest? If you continue to brag like this, I'm afraid you two will be the only ones left?"

The two of them laughed loudly and stopped. Su You asked Atunmi: "Sister, how is your little nephew?"

Atunmi smiled and said: "Like his father, he is a little nerd. Mr. Fan likes him very much, and the children also like Mr. Fan."

After speaking, he asked Su You again: "Mr. Fan asked me to ask you, Erlin Department, if there is any possibility of naturalization?"

Su You said: "It's hard to say. This time the familiar barbarians of Kuizhou are naturalized, I don't know what the imperial court's attitude will be."

Atunmi said: "Mr. Fan said that there are more and more Han people in the Erlin tribe, and these people are now an important part of the Erlin tribe."

"The mining and farming operations of the Erlin tribe are inseparable from these people, but they are all Qi people in the Song Dynasty."

"If too many Song people go to Erlin, it may cause unrest in the Song Dynasty."

"There is another problem, that is, the relationship between Jizhou and the Song Dynasty is now a tributary relationship. Today, the grass market and grazing market around the Erlin Department can be opened and closed at the request of the imperial court. They have not been customized."

"Our commodity exchange with the Song Dynasty is only limited to Shuzhong. If we want to continue to develop, it cannot be accommodated by a tribute system."

"So the best solution is to return. Let us become true Song people. As long as we pay taxes and pay the walking and sitting taxes, we can trade bulk commodities and sell our properties to Wuzhong and Bian

Liang, and even Shaanxi and Hebei."

Su You sighed and said: "Sister, we people from the southwest are still unable to speak up in the court. If we want to become a common people in the Song Dynasty, we may have to pay a higher price. How about taking it slow?"

Atunmi was a little disappointed.

Su You said: "Let's take it step by step slowly and see if we can solve the sales problem first. There is no reason why Song Dynasty would turn a blind eye to such a good product as Erlin Ironware."

Atunmi sighed: "Brother, you have said so, it seems like this is the only way."

On the first day of the Zhengdan Great Court Meeting, the first day is the Great Hajj. On the second day, envoys from various countries go to the Daxiangguo Temple to burn incense. On the third day, there is an activity where envoys from various countries go to the Nanyu Garden to shoot bows.

Chaoyan also selected capable archery ministers to accompany the archers, and also gave banquets. The most interesting thing was that the people could watch and cheer.

On the archery range of the Royal Garden, fifty steps ahead, there are more than ten arrow stacks set up.

Most envoys use crossbows.

However, envoys from the Liao Kingdom and Xixia also had hard bows placed in front of them.

Nowadays, the conflict between Liao and Xixia is fierce.

The current ruler of Xixia is Li Liangzuo, who is now sixteen years old and considered an "enterprising" monarch.

Li Liangzuo's biological mother did not hide the dark cloud. She was originally the wife of Li Yuanhao's important minister Yeli Yuqi. Later, Yeli Yuqiu was ordered to die by Li Yuanhao, and Wu Zang became a nun.

When Li Yuanhao was looking for the family of the Yeli family, he welcomed the Mu Zang family into the palace and had an affair with him. Queen Yeli discovered this and ordered him to become a nun at Jietan Temple, giving him the title of Master Mu Zang.

But Li Yuanhao was so fascinated by Mu Zang that he often went to the temple for trysts.

In the tenth year of Yanzuo's tenth year of the Heavenly Ceremony and the seventh year of Qingli in the Song Dynasty, Mu Zang gave birth to Li Liangzuo while hunting with Li Yuanhao.

Because he was an illegitimate child, Li Liangzuo was raised in his uncle Pang's family since childhood.

As a result, Wu Zangying Pang gained the trust of Li Yuanhao and gradually took control of Xixia's national affairs.

In order to maintain and gain greater power, the Wu Zang brothers and sisters began to plot a conspiracy to overthrow the crown prince Ning Lingge and make Li Liangzuo the crown prince.

After some manipulations, Queen Yeli fell out of favor and was deposed.

Li Yuanhao took a wife for Prince Ning Lingge, but because of her beauty, the pervert father-in-law kept his daughter-in-law for himself.

Brother Ning Ling was furious and frightened about his situation, so he went to the palace to kill his father and become a self-reliant man. During the fight, Li Yuanhao had his nose cut off and died tragically from blood loss.

How could the brothers and sisters Wu Zang miss such a good opportunity? Brother Ning Ling blackmailed and killed Pang for Wu Zang, and then Li Liangzuo, who was only eleven months old, was proclaimed the head of the country, and Wu Zang was honored as the queen mother.
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