No one who wants to be an emperor wants to be a coward.
Since the Tang Dynasty, the best example of a wise king through the ages is Li Shimin.
So Liu E had Wei Zheng on the left, Li Jing on the right, and the Zhenguan rule in the middle, which made Zhao Heng feel as if there was a cloud under his ribs. In a trance, he really became Li Shimin's second, and was about to lead the Song Dynasty into an unprecedented
prosperous times.
He is in a happy mood and his ears are attuned, and he can hear whatever is said.
Even if Wang Dan and Kou Zhun came hand in hand and poured cold water on him, telling him that he could only intervene in the change of power in the vassal country once, and never again, otherwise the gain would definitely outweigh the loss. He immediately accepted it with a smile, and directly felt in his heart.
Wang Dan was also classified as a critic of Wei Zheng.
When Kou Zhun proposed that he would take this opportunity to set up a racecourse on Yongxing Military Road and purchase and breed party war horses in order to make up for the shortage of war horses in the Song Dynasty as soon as possible, he agreed more and more happily.
However, when the three monarchs and ministers discussed how to reward meritorious ministers, they were no longer so speculative.
According to Zhao Heng's idea, after receiving Li Dezhao's request, Han Qing decisively went to Xiazhou and killed Li Deming, eliminating hidden dangers for the Song Dynasty. He also persuaded Li Dezhao to proactively submit household registration books and maps after seizing the throne. Zhang Qian deserves the credit.
, Ban Chao, it is not an exaggeration to grant the title of Duke of Kaiguo County. (Note: In the title system of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Duke of Kaiguo County was the eighth grade, which was relatively low.)
After receiving Han Qing's report, Kou Zhun acted bravely, gave young people great support, and prepared a remedy strategy in advance for failure, fully demonstrating the demeanor of a wise minister. He was promoted to Tongping Zhangshi (prime minister)
Of course.
However, both the reward for Han Qing and the reward for Kou Zhun were firmly opposed by Wang Dan.
Especially for the former, Wang Dan believed that by going to the party without asking for instructions and interfering in the change of power in the country, he had committed several serious crimes such as being "arrogant", "authoritarian", "warlike" and "chaotic".
.The imperial court thought that he was doing something for the country, and by allowing him to offset his merits and crimes, he was given a lighter sentence. He could not be given additional rewards to encourage others to follow suit.
As for Kou Zhun, as a political advisor, what he did some time ago was just fulfilling his responsibilities. He can be promoted to Tongping Zhangshi, but he should not use his strong support for Han Qing as an excuse to disrupt the party.
The other vassal states of the Song Dynasty were all in danger after hearing the news.
"I second the proposal!" As soon as Wang Dan finished speaking, Kou Zhun immediately expressed his support for him. He was not embarrassed at all because the other party had belittled him.
He really didn't care much about the title of Tongping Zhangshi. On the surface, he was one level higher than Shen Zhizhengshi, but in fact, his power did not increase much. And no matter what the emperor made, including canonizing a concubine, he needed to follow
Discuss political affairs with Pingzhang.
If the emperor is young and has no business, or is old and frail, and has low energy, and the same rules apply, in most cases, he can still listen.
But now the officials of the Song Dynasty are only in their early thirties, which is when they are young and full of ambition. The work of Tong Pingzhang is simply thankless. It is far less practical than Kou's participation in political affairs and Kaifeng's governor!
"What do you propose, Qing Kou? Are you unwilling to do what I am doing? Or do you want me to issue an edict three times before reluctantly taking up the post?" Zhao Heng was in a good mood and was not angry at all because of Wang Dan's objection to his opinion.
, instead he made a joke about Kou Zhun.
"I don't dare!" Kou Zhun was stunned and quickly explained, "I don't have the talent or virtue to be responsible for the affairs of Tongping. I think what Privy Wang said is reasonable."
"Your talent and moral character are clearly visible to me and my father. I have been expecting you to do Tongpingzhang for a long time. You must not refuse again." Zhao Heng waved his hand, Quan Dang Kou must be being modest.
"So, I would like to express my gratitude to the Lord for your kindness." After hearing this, Kou Zhun had no choice but to bow down and bow down. But in his mind, he quickly began to think about who should be given the position of Kaifeng Governor.
To be honest, the previous Kaifeng Prefect left a lot of "bad debts". Kou Zhun was really unwilling to hand over his position as Kaifeng Prefect until the "bad debts" were cleared and the hidden dangers in Bianliang City were eliminated.
However, after doing the Tongping chapter, he would have too much power if he concurrently served as the governor of Kaifeng.
Zhao Heng is in a happy mood today and doesn't care that he has too much power. The day Zhao Heng calms down, the emperor's nature will immediately kick in. He will definitely be suspicious of what his intentions are in controlling the Kaifeng Mansion.
Before he could figure out who could replace him as the governor of Kaifeng to ensure that Kaifeng Palace can play its due role, he heard Zhao Heng say: "Han Qing is the judge of the Crane Control Department, and the time is allocated for him for external use."
It is too far-fetched to say that he is "warlike" and "chaotic". As for being a "slow king" and "good at being autocratic", under the circumstances at that time, he was not allowed to ask me for instructions. Wang Qing was worried that others would follow suit, and
I am worried that if you are not rewarded for such extraordinary achievements, no one will be willing to stand up for the country when encountering similar situations in the future."
"There is no second party around the Song Dynasty. The crane control office on Jingdong East Road should not be in charge of the Yongxing Army." Wang Dan retorted again without even thinking about it. "Besides, the Song Dynasty's crusade against the ministers should be sent
We have good generals and soldiers who can defeat it with dignity and dignity. It is not appropriate to just sit back and wait for success just because the danger is successful this time!"
"I am not just waiting for something to happen. I hope that our Song Dynasty can have a few more Wang Xuance!" Zhao Heng felt a little disappointed after being rebutted twice in a row, and frowned to emphasize.
"With Wang Xuance's merits, he was only granted the title of official from the fifth rank to the imperial court. But Han Qing is now the fifth rank and has been promoted to prison officials." Wang Dan shook his head grumpily and continued to admonish.
He was only awarded the title of Chief Registrar of a County. He has made great achievements with his reputation as a Jinshi. He has worked hard for twenty years and spread the word. Who is willing to study hard and take the imperial examination?"
This is true. Han Qing has made many meritorious deeds recently, and has been promoted one after another in official positions, which has exceeded the twenty years of hard work of many who were born in Jinshi. It is inevitable that he will attract criticism from officials.
If Zhao Heng still wanted to grant him the title of Duke of the Founding County, or continue to a higher position, it would definitely make more scholars dissatisfied, and it would also be inconsistent with the Song Dynasty's national policy of selecting scholars through literature.
However, Zhao Hengzheng was determined to be the second Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and show off his talents. However, even his attempts to promote young officials were blocked by Wang Dan one after another, and he suddenly felt very irritated. He quickly frowned and sneered: "Twenty
Years of hard work, haha, if all officials are working hard, how can they let the Red Lotus Sect grow bigger? How can I let my military training envoy from Kaifeng Prefecture be assassinated in broad daylight, but the person behind it has not been found out yet? What if?
Which Jinshi can kill the Maitreya Cult and the Chunyang Cult for me within half a year, I will definitely not be stingy about letting him do some prison work. If there is any Jinshi who can get Silla or Dali to volunteer,
I will not be stingy with the household registers and maps, and I will grant him the title and founding of the country!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am not fighting for the Jinshi." Wang Dan's temper was still a bit soft after all. Hearing Zhao Heng's displeasure, he took the initiative to slow down his tone and explained in a low voice. "But I am worried that he is not beautiful.
Yu Lin. What's more, he has only been weak this year and will have many opportunities to make meritorious deeds in the future. If he continues to advance several levels every year, he will definitely be unbeatable in the future!"
"Your Majesty appreciates him, so you can give him more opportunities to do things and grind them slowly. In this way, he can move more steadily." Kou Zhun had long known that the charges Wang Dan had charged Han Qing with were impossible for Zhao Heng to accept.
He smiled and helped both parties find the steps. "Back then, the late emperor also tested me in the same way. Now, in my heart, I am only grateful to the late emperor."
"The same goes for Wei Chen." Wang Dan sighed in his heart and followed Kou Zhun's words and added.
He has no ill feelings toward Han Qing, and even has some appreciation in his heart. However, in his opinion, Han Qing's actions will only bring short-term benefits to the Song Dynasty, and may be harmful in the long run.
However, today the officials could not listen to a word he said. And Kou Zhun started to fight next to him again. He continued to insist on blocking Han Qing's promotion, which would not have any effect except arousing the anger of the officials.
Therefore, we can only settle for the next best thing, and from the perspective of caring for talents, let the officials give up the idea of rewarding Han Qing generously.
"Well, what you two said makes sense!" After hearing Kou Zhun and Wang Dan use their respective official career experiences as examples and mentioning their own fathers, Zhao Heng's anger quickly decreased. After thinking about it, he added with a forced smile, "
In his weak years, it would be easy for him to be crowned a marquis and prime minister, and it would be easy for him to stand out from the crowd. But he did contribute a lot to quelling the troubles on the northwest frontier. Let's just arrange it this way. His parents have both passed away many years ago, and it is all thanks to him that he can achieve extraordinary achievements.
His grandfather taught him well. But his grandfather also made a contribution to saving people, but his official career was delayed due to injury. When he was old, he was granted the title of Founding Duke. I promoted his grandfather to Founding Duke, and others can't say anything.
As for him, for the time being, he will be named the Founding Uncle, and he will be granted an additional salary of 500 households. When he has new achievements in the future, I will compensate him separately." (Note: In the early Song Dynasty, the title was divided into twelve grades. The sixth grade was the Founding Duke, and the seventh grade.
The eighth grade is the founding county prince, the ninth grade is the founding prince, and the tenth grade is the founding uncle.)
