Northern Song Dynasty: I became Zhao Ji Chapter 202 A large number of virtuous ministers from the anti-gold war faction were promoted and re-employed by me
Chapter 202 A large number of virtuous ministers from the anti-gold war faction were promoted and re-employed by me
Chapter 202: A large number of virtuous ministers from the anti-gold war faction were promoted and re-employed by me
I can recall this person to the capital first, and give him the position of Zhongshusheren, who has a low official rank but good development prospects, and then use half a year to evaluate him. If he can stand out, I will definitely use him.
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The young talent Zhao Ji wanted to use was the young man who had distinguished himself in the imperial examination with the third prince Yun Wang Zhao Kai more than two years ago in the eighth year of Zhenghe (i.e. 1118 AD).
-----Zhang Jun.
In the eighth year of Zhenghe's reign, 21-year-old Zhang Jun was promoted to Jinshi and ranked third in the top ranking - Tanhua.
Later, Zhang Jun was also among the twenty-four heroes of Zhaoxun Pavilion in the Southern Song Dynasty...
Zhao Ji, a time-traveler who is a master of history, naturally knows that the name of Zhang Jun contains the word "Jun" with three dots of water. He is not the one who was one of the four generals of the Zhongxing Dynasty in the Southern Song Dynasty and was later cast into a bronze figure kneeling before King Yue.
Zhang Jun standing by his side in front of the temple!
Zhang Jun, who has three points in his name, is one of the famous ministers of the anti-golden war faction. History books evaluate him as: loyal to the sun and moon, filial to the gods, honorable to the royal family, and kind to the people. Loyalty.
Shocked all the barbarians, and his merits will last forever.
Song Gaozong Zhao Gou’s evaluation of Zhang Jun was:
"There are many people who are talented and capable of doing things. If you work hard for the country, nothing can be better than dredging!"
"I am so humble, why should I be ashamed of Director Wang?'
"My father-in-law and I are righteous as kings and ministers, and we are of the same flesh and blood."
Zhao Ji, a time traveler who is a master of history, also knows that Zhang Jun is particularly upright and courageous.
After I activate him, I can also use him to check Li Gang, Han Shizhong and others who will be extremely powerful in the future.
Historical records record: In the early years of Jingkang (1126-1127), Zhang Jun was appointed as the chief registrar of Taichang Temple. At that time, the famous official Li Gang had a close relationship with Yao Pingzhong during the first defense battle of Kaifeng in Tokyo against the Jin army.
There is suspicion among Zhong Shidao and others that they are competing for merit.
Yao Pingzhong failed to rob Yan Zongwang and Yingzhai and returned in defeat. Li Gang, who supported Yao Pingzhong's robberies, was impeached by Zhang Jun in the name of autocratic power...
Historically, after the Jingkang Incident and the fall of Kaifeng, Zhang Bangchang, the young prime minister at that time, established the (pseudo) Chu with the support of the Jin Kingdom. Zhang Jun did not want to serve in the pseudo Chu and fled to Taixue.
Later, Zhang Jun heard that King Kang Zhao Gou succeeded to the throne in Yingtian Mansion (later Henan Shangqiu) and established the Southern Song Dynasty regime.
So, he rushed to Yingtian Mansion, was dismissed from the Privy Council Editor, and then changed to a doctor in the Yu Department, and later promoted to the imperial censor.
The Jin army invaded the south, and Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty fled to the southeast. Han Shizhong's subordinates, under the control of the rear army, drove away the remonstrating ministers, causing them to fall into the water and die. Zhang Jun petitioned to seize the post of Han Shizhong's observation envoy. Only then did the whole court realize that there was something wrong in this turbulent period.
National law...
Of course, Zhao Ji also knew that Zhang Jun would be a good civil servant and an expert at governing the people. Just don't let him command the Song army to fight against the Jin army.
In the fourth year of Jianyan (AD 1130), Zhang Jun put forward the suggestion of managing Sichuan and Shaanxi. After he became the envoy of Xuanfu and Fu in Sichuan and Shaanxi, he visited customs, denounced traitors, and recruited heroes as his top priority. All generals obeyed his orders.
Zhang Jun.
However, later on, Zhang Jun commanded the Song Army and the Jin Army under his command in the battle of Fuping. First, Liu Qi, his general, was brave and took the lead in charging forward, killing many Jin enemies, and won first. However, due to the environment later,
The Qingjing strategy envoy Zhao Zhe feared the Jin army and led his troops to flee first, resulting in the Song army's defeat at the hands of the Jin army. Zhang Jun had no choice but to retreat to Xingzhou and killed Zhao Zhe who was afraid of the enemy and fled first. At that time, Zhang Jun wrote a letter to wait for
Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty issued an edict to comfort him, but he was not investigated.
Zhang Jun stayed in Guanshan for three years, training new soldiers, making Liu Ziyu his guest of honor, appointing Zhao Kai as the capital's transfer envoy, and promoting Wu Jie as a general...
Liu Ziyu was good at managing money, but Wu Jie was sure to win every battle. The survivors of the northwest joined the Japanese army.
Therefore, although Guan and Shaanxi were lost, the whole of Shu was safe, and the situation in the southeast was contained, and the Jianghuai region also relied on peace.
After that, Zhang Jun was appointed as Tongping Zhangshi and Privy Council, and was in charge of all the armies and horses. He deployed the defense armies along the river and Huaihe River and planned the Northern Expedition. After the Huaixi Army Rebellion, he took the blame and asked to be dismissed. When Qin Hui and his party members were in power, Zhang Jun
He lived in exile for more than ten years. Later, when Emperor Wan Yanliang of the Jin Dynasty invaded the south, Zhang Jun was appointed again and was ordered to supervise the northern expedition. Although he was successful in the first battle, he was defeated in the Battle of Fuli due to discord between his generals. He soon returned to the throne and paid tribute to him.
Shi Huaishang actively deployed anti-gold measures, but was soon rejected by the Lord Harmony faction...
Zhao Ji thought: Zhang Jun, let him be a civil servant, manage the affairs of the people, manage and supervise officials. He is really not very professional in leading troops in battles. The armies he commanded were defeated by the Jin Army twice.
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However, the Song Dynasty also lacks upright and promising civil servants! How can I not use Zhang Jun, a model of civil servants, immediately?
Zhao Ji asked Dazai Yu Shen and said:
"I still remember that the third place in the imperial examination the year before last was Zhang Jun. What position does he hold now?"
Dazai Yushen replied:
"Your Majesty, Zhang Jun has been sent to Shannan Prefecture as a scholar to join the army."
Zhao Ji knew that in the Northern Song Dynasty, the official rank of "Shi Cao Jun" was the seventh rank and had nothing to do with the military. Shi Cao Jun was one of the six Cao Cao in the state and was in charge of marriages, land, fights and other litigation cases.
Zhao Jidao said: "Li Chu, the former member of Zhongshushe, was demoted to a commoner because of his crime and was exiled to Sha County, Nanjianzhou. Now there is a vacancy for Zhongshushe. I will transfer Shannan Prefecture to serve as a scholar and join the army and return to Beijing. He will be appointed as Zhongshushe.
, concurrently serving as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy."
At this time, the officials were not overly shocked. After all, Zhao Guan's family summoned Zhang Jun back to the capital, and he was appointed as a scholar and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. It was basically a horizontal call.
Moreover, not everyone in Zhongshushe can do well.
The edict issued by the emperor needs to be polished and modified by Zhongshushe people, not only to correctly express the holy intention, but also to show the emperor's erudition and talent.
Zhongshu Sheren must not leak secrets, cannot delay the implementation of the edict, and must repair the deficiencies in the edict to make it more comprehensive...
Therefore, the person responsible for drafting edicts to the emperor needs to have very good character, literary talent, and knowledge.
All the officials who attended the meeting knew in their hearts that if Zhang Jun did well in his position as a member of the Central Academy of Sciences and concurrently as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, his future would be limitless.
However, if he did not do well and angered the emperor, then he would be like accompanying a tiger. Li Chu, who was originally a scholar in the middle school, has been exiled by the officials. Isn't this a good example?
Zhao Ji, who was sitting on the dragon chair, looked down at the ministers at the court meeting.
Because we had previously eliminated the traitors Cai Jing, Wang Fu, and Gao Qiu,
Now they have either been demoted or exiled. Former Shangshu Youcheng Li Bangyan, former Shangshu Youcheng Li Bangyan, former Shangshu Bai Shizhong, former Shangshu Zhao Ye, former Shangshu Wang Xiaodi, former Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel, who would be begging for surrender or escape from the Jin army in the future.
Cai Mao, who knew Kaifeng Prefecture, Tang Ke, the former Minister of Household Affairs, Li Chao, the former Secretary of the Central Academy of Sciences,
At this time, after there were no more than ten most influential traitorous ministers in the court who were begging for peace or surrendering to the Jin army, or who were fleeing, Zhao Ji was much more pleased with the situation, and he was very satisfied.
Now I have become a virtuous minister and a humble person.
Now, the civil servants above the court have basically put things in order, and it is considered complete.
However, there are still so many corrupt officials among local officials who prey on the common people...
However, I have already thought of a good way to deal with it...
Before Zhao Ji could learn from the inspection methods of later generations, he issued an order on how to punish local corrupt officials;
The supervisory censor Cao Fu, who was standing at the back of the civil servants in the main hall, came out to kneel down and began to chant:
"Minister, I congratulate Your Majesty for being wise and clear of all the treacherous officials in the capital."
Zhao Ji smiled and saw that the person who was playing was the upright and outspoken minister Cao Fu who had previously dared to write a letter to admonish the original owner of my body and not go out incognito to "stay overnight in a prostitute's house".
Moreover, it is really rare that I can hear Cao Fu praising me?!
Cao Fu continued:
"However, outside the capital, in various state capitals and counties, there are still many corrupt officials who prey on the common people."
Zhao Ji interjected and asked: "Cao Aiqing, what good ideas do you have to eliminate corrupt officials in various states and counties?"
Cao Fu replied: "The imperial court can send more inspection censors to various states and counties to investigate the people's conditions and investigate whether officials in various states and counties have committed corruption and bribery and preyed on the common people during their time in power.
We also collect conclusive evidence of the crimes committed by corrupt officials in good states and counties, report them to the Yushitai, and present them to His Majesty, so that the crimes of corrupt officials and officials in various states and counties can be punished."
Zhao Ji said happily: "Cao Aiqing, your advice is exactly what I want!"
He knew that if the Song Dynasty at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty had not been hopelessly corrupt from the inside, making the people miserable and uprisings in various places, although the Jin army with fast horses and scimitars was quite powerful, it would not have been so fast.
Even if he was beaten by the Jin army to the gates of Kaifeng in Bianliang, Tokyo, the disgrace of Jingkang would not have happened so quickly.
There were many reasons for the collapse of the Northern Song Dynasty. Among them, the corruption of officials in the Northern Song Dynasty, which made people's livelihood miserable, was also an important reason.
Now, as a time traveler, I have come to the Northern Song Dynasty to be the emperor. There are still several years before the Jin army goes south. Not only must we kill all the big tigers in the capital and the court, but we must also kill the flies in places all over the country.
Take a clean shot together...
Zhao Ji asked happily: "As far as I know, local officials all protect each other. Does Cao Aiqing have any good ideas for investigating and punishing corrupt officials in various places?"
Cao Fu replied: "I thought for a long time before I came up with a way to deal with it.
If the existing imperial officials are sent to patrol various places, firstly, there will be insufficient manpower, and secondly, they will inevitably have all interactions with local officials, and they will avoid the most important and trivial matters when investigating corruption; even major issues will be reduced to trivial matters, and trivial matters will be reduced to nothing.
Therefore, I sincerely request Your Majesty to make important use of those thirty-six students who dare to directly remonstrate and petition, such as Chen Dong, and give them official positions and send them to various places to inspect states and counties to investigate whether local officials are corrupt..."
As Cao Fu spoke, he took out the recommendation instrument that had been prepared in his arms, knelt down, held the recommendation instrument on his head with both hands, and said:
"The humble minister observes that Chen Dong, Chen Chaolao and other thirty-six imperial students dared to intercept his Majesty's imperial commander to petition him before his personal expedition. They were not afraid of putting themselves in danger and had the courage to impeach Li Bangyan and other guilty ministers. This shows his character.
Upright and loyal, he is the right person to be sent to various places to investigate and deal with corrupt officials!
Cao Fu, a humble minister, recommended Chen Dong, Chen Chaolao and other thirty-six imperial students to serve as censors for inspections in various states and counties. They will surely be able to correct local maladministration and detect corrupt officials in various states and counties."
Zhao Ji smiled and nodded, saying: "The person recommended by Cao Aiqing is very much in line with my wishes. I am afraid that the recommendation memorial will be presented."
The eunuch Liang Shicheng immediately trotted down, fetched Cao Fu's recommendation memorial, put it respectfully on the dragon case, and carefully opened it for Zhao Guan's family to read.
Zhao Ji picked up Cao Fu's recommendation memorial and looked at the list of thirty-six recommended imperial students who dared to risk their lives to petition. Under each list of imperial students who dared to petition and remonstrate, there was also a list of their names.
Character evaluation, and excellent assessment results in Taixue...
Zhao Ji browsed through it and knew that these thirty-six students who dared to petition for the country and the people were all virtuous people who were upright and outspoken and not afraid of the powerful.
Therefore, while Zhao Ji was looking at the list of recommendation memorials, he personally took up the imperial pen and wrote the imperial edict, and awarded the thirty-six people including Chen Dong, Chen Chaolao, who had previously petitioned, as Jinshi.
Born and promoted to the inspection censor of various states and counties, he set off to various places today...
In the Song Dynasty, after passing the imperial examination, one could become an official. In addition, talents favored by the emperor could be given the same background as a Jinshi. In that case, there would be no need to pass the difficult imperial examination, and one could directly become an official.
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Previously, Liang Shicheng, the great eunuch, was granted the same birthplace as a Jinshi; Li Bangyan, the former Shangshu Youcheng, was also granted the same birthplace as a Jinshi by Song Huizong, the original owner of Zhao Ji's body, when he was an imperial student. As a result, he entered the official career and was promoted again and again.
Lift……
After Zhao Ji wrote the imperial edict for Chen Dong and other thirty-six petitioners to be born as Jinshi, he handed the imperial edict to Cao Fu and said:
"I have personally written an imperial edict to grant the Imperial College students Chen Dong, Chen Chaolao and other thirty-six Imperial College students who dared to petition, to have the same background as Jinshi, and to appoint them to various states and counties as inspection censors.
Specific matters, how to conduct inspections, after leaving the court, Cao Aiqing will explain it to the thirty-six newly promoted inspection censors, including Chen Dong, Chen Chaolao, and so on."
Cao Fu happily accepted the decree and thanked him...
At the court meeting, hundreds of civil and military officials were in a bad mood when they saw that the Zhao family, which had undergone a drastic change of heart, had granted so many imperial concubine students and Jinshi origins at once.
After all, these imperial students, who are not afraid of tigers as newborn calves, dared to collectively petition and stop Zhao Guan's family from returning to the palace. They also dared to risk their lives to accuse Li Bangyan and other officials of their crimes...
These imperial students were employed by Zhao Guan's family, and they were really a great potential threat to their ministers attending the court meeting.
It's just that now they don't dare to refute the Zhao Guan family's holy will.
When Cao Fu, the supervisory censor, saw that all the people recommended by Zhao Guan had been accepted, he was so excited that tears filled his eyes. He kowtowed repeatedly and shouted with sincerity:
"Your majesty is wise, stay away from traitors, use your critics, and pay attention to the virtuous. The day when the government will be prosperous is not far away! Long live my emperor!"
All the civil and military officials saw that Cao Fu, the remonstrating minister who had dared to expose the emperor's shortcomings such as "sleeping at a prostitute's house", was now convinced and praised the Zhao family who was sitting high on the dragon throne...
If they continue to stand indifferent in the two rows of the main hall, doesn't it mean that we don't admire the sage actions of the Zhao Guan family today?
These civil and military officials, under the leadership of Cai Jing, Wang Fu, Zhang Bangchang, Li Bangyan, Gao Qiu, and Bai Shizhong, a series of important ministers who are good at catering to the holy will, have long imitated this example. They have not learned much other skills. Today,
Zhao Guan's ability to flatter and slap dragon's farts is getting better day by day.
"thump……"
"thump……"
Above the main hall, hundreds of civil and military officials knelt down in two long rows, kowtowed together, and shouted to Zhao Guanjiashan, who was sitting high on the dragon chair:
"Your majesty is wise, stay away from traitors, use your critics, and pay attention to the virtuous. The day when the government will be prosperous is not far away! Long live my emperor!"
Zhao Ji actually enjoyed the praise of the loyal minister Cao Fu, who was famous for his integrity and daring to remonstrate. This proves that I did the right thing.
Zhao Ji smiled and said loudly: "Everyone loves you for your peace of mind."
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Zhao Ji asked Cao Fu: "Cao Aiqing has been the supervisory censor for just over a month. All the important officials impeached by Aiqing have been found guilty!"
The people recommended by Ai Qing are all virtuous people.
Cao Aiqing is loyal and upright, dares to advise, recognizes talents, and has a unique eye!
I am here to ask you, you have recommended so many virtuous people, and I have used them all.
However, if I ask Cao Aiqing to recommend himself, what position does Cao Aiqing think you can be promoted to?"