In order to spend a few more days with Mr. Li and his daughter in Hangzhou, Li Qi severely shortened his schedule, causing him to rush on the road again, covering the stars and the moon, of course. [%,w↖ww.23≥wx.
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Hurrying quickly, Li Qi finally returned to Bianliang, Tokyo before the New Year.
It’s really not easy!
But Ji Hongnu and Feng Yinu did not blame Li Qi for this. For them, as long as Li Qi could come back safe and sound, that would be enough. How could they dare to ask for too much? They did not disturb Li Qi that day.
After dinner, Li Qi was asked to go back to the house to rest early, because Li Qi had to go back to work early tomorrow morning.
The next day.
In the palace hall.
Zhao Kai was very happy. He had received a letter from Li Qi a long time ago. He knew that Shule had been temporarily owned by the Song Dynasty. He also received a letter of surrender from Dongnu Kingdom. He highly praised Li Qi for this, but he also
He did not discuss it in depth. After all, there were many shady transactions in this matter. It was difficult to bring it to the main hall for discussion. He then asked: "Privy Councilor, I just asked you to go to Tubo to perform the mission, but why did you temporarily change your route from Chengdu?"
Going to Hangzhou?”
Of course it’s to see my wife and daughter! Li Qi stood up, showing a look of concern for the country and the people, and said: "Reporting to the emperor, I just heard some negative news about Hangzhou in Chengdu, so I wanted to go
check it out."
Zhao Kai snorted and said, "What kind of negative news?"
Li Qi immediately briefly explained the situation in Hangzhou. In fact, Zhao Kai had known about it for a long time. Li Qi sent someone to tell him about the situation in Hangzhou on the day he went to Hangzhou State Court. He was only telling other ministers about it.
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But even Zhao Kai, who had known about it in advance, was shocked when he heard Li Qi mentioned Hangzhou. He had never been to Hangzhou and didn't know that Hangzhou was already so wealthy that it could rival Bianliang. He was surprised and happy in his heart.
Said: "I really can't believe that these people will have so much trouble if they are rich. The people of Hangzhou want to open twenty more colleges. I can understand it very well, but the imperial court has its own plans. Although this matter is not a bad thing, the imperial court
We can't just leave it all to them, Privy Councilor, so how did you solve it?"
Li Qi told Zhao Kai again about the plan of the academy city.
Zhao Kai nodded repeatedly after hearing this and said: "This plan is very good. It can not only meet the needs of the people in Hangzhou, but also reduce a lot of burden on the court. Similarly, the academy city plan can also be used in Bianliang, Yangzhou, Suzhou and other places
, if they blindly encourage private individuals to build colleges, this seems to be a bit overwhelming for them. The huge expenditure will make businessmen all over the world daunted. However, popularizing colleges is a very important measure taken by the imperial court in recent years. It must be implemented.
Using public-private cooperation can be described as killing two birds with one stone."
"The Emperor's Holy Ming."
The ministers shouted in unison.
Zhao Kai nodded with a smile and said: "But it can be seen that there are still many immature aspects in the Legislative Yuan. What are the responsibilities of the Legislative Yuan?" He suddenly turned to Mao Shu and said: "Mao Aiqing."
Mao Shu hurriedly stood up and said, "Wei Chen is here."
Zhao Kai said seriously: "The original intention of establishing the Legislative Yuan is still to target the laws of the Song Dynasty. This is your main task, and your Legislative Yuan must keep it in mind. There are some things that should be avoided. You should avoid them, otherwise you will be responsible for everything. In this way
Not only will it put me in a difficult situation, but it may also endanger the credibility of the Legislative Yuan."
Although his tone was very plain, his words were definitely thought-provoking.
To put it bluntly, it is still a dispute between imperial power and law.
Zhao Kai still emphasizes that national policy is the most important, and the country's interests are the greatest. Laws are just laws, and national policies cannot be manipulated. You have to take into account the overall situation. If your Legislative Yuan has interfered with national policies now, then it will be your Legislative Yuan who is embarrassed, not the emperor.
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How could Mao Shu not understand in his heart and said quickly: "Wei ministers must remember the emperor's instructions."
Zhao Kai nodded and said loudly: "Although the Privy Council said that the people in Hangzhou are surprisingly wealthy, which is a good thing, you must not be complacent. It is inevitable that Hangzhou will become rich, but in the northwest states and counties of the Song Dynasty,
The newly recovered parts of Tubo, as well as Jiaozhi and Dali counties, are still very poor. How to manage these places well is the top priority of the imperial court. You should also turn your attention from Jiangnan to these barren counties."
"I obey my orders."
All the ministers said in unison.
Zhao Kai added: "As for elected officials---?"
Qin Hui suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the elected officials were the first to be proposed by the Privy Council, and this group of officials elected by the people happened to be from the hands of Wei Chen. At that time, Wei Chen absolutely supported it.
, but the state has national laws and the family has family rules, it is just a temporary measure, how can it be a long-term solution. Now that the world is at peace, everything has returned to normal, and the system should also return to normal. If the system is chaotic, it will cause great harm to the court.
Trouble, the incident in Hangzhou can illustrate this point."
If elected officials were adopted, what would the Ministry of Personnel do? They could just be directly elected by the people. Qin Hui, who lost the Ministry of Punishment, had nothing to lose from the Ministry of Personnel. He would definitely oppose the elected officials. There is no doubt about this.
Zhao Kai nodded slightly, with a hint of hesitation between his brows.
Bai Qiannuo stood up and said: "Qin Shaozai's words are wrong. Yes, it was indeed an expedient measure to use elected officials in Jiangnan. However, it is said that those officials managed the local area very well. For such officials, the court should give
Rewards, but now the imperial court not only refuses to reward them, but dismisses them, which is not justified by reason, emotion, or law. It will also hurt the people's hearts and have a very negative impact on the imperial court."
Qin Hui argued rationally: "But any reason is not a reason for the people of Hangzhou to obstruct officials from taking office. If they are not punished, they will definitely intensify their efforts. If something happens to them, they will ask for the replacement of the young prime minister.
Privy Councilor, if you change the three secretaries, should the imperial court also obey them? Without rules, how can there be a circle? The system is the system. How can this be changed easily? Otherwise, what prestige does the imperial court have? Today's problems are not just those
The elected officials, but the people of Hangzhou, are arrogant. The court seems to be too indulging in them, causing them to be lawless. If this continues, it will be fine."
Of course he had received the news in advance. Needless to say, he must be very unhappy. He spent a lot of energy to arrange the personnel transfer in Hangzhou, but the people of Hangzhou obstructed it at every turn and were unwilling to cooperate, which led to his infiltration.
The delay in success made him very angry. I am a great prime minister. It is so difficult to arrange a county magistrate. Do you still think of me as a prime minister in your eyes?
Zhao Kai nodded and said: "Young Master is right, no reason is for the people to prevent the officials from taking office. Let's continue like this. How can the court manage the country, but I don't want to blame the people for this matter. Ouyang Che, as Hangzhou
It is the magistrate's duty to do so."
The implication is that Ouyang Che takes the blame.
Of course, Zhao Kai liked Ouyang Che very much, and the most he could do was send an imperial edict to beat Ouyang Che.
But when Bai Qiannuo heard what the emperor said, it was natural that he couldn't continue arguing with Qin Hui. In fact, granting official positions was also a way for the emperor to protect his rights. If the officials in the world were all elected by the people, then who would respect the emperor?
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Qin Hui naturally knew this, so he refused to give in and acted non-radically.
When Zhao Kai saw that Bai Qiannuo remained silent, he was more than happy to see it, and said: "But what the economic envoy said makes sense. It was the imperial court who took the initiative to use elected officials to make up for the shortage of manpower in Jiangnan at that time. And those officials also
They have worked conscientiously and have lived up to the trust placed in them by the imperial court, and should be rewarded. It would not be justified if their official positions were revoked without reason."
As he spoke, he glanced at Li Qi, who was beginning to enter trance, and said, "Privy Envoy."
You can just decide this kind of thing yourself. Li Qi sighed secretly and said, "Wei Chen is here."
Zhao Kai said: "You proposed the elected officials, and you have already participated in this matter. I want to hear your opinion on how to deal with this group of officials."
Li Qi hesitated for a moment and said: "Wei Chen feels that what Qin Shaozai said is right. The state has national laws and families have family rules. This matter cannot be left to the common people. But the emperor also said it just now. Those officials have merit.
It’s no mistake, if the court not only refuses to reward, but also punishes, then who will be willing to serve the court?”
"This is also what troubles me very much." Zhao Kai nodded.
Li Qi added: "Actually, there is no conflict. Just follow the rules."
Zhao Kai asked curiously: "Do things according to the rules?"
Li Qi nodded and said: "Exactly. The ability of those officials is obvious to all. They should be promoted. Once they are promoted, their original positions will be vacant, and the officials transferred by the imperial court can take up their posts. Naturally, the people will have no complaints.
, In this way, the imperial court can clearly distinguish rewards and punishments without breaking the rules."
"Yes, it's so simple. Why didn't I think of it?"
Zhao Kai's eyes lit up and he laughed and said: "You still have a way, so let's do it."
Li Qi added: "Your Majesty, when those officials took office, the Jiangnan area was in need of development. Now the people in Jiangnan have enough food and clothing. They have contributed a lot and are very commendable. However, they have never received any favors. Your Majesty."
Why not take this opportunity and personally issue a decree to reward them."
Zhao Kai nodded repeatedly and said, "What you said makes sense."
The reason why he agreed was that these officials took office directly without passing through the emperor. They were not grateful to the emperor. This was not acceptable. The emperor's grace must be kept in the hearts of these officials, so he did not
After much thought, I agreed.
But Qin Hui was not happy. Li Qi's move was clearly to guard against him, fearing that he would assign all these officials to some false positions. This was good. Although his dispatch should be able to be carried out, all high-level positions were given to outsiders.
If it's taken over, I've really picked up the sesame seeds and lost the watermelon.
Hu Yi suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think the arrangements for this group of officials are only secondary. The key is that many people in Hangzhou believe that this system of elected officials should be implemented. The imperial court should make it clear and firm.
We have a system of government to prevent some people with ulterior motives from taking advantage of the situation and disrupting the officialdom of the Song Dynasty."
He shouldn't be talking about me! Li Qi muttered to himself.
Zhao Kai was also very entangled and said: "The matter of elected officials has always been controversial in our court, with mixed reviews and criticisms. In fact, elected officials also have good and bad qualities. I have been thinking about how to choose one. Dear friends, if you have any
You can put forward your opinions."
Hu Yi immediately said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the imperial court should focus on the overall situation and must unify the system."
Many people stood up and echoed.
Bai Qiannuo had been thinking deeply as she listened to their remarks. Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she hurriedly stood up and said: "To report to the Emperor, I think we should implement the central idea of the imperial reform and take the essence.
It's rubbish." As she spoke, there was a hint of excitement in her tone.
Zhao Kai asked curiously: "How do you interpret this?"
Bai Qiannuo said: "Since the emperor came to the throne, he has always been eager to recruit talents, and now that the Song Dynasty has surrendered to Tubo, the talents are even more dwarfed. However, the scientific examination is only one aspect. If we only use scientific examination to judge talents and
No, it's a bit too monotonous. There are countless scholars who lose their names every year, but is there really no talent among them? From the perspective of Wei Chen, that is not necessarily the case, just like this group of elected officials, most of them are
They were scholars who failed the scientific examination, but the abilities they displayed were far superior to many Jinshi. It can be seen that the scientific examination cannot explain everything.
If the imperial court cherishes talents, it should give these scholars who failed the scientific examination a chance, in order to try not to let any talent go. Therefore, Wei Chen suggested that the county magistrate and below, that is, between the ninth rank and the Zhengjiu
At the two levels of rank, an electoral system is implemented, because most of the official positions from the ninth rank and the ninth rank are directly oriented to the people. If they are elected by the people, it will also make the officials and the people get along more harmoniously. But for the county magistrate and above
The official position represents the prestige of the court. This cannot be changed and does not need to be changed.
At the same time, if the lower-level officials are elected through the electoral system, and the officials above are dispatched by the court, they can also supervise each other. There are countless corrupt officials in the world, but they have one thing in common, that is, they are all from
To extract wealth from the people, no matter what their methods are, they must directly face the people. In the past, their subordinates were their minions and tools to help them embezzle and accept bribes.
But if the decision of whether their officials are promoted or take office is not decided by them but by the people, then once they start to become corrupt, the people can replace them. In this way, mutual checks and balances can be achieved.
This will prevent officials from knowingly breaking the law and bring peace to the officialdom of the Song Dynasty. At the same time, if the emperor officially launches the electoral system, then those scholars who lost the election will definitely be grateful for the emperor's good intentions and become more loyal to the emperor."
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