All the ministers are old foxes, and they know that when the official suddenly said this, he definitely meant something.
All the ministers could not help but look around, but no one said anything.
Among the officials from the two governments present, Wang Gui, Cai Que, and Wang Anli were not suspected because he had no experience in dealing with the Liao Kingdom and Xixia.
Feng Jing, Xue Xiang, Zhang Yue, Lu Gongzhu, and Sun Gu all have diplomatic experience.
The rest are the censor Zhongcheng Li Ding and the Hanlin Zhang Hong, etc., and the possibility of suspicion is very small.
As the chief minister, Wang Gui said: "Your Majesty, there are loyal and trustworthy ministers in the palace. As we all know, the sovereignty of the world lies in the Song Dynasty, and the ministers have absolutely no intention of communicating with foreign countries."
The official said: "I also said this suddenly. I often think about the country's crisis, and I don't want to trust others. All the ministers in the palace are trustworthy to me, but the Western Xia and Liao Dynasties have continued to infiltrate our dynasty. You should keep the secrets of the country and keep the secrets around you. Can people be trusted?"
Wang Gui and others all knew that officials would often hit something like this for no reason. Only God knows whether it was targeted.
The officials present all promised the emperor to restrain his family.
At this time, Xue Xiang talked about the progress of reforming the Baojia Law.
"Originally, there were many thieves in the world. Later, the imperial court had to enforce the rule of law and place and hide the law. Originally, it was only under the rule of Bianjing, but later it was also implemented in Hebei, Jingdong, Huainan, and Fujian."
"After Xining implemented the armor protection method, these thieves have indeed converged a lot. Shu Guogong once said that the number of thieves in Bianjing is 78% less than in the past."
"This time I asked for the opinions of several people in Hebei and Jingdong. They all said that the Baojia Law can be abolished, but what about local public security? What about the resurgence of thieves?"
The officials were a little dissatisfied after hearing Xue Xiangzhi's words. After the reform, it was inevitable that thieves would increase in number in various places, so he decided to emphasize the rule of law against thieves.
In order to catch thieves and disarm, the Baojia Law was established.
The official did not put what was in his heart on his face, but said: "Now that the Liao Kingdom has invaded the country again, Hebei is going to abolish the Baojia Law. Looking at the two things together, I am really worried."
Xue Xiangdao: "Now it seems that the officers and soldiers are indeed unable to catch the thieves, so only armor can be used."
Those under the formal establishment cannot be used, and can only use those outside the establishment. The quantity within the establishment is cut, and money is used to subsidize those outside the establishment. Afterwards, it will be more difficult to finance, so we simply cut down the ones outside the establishment as well.
This is the process of the rise and fall of Baojia Law.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, I think that the law of protecting the capital and Hebei can be abolished, and the money of protecting the armor can be used to recruit new troops from Hebei."
"The rest of the armor-protecting methods can be kept in place for the time being, but the previous system must be abolished."
"As for the newly recruited soldiers in Hebei, they can be trained by the commander-in-chief. The Zhang Heng and Zeng Bu whom I selected before are both shrewd and capable, not inferior to Guo Jin and Wang Hanchao."
After Zhang Yue finished speaking, everyone looked at the official's reaction.
The official said: "If this is the case, we will take action after discussing it."
At this point, the official said again: "Speaking of Guo Jin, I can't help but think of the time when he built a house in the north of the city. After the house was completed, he gathered his clan members to sit with the construction workers. The clansmen were very dissatisfied, so why did they sit with the workers and apprentices? "
"Guo Jin said to his apprentices, "This is the one who built the house," and he said to the tribesmen, "This is the one who sells the house. After Guo Jin died, the house was sold by the tribe."
"The wealth and honor of the world can last for a long time, and solid morals can be passed down to the family for more than ten generations. Farming and reading are the second best, poetry and books are the next best, and wealth and honor can only be passed down to three generations."
The ministers heard the emperor say this. Isn't this the motto of ordinary scholars in running a family? Why are officials and ministers talking about this so much today?
Cai Que came out and said: "Your Majesty is just saying that. I thought of the time when Guo Ziyi built a house in Chang'an, and told the craftsman that I would build this wall so that it would not be unsound. The craftsman replied that for decades, the walls of the houses of high-ranking officials in the capital were built by me.
For those who built it, I only saw people selling their houses and changing their houses, but I never saw the walls collapse.”
"As long as the ministers devote themselves to the king's affairs, Anchou will not be able to inherit wealth and honor for a long time."
Seeing Cai Que singing harmoniously with the two officials, all the ministers had no idea what kind of medicine these two men were selling.
However, it is possible to say this. Maybe the important officials of the two governments present, except Cai Que, felt guilty to some extent.
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After the discussion.
Cai Que left.
Cai Que used to ride into court on horseback, but now he always rides a carriage.
Cai Que has a habit of riding in a carriage. After he gets on the carriage, the driver must pull the horse and go immediately without any pause.
Cai Que's confidants understood.
Cai Que handled the Xiangzhou case and the Taixue case, which offended many people. The last time the Yanyan Road was defeated and more than a hundred officials and generals were purged, it was Cai Que who also handled it.
There are indeed many people inside and outside Beijing who resent Cai Que.
Therefore, Cai Que was guarded when he came in and out, and Yuan Sui's attendants on the left and right were on strict guard.
Therefore, as soon as Cai Que boarded the carriage, the experienced groom immediately lifted the reins and the carriage drove off. He stayed for a while to see if there would be any assassins.
When Cai indeed saw the carriage driving on the road, he closed his eyes and relaxed the tight string in his heart a little.
After Cai Que returned to his hometown, he received many poems and essays from scholars. Cai Que was famous for his poetry, and many scholars in Beijing submitted poems and essays to him in order to win appreciation.
However, there are very few people who can agree with Cai Chue's wishes.
Cai Que was washing his feet when he heard that Li Ding, the imperial censor Zhongcheng, was visiting. Cai Que hurriedly dried his feet and asked Li Ding to come in and see him.
"I've met the Prime Minister!"
Cai Quedao: "I never discuss official matters in private, why can't you report me in the court?"
Li Dingdao: "There are many eyes and ears in the court. I am here to discuss the death case of Chen Shiru, the son of former prime minister Chen Zhizhong, and his mother."
Cai Quedao: "Let's talk."
The case of Chen Shiru's mother's death was actually not complicated.
Chen Shiru's biological mother, Mrs. Zhang, had a violent temperament. Mrs. Zhang was a concubine but she was very favored by Chen Zhizhong.
One day, one of her maids, Ying'er, contradicted her.
Mrs. Zhang then ordered people to strip off Ying'er's clothes, tie her hands, lock her in a dark room, and deprive her of food and drink. It was the twelfth lunar month of winter, and Ying'er died of cold and hunger within a few days.
The other two maids complained about Ying's son. Zhang ordered his evil slaves to beat the two maids, which was extremely humiliating. The two maids could not bear the humiliation and hanged themselves to death one after another.
This was the murder of three maids by one concubine, which shocked the entire capital. At this time, Ouyang Xiu, Cai Xiang, and Zhao Peng were ordered to
When the ministers with a sense of justice couldn't stand it and impeached Chen Zhizhong together, Emperor Renzong, although he intended to favor Chen Zhizhong, could not withstand the pressure of his ministers and dismissed Chen Zhizhong from the prime minister.
Not only did Zhang kill her maids, she also insulted his wife. Chen Zhizhong’s wife, Xie, was also the daughter of minister Xie Mi. However, with Chen Zhizhong’s connivance, Zhang repeatedly insulted Xie.
Using a concubine to deceive one's wife is an extremely treasonable and unethical act, and this happened even in the prime minister's house.
Why is Zhang so domineering?
He gave birth to Chen Shiru to Chen Zhizhong.
Chen Shiru married Li, the daughter of minister Li Zhongshi.
Mrs. Li and her vicious mother-in-law Mrs. Zhang were not getting along with each other. After Chen Shiru went abroad to serve as the magistrate of Taihu County, the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law finally broke out.
One day, Mrs. Li said to her maids that she wanted Chen Shiru to return to the capital to observe filial piety. As long as you can do this, I will give gold and silver to those who want gold and silver, and I will let you get married to those who want to get married.
This meaning is very clear.
How the Zhang family treats her maids and servants can be seen from the beating of three maids to death. Everyone in the mansion hates the Zhang family from top to bottom.
But a group of maids were inexperienced in killing people, so they first poisoned Zhang to prevent her death, and then took an iron nail and drove it into the back of his head before killing him.
In the end, the case was brought to Kaifeng Mansion, and people were immediately in an uproar.
Even officials take this case very seriously.
The Zhang family was full of evil deeds, and it was not a pity to die. However, this case was the most unacceptable "evil rebellion" in the Song Dynasty, which ruled the world with filial piety, and it was also the home of a former prime minister.
There is another key point in this case, which is that Mr. Lu is involved.
Li's mother, Lu, was the daughter of Lu Gongzhuo, Lu Gongzhu's elder brother. The night after the case broke out, Lu took her daughter to Lu Gongzhu's house, cried and begged Lu Gongzhu, who was the deputy privy envoy, for help.
Kaifeng Mansion intercedes.
At least the Li family cannot be taken into the Kaifeng Mansion. If you have anything to do, just go to the Chen Mansion and ask.
Lu Gongzhu said at the time: "The imperial court has learned from the Xiangzhou case. It was someone who interceded in it, and hundreds of people were captured by the Yushitai."
"If I come forward to save you, I will harm you. What's more, what your daughter committed was not a minor crime, but an 'evil rebellion' among the ten evils."
After Li was taken to Kaifeng Mansion, she denied that she had killed Zhang. She said that she just asked the maids to take good care of Zhang, and that Chen Shiru would be rewarded when he came back in the future, and she did not order the killing.
In addition, the biggest doubt in this case is whether Chen Shiru knew about it?
When Zhang died, Chen Shiru was serving as an official abroad, so he probably didn't know about it.
But according to Li's confession, after Zhang's death, she cut a Chinese character and gave it to Chen Shiru. What message did she convey? Now the Kaifeng Prefecture has detained both Li and Chen Shiru for "evil treason."
Cai Que listened to Li Ding's report and recalled his days in Chenzhou for many years.
His father, Cai Huangshang, joined the army to record affairs in Chenzhou. One day in late autumn, when Cai Huangshang returned home and faced Cai Que and his younger brother Cai Shuo, he burst into tears.
"My father can no longer provide for you to study."
Cai Que was eighteen years old at the time and knew all about the matter.
From then on, Cai Que's family lived in Chenzhou without a meal, and they didn't even have the travel expenses to return to their hometown in Quanzhou.
It was not until he became a Jinshi that his family's situation improved.
This time Zhang was nailed to death, and it was Cai Que who arranged for her maid to go to Kaifeng Mansion to complain.
Otherwise, how could this case be solved?
You may not always repay kindness, but you must repay hatred! This is Cai Que's character.
When the Kaifeng Mansion could not reach a conclusion on whether Li and Chen Shiru had instructed the maids to kill Zhang, Cai Que ordered Dali Temple to impeach the Kaifeng Mansion. The case could not be resolved for a long time (more than forty days), so it was transferred to Dali Temple.
Later, it was transferred from Dali Temple to the Yushitai.
Now Cai Que's goal is not just Chen Shiru.
Li Dingdao: "Although Lu Gongzhu was not found to be involved in this matter, his nephew Lu Xiya, a judge of Dali Temple, inquired about the case. At the same time, Yan Jing, the son-in-law of Chen Shiru's friend, also inquired about the case. Yan Jing also contacted Sima Guang's son. Sima Kang discussed the case."
"In addition, Lu Gongzhu's sons Lu Xiji, Lu Xichun and his son-in-law also intervened in the case."
Li Ding's work style is completely inherited from Cai Que, which is to bite everywhere.
"Also, there is no solid evidence that Chen Shiru is related to the instruction to kill people. What should we do next? Can you please make it known to the Prime Minister?"
Cai Quedao: "Didn't the officials make it very clear in the court today? Morality can be passed down to ten generations, but wealth can only be passed down to three generations. As for having no morals, is there any need to talk about it?"
Li Dingxin said, Cai is really cruel.
Li Dingxuan added: "Recently, He Zhengchen heard the actual evidence that during the negotiations with Liao, Prime Minister Zhang had an affair with the King of Wei of Liao and accepted a box of Northern Pearls as a gift from him!"
"Today I heard what Your Majesty said about a minister who has connections with foreign countries. It seemed to mean something, so I reported it to Mr. Xianggong. I don't know how to deal with this matter?"
