Chapter 180 Above the court, adding officials and money
Three days later, at midnight, Xiao Tang had gotten up early and washed himself. Su Jinniang was grooming him and putting him into the court clothes he would wear when entering the pilgrimage.
At this time, Xiao Tang had his head turned up and his bare head was raised, and he was wearing the green court uniform worn by officials of the ninth rank and above, with black knee coverings. When he had just put on his white silk stockings and black official boots, he saw Su Jinniang looking at him in a daze.
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Xiao Tang smiled softly, gently scratched the tip of Su Jinniang's nose, and asked, "Jinniang, what are you thinking about?"
Su Jinniang came back to her senses, sighed leisurely, and said: "Back then, when you and I were wanted by the Daming government, did we ever think that one day you would wear official robes and go to Hajj to meet officials? But this is a big deal.
It's a good thing, but somehow, my heart has been uneasy..."
Xiao Tang understood the worries in Su Jinniang's heart. There were many ups and downs in the officialdom, but it was better to be a peaceful rich man in Daming Mansion. Besides, the big thing Xiao Tang wanted to do was naturally extremely dangerous. But the world has its own rules.
Marty one's life for the Tao; there is no Tao in the world, one martyrs one's own life, and one has never heard of anyone who sacrifices one's life for the Tao. Now that we have decided to go down this road, how can we back down at this time?
After having breakfast, Xiao Tang got on his horse and left the palace, and went straight to the palace. When he got to the imperial street of Xuande Tower, Xiao Tang dismounted to verify his identity, and was called into the court room to prepare for the court. At this time, Xiao Tang met Han Duan again.
Yan, Han Cuiyan and other civil servants who were qualified to go to court were chatting with them. Xiao Tang saw the old monk Liang Zimei, the minister of Zhongshu, sitting aside and not coming up to say hello to Xiao Tang. He saw Cai Jing's son Cai Jing.
You was not here, so Xiao Tang breathed a sigh of relief, as he didn't have to deal with that guy any more.
As soon as it was time to go to court in the fifth watch of the day, all the officials went straight to the place where the emperor was conducting government affairs. Along the way, they saw the Xiangyun Mifeng Pavilion and the auspicious Qi Shrouded Dragon Tower. In the central area of the Song Dynasty Imperial City, it was the place where the emperor went to court to administer government.
Among them are the Daqing Hall, where grand ceremonies are held; the Zichen Hall, where the monthly court ceremonies are held, and where Khitan envoys are received; the Jiying Hall, where the banquet hall is held; the Wende Hall, where officials take a break before and after going to court; and the Collection Hall.
The Longtu Pavilion contains imperial books, calligraphy and painting treasures, clan rosters, genealogies, etc., and what Xiao Tang and the officials went to was the Chui Gong Hall where officials usually handled government affairs and summoned ministers.
When the civil and military officials entered the Chui Gong Hall and stood in the order of civil and military officials, Xiao Tang saw the officials in front of him. Looking from the first few rows, he saw Zheng Juzhong, the minister of the Privy Council, also glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally. Not far away from Zheng Juzhong.
Standing at the far end was this court official with gray hair on his temples and a long beard hanging down his chest. He seemed to be secretly glancing behind the officials. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, but he was just waiting calmly for the officials to go to court.
"Your Majesty has arrived!" As the eunuch in the chamber shouted, all the civil and military officials bowed down one after another. Zhao Ji sat on the dragon chair slowly and calmly. When all the officials bowed and the mountains shouted Long Live, he saw the cultural relics standing in the distance.
Xiao Tang, who was at the end of the hundred officials, Zhao Ji nodded slightly, and called the eunuch to present the names of the officials and the political matters that needed to be dealt with today. The eunuch took the order and said loudly: "Xiao Tang, the eunuch of the Daming Mansion's left-behind department, the military commander.
Tang Dynasty came to Beijing to see the Holy Emperor, so he came forward to see you!"
At this time, most of the officials in the court were aware of the news that Zhao Ji had summoned Xiao Tang to Beijing, not to mention that the opening of Jinfeng Yulu Tower on the third day caused a sensation in Bianliang, Tokyo. Although Ren Xia of this famous mansion is not high in official rank, he is already considered a capital official.
He was a popular figure in the country, so when Xiao Tang left work to meet his driver, most of the officials glanced at him. Among them, Zheng Juzhong’s eyes were a bit questioning, and the eyes of Han Duanyan and others were full of encouragement. As for Gao
Qiu... There was an indescribable playfulness in his eyes.
Xiao Tang bowed to Zhao Ji and said loudly: "My minister, Xiao Tang, came to Beijing on the imperial decree of the Holy Emperor and met His Majesty the Heavenly Saint!" After saying this, Xiao Tang knelt down and knelt down to thank Heaven for his kindness.
Zhao Ji nodded kindly and said slowly: "You have made many military exploits in the campaign against Zhang Di, the bandit in southern Hebei Province. I am worthy of being a soldier of our Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty. I am very pleased that we will be rewarded for such great achievements. We have decided to promote you." Your Majesty will be the envoy of the Xishang Pavilion, a martial-arts official, and will be in charge of the affairs of the Xiangsi Division on South Jingxi Road. I will command the envoys in front of the palace, Sidu Yuhou. You will continue to serve the country as you always have in the future."
Xiao Tang was slightly startled, and thought to himself that this was indeed a great favor from the emperor. A mere soldier and prisoner of his own had been promoted several levels in an exceptional manner. Not only were he appointed as a member of the imperial court who was entrusted with military affairs and security, but there were also commanders in front of the palace, such as Yu. The position of candidate is an important position that holds real power within the three yamen.
Low-ranking generals who seek military honors in the army usually only have one official position in the imperial army system of a state and a government (such as advising, supervising, prison and other positions), and they also serve as postal officers, casual officers, and postal officers, etc. Several positions can also be regarded as a criterion for promotion to high-level military officers. For example, Di Qing, a famous general in the Song Dynasty, served as the governor of Qinzhou after being promoted through meritorious service. He was also the deputy general manager of Jingyuan Road. After recruiting deputy envoys, he was promoted to Pengri. Tianwu's four commanders and envoys, Huizhou regiment training envoys...
Among them, the Wude doctor who was awarded the title of Xiaotang was the 27th-level casual official, and Yuhou, the prefect of the palace, was the fifth-level military official (the senior military attache in the Sanya Imperial Army, although there is only one word difference, the position is far away. They are junior military officials such as generals in the yamen of Yuanfu, Yuhou in the courtyard, etc.), and envoys to the west pavilion can be regarded as civil servants sent by Zhao Ji to Xiao Tang. They are in charge of worshiping the court, approving and inviting Tibetan guests to the court, and spreading edicts and other matters. , and those who are in charge of the official affairs of the Jingnan Road Appeasement Department are called appeasement envoys (Border Prefecture Road in the Song Dynasty are also called economic envoys). They are nominally in charge of the military affairs and security of each road, but in fact they are sent by the imperial court. Special envoys patrolling various places to appease.
The errand of the pacifier of South Jingzhou Road... If the imperial court orders the deployment, then wouldn't it be possible for the government offices of several military prefectures on South Jingzhou Road, such as Jinzhou, Fangzhou, Xiangzhou, Junzhou, Dengzhou, and Tangzhou, etc. Do you want to be controlled by me? Is the official position of Zhao Ji really so arbitrary? I only conquered the green forest bandits twice and accumulated military exploits, so I don’t deserve such a reward. It’s no wonder that Gao Qiu, a mere servant in the palace, will be treated by Zhao Ji Forcibly promoted to be the Commander-in-Chief of the Sanya Palace...Wait a minute, if Gao Qiu really becomes the Commander-in-Chief of the Palace Palace, wouldn't he become my immediate boss as the former Sidu Yuhou? !?
At this moment, two people suddenly emerged from the ranks of civil servants. One of them said loudly: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable! Although our Song Dynasty established Xichuan and Xialu pacification envoys, as well as Jingyuan and other 15 military and prefecture pacification envoys, Etc. In the future, when natural disasters occur on various roads and troops are deployed on the border, pacification envoys will be dispatched from time to time, and the matter is over. However, there are no wars or banditry on the southwestern road of Beijing. Moreover, although Xiao Superintendent has made military exploits, he will dispatch pacification envoys according to the official system. , but it must be concurrently held by a high-ranking member of the imperial court from the fourth rank or above! Xiao Supervisor is still young and cannot be qualified for this position!"
Another person also echoed: "What Chen Taixue said is very good. The rewards and punishments are strict and the governance is good. The rewards and punishments are unclear, and the state affairs are unclear! I hope the Holy Spirit will think twice!"
Zhao Ji had a displeased look on his face and exchanged words with the two people. Only then did Xiao Tang find out that one of the two people was Chen Chaolao, the imperial student, and the other was Zuo Sijian, who was in charge of the court's failures, court disputes on major matters, and discussion on minor matters. Chen Guan. Chen Guan was also a character who appeared in the "Water Margin" (called Chen Guan in the book). He wrote in the Water Margin and impeached Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Gao Qiu and others for falsely accusing Zhongliang and ostracizing good people. Later, He was promoted to appeasement by Zhao Ji, commanded the imperial camp with 20,000 troops, and went to Songjiang to supervise the battle of Tian Hu's army. Whether in official history or novels, he was an upright and capable minister.
As for the energetic and fighting leader Chen Chaolao... Xiao Tang also knew his deeds very well. This Chen Chaolao wrote to Song Huizong last year and said: "Since your Majesty came to the throne, everyone has
The five zodiac signs are like Han Zhongyan's cowardice, Zeng Bu's filth, Zhao Ting's stupidity, and Cai Jing's domineeringness. What can we do now that we are in conflict with each other? This is like carrying a mosquito to a mountain, and it does no harm to the mountain.
"If people like this govern the world, I fear that the world will fall into ruins." He basically scolded Zhao Ji, Cai Jing, He Zhizhong, Zeng Bu, and even Han Zhongyan, who had always had a good reputation, and other big figures in the court.
Later, it was this old Chen Chaolao and Chen Dong, a student of Taixue, who wrote a letter to impeach the six treacherous officials including Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Wang Fu, Li Yan, Liang Sicheng, and Zhu Meng, calling them the "six thieves" that are familiar to later generations. Maybe he was
He was too bold to speak out about government affairs. From the Song Dynasty and Yuan Fu to the Xuanhe period, he had been doing academic work for the imperial students and teaching students. If this person had been born in the Ming Dynasty... he would probably be the best at writing and verbal criticism in the Ming Dynasty court.
Impeachment has gained a reputation in the Yanguan group.
Seeing these two people presenting, they said that Zhao Ji's rewards and punishments were unfair. Xiao Tang did not feel any resentment towards the two of them. Asking himself, Xiao Tang also knew that Zhao Ji gave him such a generous reward, not because of his achievements in the Song Dynasty.
How many military exploits are there, but how should this matter be resolved?
"Your Majesty clearly understands that rewards and punishments have their own reasons. Chen Si's admonishment is in the imperial court, and in order to improve the state affairs, Chen Taixue is too rigid and entangled, isn't it?" At this moment, there was a man with gray hair on his temples.
A long-bearded and low-chested court official stood up and said coldly.
When Zhao Ji saw that it was Gao Qiu who came out of the class to make a speech, he said happily: "I have discussed this matter with Gao Aiqing in detail. Superintendent Xiao is meticulous, brave and loyal to the country. It is an exceptional promotion, so what's the harm?"
Xiao Tang was dumbfounded at this time. Not long after his adopted son was slapped by him in public, Gao Qiu, who was obsessed with power and wanted to turn all the Sanya Imperial Guards into his own servants, actually recommended to Zhao Ji that he promoted himself. This old traitor
