The establishment of the Lecture Department increased Cai Jing's power, while Yang Lin quietly took over as right minister.
Among the six ministers, only Yang Lin belonged to Zhang Shangying of the Ministry of Revenue. The power of these people was eclipsed, and Yang Lin immediately helped him obtain the right servant of the minister.
Now Shaozai travels around and does not go to court all day long, which can be regarded as avoiding the limelight of Cai Jing's new policies.
The Great Song Dynasty, which had finally been quiet for a few days, seemed to be calm, but in fact it was startling at every step.
At the beginning of September, Huaidong imprisoned Zhang Yi and wrote a letter saying that changing the salt banknote law would harm the people. Three days later, the court issued an order to remove him from office and minted ten large coins to frame all Zhang Yi's brothers.
Censor Shen Wei and others did not agree with Cai Jing in handling the case, and six of them were arrested or demoted. Chen Zhenghui, Chen Zhenghui's son, was tattooed and exiled to an island because he wrote a letter against Cai Jing.
The Song Dynasty opened up central Guizhou to the south and built Jingzhou. When the local Yi people rebelled, Cai Jing stipulated that one of the Yi people's leaders should be killed and given 300 pieces of silk.
Under the heavy reward, there must be brave men. The southwestern army went crazy and suppressed the local aliens bloodyly. In just half a month, they recovered Huangchuan, Shan, and Kuo, and captured Yang Ke and Yelang.
At this point, Tubo was surrounded by the Song Dynasty on three sides, and the use of troops against Tubo was a foregone conclusion.
For a time, Cai Jing made great achievements in both civil and military affairs, and was even more favored by Zhao Ji.
In the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Liang Shicheng's face was gloomy, and the report of the Southwest War was placed in front of his desk.
Cai Jing was so successful with his help, but he failed to fulfill his agreement to help himself and Tong Guan defeat Yan.
The manpower and material resources that the imperial court can allocate are limited, and now it seems that Tibet must be taken first. Their long-planned plan to conquer Yan may be shelved.
The Song Dynasty in the Southwest first captured Dali and then attacked Tubo. Their two great achievements had nothing to do with themselves.
If things go on like this for a long time, how much kindness will there be to maintain the favor of the officials? In just a few years, less than half of the power in his hands has been poached by Yang Lin, Cai Jing and his like.
"If we don't fight Yan, we will all be subject to his orders." Liang Shicheng said coldly. He has not shown such a posture for a long time since he reached his current position.
Wang Fu lowered his head, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, which was quickly hidden by him.
The old man was concerned about his own power and was reluctant to help himself go further, thinking that he could secure his position by relying on a few civil servants from the outer court.
Everyone knows that if a close minister becomes prime minister, his power will be out of control.
Liang Shicheng held himself and Cai You down. Unexpectedly, Cai Jing and Yang Lin suddenly emerged. Now that they knew they were in a hurry, what had they done long ago?
Now that he wants to suppress Cai Jing again, he can only do his best to promote himself. He can't drag a eunuch's body to grab the position of prime minister himself.
Liang Shicheng looked around and saw that several of his confidants were like eggplants beaten by frost, and he couldn't help feeling a little discouraged.
Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, he has been the most powerful eunuch. This is mainly due to the deliberate promotion of officials.
When the officialdom was succeeded by King Duan, there were many doubts from both the government and the public. In order to balance the old and new parties and stabilize the throne, Zhao Ji vigorously promoted eunuchs and raised the status of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Now that the official position cannot be shaken, the old enemy in the northwest has been wiped out in one fell swoop, and the court's income is increasing day by day, will he still protect himself?
Even in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Yang Jian appeared and kept eating away at his power.
Although most of the several government offices in the Internal Affairs Ministry are in his own hands, after the officials moved out of Jinzhong and settled in Genyue, the Internal Affairs Ministry was invisibly weakened a lot, and the Anti-Security Factory became more important.
"Wang Fu, make some preparations and go to Southwest Dali."
Wang Fu's eyes lit up. Dali is now a fruit that is about to mature. Once his identity is transferred to Dali, this fruit will inevitably fall into his mouth.
As for the current Song Jiang and others, they are just petty officials, so how can they share their own merits?
Wang Fu climbed up quickly, bowed and said, "Don't worry, Lord Enfu, Wang Fu will definitely fulfill his mission."
Cai You below was sour and resentful, and cursed secretly, "You call me a eunuch, but you can say it out loud. Why is your face not as thick-skinned as Wang Fu? Otherwise, such a good thing would not happen to him."
Liang Shicheng nodded and said: "I have been secretly making arrangements for a long time at this time, but I must remember not to leak the news. Although Song Jiang is insignificant, he is Yang Lin's person and was promoted by Yang Lin. This hozen is the most protective, and he is
He knows that he will definitely sabotage it secretly."
Wang Fu was convinced, nodded and said: "What Enfu said is absolutely true."
"Then Yang Lin has been disappearing and disappearing recently. He didn't even come to the morning court. What is he busy with and what tricks is he brewing?"
Wang Fu chuckled and said: "We have been sending people to monitor him. He is either going to Xiangguo Temple or Yanqing Temple. He is very leisurely."
Liang Shicheng sat upright and said with a solemn expression: "Don't take it lightly"——
The mountain peaks are as beautiful as a brocade screen. Under the sun, the trees are illuminated by light and shadow, kingfishers are singing softly, and the mountain breeze is blowing on your face, giving you a refreshing coolness.
In the center of Buddhism, Yang Lin was sitting in the corner of the bell tower, with Lu Qian, Lu Wang and six soldiers behind him.
A big bell stands behind you. Outsiders were not allowed to set foot here. From here you can overlook the entire Daxiangguo Temple.
Suddenly, two women walked along the main hall, whispering softly, holding hands and being extremely intimate.
Zheng Yunyao walked around Duan Miaozhen and smiled sweetly, as if she were facing her close friend of more than ten years.
Duan Miaozhen looked a little panicked. She liked this little girl without any scheming, but what she did was to let Linlang marry her. I don't know how many lifetimes this little girl has been blessed. I was doing a good deed, um,
That's it.
Duan Miaozhen comforted herself, and it actually had a good effect. The guilt was swept away, and she and Zheng Yunyao went down the mountain intimately.
A month ago, Zheng Yunyao had already decided to come today to offer incense and fulfill the wishes of the Queen's sister and the new little Emperor Ji.
Here, I "encountered" Princess Duan of Dali. The princess took the lead in striking up a conversation. After a few words, she was impressed by the little girl.
Duan Miaozhen had obtained all the information about Zheng Yunyao investigated by the Long Live Camp in advance. Since she was a child, plus she had been chanting sutras in Chongsheng Temple since she was a child and was well versed in Buddhism, she became the master in Zheng Yunyao's heart in just a few words.
Not only does she exude a Buddhist temperament, but she also has the mysterious identity of Princess Dali. The most important thing is that she can always vaguely reveal some of her own secrets.
Zheng Yunyao was just a girl. When she was sensible, her elder sister was already a noble concubine. She had never experienced any hardships since she was a child, not even the setbacks of ordinary officials.
Such a girl is as innocent as a piece of white paper, and such a well-prepared scam is almost overkill when used to deal with her.
Seeing the close relationship between the two people, Yang Lin touched his palms on the bell tower and said: "It's done!"