Chapter 517 Slap in the face with the hand of a saint
The bombardment continued, but Zhao Xi turned a deaf ear and ignored it at all.
As a result, those ministers who relied on their mouths became more and more motivated, but the officials in the political hall always remained silent, as if nothing happened.
When the meeting was held again, Zhao Xi took the husband and wife to the construction site where the public house was originally located. After seeing that the finishing work was already being done here, he didn't want to talk any more.
Anyone who has slowly climbed from a low-ranking official to a high position understands what the courtiers are doing, so they cannot stop others from getting ahead.
But no one has ever thought that all the comments about officials will end up being slapped in the face.
Let’s take the nearby Qinzheng Hall, which was originally the site where the late emperor built a courtyard. In addition, it has become routine to build construction projects during disaster years.
Since the Yellow River embankments and city walls had been repaired due to the advent of cement, the Qinzheng Hall was built by the officials. Even so, people still handed bullets, and the gust of wind did not stop until the Qinzheng Hall was put into use.
Here we go again! You finally figured out what the official family did besides repairing the inner courtyard!
"The official family, the matter of Taishan Stone...~"
Fu Bi did not see the Taishan Stone at this construction site, nor did he seem to see it in the inner garden. Taishan Stone, a solstice object, is not suitable to be placed in the harem...
"There is no Taishan stone. I sent someone to invite Yan Shenggong. After all, this is a major event in the literary world, and it can only be justified if Yan Shenggong is present. Calculating the schedule, Yan Shenggong should arrive in Bianliang at the end of tomorrow."
"I'm afraid Yan Shenggong will have to fast for a few days before he can attend the ceremony. As for what kind of process there should be, this still needs to be planned by the Ministry of Rites. After all, this is an unprecedented new initiative..."
About three to five days later, Yan Shenggong took it very seriously and solemnly. He not only fasted, but also bathed and burned incense, and went through the extremely complicated procedures in his house.
Similarly, the cabinet meeting hall has not been busy these days. The Ministry of Personnel, the Imperial College, and the ministers of the political hall have been revising and perfecting a set of etiquette, and they have also consulted the opinions of Duke Yan Sheng and the officials from time to time.
Strangely enough, the day before the entire set of etiquette was about to be completed, Yan Shenggong ended his complicated and cumbersome process at the same time... This was basically watching the etiquette in action.
Since we invited them here, we naturally can't blame them for putting on a show.
On this day, the entire court was closed. All the civil servants, including the great Confucians of the time, the Imperial Academy, the Imperial Academy, etc., and all those related to literature, uniformed in blue shirts and stopped under a statue covered with red silk...
This was the prosperous age of Shilin and had nothing to do with military commanders.
Because today is the day when the statue of Confucius is unveiled and the tribute courtyard is opened!
This is the reason why Zhao Xi ignored the courtiers' impeachment. He borrowed his master's hand to slap those who impeached him for his extravagance today. He used his master's hand to hit the civil servants in the face. There is nothing more satisfying than this.
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At the beginning of the construction of Qinzheng Palace, Zhao Xi made arrangements for the area where the imperial palace was originally located.
Today's scientific examinations do not have a fixed place, let alone a special building for conducting the examinations and obtaining scholars.
As far as Zhao Xi knows, a total of seventeen courses have been opened (sometimes the father is unhappy, or has lost the battle, and the course will not be opened that year). And among these seventeen courses to obtain a scholarship, eight of them were in
In the courtyard of the Imperial College, four times in front of the Daqing Hall, and even in the courtyard of the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites.
Therefore, Zhao Xi had long thought about finding a place to build a tribute courtyard.
But Bianliang is not only a place where every inch of land is valuable, but also the people’s ancestral property cannot be taken advantage of casually.
Building a tribute courtyard is not enough for one, two or three to five households.
When killing King Runan, Zhao Xi once thought about transforming King Runan's palace into a Gongyuan. He also asked Li Jie to measure it in detail...
The cost of building the Runan Palace was too high. The cost of just demolishing the Runan Palace was greater than the cost of building the Gongyuan.
Zhao Xi had to put the plan on hold.
Over the past few years, he kept recalling the layout of the Gongyuan he had visited, and had repeated discussions with Han Zhen, Lu Gongbi, Su Song, Li Jie and others.
During a severe drought in Hebei Province, Zhao Xi finally started his step-by-step plan.
Throughout the entire process, Zhao Xi took the courtiers' impeachment into consideration at every step, dug holes at every step, and buried people at every step.
Moreover, all responses provide material for the subsequent supervision system.
Until today, with the unveiling of the statue of Saint Kong and the cutting of the ribbon for the opening of the Gongyuan, Zhao Xi's plan has come to an end. Next is the process of borrowing various supporting materials in the entire plan.
Therefore, Zhao Xi is also very excited today. After completing this last step, the courtiers must no longer dare to despise him and should be in awe of him, thereby changing to a certain extent the relationship between emperor and ministers when his father was in power.
To be honest, I have been on the throne for six years and have been in power for nearly nine years. The officials in the court are still the same people as when my father was in power... These people are indeed capable.
Likewise, these people are all immersed in the court atmosphere where their father was in power, and have become accustomed to that kind of government environment.
Zhao Xi has never thought about using his throne as a firecracker, which is why he has been plotting in recent years.
Only by slapping the ministers in the face again and again can they deepen their awe.
Only repeated unexpected results can prevent courtiers from arbitrarily opening the door to impeachment.
Only by realizing your ideas again and again, no matter what twists and turns, can your ideas be realized in the end, so that the courtiers can truly obey the decree!
Zhao Xi and Yan Shenggong were on the same throne, with Zhou Dunyi, Zhang Zai, Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, and Sima Guang on both sides.
On the issue of the candidates for the unveiling, it was unanimously approved by the Political Affairs Hall. Even Fu Bi, Han Qi, and Wen Yanbo had nothing to say.
Zhao Xi is wearing a royal robe, Yan Shenggong is wearing a Han robe, and everyone else is wearing a scholar's blue shirt... At this moment, they represent their respective schools of thought, not officials of the imperial court.
The scholars and civil servants who watched the ceremony started from the surviving elders and young ones in the fifth year of Dazhong Xiangfu, Tianxi, Qianxing, Tiansheng, Mingdao, Jing, Qingli, Huang, Zhihe, Jiayou, all the way to those who were in power under Zhao Xi.
In Zhenghe, except for the Baoyuan and Kangding years, which did not open subjects to obtain scholars, there are representatives who have passed the Jinshi every year, and they are arranged row by row in order of years...
At the same time, the event also invited envoys from various countries to watch the ceremony.
This is a grand event that is extremely solemn in form and unparalleled in meaning. It is a grand event that belongs to civil servants, scholars, and the entire culture of the Song Dynasty.
As the 108 bells from the Bell and Drum Tower rang throughout Bianliang, the 28-gun salute was completed.
Duke Yan and the king offered incense, and all the great scholars of the time unveiled the statue of the late Saint Confucius with reverence.
When the red silk slowly fell, starting from Zhao Xi and Yan Shenggong, like waves, people knelt down and worshiped the statue of the saint one after another.
The entire process of kneeling and worshiping started from the statue of Gongyuan and slowly spread throughout Bianliang. It seemed that at this moment, the entire Bianliang was still, without a trace of noise.
Even an idle man with slutty legs is still solemn at this moment.
This is the pinnacle of the Song Dynasty's respect for literature and the embodiment of the Song Dynasty's respect for literature...
I seem to have forgotten about being slapped in the face by officials.