I know very well that this should be the state of the parties involved in this incident.
The official's resignation was approved, but the political hall did not follow the procedures for officials to return to their hometowns after leaving office. It was different from demotion. They even canceled the privileges of these people to enjoy special seats in rail carriages, but none of them said a word.
Being able to escape death is already a sign of kindness from His Majesty and the court. Who dares to make excessive demands?
As for what they have done and how many things they have done to damage the interests of the Song Dynasty, there is nothing, or they do not have the ability.
But if the court pursues the case, no one can escape.
Not to mention the arrogance when serving on the border, but after the war started, Guo Kui went to Hebei and Zhonge went to Linfu to inform the envoys of Northern Liao, even the number of troops, the soldiers mobilized, etc.
Telling the truth... This is already treason and surrendering to the enemy, even if the result is to promote the success of the imperial court's plan.
We have been guarding against the military generals' rebellion, but unexpectedly, the civil servants defected to the enemy... The political hall can't afford to lose that man!
Therefore, this matter was handled very vaguely, to the extent that the courtiers felt a little insecure, but they were all very diligent.
"The supervision system needs to be rolled out as soon as possible. After the negotiations with Beiliao are concluded, we will work hard to promote the operation of the supervision system."
All the ministers looked at Fu Bi in confusion, wondering why they were talking about the supervision system at this time.
"Everyone, if there was a supervision system, there would be no situation like today where a large number of ministers are involved in traitor cases..."
"The rich prime minister, who has the censor's advice, just failed to fulfill his duties."
Han Qi was also very angry. This time the traitor case made the civil servants very passive. This was the result of the officials not investigating it deeply and they tried their best to cover it up. Otherwise, it would be recorded in the annals of history and be criticized for eternity since the beginning of the dynasty.
The infamous case has been committed.
Han Qi's advice to Yushitai...~Forget it, if the boss doesn't talk about the second, no one can expect that Yushitai's advice can really play a role in supervising hundreds of officials. Yushitai's advice is used for strife and struggle rather than for supervising hundreds of officials.
Officials are more frequent.
"It's different, it's very different. I have carefully thought about the supervision system promoted by the officials, and it is very different from the original Yushitai admonishment."
"The Yushitai's remonstrance is to put it bluntly, it is just a way to find fault without taking any responsibility, but it does not have the right to investigate and verify."
"And the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Department of Punishment all focus on the punishment of criminal law. The conduct of the entire supervisory officials depends entirely on personal character."
"Everyone has also read the official supervision yamen charter, which has completely made up for the shortcomings and loopholes in the supervision of officials. Different from Yushitai's admonishment, different from Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment and the Department of Punishment are a kind of behavior directed at hundreds of officials.
Prompt and regulate.”
"Once the supervision system is in operation, there will be clear terms and conditions for officials to manage government affairs, as well as general rules for daily behavior. It will never happen again like this time. Those officials did not know whether they were guilty at all, and they only woke up after the court dealt with them, which led to
Apologize..."
Is this a rectification or an excuse? Han Qi didn't understand why Fu Bi said this. Maybe the officials also had such considerations, otherwise they would never let them get away lightly.
It's just... Han Qi thought for a while and then said: "Fu Xiang, the supervisory office is the emperor's personal army!"
Fu Bi glanced at Han Qi and shook his head slightly.
"Zhigui, let's just consider it a private communication today..."
As Fu Bi spoke, he dismissed the busy scribes in the palace and called Han Jiang, Lu Gongbi, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo and Wang Anshi to gather around and sit down.
"The check and balance between the monarch and his ministers is not an eternal oppositional relationship. It is a relationship that is always changing. Whether the king is wise, mediocre, foolish, or tyrannical determines how we, the ministers, will change the relationship of checks and balances."
"In the early years, I heard some remarks from the officials, and Bi Shen agreed. The officials said that the imperial court is the monarch and the ministers, and it is us, and we are the imperial court. I agree with this very much."
"Then, whether a court is beneficial to the country depends on the relationship between the monarch and his ministers. When it comes to a wise king, the ministers and servants are in the second place and agree with the cooperative position, because a wise king will not harm the court or the people, and can create a hundred years of history.
In the prosperous age, what about the cooperation between ministers and workers at this time? Just like the current official family."
"If you encounter a mediocre king, the relationship between the king and his ministers will be in another form, such as the late emperor. In that case, the ministers and ministers must be supportive and maintain the integrity of the king and his ministers to ensure the stability of the country and the dynasty."
"But once the king is foolish or tyrannical, then the ministers should really check and balance the king, limit his abuse of imperial power, and avoid disaster for the whole world!"
Everyone still agrees with this statement, which clearly explains the true relationship between monarch and minister. However, Han Qi said solemnly:
"What the Prime Minister said is true. However, now that His Majesty has listed the supervisory yamen as the emperor's personal army, it may eventually become a permanent rule. Regardless of the future king, he will have the power to directly supervise, which will definitely lead to timidity when it comes to checks and balances among ministers and workers.
"
"Zhigui, you are worrying too much. First of all, the supervisors are all civil servants. This is stated in the charter. Even if there are military generals and soldiers as the execution team, it is still dominated by civil servants."
"Secondly, the establishment of the supervisory system clarified the detailed rules for the demotion of officials. This is actually a way for the emperor to abandon the imperial power. The disposal of officials no longer relies entirely on the king's decision, but must be done in a disciplined manner.
You can rely on it.”
"Furthermore, since the king has the authority to give up, he naturally needs the right to retract. Supervising the Yamen is the proper duty for the world's pro-army, and it also accurately embodies the checks and balances between the monarch and his ministers."
"In this way, the supervisory office is prevented from becoming a tool for ministers and workers to fight against each other, just like the censor's admonishment platform."
"Such a concept was actually expressed after the officials came to the throne... When the officials came to the throne, they did not mobilize officials on a large scale like Chen Lu, but instead tried to maintain stability as much as possible..."
The political affairs hall of the Song Dynasty no longer discussed politics regarding this war, but had begun to consider political affairs unrelated to the war.
And Beiliao at this time...
As soon as the Northern Liao court received the report from Xiao Zhuoer, it first issued an edict to withdraw troops from Hebei, and at the same time sent more troops to Yuzhou to ensure that Weizhou would not be lost when the troops were withdrawn from Hebei Province and avoid being encircled and suppressed again.
possible.
This point was passed very quickly in the Bei Liao court... After all, Hebei Province is full of sons and daughters. Knowing that it is impossible to go south, and threatening to have no effect, it is better to withdraw and recuperate.
Another item passed was a court order proposing to negotiate with the Song Dynasty, redraw the boundaries and sign an alliance!
It was very depressing, more depressing than it had been in a century. At this time, the Northern Liao court had transferred all its hatred of the Song Dynasty to Xixia.
The war was opened for questioning, Xixia prisoners were released unconditionally, the ratio of casualties between Xixia and Bei Liao soldiers on the battlefield, etc., all this made the entire Liao Dynasty doubt the sincerity of Xixia's contact with them.
This major defeat against the Song Dynasty also made them doubt the combat capabilities of their own soldiers, and even affected their centralized rule.
They urgently needed a winnable battle to quell the chaos within Daliao.
To stabilize the Song Dynasty and attack Xixia was the tentative decision of the Northern Liao Dynasty.