"Guan Jia, there was an article in "Shilin Garden" the day before yesterday..."
Shilin Garden? Amidst Zhao Xi's doubts, Wang Zhongzheng submitted a report.
"Shilinyuan is a newspaper that started printing and publishing after Shi Lun. It basically focuses on poetry appreciation. Su Shi and Su Zizhan were special contributors."
"There is a Shilin Appraisal every month, which focuses on solving questions for the examination. Because "Shilin Garden" has a certain relevance, it is especially highly praised by the scholarly literary circles. Even Ouyang Xianggong and Sima Xianggong also wrote articles."
"Because I focus on academics, I didn't send anyone to conduct a detailed investigation. I accidentally saw this article today, and Fang reported it. It was my negligence."
Zhao Xi listened to Wang Zhongzheng's words and had already finished browsing this article.
The article didn't mean much, but it was a bit concerned about the country and the people. It raised concerns about the reform of the official system that the imperial court was planning to promote.
The article mentioned that cutting off the direct roads from prefectures and counties to Shangting will cause officials in prefectures and counties to only recognize the governors along the way and not respect the court. At the same time, the great power of the governors along the way will definitely breed disloyalty among them.
In my heart, there was the possibility of chaos in the previous vassal town.
The author probably only has a partial understanding of official reform and does not fully understand the core of official reform.
Not to mention Zhao Xi, not even the court officials would make such an obvious mistake.
First of all, the authority of the governor-general was limited to political affairs, and even financial power was restricted. In the reform of the official system, the branches of the yamen at all levels were determined by the three secretaries of the imperial court.
The Royal Bank will have the function of supervising various expenditures of the yamen when establishing the yamen account based on the expenditures determined by the three secretaries.
Secondly, the governors along the road will not be in charge of military affairs. After the reform of the official system, the garrison troops of each road in the country and the dynasty will not be consistent with the road-level administrative areas. The military affairs will be held by pure military generals and will be under the control of the Privy Council, supervisory yamen and local officials.
tripartite supervision.
Taking the Western Army as an example, the troops garrisoned on Qinzhou Road were probably garrisoned by the new army on Fuyan Road or Xihe Road. They were not under the control of the governor of Qinzhou Road, but were supervised by the local government where they were stationed.
The most critical point is that although the governor controls the chief officials of the prefectures, counties and counties within his jurisdiction, and even has a certain say in the appointment and dismissal, the Ministry of Civil Service and Merit Examination Department has not lost its function. Moreover, all the chief officials of the prefectures, counties and counties
Appointments must still go through the official decree.
"Do you know who wrote the article?"
Zhao Xi felt that there was something wrong with the stance of this article, which was a bit biased towards the imperial court or the imperial power.
Reasonable and balanced distribution of rights is one of the main reasons why the three-level decision-making system can be adopted by courtiers.
At the same time, the powers of the governor, deliberation, and cabinet were greatly increased, which was also the reason why the important officials of the imperial court had no objections to the reform of the official system.
As for this article, written by a scholar, if it is not sensationalizing, then it is wrong.
"Going back to the official house, starting from "Cuju Express", all contributors are anonymous and you can just use any name. The Imperial City Department has not found the contributor yet."
Zhao Xi thought about it and it was right. This started with him earlier.
"Um...~Please announce that Lieutenant Gao is coming to Qinzheng Hall..."
The Cao family knows how to advance and retreat. Cuju Express is dominated by the Cao family. When the official family asked the government to launch the publication of "Shi Lun", the Cao family took the initiative to give up the leadership to the Gao family.
Now Gao Taotao of the Gao family is the queen.
Zhao Xi originally founded the newspaper industry with the purpose of controlling public opinion. There have not been many twists and turns in the government over the past few years, but it has not been of much use.
He now needs to know whether "Shi Lun" is still the first choice of scholars, or whether it has been suppressed by that "Shilin Yuan".
Public opinion is a sharp tool. Although it may not necessarily be used, Zhao Xi believes that it is safe to have it in your hands.
"The official family..."
Gao Zunfu is the father-in-law, so he has to bow down just like a son-in-law...
Zhao Xi was not used to this, so he got up without getting up and asked the internal prison officer to bring a low stool... The place where Zhao Xi handles official business usually does not have anything for others to sit on.
"Lieutenant, read this article..."
"Guan Jia, Shi Lun received this article, but I thought it was nonsense, so I didn't allow it to be published."
I have really seen the article, it has been a long time. This is something Gao Zunfu is proud of. Despite the existence of "Shilin Yuan", "Shi Lun" is still the first choice among scholars.
Whether it's poems, essays, debates, or strategies for examinations, "Shi Lun" publishes the best among scholars.
Of course, "Shi Lun" started to have supplements after learning from "Shilin Yuan", but he did not remember it.
“Are there many articles like this?”
"Many of them have returned to officialdom. Ever since there was talk of official reform in the imperial court, there have been articles criticizing the three-level decision-making system. I have always ignored them."
"Does the Lieutenant know the origin of "Shilin Garden"?"
"Shilinyuan" was first published in response to the Bianliang oiran competition. In the early days, it mainly introduced oirans. In recent years, I heard that the owner has changed, and the owner is a foreign businessman. It has not had any impact on "Shi Lun", not much.
focus on."
"A hundred flowers contending and letting a hundred flowers bloom are the concrete manifestations of the Wenhua of the Song Dynasty. It is not against Zang's rule. As long as it is within certain limits, some articles can still be published."
Zhao Xi is really annoyed by this kind of conversation. After all, they are relatives, acting like monarchs and ministers...~ indeed they are monarchs and ministers.
Zhao Xi wanted to change, but with Gao Zunfu's behavior, he was really afraid that he would scare his father-in-law if he acted casually.
Zhao Xi is worried that just like this time, "Shi Lun" refuses to publish it, and these articles will be transferred to other newspapers, or even turned into private discussions... That is uncontrollable.
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After "Shi Lun" published one or two articles commenting on the current government affairs, there were more and more articles on this aspect, and even "Shi Lun" added a special section for people to talk about the government affairs.
Every issue of "Shi Lun" is sent to Qinzheng Hall, and Zhao Xi sometimes browses it. In the past few days, Zhao Xi's reading of "Shi Lun" has become a routine.
...The imperial edict states that bygones are bygones, but is only for supervision and investigation, and is not to clear the names of ministers who have committed illegal acts.
Whether they were corrupt, perverting the law, bullying the weak, or other ministers who violated the Song Dynasty's criminal and supervisory regulations, when they were selected for court meetings, political discussions, or even the cabinet, they should not be ignored just because they were pardoned by the officials.
The bad deeds I have done...
...The imperial court changed the form of impeachment and opened up the internal reference method, and the internal reference is the weather vane for the government to supervise the government. In this official reform, the important events of the government and the government, which determine the court meetings, discussions, and cabinets, the officials and the court have another conflict.
How to identify the character of courtiers? How to select officials who meet the requirements? This remains to be thought about...~
This article is interesting.
Although he didn't mention a word about fighting for the throne, his words were provoking trouble inside and outside, telling the ministers: Take action when it's time to take action, and forgetting the past means not investigating. However, the court still chooses and employs people.
Past behavior must be considered.
This is purely to stir up trouble~~With this article as a basis, I am afraid that there will be a storm in the court.