No matter how much you think about or feel that something is not adequate during the preparation stage, you will always feel that there are some shortcomings. Once it is carried out, the inadequacy will remain the same.
It’s just the beginning, there’s nothing inappropriate or inappropriate.
Just like the current meeting of the imperial court, from the submission of replies on proposals for political participation to Zhao Xi's complicated five-year plan, no matter whether everything was prepared, the day still came. Zhao Xi felt that it was no different from usual.
He still got up at the same time, still ran along the inner garden to exercise, and Wang Zhongzheng accompanied him as usual.
For more than twenty years, the habit has been maintained like this. The palace guards have become familiar with the official's routine. They stretch at the sentry post at the same time and salute when they see the official passing by.
Then, Zhao Xi, accompanied by the palace maids, washed and changed his clothes, put on his court clothes and a guard of honor, stepped on the Mao hour mark, and headed for the Qinzheng Hall.
The same road, the same mood, but the thoughts are different.
Along the way, Zhao Xi wanted to go through the agenda of the court meeting, but in the end, his mind was completely empty...~ I remember that it was like this when getting married in the last life. Before this day came, there was always something inappropriate in his mind. When this day came,
On the contrary, I don’t have so many worries anymore.
This day will eventually pass.
Today's court meeting is entirely the agenda set by Zhao Xi. It is different from the past. Even the Ministry of Rites cannot find ready-made regulations.
Zhao Xi was really worried. After all, this was the first time, and it was the first time that he had led a change. Whether it was successful or not was likely to be related to his prestige.
But today, success or failure has been finalized.
To be honest, if it weren't for Wang Anshi's three words, if he hadn't gradually established prestige in the court, if he hadn't had to break up with the civil officials again and again, he might not have been able to make such a big change in the court.
How many years and times did Zhao Xi give away too many benefits, dig holes and bury civil servants many times, and Wang Anshi's ancestors did not follow the law, so that this model of a great dynasty meeting could be achieved.
When Qinzheng Palace arrived, he was supposed to have a different mood, but in the end, Zhao Xi couldn't find any difference from usual, just like that.
Maybe it was habit, or maybe it was the trust of future generations in the advanced models of later generations, but Zhao Xi really couldn't feel the tension of being private.
Also, I am a king, and I am a king who has accumulated prestige for more than 20 years, so I should be so calm.
Since taking the throne, Guochao has not only eliminated many bad policies of the imperial court, but also greatly improved the overall strength of Guochao.
Just change and implement a court meeting model.
"Your Majesty has arrived..."
Before entering the Qinzheng Hall, Wang Zhongzheng roared excitedly, which made Zhao Xi, who was a little dazed, quickly collect his messy thoughts.
Walking up the stairs very casually and freely...~
When the Qinzheng Hall was originally built, Zhao Xi designed it for such a large court gathering.
In the first row of His Majesty's steps, the middle seat is empty... because Fu Bi needs to preside over the court meeting. On the left and right are Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, and then Han Jiang, Zhang Fangping, Wang Anshi, Chen Shengzhi, Sima Guang, and Lu Gongbi line up on both sides.
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There is no ranking in the cabinet, but the position of the Qinzheng Hall in the court meeting is fixed. There are seating lots, and each seat is assigned to the corresponding seat.
During the imperial meeting, only the cabinet and government affairs were marked with seat votes, while political participation was marked according to the regions and functions of the imperial yamen, prefectures, counties, etc.
Seat...~This is very popular among courtiers.
To be honest, it is really annoying for the courtiers to stand like this for several hours at a time. What's more, the government has set the court meeting for five or seven days. If the court really stands for so many days, who can bear it?
Besides, in the previous dynasties, there were futons for court meetings. Going forward, in addition to the futons for kneeling and sitting, low tables were also set up during court meetings.
After Taizu established the dynasty, he removed the futons and banned the seating of ministers and servants during court meetings.
This time, Zhao Xi created a new court meeting model and once again allowed courtiers to sit down, which was one of the reasons for reducing resistance.
The key is that there is a trend of restoring etiquette among the courtiers, which also allowed Zhao Xi's court meeting model to pass smoothly.
Of course, the main reason is that change has become the norm in today's dynasty, and courtiers have gradually accepted the changes in all aspects of the dynasty.
Zhao Xi looked at the square platform on the left side of His Majesty's steps... it was specially set up for the chief minister of the cabinet who presided over the court meeting.
He nodded to Fu Bi, then raised his hand: "Give me a seat!"
His voice was not loud, but the echo wall in Qinzheng Hall allowed his voice to reach every corner.
"Now let's start the first item on the agenda of the Great Court Meeting. I, Fu Bi, will report to His Majesty the Emperor on behalf of the cabinet ministers about the affairs of the Song Dynasty and the government affairs for the past thirteen years..."
Whether this process is smooth or not, that’s all that remains now.
Because the Ministry of Rites has nothing to refer to, no one dares to talk too much about it. Basically, what the officials say is what they say.
Then, Fu Bi began to make a statement similar to a work report.
The work reports of ancient and modern times are the same, and they basically list the achievements in detail. Since this is the first such meeting, when the cabinet drafted this work report, it almost started from the official administration...~This is the official will
A node that can be reflected in the country.
In the past thirteen years, the achievements made by the country are really huge. This is not an exaggeration.
In terms of national defense and military affairs, in the second year of Zhenghe, because Dali took advantage of the death of the late emperor and the country maintained its rule, the Gao family in Dali was in civil strife and deliberately interfered with the mining city. The country sent troops to Dali to bring order to the chaos, and once again showed its power in southern Xinjiang, making the country's southern border more secure.
brought peace and stability for at least fifty years.
In the ninth year of Zhenghe, Xixia and Bei Liao were plotting the secret recipe of Guochao's firearms. Hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides joined forces to break through Yanmen and enter Daizhou, shocking the Manchaotang three times a day. In the end, Guochao captured the four states of Yunying.
In this battle, the military style of the state and dynasty was displayed, and the Liao and Xia barbarians did not dare to look south.
Opening the border with Hehuang, starting from the occupation of Gaolan, advancing step by step, capturing Lanzhou, and attacking the city of Miaochuan, causing many tribes in Tubo and Shatuo to join. Opening the border with Hehuang and opening up the trade routes in the Western Regions were basically realized.
Since the political harmony, the country has made tremendous achievements in national defense and military affairs, opening up thousands of miles of territory for the country.
Originally, the so-called political thought should be ranked first, but unfortunately, there is no such term in this era, and Zhao Xi could not find anything to elaborate on in this aspect, so he omitted it.
It would be wrong to say that there was no faith in this era. They believed in their ancestors, and their belief in their ancestors has continued into later generations and is deeply ingrained.
Although there is faith in this era, there is no systematic or theoretical faith.
Zhao Xi never thought of creating any charter of faith. It was out of date and unplayable.
Next is the report on education. According to the wishes of the ministers, this point should be reported first, but Zhao Xi insisted, and finally the cabinet compromised.
Then... Fu Bi spent a lot of time explaining this aspect.
Starting from the first year of Zhenghe, we will enumerate the measures and achievements of the dynasty in prospering culture in these years.
From the success of Jinshi examinations in the past years, to the role of movable type printing in preaching Chinese culture, from the increase in teaching in local prefectures and counties, to the construction of the national tributary academy, from the enlightenment of young children to the literacy of soldiers, everything follows
Regarding education, Fu Bibu bothered to state it.
Even the poetry of the Western Xia and Northern Liao Dynasties was included in the statement.
In this chapter, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong, Su Shi, Sima Guang, Su Xun, Su Che, Zhang Zai, Zhou Dunyi, Cheng Yi, Cheng Hao, Shao Yong, etc., all the famous schools and scribes in the country, are all famous in the literary world.
Fu Bi would not hesitate to praise those who were famous.
Zhao Xi found that when Fu Bi was describing this chapter, Qinzheng Hall was the quietest and people were most attentive.
To be honest, Zhao Xi felt that Taizu's addition of hat wings was a bit of a joke, and he had no intention of changing his official hat.
However, because the current court meeting has changed and the courtiers are sitting next to each other, they must be careful about whispering.
Therefore, the Supervisory Yamen introduced measures to record bad records of court meetings, and when inspectors attended court meetings, they were randomly seated among the courtiers at a ratio of 30%.
When Fu Bi reported on Wenhua of the Song Dynasty, it was the only one that did not require the supervision of a censor.
Wen...~Wu...~If we want to be truly equal in the country and the dynasty, we have a long way to go!
Then, Fu Bi began to report on industrial development. In fact, this area should be called economic development. Whatever you call it, it doesn't matter. The key is that Zhao Xi wants to convey a concept... Industrial development plays a very important role in his policies.
The content of this section is basically a summary of Gongfang City, Guoying Temple and Shiyi Temple.
At this point, it is important to start from the workshop of the old guard camp and then expand the discussion.
Similarly, the attraction of this part is equally strong. After all, it involves interests and political achievements.
The interests of every official here are all mixed with the industrial workshops of the dynasty. From the earliest Guangnan manganese mine, Dali Mining City, to the Huaizhou Coal Mine, to the later cement, carriages, wool, etc. in the Workshop City
Wait, and then go to Gongfang City to buy new products...~This is all money!
When it comes to political performance and the government's five-year plan, starting from the summons of the chief officials of each government office, all ministers and workers will know that industrial development will be one of the contents of the political performance evaluation, and it will still be a very weighted part.
Therefore, this part has received a lot of attention.
Zhao Xi's mind was not on Fu Bi's work report. Not only had he reviewed the report, but the main reason was that the format made him a little confused...it was too familiar.
Zhao Xi's changes to the court meeting and the change in model are not the main thing. In Zhao Xi's heart, the communication, deliberation and discussion before the court meeting are the most important.
This will ensure that there will be no more noise at court meetings.
Put communication before discussion... This is Zhao Xi's guidance for court meetings, political discussions and cabinet discussions.
Fu Bi was still explaining, shifting from achievements to prospects, which is the five-year plan proposed by Zhao Xi.
The final result of the cabinet deliberations was that the five-year plan was not issued as a separate decree, but was integrated into the work report and read out.
It’s a bit nondescript. The original five-year plan ended up being a model for annual summary and next year’s work plan.
After all, it was the first time to promote, and Zhao Xi did not really pursue perfection. Some things, as long as there is a beginning, there will always be a specific trend to gradually improve.
Zhao Xi has been paying attention to the performance of the subordinates. There was no chaos as expected. Even the eye-catching supervisors were attracted by Fu Bi's work report and listened quietly as if they were listening to everyone's lecture.
Perhaps this method makes people feel novel, but we have to admit that the spirit of seeking knowledge among the officials of the Song Dynasty.
Such a work report will not only make Zhao Xi nostalgic for future generations, but also make him feel in a daze, and he will never have the intention to listen attentively.
For nearly an hour, Zhao Xi wanted to sip tea to moisten his throat, but Fu Bi's tone remained the same, neither urgent nor impatient, neither high nor low.
However, Zhao Xi could feel the change in Fu Bi's mood. Every time he talked about the current achievements of the country, Fu Bi felt uncontrollably excited. When he looked forward to the future, he could feel his confidence in his tone.
Only words with emotions can truly and completely express their deep meaning.
Even the cabinet ministers sitting in the front row, who were already very familiar with the work report, were also moved by Fu Bi's emotions and lamented the changes in the country since the Zhenghe Year, which were great changes.
In terms of taxes, in the 13th year of Zhenghe, the tax revenue of Gongfangcheng alone was comparable to the tax revenue of Kaifeng Prefecture in the first year of Zhenghe.
In addition, the imperial court now only supports more than 200,000 new troops, and the remaining money and food from military expenditures are enough to meet the tax revenue of the imperial court in the first year of government.
Since the Zhenghe Year, although there have been small-scale disasters, because Annan and many small countries in the south, under the guidance of the grain trade, have devoted all their efforts to growing grain to continuously supply grain to the Song Dynasty, the country has never appeared
Even in the event of a major refugee disaster, there was no measure to convert civilians into Xiang troops.
Changpingcang and Huimincang, starting from the year of Zhenghe, have been emptied of old grain every year.
Looking at the Zhenghe years, it is also obvious to the courtiers that the Song Dynasty is becoming more and more tough in foreign affairs.
The grass-bone harvesting troops of the Northern Liao Dynasty and the living-catching army of the Western Xia Dynasty never appeared again since the reign of Emperor Zhenghe.
On the border, the largest number of merchants came from Liao, Xia and Song Dynasty.
The border prefectures and counties that were originally inhabited were filled with refugees from the Northern Liao Dynasty fleeing to the south and those from the Western Xia Dynasty marching eastward.
This is the result of the true way of the Holy King!
Fu Bi read out while controlling his emotions. He was excited. When he was drafting the work report, this feeling was not obvious yet. When he read out, these achievements that invigorated him made him almost unable to control his emotions.
If he hadn't been reading it out, he would have taken the courtiers to sincerely congratulate the officials!
The Song Dynasty was really going to be strong. From the data in this report, Fu Bi felt that it was strong from the bottom of his heart.
Looking to the future, the items listed in the official five-year plan were read out. During the original discussion, the cabinet ministers were slightly disapproving.
When Fu Bi read the entire report, he found that this was consistent throughout.
Past achievements are the foundation for the future.
Only such a concrete report can clearly allow the courtiers to understand the current state of the country and the will to manage and govern the country.
Zhao Xi seemed to be infected at this time, and was infected by Qinzhengdian's united mood.
People are like this, even if they are usually idle, they will consciously adjust their behavior in a solemn environment.
The current court meeting was like this. Even Zhao Xi, who was already used to giving reports, was infected by the atmosphere in the Qinzheng Palace. He gradually put himself into it and felt with his heart the confidence of the entire courtiers in the future.