Chapter 0220 The strong suppression from the powerful ministers
The imperial court could not trust them, so it sent troops without telling them. This was a great insult to them.
In their eyes, the nature of this matter was far more serious and important than the war between Liao and Xixia.
They were a little emotional, so they inevitably spoke carelessly and said all kinds of unpleasant things.
Some people even took off their official hats on the spot and threatened to leave with their seals on.
Facing the excited officials, Zhao Zhen was a little nervous.
Since he was born, he has never seen such an excited scene among officials.
Chen Lin saw that Zhao Zhen seemed a little nervous, so she stood forward slightly, blocking the imperial censor who was spitting in front of Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen raised his little hand, pulled Chen Lin away, and complained: "Go away, don't block me from watching the fun."
When he was corresponding with Kou Ji, he asked Kou Ji and said that the officials were always reasonable, very polite, and behaved appropriately in front of him. He asked Kou Ji when he could become a follower of the officials.
They are equally well-founded, very polite, and very decent in doing things.
Kou Ji's reply was simple.
Kou Ji told him that all the officials acted like virtuous people in front of him, but in fact they were all pretending. If their true colors were revealed, they would be even more ugly than ordinary people.
Zhao Zhen didn't believe it before, but he believed it when he saw the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty angrily criticized Kou Zhun and Liu E.
On weekdays, everyone pretends to be a bitch, but at critical moments, one of them really looks more like a street shrew than the other.
"Kou Jicheng won't bully me..."
Zhao Zhen muttered something, then stared at the show with great interest.
He especially likes to see these officials who usually pretend to be extremely noble and polite reveal their true colors.
It always feels like when the tall gauze covering them is taken off, all those exposed are short little people.
Each one is nothing more than this.
On weekdays, you still have the nerve to put on airs in front of me.
Zhao Zhen enjoyed watching the play, but Cao Yongli was very unhappy.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were criticizing Kou Zhun, and when they were criticizing Liu E, they were also criticizing him.
As a privy envoy and one of Liu E's spokespersons in the court, he did not have the authority to lead troops, nor did he have the authority to mobilize troops without permission.
But without him stamping the Privy Council's seal, it would be difficult for the inner court to mobilize troops.
Now the imperial court secretly sends troops without consulting with the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. He is also responsible.
But he was good at fighting and fighting wits, but his mouth was a bit clumsy.
I can't even compare to those censors and civil servants who usually rely on bickering to make ends meet.
As soon as he intervened and defended himself for a few words, he was beaten to the punch by others.
In comparison, Kou Zhun, who was sprayed the hardest and most viciously, seemed very indifferent.
No matter how the officials questioned, pressed, or made rude remarks, he remained unmoved.
Even though the censor's spittle was about to hit his face, he didn't move.
Wait until the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are exhausted.
Kou Zhuncai snorted coldly and shouted: "Have you had enough trouble?"
Wang Qinruo gasped slightly and gritted his teeth and said, "Kou Zhun, do you have to give an explanation to the officials today?"
Kou Zhun said disdainfully: "An explanation? What explanation? Are you from the Ministry of War, the Three Yamen, or the Privy Council? If the imperial court wants to mobilize troops, it also needs the approval of all officials? It is stipulated in that law,
Or did Taizu Taizong, or even the late emperor, retain the ancestral system when they were on the throne?
If there is, take it out and let me see it.
If I see such a provision in the law or in the ancestral system.
I am willing to resign and go back to my hometown in Huazhou to farm."
Upon hearing this, the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were a little dumbfounded.
In the imperial court's laws and ancestral system, there are many rules that restrict the exclusive power of military commanders, and there are also many rules that allow civil servants to intervene in wars.
But the officials were not given the power to intervene in the deployment of troops and generals.
In order to win over the civil servants, Taizu, Taizong, and even the late emperor, they have made concessions step by step, and they have already made a lot of concessions.
But only on this matter, he didn't give in even a step.
Dispatching troops and generals is the only power that the emperor holds firmly in his hands.
Whoever is given a temporary grant will have the power to deploy troops and generals. If no temporary grant is given, the power to deploy troops and generals will always be in the hands of the emperor.
When Taizu was in the court, all the civil servants had been tempered on the battlefield. They understood war and war, so when people criticized the imperial court for using troops, Taizu would listen.
When Taizong was in court, he tightly held the power of dispatching troops and generals, and no one took part in it. When civil servants wrote letters accusing the court of using troops, he would listen and use them, but he would not use them.
Give them the power to deploy troops and generals.
When the late emperor was in power, he loved peace too much. He had the power to dispatch troops and generals, but rarely used it.
And occasionally he would lend his power of dispatching troops and generals to civil servants for fun.
It was precisely because these three people were too kind and tolerant to the civil servants that they made them forget themselves and thought that the imperial court needed to discuss and approve the deployment of troops and generals.
But if the imperial court really gave the power of dispatching troops and generals to civil servants, then why would Taizu have a drink to relieve his military power?
Isn't his purpose to firmly hold the military power in his own hands?
How could it be possible to get it in your hands and then share it out?
Emperor Taizu was afraid that someone would imitate him and seize the throne of the Song Dynasty, so he took away military power from the generals.
Isn't he afraid that civil servants with both civil and military skills will imitate him?
Therefore, from the beginning to the end, civil servants did not have the power to dispatch troops and generals.
They were very arrogant when they were supervising the army. They could do whatever they wanted. If the generals who led the army were unhappy, they could seize power from them and intervene in the war temporarily.
But if you really have to deploy troops and generals from beginning to end, let them try and see who listens to them.
All the officials were speechless by Kou Zhun.
It was quiet in Chui Gong Hall.
After a long time.
Wang Qinruo gritted his teeth and said: "Although we do not have the right to dispatch troops or generals, we have the authority to participate in and discuss government affairs when the imperial court sends troops and fights."
Kou Zhun glanced at him and said calmly: "Cui Gong Hall is so big, you can just participate in and discuss politics as you like. I'm not stopping you."
"you!"
Wang Qinruo wanted to get angry.
But Kou Zhun didn't give him a chance to get angry. He only heard Kou Zhun say again: "But as a grand master, as a subordinate of Tong Zhongshu, and as the chief regent of the country, I have the power to make arbitrary decisions when the situation arises, and I also have the power to make decisions on government affairs."
power."
Kou Zhun's implication was to tell Wang Qinruo and all the officials.
I don’t care how you discuss politics and how you discuss politics.
But the decision is in my hands.
Even if you are good at discussing politics, I only need to say two words.
Not allowed!
Then the results you came up with will be dismissed as such.
Can you bite me?
Wang Qinruo stared at Kou Zhun and said through gritted teeth: "Kou Zhun, do you want to cover the sky with one hand?"
The imperial censor roared angrily: "It doesn't matter if I don't treat the court like this. It's a shame for me to associate with a traitor like you."
Kou Zhun ignored Wang Qinruo, but looked at the imperial censor and the people behind him who were taking off their official hats with him, and said coldly: "I advise you to take back what you just said. I also
I advise you to take your official hat back."
The imperial censor took off his official hat, threw it on the ground, stared at Kou Zhun and roared: "You, Kou Zhun, are in the court, acting as you please. Sooner or later, the country of the Song Dynasty will be destroyed in your hands.
I don’t know how to, nor do I want to stay in the court with a powerful traitor like you, thereby tarnishing my pure name.”
When Kou Zhun heard this, he stopped talking to the imperial censor, stared at the officials behind him, and asked coldly: "Do you also have this idea?"
Some of the officials heard this and carefully put on their official hats, while others accompanied the imperial censor and stood there, staring blankly at Kou Zhun.
They looked like a group of martyrs who generously fought for justice, but unfortunately they picked the wrong target for the demonstration.
If they came to protest against Liu E, Liu E would probably give in.
But Kou definitely won't.
When it comes to demonstrations, no one can compare with him.
When he demonstrated to Emperor Taizong, pulled his sleeves, and pulled Emperor Taizong to listen to his advice, these censors had not yet become officials.
Kou Zhun stared at the imperial censors who had taken off their official hats, and said coldly: "Since you have decided to leave, I'm sure."
"Foreguard guards of the palace, put away their official hats, take off their official uniforms, and lead them out."
Kou Zhun ordered the palace guards waiting outside the palace.
The imperial censor showed no fear at all. He stared at Kou Zhun and said angrily: "Kou Zhun, you are excommunicating yourself from the scholarly community. From today on, you will never have a good reputation again. Even if we are dismissed from office,
He is also upright and has a clear reputation for the rest of his life."
Kou Zhun was happy when he heard this and said, "Really? I would like to see if you are upright and innocent."
Kou Zhun glanced at Wang Zeng and ordered: "Wang Zeng, you lead the people from the Criminal Department, together with the people from Dali Temple, to investigate these upright and upright officials. After clearing up their income over the years, make a list.
, posted everywhere in Bianjing City.”
When the imperial censor heard this, he couldn't help but tremble all over.
Kou Zhun saw him trembling, and a trace of sarcasm curled up in the corner of his mouth.
Kou Zhun also spent a lot of time on official business with the imperial censor. He knew better than anyone whether the censor was upright or not.
Among this group of people who are about to be dismissed from office, there are only two honest ones.
One is because the family is rich and has no shortage of money, so they are too lazy to be greedy.
The other one is Leng Touqing.
Of the rest, not a single one is pure.
As for these two honest men, in fact they are not suitable to stay as officials in Bianjing City.
It's not that these two are honest and not corrupt, it's because these two guys are too capable of causing trouble.
Precisely because they are not corrupt and are upright, they dare to say anything and do anything in court.
Even though some problems can be solved properly behind the scenes, they insist on bringing it to court and making it known to everyone in the court, making the matter bigger and difficult to deal with.
The reason why Kou Zhun did not name these two people was because he wanted to wait for Wang Zeng to find out clearly later and summon them to the court again and promote them to serve outside Bianjing City.
As for the imperial censor and others...
Kou Zhun stared at them and sneered: "You are an upright and upright person, and you are a model for all officials. When Wang Zeng and Dali Temple check out your income and expenditure in recent years, I will definitely ask someone to present you with an upright and upright person."
Plaques, and handwritten newspaper reports to make your name famous."
When the imperial censor heard this, he was no longer calm. He trembled and gritted his teeth and said: "After the fall, you will settle the accounts...Kou Zhun, you not only want to exterminate the scholar, but also want to exterminate all officials?!"
Kou Zhun leaned against Kou's bus and said quietly: "I plan to open Enke for three more years starting from this year."
When the imperial censor heard this, he fell to the ground with a thud, his face turned ashen.
Kou Zhun's method of deposing officials and settling accounts after the fall is indeed easy to offend hundreds of officials and scholars.
It can be added on top of adding three years of Enke.
All these contradictions disappeared instantly.
Scholars all over the world will only regard Kou Zhun as a god.
They would feel that Kou Zhun was making room for them by deposing Yan Guan.
Kou Zhun's settlement of accounts in the future was also a reminder to them.
In short, even if Kou Zhun had countless unhappiness, they would find out the reasons one by one and help Kou Zhun defend himself.
According to "History of the Song Dynasty", after Zhao Heng's death, how did Liu E gain a foothold in the court as a daughter, and how did she become an equal to the emperor Zhao Zhen as a daughter?
What I rely on is to constantly open up Enke and regular courses.
In this way, she can win over scholars all over the world to cheer for her and support her.
The appearance of Kou Ji changed Kou Zhun's fate, and also changed the fate of Liu E.
Now Liu E still hasn't figured out this way to win over the literati, but Kou Zhun did it first.
But compared to Liu E, Kou Zhun seems more rational.
He only drove Enco for three years.
Liu E was much crazier than Kou Zhun in taking Enke exams, taking the exam almost every year.
When Enke is finished, it is Changke, and when Changke is finished, it is Enke.
And it also admitted many Jinshi students.
After Zhao Zhen came to power, he had no choice but to suspend the imperial examinations for more than ten years, and then he could barely digest the consequences of Liu E's crazy imperial examinations.
Kou Zhun's approach can be said to have trampled the imperial censor and his party into the dirt.
After they were dismissed from their posts, they lost their official titles and became ordinary people.
Then post the evidence of their corruption and bribery over the years.
Their reputation will be terrible in the future.
From now on, apart from hiding at home, they will no longer be able to work as officials, and even have to be careful when going out.
After the imperial censor and the officials were dragged out of the Chui Gong Hall, the civil and military officials in the court looked at Kou Zhun with fear.
Kou Zhun's approach was domineering and ruthless.
It scared them.
Kou Zhun looked at Manchao Wenwu looking at him with fear in his eyes, and sighed secretly in his heart.
He doesn't want to be a powerful minister, nor does he want to be feared.
He wants to be a wise minister and wants people to respect him.
But these guys were careless and forced him to become a powerful minister.
He was also helpless.
Helpless is helpless, things that need to be dealt with still need to be dealt with.
After punishing the censor Yan Guan.
Kou Zhun looked at Wang Qinruo and said calmly: "Do you still have doubts about the royal court sending troops?"
Wang Qinruo had a cold face, gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice: "Even if you have doubts, I will figure it out myself, so I won't bother the Grand Master."
Hearing this, Kou Zhun nodded with satisfaction, looked at other civil and military officials, and asked, "Do you still have any doubts?"