After all, Zhao Jiu didn't lose his temper at Xinke Jinshi. He was still reasonable at the bottom of his heart and on the surface... Moreover, he himself had just told Yue Fei and Zhang Rong from the bottom of his heart, making it clear that although this matter originated from catching his son-in-law, there was something hidden inside.
The hidden danger that may lead to conflicts lies in the separation of civil and military systems.
How can you express your anger at someone who is rarely younger than yourself?
Looking at it this way, it seems that the Zhao Guan family understands the importance.
Therefore, instead of being sprayed, Yu Yunwen was not pushed out of the Daxiangguo Temple and beheaded. Instead, he was able to enjoy the breeze with the officials and two Jiedushi in the courtyard under the guard of a real power controller, and even drank from the Daxiangguo Temple.
A new drink developed, which the officials called rock sugar and snow pear throat tea, took the opportunity to gossip.
At this time, because there was an official here, everyone was more or less careful about what they said. Only this new Jinshi was still young. It was his first time out of Shu, and it was his first time to drink rock sugar snow pear with an official. His words were filled with emotion.
He seemed extremely excited and candid, basically saying one thing and another.
All I can say is that this person is young after all.
However, communication is still necessary and very effective. Since both parties have such a general understanding, things will be much easier to handle.
Finally, after repeated hints and cross-examination from the officials, it was confirmed that the so-called "parental order" of this new scholar was not a refusal, and he seemed to be a mama's baby, so they simply agreed to let this person stay here overnight and return tomorrow.
There was a polite and courteous drama at the entrance of Daxiangguo Temple, and then they left separately without any further entanglement.
Zhao Guan's family didn't stay too long. They just asked the masters of Daxiangguo Temple to prepare some "Rock Sugar Snow Pear" and brought it to the palace before leaving directly.
There was nothing to say that day. The next day, because Yu Yunwen "retired unscathed", things seemed to be calm. It was just a little joke to add a little joke to this year's extremely successful encore. It was not as earth-shattering as Hu Quan's article.
But on this day, the young official claimed to be ill and did not show up at the Qionglin banquet where he was supposed to be the host.
At the beginning, several prime ministers did not take it seriously and thought it was an official who had fallen ill again... Of course, this disease refers to a heart disease. It had happened once before when worshiping the Eight Tombs in Luoyang, and it was an old problem.
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After all, Zhao Guanjia is just a young man in his early twenties. When did he become unhappy? It is normal to have some troubles with his ministers. He will be fine in a few days.
However, another day passed, August 14th, when the new imperial examinations were conferred. Zhao Guan's family still hid in Yanfu Palace and only asked Lan Gui, the chief regent, to hand over two notes.
One is to ask all the commanders to return to their defense areas after celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival to be careful of the autumn... This is the proper meaning of the title; the other is specially designed with Hu Quan as the Privy Council editor, Yu Yunwen, Hu
Hongwei Julang...actually didn't even interfere with the ranking of the number one scholar and the two second-ranked officials.
At this time, the ministers of the provincial capital and the Privy Council had just heard from Lan Gui that Zhao Guanji was really ill and had been in a state of weakness for two days in a row, doing nothing but archery and calligraphy.
At this moment, the chief ministers panicked... Now that the emperor's heir has gone, Zhao Guan's family is only one branch after all. Although it is just a minor illness, what if there is a delay? What's more, as soon as this favor is over, all the handsome ministers have already passed away.
Everyone, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming tomorrow, August 15th, which is the so-called Queen of Autumn. It’s time to be careful about the Autumn in order to be prepared for the golden people. How can you not be careful?
As a result, Prime Minister Lu Hao asked the following. The three prime ministers only had a brief discussion in the Provincial Courtyard diagonally opposite Xuande Building, and immediately jointly signed a memorial, using the reason of wartime prevention of autumn and the Nanyang incident as a precedent, hoping to restore the
In the past, the prime minister went into the palace to keep vigil and customized it.
After Zhao Jiu received the letter, he sent Lan Gui out from the palace to reply, saying that the three governors had to deal with the affairs of the capital, the Privy Council and the military, and they had to be on duty for three days and one night. It was too hard... If anything was wrong...
, you might as well have the six ministerial books flow into the palace in turn to be on duty.
This is a bit ridiculous!
Where are the political traditions and the political power class? After all, the Prime Minister is the Prime Minister, and the Minister is just the Minister. If there is really an important matter, let alone the Minister, even if there are six Ministers plus a Yushi Zhongcheng, none of them will be useful?
You must know that the prime ministers have the power to discuss political power and can make decisions at critical moments. Moreover, both inside and outside the palace, and the whole country also recognizes the decisions of the prime ministers. Relatively speaking, the censor Zhongcheng only has a certain right to criticize and respond.
The clamping effect of the Prime Minister is called "half phase", and the six ministers are even more nonsense.
The matter was of great importance, so the three prime ministers quickly jointly submitted a temporary note again, pointing out the official's fallacy directly, and asked Senior Official Lan to return it.
The Zhao official family also corrected their mistakes after realizing their mistakes, and immediately asked Lan Daguan to come back. However, they agreed to the suggestion that the prime ministers should take turns to be on duty in the palace. However, the official family also pointed out that a deputy privy envoy could be appropriately added to reduce the burden.
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This time, because he was ill, he did not directly appoint him by name. Instead, he asked the governors, together with the provinces, and the Privy Council ministers to discuss a suitable candidate immediately... But be quick, because tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and then '
It's the end of autumn.
Hearing this, several ministers still didn't understand that this official was really a little sick, and that it was just a combination of real illness and fake illness.
However, knowing clearly, these three people cannot give up this opportunity no matter what... because this is to promote Zaizhi.
Politics is about human affairs, and this is the highest level human affairs issue, whether it is public or private, it is fundamental.
This matter will ultimately have to be decided by Zhao Guan's family, but he must try his best to recommend a candidate from his own pocket who can be recognized by the official family, or in other words, find a candidate within his own pocket that he most approves of.
Anyway, that's what it means.
"Pity."
Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, but the Prime Minister Wang Boyan sat in his study, facing the blank copywriting of the letter and rarely moved all night. This also affected his newly appointed son-in-law Zhao Boyao and his son Wang Yi who sat there for half a day without enjoying it.
A little bit homely.
"If you really don't have a candidate for your husband, why not do it as a favor, or find someone who the official family likes the most to recommend him?" Zhao Boyao, who had already decided to be the general judge of Ruzhou, hesitated for a moment and approached the situation carefully, but because the ceremony had not yet been completed, Zhao Boyao hesitated for a moment.
, it was just an agreement, so the new top scholar only respectfully addressed his future father-in-law as Xianggong.
"is not what it means."
Wang Boyan sighed quietly. "I have been involved in the case of Kang Lu and Huang Qianshan. Being able to hold the position of Privy Council for a long time is already a blessing from God. Now that things have happened, how can I be so focused on my own interests that I have harmed the officials and colleagues?"
?It’s a pity that I suddenly thought of one person at this time, so I sighed..."
Zhao Boyao naturally didn't know why, but Wang Yi felt a little moved in his heart, and then he realized: "Does father feel pity for senior brother?"
"Yes, if your senior brother is here, your qualifications, knowledge, ability, and character are all good opportunities to promote the prime minister..." Wang Boyan nodded slightly, then twirled his beard and shook his head. "I still remember that when I was young and from a poor family, the king of Meng's hometown
The magistrate took a fancy to him, and he built a talent hall in the county, specifically for me to prepare for the exam, so that I could support my family. Your senior brother happened to be Wang Zhixian's nephew, so he was specially sent to the small hall to study with me. At that time, some people sighed
, this small courtyard will have two prime ministers in the future... Although I have become the prime minister now, your senior brother is still lingering in the north. I don’t know how much suffering he will suffer? "
Zhao Boyao was puzzled for a moment, so he looked at his brother-in-law.
But Wang Yi simply said: "This man was the main battle leader in Jingkang that day, the censor Zhongcheng Qin Hui Qin Huizhi... During the Jingkang Incident, he was captured by the Jin army in order to protect the ministers' festival."
At this point, Wang Yi paused for a moment, and then added: "I don't know anything else. At least when I was sent to be redeemed by my father last year, he was with many ministers and nobles who followed the Second Saint to hunt north.
, all of whom have no news.”
Zhao Boyao was already in awe.
This is of course... You must know that during the Jingkang Disgrace, it was not just the two saints and the men and women of the clan who were hunted in the north. Many of the Tokyo nobles and many ministers were also kidnapped by the Jin people at that time.
And these are all regarded as examples of moral integrity by default.
if not?
Do we want to treat people as traitors?
By the way, some of these captured ministers, who were more violent, knew what the Jin people were like, and ended it early. For example, Liu Ziyu's father, Liu Kai, who had been ordered by the Privy Council, had a glimmer of hope before, but when he entered the Jin camp and found out that he had been cheated, he chose to die violently for his country.
There must be some, such as Li Ruoshui, brother of Hanlin scholar Li Ruopu; but those who stick to their ministerial integrity and bow their heads to hunt north with the two saints are undoubtedly loyal ministers!
If this is not considered a loyal minister, then what is Zhang Shuye who died in Baigou after being captured? How to characterize it?
Could it be said that those who died before the national border were considered loyal ministers, those who died after passing by, or those who never died were traitors of Song Dynasty?
Those who stayed did not have the nerve to say such things.
What's more, Qin Hui was recognized as the leader of the main war faction before he left. On that day, the Jin army demanded to cede territory, but the governor couldn't discuss it. Yuan Sheng asked hundreds of officials in Beijing to gather for a public discussion. More than 30 people led by Qin Hui firmly opposed it. On the contrary, now
Fan Zongyin, a member of Zhongshushe who was sitting peacefully in the capital and seemed to have a bright future, led more than seventy people to express their approval.
Afterwards, Qin Hui was promoted to Yu Shi Zhongcheng, which confirmed his identity as the leader of the Young Zhuang Faction.
Not to mention, after the Jingkang Incident, the two saints were detained in Jin camp. At that time, Ma Shen (now the envoy of Hubei Zhizhi), a censor under Qin Hui, initiated the initiative. Many loyal ministers jointly requested the Jin people to release Zhao
Among the Song clan relatives who still regard Zhao as the emperor, the leaders are Qin Hui and Zhang Shuye.
This is even more proof of great merit and great loyalty.
It can be said that for this kind of person, as long as there is no news of his surrender, he will become a role model for the young scholars in the world.
Back in front of him, Wang Boyan almost shed tears when he thought of his beloved disciple suffering in the north, and how steadfast his opponent Jingkangzhong was... If this person were here, how could the officials have made Zhang Jun, Hu Yin and the like their confidants?
How come I am suffering without wings?
Even the overall situation of the country needs to be improved by three points, right?
However, isn’t this because people have not come back? Isn’t this because they don’t know whether they are alive or dead?
But no matter what happens, there is always something to do, so after feeling sad for a long time, Prime Minister Wang finally calmed down and prepared candidates... He picked up a pen and wrote one after another on a piece of white paper on the desk in front of him.
Many names were written.
The first one is Chen Gui, the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Yin of Kaifeng;
The second one is Li Guang, the censor Zhongcheng;
The third one is Zhu Shengfei, the Minister of Rites;
Fourth, he returned from Kansai and was newly appointed as the Minister of Punishment, Wang Shu;
The fifth is Zhang Jun, the former censor Zhongcheng and the current transshipment envoy of the Five Routes of Bashu and Shu;
The sixth one is Zhao Ding, the transfer envoy between the Huaihe River and Huaihe River;
The seventh one is Ma Shen, the envoy established in Hubei;
The eighth one is Lin Qi, the Minister of Household Affairs;
The ninth one was Liang Yangzu, the shipping envoy to the south of the Yangtze River, who supervised the tea and salt affairs in the southeast;
The tenth one is Lin Jingmo, a Hanlin scholar;
The eleventh one is Fan Zongyin, a highly experienced member of Zhongshushe;
The twelfth one is a senior official of the Privy Council, leading a department, and all have the decree of Liu Ziyu;
The thirteenth is Yan Xiaozhong, who knows Nanyang Prefecture;
The thirteenth is a senior general, Yue Fei's former commander, Zongze's former subordinate Lu Qing...
After he had exhausted all his efforts to write it, Wang Boyan and his son-in-law agreed to give a name and discuss what was inappropriate. If it was really not possible, they would remove a name... The son-in-law naturally understood what his husband-in-law meant.
"How is Chen Shangshu?" Wang Boyan pointed to the first name and asked seriously. "This man is the person with the highest military merit among the six ministers. His military skills are better than those of important ministers. He is also a confidant of the officials."
"Too many part-time jobs." Wang Yi responded seriously. "The Minister of the Ministry of War and the Governor of Kaifeng, the former is in charge of logistics, armaments and armaments, and the latter is in charge of the defense of the capital. They are important tasks that cannot be easily relinquished at this time.
To hold these two positions is to have too much authority."
Wang Boyan nodded slowly, and he knew that his son still had a sentence that he had not said yet... that is, if Chen Gui took these two part-time workers and became the deputy privy envoys, then this guy would not have Lu Yihao's temperament nor Lu Yihao's reality.
, wouldn’t he be bullied again in Dongfu?
"Chen Dayin is from the Mingfa Department, and..." The new top scholar also cautiously made some comments, but as soon as he finished giving a reason, Master Taishan over there had already taken action.
"I almost forgot about this." Wang Boyan raised his hand and clicked on Chen Gui's name. "The Mingfa is really too low."
Zhao Bo Yao and Wang Yi nodded together... The Ming Law Department of the Song Dynasty only tested forty articles of Mo Yi, as well as the Three Classics. His status was the lowest among all subjects. Although Chen Gui was a civil servant, his status in the examination room was probably not even that of Qu Duan.
It can't be compared, that is, the times make heroes. Otherwise, the Minister of the Ministry of War and the governor of Kaifeng will only be a county magistrate in his lifetime.
In a word, this is a flaw!
"How is Li Zhongcheng?" Wang Boyan continued to ask without raising his head.
"Li Taifa has just been promoted to Zhongcheng." Wang Yi smiled bitterly. "And this person is a close friend of Li Gongxiang Li Gang. After Li Gongxiang passed away, Li Guang was appointed as the censor Zhongcheng, and Li Gongxiang's third brother Li Jing was appointed as the censor.
The officials have shown great comfort and magnanimity to Mr. Li’s family...how can we go further?”
"That's right." Wang Boyan also laughed. "Not to mention that Li Gang's lineage can hold this weight, which is the most benevolent and righteous officialdom. Even Lu Xianggong (Lu Haowen) and Lu Shixiang (Lu Yihao), how can they tolerate this?
Is there a step forward for my generation? For the same reason, Lin Qi and Lin Shangshu did not consider it."
As he spoke, Wang Shuxiang clicked a dot under Li Guang's name, and then crossed a line under Lin Qi's name.
At the same time, the new top scholar finally understood why Master Taishan asked him to come here to sit here... This was obviously to teach him a lesson and clarify some situations before he took office. And his brother-in-law because
He was captured by the Jin people and privately redeemed by Master Taishan. It is difficult to use it again in the short term. I am afraid that I will help Master Taishan with all my strength, but I came here specifically to explain it myself.
At this thought, Zhao Boyao couldn't help but sit upright.
"What about Zhu Shengfei?" Wang Boyan continued to ask.
"Zhu Shangshu is a good candidate, but it's a pity that he is the one in Lu Shixiang's pocket." Wang Yi opened his mouth and said, "This is the only consideration."
Wang Boyan nodded, then drew a circle on Zhu Shengfei's name, and then continued to ask: "How is Wang Shu, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment?"
"The qualifications and status are sufficient, but he is a defeated general, and he has just taken over... It is a pity that the previous Minister of Justice, Quan Bangyan, was the Minister of Justice, but Ding You was unable to do such a thing, and it was too late."
Wang Boyan's expression remained unchanged, he just nodded a little under Wang Shu's name and asked again calmly:
"Zhang Jun, Zhao Ding, is it possible?"
"Sooner or later, these two will pay homage to the Prime Minister, but it's definitely too late now." Wang Yi was still quick. "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I'm afraid we will have to be careful about the movements of the Jin people. All the envoys, ministers, and great Yin are not big.
It may be within the official’s consideration.”
Wang Boyan nodded, drew a horizontal line directly under the names of Zhang Jun, Zhao Ding, Ma Shen and Liang Yangzu in one breath, and then asked again:
"How is Lin Jingmo?"
"She looks a little younger, but that's all." Wang Yi answered fluently.
Wang Shu nodded repeatedly, but then drew a circle on the name of Academician Xiao Lin, and at the same time drew a horizontal line under the names of Fan Zongyin and Liu Ziyu:
"Those who are relatively junior and younger in Beijing, if Bachelor Ruo Lin can't do it, then neither can the rest of them."
The new top scholar and his brother-in-law nodded heavily together.
"Lu Qing..." Wang Boyan saw the last name, and as soon as he read it out, he burst out laughing and took the initiative to cross his name. "It's not that high at this time, but it's a trend."
Two people sat next to each other, each silent.
"So, it's between Zhu Shangshu and Lin Xueshi?" Wang Yi asked softly.
Wang Boyan looked at the list and nodded.
And Wang Yi was relieved for a moment: "Two people are enough. Since dad has no intention, he will write them both down and send them up so that the officials can choose."
Wang Boyan nodded again, but did not start writing.
After a long while, he said frankly: "If that's the case, why did the official come to ask specifically and ask us to nominate them? If he liked these two people, he should have appointed them directly."
At this point, Wang Yi and Zhao Boyao were slightly shocked and shocked. Wang Shuxiang actually crossed out Xiao Lin and Zhu Shengfei together, found a new piece of paper, and wrote down Li Guang, Chen Gui, and Wang Shu again.
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Not only that, Wang Boyan actually asked the two juniors seriously: "Li Zhongcheng, Chen Shangshu, and Wang Shangshu, have any of them done something wrong recently? Or have they made mistakes in private matters, or have they made oversights?"
Zhao Boyao hesitated to speak for a while, but he still opened his mouth under the encouraging looks of his father-in-law and brother-in-law: "Ms. sir, I just wanted to say that Chen Shangshu encountered a case recently."
"...?"
"A person from De'an Prefecture, a direct literary descendant of Liuyi layman Ouyang Xiu, and the former Prime Minister once announced his son-in-law Wang Zhi. He recently sued Chen Shangshu, saying that his 40,000 volumes of books were stolen by Chen Shangshu, who was the prefect of De'an during the past chaos.
He took it away for some reason and still hasn't returned it. He really couldn't bear it, so he appealed to the Ministry of Punishment... When Wang Shu and Wang Shangshu first came, they just sent a letter to mediate. As a result, Chen Shangshu deduced that all the 40,000 volumes of books were in De'an Mansion, Nanyang.
The palace was dispersed." Zhao Boyao quickly spoke carefully. "There was a lot of discussion about this matter before, but it was suppressed for a while because of the interference of Wang Xie's murder... Everyone knows that it was Chen Shangshu who took over the Wang family.
A collection of 40,000 volumes."
"My son also knows about this." Wang Yi also thought thoughtfully. "It is said that Chen Gui even scolded Wang Zhi in private, saying that Wang Zhi was incompetent and that the 40,000 volumes of books in the Wang family were just eating ashes... Discussions in the capital all said that
Chen Shangshu stole 40,000 volumes of books through clever means, and he did not have enough."
Wang Boyan was stunned for a long time, then suddenly sneered: "How can you say that a scholar is stealing? Besides, he is not qualified to be a deputy minister of the privy council, so why can't he be a privy minister?"
After saying this, the Prime Minister of Xifu opened the letter directly and carefully filled in the recommendation letter that he had already written. He was born in the Ming Dynasty and became a thief.
After finishing writing, Mr. Wang felt relieved for a moment.
At this time, Wang Yi had already been deep in thought, but the new champion couldn't bear it in a daze: "The official intention is that the official and the two governors will work together as guarantees to recommend Chen Shangshu?"
"That's exactly it, but it's more than that." Wang Boyan turned to face his son-in-law, twirling his beard and sighing. "According to the current power of the official family, if they really want to be promoted, they will be promoted. In this way, we have been asked to promote, but it is not
A sentence about cherishing feathers can explain it."
"Please give me some advice." Zhao Boyao became more sincere.
"I would venture to guess that the official family should have been hesitating between Quan Bangyan, Quan Shangshu and Chen Shangshu. Since Quan Shangshu is Ding You, Chen Shangshu should have made up his mind and be responsible for the defense of Tokyo." Wang Boyan responded seriously.
"As for this disposition, it is because there has been no fighting in Beijing for seven or eight months, and people feel at ease. However, the officials are afraid that we will focus on talking about routines and rules, but neglect the overall military situation, so they try to remind them in a circle.
I want to tell you that one third of the disease among officials is that Chen Shangshu did not cultivate themselves, but seventy percent of the disease is due to the old customs in the court, forgetting that the Jin people are about to come to the top. Shi Yan (Zhao Bo Yaozi)
)!"
"The official is here." Zhao Boyao was shocked.
"When you go to Ruzhou this time, you must not talk about any frivolous etiquette. In everything you do, you should put the overall situation of fighting against the Jin Dynasty first... If there are one or two things that are wrong, I hope you can learn from my student Qin Huizhi and be a man of integrity.
"You are the person!" Wang Boyan reminded heavily. "Don't forget that you are the first number one scholar since the official ascended the throne, and you are from the clan! The hatred of the country and the family are all in one thought!"
Zhao Boyao stood up solemnly and bowed solemnly.
Almost at the same time, Lu Haowen, who was sitting alone in the study in the Prime Minister's Mansion, looked at Xianggong Lu who had drawn the word "Chen Gui" in circles in front of him, sighed slightly, and then wrote a letter of recommendation.
On the second day, August 15th, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the three prime ministers each went to the office. On the grounds that the Jin people might go south after the autumn, the military affairs in the capital were complicated, and the Privy Council was vacant, they each recommended candidates to guard the Privy Council... Lu, the prime minister of the capital.
I have a good question. Deputy Privy Envoy Wang Boyan alone recommended Chen Gui, the Minister of the Ministry of War, to lead Kaifeng Prefecture Yin. Xu Jingheng, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Capital Province, also recommended Hanlin scholar Lin Jingmo, Zhu Shengfei, the Minister of Rites, and Chen Gui, the Minister of the Ministry of War.
The officials who were still ill followed the trend of good deeds, followed the opinions of the public and could not go against them, were military serious, issued decrees directly, followed the old rules and signed the Privy Council affairs, and restored the old Nanyang practices. The whole city was under military control, the province was under military control, and the Privy Council was moved to the Chongwen Courtyard in the palace.
The Prime Minister takes turns coming to the palace at night to prepare for consultation.
In the afternoon of the same day, the provinces and the Privy Council issued separate orders, which were distributed throughout the city through Kaifeng Prefecture... The provinces advised civilians, women and children that if there are people to rely on in the south, they may as well leave the capital. However, the young and strong military dependents must obtain approval from Kaifeng Prefecture and are not allowed to leave at will.
Go; the Privy Council declares that the entire city's property will be placed under military control within a day. If there are military supplies, houses will be demolished, and property will be requisitioned, no one can disobey it, and all the young people in the city will be registered in a register for deployment!
As soon as the decree was issued, the whole city was horrified. Tokyo's population, which was still expanding, suddenly stagnated, and even started to flow back... Suddenly, the prosperity of the previous six months was like a mirror in the mirror.
Another day later, after the commanders and ministers from all walks of life paid their respects to the officials who had improved somewhat in Yanfu Palace, they each led their own soldiers, fully armored, out of Tokyo City and assigned them to various defense areas.
The state of war readiness is no longer concealed.