Let's say that Zhao Guan's family came here this time just to hold a New Year's symposium with the imperial students, communicate with each other, and soothe people's hearts. Unexpectedly, Chen Gongfu asked the emperor when he was offering wine, which also made this official feel panicked.
For a while.
However, thanks to the battles and training with the chief ministers, Zhao Guanjia was experienced in many battles. His expression did not change, but his mind kept changing, but he just opened his mouth and said something that avoided the truth and made false claims:
"This matter is complicated to say. The first argument is, of course, that the imperial court's fight against the Jin Dynasty is at the forefront. Everything must not be taken lightly, otherwise it will shake people's hearts. The second argument is that the way to fight is to be pragmatic and learn utilitarianism.
The pragmatic ethos should not be abandoned lightly. As for Feng Dao in the Five Dynasties, although he experienced four surnames and eight princes..."
Don't mention it. At this point, Zhao Guanjia suddenly thought of a sophistical direction: "As for Feng Dao in the Five Dynasties, although he experienced four surnames and eight monarchs, I don't have enough knowledge to know who among the four surnames and eight monarchs.
Was there ever a Khitan Yelu?"
Chen Gongfu was slightly startled, but then he raised his hands and spoke seriously: "Good instructors know that there are actually no less than ten kings under Feng Dao, but they are all not Khitan Yelv clan. And although he also came out to fight with the Khitan when the Khitan destroyed the Later Jin Dynasty,
, to maintain the situation, but according to historians, at that time Feng Dao advised the Lord of Liao to gather his subordinates and protect the people of the Central Plains, which was a rare virtuous move on his part..."
"I don't think so."
When Zhao Jiu heard this, he immediately felt confident, but he interrupted the other party in a grand manner. "I believe that the affairs of the world are one above and below, and the other two are internal and external... And the affairs of the Five Dynasties are above and below. At that time, those who held armor
He was wreaking havoc repeatedly, and no one cared about the people under his feet. Feng Dao lived in troubled times and lived through ten masters. Although there were things he was wrong about, he was able to do his best to protect the people below him while saving his own life. This is especially valuable.
.Today's events are internal and external. The Jin people are like tigers outside, and the Song Dynasty is in danger of subjugation and annihilation. At this time, it is time to abandon all disputes and focus on resisting the Jin. As for Wang Shu Wang (Wang Anshi)'s discussion of Feng Dao, according to the truth,
More or less, it just takes Feng Dao’s pragmatism and has no intention of promoting his goals.”
When Chen Gongfu heard this, he smiled bitterly and handed over his hand: "Although I don't agree with the official's 'pragmatic' reply, I have to admit that the official's words have their own meaning and logic, and I have nothing to say.
"
Zhao Jiu broke out in a cold sweat at this time. On the one hand, he was proud of his quick wit. On the other hand, when he saw that the other party did not have any moral entanglement, but instead liked him a little more, he smiled at him:
"Actually, this is what I often say, no matter who resists gold, I am willing to accept it, and it is also my original intention when I always say that superiors and subordinates should tolerate each other for the sake of the country... But at the moment, Chen Qing does not think so, but I
I don’t care, because as long as Chen Qing is willing to ‘bear with each other for the sake of the country’, I will be willing to ‘collude’ with Chen Qing.”
There is no tradition of laughter among officials at the moment. On the contrary, as soon as this cold joke came out, Chen Gongfu, who was originally calm and composed, became serious. Instead, he saluted seriously, and then answered with a proud salute:
"I deeply believe what the official said."
Zhao Jiu liked this person more and more.
Not only that, after this exchange, Zhao Jiu grasped the trick, which was the word "anti-gold"... In fact, he also figured out, why did he come out?
Comfort people by listening to their opinions.
Why should we appease people's hearts? After seeing Zhang Rong's control of the Huaihe River, people in Tokyo were a little impetuous and worried about a war. They were afraid that there would be panic and fluctuations in people's hearts, so they came here to reiterate that the great cause of resisting gold cannot be abandoned?
Therefore, those words were his sincerity.
Moreover, this is not the first time that he has emphasized resistance to gold; this has always been the case.
Turning back to the front, since Zhao Jiu had grasped the core of this theoretical issue, and the remaining Tai students were very trembling even when they stood up, they just asked a question in a daze, then sat down in a daze, what happened next was unavoidable.
Smooth sailing.
However, later the Tai students gradually realized that these theoretical discussions did not seem to have much meaning after Zhao Guanjia repeatedly emphasized the resistance to gold. Therefore, as many people calmed down, more and more people began to ask questions.
Some detailed and pragmatic issues were addressed.
Not to mention, as time went by, more and more people heard that Zhao Guan's family was conducting "rural school discussions" in Taixue, and many officials who were in and out of office began to flock to Taixue after getting the consent of Zhao Guan's family and verifying their identities.
In the academy, he did not hesitate to stand and watch.
And because of the remnants of these middle- and low-level officials, the quality of questions is getting higher and higher.
But at this time, the helpers of the Zhao Guan family began to gradually gather. The three prime ministers who had not accompanied them before, and other important ministers also came one after another after hearing the news, but were directly arranged by the Zhao Guan family to their side. When encountering some difficulties or
If you don't understand the question, you can directly ask it to the prime ministers, ministers, bachelors, and even the censor.
That's right, Li Guang, the censor, Li Guang, the censor, Li Jing, the censor, and Wan Qixi, the censor in the palace, were all summoned to the side by the officials... This is called using the other's spear to serve as one's own shield.
In this way, the atmosphere became more and more heated, especially because "the inheritance of children will not destroy the rural schools" is a great meaning in the "Spring and Autumn". Although the status of "Spring and Autumn" has declined, it is still the recognized Confucian classic for many years.
Now it is also an unquestionable one among the Thirteen Classics, which provides a political legitimacy similar to but far superior to that of Jingyan for the behavior of Zhao Guanjia today.
Therefore, many people have a strong sense of ritual, and the sense of ritual brings a strong sense of security and accomplishment to everyone.
Not to mention anything else, the nearly thirty important ministers who came first were all dressed in imperial robes and were dressed in royal robes. They were seated on the steps in front of the Taixue Hall in order of status and rank. Even though the stools under their buttocks were very simple, they could not hold up the chairs behind them.
It's Mr. Kong and Boss Zhao. This kind of satisfaction brought by sitting side by side with the monarch in front of the eyes of the sages and answering the questions of the low-level officials and imperial students is really mysterious.
The lower-level officials, imperial students, and scholar-bureaucrats opposite were also excited and inspired by the opportunity to directly communicate with the core power levels of such a large country.
Regarding this, Zhao Guanjia, who had already asked all the questions to the ministers, had a subtle attitude after watching for a long time.
This is not to say that he wants to set up a parliament... Although Zhao Jiu couldn't help but think of this at the first time, after all, it was too similar... The real key is that this 'pragmatic' official who has been in power for more than two years
I was keenly aware that this trip to Imperial College had unintentionally achieved the 'sacrifice' effect proposed by Hu Quan in his palace examination.
That is to unite people's hearts through ritual activities that are simple but can be recognized by most people and have many people participating.
Unfortunately, with Zhao Jiu's poor political knowledge, he initially just wanted to imitate the Spring Festival visit to appease people, but the current situation was undoubtedly beyond his imagination.
But in any case, if he hates extravagant and witchcraft-like sacrifices, then why doesn't he engage in this kind of political discussion more often?
As for what kind of parliament or conference, he really has never thought about it, and he does not have the theoretical level to make a judgment. He just said that at present, this measure has an immediate effect. So in terms of Zhao Guanjia's self-proclaimed 'pragmatism', he
No reason to give up.
All for the sake of resisting gold!
However, such a harmonious political discussion in rural schools still has thorns.
Seeing that evening was approaching, Zhao Guan's family pointed at one person after another, and were about to stand up and declare that this was a victorious meeting. However, a person in the front row below couldn't bear it at all.
Seeing the gap, the man stood up directly, bowed to himself, and then raised his voice to say: "Officials, I have something to say!"
Zhao Jiu smiled slightly when he saw it was Hu Quan.
Speaking of which, this official has really been deliberately avoiding Hu Quan. But now that he is in a good mood, he seems to be calm and unhurried:
"Hu Qing, when discussing politics in the township school, you should speak freely, but if you cannot do it in an orderly and polite manner, then your words will be meaningless... If you really have something to say, you can wait a moment and say it to me face to face on the way back to the palace.
I’m sorry to say anything out of the ordinary at this time, otherwise you will disturb the many orderly and polite people who are conducting political discussions today!”
As soon as these words came out, many of the Taixue students who were originally a little dissatisfied became more and more proud, and then looked at this rude person with slightly contemptuous eyes, as if they had instantly forgotten that this person was the leader of the Taixue a few months ago.
, this year Enke became the first-class Jinshi, and he also wrote the kind of 10,000-word essay that astonished them.
Even though Hu Quantian was fearless, he was extremely embarrassed at this moment and could only bow his head and face each other.
In this way, the political discussion in the township school was successfully concluded in an unexpected way, and Zhao Guanjia stayed in person, leading dozens of important ministers and Tai students, as well as many middle and low-level officials who came after hearing the news.
Dinner...it was not until the evening when the lights were turned on and Zhao Jiu led the ministers across the Bianhe River pontoon on the imperial road, and asked the Imperial Guards to divide half of the pontoon at the pontoon to escort the ministers back to their mansions, that the matter was finally concluded.
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It was only at this time that Zhao Guan's family called Hu Quan to their side, walking and talking, and talking in person. There were only about seven or eight ministers who seemed to be on the way and had the name of accompanying them... that is, Xiao Lin and several other Hanlin bachelors.
, Fan Zongyin and several other members of the Zhongshushe, and a few people from the palace, Shi Wanqisi, who came specially to accompany them... will accompany them in the rear.
"Is it about the Di report?" Zhao Jiu got straight to the point.
"Yes." Even though he stayed up all day, Hu Quan still maintained his initial eagerness to try.
"I have read your memorial." Zhao Jiu answered frankly. "There is some truth in it. I am indeed frivolous..."
After these words came out, even Hu Quan, who was loyal and courageous and prepared to remonstrate with the officials, could not help but be stunned at this time, because the officials immediately admitted their mistake.
However, Lin Jingmo and Wan Qixi, who were following closely behind, couldn't help but look at each other.
But that's not all. Zhao Guanjia admitted his mistake, but still didn't stop:
"But I also thought about it, and that is that this matter is not just a moment of frivolity on my part. What's more important is that Di Bao is different from the province. The province has something to do and can review the decree, but Di Bao does not
What’s missing is a ‘give to Shizhong’…”
Hu Quan became more and more silent. He really didn't know what to say. Several ministers behind him were also astonished and thoughtful... Because Zhao Guanjia's short sentence not only revealed a huge amount of information, but also seemed absurd.
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First of all, the implicit political information is basically concentrated in the three words "give things" mentioned casually by officials.
After Yuanfeng's reform, he was a fourth-rank official. It has always been the highest-ranking and most powerful position among the red robes. This is because the person who holds this position has the right to make the final review of the decrees issued by the province. When encountering them
The Prime Minister's decrees that are felt to be wrong can even be suspended and criticized.
In other words, this position, like the Censor, is one of the few core positions that can control the Prime Minister. Considering that once the Censor impeaches the Prime Minister, it will be a matter of life and death, which actually gives Shizhong more weight in his daily work.
And after the Zhao Guan family unified the three provinces at the foot of Fangcheng Mountain, and actually gave the governors unprecedented huge power to govern, and rarely replaced the governors unless absolutely necessary, this position became even more critical.
After all, the greater the power of the ruler and the more stable his position, the greater the energy of this position.
However, perhaps because of this, it was not set up at all when traveling in exile on Huaishang, nor was it set up when in Nanyang. It was not set up when I returned to Tokyo. It seemed that everyone had forgotten it.
But now that Zhao Guanjia blurts out the words "Gi Shizhong" and clearly knows the details of this position, it can only mean one thing - the Guan family is going to reset it, or is considering relocating it to Gui Shizhong.
And this means that there will be significant changes in the power structure within the imperial court.
Isn’t this enough to awe everyone?
Relatively speaking, Zhao Guan's description of Di Bao seems much more absurd when he uses the word "Gi Shi Zhong".
Because Di Bao is just a Di Bao after all. It is a collection of official public information sent by Honglu Temple to central departments and out-of-town envoys. Even before Zhao Guan’s family ordered it to be handed over to Honglu Temple for special processing, it was basically a collection of public information.
All the miscellaneous work of subordinates is eliminated.
That is to say, the officials took notice and gained some status.
I am afraid that no one in the entire Dibao system, or even the entire Honglu Temple, seems important to the matter, which naturally makes people feel that the official words are incredible.
"I've been thinking about whether I can make Di Bao something serious."
Zhao Jiu seemed to have guessed the thoughts of many people behind him, and then did not cover up, but continued to talk nonsense while moving forward. "Use engraving, use movable type, print thousands or tens of thousands of copies at a time...
...Every magistrate and county has a copy, every county school also has a copy, and every larger town has a copy. In the capital cities of prefectures and counties, if idle officials and wealthy scholars want to subscribe, give them one too.
This page... not only includes personnel changes and public excerpts, but also a special section for them to submit articles, discuss academic classics, and another section to publish poems and songs... After a long time, it becomes a habit.
Once you have it, you can publish the important new decrees of the imperial court and the results of the war..."
At this point, Zhao Jiu suddenly stopped and turned around, and asked sternly to the already panicked Hu Quan: "Hu Qing, do you think there should be someone in trouble for this kind of residence report?"
Hu Quan nodded blankly, but he was suddenly enlightened for a moment, and then he handed over his hands on the spot: "Guan family, I am willing to repay you for the incident."
"Then let's do some errand work for Honglu Temple." Zhao Jiu nodded in agreement. "Actually, I wanted Academician Lin to handle this matter, but he is an internal control and his status is too important. Doing this would be conspicuous... You
Let’s go and try this idea first to see if it can work. Take it one step at a time. If you have any difficulties, go directly to see Bachelor Lin.”
Speaking of the last sentence, Zhao Jiu turned around and glanced at the few ministers behind him, but in the end it fell on Lin Jingmo... This obviously made Wan Qi Yuanzhong a little disappointed. With the latter's intelligence, how could he not know if this Di Bao was really capable?
Once it's done, is it an important thing?
Hu Quan bowed his hands and saluted again, and Lin Jingmo also stepped forward and saluted.
At this point, Zhao Jiu, who had been tired for a whole day, finally showed some signs of fatigue. However, he said goodbye to several ministers behind him and asked them to go home early to rest.
Under direct escort, he returned to the palace all the way north along the Royal Street.
After the official team left, only a few close ministers were left. After receiving the order, Hu Quan had something on his mind, so he just said goodbye to the remaining people, got on his own donkey, and hurried back to the small house he bought.
And the rest of the people also dispersed.
Lin Jingmo and Wan Qixi, on the other hand, rejected the Zhajia warriors left by the officials and took only one or two of their own regular companions with them, and walked a few steps side by side along the way.
Approaching an intersection, Wan Qixi suddenly spoke out in the dusk:
"These days in the officialdom, many things seem to be done too hastily and out of proportion, but I don't know why?"
"Maybe there is a reason." Lin Jingmo responded on the spot, but that was all.
Wan Qixi nodded and did not go into details. The two of them parted ways and each had his own thoughts.
Not to mention that Lin and Wan Qi were separated. On the other side, in Taixue, because Taixue was expanded during the prosperous Henan University in the past and there were many buildings, many officials chose to stay overnight.
Among them, a key official simply lived in the residence of Chen Gongfu, the son of the emperor, and slept with Chen Gongfu, but it was none other than Li Guang and Li Taifa, the censor of the dynasty, Zhongcheng.
It turned out that these two people were close friends from the same hometown, and they were only two years apart in age, so they had never been jealous.
In this case, it is no wonder that after Taixue turned his lies into reality, many people watched helplessly as Chen Gongfu occupied such an important position, but no one could touch him.
"Why is Brother Guo Zuo (Chen Gongfu) so tactful today and letting go of the official family so easily?" The two of them went to bed separately, and Li Guang was the first to laugh and tease. "With such a gesture, doesn't it mean that he has betrayed his reputation for being upright, and he has also betrayed his reputation for being upright?
The name of Li Gongxiang’s remaining party?”
Chen Gongfu also laughed after hearing this.
It turns out that after Chen Gongfu Chen Jijiu was implemented as the three shedding methods on that day, the so-called person who came first in the Shangshe examination (that is, he was the same as the top scholar) was also a fierce temperament. Not to mention that when he was young, he was in Jingkang Middle School.
As a right-hand admonisher (regarded as a low-level minister), he has always been an outspoken and courageous leader. He argued with the prime minister many times in the court and refuted it with Yuan Sheng (Qinzong of Song Dynasty).
Therefore, after the peace faction came to power, they simply exiled Li Gang in the name of the remaining members of the party.
Later, when Li Gang came to power, he brought him back from other places to serve as the prince of the country, in order to prepare to settle down one day and use this person to control the key position of the Imperial Academy... Judging from this action and today's results, there is no doubt that he is sitting on the throne.
This confirmed his identity as Li Gangyu.
However, after Chen Gongfu finished laughing, he suddenly asked on the couch:
“Does Taifa really think I am Mr. Li’s Yu Dang?”
Li Guang was slightly startled and wanted to speak again.
But Chen Gongfu didn't wait for the other party to speak, and spoke again: "Then Taifa himself is the remnant of Mr. Li?"
Li Guang finally became serious, but it took him a long time to look at his friend across the bed and speak sternly: "A gentleman is not a party, and he should have some self-discipline. Huan Guo's words on that day were often absurd, but he said that there were cliques in the DPRK, which led to party disputes."
Although I am the first to bear the name, I also deeply believe it... But Brother Guozuo, have you ever thought that since the old and new parties, the party struggle in the Song Dynasty has lasted for decades, and it has become a routine, and now in today's world
People look at us this way, and if we don’t belong to the Party, we are still a Party!”
"Although this is true, we still shouldn't have a party, or in other words, we shouldn't be a party based on selfishness." Chen Gongfu said solemnly. "I ask you, why are we people regarded as the party of Li Gongxiang (Li Gang) in Jingkang?
Are we really all in cahoots and excluding dissidents? Or are we all just like you and have a close personal relationship with Mr. Li?"
Li Guang's heart moved slightly.
But before the censor Zhongcheng could respond, Chen Gongfu had already given a conclusion on the couch:
"In fact, you and I have never formed a party. The reason why people in the world regard us as one party is because we were both in charge of the war at that time, and the person who held the banner was none other than Prime Minister Li at that time. This is how we became Prime Minister Li's party.
!Even friendships were mostly formed when we shared the same enemies. For example, when I was admonishing you, why did I help Gongxiang Li in everything? It was not because the government affairs at that time could only be handled by Gongxiang Li.
The solution? If we make concessions and let Zhang Bangchang and others gain power, I am afraid that the Jingkang Revolution will come a year earlier!"
Li Guang nodded repeatedly: "What Brother Guo Zuo said is that the party of gentlemen is a party of gentlemen, and we are worthy of it."
Hearing this, Chen Gongfu, who was originally serious, suddenly smiled: "How dare I ask Taifa, who is the main battle flag today? As his party member, why should I embarrass him?"
Li Guang was stunned for a moment, to the point of being dumbfounded, but he always felt that something was wrong, so after a while he still tried his best to answer: "Brother Guozuo, that is the emperor! As a minister, you should pick up things, persuade and ridicule first, and regard the emperor as your party.
I’m afraid I’ll be called a flatterer…”
"The enemy is facing a formidable enemy. For the sake of his mere reputation, instead of helping him, are he going to pick up the pieces and make fun of him?" Chen Gongfu was still calm.
"If we are facing a powerful enemy, we will naturally hold our breath and try our best to help His Majesty eliminate the noise, but isn't the situation now very good?" Li Guang was still a little hard to accept, because this conflicted with his common sense. "The Yellow River has already entered the river.
In our hands, the main force of the Jin people has not arrived in the past year. Although there were small and large battles during this period, the Emperor and Song Dynasty also won more than they lost, and it seems that it has gradually become a confrontation between the north and the south."
"It's early!" Chen Gongfu immediately shook his head. "I think the imperial court is far from the stage of confrontation... If nothing else, if the situation is really good and stable, why should the officials be in such a hurry during this period? Study.
Wouldn't it be better to hide in the palace for half a year and be a role model for Gou Jian to the world? At that time, he had no flaws at all, and even if he wanted to pick up relics and give advice, he didn't know what to say."
Under the light, Li Guang was silent for a long time before speaking out: "Brother Guo Zuo is saying that there will be a war in the near future?"
"I don't know." Chen Gongfu still shook his head. "How can you and I understand military matters? But while the officials are acting vigorously and resolutely, they are a little nervous and timid, but they understand... At this time, as ministers, we must first be cautious
If you want to keep up with your duties, you should put pragmatism first. Why bother talking about morality? Let alone undermine the authority of the official family in public."
Li Guang finally laughed: "If that's the case, wouldn't it be enough not to ask about that kind of thing in the first place?"
"Isn't this because I have been idle for a long time, rarely seen the beauty, and can't bear it for a while?" Chen Gongfu finally laughed. "However, the official family is a bit quick-witted... and how do you know that I have not been affected by the internal and external opinions of the official family?"
Are you convinced?"
"Now I have to ask Brother Guozuo himself. Who in Zhejiang is smarter than you?" Li Guang finally lay down with his head raised.
Chen Gongfu immediately blew out the lights, and the two of them said nothing more that night.