The fact that Zhao Guanjia brought hundreds of officials out of Yue Tai did not mean that Wang De had made great contributions and wanted to treat him with extra courtesy... but that Zhao and Song Dynasties had a tradition of holding military parades in the western suburbs in late spring and early summer.
Specifically, at the end of every spring, the Emperors of Zhao and Song would go out of the west gate. Taking advantage of the rising water in late spring, they would first go to Jinmingchi to review the navy, and then go to the banquet hall between Qionglin Garden and Jinmingchi for a military review.
Carry out the so-called bid competition and perform.
Of course, thanks to the management of Gao Taiwei and the personal preferences of Emperor Taishang Daojun, during the Fengheng Yu era, this matter was basically reduced to a talent show, and sergeants often had to pretend to be lions, tigers, ghosts and gods.
Those who fight need to perform routines in pairs, those who line up need to wear hairpins and dance, and those who shoot arrows need to use five plates on their heads as targets.
There is even a dramatic performance, which is a routine for a village husband and a village husband to fight. It is said that the village woman must be carried off by the village husband in the end to be considered authentic.
In addition, young palace ladies must be led by the harem nobles to wear men's armor, mount horses, wear colorful cloaks, and engage in horse battles with the imperial cavalry... No need to ask, you will know that the palace ladies will definitely win in the end.
In essence, these things are no different from the Tianzhu military parade, or even worse. They cannot have any real military temperament anyway... Of course, then again, this is the way this era is, and the people also like it.
It becomes the kind of military formation that is a chilling point, but it feels much less interesting.
As for Zhao Jiu coming out this time, he had been thinking about it for a long time.
Let's say that since he got sick last year, he has learned a lesson and no longer interferes in government affairs. Instead, he has further pushed down the general affairs to the provinces and the Privy Council, only retaining attention to personnel, the army and intelligence work, while at the same time refocusing his attention on the affairs of the government.
I turned back to my own specific strengths...that is, doing those fancy tricks and making some flashy and flashy things.
First came the hot air balloon, then the Zhao temperature system, then the monocular telescope ground out of crystal, and then after settling the court personnel issues, they chose to prepare for this military parade.
It was said to be a military parade, but in fact it was an army-wide competition that was decided to take advantage of the situation after learning about past "established practices" from a memorial in early March.
In fact, those who returned with Wang De this time also included some meritorious men from the left army and rear army of the imperial camp, as well as Li Yanxian's department of the central army, as well as some elite sergeants from the front army, right army of the imperial camp, and even the navy army.
Already arrived early.
Everything is ready, all we need is the dragon silk from Zhao Guan's family.
On this day, Zhao Guan's dragon scrolls, as well as the left and right white and black yak scrolls displayed as trophies, did not go to Qionglin Garden or Jinming Pond, but directly arrived at the second half, which had been converted into a sacrifice.
The pedestal of the temple.
There, Zhao Guan's family first met with Wang De and his troops who had returned from the battle. Then they did not rush to start the so-called 'military parade'. Instead, they started work that they had not done for a long time - the official was sitting on the mountain.
In the middle of the stage, sitting on the throne before the temple ceremony, I personally watched the officials from the Ministry of Revenue distribute the rewards to the armies for this round of battles.
Different grades of silk, bunches of brand-new copper coins, white silver, and the least but always the most eye-catching gold ingots were dumped out of the box, shining together under the early summer sun, and everyone was shouted
When they came forward, officers and officials would weigh them carefully together, and distribute them to the sergeants according to the measurement in the documents.
This is the so-called 'decision at the moment'... very old-fashioned, but very practical.
The rewards were distributed one after another, which was very time-consuming, and Zhao Guan's family was sitting there solemnly. Although there were many ministers and ministers sitting down, they would not be tired, but even so, the atmosphere was a bit dull.
Especially for some unknown reason, as Zhao Guanjia looked at the dwindling financial resources, his face became more and more serious, and his brows furrowed more and more... At first glance, I might have thought that he was distressed about these rewards!
"I take the liberty of asking if the officials feel sorry for these rewards?"
Suddenly, not far from Zhao Guan's house, a purple-robed official suddenly stood up and made a sound, which seemed extremely harsh among the shouts of rewards in the distance.
Everyone looked up and found out that it was Gou Long Ruyuan, the new left minister of the Ministry of Industry, and they couldn't help but be surprised for a moment.
Frankly speaking, even Zhao Jiu was a little stunned in his heart, because he didn't have a deep impression of this person, and some of his impressions seemed very contradictory... First of all, this person was able to stand his ground in the Quanzhou Fansi case, and he seemed to be an upright person.
Minister, but it may also be speculation; secondly, this person's original surname was Gou, but he changed his surname to Goulong after Jianyan. Although it is natural to avoid taboos these days, he took the initiative to avoid taboos to the extent of changing his surname, but he could not help but appear loyal.
I was a little flattering again.
In addition, this person was probably from a clean background, and had been floating around in the prefectures and counties for more than ten years. His seniority was so high that once he was introduced to the court by Zhang Jun, who was also from Sichuan, no one could object.
At this thought, Zhao Jiu also had a hint of temptation, but his expression did not change at all, his body did not move at all, and he frowned in response:
"Of course! What can I do?"
"So, please congratulate me, Xu Chen!" After saying that, without any hesitation, Goulong Ruyuan stood up and left his seat, and danced in front of all the ministers. "The emperor loves the people so much. If the Northern Expedition is successful and the two rivers are recovered, there is real hope.
Already."
The ministers became more and more stunned.
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Even Zhao Jiu couldn't help but ask seriously after a moment of silence: "Gou Longqing, what's the point of this?"
"There is no reason to report back to the officials. It's just to refer to yourself and others!" Goulong Ruyuan then raised his head from the ground and responded solemnly. "When I was in Quanzhou, every time I levied taxes and saw the people spending all their money, I was worried every time.
The blood and sweat of the Jiangnan people will be wasted here, and it is also very serious... But seeing the official family being so solemn today, I know that the Jiangnan people's hard work has not been in vain."
Zhao Jiu was startled again and remained silent for a while, but many important civil and military officials around him became more solemn... at least they looked serious on the surface.
"Guan Jia, you are such a flattering villain!" But just when Zhao Guan Jia was thinking a little, a person behind him couldn't help blurting out. Everyone followed the words and found out that they had just taken advantage of the Hanlin Academy's expansion opportunity.
Lü Benzhong, who became a regular Hanlin scholar, also had different expressions.
"How can you call your colleagues a sycophant without permission?" Zhao Jiu heard the voice and his heart moved slightly, but his expression remained unchanged.
"Guan Jia!" Lu Benzhong said what he said, and seemed to regret it a little. But Guan Jia had already spoken but could only bite the bullet and step out, and stood beside Gou Long Ruyuan with his hands facing each other. "This person avoids changing his surname and does not want to change his surname.
Mention, when he later worked in Quanzhou, he was obviously the magistrate of Quanzhou and knew the official's previous attitude towards the merchants, intending to speculate... His behavior today is even more direct and flattering, and he is taking advantage of the situation. Otherwise, why would he ask the official in the first place?
If the official says no, why should I say anything? I think that if the official says no, he must have something else to say!"
Zhao Jiu's expression did not change, he just looked at Goulong Ruyuan who was silently looking at Lu Benzhong.
"Report to Your Majesty." Gou Long Ruyuan withdrew his eyes from Lu Benzhong and just raised his hands in response. "Xueshi Lu is clearly making heart-breaking remarks and has no solid evidence. However, what I just said is indeed from the sincerity and I have no intention of flattery.
As for why I must ask Your Majesty before speaking, there is a reason... As far as I know, His Majesty was the only one who frowned solemnly when distributing military pay and rewards.
Du, both of them are like this, and they are well known, but I don't think that they are so solemn about this, but they have the same general thoughts."
Zhao Jiu finally laughed... and even felt a little proud in his heart.
Many of the other ministers also seemed to suddenly laugh.
Moreover, as Yue Fei and Zhang Jun are the most handsome ministers in the world, they can also be regarded as influential figures. They have been in office for such a long time, and their temperaments have long been known to the public.
Yue Pengju himself and most of his troops were exiles from Hebei. From the beginning, they were often targeted by southern scholars and people. It was said that the imperial court used the wealth and support of the southern people to support the rogue Han people in Hebei... In response, he once went south to quell the chaos and saw with his own eyes the burden of the people in the south of the Yangtze River.
Yue Fei did not complain. Instead, he acknowledged this point and often warned his subordinates that military pay was wasting a lot of money because of the people in the south.
Therefore, almost every time when military pay was issued, Yue Fei would sit there with a sullen face. His original intention was probably what Gou Long Ruyuan had just used to flatter Zhao Guan's family.
As for Zhang Jun...it's hard for everyone to ridicule openly, but they all know in their hearts that this guy is really reluctant to let go.
At this time, Zhao Jiu was very proud, but it was actually a little different from what everyone thought... First, Gou Long Ruyuan was able to bring himself and Yue Fei together, and praised him in various ways. He couldn't say it in words, but he still felt it in his heart.
He was very happy; secondly, others didn't know it, but he knew that in the past, Zhang Jun would never be present in person to pay military pay. He and his subordinates had always intercepted it. Now he was present in person to distribute it because the money was not available at all.
It passed through his hands, so he just pretended to be selfless, but his heart felt like a knife every time, and he couldn't help but take a look... Knowing this in his heart, how could he not be happy?
Of course, at the same time, Zhao Jiu also believed that Gou Long Ruyuan was a flatterer.
Not just because of today's performance, but because he had some ideas from the beginning, not to mention Lu Benzhong's words... You must know that Lu Benzhong is good at writing poems, playing chess, and helping others, but he is not so thorough in politics.
.And this time is different from the last time we faced Cai Mao. Cai Mao was the prime minister's son who had been hanging out in the capital for decades in his early years. He and Lu Benzhong were probably acquaintances for decades. Of course Lu Yanei knew the details, but this
But it is unlikely that Gou Long Ruyuan has any intersection with him, Lu Benzhong.
Lü Dayanei said that most of the time, he accidentally heard Lü Haowen's words at home and remembered them in his heart.
In other words, today it is not Lu Benzhong who thinks that Gou Long Ruyuan is a sycophantic villain, but Lu Haowen who thinks that this person is such a person.
Of course, if Lu Haowen were here, he would never say it. In fact, it is very likely that some of the important ministers here have already looked at Gou Long Ruyuan like this, but they did not say it... because they knew it well.
Ming, flattery or not is not a particularly serious matter to the Zhao Guan family at all. As long as this guy doesn't mess up his job because of flattery, it doesn't matter. And if this person can still be a workman, it will be even better if he is flattering.
In a sense, Zhang Deyuan can be regarded as a flatterer, and his poems are poor, his writing is crooked, and his cultural level is not as good as his predecessor... He doesn't care about the ZTE cause, but he goes fishing on the river... This kind of poem Zhang Jun It is absolutely impossible to write.
But regardless of whether it is Zhang Shuxiang or Qu Jiedu, isn't it now the Shuxiang and Jiedu? And they are on this yuetai.
To put it bluntly, Gou Long Ruyuan's actions are not worth mentioning in the eyes of the Zhao Guan family compared with his performance in the Quanzhou Fansi case and the overall situation of the central government's current recruitment of people.
Sure enough, with Zhao Guanjia casually smiling and waving his hands slightly, a small storm passed easily.
Only, Lu Benzhong got bored, but Goulong Ruyuan didn't get any benefits either... Without him, after all, it's not just the Zhao Guan family, it's not just Lu Haowen who is not here today, Man Zai is in charge of important ministers, from the inner court to the outer court, which one is easy to get along with? I have already labeled this person in my heart. After this incident, there is no need to say anything.
Even Zhang Jun, the fellow countryman who introduced him to the court, regretted it slightly... His reputation in the court was not good, and if he brought in such a person again, wouldn't it make him look more like a gentleman? Is this villain lucky enough to join a party?
Of course, in public, no one showed off...especially since Lu Benzhong had just been unhappy.
On the other side, as the rewards continued to be awarded, the expected situation also occurred - after the rewards were awarded, only less than a third of the gold, silver and copper wires on the stage were gone, and many soldiers in the audience couldn't help but commotion.
At this time, of course, there was no need for Zhao Guanjia to speak. Prime Minister Zhang Jun and Zhang Deyuan stood up to explain the situation, and then took advantage of the situation to announce the start of a 'military parade'.
However, for some reason today, something unexpected happens.
Before Zhang Deyuan could go down to speak, the commotion in the audience suddenly expanded, and then there was an uproar somewhere on the side of the platform. It was as if someone couldn't bear it anymore and started making noise.
All the civil servants on the stage looked at each other, and then turned pale. This was the most taboo thing for them.
Even Zhao Jiu had a calm expression on his face and was a little frightened and angry in his heart.
Fortunately, the noise went away as quickly as it came. Before Liu Yan led the Imperial Guard down the mountain, Wang De brought the troublemaker directly up to apologize. After asking, he found out that this was actually the case. Wang Shun, the second son of Wang De, who made the first contribution in Hezhong Mansion.
Perhaps it was precisely because of this that Wang Shun couldn't help but make a noise.
But no matter what happened, this kind of thing could never be tolerated. Zhao Guanjia thought about it for a moment and immediately dealt with it. He was deprived of military merit, withdrew rewards, and drove out the army... Although he was extremely angry, he could not really do it in front of the king. He who kills in the face of virtue.
What's more, if this kind of thing happens, it doesn't matter if Wang Shun personally suffers from Yanei disease. I'm afraid it's just a problem for the entire army. There has been no real war for a year or two, and instead of getting rid of all the old problems in the army, they have returned. There was a certain arrogance at the grassroots level.
The latter was what really made Zhao Jiu angry.
After another small disturbance passed, the monarchs and ministers on the Yuedai suppressed the great vigilance in their hearts, and the military parade officially began.
Seeing the bright reward, all the soldiers were naturally excited.
Then, as the explanation of the martial arts performance was given, and the Jinshi who accompanied the army gave a routine explanation, everyone realized that this time the martial arts performance was not as confusing as in the past, but was actually somewhat interesting...
For example, there are horse racing competitions between cavalry and horse racing, which are divided into short distances and long distances. For short distances, Xu Qijia is light-weighted. It just depends on whoever follows the road around Yuetai and Yuetai Camp and completes it the fastest. For long distances, he must be fully armed and carry a day's training with him.
A tube of dry food, water, and a bag of fodder. Set off from Yuotai and go to Qingcheng outside the south gate of Tokyo City to collect tokens, and then return to Yuotai. You can choose the road of your own choice. You are not allowed to lose key utensils except for food and fodder, and you are not allowed to eat elsewhere on the way.
, whoever comes back first wins.
In addition, there are cavalry drills, which are divided into two types: one is a team of fifty people, with two teams competing for supremacy, and the other is a hundred-man mixed drill, each fighting on their own, all holding wooden logs wrapped with cloth.
The pole is mounted on the horse to attack, but the reins and stirrups are not allowed to be placed. Once the horse falls off the horse, it is considered a defeat.
Another example is the infantry, which also runs, but it is similar to the cavalry running horses, except that they do not have mounts.
The infantry drills are also similar, but instead they take the name posted on the opponent's vest.
There are also archers, they don’t have more tricks than anyone else, they just set up a target and draw ten circles from the inside out on the target. After shooting a tube of arrows, they are all ordinary bows, the same distance, the same time, the same target, who counts?
The most accurate and clear at a glance.
But shooting crossbows is different from archery. It is not a comparison of accuracy, but a comparison of accuracy. Instead, you have to use a divine arm bow, load the crossbow yourself, and ensure that the crossbow arrows are effective only when they reach a certain distance. The competition is to see who can shoot all twenty standard crossbow arrows in a shorter time.
The rest range from throwing iron balls to tug-of-war, to lifting weights, to spear throwing, to military Cuju.
There are many projects, and the schedule has been scheduled for more than ten days... It was only announced that day, and from the evening, all the officials returned, but only Zhao Guan's family, the Imperial Banzhi, and relevant officials from the Ministry of War stayed at Yuetai Camp.
, observe and deal with this matter.
In the next few days, officials occasionally came over, but they were all casual.
Regardless of anything else, let’s just say that after several days, thanks to the Zhao Guan family’s pressure and the fairness of the martial arts exercise, the matter finally got on the right track, and it indeed mobilized all the military departments to compete for victory, and the scene became increasingly exciting.
, and even attracted a large number of people to watch every day... These scenes made Zhao Guan's family put aside the matter of Wang Shun for the time being, and their mood improved day by day.
By the end of April, although there were some flaws due to the initial holding, the martial arts competition was still considered a victory. When all the rewards were handed out, the Zhao Guan family finally returned with the civil and military officials who were out of the city again... According to Zhao Jiu's plan, this
When he goes back next time, he will take the simplified Arabic numerals that he has started to use a long time ago (Arabic numerals these days are actually completely different from those of later generations, and even a little strange), and then connect them to the chart system, conduct a thorough and extensive promotion, and incorporate it into
Government work, even imperial examinations.
In this way, Zhao Jiu, who was in a good mood, took the lead and turned back with all the civil and military officials. He could reach Kaiyuanmen (the west gate of Tokyo City opposite Xuande Tower), but he encountered an accident again - it was Fu Que who complained.
Of course, it's a bit inappropriate to say it was an accident. This was so common that it was even traditional. Zhao Jiu didn't take it seriously. Just like last time, relevant people handled it according to the established procedures - since it was a complaint.
Instead of admonishing the officials, it was natural for the Imperial Banzhi to take the person to the side of the road, and then officials from the Ministry of Punishment came forward to take the document, and other officials came forward to comfort and inquire.
At the same time, the large army continued to set off, still slowly returning to the city.
No one took this matter seriously. After watching a military sports meeting, Zhao Jiu, who had a new plan in mind, didn't take it seriously...until Ma Shen, the livid-faced Minister of the Ministry of Justice, suddenly stepped forward and walked around.
The four prime ministers handed a document to Zhao Guan's family in public.
Obviously, this is the document of Fu Que's petition just received.
Zhao Jiu didn't take it seriously at first, so he picked it up immediately and opened it to look at it. However, he only glanced at it and instantly realized what Ma Shen had done. At the same time, he became completely shocked and angry! But this time, compared to a few days ago,
The anger caused by Wang Shun's actions was even greater!
But after all, he has been the emperor for many years, and he has been trained for it. His face is still not showing off, he just puts away the documents casually in front of everyone, then glances at Ma Shen lightly, and then continues to move forward.
According to political rules, he should hand the document to the governors for review, but none of the governors took the initiative to ask for it. Even Ma Shen did not say anything unexpectedly, but slightly slowed down the speed of the mule and returned behind the governors.
It's just a queue...and his face is still gloomy and uncertain.
At this moment, not looking at the officials and ministers, but just looking at Ma Shangshu's expression, the important ministers in the front row knew that something was going on, but they could only pretend not to know, and then steeled themselves, urging their mounts to follow Zhao Guan's house.
Return to the east... As long as you get to Xuande Tower and enter Xuande Gate, you can take advantage of the situation to disband, and then go in private to inquire.
However, when the imperial driver arrived in front of Xuande Tower, another small accident happened.
A bird was disturbed by the guard of honor and flew out of the door of Xuande Tower. It almost floated away in front of Zhao Guan's family.
As soon as Feiniao rushed, although there was no scene of frightening the horse and losing control, it actually staggered for a moment and did not dare to get into the doorway.
Zhao Jiu urged the horse several times, but the horse could not move forward, and he got angry, so he simply dismounted and prepared to walk into the palace. The other officials had no choice but to get off the mule horse one after another.
At this time, perhaps his old habit relapsed. After dismounting, Gou Long Ruyuan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry and the left minister, couldn't help laughing and said: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that this royal horse will be given so many rewards by the officials at Yuetai."
, I also want to ask for a reward or even a birth certificate..."
madness!
Overdone!
I don't know how many people coldly mocked this new minister in their hearts.
And sure enough, Zhao Jiu finally turned back indifferently, glanced at Goulong Ruyuan, looked at the horse again, then glanced at several ministers and ministers, and finally looked at Yang Yizhong aside, and said coldly
Decree:
"It's just a horse that asks for a reward for no reason. Where do you put all the soldiers in the imperial camp? Kill the horse and show its head to everyone!"
After saying this, the official walked directly into the palace.
Seeing this situation, Gou Long Ruyuan was stunned, and then turned pale and stood on the spot in shock, while the other important ministers also lost their countenance... They could indeed see that the official was in a bad mood, and they also saw that Gou Long Ruyuan had gone too far and provoked
When I arrived at the official house, I never thought that things would reach this point.
The official family disappeared directly into the large gate building, leaving the honor guard and officials outside the door. Yang Yizhong looked at Liu Yan beside him. They were helpless, but they called two Ban Zhi to remove the saddle stirrups first, and then Liu Yan
He grabbed the horse's head himself, Yang Yizhong drew his sword himself, raised the sword with his hand and then beheaded the royal horse in front of Xuande Tower.
The horse's head rolled over and blood flowed all over the ground. The team came forward to 'hang their heads in public', and saw Yang and Liu salute and say goodbye to the prime ministers with blood stains, and then hurriedly entered the palace. All the officials were frightened and talked a lot.
Not to mention the growing suspicion... On the other side, Zhao Jiu returned to the palace, but did not go to the harem to rest. Instead, he went to the stone pavilion in the backyard, where he opened the document handed over by Ma Shan with a livid face, and then carefully
Go and see.
The things on the document are actually very, very simple. Zhao Jiu already knew it after taking a few glances before. There is nothing fancy about it now... It is nothing more than a few Fujian scholars in Beijing who filed a petition to solve the problem last time.
Encouraged by the temple issue, he immediately continued his efforts, carried forward the Song Dynasty's tradition of not telling offenders, and once again impeached a very famous unfilial son in Fujian.
According to the statement in the document, this unfilial son became famous early and became a highly respected minister, but he never supported his father and mother, and even uttered resentful words against his parents many times.
audiovisual.
Ethics and filial piety have always been something these scholars like to discuss. Rural scholar-bureaucrats have their own traditions of upholding discipline. This is also commonplace, and impeaching high-ranking officials for being unfilial... As long as they are not retaliated against, success or failure can be rewarded, not to mention more.
carry.
But these are not the key. The key is that this unfilial son was called Hu Yin. He was the minister of the Ministry of Industry of the dynasty. He was one of the three outstanding figures of Taixue in the past and was a close official of Zhao Guan's family.
In addition, Zhao Jiu roughly guessed from the beginning that the content of this impeachment letter from the Fujian Folk Township Party was probably true and not false - Hu Yin was an 'unfilial son'.
PS: Routine sacrifice "Actors don't have holidays"