In the hot summer, on the Apricot Hill, the anger of the Zhao Guan family can be clearly felt even from a few old apricot trees. This inevitably makes the guards of the Red Heart Team, who are joining Ban Zhi for the first time, sweat profusely and become nervous.
disturbed.
The guards were all like this, so one can imagine what the situation was like when the four prime ministers of Zhao Guan's family, a censor Zhongcheng, and several important officials of the inner court were facing directly beside the thatched pavilion.
"Is this a matter of official status? Is this a matter of villain behavior?"
"Yes, it is a villain's behavior! But is this an ordinary villain's behavior? He has been the left minister of the Ministry of Works for half a month, so he should know what the Ministry of Works is busy with right now? But he clearly knows that the Ministry of Works is in charge of preparations for the Northern Expedition.
, but he dares to do such a thing just for a mere chance of promotion... He may not be promoted easily, at most he will be appointed on behalf of others, and he may not even be appointed on behalf of others..."
"What does the country mean to him? What does the people of the two rivers mean to him? What does the people of the imperial court who have worked so hard and exhausting all means to build wealth mean to him? The blood of the people of the entire Central Plains and Jiangnan means nothing to him.
So what? Are they just things he can use?"
"That day, he actually told me openly and openly that every time he saw the people of Jiangnan spending their money, he was worried that the blood and sweat of the people of Jiangnan would be wasted here in the center... It is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world!"
"You have no idea what I'm angry about... Do you know how Wang Shu Wang's reform failed? Isn't it because the New Party is involved in such villains? This kind of cause is like sailing against the current. Once villains are involved, they will not only
It will ruin your reputation and really make the whole situation collapse!"
"If it were really a Jurchen spy, something the South had planned for a long time, I wouldn't be so angry at all! It's just because he is a villain, a villain who pretends to be harmless and is beneficial to the overall situation, that I am so panicked.
so!"
"Do we need to talk about the dangers of villains? Now there is only one Goulong Ruyuan suddenly appeared under my nose. How many are behind it? Are any of you from the south? Have you ever seen the cockroaches in the south?
If you open the pottery jar and see a worm underneath, there are already hundreds of worms making their home in your room!"
"Why did I defend Hu Mingzhong to the death before?! Firstly, I trusted Hu Mingzhong and knew that he had extenuating circumstances and was a talented person; secondly, I wanted to tell the world about this matter. I dare not say anything about anyone and anything related to the Northern Expedition.
I can give them a gold medal to avoid death, but I will definitely do my best to prevent them from being disturbed by these messy things...if they defeat the Jurchens for me, I will give them fame, fame, fortune and wealth!"
"It's you, your father-in-law, bachelors, and those handsome ministers and generals, why are you so reliable? Isn't this a common principle? If this premise is gone, what is the use of keeping you?! Do you really think that you are invulnerable?!
"
"The only bad thing about this matter is that it was done in the moment, and the bad thing is that the law is unfounded! This man deserves to die because he is just a villain blinded by lust for power, and he deserves to die because his sin is not worthy of death!"
"You said that the crime will not lead to death, that it will cause turmoil in the court, and that the people in the world will not understand... Then think of a way to make him commit the crime to death! Think of a way that will not cause turmoil in the court, and everyone in the world will understand it.
Here’s a way!”
"Anyway, I want to kill him! If there is an explanation, I will chop him up. If there is no explanation, I will chop him up too!"
The roar of Zhao Guan's family lasted for a full half an hour. The chief ministers and ministers could not persuade him, but they were all defeated.
There is no way, things have reached this point. On the one hand, the anger of the Zhao official family is uncontrollable, but on the other hand, the ministers themselves cannot maintain a unified position... If others don't say it, the Prime Minister Zhang Jun has always followed the official family, and this time it is even more important.
It was because he was uneasy because he introduced Goulong Ruyuan, and now he hoped to deal with Goulong Ruyuan severely in order to defend himself.
At the same time, the close ministers were also divided from the beginning - Yang Yizhong and Liu Yan should not have intervened in this matter, but because the anger of Zhao Guan's family was too frightening, they immediately tried to dissuade the official family. As a result,
, Lu Benzhong, a Hanlin scholar, was uncharacteristically uncharacteristic during the subsequent gathering and questioning, and firmly expressed his approval of severe punishment.
Of course, the severe punishments imposed by Zhang Jun and Lu Benzhong did not mean to kill Goulong Ruyuan, but the problem is that the ministers cannot speak the same words and think in the same mind from the beginning, so how can they fight against an angry emperor?
Just like that, as the hustle and bustle on the thatched pavilion gradually stopped, Yang Yizhong came down in person and sternly demanded that the attendants should not speak eloquently without speaking. However, the several husbands had no choice but to disperse despite the weight of Zhao Guan's family.
However, even though he had succumbed to the Zhao Guan family, how could he easily think of a 'legal' way to kill a villain like Gou Long Ruyuan?
Therefore, when we went back that day, the four husbands who were under the most pressure were unable to do anything, but they couldn't tell others about the matter. They finally got through the next shift and returned home, only to get together again and hurriedly went to invite some key people.
Discuss together.
Among them, Prime Minister Zhao Xianggong and Deputy Prime Minister Liu Xianggong were looking for Chen Gongfu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Zhai Ruwen, the Minister of Rites, Yan Xiaozhong, the Yin of Kaifeng Prefecture, and Hu Yin, the person involved this time. On the other side, the Privy Councilor Zhang
The Xianggong and his deputy, Chen Xianggong, looked for Lin Jingmo, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Liu Ziyu, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and his "think tank", Lu Zhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, plus a cavalry commander, Qu Duan... None of the heads of the East and West Prefectures dared to
When it comes to expansion, I don’t even dare to go to Li Guang or Ma Shen who are so straight-tempered.
Now that the invitation has been sent out, it has become a routine not to mention gatherings at Zhang's house. On the other hand, as the Prime Minister, Zhao Ding has always been a gentleman who is not a party member. It is rare for him to do this at this time. Chen, Zhai, Yan, Hu and others are all
Knowing that something was wrong, they did not dare to neglect and arrived one after another.
But after Zhao Ding led a few people to sit together under the pergola in his backyard and carefully told the matter, several officials were shocked.
After the shock, there was a long silence - everyone couldn't help but look at the face of the person involved, Hu Yin.
Unexpectedly, although Hu Mingzhong was obviously angry at first, for some reason, he quickly calmed down and just sat still, silent.
After a while, seeing that Hu Yin had no intention of speaking, everyone turned their eyes away from him and thought for a moment. It was Kaifeng Prefect Yan Xiaozhong who took the lead to break the silence: "So, the official's murderous intention has been determined.
Is it impossible to turn things around?"
"Yes." Liu Ji, who is theoretically a party with Yan Xiaozhong, frowned and emphasized slightly. "But if possible, we tried to persuade him to do so in Yanfu Palace today, but we couldn't do so at all...
And if it really comes down to carrying out the order and killing him, even though Yang Yizhong and Liu Yan have tried hard to persuade him, they will probably carry it out immediately."
"Does that mean you have to follow the official's advice and find a way to make this person die?" Zhai Ruwen, the Minister of Rites, interjected.
"That's what I mean." Zhao Ding also nodded.
"Can you think of a way to conceal the execution?" Zhai Ruwen couldn't follow up. "Go and tell this official's decision clearly, so that he won't be involved..."
"No!" Before Zhai Ruwen could finish speaking, Yan Xiaozhong interrupted him again. "In my opinion, not only should the execution be concealed, but the punishment should also be made clear. It would be best to make this person's crimes known to the world, so that
Everyone in the world understands why he died... This is the official intention!"
"That's right." Zhao Ding sighed. "But when I think about it carefully now, since this person is bound to die, if I can't kill him as a warning, my death will be in vain... To be honest with you, I feel vaguely at this moment that I would rather let this person become an official.
It is better to kill someone by force than to hide it, or to blame it on other crimes!"
"If you put it like this, wouldn't the matter be unsolvable?" Zhai Ruwen frowned slightly when he heard this. "Do you really want to sit back and watch the officials kill the important ministers of the first secret cabinet? You must know that Gou Long's move is extremely shameful, but it is also extremely
Cunning... Not to mention the incident at Fan Temple in Quanzhou, even if we are looking for an opportunity to impeach Shangshu Hu, we can at most say that he is morally corrupt and a villain, but it cannot be said that he violated the law."
"So, we still have to think of a way to let him fall in, and it's best to take the opportunity to expose his actions..." Liu Ji emphasized the request of his superiors again.
"Forgive me for speaking frankly, it is not the turn of Xianggong Zhao and Xianggong Liu to deal with this matter." But at this time, Chen Gongfu, the Minister of Personnel who had been silent, took the initiative to speak out, and his words were shocking. "The two Xianggongs are in person.
As a minister of the capital, you should not be concerned about the death of a villain... The official is angry, and the anger is so intense. Are the two ministers as angry as that?"
"What does Chen Shangshu mean?" Zhao and Liu were both moved, but after looking at each other, Zhao Ding took the initiative to ask.
Even Hu Yin, who was also silent, was staring at Chen Gongfu together with Yan Xiaozhong and Zhai Ruwen.
"What the official means is that Mr. Zhang is more worried about the matter of the villain Gou Long Ruyuan!" Chen Gongfu was calm and serious. "This person is a native of Mr. Zhang, and he entered the secret pavilion this time.
The list of senior officials was also recommended by Xianggong Zhang, so how to deal with Goulong Ruyuan and how to make him expose his wrongdoings should be decided by Xianggong Zhang... Besides, according to the official's opinion, Xianggong Zhang
On the other side, there are people like Lin Shangshu and Lu Shilang who are so secretive. If they really have a way, they will definitely not be able to get out of their hands. Why should the two husbands worry about it? "
Everyone looked at each other, unable to refute, and then relaxed a little.
Zhao Ding thought about it for a moment, but he felt that Chen Gongfu had more than this, and immediately asked back: "I dare to ask Chen Shangshu, after all, the officials have such thunderous wrath, and if they put pressure on it, both of us will save our husband."
, what should we do right now?"
"Of course, it is fundamentally to share the worries of the officials." Chen Gongfu remained unhurried. "Two husbands, the officials are so angry, are they just coming towards a mysterious person? Isn't it because the worried villain is hiding in the camp, and from then on?
Will it ruin the overall situation internally? And if so, why don't the two princes give up and build a high-altitude building to fundamentally relax the officials and promote the great cause of the Northern Expedition?"
Several people around him were thoughtful, but Zhao Ding felt more and more that the other party had the same thoughts as his secretly, but he responded seriously again and again: "Chen Shangshu, do you have any good ideas?"
"I don't dare to say good strategies, but they are just picking on people's wits..." Chen Gongfu responded frankly. "Two methods, one is for officials in the court, which is the strategy of building wealth from Lin Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the recently implemented large-scale policy.
The idea is derived from the form method; the other is aimed at the morale and popular support of the South, but it is a cliché... In fact, if we don't do some things ourselves, I'm afraid the officials will have to use other people to do it.
."
Several people around him, including Hu Yin, raised their eyebrows and finally couldn't help but look at Chen Shangshu.
"You four were calling friends last night, did you think of a way to do it?"
The next morning, Zhao Guan's family once again summoned the four prime ministers in Shiting. As soon as they met, they directly questioned them, as if they were angry.
The four ministers looked at each other, but they allowed Zhang Jun and Zhang Deyuan to step forward and face each other in front of the stone pavilion: "Reporting to the official family, regarding the matter of Goulong Ruyuan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, Lu Shilang, has made a note for me, maybe it can be done.
!”
"Tell me."
Zhao Jiu spoke simply.
"Although the case of the Fujian scholars impeaching Hu Shangshu has been settled, Gou Longruyuan, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, once said in person at the Wende Palace that there might be something fishy behind the matter, and that there might be someone like Wang Ciweng behind the scenes.
Unruly, he openly impeached Shangshu Hu and secretly alienated the Tian family... I think that since he is so enthusiastic, why not move him to the position of Minister of Dali Temple and ask him to personally review the case and make sure to find out the villain behind it?" Zhang Jun's forehead slightly twitched.
He was sweating, but his words were smooth, as if he had been prepared for it. "If you find it, naturally there is someone responsible for alienating the Tian family and criticizing Chengyu. If you can't find it, naturally you will go into the abyss to falsely accuse the innocent!"
Zhao Jiu was startled for a moment, then suddenly sneered and nodded: "Is this an invitation to put you in a urn?"
"Yes!" Zhang Deyuan nodded.
"Okay!" Zhao Jiu nodded in agreement.
Everyone inside and outside the stone pavilion breathed a sigh of relief.
"Besides." Just when everyone thought the matter was over, Zhang Jun continued to speak seriously. "Lin Jingmo, the Minister of Household Affairs, advised the ministers last night that the Prime Minister should not indulge in appearances and neglect others.
Here... The reason why the officials are angry at Goulong Ruyuan is not only because Goulong Ruyuan is a shameless person, but also because they are worried that the official atmosphere of the court is not correct, or that a thousand-mile embankment may be destroyed by ant nests... Therefore, last night, the ministers and others
After referring to Lin Shangshu's past wealth-building strategies and combining it with the form system recently implemented by the government, we came up with a method for internal supervision!"
"How do you say that?" Zhao Jiu noticed the strange behavior of Zhao Ding and Liu Ji behind Zhang Jun, but he still couldn't help but feel moved because these words touched his heart.
"Please give the six departments, nine temples, and five prisons a period of half a year to write down the policies that should be implemented for half a year, such as establishing a military order, and then set up various departments in the Privy Council to supervise the various departments and temple supervisors... First, those who fail to act within the time limit shall be automatically dismissed.
"Both of them are to assist the Yushitai to ensure that officials in various ministries do not engage in illegal and immoral acts." Zhang Jun bowed his head and responded sincerely. "I wonder what the officials think?"
"I think it's very good." Zhao Jiu nodded, his anger subsided a bit. "Don't I know that you can't rely on people's hearts for things, you can only rely on the system... It's extremely surprising that you and Lin Qing can think about this.
A good view of the overall situation is better than me being angry and confused."
Zhang Jun was overjoyed when he heard this, but he still hurriedly handed over his hand: "Besides that, there are matters in the south... The official family, the former ministers of Shaoxing, and the Taoist Academy of the South were able to form an integrated body in the south and repeatedly influence the central public opinion. In fact, it is
There is a reason... Speaking of the root cause, after all, the southern people were taxed so heavily that they spent all their money to pay for the military expenses. Therefore, people hated the Northern Expedition. However, this is human nature. I thought that the court would not be able to just suppress it.
It’s time to pay equal attention to kindness and power!”
Zhao Ding simply raised his head to look at the cornice sculpture on the stone pavilion.
As expected, the Zhao Guan family was also overjoyed: "What other ideas does Deyuan have?"
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"This is not the minister's idea, it is the idea of Liu Shangshu of the Ministry of War... He thinks that although there is still a small battle on the front line, the overall situation is not affected. Why don't the officials go south to visit Suyang to appease the people in the southeast?" Zhang Jun became more and more serious.
stand up.
Zhao Jiu also became serious when he heard this: "How much does the southern tour cost?"
"The official only brings two thousand squadrons, no driving, no tribute, just patrolling the river in winter, how much can it cost?" Another Xifu Xianggong, Chen Gui, hurriedly stepped forward and showed his presence. "
The emperor's inspections are extravagant and extravagant."
Zhao Jiu's heart was pounding, but he nodded slightly, while Zhang Jun and Chen Gui were also overjoyed.
However, Zhao Guan's family still remembered that there was a prime minister standing there, and immediately looked at Zhao Ding: "What do you think Mr. Zhao, is what Mr. Zhang and others said feasible?"
Zhao Ding didn't say a word, but took out a notebook that was half soaked with sweat from his arms, and silently presented it to him.
Zhao Guanjia personally leaned over to pick it up, opened it, and at a casual glance, he clearly saw two titles:
First, please set up six provinces under the jurisdiction of the six departments to supervise the six ministries;
Secondly, please ask the emperor to patrol the south to reassure people.
"Then let's do it!" Zhao Jiu finally laughed, but then suddenly turned cold after closing his clothes. "But we have to kill that guy first!"