"Officially, Fan Qiong, the guardian of Xiangyang, has not arrived yet, and he has taken in the guilty minister Zongyin, so he has a heart to punish!" At this moment, Hu Yin, the censor in the palace beside Yan Xiaozhong, once again made trouble with words regardless of the occasion and atmosphere.
"Official!"
Just as Zhao Guanjia was about to speak, Liu Ji immediately expressed his position. "Fan Qiong has nothing to fear. I have been appointed by the emperor to take office in Xiangyang. A mere warrior will never dare to cause trouble easily!"
"It's not that..." Zhao Jiu quickly suppressed the old gentleman, and then immediately looked at Han Shizhong who was watching the excitement.
Han Shizhong, who had watched the excitement for half a day, quickly stepped out of the queue and saluted with his hands raised: "Guan family, wait for me to transfer the troops and horses to Xiangyang City, and within ten days, Fan Qiong will be captured alive!"
"I was about to say this..." Zhao Jiu couldn't help but pause mid-sentence. From the outside, it seemed that the official was moved by the enthusiasm of his ministers.
Of course, in fact, Zhao Guan's family is a little troubled by this personal team that he deliberately attracted but has not yet formed... Just look at it and you will know. Compared with those mature husbands, none of these people look like important ministers.
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Han Shizhong was certified by officials and private individuals as having a good waist and courage, but he also had to be a so-called internationally certified rogue in the Song, Jin, Liao and Xia Dynasties;
At the age of thirty, Zhang Jun suddenly became the censor Zhongcheng, who was almost half the prime minister. He inevitably had some record-breaking thoughts, so he spent more than half of his energy trying to figure out his thoughts as an official;
Hu Yin speaks regardless of the atmosphere and holds strong opinions;
Bachelor Xiaolin is bored, and he seems to like crying recently;
Liu Ziyu likes to put on airs, neither looking down on others nor letting go of his airs;
Yan Xiaozhong doesn't know whether it was because of his sudden success or because of his nature. It may have something to do with his appearance. Anyway, he likes to talk loudly;
Yang Yizhong looks perfect on the outside, but he is an all-rounder on the inside;
Even Liu Ji, who thought he was a mature person who could be won over, ended up crying and dying as soon as he shook hands casually. He couldn't understand what was going on...
At this time, Zhao Guan's family really missed Zhao Ding. At least he acted and spoke normally.
But back to the present, complaining is complaining, these people are the hope of Zhao Guan's family in the future. Because Zhao Jiu knows very well that his official family is not a serious official family!
Serious people like to secretly write down people's good and bad secrets in small notebooks and study them every day before meetings?
A serious official has an excessive desire to perform all day long?
Serious officials show no respect for their decency every day, play tricks with ministers, and often lose their dignity in the army of local tyrants?
In addition, the more important point is that after all, these people have either some ability or some integrity. If he really left these people, Zhao Jiu, with his small body, could defeat more than 20 people from the east and west sides of the Jin Army.
Ten thousand households, or can we manage more than half of China, which is a mess?
So, if we tolerate each other for the sake of the country, how can we leave?!
"I was about to say this." After being stuck for a while, Zhao Jiu, who returned to normal, continued to hold Liu Ji's hand... In fact, Liu Ji held it too tightly, and Zhao Guanjia couldn't let go... He said sternly to Han Shizhong
"Han Qing, since Shaanzhou has been resurrected, I want you to immediately supervise the troops to go north to Xijing. On the one hand, you will carefully supervise Wanyan Yinshuke and Wanyan Bali and they will retreat quickly. On the other hand, you must quickly defeat the enemy who surrendered to the Jin Dynasty."
Yang Jin, a military thief, assisted the big Zhai and the small Zhai to conquer Xijing and regain a foothold; thirdly, try to open up the Shaanzhou channel and assist Shaanzhou one or two... The Zhai family in Xiping originally belonged to Caizhou, and under your command, he also worked with the big and small Zhai
We are brothers, so after today, you will take him with you! When Xijing stabilizes, you can return to Huaixi to rest and train."
"I obey." Han Shizhong obviously felt that this order was a bit unexpected, but he still accepted the order immediately. However, after receiving the order, he couldn't help but inquire seriously. "But since I am going to Xijing, I have to ask the officials about two things...
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"Tell me."
"The Taiwei Lu Qinglu, who is in charge of the affairs of the Guard Infantry Division, is still in Sishui. When I go there, who will give the first military order?" Han Shizhong replied solemnly.
"Of course Han Qing comes first!" Zhao Jiu blurted out without thinking, but after thinking for a moment, he solemnly reminded him. "But a good minister must also respect Lieutenant Lu's contribution to the Si River for many years!"
This was a bit unsystematic, but no one around me objected, and it was even a bit too quiet.
In other words, although the assignment of Lu Qing has some meaning of low-level and high-ranking, he is still a serious official of the three yamen, that is, the so-called Bu Shuai of the three yamen and three marshals passed down by word of mouth, and the famous Mr. Gao who takes the sports route.
Like the palace commander he served, he belonged to the highest theoretical military rank in the Song Dynasty. In the past, the Sanyamen and the Privy Council formed the two highest military power agencies in the Song Dynasty. The so-called one has the power of troops but does not have the power to send troops, and the other has
He has the power to send troops but has no power to use them.
However, another obvious fact is that since he ascended the throne, this official used the military power of the Marshal's Palace to rebuild an imperial camp, and then actually used the imperial camp to replace all the functions of the three yamen, so in this matter
, but all ministers, whether civil or military, will only support Han Shizhong.
Otherwise, you are denying the overall legitimacy of your practice!
Of course, there is another point that the Zhao Guan family did not think of for a while, but the people below took it for granted that Lu Qing was in Sishui and had always been attached to Zongze who stayed in Tokyo. However, Zongze, who has such great power, was restricted.
Staying behind is almost the instinct of all civil servants!
This has nothing to do with morality or political stance. It is really the instinct of bureaucrats. Even Zongze is a serious civil servant.
In fact, before Han Shizhong established a town in Huaixi, he delimited Caizhou and Shunchang Prefecture (Yingzhou, later Fuyang area), which theoretically belonged to the North Beijing Road, and then Li Yanxian became the envoy of Shaanzhou Town, including Yue Fei, Zhang
The reason why Rong was appointed as the governor of the town so smoothly is because deep down in the hearts of these bureaucrats, they all felt that this move had vague political correctness. Caizhou and Shunchang Prefecture theoretically belong to the twilight zone of power left behind by Tokyo.
; Li Yanxian's previous commendations were all carried out through Zong Ze; the existence of Yue Fei and Zhang Rong can effectively control Zhang Suo and Zhang Jun.
Things must be guarded against, and things must be controlled... It has not changed for many years, and the Zhao Guan family, who kept saying that they would fight against these things, did not notice the twists and turns at all.
'He has clear righteousness, is very talented in small things, and is sincere to others. Things seem to have an end and a beginning, and the end is clear. But he is rough in the middle, not very careful, and his behavior is fierce. This is his disease'... This is Li Gang before Prime Minister Li Gong.
A few days ago, I wrote an evaluation of someone in a letter to my confidant and friend, Lin Qi, the head of the Household Department.
Stop talking and turn to the front. Han Shizhong immediately accepted the order and then continued to play the duel.
But at this time, someone around him suddenly couldn't control himself: "In the official family, Zhang Jun, the prime minister in the imperial examination, took the liberty to hear that after all, the three-yamen system has been in operation for hundreds of years... Well, Taiwei Lu has merits and demerits, and the Korean system
Although Zhi's military strategy is sound, his actions are very cautious and without virtue. I'm afraid that if Han Zhi decides to do this, Lieutenant Lu will be dissatisfied, which may cause unwarranted disaster."
Listening to the second half of the sentence, Zhao Guan almost thought it was Hu Yin who spoke, because the words were so similar to Hu Yin's style.
But having said that, since it was Zhang Jun who said this, it has a deeper meaning.
In response to this, Zhao Jiu was silent for a moment and still asked in a deep voice: "What does Zhang Qing want?"
"I have taken the liberty of asking you to go to Ruzhou to temporarily supervise the military affairs in Xijing." Zhang Jun bowed his head in response. "It is a rule in this dynasty that civil servants supervise the division... If I go to Ruzhou, I will be able to stabilize the situation in Xijing while keeping Taiwei Lu safe."
Revival."
"No need, I will talk to Zong Liushou about this matter." After this reminder, Zhao Jiu came to his senses. "Liu Taiwei has been relying on Zong Liushou in Sishui. With his mediation, everything will be fine."
Zhang Jun chatted and retreated.
The Zhao Guan family finally took the opportunity to let go and returned to their seats... At the same time, Liu Ji, Yan Xiaozhong, and Hu Yin also returned to the queue.
"Actually, there is an important matter. I wanted to say it last, but since it has already involved the three yamen and the royal camp, and there are really not many important things today, I will just speak frankly." Zhao Jiu looked around.
, raised his voice, and all the ministers who were walking around had a clear understanding in their hearts, and then they all stood in awe. Han Shizhong, the only one who was still standing in the middle, saw that the situation was not good and quickly retreated.
"The national system is the fundamental priority of the country and should not be changed easily." Zhao Guanjia said slowly. "But now is no different than in the past. The unyielding trend between the Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom is a foregone conclusion. I said this in Bagong in the past
The mountain has been judged, and it can never really stop unless one side is destroyed and the country is destroyed. In this case, the system must be changed to adapt to the current situation..."
Although the ministers below responded seriously, they did not change their expressions, because this topic was something that everyone had thought about. In fact, someone had mentioned it as early as in Nanjing (Shangqiu). Behind the Bagong Mountain, Lu Yihao, the magistrate of Yangzhou, even once
The letter went to Xingzai and proposed a package plan involving the official system, military affairs, and finance.
After that, other important ministers in various fields also put forward their own plans. In the past two days, although it was hasty, the ministers qualified to discuss matters before the emperor also discussed this issue and put forward some rough plans.
Generally speaking, the final plan is a simplification and merger to facilitate military coordination.
"First, the Zhongshu Province, the Shangshu Province, the Menxia Province, and the Secretary's Province are all integrated into one. From today on, there will no longer be a right prime minister or a left prime minister... The prime minister of the East Prefecture is the official prime minister and the deputy prime minister. They are in charge.
In terms of government affairs, he is in charge of six ministries, nine temples, five prisons, six courtyards, and four elections. He is qualified to go before the emperor to discuss military and political affairs. In the line of conduct, Xianggong Lu is the chief and Xianggong Xu is the deputy!"
After Zhao Guanjia finished speaking, Lu Haowen and Xu Jingheng came out in serious appearance and bowed down.
"Of course." Zhao Guanjia quickly added. "Xiangong Li is still responsible for the military and state affairs. He is in charge of the East and West mansions and is in charge of hundreds of officials. He is still above all his officials."
Naturally, no one cared about this nonsense, because no one would think that Li Gang was really back, and that someone like Lu Haowen could stand up to him.
"Secondly, from now on, the Xifu will also abolish the appointment of Tongzhi Privy Councilor and other dispatches, and they will all be called Privy Envoys and Deputy Privy Councilors... The Privy Councilors here are naturally the Prime Minister of the Zong who stayed in Tokyo, Prime Minister Wang, Prime Minister Yu Wen, and those who are recuperating in Huainan.
Xianggong Zhang (Zhang Xi) is the deputy privy envoy, the privy envoy, and the deputy privy envoy, that is, the Prime Minister of the East Prefecture, and he still participates in the affairs before the imperial court as before."
This Privy Council is almost like changing just one name... When everyone saw Wang Boyan and Yu Wenxu standing up, they couldn't help but slander him.
However, Zhao Guanjia paused for a moment and then continued:
"Thirdly, from today onwards, the three yamen will be abolished and all powers and responsibilities will be transferred to the imperial camp. Yang Weizhong and Lu Qing will be under the control of the deputy capital of the imperial camp. The imperial camp will also belong to the Privy Council of Xifu, and the department of household affairs will be transferred to the Privy Council.
The subordinates are in charge of confidential writings, military counselors, and the chief and deputy commanders of the imperial camp. They are responsible for joining the army and staying on the front lines. They are responsible for setting up envoys, managing envoys, pacifying envoys, suppressing envoys, and those who establish festivals in the army. They can all follow the Privy Council.
Let the emperor discuss military matters."
Everyone shuddered slightly, this was the true unity of power and responsibility... The design of the century-old military power division of the Song Dynasty was forced to be reunited by the current situation.
If you had known this before, why did you do it in the first place?
"Fourth, the powers and responsibilities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs overlap, and based on the previous lesson that most of the six thieves were eunuchs, and when the country is in crisis, it is not appropriate to expand the number of internal servants, so they are combined into the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is also concise.
In these cases, there is a chief's chief's guard, headed by Lan Gui, who continues to be responsible for banning Jiyi's writings, and a deputy's chief's guard, headed by Shao Chengzhang from the Empress Dowager Yangzhou's side. The rest are reduced to guard's, still in charge of various places.
The mission remains the same."
"Fifth, the imperial squadron is listed separately, and there is an imperial commander, with Yang Yizhong as the leader, and a deputy commander, with Liu Yan as the leader, and all the troops in the imperial camp are directly subordinate to me."
These two have nothing to say, but Feng Yi's return has not shaken Lan Gui's identity at all, which is interesting.
"These are several important matters that have been discussed. As for the Yushitai and the Academy, they are simple and naturally unchanged. They are still directly owned by me like the East and West." Zhao Jiu said here, his tone slowed down, as if he had something to say.
Thinking. "Actually, there are military governors, governors, general magistrates, border commanders, city lords, and various transport envoys, general envoys, pacification envoys, system envoys, and town and appeasement envoys. They are still the same.
The powers and responsibilities are unclear and the seniority is too focused on, resulting in different names, overlapping and cumbersome functions, and I also intend to change it. However, time is short, and the line has just been decided, so it is not easy to change the position, so I can only put it in the
We’ll discuss it later...that’s it for now.”
Everyone no longer hesitated and immediately came out in line. Then, under the leadership of the four princes, they bowed their heads solemnly and saluted. Lan Gui, the chief minister of the chamberlain, also immediately shouted a courtesy.
"Please wait a moment, gentlemen, I still have something to say to you." As soon as Lan Gui finished speaking, Zhao Guanjia in the throne room saw everyone getting up, but instead of asking everyone to return to the queue, he spoke again, but it made people
Quite unexpected.
"First of all, I must discuss it at Fangcheng Mountain instead of waiting until we enter Nanyang, which is right in front of us. In fact, there is only one purpose, and that is to cut the knot with a sharp knife. I hope that you will cut off the thorns that have been going on since Jingkang.
All kinds of rights and wrongs, grievances, political disputes, rewards and punishments." Zhao Jiu sighed slowly, but tried to raise his tone. "We must travel lightly and start over in Nanyang... It is precisely for this reason that we must deal with Fan here.
It will cause weakness and make the prime ministers of the two prefectures of the East and West right in their positions."
"The officials have good intentions, but the ministers are not thoughtful." Lu Haowen, who had previously felt that Zhao Guan's actions were erroneous, was slightly stunned, and then he was the first to admit his mistake.
Wang Boyan and Wang Yuan were completely relaxed.
"Wait until I finish speaking." Zhao Jiu raised his hand to stop the other party. "The next one is about the war between Song and Jin. I have already said it in Bagong Mountain. No peace talks are allowed until one side is destroyed. But with this
With this as the basis, there are two more sentences that I must say to you with extra seriousness...so that I can teach you all that it took only ten thousand Jin people to make the west of Beijing like this, but now there are more than twenty Jin people.
Ten thousand households were placed there, so it was a real thing that the Jin people had strong soldiers and horses. At the same time, the Song Dynasty lost consecutive battles, first losing Hebei, Hedong, and then Jingkang. Just before that, Jingdong, Jingxi, and Guanzhong were defeated.
It is also a fact that if we are defeated together, our army will be weak and unable to fight in the field."
"Not only that, the Jin Kingdom only lasted seventeen years, and it defeated the Liao and Song Dynasties, which were thousands of miles away. It dominated the world for a while, with arrogance and invincibility; but our Song Dynasty was only invaded last year. The capital was destroyed, and hundreds of years of savings were lost. Even the emperor
A pair of people were kidnapped. I traveled to various places and saw how many wealthy state armies were in dilapidated state after the war. Countless people were displaced and scattered. They were killed and injured everywhere. There were also countless ambitious people who took advantage of the situation to shake up the place and subjugate the country.
The danger is not just lies.”
Within the curtains, there was a moment of silence. Only the south wind blew the curtains, bringing rustling sounds that matched Zhao Guan's words.
"However, Zong Liu defended the enemy in Huazhou, Yue Fei and Zhang Rong defeated the enemy in Liangshanbo, Han Shizhong and Zhang Jun defeated the enemy in Huaishang, and Li Yanxian had just conquered Shaanzhou. After all, the people of the world saw clearly that Jin people are also human beings.
In the same shape as the people of the Song Dynasty, we can win if we are human, and we can be defeated if we are human... At the same time, our population, wealth, culture, and system are far better than the other party, there is no doubt!"
"So there are only two sentences out of a thousand words." Zhao Jiu said in a serious voice. "No matter how difficult the situation is, the Song Dynasty will always have a way! Never give up! Secondly, although the Song Dynasty and Jin Dynasty
The war has been going on for three years, but from me on down, all the ministers must be prepared. It will take ten, eight, or even death before we can succeed! This is a national war, so don’t rely on luck!"
The four princes remained silent and took the lead to bow their heads again.
After Zhao Guanjia said these two sentences, he seemed to be tired. He simply stood up and waved his hands: "That's it for today. We will leave for Nanyang Road tomorrow to assign the rest of the chores!"
After saying this, Zhao Guanjia ignored the ministers who had not yet gotten up, and directly held on to the belt, took Lan Gui, Yang Yizhong and others out of the curtain.
However, when he passed by Han Shizhong, the official stopped again, as if he remembered something: "Good minister, you seem to have something unfinished before?"
"Yes..." Han Shizhong quickly straightened up and answered carefully.
"I just have two things to tell you." Zhao Jiu said seriously. "After you arrive in Xijing, you will inevitably see the mausoleum of the ancestors of the Song Dynasty... Naturally, we must try our best to protect the mausoleum. But just like that day
Li Xianggong said when talking about the Two Saints that if you want to get back the Two Saints, you must defeat the Jin Kingdom militarily. In the same way, if you want to keep the mausoleum for a long time, the land of Xijing must be completely stable. So after arriving there
You have to tell Lieutenant Lu and the generals Da Zhai and Xiao Zhai not to overpower the military because of the mausoleum matter, so that they lose troops and generals. That is putting the cart before the horse. If there is any damage in the battle, then naturally it is me and the two saints.
The reason why the Zhao family is unworthy has nothing to do with them!"
Around Han Shizhong, the ministers made a commotion for a while, but soon became quiet again. Han Shizhong also nodded immediately after being stunned for a moment.
"The second thing... I heard that you like to give nicknames to scholars. You used to call them Ziyue, but then you suddenly changed them?" Zhao Jiu still held his belt and frowned.
Following Zhao Guanjia's question, not far away, Academician Xiao Lin suddenly raised his head, his face pale.
"Yes, I now call them 'cute'!" Han Shizhong did not dare to lie, but as soon as he said it, the surrounding ministers ignored the solemn atmosphere, and countless people laughed together.
Only Zhao Guanjia still held his belt and responded solemnly: "I don't know much, so I dare to ask Lieutenant Han, what is a 'cute'?"
Han Shizhong, no matter how naughty he was, could see the official's bad intentions, but he didn't dare not answer, so he could only explain a little bit with a blushing face: "A good instructor knows that 'cute' refers to a man who has not been treated by anyone, just like calling a woman."
Chu'er's average... But I heard someone say today that some civil servants are not even good at riding horses. After walking hundreds of miles on horseback, they can't even close their hips..."
None of the four or five censors around him, from Zhang Jun to Hu Yin, could bear it anymore, and they were all ready to stand up and impeach this scoundrel immediately.
However, Zhao Guanjia spoke first and responded sternly: "This is the second thing I want to tell Han Qing. Han Qing, you are my backbone, but the 'cute' you talk about is also me."
Your confidant! They say you are a military gangster, and you say they are 'cute', aren't you all scolding me?!"
Han Shizhong was ashamed to the ground, several censors suddenly became angry, and Academician Xiao Lin secretly shed tears for a moment, but Yan Shaoyin of Quan Chai Nanyang Mansion, who was watching with cold eyes, was completely awakened.
"It's your turn." After speaking for Bachelor Xiao Lin, Zhao Jiu slowed down his voice and continued to talk. "What else do you want to do?"
"I just wanted to say that although Wang Yaksha is brave, he is only a general and cannot be a handsome minister..." Han Shizhong said quickly, and then saw Wang De beside him raising his head to look at him angrily, but he quickly explained
"I am really not slandering or despising my colleagues, this is the truth... So I am really worried. If I go to Xijing, who will take care of the traitor Fan Qiong for the officials?!"
When Wang De heard the explanation, he became even more furious. If Zhao Guan's family hadn't been there, he would have almost had a life-or-death showdown with someone here.
"It's just Fan Qiong. I, a cutie like me, can just supervise the army and cook by myself!" Zhao Jiu replied simply, and then walked away holding on to his too-wide belt.
As soon as the officials left, all the ministers and workers also dispersed. Finally, Han Shizhong and Wang De faced each other, but they did not dare to take action.