April 29th.
Wei Jing's incident became more and more serious. At first, it was just a very small matter, so small that the court didn't pay much attention to it.
Until Liu Jun went to court to plead for mercy, and Yushi Xie Tao went to court to impeach him, the matter became more and more serious.
Although Liu Jun is more famous, he is also the censor Zhongcheng, that is, the head of the censor station, and is Xie Tao's nominal commander.
But Xie Tao himself is not a nobody.
Xie Tao was a native of Fuyang, Hangzhou, with a rare literary name. When he was about 20 years old, Xie Tao lived in Suzhou. At that time, Taizong happened to pacify Liu Jiyuan (the last emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty).
What a great achievement it was to pacify the Northern Han Dynasty. Taizong, who was so happy about his success, naturally would not miss this opportunity.
Literati came to the table to celebrate, and Xie Tao was one of them. He wrote very well, and because of this, he gained great fame in the Wuzhong area.
In the third year of Chunhua (992), Xie Tao was awarded the title of Jinshi. In the fourth year of Chunhua (993), he was awarded the title of magistrate of Zizhou Queyanyuan.
Later, Xie Tao successively served as the magistrate of Huayang County, the general judge of Junzhou, the governor of Xingguo Army, the governor of Yi and Liliang Road, the magistrate of Sansidu branch, the general judge of Henan Prefecture, and the transshipment envoy of Liangzhe Province.
Until the fifth year of Tianxi (1021), the official paid homage to the imperial censor and learned about miscellaneous matters.
Looking at Xie Tao's resume, he was promoted step by step from a salt official to a local official to a capital official. The most important point is that the Xie family in Fuyang is not a wealthy family.
In other words, Xie Tao did not receive any help from his family.
If I had to say it, Xie Tao's wife's family, the Xu family, reluctantly provided him with some help.
Xu is a native of Wuxian County, Suzhou, and her father is Prince Xima Xu Zhongrong.
There are not many historical materials about Xu Zhongrong, but it is his grandson who left such a big name.
His grandson is none other than the famous Northern Song Dynasty scientist Shen Kuo, whose masterpiece "Mengxi Bi Tan" has left a mark in history.
Of course, Shen Kuo was not born yet.
Xie Tao is the core figure of the Xie family in Fuyang and the Xu family in Suzhou.
In fact, if Wang Qin and Xie Tao could get acquainted, firstly, he benefited from his identity as a southerner, and secondly, he came from the Xu family of Xie Tao's wife.
Although Xie Tao moved from the local to the central government, it was mostly through his own efforts.
But without Wang Qinruo's support in disguise, how could he, an out-and-out southerner, reach a high position step by step?
In addition, in the third year of Tianxi's reign (1019), Wang Qinruo resigned as prime minister for accepting bribes and was sentenced to Hangzhou as the crown prince and Taibao.
During the two years when he was an official in Hangzhou, Wang Qinruo also took great care of the Xie family in Fuyang.
Finally, there is one extremely important point.
At this time, Wang Qinruo has already worshiped the prime minister again!
Therefore, based on various relationships, Xie Tao jumped directly and sued Liu Yun, the chief of the Yushitai.
Without Wang Qinruo's support, how could Xie Tao ignore the safety of his family and directly attack the boss of the Northern Department?
Liu Zhai.
Today's Liu Jun seemed a little different from usual. He was playing the piano in the backyard as if nothing was wrong.
After a while, an old man wearing a Confucian shirt quietly came to the backyard. When he saw Liu Yun playing the piano alone, a wry smile appeared on his lips.
"Liu Zhongcheng, how come you still have time to play the piano here?"
While talking, Liu Ye walked directly to Liu Yun, and then pressed Liu Yun's palm.
"You just don't care about things outside?"
"do not care."
Liu Jun glanced at his friend with an indifferent expression and said calmly.
"do not care?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Ye's tone immediately rose several degrees.
How could you ignore it?
Who is Wang Qinruo?
Who is Ding Wei?
They are all evil!
However, not only do the two of them have nothing to do now, but they also occupy the position of prime minister and assistant!
One is the Prime Minister Zhao Wen, and the other is the Prime Minister Jixian!
With two evil men serving as prime ministers, the court was already in a state of chaos.
For example, this time, Liu Jun was impeached by Xie Tao.
If it hadn't been for Ding Wei or Wang Qinruo's instigation, Liu Ye would have had his head ripped off on the spot!
Why did Xie Tao impeach Liu Jun?
First, it was what Ding Wei or Wang Qinruo meant, and second, it was probably for himself.
At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Taizu issued an edict that those below Zhiza Yushi who reached the age of three would be transferred to their rank. In other words, the term of the Yushi was generally three years.
However, during the Dazhong Xiangfu period, Zhenzong issued an edict that those who had served as censors in the three courtyards for the past three years would have served in Taiwan for only two years.
Of course, this rule is not strictly enforced. The censor's term is three years, or two years, or both.
Take Xie Tao, for example, who was transferred to serve as censor Shi Zhizhi in the fifth year of Tianxi (1021). He is about to turn three years old now.
In other words, if there are no accidents, Xie Tao will be transferred to another official.
Which is the best place for Xie Tao's next assignment?
If Xie Tao's wishes were followed, of course it would be best to transfer to the censor Zhongcheng!
Censorship is beyond words.
Remonstrate with the emperor from above, and inspect hundreds of officials from below. In short, as long as the remonstrator wants to take care of all the affairs of the court, he can have a foot in it.
If he is involved, the Taiwan admonishment officer can even confront the emperor in person.
If there is someone in the DPRK who cannot be offended the most, the vast majority of officials will vote for the Taiwanese admonishment officer.
After all, the reputation of the Taiwan Admonition Officer is too great. If you are targeted by a Taiwan Admonition Officer, you will definitely have no peace in the future.
The censor's responsibilities are far more important than ordinary dispatches. After experiencing the pleasure of slandering whomever you want, how can you give up such power so easily?
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Therefore, Liu Ye's guess was not wrong at all.
Xie Tao's words were, firstly, Wang Qinruo's instructions, and secondly, they were also for himself.
At this time, Liu Ye didn't know at all that as early as yesterday afternoon, Liu Jun had forwarded the application for a place of knowledge to Zhongshu.
Liu Ye was indeed unaware, otherwise he wouldn't have reacted like this.
On the other hand, Xie Tao had already received the news first.
When he learned that Liu Jun requested to know the place, Xie Tao was immediately reassured!
Although the Song Dynasty's system for selecting and appointing Taiwanese admonishers was different from that of the Tang Dynasty, it followed the principle that the prime minister could not recommend Taiwanese admonishment officials.
(ps: The Prime Minister does not predict. There are three specific regulations. First, the Prime Minister is not allowed to recommend Taiwan Advisers. Second, relatives of the Prime Minister cannot serve as Taiwan Advisers. Third, people who have been recommended by the Prime Minister cannot serve as Advisers. )
But regulations are regulations, and they are not without loopholes.
Although Wang Qinruo himself could not directly recommend Xie Tao as Yushi Zhongcheng, he could definitely let others make suggestions.
Moreover, even if Wang Qinruo did not secretly instruct others to recommend him, given Xie Tao's own qualifications, when the position of Censor Zhongcheng becomes vacant, there is a high probability that he will be personally promoted to Censor Zhongcheng by the officials.
It's a pity that Xie Tao's wishful thinking was too loud.
He never thought that the officials would have removed him long ago.
Not to mention being the leader of the Yushitai, there is no place for him in any important official position in the capital.
The only way waiting for him is to be demoted and leave the capital!
