In the palace.
"The Ministry of Punishment is granting amnesty to the whole country. Zhongshu asked me about Zheng Xia's affairs. Can it be moved from Yingzhou, where it is managed, to Ezhou?"
When the official saw this, he sneered.
The officials then responded to Zhongshu's familiar petition, saying that Zheng Xia, the editor and manager of Yingzhou, had committed no crime and was rebellious. The loan was a great benefit to his life.
Finally, at the end of the familiarity, it was redundantly written, "Never move".
After finishing the stroke, the official let out a gentle breath, grabbed the cat lying under the royal table, gently lifted it up, rubbed its hair, and then grabbed a small dried fish from the food jar and fed it.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is here!"
The official was a little surprised when he heard this and quickly put down the cat. It was too late for him to hide the zhazi, so he immediately hid the fresh ones underneath.
"My son has met his mother!"
Queen Mother Gao looked a little unkind when she saw the official, who sat aside.
Empress Dowager Gao said: "Guan family, I heard that the Ministry of Punishment issued an amnesty, and Zheng Xia's name is there?"
The official said: "I haven't heard about it yet."
Empress Dowager Gao said: "What do the officials plan to do?"
The official said: "My son has not decided yet and plans to discuss it with the ministers before making a decision. I wonder what the queen will do with Zheng Xia?"
But seeing Empress Dowager Gao flipping through the papers on the desk, intentionally or unintentionally, it seemed as if she had gotten a glimpse of the official's thoughts.
The official took a look, and found that the familiarity of dealing with Zheng Xia was at the bottom of Empress Dowager Gao's post.
Fortunately, Empress Dowager Gao did not glance at Zha Zi, but said: "The previous emperors of this dynasty all respected the princes and took their wishes into consideration. You should listen carefully to their words. Whether Zheng Xia is alive and whether he should be pardoned or not, I No one has any opinion.”
"I only have one thing on my mind, and that is the legacy left by my ancestors, and the honor and prosperity of my Gao family."
After hearing what Empress Dowager Gao said, the officials knew what was going on when the other party came to investigate.
Under the gaze of Empress Dowager Gao, the official family felt like a light was hanging on their backs.
"I will keep your mother's words in my heart."
"That's good."
After saying this, Queen Mother Gao left.
The officials knew that Zhongshu arranged Gao Zunyu's mission, which made Empress Dowager Gao feel uncomfortable. So the Queen Mother used Zheng Xia's incident to give herself a warning.
The official thought of his two young and strong brothers, as well as his sixth and seventh sons.
The candlelight ax shadow of Emperor Taizu.
Emperor Taizu's son Shang Da was plotted in this way. Not to mention him? If something happens, who will protect their father and son?
When the official thought of this, he thought, my future prime minister should be like Han Qi, and must not be like that Zhao Pu.
Thinking of this, the official took out the familiar report about Zheng Xia and added a line, demoting Wang Zishao, the official of the Ministry of Justice who proposed Zheng Xia's pardon, to one rank.
After the official finished writing, he immediately ordered the servant: "Send it to Zhongshu immediately!"
…
Zhongshu.
Han Jiang and Zhang Yue looked at the familiar figure who came back.
Generally speaking, the prime ministers will submit the approval, and the officials will rarely revise it.
Song Renzong once said that when dealing with the world's affairs, you don't want to follow me exclusively. If it comes from me, then everything is OK. If it is not the case, it is difficult to change it.
But this time, when the petition was submitted, the officials not only rejected it, but also changed it and punished Wang Zishao of the Ministry of Justice who proposed the matter.
Zhang Yue said: "This is the case, and the official's intentions are clear."
Han Jiang said: "Not only that, but Du Zhi also knows that in the past, small things were based on familiarity, and big things were based on the situation. Now, no matter how big or small, you need to get the decree before you can apply for it."
There are two levels of Zhongshu's memorials: one is to take the advanced and stopping aspects, and the other is to take the familiar form.
It is very simple to draw up a written statement. Zhongshu drafts a written statement about general affairs to the official, and the official approves it at the end of the written form or stamps it with an imperial treasure.
When discussing military and state affairs, the prime minister would consult the emperor face to face and then issue an imperial edict.
This is similar to the role of Zhongshu Jianzheng.
The prime minister is very busy, and many specific matters are checked and checked by Zhongshu, who formulates handling opinions. Sometimes he signs the paintings without even looking at them.
The prime minister only makes decisions on [big things].
This is especially true for the emperor. Only the emperor makes decisions on major military and state affairs. Generally, specific matters are left to the prime ministers to decide, so they use familiar forms. Back then, Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty was very good at cultivating Taoism. Even major issues were decided by Wang Dan alone, without even looking at it. One glance.
But now the emperor wants to "advance and stop based on the situation", just like many important matters have to be discussed with the officials. Zhongshu directly submitted the written form without an interview, which has been revised several times. Apparently the officials were very dissatisfied with this and believed that Zhongshu was good at making opinions.
From the perspective of calligraphers of later generations, they all lamented: What is a good emperor? That's it.
Compared with Wanli, who has not been in court for thirty years, isn't the emperor who is so diligent in government worthy of praise? Not worthy of support?
Han Jiang said: "As Du Zhi said, where will the world go?"
At this moment, Han Jiang's words were full of frustration and disappointment.
Zhang Yue said: "Prime Minister, I am still saying that if your words can attack the heart, they will disappear on their own. If you don't judge the situation, both leniency and severity will be misunderstood."
Han Jiang knew that this was what he had said to Sansu, Ouyang Xiu and others.
Zhang Yue said to Han Jiang: "Prime Minister, now we can only wait a little longer."
Han Jiang muttered: "The official's wishes may not be violated, but Prince Shao should not do so!"
Zhang Yue immediately said: "Prime Minister, this matter must not be disputed. Just obey the official's wishes."
Han Jiang glanced at Zhang Yue and said, "Duzhi, when Lu Jifu was here, you repeatedly urged me to fight, but I didn't listen. But now I listen."
Zhang Yue and Han Jiang did not expect that Shen Kuo would cause a big event a few days later.
…
Before going to court in the morning, Cai Que and Huang Haoqian rode together.
As they approached Xuandemen, Cai Que and Huang Haoqian saw a mighty team of more than a hundred people. However, seeing the seriousness of the commander, they all retreated without guessing that it was the team of the prince of the dynasty.
Cai Que and Huang Haoqian also followed their example and stayed aside.
Everyone else shrank their necks, but Cai Que stood proudly. After looking at it for a while, he said to Huang Haoqian who was standing aside: "This is Prime Minister Han's guard of honor."
Huang Haoqian said: "You are a great minister, no wonder you are so dignified."
Cai Que said: "If I were the prime minister, I would be ten times more dignified than him."
Huang Haoqian smiled and said, "You still remember what the Taoist said."
At that time in Chenzhou, a Taoist priest met Cai Que and said that he looked like Li Deyu. The two of them mentioned this countless times.
Huang Haoqian said: "I heard that Zhongshu was dismissed when he asked to pardon Zheng Xia, and Wang Zishao was demoted to one level due to his involvement."
Cai Quedao: "Yes, you can see some signs at this time, and you have reached the position of emperor and Prime Minister Han."
"Beauty, delicious food, beautiful clothes, etc. are no longer enough to impress them. Only the word power is more exciting, and makes people addicted and unable to extricate themselves."
…
Shen Kuo went to court today with Yi Shu in his arms, and he was already prepared.
Shen Kuo thought that he was also a member of the New Party. In front of Lu Jiawen, Deng Wan and others were demoted. He couldn't help feeling a little sad at this moment.
After all, Shen Kuo was one of them. Shen Kuo supported Wang Anshi's reform cause from the bottom of his heart.
A few days ago, Sima Guang made some remarks about repealing the new law. Many officials in the court were discussing it and believed that Sima Guang's words made sense.
Shen Kuo believed that there were indeed problems with the new law, but the problems were only partially corrected and that the new law was generally a good law.
These days, most officials in the court are still observing the situation.
Shen Kuo has already made his decision.
By the way, after Han Jiang returned to the prime minister, Shen Kuo visited Han's house several times, but rarely visited Zhang Yue's house.
In his opinion, Han Jiang and Zhang Yue were one and the same.
…
In the temple, An Tao, who had just been promoted to the governor of the capital, came to the temple to preach.
Nowadays, thieves are on the rise in Hebei, Fujian, Jingdong and other places. I think that to suppress thieves, we should use several methods.
Although a bandit in a territory kills people, the leader can capture and behead two people for the crime of death, and the followers can capture and kill more than one person, and be rewarded for the original crime;
2. When robbers are reported and caught, each person will be rewarded by relying on the law, and the reward will be increased by one level;
3. Daming Prefecture, Bin, Di, and Dezhou thieves, if the defendant is caught, rely on the law to deal with it, and there is no need to change the law;
4. If the robber does not surrender, he will be pardoned in the suburbs in the future. He will not be exempted from the crime and will be given a reasonable verdict.
The ministers in the palace couldn't help but think to themselves that the problem caused by the swarm of thieves is not here at all.
However, the officials appreciated An Tao's suggestion very much. Look at the mountains of money and silk in the emperor's treasury. No matter how we reform, we draw materials from heaven and earth, but this money does not fall from the sky and grow from the ground.
Taking advantage of this incident, Deng Runfu reported: "Cheng Shimeng and Geng Wan diverted the river water to the east of Jingdong and opened up 9,000 hectares of silt fields."
"After accounting for the use of silt fields, the yield per mu is less than three husks of dendrobium and has increased to 45 husks. At least one or two husks of dendrobium can be harvested."
After hearing this, the official's face was full of joy and said: "The Bianhe River transports six million stones per year, which is transferred from the Yangtze and Huaihe River. If more grain can be harvested near Bianjing, the pain of transporting thousands of miles can be relieved."
Wang Gui on the side said: "; Let's discuss the rewards from the Yutian Division!"
The officials were very happy. At this time, Censor Peng Ruli said: "Your Majesty, the siltation of the fields is very costly. Since the seventh year of Xining, more than 155,000 guans have been spent. Previously, 45,000 soldiers were used to silt the fields in Yangwu County. As many as 100,000 people, it actually wastes people and money. Even after the silt is released, the main current is cut off, making it difficult for ships to move."
"Nowadays, many officials are using the siltation matter to gain advancement. Please dismiss the siltation department!"
Hearing what Peng Ruli said really made the officials disappointed and even unhappy.
Nowadays, the reform is no longer a matter of Wang Anshi alone. Before, some officials still talked about the new law established by Wang Anshi in front of the emperor.
This was heard by Cai Que, who was good at observing the master's intentions. He refuted it in the palace: "The new law was established by the emperor. How can it be said that it is Wang Anshi's contribution?"
Therefore, criticism of the new law makes officials a little unhappy.
However, Peng Ruli's official family knew that this person had no selfish motives, otherwise he would not have refused face to face when Deng Wan promoted him to the position of supervisory censor.
The official said: "Peng Qing's words are reasonable. Let's not discuss the rewards of Cheng and Geng."
As soon as the officials expressed their humility in accepting advice, Shen Kuo, as the third envoy, felt that this was an encouragement and a hint.
Immediately Shen Kuo stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the household service payment should be reduced or exempted, and I suggest that the imperial court combine the old service law with the service exemption law, and implement a policy of parallel employment."
As soon as Shen Kuo said this, the officials' expressions suddenly changed.
Everyone in the court knew about reducing or exempting household service fees, and Zhang Yue and Han Jiang had always been supportive of changing the service law.
You, Shen Kuo, are now standing up to oppose this law. Is it because of Han Jiang Zhangyue's instructions?
At this moment, Zhang Yue couldn't help but curse Shen Kuo in his heart.
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