Du Chongwei requested that the town be moved to Weizhou.
First of all, Weizhou is relatively south and can avoid the sharp edges of the Khitans;
Secondly, Weibojun in Weizhou is also an important town in Heshuo with a history of more than 200 years, and its political status is comparable to that of Zhenzhou;
In the end, the people of Zhenzhou have been squeezed dry by him, and they have become poor people with nothing to squeeze out.
Shi Chonggui completely agreed. Du Chongwei moved to Weizhou.
The imperial court sent Wang Qinzuo, the eunuch of the palace, to act as agent for Zhenzhou affairs. At that time, the imperial court ordered the country to forcibly requisition grain. Wang Qinzuo was pleased to find that there were still more than 100,000 dendrobiums of grain in Zhenzhou that Du Chongwei had not had time to take away. So Wang Qinzuo registered this batch of grain and reported it to the court.
It stands to reason that Du Chongwei has promised to donate 100,000 dendrobium grains and 200,000 bundles of fodder to the court, and now the debt can be regarded as repaid. Unexpectedly, Du Chongwei was so furious that he went to court to avenge his injustice, saying that I had not committed any crime, so why did Wang Qinzuo raid my home?
Du Chongwei was born in the year of Pixiu, he could only go in and out, so anything that passed through his hands was named Du.
Shi Chonggui then ordered Wang Qinzuo to return the batch of grain, and also gave Du Chongwei a large reward as compensation for mental losses.
Shi Chonggui favored Du Chongwei without any bottom line. In the end, he shot himself in the foot and suffered the consequences. The following article will present Du Chongwei's repayment to Shi Chonggui.
Shi Chonggui and his aunt Feng had no shame in human relations. They were indescribable in the mourning hall when Shi Jingtang's body was still cold. Shi Chonggui favored Feng and promoted Feng's brother Feng Yu into the core power circle.
Feng Yuxian was appointed as Zhongshu Sheren and Zhizhigao, which was to help the emperor draft the imperial edict. However, Feng Yu couldn't read a few words at all, and he couldn't read it clearly. What book was he writing? But it didn't matter, Shi Chonggui also arranged for a master to lead him, with Yin Peng, another Zhongshu scholar, as his gunner, and his brother-in-law Feng Yu lay flat to gain experience.
Since Feng Yu "doesn't know how to read", why should he be admitted to the Hanlin Academy to learn how to make imperial edicts? Isn't it better to arrange other jobs for him?
This is because being a bachelor of Zhongshu Sheren, Zhizhigao, or Duanmingdian is a green channel to enter the highest authority of the central government. If you are in other departments or other positions, such as Yuanwailang or Minister of the various ministries, it will require a gradual process. Even if someone takes the lead, you must step up one step at a time and be promoted sequentially.
In theory, Duanmingdian bachelor's degree does not require relevant work experience. Their positions are characterized by low grades and low wages, but they can have access to the emperor and participate in discussions on national affairs. Their opinions can even influence the formulation and revision of major national policies.
The original intention of this system was to effectively prevent powerful ministers from trying to cover up the sky and eclipse the emperor. The requirements for this position are usually those who are Jinshi or among the best in the middle school. They tend to be scholarly, upright and loyal, have healthy ideals and correct beliefs, and are meticulous and serious in their work.
The emperor drew them into the core power circle, discussed national affairs with them, and divided the power of the powerful ministers. The characteristic of their positions is that "small officials take care of big things." If powerful officials want to enter this circle, regardless of their academic qualifications, the minimum entry requirement is to give up their high-ranking officials and generous salaries, give up their coveted real power, and work down-to-earth Being a grassroots civil servant is something that powerful political bosses will not accept.
And because these bachelors are of low rank and have no real power (they only make suggestions), they will not pose a threat to the imperial power.
In this way, those who have the strength will not be able to enter the decision-making level, and those who enter the decision-making level will not have the strength, and the imperial power will last forever.
This system seems to be flawless, but there is also a logical bug, that is, the emperor has the final right of interpretation. The emperor has the final say who can enter this circle; the emperor has the final say whether the suggestions in the circle can be adopted. In other words, if the emperor is enlightened, then everything will be perfect, but if the emperor is dim, then the emperor will do whatever he wants, listen to partial beliefs, be close to villains and stay away from virtuous ministers.
Shi Chonggui obviously belongs to the latter. He used this green channel to bring his uncle Feng Yu into the highest decision-making level of the empire.
Feng Yu also developed a downline - Li Yantao, the envoy of the North Academy of Xuanhui (the same name as one of the tomb robbers Wen Tao, not the same person).
This Li Yantao was originally a domestic slave of Yan Bao, who was the governor of Xingzhou in the Later Liang Dynasty. He later surrendered to Li Cunxu in Hedong and made great contributions to Li Cunxu's establishment of the Later Tang Dynasty. Li Yantao followed his master Yan Bao to the Hedong Group as a domestic slave. Of course, the Hedong Group had to separate the master and the servant. This was a common practice and a Taoist rule, so Li Yantao was assigned to another Hedong general—— Shi Jingtang.
During the "Hedong War", when Shi Jingtang went south to attack Luoyang, Li Yantao was left in Taiyuan to take care of Shi Chonggui. After going back and forth and falling in love with each other for a long time, Shi Chonggui regarded Li Yantao as his confidant. Li Yantao can also be regarded as a direct descendant of Shi Chonggui from Hedong.
Li Yantao, who was born as a slave, was particularly scheming. Not only was he good at observing what was happening and pleasing his master, he was also good at organizing group actions. He actively attracted those servants or concubines who were also favored, colluded with each other, formed a community of interests, and worked together to deceive the master's eyes. .
Li Yantao made no secret of his hatred for the civil service group. He often publicly stated that "they are useless scholars." He also made his attitude public, saying that these civil servants should be slowly eliminated and eliminated until they are all dismissed.
A nouveau riche like him who came from a humble background and had no education, qualifications, or background, naturally had a huge natural hostility towards the scholar-bureaucrats who were highly educated and well-connected.
The eunuchs thought so too.
If they want to fight for power and gain, the civil servants who only have pens but no guns will be weak in their eyes.
The eunuchs thought so too.
Feng Yu and Li Yantao worked in collusion, relying on the emperor's favor to fight against dissidents.
Political upstarts such as Feng Yu and Li Yantao want to fight for power and profit. Whose power are they fighting for and whose profit is it? Of course, whoever has it will take it. Who has it? Sanvihan.
As a result, Feng Yu, Li Yantao and others continued to sow discord in front of Shi Chonggui and spared no effort to slander Sang Weihan. Soon, Shi Chonggui came up with the idea of deposing Sang Weihan.
After Li Song, Liu Xu and others heard about it, they tried their best to dissuade him, and then they managed to retain Sang Weihan's official position.
Sang Weihan was aware of this threat. He could not afford to offend this uncle, so he advised Shi Chonggui and took the initiative to recommend Feng Yu to be the deputy privy envoy. In this way, he showed his favor to Feng Yu.
Unexpectedly, Feng Yu was very unhappy. The Privy Councilor is the Privy Councilor, but here comes a deputy. What does that mean?
So Shi Chonggui bypassed Zhongshu Sheng and issued personnel orders directly from the palace: appointing Comrade Feng Yu as the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Privy Council Envoy.
Feng Yu got his wish and became the Privy Councilor, dividing the power of Sang Weihan, who was also the Privy Councilor.
Later, Prime Minister He Ning was also dismissed, and the post of Prime Minister was taken over by Feng Yu, so Feng Yu became the Privy Councilor, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, the Minister of Zhongshu, and the Minister of Tongping.
