Of course, there are some things that Zhang Jun cannot say so clearly.
He had to speak tactfully and tell Zhao Hao in a story. This was a smarter way to meet Zhao Hao. It was much better than directly pointing at Zhao Hao's head and scolding him for his incompetence.
After so many years in the officialdom, Zhang Jun still learned the skills of being an official.
So his words are more tactful.
"It's not just that, Your Majesty, there is a continuation of this story."
Zhang Jun said: "After Gao Huan explained his position, Du Bi still didn't give up. One time Gao Huan was about to lead his troops on an expedition, Du Bi wrote another letter, hoping to get rid of the internal thieves before attacking the foreign enemies, otherwise the war would not be successful. If it goes well, it may be in danger of overturning.
Gao Huan asked him who the traitor was, and Du Bi said that he was a arrogant general who robbed the people and bullied men and women, a noble man of the country. After Gao Huan heard this, he asked the soldiers to show their swords and make way for them. He asked Du Bi to come over from among the swords and explain his proposition in detail.
Du Bi walked all the way and saw the soldiers staring with anger and murderous intent, and the swords were so cold that he became more and more frightened. When he walked in front of Gao Huan, he could not even utter a word, for fear of He was hacked to death on the spot by angry soldiers.
Gao Huan then explained that you have been frightened to this point even before the knife was cut out, and the nobles you impeached all survived in such a dangerous situation. Although they may be corrupt, Damn, but the things I care about are more important, so forget it. "
Zhao Min was silent.
Zhang Jun looked at Zhao Xun's silent expression, and then slowly said: "After that, Du Bi never dared to mention the anti-corruption matter, and the matter was dropped. Gao Huan's status has always been stable, and he has been His son Gao Yang replaced the Wei State and established the Qi State and laid the foundation."
Zhao Jun was silent for a long time before raising his head and looking at Zhang Jun.
"Deyuan, what you mean is that I can't do this. Even if I want to, I can't find the right person to do it. The person who does this will definitely be killed by corrupt people, right? "
Zhang Jun did not deny it, but nodded very firmly.
"Your Majesty, if the water is clear, there will be no fish. Su Yonglin relies on his power and prestige to fight corruption, but who else can do this except him?
This time he took action against corruption by himself, and it was precisely because he took action on his own that he was able to carry out such a brutal attack on corrupt officials. Who else would have dared?
Only Su Yonglin himself has this prestige and ability. No one else can. Instead, he will be attacked by corrupt people, and he will end up with a ruined reputation.
And Your Majesty, there is definitely a limit to Su Yonglin's behavior. If the limit is exceeded, all officials will be frightened, and no one will dare to do things for him. When the time comes, no one will dare to be his official, what can he do? "
Zhao Jun didn't quite agree with Zhang Jun's words.
"Is there an official position here and there are still people who are unwilling to take it?"
Zhao Hao sneered for a while and said: "I don't believe it. No matter how strict I am, I can still be as strict as Liu Yun? But even though Liu Yuan is so ridiculous, there is still an endless stream of people who are willing to be officials.
Under his command, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty would rather be eunuchs than officials. There are more than 20,000 people who have become officials from the palace. You say, no one is willing to be an official? Deyuan, I really don’t believe this! "
Zhang Jun didn't expect Zhao Zhen to refute him like this, and for a moment he didn't know what to say better.
It took a while for Zhang Jun to react.
"But an official like that is just for power and money. He will never do anything for the country or the people. That's why the country was destroyed so quickly by my Emperor Taizu. Your Majesty, a villain is just an official. For personal gain, there is no intention to govern the country and serve the people."
Zhao Jun was silent for a while, speechless at Zhang Jun's statement.
He admitted that people who were so cruel as to castrate themselves and become officials would definitely use the power in their hands to seek personal gain for themselves, just like the eunuchs who had brought trouble to the world in all dynasties. If only that kind of people became officials, The country is finished.
"Despite this, is the situation in the Song Dynasty going to continue forever? Is there really nothing that can be changed? It's a blessing that only 20 to 30% of the money allocated by the imperial court can actually be used to do things. If things go on like this, what's the point? "
Zhao Jun looked at Zhang Jun sadly.
Zhang Jun was silent for a long time, and then said: "I know your Majesty's worries, but Your Majesty, Beiming is too strong, to the point of being frightening. Now that Su Yonglin is so strict in anti-corruption, it is because of Beiming's strength and his personal The result of extremely high power and prestige.
Because of this, he is not worried that no one will serve as an official for him, and he is not worried that someone will dare to raise an army to resist him. This is the fundamental reason. But if the same thing is done to the Song Dynasty, Your Majesty, do you think the Song Dynasty can be free from such worries? ? "
Zhao Min was speechless.
Zhang Jun knew that it would not be good to attack Zhao Xun so simply, so he could only give Zhao Xun a piece of cake.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to be too discouraged. Su Yonglin's actions will inevitably arouse the worries of many people. The people of the Ming Dynasty are unstable, and it is reasonable to have unrest. When civil strife breaks out in the Ming Dynasty, the Song Dynasty catches up. When the Song Dynasty Your Majesty's opportunity will come when the country's strength is strong."
Zhao Jun looked at Zhang Jun.
"Will there ever be a day?"
"It will definitely happen. Su Yonglin is cruel and unkind, killing officials like chickens and dogs, which will definitely cause panic among the people in the world. If the world becomes disloyal, the day when the Song Dynasty will return to the Central Plains is not far away. Your Majesty, please rest assured, even if I risk my life, This will definitely bring about such a situation for His Majesty!”
Zhao Min didn't speak, just nodded silently.
The dispute between the emperor and his ministers was left here for the time being, and neither Zhang Jun nor Zhao Xun mentioned it again.
A few days later, Qi Fang and Shao Hongyuan's memorials arrived in Lin'an one after another.
Qi Fang's memorial came earlier and was seen by Zhang Jun first. Zhang Jun learned that Shao Hongyuan disobeyed orders and used his relationship to forcefully send troops, which led to defeat and the loss of troops and generals. This made Qi Fang very angry.
He had a clear plan and decision for the entire war, and implemented a very complete blockade on the bandits in the Luoxiao Mountains. He believed that they would soon run out of supplies and would have to go out to fight them. At that time, they would be waiting for work.
But Shao Hongyuan didn't believe it and insisted on sending troops to fight. As a result, he was defeated and suffered heavy losses. He lost thousands of troops.
Where can I reason from this?
Zhang Jun was a little angry at first, feeling that Shao Hongyuan was ungrateful and betrayed his trust, causing him to suffer disadvantage.
However, out of trust in Shao Hongyuan's past achievements and suspicion of Qi Fang, Zhang Jun did not simply believe Qi Fang, but decided to wait a little longer to see if any other news was sent.
There really is.
Shao Hongyuan's memorial came three hours later than Qi Fang's memorial. After it was sent to the Privy Council, Zhang Jun watched it immediately.
It turned out that Shao Hongyuan's memorial was written about Qi Fang's negative attitude towards the war, the suspicion of self-respect for the bandits, and when he repeatedly proposed to attack the bandits, he did not provide him with any help, not even a guide.
Not only that, the thief army in Luoxiao Mountain has good weapons and equipment, even a lot of armor and bows and crossbows, which are no worse than his army. Therefore, Shao Hongyuan suspected that Qi Fang was secretly doing business with the thief army and exchanging weapons for money. , greatly enriching the country.
Shao Hongyuan even thought that Qi Fang was suspected of collaborating with the enemy, so he told the rebels about his invasion in advance, so that the rebels were prepared. Otherwise, the rebels would not have been able to defeat his offensive so easily, causing him to lose more than a thousand soldiers. horse.
Regarding the latter suspicion of collaboration with the enemy, Zhang Jun believed that it was more subjective and could not be easily believed without evidence. However, as for what Shao Hongyuan said about Qi Fang's passive suppression of bandits and doing business with bandits, Zhang Jun felt that the credibility was relatively high.
But no matter what, it is obvious that the bandits have failed again.
Zhang Jun felt a little guilty and felt that Zhao Xun could not know about this matter, otherwise he would be very angry, and he might even accuse himself and make himself lose power again.
This kind of panic made Zhang Jun restless, walking around, feeling confused.
After a long time, Zhang Jun calmed down and gave up the idea of taking the initiative to apologize to Zhao Hao.
I still want to revive the Song Dynasty and expedition to the North to the Central Plains, and I also want to win the opportunity for the Song Dynasty to return to the north and the Central Plains. I still have bigger things to do, and I must not fall here!
So Zhang Jun decided to keep these two memorials down and not let Zhao Hao know about them.
He felt that as long as the war was resolved within the two-month deadline, Zhao Xi would never know about it.
