Zhao Guanjia placed the case file on the imperial case and flipped through it at will. He had already read the specific contents, and the reason why he was delaying it was because he was still hesitating.
Originally, what Zhao Mengqi said to him was to use this case to open up a hole, and then turn it into a major treason case to conduct a large-scale purge of the court, thereby completely negating the trial selection of the prince and suppressing the power of the ministers. Strengthen the imperial power to the highest degree.
Yes, this is the reactionary suggestion put forward by Zhao Mengqi, who was deeply educated in democracy.
It seems a bit unbelievable, but as the saying goes, the butt determines the head, firstly, Zhao Mengqi will eventually sit on the throne, and secondly, what he will do in the future requires him to have absolute power.
On the contrary, Zhao Yun, a feudal monarch, felt that this was inappropriate.
At first, because he was resentful of the ministers forcing him to go to the palace, he really wanted to follow this suggestion and turn the matter of the ministers' selection of the prince, which was widely known all over the world, into a major conspiracy with evil intentions, and kill a lot of these hateful turbans. .
But I didn't expect that Zhao Mengqi actually stood out in the trial selection and successfully kept his reserve position, which reduced the need for major cases. Another reason was that he didn't like trouble, and he didn't have the courage to change the world. In addition, the emperor of the Song Dynasty was more or less There is a tradition of self-restraint on imperial power, so I have been unable to make up my mind.
Naturally, the civil servants had a premonition of the crisis, so they used unprecedented efficiency to quickly settle the case and took the initiative to sentence the officials involved to death in order to avoid being too widely implicated.
You know, the Song Dynasty generally did not kill scholar-bureaucrats. To put it bluntly, scholar-bureaucrats are civil servants. Although a censor is not of high rank, he is a very important figure in the civil service system. At other times, even if he commits a serious crime, In this case, the emperor wanted to kill him, but the civil service group would not agree.
Zhao Guanjia half-squinted his eyes and tapped his fingers on the case file, thinking about the final choice.
Baiguan stared at Zhao Guan's house with all his attention, his heartbeat dropped with the sound of his tapping, and he waited with great anxiety.
After a while, Zhao Guanjia sighed slightly, opened his eyes, looked at Zhao Mengqi, and asked in a deep voice, "Prince Zhong, what do you think of this matter?"
What do I think? I lie down and watch!
If you want to ask me, why don't you show me the file and show it to me?
I know you, Old Zhao, are unreliable!
Zhao Mengqi complained, slowly stood up, turned around slowly, saluted slowly, slowly...
According to the rules, Zhao Mengqi does not have a legitimate crown prince, but is just a prince or a prince. He is not qualified to speak when attending the court meeting. However, at this moment, all the officials ignored this rule and waited for his answer with their hearts raised. .
"I believe that legislation must be fair, laws must be followed, violations must be investigated, and law enforcement must be strict..." Zhao Mengqi spoke slowly, as if he had returned to his previous state of a fool.
You should tell me quickly!
All the officials were scratching their hearts and lungs, wishing they could go up and press Zhao Mengqi's head.
"...Now that the case has been found out, we will implement it according to the law." What can Zhao Mengqi do? He has no real power and can only follow the Zhao Guan family's wishes.
call……
All the officials took a long breath and finally put their hearts back in their stomachs.
"His Highness is not only talented and knowledgeable, but also wise and kind. To have this crown prince is truly a blessing to our Song Dynasty."
The good old man Dong Huai gave Zhao Mengqi a thumbs up.
Uncle Xie Fang is still on sick leave, and he will be the head of the official list for the time being. Of course, when Uncle Xie Fang resigns, he will be the next prime minister if there are no major surprises.
As soon as he spoke, all the officials followed him, "Your Highness is wise!"
Afterwards, Zhao Guanjia picked up the royal pen and wrote a big 'accurate' on the case file, "Since King Zhong suggested this, let's close the case."
Why do I suggest such a suggestion? You have no idea how I suggested it?
Zhao Mengqi was helpless. His original plan was to go along with the flow, and then deliberately let the officials go further and further on the road to death. Then he would catch some people with confirmed crimes, and then use vines to drag more officials into the abyss. , at that time you can move them round and flatten as you like.
No one cares about Zhao Mengqi's mood. Anyway, all the officials are very satisfied with the result.
"Your Majesty, now that the case is closed, should the summoned clan members be allowed to return home individually?" Dong Huai asked.
Seeing that Zhao Guan's family was about to agree casually, Zhao Mengqi couldn't help but cough loudly.
Zhao Guanjia glanced at him, wondering what he was going to do, but out of guilt for going against the original plan, he asked in a questioning tone, "Prince Zhong, what do you think about this?"
Many things become easier the second time after the first time. After the third time... you get used to it.
Even if the ministers are dissatisfied, they can only turn a blind eye to such bad rules.
Zhao Mengqi answered much more quickly this time, "I think that judging from this trial selection, the clan children still have many talents. Since they are all here, it is better to stay, build a school, and train them for the future." It would be better to serve the imperial court."
As soon as these words came out, the quick-thinking people among the officials immediately became wary of Zhao Mengqi. What does this loyal king want to do?
The one hundred selected clan members are, in other words, the first one hundred heirs to the throne of the Song Dynasty. If anything happens to Zhao Mengqi, the person who will replace him as crown prince must be among these one hundred people.
In a sense, these one hundred people are Zhao Mengqi's competitors and potential threats.
Now Zhao Mengqi doesn't plan to let these people go, and he probably doesn't have any good intentions.
Could it be that this loyal king has become less stupid and more sinister and vicious?
Baiguan thought this way, and the Zhaoguan family felt this way even more. After all, the father and son had conspired together.
If Zhao Mengqi knew that they already thought of him as a vicious villain, he would probably vomit three liters of blood.
"There's no need to bother, there are schools for the clan..." Zhao Guan's family hesitated.
"Father, what I want to say is that judging from the results of this Six Arts Examination, although the clan members are excellent, they generally have some mistakes. For example, in archery, most of them, including my son, do not understand real archery. "
"There is also the art of charioteing. Even though times have changed and driving has been reduced to a profession for civilians and servants, the original intention of charioteership was to drive chariots. But now, chariots are no longer used on the battlefield and have been replaced by cavalry. So charioteership is Shouldn’t we focus on riding skills?”
"There is also a question about counting. It only takes half a word for my son to calculate it. Even if they answer it correctly, it will take nearly two quarters of an hour. Some people even don't know what counting is. From this point of view, in the past school Is there something missing in education?”
"So I thought it would be better to keep these clans and try to improve the education methods and teach them practical skills such as riding, shooting, calculation, and practical skills. If the effect is good, it can be generalized. Even if it fails, , it’s better than them just reciting poems and painting, wasting their time.”
Zhao Mengqi made a long speech, not to mention whether it was correct or not, but at least it was clear and logical, which made the civil and military officials in the palace stunned.
"Mother, Prince Zhong is no worse than those top scholars. Is he really enlightened by the Supreme Master?"
This muttering came from the commander of the cavalry army last time. He thought he was talking quietly to himself, but when many people turned to look at him, he realized that he had uttered something.
He raised his hand and slapped his mouth. The guy shrank his head with a stern look on his face, looking very funny.
When Zhao Mengqi saw it, he couldn't help but laugh. He clasped his hands to this guy and said, "Xiao Wang, thank you, General, for the compliment."
"Don't dare, don't dare, I am not worthy of Your Highness's gratitude." The guy shook his hands as big as cattail fans, but he couldn't hide his happiness on his face.
This guy is quite a straightforward person. Zhao Mengqi's heart moved and he became serious, "I haven't asked the general for his name yet. It's rude of me, Xiao Wang."
"Your Highness is too polite. The last general, Qu Moxuan, and the commander of the bodyguard and the army, Ma Junsi, don't have much ability, so they just use their strength. If your Highness needs it, just say hello."
Qu Moxuan's big dark face actually shone, but even what he said was out of his mind. You, a military officer, said in front of the emperor that you were just following other people's orders. I don't know what this guy was doing. Living till now.
"Haha, Mo Xuan, the name General Qu is quite elegant..."
Qu Moxuan smiled naively, "My mother gave it to me. She originally expected me to be a Jinshi or something like that, but I'm not that material. In the end, I inherited my father's business."
"It turns out that General Qu is from a military family. That's good. I think he will be in charge of the cavalry army. This horse riding and archery should be excellent. Xiao Wang will have to ask for more advice in the future..."
The ministers almost turned their eyes out when they saw the two people chatting about family matters at the court meeting. They felt that this loyal king was really incomprehensible and always did something unexpected.
