In the ninth month of the eighth year of Yuanfeng (Yimao 24), in the Funing Hall.
"This Cai Chue..." Zhao Xu put down the memorandum in his hand and laughed: "I have been silent for several months, and all of a sudden he wrote me such a disgusting letter..."
"But..." Zhao Xu looked at the words above and smiled: "This is indeed a loyal minister!"
Cai does have many, many problems.
But these shortcomings become insignificant in front of the word "loyalty".
This was the loyal minister who risked his life in Zhao Xu's previous life to contact Yanda and Zaizhi to force the Empress Dowager!
'The Prime Minister leads hundreds of officials, Da leads the generals and schools, and fights to the death. It's just death! '
Yanda's words were testified by countless witnesses.
Unless it was to protect loyal ministers like Cai Que and Yanda, there was no need for Zhao Xu to go to Baoci Palace so frequently to show off his cuteness.
Just after reading Cai Que's memorial, the Secretary of Tongjian sent another petition.
Zhao Xu opened it and his eyelids jumped: "Sima Guang?"
Then he laughed: "Why did Sima Guang remember to write to me?"
He had heard about what Sima Guang was doing in Chenzhou.
After taking office, he caught a low-level official's wife and put him on death row.
The judgment was very beautifully written and even attracted praise from many scholars.
But in the eyes of caring people, this is evidence that clearly exposes his shortcomings of not being good at practice.
Many people’s filters are broken because of this.
What is a civil servant?
O ruler of the world!
How can a minister who governs the world rely on killing people to establish his authority?
It was Zhang Guaiya who chose a subordinate to establish his power after winning the hearts of his superiors and subordinates.
Fortunately for Sima Guang, everyone in the city has not yet returned home, so he just kills people to establish his authority.
This is simply intensifying the conflict!
It can only be stable for three to five months. After three to five months, Sima Guang, who was tested and found out, had to face the revenge of the entire Chenzhou bureaucracy.
Those subordinate officials who are deeply entangled in Chenzhou have many ways to create obstacles for Zhizhou within reasonable and legal limits.
Tell him not to leave the government office according to government orders.
He even made a big news for him and made him lose face in front of the world.
However, could Sima Guang stay in Chenzhou for five months?
Won't!
Therefore, some people defended Sima Guang based on this, saying: This was done deliberately by Sima Xianggong, and there is a mystery in it. How can ordinary people know it?
The people from the Detective Department reported these matters to Zhao Xu.
Zhao Xu only commented on this in two words: Haha!
If Sima Guang really had a far-reaching vision, he wouldn't have spent fifteen years writing the book in Luoyang.
He is just really not good at civil affairs.
Thinking about these things, Zhao Xu picked up Sima Guang's letter and read it.
Sima Guang's writing is still as beautiful as ever.
At the same time, it can also be seen that he used emotions.
only……
Zhao Xu looked at the stories and allusions that Sima Guang quoted in his letter.
"Am I so like Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty? Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty?"
Zhao Xu looked at it and shook his head, feeling somewhat unhappy.
Who should I mention? Why mention those two people?
Curse me?
However, Zhao Xu didn't pay much attention to it. After all, the civil servants and officials of the Song Dynasty had this temper, and Zhao Xu was used to it.
In addition, the clichés Sima Guang talked about in his letter also made Zhao Xu sigh.
"Is the world's wealth determined by itself?"
"The Holy Lord doesn't compete with the people for profit?"
Zhao Xu sighed slightly: "Sima Xianggong, times will change soon!"
If the world remains unchanged, the world will remain as it is now.
However, the world has reached a crossroads.
The fate of the Song Dynasty will also face the strongest test since the founding of the country - the Jurchens and Mongolia will rise one after another.
Not to mention Mongolia, it is just a Jurchen.
It is not something that the current Song Dynasty can resist.
If he wants to survive and keep his current country and country, Zhao Xu has no other choice.
Buddha said: If I don’t go to hell, who will?
Zhao Xu knows his role and what he is doing very well.
After reading Sima Guang's letter, Zhao Xu let out a sigh of relief, and then told Feng Jing: "Feng Jing, sharpen your ink!"
"I want to write a reply to Mr. Sima..."
Sima Guang is still very important.
He is a member of the old party, and the important thing is that he has only been alive for a few months.
This is indeed Zhao Xu's favorite minister.
Just like Cheng Hao, when Cheng Hao died, Cheng Yi presented Cheng Hao's suicide note and the thin book "Knowing Benevolence".
The right to interpret Cheng Hao's academic thoughts fell into the hands of Zhao Xu.
The same goes for Sima Guang.
As long as he dies, everything Sima Guang will become Zhao Xu's private property.
Could it be that anyone dares to question the emperor who Sima Guang had high hopes for, respected and was close to before his death?
At that time, Zhao Xu can use Sima Guang as a cover to suppress or even demote the extreme elements of the old party.
"Yes!" Feng Jing immediately stepped forward, spread out the paper for Zhao Xu, held it down with a paperweight, and then began to grind the ink.
…
Bao Ci Palace.
The Empress Dowager took the secret report in her hand and read it again.
This is the third time she has watched it today.
Since Zhang Maoze and Liang Congzheng went to Henan Prefecture and took up the post of Shanling Minister, Liang Congzheng kept reporting Zhang Maoze's words and deeds to her at intervals of five and three days.
At first, everything was fine.
Therefore, Liang Congzheng reported every five days.
However, as Liang Congzheng gradually changed the reporting rhythm to one every three days.
Zhang Maoze's words and deeds were a bit excessive.
For example, Liang Congzheng once reported that when Zhang Mao was inspecting the late emperor's mausoleum, he "uttered disrespectful words and many filthy and unspeakable words."
"I heard from the officials in Shanling that Zhang Nei's envoy repeatedly said that the late emperor had made mistakes, but he was secretly overjoyed at the death of the late emperor..."
Seeing these things made the Empress Dowager angry.
It also made her panic!
If the officials knew about it, would they think Zhang Maoze's ideas were Lao Shen's?
And recently, Liang Congzheng's reports have reached the point where they are reported every day!
What Zhang Maoze did also made the Empress Dowager's blood pressure soar.
The report sent to her today, although it only reported an insignificant thing: in September Guichou, Zhang Maoze, the supervisor of the mountain mausoleum, smashed the utensils in private, seeming to have resentment and hidden acts of madness. .
But it was the straw that broke the camel's back.
After thinking for a long time, the Empress Dowager slowly closed her eyes.
She recalled the look on the officials' faces when they asked Gao Gongji for credit in front of her, and also recalled the series of things Zhang Maoze did after the death of the late emperor.
Especially the little tricks he had with Yang Wanghao.
The Queen Mother finally made up her mind.
"Zhang Maoze, don't blame me..."
The Empress Guangxian was entrusted with Zhang Maoze.
She has always been very caring.
But this minister is really ignorant.
In the palace, you dare to give eye drops to officials and doubt them.
That’s all!
When he arrived at the late emperor's mausoleum, he still dared to speak arrogantly and act disobediently.
In the future, when he returns to the palace and appears in front of the officials, if he still talks nonsense like this, the officials will become suspicious and start investigating those things.
Those things before and after the establishment of the reserve.
What King Yang did when the late emperor was dying.
How many people will die?
"Liang Weijian!" the Empress Dowager called softly.
Liang Weijian walked in from outside the curtain: "Empress..."
"Go and call Zhang Shiliang!" the Empress Dowager ordered.
"yes……"
Two quarters of an hour later, Zhang Shiliang, the official of Guangouhuangcheng Company, arrived in front of the Empress Dowager.
"Has your Majesty summoned the minister for something?" Zhang Shiliang knelt down and asked.
The Empress Dowager shielded everyone on the left and right, leaving only Liang Weijian and Zhang Shiliang in front of her.
Then he said to Zhang Shiliang: "I wish you to go to Yongyu Mausoleum..."
"Bring these memorials over and check them carefully..."
The reports that Liang Congzheng had been sending back these days were sent to Zhang Shiliang by the Empress Dowager.
Zhang Shiliang took it respectfully, kowtowed and asked, "May I ask, my Majesty, what should I do?"
The Empress Dowager looked at him and said: "If it is confirmed...take Zhang Mao to Yongzhao Mausoleum..."
"Before the Merciful Holy Light sacrifices himself to the Queen's spirit, I will give him a glass of wine on my behalf... and let him go and apologize to the Merciful Holy Light!"
"Let's just say to the outside world that Zhang Duzhao has asked me to return to Yongzhao Mausoleum because of his old age, and to guard the mausoleum for the Empress Xian of the Merciful Holy Light..."
Zhang Shiliang swallowed and asked, "What if it's not true?"
"Then bring Liang Congzheng back..." The Queen Mother said: "I would like to know who gave him the courage?!"
"I understand!" Zhang Shiliang kowtowed before bowing.
But the Queen Mother stopped him: "Bring more people...bring Lao Zongyuan with you!"
Lao Zongyuan was the Marquis of the Empress Dowager's Palace.
He is also one of the most trustworthy ministers of the Empress Dowager.
"I understand!" Zhang Shiliang naturally knew that in this kind of matter, one master and the other would always supervise each other to prevent anyone from following Wang Jien's example of deceiving the emperor and perverting the imperial edict.
I'm in really bad shape today, I keep dozing off.
Well, let’s start paying off the debt tomorrow!
Let’s return the favor to the two cute hosts first.
(End of chapter)
