The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 615 Two New Deals
He took Hong Wutian and others out of the palace to the government office of the Ministry of State Affairs, where Lu Xiufu and others were all there, and there were still officials coming to the government office of the Ministry of State Affairs one after another.

After Xiang Dongyang became an official, he acted in a low-key manner, never participated in forming cliques, and only did practical things, which also made him highly respected among court officials.

After Zhao Dongting entered the government office, he was taken by the eunuch to the office where he was on business in Dongyang.

At this time, Xiang Dongyang's body had not yet been transported away.

When I got to the door, I could see many officials standing outside, all wearing purple and red official robes.It is true to say that it is full of nobles and nobles.

"All free!"

Seeing Zhao Dongting arrive, these officials all knelt on the ground to salute.Zhao Dongting just waved his hands and hurriedly walked into the lobby.

Xiang Dongyang's body was placed in the middle of the lobby.

Beside them, there are only Lu Xiufu, Su Liuyi, Wang Wenfu and other humerus ministers who are first-rank and second-rank.

Zhao Dongting walked up to stop Lu Xiufu and others from saluting, looked at Xiang Dongyang who was still lying on the desk, shook his head and sighed silently.

He didn't know what to say.Removing the guilt from the heart is still guilt.

If we could have paid attention to the problem of underrepresentation among officials in the DPRK and China earlier, and prevented Xiang Dongyang and others from working so hard all day long, the tragedy at this moment would not have happened.

Hong Wutian walked up to Xiang Dongyang, looked at Xiang Dongyang's gray temples, his eyes were reddish.

He and Xiang Dongyang are good friends who have known each other for decades, if it is heartache at this time, it should undoubtedly be his heartache the most.

Looking back at Zhao Dongting suddenly, Hong Wutian said: "Your Majesty, the old beggar really regrets that he persuaded Brother Dongyang to enter the palace as an official."

There is no doubt that there is some resentment in his heart.

Zhao Dongting looked guilty, "It's my fault."

He knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to Xiang Dongyang.

After getting up, he said to Lu Xiufu and the others: "Master Xiang has no relatives, and the court will properly handle the affairs of the future, and he will be buried with the ceremony of the emperor's relatives. I will posthumously be named Grand Master and posthumously titled Wenzhong."

Lu Xiufu and others all bowed and accepted orders.

Zhao Dongting stepped forward and carried Xiang Dongyang's body. It was very thin, and its bones were so thin that it probably weighed only 90 kilograms. "I will send Master Xiang's body back to the mansion. I will guard him for three days."

A group of Song Dynasty officials followed Zhao Dongting and left the State Office.

Go to Xiangdongyang Mansion.

The mansion is not big, and there are only a few servants in it.An old servant who was in charge of the kitchen, two servants, and two maids sent from the palace.

It's hard to imagine that it would be the residence of a first-rank official of the current dynasty.

Zhao Dongting carried Xiang Dongyang's body to the main hall and put it on a chair.Immediately, a court official hurried in to decorate the mourning hall.

Put Xiang Dongyang's body into the coffin.

Zhao Dongting knelt in front of the coffin and said nothing.

The court officials knelt down one by one to pay homage.

All night, Zhao Dongting knelt in front of the coffin.When Concubine Yang Shu, Yinger, Zhang Ru and others arrived, they asked Zhao Dongting to take care of the dragon body.

Zhao Dongting just said softly: "It's my fault that Mr. Xiang died suddenly from exhaustion. I should guard the mourning hall for him."

Only the next day, Hengshan Celestial Master Dao Tianshi Yuan Zhenzi was summoned to rush to Changsha with several little celestial masters.

Zhao Dongting held the gift of filial piety and wore white.

In the evening, Lu Xiufu and others rushed to Xiangdongyang's mansion after dealing with the affairs of the yamen, and they also planned to accompany Zhao Dongting to watch the night, but Zhao Dongting refused.

He said: "I have lost Master Xiang, and I don't want to lose you again."

Lu Xiufu and the others just sighed and remained silent.

The sudden death of Xiang Dongyang gradually spread among the people when he took office, and countless people spontaneously rushed to the outside of Xiang's mansion, knelt down and kowtowed to the ground.

The land distribution system came from Mr. Xiang, and it is no exaggeration to say that Mr. Xiang is their great benefactor.

When Xiang Dongyang's coffin was left for burial, the streets of Changsha were empty.Only on the main street, tens of thousands of people flocked to see Dongyang off.

Tianshi Daoyuan Zhenzi and others walked at the front of the funeral procession, chanting words.Zhao Dongting held the spiritual position and followed the team as Xiang Dongyang's heir.

From Concubine Yang Shu, Lu Xiufu, Zhang Shijie, down to officials of the third rank in the imperial court, basically all of them were present, and they all followed the funeral procession.

After hearing the news, there are countless Buddhas, Taoists and personnel who took the initiative to ask the court to bury the adults.

Yue Peng led the Tiankui army to wear white arch guards.

The entire funeral procession, not counting the people who were sent off by Jia'an, was over [-] people.

The official historian of the Song Dynasty recorded a thick page in the history books. On August 21, the eighth year of Jingyan in the Song Dynasty, Xiang Dongyang, the Taishi and Deputy Minister of State, died suddenly in office and hid in Yuelu Mountain.

The specifications of the mausoleum shall be those of the emperor and prince.

After Zhao Dongting and others went down to Yuelu Mountain, countless people spontaneously rushed to Yuelu Mountain to worship at the Taishi's tomb, and the incense burning lasted for more than a month.

After Zhao Dongting went down the mountain, Dang even took Lu Xiufu, Wang Wenfu, Zhang Shijie and other humerus to the palace hall.

During the three days of Xiang Dongyang's funeral, he learned from the painful experience, and finally made up his mind to tell Lu Xiufu and the others about it.

After asking the eunuch to sit for everyone, Zhao Dongting said: "Today, I have two things I want to inform the adults."

Lu Xiufu and the others all looked slightly stern.

Since the emperor said it was an announcement, it is obvious that there is no room for discussion.

Several people looked up at Zhao Dongting.

Zhao Dongting said: "My lord Xiang's sudden death in office is a loss to the Song Dynasty, and it is also a loss to me. After learning from the pain, I am determined to implement a new policy. In the future, the court meeting will be cancelled, so you don't have to go to the palace every morning. If there is something to do You can call all the ministers to hold a meeting in your respective yamen. If you need me to come forward for a big event, you can go directly to the palace to see me. In addition, officials of the third rank and above in the court, those who are over 60 years old must retire from the position of chief official. Don’t worry about state affairs all day long. If you are over 65 years old, you will no longer be able to serve in the court. pension."

When he said these words, Lu Xiufu and others were extremely surprised.

In the past, officials in the court did have the term "retirement", but there was no specific age regulation.

After Lu Xiufu pondered, he cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, if this is the case, wouldn't many officials in the court have to step down now?"

Zhao Dongting nodded, "Do extraordinary things at extraordinary times. First promulgate this new policy, and then give officials who have reached their seniority two years to focus on cultivating officials with potential. At that time, the imperial court will promote them as appropriate. Now the Imperial College has also Now that the climate has just come into being, I think the imperial examination system can be implemented again, still divided into civil and military imperial examinations, but no longer only four books and five classics, poetry, martial arts, etc. as before."

He has been thinking about this in his mind for the past few days, so he didn't need to think about it when he said it. The students choose their own yamen, such as supervision, punishment and other provinces, they have to test the knowledge of supervision and punishment, and water conservancy, agriculture, etc., they also have to test professional knowledge in this area. What do you think?"

As he said that, he looked at the Grand Priest of the Imperial College, who was taking over from Wang Wenfu's class, and said, "In the future, the highest institutions of higher education in the country will set up these subjects separately, and focus on cultivating talents in all aspects."

Lu Xiufu and the others were stunned.

What Zhao Dongting said at this time was really something they had never even thought about before.

In the past, the imperial examination was just to test who memorized the teachings of the saints?Who can make more Jingxiu articles?
It's just that thinking about it now, if it is really done according to the emperor's will, it seems that the officials promoted in this way will really have much higher ability to handle affairs.

Following Zhao Dongting over the years, their minds have gradually opened up subtly, and they are no longer so rigidly bound by ancient methods.

Wang Wenfu has many years of experience in serving the Imperial College, and he is able to understand the benefits of this new policy best, and he took the lead in cupping his hands and saying: "The emperor is wise."

This matter was settled just like that.

Zhao Dongting was a little surprised that Lu Xiufu and others raised no objection.He was going to spend some time trying to convince them.

Just in the early morning of the next day, Zhao Dongting announced his retirement and civil and military imperial examinations in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

The whole hall was shocked.

Especially for officials like Chen Jianghan who have reached retirement age, their hearts are even more ups and downs.

This is something closely related to them.

But in the end no one raised objections.After all, the emperor is a one-size-fits-all matter, not for any individual.

They are all officials who have served in the court for many years, and they also understand that the emperor's sudden announcement of such a retirement system must have something to do with the sudden death of Sir Xiang.

The emperor is afraid that there will be a situation like Mr. Xiang's among them again.

Officials who have reached the retirement age can't help but quickly start to weigh in their hearts, who can take over their duties under the yamen.

Zhao Dongting wants to govern the country only if he can, but it doesn't mean that every official thinks this way.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that there are countless threads involved in this.

People in the officialdom take tea to cool down, who doesn't want to cultivate a close young man who can make the family continue to prosper?
(End of this chapter)