I am Da Song

Chapter 19 Qin Hui's Fright

When Zhao Huan arrived at Mingtang, the left-behinds in Tokyo, the prime ministers of the two governments, and the chief admonishers from Taiwan had all arrived.

Unlike the officials in the Qin and Han Dynasties who only had to bow their hands to the emperor to salute, several prime ministers immediately knelt down when they saw Zhao Huan and kowtowed.

Several grey-haired old men, as soon as the servants met, they would push gold mountains and fall jade pillars and kneel down to salute. Zhao Huan only felt his chest suffocated, and it was really unbearable.

Several people kneeling on the ground worshiped in unison: "Holy Blessings."

Zhao Huan quickly replied: "I'm safe, free from courtesy, and give me a seat."

The waiter at the side brought a handful of seats, and several people sat down after bowing again.

The official at the top of the list is not the prime minister, but the left behind in Tokyo, the prince Shaofu, and Sun Fu.

There are various official positions in the Song Dynasty, and there are only those that are beyond the imagination of future generations, and there is nothing that the Song Dynasty does not have.Staying behind in Tokyo, this is not a very serious official position at first glance, but it was a regular official position in the Song Dynasty.When the emperor goes on tour or goes on a personal expedition, he is appointed as this official, and the prince or minister is in charge of staying behind.

In the history of Song Dynasty, Zongze should be the most famous stay-at-home in Tokyo. In the following year after the Jingkang disaster, Zongze commanded millions of soldiers and civilians in Tokyo.

As for Sun Fu, who stayed behind in Tokyo, he didn't have such great authority.In fact, he was left behind in Kaifeng and was appointed by Song Qinzong before he entered the Jin army camp yesterday.Let him assist the prince and take charge of Tokyo.It's only been one day so far.

Zhao Huan had complicated feelings for this old man, and it didn't even have anything to do with Song Qinzong himself. This old man had a great intersection with the later Zhao Huan himself.

When Zhao Huan took the college entrance examination in [-], this old man was the one who was tested for classical Chinese in the national paper I, and Zhao Huan lost a lot of points because of him.

But in this era, if Song Qinzong was to bear [-]% of the responsibility for the breach of Tokyo City, then the remaining [-]% ​​should be attributed to this old man.It was he who had a superstitious belief in Guo Jing's Liujia Shenbing and recommended it to Zhao Huan.

It can be said that Zhao Huan's two lives had great entanglements with this old man at the most critical fate node in his life.

But it would be unfair to say that he is a traitor.At the end of the dynasty, when the wind and rain were turbulent, the Taifu also shouted: "I, the minister of the Song Dynasty, and the prince Fu Ye, should die."

Generally speaking, this is a Confucian scholar-bureaucrat with weak personality, mediocre ability, and only crying when things happen, but he is foolish and loyal.

On the contrary, Song Qinzong arranged for the deputy of the left-behind department in Tokyo, Hubu Shangshumei Zhili, who was a capable minister. In history, he was the minister who secretly supported Wu Ge in forming an army of tens of thousands of people.

After Mei Zhili, there was Zhang Shuye, the privy envoy, the privy minister of the Song Dynasty.

After that, he was supposed to be the prime minister of the current dynasty, the right servant of the Shangshu and He Su, the servant of the Zhongshu.However, the only prime minister in the dynasty was executed by Zhao Huan himself because of his cowardice and his consistent advocacy.

So now it is Shangshu Zuocheng Feng Xi who is acting as the prime minister's political affairs.

As for why there was no official prime minister in the Song Dynasty, but a humble Shangshu Zuo Cheng was in charge of the country's government affairs, it went back to the tradition of deception. The Song Dynasty did not have a chief official, but only a deputy in charge of the department.

For example, the Song Dynasty copied the three-province system of the Tang Dynasty. The three provinces were Shangshu Province, Zhongshu Province, and Menxia Province.

The chief official of Shangshu Province should be Shangshuling, the chief official of Zhongshu Province should be Zhongshuling, and the chief official of Menxia Province should be Shizhong.But for these three official positions, living people basically can't get mixed up, and they are only given to dead ministers.

In the Song Dynasty, Shangshu Pushe was in charge of Shangshu Province, Zhongshu Shilang was in charge of Zhongshu Province, and Menxia Shilang was in charge of Menxia Province.

However, the emperor of the Song Dynasty felt that the efficiency of the three-province system was too low. In order to facilitate management, he divided Shangshu Pushe into left and right. Often, Shangshu Youpushe served as a part-time servant of Zhongshu, and Shangshu Zuopushe served as a part-time servant in order to unify the three provinces and improve efficiency.

The left servant of the Shangshu is the prime minister of the left, and the right servant of the Shangshu is the prime minister of the right.

Sometimes the emperor felt that Zuo Pushe and You Pushe had too much power, and they would let their next-level ministers, the left and right ministers, act as the prime minister's affairs.

Zhao Huan didn't know much about these oblique relationships at first, but he barely sorted out the context until he incorporated Song Qinzong's memory.This kind of redundant and chaotic system is just a module that is barely functioning after paperwork, and it has reached the point where it has to be reformed.

And Yushi Zhongcheng sitting at the back is Zhao Huan's old acquaintance, Qin Hui, a treacherous minister through the ages.

Taijian should be the most upright department in the imperial court. As the chief of Taijian, Yushi Zhongcheng has the right to veto government decisions; intervene in the king's mistakes; criticize and impeach civil and military officials.Li Gang called it: "Those who stand in the palace and fight with the emperor for right and wrong are also admonished by Taiwan."

However, at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the person in charge of this extremely important department turned out to be a treacherous minister who has been innumerable throughout the ages. It has to be said that it is also a dark irony.

Qin Hui sat in the most marginal position, but he always shuddered, always feeling that there was a deep malice towards him in the hall.

After inspecting everyone, Qin Hui keenly noticed that the malice seemed to come from the officials.Since he was seated, the officials have seen him several times, seemingly without knowing it.

But Qin Hui couldn't understand it. You must know that Taijian is the sharpest sword in the hands of the emperor.It is the best tool to deal with powerful officials in power.

"Taiwan admonishers are the ministers of the emperor's eyes and ears." It was precisely because of Taiwan admonitions that the Song Dynasty formed a situation in which "the prime minister's respect was subordinated to the Taiwan admonitions."

Qin Hui didn't understand why the officials had promoted him to Yushi Zhongcheng not long ago, so why they suddenly radiated hostility towards him now.

But Qin Hui is very sure that he must be extra cautious, and must not give the officials any reason to commit a crime, otherwise his end will be very miserable.

While Qin Hui was thinking wildly, the discussion officially started.Zhao Huan spoke first, and said: "Before discussing the matter, I will tell you a story from last year for Zhuqing, I hope you can feel something."

"On November [-]th last year, I entered the Jin army camp for the first time, hoping to successfully negotiate a peace with the Jin people and save the people of Tokyo from military disasters."

"After the peace talks, the next day, December [-]st, it was rumored in Tokyo that Chengyu would return. At five o'clock, before dawn, the common people stood guard in front of Nanxun Gate, and the crowd blocked the way. When Nanxun Gate opened , the people are all joyful and happy, and bring fruits and fine wine to welcome Chengyu."

"But the government issued a yellow flag cloud, and I will return when I come to Japan. Because of the panic, at night, some people, regardless of the cold weather, lodged under the imperial corridors on both sides of the imperial street. At that time, the snow was not dry, and women and children wore skirts. , The hem of the skirt is full of soil, to fill the road."

"December [-]nd, it was dawn, the sunrise was dark, and there were several patches of snow."

"Officials and civilians gathered at the South Kaoro Gate again, rubbing shoulders together, even better than yesterday. People burning incense and praying flocked on the road. The people are eagerly looking forward to my return to Tokyo."

"When I returned from the Jinjun camp, the people of the capital rushed to welcome me in surprise, and the elders lined the road and shouted, and worshiped on the side of the road."

"Women, children, old and young, regardless of the severe cold, scooped up mud and filled the snowy puddles. In a short while, the imperial road was calm."

"Scholars and concubines recognized me from afar, cheered and passed the news, ran all over the city, and the sound of the mountain's shout shook the world!"

"Countless people stopped in front of the horse and looked up at my face. They all sighed and wept, and their tears flowed. The soldiers and commoners wept bitterly, and their voices reached the forbidden."

"At that time, the imperial student greeted him, and my human feelings suddenly seemed to be reborn. I said that the imperial student said, the prime minister misunderstood my father and son!"

What Zhao Huan told was the sad story of Song Qinzong's first return to Tokyo from the Jin Army camp.

At that time, there were generations of Jin people in the city, and they were all amazed to see how popular the Song Lord was.

After telling the story, Zhao Huan sat upright, glanced at the few officials who could influence the entire Song Dynasty government, and asked, "After listening to the story, how do you feel about it?"

Sun Fu spoke first, and said with righteous indignation: "The treacherous minister is wronging the country! He Su proposed not to cede the land at the beginning, but when he failed to defend the city, he changed his course and threatened that the clan society would be in danger. Later, when he heard that the Jinren made peace, he believed it easily. Follow The official car drove to see the two chieftains, cut off the two areas of Hedong and Hebei, and advocated surrendering to the Jinlu. It’s just peace. Besides, guests at banquets, drinking and eating meat, talking and laughing all day long. Since ancient times, ministers have been ignorant and shameless, and there has never been anyone like this!”

"Since ancient times, ministers have been so stupid and shameless!" Sun Fu scolded again angrily: "No wonder Li Ruoshui scolded him before, this generation of traitors, even if they die, there is nothing to blame them for!"

Zhao Huan had no expression on his face. Although Sun Fu's words were righteous and impassioned, the substance was just like him, useless to state affairs.Zhao Huan is not like a woman who needs to listen to other people's approval and complaints to gain psychological comfort.

Seeing that there was no response from the officials, Sun Fu could only withdraw his seat embarrassingly, pretending that he was a transparent person.

Zhang Shuye on the side continued to take the words, saying: "The government has won the hearts of the people. As long as you raise your arms, there will be millions of people. They will gather and the scene will follow. They will be able to help the country together and resist the barbarians."

Zhao Huan nodded, and Zhang Shuye's answer was also full of personal touches.It is more like a professional staff opinion given by a military chief officer.He is a loyal minister who can firmly implement the will of the emperor, but he does not have many personal opinions. He is not a ruler who can lead the overall situation from a high level.

When it was Yushi Zhongcheng's turn to speak, Qin Hui shrunk his body cautiously, kept his gaze fixed on Zhao Huan's eyes, and said cautiously: "Officials, ministers... What I feel most deeply from the stories about the official family is that the hearts of the people cannot be betrayed, and the common people cannot." Ku?"

Unlike Sun Fu's righteous indignation and Zhang Shuye's calm statement, even when Qin Hui expresses his views, he uses a cautious questioning tone, which shows his slippery and weak nature.

But Zhao Huan took a deep look at this Yushi Zhongcheng who wanted to shrink into the middle of the chair.

The hearts of the people cannot be disappointed, and the people cannot be blamed.

This is by no means what the traitorous minister of the peace faction in history could say!

Even Zhao Huan couldn't fully grasp his own thoughts, but Qin Hui summed them up brilliantly and vividly.

In terms of trying to figure out the best idea, among the full house, none of them can compare to this Yushi Zhongcheng.What Qin Hui said was entirely to cater to Zhao Huan's wishes.

If Zhao Huan didn't know Qin Hui's character, he almost felt like he was born with a confidant.

It's like being confused, someone can fully express what they think in their hearts, and sublimate and promote it.Who could not be fond of such a man?

Qin Hui was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He was the best at discerning people's hearts in his life, but he couldn't see through the official in front of him.

The official family seems to have two faces, one is extremely innocent, and the other is a young man who has not been deeply involved in the world, is upright and upright, and shows both emotions and anger.

But the other picture is like a dark abyss, as if it can see all emptiness clearly, and knows everything well.

Just like just now, Qin Hui was very sure that the official's reaction showed that he had accurately guessed what the official was thinking.

But the official looked at him deeply, and he couldn't understand why the official had such a strange reaction.It seemed as if he had already seen through himself as a human being, a completely unexpected feeling.The ancients said that if you hold a pearl in your hand, you can see the fire as if you can see the fire. It is known that 500 years are just like this.

(End of this chapter)