Lord Moyu was forced to open

Funing Palace.

The corner of Zhao Jun's mouth changed after he read the news from the secret guards one by one and saw that the people of Yunzhou County, whether they were farmers, businessmen, craftsmen or workers, showed extremely resistance to the officials in the customs. He raised a mocking smile.

Picking up a book and throwing it aside on the low table, Zhao Jun sneered:

"Look, let's see what the officials of the Song Dynasty look like in the eyes of the people?

Look at how much psychological shadow they have been deceived into, so that they can resist those inhumane people in the customs like this. "

On the other side of the low table, Zhang He, the prime minister of the day, was sitting.

Zhang He, who had just gone to court today and was about to go back, was suddenly left behind and was taken all the way to the emperor's palace.

At first Zhang He didn't understand what happened, but when he heard His Majesty's words, he raised his eyebrows and thought he had roughly guessed it.

I saw the secret book His Majesty threw on the table and reached out to take it!

The next moment, his face became a lot gloomier.

The secret book was written in a simple and easy-to-understand way, and even seemed vulgar to him.

This is all because the above recorded everything that the people said.

There is no increase or decrease at all, and how elegant can the people's words be?

["What? Are we going to be under the control of the officials in the customs in the future? Damn it! We won't have enough to eat in the future, right?"

"Woooooooo, no! My father was killed by those officials! Our family's land was taken away by them colluding with the big families. Otherwise, our family wouldn't have to flee. Don't let them control us. ah!"

"If a damn official comes here, we will assassinate him! The worst is, I will be killed. My whole family will be killed by these officials. If I can drag a dog official to be buried with him, it will save him from harming other people. You have done a good deed!”

"Good brother! Count me in! I'm alone too, so I have to fight with them! We can't let them ruin the good situation of Yunzhou County!"

"Count me in!"

"Count us in!"

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After reading the contents of the secret letter word by word, Zhang He's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip from his face.

Just because these people heard that they might be controlled by officials in the pass, they were ready to assassinate the officials sent there.

Even fearless.

Looking at the content of their words, Zhang He felt his face heat up.

Zhao Jun saw the embarrassment in his heart, but he had no intention of comforting him.

He waved his hand and asked Wang Huai'en to fill himself with tea. He picked it up and took a sip before he said to himself: "Most of the people in Yunzhou City were affected by the disaster in the customs. They couldn't survive, so they asked outside the customs. Among those who were accepted by me during the migration, some left the customs voluntarily, while others were forced to leave the customs by my fourth brother and the Ding family.

It is impossible to count how many methods they used and how many families were destroyed.

Even when they came to me, they didn't trust the officials of Yunzhou County at first. It was me who looked at each incident and tried to comfort them, make promises, and fulfill them little by little, which made them come back to their heart.

However, they still feel resistance from the bottom of their hearts to those officials within the customs!

To be honest, I don't have the slightest sense of trust in these officials in the customs, not at all! "

As the head of a hundred officials, Zhang He had to speak at this time.

"Your Majesty, this is just a speck of mouse droppings dropped into a pot of porridge. The presence of corrupt officials does not necessarily mean that all officials are like this."

Zhao Jun waved his hand and sneered:

"Zhang Xiang, but have you ever thought that after the rat droppings fall on the pot of porridge, this pot of porridge will no longer be edible, and no one will dare to eat this pot of porridge. This means that one grain of rat droppings spoils the pot of porridge.

It is true that I cannot guarantee that among the civil and military officials of this Manchu Dynasty, there will be no honest and good officials in the world.

But among them, corrupt officials definitely account for the majority.

This also means that most of our pot of porridge in the Song Dynasty is composed of rat droppings, and the remaining bit is porridge.

This is not a pot of rat droppings falling into the porridge at all. This is a spoonful of porridge being poured into a pot of rat droppings.

Would you like to eat this kind of porridge? "

Zhang He was silent, he didn't know how to refute.

Does it mean that the officials of the Song Dynasty were not that bad?

Or do you mean you can eat most of the pot of rat shit?

None of them are right! both are not!

As the prime minister, he knows better what is under his hands.

There are certainly good officials, but the bad ones make up the majority, and the number is even much greater than His Majesty expected. Looking at the silent Zhang He, Zhao Jun waved his hand again.

Wang Huaien on the side immediately stepped forward and filled the teacup in front of Zhang He.

Zhao Jun smiled and said: "Xiang Zhang, let's have some tea."

Zhang He came back to his senses, handed over his hand to express gratitude, and then picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

Putting the tea cup down, Zhang He said:

"Your Majesty, what are your plans for Yunzhou County?

Although Yunzhou County is still relatively independent now, it is the territory of the Song Dynasty after all, and it will eventually return to the hands of the imperial court one day.

It is impossible not to do this because of the resistance of the people. The unification of the Song Dynasty is necessary. "

Zhao Jun took a sip of tea again, and then did not put down the tea cup. Instead, he put it in his hand and turned it gently. He looked out the window and saw that the birds that had left in winter on the treetops outside had gradually returned and were sitting on the treetops. A new bird's nest is built on it to live in.

He said slowly: "The merger must be merged, but the merger cannot be so rough.

Birds know that they have to build a new nest when they return to their nest. If we want to let the wanderers who have left far away return, we must also face them with a new look.

In this way, others will believe you.

Yunzhou County will maintain its relative independence and autonomy for the time being.

Of course, the tax revenue will still be given to the court. The current court would be completely exhausted if it were not supported by the tax revenue from Yunzhou County. "

A look of embarrassment suddenly appeared on Zhang He's face.

As the prime minister, he felt very ashamed that the court had fallen to this level.

Zhao Jun had no time to deal with his shame and continued:

“The assessment methods, assessment regulations, etc. for the legal examination must be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

After the army takes back the south, the first major inspection will begin. The officials in Bianjing expect to conduct the first inspection in May.

Zhang He, you can disclose it further and tell them that since this is the first time for this Beijing inspection, I will be particularly strict. Anyone who does not meet the standards will be dismissed from their posts!

Let them prepare themselves so that they won't regret it when the time comes.

It’s not that I haven’t given them time and opportunities. "

"The minister obeys the order!"

Zhang He quickly agreed.

"As for Yunzhou County..."

Zhao Jun rubbed his forehead with a headache. Then he said: "Let's do this for now. To make iron, you need to be tough. Officials in the customs will not be willing to change their image among the people.

But I will also find a way to make the people of Yunzhou County gradually recognize the imperial court, so Zhang Xiang doesn't have to worry about this. "

After Zhao Jun finished speaking, Zhang He's mouth couldn't help but twitch. He could roughly guess his Majesty's methods.

Since the internal officials are not good enough, and the officials in Yunzhou County do not trust the officials inside the officials, it is better to take advantage of the official examination and bring a group of officials from Yunzhou County into the court.

If the people of Yunzhou County don’t trust the officials of the imperial court, how can they not trust Yunzhou County’s own officials?

In this way, they will naturally gradually develop a sense of belonging to the imperial court.

This is indeed a good idea.

But Zhang He understood what kind of uproar the influx of a new force would cause in the court that had almost divided its interests.

In order to maintain their own power, how will they suppress new entrants?

It may be difficult for officials from Yunzhou County to occupy a place in this large court.

But looking at His Majesty Zhang He who was drinking tea silently, he suddenly felt that it was not that difficult.

No matter how difficult it is, how difficult can it be if there is a person above who is pulling the frame and the people below can only make some small movements?

Thinking of this, Zhang He understood that everything was under the control of his Majesty.

I'm afraid that all this is going according to the other party's ideas.

This court may not be stable for a while!

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(End of this chapter)