I studied in modern times

Chapter 264: Monarch and minister alone (1)

Zhang Dun appeared under Neidong Gate with some anxiety.

He never imagined that the official would let him choose his own time to meet.

This really made him confused and filled his mind with speculations.

Because the official gave Sima Guang the title in the morning.

In the afternoon, someone was sent to convey the order again, expressing in an extremely rare gesture that he was willing to accommodate his time.

Who doesn't know that Sima Guang is the red banner of the old party, and Zhang Dun is the most determined minister of the new law in the court?
While he was thinking wildly, he saw Toneri's figure appearing in front of him when he closed the door.

"Sheng Zuo, please come with me..." The voice of the visitor was very familiar.

Zhang Dun looked up and saw that it was Di Yong.

He is the second son of Di Qing, the general of Renmiao. In the middle of this month, the official family recalled him through the empress dowager with an imperial edict and appointed him as the general secretary of the pavilion. He also took charge of the direct command of Yulong Guduo, added imperial equipment, and himself The deputy envoy of Dongshang Hemen was promoted to the envoy of Dongshang Hemen.

The reason is well known to everyone in the court - I admire Jiayou's government and want to praise the meritorious officials. I heard about the loyalty of Duke Di Wu and respected him very much. Direct command.

This decree was indeed dictated by the officials themselves, and then handed over to the Privy Council, who all accepted the decree and drafted the edict.

Zhang Dun and Di Yong are old acquaintances.

When he visited Hunan, Di Yong served under him.

In the fourth year of Yuanfeng's reign, Di Yong came to visit him when he was appointed deputy general manager of Huanqing Road and returned to Beijing to report on his work.

I thought Di Yong would not take over the power so quickly.

Unexpectedly, he has fully assumed the responsibility of opening doors and meeting people.

This surprised Zhang Dun.

Because normally, it usually takes more than half a year of testing and observation before a Hementongjianshe talent is officially allowed to take over the power of introduction.

"The officials are already at Chongzheng Hall..." Di Yong reminded in a low voice.

Zhang Dun came to his senses and thanked him quickly: "Thank you Zijia!"

In his heart, Zhang Dun was even more surprised.

Because generally, ministers have to wait for official appointments.

Now, in turn, the officials are waiting for him in the palace.

What this revealed made Zhang Dun quite excited and also very frightened.

Di Yong stopped talking, just silently leading Zhang Dun, walking under the palace corridor on a rainy winter day.

Not long after, they arrived in front of Chongzheng Hall.

Zhang Dun tidied up his appearance, and Di Yong went into the palace to report.

After a while, he came out: "The official family has a decree, and the minister is ordered to enter the palace to deal with it alone!"

So Zhang Dun held the robe and bowed again, then climbed the steps of the palace step by step, and walked forward to the palace.

The everlasting lanterns in Chongzheng Hall have all been lit.

On the right side of the hall, behind a screen, there is a shadowy figure. It is the living man behind the screen, recording the words and deeds of the monarch and his ministers at any time.

Zhang Dun glanced at it out of the corner of his eye, then took it back, and bowed respectfully to the young emperor who was already sitting on the throne in the palace. Long blessings, Your Majesty!"

"I am blessed..." said the young official in the palace.

"Come here, give Zhang Qing a seat and tea..."

Zhang Dun quickly thanked him and sat on a chair that was moved to him.

A cup of brewed tea was brought to him by the minister.

Zhang Dun took it respectfully, and then the scent of tea made his nose twitch.

"It's tea from Shangluo..." He was shocked. He couldn't mistake the scent.

Although Zhang Dun was from Fujian, his starting point as an official was in Shangluo County.

During his years as an official in Shangluo, he was completely accustomed to the taste of Shangluo tea, but he was not used to drinking Jian tea from Fujian.

And this habit is only known to those who are familiar with him.

Then I heard the little official in the palace say: "I have already read the summary of the review of the Qingmiao Law submitted by you..."

"I'm calling you to meet me today, and please tell me the details, my beloved!"

Zhang Dun suppressed the surprise in his heart and bowed with the fluorine in his hand: "I am scared, please speak for your majesty..."

So, he introduced his opinions and those of Han Jiang and Lu Gongzhu.

Zhang Dun is very smart.

Therefore, he did not hide his words from anyone.

It just introduced the attitude of the three prime ministers towards Qingmiao Law in a straightforward manner.

The summary is that Han Jiang wanted to change it, Zhang Dun wanted to make minor changes, and Lu Gongzhu wanted to make major changes or even abandon it altogether. He picked up the Changping Cangcang method and used it to replace the Qingmiao method.

After hearing this, the officials in the palace seemed to think deeply for a long time, and then asked: "Based on what you said, if you want to change it, how should you change it?"

Zhang Dun bowed again and said: "In my humble opinion, we only need to limit the provisions of the Qingmiao Law to two cents of interest, and do not allow apportionment or forced borrowing..." "Kang Guogong thought that the Qingmiao Law should be carefully reviewed, and the details They are consistent and select officials from the central government to go to local areas to supervise the laws and regulations on young crops. If anyone violates the law and disobeys orders, he will be impeached immediately..."

"Dongping County Duke believes that perhaps the Changpingcang method is better, but if the Qingmiao method is modified appropriately, it is acceptable!"

The official stood up and seemed to take a few steps.

Then he turned around and sat back on the throne again.

"I know everything you said!"

He suddenly raised his voice and said: "In my opinion, you see it, Prime Minister Han sees it, and Governor Lu sees it... Although they say different things, they reach the same goal through different paths. They are all issues of official administration!"

Zhang Dun immediately held the phoenix and bowed to him: "Your majesty, the Holy Ming Wu Guo!"

In his heart, his evaluation of this official rose again.

You can skip all the questions and get to the real key.

This official was simply a king who was born to rule.

"Since it's a matter of official administration, does your Majesty have any solution?" the junior official asked in a childish voice.

Zhang Dun didn't dare to hide anything, so he could only worship: "I am stupid and there is no solution for the moment..."

"It's just that things have to be done! Don't stop eating because of choking!"

"In my humble opinion, even though there are various problems with the Qingmiao Law, the local military and prefectures failed to implement the imperial decrees, and the subordinate officials took care of it..."

“But it’s better to have the Green Seeding Law than not!”

"Without the Green Crops Law, the people would have no way to borrow money during the lean years, and the local government households would take advantage of the situation to force others... But with the Green Crops Law, the local government households would start to take the initiative and make decisions for the people!"

"I'm also willing to borrow money..."

This is a fact, and it is also the reason why the Qingmiao Law has received countless criticisms, but it still has the support of countless scholar-bureaucrats.

Let’s put aside the good and bad aspects of this thing.

Whether you have it or not is what matters most.

If so, the people would have a choice.

The situation is that households do not borrow money, and there is still government, even if the same goes out nine times, the profit will be compounded.

At least it is a choice for the people, and it is also a way to force households to give up their profits.

At this moment, the official in the palace asked leisurely: "What you said is reasonable..."

"But if this is the case, wouldn't the blame be attributed to me and the favor be attributed to me?"

Zhang Dun was so frightened that his scalp went numb, and he quickly bowed again: "I am scared!"

This is exactly the core of the problem, and also the key point why the old party has been seizing the young seedling law to continuously attack the people.

The blame goes to the superiors - the local officials randomly apportioned and increased money, and the common people didn't understand much. They only knew that it was the decree of Zhao Guan's family.

If their family is destroyed, who do they hate?

It is easier to understand if the favor is due to the subordinates. According to Zhang Dun's logic, no matter how bad the Qingmiao method is, it can still force the powerful households to give up their profits.

So here comes the problem.

The situation is giving away profits to households, who do the people thank?

Could it be the Zhao Guan family in Bianjing City?

Definitely not, it must be the profit-making situation itself!

As a result, the ministers of the old party can be upright, and even launch attacks on the Qingmiao Law again and again under the banner of "thinking for the country, the country, and the country."

The mistake was not because the late emperor was determined, but also because the late emperor was determined to expand the territory and regain Lingxia and Youyan, which required a lot of money.

Therefore, the late emperor always pretended that he had not seen this problem and did not mention it.

Otherwise, just for this reason, the Green Seedling Law would have been abolished long ago.

But now, officials have directly pointed out the core shortcomings of the Qingmiao Law.

For the emperor, the situation could not be worse than blaming the superiors and ascribing favors to the inferiors.

Zhang Dun naturally became afraid.

I am afraid that your majesty will take advantage of his opportunity to fight alone today and kill Qingmiaofa with one strike.

If he speaks in person, Qingmiaofa will be sentenced to death.

The Green Seed Law really needs to be abolished.

And there is basically no chance of recovery.

Just when Zhang Dun was racking his brains to find a reason, he heard the official say again: "You don't have to be like this!"

"Huang Kao's laws are naturally good, but the people below do not obey Huang Kao's will, change the country's laws without authorization, oppress the people, and corrupt the system..."

"This is why I summoned you here today!"

"This is also a major event that I was told about at the beginning of the Imperial Examination!"

(End of this chapter)