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Chapter 357 Qionglinyuan Meeting (1)

Qionglin Garden is the most famous among the royal gardens of the Song Dynasty.

Because every new academician will come to Qionglin Garden to participate in the Qionglin Banquet after the results are released.

This has been true for generations, without exception.

The Qionglin Banquet in the Song Dynasty and the Wen Wedding Banquet in the Tang Dynasty are both famous in history.

In modern times, Qionglin Garden is famous all over the world, except that it is a place where new scholars are given banquets.

Also because this place is the most famous restaurant street in Bianjing City.

Yes!

You read that right!
Part of the emperor's private garden was also occupied and turned into a restaurant, which was opened openly and openly under the emperor's nose.

And the emperor allowed it to happen.

There is only one reason - these restaurants are all government-run!

In order to make money, the emperor turned part of his garden into a restaurant.

Incredible, right?
However, opposite Qionglin Garden is Jinmingchi.

When Jinmingchi opens every year, it is crowded with tourists day and night.

The huge passenger flow brings business opportunities.

Therefore, it is reasonable for the emperor to open a restaurant outside the Qionglin Banquet.

The Zhao officials will try their best to get involved in any business that makes money.

After all, making money is not shabby!

Entering from the road in front of Qionglin Banquet, there are ancient pines and cypresses on both sides of the gate door. Beyond these pines and cypresses, there are pomegranate orchards and cherry orchards.

The pavilion next to the pomegranate orchard and cherry orchard is where those restaurants are located.

Of course, not all of these restaurants belong to the emperor.

There are also private restaurants. For example, there are 32 restaurants in Bianjing City. Every year, we have the opportunity to buy a few restaurants in front of Qionglin Garden.

In fact, it was to contract restaurants that the emperor felt were not very profitable.

After these people contract, their business often flourishes and they make a lot of money.

Slowly, the emperor chose to buy more restaurants.

Up to now, there are only about three or four government-run restaurants, and the others are restaurants contracted by private parties.

No way, this is reality.

Government-run restaurants, under the monopoly, have high quality and price differences.

After buying it out, it was the same location and the same formula, but the wine they brewed tasted better and was lower in cost than the wine brewed by the emperor's official business.

Fortunately, Zhao Xu is not at a loss.

Because private restaurants have to pay him for the contract, and they can only buy his high-priced rice wine to make wine.

Win-win!

……

Enter this luxurious royal private garden from the gate of Qionglin Garden.

What comes face to face is countless colorful gardens.

Jasmine, peony, mountain peony, daphne, smile, ashes...all kinds of exotic flowers and herbs are planted here.

The roads of Qionglin Garden are even more entangled with brocade stones, and the ponds are inlaid with gems. On both sides of the Hongqiao, willow trees hang down their branches. From a distance, it looks like the Hongqiao is locked by the willows. This is the famous landscape of Qionglin Garden. ——Liu Suo Hongqiao.

However, this is only the most ordinary scenery in Qionglin Garden.

What really fascinates people in Qionglin Garden is its architecture.

Especially the Baojin Building is the best building in the world!
Not only has it been famous for a long time now, but it has also been remembered by scholar-bureaucrats for hundreds of years.

In the Yuan Dynasty, there were still people who looked at the Baojin Tower described in ancient books and fantasized about it.

It is no exaggeration to say that Qionglin Garden is the Old Summer Palace of the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Xu stepped down from the imperial chariot, and the officials of Qionglin Garden had already arrived in front of the imperial court, kneeling on the ground: "Guan Gou, the officials of Qionglin Garden, respectfully welcome you all!"

A minister came to Zhao Xu and bowed.

Zhao Xu waved his hand and said: "No courtesy... everyone, please get up..."

"Today, I led all the officials of the Jingyan and Kaifeng Prefecture to come here for fun..."

"You all just perform your duties!"

"promise!"

Zhao Xu took his officials and began to visit Qionglin Garden.

I looked at the gardens one by one, commenting and praising them from time to time.

He was completely unhurried, as if he didn't take today's city patrol to his heart at all.

However, the more he behaves like this, the less interested the ministers who accompany him become.

The banquet officials recalled what they had seen along the way.

They also heard the conversation between Zhao Xu and Cao Ye.

As a result, all fools knew that behind those illegal constructions were relatives of powerful people.So what is the image of the relatives of powerful people in the eyes of civil servants and officials?
Harmful to the country and people, greedy!
Now, the evidence is on the board.

Officials, but they don't care?

They are already starting to get anxious!
If so, what should we do in the future?
After all, for scholar-bureaucrats, it doesn’t matter whether they are relatives with high status, military ministers or ministers at home.

In a sense, they are all enemies!They are all political opponents!

During the Han and Tang dynasties, eunuchs disrupted the government, relatives wielded power, and noble military ministers were domineering. Are there still many lessons learned?
The history books are full of stories about the XX Revolution. Didn’t the blood of the scholar-bureaucrats drain out of their blood at that time?

Therefore, we must guard against the slightest change!

The companions who followed Zhao Xu, especially the four related households who came in, were even more anxious.

Cao Ye has come to his senses now.

If the officials don't deal with this kind of thing, the harm to the Cao family will be much more serious than if the officials scold the Cao family!
why?
After being scolded and punished, the matter will be over.

He didn't scold or punish him, and even got close to him with a smile.

Doesn't this give the scholar-officials in the outer court an excuse to criticize them?
It is no exaggeration to say that the officials are treating them better now.

The more motivation the scholar-officials have to impeach and attack!
Back then, Queen Wen Chengzhang’s family was the best example!

Civil servants came one after another. Even though Renmiao had been protecting her, once Empress Zhang died, the Zhang family quickly declined.

When the Renmiao collapsed, the Zhang family was removed from the list of honorable persons.

Now, in Bianjing City, where is the Zhang family's place?
The Zhang family, which was so prominent in the past that even the prime ministers wanted to make friends with them, is now having a hard time getting even a sanitation officer!
Who did it?
Scholar-officials!

So, when Zhao Xu continued to lead the ministers to the next garden, Fan Chunren and Lu Dafang finally couldn't bear it anymore.

The two of them came to Zhao Xu together and worshiped: "Your Majesty..."

"It's getting late, it's time to go back to the palace..."

"Otherwise, the two compassionate saints should worry about Your Majesty..."

Zhao Xu smiled and said: "There's no rush..."

"Before I left the palace, I already told the two palaces that I would return to the palace later..."

Fan Chunren had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, it's time to come to a conclusion about today's patrol of the city..."

"Conclusion?" Zhao Xu smiled: "Didn't I already give it?"

"Benevolence and forgiveness are the way of a saint!"

Fan Chunren paid homage: "Those who can invade the Huan Dao are all relatives and ministers!"

"This generation has always been greedy and domineering..."

"I'm afraid, your majesty is kind and forgiving, but I think he is weak..."

"If this is the case, the other people will definitely take advantage of it, and if things continue like this, the country will not be a country!"

What Fan Chunren said does make sense.

This is the case for all the relatives and ministers of the past dynasties.

If you are ambitious, you will be publicized; if you are domineering, you will be invisible!
The reason why the Song Dynasty did not have such relatives and ministers was because the civil servants and officials kept their eyes wide open day and night, monitoring everyone who crossed the line.

Beat him to death if he finds out!
No mercy!

In Zhao Xu's previous life, the Ren family and the Zhu family were used by civil servants to slap in the face, establish prestige, and sacrifice flags on a daily basis.

Zhao Xu then looked at the others.

Deng Runfu, Su Che, Cheng Yi, and Lu Xizhe all bowed in worship.

Cai Jing, Su Song and other Kaifeng Prefecture officials naturally followed suit immediately - the scholar-bureaucrats' positions on this issue were naturally unified, regardless of the old or the new.

After all, Wen Yanbo said it right - Your Majesty governs the world together with the scholar-bureaucrats.

Not with the people.

Not with my relative Xunchen, let alone with Wuchen!
Cao Ye and his companions, however, were trembling with fear and immediately knelt down and bowed: "I am afraid and do not dare to ask for His Majesty's favor because of my family's dishonesty..."

"Please investigate closely, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Xu sighed and said: "Alas..."

"Your Majesty, you are truly loyal to the country!"

"It's really the blessing of my ancestors that I can be assisted by you and others!"

Ok……

Cao family, Yang family, Xiang family, Gao family...

Did you all see it?
It's really not that I want to embarrass you all my relatives, but that the civil servants are insisting on asking for it.

But I still stand with you fellow countrymen.

Don’t worry, everyone, follow me, I will definitely not treat you compatriots badly!
So, Zhao Xu said to everyone: "In that case, I will discuss today's affairs with you in Qionglin Garden..."

“Let’s come up with some rules and principles first!”

"After returning to the palace, I will report to the Ci Sages of the two palaces and discuss other matters..."

"Your Majesty, your Majesty!" The scholar-bureaucrats naturally bowed their heads again happily.

The four accompanying readers even paused: "Your Majesty Fu Wei is able to dominate and bring blessings!"

(End of this chapter)