I studied in modern times

Chapter 418 The Evil Dragon
Gengwu (Thirteenth) in March of the first year of Yuanyou.

The imperial edict used the bones of Dong Zhanzi Ali to make him the king of Wuwei County, the military envoy of Xiping Army, and the chief of Miaochuan.

Liu Chi, the Privy Council's direct bachelor and the official of Chaoyi, learned about Qingzhou. Liu Chi was given a Shinto stele by imperial edict, which was placed in Longtuge. Deng Wan, the official of Chaoyi, knew about Qingzhou's Yongxing army.

Xie Jingwen, a direct bachelor of Longtuge and the shipping envoy of the capital of Dajiang and Huaihe, knew Yongxing Army.

Sinong Shaoqing, an upright and upright minister, has the power to dispatch the shipping envoy from the capital to the Yangtze River and Huaihe River.

Fan Ziyuan, the envoy of Dushui, was appointed as Sinong Shaoqing.

Hu Zongyu, a member of Zhongshushe, was a member of Zhongshushe, and Fan Bailu was a member of Zhongshushe.

Hu Zongyu is from Changzhou. Like Jiang Zhiqi, another Changzhou native, he is a good friend of Su Shi. Like Su Shi, he is the kind of big-mouthed person who speaks out every day, not only against the new party, but also against the old party.

The two palaces expressed their appreciation for people like him, so they transferred him to Menxia Province to deal with the governor of the capital.

The last time Fan Bailu showed his strength, the two palaces were somewhat embarrassed, so he was transferred to Zhongshu and was not responsible for drafting the edict.

On the same day, an edict was issued: From now on, the capital hall is not allowed to send out officials or appoint officials.

This was at the request of Sima Guang, who had just returned from illness.

Sima Guang had just recovered and returned to the capital to oversee the government, when he discovered a large number of people running for office inside and outside the capital.

Many of them had already signed up for assignments from the Ministry of Personnel, but were not satisfied, so they came to the capital hall and used the back door.

Such things were actually common in the Song Dynasty.

After all, the biggest power that the governors compete for is to be expelled from the court.

Once you have this power in your hands, of course you must use it quickly to promote your own people.

It happened that March was the peak period for removing officials, so Sima Guang, who had just returned, was in trouble.

Sima Guang couldn't bear this situation.

With a piece of paper, this matter that everyone knew well was revealed to the table.

After Zhao Xu returned from the Sutra Banquet class in Jiying Hall, he heard Shi Deyi talk about this matter when he returned to Funing Hall.

"Everyone has heard that everyone in the capital is now very critical of Sima Gong, and there is a lot of discussion both inside and outside the court!"

Zhao Xu listened and laughed.

The Song Dynasty is a human society, which means hello to you, me to everyone, and everyone.

But at the same time, the seniority system in the Song Dynasty was very serious.

Officials are promoted in strict accordance with the seniority sequence, level by level.

Naturally, the two often conflict.

But fortunately, as a feudal dynasty, the Song Dynasty had its own national conditions.

Before Wang Anshi's reform, the descendants and relatives of powerful people abided by the former rule and did not care about the latter rule.

Those without backers and backgrounds can only grind through the qualifications and be promoted step by step.

It was Wang Anshi's reform that stirred up this stagnant political arena.

A large number of young officials were promoted exceptionally.

This is where the new party has been attacked by countless people, and it is also the reason why the old party has become so popular.

There are countless traditional bureaucrats who can't stand those who were below them before being promoted simply because of their ability.

Thus, the biggest resistance to Xining's reform appeared.

A large number of grassroots officials began to resist the new law through non-violent disobedience.

In the end, it was Lu Huiqing who came up with a killer move - the Chonglucang method.

By giving money to subordinate officials, we can give those working at the grassroots level the opportunity to become officials.

The crisis was successfully turned into an invisible one - the local electors were non-violent and non-cooperative, but the subordinate officials, especially those who wanted to be officials, were eager to show off.

This is the first time that the Song Dynasty defeated the lying flat record with a roll.

Since then, the division between the new party and the old party has officially appeared in the Song Dynasty.

One of the labels of the new party is 'lucky boy'.

Those bureaucrats who were dissatisfied with the speed of promotion of "Xingjin Boy" quickly gathered together and began to attack "Xingjin Boy".

In the eyes of these people, the 'lucky boys' are the source of the world's problems.

This is human nature - jealousy.

Therefore, Zhao Xu knew that Sima Guang's move was probably killing two birds with one stone.

On the one hand, he really couldn't stand this kind of backdoor thing.

On the other hand, I am afraid that Sima Guang continues to stir up the emotions of those officials who are dissatisfied with the new party and the new law in order to continue to defend his status as a red banner of the old party.

Therefore, Zhao Xu knew that this was because Sima Guang still had not given up on his long-cherished wish to implement the new law.

Otherwise, Sima Guang would not have been able to do this - he was stubborn, but it was not his first day as an official!

How could you not know about the filth in the official circles of the Song Dynasty?

He won't lift it sooner or later, but he will lift the lid at this time.

It's just a last-ditch effort.

Unfortunately, Sima Guang has been writing books in Luoyang for 15 years and missed too many things.

He probably didn't realize it at all, but after 19 years of reforms by Xi Ning and Yuan Feng.

This world has long undergone earth-shaking changes.

19 years ago, those old bureaucrats should have retired and died, and the rest have become useless.

The new generation, those officials who grew up in the Xining and Yuanfeng era, have occupied the main body of the Song Dynasty bureaucracy.

And these people have long been used to it.In addition, Sima Guang may not have noticed that the current New Party is no longer the same people who followed Wang Anshi in the Xining era and pursued reforms to enrich the country and strengthen the military.

Just look at the capital hall and you will know.

Now the ruling parties in both the east and west governments of the capital are all the New Party, right?
If it prevents them from forming cliques, is it like a fool's errand?
No!

An Tao, Li Qingchen, and Zhang Hong were the three people who lived under Zhao Xu in their previous lives. If the radicals of the old party had not insisted on killing them all, they would have actually surrendered.

Among the ministers of the new party, except for a few people such as Zhang Dun and Lu Huiqing, how many of them still remember the original intention of the reform?
The New Party, like most of the initiators of the Qingli New Deal, has long since transformed from a dragon slayer, from an idealist determined to change the world, to the evil dragon of the new era.

If what Zhao Xu wants to do in the future harms the interests of these people, they will instantly change from a new party that supports reform to an old party whose ancestral laws are immutable.

Therefore, Zhao Xu took this matter as amusement. He smiled and asked: "Shi Deyi, have you heard about the discussion about the ruling officials in the capital?"

Shi Deyi lowered his head and replied: "To report back to everyone, as far as I know, the capital hall is still the same as before, and there are no disputes. However, the Detective Department reported that it seems that there has been gambling on the new ruler in every house recently..."

Zhao Xu was not surprised. After all, people in Bianjing could even develop tea fighting and grass fighting into gambling.

It is not a big deal to bet on the new administration.

So he smiled and asked: "Who has the best odds?"

"Zeng Bu, the Minister of Household Affairs, has the best odds now."

Zhao Xu nodded. This was normal. Zeng Bu's seniority was too low, and he did not have the seniority of a local road supervisor. This was a fatal flaw.

The same goes for Han Zhongyan and Zeng Xiaokuan, two ministers who the late emperor comforted and promoted the elders when they noticed that their health was deteriorating.

"Who has the lowest odds?" Zhao Xu asked.

Shi Deyi lowered his head and said, "Reporting to everyone, this is Lu Dafang, Minister of the Ministry of War and Minister of Jiying Palace."

"People in Wazili say that Lu Dafang is a gentleman whom everyone trusts. He has the qualifications of Chengdu's transport envoy and is also a disciple of the great scholar Mr. Hengqu."

"So Lu Shangshu is the most favored."

Zhao Xu smiled.

In his previous life, at this time, it was indeed Lu Dafang who entered the capital.

But that was because the old party won a complete victory and demoted all the new party leaders from Bianjing. The Queen Mother blindly believed in the works of Sima Guang and Lu Gong and accepted all the ministers recommended by these two people.

now...

Zhao Xu felt that unless he intervened, there would be little hope for Lu Dafang to be promoted to power.

The reason is that Han Jiang and the other three new parties in power must have someone they want to recommend.

But Zhao Xu didn't want to interfere with the selection of the prime minister.

The time has not yet come.

so……

The dog dealer is pretending to be an uncle again and spreading false news everywhere!
Zhao Xu then asked: "So, does Yushitai have any new reaction to the Han Jie case?"

Shi De shook his head and said: "I want to inform you that a few days ago, the Cisheng of the Two Palaces has appointed Lu Tao, the supervisory censor, to go to Chengdu to examine this matter. I'm afraid we will have to wait until the details of Lu Tao's physical examination are revealed before we have any news. .”

"However, I heard that the left prime minister seemed to have entered the palace yesterday, begged for help in front of the Cisheng of the two palaces, recalled him to the capital, and went to Dali Temple for interrogation."

Zhao Xu's expression became serious as he listened: "My father-in-law is loyal to the country! This is killing relatives for the sake of justice!"

"Although Han Jie is illegal, for the sake of Xianggong Han, he must give him something decent."

"Feng Jing!" Zhao Xu looked at Feng Jing who was standing next to him and ordered: "Remember it, and bring it to me as soon as Lu Tao's physical memorial is delivered to the palace."

"No matter what, I can't let Mr. Han suffer a loss during the evening festival!"

Feng Jing immediately lowered his head: "No!"

Shi De lowered his head all night. The two of them naturally knew what Zhao Xu meant - Han Jie, the official family wanted to protect him.

We cannot let Mr. Han suffer a loss during the evening festival.

After Zhao Xu finished speaking, he waved his hand: "Everyone, please go down. I'll take a rest."

"No." The two of them bowed respectfully.

Zhao Xu sat on the mattress, holding his cheek. After a long time, he sighed and said, "I have become an evil dragon a long time ago!"

In his previous life, he was determined to make progress and even vowed to revolutionize politics and defeat the evil dragon represented by the traitorous officials of the old party.

However, studying abroad for ten years in Modern Times not only taught him to be friends with people who made him feel sick in every pore.

It also taught him to accept the imperfections of this world.

The moment he woke up in Qingning Palace, Zhao Xu already knew that if he wanted to succeed, he would have to turn into a dragon.

"Han Jie is really lucky!" he said.

"Otherwise, if my temper was different in my previous life, this person would have to spend the rest of his life in a remote military state even if he didn't go to Lingnan to eat lychees."

But now, Zhao Xu had to protect him.

Keep him safe and let him exit safely.

Although you cannot become an official, you can still retain your benefits and receive a salary.

this is the truth.

This is also politics.

Of course, you can't kill the tiger, but you can catch a bunch of flies.

None of the officials involved in tea tea and salt in Chengdu Road who followed Han Jie's mischief, as well as Guo Xian, the executioner who protected Han Jie and helped him, could escape.

I'm afraid even Jiang Zhiqi, the current Chengdu Fulu transfer envoy, will have to suffer. I'm afraid Zhan Mokan is certain.

Lu Dafang, the former Chengdu road transport envoy who has been promoted to Minister of War, may also be implicated, and he cannot escape the copper fine.

(End of this chapter)