I studied in modern times

Chapter 488 Opportunity

Thinking about the big fights between the old parties in the previous life, the Yuanyou era, and all the bullshit things that happened.

Zhao Xu just felt sick!

Although politics has always been dark.

Despite political struggles, the ends justify the means.

However, during Yuanyou's era, Zhao Xu was still amazed by the fierce fighting within the old party and the skill of stabbing each other with knives.

What impressed Zhao Xu most deeply was the impeachment case of Cheng Yi.

That was in Yuanyou's second or third year.

After Cheng Yi found out about Zhao Xu's illness in Miying Pavilion, he interrupted the feast, wrote to the Queen Mother, and finally invited the imperial doctor.

then……

Impeachment came in droves.

Like ready.

It seems that someone has been waiting for a long time.

Just wait for Cheng Yi to write!

So how does Zhao Xu feel?

When he grows up and takes charge, the Luo Party and the Shu Party may be able to forgive him a little and give him some dignity.

But Shuo's party must be exterminated and exiled to Lingnan without leaving any room.

why?

You fight and treat me as a bargaining chip and a chess piece!

You use my life and health as a tool for your struggle!

Do you still want me to show you dignity?

Ha ha!

To be honest, Zhao Xu was already very merciful because he did not secretly instruct local officials to deliberately humiliate the exiled ministers and force them to commit suicide.

Therefore, Zhao Xu never doubted the courage of these civil servants and officials in the Song Dynasty.

Some of them are obsessed with political struggle.

In order to win, they dare to do anything.

What does it mean to deceive the king?

What does it mean to coerce the emperor?

In Zhao Xu's previous life, those bastards dared to gamble with his life.

And it’s not just the radicals of the old party who would do such a thing.

Those restless guys in the new party will do the same thing if given the chance.

Their boldness is not something that only comes on the first day.

"I originally thought that I had demoted Li Ding and Liu Zhi, and exiled Wang Yansou... They should restrain themselves..." Zhao Xu murmured to himself.

Shi De next to him trembled when he heard this.

Li Ding, Liu Zhi, Wang Yansou...

Sure enough, it is all the result of the officials’ deliberate actions!

He lowered his head deeply and completely deleted what he just heard from his mind.

Li Ding, inciting public opinion, intended to alienate the Tian family father and son, and undermine the great cause of the late emperor. This is a fact recognized by the government and the public, and has been written into the history of the country.

Liu Zhi and Wang Yansou were good at discussing the late emperor's virtues, slandered his system, and even formed cliques for personal gain. Therefore, one was demoted to Xiuzhou and was not allowed to sign official affairs of the state. He had to wait for five years before he was reinstated. The other was simply thrown away. If you go to the Nanping Army, you will probably have to stay in the poor mountains and rivers of the Nanping Army for the rest of your life.

The fate of these three people serves as a warning to both the court and the public - the emperor has an unfaithful nature, and those who slander the late emperor will be punished by heaven.

A red line was drawn.

Only then has the court been relatively stable these days.

Regardless of the young faction of the new party or the radical faction of the old party, no one dares to stroke the tiger's beard without knowing clearly whether it is real or not, for fear that they will become the next Li Ding, Liu Zhi, and Wang Yansou.

"Shi Deyi..." Zhao Xu waved to Shi Deyi, gesturing for him to come closer.

Shi De quickly lowered his head and came to Zhao Xu: "I'm here."

"Cai Jingke has talked to Dou Zhi, how can we prevent similar things from happening again in the future?"

Shi Deyi lowered his head and said nothing.

How could Cai Jing discuss such things with him, a minister, and risk his life?

Zhao Xu chuckled lightly and said to Shi De: "I know I can ask him tomorrow."

"Let's see if Kaifeng Mansion has any remedial measures to prevent similar things from happening again in the future."

This matter is very embarrassing for Zhao Xu.

I sit all over the world, control the Detective Department, and own the Bianjing Newspaper.

Not to mention Bianjing City, even the counties and towns under Kaifeng Prefecture, if there is any disturbance, I should have a clear view.

But this incident was like a blow to the head, waking up Zhao Xu from his fantasy of being invincible.

After waking up, Zhao Xu's first reaction was anger, then shame.

By now, these emotions have dissipated.

He calmed down.

As a top student studying abroad in modern times, Zhao Xu calmed down and naturally began to think about this matter with modern thinking.

That's how it is already.

There is no point in getting angry again.

Besides, this is also a very good opportunity for Zhao Xu!

Prior to this, Zhao Xu set up an archway to avoid irritating the civil servants and officials.

He has always strictly restricted the scope of activities and powers of the Detective Department.

Detectives in the Detective Department can only inquire about public information.

Moreover, they have no law enforcement power, and it is impossible for them to break into other people's homes and arrest people with driving stickers like the Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty.

The Detective Department in Zhao Xu's hands has only expanded to a certain extent compared to the Xixi and Feng eras.

The number of Luo soldiers increased from 500 to about 800.

Moreover, most of the increases are civilian personnel.

They are those subordinate officials who run around Bianjing city every day with notebooks, inquiring about the prices of various shops in Bianjing and making statistics on price fluctuations.

It's amazing, that is, after this year, because Zhao Xu conquered Sun Ci and other merchants.

Some of the soldiers were diverted to foot shops or shops all over Bianjing.

Let them do one job and get two paychecks.

But that's about it.

The government has always been a forbidden area for the Detective Department.

Under Zhao Xu's strict orders, the guards would not even get too close to the government offices unless necessary.

But now, something like this happened, Zhao Xu knew that the opportunity had come!

Because Cai Jing was the moral vacuum of the Song Dynasty.

Cai Jing must dare to do things that others dare not do, and he is very courageous!

How could the leader of the six dignified thieves have gained a reputation in vain?

and……

Zhao Xu licked his tongue.

Dali Temple is also involved here.

it is good!

very good!

Last time, the problem with Seng Lu Division was also caused by Dali Temple.

In the end, if Zhao Xu hadn't ordered the Empress Dowager's most trusted minister Fu Yaoyu to investigate.

And Fu Yaoyu, although he is from the old party, he is a gentleman.

And it is the prototype of the idiom "no city mansion". Under Fu Yaoyu's investigation, all the facts of the case came to light.

Otherwise, just because of the incident in Seng Lu Division last year, Cai Jing might not be able to stay in the position of Quan Zhi Kaifeng Mansion.

Now, they're here again.

Then don't blame Zhao Xu for not giving them face.

"Dali Temple, Ministry of Punishment..." Zhao Xu thought in his mind: "This is a very important department."

Yushitai, Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Punishment are the three most important departments under the current system of the Song Dynasty.

Among them, the Yushitai is named Zhongsi. He is a super suture monster who has a hand in everything. Therefore, it is a place where the old and new parties fight fiercely.

But the influence of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment is not weak either.

The name of Dali Temple is Fa Temple, also known as Heavenly Prison. Among the scholar-bureaucrats, it also has another prestigious nickname: Ji Temple.

This department evolved from the Jiuqing Tingwei of the Qin and Han Dynasties and has been very important since ancient times.

Equivalent to the ancient Supreme Court, it has the power of final adjudication.

The Department of Punishment has another style of painting.

In the Song Dynasty, the Ministry of Punishment was directly under the jurisdiction of the capital and was one of the six ministries under the Shangshu Province. It had the power to interpret judicial provisions and had the power to review the trials of prefectures, counties, localities across the country, including central departments at all levels.

Therefore, the Ministry of Justice was also called Qiu Si in the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, although people are generally aware of the importance of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment in daily politics.

But, after all, the control of Yushitai far exceeds the attractiveness of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment.

In addition, the court is complex, and neither the new party nor the old party can fully focus on the judicial system.

Generally speaking, victory can be declared once the Yushitai is captured, and it is time to concentrate on fighting for control of other more important institutions.

For example, the Hu Bu, which completely annexed the power of the past three divisions, and the Civil Affairs Bureau, which is in charge of personnel promotion, appointment, dismissal, and election in all states and counties, and the extremely rich and enviable person who almost annexed the power of the Qun and Mu Division in the past. Taipu Temple.

Therefore, Zhao Xu knew that this was a loophole.

Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment are now in the blind spot of the old and new parties.

It is precisely for this reason that Li Yong's case has been concealed until now, and it was only exposed because of the report from Yushitai.

Thinking like this, Zhao Xu started to get excited.

There are great men in modern times who surrounded the cities with the countryside, and finally conquered the world and recreated the world.

For Zhao Xu, this is a good reference object.

He is too young, but what he will do in the future will be too shocking.

I want a smooth transition and want to maintain stability.

You have to place stones in the corners first, just like playing Go. If you want to capture the big dragon, you must occupy the four corners first.

Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice belong to such strategically important marginal areas.

In the Criminal Department, Zhao Xu is not active for the time being.

But Dali Temple...

He raised his head, looked at Shi Deyi, waved his hand and said: "You all know that I will check with Kaifeng Mansion tomorrow and let me know the result."

"promise."

"That's right!" Zhao Xu suddenly remembered: "What do you think of Li Yong's case, the Cisages of the Two Palaces?"

He intentionally did not stay in Qingshou Palace for the past two days.

He also did not participate in discussions about government affairs.

Naturally, he had to extract himself and make sure he was clean.

Shi Deyi lowered his head and replied: "Let me tell you, the Cisheng of the two palaces is furious!"

"The Queen Mother has even ordered the capital to provide the results within ten days."

Zhao Xu nodded, and of course the Queen Mother had reason to be angry.

After all, now, Zhao Xu and Queen Mother Xiang are mother and son.

The relationship between mother and son, under Zhao Xu's deliberate maintenance and management, is closer than a real mother and son.

Especially Zhao Xu used the tricks he learned in modern times on the Queen Mother.

Wear only the clothes woven by the Queen Mother.

Moreover, because Zhao Xu has been growing so fast recently, the clothes from February and March this year can no longer be worn.

But whenever Zhao Xu discovered it, he would personally and solemnly collect these unwearable clothes and put them in the Funing Hall to sleep in. He also created a quiet room in it, named the Cimu Pavilion.

He specially collected the clothes that the Queen Mother had knitted for him.

Even the clothes knitted by Crown Princess Zhu for him were not treated like this.

Many times he said to his left and right: Although my mother did not give birth to me, she could nurture and protect me. I have never seen it in the ages. I am not strong now. When I am strong, I must be filial to my mother and support my mother until my end. In order to repay my mother for her kindness in raising and protecting me.

These words, these things, these details will always reach the Queen Mother Xiang through various channels.

It’s strange that the relationship between mother and son can’t be good!

Such a close relationship between mother and child will naturally make Queen Mother Xiang particularly sensitive on similar issues.

The nature of Li Yong's case is basically equivalent to that of a private servant who stole the owner's treasures and sold them for money. However, the owner of the family was still young and only his widowed mother was responsible for the family business.

The anger towards the Queen Mother is naturally conceivable.

"What about the great mother?" Zhao Xu looked at Shi Deyi and asked, "How did the great mother react?"

Shi Deyi lowered his head and replied: "The Empress Dowager said that the Empress Dowager's proposal is quite appropriate."

"Oh!" Zhao Xu nodded.

He always knew it in his heart.

No matter what, no matter how kind he was to the empress dowager, no matter how he showed his kindness.

After all, in front of the Empress Dowager, he, the emperor's grandson, was just one of her many descendants.

It's amazing, he is a grandson who can please her, make her happy, and make her look good.

How does it look like the Queen Mother?

The Queen Mother has only one hope for her!

This is the difference between having a choice and not having a choice.

It’s also human nature!

However, as long as you understand this kind of thing in your heart.

Zhao Xu said to Shi De: "You all should go down and rest first."

"No." Shi De bowed and bowed again before slowly retreating.

　Note: Li Yong’s case is a historical fact.

　　Historically, the old party used this case and the Seng Lu Si Suo Qi case to completely overthrow and criticize Cai Jing.

　　And this case is obviously a man-made case.

　　So everyone can know why Cai Jing hates Yuanyou’s old party more than Zhang Dun and Zeng Bu, right?

　　The roots are here!

　　You will know if you put into Cai Jing’s perspective and feelings.

　　Before the Senglusi case and the Li Yong case, Cai Jing had already actively moved closer to the old party and showed his sincerity to Sima Guang.

　　As a result, two slaps fell from the sky, hitting Cai Jing, the licking dog, until his eyes sparkled with stars.

　　In the end, Cai Jing came to power and directly created a monument to the Yuanyou party. From Cai Jing's point of view, it was reasonable and reasonable. It was the Song Dynasty version of Shuangwen's Revenge of Thirty Years in Hedong and Thirty Years in Hexi. Do not bully young people who are poor.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)