I studied in modern times

Chapter 506 Entering the Urn

That night, Zhao Xu accompanied Empress Dowager Xiang after dinner at Baoci Palace and returned to Funing Palace.

Feng Jing then came up to him and reported in a low voice: "Everyone, Tong Gaopin begs to see you."

"Tong Guan?" Zhao Xu was stunned for a moment.

"Ok!"

"Ask him to come." Zhao Xu nodded.

Tong Guan has now been promoted, leaving the lowest level of the small yellow door, Tie Dihou Neipin, to the high rank of Dihou.

If you go up again, you will reach the ceiling of Xiaohuangmen - the head of Dihou Hall.

For the ministers after Di Hou, there are two merged grinding and surveying systems.

In the palace, there were ministers Mokan and his wife moving around.

Outside, they share a grinding and surveying system with Wu Chen.

Not long after, Tong Guan was brought to Funing Hall.

What's even better is to use Sima Guang's personal reputation and connections to incubate a newspaper for Zhao Xu specifically for the scholar-bureaucrat class.

However, it has always maintained a relatively objective and neutral stance.

Cai Jing was also very sensible and gave the green light to Sima Kang's righteous report to Bianjing.

As he spoke, he held up a piece of white paper.

The Bianjing Yibao currently chaired by Sima Kang has the same treatment in Bianjing City as the Bianjing Xinbao.

But we meet through the curtain.

"Nuo..." Feng Jing lowered his head and retreated.

"Your Majesty, I wish you all the best." This was the first time Tong Guan was brought to the sacred hall of Funing Hall, and he was summoned alone at night.

"Not bad!"

This Bianjing Yibao can naturally fall into the control of Zhao Xu.

It looks complicated, but it's actually very simple.

In Bianjing City, Bianjing Xinbao is now recognized as the most popular among ordinary people, while the most popular among officials and literati is Bianjing Yibao.

For example, Li Xian's Gyeongbokgung Palace envoy is from the rank of fifth-rank internal minister, so he can serve as the governor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and after Wu Xinjun Jieduliu, he is the rank of fourth-rank military minister. This Make him qualified to serve as a road manager.

"Your Majesty..." Tong Guan bowed his head and said, "Today I received a spy from the Yushitai Sex Service Case. I dare not neglect it and came here to report it to Your Majesty."

This made him extremely excited and his face turned red.

If you break through, you will no longer be a small yellow gate.

"That's right!" Zhao Xu thought for a while and warned: "Send a copy to Bianjing Yibao."

Zhao Xu looked at the future Captain Tong through the curtain and asked softly: "Qing Xingxing came to the palace to beg for an audience at night, but is there something wrong?"

Or is there really some Xiao Jiujiu in my heart?

Look at Sima Guang and his son, are they really selfless?

If he advances to another level, he can reach the pinnacle of his career.

It is a dual-track system. Inside the palace, the ranking of ministers is used to determine the superiors and subordinates, while outside the palace, the rank of military ministers is used to determine the dispatch.

With that said, he handed the paper in his hand back to Feng Jing through the curtain: "Tong Qing, don't change a word, just publish the full text."

Especially in Taixue, Bianjing Yibao is widely praised and is a must-read tabloid for Taixue students.

Zhao Xu winked at Feng Jing, who immediately went down, took out the white paper, and delivered it to Zhao Xu inside the curtain.

Zhao Xu didn't know what his mentality was.

However, so far, although Bianjing Yibao has problems of one kind or another in its reporting.

In other words, this is borrowing a chicken to lay an egg.

But who knew that Sima Guang only had a few months to live?

This is probably similar to going from a junior employee to a manager.

Zhao Xu took it, glanced at it, and laughed: "An Dun seems to be very enterprising!"

Of course, Zhao Xu did not meet him directly.

"The mouths of those in Kaifeng Mansion were opened so quickly."

"Look at the Bianjing Yibao. Will it be published?"

It seemed that Zhao Xu was looking for trouble for himself.

But he is a minister with official status.

Therefore, Tong Guan's enthusiasm is very high.

Of course, I am very motivated.

This kept the circulation of that elegant tabloid, which was popular among scholar-bureaucrats, very good.

Once Sima Guang dies, Sima Kang will have to observe filial piety.

Of course, this does not prevent Zhao Xu from testing the position of Bianjing Yibao from time to time.

Even if people from the old party have done something wrong, they deserve to be scolded. The most they can do is tone down their tone and use gentler words.

Therefore, we can only say that Sima Guang and his son have a problem with their butts.

But there is nothing wrong with their moral integrity.

……

The next day, with the release of a new issue of Bianjing Xinbao and Bianjing Yibao.

The entire Bianjing city was instantly shocked.

In fact, the Li Yong case has gone through several days of preparation, fermentation and guidance.

Even the people and scholars in the counties and towns below Kaifeng Prefecture also knew about this case.

Even Daming Mansion and Luoyang have people paying attention to this case.

Both civilians and scholars are watching this case.

No way, this case is too legendary.

It combines many explosive points such as selling officials and getting titles, giving and receiving privately, protecting each other between officials, and filing imperial petitions.

Kaifeng Mansion and Dali Temple were also involved.

Now, there is a new breakthrough in this case?

There is news from the Censor's Office, maybe there is some secret?

The gossiping people were no longer sleepy immediately.

However, this matter is not so good for some people involved.

When the Secretary of Tongjian sent a memorial jointly signed by the imperial censor to the palace.

After reading it, Zhao Xu laughed in his heart.

"Finally bit the hook!"

"My hard work is not in vain!"

The name of the petitioner is clearly written on the yellow sticker.

Liu Fengshi, Lu Tao, Zhu Guangting.

Among them, Liu Fengshi was Zuo Zhengyan, Lu Tao was the supervisory censor Li Xing, and Zhu Guangting was the supervisory censor.

The admonishers of the Remonstrance Court and the censor of the Yushitai submitted a letter together, and Tong Jiansi did not dare to neglect it.

Therefore, after the memorial was copied, it was sent to Zhao Xu, the two palaces, and the governor of the capital.

And what they wrote in their petition was that the torture at Yushitai was used to extract confessions, which violated the law.

The words, of course, are high-sounding.

That's it, it's so underhanded!

Zhao Xu took the memorial and looked at Fu Yaoyu, the censor Zhongcheng, who was sitting in the palace, and said softly: "But I want Fu Qing to see a joke."

As he said this, he asked Feng Jing to send the memorial to Fu Yaoyu.

"I don't know whether it is because I am young and have poor moral character that the ministers of the court despised me so much!" Zhao Xu said, his eyes turning red.

Fu Yaoyu listened to the voice of the young official in the palace, and then looked at the red eyes of the young official.

The softness in his heart was immediately touched.

What could be more moving to a traditional Confucian scholar-bureaucrat than the fact that the emperor, who is young, smart, and admiring the way of the saints, wholeheartedly admires the teachings of the saints, the way of benevolence, forgiveness, and loyalty, but is harmed by the shamelessness of the ministers? Woolen cloth?

there is none left!

And Fu Yaoyu happened to be the most traditional and authentic Confucian scholar-official. To King Yao and Shun was his ideal.

Immediately, he stood up and worshiped solemnly: "Since your Majesty came to the throne, you have bowed to the teachings of the late emperor, inherited the rule of the Six Saints, paid filial piety to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, and extended favor to ministers! Your kindness has benefited the world, even though you are young. At such a young age, he is already famous in the world!"

This is a fact!

After this official came to the throne, he injected a new atmosphere into the government and the public, and even the entire state and county in the world.

Not only did he follow his father's orders, he extended his favor to the world and abolished many bad policies such as abolishing the market and changing affairs and losing the law.

He also rushed to buy the embankment department to benefit the people.

More internal funds were used to provide relief to the people in Hebei, and to work with the people to repair roads.

He even set an example by plowing the fields and planting four-season vegetable beds in the palace.

Personal life and enjoyment are even more frugal.

The three meals a day are just three dishes and two soups, and the food is simple and plain.

Moreover, he is also very concerned about the livelihood of the cooks in the imperial kitchen.

Therefore, Tie En's chef followed the example of the late emperor's Huimin Shu Pharmacy and ordered people to open several restaurants for the imperial chefs in Zhouqiao, Bianjing City.

Let those idle imperial chefs get a livelihood and even live a good life!

Be courteous and virtuous, be kind to the people, have the world in mind, be kind and loving, be thrifty for your own use, and be considerate of people's livelihood...

Just ask an emperor who has gathered all the above auras, when he appears in reality.

What should the scholar-bureaucrats do?

Anyway, for people like Fu Yaoyu who have Confucianism firmly imprinted in their brains.

He only had one thought - I will only feel sorry for Your Majesty!

Especially, when he saw the little emperor with red eyes in front of him, looking hurt.

He was already furious.

So, Fu Yaoyu bowed his head and said: "If there is a minister who ignores the righteousness of the king and his ministers and harms your majesty, as a lieutenant general, I should be severely impeached!"

As he said that, he turned over the memorial that the Emperor ordered to give to him.

Just one glance made Fu Yaoyu furious!

"How dare you, Shuzi!" Fu Yaoyu roared in his heart.

He actually impeached Yushitai and tortured him to extract a confession!

This is slander!

Because these days, he, Fu Yaoyu, would enter the palace every day to report progress to the emperor.

He also kept staring at An Dun and Zhang Ruxian.

Where were the confessions extracted through torture?

Letting criminals copy the scriptures of saints under the sun counts as torture to extract confessions?

Fu Yaoyu put down the memorial, raised his head, and looked at the official whose eyes were still red.

Of course he knew that this junior official was just young.

But the mind and means are terrifyingly mature!

These days, the officials can always quickly understand the many things he reports to the palace, and they can even draw inferences from one instance and quote allusions and stories from the dynasty to understand relevant matters.

Therefore, Fu Yaoyu knew that although the petty officials had an innocent heart and longed for the way of saints, they were by no means the kind of emperor who rigidly understood the meaning of saints' scriptures.

On the contrary, Xiaoguanjia has some understanding and insight into the human heart beyond imagination.

What moved Fu Yaoyu the most was that he was a small official who knew everything, but still yearned for and yearned for the way of a saint.

The starting point of everything is kindness and forgiveness, and the welfare of all people in the world is at heart.

Every time I see him, he always asks about the livelihood of the local people. When he hears that the local people don't have enough to eat, they always have red eyes, silently weep and blame themselves.

When Huainan reported that the drought might lead to a poor harvest this year, the officials immediately issued an edict that from now on until the drought subsides, all expenses of the Funing Palace will be halved.

These are all things that Fu Yaoyu has witnessed with his own eyes.

This is in stark contrast to those late emperors who wished they could plunder every coin they made into their own hands.

This is the most precious innocent heart!

Therefore, Fu Yaoyu knew the reason why Xiaoguan's family was sad.

Those ministers thought they were smart and thought they could hide it from the emperor.

Little did they know that their little thoughts were seen through by the emperor at a glance.

Because today he, Fu Yaoyu, came to the palace to report on the progress of the Yushitai's investigation into the Li Yong case.

There are not only the confessions of officials involved in the case in Kaifeng Mansion and Dali Temple who were interrogated by An Dun, Zhang Ruxian and others.

There is also the key evidence that Fu Yaoyu found from countless files in Kaifeng Mansion and Dali Temple!

Therefore, in the eyes of the officials, this memorial treats the officials as children.

This is the son of a child!

He is also unworthy!

It's even more deceiving!

No wonder the official family is so sad.

Fu Yaoyu thought for a moment and felt that if he were an official, he would be even more sad!

Fu Yaoyu thought about this and immediately said: "My minister, I am preparing to be the central minister. I cannot lead by example and take the law seriously, so I let such a minister appear on the Yushitai!"

"My lord is guilty!"

"I invited you to go abroad and sent you to a remote military state to strictly enforce the laws of the court and the national system!"

For people like Fu Yaoyu, he is not only strict with others, but also strict with himself.

There is no doubt about the personal charm of an individual.

During Xi Ning's reform, even though Wang Anshi couldn't stand it, he still respected him.

After returning to the court, even many ministers felt that he was unreasonable.

But I still admire him as a person.

Therefore, those words he said were indeed his true thoughts.

Lord humiliate to death!

When a king is despised, the people he despises are his subordinates.

This is his responsibility!

Zhao Xu stood up immediately, ordered someone to help Fu Yaoyu up, and said, "I don't care about your affairs."

"Although I am young, I can still tell the difference between good and bad, and the truth from the false."

"You are my Bao Xiaosu..."

"I, your Majesty, have no doubt!"

Zhao Xu said this sincerely and magnanimously.

Because in addition to taking advantage of this upright gentleman's personal ethics, he never doubted or worried that Fu Yaoyu would do anything detrimental to him and the country.

Wealth cannot be lascivious, poverty cannot be moved, power cannot be surrendered, this is what people like Fu Yaoyu are talking about.

This has withstood the test of history.

A minister who has endured decades of ups and downs but still hasn’t changed his mind!

The archetypal character of the modern idiom "a man with no city in his chest"!

Fu Yaoyu was so moved by Zhao Xu's sincerity that his eyes turned red.

Immediately he bowed and said, "Your Majesty knows that I am here. This life is enough for me!"

Those stories about emperors and ministers from ancient history echoed in his mind.

Fu Yaoyu is old.

He has been in this officialdom for decades!

He thought that this would be the case for his entire life.

Just like Confucius said: If the phoenix does not come, the river does not flow out of the map, I am already dead!

Unexpectedly, in the twilight years of his life, he was so lucky to meet such a monarch who trusted him, treated him with courtesy, and understood him!

Therefore, it is impossible for Fu Yaoyu not to be moved.

Just at this time, Guo Zhongxiao, who was outside the palace, came in and reported: "The official family, the Cisheng of the two palaces, sent someone to invite the official family to the Qingshou Palace."

Zhao Xu asked: "But in order to impeach the censor, the censor stage tortured him to extract a confession?"

Guo Zhongxiao nodded.

Fu Yaoyu listened and said immediately: "Your Majesty, please come with me!"

Zhao Xu nodded.

These days, he always takes time to listen to Fu Yaoyu's reports just for this moment.

(End of this chapter)