I studied in modern times

Chapter 796 Summoning (1)

On April 27, the second year of Yuanyou, in the rear hall of Chongzheng Hall.

More than a dozen civil officials collectively prostrated themselves in front of the palace gate, holding up their staffs and respectfully bowing to the young emperor, whose figure could only be seen vaguely, sitting on the throne in the palace: "Your Majesty, we respectfully wish you the best of health!"

"Long live the emperor!" As the young man's gentle voice came out from the palace, the ministers felt as if they were bathed in spring breeze: "No need to bow!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Then, led by an official from the Ministry of Rites, they bowed again and took their leave.

This is the customary etiquette of ministers meeting the emperor in the Song Dynasty.

Generally speaking, civil officials below the rank of imperial court official and military officials below the rank of remote county officials were not qualified to enter the palace and pay homage to the emperor.

For the vast majority, they just bow at the temple gate and that’s it.

People like them who can hear the emperor's consolation are considered lucky!
This group of ministers were taken away by officials from the Ministry of Rites.

The main attraction of today's drama has officially been served.

"Your Majesty..." Prime Minister Lu Gongzhu stepped out of the hall holding a banner and said, "The newly appointed Attendant Minister Wen, the newly appointed Transport Envoy of Hedong Road, the newly appointed Junior Supervisor of the Imperial Household, the newly appointed Judge of Law, and the others are already outside the hall. I beg Your Majesty to summon them into the hall!"

Zhao Xu nodded: "Yes!"

Then, four civil officials in scarlet robes were led to the palace, and they bowed their heads one after another and said, "Your Majesty, I respectfully wish the Emperor good health!"

Zhao Xu looked at him and said softly, "No need to be polite... Stand up!"

The four men stood up one after another and lined up in the hall according to their official rank.

Zhao Xu looked down at them.

The person at the front of the line, although his hair and beard were gray, looked tall and energetic.

That's right, it makes people feel a little alienated when they look at it.

I think he should be Zhang Wen, who was recommended by Lu Gongzhu to be the Jieshizhong.

Standing behind Zhang Wen was a young and vigorous civil official who was no more than forty years old.

This person's height is estimated to be close to five feet five inches.

This undoubtedly made him stand out among the scholar-officials in the Middle Ages.

Among the ministers of the dynasty, probably only Han Zhongyan, the crane minister, could be taller than him.

And Zhao Xu knew this person.

However, it was him during the Shaosheng era.

"Gu Lin...Gu Zidun..." Zhao Xu narrowed his eyes and looked him up and down, memories of the early years of Shaosheng flashing back in his mind.

At that time, Gu Lin had been appointed as a Hanlin scholar and was an important member of the Yuanyou court.

Just ...

Some people are out of touch with the times!

He actually dared to openly oppose Zhao Xu's recall of Zhang Dun and others.

As a result, needless to say, this kind of people who could not see the direction of the wind and foolishly spoke well of Liu Zhi, Fan Chunren, Lu Dafang, Su Che and other Yuanyou prime ministers whom Zhao Xu hated at that time.

What awaited him was only demotion - he was dismissed from his post as Hanlin scholar and appointed as the governor of Dingzhou as the scholar of Longtu Pavilion.

A year later, someone reported that Gu Lin had had close contacts with Liang Weijian of Qingshou Palace while in the court.

So the accusation of "colluding with eunuchs" was directly put on him.

Then...it will naturally be the same as the old party persecuting the new party in the Yuanyou era.

There is no need for trial or evidence. All the officials in the court need is an excuse.

As a result, he was demoted to an idle position in Luoyang. However, by that time, the old party forces had already been eliminated in Luoyang.

In Luoyang, Gu Lin was tortured to the point of ecstasy. The ministers of the New Party found various ways to persecute them by the old party, and they used them one after another and intensified them!

Zhao Xu remembered that, in his impression, the last time the name of this important official of the Yuanyou era appeared in his ears was in Yuanfu - the Yuanyou party came, betrayed the previous emperor, harbored evil intentions, and was suspended and replaced, and was appointed as the deputy envoy of the militia in a certain state, and settled in Raozhou.

Now, looking back, Gu Lin’s performance during the Yuanyou era was actually not that excessive.

Like Fan Chunren and Lu Dafang, he was a pragmatist and moderate in the old party.

He did not advocate the extermination of the New Party. Instead, he wanted to reconcile the contradictions between the old and the new.

In the sixth year of Yuanyou, Li Qingchen and Deng Runfu were recalled, which was the result of discussions among Fan Chunren, Lu Dafang and Gu Lin.

Unfortunately, at that time, the old and new parties were already in a blood-thirsty state, and all the unspoken rules and tacit understandings disappeared completely after radicals such as Liu Zhi demoted Cai Que and Deng Wan to death and humiliated and tortured Zhang Dun and Lu Huiqing.

The new party ministers who returned to the court just wanted to step on the accelerator and kill all the old Yuanyou party members!

At this time, it is time for the party to unite and eliminate dissidents, and only consider identities and positions.

As long as you are from the old party, we will pursue you to the end!
On the contrary, all those who had been attacked and punished by the old party during the Yuanyou era were rehabilitated and reinstated regardless of the reasons.

This is the truth when the party struggle reaches its final stage. There is no logic or reason to speak of.

Fortunately, everything has not started yet.

The old and new parties still maintain the rules of the game of fighting but not breaking.

Even after Han Jiang's mediation, the intensity of the struggle dropped slightly.

After all, when Wen Yanbo announced the labor service law, it actually had nothing to do with Wang Anshi!

That is the crystallization of wisdom between me, Han Zhongxian Gong, and Kangguo Gong Han Jiang!
Wang Anshi of Jiangning acquiesced to this.

As a result, the exemption from military service law and the exemption from execution law were successfully transformed from "evil laws" and "bad laws" in the mouths of the old party into "good laws" and "good laws" in the mouths of these people.

As long as we make adjustments and correct some drawbacks, we can save people from disaster.

The people of the New Party naturally refused to accept this and started arguing with the people of the Old Party.

This debate has successfully played the role of "the history book of time" and completely muddied the waters.

After Sima Guang died, no one called for abolishing the labor service law.

Both the old and new parties were busy vying for the right to interpret the law of labor.

This kind of thing is a mess to begin with. The husband says he is right and the wife says she is right, and in the end no one is convinced by the other.

The Qingmiao Method also follows the same general principle.

After changing the name to 'convenient low-interest loan', the mandatory requirements and assessments were removed, and the sale of 'convenient low-interest loan' outside government offices was prohibited.

Complaints from the public and grassroots have been greatly reduced.

At the same time, because the name has been changed, the laws have been adjusted, and restrictions and constraints have been made, the literati of the old party are now unanimous in saying - what Qingmiao Law?

Don’t try to scam me, you villain!

This is Yuanyou's good governance, okay?!

It is the result of careful consideration by us gentlemen!

It has nothing to do with the Qingmiao Law that harms and oppresses the people like you!
Concerning these issues, the new and old parties are engaged in an endless verbal battle.

The focus of public opinion has long shifted from personal attacks and mutual denial to who is the original proponent of good laws to save the country and eliminate evils.

The argument between the two sides finally began to take on some flavor of a debate.

And it’s not about comparing one another’s shortcomings or exposing one another’s flaws, but a competition to see whose ideas and practices are better!
Zhang Dun was in Guangxi, Chen Mu was in Mingzhou, Cai Que was in Fujian, Su Shi was in Dengzhou…

This is how we compare and compete.

Of course, in this process, we cannot do without the existence of the Bian Jing Yi Bao platform, as well as the intentional or unintentional guidance of the Bian Jing Yi Bao - all articles that make personal attacks, accusations, comparisons of bad things, and expose shortcomings cannot be published in the Bian Jing Yi Bao!
All articles that can be posted have been reviewed and reviewed.

In particular, as Han Jiang retired, Zhao Xu brought him into the editorial department of the Bian Jing Yi Bao and gave him the final review authority.

The relevant atmosphere has further improved.

When Zhao Xu turned his eyes away from Gu Lin, he saw the figure of a skinny old minister.

"He should be Cui Taifu, right?"

"Cui Taifu, one of the Four Evils of Yuanfeng!"

In fact, in the past the old party was best at creating terms, throwing dirty water, and stigmatizing its opponents.

Look at the labels and charges they put on their opponents.

What are the four evils, six thieves, and ten diamonds...

Each one is catchy, nice to hear and easy to remember!

However, with Zhao Xu's ascension to the throne, especially after Sima Guang's death, the Bian Jing Xin Bao and the Bian Jing Yi Bao fell into Zhao Xu's hands.

Zhao Xu began to use the journalism knowledge he had learned in modern times and the experience he had accumulated as an anchor.

They hung up and beat the radicals of the old party.

On standing on the moral high ground to accuse others, label them, create memes, spread them and take things out of context.

Who can compare to Zhao Xu?
What's more, he controls the two largest public opinion platforms today.

You can cover mouths, ban people from speaking, or even delete accounts at any time!

It can be said that the referees, athletes, and judges are all his people.

Those guys in the old party who wanted to manipulate public opinion were played to death and ruined in minutes.

A typical example is the case in which Xianyu Qun and Shangguan Jun falsely accused Ye Kangzhi.

If they had gone there, they would have definitely succeeded!

However, now he is beaten and bloodied, and in disgrace.

(End of this chapter)