I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 292 Yelu Hongji takes up the post of censor, and Su Jingming has another admirer!

In the forbidden area, Zichen Hall.

Song Xiang, the political counselor of the Liao Kingdom, came to the main hall with the prince Yelu Hongji of the Liao Kingdom, the chief envoy of the Liao Kingdom Yelu Su, and the deputy envoy Li Han.

Zhao Zhen sat upright with a warm smile.

"See His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty!" the three of them said at the same time.

Zhao Zhen raised his right hand and said: "This is not the official court, so there is no need to be polite."

Immediately, Zhao Zhen looked at Yelu Hongji.

"You must be the eldest prince of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Hongji! Your father has informed me in his letter that you are here with the mission to experience the customs and customs of Bianjing City."

"When you come here, it's like being at home. Don't be restrained. If you need anything, let me know. If I don't treat you well, my father may have to write to me again!"

Yelu Hongji raised his head.

After listening to the words of the officials of the Song Dynasty whom he had admired for a long time, he suddenly felt like a spring breeze.

This official was exactly as he imagined.

He has a gentle personality, is kind and generous, and has the demeanor of a wise king.

He was completely different from his father who was obsessed with success, had a violent temper, and was full of vulgar words after drinking.

"Thank you so much for your love, His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty! Hong Ji came here not only to experience the prosperity of Bianjing, the largest city in the world, but also to learn some etiquette and rules. Many of our officials who were envoys to the Song Dynasty returned to the Liao Dynasty , all praised the harmony and unity of the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty, and all the yamen in the court were clear and bright, which was far stronger than our Liao country..."

Hear this.

The corners of Zhao Zhen's mouth curled up slightly, and he couldn't help but sit up straight and straighten his chest.

Everyone likes to hear good words.

On the side, Song Xiang frowned slightly and murmured in his heart: "This guy has such a sweet mouth, he must be cheating."

After Yelu Hongji praised the Song Dynasty, he continued: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, Hongji has an uninvited request. I hope you will consider it."

"Speak!" Zhao Zhen said boldly.

He stroked his beard and glanced at Song Xiang.

The latter understood immediately.

How could Zhao Zhen be carried away by the praise of a nineteen-year-old young man? If he was unwilling to agree to Yelu Hongji's request, he would naturally let Song Xiang reject it as a bad guy.

Yelu Hongji said excitedly: "I greatly admire the civil governance of the Song Dynasty. Coming to Bianjing this time is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Therefore, I want to work in a certain yamen for one month to experience the daily official life of the Song Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats. . Of course, Hong Ji will naturally avoid matters involving the political secrets of the Song Dynasty."

After Yelu Hongji finished speaking.

Behind him, the Liao envoy Yelu Su and the deputy envoy Li Han were both stunned.

They obviously didn't know what was going on.

The two frowned slightly, a little unhappy.

After all, it would be unseemly for a majestic prince of the Liao Kingdom and the future emperor of the Liao Kingdom to serve as an official in the yamen of the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Zhen was also stunned, this request was really new.

He thought about it.

I feel that this matter will not harm the Song Dynasty.

No matter which yamen Yelu Hongji went to, it was almost impossible to get some secrets.

The chief officials of these yamen in the Song Dynasty are all old foxes.

If he follows Yelu Hongji's advice, it will be equivalent to losing his reputation, and no one will let him succeed.

"Which yamen do you want to work in?" Zhao Zhen asked.

Yelu Hongji was able to make this request, which was obviously planned in advance.

If Zhao Zhen were to arrange a position for him, it would not be easy.

If it is too small, it will easily look like a small family in the Song Dynasty; if it is too big, Zhao Zhen will think it is too childish.

"I would like to go to the Yushitai and serve as a supervisory censor. It is best to work with Su Jingming. Su Yushi has long admired the name of beheading the censor Su Jingming. If he can give him some advice, it will be great. pleasure!"

Hearing this, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but laugh.

This Yelu Hongji is really a thief.

Although I can't find out the secrets of the Song Dynasty at Yushitai.

But if you want to have a comprehensive understanding of various yamen in the Song Dynasty, Yushitai is the best place to go.

But when Zhao Zhen thought that he was going to follow Su Liang, he couldn't help but feel relieved.

Under Su Liang's guidance, he was guaranteed to go astray without even realizing it.

aside.

Song Xiang also felt that there was no big problem with this request.

A few years later, when Yelu Hongji came to the throne, there were still rumors among the people that "the emperor of Liao had served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty".

This is a good talk, and it even brings face to the Song Dynasty.

"I'm sure, I will write the appointment edict in the official letter. At the beginning of next month, you can go to Taiwan to advise and join the job!"

Yelu Hongji was immediately overjoyed. He quickly raised his hands and thanked him: "Hong Ji, thank you, His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty!"

He didn't expect it to go so smoothly.

The Liao Kingdom also had a Yushitai, whose functions were similar to those of the Song Dynasty.

However, their Taiwanese admonishers were not as bold as the Song Dynasty in speaking out and admonishing.

The promotion of their officials follows the following rule: when selecting officials, they must first give priority to their family name.

Everyone puts the interests of the clan first, which is more difficult to manage than the Song Dynasty.

Yelu Hongji's purpose was to explore the operation of multiple yamen in the Song Dynasty through the Yushitai, and then select the best and learn from them.

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The two sides chatted for a few words, and after Zhao Zhen rewarded the Liao envoy with some gifts, Yelu Hongji and his party withdrew.

……

Half an hour later.

Dutingyi, in the hall.

Yelvsu, the envoy of the Liao Kingdom, frowned and said: "The eldest son of the emperor, is it a bit too childish for you to take up a post at the Yushitai of the Song Dynasty? You... you are the crown prince of the Liao Dynasty and the future emperor. How can you be the emperor of the Song Dynasty?" A human official? If His Majesty knew about it, he would definitely be furious!"

Yelu Hongji's eyes widened.

"What do you know? I came to the imperial court to learn about the Song Dynasty. I went to the Yushitai to take up a post, just to explore the governance of the Song Dynasty. In the words of the Song Dynasty, this is losing face and gaining dignity. Face is nothing, If you can steal the art of governing the country, you can let me serve as a bodyguard for the officials of the Song Dynasty!"

"This matter will be of great benefit to our court. Do you think that this prince comes to Bianjing just to eat, drink and have fun?"

Immediately, both Yelvsu and Li Han raised their hands and stopped talking.

Yelu Hongji added: "From now on, my surname is Hong Ji, and my given name is Nilin. Don't call me by the wrong name!"

"I obey!"

Yelu Hongji had already been involved in political affairs for the first time in Liao Dynasty, and he held a certain amount of real power. Yelu Su and Li Han did not dare to refute him.

……

at the same time.

The news that Yelu Hongji, the eldest son of the Emperor of Liao, would go to the Yushitai to serve as a supervisor for one month at the beginning of November, and to supervise the Yushitai, the news reached the Yushitai.

Tang Jie, the imperial censor, Tang Jie, the imperial censor, Fan Zhen, the imperial censor, and Lu Jie, the supervisory censor, all came to Su Liang's house.

Tang Jie said with a serious face: "Jingming, after Yelu Hongji comes to Taiwan, you can bully him, but you must do it without losing the courtesy of a great country. In addition, don't go too far..."

In front of Su Liang.

Nineteen-year-old Yelu Hongji is a child.

Tang Jie is not worried that Yelu Hongji will find out the secret of Yushitai.

Instead, he was worried that Su Lianggui had too many ideas. If the prince of Liao was bullied into anger and left the Song Dynasty a year ago, the problem would be a big problem.

"I know, I know, I'm not a monster, I can still eat him, I will be very good to him." Su Liang smiled and murmured: "I can command a prince of Liao Kingdom, even a prince of Liao Kingdom." As the future king of the country, this feeling is quite good."

……

It's early in the morning on the first day of November.

Yelu Hongji came to Taiyuan wearing the official robe of a supervisory censor.

He first paid a visit to Yushi Zhongcheng Tang Jie, and then came to Su Liang. "Su Yushi, Hong Ji has admired your reputation for a long time and has read every one of your articles. When I see you today, you are indeed extraordinary and worthy of being the pillar of the Song Dynasty..." Yelu Hongji praised sincerely.

Su Liang smiled slightly.

"Prince Yelu, there is no need to be polite. From today on, we are our own family, so just sit in that position!"

"Su Yushi, there is no Prince Yelu Hongji of the Liao Kingdom here, only Li Xinghongji, the supervisory censor, just call me Nirvana. If you have any errands, just call me!" Yelu Hongji was very polite.

"Okay, no problem." Su Liang responded.

……

After a while.

The officials who entered the imperial court sent two copies of the Di newspaper.

The daily task of the Taiwan admonishment officer is to annotate the contents of the imperial newspaper on the imperial treasure seal paper. If there is any doubt, he can also write "admonishment grass".

This is the daily class of Taiwan's admonishers, which involves performance appraisal. Sometimes officials will personally inspect it to understand the opinions of Taiwan's admonishers.

Su Liang handed a copy to Yelu Hongji and said: "The affairs of the Taiwan Admonitor are still very boring. If you read and write, if you don't understand anything, feel free to ask me."

"Yeah." Yelu Hongji looked excited.

He is also familiar with this kind of daily classes in Taijian.

In the Liao Kingdom, he also received true biography from Confucian officials Xiao Weixin, Yao Jingxing, Yelu Liang and others.

He believes that his writing skills would definitely be outstanding even if he were placed in the Great Song Dynasty Hall.

He wanted to prove his worth to Su Liang, so he immediately picked up the brush and started writing comments seriously.

Half an hour later.

Yelu Hongji suddenly heard snoring.

When he looked back, Su Liang fell asleep on the table.

A smile appeared on his face, and he murmured in his heart: Huh, you want to deliberately create the illusion that Song Dynasty officials are lazy, how can I believe it?

What Yelu Hongji didn’t know was——

Su Liang takes a nap every morning, sometimes even until noon.

Su Liang slowly woke up after sleeping for half an hour.

He first poured a cup of tea, then smiled at Yelu Hongji and said, "My little daughter was too noisy last night and slept a little late."

Yelu Hongji said politely: "I understand, I understand, thank you for your hard work, Yu Shi Su."

Yelu Hongji didn't believe a word of Su Liang's words.

The reputation of officials in the Song Dynasty for abolishing private affairs due to public service has long been spread to the Liao territory.

He even heard that officials such as Bao Zheng and Tang Jie often stayed up all night.

And Su Liang, as a leader among the scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty, must be the same.

Su Liang's words were just for himself.

After a while, Su Liang fell asleep again.

Yelu Hongji became more certain of his conjecture. If Su Liang slept like this every day, he would not be able to complete his daily duties, let alone write memorials.

Yelu Hongji looked at the Di newspaper in front of him and wrote the annotations more carefully.

……

It's approaching noon.

Su Liang came to Yelu Hongji with a smile on his face.

"Niren, are you still getting used to it? If you don't understand anything, just ask me directly. The official affairs of the Taiwan Admonisher are relatively trivial and require enough patience."

Yelu Hongji took out his imperial treasure seal paper.

"Su Yushi, please take a look at the annotations I wrote. If there is anything inappropriate, you can point it out." Yelu Hongji was very polite.

"You wrote pretty quickly! Have you finished annotating everything?"

"No, no, it's just half annotated." Yelu Hongji replied.

He couldn't wait to shock Su Liang's jaw with his comments.

The people of Song Dynasty always regarded themselves as civilized people and believed that Xia and Liao were all barbarians.

Today, Yelu Hongji will rectify the name of the Liao Kingdom and let the most famous admonisher in the Song Dynasty see his excellence.

Su Liang took the imperial treasure seal paper from Yelu Hongji and read it carefully.

Not long after.

Su Liang frowned, and after a few breaths of silence, he said: "It's okay, it's okay. As for the inappropriateness, I...I really can't mention it. Why don't you take a look at my comments! "

Yelu Hongji felt a little disdainful.

I murmured in my heart: You were awake for less than an hour the whole morning, how many comments can you write?

He took the imperial treasure seal paper handed over by Su Liang, and when he took a closer look, he was dumbfounded.

The handwriting is elegant and neat, and the content is rich and detailed.

Some notes point out problems, some give suggestions, and there are many eye-catching ideas in many places.

What made Yelu Hongji even more desperate was that Su Liang's efficiency was too high.

This Dibao is the new Dibao this morning, and there are hundreds of pieces of information in it.

Yelu Hongji will be busy at least until dusk when he goes all out and corrects seriously.

But Su Liang finished it all in less than a morning and two nights of sleep.

As for the content, there is nothing to say.

Yelu Hongji looked at his imperial treasure seal. When comparing the two, they could not be more different.

A trace of despair could not help but well up in his heart.

This gap was beyond his reach.

At this time, he also understood why Su Liang said he couldn't comment.

If you sincerely give your opinion, it will make him feel ashamed and want to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Su Liang has saved enough face for him.

……

afternoon.

Yelu Hongji shamelessly asked Su Liang about some contents in the newspaper, involving farming, fortification, local affairs, etc.

Su Liang's few words benefited him a lot.

Su Liang did not hide much about these matters.

Because if the Liao Kingdom planned to govern the country with culture, it would definitely become weaker and weaker as it was governed.

Their foundation is shallow.

Most officials are simply unable to govern civilly. If they blindly learn from the Song Dynasty, it will only make the Jurchen tribe in the north rise faster.

One country has its own laws, and the current political system of the Song Dynasty is dead to Liao learning.

"Brother Jingming, you are truly the legacy of the Great Song Dynasty. With your talents, you can definitely enter the two palaces. If you were in our dynasty, you would make an exception and be promoted to prime minister. To be a remonstrator is really an indignity!"

Yelu Hongji's level of praise was still ranked among the officials of the Song Dynasty.

Su Liang smiled slightly.

"Niren, you praise me too much. Not to mention that Wen Xiang, Fan Xianggong, Zhang Xianggong, etc. of Zhongshu are far better than me. Tang Zhongcheng and Ouyang Xueshi of Taijian, and Bao Xueshi of Kaifeng Prefecture are better than me. They are even better than me. Neither Wang Jiefu nor Sima Jun, who are younger than me, are weaker than me..."

Su Liang listed a long list of characters in one breath.

Yelu Hongji was stunned for a while.

He has heard more or less of the deeds of these people, and they are all virtuous ministers and officials.

He couldn't help but think about the virtuous ministers in the Liao court. Except for a few Confucian ministers, none of them could stand on the stage.

He thought again of his father who got drunk every day and had sex because of the failure to attack Xixia, and he couldn't help but shake his head.

Compared with the official family of the Song Dynasty, which was praised by the people, it was even worse.

"Oh, how wonderful it would be if I was born in the Song Dynasty and the son of an official family in the Song Dynasty!" Yelu Hongji said in a depressed mood.

(End of this chapter)