People in the Song Dynasty were lawless

Chapter 144 Unsettled Night

Lu Yijian's guess was correct. Zhao Jun actually wanted not only to limit the imperial power, but also to formulate laws and firmly hold the power of legal interpretation in his hands.

To be honest, for the bureaucratic scholar-official class, limiting the imperial power and increasing their power is what they originally wanted to do. How could it help the emperor remove the imperial power?
Therefore, if we just formulate a constitution to restrain the emperor, I believe Lu Yijian and others will definitely support it.

But Zhao Jun is not only talking about the emperor, but also the basic rights of officials and citizens.

In other words, the laws he enacts in the future will be his final say.For example, landlords in the Song Dynasty found ways to occupy people's land, which was a common thing in the Song Dynasty.

But what if after the constitution is enacted, land becomes a basic right of citizens?At that time, it is obvious that the landlord bought the property, and even if the means were used, it is clearly legal. Does that count as a violation of the basic rights of citizens?
Therefore, the right to interpret the law at that time will become Zhao Jun's words. At that time, what he says will be the law, and everyone must listen to him.

Zhao Jun's current power is equivalent to that of an ancient prime minister. If he holds the power of legal interpretation in his hands, he may be comparable to an emperor.

No one can control him then.

So when Lu Yijian realized this, he hurriedly wanted to remind Zhao Zhen.

However, facing Zhao Jun's threatening eyes, he could only give in.

If you offend Zhao Zhen, the worst possible outcome is to be dismissed from office and go home.

Lu Yijian didn't dare to think about what would happen if he offended Zhao Jun.

Because of Zhao Jun's identity, he is already invincible.

traverser.

Descendants of the Song Dynasty royal family.

Understand future historical trends.

We still have the basic education system in our hands.

The entire Song Dynasty will need him for reform and design in the future.

It can be said that once Zhao Jun is gone, even if the Song Dynasty knows history and how to move forward, they will not be able to do it.

Just like gunpowder, there is obviously no need to add so many fancy things or messy ratios. Just three simple items in appropriate proportions can exert maximum power.

What they lacked was not gunpowder, but the correct formula for gunpowder.

Therefore, in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Jun is the only one who knows a series of correct formulas such as industrial revolution, basic education, capital market, commercial restructuring, and political system. Zhao Jun is already in a high enough position.

Unless Zhao Zhen is so heartbroken that his ancestors no longer want him, Zhao Zhen will probably have to rack his brains to find a way to suppress this matter even if Zhao Jun draws his sword and kills Lu Yijian.

So Lu Yijian naturally had no choice but to swallow his words when faced with Zhao Jun's threatening eyes.

Forget it.

After all, it’s their old Zhao family’s world.

I am half-buried in the earth and have only a few years to live, so why should I fight for power with Jun Jun?
Lu Yijian sighed inwardly and had no choice but to remain silent.

The rest of the people are all human beings. Who would have thought that Zhao Jun was planning to formulate a set of rules for himself and then play his politics within that set of rules.

But to be honest, how could they not understand things that Lu Yijian could understand?

Lu Yijian cares too much about power.

So he competed with Li Di, Ren Bu, and Wang Zeng in terms of status. He even had to compete with the queen if she offended him.

Now when he meets someone he can't compete with, he himself will feel defeated, let alone others?
Therefore, everyone kept silent with a tacit understanding and stopped talking.

Then Zhao Jun briefly talked about the rules and regulations that a modern country should have, as well as the rights given to the people by the country.

As the supreme constitution, there are actually not many articles, and in later generations our country only has 143 articles. It is not like there are more than 1000 laws with hundreds of thousands or even millions of articles wide. The accumulation of laws is terrifying.

The meaning of the constitution is to safeguard the fundamental law of a sovereign country or region.

The main provisions are the social system, national system, national institutions and the basic rights and obligations of citizens of a country or region.

Other laws, decrees, etc. of the country or region must not conflict with the Constitution, which is the basis for formulating other laws.

Talking about democracy in the Song Dynasty was definitely not feasible, but the state still had to grant citizens basic human rights, and then the legislative power was in the Constitutional Yuan, concentrated in the hands of Zhao Jun.

In this way, Zhao Jun gets the legislative power, and he will be able to formulate rules in the future, thereby indirectly controlling the entire country.

Two hours passed quickly, and it was seven o'clock in the evening.

Since there was a morning pilgrimage at four o'clock the next morning, everyone said goodbye and went home to rest as usual.

As night falls, a silver moon slowly rises into the eastern sky.There is still a trace of sunset in the west, but the sun has completely set, leaving only a trace of afterglow still shining on the western sky.

Zhao Zhen and Zhao Jun walked diligently on the way to Xihua Gate. Lu Yijian and his group of old men left. They were getting older and had to go to court tomorrow morning, and their bodies were a little unable to bear it.

"Every time I raise my head and look at the sun and moon, I feel that human existence is so insignificant. Compared with the universe, human beings are nothing."

Zhao Zhen put his hands behind his back, covering his hands with his long-sleeved robe. He raised his head and looked up at the sky, sighing.

They were walking in Yanfu Palace, and within the palace wall on the left were Shouchang Pavilion (Baowen Pavilion), Tianzhang Pavilion and Longtu Pavilion.That is the place where royal documents, anthologies, classics, antiques, pictures, treasures, as well as the roster of clan members and genealogies of Zongzheng Temple are kept.

There are big trees planted under the palace walls, covering the sky with greenery.On the right side is the continuous Yanfu Palace. The road paved with bluestones is so clean that there is no dust mixed with it. On both sides are white walls with gray tiles, brackets and eaves, and tall towers.

The breeze blew through the palace complex, making the bamboo horse bells hanging under the eaves ring crisply and tinkling.

Zhao Jun glanced at Zhao Zhen in surprise.

I didn't expect that Zhao Zhen would have such a great understanding when he talked about the knowledge of the universe.

Thinking about it, in these days, he was able to easily delegate power, not only because of the urgency of the demise of the Song Dynasty, but also because he saw the vast world and felt insignificant and powerless, so he looked away a lot.

After all, people will die and dynasties will perish.Compared with the outer universe, the earth is just a drop in the ocean, so why bother with power?

It is better to give up power and help Zhao Jun, a descendant of the next generation, who might be able to live for another few hundred years for the Song Dynasty, which would be considered a meaningful life.

Thinking of this, Zhao Jun smiled and said: "Yes, the universe is vast and great. Even after 1000 years, when technology has reached that point, people can only doubt and guess that the earth's civilization is the first civilization in the universe, and I’m not sure. No one knows whether there is another Earth millions of light years away.”

"There is no end in heaven and earth, and human life is like the morning glow. Although I am the emperor of the world, it is as short-lived as the morning glow."

Zhao Zhen sighed.

Zhao Jun said: "Although the morning glow is short-lived, it is bright. If you think about it, even if you live in your lifetime, you will not be able to do many things. But every generation has a mission. What we have to do is to build a better world for future generations." A good foundation. The Foolish Old Man moved mountains, but his descendants and descendants are endless! This is the meaning of life."

"I know this truth, so I allow my eldest grandson to take charge of the Constitutional Yuan, even to make laws."

Zhao Zhen gave him a meaningful look.

Zhao Jun was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "So I already know it?"

"You know it."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "You told Lu Yijian and others before that under the New Deal in the future, officials would not be dismissed on a large scale, but only in a gentler way. You must have lied to them."

Zhao Jun smiled bitterly and said: "I can't hide anything, brother. The gentle method is slow to take effect and may not be effective. The administration of officials in the Song Dynasty is already very bad, so we must treat them in a harsh way. Although I I’m not so crazy as to kill everyone, but if those people do nothing, then they can’t blame me for removing them from office.”

"So as long as an official has done something good, he will not be dismissed from office?"

Zhao Zhen groaned.

"Ah."

Zhao Jun nodded: "The Song Dynasty has a serious redundancy of officials and huge annual expenses, especially for the prime ministers. There is a huge gap between the monthly salary of the prime ministers and the lower-level officials. I plan to start from the beginning and cut off at least half of their salaries to subsidize the lower-level officials. . It is best if the lower-level officials are willing to do their jobs and shine their own light. If they are idle, or collude with others to harm the people, then they will naturally be punished severely. "

The salaries of officials in the Song Dynasty were indeed high. Even if they were from the ninth rank, they could earn two to three hundred dollars a year, which was much better than ordinary people.But the main ones are senior central officials, whose annual salary is basically around [-] guan, and the rest of the middle- and senior-level officials, all in all, also have an annual salary of [-] guan.

If it can be cut in half, it can reduce the expenditure burden on the government by 200 million yuan every year.

And even if it is cut in half, the income of mid- to high-level officials is dozens of times that of mid- to high-level officials in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Especially since many officials have businesses at home, it is not difficult to continue to maintain their luxurious life.

If the money saved can be used to subsidize middle- and lower-level officials who live in poverty, especially civil servants, so that they can have extra income, and then increase the anti-corruption crackdown, let them be afraid of strict anti-corruption laws and have enough money at the same time. If you live with money, I believe that official governance will be much better.

This is also how later generations of countries treat civil servants.

Why does everyone want to take the public exam?

In addition to the monthly fixed income, there are also substantial bonuses at the end of the year to ensure the livelihood of most civil servants.

Although there are definitely some who are not satisfied with this and take desperate risks.

But there will be far fewer borers.

After hearing Zhao Jun's words, Zhao Zhen asked: "Lower-level officials are indeed the ones who have the most direct contact with the people. Cutting off the monthly salary of higher-level officials to subsidize lower-level officials will indeed make them a little more restrained and treat the people much better. "

"Ah."

Zhao Jun said: "The key is that the lower-level officials should benefit and be willing to obey. After all, if all officials are dismissed or killed, who will do the work? So not doing evil is the first element, and the second element is to be obedient. As long as If the government order can be issued, everything will go much smoother."

"Let go and do it."

Zhao Zhen raised his head and looked at the dimming sunset in the west, and said softly: "I know that without my great grandson, the Song Dynasty would not have been able to survive for many years. It is better to give it a try. I believe that the great grandson's wisdom will surely bring great benefits to the Song Dynasty." It brings about a different situation.”

It seems that these days of continuous CPU plus Jingkang humiliation, Yellow River flooding and other threats have not been in vain.Zhao Jun thought to himself, with a solemn look on his face and said: "This road may be difficult, there may be countless opponents, a large number of corrupt officials may be discovered, and many people may even be killed. But as long as there are If my brother supports me, then even if I risk my life, I will make a way for the Song Dynasty."

The two of them walked and arrived outside Xihua Gate.

Zhao Zhen patted Zhao Jun on the shoulder and said, "I trust my eldest grandson, just like my eldest grandson can trust me."

Sorry, I don't really trust you.

Zhao Jun cursed in his heart. He felt that Zhao Zhen seemed to be against the CPU.

Does this guy just want to take advantage of himself and wait until everything is on the right track in the future? Then he will burn the donkey and burn the bridge?

An idea popped into my head unconsciously.

But then it dissipated.

No matter what, just continue to act according to your plan.

In the future, you will finally be able to control the army and be in an invincible position.

Zhao Jun thought.

Then he said seriously: "With these words from brother, I am satisfied. I want to take a day off tomorrow."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Zhao Zhen was puzzled.

Zhao Jun smiled and said: "In addition to the officialdom, many people will be killed in the future, and many people will be killed tonight. It's time to clean up the Bianliang underground."

"Well, the Bianliang underground has embarrassed the Song Dynasty. If you want to mobilize the front secretary, you can ask Cao Xiu to inform me."

Zhao Zhen said.

"Okay, if we don't have enough troops, let's talk about it later."

Zhao Jun did not refuse.

The power he has in his hands is only the Imperial City Division's three thousand Imperial Guards.

In addition, there are probably thousands of people in Lao Fan's Kaifeng Mansion, and they may not be able to annihilate the opponent in one fell swoop. It would be much easier if the Palace Chief could mobilize.

The two chatted for a few more words and finally parted.

When Zhao Jun left Xihua Gate, Cao Xiu followed him on horseback. The carriage did not go to Qingtai Fang, but headed south towards Kaifeng Mansion.

The time shown on the watch was already 23:[-] pm, which was the second quarter of the twelfth hour in ancient times. The streets did not become desolate because of the arrival of night, and there were still people coming and going in an endless stream.

The summer night market in Bianliang is the busiest time, but the early winter night market is not so popular.However, there were lanterns and colorful decorations, countless vendors setting up stalls, and the crowds of people were just a little smaller than during the day.

The carriage was mixed in with the night market and slowly stopped outside Kaifeng Mansion.

The gate of Kaifeng Mansion opened at this moment, Zhao Jun got off the carriage, Di Qing walked over and showed his waist badge, and all the officials outside the government raised their hands and saluted: "Prefect!"

Zhao Jun nodded slightly, and the purple robe on this young man showed his majesty.

Compared with the last time I came to Kaifeng Mansion, this time there was less tension, and all the government servants and officials were respectful.Because the government servants and Kaifeng government officials who were rude to him before were now sent to prison.

"Hanlong, here we come."

Fan Zhongyan was in the main hall of Kaifeng Mansion, surrounded by several officials.

When they saw Zhao Jun, they all stood up and saluted.

"I've met Zhiyuan."

Everyone is careful and respectful.

These people are all fellow magistrates, judges, and officials of Kaifeng Mansion, and they are basically all new to their posts.

Their predecessors are now dying miserably, like Liao Yu, who was sentenced to halving and is still on death row. It is said that he will have surgery at the end of the year.

Therefore, no one dares to be careless when facing the Supreme Court of the Constitutional Council, which can really decide their life and death.

"Ah."

Zhao Jun nodded, then walked over and sat down.

Sitting next to Fan Zhongyan.

Cao Xiu, Di Qing and others stood behind him.

This is Kaifeng Mansion, and it is Lao Fan’s territory after all, so it’s better not to dominate the place.

"Hanlong, this is the map below."

There is a large map on Fan Zhongyan's desk, with a large number of dense lines drawn crisscrossing it, and the major strongholds of various forces below are also marked on it.

Zhao Jun nodded and said, "I've seen it. I had someone send you this picture."

"Then I won't say more."

Fan Zhongyan pointed to the location on the map and said: "This is the headquarters of Wuyou Cave, surrounded by sixteen entrances and exits. This is the headquarters of Guifan Tower, with thirteen entrances and exits. This is the ghost market."

He mentioned several major underground forces, and then added: "I thought we could block these cave entrances, and then the army would go deep in from other cave entrances and raid their lairs."

Zhao Jun looked over.

The Wuyou Cave Ghost Fan Lou and other forces are cunning and the cave entrances are very hidden. If he hadn't sent an undercover agent in, he wouldn't have been able to find so many entrances and exits.

Some entrances and exits are even not far from their headquarters. If they block the exits, wait outside, and then send a large army to attack from other entrances and exits, it is estimated that a large number of evil forces can be killed.

But Zhao Jun frowned, thought for a moment and said, "No, Lao Fan, your starting point is wrong."

"What do you mean?"

Fan Zhongyan was puzzled.

Zhao Jun said: "Our first task is to rescue the hostages. If you do this, it will easily push them to a dead end. It is very likely that they will be cornered and the hostages will be damaged."

"Oh?"

Fan Zhongyan thought for a moment and said, "What do you think?"

"Go directly through the passages closest to their headquarters, catch them off guard, and push them deeper."

Zhao Jun pointed at the various entrances and exits on the map and said: "We have rescued all the hostages. They are all villains below. Then we can calmly start our third step of the plan and wait for the right time. If you do this, not only the hostages will The losses were heavy, and they could easily escape through various channels, so the losses outweighed the gains.”

"Well"

Fan Zhongyan pondered for a moment, nodded slightly and said: "Well, that's true. Although my plan can kill a large number of them, the hostages cannot be saved. And there may be unknown passages below, which may not necessarily be able to catch them all, so follow the steps Do as you wish."

Zhao Jun looked around and said: "In that case, I will give the order. Have all your people gathered?"

"It's all assembled."

Cui Yuanming, the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, replied: "More than [-] people from the government office have been summoned just now. Now they are all here. The torches, weapons, and bows and crossbows are all ready, and we are waiting for the order from the governor."

"it is good."

Zhao Jun pointed to more than 50 entrances and exits on the map and said: "In these places, the army will directly enter. If the bandits resist, they will kill them. Remember, our first task is to rescue the hostages and raid all the places where the hostages are held below. Instead of chasing the gangsters, do you understand?"

"Yes!"

Everyone's heart froze.

Then Fan Zhongyan assigned tasks, and each judge, judge, and judicial officer led the troops to assemble in each passage.

Zhao Jun turned his head and said to Cao Xiu, Di Qing and others: "You have heard it, let's go."

"Yes!"

Cao Xiu, Di Qing and others suddenly became excited and walked out.

The entire Bianliang City was different at this moment.

The government officials and patrolling guards of Kaifeng Mansion and Imperial City Division who were on the streets all disappeared.

In addition to the necessary personnel on guard duty, a large number of people were gathered.

The soldiers all held torches and marched through the market in neat steps, leaving the people of Bianliang scratching their heads when they saw this scene.

Only in Kaifeng Mansion, Zhao Jun and Fan Zhongyan issued the order for a general attack, then left the mansion, got on their carriages and left.

Tonight is destined to be a restless night.

(End of this chapter)