Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 4) Chapter 81 Emperor Xu Zhuanzheng-2

In Tanzhou Mansion on Jinghu South Road, dense crowds surrounded the mansion, shouting and shouting again and again.

"The magistrate Yu Jiyou is a rebel, and he is a traitor of a 'chaotic' minister!"

"The 'treacherous' thief get out of Tanzhou!" "Put the traitor to death!"

"King Jing and Cai Jing's 'treacherous' party conspired against each other!" "Yu Jiyou joined the rebellion and conspired against him, and his nine clans should be punished!"

More than a dozen yamen servants did not dare to do anything, so they could only guard the gate of the yamen with water and fire sticks, looking at the growing crowd in fear.Most of the people in the crowd were ordinary people wearing short brown straw sandals. As long as these people were not really rebellious, no amount of yamen servants would be afraid.But there are still many gentry in white shirts and soft headbands in the crowd. The government servants are not very accurate.

The magistrate Yu Jiyou's foundation in Tanzhou is shallow. In the past, he was able to suppress the local gentry because of the mighty power of the sky.Since the Han Dynasty, prefectures and counties have been officials in foreign lands, and they are short-term officials.Not only the place of origin of the officials themselves, but also the place of origin of their wives must be avoided. Even the Zhujiu family can't implicate a local person.However, behind every magistrate and magistrate is the imperial power and court. If you are not convinced, there is a state capital behind the magistrate, and there is a Bianliang behind the state capital.Although the more than 30 imperial troops in the Great Song Dynasty and the [-] to [-] Xiang troops may not be able to deal with the Khitans, they are still powerful against the local gentry and common people.However, now that the official family is captured by the Khitan, following the two emperors' struggle for the throne, the northern captives are about to move southward, and many state and county officials have even abandoned their posts and fled.After all, King Jing is only a prince, and the official family is still there. He can supervise the country, but it would be unfair to establish himself as a king.At the beginning of this dynasty, there was a story about the rebellious king Zhao Jiong who killed his brother and seized the throne. Therefore, for more than a hundred years, the court and scholars have been criticized fiercely.Brothers and brothers are connected with the wrong position, so that when a similar situation occurs, the gentry and people all over the world unconsciously think about conspiracy and usurpation.Even many Cai Jing's henchmen refuted the charge of "rebellion and usurpation" by the Neo-Confucian Society with "urgent attention to power" and anti-Liao righteousness during the day, but they were anxious at night. "Talk for comfort.

Several yamen servants saw someone greet them, quietly threw their sticks and iron rulers, and slipped away among the crowd.A family member of a yamen servant chattered endlessly as they walked: "Stupid like a pig, you will work for a foreigner like Yu Jiyou, and your own head will be chopped off, and the house will be set on fire by lightning." The yamen servant nodded repeatedly: "My brother taught me the lesson." The elder brother scolded again: "Eat the bowl of rice from the Gongmen well, and you can afford to mix the two officials for the position? In the future, it will be easy to steal the family and destroy the family!" The two spoke in strong local accents, quietly Farther.

"People from Yuelu Academy are here!" There was a burst of cheers gathered outside the government office.

Chen Dong's good friend, Cao Liangshi, who lectured at the academy, was at the forefront, followed by Wang Shirui, Liu Zhongao, Zhou Zhaoxue and other capable disciples, and then a large group of white-robed scholars came in a hurry.The people in Tanzhou consciously made way for them, and gave them reverent eyes.The yamen servants in the state capital couldn't hold their heads up.The Academy is the pride of Tanzhou, and even the entire Jing South Road.Zhao Ke's grandfather, Zhuangzong Zhao Fang, has been in the dynasty for 54 years. He vigorously advocated culture, education, ritual and music. During his reign, the Song Dynasty was known as a peaceful and prosperous age.The academies along South Jingnan Road are very prosperous. Ever since Zhao Fang personally wrote a plaque for Yuelu, people on Jingnan South Road have even implicitly regarded the academy in front of their house as the first academy in the world. No matter where they go, Yuelu is mentioned. Arrogant, as if Xia Guo was talking about the imperial guards stationed in his hometown.However, the administration of officials in Tanzhou Prefecture is relatively clear. The previous magistrates were lenient and sympathetic to the people, and they followed the law and uprightly.

Cao Liangshi asked the scholars to wait outside the door, walked to the gate of the mansion and smiled, "Is it convenient to visit the prefect Yu's mansion?"

"It's convenient, it's convenient," before the servants standing at the door could answer, Yu Weicheng hurriedly took a step from the door and said with a smile, "Please come inside, Mr. Cao." He looked outside with lingering fear.The gentry and common people outside seemed to appear suddenly from the plains, gathering more and more, Zhizhou Yu Jiyou mobilized the Xiang army to rescue the siege, but they never disappeared.At this time, most of the local yamen servants in Tanzhou prefecture slipped away with excuses, and now there are only a few team leaders brought by Yu Jiyou when he took office to maintain the situation. The situation is really extremely dangerous.

Cao Liangshi smiled slightly, brushed off his straight gown, gestured calmly to the crowd behind him, and stepped straight into the mansion.

The same thing happened in Jianghuai Guangnan roads, Liangzhe and Fujian roads, and even spread to Jingdong Road, Yuelu Academy, Wuling Academy, Bailudong Academy, Yingtian Academy, Bailudong Academy, Songyang Academy, Maoshan Academy, Kuolai Academy, these world-renowned academies were involved one by one.Forces in many places are also undercurrents.

Jingdong East Road appeasement envoy Yamen, Jinglue appeasement envoy Hou Huanyin took a sip of clear tea, the teacup touched the cup and plate, and there was a crisp chime sound, his eyes were slightly closed and opened, his gaze was like a sharp knife light, swept away.

Staff member Huang Yiming said that the scholars of Wuling Academy expelled several prefects and counties. "These few thought that King Jing and Mr. Cai were backing them, so they didn't pay attention to my Jingdong Road, and took advantage of this time to clean it up in one fell swoop," Huang Yiming said with a smile, "it's thanks to Chen Shaoyang that he figured it out. He picked it all by himself. If according to Huang Zhoushan's prosperity, the school elected the county magistrate, then it should be the prime minister, right?"

Hou Huanyin smiled slightly and said: "The younger generations are really making trouble." He paused, his face turned slightly cold, and said in a deep voice, "It is not yet known who will die when the two dragons grab the pearl. The most urgent thing is to guard against the Khitan soldiers. It's not bad to play the banner of respecting the king against the barbarians and swearing to protect the king of Zhao. But..." He originally wanted to say "to fight against the outside world, we must first settle down inside", but this sentence was from the Taizu Dynasty. Prime Minister Zhao Pu said that Zhao Pu and the founder of Wuling Academy, Wang Yan, are life and death political enemies. Hou Huanyin frowned slightly, and changed his words, "If you don't sweep a house, why sweep the world. The half-hearted things in my Jingdong Road should also be cleaned. one time."

Even Hou Huanyin, the appeasement envoy of Jinglue, many officials on Jingdong East Road came from Wuling Academy on Jingdong Dongxi Road.This academy was founded by the disciples of Prime Minister Wang Yu who had been in charge of the Zhengshitang for 20 years in the Wuzong Dynasty. All the disciples gave lectures for three years in a hut next to the cemetery. Although the power of the center is not strong, the official circles on the two roads in Jingdong are connected with each other, and the roots are intertwined.Hou Huanyin was implicitly the head of many officials from Wuling.Cai Jing, Zhao Zhifu, Li Bangyan, Qin Hui and others all installed students on Jingdong East Road. Hou Huanyin had no choice but to drive them out because of the favor of the prime minister. The operation is so difficult that the needle can't be inserted, and the water is difficult to enter, waiting for future changes.

"Nowadays the world is in chaos, and there is no way to be gentle, courteous and humble. Seizing the opportunity to expand your strength is the most important thing. Once you have strength, no matter which official it is in the eyes, it will naturally have some weight." Hou Huanyin pondered for a moment , slowly said, "According to what Mr. Zhoushan said, since the school elects magistrates, the key here is who can control the school. In other words, who can enter the school to exercise the power of election?" He has been in the officialdom for a long time , with venomous eyes, saw the key to this, and asked, "What's the argument from Lishe now?"

"Chen Shaoyang hasn't spoken yet," Huang Yiming said carefully, "However, Wansheng heard that there is a county on Jinghu South Road, where anyone who can write the four books "The Analects", "Mencius", "University" and "The Doctrine of the Mean" word by word Those who come out, and then the school randomly selects ten upper half sentences from the Five Classics, and if the Confucian students can match the lower half sentences with the six sentences, they can enter the school for the right to discuss matters."

"Silence book? Post scriptures?" Hou Huanyin was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, "Nonsense, I really don't know world affairs." He paused, and then ordered, "It's better to be quiet than to move. In the counties, if the gentry want to implement the system of nomination, the candidates will be delineated by the Yamen of the appeasement envoy, and the candidates will be recommended by the Confucian scholars in the prefectures and counties." The Confucian scholars in the prefectures and counties are the Confucian scholars who have studied in the prefectures and counties. Support, and some have to rely on monthly Lumilu money to support their families, so it is not easy to make big troubles.

After Huang Yiming wrote down the envoy Xiaoyu, he said: "The Chenghai Navy Camp of Dengzhou Swordfish Village asked the Lord for instructions on the strategy of war and defense. "

"Han Shizhong is the talent of a general. I won this man in Jingdong, and it is like adding wings to a tiger." Hou Huanyin tapped on the table and said with a smile, "Let Denglai Prefecture send wine, food and money to reward the army. Step up the recruitment of the various ministries of the Forbidden Army scattered between Qingyan, Huaisi and Si."

No wonder he was happy.When Hou Huanyin and Wang Yan were arranged to meet each other in the Hebei camp, Han Shizhong came to see him. Wang Yan once pointed to Han Shizhong and said that this son could be a general.Hou Huanyin secretly wrote down his name at that time.The promotion of military generals is different from that of civil servants. Usually promotion is slow, but the world is full of troubles. Maybe a big battle will lead to several promotions.Since then, Han Shizhong was stationed in Dengzhou, and he also asked the civil servants in Denglai to make friends with Han Shizhong.

Hou Huanyin has been operating in Jingdong for a long time, and there are many cliques among the civil servants, and no one can resist in Jingdong.However, due to the ancestral system of civil and military specialization, there are no effective generals.All the ministries of the Forbidden Army near Jingdong Road, including the Dengzhou Navy Battalion, are under the jurisdiction of the Hebei Xingying Battalion.Soon after Wang Yanzhan died, the official family was captured by the Liao bandits, and the remaining Hebei armies were leaderless. Hou Huanyin took the opportunity to vigorously recruit the imperial army for use on Jingdong Road, and at the same time asked the states and counties to speed up the recruitment of regiments to train young men to prepare for the upcoming attack of the Liao army.