Compete for the Song Dynasty

The court was in chaos, first it was Sima Guang's impeachment, then it turned into a conflict between Yushitai and the officials, and then the rumor of Ouyang Xiu was brought out, which even aroused Wu Chong's anger.Wu Chong smashed Jiang Zhiqi with a wat board in his hand, and even officials in the court stopped him to persuade him and blamed each other.Wang Pang has seen this kind of scene in the news before, such as at the Taiwan Executive Council, or at the House of Representatives of the old American Senate.The literary dispute eventually turned into a martial arts fight. Fortunately, no one threw a shoe at Zhao Xu.Even so, Wang Pang couldn't laugh or cry, let alone Zhao Xu, who had just ascended the throne, how had he seen such a battle?The two prime ministers, Han Qi and Zeng Gongliang, are both in their 70s and [-]s, and they have no energy to control, so they have to watch from a distance, feeling afraid of being hurt and splashed with blood.It was Sima Guang who caused the dispute, and hurriedly came to Wang Pang: "King Zhennan, what do you think about this?"

"Stop arguing." Zhao Xu tried to show some Longwei, but his young voice couldn't suppress the louder and louder quarrel.

Wang Pang took two steps forward and walked in front of Zhao Xu: "Your Majesty, retreat first!"

Zhao Xu stood up and said, "I invite the two prime ministers, Minister of the Ministry of Officials and King Zhennan, to discuss matters in the palace after retreating. Retreat and retreat!" After finishing speaking, he flicked his wide sleeves, turned and walked towards the apse .

"Second prime ministers, Sima Shangshu, please!" The king didn't look at the people who were still arguing, he said his request, and followed the imperial decree and walked towards the Chuigong Hall. [

The emperor had left, and gradually the ministers who had nothing to do with him also dispersed. Ouyang Xiu pulled Wu Chong up and said, "Let's not talk about their theories. I will definitely report the crime of slander at Yushitai!" The two were also angry Leaving the palace in a hurry.

Jiang Zhiqi said behind them: "Hmph, are you afraid that you will fail? Xue Liangru, you are his wife's cousin, tell me? Eh? Where is Xue Liangru?" Temple.Jiang Zhiqi stomped his feet, thinking that he was looking for bad luck when he met someone who was not nice, and he was even more depressed when he thought about what Sima Guang impeached just now, he looked around and there was no one to persuade him, so he sighed and left the hall sullenly.

In the Chuigong Palace, Zhao Xu didn't seem to have recovered from the scene just now. He sat there dejectedly.If things go on like this, the imperial court will not become a disturbance. Fortunately, the Song Dynasty emphasizes civility over martial arts. Usually, most of them are quarrelsome. If it is a military general of the Manchu Dynasty, his temper is even more fiery. How can he, the newly enthroned emperor, hold back position.

Prime Minister Zeng Gongliang said: "The Holy Majesty asked us to come, do you have anything to discuss?"

Zhao Xu shook his head and said angrily and helplessly: "What kind of decency is it, what kind of decency is it?! This discussion of political affairs has made a lot of rumors. Is this above the court? Tell me, such an official stays behind. What's the use of it."

Zeng Gongliang and Han Qi bowed their heads in silence at the same time.Zhao Xu turned to Sima Guang again and said, "Shangshu Sima, you are good at reading this book! Now, tell me what to do?"

Listening to Zhao Xu's tone, Sima Guang seemed to grit his teeth and squeeze out the word "good". He wanted to follow Zeng Gongliang and Han Qi's example of bowing his head in silence.But he also thought that even if this matter came out of the memorial, not talking is not an option, besides, he has other thoughts in his heart.Song Yingzong didn't fulfill his promise to himself when he was in power. Now he, like Zeng Gongliang, Han Qi and others, can be regarded as the elder of the three dynasties. What's more, what he did was also worried about him, so he raised his head Looking at Shenzong Zhao Xu said: "My lord, there is a reason for me to join them. The assassination of the prince has been solved under the auspices of Zhennan Wang." He deliberately mentioned Wang Pang and went to see Wang Pang, but Wang Pang did not look at it He wanted to follow exactly what he said.There was no other way, so Sima Guang had no choice but to continue talking, and told Zhao Xu everything he had heard in the Zhennan Palace.

Zhao Xu nodded for a while, and frowned for a while.Even the two prime ministers who had just bowed their heads in silence looked at each other, as if it would be difficult to handle this case on anyone.

When Sima Guang finished speaking, he let out a long breath and said, "My lord, now that Lin Bo is still in the Zhennan Palace, the only way to decide is to follow the Holy Will."

Zhao Xu turned his eyes to the king again, and said in an almost pleading tone: "King Zhennan, I know you must have an idea, tell the officials quickly!"

Only then did Wang Pang smile slightly: "Your Majesty, the three ministers, you still don't know what is the crux of today's situation in the court?"

"This matter is mixed up, and the old minister has no clue. King Zhennan, please tell me!" Zeng Gongliang said, and nodded along with Han Qi.

Wang Bang looked directly at Zhao Xu and said, "There is chaos today, the emperor's majesty is not enough!"

This is a crime. If it is said from someone else's mouth, it will be a crime of betrothed if you don't lose your head, but it is said from Wang Pang's mouth. Zhao Xu frowned and asked seriously: "Then the king of Zhennan said, the official Why am I not dignified enough?"

"I can't blame you, my lord, for this matter. I would like to ask Han Xiang and Zeng Xiang: Do you feel powerless after being in charge for many years?"

Mr. Zeng nodded Han Qi, and Wang Pang continued to say: "I would like to ask the two prime ministers, can you take care of the military?" The two shook their heads; Shaking his head; Wang asked three times: "Can the two prime ministers manage personnel affairs?" The two shook their heads again.

Zhao Xu seemed confused, so he asked, "Does King Zhennan mean that the prime minister does nothing?"

When he said this, Han Qi couldn't hold back anymore: "King Zhennan, what you said is wrong. What happened in the court today was not foreseeable by the two of us! Although we didn't persuade him, the responsibility is not ours!"

Wang Pang laughed when he heard this: "Don't be impatient, I haven't finished. What I just said is not the responsibility of the two. In fact, among the three provinces today, only the Zhongshu Province is in the palace, and the two provinces under the sect are moved to the palace. The imperial palace is outside, so only the Ministry of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China takes the decree and calls it the Zhengshitang. It is also called the two governments together with the Privy Council. The Privy Council is in charge of the military, and the Central Committee is the prime minister. The highest order of the government. However, the Zhongshu and the privy are opposed, that is, the prime minister has no control over the military. Then talk about finance: the so-called three departments-the first is the Department of Households, the second is the Department of Salt and Iron, and the third is the Department of Duzhi Duzhi is in charge of economic cashiers. Now that the status of the three divisions has been raised, it is extremely unreasonable to unite and control the country's finances. Finally, when it comes to employing people: they should be under the authority of the prime minister. Who What should be used and what officials should be promoted are the affairs of the official department under the prime minister. However, in the Song Dynasty, another examination institute was set up. The examination is equivalent to civil service, and it was later renamed the Shenguanyuan. The Shenguanyuan was divided into east and west. The east courtyard is dedicated to literary anthology, and the west courtyard is dedicated to martial arts selection. In addition, there are three classes of courtyards, which come to Quanheng for a generation of inner court worship and palace officials. In this way, the power of employing people does not rest with the prime minister. Am I right about the two prime ministers?" [

This analysis has already convinced Zeng Gongliang and Han Qi. Even Sima Guang, who has always looked up to the position of prime minister, casts a strange look at Zeng Gongliang and Han Qi.Is the prime minister useless?Wang Pang didn't want to leave this conclusion for everyone, he immediately said: "The prime minister is not responsible for today's situation, today's matter is related to personnel matters, Yu Shitai's accusation should have pointed out the emperor's shortcomings, there are words The privilege of exempting from crime, assisting the prime minister to govern the government. But now Yushitai has become the responsibility of supervising the prime minister and officials impeaching the prime minister and officials. After a long time, it will naturally become a good job to only focus on the faults of others and impeach others arbitrarily. Therefore, When Sima Shangshu impeached Yushitai, there would be such a big disturbance, and in the face of such chaos, the two prime ministers have no ability to control the situation. The prime minister is the emperor's right arm and right arm. If the left and right arms are broken, what else does the emperor have? The dignity can be said."

Facing Wang Pang's explanation, everyone was convinced, and Zhao Xu couldn't help but praised: "The analysis of King Zhennan is very reasonable. I didn't expect that the origin of this place is so deep. But I don't know if King Zhennan can make the officials re-establish the dragon. Wei?"

"Of course! Your Majesty, you have just ascended the throne. I think the first thing you need to do is to use this memorial of Minister Sima to clean up the discipline of the court and thoroughly investigate officials' corruption and bribery. If you correct the hearts of the people, you will correct people's words, and then you will correct the prime minister. By redefining the responsibilities of the various ministries, the prime minister will be able to re-establish the prestige of the Holy Spirit if he has room to play his role!" Wang Pang carefully considered every sentence and said it sentence by sentence.And Zhao Xu and others are also following Wang Pang's thinking, walking forward step by step.

The two prime ministers were of course happy, Wang Pang's words almost expressed the two people's heartfelt feelings for many years.But Sima Guang pondered for a moment and asked: "Your Majesty, King Zhennan is right, it's just how to implement it, especially this case involves descendants of the Chai family."

Zhao Xu looked at Wang Pang again, and Wang Pang said calmly: "Shangshu Sima also said about yesterday's conversation, it is very easy to convict. However, now Lin Bo is willing to hand over the crime in the future without using the name of the descendants of the Chai family. Iron scrolls of pills, and they are no longer bestowed by the court. This is an attitude, if the Holy One can build prestige from himself, and treat the descendants of the Chai family as ordinary people, then there will be no troubles in the future."

"King Zhennan, what do you mean by being an ordinary citizen?" Han Qi asked.

"You can be tested for fame, and you can serve in the imperial court!"

Zeng Gongliang also said, "This does not mean that the Holy One does not respect the teachings of the ancestors?"

Wang Pang chuckled: "The ancestors also said that the descendants of the Chai family, since he is willing to give up this identity, why can't the sage treat all beings equally? Buddhism can save all living beings, so why can't I, the Son of Song, give all living beings a favor?" Chance for the court?"

Several people looked at Zhao Xu together, and Zhao Xu said if he had realized something: "The officials think what King Zhennan said is right, so just listen to King Zhennan! I will investigate the matter of accepting bribes! This Lin Bo is not heinous, and now It is the time of the world's amnesty, in order to show the greatness of the emperor's grace, as long as he does what he said, the officials will not pursue it. Also, how to deal with the Jinlianhui is also up to the king of Zhennan. Keep the king of Zhennan, Step back." After saying the decision, Zhao Xu felt much more relaxed.

Wang Pang was secretly proud that Zhao Xu listened to him, and this was the result he wanted; at the same time, when his father became prime minister again, if the power of prime minister remained the same, it would be a great hindrance to his father's ability to be prime minister. What he has to do now It is to pave the way and clear the way.

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