A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Fu Bi used to think that the prime minister was a coveted job.

yes! There are only officials above, one person is below and above ten thousand people. What an honor and majesty this is.

But he also knows that the higher the position, the greater the responsibility, so he has been working hard since he came to power.

I am very diligent!

It’s useless to work hard alone, you have to have helpers.

"... Prime Minister, Shen An only knows how to talk on paper all day long. His ancestors' methods have been proven for many years. Who wouldn't praise them? But he has to face the opposition, and the officials are... confused and follow him. If we are all messing around together, if some trouble occurs in Zhongmou, it will be enough to disgrace him, but what about the official family?"

"You were the Prime Minister, and you should have stood up and opposed it at that time. But you agreed at the time... What you, the Prime Minister, did... How can people be convinced?"

When others heard this, they would probably think it was the emperor who said it.

But the person who said this was right in front of me.

Han Qi was roaring menacingly, and everyone else in the room was watching.

Fu Bi was slightly angry and lamented in his heart: This is my helper, but it's fine if this person doesn't help. Instead, he often causes trouble.

Han Qi is unruly and unruly. Regardless of whether he is the Prime Minister or a government official, if he feels unhappy or dissatisfied, he will complain.

But just spray, can you spray more accurately?

If Shen An was present, he would definitely scold him: "It scares me a lot. He is just a vulgar person who pretends to be a scholar all day long."

The ancestral method!

Fu Bi shook his head slightly, thinking of Fan Zhongyan back then.

At that time, he was innovating with Fan Zhongyan, and Han Qi was among them.

At that time, everyone was so high-spirited and vowed to change the shortcomings of the Song Dynasty. The ancestral methods were not taken seriously at all.

But how many years has passed?

How come these people have become so strange?

"My lords, there is news from Zhongmou."

Fu Bi, who was wandering outside, suddenly stood up and asked, "Where is the messenger?"

A clerk came in outside the door and said, "Prime Minister Fu, it's not the messenger, it's Bao Zheng and the others who are back."

Han Qi was shocked and said: "They are all back. Who is in charge of the local area? If the victims rebel, who will suppress it? You are confused! Bao Zheng... must have been deceived by Shen An!"

Fu Bi narrowed his eyes slightly, and when he opened them again, he said: "Let's go, everyone."

He left the check-in room first, but Han Qi muttered: "I'll go to whatever it is called. Doesn't someone have a name?"

Zeng Gongliang felt that this person was really a headache, so he said: "Hurry up, at least you can't wait for the officials to send someone to summon you, then you will be passive."

A group of people entered the palace, and after meeting the officials, Bao Zheng and others were still on the way.

"No messenger?"

Han Qi was a little unhappy, "Why didn't you send someone to report it in advance? Is it because of love?"

Fu Bi also felt that something was wrong, but Zhao Zhen just said calmly: "Let's wait until someone comes."

He is not worried about rebellion, only sad.

Every time someone rebelled, he would be heartbroken.

This shows that he, the emperor, is incompetent and far from good enough.

And he also thought of Zhao Zhongzhen inexplicably.

The child was said to be very well-behaved and could even comfort Zhao Zongshi who was ill.

When can I have such a child?

"Your Majesty, Yushi Zhongcheng Bao Zheng and others would like to see you."

"Let them in."

Zhao Zhen dismissed those distracting thoughts, then calmed down and saw Bao Zheng.

"Bao Qing..."

Bao Zheng came in, his official uniform was messy and even a little dirty.

Is this Bao Zheng?

When he looked again, Shen An was not much better, his whole person looked gray.

The ministers and ministers were all a little stunned, thinking that Bao Zheng was a man who paid attention to his appearance and majesty. What was going on?

Something must have gone wrong, so I had no intention of taking care of it.

Yes, it must be so.

Fu Bi sighed slightly, and Han Qi felt proud in his heart. He thought that I had warned him, but you didn't listen, so now he is proud.

Zhao Zhen's eyes dimmed slightly and he said, "It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back."

Whether it is Bao Zheng or Shen An, they all went to Zhongmou with enthusiasm. No matter who is right or wrong, they must cherish this heart.

He didn't want Fan Zhongyan's tragedy to happen again, so he became more kind in recent years.

"Bao Qing, get up quickly!"

Just as he was comforting him with gentle words, Bao Zheng suddenly knelt down, frightening Zhao Zhen and the ministers.

"His Majesty……"

Bao Zheng bowed his head and said: "I went to Zhongmou this time...I saw the victims and also saw my miserable side..."

Are you unbearable?

Zhao Zhen's eyes almost popped out.

Where is that Bao Zheng who roared before me, pulled my sleeves and spitted?

That Bao Zheng never admits his mistakes.

What's going on here?

"When I was in Kaifeng Mansion, I abolished the rule that suspects are not allowed to meet with officials, so everyone praised Bao Qingtian. But it was only when I went to Zhongmu this time that I realized that this Qingtian is a high-altitude blue sky, and the people continued to I can't even touch my feet. I feel ashamed of Your Majesty and those praises..."

Well……

Zhao Zhen rubbed his eyes, feeling that Bao Zheng might have been changed.

Han Qi almost wanted to go out and shout loudly to wake up Bao Zheng who was bewitched by Shen An.

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Bao Qing, get up and talk."

A servant came over to help Bao Zheng, but Bao Zheng just shook his head.

"Your Majesty, I saw the victims of the disaster in Zhongmou. If I had followed my previous approach, I would have returned without success this time, just copying cats and trying to imitate tigers."

He raised his head and pointed at Shen An and said: "Your Majesty, as soon as he arrived in Zhongmou, Shen An would smile and talk to the victims. He would hold the children of the victims and ask questions, look at the elderly and patients, and speak without any official tone... Your Majesty , A person who pretends to be an official will not tell you his true feelings to the people!"

"Official airs?"

How did Zhao Zhen know this? He looked at the prime ministers who were not angry and assertive, and felt that this was official behavior.

When he looked at Shen An again, something exploded in his mind.

This is not official!

This is what the common people look like!

He closed his eyes and recalled the people he saw when he left the palace.

Panic, excitement, curiosity, fear...

But none of them are normal.

And Shen An is just normal.

This is what people look like when they are normal.

Shen An stood there with an innocent face, Zhao Zhen stared at him, and the ministers and ministers also followed suit and looked at him in confusion.

What do you see me doing?

Are you trying to recruit me as your consort?

Only then did Fu Bi discover the reason why he felt a little uncomfortable when he saw Shen An.

He doesn't look like an official.

"Your Majesty, look, Shen An looks honest and honest. He smiles very innocently. There is no dignity in his movements. From head to toe, he looks like a common man."

Bao Zheng solved the mystery, and everyone realized that it was so.

It turns out that there is a stranger among us!

Han Qi's problem is blurting out his words, and now is no exception.

"No wonder I feel uncomfortable when I look at him, so that's how it is!"

The prime ministers and assistants present have all polished themselves to be extremely majestic during their long official careers. When the people under his rule and the subordinates of the government saw him, they were like a mouse seeing a cat.

This is an official!

Otherwise, what fun would it be to be an official?

But what about Shen An?

Everyone looked at Shen An, who looked innocent and honest, and couldn't help but sigh.

After all, you are waiting for an imperial edict next to an official, so you have to look like an official!

Otherwise, you will be embarrassed if you go out, and you will be disgraced as an official!

Everyone has always felt uncomfortable seeing Shen An, but they never knew the reason.

Today, Bao Zheng has solved everyone’s doubts.

It turns out that among a group of official-looking officials, an official with a commoner's temperament actually got mixed in. Everyone must think that he is an alien and uncomfortable.

Shen An said with a confused look on his face: "Well... let's get down to business, shall we?"

Bao Zheng continued: "Shen An talked with the victims and asked them if they were willing to be soldiers..."

In an instant, the prime ministers and assistants raised their spirits to the highest level.

"They should be willing, that's always the case."

Zhao Zhen thinks this should be the case.

The prime ministers and assistants also deeply believed this.

Don't those rebels just want to be soldiers? Otherwise, why would they, with dozens or hundreds of people, rebel? Just make a show, and then the court will follow the old rules and eat the royal food directly, and everyone will be happy.

Bao Zheng said blankly: "They don't want to."

What?

Zhao Zhen felt his heart tremble and said, "Bao Qing, could it be that... there is something wrong with love?"

The ancestral method!

You are talking nonsense.

Our ancestors organized the disaster victims into the Xiang Army because they would rebel and make trouble.

But now you actually tell me... The victims of the disaster are actually unwilling to be soldiers. This is so embarrassing!

Everyone stared at Bao Zheng, but Bao Zheng said: "Your Majesty, Shen An knows this best."

Shen An coughed dryly, thinking that it was finally his turn to speak.

He took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, gentlemen. If the victims are organized into Xiang troops, first of all, the original place will be abandoned, right?"

Zhao Zhen nodded, this is a fact.

Shen An continued: "It used to be the rule of the court that regardless of good or bad, whenever there was a famine, all the young and strong among the victims would be collected, leaving the old and the weak to survive..."

Your Majesty, this is an extremely immoral act!

Zhao Zhen sighed, for the long-term peace and stability of the Song Dynasty, many things were covered up.

Seeing that he didn't scold him, Shen An felt relieved, and then became bolder.

"Your Majesty, a man is humble when he leaves his hometown, a son does not think his mother is ugly, and a dog does not think the family is poor. The place where a famine occurs is the home of the victims, and the mountains and rivers are their mother. Who is willing to stay away from his home and his mother?"

Shen An looked at Zhao Zhen and raised his voice and said, "It's impossible not to go! Those officials won't care if you want to stay in your hometown. We have adopted the methods of our ancestors and picked out the young and strong to serve as soldiers. If you don't go, ? That means he has evil intentions and can’t kill you..."

He glanced at Han Qi and said: "As for the worries about rebellion, the people of Zhongmou told the truth. As long as they can feed themselves, whoever dares to rebel is the enemy of the people. There is no need to send troops to Zhongmou, and the people will kill him!"

Shen An slowly took off his official hat and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, before you come back, the people asked someone to bring you gifts and messages."

Zhao Zhen was stunned.

Co-author: Is the so-called rebellion just because the people are starving to death?

Don't you think those officials swore that every time there was a famine, there would be unruly people causing trouble? No matter how much money or food you give, it will cause trouble.

Why is this?

Zhao Zhen nodded numbly, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net A guard came in from outside, holding the baggage he had just buckled in his hand.

Shen An took the bundle and opened it slowly.

"What's this?"

There were several black masses inside, which were very unsightly.

"Is this a mineral discovery?"

Han Qi felt that this should be the case, and Shen An was here to show his merit.

Shen An picked up a ball of black stuff and said lightly: "Your Majesty, this is something made of wild vegetables and tree bark, combined with some soil..."

He looked at the curious Han Qi and said: "This is not a mineral, but... food for the victims. We must be grateful that we can still find wild vegetables and tree roots this season, otherwise these victims will not rebel... But still Is there a way to survive?”

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The fourth update is here, good night everyone. Jazz still has three thousand words to go.