A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Today's court meeting was enlarged, and many ministers came.

Shen An also came, but he was not interested in these issues.

According to the operational mode of the Song Dynasty's government, important matters were basically resolved at the small court meeting. This enlarged court meeting was just a formality and had no use for Mao.

He felt a lot of looks, some were curious, some were envious, and some were vicious.

At the beginning of the court meeting, Shen An couldn't help but feel drowsy while listening to the big things.

He squinted his eyes and looked innocent, but he was dozing off.

"...I heard that someone in the palace was playing with silverware. This is an extravagant act..."

Huh!

Shen An, who was dozing off, couldn't help but open his eyes when he heard this.

Ahead, Sima Guang was speaking righteously.

"...Although the silverware is small, it is not a good start. Once it is not restrained, I am worried that others will imitate it in the future. There is a large population in the palace..."

"That's wrong!"

When Sima Guang was talking happily, he was suddenly interrupted, and the depression in his heart really wanted to burst out.

But after seeing that it was Zhao Xu, he had no choice but to endure it.

Zhao Xu came out and said: "Sima Jianyuan is talking about Bao'an. I don't know how the affairs of the harem were spread outside. This matter should be investigated carefully later."

Baoan is Zhao Qianyu, the princess of Baoan.

"On that day in Bao'an, I just took a silver ball and rolled it with people. How did it become a luxury?" Zhao Xu stared at Sima Guang dissatisfied and said: "Don't the children in Sima Jianyuan's house not play? As for the silver ball, This is the only one in the palace, why should we use a jade ball that is more easily damaged?"

Zhao Shu's eyes also became colder, and he said: "It's just a child playing, is it worth admonishing?"

He knew what the remonstrances of these courtiers meant. It was nothing more than the discovery that there was suddenly a huge fortune in the palace, that is, the dividends from Zhao Xu's shares in Anxiang, so many people were eyeing the annual income of the royal family. , wondering if some of it could be divided up to ease the financial situation of Song Dynasty.

I have promised to reduce the manpower and expenses in the palace, but you actually attack my daughter... Are you shameless?

Zhao Shu was annoyed and looked over subconsciously, and actually looked at Shen An.

Shen An felt that his place of use had come, so he came out and said: "Sima Jianyuan's words are wrong. If this is considered extravagant, then when Sima Jianyuan was playing with others when he was young, was it extravagant to break the big water tank?"

Well!

All the officials were stunned.

How did this bring out the good things Sima Guang did back then?

Sima Guang also felt a little stunned, and was about to say something humble when Shen An continued: "Children play with rolling balls a lot, and so-and-so's sister likes it. There are not many things in the palace as outside, so the princess can only play with silver balls." Ball...but the silver ball is not bad at playing with it! Right?"

Some people turned their heads in embarrassment, thinking of this loophole in admonition.

But how could Shen An let these people off so easily? He said sternly: "The silver ball can still be used, but the water tank was broken by Sima Jianyuan, so it was completely broken. After all, it's actually Sima Jianyuan is still extravagant!"

puff!

Some people couldn't help but burst out laughing.

It’s impossible not to laugh!

Because what Shen An said is so right.

Princess Baoan is just playing with the silver ball. How can it be called extravagant without damaging the value of the silver ball itself?

Sima Guang used this to remonstrate, probably because Han Yan during the Han Dynasty liked to play with slingshots, and she used golden bullets. More than ten gold bullets were lost every day. The people felt that this man was too wealthy, so they asked their children to follow him and pick up the unwanted gold bullets while he was playing with his slingshot.

Bitter, hungry and cold, chasing bullets!

This was the jingle of the people in Chang'an at that time.

Han Yan was very close to Emperor Wu for a while, sleeping and waking up together, which made people raise eyebrows.

Later, the favored minister was finally forced to commit suicide, which could be regarded as a piece of advice to those who came after him, not to act recklessly relying on the emperor's favor.

Sima Guang was very angry, "This statement is ridiculous! People in the palace should be reprimanded when they make mistakes to nip them in the bud."

"What Sima Jianyuan said is true, and that person also made some suggestions today..."

Shen An said to him seriously: "I heard that Sima Jianyuan often misses time to come to the Yamen, so I feel that I should be punished."

He said to Zhao Shu: "Your Majesty, Sima Jianyuan's behavior is very dangerous! What if we are late?"

Sima Guang said coldly: "I have never been late."

"But can you ensure that you are never late in your life?"

Sima Guang was unable to answer Shen An's question.

Say yes. If you are late in the future, you will be slapped in the face by someone bringing up today's past events.

If you say no, then Shen An was right.

Sima Guang sat down immediately.

Someone said: "What's the danger of being late? Alarmist!"

Shen An looked around and said coldly: "Then what's so extravagant about a princess playing with a silver bullet?"

Damn it!

It's just an excuse.

Shen An noticed that the atmosphere was not right as soon as he came in, and now he finally discovered some problems.

They are preparing to launch an attack on Zhao Shu today!

After this official ascended the throne, he was not as kind to his ministers as the late emperor, and he did not care enough about them, which made the ministers feel disappointed.

This is an emperor who is alienated from his ministers. This is not good, very bad!

So the ministers prepared to use their advice to make everyone's relationship more cordial.

Isn't that what Renzong was like back then? I think this one is similar.

But they didn't know that Zhao Shu was a person with some neurological problems, suffering from anxiety and depression.

hehe!

So we hit a wall.

Shen An alone made Sima Guang speechless, and then sighed: "There are still many things left to say, boring!"

These words compared Sima Guang's fighting ability to that of fighting against the five scum, but the officials could only smile bitterly.

Shen An went back and Zhao Xu came out.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the expenses in the palace do not need to be reduced."

If Shen An punched Sima Guang, then Zhao Xu would give the ministers a kick.

Damn it!

What does this mean?

Someone came out and said, "Your Majesty, the Song Dynasty governed the country with benevolence and frugality. I'm afraid this is wrong."

Zhao Xu said: "The expenses in the palace have been reduced several times, and there is no way to reduce them. You are eager to reduce the expenses in the palace. What is the purpose of this? Are you willing to eat bran wild vegetables in the palace?"

"alright."

Zhao Shu felt that the smell of gunpowder in these words was too strong. Although he felt comfortable, he still interrupted.

Zhao Xu handed over his hand to plead guilty, but was not ready to end it. "Taxation is a cost of governing the country, and tribute from various places is a cost of the royal family. Nowadays, taxes are increasing every year, but they are becoming more and more insufficient. Why?"

“There are so many people who don’t farm for food!”

These words were said in a strange and sinister way. You didn't need to look at Han Qi to know that it was Shen An who said it.

Zhao Xu thought this was appropriate, "The tributes from various places have not changed for many years, but there has been a balance in the palace. Those balances have been given to the ministers in the court. Now we have to save money again. What does this mean?"

shameless!

What Zhao Xu didn't say were these three words!

Taxes are increasing but the officials cannot support themselves, but there is still a surplus in the palace. Comparing the two, it is shameless for the outer court!

Zhao Shu felt extremely relieved and said calmly: "The expenses in the palace are already very low. If possible, I would like to stop and go back to farming by myself. I think I can support my family."

These words were so harsh that they made the officials' faces turn red.

Han Qi was the first to bow.

"I am guilty!"

Zhao Shu said: "The expenses in the palace will still be reduced this time, but how about the outside?"

I have reduced the cost first, what about you?

The emperor didn't speak, and when he spoke, people would be choked.

us?

What should we do?

"Can't we reduce the number of officials?"

Shen An brought up the matter of redundant officials again, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.

"Three divisions have been reduced."

At the critical moment, Bao Zheng stepped forward.

Lao Bao stood in the middle and said in a deep voice: "Redundant officials, redundant waste and redundant troops can be reduced a lot. If I let the ministers do it, the number of officials in the capital will be reduced by 30%!"

Depend on!

The ministers could not help but secretly curse Lao Bao, feeling that he was really old and not afraid of death.

How strong Fan Zhongyan was back then, didn't he end up in failure in the end?

Can you, Bao Zheng, compare with Fan Wen?

No comparison!

Bao Zheng stood there, facing those eyes without fear. He looked at Sima Guang and said: "How did you learn about the harem? When you learned about this matter, you shouldn't come here to remonstrate. Instead, you should have someone investigate, and let the Imperial City Department investigate who leaked it. information."

Sima Guang lowered his head, ashamed to be told.

"What's wrong with a girl playing around? I don't take it seriously when my son uses my official uniform as a diaper. What's wrong? Is this extravagance?"

Lao Bao's anger gradually increased, and his tone became more and more high-pitched, "What's the use of staring at the harem? The royal family's annual income is only that, how can it still be extravagant? If you have the time, why not go see if there are people in those yamen who are living without food? If you catch a few hundred, how much money can you save in a year?"

This is so right. Everyone knows it is right, but no one agrees with it.

This is a big tank. Everyone is eating in the tank. Some people want to smash the big tank and start a new one. Most people will not welcome this kind of behavior.

At this time, officials are the iron rice bowl, and the consequence of the iron rice bowl is that they are unwilling to make progress, have money and food income every month, and have no pressure at work... It's not that there is no pressure, but there are too many officials to do.

In this atmosphere, few people want to change the status quo.

There are only a few heroes, such as Fan Zhongyan.

For example, Wang Anshi later.

Han Qi regretted a little, feeling that he should have stood up just now, suppressing the objections of the ministers like Bao Zheng did.

Why! It's too late!

The number one troll in the Song Dynasty is online, and he is still invincible and seeking defeat alone.

Zeng Gongliang looked at Bao Zheng standing there with a calm and fearless figure, and suddenly remembered what the officials had said last time when they hinted that Bao Zheng would be given priority in the future.

Bao Zheng now looks like the Prime Minister!

Zhao Shu felt the same way.

He thought of the annual dividends his son could earn from his shares in Anxiang, and became more confident, so he said: "The palace will reduce some expenses, and I hope you will think of more ways to make the lives of the Third Division easier." Better off."

This is praising Bao Zheng for his diligence!

Some people felt sour in their hearts and said, "The life in the palace shouldn't be too sad. Besides, Anxiang's business may be bad at some point..."

We can't bet on dark fragrance, right?

This makes sense, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net Even Han Qi came out to persuade Zhao Shu to take back his life.

"I thought it was okay!"

Zhao Xu came out at the critical moment, "Even without Anxiang's income, the palace can still run other things."

This is a subtle request to Zhao Shu: Dad, it’s too uncomfortable for these officials to stare at us. How about we do some small business?

Zhao Shu nodded and said, "That's fine."

What people with anxiety disorders hate most is threats, so they often like to find a way out for themselves.

Zhao Shu said firmly: "That's it."

The officials were dumbfounded...

The royal family wants to do business?

Where the hell is this!