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The emperor actually didn't trust him, a loyal minister who worked hard and made great achievements!

But Lin Hao didn't care. The emperor's cronies were in charge of the front office, and they couldn't stop the rebellion of King Yan and King Yong!

"I will live up to His Majesty's trust, and I will do my best to assist Prince Zuo, and serve our Song Dynasty till death..."

After the four people accepted the decree, it was natural that they had to express their loyalty to the emperor. Anyway, nice words cost nothing.

The next day.

At the court meeting, the emperor hurriedly announced the appointments of Lin Hao and the four others, and the emperor went to meet his ancestors.

After the emperor died, the ministers in the court burst into tears!

Then came the ascension of the young new emperor to the throne. After these series of things were completed, more than a month had passed.

However, the new emperor was only a two-year-old child, so it was naturally impossible for him to go to court to handle government affairs. Naturally, he had to ask the Queen Mother to come out and listen to the government behind the curtain.

However, according to the emperor's edict, there were actually two people listening behind the curtain. One was the new emperor's aunt, Empress Cao, and the other was the new emperor's biological mother, Concubine Yi.

So the Song Dynasty appeared, and the spectacle of the two empress dowagers listening to politics behind the curtain together!

However, Lin Hao understood it clearly. It had to be said that the emperor had not been the emperor for nothing in the past few decades, and he had mastered the art of balance.

The two queen mothers who listened behind the curtain, the two kings, and the two civil servants checked and balanced each other, and the three parties were also not of the same mind, which effectively prevented powerful ministers from usurping the throne.

In the harem, the queen mothers of the two palaces competed for power to avoid the situation where their relatives became bigger. For the sake of his son, the emperor spent all his efforts to pave the way for the new emperor!

In less than a month, the situation in the DPRK has been changing, which is dizzying.

First, King Yan and King Yong rebelled, but they were planned in advance by Lin Hao. As a result, both kings died under Chen Guoshu's sword, which directly became a stepping stone for Lin Hao to ascend to the throne of king.

It's a pity that King Yan's fiefdom is in the Liao Kingdom. Lin Hao guessed what the old emperor was planning. It was nothing more than a trick to drive away tigers and devour wolves!

Then the old emperor passed away, the new emperor ascended the throne, and the four auxiliary ministers fought for power overtly and covertly. The most egregious one was King Yan Lin Hao.

Because Lin Hao took advantage of King Yong's rebellion with King Yan and began to eliminate dissidents in the court.

However, what outsiders don't know is that this matter was actually tacitly approved by the other three people, including Zhao Zongquan, who was also involved.

Because of the actions of Lin Hao and the other three people, more seats became available in the court.

Of course, these vacated positions will be filled by the four of them.

Among them, Lin Hao got a little more places than others, followed by Han Da Xianggong and Fu Da Xianggong.

The least one was naturally Zhao Zongquan, who had the weakest foundation, but he also took this opportunity to arrange for his son to enter the court.

In addition, there are more than a dozen cronies, who have served as the front secretary of the palace and the generals of several large battalions!

The main reason is that Zhao Zongquan's background is too shallow and he does not have enough talent reserves. Even the people he can use now were all saved by the old emperor when he promoted him!

Even Lin Hao is better than him at this point. After all, Lin Hao has already started to reserve talents!

Although the empress dowagers of the two palaces listened to the government behind the curtain, they chose to turn a blind eye in order to win over the four auxiliary ministers and consolidate the power and status in their hands.

But now the people in the court are in panic, and everyone is in danger!

Chapter 353 Haozi fell into the rice vat

In just the past month, a large number of officials in the court have been demoted because of the rebellion of the two kings, resulting in one-third of the seats in the court being vacant again!

After these vacant positions were divided up by several forces, the originally turbulent court finally became stable!

On this day, Lin Hao stood up during the court meeting, picked up the wat board and said:

"Now that His Majesty the new emperor has ascended the throne, I would like to ask the imperial court to select talents for the Song Dynasty. I also wish to congratulate Your Majesty...!"

Before Lin Hao finished speaking, there was a buzzing sound in the court. None of the officials expected Lin Hao to make such a suggestion.

Many courtiers didn't know why Lin Hao, a martial artist, would make such a proposal that would benefit civil servants!

However, after all, this was a proposal that was beneficial to the civil servants, so no one raised any objections. However, at this time, Han Zhang, who had half-squinted his eyes, suddenly opened his eyes!

He instinctively felt that something was wrong, and he always felt that Lin Hao had some ulterior purpose.

They just didn't understand it for a while, but Han Zhang had the attitude that as long as Wu Xun supported it, they would oppose it. Han Zhang immediately picked up the wat board and stood up and said:

"The Minister of Finance has asked the Ministry of Rites to formulate corresponding plans based on the system of special names. King Yan does not need to worry about this matter!"

The so-called "special name" system means that candidates who pass the interpretation examination but fail the provincial examination or the palace examination, when they accumulate to a certain number and age, will be specially named by the Ministry of Rites and directly participate in the palace examination without going through the provincial examination, and will be ranked accordingly. An imperial examination system that conferred birth or official title.

Because it was the emperor who especially extended the favor, it was also called "Enke"!

At this time, Lin Hao said again:

"What I am requesting is not the special name Enke in the past, but the Enke that is equivalent to the official examination, starting from the state examination, provincial examination and palace examination all over again. And it is for all scholars, not for those who failed the examination!"

Then there was a burst of discussion in the court, and everyone felt that this was a good proposal. After all, it had been a year since the last scientific examination, and there were still nearly two years for the next scientific examination.

It would not be a bad idea to hold another enke similar to Zhengke during this period!

"All scholars!"

And an idea flashed in Han Zhang's mind, and he suddenly thought of a possibility, that is, Lin Hao was trying to win the hearts of scholars!

So Han Zhang didn't care much and said directly:

"To the Queen Mother, the Concubine, and Your Majesty, the enke that King Yan said is similar to Zhengke is true~!"

Speaking of this, he suddenly stopped. Han Zhang originally wanted to object, but he suddenly thought of a question. If he objected, wouldn't he offend all the scholars in the world?

So Han Zhang immediately stopped talking, but he was not willing to accept Lin Hao's invitation to win people's hearts, so he changed the topic and continued:

"Enke falls under the jurisdiction of the Shangshu Province. If you open Enke, it should also be done by the Ministry of Rites. King Yan is the third envoy, but he shouldn't be in charge of the affairs of the Shangshu Province!"

Having said this, Han Zhang decided to find something for Lin Hao to do, lest Lin Hao do anything else. After thinking about it in his mind, he continued to say to Lin Hao:

"King Yan is so concerned about government affairs, so he might as well do his job well and find out why this year's salt tax is so much less than last year!"

"Please also ask the queen mother, concubine, and your majesty for their advice!"

Lin Hao smiled. Although he was unhappy with Han Zhang's refutation, Lin Hao's goal had been achieved and there was no need to steal other people's jobs, so he said:

"Xiang Gong Han, there is no need to be angry. I just want to give the world's scholars more opportunities to get ahead. Since the Ministry of Rites has a charter, it is unnecessary for me to do this!"

At this time, Queen Cao looked at the situation and said:

"I think this matter is feasible. Starting an exam from scratch will not only give the world's scholars a fair chance, but also select better talents for the Song Dynasty!"

Having said this, the Queen Mother turned to Concubine Yi next to her and said:

"What do you think, Mrs. Yi!"

Concubine Yi said with a confused expression:

"I don't understand this very well. Since all the ministers and the Queen Mother have agreed, it will be good for the Song Dynasty, so of course I will support it!"

Lin Hao glanced at Concubine Yi in surprise. Unexpectedly, Concubine Yi had a very high emotional intelligence. With these words, she not only humbled herself in front of the Queen Mother and reduced the Queen Mother's hostility, but also won the favor of the courtiers. .

The relatively powerful Queen Mother, the ministers in the court suddenly felt that this Queen Mother Yi was easier to control. No, she was controlling, no, she should be both capable and moral, gentle, virtuous and virtuous!

Lin Hao suddenly became interested in her too~!

At this time, the Queen Mother continued to say:

"What Mr. Han Daxian just said is reasonable. King Yan has overstepped his authority regarding Enke!"

Lin Hao saluted expressionlessly and said, "I know my guilt~!"

The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction, feeling very proud that her majesty could subdue King Yan, so she continued:

"Nowadays, the court's salt tax is decreasing year by year, especially compared with previous years. This year, there is already millions less money."

"The tax revenue does not match the amount paid, which has resulted in the current treasury of the imperial court being empty and reaching the point where it cannot make ends meet. King Yan should put more effort into thoroughly investigating the salt affairs and make up for the imperial court's shortfall as soon as possible!"

Lin Hao tried his best to look expressionless towards the Queen Mother's request to rectify the salt affairs, and then he saluted respectfully:

"I obey the decree~ I will live up to the Queen Mother's trust and do my best to complete the salt tax payment!"

The problem of salt affairs has been a big problem in all dynasties, and it is exactly the same as the problem of food and clothing for millions of water workers.

The old emperor had taken action against the salt affairs several times before, but most of them had little effect. He just made the salt lords restrain themselves.

Sometimes even the imperial envoys sent out by the old emperor to rectify the salt affairs would be defeated by the salt officials and salt owl.

The so-called "done" means that they were bribed and corrupted by the salt lords, but those officials were smelly and tough, so naturally they were killed by the bandits!

Obviously Han Zhang dug a big hole for Lin Hao. Not only could it support Lin Hao's energy and reduce his influence in the court, but it could also plunge Lin Hao into the quagmire of salt affairs.

And once it comes to salt affairs, there will naturally be salt lords who will deal with him, and then they can easily get the evidence that Lin Hao is corrupt, accepting bribes, and oppressing good people!

Well, for people in this era, this kind of thing may indeed be a bottomless abyss, but for people like Lin Hao, it is just like throwing a mouse into a rice vat, okay?

A great court meeting ended in a turbulent atmosphere, and all the courtiers left the palace one after another.

On the carriage, Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai discussed today's events and kept reviewing the dispute in the court today!

If Chang Bai had not married the daughter of the Zhang family, then the current situation in the court would have nothing to do with the Sheng family. After all, Sheng Hong was only a fifth-grade junior before!

But since he is married to the Zhang family, Changbai has benefited from it in the court, and he has been promoted from the eighth-level classics to the eighth-level secretary!

Even Sheng Hong also followed Zhan Guang. During this court reorganization, he was promoted from a fifth-rank prose official to a court official of the fifth rank to a full fifth-rank middle attendant.

If it weren't for Sheng Hong's age and qualifications, he could even be promoted to a position of real power from the fourth rank!

Therefore, after the Sheng family got married to the Zhang family, they had already been labeled as the Zhang family, and after relying on the Zhang family for promotion, the Sheng family naturally had to consider the gains and losses for Lin Hao.

Of course, it is also indispensable to weigh the gains and losses for their Sheng family.

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At this time, Lin Hao was finally free. As for the salt tax issue, Lin Hao naturally had other plans!

Moreover, Lin Hao's serial reminders from his mother, the British princess, also made Lin Hao busy with his own marriage!

After all, Minglan was already 16 years old, and it was time to marry her into the family. According to Lin Hao's idea, he should have waited another two years.

But that’s it!This is the ancient world. If you are not married at the age of 16, you are an older leftover girl. If the rules of the Northern and Southern Dynasties are ignored, the girl's parents will be screwed!

"If a girl doesn't get married at the age of fifteen, her family will sit there"!This means that if a woman does not get married at the age of 15, her family will be imprisoned!

However, the Song Dynasty did not have mandatory regulations in this regard. It only stipulated the earliest age for marriage. As long as a man is sixteen years old and a woman is fourteen years old, she can get married.

But 16-year-old unmarried women are still classified as older leftover women, and they are mainly concentrated in official families!

But, 16 years old!Tsk tsk!