I will never be Renzong

Chapter 111 Preparation
"The way of a great university lies in the enlightenment of virtue, in being close to the people, and in culminating in the perfection of ancient times. If you want to manifest virtue in the world, you must first govern your country. If you want to govern your country, you must first regulate your family. If you want to regulate your family, you must first cultivate it. His body. If you want to cultivate your body, you must first rectify your mind. If you want to rectify your mind, you must first be sincere in your intention. If you want to be sincere in your intention, you must first understand it; to achieve knowledge is to examine things. After examining things, you will know them, and after knowing them, you will understand them. Sincerity, sincerity in mind will lead to a righteous heart, a righteous mind will lead to body cultivation, body cultivation will lead to a harmonious family, a harmonious family will lead to a well-governed country, and a well-governed country will lead to peace in the world."

In the Chongzheng Hall, Zhao Zhen was listening to Yan Shu, the Minister of Rites, lecture on "The Great Learning".

"Sir! I have benefited a lot from listening to my husband's lectures on university these days, and my husband has contributed a lot!"

Zhao Zhen smiled.

"Officials are smart, and can often draw inferences from one instance to another. The minister is just a kindness of teaching me in a small way, so I don't deserve such praise from the officials!"

Yan Shu replied humbly.

"I plan to abolish the reorganization of the forbidden army. Of course, this is only the first step. Secondly, after the reorganization is completed, training needs to be strengthened. There is also a need to replace new weapons and equipment. As the saying goes, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your weapons. After hearing the news that the Royal Chamber of Commerce accidentally obtained the lost method of steelmaking in the Tang Dynasty, I have ordered the Ministry of War to send blacksmiths to learn it, but the post of minister of the Ministry of War has always been held by Cao Yong, and Cao Yong needs to be responsible for the disbandment of the army Regarding the arrangement of the soldiers, I don’t have too much energy to take care of the Ministry of War, so I decided to transfer Mr. to be Minister of the Ministry of War, what do you think of it?”

Zhao Zhen looked at Yan Shu and asked.

"Officials! There is a saying in the university: from the emperor to the common people, all of them are based on self-cultivation. Those who are originally chaotic and not governed are not good. Those who are thick are thin, and those who are thin are thick. There is no such thing. !"

"The king of the country, down to the common people, everyone must take the cultivation of character as the foundation. If this foundation is disturbed, it will be impossible to govern the family, the family, the country, and the world well. Regardless of priorities, put the cart before the horse and want to do it. Good thing, this is also impossible! Now that the world is at peace, Song and Liao have friendly relations, and the border is stable, the government should focus on economic development and pay attention to agriculture and mulberry. As for military affairs, according to the views of the ministers, we must not forget to move! "

Yan Shu replied respectfully.

"Does Mr. Yan disapprove of my army reorganization?"

Zhao Zhen frowned and asked.

"Go back to the official house! It has only been 25 years since the signing of the Tanyuan Alliance. Song and Liao have been at war for 25 years. This [-]-year war not only caused incalculable losses to the people of the Song Dynasty, but also caused incalculable losses to the people of the Liao Kingdom. A lot of losses have been lost, and if the officials prepare their army for war right now, it will surely arouse the suspicion of the Liao Kingdom's monarchs and officials. When the Liao Kingdom comes to attack, it will be the common people who will suffer no matter whether they win or lose! Forget about the officials and think twice!"

Yan Shu bowed.

"What Mr. said is not unreasonable. After all, peace is not easy to come by, but it must be known that there are no permanent friends between countries, only eternal interests. The Tanyuan alliance is the peace bought by my Song Dynasty. You may not think that Shame, the officials of the Manchu Dynasty can not care about it, and even the people of the world can pretend not to know, but I alone can't!"

Zhao Zhen clenched his fist and said.

"Officials! Although the country is big! A belligerent will surely perish! Please think twice!"

Yan Shu bowed.

"Sir, I understand everything. Well, let's end today's class first! As for the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, Mr. Go back and think about it, so I should think about it too!"

Zhao Zhen didn't expect that Yan Shu didn't approve of preparing the army for war either.

"I retire!"

Yan Shu saluted Zhao Zhen.

The chaos of military generals in the late Tang Dynasty taught the Song Dynasty a deep enough lesson. Therefore, after the establishment of the Song Dynasty, the Privy Council, the Ministry of War, and the Sanya divided military power.

The Minister of the Ministry of War is concurrently held by Cao Yong, but Zhao Zhen does not trust Cao Yong. After all, his loyalty has not even reached the passing line, and advanced equipment manufacturing technology needs to be kept secret, so the position of Minister of the Ministry of War is very important.

After much deliberation, Zhao Zhen felt that Yan Shu was suitable. After all, Yan Shu was thoughtful and thoughtful, so he could be called a member of his own team, but he did not expect that Yan Shu would object to his reorganization of the army.

Yan Shu objected, so naturally he couldn't take up this position, so who is more suitable?

Fan Zhongyan?Fan Zhongyan is suitable, but his qualifications are not enough. What's more, he has just been transferred to Xinghua County magistrate to take full charge of the weir repair project. He can't repair half of the project and just change people halfway!

Zhao Zhen wanted to share the power that Cao used, so the Minister of the Ministry of War had to be upright. Otherwise, he would send a flattering and cowardly person to him, and he might leak the secret to the enemy.

"Wen Ying! You go to the Imperial Academy to pass on my oral order, ordering Dr. Li Di of the Imperial Palace to enter the palace to face the saint!"

Zhao Zhen gave instructions to a 20-year-old servant standing beside him.

This person is Yan Wenying. Someone in the previous palace took advantage of the palace being busy celebrating the festival to steal items in the palace and sell them for sale. He reported it to Zhao Zhen, so he became Zhao Zhen's chamberlain. .

Before Liu E listened to the government behind a curtain, Li Di was not welcome, so Zhao Zhen suggested to Liu E that Li Di be placed in the Imperial College, but now that he is already in charge of the government, there is no need to leave an upright minister unused.

"Dr. Chen Guozi Li Dubai meets the official family!"

Li Di is now 54 years old. Previously, Ding Wei wanted to harm him. If it hadn't been exposed, the upright Li Di would have wiped his neck.

"Sir, come here and be safe!"

Zhao Zhen smiled.

In the second year of Tianxi, after Song Zhenzong appointed Zhao Zhen as the crown prince, Kou Zhun was framed by the treacherous official Ding Wei and dismissed as prime minister. Zhenzong wanted to make Li Di his prime minister, but Li Dijian resigned.Zhenzong then appointed Li Di as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and Prince Shaofu, and Tong Zhongshumen to make peace.

So Zhao Zhen can afford to call Mr. Li Di.

"The body of a minister and a guilty minister should not be called that by officials!"

Li Di hurriedly replied.

"I said that the husband can afford it, and the husband can afford it!"

As Zhao Zhen spoke, he stepped forward and helped Li Di up.

"Sir, in the past, Ding said that he had exclusive power and ruled out differences, so that the court was empty of honest people. I didn't want to disturb your ordinary life of teaching and educating people. However, now that I have just taken charge of the government, I urgently need a minister who is upright to be my minister. I don’t know if Mr. Wang is willing to serve the Great Song Jiangshan Sheji!”

Zhao Zhen had prepared a lot of words, but in the end he chose to say it directly and concisely. After all, for an upright minister, there is no need to talk in so many twists and turns.

"Officials! Don't look at the fact that I'm 54 this year, but my body is very strong, and I will be loyal to the officials for another 20 years, and I can still do it!"

Li Di knew that if the officials hadn't rescued him back then, he might not have known what it would be like to be persecuted by Ding Wei. Now that the officials are young but intend to reform the government, he is naturally willing to support him.

"Okay! You have Qing's words! I feel relieved, but God is jealous of talents. Kou Gong passed away early, and I am very sorry that I can't continue to provide advice for my country, but I heard that Li Qing's son was a teacher. Mr. Kou, I have decided to give him a Jinshi background and enter the Imperial Academy as an attendant!"

Zhao Zhen smiled.

"The official's great love for the minister! The minister will never forget it, and will devote himself to being loyal to the official!"

Li Di hurriedly bowed.

"Come here! Give me a banquet! I am happy today and want to have a drink with Li Qing!"

Zhao Zhen shouted loudly.

During the banquet, Zhao Zhen learned that Li Di's son, Li Jianzhi, was almost 30 years old and hadn't married yet, so he ordered on the spot to marry a dignified and beautiful girl from Chuxiu Pavilion to his son, which made Li Di a lot of money. It's just that the damn loyalty has been stuck at 99 points, otherwise he would have another brainless fan-a close minister.

(End of this chapter)