Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

Zhao Ning was not in a hurry, he took a nap in Wende Palace for a while.

It was snowing outside, but it was warm inside the hall.

"Official, official..."

"What's the matter?"

Zhao Ning was awakened by Wang Huaiji's voice.

"A secret message from the north."

Zhao Ning took it, and this secret report was sent by Yuwen Xuzhong, sealed with wax.

He opened it slowly, and immediately regained his spirits: Wan Yanchang wants to surrender to Song Dynasty!

That's good!

He immediately picked up his pen and began to reply to Yu Wenxuzhong's letter.

The general meaning is to maintain the relationship with Wanyanchang, keep Wanyanchang's handle, give Wanyanchang benefits, and at the same time let Wanyanchang have no way out of repentance.

In short, let Wan Yanchang shine in the Kingdom of Jin.

Of course, you have to draw cakes for Wan Yanchang, big cakes, you can draw whatever cakes you want in Yu Wenxuzhong.

After sending the letter, Zhao Ning was in a particularly good mood.

If more disputes can be created within Jin Kingdom, the resistance to Miexia will be further reduced.

Not long after, Luo Congyan and Hu Yin arrived.

"I see you, Your Majesty."

"Exemption."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhao Ning said: "I summoned you here because I have something to ask you."

"Please make it clear, Your Majesty."

"Recently, a group of corrupt officials from Jiangdong were escorted to the capital."

Luo Congyan said, "I have heard a little about it."

"How do you think it should be handled?"

Hu Yin noticed something strange immediately, why did the Zhao family suddenly intervene in the Jiangdong case?

It seems that the Ministry of Criminal Justice has not filed a report on this matter.

Since the Ministry of Punishment hadn't submitted the report yet, Zhao Guanjia had asked in advance, which was different from usual.

However, Luo Congyan didn't think so much.

Luo Congyan is an academic talent, just like stereotypes, relatively pure.

He said: "The Ministry of Criminal Justice should be able to handle this matter fairly."

"I want to hear what you two think." Zhao Ning was not in a hurry to express his opinion, let alone talk about the current situation.

Luo Congyan continued: "If these officials are only corrupt, they can be convicted according to the amount of corruption. Those who have less corruption will be dismissed from office, sentenced to prison, or imprisoned. Those who have more corruption will have a huge impact. They should be judged according to the situation. If it is pure corruption, If you cooperate with the imperial court in recovering the stolen money, you can avoid death, but if you are dismissed from office, you will never be hired.

"If you don't cooperate with the recovery of the stolen money, you will be executed!"

"If it's not just corruption, but also affects the governance of the court, exploits the common people, and harms the village, he should be executed to revitalize the law of the country!"

Luo Congyan is known as a person who can forgive small mistakes but never forgive big ones.

This person's attitude towards the administration of officials is very clear.

This is also the reason why Zhao Ning asked him to teach in a government school.

For so many years, Luo Congyan has never changed his original intention.

Hu Yin also nodded, and said: "I also agree with Mr. Luo's statement. In these years, under the court's strict anti-corruption and rectification of officials, there has been a clear tomorrow. Although there are still many corrupt officials dormant in the dark, but The court must not let down its vigilance!"

"You two are right, let's step back."

"Sir farewell."

The attitude of these two people is more important than that of the prime minister.

The prime minister can only influence the people below in terms of administrative power, but not necessarily from the ideological level.

And these two can do it.

Regarding this matter, Zhao Ning was not in a hurry.

He also wanted to see what Chen Biqing would do next, and what the officials of the Ministry of Punishment would do next.

He even wanted to see which officials in the court wanted to actively cooperate and participate in this debate on whether to kill or not to kill.

Is there anyone standing behind Chen Biqing?

As an emperor, don't express your thoughts easily.

Time passed quickly, and it was already the end of the year in a blink of an eye.

Before the new year, Liu Yan, a doctor of the Ministry of punishment, suddenly wrote a letter and submitted it.

This memorial is called "The First Trial of the Jiangdong Case and the Justice of Benevolent Government".

It can be seen from the name what the composition of this memorial is.

The letter was first thrown in the Zhengshitang, where it aroused heated discussions, and it was not delivered to Zhao Guan's house until December 25th.

Things are still going on, and the impact is spreading fast.

Soon, most officials in the capital began to pay attention.

No one expected that the ninth year of Jingkang would end in such a situation, and the tenth year of Jingkang would start like this.

Chapter 854 Zhao Guan’s Family Picking Up the Fishing Rod (Part [-])

The reason why a matter is hotly discussed is not only that it is full of dramatic contradictions, but also because there are people behind it who are fueling the flames.

You know, most of the dramatic contradictions in this world are covered up.

After all, the world is so big.

The folks in the Song Dynasty don't know how many murders there are every day, and how many disputes there are in the court.

The corruption cases in Jiangdong are really rare among the corruption cases in the Song Dynasty for so many years.

But there was an argument.

On December 25th, the sky had just dimmed, and it began to snow a little.

Not only did the number of people on the streets not decrease, but they increased.

In the restaurants and teahouses on the side of the road, the lights are bright and the voices are full of people.

Teams of caravans in front rushed to transport the goods to the collapsed house for preservation.

Not long after, a carriage stopped beside the Cai River outside Suzaku Gate.

There are many luxurious houses in this area. It is said that the price of any house has reached 5000 Guan (about [-] million yuan). Those who can afford a house here are either rich or expensive.

After getting off the carriage, Liu Yan, the doctor of the Ministry of punishment, walked into the house of Wang Ciweng, the minister of the Ministry of punishment, as usual.

"The next official sees Wang Shilang."

"sit down."

"Thank you Wang Shilang."

Wang Ciweng said: "The note you wrote has caused a lot of commotion these days."

"I didn't expect that there would be so many people who are so concerned about this matter. It's beyond my expectation."

"It seems that many people have long been dissatisfied with the court's killings over the years, but dare not speak out." Wang Ciweng showed a smug smile on his face, "We are on the right track this time."

"Shangguan means that those who protect Jiangdong are right?"

"Not to kill is what the people want." Wang Ciweng said, "Once upon a time, in the Song Dynasty, we did not kill scholar-bureaucrats and scholars. Now that the war in the north has calmed down, people need to be stabilized internally."

"However, the officials may not agree." Liu Yan said.

Wang Ciweng said: "If more than half of the people in the Manchu Dynasty want to return to the past, the officials must not dare to be tough. If even the people also call for the return to the past, even if the officials are ninety-five respects, they must follow the will of the people. .”

He also said: "And not only that, these years, the Song Dynasty has given too much power to the generals in order to fight against the Jin Dynasty. Now Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Wu Jie, Wu Lin, Liu Qi, Li Bao in the South China Sea, Li Yanxian in the Northwest, where are they? What a terrible thing it is for one not to hold a heavy soldier in his hand!"

"What does the superior mean?"

"Many people in the court have long been dissatisfied with the current situation, and there are also many people in the local area who are quite critical of this situation." Wang Ciweng took a sip of tea and said calmly, "You have to be clear, we have already taken back what belongs to us. The war in our territory may have ended, but those generals still control the military power and refuse to let go, if one day, they repeat the disaster of the former Tang Dynasty town, what should we do?"

When he said this, Liu Yan broke into a cold sweat and said: "The lower official has never thought about this problem."

"You?" Wang Ciweng glanced at him and said, "This court situation is far more complicated than you can imagine."

"However, the Zhao family trusts those generals very much, and there is no sign of wanting to take back their power. I heard that Fan Zongyin is still talking about re-establishing enfeoffments and feudal towns in order to expand the territory."

"Fan Zongyin is trying to confuse the public, he knows it!" Wang Ciweng said, "Although the Zhao officials didn't mention it, he has long been on guard against the generals in his heart. This is the mentality that Zhao officials in all generations will have."

"What Shangguan means is that Jinshang has long thought of taking back the power of general?"

"Before we fought against Jin, we needed those generals. Now the battle has stabilized."

"From this point of view, the situation in this court is about to change."

Wang Ciweng continued: "Think about it, what Yue Fei is now, the title of deputy envoy of the Military and Political Council, a general, with the title of Deputy Envoy of the Military and Political Council, the Taizu of this dynasty..."

He did not go on.

Pausing for a moment, he said, "Your Majesty's suspicion of them is not easy to express. As a courtier, you need to share your majesty's worries, understand?"

"Understood!" Liu Yan said, "What about this matter now?"

"Your task for this matter has been completed. Next, there will be people playing in the local area. After the local playing is released, there will be some voices from the people. Judging from the current situation, it will be smoother than we imagined. .”

On December 26, before dawn, it began to snow again.

This may be the last morning court in the ninth year of Jingkang, and the ministers waited in the Chuigong Hall early in the morning.

Zhao Guan's family hadn't come yet, and there was a lot of discussion in the Chui Gong Hall.

Most of it is also related to those recent sounds.

Not long after, Zhao Ning went to the hall.

"The ministers respectfully invite Shengan."

"Saint Gongan, all the gentlemen are exempt from courtesy."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhao Ning asked, "Is there anything to play today?"

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, Liu Yan suddenly came out and said: "I have something to play."

"Oh, it's Liu Qing, what's the matter with you?"

"Your Majesty has not yet approved the minister's memorial."

"Oh, your copy of "Jiangdong Case First Instance and the Justice of Benevolent Government"?"

"Yes." Liu Yan said boldly, "If there is something wrong with what I said, please punish me. If there is nothing wrong, please give me a reply. Otherwise, I don't know how sincere I am." , Harmful advice, what should I do?"

Zhao Ning sat there calmly, even with a smile on his face, he said: "Everyone in the Political Affairs Hall, have you read this memorial?"

The ministers of the Political Affairs Hall said: "The ministers and others have read it."

"You talk about it?"

The officials of the Zhengshitang were silent, from Zuo Xiang Lu Yihao, Zuo Sanqi's regular attendant, Zuo Jianyi doctor, Zuo Sijian, and Shizhong, no one spoke.

People in Zhongshu Province were also silent.

That being the case, the people from Shang Shusheng also pretended to be dead.

Zhao Guanjia said: "Cai Mao, tell me."

Cai Mao came out, and everyone's eyes were on Cai Mao.

Cai Mao said: "Since taking the throne, His Majesty has rectified the administration of officials, wiped out bad governance, rested with the people, opened up new learning, appointed virtuous ministers, warded off foreign enemies, and governed the world.

Anyway, Cai Mao is a jack-of-all-trades, this guy is very good at talking, but what he said is like nothing.