Emperor Renzong of the Great Song Dynasty

Liu E crossed her hands, thoughtfully: "The emperor means that..."

She rubbed her fingers unconsciously: "Establish a new yamen, which is responsible for supervising all officials. And it has real power, so it can independently investigate officials' corruption and violation of the law?"

Zhao Yiyi nodded: "Exactly."

Liu E said: "What do these real powers refer to?"

Zhao Yiyi said in his heart, just follow the example of the supervisory agency in the 21st century in his previous life.

They have the right to file a case for investigation, form an investigation team by themselves, and have the right to "cooperate with the investigation" by officials involved in the case.

Liu E said: "The emperor knows that our dynasty and the scholar-officials ruled the world together. The Emperor Taizu once set a rule to give courtesy to scholars. I am stupid and don't understand Taizu's deep meaning, but I also know that the so-called courtesy scholars , must not include the establishment of such a yamen, so that they have power over scholars."

Although it is obvious that the officials are now under the supervision of the censor, everyone knows that the censors are simply not capable of really investigating any criminal evidence.

Those who can be brought to the public by the censor are either trivial matters, or are speculative, without real evidence.

And everyone knows that in order to gain a reputation of being upright, the censors dare to participate in it, scold anyone, and write everything in the memorial.

Even if you are a perfect person with exquisite faces, you will have to fabricate a not-so-perfect ninth side for you, and bring it to the stage to curse.

Over time, no one really cared about the memorials of the censors.Anyway, you are also involved, and I am also involved, everyone is the same.

If anyone is really overwhelmed by the censor, it is not the censor's credit, but the emperor sent you off on purpose.

Otherwise, the emperor collects so many melodies every day, but why did he take you out to hand them out?

At that time, there is no need to blame Yushi.The Sacred Heart is unpredictable, so be blessed.

Since ancient times, who has served as an official, who didn't live by watching the emperor's face?

In any case, it means to be released for a year or two, and the emperor will still come back to be an official after the calm and calm.

The so-called censor supervision is a joke.

In the final analysis, the censors did not have the authority and ability to file a case and investigate.

If you can't catch the real fatal evidence, you can only be incompetent and furious, talking all over the place.

It is also because of this that although he has been under the supervision of the censors, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty did not care about it.

Liu E said: "The emperor also knows exactly what kind of place the Yushitai is, and why the scholars in our dynasty can tolerate the continuous attack and annihilation by the Yushi."

In the final analysis, it is painless.

"The new institution that the emperor wants to establish seems to be a copy of Yushitai on the surface, but in fact, it is..."

It is indeed a subversion of the censor system.

Once the group of censors who don't like anyone can really get the evidence that the officials are corrupt...

It's tantamount to adding wings to the tiger, which is fine, can the officials of the Song Dynasty sleep peacefully in the future?

Liu E said firmly: "They won't agree."

"They" probably refers to all officials who have ghosts in their hearts.

Zhao Yiyi said: "Actually, I want to set up this institution in parallel with Yushitai, and the two institutions complement each other."

The young censors in Yushitai are powerful pens, who are best at stirring up wind and rain, manipulating public opinion, and arguing even if they are unreasonable.

If it is associated with an institution capable of investigating and collecting evidence, it is a combination of two swords, occupying both the high ground of public opinion and the high ground of morality.

Zhao Yiyi said: "The head of this new organization, I like Bao Zheng."

Liu E laughed and said, "I also think that the emperor should like this person."

Youyou said: "This person is really as clear as water, as honest as a mirror, as cold as ice, as sharp as a sword. It's a pity, why can't he work for me?"

Zhao Yiyi looked up at her: "You can't do it. If he is asked to work for the empress, the first thing he will do is to ask the empress to apologise, and return the position of queen mother to Li Empress."

Liu E shook her head: "Sure enough, this person is beyond my control."

Zhao Yiyi said: "Speaking of which, how is Li Niangniang now?"

Liu E laughed and said, "It seems to be doing well. A few days ago, I scolded me every day, from Maoshi to Daohai. Later, it seemed that I was tired, so I changed it from noon to Daoxu."

Zhao Yiyi said: "Actually, I have always been curious, what did the empress do to make Li empress faint from anger?"

Concubine Li has suffered all the hardships and hardships in the past ten years, and she is about to overthrow her old enemy, so why is she still fainted by the old enemy?

Liu E took a sip of tea: "I asked her, did you really believe that you gave birth to a civet cat? She said yes. I asked her again, do you think the late emperor also believed that you gave birth to a civet cat? She also She said yes. Then I told her that the late emperor never believed in the theory of gods, demons and ghosts, so how could he believe that his concubine gave birth to a monster?"

Zhao Yiyi shook his head: "It would be unbelievable to say that the first emperor did not believe in gods, demons and ghosts."

The first emperor Song Zhenzong toured the world to enshrine the famous mountains of Zen, and even created a book of auspiciousness, if he did not believe in gods, demons and ghosts...

This is really hard to believe.

Liu E burst into laughter: "This is unbelievable. When the heavenly book first came down, others didn't know the inside story, so didn't I know it too? It was obviously forged by the late emperor that day by a few wandering Taoist priests, using a kind of The ink that is as clear as white water is used to write the handwriting on the silk, and the words will appear after soaking in the water. After making the heavenly scriptures, someone with a stronger lightness skill was found to hang them on the corner of the palace gate during the night. It will be like this How can people who forge heavenly books believe in gods, demons and ghosts?"

Zhao benefited silently.

Liu E's words were truly heartbreaking.

Concubine Li has suffered and suffered for more than ten years, and the reason why she can still live with high spirits is only because of a belief that Liu E is responsible for her falling into the current situation. Because of the trouble, the first emperor would definitely make her a queen, and her son a prince.

As a result, Liu E's words were tantamount to telling her that the first emperor was clear about what happened at that time, but he let it go and did nothing for her.

The first emperor was Liu E's accomplice.

Once the faith of more than ten years collapsed, it is no wonder that Concubine Li would collapse like this, and immediately asked him to help her kill Liu E.

It is impossible to kill Liu E, even if you really want to kill Liu E, it is impossible to kill Liu E at this time.

He still kept Liu E for great use.

"Let's not talk about this." Zhao Yiyi changed the subject: "Bao Zheng will leave Beijing soon, and go to Beidi to secretly investigate the corruption of officials. When he comes back with real evidence, I will depose a group of officials and support myself. The person in charge."

He has been on the throne for so many years, and the imperial examination has been held several times.These fresh Jinshi are his most numerous team members.

"Then, I can take the opportunity to propose the establishment of an investigation agency."

Liu E supported her chin with her hands: "And then?"

Zhao Yiyi said: "Then, there will be the mother-in-law. Please support the mother-in-law."

The emperor was very distressed when he saw that the officialdom in the Northland was so corrupt, and wanted to find a way to completely solve it.Then some courtiers will come forward and say that the development of the matter to this point is the fault of the supervisory agency's inaction.

Although there are already supervisory agencies such as general judges and transshipment envoys in various places, these people have been in the localities for a long time, and officials have colluded with each other, and they have already exchanged interests.Coupled with their high positions and powers, they must cherish their lives, even if they see injustices, they dare not speak up and deal with them.

How can it be compared with our censors who do not prosper in the court, hate evil like hatred, value fame and despise life, and are always ready to be willing to tear themselves apart and dare to pull the prime minister off the horse?

After all, it is still up to the censors to supervise the officials!

The disadvantage of censors is that they do not have real power in their hands, so it is difficult to really use their skills to crack down on corrupt officials.

Then it is better to give real power to the censors, so that they have the power to investigate the case and deal with officials.

This is enough to solve the problem of official corruption!

And this kind of move that greatly threatens the happiness of life of court officials will definitely be resisted by all officials.

At that time, it will inevitably be another scolding battle, which requires the Queen Mother to come out and make a final decision.

Liu E said solemnly: "This is a matter within my palace."

Originally, the emperor wanted to push her out to block swords and guns, and she was already used to this kind of thing.

Zhao Yiyi looked at the sky outside the window: "It's getting late at night, so I won't disturb your mother's rest."

Liu E suddenly asked, "How is the princess?"

At this time, there were two princesses in the palace.One is Song Zhenzong's daughter, Zhao Yiyi's younger sister, and the other is Zhao Xu.

And Zhao Xu was the only one who could ask Liu E to ask.

After all, when Song Zhenzong was still alive, Liu E was impatient to act like a good wife and mother to care for the princess, and it was even more impossible at this time.

So Zhao Yiyi said: "Princess Qin is growing up gratifyingly."

Qin Guo was Liu E's chosen title for Zhao Xu. Calling Zhao Xu Qin Guo was quite in Liu E's heart.

So Liu E said with a smile, "Oh? It's growing well? That's not bad. When you have free time, ask me to meet my granddaughter."

Zhao Yiyi said: "Definitely. When she can go out on her own, ask her to visit the Queen Mother."

Liu E said: "The princess is the heir of the emperor. She is still young, so don't rush to learn to read and write. When you are five years old, you should choose a good teacher to enlighten you."

Zhao Yiyi said: "It is true. I already have a candidate in my heart."

Liu E was right, Zhao Xu was his heir, and choosing the right teacher for her was the most important thing.

Although she was born a 666 god, this aptitude will not change.But as an emperor, especially an emperor in a peaceful and prosperous age, it is really difficult to be competent for this job without ink in his stomach.

In particular, the Song Dynasty was still a dynasty with a prosperous literary style, with frequent talents.If Zhao Xu wanted to be the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, he really needed a powerful Confucian teacher to be his teacher.

Undoubtedly, he chose Fan Zhongyan to take on this important task.

Whether it is talent, conduct, or even official rank, Fan Zhongyan is the best candidate.

Liu E asked him, "Is it Mr. Fan?"

Zhao Yiyi said: "Your Majesty is wise."

Liu E said: "Fan Xianggong is certainly a good candidate. But has the emperor considered one thing?"

Zhao Yiyi asked, "What's the matter?"

Liu E said: "Since the emperor has such thoughts, he should have thought that the courtiers would not accept a princess who was raised in a deep palace since she was a child, only studied with the prime minister, but never stepped out of the palace gate."

As for what to do to make the courtiers accept this princess...

That's what the two of them knew.

Zhao Yiyi said: "What is the Queen Mother's plan?"

He also understood that to make Zhao Xu the emperor, he needed to let her walk out of the palace step by step.

Liu E said: "Sooner or later, the princess will go to the front court. But the road has to be taken step by step, so as not to waste speed. Has the emperor thought about it, what is the first step?"

Zhao Yiyi stared into Liu E's eyes and said, "You told Kou Zhun about this."

Liu E smiled: "I haven't. But he will know sooner or later."

For Zhao Xu to get in front of others, the first step must be careful.

It was impossible for him to give Zhao Xu a Kaifeng Yin Dangdang from the beginning, so at the beginning, Zhao Xu could not appear in front of people as an official.

Thinking of the context in which Liu E spoke, there was only one possibility - to send Zhao Xu to school outside the palace.

Go to a school where everyone knows and where everyone sees.

In Bianliang, there is only one such school.

Qingbei University.

Although everyone knew about Taixue Guozijian, this kind of school was too official and not suitable for the fledgling Zhao Xu.

In Qingbei University, apart from Prime Minister Yan Shu, there is another important figure.

Kou Zhun.

In all fairness, Zhao Yiyi has benefited a lot from being Kou Zhun's student for almost ten years.

Kou Zhun is a qualified emperor teacher.

Zhao Yiyi said, "That's what I said."

He said mockingly: "Your Majesty lives in seclusion now, if you can still exchange news with Duke Lai, that would be really strange."

Liu E didn't think it was disobedient: "This palace is just a suggestion for the emperor. After all, the Qin State is still young, and it must be in the palace when it was enlightened a few years ago. When it is older, when it is fifteen or sixteen years old, It’s not too late to send it out of the palace.”

Zhao Yiyi said: "Now Qingbei University does not accept women, how can you say that?"

Liu E said: "A few years ago, there was no Qingbei University in the world."

Zhao Yiyi smiled: "The Queen Mother is really open-minded."

He stood up: "I heard that Duke Lai is in very strong health now, and he can still exercise with his students every day, and his appetite is getting bigger and bigger."

Kou Zhun is half a military general. He has led the army to fight three times in his life, and his physical fitness is still passable.

Zhao Xu is less than three years old now, and Kou Zhun should be able to wait until she is fifteen or sixteen to go to Qingbei University to study.

According to Kou Zhun's competitive temperament, even if he wanted to be the emperor teacher again, he would definitely persist until Zhao Xu left the palace.

He couldn't help but asked: "Is this generation worse?"

Kou Zhun is his teacher, his father-in-law, and his daughter's teacher, it seems...

Liu E said: "Kou Zhun is still the emperor's brother-in-law. You married his daughter too. The seniority should have been messed up long ago, and it doesn't matter about apprenticeship."

Zhao Yiyi said: "Yes."

He was also bewildered, and was fooled by the creed of being a teacher for one day and being a father for life.In fact, it is not unusual to be a teacher for two generations of father and daughter. In his previous life, there were situations where elementary school teachers taught three generations of grandparents and grandchildren.

Zhao Yiyi stood up and said, "I'm going back, my lady should go and rest by herself. Ah, that's right."

He said to Liu E: "In a few days, Bao Zheng will leave Beijing with Di Qing, and the two of them will walk together."

Anyway, almost all the northern counties have troops stationed there, and the routes of Di Qing and Bao Zheng overlap.Let the two of them walk together, and they can take care of each other when they have anything.

...In fact, he mainly wanted Di Qing to take care of Bao Zheng, or rather, he wanted Di Qing to protect Bao Zheng's personal safety.

Di Qing is a privy envoy, and he also brought his guards with him when he went to Beijing on business.But Bao Zheng's trip was a private visit in Weifu, and Zhan Zhao was the only one with him.Although Zhan Zhao's martial arts are high, after all, he lacks skills in dividing himself.

If Bao Zheng performed normally, he offended the officials all over the place in the process of private visits on Weibo, and they started to be ruthless, Zhan Zhao might not be able to protect him by himself.

It would be safer to follow Di Qing's army.

Anyway, this kind of thing is not uncommon - there are high-ranking officials from the court going out of Beijing, and they are accompanied by thousands of people. Naturally, there will be no danger along the way. Even if there are bandits cutting the path, they have to weigh this persimmon Move without pinching.

There are merchants from a slightly distressed family who cannot afford to hire a nursing home, so it is understandable to follow the ranks of high officials and rub their wings to protect themselves.

The high-ranking officials are all scholars, so they still speak some truths.There are occasional unreasonable ones, and they cherish their own face very much, and there is no reason to drive away the accompanying merchants with cold eyes.

Most of them turned a blind eye.

Therefore, Bao Zheng and his party pretended to be cloth merchants and followed Di Qing's team, which was not at all conspicuous.

"They stop and go along the way, and they don't know when they will be able to come back. Anyway, it was impossible years ago, and they should be able to come back in the summer and autumn of next year. Before they come back, the court should be fine, and the queen mother will..."

Liu E flipped through the playbook she had read before: "The emperor is getting older, so he may not need his mother's constant support. If there is no major event in the previous dynasty, I will not go to the palace. The emperor can make his own decisions. If there is anything, then It's not too late for me to go."

Zhao Yiyi said: "Your Majesty is holy."

Since Kou Zhun resigned, it was the first time that Di Qing went out to Beijing independently to do a major event. Needless to say, he was very excited.

After the general battalion was arranged, he packed his luggage, ordered his soldiers and horses, formed a team, and was about to leave the city in a mighty manner.

In order to express his favor as a privy envoy and his support for their disarmament trip, Zhao Yiyi stood on the tower and watched Di Qing's team until he sent the billowing dust of people and horses out of sight.

He said to Liu En: "It's a pity that we only have one steamboat now, and we have to transport taxes from various places. Otherwise, it would be better to let them go by steamboat."

The speed of a fully loaded steamship is faster than the current limit of human foot travel - the so-called rush delivery.As soon as this item came out, there was an uproar among the public. Some veteran officials from the Song Zhenzong Dynasty wrote He Xiangrui reflexively, but Zhao Yiyi rejected it on the spot.

What auspiciousness, this is the power of technology!Have you seen the slender chimney on the steamship, that is the light of industry!

When Jiang Ping builds all [-] steamships next year, our Song Dynasty will take the first step of the industrial revolution!

When the transportation is convenient, the market will expand, and if there is a market, there will be demand, and if there is demand, production will be stimulated. When the desire of the whole society to expand production reaches a certain limit, a small spark can become a prairie fire.

A technological revolution is at hand.

However, there is currently one steam ship, which is still busy going back and forth between Jiangnan and Bianliang, dutifully transporting this year's taxes.

With this steamship, the cost of shipping taxes to local and state capitals has been greatly reduced this year.

Don't look at other people's steam ships burning coal, but they transport a lot and run fast.

But the charcoal burned in this boat is indeed a bit too much.

Now that there is only one, I still don’t think that the coal reserves in the current society will obviously not be enough to burn when the steamship travels all over the country in two or three years.

Zhao Yiyi wondered if he should go to Shanxi where the coal is almost inexhaustible...

Liu En laughed and said, "It's a good thing we didn't ask them to take the steamboat."

At this time, they had already descended from the city tower and were about to return to the emperor's Luanjia.

Liu En raised his chin lightly: "If you're on a steamboat, how can you catch up?"

Zhao Yiyi looked in the direction he was pointing at, over the layers of human heads...

saw nothing.

He said helplessly, "It's not that you don't know that my eyes are not very good."

But according to what Liu En said, it seems that Bao Zheng and his party are over there.

Liu Endao: "When they catch up, there will probably be a good show."

Sighing: "It's a pity we can't see it."

Zhao Yiyi raised his eyebrows: "What good show?"

Liu Endao: "This time Bao Zheng brought Zhan Zhao out of Beijing."

Zhao Yiyi didn't care at all: "What's so strange about this? Aren't the two of them inseparable?"

Since Zhan Zhao is shouldering the duty of protecting Bao Zheng, he naturally wants him to follow Bao Zheng wherever he goes.

Liu En said: "But Di Qing also brought a person out of Beijing this time."

"who is it?"

"Of course it's Senior Xia's apprentice, the one whose surname is Bai and whose name is Yutang. Didn't you tell him to join the army before? Now that Senior Xia has seen your determination to clean up the army, he sent him to Di Qing's side. went."

Liu En said with a smile: "There must be a lot of good things to watch when these two ancestors get together and walk together all the way."

He sighed again: "It's a pity we can't see it."

Zhao Yiyi said: "Is there any good show to watch? I didn't give Zhan Zhao a random nickname. Even if I gave him a nickname, Bai Yutang is still not a Chinchilla."

Because of his brother Bai Jintang's friendship with Jiang Ping, Bai Yutang and Jiang Ping are also acquainted.However, Zhao Yiyi has not yet seen that the two of them intend to become brothers.

Reminiscent of Bai Yutang, Chinchilla Mouse in Seven Heroes and Five Righteousnesses, who had lost his brother for three years at a young age. Perhaps it was after his brother's death that his brother's old friends became sworn brothers with him and supported him everywhere. Bar.

Liu Endao: "The two of them didn't quarrel because of their names. It seems that Di Qing accidentally said something that hurt people's lungs, so he picked Bai Yutang up to fight against Zhan Zhao."

"But this has nothing to do with us," Liu En said, "I'm out of the palace anyway, should the officials stop by Qingbei University?"

Zhao Yiyi said: "Why, Senior Xia invited us over?"

Liu Endao: "Yes, it is said that he has already deduced the buoyancy formula."

Zhao Yiyi lifted his spirits: "Let's go to Yan Shu's place!"