Emperor Renzong of the Great Song Dynasty

"what about this?"

Zhao Yiyi said gently: "When choosing generals, only those who think they can't win battles are the only ones who think they are too good at winning battles."

Pang Ji said: "The sage said that names and utensils are the only ones, and you can't fake people. Privy envoys are the positions of ministers. They are high-ranking and respected, so they should not be granted easily. At the beginning of the founding of the country, Murong Yanzhao recovered Jingnan, Tai. Zu Zeng Its noble city does not need to be a privy envoy. Cao Bin pacified Jiangnan and captured Li Yu, the empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty alive. Tai Zu didn't grant them the post of privy envoy, because he knew that privy envoys are the pinnacle of military commanders. If they are appointed as privy envoys now, how can they still serve wholeheartedly in the future? Even if they still serve wholeheartedly, and What should I reward them with?"

Zhao Yiyi nodded: "Pang Qing's family is right."

Pang Ji said: "I think that if your Majesty is not as good as you are, then a year-old senior minister will serve as a privy envoy and reward Di Qing with gold and silver in his mansion. This way Di Qing can have hope. If there is another war in the future, he will do his best to fight for your majesty. Your majesty also Being able to reward Di Qing for his subsequent meritorious deeds will not make him fall into a situation where there is no reward and no seal."

Zhao Yiyi said: "It makes sense."

Pang Ji bowed his head: "Thank you, the official family."

Zhao Yiyi looked around: "Do you have any objections from the Qing family? Or are there only these reasons for not supporting Di Qing as a privy envoy, and nothing else?"

Di Qing belongs to the Nanqing Palace faction, the emperor should not get too close to people from the Nanqing Palace.Di Qingnian was too young to be granted a high position.Di Qing still has a great future, so if he is appointed as a privy envoy now, there will be no rewards and no seals in the future.

That's all, nothing else?

There was silence in the hall for a while, obviously acquiescing.

That's all, isn't that enough?

Zhao Yiyi said: "All my lords, in fact, it was just my idea before today to appoint Di Qing as a privy envoy. In fact, I also understand that Di Qing is too young. There is no precedent for such a young person as a privy envoy. I just thought, why not bring this idea to the Chongzheng Hall and discuss it with the noble family. If the nobles can come up with reasons that are sufficient to convince me, I will give up this idea."

"But after some discussion among the ministers, I found out," Zhao Yiyi said in a deep voice, "I have no reason at all not to appoint Di Qing as a privy envoy."

"what--"

There was a big uproar.

What did the emperor say?

Is there no reason not to appoint Di Qing as a privy envoy?

What do you mean?

Is the emperor going to go his own way regardless of the opinions of his ministers?

What they said before was ignored by the emperor?

Pang Ji said: "I ask the officials to think twice—"

Zhao Yiyi waved his hand: "I have thought twice, and this is the result of my thinking twice."

"This--"

Liu En said: "Silence!"

His inner strength was so strong, the sound of the broken drink echoed in the Chongzheng Hall, making all the officials dizzy.

Seeing that the hall was quiet, Zhao Yiyi continued: "Pang Qing's family said that names and utensils are the only ones, not fake people."

"Pang Qing's family, the era of the sage Confucius has passed! 1000 years have passed, and the world has changed. Open your eyes and see!"

Zhao Yiyi said: "You said that young Di is young and has a bright future. He will fight with the army in the future and make more contributions. Therefore, I should not reward him with the post of privy envoy, lest there will be no rewards in the future."

He sneered: "What do you think a privy envoy is? It's a toy in my hands, and I can give it to whoever I want?"

There was no sound in the hall, and the drop of a needle could be heard.

Zhao Yiyi pointed to Liu En and shouted: "If the post of privy envoy is really a thing in my hands, I will reward it to the eunuch! Because the eunuch waits in front of me for a long time, and spends joy, anger, sorrow and joy with me. I love this eunuch more than all of you!"

"Too bad it isn't!"

Zhao Yiyi pointed to Wang Yushi, who had the connotation that he was partial to his father's family before, and said: "Wang Qing's family, is it true that I rewarded you for the position of Yushi?"

Wang Yushi raised his head and said, "Chen...Chen..."

Although they are censors, they often quarrel with the emperor, but the current situation seems to be a little different...

The emperor seems really angry...

What are you afraid of!The big deal is that he is an outsider, and when he is mentioned in the history books in the future, he can also get a reputation of honesty!

He said: "Back to the official's house, the official's position is not rewarded by the official."

Those who can become officials only by rewards from officials are called Yin officials.

He is an upright second-class Jinshi!

The Yushitai entered by virtue of the imperial examination ranking!

Zhao Yiyi smiled and nodded: "Of course I didn't reward you with your official position. I don't even remember your name, how could I reward you as an official?"

A few faint snickers came, Wang Yushi blushed and retreated into the queue.

Zhao Yiyi said: "Even a small sixth-rank censor can not be obtained by rewarding me. Let alone a privy envoy?"

"If you literati want to be an official, you have to study hard for more than ten years, from a scholar to a Jinshi, before you can enter the court as an official. Step by step, you start from a small official of the seventh or eighth rank, and finally now, you are qualified Standing in the Chongzheng Palace and discussing the state affairs with me. Ask yourself, is all this rewarded by me?"

The crowd shook their heads.

of course not.

Ten years of hard work, who knows who is suffering.

From the babbling toddler to the Jinshi named on the gold list, and now to the officials dressed in noble purple, only they themselves know the difficulties and obstacles along the way, and the bitterness in it is not enough for outsiders to understand.

If all this is attributed to the emperor's reward...

It seems that some are not reconciled.

Zhao Yiyi pointed to a civil servant with black eye sockets behind Fan Zhongyan and said, "My dear family, where do you work now?"

The official came out, pointed at the wat board, and bowed to salute: "Go back to the official's house, and the minister works in the household department."

Household Department, Da Song's purse.

It is not easy to worry about the court's expenditure all day long.

In the past two years, there have been wars and floods. It is really not easy for the officials of the household department to pile up the income and expenditure accounts of various places.

No wonder his eyes looked as if they had been slapped, they were pitch black, full of immortality, and he probably hadn't had a good night's sleep since he took office.

Zhao benefited: "What time did you sleep last night?"

The official said: "The ugly hour is three quarters."

It was almost one or two o'clock in the middle of the night.

Considering that today's court meeting started at about six o'clock in the morning, the official's sleep time is really pitiful.

Zhao Yiyi said: "Why don't you go to bed earlier? I went to bed too late and woke up in the morning with no energy. What if I miss the court meeting?"

The official said: "Government affairs are heavy, and I dare not go to bed early."

Zhao Yiyi smiled and said: "I know. That's enough, I'm done asking, you can go back."

The official gave another salute and returned to his own queue.

Zhao Yiyi sighed: "Mentors! You see, this is just a moderate official. He is still so busy with government affairs that he sleeps less than two hours a day. Among the people present, some have higher official positions than him, and some have higher official positions than him. For those with low official positions, think about it carefully, do you devote yourself to dealing with government affairs every day, and do you not have the slightest time to relax?"

Everyone was silent.

Part of it is that there are indeed so many government affairs every day, and there is no time for leisure.On the other part, I feel that I don't seem to be so tired, but I dare not say it.

Can't you hear the emperor's tone?The emperor is praising his ministers for being busy and diligent. You say you are not busy, are you asking for trouble?

Zhao Yiyi sighed: "You are so busy because of the positions you carry. If you are a rich man in the south of the Yangtze River, your family has a hundred hectares of fertile land, and there are groups of servants. You sleep until the sun is three poles every day, and you don't have to worry about everything. , why do you need to work so hard? You say, how can such an official position be a reward from me?"

"You are all Beijing officials, so you may not have such a direct feeling. In the lower states and counties, the people call the state and county officials parents officials. What are parents?"

Zhao Yiyi turned his head and glanced in Liu E's direction, and said emotionally: "Father gave birth to me, and mother gave birth to me. Caress me, raise me, raise me, take care of me, and love me. Desire to repay me . Haotian Wangji!"

Liu E also called out cooperatively: "The emperor..."

"This is parents. The so-called parents are working hard for their children. I have never heard that parents and officials are the parents of the people. I am the father of the people in the world. Qing and others are officials, just like parents. Are they looking for fame and fortune? Is it because children can feed back their parents when they grow up?"

Many officials would like to answer "yes".

Being an official for thousands of miles is only for money. Standing at the head of the Bianliang bridge and looking down, there are bustling people from south to north, either for fame or profit.

Who came to be an official purely to serve the country?

I thought so in my heart, but I couldn't say it directly.

After all, they are all scholars, and scholars have a good face. How can they just say it directly for fame and fortune?

Zhao Yiyi smiled secretly.

Moral kidnapping has been tried and tested in every dynasty and generation.

Let me drive you to the moral high ground with a few words first, and see how you get off the moral high ground under the watchful eyes of everyone.

He continued: "I believe that the reason why all the lords came out of office is to do something for the common people with a useful body. All of you are scholars, knowledgeable and reasonable, and more knowledgeable than the people in Guizhou who can't read big characters." Ability. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. The higher the official position, the more responsibility.”

"For example, the magistrate of a county only needs to care about the people of one county. The magistrate of a state only needs to care about the people of one state."

"Official position represents responsibility. It is not honor, nor is it a reward from me."

"As for the privy envoy..."

Zhao Yiyi let out a long breath.

After talking and talking, I finally talked about the topic at the beginning.

"The privy envoy is the prime minister, who is in charge of the deployment of troops. I have been in office for several years, and in the two wars, it was the privy envoy, Duke of Lai, who led the troops. This is how to keep our borders safe."

"This position is very important, so I selected Di Qing, who is capable enough to take on this responsibility, as the Privy Envoy."

"This is not a reward. You don't have to worry about whether there is no reward or seal. If Di Qing makes new achievements, I will choose a reward that suits him."

"As for the privy envoy, it's just that I entrusted Di Qing with the responsibility of guarding the border security."