[Comprehensive] Feasibility report on the restoration of the country

On the second day after meeting Su Zhe, Zhao Xu still didn't make an early morning appointment.Almost all the court officials have written condolence letters and sent them to the palace, Murong Fu is no exception.A comforting memorial is written with sincerity, which makes those who see it feel sad and those who hear it shed tears. If people who don't know know it, they will definitely be moved by Murong Fu's utter loyalty.Of course, Murong Fu didn't bother to worry about the effect of sending this memorial to Zhao Xu.

Taking advantage of the lack of early court, Murong Fu quickly went out of the city to meet the soldiers of the Western Army who were still stationed outside the city, waiting for the imperial court to reward them.Seeing Murong Fu appear, the leader Zhe Keshi and Zhong Shidao sighed at the same time.These two have been in the army for a long time, and they may have seen more dead people than they have eaten.Now that Zhao Xu was frightened by two heads and fell ill for several days, the civil servants may believe that Zhao Xu is really sick, but they may not believe it to Zhe Keshi and Zhong Shidao who have been waiting for a reward.

After the three of them sighed, Murong Fu revealed Zhao Xu's current situation to them. "The illness of the official family, I think it will take some time to get better."

In other words, it will take some time to hear about the award.Realizing this, Zhong Shidao couldn't help complaining in a low voice: "The army has been quite agitated recently."

Since ancient times, generals have often been suspected.If you lead more troops, people will suspect you of "supporting your own self-respect"; if you stay in one place for a long time, people will suspect you of "separating the territory"; Some dissatisfaction with the imperial government's decree, a few sloppy words, it will be even more serious, it is obviously "resentful, plotting wrongdoing"!Migrant workers petitioning to ask for wages will get the attention and sympathy of the society; but if these soldiers who are born and died restlessly ask for rewards, they may be charged with a crime of rioting at any time.Murong Fu knew the way of it very well, when he heard what Zhong Shidao said, he hastily sat up straight and said: "The officials say they are sick, at this time the army must be more stable!"

"I have ordered to increase the amount of daily training," Zhe Keshi obviously understood this truth, and hurriedly talked about his own solution. "But this is not a long-term solution." Most of the soldiers who serve as soldiers are rude and uneducated warriors. If the court refuses to accept the credit for their hard work, they can really fight the court.

Murong Fu was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "The daily training is also boring, how about letting them go out to do something?"

After hearing what Murong Fu said, Zhe Keshi and Zhong Shidao couldn't help having a deep understanding of Murong Fu's military quality.The two of them were silent for a while, and then Zhong Shidao, who had a deeper friendship with Murong Fu, explained: "Let them out of the camp, either for gambling or drinking, or whoring, sooner or later there will be trouble!"

"Aren't there some more healthy and uplifting activities?" Murong Fu was also a little desperate for Zhe Keshi and Zhong Shidao's awareness, "For example...serving the people?"

Zhe Keshi and Zhong Shidao looked at each other, and asked tacitly at the same time: "What do you mean?"

Therefore, the three thousand meritorious soldiers who accompanied Murong Fu back to Beijing for rewards had an activity with the theme of "serving the people".For three days, three thousand warriors plowed all the farmland in the suburbs of Bianjing, repaired houses for the people, set up siphons, and finally leveled the roads.The generals in the army acted like this, and the people were naturally a little panicked at first, but in the end they saw the real benefits, but they still praised it.Even the "Bianjing Times" wrote a special editorial for the soldiers, praising "the military and civilian fish and water conditions are the benevolence of the officials and the symbol of the great rule of the world."

After many years, the credibility of "Bianjing Times" has long been unparalleled. With this editorial and the tour performance of Jinlefang, the eyes of the people were quickly drawn back to the imperial court's rewards for these meritorious soldiers.It was only at this time that everyone realized that these soldiers had made great contributions, but the court has not yet awarded them any rewards.Naturally, the people did not agree with the imperial court's actions, and they soon cried out for the soldiers.However, within a few days, this wave of asking for rewards for the meritorious officials became stronger and stronger, and many students even signed a letter to petition, which made all the ministers in the Zhengshitang feel devastated.

In the midst of all this controversy, Murong Fu's teacher Su Shi finally returned to the capital.

Murong Fu and Su Shi hadn't seen each other for many years, so naturally they had to go out of the city to greet them in person.Unexpectedly, this time when the master and the apprentice met, Su Shi's big mouth suddenly changed, like a gourd sawing its mouth, he refused to say anything, insisting on advancing to the palace.Seeing Su Shi's righteous and inviolable appearance, Murong Fu had no choice but to send him to the palace again in a daze to wait for his summons.

This time, Empress Dowager Xiang and Zhao Xu, who was still ill, summoned Su Shi in the Chui Gong Hall.

After Su Shi paid homage to the two saints, he frankly expressed his intention for coming. "The purpose of my minister's request to see the official this time is to resign from office."

Su Shi wrote brilliantly, and in his private letter to Zhao Xu, he sincerely reviewed the good relationship between their master and apprentice, which moved Zhao Xu to call him back to Beijing.Now that Zhao Xu is struggling with government affairs, he heard that Su Shi came all the way back just to resign, he was already angry, and immediately said impatiently: "A bachelor wants to resign, he must go to the doctor's office, why bother..."

Before Zhao Xu finished speaking, the Queen Mother couldn't help reaching out and pressing the back of his hand, shaking her head slightly at him.Zhao Xu was ill for several days, so the Queen Mother came to greet her every day, doing her duty as a mother.Zhao Xu thought of her affection, so he naturally wanted to give the Queen Mother a little favor, so he stopped talking.

The Empress Dowager Xiang turned to Su Shi and said: "The bachelor is very talented and has made outstanding achievements in Hangzhou for three years. Why did you suddenly resign?"

Su Shi couldn't help being silent for a while when he heard the words. After a long time, he said in a deep voice: "I have returned to the capital all the way, and the people all over the world praised the soldiers of the Western Army."

Speaking of this, Zhao Xu was furious. "The Western Army is using public opinion to coerce me, it is really disloyal!"

Seeing Zhao Xu's reaction in this way, Su Shi couldn't help exchanging a helpless look with Queen Mother Xiang who was sitting beside him.Noticing that Zhao Xu's aura was gradually calming down, Su Shi just said again: "The Western Army's destruction of Xia Kingdom is a great achievement, and the officials must reward it!"

Of course Zhao Xu understood such a simple truth, but he couldn't understand it in the end.

"Officials are young and energetic and cannot be wronged, but they must know how to compromise properly when governing politics." Seeing Zhao Xu's angry face, Su Shi couldn't help laughing. "Instead of procrastinating for a long time and being accused by thousands of people, we still have to reward in the end; it is better to award the reward as soon as possible, so as to teach the people all over the world to know the benevolence of officials."

Su Shi's character knowledge has already been certified by a gold medal, but Zhao Xun was not very angry when he heard his words, he just said with an unpredictable expression: "Nowadays, the Shu Party is the dominant party in the court. I never thought that a scholar would dare to say such a thing to me."

Su Shi's expression remained unchanged, and he only said in a deep voice: "Because no one in the court is suitable to say such things to officials except humble officials."

Zhao Xu recalled that when Su Shi was serving as an imperial servant, the two of them got along well with each other, and he was silent for a while.Zhao Xu hated Murong Fu, and even more disliked the old party, but he also knew that Su Shi was indeed a selfless and kind person. "It's not a problem to reward the Western Army, but the bachelor's lover..."

"The purpose of my resignation is to reassure the officials to reward him." Su Shi hurriedly said.

Su Shi hadn't finished speaking, Zhao Xu already had a long laugh, and said sarcastically: "It is rumored that the scholar and Murong Qing are like father and son, and today I know that this statement is true!" The family's reward is from the highest.This so-called grace comes from above.Su Zhe's memorandum was to suggest that Jin Murongfu be a privy envoy, but during the Renzong Dynasty, Di Qing, a military general who put down Nong Zhigao's rebellion, was still Jin's privy envoy.If Su Shi wanted to resign himself in exchange for Zhao Xu's reassuring reward, then Murong Fu's official position was not limited to Privy Envoy.

Seeing Zhao Xu's unwavering expression, Su Shi knelt down on the ground immediately, and said earnestly: "People's hearts are like water, and water can carry a boat or overturn it. Please think twice!" Don't award meritorious officials, how to award meritorious officials has become the concern of the whole country, and Zhao Xu has no room for change.

After Su Shi stepped back, she finally couldn't help persuading the Queen Mother: "The officials should follow Su Xueshi's wishes!" After a pause, she said again. "Nowadays the whole country is in a state of turmoil, if we don't award meritorious officials, I'm afraid it will lead to a catastrophe!"

These similar words made Zhao Xu's ears callous when he came to listen to the Zhengshitang today.Seeing that the Queen Mother is repeating the same old tune now, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and couldn't help shouting out of control: "I am the emperor! Can't it be up to you whether you want a reward or not?"

The Empress Dowager looked at him with pity and compassion, and said slowly: "How many things did your father have to decide on his own back then?"

The Queen Mother's words finally broke Zhao Xu's last psychological defense, and he suddenly groaned while supporting his head, and fell headfirst.

It was not until Murong Fu accompanied Su Shi back to Su Zhe's prime minister's residence that he knew the real reason for Su Shi's face-to-face.When Su Shi personally said his resignation in front of everyone, everyone in the Shu Party had a look of "as expected".Only Murong Fu was dumbfounded, as if he was punched by someone inexplicably, and couldn't recover for a long time.

Su Shi was a little embarrassed when he saw that his lover was rarely stupid. He twitched for a while and said: "After resigning, I will stay in the capital as a teacher and continue to host the 'Dongpo Poetry Club'." The joy of making friends with literature, he couldn't help showing a bit of nostalgia between his brows, and his expression was very satisfied.

Murong Fu still couldn't come back to his senses, stared at Su Shi for a long time before he managed to say: "Teacher, this... this is too sudden!"

Seeing that Murong Fu still needed time to recover, Su Shi ignored him and smiled with his three remaining students: "You should come to this 'Dongpo Poetry Club' often!"

Qin Guan and the other three immediately smiled and said yes when they heard the words.Among the three bachelors, Qin Guan is the smartest. Hearing that Su Shi is going to settle down in the capital, he hurriedly said: "The mansion in the capital, the teacher, is still preserved. You just need to send someone to repair it and you can live in it. I don't know what about the teacher, the uncle, and Dun'er." When will you return to Beijing?"

Murong Fu still couldn't accept it, so he grabbed Su Shi's arm and asked stubbornly, "But why, teacher?" .At this time, it should be the best time for Su Shi to work hard to become prime minister.

Seeing that Murong Fu still couldn't figure it out, Su Shi couldn't help sighing slightly, and said in a low voice: "Mingshi, with your ability, you should be more than just a privy envoy."

Murong Fu nodded in response: "To Japan..." Before he finished speaking, he was suddenly at a loss for words, suddenly raised his head and stared at Su Shi as if he had seen a ghost.

Su Shi looked at Murong Fu gently and smiled gently. "Instead of letting you take credit for being a teacher, it's better to deserve it."

As soon as Su Shi finished speaking, Murong Fu stood there in a daze, unable to utter a single word.

On the contrary, Chao Buzhi said seriously: "Nowadays, the Shu party is dominant in the court. If the teacher becomes the left chancellor and Akashi is appointed as the privy again, it will inevitably attract the attention of the government and the public, and even the palace will be uneasy. Mingshi, you have always had Farsightedness, how could you be negligent this time?"

"I...I..." Murong Fu was tongue-tied, so flustered that he couldn't even speak clearly. "Teacher, I didn't expect... I... students can resign!" The period when the Empress Dowager's illness was turning critical was the most difficult period in Murong Fu's life, whether it was official or personal.The destruction of Xia Kingdom was the only chance he could seize to preserve the Shu Party and suppress Zhao Xu after the death of the Empress Dowager.Before the big event was accomplished, Murong Fu really didn't have the heart to think about how to divide the pork afterwards.

"Confused!" Murong Fu said so indiscriminately, Su Shi was immediately overwhelmed, if he hadn't cared about the relationship between master and apprentice, he might have started beating someone. "You and Shifu's joint name, Shangshu Weishi, has also seen it. It is indeed refreshing. Although the Song Dynasty has destroyed the Xia Kingdom, there are Daliao and Tubo on the outside, and there are redundant officials and waste making the court difficult. At this time, you should face up to the difficulties and cheer up, and resign from the office gracefully?"

"But teacher..."

"The teacher is getting old, so of course the disciples will do their best!" Before Murong Fu could finish speaking, Su Shi immediately took the lead.Noticing that Murong Fu was still looking at him eagerly, with the same sincere attachment in his eyes as before many years ago, Su Shi's heart softened instantly.He let out a long sigh, and said slowly: "Ming Shi... I still remember that you came to Huangzhou and stood outside the 'Dongpo Academy' for a night. It snowed heavily that night, and you were only 17 years old... If you didn't really Stubborn, as a teacher, I will never accept you as an apprentice. After so many years, as a teacher, I never imagined that our Song Dynasty would have such a big change! I have been in Hangzhou for three years, and the style of writing in Hangzhou is flourishing. The teacher has accepted a good student. Being a teacher can't teach you anything, but at least it can't block your way. Your talent is far better than being a teacher, and this aspect should belong to you!" Speaking of this, Su Shi couldn't help but smile shyly, patting Murong Fu added the last sentence with the back of his hand. "I made this decision as a teacher, not out of personal feelings, but for the sake of the world. Akashi, do you understand?"

Su Shi is so frank, what else does Murong Fu not understand?After all, the world of the Song Dynasty is still surnamed Zhao. Now that the Shu party has everything in terms of culture, governance and martial arts, how can it not make the royal family restless?Su Shi chose to resign at this time and stay in Beijing. First, he wanted to give him his position, and second, he was also a hostage to win the trust of the royal family.In today's era, master and apprentice are like father and son, no matter how unworthy Murong Fu is, he must never betray Su Shi.Therefore, as long as Su Shi remains loyal to the Song Dynasty for a day, even if Murong Fu has been prime minister for ten or twenty years, with military and political power in one body, he will never rebel.

"Teacher..." For some reason, Murong Fu gritted his teeth and carried through all the misunderstandings and hardships, as well as the perilous storms. But today, seeing that Su Shi was willing to give up his official career to break the situation for him, he cried bitterly with mixed feelings.

Five days later, on the [-]th day of the first month of Shaosheng's first year, the imperial court finally issued a decree to reward the ministers who contributed to the destruction of the Xia Kingdom.The original appeasement envoy of Huanqing Road Jinglue Zhang Wei was Shaobao, the original appeasement envoy of Huanyan Road Jinglue Zhong Er was Shaanxi Jiedushi, the original Chengzhou Tuanlian envoy Zhe Keshi were all Gansu Jiedu envoys, and the rest of the heroes and soldiers had their own merits. No mention of rewards.In addition, since Fan Chunren became an official, the position of Zuo Xiang has always been vacant. In view of the outstanding achievements of Murong Fu in presiding over the Pingxia War in the Fourth Rank, Murong Fu was specially appointed as Shang Shu Zuo Pu She and his servant.

From then on, Murong Fu finally became a first-rank official.And this year, he just turned thirty.

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Director: Lord Murong, congratulations!

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