Self Rescue of the Faint King

Officials have always been wise and powerful, and they never make mistakes. If there is a problem, it is naturally a problem with the courtiers and the harem.

Therefore, when the officials threw out the discussion papers about the establishment of the nursing home by the queen, the courtiers were not too good to be too opposed.

But everyone can't just let this matter happen, so, Empress, I'm sorry, I can only talk about you.

If the queen's ability is insufficient, then everyone's opposition can be justified, right?

But this queen is not that kind of person, and there is nothing to criticize in her background, so what should I do?

The emperor was very happy to see everyone's blushing old faces. Don't think that I can't deal with you now that I'm young.

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"Since the ministers have no objection, let's settle this matter."

The official's slightly mellow voice sounded above the top of the head, everyone smashed, smashed their mouths, and really didn't know what to do for a while.

Zhang Dun, as the No. 1 civil official today, and today's Zaifu, naturally has to stand up and express his position. This is the helplessness of the big bosses.

No matter how big an official position you hold, you will naturally assume the corresponding responsibilities.

Being able to become the No. 1 civil official, it is obvious that Zhang Dun himself is not an ignorant idiot, so he proposed a good way, so that there can be room for relaxation between officials and courtiers.

"Officials, if it's not the case, try it out in the capital for a while, and if it's really the empress's cooking that's right, it won't be too late to spread it across the country."

Well, as soon as this remark was made, everyone really agreed,

"My lord Zhang is really old-fashioned and prudent, and the ministers and others seconded the proposal..."

"The minister waits for a second opinion..."

Yang Guang also expected this kind of situation. There are many smart people in the world, and there are not a few people who are smarter than him, and there are not a few people who are more tactful, but his reliance is not the only one.

It was rare for the court to have such a unity of opinion, Yang Guang felt it was amused.

"Since all the ministers think it is reasonable, let's do it accordingly."

The final decision has been made, that's good, if the government enforces it across the country, the courtiers will naturally be unable to stop it, although everyone can find various reasons to add chaos, but the will is the will, which cannot be violated.

Now there is still room for change. The empress can play around in the harem and cook clearly, but she may not be able to run the nursing home well. There is nothing tricky about it.

At least the empress can't go out of the palace by herself to go on a field trip. After all, it's the people below who do things. Whether everyone is obedient and obedient, or something like that, bad things can always happen.

But I don't want to, the officials actually allow the queen to act cheaply, what the hell is the field investigation?

The courtiers held their breath and almost didn't come up, and they could only sigh after looking at each other.

Queen Wang didn't expect that the government would really let her take charge of the nursing home in the important area of ​​the capital without interfering at all, but after allocating the money to her, she let it go.

Empress Wang was born in a family, so it was not a problem to be a housekeeper. She was basically in charge of the property of Duan Wang's mansion before, so Yang Guang knew her abilities well, so he completely let go.

The next thing is for the courtiers to wait and see. The officials are a bit unpredictable. I don’t know what they want to ask a little clerk named Gao Qiu to form some kind of royal Cuju team.Moreover, Gao Qiu quickly discovered several Cuju experts, and Li Bangyan, one of the "Six Thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty", was one of the best.

However, the official is obviously a fan of cuju, so it would be nice to have a little pastime of his own, and this cuju can also strengthen the body, which is not bad.

As for another good friend of the original owner Zhao Ji, Wang Shen (shen), the situation seems to be different again.According to seniority, Wang Shen is Zhao Ji's uncle.

However, being able to become good friends with the original owner shows Wang Shen's character, a model of pampering concubines and destroying wives.Moreover, Gao Qiu was obtained by Zhao Ji from him.

Royal princesses can't take it seriously. The son-in-law of the Song Dynasty can't enter the court as an official. Most of them have false titles, so the son-in-law fights chickens and horses, and enjoys their lives. The royal family doesn't seem to care too much about these trivial matters. Maybe it is make up for.

But it's good now, Yang Guang first issued an order to reprimand Wang Shen for being disrespectful to the princess, and punished him fifty times, and then assigned all the eight concubines around Wang Shen to the most low-level soldiers. He also said that if anyone sees Wang Shen going in and out of the Chulou brothel again, he can inform him. As for taking concubines, it depends on whether he has the guts.

If Princess Bao'an hadn't interceded, I'm afraid the son-in-law would have died.

Looking at other people's jokes, everyone can naturally express their schadenfreude to their heart's content, and no one dares to express sympathy.

The courtiers all feel that the officials are using this method to draw a line with the past. At least half of the officials have expressed their joy on different occasions. As for the remaining few, their opinions are not considered by everyone .

Yang Guang did these things just as he wanted, it was not a serious matter, but to express his compassion.

However, Queen Wang seized this opportunity and brought Princess Bao'an under the name of her nursing home. With the help of the princess' influence among the royal family and nobles, her living in the nursing home can achieve the official goal. To the extent expected.

For example, the fundraising work can be carried out. Women have money, women's money is easy to earn, and they are doing good deeds. Even if it is to save their names, the wives will actively stand out.

With the participation of Princess Bao'an and the support of the emperor, it is natural that this nursing home cannot fail.

Queen Wang was in high spirits. After chatting with the emperor's nephew, Princess Bao'an seemed to have figured it out, so she also actively joined the great cause of the nursing home.

The joining of the eldest princess really expanded the influence of the nursing home a lot.

Naturally, Yang Guang couldn't keep his eyes on the small matter of the nursing home. When he returned to the court, he had to do something, and naturally he had to talk to the courtiers.

To be an emperor, after all, you have to show some dry goods to frighten the courtiers.

The officials issued an edict to seek virtuous persons and open up their voices, in order to give this lifeless court a new look.

To Yang Guang's surprise, the government and the public seemed to be in a state of joy, and hundreds of documents were sent to Yang Guang's desk.

What Song Dynasty paid attention to was "not to kill scholar-bureaucrats and those who write letters to speak things." This is the ancestor's rule, so he can only agree with it, although many scholar-bureaucrats are shameless.

However, among these hundreds of pieces of advice, Yang Guang still found a lot of useful words, which made him quite happy. The officials were happy, and then deliberately opened a way for people to speak out.

Four secret boxes have been set up in the capital, as long as you have anything you want to say to the officials, you can vote in it. This incident made the officials in the court very unhappy and the governor of the capital very uneasy.

With this sense of crisis, the speech officials seemed to be unable to sit still, and Wan Yanshu came to the desk of the official family with eloquence.

As for Fu Yin, although it is the most benevolent place at the foot of the Son of Heaven, if there is no darkness at all, it is naturally impossible.

The officials first let the empress set up a nursing home. This is a good thing. Widows and widows have a place to go, and it is the tradition of Song Dynasty. He doesn't have too much opinion.

However, the government set up a secret box and allowed the common people to submit letters at any time. This kind of thing has a bad influence.

However, in order to express his magnanimity in his heart, he could only continue to hold back.

Officials can express their opinions and suggestions on the forum. As the governor of Kyoto, he can naturally do it. Although he didn't raise it in person, Mr. Governor also wrote a note to express his admiration for the official. There are two vaguely mentioned in it, the common people don't need to bother the officials with trivial matters.

As an official with thousands of miles a day, don't get tired because of these trivial things.

Yang Guang looked at this booklet and found it quite interesting. He once saw a sentence somewhere, which was called "the people's livelihood is no small matter". This is a rough version. Bangben, Bengubangning", naturally we can't be careless.

So I picked up a pen and wrote a few words, and this notebook can be sent out.

The new emperor was the first successor, so naturally there was Enke, and this Enke's selection of scholars began in the Song Dynasty. In order to win over scholars and seek talents, the Song Dynasty established Enke.

Now that Yang Guang has opened Enke, he has discovered many differences from the Sui Dynasty, such as Jiake and Yike, such as the three-year competition, and the application of the vague name system. The society is really improving. !

After a few words of emotion, he complained about the high admission rate of the imperial examinations in this period. You know, since the imperial examinations were established, admissions have always been based on merit-based admissions, and one-tenth or less of hundreds of people are selected, but At this moment in the Song Dynasty, it turned out that hundreds of people were admitted.

If this doesn't lead to massive redundancies, hell be damned.

Of course, this is only one of the reasons for the redundancy, and the imperial examination cannot be entirely blamed, but the admission rate of imperial examinations has also exacerbated the redundancy, that is for sure.

Therefore, although he also opened Enke, he made it very clear that he was strictly recruiting, and he only wanted the top-notch people. As for the others, he could stay wherever he was cool.

Enke was originally an act of the emperor himself to favor the scholars of the world. It doesn't matter if his subjective will is strong, but the courtiers are afraid that the official's willfulness will follow this standard in the future imperial examinations, but what should we do? good?

Otherwise, those who can become officials and enter the court are all human sperm. Look, the officials can already foresee the emperor's next move as soon as the government's decree is issued.

It's just that now that the imperial decree has been issued, everyone really doesn't have much to do except to carry it out. You can't say, ouch, your standards for officials are too high. I'm afraid few people can pass the test, right?

The government and the public paid a lot of attention to the first imperial examination after succeeding to the throne, and the official standards also made many people feel depressed. They only hope that it will not be like this in the future.

Sure enough, Enke's results made people feel shabby but also proud. This time, Enke had a total of 19 people who passed the test (the number of people admitted in the first scientific examination in the Song Dynasty, Song felt that the Tang Dynasty admitted 40 people at one time was too much , strictly controlled, only 19 people were admitted), compared with the previous hundreds of people, it is really unbearable. Of course, this also shows that these [-] people really have real talents.

After commending the scholars, the prime minister Zhang Dun finally ushered in his own end, and Han Zhongyan became the new prime minister. As for Zhang Dun, he moved to Tejin, was granted the title of Shen Guogong, and was appointed as the envoy of Shanling.

This is his final ending. He finally died in office. Before leaving, the monarchs and ministers bid farewell. Zhang Dun naturally knew his own ending. Yang Guang also wanted to reassure him. After a while, Zhang Dun left Bianliang, Tokyo, and he left sadly.

However, there are also suspicions of self-inflicted blame. In addition to personal attacks on officials and family members, this political opponent is spread all over the government and the public. If there is a chance to overthrow him, it is simply a situation where everyone is throwing stones into the hole.

However, the new prime minister, Han Zhongyan, is also a conservative. Han Zhongyan became an official. His father, Han Qi, was the elder of Renzong, Yingzong, and Shenzong in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was prime minister for ten years and assisted the three dynasties.Han Qi's great-grandson is Han Tuozhou, a famous prime minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, with a great reputation.

There are two advantages to using him to succeed the post of prime minister. It not only appeases the moderates, but also divides the moderates. There is a big discord between this person and Zeng Bu. They are both conservatives, but they do not necessarily agree with each other. the opinion of.

The differences between Zeng Bu and Han Zhongyan can be exploited. Han Zhongyan is a cowardly man, so he can use it with confidence.

Yang Guang promoted Han Zhongyan as chancellor, Zeng Bu, who is the right prime minister, can imagine the disappointment in his heart. The two dislike each other, and their family backgrounds are similar, so they are at odds with each other. The next battle in the court can be imagined .

Time passed unhurriedly. After three months of tossing about in the nursing home headed by the Empress Wang and Princess Bao'an, the situation was finally settled. The entire capital, at least the common people's respect for the two nobles. As very grateful.

The nursing home has its own regulations and rules, which made Yang Guang greatly appreciate his aunt and queen. Experience, this is another great achievement.

For example, the "Sales Bureau" under the Nursing Home works like this: "Officials hire wet nurses for Qian Dian and raise them in the bureau, such as a poor house in a back alley, or men and women who lose their mothers when they are young, or are unable to support them, and are abandoned in the bureau. Neighbors, the officials take it back to the bureau to raise them, and give money, rice and silk cloth monthly to keep them warm, raise adults, let them do their own physiology, and the officials have no restrictions. If the people of the people are willing to listen to the adopters, the officials still give money monthly Yiguan, three buckets of rice, and three years of residence." (The real situation in the Southern Song Dynasty in history)

Empress Wang and Princess Bao'an were also worried. They didn't want the emperor to praise their work, and the wives led by the two suddenly felt more confident.

Women are not only confined to fight in the backyard, they can also do many things that are beneficial to the family and the country. Yang Guang's veiled praise spread to the ears of the wives through the mouth of the queen and princess, and it was naturally a big shock.

The official is indeed wise and powerful, and has a broad mind. This kind of praise in turn affects Yang Guang's courtiers. The pillow style has been around since ancient times. Maybe this is a surprise?

The people of the country now have a trend of "born but not raised". The population of Song Dynasty is over [-] million. If this situation spreads across the country, wouldn't it be a big trouble?

Therefore, Yang Guang proposed to implement the family planning policy in six cities with a population of more than 20.

However, Yang Guang felt that it was a pity that the officials opposed this proposal. According to the government's intention, each couple in these six cities can only have three children. How can this kind of thing be promoted?

Although everyone knows the phenomenon of "being born but not raising", who in the court thinks that they can't support their children and grandchildren?Having many children and grandchildren is a blessing and a symbol of family prosperity!

To some extent, this proposal from the officials is really absurd. As for those country bumpkins, if they can’t support them, they should not have children. What are the officials worried about?

In the end, in order to show that he was humbly accepting advice, the family planning proposal fell through.However, in the first year of Chongning, Yang Guang succeeded in getting the courtiers to agree to his new strategy of recruiting scholars. Can't every policy proposed by the emperor be opposed by the courtiers?

The courtiers expressed grimly that the officials were very skilled, and they were really not like young people. Every time they used this method to force the courtiers to back down, they achieved their goals inadvertently.

Yang Guang only took it as a compliment. The 20-year-old emperor is full of heroism. His career as an emperor for more than a year has given the officials an irresistible charm. Young courtiers are always easily succumbed to the personal charm of the official family and become fans of the official family.

Sophisticated officials are worried about this. Even they themselves seem to have difficulty resisting the charm of officials, let alone others?

This kind of thing will always have great disadvantages, and I can only pray that the officials will always be so wise and powerful, otherwise, I am afraid that the Song Dynasty will be taken into the ditch.

This kind of concern is actually not unreasonable. Think about Hitler who is admired by the whole people. Fortunately, Yang Guang is clear-headed, and he didn't think about joining the Jin Dynasty and destroying the Liao Dynasty in a moment of fever.

However, in his lifetime, he felt that the idea of ​​taking back the "Sixteen States of Youyun" still made sense, but all of this had to be based on complete preparations.

The elite soldiers and strong generals of the Song Dynasty are all gathered in the Northwest region, where they raise horses and train soldiers. Although they are regarded as elite soldiers and good generals on the surface, there are really few who can fight tough battles.

As the saying goes, good soldiers are easy to get, but good generals are hard to find. Naturally, it is not a one-day achievement.At present, I only have one teacher, but this one is still working as a civil servant.

Yang Guang promoted Zhong Shidao to his side, and he wanted to influence this future general through subtle influences for great use.

In the first year of Chongning, Yang Guang promulgated Chongning Tongbao, including Chongning Tongbao, Chongning Chongbao and Chongning Yuanbao. The son is cited for money, and it is popular all over the country, not limited to Sichuan.

The appearance of Yushu Qian also made the emperor's thin gold body famous all over the world. Everyone knew that the official was a literary youth before, and he liked to write and draw. But after all, he didn't see it with his own eyes. As soon as the money came out, the reputation of the official family in the calligraphy circle soared, and everyone praised it.

Yang Guang became the best calligraphy among the emperors, and he was the best among the emperors!

To Yang Guang, this kind of flattery sounds a little funny, but the original owner's talent in so-called art seems to have been wasted by him.

But Yang Guang didn't intend to correct it. To be an emperor, he had to shoulder his own responsibilities. If not, what kind of emperor would he be?

With the well-being of the world on his shoulders, Yang Guang would rather lose a so-called artist than become a qualified emperor.