Fu Song

Chapter 739
On the Wufeng Tower, Zhao An rarely put on a full set of imperial costumes.Around him, surrounded by the most core group of officials in Song Dynasty.

Xiao Cheng and Si Junchao stood on both sides of Zhao An.

Si Junchao looked at Xiao Cheng with envy and jealousy that couldn't be concealed.

In the early hours of last night, as soon as he got the news, he immediately dressed up and entered the palace to ask to see the emperor and congratulate him.

But he never expected that he would stand with the emperor outside the Shoufu hall for half an hour, and his only entertainment was to listen to the snoring of that domineering guy in the hall.

Of course, he wasn't the only one. In fact, all the officials in Jiangning who were qualified to enter the palace gathered here.

Si Junchao couldn't help being jealous!

Up to now, the facts have proved that what Xiao Cheng insisted on at the beginning is correct, and as an opponent, he is naturally wrong.

Fortunately, I retreated back then and did not fight Xiao Cheng to the death, otherwise, I would not be the winner today, standing on the tower together and receiving the cheers of thousands of people below.

From this point of view, he still has to thank Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng didn't kill him all.

Even his unscrupulous second son, he turned a blind eye and turned a blind eye to save his life.

Although the second child can only hide his name now, and it is impossible to recognize his ancestors in this lifetime, but fortunately he is still alive, maybe in a few decades, when this old guy like himself is almost gone, the descendants of the second child , but also to return to this big family.

So how he feels about Xiao Cheng now is really strange.

The people below are gathering more and more, the square is already packed to the brim, and more people can be seen flocking here from the streets in the distance.

Obviously, the Jiangning Mansion has been prepared for a long time, and it has also received the support of the Jiangning garrison. At every intersection, there are people from the government on duty. There are small squares one by one.This makes the people below seem very orderly although there are many people.

That guy should have arranged it in advance before going to bed.

Si Junchao was a little emotional.

When it comes to governing politics, Xiao Cheng is indeed far beyond his reach.

People are far-sighted in their big plans, and they are also impeccable in small things.
The sun rose slowly, and the sun shone on the Wufeng Tower. The entire tower and the people on it were bathed in golden sunlight.

"Long live!"

I don't know who shouted loudly below, and then thousands of people responded.

The cry of long live echoed between heaven and earth like a mountain roar and a tsunami.

"Officials, the old minister congratulates the official! Homecoming from all over the world! I haven't seen such a grand scene for many years!" Si Junchao crossed his hands and raised his eyebrows, bowing deeply.

"Congratulations to the officials!" Upstairs in Wufeng Building, all the officials including Xiao Cheng bowed to Zhao An to congratulate him.

Zhao An stretched out his hand to help Xiao Cheng up, waved his hand and said: "My dear friends, I am ashamed of this. Over the years, I really have not done anything, and the governance of the country is all done by the chief assistant leading everyone."

Xiao Cheng smiled and said: "The official family deserves it. From the beginning on the Guizhou Road, the official family has been dedicated to making profits for the people, from Anmin [-] to today's Anmin [-], from sending fleets to sea to find new crops, to the present The improvement of a large number of crops is all done by the government. Now, not only are the people in the Song Dynasty free from hunger, but the official warehouses and the people are rich in reserves. Big fluctuations. If you have food in your hands, you don’t panic in your heart. This is the greatest achievement in the world.”

"Master's praise!" Zhao An shook his head again and again: "I just like doing these things."

Xiao Cheng went on to say: "When it comes to governing the country, if the officials don't have absolute trust in us now, and absolutely delegate power, how can we let go of our actions!"

Zhao An smiled and said: "I remember the master said when he was teaching me before that professional people should be allowed to do professional things. Over the years, I feel more and more correct. It's like leading soldiers to fight. Let those generals who have experienced many battles do it; like researching agriculture and improving species, I should let people like me lead the gang of Sinong Temple to do it; and smelting and manufacturing should be done by those master craftsmen. Be the master. When it comes to governing the country, of course you should let someone like you do it, master. If someone like me who knows little about governing the country tries to tell me what to do, it will be bad. In the future, I will need you more, master. Don't bother!"

Xiao Cheng hadn't spoken yet, but Si Junchao on the side was a little anxious, "Officials, the chief assistant is indeed very intelligent, but after all, he is a minister. Now all the courts know that there is a chief assistant, but not a king. The common people only know that there is a chief assistant, but they don't know that there is a king, and if things go on like this, the officials are harming the chief minister!"

Zhao An raised his eyebrows, pointed at the crowd of people cheering and shouting long live, and said, "How do you know that there is only the chief assistant, but not the king?"

Si Junchao took a deep breath, lowered his voice, and said, "Officials, do you know that the long live in the following population is not the chief assistant?"

As soon as these words came out, not only Zhao An changed color, but all the surrounding officials also turned pale, and they retreated unconsciously, getting a little further away from the people in front, even Liu Fengkui. Take a few steps back.

This is the first time after Si Junchao became an official, he openly confronted Xiao Cheng again, and if he didn't make a move, he directly took such a big hat off.

It is true that Si Junchao has retired, but he is still the leader of the southern faction, and he still plays an important role in the officialdom.It can be seen from the fact that he and Xiao Cheng are standing beside Zhao An today.

"Duke E is careful!" Seeing Zhao An's unkind expression, Liu Fengkui said.

Si Junchao stubbornly raised his head and looked directly at Zhao An.

The anger on Zhao An's face became more and more obvious, and when he saw that he was about to explode, Xiao Cheng smiled and said: "Even though Duke E's words are harsh, Xiao can feel that he is sincere for the country and also Sincerely for me, Xiao thanked you here first!"

Si Junchao was a little stunned, stared at Xiao Cheng for a while, then nodded and said: "The chief assistant knows me, Si Mou's heart is for the public, and he has absolutely no selfishness!"

Xiao Cheng nodded: "In the past two years, what Xiao has done, I think the Duke of E has seen it in his eyes. He may be domineering or have it, but there is no way to talk about it! What important decision does the court make? It was not everyone's vote at that time Passed unanimously!"

Si Junchao sneered: "Shoufu, Si wants to ask a question, but has any proposal you proposed ever been rejected?"

Xiao Cheng thought for a while and said, "Really not!"

"So, Shoufu, is this a problem? Could it be that in the past few years, every proposal of yours has been correct? Even if it was correct before, can you guarantee that it will be correct in the future? Now that you have no plan left, can you guarantee that every day in the future, you will be as clear-headed as you are now?" Si Junchao asked back like a cannonball.

"No!" Xiao Cheng said frankly, "Human beings make mistakes, that's why we have the current voting system."

"As long as the chief assistant is still in power, this voting system will be fake!" Si Junchao shook his head.

"Duke E, what do you want then? Let the chief assistant leave?" Zhao An said angrily, "Ask the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, will they agree? Ask the people down here, will they agree? Song did not People will be happy, and it will only be the Liao people who are happy? Right now, they have just won a big victory, and the next step is naturally to counterattack Henan and Hebei, recover the lost land, and regain the old capital. After that, they will counterattack Youyan and compete with the Liao people in the world , These things are inseparable from Shoufu. Do you want your loved ones to suffer and enemies to be happy? Or Duke E, do you think you have the ability to lead Da Song to do all this?"

Zhao An's inclination is obvious, and this last question is obviously killing people.

Because in the past, Si Junchao was firmly opposed to being an enemy of Liao and the Northern Expedition.

Si Junchao's face was calm, and he said: "Officials, ministers don't have this ability, but in this world, the chief assistant is not the only one who has this ability. Under the Song Dynasty, there are now 8000 million people, and there are no ordinary talents. The minister has never objected to the chief minister. Fu, I just want to know, is there a time limit for the chief minister to be in power? If not, the chief minister will continue to be in power. How is Song? Are you really good to Shoufu? If there is no time limit, what is the difference between Shoufu and Tianxia Zhizun?"

"Duke E!" Zhao An was furious.

However, Xiao Cheng didn't show any signs of anger, "Calm down the officials' anger. In fact, Duke E's concern is also the subject's concern."

"Master!" Zhao An was stunned.

"Officials, I have told you before that the lesson of the past is the teacher of future generations. We must learn the lessons of the defeat of the Song Dynasty. What is the first thing we need to do?"

"The master said that the affairs of the country must never be handled by one person. One person is poor and everyone is skilled. Only by gathering the strength of the world's talents to govern the country can we make fewer mistakes. Maybe sometimes there will still be some detours Eat, but generally it will definitely move forward!" Zhao An said.

"I didn't expect the officials to remember it so clearly!" Xiao Cheng said gratifiedly, "So the concerns of Duke E are also the concerns of ministers. The rules must be settled first. I think that as long as I abide by these rules today, then in the future, no matter what Whoever will be the chief assistant will never dare to disobey these rules."

"Master, you." Zhao An was a little anxious: "recovering the old capital, and conquering the Liao Kingdom in the north, how can we do without you? Without you to strategize and win thousands of miles, how can we do these things?"

Xiao Cheng smiled confidently, and turned to look at Si Junchao: "I only need ten years for the government to recover the old capital, conquer the Liao Kingdom in the north, and unify the world. How about ten years for Duke E? Each Chief Assistant must not be in power for more than ten years!"

"Xiao Shoufu, you have been working for several years! Is it also counted?" Si Junchao asked.

"The matter was mentioned today, so naturally it will be counted from today!" Zhao An on the side said angrily: "Duke E, what do you have to say?"

Si Junchao looked at Zhao An's appearance, and then looked at the angry expressions on the faces of Xiao Cheng's confidantes a little further away, knowing that this was already the biggest achievement that could be achieved today.

To be honest, he didn't expect such a result at all.

He didn't expect Xiao Cheng to set such a deadline himself, and it was still on such an occasion.

Only ten years.

He felt that he would live another ten years without any problems.

At that time, we will have to see whether Xiao Cheng will abide by this rule.

"Okay, let's start with today! Ten years later, the new Chief Assistant will be born, right?" Si Junchao said.

"That's right, Duke E, after ten years, all officials of the third rank and above in the Great Song Dynasty will be able to vote in the court council, and those with the most votes will win!" Xiao Cheng said affirmatively, "And I want to add one more thing. , if the chief assistant has made a major mistake, he can also be dismissed through a court vote."

"Okay!" Si Junchao was convinced at this point, and gave Xiao Cheng a thumbs up: "I admire Si. In the next ten years, as long as Si does not die, he will do his best to support the chief assistant's Northern Expedition to the Liao Dynasty." country, to rule the world!"

"You and I encourage each other!" Xiao Cheng smiled and stretched out his hand, and Si Junchao also stretched out his hand, and the two of them shook hands tightly, which was regarded as an oath of alliance.

The officials upstairs were all relieved to see that the two had reached an agreement. Whether it was Si Junchao's group or Xiao Cheng's group, they were actually very satisfied with the current result.

From the perspective of Si Junchao's faction, Xiao Cheng is strong right now, and they have no chance at all.

The ten-year period is their hope.

From the point of view of Xiao Cheng's direct descendants, ten years is enough time for them to lay a solid foundation. Right now, the Northern Expedition must rely on the Jiangnan faction, but after Tokyo is recovered, the capital must be returned to Tokyo. At that time, the importance of the Jiangnan faction will be reduced. Even if Xiao Cheng will no longer be the chief assistant after ten years, it can still be guaranteed that the chief assistant who will take office will still be someone from their side.

Right now, of course, we must work together to clean up the Liao people first.

So everyone, following the laughter of the two leaders, started laughing.

It was as if the tension of the previous moment did not exist at all.

But Zhao An, who watched all of this, felt that these people were too complicated, including the master, they obviously couldn't understand each other, but they still laughed and talked with each other, as if they had been friends for many years.

These people are far less cute than those seedlings in my field, and far less pure than those agricultural officials who study with me. You should do something you like. Let these annoying things be done by these complicated people. alright.

As for myself, let's focus on Anmin No. [-], No. [-], or even No. [-]!

People take food as their heaven!
The master said that as long as a person achieves one thing to the extreme in his life, then this person will definitely be famous in history and immortal.

And being an emperor may not be famous in history, maybe it will be infamous for thousands of years.

(End of this chapter)