After Shao Song

Chapter 14; Zhao Ding’s anger

Since the early Tang Dynasty, a crucial link has been added to the imperial examination system - the palace examination, in which the emperor personally ranks the candidates and selects the number one scholar, known as the "disciples of the emperor".From the founding of the Song Dynasty to the resurgence of Emperor Jianyan, the imperial examination was reformed no less than six times. However, this link was never omitted, and it was a restricted area of ​​imperial power that neither the old nor the new party dared to squeeze.

So here comes the question. Today's officials are notoriously fond of joining the army. Although it is an objective necessity, it has been almost six years since the war to destroy Xixia. They have not spent the autumn in Tokyo. How can the imperial examination be held when the emperor is not around? The imperial examination naturally started and stopped.

So this time Zhao Guan's family was originally going to inspect the Yellow River, but they were held back by the princes. At least you, the old man, have to give an explanation to us civil servants. There are so many imperial students and officials waiting to take the exam. The country is so big now. Territories, the bureaucratic system urgently needs fresh blood.

The Zhao Guan family had no choice but to agree to this. To be honest, this problem was already very serious.The method he adopted before was to use Jiangnan government officials and cultural military officers after disarmament as local officials, but this undoubtedly aroused intense dissatisfaction from the traditional civil service system, that is, after his war, his prestige reached its peak and no one dared to violate it. .

But I have to admit that there is a specialization in the art industry. The young masters and brothers who have never experienced systematic training in Jiangnan and the military officers who deal with soldiers all day soon have a large number of incompatibilities in local administration. It is not that there is no bottom line for corruption and bribery. But the local people's livelihood is complicated. Of course, there are talented people who perform outstandingly, such as Lu You, whose uncle even became a famous magistrate.But there are also many people who have dealt with it in a mess. There are endless problems such as general judgments and county magistrate disputes that have affected the taxation of the entire region, and the lawsuits can reach the imperial court.Combined with the admonition of Yushi Zhongcheng Li Guang, Zhao Guanjia finally realized that the side effects of selling officials to be nobles were too obvious. After abolishing some unqualified officials, they decided to start a new course in August of the 11th year of Jianyan——Originally according to his original plan It will be gradually launched in Yanjing, but who made Yanjing still dilapidated, so this time we have to make do with it first.

At the same time, it was stated that in this scientific examination, in addition to imperial students, all those who took the provincial tribute examination from all over the territory of the Song Dynasty can participate. In some war-torn areas, talented people are missing. If there is a high-ranking official above the minister as a guarantor, they will also be allowed to take the examination.In short, this is another compromise after compromise, and it is obviously an alternative compensation for the members of the Tokyo Secret Cabinet.

The news quickly spread throughout the country, as well as inside and outside the Great Wall. The Tokyo Inn was overcrowded for a while. Even Daxiangguo Temple, Wuyue Temple, etc. were all dressed in white. As for the houses of senior officials, there were no people who submitted the article. As a result, the most respected Prime Minister Lu Gong was so annoyed that he even hid in the suburbs of Beijing to escape the summer heat.

I am already a retiree, who else can I recommend?Wouldn't it be nice to study the origin of the early sanctification of the body?

Then, under him, there must be Prime Minister Zhao Ding. He can't hide, but he also doesn't want to get involved in this matter, because his family is about to change, and there is no way to expand the water party.

Let’s start from the beginning. In the winter of the ninth year of Jianyan, Zhao Ding’s hometown, Wenxi County, returned to the embrace of the Song Dynasty. This also meant that Zhao Ding could return to his ancestral home a hundred years later.Therefore, he urgently wanted to find a wife for his older, unmarried son Zhao Fen, so that after the war was over, he could return to his hometown to worship his ancestors and comfort his ancestors.Unexpectedly, there were twists and turns in the process. Hu Yin forced a pair of children to act as matchmakers. The daughter was married to Lu Gongxiang's family, but his son Zhao Fen married Yuwen, the granddaughter of Yuwen Xianggong and the niece of Privy Councilor Zhang Jun. This also meant that he In addition to being close friends and political enemies, Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun are also relatives. It is not known whether they are good friends or bad friends.

However, after the daughter-in-law got married, she was virtuous and filial to her in-laws, caring for her husband, and more importantly, her stomach was very competitive. She gave birth to a fat boy in April this year after just one year in the family, making Zhao Ding finally a grandfather at the age of 52. , which satisfied Mr. Zhao very much.

But he was very dissatisfied with his son Zhao Fen. This boy must have become a father, and he felt that he was shameless and had to take part in the imperial examination.Of course Zhao Ding disagrees. You and I are the Prime Minister and I have to participate in the examination. How can I show my selflessness when you go to take the exam? After making some concessions, he decided to let him use his quota as a minor official.As a result, Zhao Fen reacted violently, thinking that the official fan dad ignored his own ideals.The Song Dynasty has been raising scholars for hundreds of years. In addition to Jingkang's specialization, Lu Gongxian was born as a kind-hearted husband. This was because he himself was really outstanding but was implicated in his early years. There was no purple-robed civil servant who did not come from the imperial examination. Even Chen Gui was so high. Being vaguely ostracized because of their Mingjingke background, this trend will only get worse as the country becomes more and more stable.It is not easy for me to understand my father. I have endured it for six or seven years. The court has never explicitly stipulated that if my father is the son of a prince, he must not take the imperial examination. At most, it is enough to avoid him going to the place when he is appointed. Why does his father cherish feathers so much? , How could he be deprived of even an opportunity?
Zhao Ding never expected that his son would dare to contradict him like this, and then he went on a full-scale martial arts show, causing the Zhao family to go crazy. Zhao Fen took the beating forcefully, then turned around and took his wife who had just given birth and his unnamed son with him. She stayed at her father-in-law's house to prepare for the exam, which made Mrs. Zhao shed tears every day and asked the father and son to get back together quickly.

Ordinarily, if it had been left in the past, Zhao Fen's behavior would definitely have been accused of being unfilial, and he still participated in the imperial examination?Maybe all the fame and honors were taken away, but whoever passed the story of Zhao Guanjia and Hu Yin, the senior officials of the imperial court had a tacit understanding and tried not to mention the word "filial piety".If the old problem of the official family breaks out, I would like to ask if I, the son, would have to make room for the Emperor Taishang Daojun, but that would be a big problem.Therefore, many people came to persuade Zhao Ding to calm down. It is a good thing for a man to have ideals and want to do things. Our family is a loser who is just waiting to eat his old age!

Zhao Ding was actually a man who cared about his family and loved his children. In fact, in real history, he was persecuted by Qin Hui and committed suicide by hunger strike to keep his family small. However, Qin Hui was worthy of being a man from the underworld who was born in 5000 years, so Zhao Ding still left Zhao Ding alone. Fen was sent to prison. Fortunately, God couldn't stand it and sent Qin Laogou to the underworld to start a journey to hell, so that Zhao Fen narrowly escaped death.

So although he couldn't help but feel ashamed for a moment, he didn't stop his son.If the Prime Minister wants to prevent you from entering Xuande Building, there are many ways.

When Zhao Guan's family heard about it, they were just happy and didn't take it too seriously. Instead, they instructed Ningxia Road Manager Hu Hongxiu and Datong Road Manager Ren Baozhong to return farmland to forests in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River, and they must protect the ecological environment. They themselves worked hard to study this Wang Jingzhi The method of river sluice.

Affected by this, almost all the students of Juzitai who came to take the exam studied "Hequ Shu" and "Yugong Tu" in their arms.

It can only be said that the hobbies of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty were the benchmark for Shilin.

　In the 12th year of Yongping, when it was proposed to build the Bianqu, it was introduced to see the scenery and asked to understand the shape of the water.Jing Chen's interests and dangers should be dealt with promptly, and the emperor should be kind to him.He also tried to repair dredging rituals and achieved success, so he was given "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", "Book of Rivers and Canals", "Pictures of Tribute to Yu" and money and silk clothing.Jing Nai discussed the terrain, dug hills and mounds, broke dikes, cut ditches and streams directly, prevented flooding, dredged backlogs, and erected a water gate every ten miles to allow more phases to flow in, without the risk of relapse.Although the scenery is simple and saves labor expenses, it is still worth tens of billions.Next summer, it will be done.The emperor personally patrolled and ordered the Binhe County to appoint river embankment officials, just like the old system in Xijing.Jingyou is famous.

　　"The Biography of Wang Jing in the Later Han Dynasty"

　　I write about Zhao Fen mainly because Zhao Ding can still work for at least ten years. If he just avoids suspicion, he can be delayed until he is 40 years old.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)