The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

Chapter 100: Imperial Criticism and Political Inquiry
Originally it was just a small blame-shifting, asking each yamen to summarize the gains and losses, and then asking Li Gang to compile an [-]-word note was just a casual comment before leaving the court.

I didn’t expect these yamen to take it seriously!

Each of them was as long as writing a paper. Li Gang even wrote more than [-] words. When he handed the notes to Zhao Fujin, his hands were shaking a little.

Zhao Fujin was very happy: "Thank you, Mr. Li."

Li Gang smiled bitterly: "Can the officials take a look?"

Zhao Fujin looked at Li Gang's expression, a little self-deprecating in helplessness, a little sad in self-deprecating, a little joking in sad... he opened the note in his hand in confusion.

"Ma Zheng Si Qi, each palace should be equipped with ten good horses. If there is an emergency, the horses can be used to escape."

"Si Tianjian beggars, each palace should have three shrines, chant sutras every day, and protect the body of the Heavenly Emperor."

"Begging the market, please do not open a market in the palace. The fireworks will overwhelm the royal atmosphere, which is very ominous."

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Zhao Fujin frowned: "Does Prime Minister Li also want to collect these things in Zazi?"

Li Gang sighed: "The officials wanted to see the gains and losses summarized by each yamen. How could I dare to delete it without authorization? I was afraid that it would be cumbersome for the officials to approve it, so I eliminated those nonsense official words and only condensed the countermeasures of each yamen. It is also easier to approve. There are more than [-] items in total."

Zhao Fujin felt a chill in his heart: "Do I still want imperial approval?"

Li Gang smiled: "The rules of the imperial court are like this. The ministers submit letters, the officials approve them, and then submit them to the Zhongshu Province for distribution. If the officials don't approve, they may lose the hearts of the officials."

Zhao Fujin finally sympathized with the big orange cat. He had to approve so many discounts every day, he had to make Huan Huan happy at night, and Huan Huan had to cheat on Prince Guo... a scumbag!
"The officials will watch and I will retire."

After Li Gang left, Zhao Fujin stared at Zha Zi speechlessly, writing furiously.

"Where's the horse manure? Are you here to eat it?"

"Just tell me how much a shrine costs!"

"Please speak to the Supreme Emperor!"

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At nightfall, Zhao Fujin only felt soreness in his wrist. Looking at Guo Jing who was waiting in the imperial study room and already beginning to take a nap, Zhao Fujin became so angry that he grabbed the imperial pen and threw it away: "Do you still have the nerve to sleep?"

Guo Jing was shocked and accused him repeatedly.

"I will speak and you will write!"

Guo Jing was horrified: "You can't do it, it's a crime of transgression."

Zhao Fujin just glared at him, but Guo Jing still obeyed, lying on the steps of the imperial study room with his papers, rubbing his eyes and saying: "Begging in front of the palace, increase the number of guards in front of the palace to [-]..."

"Batch: Are you going to rebel?"

Guo Jing continued to read: "Li Bangyan begged: I am willing to guard you day and night to protect the safety of the officials and their families."

"Hehe, get out!"

"The academy of science and technology in the Song Dynasty begged that the thunderbolt shells used in the artillery machine were ready, but they were unstable and could not be used because of the rain and snow. According to the officials, they used a pill furnace to bake a yellow and unpleasant-smelling liquid. In the past few days, they finally succeeded... …”

Zhao Fujin was overjoyed: "It's done? You commented: Very good, next..."

Before Zhao Fujin could finish speaking, Guo Jingnuonuo interrupted: "There's more..."

Zhao Fujin smiled and said: "Read it!"

"I finally succeeded in the past few days. I was so happy to hear that I tasted it and peeed! I begged the officials to punish the drunken officer!"

Zhao Fujin's smile was startled, and he laughed again after a moment. Guo Jing finally no longer had to hold it in and started laughing too.

"Match: Science is about trying again and again. Mr. Shen, please continue."

"The Ministry of War begged, and the minister Zongze wept and sang, since Taizong..."

Before Guo Jing could continue reading, Zhao Fujin quickly stepped forward and pulled Zha Zi over: "I'll see for myself!"

Zhao Fujin never expected that Zongze, Zhang Shuye, and Zhong Shidao were basically talking about the same thing: military innovation.There are many innovation matters and innovation ideas listed, but they can be summarized in three points.

One: Delegate power!
The generals have full command before the war, and they do not need to respect the emperor's orders during the war.

Two: Disarmament!

The troops are more elite than numerous. Previously, they relied on peasant uprisings to infiltrate the army and pickle the scoundrels, all of whom were dismissed.

Three: Simple administration!
The Privy Council, the Ministry of War, the two departments and the three yamen were merged to provide unified command and deployment.

Zhao Fujin frowned after reading it. These three points coincided with the prescriptions for a strong military in the Northern Song Dynasty that were prescribed by later history enthusiasts.

If you look at it outside of this period of history, this is simply a magic elixir. After three strong medicines are poured down, the weak Song Dynasty will directly become an iron-blooded and strong Song Dynasty.

But Li Gang commented after the three people's letters: "The officials will accept it with caution."

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The next day, the imperial approval papers were issued. Even Li Bangyan received the imperial approval of "Haha, get lost", but Zongze and the other three did not receive a single word of imperial approval in their invitations.

The three of them were puzzled, and after some discussion, they decided to go to the official in person to find out.

There is no one in the imperial study room.

Akihito Palace, no one.

There was no one in Longde Palace either.

At this time, Zhao Fujin was sitting in the front hall of the Department of Integrity and Education with a smile. He looked at Tong Guan who was in good spirits and asked: "I heard that you have made a lot of money during this time?"

Tong Guan sneered: "Crime officials all trade their dignity for it."

"Oh?"

"The guilty minister dare not say anything."

"But it doesn't matter, I forgive you for your innocence."

Tong Guan looked sad and angry: "These bird men all come to the guilty minister to ask for prescriptions to strengthen yang."

Zhao Fujin laughed and said, "I'm also curious, are you... castrated?"

Tong Guan subconsciously stretched out five fingers, then quickly retracted them halfway. Seeing Zhao Fujin's confusion, the chamberlain on the side covered his mouth and said with a smile: "Tong Xianggong means that this question is five fingers."

Zhao Fujin was stunned for a moment, then smiled and waved, and the chamberlain took out a stack of banknotes and placed them in front of Tong Guan.

Tong Guan was sad and happy: "Do officials also want this recipe?"

Zhao Fujin spat: "I have something else to ask you."

Tong Guan was frightened and stood up quickly: "The guilty minister is wearing a guilty body and dare not be questioned by officials."

"Chat, chat." Zhao Fujin motioned for him to sit down.

As the leader of the army during the period of Emperor Daojun, Tong Guan's understanding of the entire Song Dynasty army, especially the loopholes in the army, is unmatched by anyone in the entire court today, including Zhong Shidao and others, Emperor Daojun When they were in power, they were just middle-level people in the military. They neither had an overview of the overall situation nor specifically verified the entire military process.

Even Zhao Fujin himself only knew the grand narratives contained in later historical materials.

However, history has never been grand and empty, but is about details, trickles in every nook and cranny. If you cannot understand these trickles, you will not be able to truly understand the rolling Yangtze River.

The reason why Zhao Fujin retained Tong Guan, Cai Jing and others was not because he really expected them to carry out anti-corruption education and clean up the officialdom. He simply wanted to listen to their opinions when encountering difficult matters.

After all, the person who best understands the decay of a dynasty is not an upright and virtuous minister like Li Gang, but a traitor like Tong Guan and Cai Jing who crawls in decay and wanders in the darkness.

"Some people suggest that I decentralize power in the military, reduce troops, and streamline administration!"

Zhao Fujin smiled and said, "What do Mr. Tong think?"

When Tong Guan heard this, he cursed angrily: "You are a villain if you harm the army and the country!"

(End of this chapter)