I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 14 I, Su Jingming, was impeached!

The sun sets on the streets of Bianjing.

Cars are like flowing water and horses are like dragons.

The colorful gates on both sides of the street were lit with lanterns one after another.

After Su Liang and Emperor Zhao Zhen finished chatting about Chen Zhizhong's appointment, they started chatting.

From the street food in Bianjing to the interesting stories of Su Liang when he was the magistrate of Changqing County, from the tidbits of some courtiers in the palace to the reason why Su Liang wrote "Lazy Officials"...

The two chatted happily.

Finally, Zhao Zhen saw that it was getting late and suddenly asked Su Liang: "Su Liang, are you willing to serve as a banquet official?"

Su Liang was stunned and said quickly: "I am of low rank and have low qualifications. I'm afraid..."

"No, I think you can do it, so you can." Zhao Zhen looked out the window and said, "Let's stop talking today, I'm going back to the palace!"

Su Liang immediately handed over and got off the carriage.

The so-called Jingyan official is an official who explains the meaning of history books to the emperor.

Most of them are held by well-educated scholars from the Zhongshu Province, Hanlin Academy, and Guange, but there are also examples of Taiwan admonishment officers serving as economic banquet officers.

For example, when Jia Changchao was serving as the censor Zhongcheng, he was specially called to be the minister.

Bao Zheng, the supervisory censor, also served as a banquet officer for several days, but after he went there twice, Zhao Zhen gave him other tasks.

After all, no one likes a big firecracker roaring in their ears for an hour or two.

Jingyan officials are divided into official titles such as Hanlin Shishi Baoshi, Hanlin Shishi Lecturer, Shidu, Shishi Lecturer, and Chongzhengdian Storyteller.

According to Su Liang's current level, he can only serve as a storyteller in Chongzheng Hall.

This is a beautiful job.

Although the official position has not been significantly promoted, there are many benefits from always accompanying the saint.

Su Liang watched Emperor Zhao Zhen's carriage go away with a bright smile on his face.

Su Liang was most happy that being a banquet official could bring him a lot of extra income.

This income is quite high.

And there will be rewards from time to time.

For example: pens, ink, paper, inkstones, jade articles, Zhao Zhen's Feibai calligraphy, etc.

These royal objects are particularly rare and are very valuable when sold on the market.

The overall income was enough for Su Liang to quickly buy a two-entry courtyard in Bianjing City.

Su Liang has the ambition to support the Song Dynasty, but the premise is that he can first give his family a warm home.

Renting a house is not as comfortable as having your own house.

Saints can only become saints after they have had enough to eat and drink. People who have no utilitarian intentions do so because they already have fame and fortune.

At this point, Su Liang lived very clearly.

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Day two.

Zhao Zhen decisively approved Cai Xiang's external memorial and allowed him to return to Fuzhou as an official. The right secretary admonished Sun Fu to change his position to Zhijianyuan.

At the same time, Dr. Taichang Qian Mingyi joined the Admonition Institute and served as Youzhengyan.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Zhen issued an edict appointing Su Liang and the storyteller of Chongzheng Palace to Zhongshu.

To his surprise, Zhongshu withheld the edict and refused to execute it.

Immediately, Prime Minister Du Yan came to the throne.

He believed that Su Liang had been in the capital for less than half a year, had not yet mastered the position of admonishment, and was not qualified enough to serve as a storyteller in the Chongzheng Palace.

Then, the privy envoy Jia Changchao made further remarks.

On the grounds that Su Liang was young, energetic and had little knowledge, he objected to his appointment as a Jingyan official.

Later, Ding Du, a Hanlin scholar and the current chief official of Jingyan, also expressed his opposition because Su Liang was of inferior rank and junior.

After hearing the news, Gongchen, the prime minister in the imperial censor, and Qian Mingyi, the right officer of the admonishment court, took advantage of the situation.

He began to impeach Su Liang for coveting comfort and not being diligent enough.

The reason is: Su Liang entered the Yushitai at the time of dianmao every day. When the time comes to release the Yamen, he must leave the Yushitai No. 1. This bad wind cannot rise.

……

Zhao Zhen's edict was like poking a hornet's nest and was boycotted by more than a dozen officials.

Of course, there are also those who support Su Liang.Bao Zheng and Sun Fu said: There have always been precedents for special summons for the post of Jingyan. Although Su Liang was a common official, he was a Jinshi and had experience as a local official. He was also a good hand at writing documents. He was completely qualified. Qualified to serve as a banquet officer.

Unfortunately, the two of them were weak and completely at a disadvantage among the many memorials.

Zhao Zhen is more face-saving.

This time the performance was tougher.

At the court meeting, officials were summoned to directly debate the matter.

Jia Changchao, Wang Gongchen, and Qian Mingyi spoke sharply and spit. They opened their mouths and said: Su Liang is not qualified and knowledgeable enough.If he were to be a banquet official, he would actually have messed up the official discipline and abolished the rules.

In the end, Zhao Zhen was so angry that he said directly: "If you think Su Liang is not qualified enough, then I will promote him to the supervisory censor first!"

As soon as he said this, he became even more stubborn.

But it didn't have a positive effect.

A young man of about 26 years old, who has served as the supervisory censor of the eighth rank for less than five months, is to be promoted to the supervisory censor of the sixth rank (this position is both a dispatch and a salary official).

In the eyes of the ministers, this was a violation of ancestral family law.

Follow the rules.

If Su Liang wants to be promoted to supervisory censor, it will take at least two years.

Even with great achievements, it is impossible to upgrade several levels in such a short period of time.

This was also what Zhao Zhen said angrily after being cornered.

The ministers did not expect that Zhao Zhen valued Su Liang so much.

Opposition voices are getting louder.

Some officials who had remained neutral have also become opponents.

Both Bao Zheng and Sun Fu didn't know how to speak.

Zhao Zhen was unable to defeat the crowd with one mouthful. He was tough for a moment and then softened.

Had to give up.

He just wanted to find a like-minded young person to chat with and learn some interesting folk stories.

I didn't expect it to be so difficult.

……

Su Liang did not participate in the court meeting, but as soon as the court meeting ended, he knew the inside story.

He could imagine the scene where the ministers were spitting when Zhao Zhen said, "If you think Su Liang is not qualified enough, then I will promote him to the position of Supervisory Censor first!"

Su Liang also didn't expect so many people to oppose it.

According to his position, it is not against the rules to serve as a storyteller in Chongzheng Palace.

The so-called lack of qualifications and insufficient knowledge are all excuses.

Su Liang was a Jinshi and was known to be good at writing, so he was fully qualified.

Soon, he figured it out.

The reason why he encountered such strong opposition was because of his "three consecutive plays in one day".

Due to the Taiwan Remonstrance Reform caused by the "One Day Trifecta", many courtiers in the court have already affiliated him with the new party.

They are naturally unwilling to put a member of the New Party next to the officials.

Su Liang thought for a while, and he wasn't in a very depressed mood.

Although he did not become a Jingyan official, he at least made the official family owe him a favor.

Immediately, he apologized.

He said that he had insufficient qualifications and little knowledge, and was indeed not suitable for the position of manager.

As for the impeachment of Wang Gongchen and Qian Mingyi, Zhao Zhen ignored it at all.

Su Liang didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

The other party accused him of being stuck at work and leaving immediately after get off work. It's really hard to find any other faults with him.

The incident was like a farce and ended quickly.

This also gave Su Liang the motivation to prove his talents.

In the court, if you want to stand firm and have a certain right to speak, it is useless to rely on the favor of officials. You still need to have enough dazzling achievements.

(End of this chapter)