I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 183 Bai Wuyi is a scholar, Ouyang Xiu doesn’t understand poetry?
In the vertical arch hall.

Zhao Zhen stood up slowly and said: "The case of Shi Butong's horse riding in the downtown area will be handed over to Dali Temple and Yushitai for review. Once the review is correct, it will be implemented immediately!"

When Zhang Yaozuo heard this, his body couldn't help but tremble.

This means that Zhao Zhen agrees with Bao Zheng's penalty, and the rest is just a formality.

He strongly requested Zhao Zhen to interrogate him in person.

Just thinking that Zhao Zhen would be lenient on the Internet for the sake of Zhang Meiren.

Unexpectedly, Su Liang's words were worth his words.

immediately.

Zhao Zhen looked at Zhang Yaozuo and said: "Judge Zhang, Shi Butong is your nephew. Although he will not sit next to you, you should know how to advance and retreat. Don't let yourself be in danger!"

After saying that, Zhao Zhen walked away in a puff of his sleeves.

At this moment, Zhao Zhen did not consider Zhang Meiren's emotions at all.

After Zhang Yaozuo heard the four words "no guarantee at night", he collapsed on the ground.

These were the harshest words he had ever heard Zhao Zhen say.

Ouyang Xiu, Bao Zheng, Tang Jie, Su Liang and others all showed smiles. Today's official family is more and more exciting to them.

On the side, Chen Zhizhong and Xia Song both looked gloomy.

Especially Chen Zhizhong.

He has been rising all the way to the top because of his old love of "Cong Long Zhi Gong".

But now, officials no longer care about "old feelings" but focus on "new achievements."

Because of his contribution to the northwest, Su Liang's right to speak in the court is comparable to those of his husbands. How can he not be afraid?

Even as Prime Minister.

Although he had not made any achievements, he still lacked the confidence to speak in court, for fear of being pushed back by officials like Su Liang.

He can clearly feel that his position as prime minister is becoming increasingly unstable.

……

The next day.

A piece of news came from the palace.

"Zhang Meiren is domineering and will be banned for three days."

Although this punishment is not severe, it is the first time that a young girl sits in a sedan chair, so it is of great significance.

Zhao Zhen had never punished Zhang Meiren like this.

In doing so, it was obvious that Zhang Meiren interfered too much in political affairs and spoke too much for Zhang Yaozuo, which angered Zhao Zhen.

After Su Liang heard the news, he was very happy and murmured: An official who has crossed the female barrier is one step closer to the Holy King.

immediately.

Su Liang ordered two vendors selling cold drinks to be summoned.

I bought all their lychee paste water, bayberry thirsty water, honey smoothie, apricot cake drink, perilla drink, lactose snow, sweet bean soup and other cold drinks.

Invite all the officials at Yushitai to have cold drinks to cool off.

……

Three days later.

The Shi Butong horse riding case in the downtown area was reviewed by Yushitai and Dali Temple, and the original verdict of Kaifeng Prefecture was upheld.

Zhang Yaozuo submitted a memorial to admit his mistake.

Su Liang originally thought that he would propose to become an official. After all, he was already sixty-two years old. At this time, it was not considered too late to live in retirement.

However, he said that in the future, he would be more cautious and meticulous in conducting criminal investigations, and when he faced Bao Zheng again, it would be as if nothing had happened.

His skin is as thick as a city wall, and he seems to be looking forward to becoming the chief secretary.

……

July 23, afternoon.

Wang Yaochen, the envoy of the Third Division, walked into the Chui Gong Hall with his chest raised and reported to Zhao Zhen the savings that the reduction of troops in the past three months had saved for the Third Division's finances.

Zhao Zhen was so happy that he rewarded many officials of the third division generously.

Early the next morning.

Zhao Zhen issued three edicts in a row.

First, all Taiwan admonishers were ordered to recite the "Tianxi Edict" in front of hundreds of officials during the regular dynasty for a period of one month.

Secondly, the censor Zhongcheng Tang Jie was ordered to take charge of Quan's examination courses.

Third, he ordered Zuo Si of the Jingyuan to admonish He Tan to learn about the official examinations in Beijing.

As soon as these three edicts came out, all the officials in the court were shocked.

After Su Liang heard this, he said with great excitement: "The officials have benefited from the reduction of troops. It seems that they are ready to make some changes in the civil service. It won't be a big move, but it can still make those officials who are sitting on the table tremble!"

The "Edict of Tianxi" is an edict issued by Emperor Zhenzong in the year of Tianxi.

This edict clarified the duties of Taiwan's admonishers.

"Correct the evil officials, correct the rules and regulations, and also deal with prison cases."

Because of this edict, there was a confluence of Taiwanese admonitions.

This gave Taiwan's admonishers the real power to impeach governors and even emperors, and also gave Taiwan's admonishers more concurrent powers.

Bao Zheng dared to spit in the king's face, Tang Jie dared to stop the dragon chariot to admonish the king, and Han Qi was able to defeat the four prime ministers with just a piece of paper. They were all empowered by this edict.

This also made many people see the value of Taiwan's advice, and lamented that "the power of the Song Dynasty lies in Taiwan's advice".

The officials ordered Tai Jian officials to read the "Tianxi Edict", which was intended to strengthen Tai Jian's power to monitor the world.

The two part-time assignments of Tang Jie and He Tan were concrete manifestations of the rectification of officialdom.

Examinations determine an official's career and are the main evidence for his or her removal from office, promotion or decrease of official rank, and increase or decrease of salary.

In the past, Zhongshu was in charge of all affairs and reported directly to Zhao Zhen.

Now that Taiwan's admonishers are involved, another step has been taken, which shows that Zhao Zhen attaches great importance to the selection of officials by the imperial court.

Zhao Zhen knew that he could no longer rectify the administration of officials like Fan Fu's New Deal, so he wanted Taiwan's admonishers to participate in it and slowly rectify it.

All officials know what these three edicts mean.

At the same time, supervisory officials in various places have also become active.

Many scholar-bureaucrats who were working loosely became tense in an instant, for fear of being caught in the wrong.

The two governments and three departments are the main targets of Taiwan’s remonstrance and supervision.

Chen Zhizhong worked overtime until late at night every day.

Xia Song's writing was so good that Su Liang couldn't help but praise: "If Prime Minister Xia Song is not evil-minded, greedy for money, lustful, narrow-minded, and likes to seek public benefit for himself, he will definitely become a wise prime minister!"

The entire Song Dynasty was changing for the better at a speed visible to the naked eye...

……

The first of August.

Baijia College officially started recruiting students.

General colleges require students to pay tuition fees, but students from Baijia College are provided with food, food, housing, and monthly payments, and their treatment is comparable to that of grassroots officials.

For a time, many folk craftsmen yearned for it.

Baijia College has two basic requirements for candidates to participate in the selection.

First, he has a skill that ordinary people cannot match.

Second, it is beneficial to everyone.

For example, a person can eat thirty steamed buns in one meal or hang his feet around his neck.

Baijia College will definitely not recruit.Because it is of no use to others, and it is not a skill that can be taught.

Since Baijia College recruits talents from hundreds of schools, the selection is more complicated and cannot be selected by relying on one article or one item.

Therefore, three selections are set up, primary selection, second selection and final selection.

The primary election is intended to eliminate all those who are fools.

Multiple selection means selecting the best among the best, emphasizing the benefits of technology.

The final selection is made by the masters of Baijia Academy, who have absolute authority.

Of course, some masters have already identified some good candidates, and these people will be chosen without any accident.

Baijia College is relatively remote.

Under the influence of Su Liang, Cao Yi carried forward the spirit of "province the province and spend the flowers where necessary" and set up the primary and secondary admissions office in a wasteland outside Bianjing City.

He ordered people to build a row of greenhouses made of wood and thatch, with more than a dozen tables, chairs and benches, plus hundreds of trained recruiters, and tea sheds were set up around it.

That’s all for the Admissions Office.

From a distance, this admissions office looks like a copycat recruiting scumbags.

However, due to the generous benefits, countless people rushed here, and some even drove here specifically to watch the fun.

After all, it was the first day of enrollment, so Su Liang rushed over after leaving office in the afternoon.

Along with him is Ouyang Xiu, who likes to watch the excitement.

……

At this moment, the sun is setting in the west and the breeze is blowing.

Very cool.

The admissions office was very busy, with thousands of people surrounding it.

Su Liang and Ouyang Xiu walked among the crowd, observing everything around them.

After a while, both of them laughed.

There are those who are good at Cuju, showing off their martial arts skills; there are those who are good at writing erotic songs, and they sing affectionately on the spot; there are those who break big rocks in the chest, showing off their tough skills on the spot; there are also those who make insects and ants, those who dance with swords and guns, and even two pairs of women. Sumo is here.

It's more lively than Sangjia Wazi.

In a word: demons dancing in chaos.

This was actually something Su Liang had expected.

Although the masters are among the people, many of the skills of the folk masters are crude.

It can even be said that any great invention or creation is rough and difficult to achieve elegance in the initial stage.

However, some have great potential and can be focused on cultivating.

of course.

Su Liang also saw some reliable ones.

For example, a blacksmith who forges and forges very sharp kitchen knives; there is also a carpenter whose mortise and tenon skills are unparalleled.

not far away.

Cao Yi was busy writing and drawing, and his expression showed that he was particularly busy, so Su Liang and Ouyang Xiu did not disturb him.

at this time.

A man in a gray gown in front suddenly took the book box from his back and smashed it on an applicant, knocking him to the ground.

immediately.

The man in the long gown said loudly: "A bunch of dogs look down on people. I am familiar with the books of sages. If it was not to supplement the family income, how could I come here? I want to ask, who can live here like me for five years?" He has written a thousand poems, but this is not considered a special skill. Can’t it be used by others?”

"You...you...you opened my collection of poems and decided to eliminate me after just one glance. You really don't know what knowledge is?"

"Just now, I...I saw a kitchen knife forger passed the preliminary test. Are you blind?"

……

The man in the long robe cursed loudly, attracting many people in an instant.

At this time, Cao Yan, the person in charge, walked over.

He forced a smile and said: "Master, if you think you are knowledgeable, I suggest you go to the Imperial College and give it a try."

These words immediately aroused the anger of the man in the long gown.

"How can a hundred colleges compare with the Imperial College! As a scholar, I am competing with these performers on the bridge and farmers in the countryside. Don't you know who to choose? Only by choosing me can hundreds of colleges be ranked among the academies. Anger, otherwise what would you accomplish if you recruit such a bunch of idiots?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Yi's face turned gloomy.

"I really don't know where you get your sense of superiority. The most important thing in the Song Dynasty is scholars. If you are useless, you are a scholar. If you put a person like you in the toilet like a stone, I would think you are an eyesore!"

"You...you...you dare to say such words as 'a useless scholar' to slander all the scholars in the world. I...I want...to make all the scholars in the world oppose Baijia College!"

not far away.

Ouyang Xiu's eyes lit up and he said: "Bai Wuyi is a scholar, that's a good sentence, but it shouldn't be said by Uncle Cao Guo!"

The Cao family is a military general. Saying this can easily cause confrontation among civil and military officials.

Su Liang frowned slightly.

The sentence "Baiwuyi is a scholar" was uttered by Su Liang when he was drunk. Unexpectedly, Cao Yi actually remembered it.

Cao Yi knew that what he said was inappropriate, so he immediately picked up the book box of the man in the long gown, handed it over and said: "You should leave quickly, I don't want people like you in Baijia College!"

The man in the long gown is unreasonable and unforgiving.

He did not know that the person standing in front of him was Cao Guojiu, who shouted: "I want to find Su Jingming, and I want him to see that his people insult scholars like this, isn't he a scholar... …”

The man in the long gown shouted, eager to attract everyone to him.

Just when Cao Yi was about to order someone to take him away, Su Liang and Ouyang Xiu strode over.

"I am Su Liang. If you have anything to say, just tell me. Don't yell here!"

When Cao Yi saw Su Liang and Ouyang Xiu, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and nodded towards them.

When the man in the long gown saw that the person coming was Su Liang, the most popular censor in the imperial court at the moment, he couldn't help but lose his arrogance in an instant.

Suddenly he became pitiful.

"Su Yushi, you...this subordinate of yours, he...he was rude and even claimed that 'Bai Wuyi is a scholar'. This is the biggest insult to us scholars, you must punish him!"

At this time, the crowd suddenly shouted: "That is Cao Guojiu, the younger brother of the current queen!"

When the man in the long gown heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then added: "Cao... all of the Cao family are military generals. Saying this is slandering all scholars in the world, and you should apologize immediately."

Su Liang looked at him.

"I think there is nothing wrong with this statement. Do you think you are useful?"

The man in the long gown immediately took out his collection of poems and said: "Su Yushi, this is my collection of poems. I wrote a thousand poems in five years. My diligence is comparable to that of Du Gongbu and Bai Letian. Isn't this considered a skill? I am willing to do it for you." Hundreds of academies contribute, please accept me!"

Su Liang took the collection of poems, flipped through a few pages, shook his head and said, "They are all nonsense. If our Baijia College accepts people like you, wouldn't it be a loss of reputation? Go away, don't let me see you." , Scholars can be talentless, but they cannot be spineless!”

"You...you...you don't understand poetry at all. Everyone in the world knows that you, Yushi Su, have never written poetry. You can't understand my attainments in poetry at all!"

The man in the long gown stared and spoke very loudly.

Hearing this, Su Liang couldn't help but feel happy, and handed the collection of poems to Ouyang Xiu who was standing aside.

After Ouyang Xiu flipped through a few pages, he said calmly: "It's all bullshit, it really soiled these good papers!"

"You...you...you...you don't understand poetry at all. People like you from Baijia College will only recruit those jugglers who can't stand the stage. You will regret it. You will definitely regret it." The man in the long gown has an inexplicable confidence in his poetry.

At this time, Su Liang looked at the clown with a smile and said, "His name is Ouyang Xiu."

At this moment, the man in long gown was dumbfounded.

He picked up the book box, ran away, and soon disappeared into the distance.

Suddenly there was a burst of laughter from the crowd. Even those who don't understand poetry would not dare to say that Ouyang Xiu doesn't understand poetry.

　Starting tomorrow, two updates will be resumed.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)