I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 215 Su Jingming, you are an enemy of the world’s officials and want to bring chaos to the world!
March [-], afternoon.

Su Liang received an edict from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Zhao Zhen will hold a court meeting in Daqing Hall tomorrow morning.

All officials in Beijing must participate.

At the beginning of the Reform Movement in the Song Dynasty, during the roll call of the Golden List, a scandal occurred involving local officials falsifying their political performance.

Zhao Zhen naturally wanted to improve the administration and make all officials take a warning.

Su Liang couldn't help but be overjoyed. The perfect time to submit the "Official Examination Success Policy" had finally come.

This time, Su Liang did not plan to submit this policy to the two governments and banzhong first, but planned to submit it directly to the meeting tomorrow.

The main goal is to surprise, leaving opponents no time to think about countermeasures.

In addition, except Ouyang Xiu, he never showed the "Official Examination Strategy" to anyone, including everyone in the Reform Department.

Su Liangnai presented this policy as a Taiwan admonisher.

He knows.

Once this plan comes out, he may even become the public enemy of local officials all over the world.

Regardless of whether this policy is feasible or not, it should not affect the current reform process.

……

March [-], early morning.

Nearly five hundred court officials, dressed in court uniforms, gathered in the Daqing Hall.

Prime Minister Wen Yanbo took the lead in announcing the decision to punish officials who falsified their political performance.

Those who sell illegal salt deserve to die, and these officials who use illegal salt to slander merchants deserve to die even more.

At this moment, no one in the court mentioned the statement that "punishment is not enough for scholar-bureaucrats".

Such behavior destroyed the performance evaluation system of officials in the Song Dynasty. It harmed the state and was no different from treason.

Immediately, Zhao Zhen started a speech to attack the ministers.

"Our dynasty has been in peace for nearly a hundred years, and has always treated scholar-bureaucrats and officials with preferential treatment. Officials should dedicate themselves to serving the court, instead of deceiving superiors and concealing subordinates, making false reports, and doing whatever it takes to achieve official career..."

Zhao Zhen talked for nearly a quarter of an hour, just like an old master who spoke sincerely.

The Song Dynasty wanted to be rich and powerful.

It needs to rely on the joint efforts of all scholar-bureaucrats and officials. Relying on only a small number of people is tantamount to wishful thinking.

After he finished speaking.

The ministers cupped their hands and shouted in unison: "The official is a sage, and I must take this as a warning!"

Su Liang looked helpless.

This kind of beating is like a dragonfly tapping water. When the report is sent to the local officials, the alerting effect can be said to be negligible.

For the sake of career and profit, many low-level officials can do anything.

When educated people become evil, they cause much more damage than ordinary people.

……

Just when Zhao Zhen was about to leave the court, Su Liang strode out of the queue.

"Officials, this reprimand may serve as a warning to the court officials, but it is not enough to alert the local officials!"

"In order to change the bad habits in the officialdom and avoid such scandals from happening again. I suggest new laws and regulations to clarify the administration of officials. I hereby submit the "Code for Success in Official Examinations" for officials to read!"

After Su Liang finished speaking, he took out a memorial from his arms.

"Official Examination Success Policy? What is Official Examination Success Policy?" Zhao Zhen looked confused.

aside.

A little yellow gatekeeper Su Liang's memorial was presented to Zhao Zhen.

Fan Zhongyan, Tang Jie and others were also very curious.

Su Liang wrote a new strategy this time without any communication with them, which was a bit abnormal.

When Zhao Zhen was reading the memorial.

Su Liang explained to the courtiers: "Examinations are performance evaluations, and achievements are results. The core of officials' examinations is to set limits and examine things, and to hold people accountable based on things."

"Throughout the prosperous Tang Dynasty, when the strong Han Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline, there was one reason, that is, the official administration was declining and became a mere formality. Officials were trying to blame each other. This method was precisely to curb the trend of decadence in the court."

"The specific method of this policy is to change the performance evaluation of our dynasty's original officials from annual examinations to monthly examinations, and establish a monthly examination system, with monthly reports every month and annual reports every year."

"From Zhongshu onwards, all officials with actual duties must prioritize the tasks assigned and dispatched by the court, establish a schedule, and record them in three account books. This account book is called the Kao Cheng Book, and one is kept for private , one is for submission to the Central Committee, and the other is for submission to the office for admonishment or supervision!”

The so-called supervisor. That is, the transportation departments, the prison department, the comfort department, and the Changping department, including the general judges of various state capitals, also have supervisory responsibilities.

The Supervisory Department, also known as the Outer Taiwan, is mainly supervised by the admonishers of the North and Central Taiwan.

"Zhongshu, Taijian or Supervisor will inspect the following officials at the end of each month, and write off the completed tasks, which are regarded as political achievements. For all matters set by the imperial court, those who violate the deadline for more than one month will be punished, and those who exceed the deadline for more than three months will be demoted. , those who have served for more than half a year will be dismissed from office..."

"Similarly, Tai Jian, supervisors, and Zhongshu supervise each other. They also set up monthly reports, and officials determine rewards and punishments."

……

After Su Liang finished explaining, the officials in the palace began to think carefully.

Gradually I understood what Su Liang meant.

To put it simply: the current state of officials handling political affairs is like taking a walk in the garden, and this strategy will make all officials into a sprint state.

Otherwise, he may be punished or dismissed from office.

Suddenly, the officials below began to whisper.

"This...this...isn't this just asking Yueyue to issue a military order? If you don't complete it, you will be charged. In this way, how are we different from cows and horses?"

"This policy is simply nonsense. As the saying goes, tyranny is stronger than a tiger, but now tyranny is not imposed on the people, but on officials. It is really absurd!"

"Everyone, if you think about it carefully, if this policy is implemented, all officials in the world will be supervised by Taiwan's remonstrators and supervisors. Taiwan's remonstrators must have exclusive power!"

"If this policy is implemented, government affairs will at least double. If we fail to complete it, we will be punished without considering other reasons. This... doesn't this force us to become officials?"

"Taizu Taizong said that we must treat scholar-bureaucrats and officials kindly. This... this forces us to work in government offices every day. I don't agree, I absolutely don't agree!"

……

The court officials frowned, and few approved of this policy.

When Tang Jie, Bao Zheng, and Wang Anshi heard this plan, their eyes shone.

This policy can arouse the enthusiasm of officials, making officials all over the world focus on political affairs, respond to everything, and have everything settled.

This is the official atmosphere they dream of!
They have long felt that the scholar-bureaucrats and officials in the Song Dynasty were living too comfortably.

However, what they have in mind is to cut redundant officials.

Although Su Liang's policy is not a policy of dismissal of officials, it is better than a policy of dismissal of officials.

If implemented strictly, it will definitely make it difficult for mediocre, lazy, corrupt and other bad officials to be promoted or even leave important positions.

This is the good fortune of the people, the good fortune of the court, and the good fortune of the country.

But they also know.

Anyone who proposes this strategy will definitely attract curses from those officials who originally thought that they would be able to dominate and dominate after becoming an official, but they never thought of doing so.

After hearing this, Fan Zhongyan smiled slightly and stroked his beard.

Wen Yanbo, Xia Song, Wu Yu and Zhang Fangping all looked at Zhao Zhen who was sitting on the throne.

After reading Su Liang's memorial, Zhao Zhen turned sideways and looked into the distance, obviously not prepared to express his stance immediately.

This attitude means that Zhao Zhen is biased towards Su Liang.

Xia Song thought for a moment and stood up immediately.

"Officials, I think this strategy is absolutely impossible."

"First, it goes against the laws of our ancestors."

"Our government's establishment of the 'Reform Department' is contrary to the laws of our ancestors, and this policy is a policy to squeeze the world's scholar-bureaucrats. If our government does not treat the scholar-bureaucrats favorably, there will definitely be chaos. This policy is really a policy to bring chaos to the world. Once implemented, the entire Song Dynasty will surely be reborn into chaos."

"Secondly, it is easy for Taiwanese remonstrance to have exclusive power."

"Today, Tai Jian is already powerful and powerful. If this strategy is implemented again, all the official careers of the officials in the world will be held in the hands of Tai Jian. Tai Jian will exclude dissidents based on personal preferences. All officials will be miserable and even threaten our Song Dynasty. country……"

"Thirdly, this move can easily force officials to resign."

"There are so many things to do in the state capitals. If local state officials report them monthly, they will be punished if they violate the limits. Those officials who cannot complete the tasks due to various accidents will definitely be resentful. Once accumulated, there will be a group of opposition, and collective opposition may occur. The riots caused by the strike..."

……

Xia Song's thinking was very clear.

In one breath, he listed all the shortcomings of the "Official Examination Policy" that he could think of.

After listening to this, Su Liang replied calmly: "The power of admonishment is all given by the emperor, so how can there be any talk of exclusive power? Now is the time of the reform in the entire Song Dynasty. Extraordinary things should be done in extraordinary times, and the court needs capable ministers. As an official, if you can’t do what you want, you might as well give up your job and make way for the talented ones!”

At this time, an official came out tremblingly.

He extended his index finger and pointed at Su Liang: "Su Jingming, you are an enemy of the world's officials and want to bring chaos to the world!"

(End of this chapter)