I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 287: Taking off my official robe in Chuigong Palace, I, Su Jingming, quit!

In front of Su's house, Su Liang criticized the scholar's collected works.

This move triggered some applause, but some people said that Su Liang's evaluation was too vulgar.

Calling a scholar's article "shit" is not the behavior of a scholar-official.

Some officials even impeached Su Liang and Ouyang Xiu for this matter.

Zhao Zhen originally felt something was wrong.

But after reading a few scholar's collected works, I stopped saying anything.

Some articles are truly unsightly.

This move by Su Liang and Ouyang Xiu can be regarded as rectifying the current unhealthy trend of "scholars paying homage".

I would like to warn all scholars in the world: read more and concentrate on studying knowledge, which is the right path.

……

In early October, "The Collected Works of Laoquan" was still selling well, and many people could recite the words and phrases in it.

This is proof of strength.

Even without the prefaces written by Su Liang and Ouyang Xiu, Su Xun's article would never have been buried forever.

……

October 7th, afternoon.

Su Liang was out of confinement and on his way back to Yushitai, he saw Sima Guang all the way away.

Sima Guang smiled when he saw Su Liang. When he was still five or six feet away from Su Liang, he bowed towards Su Liang and handed over his hand.

Su Liang was confused.

No matter the New Year or the festival, the two of them are still equals.

This gift is a bit big.

Su Liang immediately handed over his hand and bowed slightly in return.

Sima Guang strode towards Su Liang. After walking in front of Su Liang, he bowed again and said, "Brother Jing Ming, thank you so much!"

Su Liang was a little confused and asked: "Thank me? Where to start?"

"The two book boys you sent for me are actually two unicorns!"

"Compiling bibliographies, transcribing articles, and retrieving books are all done meticulously and in an orderly manner. These two boys are not very old, but they read a lot and talk very interestingly. They and I have become friends forever, and they are worthy of being Su Laoquan's son will be as famous as his father in the future..."

Sima Guang fully praised Su Shi and Su Che for nearly a quarter of an hour.

After hearing this, Su Liang smiled and said nothing, and murmured in his heart: Your prediction is right. Thousands of years later, these two people will be more famous than you. People in the future will only remember you for smashing vats and revising history, but these two people are countless literary and artistic figures. The idol of youth.

……

On October 12th, the weather got colder.

The affairs of the Reform Department have also become normalized.

With Fan Zhongyan, Fu Bi, Wang Yaochen and others sitting on the battlefield, everything was running smoothly.

Su Liang couldn't help but feel a lot more relaxed.

Drink tea at the Yushitai, read the Di newspaper, and focus more on your home.

At the moment, his nearly four-year-old son was acting naughty.

Her daughter, who is less than one year old, needs constant care.

Su Liang is a daughter slave.

He treats his son very casually, but he treats his daughter very delicately and tenderly. Every bump he makes makes him feel extremely distressed.

……

At the moment, the military camp in the north of the city.

Five hundred Long Yu troops had already mounted their war horses, put on their armor, and carried the best weapons in the Song Dynasty.

Practice in full swing every day.

From time to time, Baijia College will produce some small inventions that benefit farming, commerce, fortification and other aspects.

As for the Cuju field built by Cao Yan.

It is almost finished and will be ready for use next spring.

Once the All-Song Cuju League is operated in various state capitals of the Song Dynasty, the business and trade of the Song Dynasty will be further developed, and the connections between the various state capitals will become closer.

Su Liang is ready to completely change people's perception of Cuju.

Cuju is not only a simple entertainment performance, but also a bloody competitive sport.

Su Liang was not worried at all about the people getting bored playing with things.

At present, many young people in the Song Dynasty are either stupid from studying, or they are useless from visiting brothels. It is time to use some bloody sports to wake them up.

……

October 15th, afternoon.

Su Liang hurried to the Reform Department, and Fu Bi said he had something important to discuss.

After a while.

Fan Zhongyan, Fu Bi, Wang Yaochen, Zeng Gongliang, Liang Shi, Su Liang, Wang Anshi, and Sima Guang gathered in the conference hall.

Fu Bi, deputy envoy to the Privy Council, took the lead and said: "Yesterday, I petitioned the officials to dispatch a hundred commanders of the Northwest Forbidden Army to the Hebei border, and submitted a military training method, but the officials rejected it."

"Official officials say that the Song-Liao border has been peaceful for many years and there is no need to send heavy troops to guard the border. If the Liao Kingdom knows about it, they will think that we are suspected of provoking a war."

"what?"

Everyone was puzzled.

This matter was discussed in advance with the officials when implementing the Art of War.

At this time, Zeng Gongliang said: "In the past two days, the officials have been a little strange. Several memos on how to strengthen the army have been suppressed, and the cost of the weapons inspection has also been reduced by 30%."

Fan Zhongyan stroked his beard.

"I have also noticed that the officials have suddenly become indifferent to the method of strengthening the army. In the internal meetings of the two governments, they also emphasized the method of enriching the country and the people, and only briefly mentioned the method of strengthening the army."

Privy Council Scholar Liang Shi frowned and said, "Did someone say something in front of the officials?"

Everyone nodded slightly, feeling that this was extremely possible.

They all know the custom of officials: they follow advice freely, but listen to both good and bad words.

In the private words of officials: Officials are too soft-spoken!

Su Liang looked puzzled.

At present, the only people in the court who oppose the reform are those ministers, but they cannot talk about military affairs.

As for the Privy Council officials headed by Xia Song.

They've been very low-key lately.

If you don't find the huge omissions in the reform and speak rashly, you will only be scolded.

Everyone couldn't understand why the officials suddenly lost interest in the method of strengthening the army.

at this time.

A chamberlain in the palace came to the Reform Department and Xuan Suliang came to see him.

Su Liang nodded slightly towards everyone, indicating that he would ask the officials about the matter, and then followed the eunuch escort to the forbidden area.

……

Inside the Chui Gong Hall.

Zhao Zhen was reviewing the memorials. When he saw Su Liang, he said, "Su Qing, sit down first and read a memorial."

After Su Liang sat down, a chamberlain handed a memorial to Su Liang.

Su Liang opened the memorial and read it carefully.

The person who submitted this memorial.

It was Yan Shu who served as the military envoy of Yongxing Army (today's Xi'an, Shaanxi Province) with the title of Shangshu of Hubu and Bachelor of Guanwendian.

Yan Shu is currently the only courtier who can be called the "Emperor's Master".

He had a great influence on Zhao Zhen when he was a teenager.

In the fourth year of Qingli, due to the incident of Zhao Zhen's biological mother and the accusations made against him by the Eighth Prince Zhao Yuanyan before his death, and because he was impeached by Sun Fu and Cai Xiang for showing weakness to Xixia, he was dismissed as prime minister.

He never returned to the court.

However, he holds a very important place in Zhao Zhen's heart.

Far higher than the current Wen Yanbo, Zhang Fangping, Wu Yu and others. even.

Compared to Yan Shu, Su Liang was considered an outsider in Zhao Zhen's heart.

Su Liang read Yan Shu's memorial.

Suddenly I understood why the officials suddenly lost their enthusiasm for the method of strengthening the army!

As the governor of the Yongxing Army, Yan Shu naturally knew about Su Liang's proposal to train troops in preparation for war.

Yan Shu said in his memorial: The Song Dynasty could fight with Xixia, but it could not fight with Liao.

His reason is: Xixia, from the king down, are all thieves. The Song Dynasty is a land of plunder for the Xixia people. If they are not deterred by force, they will continue to suffer from them. Therefore, a tough policy should be adopted for Xixia, and the war should be fought. .

However, when facing the Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty must not rush to raise troops.

At present, the total amount of annual coins given by the Song Dynasty to the Liao Kingdom is only 500,000 guan, and all this money can be earned back through market transactions.

If a war breaks out, the military expenditure will be at least 30 million yuan, which will waste people and money, and the outcome is uncertain.

Once the Liao-Song War begins.

All the results of the reform will be wasted, and the people will even be in dire straits.

If in order to recapture Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, the people of the entire Song Dynasty would fall into famine, it would be better not to capture them.

You can't do anything without resorting to military force.

The current strength of the Song Dynasty simply cannot support a huge war.

He believed that Yan Yun could not be achieved overnight.

The Song Dynasty must not take the initiative to abandon the Chanyuan Alliance. It is recommended that the court refrain from fighting with the Liao for twenty years, otherwise it may endanger the country of the Song Dynasty, which will cause great harm.

To this end, Yan Shu also made a special forecast of the manpower and material resources consumed in the Liao-Song War, and compared it with the current balance of the treasury.

According to what he said.

If the Song Dynasty had the same treasury revenue as last year, it would have to rest for at least nearly a hundred years before it could have the capital to fight the Liao Kingdom.

Yan Shu's remarks.

Undoubtedly, it poured cold water on Zhao Zhen.

Seeing that Su Liang had finished reading the memorial, Zhao Zhen said slowly: "After reading this memorial and thinking about it carefully for two days, I feel that what you said is not wrong. It's just that we are a little greedy!"

"I am already over 40 years old. If I can make the national treasury abundant and the people live and work in peace and contentment during my lifetime, I will be regarded as a wise ruler."

"Of course it would be better to expand the border to the northwest. But I don't dare to think about regaining Yanyun. According to the current situation, it will take another five years for our Song Dynasty to gradually stabilize. But once war starts, all the achievements of the reform will be destroyed As a matter of fact, I don’t want the Song Dynasty to be destroyed in my hands, so the next reform measures are still aimed at enriching the country and the people. We seek wealth internally and peace externally..."

Su Liang clutched Yan Shu's memorial and wanted to beat Yan Shu at this moment.

He and Yan Shu had no intersection in official career, but he knew that Yan Shu had always been cautious and extremely unwarlike.

Zhao Zhen's hesitation and overly conservative character were learned from him.

Su Liang looked helpless.

He really didn't expect that the official family would suddenly give up.

Once the officials oppose the war, the reform will be completely over.

All the achievements of the Song Dynasty's reforms were supplies from Xixia and Liao.

Su Liang thought for a while and said: "Guan family, you... you... must not think like this!"

"I'm sorry to say it bluntly, Mr. Yan's words are simply short-sighted and too short-sighted!"

"In my eyes, the Chanyuan Alliance is of no benefit. If it is not abolished, it will be a shame for the Song Dynasty. Such shame cannot be measured by financial gains and losses!"

"The late emperor's move is actually an alliance under the city. We and the descendants should be ashamed of it!"

"presumptuous!"

Zhao Zhen stood up and stared at Su Liang.

The Xiaohuangmen on the side were kneeling on the ground, not daring to raise their heads at all.

Su Liang was not afraid at all and continued: "Officials, I know what you are worried about. You are worried that once defeated, the Song Dynasty may fall into a place of eternal disaster, and you will also be insulted by future generations!"

"But among the emperors who have always accomplished great things, who is very sure of what they have done?"

"Have you forgotten the Qingli increase in coins? Have you forgotten the arrogant attitude of the Liao people on the border? Suing for peace and resisting war cannot stop the war, only war! There are no etiquette or rules between countries, only strength and weakness !”

"Those who are afraid of losing will never win!"

"Why do I strongly advocate the reform of the Song Dynasty and the extermination of Xia and Liao?"

"It's so that hundreds of years later, when someone talks about our Song Dynasty, they won't say that it was a small local government that coexisted with Liao, Xia, and Goryeo, and was not qualified to coexist with the Han and Tang Dynasties!"

"This is so that the history books of future generations will not refer to Liao as the Northern Kingdom and us as the Southern Kingdom!"

"This is so that future generations will not call us a coward when describing the Song Dynasty. They will not call the officials and scholar-bureaucrats of our dynasty all spineless cowards and spineless cowards!"

"In the future, we will have a war with Liao. We must always be prepared to fight and spend most of the money left over from the reform on armaments. If we dare not fight, our descendants will have to fight. We cannot leave hidden dangers behind. behind!"

……

At this moment, Su Liang had tears in his eyes.

Everything he did was to change the views of later generations on the Song Dynasty. He did not want to fall short because of Zhao Zhen's weak will.

After Zhao Zhen listened to Su Liang's words, he hesitated for a moment.

"Please step back first, and I will think about it carefully."

Zhao Zhen let Su Liang watch Yan Shu's memorials alone. In fact, he regarded Su Liang as one of his own.

He wanted to seek Su Liang's opinion.

But I didn't expect that Su Liang would have such huge opposition.

Su Liang took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "Guan, please don't hesitate on this matter. If we don't take back the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, our reform will never end!"

"enough!"

"Are you, Su Jingming, the only one in the world who can serve the country and the people? You think I don't want to take back Yanyun, but have you considered the danger of the country's subjugation? Have you considered that everything Taizu Taizong and the late emperor have done may be destroyed in my hands? ?”

Hearing this, Su Liang became angry instantly.

Just say: How could I, Su Jingming, meet such a weak emperor like you?

Su Liang thought for a while and sighed.

First he took off the black long-winged hat on his head, then took off the fish bag around his waist, and finally took off his crimson official robe and placed it on the chair.

"If the officials have any intention of not fighting and have no intention of taking Yan Yun back, I please resign!"

After saying that, Su Liang strode out of Chui Gong Hall.

Zhao Zhen also angrily tossed his sleeves and left.

……

Outside the hanging arch hall.

Su Liang, dressed in red clothes, strode forward.

This outfit immediately attracted the attention of many officials.

"Su...Is Su Jingming crazy? He dares to walk naked in prison!"

Some officials who were familiar with Su Liang wanted to come forward to ask, but seeing Su Liang's dark face and full of anger, they did not dare to move forward.

Su Liang was wearing red clothes. After walking out of the prison, he went home directly.

This time, he was really angry and heartbroken!

……

Not long after.

Officials from the two bureaus, the third bureau, Taijian, Xueshiyuan and other yamen all knew about Su Liang Chiyi's imprisonment.

This was actually the first time in the Song Dynasty.

Officials went to Su Liang's house to inquire, but Su Liang closed the door to thank guests and saw no one.

Some officials went to see the officials, but Zhao Zhen also refused to see anyone because he was not feeling well.

Everyone knew that there must be a conflict between the officials and Su Liang, but no one knew what the reason was.

Su Liang was imprisoned in Chi Yi, which was really disrespectful, but no one dared to impeach Su Liang.

Su Liang's stay at home already means that Su Liang is resigning.

Everyone was asking about what happened, but the two parties involved didn't speak, so no one knew.

Su Liang's official robe, official hat, and fish bag were neatly placed on the chair in the Chui Gong Hall.

No one dared to move.

(End of this chapter)