I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 318 Cherish the virtuous minister! Zhao Zhen rose up and scolded the ministers

March 28, early morning.

The sky is slightly bright.

All officials gathered in Daqing Hall.

The chief officials of the two prefectures and three departments, Guange, Xuanhuiyuan, Xueshiyuan, Qunmusi, Zhichiyuan, Sherenyuan, etiquette hall under Zhongshu's sect, and the five prisons of the Nine Temples.

Everyone stood in the main hall.

Su Liang stood among the admonishing officials.

With Tang Jie and Ouyang Xiu standing aside, and Bao Zheng not far away, no official dared to come over and sneer at Su Liang.

After a while.

Zhao Zhen strode to the throne.

For a time, many officials stood up.

All the ministers bowed their hands and saluted.

"Officials, the whole Song Dynasty's reform was carried out by all the officials of the dynasty. I believe that even without Su Liang, we will be able to enrich the country and strengthen the people and complete the great cause of the reform."

"In the official family, Su Liang, as a Taiwan admonisher, has undermined the outline of our dynasty in the name of supervision. If all affairs in the dynasty are decided by the Reform Department, and the two and three departments of the government listen to Su Liang's words, wouldn't it be chaotic? One day, the dynasty will be in chaos. The palace will be in danger, and even the imperial power will be threatened."

Immediately, nearly a hundred officials stood up, accounting for almost half of the courtiers in the palace.

A pavilion official stood up first.

Wait for these ministers to second their opinions.

"In my dynasty, the power of the prime minister was divided into three parts: finance, government, and military, and was supervised by Taiwan. This was intended to prevent the power of the prime minister from becoming monopolized. However, today, Su Liang and Prime Minister Wen and Prime Minister Fan are like friends who have forgotten their years, and they are like old friends with Zeng Xianggong and Fu My husband has a very close personal relationship with me, and he has close contacts with the three envoys. Su Liang alone can command the husbands of two governments and three departments to use him. This kind of power is frightening..."

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

"Recently, there has been an uproar in the court and among the people about the fact that Su Liang, who served as the imperial censor and also knew miscellaneous things, became the hidden prime minister of the Song Dynasty. How do the ministers view this matter?"

……

As soon as he finished speaking, another official stood up.

……

"I second the proposal!"

Zhao Zhen looked down and said loudly: "All the officials who agree with the release of Su Liang stand in the middle. Let me see how many there are."

soon.

"In the past dynasties, when the power came out, the country's fortunes declined. Now Su Liang has shown signs of power. Now Su Liang's power is gradually equal to that of the two governments, and his voice is getting more and more important. This is not a good behavior in the court."

"In the official family, I believe that what the people say is true. As an admonishment officer, Su Liang not only has good relations with the ministers of the two governments and three departments, but also is as close to his relatives as the Cao family. He is also deeply favored by the emperor. What he said is often reflected by the court. Everyone accepts it, the Reform Department has become Su Liang’s voice, and this trend must not rise. For the long-term peace and stability of our Song Dynasty, I suggest that he be released for training!"

Zhao Zhen sat on the throne, looked around, and said straight to the point: "Today's impromptu meeting is just to discuss one matter."

As soon as this official finished speaking, several more officials stood up at the same time.

As for the Xianggong and Taiwan admonishers of the two governments and three departments, they have not expressed their stance.

Privy Councilor Xia Song narrowed his eyes and did not express his position.

These officials who agreed to send Su Liang out were all proud. They felt that they were doing it for the sake of the imperial power, and the officials would definitely drive Su Liang out of Bianjing.

At this time.

Zhao Zhen stood up and walked down slowly.

Immediately, he circled around these officials.

The officials were a little confused and didn't know what the officials meant. When Zhao Zhen looked at them, none of them dared to look at him.

Zhao Zhen turned around twice before stopping, and then let out a long sigh.

"Ugh!"

Zhao Zhen sighed.

Daqing Hall suddenly became quiet, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop clearly.

Zhao Zhen said slowly: "I won't go into details about what Su Liang has done for the Song Dynasty since he became an admonisher in Taiwan. You should also know it clearly."

"Is Su Liang guilty?"

"In your eyes, he is guilty. His crime is that his power in the future may endanger the imperial power."

"Is this a crime? Which law did he violate? If I release him because of this, wouldn't I be the master of suspicion?"

"You guys underestimate me too much. You think I can't control the court and I will be ignored by Su Liang. Or, after my death, Su Liang will abandon his young master and stand on his own, right?" Zhao Zhen's face turned pale and he suddenly raised his head. sound.

"I value Su Liang, and the princes of the two governments and three departments value Su Liang, all because Su Liang is outstanding and has outstanding political achievements. Someone just said that the Song Dynasty's reform was possible without Su Liang. Is it possible? Is it really possible?"

"Who can come up with clever ideas like Su Liang, who can put all his thoughts on reform like Su Liang, who can surprise me every time like Su Liang?"

"Uncle Ouyang Yong said that Su Liang's achievements are enough to worship the prime minister. I also agree with this!"

"You should be glad that you can serve as officials in the same dynasty as Su Jingming. Without him, you may be even more mediocre and incompetent in the eyes of historians! I value Su Liang and trust Su Liang because I know very well that if Su Liang was born in Liao, Xixia, Korea or Dali, based on his current political achievements, he will have already become prime minister!"

Hearing this, the officials standing in the center of the hall couldn't help but lower their heads.

They didn't expect that Su Liang was so important in the hearts of the officials, and now they were kicked to the iron plate.

Su Liang was moved when he heard these words.

He knew what Zhao Zhen was thinking.

Zhao Zhen was worried that Su Liang would retreat because of this incident and would no longer contribute all his efforts to the reform of the Song Dynasty, fearing that he would encounter misfortune in the future.

After all, throughout the dynasties, there are too many stories of "the birds are gone, the good bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits are dead, and the lackeys are cooked".

Today, Zhao Zhen is also expressing his stance to Su Liang, telling Su Liang what kind of emperor he is.

After Zhao Zhen took a few breaths, he continued: "What I feel most saddened about is not that Su Liang suffered such an unreasonable disaster, but the reaction of those of you who have read the books of sages."

"The common people joked that Su Liang was a hidden minister, and that's all. But you people imagined Su Liang's crimes when he had no fault at all, and wanted to force him out of Bianjing City, and they also thought that he had violated the imperial power. I will definitely follow your advice!"

"Your ignorance makes me feel chilled. If the Song Dynasty dies, it will also die on you people!"

"I really hate the internal fighting among the court officials. I will not punish anyone for what happened today. I hope that all the ministers will take this as a warning and never mention this matter again. If Su Liangzhen becomes the prime minister in the future and truly threatens the imperial power, It’s not too late for you to report, I don’t want to waste time on such nonsense anymore!”

After that, Zhao Zhen returned to the throne.

At this time, an official came out of the center of the hall and wanted to make an excuse.

Zhao Zhen waved his big hand and said in a cold voice: "I just said that I won't discuss this matter anymore. If anyone still supports Su Liang's appointment as an official, he can just submit his resignation. If there is one, I will agree to one and leave. For people like this, I believe that the Song Dynasty’s reform will go more smoothly!"

The officials in the palace suddenly did not dare to speak.

At this moment, the power of God was fully displayed, and no one dared to go against the holy will.

Zhao Zhen stood up and said: "Retreat from the court!"

Immediately, all the officials bowed their hands and bowed their heads.

Many officials suddenly realized that they were no longer the indecisive and hesitant officials they were.

……

Immediately, the officials dispersed.

The officials who attacked Su Liang lowered their heads and left quickly.

They overestimated their own abilities and underestimated Su Liang's value to the Song Dynasty.

Officials know clearly who is selfish and who is public.

After this incident, the officials of the Song Dynasty will surely reflect on themselves.

This kind of unprovoked attack on colleagues in the name of safeguarding imperial power will be difficult to happen again.

In addition, all ministers also understand the truth.

Whoever contributes to the court will be favored by officials. In the face of political achievements, other things are not worth mentioning.

……

On the day.

Zhao Zhen's scolding of officials for Su Liang in the Daqing Palace spread to the streets of Bianjing.

After the common people knew Su Liang's status in the hearts of the officials, they no longer dared to gossip.

at the same time.

Zhang Mao brought a carriage of gifts to Su Zhai.

The reason why Zhao Zhen gave this reward was that Su Liang's notes on the preparation of the prospecting department and overseas mining matters were particularly excellent.

After seeing this letter, the officials had to admit that Su Liang deserved this reward.

Such rewards also gave the scholar-bureaucrats and officials ample fighting spirit.

Whoever can prove that he is stronger than Su Liang will receive greater favor than Su Liang.

(End of this chapter)