I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 347 My lords, it’s finally my turn to protect you from the wind and rain!

afternoon.

Forbidden, hang down the hall.

When Zhao Zhen learned that Mrs. Yang of Renshou County had gone to the Reform Department to cause trouble.

An order was immediately issued: the Imperial City Division was ordered to bring all nine sons of the Li family to the Reform Division within an hour.

The Yang family's weakness is these young men from the Li family.

The past.

When Zhao Zhen does things, he always thinks of minimizing big problems.

Especially when dealing with relatives and ministers of meritorious service in the clan, we should pay more attention to emotion than law, and be especially merciful.

Over time, some people are spoiled.

As a female streamer.

Zhao Zhen is also very clear about this.

First, as the emperor of the Song Dynasty, if you are too kind, gentle and emotional, you will never be able to become a saint king.

this moment.

Secondly, the strength of the imperial power of the Song Dynasty did not depend on the ministers but on the king. Only by being decisive in killing and attacking could he lead the court's political agenda.

This will surely attract more and more people to oppose the reform of Enyin Official.

Zhao Zhen smiled brightly and murmured in his heart: My lords, it is finally my turn to protect you from the wind and rain!
……

recently.

The whole Song Dynasty's reform did not allow personal feelings, and the Enyin official reform absolutely did not allow any exceptions.

Also.

Just like digging a hole in the dam of the Yellow River, a torrent will surely follow.

"In the official house, the Madam of Renshou County scolded all the gentlemen, so they had no choice but to go back to their houses and close the doors. Then the Madam of Renshou County sat in the Courtyard of the Reform Department, and she was very likely to never leave without making an exception! This matter has already been The news spread in every government office!"

She is also blessed by the dual identities of "official aunt" and "princess' mother-in-law-to-be".

……

Whenever officials from the Reform Department came out of the house, she opened her mouth and cursed.

this moment.

All the officials in the Reform Department knew very well that it was most appropriate for Zhao Zhen to come forward to resolve this matter.

Accusing them of seeking fame and fame, accusing them of being overjoyed in their achievements, accusing them of encroaching on the official reform is actually putting the official family into a situation of benevolence and lack of loyalty...

She is a woman who is famous among the clan's relatives as an unreasonable and troublesome woman.

The reason why she dared to be so arrogant was actually because of the Li family.

Zhao Zhen nodded slightly.

Most of the Enyin officials in Bianjing City were inquiring about the news of Yang's riot in the Reform Department.

A chamberlain came forward to report: "Guan family, the nine sons of the Li family are about to arrive at the Reform Department."

Fu Bi, Fan Zhongyan and others were unable to reason with her, and they had no power to drive her away.

Zhao Zhen immediately stood up and said, "Let's go to the Reform Department!"

A chamberlain walked over quickly.

Yang has always been fierce.

Let everyone understand——

A group of soldiers from the Imperial City Division came over with several people.

She is not afraid of official scolding, nor does she seek promotion or salary increase. She just wants the younger generations of the Li family to continue to enjoy the rewarding official position.

Reform Department, in the courtyard.

Mrs. Yang of Renshou County sat on a big chair and looked around from time to time.

This result was completely within his expectation.

After a while.

Today's incident, Zhao Zhen is going to do the opposite and make things worse.

About a quarter of an hour later.

at this time.

Once Zhao Zhen compromised his mother-in-law's family and showed favoritism.

They also wanted to see if Zhao Zhen would make the mistake of being "emotional" again.

otherwise.

After Zhao Zhen experienced the bad feeling of "the minister is strong but the king is weak", he also had two insights.

Yang turned her face and looked at it, and couldn't help being stunned.

"Zhang'er, Xun'er, Ju'er, Qi'er, Yao'er, Wei'er..."

"You... why are you here? Didn't I tell you? Don't get involved in this matter, go back! Go back!"

Yang knew it very well.

She has no problem making noise.

But the nature of the quarrel between the sons and men of the Li family was completely different.

The nine sons of the Li family are all currently serving in the inner hall and taking charge of the Chongban class.

among them.

A man of medium build, about thirty years old, said: "Aniang, it was the officials who asked us to come to the law reform department."

This man is none other than Li Zhang, the eldest son of Li Li and the current deputy envoy of the pavilion.

Among the nine sons of the Li family, the most promising one is Li Zhang.

Others are less capable.

Among the nine sons, the only ones who will most likely not be affected by En Yinguan's reform are Li Zhang and the sixteen-year-old prospective prince-in-law Li Wei.

Hearing this, Yang trembled violently.

She had considered the worst-case outcome of her trouble.

It was just that the officials summoned her to prison and criticized her.

But now, the officials summoned all nine sons of the Li family to the Reform Department. She suddenly didn't understand, but she vaguely felt that it might not be a good thing.

soon.

Fu Bi, Fan Zhongyan, Su Liang and others in the house also knew about this.

When they learned that the officials had summoned all nine sons of the Li family to the Reform Department, Su Liang and others had already guessed the officials' attitude.

Just when Yang didn't know whether to continue making trouble or leave.

Zhao Zhen brought a group of servants to the Reform Department.

Yang and others quickly bowed their hands.

Fu Bi, Fan Zhongyan, Wang Yaochen, Su Liang and others also came out and saluted Zhao Zhen one after another.

Zhao Zhen smiled warmly and greeted everyone.

at this time.

Yang suddenly knelt on the ground with tears in her eyes.

"Guan family, you... you... must make the decision for my Li family. I... my Li family's life is miserable!"

After Yang knelt down, the nine sons of the Li family behind him also knelt down.

In the Song Dynasty.

Kneeling is rarely performed except on important occasions.

Zhao Zhen said quickly: "Stand up and speak, everyone stand up and speak!"

Immediately. While sobbing, Mrs. Yang said: "In the official family, the ministers and wives have grievances to express!"

"As relatives, my Li family has always supported the court's reforms. When the court asked me to sell land, my family would sell land. When the court asked me to sell business to the people at the bottom, my family would give it to the people at the bottom. I have never held back the court's reforms. But recently, the Reform Department promulgated the Sixty-Four Regulations on the Reform of Enyin Officials, which will not only give you the reputation of being an unjust official, but will also cause the death of my Li family!"

"Officials with grace are all because their ancestors and fathers have contributed to the country, so that the children of the family can enter the official position without taking the imperial examination. This is the royal grace. It has been like this since ancient times. But once this regulation comes out, it will be cold. In the hearts of countless officials, they all made contributions to the imperial court, and some even sacrificed their lives for the imperial court! For the sake of their personal career, the officials of the Reform Department made the official family bear the reputation of being ungrateful and unjust. These people are really sycophants. !”

"My Li family is deeply favored by the emperor, which is really the result of the Empress Dowager Zhang Yi. The Empress Dowager Zhang Yi has given birth to the official family. No one can surpass this kind of kindness. Now that this regulation comes out, it will not only cause the sons and daughters of my family to neglect their duties, but also It will make Empress Dowager Zhang Yi feel chilled under Jiuquan..."

……

Yang said while crying, going around in a big circle, but actually expressing two meanings.

First, the Enyin Official Reform Regulations were actually an act of the Reform Department seeking fame, which could easily lead officials into a situation of benevolence and unrighteousness.

Secondly, the Li family has high merit, and the court should make special exceptions to prevent the Li family from losing their official positions.

After Zhao Zhen finished listening, he looked at Yang.

"Auntie, according to what you said, I was bewitched by the officials of the Reform Department, so I supported the promulgation of the Sixty-Four Regulations on the Reform of Enyin Officials. It has been three days since this policy was promulgated, and none of the officials in the court can see that they want to I am trapped in a situation where I am ungrateful and ungrateful, but you have seen through it, aunt, why don’t you come and serve in the Department of Reform!"

Zhao Zhen's tone turned cold.

When the nine sons of the Li family on the side heard this, there were dense beads of sweat on their foreheads.

"No...no...my wife...my wife just wanted to remind the officials, actually..."

Zhao Zhen waved his hand and interrupted Yang's words.

"The reform of the entire Song Dynasty involves whether the country of the Song Dynasty is stable and whether the people of the world can live and work in peace and contentment. I have my own judgment in my heart. It is not your turn as a woman to talk nonsense here!"

"When my husband was scolded so hard that he couldn't hold his head up, and was stuck in the house unable to go out, are you, my uncle's family, trying to make me look embarrassed or are you trying to embarrass me?" Zhao Zhen suddenly raised his voice.

Pfft!
All the Li family members knelt on the ground again.

Yang had never seen Zhao Zhen lose such a temper.

She slumped on the ground and suddenly didn't dare to speak anymore.

Zhao Zhen looked at the nine sons of the Li family and said, "I didn't call you here today to see your mistress get scolded. She got scolded entirely because of your incompetence!"

"The imperial court has treated you well. I don't expect any of you to throw away your status as Enyin, take the imperial examination, and obtain the status of a Jinshi. I only hope that after you get the official position, you can become a qualified official. I promise you Isn't two years a short period of time for growth? If you can't do it, it will only prove that you are doing harm to the country and the people by being an official!"

"Why do those officials with Jinshi background look down on Enyin officials? It's not because Enyin officials can take shortcuts, but because they are still inferior to them after taking shortcuts and become more and more degenerate. Can the imperial court protect one generation and two generations? Can it continue to do so? ?When you become a scourge to the court, it won’t be as simple as demoting and dismissing you!”

"You and I are a family, and I will naturally treat you kindly, but it is impossible for me to do things for the sake of my family that will harm the Song Dynasty. I would rather be scolded by you for being unkind than to see you in this situation. He slowly rotted away during his official career, becoming a cancer for the imperial court, and even plunged our country, the Song Dynasty, into a state of eternal doom!"

……

Zhao Zhen's words of rebuke made no one in the Li family dare to raise their heads.

Su Liang was very excited, and the official finally got tough for once.

Just when Zhao Zhen thought Yang had realized his mistake, the latter's cry started again.

"Officials, it's my wife's fault. It's all my wife's fault. You can give up your duties as a minister! But these sons and daughters of my family are not wrong. I beg the officials, for the sake of Empress Dowager Zhang Yi, to spare them from future troubles. Let’s take an assessment. Having a few more people in the imperial court doesn’t mean anything…”

After saying that, Yang's crying became louder and louder.

As soon as these words came out.

Zhao Zhen, Fu Bi, Fan Zhongyan, Su Liang and others were all dumbfounded.

Zhao Zhen's long speech just now was in vain, as the latter was still pleading for a special case for the son of the Li family.

Immediately.

Fu Bi, Fan Zhongyan, Su Liang and others looked at each other and thought of one person.

Concubine Zhang.

The thinking logic of Yang and Concubine Zhang is almost exactly the same.

Don't listen to reason, don't distinguish right from wrong, are arrogant and domineering, only focus on results.

If the goal is not achieved, they will make trouble, cry, and lose their temper.

this moment.

There is no point in explaining it to Yang.

She just insisted that the court exempt the son of the Li family from taking the imperial examination.

Deal with women who think logically.

Most men are at their wits' end and most will just compromise.

Yang's cries became louder.

At this time.

Fu Bi, Fan Zhongyan, Su Liang and others all frowned.

If this woman goes to the Reform Department every three days and complains, then everyone will stop doing anything.

Seeing Zhao Zhen's gloomy expression, Li Zhang, the eldest son of Li, quickly winked at his two younger brothers and asked them to persuade Yang.

Then, Li Zhang heavily handed over to Zhao Zhen.

"Official family, my mother only has a partial understanding of the court's policies. She was worried about the career of my brothers, so she lost her sense of proportion. Please forgive me. I will comfort her when I get home. I will never cause trouble to the court. I will wait for you. I will definitely work hard to not embarrass Queen Mother Zhang Yi and live up to the expectations of the officials!"

Li Zhang is still very knowledgeable.

Zhao Zhen thought for a while, looked at Fu Bi and others aside, and said: "Then I will order Zhongshu to issue an edict. From tomorrow onwards, those who have objections to the Enyin Official Regulations will be allowed to enter the forbidden area directly. Holy, all the government offices will no longer accept this matter. If anyone breaks into the government office or insults the officials, no matter who they are, they will be arrested in Kaifeng Mansion and detained for five days before trial!"

Hearing this, Su Liang and others were extremely happy.

Otherwise, if a troublemaker like Yang comes every day, the Reform Department will not be able to do anything.

Immediately, Zhao Zhen looked at Li Zhang and said: "Take your mother home, think more carefully when encountering problems, and don't let others plot against you!"

"I understand."

Li Zhang handed over his hand again, and then several people supported Yang, whose crying became smaller and smaller, and left quickly.

……

That night.

The news that Zhao Zhen denounced the Li family and ordered those who opposed Enyinguan's reform to face the emperor directly spread to many government offices.

This time, Zhao Zhen's tough attitude surprised many people.

Some Enyin officials were frightened.

In terms of close relationship with the official family, Zhao Yunrang is not as close as the Li family to the official family.

The official family can denounce the Li family.

Other opponents can be imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion Prison.

Who dares to cause trouble!
Enyin officials can only hope that the assessment after the new year will be simpler and the number of places cut off by the court will be smaller.

……

Two days later.

In the southeast corner of Bianjing City, in a teahouse.

A scholar in gray shirt smiled and said: "Brother Liu, I wonder if you have noticed that recently, the imperial court first reformed the imperial examination system, making the number of official positions less and less, and then implemented the Enyin Officer Reform Regulations, which reduced the number of Enyin Officers. Less and less. Next, will..."

"You mean, the imperial court is... going to lay off officials?" Another scholar said in a low voice.

The scholar in gray shirt nodded and said: "I guess, it should be, maybe there will be a large-scale reduction of officials. Our officials in the Song Dynasty are too happy. If the Song Dynasty wants to prosper, we cannot let these scholar-officials live too much." An Yi, it’s time to eliminate some inaction people!”

"Great! The attitude of the officials this time is very tough. If we get rid of those incompetent officials, the development of our Song Dynasty will be faster and faster, and the people will be happier!"

……

These two scholars are not the only ones who have made this inference.

In Bianjing City, many officials with Jinshi background also became anxious.

Some people have even begun to inquire about information.

These officials all have poor political performance and are used to spending their days in leisure.

Now that I heard rumors that the imperial court was going to "merge yamen and reduce officials", I was naturally very nervous.

The officialdom of the Song Dynasty was about to change dramatically.

(End of this chapter)