I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 356: Tang Zifang, a tough guy, Taijian has officially entered the 2.0 era!

A quarter of an hour later.

Su Liang ran towards Chui Gong Hall.

He didn't let Ouyang Xiu accompany him, and he didn't let Ouyang Xiu call Bao Zheng.

Ouyang Xiu is reckless, Bao Zheng is upright, both have strong tempers.

The official family is a docile donkey.

If you insist on stroking the dragon's beard, he will definitely be angry.

present.

What Tang Jie committed was not the mistake of admonition.

As a Taiwan admonishment officer, it is his duty to admonish the emperor with words, and there is no sin in doing so.

However, this incident occurred in Chui Gong Hall, and only Guan Jia, Wang Yaochen, and Tang Jie were present, and it did not extend to the entire court.

Zhao Zhen said angrily: "It's not that I don't know how to be frugal, nor do I know how to take precautions, but nothing can be made out of a molehill or exaggerated! It's the end of the year, and I think it's okay for people to be more luxurious, and it can also be seen by the incoming foreign missions. Look at the prosperity of the Song Dynasty!"

Hear this.

"During the Ming Dynasty, Tang Zifang stopped the dragon and phoenix chariot to remonstrate with the officials in order to gain fame. The officials destroyed the dragon and phoenix chariots, which attracted praise from all the people. It is still a folk legend today."

The four prime ministers Wen Yanbo, Zhang Fangping, Wu Yu, and Song Xiang were interceding for Tang Jie.

They also wanted to minimize the matter.

Talking and talking.

after all.

Only then would he consider the current prevalence of extravagance in Bianjing City.

After Zhao Zhen brought Su Liangxuan in, he looked at Su Liang and said, "Another one comes to plead for Tang Zifang!"

What Su Liang has to do now is to protect Tang Jie and prevent him from being demoted and exiled.

As long as the officials are willing to let bygones be bygones.

Zhao Zhen's face was livid, and it was obvious that he was still angry.

How Zhao Zhen determines the nature of this matter.

"Officials, Tang Zhongcheng did make mistakes, but his heart was in the country and he had no personal thoughts. He was just too excited and lost his composure. He would not be demoted to a smoky place. I hope the officials will be merciful!" Su Liang continued to advise.

Tang Jie was full of kindness in his words.

Treating this matter as a small emotional impulse when a Taiwan admonishment officer is admonishing can still make a big deal into a trivial matter.

Su Liang actually choked up.

"No, I can't get over this hurdle in my heart. Tang Jie is too presumptuous and must be severely punished!"

Court affairs are like family affairs.

"Tang Zifang threw documents in front of me and called me a philistine. How can I bear it?"

"He is disrespectful and rude! If I let him go, where is the majesty of the imperial power? If someone imitates him in the future, how should I punish him?"

How to characterize it? It all depends on the attitude of Zhao Zhen, the "head of the family".

When Su Liang heard this, he handed over his hand again.

"In addition, since Tang Zhongcheng took charge of Taiwan affairs, there has never been any mistakes. He is the backbone of Taiwan's admonishment officials. Tang Zhongcheng is the courage of all Taiwan's admonition officials!"

He was also very unhappy with this trend, but he had not yet figured out how to persuade Zhao Zhen.

When Su Liang came to Chui Gong Hall.

Su Liang gradually talked about the past.

……

……

The emperor is majestic and cannot be offended.

Su Liang smiled awkwardly, cupped his hands and said, "Guan Jia, your anger has subsided by now!"

then.

"I have always been lazy. Thanks to Tang Zhongcheng's care, many trivial matters were done by Tang Zhongcheng for me. Without Tang Zhongcheng, I would not have been able to devote myself to the reform. I once remembered that that night in the eighth year of Qingli. Near the end of time..."

sometimes.

"Officers and officials are admonished, and among the people who dare to speak out, Tang Zifang must be the number one. The officials demoted him to a smoky place because of this matter, which is really a loss of talent for the imperial court!"

"Officials, this matter did not happen at the Great Court Meeting. Now only you, Mr. Ji, and Tang Zhongcheng know about it. The officials must not want to let Tang Zhongcheng go out." After Su Liang said this, he looked at the people around him. A glance at my husband.

"In the fifth year of Qingli, Zhang Yaozuo, a relative of the imperial family, had exclusive power, and he was also the Prime Minister of Tang Dynasty. He was not afraid of the power of the harem and fought hard according to reason..."

Wen Yanbo, Zhang Fangping, Wu Yu, and Song Xiang all looked down at the ground.

Zhao Zhen stared at Wen Yanbo and the others and said, "You don't know?"

What he committed was the crime of "discourtesy in confrontation". This crime is really difficult to evade, and according to the laws of the Song Dynasty, it is impossible to go unpunished.

Zhang Fangping on the side was afraid that Zhao Zhen would not see Su Liang cry, so he quickly handed over the handkerchief he carried with him and patted Su Liang's shoulder comfortingly.

Not long after.

The anger on Zhao Zhen's face gradually turned into pity.

aside.

Wen Yanbo, Zhang Fangping, Wu Yu, and Song Xiang were all observing Zhao Zhen's face.

When they saw Zhao Zhen's expression softening, they felt much more relaxed.

At this moment, they suddenly understood.

Why is Su Liang a favorite?

Why do officials always think that Taiwan's admonishment cannot be done without Su Jingming?

Su Liang created a new way of giving advice.

The past.

Taiwan's admonishing officials are proud of their admonitions, saying "civilians dare to remonstrate to the death, and dare to make mistakes", and they often even use threatening remonstrance methods.

For example: hunger strike to remonstrate, resignation to remonstrate, pillar-breaking remonstrance, and even class discussion, etc.

However, Su Liang has rarely used such radical methods since he became an admonisher in Taiwan.

His way of admonishing.

To sum it up, it can be summed up in eight words: move with emotion, learn with reason.

among them.

The first four words are more important than the last four.

Su Liang has the straightforwardness of Tang Jie, the toughness of Bao Zheng, the recklessness of Ouyang Xiu, and the stubbornness of Wang Anshi.

But there are four words: "move with emotion".

The previous features are completely combined and turned into advantages.

Not only the officials, but also all the ministers also liked to listen to Su Liang's words.

It is for this reason.

Today, Su Liangruo threatened the official family, claiming that if Tang Jie was demoted and released, he would follow suit, and the official family would probably explode immediately.

And this threat tactic.

This is a method often used by Taiwanese admonishers such as Ouyang Xiu and Fan Zhen when they are in urgent need.

Often the emperor and his ministers are unable to step down.

After Su Liang finished speaking, Zhao Zhen smiled helplessly.

After hesitating for a moment, he said: "Order Tang Zifang to submit a memorandum of admitting his mistake. I will wait and see his attitude in admitting his mistake first!"

Hear this.

Both the Fourth Prime Minister and Su Liang couldn't help but be overjoyed.

This means that the officials are ready to minimize the cause.

……

immediately.

The Fourth Prime Minister and Su Liang left the Chui Gong Hall together.

At this moment, it is dusk.

After Su Liang said goodbye to Si Xiang Gong, he quickly rushed to Tang's house.

Although the officials have decided to punish Tang Jie lightly, it is not certain whether Tang Jie will write a memorial to admit his mistakes!

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At this moment, inside the Tang residence.

After some persuasion from Fan Zhen and Lu Jie, Tang Jie finally agreed to write a confession.

After it is written.

When Fan Zhen and Lu Hui saw it, they were almost furious to death.

The entire essay on error recognition is over 600 words long.

Except for the first sentence, "I am disrespectful to my superiors, which is really disrespectful and I hope the officials will punish me severely."

Others all talk about the necessity of prohibiting extravagance and competition for wealth.

Fan Zhen looked helpless.

"Tang Zhongcheng, admit your mistake first, and we can talk about resisting the extravagant competition for wealth later, okay?"

Tang Jie shook his head.

"Not good." Tang Jie's tone was firm and did not allow for refutation.

At this time.

Su Liang finally rushed over.

"Brother Zifang, the officials have agreed. As long as you write a sincere apology, the officials will give you a light sentence. Most likely, you will be fined half a year's salary or grounded for several days to reflect." Su Liang said with a smile on his face.

At this time.

Lu Hui handed Tang Jie's memorandum of admitting his mistake to Su Liang with a sad look on his face.

Su Liang looked at Tang Jie helplessly.

Tang Jie said: "Jing Ming, I have had this temper since I became the remonstrator of Taiwan. Please don't try to persuade me any more. I have never regretted anything today."

"You three, please come back! I will leave the capital as soon as the banishment memorial is released, and there is no need to see you off."

Hear this.

Su Liang said angrily: "Brother Zifang, if you don't write a confession that satisfies us today, we won't leave!"

"Yes, we won't leave!" Fan Zhen and Lu Jie also agreed.

Tang Jie stood up and said to the servant at the door: "Old Ma, prepare wine and food, and clean up three more rooms."

Upon hearing this arrangement, Su Liang and the others were so angry that they had no temper at all.

……

After a while.

Four people sat around a table.

Four dishes, a bottle of wine, and a large plate of steamed buns.

Su Liang, Fan Zhen and Lu Hui kept drinking wine with dark faces, but Tang Jie smiled and started eating with a steamed bun.

unknown.

I thought it was Su Liang and the others who made a mistake.

Lean slightly.

Su Liang couldn't help but speak.

"Brother Zifang, you are still too impulsive today. No matter what you say, you should not lose your temper!"

Tang Jie stroked his beard.

"Three of you, if the extravagance among the people is not banned, I am afraid that in the future, we in the Song Dynasty will be proud of money, and rituals will collapse. Even if the officials do not listen to my advice, but I am demoted because of it, I can still It has alerted countless people!" Hearing this.

Su Liang, Fan Zhen and Lu Jie couldn't help but smile helplessly.

Most of the older generation of Taiwanese admonishers in the Song Dynasty had this idea. If the officials did not accept the advice, they would sacrifice themselves in exchange for the influence of the advice.

Doing so seems to be sacrificing oneself in exchange for hope.

In fact, both sides suffer.

Lu Jie frowned and said: "Zhongcheng, the Yushitai cannot be without you!"

Tang Jie shook his head.

"No, I think it's time for me to give up my seat. At the moment, Jing Ming is the best candidate to serve as the leader of Taiwan's remonstrance!"

Su Liang was about to speak.

Tang Jie continued: "Today's court is full of talents and is very clear. What I am good at is impeaching mediocre and dirty officials, but there are very few such officials nowadays. What Jingming is good at is making officials and various yamen The officials are more united and have more fighting spirit. Therefore, if Jing Ming is appointed as Yushi Zhongcheng, he will definitely be better than me. I also want to go out for a walk. Being an admonishment officer is tiring!"

After saying that, Tang Jie picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Su Liang poured a full cup of wine for Tang Jie and said: "Brother Zifang, this is wrong. Our two functions do not conflict. If you are not here to admonish, the backbone of the admonition will be gone. You must stay."

"As for the extravagant competition for wealth among the people, let's put it all together and find an appropriate way to remonstrate in the future!"

"That's right! The officials are already willing to minimize the big issues!" Fan Zhen also said.

Tang Jie thought for a while and said, "It depends on the situation!"

Seeing that Tang Jie's thoughts had changed, Lu Jie quickly said while the iron was hot: "Tang Zhongcheng, you... tonight you will admit your mistake and revise the memorial again, put aside the matter of admonishment, and wait for a light punishment from the officials tomorrow. Even if things are over, the Chinese New Year will be here soon, so you can’t go out of town!”

"It makes sense." Tang Jie smiled and picked up the wine glass.

Immediately, the four of them drank it all.

……

Half an hour later, the four of them were tipsy.

Su Liang, Fan Zhen, and Lu Jie took Tang Jie to the study and forced him to write a memorial to admit his mistakes.

Tang Jie didn't resist much.

Immediately, with a stroke of his pen, he wrote out in detail the things he had done to offend Long Yan, and he sincerely admitted his mistakes with a very correct attitude.

After seeing it, Su Liang and the others left Tang House with satisfaction.

……

After a while, on the carriage.

Su Liang, Fan Zhen and Lu Hui sat together.

Fan Zhendao: "Why do I feel that Tang Zhongcheng will not hand over the confession of errors written tonight to the officials?"

"I think so too." Lu Hui also said.

Su Liang looked at the lights in the distance and said: "Whether Tang Zhongcheng has friendship with him or not, we must do our best to keep him on stage to admonish him!"

The two nodded in agreement.

Su Liang has already decided.

If Tang Jie has a bad attitude about admitting his mistake tomorrow, he will go to Chui Gong Hall to "bring rain to pear blossoms" again.

No matter what, Tang Jie must be kept.

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The next day, it was dawn.

In the Yushitaitai courtyard, Su Liang just sat down.

Lu Hui hurried over with a stack of documents.

"Jing Ming, no, no, no, Tang Zhongcheng has submitted the memorandum of admitting mistakes he wrote last night!"

Su Liang looked at him and said angrily: "You drank too much so early in the morning? Isn't it a good thing to admit that you made a mistake and submit the memorial?"

"No! In addition to submitting it to the officials, Tang Zhongcheng also submitted it to the three departments of the two prefectures. Even the Academy of Sciences, Dali Temple, and Kaifeng Prefecture each sent a copy."

"In addition to admitting his mistake, he also wrote a document prohibiting luxury, imploring the court to ban luxury among the people, destroy jade ornaments, deer hats, etc., and severely punish those who openly show off their wealth."

"In addition, he also advocated severe punishment for Concubine Zhang and Meiren, and advocated that the results of the punishment should be announced to the world."

……

Say it.

Lu Jie handed the two documents to Su Liang.

After Su Liang saw it, he leaned on his chair and said sadly: "The sky at Yushitai is about to collapse!"

He thought that Tang Jie would not submit the memorial to admit the mistake, but he never thought that Tang Jie would actually make the matter known to the whole court.

present.

This matter has been completely brought to light.

Even if the officials wanted to punish him lightly, it would be impossible.

The laws of the Song Dynasty are not decorations.

It is a foregone conclusion that Tang Jie will be demoted to the outside world.

Su Liang thought for a while, smiled helplessly, and said: "This is Tang Zifang's way of being an official. If the officials don't listen to things he thinks are beneficial to the court, they must die. He thinks he is using the right method. Serve the imperial court."

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After saying that, Su Liang suddenly stood up.

"No, Academician Ouyang and Yushi Fan will definitely lead the admonishing officials to plead with the officials!" Su Liang quickly ran towards the outside of the hospital.

Su Liang had just left the Yushitai.

Then they saw Ouyang Xiu, Fan Zhen, Han Jiang, He Tan, Zhou Yuan, Zhao Peng and other Taiwan admonishers running towards the forbidden area.

Su Liang and Lu Hui rushed over quickly.

Ouyang Xiu said: "Jing Ming, Xian Ke, I thought you had already gone to Chui Gong Hall. You came just in time. Let's discuss the music together as a class. Please reduce the punishment for Tang Zhongcheng!"

Su Liang shook his head.

"Everyone, please go back! Tang Zhongcheng's rudeness has become a fact. How can we plead for mercy?"

"We can support Tang Zhongcheng's idea of ​​banning luxury. Nowadays, the extravagance and comparison among the people are serious. We support Tang Zhongcheng's idea. As long as we can convince the officials, we can reduce the punishment for Tang Zhongcheng!" Zhao Bian said angrily.

“One thing leads to another.”

"We will discuss this matter later. Believe me, going to the officials to report this matter now will only add to the chaos."

"Everyone, please stay in Taiwan and wait for my news. What I can guarantee is that Tang Zhongcheng will never be demoted to the smoky land in the south!"

The admonishers were still about to explain, but Su Liang suddenly raised his voice.

"Listen to me, okay? Otherwise it will get more troublesome!" Su Liang had never been so serious.

Immediately.

Ouyang Xiu said: "Listen to Jing Ming, let's go back first."

All the admonishers nodded.

……

At this moment, inside the Chui Gong Hall.

Zhao Zhen was furious.

"Insolent! Stubborn! Stupid! If I don't listen to my advice, he will have to make a big fuss. If he wants to be released, let him be released!"

And this time.

Fan Zhongyan, Fu Bi and Su Liang requested an audience.

Su Liang knew that the effect of his "crying scene" had been greatly weakened, and only Fan Zhongyan and Fu Bi could persuade the officials.

Zhao Zhen waved his hand and ordered the three people to enter the palace.

……

Near noon.

The Zhongshu Province announced the decision to punish Tang Jie: he would be sentenced to Tanzhou.

Relative to the distant Chunzhou.

Tanzhou, Hunan is a good choice. Maybe in a year and a half, Tang Jie will be recalled to the court.

Taiwan's admonishing officials have no objection to this excessive result.

This was something that Fan Zhongyan, Fu Bi and Su Liang worked hard to achieve.

at the same time.

Su Liang will still take charge of Taiwan affairs as he is assigned to serve on the imperial censor and be responsible for miscellaneous matters.

It wasn't long before he was promoted.

It is impossible to be promoted to the third rank of Yushi Zhongcheng all at once.

But everyone knows.

Years later, Su Liang will be the censor Zhongcheng.

……

On the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, at the fourth watch, it was pitch black and very cold.

In front of the Tang residence.

As soon as Tang Jie's carriage left the alley, it was stopped by Su Liang's carriage.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

"He who knows me is Jing Ming." Tang Jie said with a smile.

In fact, Tang Jie can take office again after the year, but this is not his character.

And he doesn't like others giving it to him.

So he lied to Ouyang Xiu and others that he would leave Bianjing City at noon tomorrow, and then planned to leave quietly this morning.

His family will go to Tanzhou later in the year.

Su Liangquan guessed it.

Su Liang handed Tang Jie a pot of lamb wine, and then the two stood in the alley chatting.

Drink up.

Tang Jie left a message to Su Liang: Jingming, you are the best admonisher in our dynasty.

Then, Tang Jie got into the carriage and left in style.

Although Su Liang felt reluctant to give up, he could only comfort himself and let go.

The next piece of advice.

There will no longer be the outspoken Tang Zhongcheng, but there will be a stronger and more rational Su Jingming.

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Followed by.

Su Liang is ready to investigate the extravagant wealth competition in Bianjing City and solve this problem in his own way.

It’s not that officials don’t listen to advice, but that advice must be justified.

In the past, Taiwan's admonishing officials always gave admonitions to death, but Su Liang believed that admonitions to death were useless and must be done in a proper way.

present.

The idea of ​​the officials was that during the New Year, it was harmless for the people to indulge in extravagance, and it could also show the generosity of the Song Dynasty in front of foreign envoys.

In addition, Zhang Guifei and Meiren were both his favorite concubines, and he was unwilling to punish them from the bottom of his heart.

If Su Liang wants to remonstrate against extravagance, he must find a suitable entry point.

Otherwise, Wang Yaochen, the first of the three envoys, would not agree.

Wang Yaochen had always been opposed to the idea that banning luxury goods would inhibit the development of commerce and trade and make the court less profitable.

(End of this chapter)