I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 44: Diligence, can you beat Song Hu?Can Xia Liaohu be destroyed?
The next day.

The deeds of Su Liang, the supervisory censor, who fought against three major ministers (all officials above the level of Lu can be called ministers) spread to the streets of Bianjing.

Especially the content that Su Liang made up about "the three great princes went to prostitutes together and got drunk".

What the folk tabloids wrote and what Su Liang said in Chui Gong Hall are almost word for word.

The source of these messages.

Probably from the chamberlains of Chui Gong Palace.

Zhao Zhen sometimes even instructs them to release some court news.

It may also come from Du Yan, Wu Yu, Zhang Fangping and others.

A gentleman also likes to see his political opponents embarrassed.

As the truth came to light, Ouyang Xiu's public reputation also experienced a turnaround.

Many people said that Ouyang Xiu suffered this disaster because he hated evil and spoke out and dared to remonstrate in the court. The Song Dynasty lacked this kind of loyal ministers.

These are the simple and unpretentious people of the Song Dynasty.

Like to listen to rumors, follow what others say, and easily be taken advantage of.

But he is also kind-hearted and has a full sense of justice!

Su Liang became famous again, and his name as "Little Firecracker" was known to all women and children.

Soon, Su Liang also received letters from some friends.

Some came from the bearded Cai Xiang, some came from Dengzhou Sun Fu, and some came from Su Shunqin and Wang Yirou. They all praised Su Liang for saving Ouyang Xiu.

Ouyang Xiu also personally brought gifts to thank Su Liang. This was the second time Su Liang kept him in Bianjing City.

……

In a blink of an eye, it’s May.

The three major yamen of the Ministry of Revenue, Dali Temple, and Kaifeng Prefecture jointly failed to find out the murderer who framed Ouyang Xiu.

The man in black appeared, but no one knew his true identity.

If you can't find him, you can't search further.

Su Liang had expected this.

The current means of solving cases are limited, and there are no technical means.

The progress of many cases relies on personal and physical evidence. Such cases can only wait for time, waiting for the murderer to reveal his true colors.

……

May [-], Dragon Boat Festival, the courtiers have a day off.

As the weather gets hotter, various cold drinks are being sold on the streets of Bianjing.

Su Liang sat leisurely at home, drinking tea, drinking, reading, and enjoying the joy of drawing eyebrows.

What he was most happy about was not the holiday.

But the spring lecture of the Sutra class is over.

From the Dragon Boat Festival to the end of July, it is summer vacation, and the money for dispatch is still issued.

Autumn lectures will not begin until early August.

Su Liang told Zhao Zhen about his unique understanding of emperors such as the First Emperor, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu, and Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty in the Jingyan class.

It focuses on one ideological core: those who want to be emperor must be tough.

Now, the knowledge reserve in his mind is running low, and he needs to think about what he should talk about in Qiu Lecture.

……

On the sixth day of May, the weather was sunny.

Su Liang took the documents submitted to the memorial hall.

When I saw one of the messages, I couldn't help but feel happy.

Bao Zheng, the Zhijian Yuan, submitted a "Leave Notes", saying that officials took too many holidays, which affected their official duties, and suggested that they be deleted.

It also said that for seven-day festivals such as Yuanri, Hanshi, Tianqing, and Winter Solstice, three days of holidays are enough. Officials do not have to go to court, but officials must go to the government offices to work.

Bao Zheng is not just pretending to be famous.

He is a true workaholic, and an extremely serious workaholic.

His request will be scolded by countless people in future generations.

And now, many people are scolding him.

Su Liang guessed that at least half of the officials who saw this memorial would scold him.

And aside.

After Zhou Yuan saw this memorial, he felt as if he had been given a shot of blood. He couldn't help but praise: "Bao Jian Yuan is really diligent. We really have too many holidays and we should be exempted from them. I will write a memorial to support this!" Su Liang was a little worried! I can't laugh or cry.

Zhou Yuan returns home late at night every day, just before the fifth watch.

Su Liang especially wanted to remind him that if he continued like this, he would die young easily.

But when he saw the banner hanging next to Zhou Yuan that read "Diligence can make up for weakness", he immediately endured it again.

Zhou Yuan's diligence was actually related to Su Liang.

He is so good!
Su Liang knew that Bao Zheng's intentions were good.

But he knew very well that hard work could not force Song.

In the end, he decided to remain silent and not express any opinions.

The official holidays of the Song Dynasty were indeed very rich.

There are three days off every month, which is unstoppable.

There are seven days off for major holidays, three days off for important holidays, and one day off for minor holidays.

In total, there are about 110 days of vacation.

In addition, there is one month of family leave every three years, as well as marriage leave, maternity leave, etc.

From May to August, due to the hot weather, the workload was almost halved, but the salary was not reduced at all.

This is also the reason why many people study hard and become officials when their beards turn gray.

Kao Gong is really delicious.

What Su Liang didn't expect was that in addition to Zhou Yuan's petition in support of Bao Zheng's request, more than [-] officials also requested to shorten the holiday.

And some officials said that now that there is no war between Xixia, Liao and the Song Dynasty, it is a good time for the Song Dynasty to become stronger.

As long as you are diligent enough, you can avoid being bullied by Xixia and Liao.

Su Liang thought about this reason on his knees and didn't believe it.

With this time, he might as well spend time with his wife and think about how to have a baby!

Zhao Zhen is also the master of diligence.

As the saying goes: If you don’t have enough talent, you have to work hard to make it happen.

When he saw so many courtiers complaining, he couldn't help but feel happy, and immediately praised these people.

Then the temple department responsible for designated holidays changed the seven-day holiday of the five major festivals of Yuan Day, Lantern Festival, Hanshi, Tianqing, and Winter Solstice into a five-day holiday.

It is equivalent to reducing the ten-day holiday.

Some yamen's small holiday holidays have also been cancelled.

Anyone who opposes this kind of thing is lazy and lazy, and the opponents can only accept it.

……

At dusk, put the office behind you.

Su Liang walked out of the Yushitai, and as soon as he walked outside the door, he saw an official and Lao Hong walking in front.

The official asked: "Old Hong, do you think diligence can surpass Song Hu? Can it destroy Xia Liaohu?"

Lao Hong pursed his lips and smiled and said: "Hey, the old sow chases the rabbit, you are in great spirits! Just to make the officials happy!"

"Hahahaha..." The two of them couldn't help laughing.

Su Liang couldn't help laughing.

These two are old officials.

It is very clear who in the Taiwan Academy likes to fish and who likes to make superficial remarks.

Except for a few officials such as Bao Zheng and Zhou Yuan, most officials did face-saving work.

They are just deceiving themselves and others for the sake of being a high-ranking official and getting a good salary.

If the Song Dynasty did not change its mechanism and relied on diligence to become strong, I am afraid that the problem would become bigger and bigger.

Still, there are some benefits to this move.

At least the atmosphere in various yamen has been refreshed, and some people are really diligent.

end of May.

Pang Ji, who had made an outstanding contribution to the Song-Xia peace talks, returned to Bianjing and was promoted to Deputy Privy Envoy.

Liu Shi, the imperial censor who was out for inspection, also returned to the censor's desk.

Su Liang could see from Zhao Zhen's official appointment that this official still wanted to bring some innovation to the court.

However, due to the failure of the early New Deal, we had too many concerns and were unable to take big steps.

(End of this chapter)