I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 70: The wall fell and everyone pushed it, but Jia Changchao was lazy (please read it, it is very important)

into the night.

A heavy snowfall covered the entire city of Bianjing.

Xuande Tower was covered with snow, and the entire Imperial Street was completely white.

At this moment, on Nanmen Street in the east of Yujie Street, there was still an endless stream of cars and horses, and the restaurants on both sides were full of steam.

The wind is cold and the snow is heavy, so drinking is the best time.

People in Bianjing especially like to eat hot pot and have a few drinks in this weather.

Su Liang took Sima Guang and Wang Anshi to the north of Daxiangguo Temple, a main store called Sun Yangdian.

This store has three major features.

One is mutton, the second is rabbit meat, and the third is homemade brew: fragrant mash.

When the three of them entered the store, the hall was already full, and almost every table had a ceramic hot pot simmering on it.

The aroma of meat is rich and the aroma of wine is tangy, making your throat crawl and your mouth and tongue salivate.

Fortunately, Su Liang had reserved a private room in advance at noon. If he came directly, he would probably have to wait for a seat.

After a while, the three of them sat at a table.

There are two pottery hot pots on the table, a mutton pot, a rabbit pot, and six pots of fragrant mash.

Su Liang smiled and said: "You two, let's not go home until we get drunk tonight!"

"Okay! Okay!" Wang Anshi and Sima Guang nodded.

Most of the scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty were gourmets due to their high salaries, high frequency of promotions and demotions, and the fact that they traveled to many places.

These two are no exception.

Soon.

The soup boiled and the three of them started eating and drinking.

After filling their bellies with wine and meat, the three of them began to chat.

At first, the three of them were talking about tonight's Ruixue and the delicious food.

But while chatting, we talked about the Qizhou Reform.

As soon as these words came out, Wang Anshi and Sima Guang's mouths were like bursting river banks, unable to hold back any longer.

The two chatted about land annexation, civil service reform, the benevolent system, imperial examinations, farming, and military preparations. They also talked about Yuanhao of the Western Xia Dynasty, and how to defeat the enemy if there was a war with the Liao...

When the conversation was in full swing, Wang Anshi even asked someone to draw a mind map on paper with pen and ink.

Su Liang's interest was also very high.

There are very few officials in the court who can discuss political affairs so purely.

The three of them talked to each other when they got excited, each holding their own opinions, just like a debate in the court, spitting and refusing to give in to each other.

He even attracted the shopkeeper of Sun Yang’s shop.

He thought the three of them were quarreling in the house, and from the sound, he felt like they were about to start a fight.

If the shopkeeper hadn't known Su Liang, he might have reported him to the official.

After this conversation, Su Liang had a deeper understanding of the two of them.

Wang Anshi felt that he came here to change the Song Dynasty.

Sima Guang, on the other hand, was rushing to become a model benchmark for scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty.

these two.

A wannabe saint.

A man who wants to be the best prime minister in his dynasty.

Sima Guang's ideas and concepts are mostly conservative and follow the rules, but the advantage is that he is very rigorous and will not make mistakes.

Wang Anshi, on the other hand, is unconstrained, using a hammer in the east and a stick in the west. Some ideas are difficult to implement at all, but they provide more possibilities for solving problems.

At first, Su Liang was worried about whether there would be conflicts if the two of them knew Qizhou at the same time.

But now it seems that the two appreciate each other and are learning from each other's strengths.

Moreover, at this time, the two people's ideological cognition has not yet solidified, and it is easier to absorb the strengths of others.

If we can continue to complement each other like this, we may have unexpected effects.

The three of them chatted until nearly three o'clock before going home.

……

On the 21st of the twelfth lunar month, the flavor of the New Year is getting stronger.

Bianjing City is crowded with people buying new year's goods and treating guests and giving gifts.

In today's Song Dynasty, due to the prosperous commerce, an atmosphere has gradually formed that attaches great importance to human relations.

Every year at the end of the year, there are many people giving gifts and asking for help.

Tang Wanmei also began to buy various new year goods.

As for Mr. Tang, he does three things all day long: drinking, tasting tea, and reading.

In the court, except for those who were busy preparing for the Yuan Dynasty meeting, most of the officials were relaxed.

Many officials have already taken vacation and went home to celebrate the New Year.

Today, afternoon.

In the censor's room on the Censor's Terrace, the charcoal stove was red and very warm.

On the table nearby, there are snacks such as snacks, dried fruits, and oranges.

Su Liang drank tea slowly, read the recent newspapers, and waited for his appointment.

Although he was promoted, he still liked sitting in the same room as Zhou Yuan and did not move out.

at this time.

Zhou Yuan strode over and said: "Jingming, Prime Minister Jia Shu was impeached by He Sijian!"

"What's the matter?" Su Liang asked excitedly.

"Make friends with the harem. Yesterday, Prime Minister Jia Shu ordered someone to deliver a carriage of property to Granny Jia, but He Sijian discovered it!"

"Haha... This old fox is going to be in trouble!" Su Liang said with a smile, not hiding his boredom towards Jia Changchao.

This old guy is not only weak in governance, but also lazy in politics.

Among Su Liang, Jia Changchao is the representative of lazy officials today. He is in charge of the Privy Council, which is actually the misfortune of the Privy Council.

And this Granny Jia was the wet nurse of Zhao Zhen's beloved concubine Zhang Meiren.

Currently, he is teaching singing and dancing in the palace, and his status is extraordinary.

Jia Changchao, who had the same surname as her, found a genealogy from nowhere and recognized Grandma Jia as her aunt.

Jia Changchao was already suspected of colluding with the servants, and now he was giving heavy gifts, which would naturally lead to criticism.

It is no small sin to have a harem.

What's more, she is still showing favor to Zhang Meiren's wet nurse.

Nowadays, Zhang Meiren is favored, and the official family looks for Zhang Meiren to sleep with her almost every day.

Zhao Zhen also has joy, anger, sorrow and joy.

His displeasure in the court and his inner thoughts were consciously or unconsciously communicated to Zhang Meiren.

It would be of great benefit if officials from the previous dynasty could get this information.

What's more, Zhang Meiren's pillow style is even more powerful.

His uncle Zhang Yaozuo's official career was almost inspired by Zhang Meiren's pillow breeze.

Literally.

Zhang Meiren's pillow style is enough to be worth Su Liang's ten memorials.

After Jia Changchao learned that He Tan had impeached him, he immediately submitted a genealogy.

He argued that he and Grandma Jia were from the same clan and it was normal for them to move around during the New Year. He Tan was completely making a false accusation.

At this time, Tang Jie began to play.

He said that even though Jia Changchao and Grandma Jia were related to the same clan, the latter belonged to the inner palace after all, so they should avoid suspicion rather than give heavy gifts to each other!
Naturally, Ouyang Xiu and Su Liang would not miss this opportunity to drive Jia Changchao out of the court.

Both of them also petitioned for impeachment, saying that Jia Changchao's move was to use gold and silver to make friends with the harem, in order to explore the holy will, and had ulterior motives.

As the Chinese New Year approached, the prime minister of the current dynasty was impeached by many people, which made Zhao Zhen very unhappy.

The censor Zhongcheng Wang Gongchen, who always wore the same pants as Jia Changchao, did not help him this time.

Because he is not very clean either.His wife has a good relationship with Zhang Meiren and occasionally gets some information.

He was afraid of getting himself into trouble and being impeached.

Zhao Zhen still wants to uphold the attitude of minimizing big things.

He dismissed all the impeachment memorials and commented: This is called the new year's festival, and the human relations between the same clan cannot be exaggerated.

He gave such instructions.

On the one hand, it was because Zhang Meiren was blowing the pillow wind again.

On the other hand, if Jia Changchao is deposed, there will be no better candidate for the position of Privy Councilor.

Just when Jia Changchao thought that this matter could hardly pose a threat to him.

The people of Bianjing took action.

A Fang Yazi (house buying agent) in Bianjing City reported to Kaifeng Mansion that Jia Changchao had spent [-] yuan to buy a house for Grandma Jia in the south of the city, and also bought four maids to serve Grandma Jia.

A mansion with four maids to support Grandma Jia in her old age.

Not to mention people of the same race, they may not be so close to their parents!
If there wasn't some kind of shady deal between the two, no one would believe it.

All of a sudden, things got serious!

Others revealed that Jia Changchao also had a two-entry courtyard in the west of the city.

It was purchased for 800 guan three years ago and is currently rented out for 150 guan per month.

Those who know the housing prices in Bianjing can see the problem at a glance.

The two-level hospital in Bianjing City cost at least 3000 guan three years ago. He bought it for 800 guan. There was obviously a big problem.

Secondly, even for a luxury house of 60 guan, a monthly rent of [-] guan is not considered low.

And he rented out the house for 150 yuan, and there are still people living there, which is a big problem.

Buying a house at a low price and renting it out at a high price are obviously asking for bribes in disguise.

The power of the people is huge.

The people in Bianjing City like to report the most to the princes of the dynasty.

They are not afraid of the revenge of these brothers at all.

In Bianjing City, it is common for people to make fun of officials.

Nowadays, there are still shadow puppet shows mocking Xia Song and Han Qi in Goulan House!

There was nothing these two could do.

If officials punish the people for this, their career may be over!

When serving as an official in the Song Dynasty, reputation was the most important thing, followed by ability.

As soon as this happened.

He Tan, Tang Jie, Su Liang and others once again petitioned for impeachment. It was obviously impossible for Zhao Zhen to reconcile with Xini again.

Jia Changchao hurriedly reported.

He said that Granny Jia was lonely all her life and had no children. He was very close to her and was related to her aunt and nephew, so he was willing to provide for her in her old age. He never used Granny Jia to do anything to inquire about the Holy Will.

As for the house, he claimed that it had nothing to do with him. The name of a distant nephew of his was on the deed, and he didn't know it at all. It was someone who deliberately framed the house.

But no matter how you explain this, you can't eliminate the suspicion of having a harem and accepting bribes in disguise.

Jia Changchao is no longer clean.

at this time.

The two deputy privy envoys, Pang Ji and Wen Yanbo, suddenly took action.

The two said they had discovered many loopholes in the Privy Council since they became deputy privy envoys.

For example, some people are living on empty wages, some people are still on duty in the Privy Council despite having two foreign assignments, and there are all kinds of problems in order...

In short, Jia Chang was derelict in his duties and lazy in his administration, which caused many mistakes in the Privy Council and made him unfit to serve as Privy Councilor again.

Now, Jia Changchao was completely panicked!
He originally thought of staying in the position of Privy Councilor until his official career, but he never thought that he would be rejected by everyone at the moment.

Zhao Zhen was also helpless and couldn't save him even if he wanted to.

We can only order Dali Temple and Kaifeng Prefecture to strictly investigate the property transactions and other property situations between Jia Changchao and Grandma Jia.

……

On the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, in the afternoon.

In the vertical arch hall.

Zhao Zhen looked at the list of properties that Jia Changchao had given to Granny Jia, as well as the various errors and omissions in the Privy Council compiled by Pang Ji and Wen Yanbo because of Jia Changchao, with a sullen look on his face.

As for the house suspected of accepting bribes in disguise, there is no evidence.

Jia Changchao cleverly avoided the heaviest punishment.

In the hall were Du Yan, Chen Zhizhong, Wu Yu, Zhang Fangping, as well as Ouyang Xiu, Tang Jie, He Tan, and Su Liang, the four impeachers who fought to the end.

"My lords, I have decided to depose Jia Changchao from the post of Privy Councilor and place him outside. Who do you think can take up the post of Privy Councilor?"

Zhao Zhen was very unhappy at this moment.

For him, Jia Changchao was very easy to use.

Although Jia Changchao had various minor problems, he was able to stabilize the Privy Council.

The current deputy privy envoys, Wen Yanbo and Pang Ji, had both joined the Privy Council not long ago. Their qualifications were still relatively young and they could not suppress the people below them.

As soon as these words came out, Su Liang and others couldn't help but think about it.

There really is no suitable candidate for the Privy Council today.

At present, the most suitable person is Wu Yu, but Wu Yu is in Zhongshu and has a lot of affairs. If he is transferred to the Privy Council, there will be another vacancy in Zhongshu.

At this time, Ouyang Xiu stood up in stride.

"In the official family, I recommend Fu Bi Fu Yanguo!"

Ouyang Xiu was thinking about Fan Zhongyan and Fu Bi's return to the court all the time.

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but frown slightly.

At this moment, Chen Zhizhong, who was good at observing words and emotions, immediately stood up.

"The rebellion between Fu Yanguo and Shi Jie still has repercussions, and Fu Bi is in charge of Qingzhou, so it is very inappropriate to rashly transfer him back. It is not appropriate to let him return to the capital at this time!"

Zhao Zhen said: "Prime Minister Chen, what you said makes sense!"

Zhao Zhen did not want Fu Bi to return to Beijing. In addition to the suspicion of treason, there was another reason.

Now that Fu Bi was away from home, he kept submitting memorials and talking about the restructuring of the army.If he returned to Bianjing, he would not propose reforms in front of Zhao Zhen every day.

Zhao Zhen felt a headache when he thought of this.

Now, for him, it is the lowest limit for him to allow Qizhou's reforms. As for the political affairs of the court, he only wants one word: stability!
Just when no one could think of a suitable candidate, Chen Zhizhong suddenly said: "Guan family, I wonder what Xia Ziqiao is like?"

Xia Ziqiao was none other than Xia Song.

Zhao Zhen's eyes suddenly lit up!
Xia Song was Zhao Zhen's teacher, and Zhao Zhen respected him very much.

Zhao Zhen also knew that Xia Song took possession of everything, including wine, sex, wealth, and was eager to enjoy himself.

But Xia Song has certain abilities, and many of Xia Song's disciples and former officials are in the Privy Council.

If Xia Song is appointed Privy Council again, the Privy Council will be as stable as Mount Tai.

At the moment, Zhao Zhen is looking forward to the stability of the court.

"Officials, you must not do this. Xia Song is good at conspiracy. If he returns to the court, I'm afraid..."

Tang Jie was halfway through speaking when Zhao Zhen stretched out his hand to stop him.

"My lords, don't completely deny others just because you don't like them, or because they have some bad habits. What I need is a talent for governing the country, not a model of conduct. In my opinion, there is no one more suitable for the civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty than Duke Xia. !Can you still find a suitable candidate?"

All the ministers were speechless.

In terms of qualifications and abilities, there is indeed no one more suitable than Xia Song.

"Zhongshu drafted an order to order Xia Song to return to Beijing and serve as Privy Councilor. As for Jia Changchao, let him go to Daming Mansion and implement it after the year!" Zhao Zhen said this in a very firm tone that could not be refuted.

All the ministers handed over their hands and said no more.

Although Ouyang Xiu and others didn't like Xia Song, they had the qualifications and abilities that were obvious to all, so they had no choice but to compromise.

Su Liang couldn't help but curl his lips slightly and murmured in his heart: Unexpectedly, he drove away the wolf, but attracted the tiger again.

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