I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 89 Whoever prevents the Zhang family from being granted a title is blocking the official family from having children.
After Wang Gongchen impeached Su Liang for colluding with the chamberlain, Xia Song was the first to stand up.

Xia Song knew that Wang Gongchen dared to bring in the ministers of the two governments and three departments to impeach Su Liang, so he must be fully confident.

He couldn't help but say with confidence: "The collusion between officials, courtiers and internal servants is a serious problem for the court and must be severely punished. I suggest that Zhang Maoze be summoned immediately for a confrontation and the matter investigated on the spot!"

"No need!" Zhao Zhen said with some displeasure.

Wang Gongchen was stunned and hurriedly said: "Officials, this is an evil act that endangers the country and must be investigated quickly and strictly!"

"No need, Hong Fu is not Su's confidant!" Zhao Zhen said again.

this moment.

Su Liang looked at Zhao Zhen, and then at Lao Hong, who kept his head lowered but looked calm.

I couldn't help but understand everything.

"Guan Jia, you...you...can't protect Su Liang like this. What he did is really what a sycophant did!" Wang Gongchen couldn't help but raise his voice.

Zhao Zhen said slowly: "Hong Fu is from the Imperial City Division. I arranged for him to be at the Yushitai. I also know that he met Mao Ze."

In an instant, the hall became quiet.

All the ministers were amazed: This official's family was not as simple as they imagined.

The Yushitai was originally the king's supervisory agency, and Zhao Zhen placed someone in it to monitor the Yushitai.

One can imagine the intention.

Wang Gongchen looked pale and wanted to cry but had no tears.

This shocked him so much.

He has been in charge of the Yushitai for three years, but he never thought that there would be people from official families placed in the Yushitai.

As for an old man like Lao Hong, there is no news that he doesn't know.

This shows that the officials know the Yushitai very well.

There are some shady things in Yushitai, but the officials just don't want to expose them.

Du Yan and other ministers were also very frightened after thinking about it carefully.

Is there anyone from the official family in Zhongshu?Are there any officials from the Privy Council?Are there any officials from the Third Division?

Maybe the officials knew everything, but they just didn't get angry.

Wang Gongchen wished he could find a crack in the ground and crawl in.

The official arranged the details to be hidden in Yushitai. If he knew about it, he would definitely pretend not to know.

But now, he has revealed this matter in front of the ministers of the two governments and three departments. What will the officials think and what will these ministers think?

He actually put the officials in an "unkind" situation.

Wang Gongchen felt that he had done something stupid today, and he really wanted to drag Su Liang down.

"Cough cough..."

Zhao Zhen coughed twice and said: "Let's leave it as it is, all the ministers can take care of themselves!"

After saying that, Zhao Zhen glanced at Wang Gongchen specifically before leaving.

Zhao Zhen's last sentence was very level.

A good thing to do for yourself.

All the ministers couldn't help but wonder if there were people from the Imperial City Division around them.

Wang Gongchen's legs were shaking slightly. He knew that the official family was dissatisfied with him.

Although his move was considered a rumor and should not be punished, if he makes another mistake in the future, the officials will definitely punish him severely.

After a while.

Su Liang and Lao Hong walked out of Chui Gong Hall together.

Zhao Zhen has not dismissed Lao Hong from his position, which means that Lao Hong can continue to be a writer in Yushitai.

Su Liang pretended that nothing had happened and continued talking and laughing with Lao Hong.

But at the moment.

Another doubt arose in Su Liang's mind: Is it possible that Liu Chang'er also came from the Imperial City Division?
Liu Chang'er's efficiency in gathering information was amazing, and he was also an informant under Lao Hong.

Su Liang thought for a moment and soon felt relieved.

Even if Liu Chang'er was from the official family, he would not be able to question him as foolishly as Wang Gongchen.

Just pretend you don't know, it might be of great use in the future.

……

April 27.

Zhao Zhenjin granted Zhang Meiren's mother Cao the title of Lady of Qinghe County.

Mei Zhang gave birth to three daughters, all of whom died in infancy. This year, there is no success in spreading branches and leaves, and it is not a major holiday.

The sudden reward seemed out of character.

It must be Zhang Meiren who is blowing the pillow wind again.The husbands and wives of Zhongshu are all used to this.

After Su Liang found out, he just smiled helplessly.

The biggest weakness of this official family now is that he favors Zhang Meiren very much and rewards his family members from time to time.

As expected, Zhang Meiren will soon be promoted to a noble concubine!
Su Liang felt that Zhao Zhen was managing his own love.But as an emperor, he is not qualified to have love at all.

Zhao Zhen entered the seal in the morning.

At noon, Tang Jie presented Zhang Shu who advised Zhao Zhen not to indulge in the lust of women in the harem.

Afterwards, Tang Jie directly confronted the emperor and admonished him: it was illegal to grant Zhang Meiren's mother the title of Cao.

Half an hour later, Tang Jie walked out of Chui Gong Hall with a dark face.

Obviously, the officials did not agree to his request.

But Tang Jie's words: "The illustrious Zongzhou was destroyed by Bao Si; the Anshi Rebellion was caused by the noble concubine" spread outside the Chui Gong Hall, attracting all the officials to know about it.

If Bao Zheng hadn't been busy in Kaifeng Mansion, he would probably have gone to court.

……

While Tang Jie continued to protest, a public opinion suddenly began to spread in the streets of Bianjing City.

Many people say——

The reason why the official family had no children was because the official favor of the harem was repeatedly suppressed by the court officials. As a result, the concubine did not have enough status or the father's family status was too low to be worthy of the official family, so it was difficult to give birth to a son.

Zhao Zhen has no children, which is something that people often talk about.

There are various reasons for this.

But this reason was suddenly recognized by many people.

Empress Cao has been childless for ten years. It is most likely that she is infertile or not favored by the official family.

Although the concubines below have children, most of them are women and tend to die young.

And the most talented Zhang Meiren.

Every time he was promoted to a higher position or his family was promoted, he would be hindered by the courtiers.

When the people thought about it, they felt more and more that Zhang Mei gave birth to girls but not boys and died young many times because she did not have enough status, that is, she did not accumulate enough blessings.

Soon, the people's ideas developed into a logic that could help officials have children.

The common people believe that Zhao Zhen has no children at present, and the main responsibility lies with the court officials; if he wants to have children, he must be promoted to Zhang Meiren's position, and the Zhang family must be rewarded again to improve their status.

……

Su Liang didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this logic.

The imagination of ordinary people is really amazing.

This is really in line with the old saying: If you can't have children, you will stay in bed.

But some people still believe this rumor.

Not only did the people believe it, but many officials also thought it was possible.

Immediately, some officials began to petition, pleading to promote Zhang Meiren as a concubine, and to increase the honor for Zhang Meiren's uncle Zhang Yaozuo and brother Zhang Huaji.

Su Liang originally thought that only a small number of officials believed in this kind of public opinion.

But gradually, Xia Song, Chen Zhizhong, Wang Gongchen and others also began to submit memorials, adding the title of Zhang Meiren and her family.

Followed by.

The two husbands, Du Yan and Wu Yu, actually believed this statement.

to the end.

All the officials submitted petitions one after another to second their opinions.

It seems that whoever dares to stop the official family from granting a reward to Zhang Mei's family will stop the official family from having a son.

Ouyang Xiu, Tang Jie, He Tan, and Su Liang wrote letters one after another, saying that the court should not be influenced by popular opinion. However, the memorials were sparse and did not receive any feedback.

Su Liang guessed that Zhao Zhen most likely believed it, or was willing to believe it.

This matter was beneficial to the official family's stability in the harem, and the court officials also found a suitable reason for the official family's failure to have children.

From an official's perspective, it is more beneficial to agree than to oppose.

Su Liang and others didn't care much about the conferment on Zhang Meiren.

However, Zhang Yaozuo already occupies an important position, and if he is given another title, it means that Zhang Yaozuo is likely to become the Third Secretary of the Imperial Academy or become a Hanlin bachelor in the next step, and he is only one step away from becoming the prime minister.

This is too childish.

Such mediocre people, occupying high positions, were the greatest damage to the Song Dynasty.

As an admonishing officer in Taiwan, I naturally have to stand up and object to this unfair promotion of a relative.

　Thanks to book friends Twelve Dragons Qian, Leng Qian, and I Swim in the Pacific for their tips, thank you very much!
　　
　
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