I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 92 Wang Anshi and Sima Guang’s small goal, promotion to the government
The next day, all officials gathered at the court meeting.

Wang Gongchen was the first to come out and said: "Officials and officials in Qizhou have gone on strike and are out of control. I suggest that troops should be mobilized from Qingzhou and Yunzhou to suppress it immediately. Otherwise, once it becomes popular, it will easily lead to civil unrest!"

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Xiu, Bao Zheng, Su Liang, He Tan, and Tang Jie all curled their lips.

Ever since Wang Gongchen failed to impeach Su Liang for colluding with his chamberlain, he seemed to be eager to make meritorious deeds and would always exaggerate.

Su Liang felt that there were some problems in his mind.

The problem in Qizhou is clearly that the lower-level officials are not adaptable to the fast-moving reform affairs.

Sending troops to suppress is actually a strategy to force the people to rebel.

Tang Jie had long disliked Wang Gongchen and immediately stepped out.

"I dare to ask Wang Zhongcheng, who are you sending troops to Qizhou to suppress? Is there one person in Qizhou who rebels with arms? Is there one person who besieges the government office? Is there one person who gathers a crowd to cause trouble?"

"Just because it's not happening now, doesn't mean it won't happen next time." Wang Gongchen retorted, puffing out his chest.

Zhao Zhen waved his hand.

"This matter is not that serious. If there is a mutiny, the chief officer of Jingdong Road will send troops to suppress it. I want to send people to inspect Qizhou and take a deep look to see what problems there are in Qizhou. We can solve them all by then!"

Qizhou is now the only small flame of reform left in Zhao Zhen's heart.

If the flames can become a raging fire, he will naturally implement the Song Dynasty's reforms.

If this little flame goes out, I'm afraid Zhao Zhen will never have the idea of ​​reform again.

Swish!
Ouyang Xiu immediately came out.

"I recommend Su Liang, the supervisory censor, who once served as an official in Qizhou. He knows the situation in Qizhou very well. He is familiar with Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, the chief officials of Qizhou. He is also well versed in the strategy of reform. He is not the person who went to Qizhou to inspect Two choices!”

The supervisory censor also has the responsibility of inspecting local areas, which is regarded as his own job.

Xia Song frowned slightly and was about to stand up to object when he heard a loud voice.

"I also recommend the supervisory censor Su Liang to inspect Qizhou!" Bao Zheng said with cupped hands.

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

He Tan and Tang Jie also stood up.

At this time, Su Liang also held up his hands and said: "I invite you to go to Qizhou for inspection!"

Xia Song retracted half of his leg that he wanted to lift.

Chen Zhizhong swallowed and lowered his head.

As for other ministers, some wanted to speak out against it, but when they saw these five people standing up, they did not dare to speak anymore.

Ouyang Xiu is a warrior in the court.

Bao Zheng is the big firecracker, Tang Jie is the second firecracker, and Su Liang is the small firecracker.

He Tan was proficient in laws and regulations and liked to discuss laws with others.

If anyone wants to oppose something that all five of them support, he must first think about whether he can argue with the five of them.

Suddenly, there was silence in the court hall.

Du Yan walked out slowly and said: "The officials and ministers also believe that Su Liangnai is the best candidate to patrol Qizhou."

"I second the proposal!" Wu Yu also said with his hands in hand.

Once the two ministers spoke, the matter was settled.

Zhao Zhen was also very satisfied and said loudly: "Tomorrow, Su Jingming and Zhang Maoze will lead a group of imperial guards to inspect Qizhou."

When ministers go on overseas tours, they will basically arrange to accompany their chamberlains. This is the rule of the Song Dynasty.

……

Afterwards.

Su Liang first entrusted Ouyang Xiu and Bao Zheng to take care of his home, and then went to find Liu Chang'er and asked him to take care of his home.

Tang Wanmei is pregnant and Tao'er is small. The two girls have many inconveniences and need someone to take care of them.

After making these arrangements, Su Liang went home to prepare.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Su Liang, Zhang Maoze and a group of imperial guards gathered under Xuande's door.

According to Su Liang's grade, there is nothing wrong with riding in a carriage.

For people like Xia Song and Chen Zhizhong, once they go out, they must have at least two carriages loaded with items.

There should also be wine, tea, cakes and fruits in the carriage, and even maids to wait on you.

Very extravagant.

But Su Liang insisted that one person, one horse and one baggage were enough.

The young officials of the Song Dynasty should have such a resolute and resolute aura.

If you are greedy for enjoyment, you will be pointed at your spine and insulted.

Qizhou is about [-] miles away from Bianjing.

If you travel during the day and stay at the inn at night, you can arrive there in five or six days, or in eight or nine days.

"Mr. Zhang, let's go!" Su Liang said, holding the reins.

Zhang Mao smiled, nodded slightly, and said to the dozens of imperial guards behind him: "Let's go!"

Although Zhang Maoze was a chamberlain, he was excellent in literary talent and strategy. He was promoted to the Imperial City Secretary and was highly regarded by Zhao Zhen.

Therefore, Su Liang wants to address him respectfully: Mr. Zhang.

Immediately, more than a dozen horses headed north, raising clouds of dust.

From the outside, there were only a dozen or so imperial guards.

In fact, there are hundreds of people secretly there, some are exploring the way ahead, and some have already rushed to Qizhou yesterday.

After Su Liang came out of the Jujube Gate, he saw patches of golden wheat fields.

It's May and it's harvest season.

Both sides of the official road are full of people busy with farming.

Some farmers have already started harvesting wheat, and some seem to be planning to wait a few days for the sun to completely dry out the wheat before harvesting.

……

Six days later.

Su Liang and his party finally arrived in Qizhou.

Qizhou has mountains and rivers.It borders the Yellow River and Jishui in the north, and Mount Tai in the south.

The most famous ones are medicinal materials, silk fabrics, springs and lotus flowers.

The first thing Su Liang did when he came to Qizhou was to find a perfume shop (bathhouse) in Qizhou to take a bath.

Qizhou currently governs four counties, namely Licheng, Yucheng, Changqing and Linyi.

The state seat is in Licheng.

Qizhou has a superior geographical location, but its economic strength is far inferior to Qingzhou and Yuncheng.

Jingdong is adjacent to Hebei, and together they defended against the Liao people.

If a war breaks out, Qizhou will become the grain and grass warehouse for the entire Hebei Province.

This also makes many big businessmen reluctant to do business here.

……

at this time.

The people in Qizhou are busy harvesting crops.

There is a busy scene everywhere.

Su Liang asked several people on the road whether they knew about the dismissal of officials and subordinates in Qizhou?
The people don't know anything about it.

But Su Liang mentioned Wang Anshi and Sima Guang to them.

They couldn't help but praise these two officials for allowing them to own their own land.

Near noon, Su Liang and his party finally arrived at Qizhou City (Licheng).

At this moment, everyone was hungry.

Su Liang and Zhang Mao did not rush to the government office immediately, but found a restaurant with a good decoration.

Su Liang knew Wang Anshi and Sima Guang very well.

Of these two people, one abides by the virtues of a gentleman, and the other does not care about eating and drinking. It is difficult for them to treat Qizhou delicacies.

It is even possible that you can only eat steamed buns, pickles, and white porridge in the state government office.

Bianjing people call the dishes on Jingdong Road Northern Food, which is actually Shandong cuisine.

Northern food is mostly royal cuisine, which is full of color, flavor and flavor.

Su Liang paid for himself and had a meal with everyone before arriving at the government office.

After some communication.

Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, dressed in official uniforms, rushed over.

"Su Yushi, Mr. Zhang, please come inside, please come inside!" The two said with a smile.

Just as Su Liang imagined.

Wang Anshi was still very slovenly. His official clothes and hair looked like they had not been washed for at least five days, and his boots were still stained with soil and wheat stubble from the fields.

Sima Guang, who used to be fair and fair in the past, also looked a bit weathered.

The two of them have obviously suffered a lot in the past few months.

Immediately, the four people walked into the state government office.

When Su Liang saw that there were no officials in the state government, he knew that those officials must still be on strike.

After a while, the four of them sat down.

Sima Guang started making a pot of strong tea.

After Su Liang drank two sips of tea, he couldn't help but ask: "Boy, I heard that the government offices in Qizhou are about to close. What's going on?"

Wang Anshi and Sima Guang both smiled awkwardly.

Wang Anshi was the first to say: "Yes... the two of us used too much force. A few days ago, three of the four county magistrates collapsed due to fatigue, which caused some officials to feel dissatisfied. Some even went to the state government office to accuse the two of me of killing them." Be a donkey and a horse!"

"I...we have already apologized. The reform will be slowed down for a while. We will continue to work hard after the busy farming season is over, but we will not make the people below work so hard!"

Su Liang could hear that Wang Anshi felt helpless.

He frowned slightly.

Doing so does not solve the actual problem.

Even if two tigers slow down, a group of ducks cannot keep up.

Unless the duck is given enough motivation.

Su Liang thought for a while and said: "I have some understanding of the way some subordinates in Qizhou do things. Some people, if you don't rush them, can do something in an hour. They can do it in ten days. They have to fundamentally solve the problem. , the key lies in the reward and punishment system.”

Sima Guang said helplessly: "Those subordinate officials often stay in Qizhou and know everything very well. If they give up their jobs, it will be like we have lost our hands and feet, and we will be unable to move!"

After hearing this, Su Liang immediately realized that someone was clearly causing a stumbling block for the two of them.

"Who started it?" Su Liang asked, thinking he might know him.

"One is the observation officer Xu Duanshan, one is Licheng County Prime Minister Bai Guang, and the other is Licheng County Lieutenant Cui You. These three are the most difficult to deal with!"

Hearing these three names, Su Liang couldn't help but smile and said, "They are all old acquaintances. I will solve it with you tomorrow."

Wang Anshi and Sima Guang immediately became energetic, and Sima Guang quickly poured wine for Su Liang.

At this time, Zhang Mao asked: "Jiefu, Junshi, you already know something about Qizhou, what do you think Qizhou will look like in three years?"

Zhang Mao was several years older than Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, and had a higher official position, so he directly called them by their nicknames.

Wang Anshi and Sima Guang replied almost at the same time: "Can be promoted to the mansion!"

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Maoze didn't know how to answer them.

As expected, he is a young man, he is so daring to think!
The current Qizhou is just an ordinary defensive state.

If you want to be promoted to a government, you must at least be promoted to Jiedu State first.

There are many factors that affect government promotion.

For example, the size of the territory, the population, the amount of taxes, whether the status is important, etc.

It was as difficult for Qizhou to be promoted to government in three years as it was for Su Liang, the current supervisory censor, to become a political advisor three years later.

Zhang Mao thought for a while and encouraged him: "There is still hope for Qizhou to be promoted to a higher government."

Su Liang on the side naturally couldn't kill the ambition of the two of them, and immediately said with confidence: "I think there is great hope!"

Wang Anshi and Sima Guang immediately picked up the tea cups with a smile. Most outstanding people have a kind of self-confidence that is different from ordinary people.

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