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Chapter 585
The further north the weather got colder, the canals were frozen, and the boats moved slowly.

Song Jing was not in a hurry, if he hadn't been an upright official and had no money to spend too much time on the road, he would have hoped that the boat would just keep sailing like this.

Finally arrived outside the city of Luoyang, Song Jing asked the old slave in the family to find a boarding place in the Sifang Pavilion.

It's like this for an upright official, life is miserable, living in the capital is not easy, everything is expensive, even houses are more expensive, he can't afford it.

He and his wife packed up their luggage, and then called for a bullock cart, and moved the luggage to the bullock cart.Of course, he couldn't have more luggage than he thought, which was different from Wang Hua.Wherever Wang Hua went, he spent a lot of money. He himself was not living a luxurious life, but his life was not very bitter. Every time he came and went, he brought countless luggage.

I got out of the boat and followed the bullock cart. It happened to be snowing heavily at this time, and the sky and the earth were white.

But after walking not far, I saw some officials approaching.

Of course, in terms of qualifications, Song Jing's qualifications are still a little shallow, but he has a great reputation. He dared to fight Zhang Yizhi when he was Wu Zetian, and he dared to fight Wu Sansi when he was Li Xian.An official is upright.This time, all the people in Qinzhou sent each other off, and together with Wang Hua's list, the latter had a huge impact, because the reputation of the generals of the blood camp made Wang Hua's ability to know people infinitely magnified, so this time he came back, let the people all over the world Looking forward to it.

There is another advantage, that is age, no matter how great the contribution Wang Hua made, because of the constraints of age, the aspect is nowhere in sight for him.However, Song Jing's age as prime minister will not cause controversy.

Many Qingliu ministers were overjoyed when they heard the news of his return.The news reached Li Xian's ears. In fact, it turned out that he also valued Song Jing very much.Wang Hua's list reminded him again. Of course, if he didn't value it, Song Jing would not be called based on this list.Just like another person, Yao Chong, in terms of qualifications, Yao Chong is more capable of serving as prime minister. After all, he once served as prime minister under Wu Zetian and did a good job.But this time Li Xian didn't mention it, it's because he hated him as Prime Minister and Chang Shi, but also because of lack of goodwill.

He immediately sent his trusted eunuchs to greet him, and even some ministers followed him blatantly.

Song Jing looked at everyone, just arched her hands, then remained silent, and continued to follow the bullock cart towards the Sifang Pavilion.

Don't make friends with powerful people, just do it alone.

After quickly settling down, he entered the palace to meet Li Xian. Li Xian made some inquiries, and Da Song said: "I just returned to the capital, and I don't know much about the affairs of the capital, so I can't answer your majesty for the time being."

Sent Li Xian away.

But after a few days, he was full of evil fire in his heart.

Although reason told him to act in a low-key manner, especially in this critical period, it finally happened.

In fact, when he returned to the capital, he took a merchant's sea boat at first, but after arriving in Yangzhou, he changed to a small river boat. He also got off the boat quietly and saw the actual living conditions of the people.

If you see the tax increase in the Tang Dynasty, although it is the contribution of several major port cities and shipping companies and various tariffs, Da Song has talked with Wang Hua many times and heard Wang Hua's pulling theory.As commerce develops, circulation increases, and workshops increase accordingly.More workers are employed, and more people can eat a meal, so they can buy goods with spare money in their hands.This led to the establishment of the second batch of workshops.

Wang Hua did this both in Qinzhou and in the Northwest.Because of the convenience of the port in Qinzhou, it will soon bear fruit.Affected by traffic in the northwest, the effect will be slower.But Da Song doesn't really care about anything. Through some news, he also knows that the Northwest is getting better and better.

In Qinzhou, he carefully maintained Wang Hua's business system.

This is Wang Hua's strength, and those who have mastered it are teachers, and he must learn from it.

Therefore, people's lives should be slightly better now than when he came to Qinzhou.

However, after looking at it, he was very disappointed. It can't be said that it has changed for the worse. Most of the people still maintain their original life, but the rich get richer.It's just that in many places, because of the corruption of the upper class, the lower class is more corrupt, and the people in some states and counties are even more miserable because of the corruption and exploitation of officials.

Sighing in the boat, his wife began to persuade him: "Song Lang, can you have the power to save the world by yourself?"

This is reality, the only person who has the power to save the world is the emperor, but is the emperor really cheering up, or is he faking it?
Then when I arrived at the Ministry of Officials, the official documents of the Ministry of Officials were piled up like a mountain, and some small matters could not be judged for a long time.He immediately picked up the pen, started to write, and dealt with the affairs of the official department one by one.

Zhang Jiafu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was very unhappy, but Song Jing, the new prime minister, returned to Beijing with the world's great expectations, so he had to hide it.

But this is within the scope of the Ministry of Officials, Song Jing dealt with it, and it involved other ministries, and started arguing again.

On this day, in the early morning, he saw two groups of people arguing, and in his mind, the crowds of people in Qinzhou were kneeling and kneeling, and the people of Luoyang saw the eager expectation in his eyes, so he finally couldn't help it, and stood up He shouted: "How decent are you all!"

With a curse, the hall was quieted down.

Song Jing then said to Li Xian: "I have something to report."

"Quickly play it," Li Xian was now chilling the ministers' quarrel.

"Today, the country has reached the point where it is hard to return. Like a doctor, he must use strong medicine to dial it out, and then use warm medicine to caress it. The disadvantage is that there are factions and courts. The magistrate of Yucheng County, Dongbao, was in the funeral of his mother. The prostitute banquet dance, the court does not punish such a county magistrate immediately, but because some people say that the government order is good, the dispute cannot be resolved. What is the government order? King Qi Wei did not punish the Jimo county magistrate because he was not good at accepting his close ministers and made slanderous remarks That is to say, ten thousand households will be closed. Don’t use it because of the good words of your close ministers. They will be punished by cooking. Therefore, no one dares to cover up their mistakes. I don’t know what the decree of Yucheng County is, but I know that officials, Local people's parents also. The mother's funeral is like this, it is not filial. If you are not filial to your mother, can you be loyal to the king? Can you love the people? This case is so clear, but because of the fight, because of party members, because of bribery, it took a long time. No way. People are like this, let alone superficial? The old minister implores Your Majesty to issue an edict to stop fighting cronies and settle down in political affairs. The foundation of this country."

Song Jing hit a wide range this time, not only reprimanded Wei Dang, but also reprimanded Princess Taiping and Li Dan's close ministers.

Of course, what he said was too idealistic. Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and there are fights, ranging from the court to the village.But now the court struggle is really too much, which has prevented the normal progress of government affairs.

But not many people may be able to listen to it. The big position has not been decided, so what about government affairs?
Song Jing said again: "The two disadvantages are that the power of the relatives is too heavy. Your Majesty, taking history as a mirror, the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty was only a few hundred years ago. Guangwu punished the fall of power in the Western Han Dynasty, and took strict precautions against foreign relatives. However, Emperor Zhang died early. When he was young, his mother, Empress Dou, was in charge of politics, so Dou Xian became the general, Dou Du made a special advance, Dou Jing became Zhi Jinwu, Dou Gui became Guanglu Qing, Deng Die and Guo Huang were his confidants, and Ban Gu and Fu Yi both Set up the shogunate, with classic articles, to take over the government, arrogance, and to take over the government. Emperor Hanhe felt dissatisfied, so he reused the eunuch Zheng Zhong Cai Lun as his confidant. At that time, there was no harm. Emperor He died early. Empress Dowager Deng and her brother Deng Zhi greeted Emperor An. Emperor An also led his wife's Yan family's relatives to power, and he was equally arrogant. Emperor An died, and Emperor Shao came to the throne. Soon Emperor Shao died of illness. The eunuch Sun Cheng and others conspired to kill Yan Xian and make Emperor Shun the emperor. The foreign relative Liang Ji is the general. Shun the emperor, and then establish Emperor Zhi. After His Majesty ascended the throne, he used many members of the Wei family, which was not good for the country, and disasters also happened to the Wei family. So I don't understand."

"Looking at this dynasty again, the Empress Dowager reported to the government, and the merits and demerits are difficult to single out. Among them, there is nothing more than favoring the martial arts. And your majesty is just around the corner, when the years are getting richer and stronger, instead of seeking to cheer up, you let the princes go. I don't understand why your majesty is Heartfelt love? Do you read what Chulong said about the Empress Dowager Zhao? Right or wrong, it hurts her arrogance. It is also the act of Zheng Zhuanggong raising the uncle Duan. Gong also? Empress Changsun is honored as the empress of the ages, and Changsun Wuji has Great contributions to the country, how many members of the Changsun family are officials and ministers, and are the generals of Yulin Gongwei? I dare to ask, all the ministers of Wei, the envoys of Wei, what achievements have you made to the country?"

After this question, the situation changed!

The hall was so quiet that one could almost hear the sound of a needle falling on the ground.

Song Jing continued to play: "There are three disadvantages, and the officials are redundant. In the past, Wang Hua used to impeach the Queen Mother like a car. The Queen Mother then made a small reduction. After the investigation by the Ministry of Officials, I found that after your Majesty ascended the throne, The number of officials has increased by [-]% compared to when Taiyuan was in its heyday. , the root of the country, the arm of your majesty. Two hands and two arms are enough, does your majesty want to be a thousand-handed Avalokitesvara?"

After Song Jing finished asking this question, some people laughed, but as their faces became tense, they couldn't laugh anymore.

This is also the biggest disadvantage of the Tang Dynasty now.

"Let's talk about the title, to reward the ministers who have made great achievements. Make them honor their merits, punish their mistakes, and advance bravely. Now your majesty's move is to reward his nobles. Will you be grateful for your majesty's kindness? Besides, I heard that the princess The palace servants grabbed His Majesty's arm, pressed his jade seal, sealed the official seal, and there was another incident of obliquely sealing the official. How could the official rank let His Majesty play like this?"

This time, the scope of attack was also very wide, not only hit the evils of the times, but also hit Empress Wei, several noble ladies in the palace, and several arrogant princesses, even Li Gu'er was involved.

Maybe now Li Xianzhen had a look of awakening, he said: "I was wrong, Mr. Song, please sit down and talk slowly, come here, give tea to Mr. Song."

This treatment is only available to those real veterans who are seventy or eighty years old and have made great achievements, and it is still in the inner hall.It was almost the first time in the Tang Dynasty that people were allowed to sit down and report the gift of tea in the early court like this.

So Song Jing said: "I dare not. Let me finish the memorial."

"Song Xianggong, please tell me."
"Therefore, I implore Your Majesty to reduce the number of officials immediately. Please start with the prime ministers. Today, there are nearly ten prime ministers, and the number of foreign relatives is four. For the sake of the long-term prosperity and wealth of the foreign relatives, I sincerely ask you to cut them down." Among the five ministers, one of the foreign relatives is sufficient."

Once again, the court was full of wind and clouds.

This sentence also spoke to Li Xian's heart, it doesn't matter whether the position is cut or not, it is best to cut two or three of the four Wei Xianggongs, and the political situation in the court will be reversed immediately.But it was very difficult, he stared at Mr. Si Wei, because he was the prime minister, he was in the forefront, not far from him.

The four Wei Xianggongs all lowered their heads, although they were dissatisfied, they had nothing to do with Song Jing and the others.

To use an old saying, if you don't do anything wrong with your heart, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door in the middle of the night.

Da Song was upright and did not leave any excuses behind.And he is dedicated to the public, although this time the impeachment is mainly based on the Wei party.However, the impeachment of Qingliu is also included.

This kind of person is like a stinky stone, smelly and hard, no matter how sharp the mouth is, it can't be bitten or bitten.

This is also what Wang Hua said to Zhang.Originally, Wang Hua respected Zhang Shuo very much, but when he saw him flirting with Li Longji, he immediately felt contemptuous.Zhang said the same was wrong.If it wasn't for this one, even if Zhang said that he scolded Wang Hua, Wang Hua was also innocent.After all, it was the Tang Dynasty, not the People's Republic of China.People's thinking is still very traditional and conservative, and the orthodoxy of the throne is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

It was Song Jing who scolded Wang Hua, and Wang Hua was also really helpless. Although he helped Song Jing, he couldn't rely on personal favors to discuss business affairs.

This is even more so in the court.

Several Wei Xianggongs did not speak, but Li Xian spoke. No matter how controversial the court was, because the digital Qingliu raised his voice, he gradually took control of some of the right to speak, and said: "Just follow the Song Xianggong's discussion, everyone, after the early court is over, Immediately draft a list of Zhang Zhen, and I have decided to eliminate the four prime ministers."

After this sentence was finished, like a thunderclap, there was a "buzzing" sound immediately.

Song Jing said again: "Your Majesty is wise, and then Rongchen will finish reading the memorial."

"Please play it all."

"The country is a tree, the people are the roots, your majesty is the stem, and the ministers are the branches and leaves. The roots are dependent on each other, and the branches and leaves are supplemented, so that the land can be stable. Although the ministers are in Qinzhou, they often listen to the collusion between the ministers of the court and the harem. Get close, this is a sign of national chaos!"

Today, Song Jing's words were not surprising, but after this sentence came out, it hit Webster again, and it also hit King Xiang and Princess Taiping.

Everyone's face changed.

"The reason for this is rooted in Your Majesty. Your Majesty punished the chaos of the former prince, and the Spring and Autumn Period was in full swing, so the crown prince has not been established for a long time. It is serious and rebellious, but the incident is not without reason. Wu Sansi was forced, The Empress Dowager was slow to torture and had no loyal elders to guide and enlighten her, so she was very angry and rebellious."

Even Li Xian's expression changed this time, it was Song Jing who was subtly overturning the case for Li Chongjun.

After Song Jing said this, he also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He knew that he might become the second five kings with today's performance.

However, with such a nature, these words are held in his heart, which really makes him feel uncomfortable.

But on this matter, he took it lightly and did not dare to mention it too much. He changed the subject and continued: "But your majesty respects Taizong. Although there was Li Chengqian's chaos, Taizong was not afraid of it. Li Gaozong successively served as the crown prince. Even when he went on an expedition to Goryeo, the crown prince was temporarily in power. This made the transition of the country smooth. Today, His Majesty has two sons. The prince Chongfu has already grown up. A few years. If His Majesty doesn't like it, the youngest son, Chongmao, is approaching adulthood. Once the crown prince is established, the world will have successors. Naturally, there will be no trouble. Where does the disturbance come from? Besides, when Taizong made Gaozong the crown prince, he was older than your majesty. Geng Sheng. Your Majesty, please think twice."

After finishing speaking, he bowed down respectfully.

Song Jing didn't say ten or eight, but only four. The first is that court disputes form parties and political affairs are not resolved; You have to make friends with the kings and princesses in the harem.

But it hit the Achilles heel of the current Tang Dynasty.

After hearing the news, Wang Hua stood there silently, looked at the eastern sky and said, "This person is beyond my reach."

But Zhu Ting said: "Song Xianggong's proposal is very good, but it is pedantic. These current disadvantages are like maggots attached to the bones, and penetrated into the desolate place of the court. Even if Taizong is alive and Wen Jing is revived, there is nothing he can do to rule it all at once. "

It means that the four proposals mentioned by Song Jing are too far-reaching to be realized.

But Wang Hua said: "Doing what you know you can't do is the true quality of a hero."

Wang Hua is extremely admired for being old and charming in the Song Dynasty.

But for Li Xian, he didn't want to be the crown prince, even if the ministers were not allowed to collude with the kings of the harem, he was still hesitant.He is very much in favor of not allowing him to collude with his wife.However, for Li Dan, he has been unable to make a decision.Because Old Tang also said that when brothers are united, their profits cut through gold.Now if he wants to take back his rights and suppress the Wei Party, he still needs the help of his fourth brother and younger sister.In fact, this time the fourth child and his younger sister came up with many good ideas.

But in his heart, he still has scruples.He didn't know how to choose between the weights.

The same is true for redundant officials and nobles. He will confer an official, build a jade seal, and it will be completed immediately.But officials can be reduced to knighthood, but he doesn't know how to choose.

He is even more in favor of Zhu Wei's dictatorship, but he also knows that haste makes waste, and what's more, Zou'er doesn't know where to hear the gossip, which makes him feel uneasy.

The quarrel in court caused him even more headaches. During this period of quarreling, he didn't want to go to court.

Yet it was impossible to stop them from arguing.The ministers who defected to their wives had already formed a party. Even if they issued an edict, they were still a party.In a sense, he even hoped that Qingliu would also form a faction, so that he could form a group and support him.

But there is one thing, Siwei Xianggong must change.Song Jing said that the removal of the three prime ministers of the Wei family was a bit high, but at least two of the prime ministers of the Wei family should be removed.Therefore, he issued an edict to subtract the posts of four prime ministers.

However, this edict caused more disputes, but there has been no result.

After two days, Li Xian also started to get annoyed. He called all the prime ministers and ministers from the three provinces and six ministers into the palace.

But even Song Jing didn't expect that it was precisely because of his appearance and his advance that Zhu Wei was driven to a dead end step by step, and finally made Webster make up his mind.

The next day, when Li Xian came back from the morning court, Webster knelt outside the hall with thorns on his back and disheveled hair.

Li Xian walked out immediately after hearing the eunuch's report.

Little snowflakes were still falling outside, and the weather was very cold. Webster was kneeling in the snow. Because he was pretty, he didn't wear much clothes. He was shivering from the cold, and his face was blue and blue.

Although he was very dissatisfied with his wife, Li Xian did not forget his kindness in Fangzhou.

As Wang Hua said, Li Xian's only advantage is that he is not malicious. If it was an ordinary family, he would be an amiable elder.However, as a superior, this advantage has become the biggest weakness.

Seeing Wei Shi's pitiful appearance, he immediately walked over and pulled her up and said, "Queen, why are you doing this?"

Wei Shi cried and said, "Your Majesty, I beg you to kill my concubine."

(End of this chapter)