The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 190

Xu Jingheng glanced at Zhao Gou again, and said in a deep voice: "There are many ministers in the court who practice favoritism and commit corruption, and there are many people who are corrupt and pervert the law. It will not be resolved in a short while. Even if you deal with a few people, it will treat the symptoms but not the root cause. As the Yushitai, the supervisor The daily behavior of hundreds of officials, but the number is limited, it is impossible to do both."

Zhao Gou asked: "Limited number?"

"The Yushitai monitors the internal and external officials, and it has a wide range of powers, which is quite feared by all officials." Xu Jingheng sighed, "Although it has great power, but the number of people is small. Yushitai has a quota system, with 15 people in the former Tang Dynasty. There are only six people, each monitoring the six ministries."

Zhao Gou nodded in a sudden realization. He knew what Xu Jingheng meant. There were only six people, and it was simply beyond the scope of his ability to supervise the six ministries and other officials in the court.There are more than a hundred people in the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of War. How can six people supervise them?

"In the former Tang Dynasty, Yushitai was a third-rank official. In the Song Dynasty, he was only a seventh-rank official. His position was humble, but he held great power. There were six people in total, namely, the supervisory censor, the deputy supervisory censor, the chief secretary, and the waiter. There is one censor each, and two inspectors, each performing his duties."

Xu Jingheng sighed: "At the beginning, when the lower officials were still monitoring the censors, there were only five people. The officials from the six ministries in Beijing could not be supervised by the censor platform, let alone the local officials. It's beyond the reach of the whip."

Zhao Gou was silent, and pondered: "Although I know that there are not many people in Yushitai, I didn't expect that there are so few people. There are only a few people, how can I supervise the hundred officials and the six ministries? No wonder Master Xu has nowhere to go. It’s not that there is no manpower to display it, but that there is no place to use it because of a low position.”

Xu Jingheng said: "My lord, do you know why there are only six people in Yushitai?"

Zhao Gou shook his head and said, "I still hope Master Xu will enlighten me!"

Xu Jingheng said: "At the beginning, the Yushitai was relocated by the inspector Yushi in the second year of Kaihuang. Since the former Tang Dynasty, the Yushitai has been divided into three courtyards: one is the Taiyuan, which belongs to the Yushi; The censor belongs; the third is the Procuratorate, which supervises the censor."

"There are six censors in the Taiwan Court, who are in charge of prosecuting officials and impeaching lawbreakers; they judge cases specially ordered by the emperor, and they are divided into direct courts with the Shizhong and Zhongshu Sheren of the Zhongshu Province to accept unjust lawsuits. Known as the 'Little Three Divisions'. Shi Yushi also has a special person in charge of the daily chores of the Yushitai official office. Shi Yushi has the highest status among the censors and the most important authority."

"There are nine censors in the hall, who are in charge of the ceremonies enshrined in the palace, picketing the inappropriateness of the court ceremony and reporting non-violation by driving; there are 15 supervisors in the procuratorate, who are in charge of supervising local officials and six departments of Shangshu province .This is the Yushi Terrace of the former Tang Dynasty.”

"Although the Yushitai of the Song Dynasty followed some of the politics of the previous Tang Dynasty, it was very different. After the Yuanfeng reorganization, the Yushitai official office was restored, with the same duties as the Tang Dynasty, but there was no stay. Shitai official title. That is to say, Yushitai is in name only."

"Although there are three courts, they are very different. There are only six people in total, and there are only two people in the procuratorate, that is, adults and subordinate officials. Because of this, the supervisory censor may have a false name, although he has real power. But they are not taken seriously, there are envoys of the Privy Council, and there are ministers and so on."

"Even if I wait for the supervisory officials, the above-mentioned imperial court will send the memorial to the Privy Council. If there is something important, it will not be reported to the imperial court in time, let alone other matters."

After Xu Jingheng's guidance, Zhao Gou realized that the supervisory censor was just a vain name and had no real power.Nowadays, the traitors and sycophants of the Great Song Dynasty are in power, and the ministers of the DPRK and China form cliques for personal gain. It is very simple if the supervisory censor cannot find out anything. This is also the reason why the ministers of the DPRK and China have no scruples.

Officials in central Beijing are supervised by supervisors and censors, but local officials do not have any supervisory officials. Gradually, there are many people who corrupt the law and practice favoritism for personal gain. Manage the government, so that the people's morals are declining, and the world is cold.

At the beginning, what Zhao conceived was to change the weak Song Dynasty and change politics.Now, he finds that some things are really not as good as he imagined.I thought that with the knowledge of my later generations, Da Song would become stronger and stronger, but I found that this was like a dream that was far out of reach.

When he served as the envoy of the Privy Council, Zhao Gou was only thinking about fighting Cai Jing and others, but forgot about other officials; only then did he lead a large army to conquer Songjiang and Fang La, and he saw the suffering of the people, and he also knew why they rebelled against the court.Today, as a supervisory censor, I discovered that the politics of the Song Dynasty was really corrupt. Unexpectedly, it may be even more corrupt than recorded in history.

The reason for this is also the constant cutting and chaos. Can Zhao Gou say that it is his father's responsibility?No, no matter what he said, he was also a child of the Zhao family!Can it be said that the emperors of the Song Dynasty are not?No, the political system of the Song Dynasty has advantages and disadvantages, but it ignores the people's hearts. High-ranking officials have inflated ambitions, filled their own pockets, and have a strong tendency to emphasize literature and restrain military affairs.

Zhao Gou served as the censor, and learned from Xu Jingheng that he knew what he didn't say clearly, which was not humane.The reform of Yuanfeng, that is, the reform of the Great Song Dynasty, was of great help to the Great Song Dynasty after that reform, but it was short-lived and could not fill the huge vacancy.

Song Huizong allowed the situation to develop and could not change it. He could only follow the trend, which led to the current situation.Although he has great ambitions, he was born at an untimely time. It can also be said that no matter how good the system is, it still cannot restrain the expansion of selfish desires.

Xu Jingheng looked at Zhao Gou intently, and said solemnly: "The wish of the lower official in his life is to thoroughly investigate the corrupt officials in the court, and return the people to a clear and prosperous Song Dynasty. I thought there would be no other way. If you fulfill your wish and don't want your lord to show up, there is still a chance for all of this."

Zhao Gou asked in surprise, "Me?"

Xu Jingheng nodded and said, "Your Excellency, with your power, you don't have any influence of civil servants in the court. Although the subordinate officials are also from literati background, they also know the advantages and disadvantages of literati ruling the country, so it is inconvenient to say more here. However, Among the generals, your lord has a high position and authority, even the crown prince is not enough to be compared with your lord."

"You became famous as a young man, and served as an envoy of the Privy Council. Now, the adults have become supervisors and censors. It is expected that they will do better than the lower officials. The emperor is particularly important. He not only rewards Shangfang with the sword, but also provides convenience. From then on, the officials must be the real ones. Don't be afraid to supervise the censor."

"The lower officials have no other wishes, but only hope that the adults can seek well-being for the Song Dynasty and the people."

Zhao Gou said solemnly: "Your Majesty Xu is serious. You are just a fledgling boy. If it weren't for your guidance, how could you recognize some things clearly. Since I am in this position, I will do my best. Not to mention that there will be no more corrupt officials in the court, at least I will let you They have restrained themselves and will definitely investigate thoroughly.”

When Xu Jingheng heard Zhao Gou's words, he nodded with a smile. He believed that Zhao Gou would definitely do it, not only his acting style, but also his talent, so he believed it.

Zhao Gou was preoccupied, thinking: "Supervising the censor is really a long way to go, and there is still a long way to go, so we must not act too hastily, so as not to lose the truth!..."

　I just took a break today~~I will update a few more chapters, I am really sorry~~I hope you guys will support me~
　　
　
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