The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 623
After the emperor's list was released, the six ministers and the Privy Council were extremely busy, but he, the emperor, was bored, and he was very leisurely. The only thing he needed to pay attention to was the progress of the implementation of reforms in various places.It's just started now, and there are troubles in implementing it, but this is his will, even if those people don't want to, they don't dare to go too far.

The road to reform and strengthen the country is the only way to go, and it is also the only way to bring Song Dynasty out of the predicament.In addition, Zhao Gou is also slowly changing the Chinese people's thinking of emphasizing literature and suppressing military affairs. The ministers of the court and China are no longer dominated by the family of civil servants. For the first time, Zhao Gou let military generals take charge of real power.

Zhao Gou's move surprised the ministers in the court. Since the policy formulated by Emperor Taizu, no one dared to let military generals take charge of real power, especially in this special situation.Everyone complained that it was wrong, but Zhao Gou didn't think so.

Among the strategies of Wang Anshi's reform, there is the idea of ​​strengthening the army.Zhao Gou also agreed very much. He divided the [-]th army he recruited into four parts and gave them to Liu Guangshi and Han Shizhong for training. He also proved his determination with actions, and these people belonged to them.

At the same time, the 20 troops also rushed to the front line. Zhao Gou issued an imperial edict not to fight the Jin soldiers unless it was absolutely necessary, and to adopt a method of focusing on defense and supplementing offense.In addition, Zhao Gou also asked the four generals to remove all moths. What he wanted was a team of iron-blooded soldiers with strict discipline, loyalty and patriotism.

Han Shizhong, Yue Fei and the other four were awarded the title of General and gave them real power. After receiving Zhao Gou's order, they immediately began to investigate, and they found out that some people in the army secretly withheld military pay, even accepted bribes, and filled their pockets All these people were eliminated, expelled from the military, and never hired, a total of 1 people.

When these people were sent back, they were also wasting food. They either stole, ate and drank, ran amok, or were too lazy to cook. In the end, Zhao Gou simply compiled all these people together and sent them directly to the army. All the hardest and most tiring work is entrusted to them, and the hard work of moving bricks is also undertaken by them, even if they don't want to, they dare not have any complaints.

As long as they do things well and don't treat them badly, those who want to make trouble will be alone, and it will be difficult to make trouble, and it will be nothing in the end.

"Your Majesty, the self-recommendation articles of these people are very interesting. I discussed with you and decided that some of them will face the saints, and the Emperor will personally evaluate them."

Zhao Gou took the list and took a look at their articles, and he also thought it was good.Unlike those scholars, the words are all exaggerated words, and they are not just talking on paper.Zhao Gou issued a decree to recommend himself, and a written application was required, including how to deal with the relationship between Song and Jin Dynasties, and the way to enrich the country and strengthen the army.

The envoys of the Privy Council and the six ministers have been trying their best to screen these days. Some of them are just nonsense and have no effect, and some even mentioned words such as peace, all of which were rejected by Zhao Gou.In addition, Zhao Gou also gave those martial arts practitioners the opportunity to pass the assessment set up by the local government, and then report to the court, and he would personally assess them when entering the palace.

Zhao Gou nodded and agreed. Since the imperial examination has not yet been opened, the imperial list this time can be regarded as an opening subject.Those truly talented people in the Song Dynasty who were rejected from the government had a chance, a rare opportunity, they desperately wanted to express themselves, and those who were already in the officialdom, but the pearls were covered with dust, this It is also their opportunity, how can they not miss it.

Every day, the Privy Council, the Sixth Ministry and other departments have to process and screen hundreds of articles, which makes their workload very heavy.Even so, they enjoyed it; at the same time, Zhao Gou sent out to the eight prefectures one after another, and gave them the sword of Shangfang to supervise all the officials in the world for him, and those who were wronged could also get a chance to be wronged.

A few days later, all those who received the notice from the Ministry of Officials gathered in the city of Bianjing, and arranged these people to live in a post station, and waited for them to regain their energy before meeting the emperor. Not in the plan.

This time, except for those very poor children, the imperial court will bear all the expenses, and the others will pay [-]%, and the imperial court will reimburse [-]%.Even for talented people, if they live in poverty, let alone going to Beijing, it will be difficult for them to even go out. Zhao Gou doesn't want to miss out on people with real talents and real learning.

The next day, Zhao Gou ordered them all to wait in Chongming Hall.When everyone met the emperor, they couldn't lose their manners, but there was one person whose clothes were torn, unkempt, and different from others.Those self-proclaimed noble people don't want to talk to him. With a sword on his waist, he must be a martial artist.

"The Emperor is here!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Everyone bowed to greet Zhao Gou.

Zhao Gou smiled and said: "Excuse me! There is no distinction between monarchs and ministers here today. As long as you have the ability, you can speak freely, no matter whether you are right or wrong, as long as you show your due talents or martial arts. Sit down first Stand aside, wait for the one whose name is called to come forward."

"How many people have actually arrived this time? Have all of them arrived?"

"All are here, 20 people in total!" Pan Lianggui hurriedly replied when Zhao Gou asked.

Zhao Gou nodded, then took out the roster and said, "Yuwen Xuzhong!"

"My minister is here!" It was a middle-aged man who was nearly fifty years old who spoke, and he was seen standing out respectfully in court uniform.

Zhao Gou said: "Are you a Jinshi in the third year of Daguan?"

"Back to the emperor, I am a Jinshi of Daguan for three years!" Yu Wenxu said respectfully.

"I have read your article, your words are sharp and unyielding, very good!" Zhao Gou praised, "You are already serving in the court, but you are just a member of Zhongshushe. Since you have practical knowledge, then you should be promoted. He is a bachelor of Zizheng Palace."

"My humble minister, thank the emperor Long En!" Yu Wenxuzhong thought that Zhao Gou would have a lot of questions, but he didn't expect to be promoted so easily, which surprised him, and then Zhao Gou let him go down again.

"Where is Zhang Shao?"

"Wei Chen is here!"

"I promoted Aiqing to be a scholar of Longtuge University!" Zhao Gou didn't ask any questions, and directly conferred Zhang Shao's official position, only because Zhang Shao was originally Quzhou's criminal Cao, and he had seen his political achievements, so it was indeed possible, so Like Yu Wenxuzhong, he was directly promoted.

At the same time, Cui Zong, Hong Hao, Zhao Ding, He Zhu, Li Guang and other ten people were also in the same situation as the two of them, all of them were Jinshi.It's just that they were all depressed, and they just took this opportunity to get ahead, so Zhao Gou didn't pay attention to anything, and was directly promoted to a third-rank or fourth-rank official on the basis of his original official position.

"Han Xiaozhou!"

"The grass people are here!"

"Your great-grandfather and grandfather were both prime ministers, and I was also taught by you." Zhao Gou looked at Han Xiaozhou with a smile. He once taught, so he can be regarded as half of Zhao Gou's teacher.

Han Xiaozhou came from a famous family, and Zhao Gou also knew that he had real talent and learning, and a true patriotism. He had also heard him comment on the policy abuses of Huizong's period, so he knew a little bit about him, so he directly taught him. Sealed in Xiangzhou magistrate.

In addition, several other people also came from famous families like Han Xiaozhou, and Zhao Gou also conferred official positions one by one.

"Li Shifu!"

"The grass people are here!"

"Are you from martial arts?"

Zhao Gou saw that Li Shifu's clothes were tattered and unkempt, but he still couldn't hide the light in his eyes. It was only for those who practiced martial arts. He also knew Li Shifu's background. He had already investigated all of these, and he also knew the purpose of his visit. However, Zhao Gou still wanted to try his skills and strategies.

"Back to the emperor, the grassroots have practiced martial arts since childhood!" Li Shifu replied respectfully.

"If that's the case, why don't you sign up to join the army?"

"It's not that Caomin didn't want to, it's that they missed the registration time, so they had no choice but to enter the court." Li Shifu's clothes were torn, it was because he didn't have complete clothes after a fight, so he could only come here like this , his father was killed by Jin Bing, and he also participated in the Battle of Gubeikou, but he was captured and escaped with difficulty.

Zhao Gou was also aware of this matter, because Li Shifu recommended himself, but someone else recommended him, and this person was Wu Jie.Because Wu Jie had some friendship with him, knew about his affairs, and reported all these to Zhao Gou.Even though the general has the right to recruit himself, he still needs to explain the situation to the emperor.

Zhao Gou studied Li Shifu's strategy and some questions about marching formations. Li Shifu answered them one by one. He had already memorized these by heart, and his father was a general. Even Li Gang, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, nodded appreciatively.

After the strategy test is over, let's focus on the skills, and Gao Chong will come forward to fight him.Unexpectedly, Li Shifu went through a hundred tricks in Gao Chong who went all out.Zhao Gou, Gao Chong, Li Gang, Zhao Yougong and others all saw that his offensive was real, so they were relieved. They were directly awarded the command envoy by Zhao Gou, and they also obeyed his own wishes, and let him go to the front to fight.

There are still a few more people, this is the focus of this palace test, and there are also objects that Zhao Gou focuses on observing. He really wants to see if that person is like the historical records.If that's the case, then kill the danger in the cradle; if it's better to be famous than to meet, then save it for later use.

(End of this chapter)