"While the emperor was dying, he held my hand and reviewed the successes and failures of his administration since he ascended the throne." Zhao Si said with slightly red eyes.
Zhang Dun, Fan Chunren and others did not say anything, just listened quietly.
After December last year, Emperor Daxing's condition worsened, with good and bad times. Officials who were ordered to supervise the country often stayed with him. After the New Year's Day greetings, Emperor Daxing became seriously ill and was placed in Funing Palace to rest. My family is always with me, day and night.
What the two of them said is difficult for outsiders to know.
But the officials said this, and everyone must regard these words as the last wish of the Daxing Emperor.
"What the emperor regrets the most is that during the Shaosheng years, he was too young and energetic. He severely criticized and demoted party members, which worsened the party struggle and completely turned it into a problem against people. No matter whether the political views are good or bad, only the similarities and differences between the parties. The Emperor of the True Temple The dissenting opinions disturbed the tradition, and the emperor father’s left-right and right-wing support caused the dual balance to be completely destroyed... The emperor regretted it very much."
Lu Huiqing and Xu Jiang's hearts beat even harder.
"Brother Imperial has repeatedly told me that we must repair the rift in the court and restore harmony among the officials." At this point, Zhao Si's eyes jumped a few times on Zhang Dun and Fan Chunren.
"Adhering to the legacy of the emperor's brother, I have decided to resume posthumous titles for Wen Yanbo, Sima Guang, Lu Gongzhu, Lu Dafang, Liu Zhi and other deceased ministers, and Xie Yuanyou was imprisoned by the party. The secretaries of the Provincial Council, together with the Ministry of Personnel, screened each other one by one for Shao Yuanyouyuan. Officials who have been demoted in the past years, regardless of party or faction, who have been demoted due to party disputes will have their official positions and honors restored. If they are demoted due to corruption and other substantiated violations of the law, the original sentence will be upheld."
Hearing this, Lu Huiqing fell into thinking.
The new official family's governing philosophy and governance methods are completely different from those of the previous emperors in the Temple and Zhemiao.
What's more important is that when the officials raised these things in public, it looked like they were slapping Zhang Dun in the face, but Lu Huiqing, who had a high officialdom, knew that the officials' intentions were not that simple.
He glanced quietly and saw Zhang Dun's calm face and the corners of Fan Chunren's mouth twitching slightly. His heart suddenly moved.
The officials are testing Zhang Dun!
Since Lu Huiqing was recalled to Kaifeng City by Emperor Daxing and awarded the title of Minister Zuocheng, she has been talking less and listening more, watching and silently observing and pondering every word and deed of the officials.
By now, Lu Huiqing understood clearly.
From the moment they decided to participate in the fight for the throne, the official family took a fancy to Zhang Dun, thinking that he was talented and moral, and could be the leader of all officials. However, Zhang Dun was a fierce horse, and even the Zhemiao Emperor did not completely surrender him, leaving him He is completely at his own disposal.
When he was still King Jian, the official family tried to tame this fierce horse starting from the fight with Zhang Dun in Chui Gong Palace, and then using a series of methods thereafter.
If Zhang Dun can be tamed, then the officials will continue to reuse him. If he is not tamed, no matter how talented Zhang Dun is, the officials will not use him.
But judging from the current situation, Zhang Dun seems to have given in?
Why is this? How could such a stubborn Zhang Zihou give in so easily?
How can you give in? If you give in, I will lose an opportunity.
Lu Huiqing could feel Zhang Dun's weight in the hearts of the officials.
Perhaps, Zhang Zihou had many secret confrontations with the officials, and it was during these secret confrontations that he was recovered by the officials. Many secrets are not known to outsiders.
Seeing that no one spoke, Zhao Si continued: "I have decided that Wen Yanbo will be given the posthumous title of Zhonglie and will be posthumously awarded to the Grand Master; Lu Dafang will be given the posthumous title of Zhongmin and will be posthumously given to the Grand Tutor; Liu Zhi will be given the posthumous title of Zhongsu and will be posthumously given to the Grand Tutor; Sima Guang will be posthumously given the posthumous title of Taifu. The posthumous title Wenzhong was posthumously presented to the Taibao by Lu Gong; Su Song was awarded the posthumous title of Young Master..."
The flesh on Zhang Dun's face was beating, but he still didn't make a sound.
But Fan Chunren couldn't help but said: "The official family, Sima Gong and other courts have posthumously awarded titles to the Duke."
"Titles, the treasures of the country, should not be awarded lightly. Since I started, I have restored 'officials are based on ability, and titles are rewarded for merit'. Therefore, 'no title can be awarded if it is not for the merits of the community.' This has been the law of our ancestors for thousands of years."
"Zhao Si said loudly.
The expressions of the ministers changed drastically, and they who had read history books felt a little bit in their hearts. Perhaps starting from the new official family, the tradition of using nobles to care for civil and military officials will no longer continue.
Those who have merit must be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes must be punished. The emperor will become very powerful. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
"In the official family, Mr. Yichuan was placed in Fuzhou. The imperial court pardoned and recalled ministers four times before, but he was not included. He is a great scholar in the world. If he does not recall him, he will be criticized by the world." Fan Chunren said again.
"Brother the emperor doesn't like him. But Fan Zhonggong is right. Mr. Yichuan is a great scholar in the world. It is really inappropriate to settle in a remote place. His disciples wrote a letter to call him back to the capital."
"According to the order!"
Zhao Si looked at everyone and remembered their expressions one by one.
Things went on one by one. An hour later, Zhang Dun and others resigned first. Only Changsun Moli was left in Chongzheng Palace. He wanted to assist the officials in sorting out the minutes of the meeting and then distribute them to various yamen through the Secretariat Department.
"Guan Jia, you don't like Mr. Yichuan very much, so why are you recalling him?"
"Xuan Ming, I don't like Mr. Yichuan, and I don't like his statement of 'preserving nature's principles and destroying human desires'. It's too idealistic and can easily break away from reality and become hypocritical. But no matter how much I don't like it, I can't predict it based on other people's words and deeds.
Additional charges."
"The official family, Wei Chen understands. It's just that many of Mr. Yichuan's ideas are completely different from those held by the official family. Mr. Yichuan is a great scholar in the country and loves to lecture. He has countless students. When the mainstream trend of thought becomes mainstream, I'm afraid it will hinder the official family's plans.
.”
"Xuanming, the foundation of the superstructure is economics. This is what I have always emphasized."
Zhao Si's voice is as loud as a bell.
"Xuanming, if we create a prosperous era, a vibrant mainstream trend of thought will naturally emerge; if we create an era of twilight and conservativeness, then what we will get will definitely be a lifeless mainstream trend of thought. So we can get
What is the mainstream thought does not depend on whom we recall, but what kind of era we have created!"
The eldest grandson, Moli, was moved and bowed deeply, "The words of officials are always like drums at dusk and bells in the morning, shocking people."
Zhao Si smiled and waved his hand, "To be honest, I actually don't like the policy method of stirring up dissent."
Changsun Moli smiled and said, "I heard what the officials said. You said that since ancient times, party struggle has not been that simple. It is too idealistic to have different opinions. In the current situation of internal and external troubles in our country, we still engage in different opinions.
Damn, I just feel like my death wasn’t crisp enough.”
"Yes, my Da Song is now like a big ship trying to cross a dangerous shoal with dense reefs and rapid currents. At this time, the people on the ship are still arguing with each other. You said you want to turn the rudder left, and he said you want to turn the rudder right...
The end result is that the ship is destroyed and everyone is killed.”
"I have become the emperor of the Song Dynasty. What I have to do is to centralize power and unify my thoughts so that the whole country can work together to obtain the greatest resources and unleash the greatest strength to overthrow Xixia and Northern Liao. While solving foreign aggression,
, but also to solve internal problems..."
Changsun Moli replied respectfully: "I understand that this is one of the reasons why the official family carried out military reform first."
Zhao Si and he looked at each other and smiled meaningfully.
"Xuan Ming, in fact, party struggle is not terrible. What is terrible is that my father and brother rolled up their sleeves and rushed forward on their own, leaving no room for maneuver. In governing the country, the general direction can be determined very clearly, but in the specific implementation process
, but various unexpected problems will arise.”
"The emperor immediately stepped down. No matter how big the problem is, no one dares to say that he is wrong. He can only make mistakes again and again, causing huge damage, and then turning around when he reaches a dead end. So I can't do this."
Zhao Si's attitude is very clear.
He would hide behind and let a chancellor come out and charge forward to implement his will and vigorously reform.
If there is a problem in the middle, just change the phase. I was temporarily deceived by the traitor and villain, but after correcting the mistake, I am still a wise king. The key is to firmly hold the military power in my hands.
Changsun Moli also knew these words that were difficult to say.
He has followed Zhao Si for the longest time, and after a long period of time, he has figured out Zhao Si's style.
In Changsun Moli's opinion, Guan Jia is indeed a very thoughtful person.
Be firm and decisive, but never paranoid.
When he has a plan in his mind and what he has decided to do, he will speak out without hesitation and demand that it be carried out. If anyone raises objections, he will also listen to them.
If the objection is unreasonable, he will point it out unceremoniously, refute it, and then demand firm implementation of his opinion.
If the objection is very reasonable, he will accept it without hesitation. He may temporarily put aside the original decision and let him think about it carefully; or he may directly withdraw the decision, follow the advice and adopt new opinions.
He has made up his mind about certain things, but still wants to hear different opinions. He will not express his opinions first and let everyone speak freely. He especially welcomes everyone to express different opinions.
At this time, it doesn't matter if you argue or talk back in person, as long as you can tell the truth, he will like it.
The most important point is that if you want to convince him, quoting arguments from scripture is useless. You must present reliable and true facts and data.
A few days ago, there was a minister from the Ministry of Industry who did not understand the style of the new official family. He followed his past habits and quoted quotations from saints and some ancestral methods to demonstrate his point of view. The official listened to it twice and reminded him twice.
, the servant still refused to listen and did not change.
So the official said coldly that you are not suitable to govern the country, so you should go to the Chongwen Hall. An imperial edict was sent to Chongwen Hall.
Thinking of this, Changsun Moli couldn't help but muttered, "There are emperors and courtiers, and different emperors have different styles. Everyone has to adapt slowly, and must adapt." This chapter has been completed!