Li Mida, who was responsible for the administration of the Ministry of Finance, walked into the Donghua Gate in a hurry. Along the way were all middle and low-level officials and scribes working in the cabinet. When they saw Li Mida, they all greeted him politely.
"Good morning, Li Zhizhong/Li Guanren!"
Li Mida was the chief of staff of Dazai Cai Bian. In later generations' terms, he was the second secret of the Song Dynasty. The first secret was Yu Wenxuzhong, the secretary of the Ministry of Zuo Sanqi and the chief of the confidential bureau.
His official rank was not high, but he was very powerful. Even the bachelors and ministers would call him Li Zhizhong affectionately when they met him.
Li Mi Daqiang braced himself, forced out a smile, and responded one by one. He did not dare to slow down at all, and hurriedly walked into the innermost room of the East Pavilion, where Dazai Cai Bian entered the office.
Cai Bian started working inside early.
"Mr. Cai!" Li Mida walked in and called.
Cai Bian raised his head and saw that Li Mi's forehead was covered with beads of sweat, he was panting slightly, and he looked a little panicked, and he couldn't help but frown.
The three brothers, Li Mi Da, were among the first batch of students at Sungkyun University. Later, Li Mi Da achieved excellent results in the national examination and became the first batch of Shujishi. After the university was dismissed, they successively held various local positions.
Cai Bian and Li Mida's father, Li Zhuan, had an old relationship, and they both belonged to the Fujian Party - Li Zhuan was from Lianjiang County, Minzhou. After it was a foregone conclusion that Cai Bian would be appointed as Dazai, he chose his own secretaries - when he was engaged in governance,
First, five candidates were selected for further inspection, including Li Mida. In the end, he stood out and officially became the minister of provincial governance, taking charge of the central administration.
You are meticulous, calm and reliable. Why are you so panicked today?
"What happened?" Cai Bian asked calmly.
Li Mida took out a newspaper from his arms, unfolded it and spread it in front of Cai Bian.
"Fengge News"!
Zhongshu Province is also known as Fengge and Ziwei Province. Ziwei was too big and I didn’t dare to use it, so I used the name Fengge and used "Fengge News" as the official newspaper of Zhongshu Province.
Cai Bian glanced at Li Mida suspiciously, and followed his finger to the second page. There was an article in the middle of the page, and the name surprised Cai Bian.
"Impeachment of Cai, the Prime Minister of Shangshu Province, for being disrespectful".
He hurriedly looked down, and the more he looked at Cai Bian, the uglier his face became.
The article said, "The sky is high, so the sacrifices are the most important!" In addition to offering sacrifices to the ancestors of heaven and earth, sacrifices also include the management of mausoleums. In all dynasties, when new emperors came to the throne, they would first choose a site to build mausoleums for the benefit of the future. This dynasty is considerate of the people's strength, and Tai
The ancestors determined that the treasured land should be preserved first and the mausoleum can be built after thousands of years.
The article is also eloquent, saying that the system of building imperial tombs in this dynasty, from Taizu to Taizong, and then to Zhenzong, has been improved several times, from hasty and disorganized to well-organized.
Usually after the new official takes the throne, the imperial court sends advance envoys to Gong County to select the direction and approximate location in the large area designated by Taizu. Then officials from the Ministry of Industry make a design and budget and start preparations - really
If, according to the ancestral system, the construction of the imperial mausoleum was completed ninety-nine and eighty-one days after the emperor's death, the officials of the Ministry of Industry would have no choice but to hang themselves.
When the late emperor has passed away, the Shanling Palace will be in charge. Si Tianjian officials will work with the Yin and Yang magicians to survey the location of the mausoleum and find the specific auspicious site, which is called "getting the site." After the site is obtained, it must be reported to the new official, the Queen Mother, and others, and
Attached is the map.
For new officials, after the Empress Dowager agrees, officials will be sent to conduct a "re-approval", that is, another official will be sent to conduct an on-site inspection of the reported location of the mausoleum. The results of the "over-approval" will then be reported to the new official family, and the Queen Mother will make the final decision.
, the Ministry of Industry, which had been preparing for many years, immediately got off to work - those projects just now were actually just procedures to add a sense of ceremony. In fact, the auspicious site had been surveyed long ago, and everything was ready.
Otherwise, these matters will go back and forth for two or three months, and the mountain envoys and Ministry of Industry officials who built the mausoleum will really have no choice but to hang themselves.
You must know that the rule of this dynasty is to bury people in the seventh month - "Book of Rites. Kingship": "The emperor is buried on the seventh day and buried in the seventh month. The princes are buried on the fifth day and buried in the fifth month."
The late Emperor Zhemiao felt that he had died young and his ambitions had not been fulfilled, and he felt very regretful. He specifically told Zhao Si that he had no face to see his father and Emperor Taizong, so he could be buried in May - the reason was that Emperor Taizong
The two emperors were buried in June, and he did not dare to surpass the two ancestors.
Shang Shu rambled on, and the main theme was that the imperial mausoleum was very important. Although the imperial mausoleum was managed after the fact, the burial was in July and the time was too rushed, so all preparations must be made in advance.
At this point, everyone who has read the article knows that surveying the auspicious site for the imperial mausoleum and preparing for the construction of the mausoleum are the top priorities of any minister. Serving the emperor is like serving a father, and preparing for the imperial mausoleum is a minister to the emperor.
Filial piety and supreme responsibility.
At this point, the author begins to give a rough idea.
He boldly pointed out that it has been more than 12 years since the official took office, and none of the three governors sent envoys to survey the auspicious site. They did not order the construction department to make preparations... In short, no preparations were done. This is a disservice to the official.
How disrespectful! The current executive prime minister, Shangshu Province Dazai, should be blamed!
The author also lamented and lamented at the end of Shangshu, "It's so sad that today's officials have made such extraordinary achievements, but their ministers are so disrespectful. It's really sad."
After reading it, Cai Bian's back was soaked. It's such a vicious article, because he thought he didn't die enough.
Cai Bian could imagine that this article would arouse a great response, and even bring about an extremely rare consensus between the old and new factions.
Ever since the New Party returned to the court during the Shao Sheng period, the Conservative Party and the Old Party have been at loggerheads with themselves. Now that they have such a good opportunity, they will definitely go to death to punish themselves.
The New Party...those who attacked were the backbones of the New Party for Reform. As soon as Cai Bian read this article, he vaguely guessed who was behind the scenes.
As for the New Thought Party - it is now a political ally with the New Party, but their political ideas are completely different. The New Thought Party treats officials like gods, but they themselves are so disrespectful to them. How can this be tolerated?
Pagans are not to be feared, heretics are the most hateful! They will definitely attack in groups.
Everyone rebels and abandons their relatives! The enemy is in the boat! This move is so cruel.
Cai Bian's hands trembled slightly, and he suppressed the panic and fear in his heart. He read the article again and saw the signature - Wang Zhidu.
Wang Zhidu, the right minister of Zhongshu Province and former minister of the Ministry of Rites! Cai Bian is even more certain about who is behind the scenes.
"Mr. Cai, my subordinates have inquired that Wang Youzheng's impeachment letter was sent to the Secretary Provincial Department of General Affairs yesterday, and the "Fengge Daily" published this article today. The subordinates also inquired that "Haoran Daily" and more than a dozen other
Every newspaper has spread the word that this article will be published tomorrow. Mr. Cai, the storm is about to come, and the wind is everywhere."
Li Mida was Cai Bian's chief of staff, and the two of them were both prosperous, so they were particularly concerned about this matter.
"Yes, the impeachments that took place more than a month ago were all prepared to build momentum. Today's report is a knife that goes straight to my heart. How disrespectful. I have thought about it so much, but I didn't expect that he actually made it up for me.
For such a crime, one of the three major crimes, isn't he afraid of being implicated? Is he willing to die and live again, thinking that in this way, outsiders will not think that he is the mastermind behind the scenes? "
Cai Bian's words were filled with sadness. Li Mi vaguely guessed something.
At this time, a clerk from the Zhizhong Bureau reported at the door: "Dazai, Zhizhong, Zuo Sanqi Chang Shi Yuwen officials came to pay a visit."
Cai Bian was shocked and stood up abruptly.
Yu Wenxuzhong is here! Could it be that he brought an official order telling him to resign to avoid embarrassment? - The school secretary is responsible for delivering imperial edicts, so there is no need for him to go out in person, unless there is an official order that needs to be conveyed.
