Chapter 90 Living in Jianghuai, involving the court
Zhang Shixun's impeachment was expected, and Zhao Zhen also made the right choice for a young emperor, deposing him as prime minister.
Nowadays, the official administration of the Song Dynasty is full of waste and waiting for improvement. Both Zhao Zhen himself and the ministers in the court are gearing up to show off their talents, and a prime minister who has done nothing and has no achievements is simply not qualified for this important position.
Fan Xi's impeachment was just right. Of course, it was also because Zhang Shixun committed suicide. He had almost no help in the court. Most people looked down upon him and thought he was just a "gatekeeper" who assisted the excessive power of officials.
Even Li Di, who is the deputy prime minister, thinks so.
So Zhao Zhen issued an order that Zhang Shixun should be dismissed from his post as Zuopu Shejian of Henan Prefecture, and Yang Chongxun, the privy envoy, should be dismissed from his position as Jiedu Envoy of Three Cities in Henan, and Tongping Zhangshi should be judged in Xuzhou.
The court was quite lively for a while, and everyone was happy for the departure of this "unworthy minister", but they forgot that no merit is not a fault. In the final analysis, this kind of dismissal is a political game in the court.
, or even persecution.
After Zhang Shixun was dismissed as prime minister, the position became vacant, and many people were speculating on who would be appointed as the new prime minister by the officials.
For this reason, Zhao Zhen is also weighing the pros and cons. There are currently three most popular candidates. One is Lu Yijian, a veteran who has gone to Chanzhou, the other is Wang Zeng, who is also highly respected, and Li Di, who is a counselor in political affairs.
As for Xue Kui, another political advisor, Zhao Zhen would never consider it.
It is just right for this person to assist the prime minister, but if he were to be the husband-in-law, he might be too upright and make the court uneasy.
The best candidate, Zhao Zhen, already had concerns in his mind. Li Di was not qualified enough. Compared with Wang Zeng, the mature and prudent Lu Yijian was more qualified for the position of prime minister. The eight suggestions he put forward were actually the eight reforms in his mind, whether it was
It was of great benefit to both myself and the court of the Song Dynasty, and it cannot be said that I did not criticize the current shortcomings.
In the end, Zhao Zhen issued an order, and Lu Yijian was reinstated as prime minister, and the place where he would pay homage to the prime minister again was set at the Zizheng Hall. This was the final word and ended the embarrassment of the unresolved position of the prime minister of the Song Dynasty.
Many people felt that the return of Lu Yijian also meant Wang Zeng's failure, but Zhao Zhen quickly issued an order to appoint Wang Zeng as Privy Councilor, filling Yang Chongxun's vacancy.
It can only be said that Zhao Zhen has become a qualified ruler and is very proficient in the use of balance.
However, Lu Yijian was still on his way back to the court. At this time, Li Diquan was appointed as Zhongshu and Ping Zhangshi was appointed as the Zhongshu Menxia. He decisively sealed the Zhongshu's edict to reform the Jianghuai Xiang Army and gave Ye An the opportunity to reform the Jianghuai Xiang Army.
For this reason, Lu Yijian was very dissatisfied after receiving the news.
Looking at the document sent from Tokyo City in his hand, Lu Yijian was so angry that he pointed in the direction of Tokyo City and yelled: "Little Li Di is bullying others too much!"
Lu Gongzhu didn't know why. In his opinion, this was the right thing to do. Why did his father get so angry?
"Why is father angry?"
His son's question made Lu Yijian smile helplessly: "Why was Zhang Shixun dismissed as prime minister? It's not because he had no achievements as prime minister. If Ye An succeeds in reforming the Jianghuai Xiangjun, it will be a great achievement. You must know that the court supports him.
There are not many people. If he waits for his father to return to the court before issuing orders to Ye An, then his father is doing his best for him. As long as Ye An's reform is successful, it will be his father's political achievements! Now he is being
He, Li Di, took the lead and was really not a son of man!"
Lu Gongzhu opened his mouth in surprise. In his opinion, Ye An's document on reforming the Jianghuai Xiangjun should have been issued long ago. Unexpectedly, his father's fundamental purpose of supporting Ye An was for his own political achievements...
Not only Lu Yijian was also dissatisfied, but also Wang Zeng, who was the Privy Councilor. He did not expect that Li Di and Xue Kui issued the decree from Zhongshu without consulting him, the newly promoted Privy Councilor!
Lu Yijian was right. There were not many people in the court who really supported Ye An. Except for Xue Kui, Li Di and the third minister Cai Qi, there were not many important ministers who supported Ye An. But among Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng, From the perspective of a savvy person, this is also a good opportunity to gain credit.
However, these things in the court did not have much impact on Ye An. At this time, he was busy training the Xiang troops from Jianghuai Prefecture. They came from the garrison in a steady stream. Some were hundreds, and some were only a hundred. But in total, there are as many as a thousand people.
The concentration of more than a thousand people in Tongzhou City not only put pressure on Wu Zunlu, but also frightened Dai Desheng. After all, he had no plans to rebel yet. At this time, every time Tongzhou's power became stronger, the pressure on him would increase.
Fan Zhongyan agreed with Ye An's plan. Since he knew that the White Lotus Society's home base was in Tongzhou, it was natural to strengthen Tongzhou's armaments, and the training of the Xiang Forbidden Army must also keep up.
But Wu Zunlu suffered a lot this time. There was no place in Tongzhou City to accommodate these thousands of people. Although the number of Xiang Forbidden Army was only more than a thousand, these people came with their families!
In addition, Ye An also gave a specific construction plan for the military camp. The amount of the project was quite large, and civilian labor had to be used to complete the construction. As a parent official in Tongzhou, corvee service could not be started easily, otherwise it would cause resentment among the people.
In front of Ye An and Fan Zhongyan, Wu Zunlu began to cry about poverty, and at the same time showed his compassion and love for the people: "It is not easy for the people of Tongzhou. Although they have escaped the drought and locust disaster, they have to not only help the victims of Linzhou, but also work hard. If corvee distribution is instituted, it will fear unrest among the people and damage the prestige of the court and the benevolence of the officials..."
Fan Zhongyan almost laughed out loud when he saw his "sad and angry" look, but he still held back his smile and looked at Ye An beside him, because just now Ye An explained to him a method that did not require Tongzhou's efforts at all...
"Wu Zhizhou means that our imperial army cannot use the people's strength of Tongzhou and must build its own military camp? This is not difficult. Originally, the commander-in-chief reported to the court and asked the officials to allocate military expenses. Among them, there were people from Tongzhou. All the people's power needs will now be reserved for military use."
Wu Zunlu was stunned on the spot. He didn't expect that Ye An had already reported to the court and could ask for military expenses from Cai Qi, the old man. This was really unreasonable!
How did he know that Cai Qi, as the third envoy, was the one who most supported Ye An's reform of the Jianghuai Xiang Army. This was a long-term plan. If Ye An's reform was successful, tens of millions of military expenditures would be left for the country every year! Spending a little money at this time is enough What?
Fan Zhongyan couldn't help laughing when he saw Wu Zunlu's defeat: "I planned to shirk the matter, but in the end it was you, the old man, who suffered the loss. You thought you were calculating carefully, but in fact you missed a good opportunity to take care of the people of this state! You must know that there are still wages for building military camps. How many people and disaster victims can be accommodated in this way?"
"Ah! This! Immortality! Do you think it's okay to treat people so kindly..."
"Eh?! Wu Zhizhou, we made an agreement, and we must never go back on it! Breaking your promise and getting rich is not something you, the magistrate Zhizhou, can do! It's such a happy decision!"
Seeing the triumphant looks of Ye An and Fan Zhongyan, Wu Zunlu felt like crying without tears. After sighing helplessly, he was relieved. At least he was exempted from the labor and taxation of the people in the state. Although he also lost some income, he had some gains.