Everyone at the court meeting was preparing to work for the abolition of the queen, but the topic had not yet reached the abolition of the queen, but there was a lot of eye contact between all parties.
Ye An was still leaning against the nearest pillar. It was obviously inappropriate for such a great court meeting to discuss the abolition of the queen. What? Does the emperor not want to lose face?
Most people were waiting for the Qingliu civil servants to push the matter out before taking a stand, either to safeguard the justice of the law or to protect the officialdom. Inadvertently, this discussion that had not yet been raised had already become the subject of Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng
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Yes, they are still the old enemies. Ye An has even become accustomed to the existence of party strife in the Song Dynasty.
This thing cannot be destroyed or destroyed. It has existed in all dynasties and dynasties. It is almost unrealistic to completely eliminate the interest groups formed because of the relationship between fellow villagers and the same age.
Don't think that the emperor's superior ability can control party strife. Only a very small number of wise kings can achieve that level of operation.
Before the Ming Dynasty, the relationship between monarch and ministers in Chinese history was more of a "cooperative relationship". Didn't you see the "consideration" of the old Zhao family towards civil servants? It was not that they wanted to, but they had to!
Civil servants are too important to the old Zhao family. They must rely on them to control the generals, maintain rituals, and rule the country. Both parties are indispensable... In other words, there can be no emperor, but there cannot be no civil servants.
And civil servants are the political group that likes internal fighting the most. Because of their different interests, cliques will naturally appear. When cliques exist, there will be party strife.
In Ye An's eyes, even Qingliu is not a friend in the court?
They work in tandem to fight against what they see as lawlessness, which means they are fighting against dissent in the same party! Just because their banner is more righteous, they are no longer cronies?! How is that possible!
One thing is undeniable, most of these qingliu are young, and their insistence on certain things in their heads is admirable, so such qingliu will be taken advantage of by some people, such as Wang Zeng, who is on the same level as Lu Yijian.
Zhao Zhen sat on the high throne, listening to the courtiers constantly reporting on political affairs. Most of them were the most common at the end of the year, such as the end-of-year accounts meeting of the three divisions, the assessment and surveying of the official department, and the election of the envoys of the third class.
etc.
After the court meeting went on for a while, everyone was a little tired, but no one raised the issue of abolishing the queen. There was a brief silence in the Daqing Palace. Such silence surprised even Zhao Zhen.
Wang Zeng was a little puzzled as to why those Qingliu were not willing to stand up against the abolition of the official family. Almost all Qingliu were opposed to this matter!
It's a big joke to say that Qingliu is timid. When Liu E came to the throne and took over the throne, Qingliu was verbally and verbally criticizing him. Wasn't such a scene much bigger than the deposed empress?!
The Qingliu people are currently silent, leaving many waiting people wondering where to put their efforts. Most of the courtiers except Qingliu are unwilling to take the initiative to mention this matter.
While all the ministers were waiting, Wang Sui came out and said: "I am going to report to the officials. Please reform the Huainan salt method!"
Chao Zhong Wenwu was stunned for a while. Even Zhao Zhen, who was sitting on the throne, did not expect that Wang Sui, who was a counselor in political affairs, actually proposed a proposal to reform the Huainan salt tax. After thinking about it for a while, he said: "Oh? The Huainan salt tax has been in place since the Five Dynasties.
So, why is there any doubt about Wang’s participation in politics?”
Wang Sui immediately said: "The salt produced in Huainan is transported by ship from Tongzhou, Taizhou, and Chuzhou to Zhenzhou, and then transported to the south of the Yangtze River, Zhejiang, and Jinghu. However, the government is discussing the many disadvantages of selling Huainan salt, especially the
This is especially true in transportation and marketing; the officials who escorted the food transporters and the soldiers mixed sand into the salt, so that the Huai salt was of poor quality and unedible; and the officials committed repeated crimes one after another and could not tolerate the prohibition! In recent years, the canals have dried up and the salt ships cannot pass, so Bianzhou
People often have no salt to eat, but the salt fields in Jianghuai and Huaihe areas are piled up like mountains. According to the inspection of the Huainan Salt and Iron Department, as much as 15 million stones of Huai salt cannot be transported this year. There are even no warehouses to store it, and many pavilions have been damaged.
The money obtained from the salt production by the government was no longer enough to survive, and poverty was getting worse. Therefore, pavilion households often took risks and sold salt privately. I suggested that we start doing business for a few years before making any plans... I also asked the government to issue an order to restore the old system of the late emperor's imperial jubilee year.
, show mercy to the people in Huainan and the people in border states!"
As for salt and iron, which have always been the top priority for people's livelihood in the Song Dynasty, Wang Sui's proposal immediately attracted attention. More importantly, Fan Zhongyan, who was the right advisor, immediately came out to second the proposal. He and Ye An had previously gone to the Jianghuai River to provide disaster relief.
have the most say on these.
As Fan Zhongyan came out to second the proposal, Song Shou, Zhang Ruogu, Ding Du and other Qingliu people also immediately came out to second the proposal. Ye An stared at all the sudden events and immediately understood that the real leader of the Qingliu was not Wang Zeng, but Wang Zeng.
In the palace, Fan Zhongyan vigorously expounded on the shortcomings of the Jianghuai salt policy!
Qingliu, who was involved in political affairs, and Yousi Jian all came out to propose reforms to Huainan's salt law. As the third envoy, Cai Qi naturally couldn't lag behind others. He followed up and said: "Guan family, although the new year is approaching,
However, the affairs of the people are not trivial and involve national funds. I sincerely ask the officials to issue an edict and send someone to examine the pros and cons and then take countermeasures to relieve the people's worries!"
Zhao Zhen nodded slightly. Indeed, if Wang Sui's suggestion is followed to allow the salt from Huainan to be traded across the country, it will not only benefit the local people, but also reform the salt policy that affects the people across the country and bring benefits to the country.
"Ye Shizhi served as the deputy envoy of pacification in Jianghuai, and also as the envoy of economic strategy. Do you know anything about the salt administration in Huainan? Oh! I remembered, your handsome office is in Tongzhou!"
Zhao Zhen's words made Ye An unable to escape, so he could only go out and say: "I do know something about Huainan's salt policy. I have also been to Lifeng Prison where Tongzhou is located once or twice. It is true that Huainan salt is piled up like a mountain as Wang Shenzheng said.
We can only put the new salt into the warehouse and pour out the old salt to be exposed to the wind and sun, which will cause a lot of damage!"
After saying that, Ye An looked at Fan Zhongyan, "Good guy, this old Fan is really good!"
Obviously, he had greeted Song Shou, Ding Du and other Qingliu, and they had discussed the shortcomings of the Huainan Salt Law together. Since Wang Sui was an upright man and had a heart for the country, he was naturally persuaded by him.
As for the officials, they would definitely agree to investigate the matter thoroughly at the court meeting, and the reform of Huainan Salt Law was completed with twice the result with half the effort, but Ye An didn't know what regulations Lao Fan had regarding the abolition of the queen.
It seems that his political wisdom is still not as good as these people. Sure enough, Jiang is still more powerful. Both Lao Fan, Wang Sui, and even Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian all showed their talents in this game.
Ye An wanted to continue leaning against the pillar and take a nap, but he heard a familiar voice behind him: "What happened today?"
Turning back, he saw Li Duanyi standing behind him looking at him with burning eyes. Ye An helplessly whispered: "Everyone has their own thoughts. Some things cannot be taken at face value. Surprise is the best way!"
"I don't understand..." Before Li Duanyi could finish his words, he saw his father's fierce eyes in the horizontal class not far away, and he immediately dared not speak.
However, Fan Ziyuan, who was beside Ye An, smiled slightly and pulled Ye An's long sleeves to make a gesture. Ye Anxin understood and nodded without saying a word. This was to let him go back to his old place.
The lengthy court meeting was over, and the monarch and his ministers had a tacit understanding from beginning to end without mentioning a word about the abolition of the queen. However, I don't know how long this balance between the two parties can be maintained.
Ye An knew that Zhao Zhen was bound to be deposed, but he didn't mention it, and the officials didn't remonstrate with him. There was only one result: the decree was fulfilled!
Ye An knew that Zhao Zhen didn't want to escalate the situation, and as the New Year was approaching, he couldn't bear it for a day. The only way was to abolish the edict issued directly by the inner court without going through Zhongshu's disciples. This chapter has been completed!