During the early morning shift, Zhao Zhen summoned civil and military officials in the Zichen Hall to discuss the earthquake in Hedong, and at the same time discussed what posthumous title to give Wang Zeng. These two matters affected the whole court and had to be dealt with urgently.
Originally, Zhao Zhen wanted to send Ye An to Hedong as a pacifier to provide disaster relief. After all, he was very familiar with this matter and it was his closest city.
But now Ye An also holds an important position. The Imperial City Secretary has to spy on the military situation and stay in the palace. Zhao Zhen can't find a replacement candidate for a while. Although Cao Yi can be trusted, he can only do the job.
Zhao Zhen did not want to leave the matter of Su Wei Palace and the Imperial Palace to him, as well as the matters of the Detective Department and the Speedy Department.
Besides Ye An, who is the most reliable person to provide disaster relief?
Zhao Zhen looked around the court and frowned slightly, and finally couldn't help but said: "Who does Lu Xianggong think is the most appropriate to go to Hedong?"
Everyone looked at Lu Yijian, but to his surprise, he left his job and said: "Reporting to the officials, I thought it would be safest for Fan Zhongyan, the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture, to go to Hedong as a pacification envoy!"
As soon as this statement came out, not only the civil and military officials in the court were extremely surprised, but even Fan Zhongyan himself was also surprised, and then he looked at Ye An, who was standing in the horizontal row.
Ye An shook his head slightly and advised him not to refute. Although the disaster relief was sent by the nobles, it was not a good thing for him, Fan Zhongyan. It seemed that he was sent to Hedong for disaster relief, but in fact it was a drain on the fire.
You can see that Lu Yijian's methods are sophisticated.
As long as Zhao Zhen lets Fan Zhongyan go out, the reform plan he implemented will be in vain. Several places in Hedong will be affected by disasters. Disaster relief will take at least a year. No one knows what the situation in the DPRK will be like after one year.
Although Lu Yijian had ups and downs in the position of Xianggong, his ability to control the court remained undiminished, and he continued to suppress Ouyang Xiu, Song Qi and other descendants.
Even if Fan Zhongyan is still in Tokyo, it will be difficult to implement reforms, let alone if he goes to Hedong?
Ye An could only sigh at Lao Lu's clever trick. He looked up and saw Zhao Zhen on the throne slightly nodding: "Well, Fan Qing's relief efforts on Huainan East Road were very successful. Now there is a big earthquake in Hedong, and the number of victims is over 100,000.
We have lost so much land and livestock, is Fan Qing willing to take on this important task?"
As soon as these words came out, Fan Zhongyan had no choice but to go out and say: "I am willing to go!"
Song Qi, Han Qi, Su Shunqin and others looked at each other in confusion. At this time, they could not refute Lu Yijian's proposal. Wang Zeng had just died of illness, and there was no one left who could stand up for Fan Zhongyan. Even Ye An, who was a straight bachelor, supported the new reform policy.
, but at this time, he would never stand up and block Fan Zhongyan’s mission to provide relief to the victims.
Of course, they knew better that Fan Zhongyan could not refuse under any circumstances, otherwise he would fall into the blame and become a sycophant criticized by everyone in the court.
Before the ministers could react, Zhao Zhen said again: "This year is an eventful autumn! There was a big earthquake in Hedong, and the king died of illness. I am worried, but good and bad things depend on each other. I have a prince, and the country has a succession. I want to change the Yuan Dynasty, and the Ministry of Rites
The memorial is titled "Baoyuan", do you have any objections to it?"
The emperor plans to change his reign, and he has even thought of a name. Who will object? The ministers bowed and said: "The official is a wise man!"
Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said: "This is very good. I will stay out of court for two days to mourn the king."
It was a great posthumous honor for Wang Zeng to have the emperor resign from the court. It is often said that the deceased is the most important person. At this time, no one came out to spoil the fun. They all left the Zichen Palace after Zhao Zhen left.
Ye An walked out of the palace door and approached Fan Zhongyan and said: "Going to Hedong to provide disaster relief is a state matter, so you, Old Fan, don't care about it. Besides, the success of the disaster relief is also a good thing for you. Lu Yijian is giving you the credit!"
Fan Zhongyan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It is our duty to work for the people. How can we complain? Who knows Lu Yijian's methods? He is at the end of his rope, so he can only use this method to get me out." He paused for a moment and then pulled up.
Ye An whispered: "Yehou, Wang Zeng died of illness, which is not a bad thing for the reform and new policies...it is Lu Yijian who is the only one who can't support him!"
Ye An was slightly startled, then nodded and said: "You see clearly, Uncle Ouyang Yong? Uncle Ouyang Yong, please stay!"
Seeing Ouyang Xiu's stubborn temper rising and wanting to argue with Lu Yijian after the court was over, Ye An quickly called him to stop him. When Ouyang Xiu saw that it was Ye An calling him, he also stopped, but he and the people around him saw
The look towards Lu Yijian was extremely angry.
If looks could kill, Ye An would have already stared Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng to death, so there is no need for these people to work hard here...
"I heard that you like the study of objects and have high praise for this study. And I also like the style of ancient prose that you promote. Why don't you go to Hefeng Tower to talk about it? Oh, by the way, you and Lu Gongzhu are good friends, so we can go together.
Come here and I will give you a good book!"
Although Ouyang Xiu was upright and outspoken, it did not mean that he was unreasonable, let alone a fool. Ye An stopped him from talking about these things, and even carried Lu Gong's books out, naturally hoping that he would not pester Lu Yijian.
He had no choice but to smile bitterly and said: "Why is Marquis Ye doing this? Uncle Yong knows that he is responsible for admonishing the government and admonishing the government for its inadequacies. Prime Minister Lu is obviously going to go out to fan the government and prevent the implementation of the new policy. Uncle Yong is devoted to the country and is not afraid of offending his friends!"
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Now that he had been exposed, Ye An stopped covering up. He glanced at Fan Zhongyan and pulled him over and said, "Both Mr. Fan and I believe that the disaster in Hedong should be given priority. The earthquake in Hedong caused huge losses, and the court's appeasement is the top priority.
Mr. Fan has more experience in disaster relief, so he is the best candidate. If you impeach Prime Minister Lu at this time, it will naturally bring disaster to Mr. Fan and hinder the implementation of the new policy. Why do you need to do this?"
Before Ye An could finish his words, Han Qi beside him said: "Zhigui is not afraid of revenge from the powerful!"
Fan Zhongyan said with a smile: "The implementation of the New Deal does not happen overnight, but requires the joint efforts of all monarchs. Now the country is in a troubled period, and all monarchs should work hard to serve the country.
If you dare to slack off, it will be a small loss for Fan, but a big disaster for the people in Hedong! What's more, even if you impeach Prime Minister Lu, can I still refuse to do disaster relief?"
"What Mr. Fan said is reasonable, but we were reckless."
Fan Zhongyan's persuasion convinced Ouyang Xiu and others, but Ye An didn't understand the difference between this and what he said. He tried to persuade him for a long time to no avail. After arriving at Fan Zhongyan's place, Ouyang Xiu woke up with just a few words? Does this matter?
He rolled his eyes helplessly in his heart, then coughed dryly and said: "The new reform policy is not a bad thing for the country, but if you rush for quick success, it will inevitably fail. Fan Gong went to Hedong to provide disaster relief. If you have time, please go and see me off!"
After saying that, he handed over to everyone and left. In fact, from the bottom of his heart, Ye An was not optimistic about Fan Zhongyan's reforms. The so-called Qingli New Deal still focused on the administration of officials. When Fan Zhongyan discussed with himself before, he also added the idea of promoting the development of productivity and promoting business operations.
content, but the distribution of benefits was not done well and was applied across the board.
He reminded Fan Zhongyan more than once that reform needs to be from bottom to top rather than from top to bottom. While reforming, it is also necessary to distribute benefits and be careful of "crooked monks reciting the wrong scriptures", but Fan Zhongyan did not do this well.
There is no basis for reform, and there is no plan to implement reforms without even a very detailed plan.
This is obviously wrong. Reforms in any era need to be carried out cautiously. A perfect plan is not enough. One or even multiple social experiments are needed.
Promoting through pilot projects is the smartest approach. The reforms of the Song Dynasty were divorced from reality. Whether they were presided over by Fan Zhongyan or later by Wang Anshi, they were both unsatisfactory. They were like castles in the air suspended above the court, with an unstable foundation.
Can it not be easily defeated by conservative bureaucrats?
Ye An sighed and stopped talking. The emperor supported the reform in the beginning, but when the reform touched too many old nobles and the emperor's own interests, the reform naturally came to nothing.
Looking at the tall palace gate, Ye An couldn't help but look back at the majestic palace. Reformers in history have not had a good end. Even if the emperor adopts it, the reformer must be sacrificed as a compromise sacrifice in the end. No one is exception.