Before heading south to Fujian Road, I had not thought about how to deal with these local officials. I knew that the official circles everywhere were corrupt and dark. This is a common problem at the end of any dynasty, but I did not dare to catch them all. Although this
The big family is already in decay, but after all, it is a big family with a big business, and there are Mongols watching eagerly, so I can only adopt a gradual and peaceful approach.
The establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption may be a good way, at least for now, I can't think of a better way.
Although Chen Xinshu expressed his determination, I am still not sure what will happen to him in the future. At least I gave him a chance, which is equivalent to giving myself a chance. I firmly believe that in a feudal society, the king can be restrained and the ministers can be self-disciplined.
The people can live in peace. On this trip south, in addition to finding the descendants of Gao Shang, I also got Huang Daopo, a folk textile expert. Even if Chen Xinshu never repented, I have gained something.
A few days later in the evening, the outline of Lin'an City appeared faintly before our eyes.
"I'll be home soon. I can have a good sleep tonight." Wen Zhang said happily.
"That's right, what Xiao Wenzhang said is very nice, and my sister likes it. It's really hard to travel for several days in a row."
"Haha, I'm indeed tired. Let's all have a good rest tonight." I squeezed my legs lightly and rushed forward first.
Fang Ling and others can naturally have a good rest, but I still have to face a lot of memorials. It seems that the profession of emperor is really not ordinary tiring. Back to the palace, I ate something in a hurry, and then I dived into the imperial palace.
Study room. While reviewing memorials, enjoying Quanjiu's massage.
"Officials, just come back and rest for a night before giving instructions." Quan Jiu advised distressedly.
"Jiu'er, I have nothing to do. Let me approve the urgent memorial first. By the way, do you have any important requests from the court these days? Tell me."
"The Queen Mother is monitoring the court, and everything is normal."
"What's going on with Jia Sidao?"
"In the official family, Jia Sidao is just as usual except for being a little absent-minded."
"Absent-minded?"
Of course I don't know. Jia Sidao is still worried about Hao Jing's flight to the north. He is afraid that the Mongols will tell me about this matter.
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People have greed and laziness, which are inherent in human nature.
When I come back from a business trip and lie on my familiar big bed, I will feel that this is the place I am most accustomed to and the most comfortable. Just like before, whenever I come back from a business trip, I will feel that my small bed is the most cozy.
I slept until noon, then lazily got up.
When Quan Jiu saw me getting up, he said: "The three lecturers from the official family and Chongzheng Palace are already outside the palace waiting for orders."
I remembered that last night I asked Xiaoqi to inform Chongzheng Hall to give lectures and come to the imperial study room to discuss matters after noon, but I didn’t think of the new lecturer Zhao Shunsun for a moment: "Jiu'er, aren't there only two Wen and Lu who give lectures in Chongzheng Hall?"
"The officials have forgotten that before they went south, they appointed Zhao Shunsun as a lecturer at Chongzheng Hall, replacing Mr. He."
"Oh, I really forgot, Xiaoqi."
"The official family, the younger one is here."
"Invite them to the Imperial Study Room, I will go there first."
I found Zhao Shunsun's copywriting information and looked at it. Zhao Shunsun was the 11th generation grandson of Zhao Pu, the founding prime minister, and a disciple of Zhu Xi. He was able to recite the Nine Classics when he was 8 years old. The imperial court bestowed upon him that he was born as a boy. During Lizong Baoyou's reign (
1253-1258) wrote the "Four Books" with about 700,000 words.
Later dynasties all spoke highly of the "Four Books", and it was reprinted in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. In the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong even regarded it as the "official imperial reading" book.
I looked at Zhao Shunsun carefully in the royal study. Zhao Shunsun was in his fifties and his appearance was not impressive. Compared with the majestic Wen Tianxiang, he even looked a little ugly.
"Your Majesty Zhao Shunsun, please see my emperor, long live the emperor."
"I love you for your life."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Zhao Aiqing, this is my imperial study. There is no need to pay any courtesy when you come here."
"I obey the decree."
"Everyone, sit down, Zhao Aiqing. You can ask Song Rui and Junshi afterwards. I don't like those complicated etiquette."
Zhao Shunsun still said politely: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the seat."
I smiled and said: "Zhao Aiqing, there is no need to be formal. You three, I called you here today because I want to discuss with you about the Supervisory Office and its candidates."
When Zhao Shunsun heard the name of the Supervisory Office for the first time, he had the same reaction as Chen Xinshu that day, and asked: "Your Majesty, what is the Supervisory Office?"
"To put it simply, the Supervisory Office expands the Central and Central Supervision Office to local areas, but it is not restricted by any department. It is a department that is independent of the ministries and is only responsible to me."
I put it very simply, because as a supervisory censor, Zhao Shunsun had a much deeper understanding of supervisory functions than Chen Xinshu.
"Your Majesty, are you using Fujian Road as a pilot project?" Wen Tianxiang asked.
"Well, that's right. Our country has a vast territory, and there have been wars in the border areas for many years, so I plan to start the trial from the inland Fujian Road. First, I can accumulate some experience, and second, I can train a group of personnel, and wait until other areas.
When a supervisory office is set up along the road, people will be familiar with the roads."
Lu Xiufu said: "Your Majesty talked about the issue of candidates. I believe that since the Supervisory Office is independent of each department, the candidates cannot be transferred from the original officials to avoid being mixed together again."
Zhao Shunsun thought for a while and said: "Well, Your Majesty, Mr. Lu is right. I think I can choose from among the new scholars on the red list."
"New college red list?" I immediately thought that in the early days of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, many people were freshly graduated college students. Relatively speaking, the campus was a place that was rarely polluted.
I nodded and said: "Zhao Aiqing, your suggestion is very good. These people who have just passed the imperial examination have not yet integrated into the big dye vat of officialdom. Moreover, when they enter officialdom, most of them have a positive attitude. As long as they do it correctly,
Guidance is completely suitable for this matter."
Then wasn't Chen Xinshu full of enthusiasm when he first entered the officialdom?
Wen Tianxiang also said: "Your Majesty, the number of people on the red list of the imperial examination is too small, and it is only once every three years. Is it possible to set up a university specifically to train personnel for the Supervisory Office based on Lin'an University? In the future, the main personnel will be sent to various Supervisory Offices.
All members can be appointed by the imperial court, instead of recruiting people from the local government."
"Of course. I have thought about the imperial examination for a long time and plan to slowly change the current examination method. Next, I will establish the Ministry of Education to be responsible for the education of our government. I will establish an education mechanism for primary schools, middle schools, and universities.
Let me, the people of the Song Dynasty, follow
Children can enter schools to study at a young age. These large, middle and primary schools are not private schools or book schools as currently said, but schools run by governments at all levels to popularize the common people. In this way, different ladders of high school, high school and low can be formed. At the very least, let me
All the people can read, count, and understand principles."
"Everyone is literate?" Zhao Shunsun wondered secretly, "Is this possible?"
"Yes, we want to make everyone literate. This is also a long-term plan of mine."
I looked at the three lecturers who were all surprised, and continued: "We will discuss this later. University admissions can be held every year, so that the time for the imperial examination can be shortened every three years. This time about Fujian Road
Supervisory Office, do you have any candidates? If you choose the leader first, that will be half the battle."
The three of them looked at each other, and Wen Tianxiang said: "Your Majesty already has a candidate in mind. I am so ignorant that I couldn't think of a suitable person for the moment."
This Wen Tianxiang has also learned to be cunning.
Regarding the Xianchun Xinke Red List, the ones who impressed me the most were Zan Wanshou and Chen Wenlong. Zan Wanshou had already gone to central Sichuan, so there was only Chen Wenlong.
Judging from the records of later generations, Chen Wenlong deeply abhorred officialdom phenomena such as clinging to influence, offering and accepting bribes. When he was a local official, Chen Wenlong was vigorous and resolute in eradicating political malpractices, enforcing the law impartially, hating evil as much as enmity, caring about the people's welfare, and his political voice was outstanding and "everyone was afraid of him." Moreover,
Chen Wenlong is not afraid of political power and is upright and outspoken. Aren't these qualities suitable for supervising officials?