After the last conversation, Li You wanted to ask Zhao Liangyi again, "Why do you think Prefect Mao made such a big mistake?" as a preamble, but the other party gave him a chance to open his mouth.
Just honestly say what's on your mind as soon as possible.
Governor Li organized the speech and said: "At that time, the imperial court eliminated redundant officials. Because there were too many petty officials in Jiangnan, all the Taoist offices were abolished, and the functions and powers were all assigned to the six departments in Nanjing. However, although Jiangnan is a small area, things are complicated, and Nanjing is five or six hundred years away from Suzhou.
The capital is two or three thousand miles away, so how can it be controlled remotely? The patrol inspection is just a once-a-year inspection. It is precisely because there are many omissions in the inspections by the superiors and there are no checks and balances on the power of the government, so the prefect Mao has the opportunity
take advantage of."
Zhao Liangyi nodded in agreement, knowing that Li You hadn't reached the key point yet, so he continued to listen quietly.
"In the opinion of the lower officials, in order to avoid a repeat of the past, it is necessary to reset the Susong Road and restore the old system of feudal officials!" Li You said word for word. The so-called Susong Road was the administrative division that governed Suzhou and Songjiang in the past. It happened to be this
They are also the two places that pay the most taxes in this dynasty.
Each province of the country had a number of Dao, but this area south of the Yangtze River belonged to the Southern Zhili Province. There was no Chief Envoy and Inspector's Department, the official system was very disordered, and the setup of the Dao platform was also varied. There were powerful people serving in Jiangnan.
At that time, Changzhou Prefecture was included in Susong Road and expanded to include Susongchang Road. It is a pity that the best among the best has the best among the best. Some people even created the Susongchang Town Road and added Zhenjiang Prefecture. This road included the entire Yangtze River and beyond.
The national essence area north of southern Zhejiang is simply the best in the world.
When the words came back, Zhao Liangli, who said he was determined not to leave, was very confused when he heard this and asked curiously: "Is this what you want to say? What does it have to do with us?"
"One more thing. Didn't you two gentlemen hear about the robbery of the boat last night? Our Su Mansion has heavy taxes and the people have grudges. They can tolerate it without saying anything. But at this time, the city is in constant turmoil and the public sentiment is turbulent.
Do you know there will be no change? Now that there are no important ministers in the government, the situation is extremely dangerous."
The two paragraphs of Li You's words seemed to have no connection with each other. They were just mentioned as they came to mind, so Zhao Liangli still didn't understand, but Zhao Liangyi seemed to have some understanding.
Li You observed Mr. Zhao's expression and said sincerely: "When the situation is critical, if an official from outside comes to Suzhou to take office, he does not understand the local conditions and is not popular with the people. How can he calm the people's sentiments in a short time? Wang Tongzhi is acting as the government official.
The official is willing to persuade Wang Tongzhi to report to the court in the name of the government office, state the current interests, and ask the court to make an exception for special cases and appoint a well-known minister from Suzhou to come to comfort the people and declare God's grace. Otherwise, it is not enough to ward off the trouble! If the government
The yamen are not of great importance, so please ask the boss to persuade the imperial envoy Xie Zhongcheng to push forward this matter."
The well-known Suzhou minister Li You mentioned was obviously Mr. Zhao Liangyi. A smart person can tell clearly. Zhao Liangyi had completely understood what Li You meant, so he fell into deep thought and remained silent for a long time.
Li You's several paragraphs seemed to have no preface and follow-up, but after Zhao Liangyi embedded himself in it, he felt that everything was alive and coherent. Although Li You's ideas were unconstrained and eclectic, they stood in his position.
It is very practical and feasible, and it can be said that it helped design a whole set of plans.
First of all, Zhao Liangyi could not take care of himself at home and needed to find an opportunity to recover. Li You gave him an excuse, saying that the people's sentiment in the city was unstable and there was a risk of change, and it was in urgent need of ministers with local prestige to guard him. In addition, because of the critical situation, officials from other places were forced to leave.
The area is unfamiliar, and it may not be able to work in a short period of time, so it is necessary to make an exception and appoint a minister like Zhao Liangyi who has both local government experience and local prestige.
This kind of resurgence, which seems to have been ordered at the last moment of danger, is very honorable, and is quite in line with the taste of civil servants like Zhao Liangyi - like Zhuge Wuhou, I am not out of the mountains for my own selfish reasons, but to express my gratitude to the people and the country.
According to the state system, officials are not allowed to hold office within 500 miles of their hometown, but sometimes exceptions can be made, as did Governor Li. Li You made the situation in Suzhou so dangerous, as if a large-scale riot was about to break out, just to advise the Zhao brothers
Taking this opportunity to create an exception in the imperial court.
Secondly, it is impossible for Zhao Liangyi to condescend to be the prefect in Suzhou. Li You's solution is to reset Su Songdao. And the reason for the reset is extremely good. It is precisely because of unfavorable supervision that major cases have occurred, so it is necessary to reset Daotai officials to strengthen management. Who
Whoever you oppose is politically incorrect. With this reason and position, Mr. Zhao Er can operate more easily. In fact, it is not difficult. He can restore his original position as Minister of Rites of Nanjing, and then appoint Su Song as the guardian of Taoism. This is in line with Nanjing's
It is an old tradition in Jiangnan to serve as an official.
Third, Li You also gave an idea on how to start the operation. The Suzhou government office and the imperial envoy could respectively take the initiative to report that local officials must be re-employed to control the local area, as a starting point for initiating this matter, and then it depends on the Zhao family's own operations.
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After thinking through what Li You meant, Zhao Liangyi found that it was the right time, place and people for him to serve as the minister of Nanjing's Ministry of Rites and sub-guardian Su Songdao. Why didn't he think of this earlier? He weighed it up and realized that this was a difficult matter.
It's not big. He's not a minister or a minister in the capital. He's not a governor, envoy, or envoy. He's just a part-time Taoist official. If he's willing to work, it won't be too difficult.
To say whether Zhao Liangyi is willing to return to Suzhou to work, of course he is extremely willing. The ancients said that if you don't return to your hometown if you are rich, you will be like walking at night in brocade clothes. The temptation to return to your hometown to serve as a high-ranking official is of course very great. Judges, imagine if you have the opportunity to return to your hometown.
When you become the county magistrate or mayor, how do you feel about your face when you meet your relatives, friends and classmates who live in your hometown? Besides, Susong is a prosperous place. If there is no chief envoy on Fenshou Road, the real power is very great.
Zhao Liangli also suddenly realized, "That's it! Mr. Li's intention is to build momentum to persuade the court to re-employ famous local officials. After thinking about it, is it you who is talking about it? You are also from Suzhou Prefecture, and you also have some small fame.
It should also be reused.”
Third Master, please don't be so frank, okay? Everyone knows that the only way to reach a higher level is to be clear-minded. How can you be like this? Li You felt his face almost twitching when his thoughts were revealed and exposed naked to others.
, in fact, this is the true meaning of his bundled sales. Compared with Zhao Liangyi, his seeking to be promoted is really a trivial tidbit. As long as Zhao Liangyi has the slightest gratitude for his benefits, he will help him incidentally. Then use it with Chen Zhixian.
Jin, if both sides work together, they will be sure of success.
Zhao Liangyi settled a matter on his mind and was in a very good mood. He said, "It would be a good thing if I could have a local official like Mr. Li in Suzhou to benefit the town. For this discussion, I would like to ask Mr. Li to return to the government office to persuade Wang Tongzhi. I will
When the official goes to see Xie Zhongcheng, he must report the sentiments of the people in the city to the court on both sides to build momentum."
"I would like to accept my order," Li You said, bending down.
However, Li You thought of another person and said to Zhao Liangyi: "The inspector Ma Yushi is visiting our mansion. He is also an imperial envoy. If the report is not in line with us, we will have to go through a lot of troubles."
Zhao Liangyi said indifferently: "It doesn't matter. There has been such a big case in Fucheng. He has derelict in his duties as a patrol inspector. My brother, who is responsible for assessment in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, is trying to manipulate him. I forgive him for not daring to make mistakes."
