Bianjing City is still a scene of heavy rain and falling rain.
Zhao Shu, an official, has been in poor health these days. He often feels dizzy and cannot sleep at night.
Pu Yi and the floods in Bianjing City made him very tired.
However, in the past few days, he had to cheer up and take revenge on the ministers who opposed him in the Pu discussion. Previously, he dismissed Cai Kang from his remonstrance position, and Jia An went out and died of illness on the way.
Today he discussed with Han Qi, Zeng Gongliang, and Ouyang Xiu about the punishment of others.
"Now, all the ministers in the admonishment office are not in line with my wishes. Although Jia An, the central minister, and Cai Kang, the admonition officer, have left, what should we do with Su Cai, the censor and other miscellaneous people below the censorship platform?"
These three people also opposed the officials in the Pu discussion.
Han Qi was silent, and Zeng Gongliang spoke up: "Nowadays, our dynasty and the Liao Kingdom have many disputes over the border. Northerners often cross the river to fish, and the Liao Kingdom also accuses our dynasty of condoning people crossing the northern border to farm. Now we and the Liao Kingdom Let’s discuss redrawing the boundaries, and this matter can be left to these three censors.”
Han Qi glanced at Zeng Gongliang and felt a little dissatisfied in his heart. Wasn't this an act of flattery to please the officials and retaliation against the officials?
The official said happily: "That's right. What does Mr. Han think?"
Han Qi said: "This matter of demarcating the border is not easy to handle. The power of the Liao Kingdom has always been three-thirds of the pressure on our country, and we usually have three-point unreasonable troubles. This time, let alone we are in the wrong."
The official said: "That's not right. If Su Cai doesn't do his best, I will definitely punish them!"
Zeng Gongliang said: "That's right. When the three of them go on an envoy, Your Majesty can choose a platform to give advice to the court."
Han Qi felt increasingly uncomfortable after listening to Zeng Gongliang's words, and he also vaguely felt Zeng Gongliang's challenge to him.
A few days ago, Zeng Gongliang sent Shi Quanbin to the Jingfu Hall in the palace to inquire about the official's mouth and asked him what he thought of Wang Anshi. Because Wang Anshi's mother's funeral period had expired, Zeng Gongliang said that the official could give him the position of doctor in the Ministry of Industry. At the same time, he knew When making the imperial edict, Zeng Gongliang secretly praised Wang Anshi as a useful talent.
Zeng Gongliang's recommendation of Wang Anshi was never discussed with him.
Wang Anshi was at odds with him, so Zeng Gongliang recommended Zhang Fangping as Zhizhigao at this time, not to deal with himself? Wang Anshi was originally a member of the Zhongshu family, so of course he did not want Wang Anshi to know Zhigao, so he arranged Zhang Fangping to be the person in the first hall. , which cut off Wang Anshi's path to promotion to Zhizhigao.
Now Zeng Gongliang secretly recommended Wang Anshi to know how to make imperial edicts. What was his purpose?
Han Qi knew that Zeng Gongliang's nephew Wang Hui and a relative of Zheng Wang Anshi might have communicated privately behind his back.
However, the officials were very pleased with Zeng Gongliang's treatment of Su Cai's three censors. Zeng Gongliang had obviously figured out the official's temperament and did what they wanted in everything. If he did not support him, he would lose the official's trust. But when the imperial court dealt with three censors, the ministers would put the blame on Han Qi.
However, Han Qi did not object to the three censors' envoys to Liao.
"As for Sima Guang..." The official mentioned his name personally, "He really made decisions for me, which I will never forget, but I don't like him in the position of admonishment."
Zeng Gongliang once again realized what the official meant, but he glanced at Han Qi, but this time he remained sensibly silent.
Han Qi also didn't like Sima Guang. This man brought him too much trouble in admonishment, but both of them also supported the current emperor.
Han Qi said: "Now that Han Zhi, the direct bachelor of Longtuge, has been convicted of bad things, he can be demoted, and your majesty can promote Sima Guang to the rank of direct bachelor of Longtuge. With Sima Guang's character, he will definitely be dismissed without merit or reward.
However, Your Majesty can just take advantage of the situation to remove him from the admonishment position, and at the same time appoint him as a minister and lecturer, and stay with him to advise on state affairs."
The official heard this and said happily: "Mr. Han still has a way. I am not a heartless person, so this arrangement is more appropriate."
Han Qi said: "Your Majesty is wise, but after what happened in the palace yesterday, Han Zhi has resigned from office. Your Majesty can no longer indulge him this time, and must deal with it severely, otherwise it will not be able to appease the people of the capital."
When Zeng Gongliang saw that the officials' faces suddenly turned bad, he couldn't help but secretly rejoiced. As long as he sat in the seat of Mr. Zhaowen, he would inevitably have conflicts with the officials, which was unavoidable.
The official's face became gloomy for a while and he said: "Han Zhi wants to be punished, but what about Zhang Yue? He openly beat the minister of the DPRK at the palace gate in front of the officials and attendants. Should this matter be dealt with seriously?"
Ouyang Xiu, who had been silent all this time, now said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Yue has confessed his crime and begs to be dismissed from his official position."
The official was furious. After hearing what Ouyang Xiu said, he remembered that Zhang Maoze had said this to him yesterday. At the same time,
There is also the scarlet robe and silver fish bag that I gave him originally.
This was a reward for his efforts in helping him ascend to the throne, but now he has withdrawn it.
What does Zhang Yue mean? Does he mean that he was blind and chose me to be the emperor?
Also, are there any things I have given away that can be returned like this?
The official said: "Isn't it so easy to dismiss someone from office? Shouldn't he be an official in the imperial court as he pleases and not as he pleases? If he beats a minister of the imperial court and is not punished, how can it become a rule in the future? How can the imperial court maintain its decency?"
Ouyang Xiudao: "Your Majesty, the fact that Han Zhi refused to open the South Embankment has spread throughout the city. If Zhang Yue is punished for beating Han Zhi, I am afraid people will not accept it."
Thousands of people were drowned by the flood on August 3, and Zhang Yue arranged for the officers and soldiers of the Third Division to row boats to rescue people. Now that Han Zhi is not punished but Zhang Yue is punished, I am afraid that the officials will not be scolded, and several prime ministers will
They were scolded so badly that the history books may not spare them.
Han Qi said: "Your Majesty, you can punish Han Zhi, but you can't use it as a reason to open the south embankment. You can hold Han Zhi accountable for not repairing the Kaifeng waterway, which made it difficult for the flood to be discharged."
The official said: "If possible, we can remove Han Zhi from the post of water supervisor of the capital and order him to know the Henan Prefecture."
As the censor Zhongcheng, Jia An spoke a few words and was demoted to Zhi Chenzhou. Han Zhi was inferior to Jia An in official position and made a big mistake. He went to Zhi Henan Prefecture instead. This was not a demotion but a promotion.
This move by the officials is obviously selfish.
Han Qi said: "Your Majesty, although I have a close personal relationship with Han Zhi, I dare not deal with him in this way."
"What should I do?" the official thought, admitting that Han Zhi was wrong, wouldn't it mean that he was wrong?
Han Qi said: "Han Zhi said he wants to retire, so the officials will give him an honorary retirement!"
In fact, after the incident at the palace gate, Han Zhi was disgraced and could not return to serve as an official. It was not an exaggeration to say that he should be exiled to the army. However, the officials had no intention of punishing him.
Of course, Zhang Yue was punished with the same crime of beating Han Zhi.
The official thought for a while and said, "Just follow what Han Qing said! As for Zhang Yue, I don't need to blame him for this crime."
Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu couldn't help but be stunned, thinking that this is not the character of an official.
But the official said to Zhang Maoze: "Immediately send someone to the prison to block it, and no outsiders are allowed to come in. I heard that Zhang Yue's public money is suspected of being misused. Please check it out and report it."
Investigating officials' misuse of public money is sheer nitpicking.
But it is indeed very useful. Zhang Kang and Teng Zongliang were involved in this matter.
Now the officials want to use this to punish Zhang Yue!