Summer has slowly walked away, and in the afternoon in Bianjing City, the heat faded rapidly. Although the weather is hot, it is not uncomfortable.

Du Zhongxiao entered Donghua Gate and followed the various avenues between the yamen and Da Nei in front to outside the Chuigong Gate. After waiting for a short while, he followed the Zan Yinguan and Xiaohuangmen to enter the Da Nei and outside the Chongzheng Hall.

After using tea soup, the emperor took a break and ordered Du Zhongxiao to enter. Du Zhongxiao performed rituals and entered the hall with the small yellow gate.

When I came to Beijing a few times, Du Zhongxiao's status was not high and he was relatively distant from the emperor. This time it was different. After the ceremony, he gave Du Zhongxiao a seat and served tea soup.

Du Zhongxiao held the scepter: "My me, Du Zhongxiao, pay homage to Your Majesty."

Zhao Zhen said: "No need to be polite. The Chief Secretary went to the Western Regions within a few months, spreading the land thousands of miles, and running back and forth. It was really hard."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Where can you dare to say that you have worked hard for Your Majesty and the court? It's all your duty."

Zhao Zhen nodded: "Since the founding of the country, it has been like the Central Chief, and has expanded more than ten thousand miles of land. No one has ever lost, but the Central Chief is the only one. The court should have rewarded him heavily, but the Central Chief refused to give in. This time he returned to Beijing to serve as the Central Chief of the Censor, which is really aggrieved. I hope that the Central Chief does not have to worry about this position and will definitely be used in the future. Since the Dangxiang rebellion in the northwest, the country has internal and external troubles, it has all depended on the many actions of the Central Chief. Now the political system is harmonious and the internal and external clarity is clear."

Du Zhongxiao hurriedly said that he did not dare. He returned to Beijing to serve as the chief censor, not the chief magistrate. In the eyes of the emperor, he was all cautious and cautious and knew how to advance and retreat. If he relied on his military merits and continued to command the army, this time he would not be like this. When discussing with the emperor, Zhao Zhen directly called the official position, rather than the empty position of the prosecutor as before, which shows that his view of Du Zhongxiao changed. At this time, Du Zhongxiao was a trustworthy minister in his eyes. He could hand over the military power in his hands as soon as he encountered an edict, without saying a word. This attitude made Zhao Zhen feel at ease enough.

From the great victory of Hequ Road to the training in the future, Du Zhongxiao has always held the most powerful army of the Song Dynasty. Although theoretically speaking, his logistics and personnel were controlled in the hands of the court and there was no possibility of rebellion. However, in charge of the army, the emperor worried. What's more important is that Zhao Zhen had not had much contact with Du Zhongxiao in the past and had always been on guard. This time, Du Zhongxiao was completely relieved.

The Censor Zhongcheng is a natural minister. He supervises all officials in the outer court and advises the supporter to the inside, and has many opportunities to contact the emperor. When Pang Ji was right in Bingzhou, he was right. Du Zhongxiao's most important task was to gain the emperor's trust. What he did was actually not that important. If Du Zhongxiao had not shown his literary talent, Zhao Zhen would have asked him to be a Hanlin, which would be even more convenient.

After saying a few gossips, Zhao Zhen said: "The Censor General of the Constitutional Office is an important task for the position of the Censor General of the Constitutional Office outside the office to correct all officials and advise the emperor inside. I don't know what to think about the Central Chief entering the capital this time? What do you want to take the Constitutional Office?"

Du Zhongxiao thought for a while and held the scepter and said, "Your Majesty, I think that the Censorate is the supervisory position, and the supervisory officials are the core, and the rest are the last quarters. There are two aspects to the supervisory officials. One is whether the officials do things in line with their duties, and the other is that even if they are in line with their duties and have selfish intentions, they are discussed by the world. Therefore, the officials in the world must have rules, and the censor uses rules to check. Officials govern affairs and are discussed by the people. The censor must know what the people are talking about. These are two things, and they are combined with the censor."

Zhao Zhen was stunned when he heard this and did not speak for a moment. The censor has either been a supervisor since ancient times. There is a word about history in the official title. In the pre-Qin period, he was originally a historian, and he wrote the emperor straightforwardly. In the Qin Dynasty, the content of supervision began to be added, and in the Han Dynasty, it was really time for the supervision of all officials to be supervised. The censorship of the Song Dynasty inherited from the Tang Dynasty and added the content of the censorship, which increased independence.

What the Censor Zhongcheng should do? There is no clear statement since the founding of the Song Dynasty and has been changing. It was the time when Emperor Zhenzong began to strengthen, and the current emperor gradually improved. However, what Du Zhongxiao said was obviously something that had never been before.

The current Censor General Secretary clearly states that he supervises all officials. How to supervise? According to the Tang system, one is to report news and get information from the people, and proceed in the name of news. Another is to check the account books and go to various departments to check official documents regularly to determine the comments. In fact, these contents are to check how officials are doing, and the other is to check how officials are doing.

Du Zhongxiao's memory is more persistent in institutionalization, but more resistant to the fact that one gets due to one's own success. Before entering Beijing, he understood the responsibilities of the Censor Zhongcheng and thought about it himself. This position was not clear in this era, but it was also different from the inspection and inspection positions in later generations. The Censor Zhongcheng is a position with distinct Chinese characteristics. In the political system of later generations, even if there are similar ones, there is no such thing as the same.

Simply put, the Chief Censor must investigate both things and people. If officials do not abide by the rules in their work, the Censor can certainly correct them. But if an official has problems, no matter how they do things, they can still correct them. The political philosophy of later generations is generally to be right and wrong. In this era, the principle of doing things was not like this. What is character is the first thing that officials should pay attention to. Later on, it was a dispute between gentlemen and villains, and the struggle between new and old parties, so that party struggles became the norm in the politics of the Song Dynasty.

Du Zhongxiao's purpose is to break away from the examination of the character of officials. First, to examine whether officials are suitable for positions, and second, to know the hearts of the people in the world. Use the overall examination of officials instead of individual examinations, to break free from the vain party struggles, and to form a new situation.

Zhao Zhen thought for a while before he said, "I can understand this by the censor following the rules. But I know that the people are talking about it - this matter is a bit empty."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Your Majesty, governing the world is both outside. One end is to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and not be bullied by the outside. The other end is naturally to be prosperous and the people are safe and happy. Mencius said that listening to the heavens is the people's hearing, and looking at the heavens is the people's heart. Isn't the heart of heaven the heart the people? As long as you win the heart of the people, there is no difficult thing for a country to come. How can the people know the heart of the people? This is a difficult thing. As the censor, in addition to the things that are taken as the ones, I hope to help the court know the heart of the people. Investigating political affairs with the heart of the people is the fundamental for the politicians."

Zhao Zhen said: "What you said about the people is the people's hearts. To be honest, this matter is not reliable."

Du Zhongxiao said: "The people's arguments are of course not the people's hearts. In fact, the people's arguments, and even what they do, are often guided by outsiders, and many people just want to speak quickly. However, these arguments always reflect real life, and real life can best affect the people's hearts in the world. The censor should read more, listen more, and then think more, and summarize the principles in it. Political affairs are naturally the classics and history, and they are generally based on the principles, and the principles cannot be contrary to the people's hearts in the world. This is the general outline. As for how to do it, I must think more."

Zhao Zhen was a little surprised and asked Du Zhongxiao to be the chief censor. He originally wanted to go to Beijing to do a noble and idle position and be familiar with him. Unlike before, he did many things and made countless contributions, but he was not familiar with the emperor and the ministers of the court. The key figure in promoting Du Zhongxiao was Xia Su. Xia Su's reputation was not good, and he died early, and others were not familiar with Du Zhongxiao. However, he did not expect that Du Zhongxiao himself actually had some ideas about this position and wanted to do something.
Chapter completed!