Chapter 648: Prime Minister Ma, fight the same

The Military Patrol Yuan is responsible for public security. The chief officer is the Military Patrol Yuan envoy, and the adjutant is the Military Patrol Yuan judge. They are in charge of a certain number of Xiang troops and are responsible for arresting theft, patrolling security, firefighting, etc., which is equivalent to the Armed Police Corps.

There is a military patrol shop below, which is equivalent to a police station. There is also a fire shop, which is equivalent to a fire brigade.

Then there is the Jiageku, which is equivalent to the Municipal Archives Bureau in later generations. The chief officer does official business for the Jiageku.

Then there is the Liucao, Gongcanghu Soldier Method, which is a smaller version of the Central Six Ministries, and the chief officer is joining the army.

However, unlike those who join the army in places like Weizhou, the Liucao Army in Kaifeng Prefecture has at least the power to be a magistrate of a foreign state. There is no way, there are too many people in the capital.

Corresponding to later generations, they are the Personnel Bureau, Grain Bureau, Household Registration Department, Taxation Bureau, Armed Forces Ministry, Education Bureau, and Urban Management Bureau.

In addition, there are residential areas directly under the jurisdiction of the state government; and cities, namely commercial areas, are also under the direct jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture.

Fangdan has one person, Fangzheng, who is equivalent to the district director.

The city has a municipal affairs office, which is equivalent to the Economic Development District Committee and the Industrial and Commercial Bureau.

It can be said that this is a complete and advanced urban management system.

There are many buildings in Kaifeng alone.

Entering the Yimen of the mansion, there are Yingwu Building and Yin Hotel on both sides.

Yingwu Building is where the government officials work, and next to it is the prison where prisoners awaiting trial are temporarily held.

The Yin Hotel is a place for foreign affairs activities. The governor sometimes has to receive envoys from various countries on his behalf.

In the middle is the training field, where the governor sometimes conducts military reviews.

On both sides of the end of the teaching field are Qianlong Palace and Qingxin Tower.

Qianlong Palace is a memorial hall built by Emperor Renzong to commemorate Zhenzong who served as the prefect of Kaifeng.

The prince who can serve as the governor of Kaifeng must be a prince, and the prince's position as governor is only in name and does not do anything.

The person who is really in charge of affairs can only be called Shaoyin or Quanzhi Kaifeng Mansion at this time.

The Qingxin Building on the other side is the document and archives exhibition room and the office space for the clerks.

Going further inside is Tianqing Temple and Mingliyuan.

Tianqingguan is the religious affairs management place of Taoism, the state religion of the Song Dynasty. It also enshrines emperors of all dynasties.

Mingliyuan is the place where imperial examinations are administered. There is a Gongkui Tower inside, dedicated to Kuixing, the god of literary fortune.

There is also a Guiji Hall, which stores the list of winners of Kaifeng Prefecture’s events over the years.

Su You's name was on the list of Jiayou's five-year events. Alas, he should have been number one. It's all this old guy Wang Gui's fault!

Further back, there is the place where Su You sits in office, called the main hall, and the place where officials discuss matters, called the capital hall.

Su You got off his horse and looked at the drum of grievances erected by Lao Bao on one side of the door and the "Quiet Stone" written by Taizu himself on the other side. He felt like his vest was sweating.

You have a salary and a salary, and the people anoint the people. It is easy for the people to abuse you, but it is difficult for God to bully you!

Judge Liang Yanming and referee Chen Chen did not greet Shangfeng with the flattering smile they should have. Instead, they hurried forward with panic on their faces: "Dayin, something happened! Something big happened!"

Su You was startled: "What's the big deal?"

Shen Chen looked crying: "Ms. Wang was beaten!"

"when?"

Shen Chen said: "It was the fourteenth day of last month."

Su You was even more puzzled: "Why did the incident on the 14th of last month only come out in February?"

Liang Yanming said: "My husband said he was afraid that it would affect His Majesty's mood during the festival, so he didn't say anything until now."

Su You no longer hesitated: "Let's go into the capital hall and talk in detail."

Outside the main hall, a group of officials were waiting for Su You to give a lecture. Su You frowned when he saw it: "The government has urgent matters first. Let them disperse first."

Liang Yanming waved his hand: "I don't have time to do anything today. I'm going to leave first. I'll come back to see Dayin another day."

Everyone had no choice but to disperse. Su You sat down in the capital hall and asked the two of them what happened, and then he knew the whole story.

On the fourteenth day of the first month of the sixth year of Xining, Zhao Xu summoned all the officials to a banquet and enjoyed the lanterns together in the evening.

Wang Anshi took his own carriage to Da Nei. The carriage arrived at Youye Gate to the west of Xuande Gate in Da Nei. As usual, he prepared to get off the carriage inside Xuande Gate.

This door leads directly to the Political Affairs Hall, where the prime minister discusses matters. Wang Anshi takes this road every day to go to work in the Political Affairs Hall, so he is very familiar with it.

However, when they arrived at the west gate today, Wang Xuan, the imperial guard, and several others came to intercept Wang Anshi's carriage.

Wang Anshi's groom was caught off guard and could not hold the reins. Zhang Maoze, the eunuch guarding the gate, ordered everyone to use their weapons and beat Wang Anshi's horse to prevent the horse from moving forward. He also pulled Wang Anshi's groom down and beat him.

Wang Anshi's entourage quickly stepped forward to stop him: "This is Wang Xianggong's horse, why aren't you allowed in?"

Zhang Maoze said coldly: "Ms. Wang is also a minister, how can he be like this! Do you want to be Wang Mang?"

Wang Anshi heard everything clearly in the sedan, but he didn't have an attack. He got out of the sedan, waved his hand and said, "Stop making noise! ​​I'll just walk in by myself."

The next day, Wang Anshi sent someone to investigate Xuandemen's rules for dismounting.

Officials from the Headquarters Department said that people in power have always dismounted from the West Side Gate.

Officials from the Imperial City Department said that there has never been a regulatory document stipulating where the government will step down.

Bi Qian, the commander of the inspection in Dauchi, said that during the Shangyuan Festival, the leaders of both governments dismounted outside the West Pianmen.

In order not to undermine Song Shenzong's elegance, Wang Anshi did not report the incident to Zhao Xu until the Lantern Festival holiday was over.

The memorial is very clear: When I arrived at Xuande Gate, I dismounted my horse at the West Side Gate as usual, but was beaten by the guards who guarded the gate and my entourage and horses.

The subordinate officers who guard the palace are always familiar with the situation and should not be so arrogant towards the ministers in power.

But if you dare to do this now, someone must be secretly instigating it.

When encountering problems, I always have to fight and distinguish between right and wrong, but this is all for the sake of national justice. How dare I be arrogant for private matters?

I'm afraid it's a traitor who wants to use this incident to anger me, and then slander me and disrespect me.

I didn't dare to appeal at first because I doubted the rules and regulations, so I went to check first.

The result was unsystematic. Only Bi Qian, the commander of the imperial city inspection, dismounted outside Xuande Gate.

But when Congchen first came to power, he never dismounted outside Xuandemen. Moreover, this matter did not start with Congchen. Zeng Gongliang, who had followed Zeng Gongliang as a counselor before, also dismounted inside Xuandemen.

Therefore, I would like to ask Your Majesty to give an explanation on this matter.

After Zhao Xu heard Wang Anshi's report, he also felt strange that this was wrong? When I was a prince, my status was below the prime minister, and I only dismounted inside Xuande Gate. Why don't I enter the gate now?

So Zhao Xu agreed with Wang Anshi to investigate the matter.

Wang Anshi first went to the head office to check the diary, and found that after the Jiayou year of Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty, all the chief ministers were dismounted.

Wang Mian, an official of the Xingshou Department, also said that during the Shangyuan Festival, when driving to watch lanterns, both palaces dismounted from the west side gate of Xuande Gate and exited from the left Shenglong Gate.

But this is just a habit, not a system, so let’s ask the two governments again.

Feng Jing was awarded the first place in Sanyuan, but he actually said that he couldn't remember, so he made a clean decision, and then emphasized that he sometimes dismounted outside the door.

Wen Yanbo exclaimed, "I always dismount outside Xuande Gate!"

Wang Gui was relatively mature and felt that this matter was related to the dignity of the prime minister, so he took Wang Anshi aside and quietly told him something about this matter and there were other parties involved.

Wen Qigu, the commander of Zhongshu who accompanied him at that time, once told him a rumor he had heard.

The content of the rumor was that someone saw two gatekeepers chatting with each other that day.

One said: "Hit the prime minister's horse. If the horse is frightened and the prime minister is injured, I'm afraid he won't be able to bear the crime."

Another said: "How can I not know, but the superiors are pressing hard, so what can I do?"

Wang Anshi quickly called in Wen Qigu for questioning. Wen Qigu was afraid of being imprisoned, so he insisted that he didn't know which official had brought the news to him.

Wang Anshi could not get the support of the two governments, so he finally had to file a petition and send the Xuandemen guards to Kaifeng Palace for processing. At the same time, a servant of the Imperial Medicine Academy was arrogant when examining the injuries of the groom and horse, so he also sent them to Kaifeng Palace for processing.

Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty ordered that this matter be handed over to Su You and the Kaifeng Prefecture magistrate Tuiguan to assist in the investigation and handling.

Damn it! Su You was dumbfounded. It was obvious that this was an action in the palace. Damn this old guy Zhang Maoze. When I returned to the capital, he came to deliver the order inexplicably. Now that something like this happened again, it’s not the Emperor.

If the Queen Mother or the Queen Mother instigates it, then that’s a ghost!

The same goes for Xianggong Ao. If he wants to make a fuss, and he can no longer stand down, he will throw the blame to the Kaifeng Mansion. Do you really think that I am the royal scapegoat?!

And Zhao Xu, can't you just be tough? Are his mother and grandmother really that scary?!
Chapter completed!