Chapter 656: Scholars, Farmers, Industry and Commerce
Su Song bowed and listened quietly.
Does the so-called "indecision" include him?
Zhao Xu ignored anything and said while eating: "I repeatedly emphasized that the court is united and reorganized to the outside world. At any time, it is necessary to show the unity of the court. We must have enough respect for the great minister. The dignity of the great minister is the majesty of the imperial court, and this cannot be shaken."
"After the establishment of the Advisory Council, many problems will inevitably arise. When it comes to the issue of the Grand Duke, no matter what the idea is, the person who should perform the ritual must be polite. The words should not be insinuated, nor should they be stolen, criticize, frame, or slander... This is not only the face of the Grand Duke, but also the face of the court, but also the face of my Song Dynasty, and my face!"
"In the Consultative Yuan, there can be disputes, refute the court's policies, impeach court officials, and offer suggestions, but it cannot be a battlefield, and mutual abuse, or even group beatings. This situation must not happen! There must be rules and etiquette, reflecting the demeanor of the etiquette country of the Song Dynasty!"
"The Consultative Yuan is tentatively 60 people, but it must include scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. Those who cannot swim are old scholars and officials, and they must have age groups and take care of all classes..."
Su Song kept listening silently.
He could roughly understand and accept Zhao Xu's words. However, he could accept them, but others might not be.
The Consultative Yuan, if it is a major yamen of the court, it should not be accessible to anyone.
"Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce" are probably too many people who cannot accept the latter three.
Zhang Dun was listening, his expression calm.
He was resistant to the "Advisory Council". He had discussed it with Zhao Xu many times before, but Zhao Xu insisted.
In his opinion, the "Advisory Council" can have it, but it should not be this time. Now all resistance and interference should be eliminated and reformed with all our hearts and efforts should be made, rather than adding obstacles.
Zhao Xu took all the expressions of the two. The two had already practiced their emotions without showing their emotions, but Zhao Xu could still notice them. He changed his mind and said, "You have to take your time in the Consultative Yuan affairs, and you should not be hastily. You will be listed next year. Let's talk about Enko's affairs first."
This year is the first year when Zhao Xu changed his reign to Shaosheng. According to custom, there will be a genocide, just three days later.
Zhang Dun looked at Zhao Xu and said, "The officials, both the big and small exams have been moved to the tribute school, and the test papers are in the Imperial College. Three days later, the ministers and others are considering invigilating the exam and marking the papers themselves to ensure the fairness and justice of Shaosheng Enke."
Zhao Xu was completely unlucky about this and said, "Yes. Mr. Su, you go too."
Su Song bowed and said, "I will receive the order."
Zhao Xu smiled and said, "This time, the debate topic is 'Grass and losses of Shaosheng's New Policy'. Choose one and choose one. Today, the scholars will choose half of them and put them on Jiangnan West Road, and the other half will be placed on Kaifeng Prefecture and the North Third Road. Don't be in charge of the official position, and then talk about exercise..."
Zhang Dun said, "Yes. Lin Xi is coming back, I will discuss it carefully with him."
Zhao Xu glanced at Su Song at Yu Guang. The old man was silent, didn't say much, and had no emotions.
Zhao Xu changed his mind, but he didn't want to be too forced, and said, "I have read the memorial of Xianggong Lin. He said that Lu Huiqing and others were very excited to avoid war and were determined to be stable."
Zhang Dun stood up with his sword eyebrows and said, "The official family, Lu Huiqing and others have thought too much. As a border manager, thinking too much is not a good thing."
Zhao Xu nodded and said, "I agree with Lin Xi's statement. After the beginning of spring, Lu Huiqing must send troops and win. On the other side of Xihe Road, Zhe Keshi must put pressure on Li Xia to force them not to act rashly. As for the Liao people, it is time to put some pressure on them."
The Liao people detained Wang Cun, which made Zhao Xu, Zhang Dun and others very angry.
Zhang Dun's sword-browed eyebrows became more and more sharp, and he said, "The Liao people are too busy to take care of themselves and dare to be so arrogant. My idea is that after the beginning of spring, they can tentatively make some offensive postures against the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun."
Su Song couldn't help but speak and said, "Officials, although the so-called "Three Kingdoms to attack Song" intends to be in full force, the situation in Tubo is not clear, and the national strength of the Liao Kingdom is still not something that our Song Dynasty can compete with. I suggest that it is a temporary opportunity."
Zhao Xu was not surprised by Su Song's idea and said, "I am not going to go to a complete war with the Liao Kingdom. Liao is more worried than us. The villain power is so great that it threatens their national destiny. What I have to do is to speed up this process. In addition to supporting the rebels in the Liao Kingdom, we must also restrain the outside world. The border between the Song and Liao Kingdom must be forced to maintain large troops. If necessary, a small-scale attack is fine."
Seeing Su Song talking again, Zhao Xu raised his hand and said, "I know that I will grasp the limits and cannot fight. Not only do I don't want to fight, but Liao Kingdom doesn't want to fight. I can barely fight, but Liao Kingdom can't even force it. This spring, Liao Kingdom will continue to suppress the rebellion. Not to mention whether it can succeed. Even if this branch is destroyed, there are other things, and the Liao Kingdom is disturbing, which is already a sign of the end of the world."
Su Song did not agree with Zhao Xu's judgment of "the sign of the end of the world". How could such a powerful Liao Kingdom have the end of the world?
He did not argue about this, but said: "Officials and military affairs must be cautious. At the critical moment when our Song Dynasty was implementing the new policy, we still need to concentrate."
Su Song's words were actually worried that the Liao Kingdom suddenly attacked, and the Song Dynasty was in reform. Suddenly, it could not pull out its resistance. That was really a 'sign of the end of the world'.
This idea is currently a powerful excuse to oppose reform.
Many people believe that the Song Dynasty should give up the so-called reforms and restore the "peaceful and prosperous era". Of course, it should also rest and give up military wars.
Zhao Xu nodded casually and said, "This matter can be discussed in the Consultative Council as a start, and then a document that analyzes the pros and cons is presented for discussion by the Ministry of War, the Privy Council, and the Political Affairs Hall. I also want to see it. First of all, it is necessary to make it clear that such document must be considerable and fair, and eliminate personal prejudice."
The so-called "personal prejudice" is the product of party struggles, which opposes for the sake of opposition.
Su Song turned sideways and said, "Yes, I understand."
Zhao Xu looked at Zhang Dun again and said, "The matter of Jiangnan West Road cannot be relaxed. Suppression of bandits is to suppress bandits, and the new policy is to suppress bandits. After the bandits are suppressed, Zhao Si and others will leave Jiangnan West Road. The plans of Jiangnan West Road must be completed on time and sufficiently, and cannot be delayed. I have read the memorials and take the essence and remove the dross. It is my attitude."
The entire Song Dynasty was in an unprecedented situation as to the closure of Jiangnan West Road, and naturally countless people opposed it.
Not to mention the Tongzhengsi and the Zhengshi Hall, even if we filtered it over and over again, we still had dozens of books every day, endlessly after going to Zhao Xu's Chuigong Hall.
"Yes, I understand." Zhang Dun bowed.
Zhao Xu took another sip of wine and said, "Then let's talk about it here. Have a meal first."
Chapter completed!