Chapter 24
Zhao Huan seemed to have not seen his expression, and walked over leisurely, and smiled at Qin Hui and said, "There is nothing beautiful in the world? Well, right, I should also call this chef Xie to see how beautiful he is and how skillful he is."
His tone was relaxed, as if he was really asking Chef Xie to come. However, Qin Hui understood in his heart that the emperor in front of him had very little material desire to enjoy, and when he was in Tokyo, he had reduced the cost of the palace several times. Compared with his father Zhao Ji, it was a world of difference.
Even Zhao Gou enjoyed his exile far more than Zhao Huan, who lived in Chang'an City for a year.
Not to mention anything else, when Zhao Ji was in Tokyo, every time he had a meal, the "yard house" he served had more than a hundred people, and fifteen cups of wine were served, and the dishes were at least more than a hundred.
As for Zhao Huan, news had been heard in the palace that the cost of this year was not as good as that of Nai's father.
He slammed a lot, and the drunkenness had just disappeared, and it was replaced by pain and helplessness. Qiqiai Ai Ai for a long time and said to Zhao Huan: "The state affairs are in a hurry, the southeast is in a row, and the Jin people are around me. I cannot relieve the country's worries, but... I ask Your Majesty to punish him heavily!"
This person was so quick to see the opportunity. The emperor was parading in a small dress late at night, and obviously he would not have the leisure to come out to wander around. In the face of the national crisis, the ministers were still extravagant, singing and enjoying each other every night. And he, Qin, was obviously not a favorite minister, nor an old minister or important minister like He Su. He had not taken off his hat for learning from the hall. If the emperor was determined to rectify the trend, who else would be left to the surgery?
He admitted his mistake in a unwilling and painful tone, and it seemed as if he was forced to attend a banquet. He first blamed himself and then apologized for the crime. In this way, Zhao Huan could not blame him deeply.
After Qin Hui finished speaking, he just bowed without saying a word, and secretly raised his eyes from the corner of his eyes. He wanted to see the emperor's face.
I don’t know if it was moved by his expression or if he had something else to do. However, Zhao Huan really had no intention of blaming him. After he finished speaking, he reached out and helped him up.
Qin Hui raised his head, and even though he saw the emperor's face still smiling, he felt cold in his heart for some reason.
He thought he was smart and indeed political. In his real life, he defeated countless important military and national officials who stood in front of him, from Zhang Jun to Zhao Ding, Yue Fei to Zhang Jun, all of which were defeated in his hands.
Although there was no such thing as Qingyun. He had no power in his hands, in his eyes, Zhang Junzhi, who was very talented and talented, although he was a little military, was too stubborn and would cause trouble sooner or later; Zhu Shengfei was just a mediocre person; although Zhao Ding was talented, he was just a loser and had no skills, which was expected by Li Ganghai. However, he was too straightforward and had no skills.
There was a Song Dynasty that emphasized cultivating the integrity of the scholars and officials. As a result, before the Jingkang Incident, there were indeed few people who were good at political power and could cover up the sky.
Since the reign of Emperor Taizu, Cai Jing is only the only one.
Qin Hui dared not be humble, but felt that he might not lose to anyone.
Only when standing in front of Zhao Huan, the other party acts properly and treats others humbly. Sometimes it is not even like an emperor. But no matter what, it is not enough to be contempt or relaxed.
Zhao Huan seemed to have not noticed his strange thoughts. He smiled and held his hand, saying, "It is human nature to have a banquet at home, and it is nothing. I was surprised to answer this way."
Qin Hui felt that his hands were very uncomfortable with sweat, but he did not dare to take it out. He could only speak carefully and replied: "Just just now, I had to drink fifteen cups of wine, countless fruit dishes, miscellaneous plays, female sings and dances. The chef Xie alone received a large reward. I think that the country's income is moderate, and the people are already suffering. Our ministers, who receive their salary, do not want to relieve the country's worries, are so extravagant that they are so much. A meal is the property of many people. In this way, it is different from those incompetent people who lost the country and talk about the country in the Jin Dynasty."
Zhao Huan stopped and stared at Qin Hui with his eyes.
Qin Hui only felt sweaty on his neck, but he didn't even dare to blink his eyelids. He felt that it was as uncomfortable as he was.
After a while, Zhao Huan sighed: "I didn't expect that you could see this, and I feel really comforted."
Even though he praised the other party in this way, Zhao Huan knew in his heart that he had done such a high-sounding and abundant principles in front of his leader. He had never done anything that he had done before. It was a kind of unrealistic fantasy to expect every official to find his conscience.
Thinking of this in my heart, he said, "Wang Kai spent tens of thousands of dollars on a meal and said that there was no place to put the chopsticks. I just hope that all the officials of the Song Dynasty can be like Qin Qing, and care about the family, country and people."
After saying that, he paused and said angrily: "I have been moving all night, and the people's livelihood is still in difficulty, and officials are still living in the world. What is this? What kind of morality is it! I can't bear to work hard on the people. All the officials are scholars, so why are they so ignorant of the people's sufferings!"
Qin Hui was speechless, and most of the guards around Zhao Huan were from poor backgrounds, and they all groaned and were extremely angry.
In fact, Zhao Huan himself, when he was an official in his previous life, he still had the suffering of the people. He waited for a long time and took over high-end cars, went to and from star-rated hotels, and enjoyed a luxurious dinner with hundreds of thousands of meals. He didn't think too much about it when he was eating and drinking. But the level was here, so naturally it was.
When he became the emperor at this time, he was even his property even if he had a thread in the world, he was shocked to realize that he thought he was still a good official, but unexpectedly, the local things he did that day were just as hateful and as killable in the eyes of the people.
He cursed, one was because he was dissatisfied with what he saw today, and the other was because he regretted what he did back then and took the opportunity to vent.
Seeing that he was angry, Qin Hui was very frightened and had no choice but to look for the words: "Your Majesty will not issue an edict to prohibit officials from gatherings and banquets. Even if the rich people in the people have such a thing, they will be prohibited. In this way, the country can concentrate its wealth and use it to win on the battlefield."
"He can come up with such a bad idea, too?"
Zhao Huan was surprised and turned his head to stare at Qin Hui.
But he saw the other party's eyes flashing and he didn't dare to face him. He sneered in his heart and said to himself: "You dare to come and test me. If it is in your hands, I will be in the officialdom for decades."
Now Man Ying said: "No, Shifeng can only use persuasion, so how can he force it? If he uses government orders to suppress it, it will only backfire. Our Song Dynasty has internal and external troubles, and only by harmony between the top and the bottom can he achieve twice the result with half the effort."
Qin Hui was just a gush in his heart. On the one hand, he scolded the officials for being generous and wasted, and on the other hand, he wanted to be harmonious, but he didn't know what the emperor was thinking.
The two talked and talked, but walked along the way, but they walked a lot of officials' residences. Except for a few, most of them were singing and dancing, and the aroma of wine and water floated straight on the courtyard. They were really full of flowers and bustling.
Qin Hui thought the emperor must be getting more and more annoyed, but when he saw Zhao Huan turn his face, he still had a faint smile, and told him some articles, poems, songs and essays, he was calm and calm, and he was not hot.
He only thought about the emperor's intention today, but saw figures in the dark night, and people ran in and out of the ministers' houses, and some entourages behind Zhao Huan reported the situation in the officials' houses. He knew that this was the pedestrian department who was acting as a secret agent to edit the ministers' secrets, and he felt even more uncomfortable.
Just as he was worried, Zhao Huan asked, "What is your experience in studying in the hall?"
Qin Hui was excited and hurriedly replied: "I read the lecture notes day and night without any slack off!"
Zhao Huan nodded and smiled, and replied, "I know, what you learned is the hardest."
He asked again: "Those articles are very rare. I have read them and they all make sense. You can tell me about your experience, so there is no need to hide them."
Qin Hui waited for a long time on this day, so he didn't ponder, and immediately felt energetic and replied in a deep voice: "By my plan, those experiences and experiences in the Western Regions can increase their knowledge and broaden their horizons, but it is not easy to be urgent and useful in the future. It is not worth too much energy to study now."
"Yeah, let's talk about it."
"As for those legal changes and tax system improvements, as the ministers, they should learn from special financial management officials or even specialized financial affairs officials, which is much better than us."
"Um."
"As for the principles of defence of various schools of thought, national defense, and national defense, it is best to translate it into a story book, with illustrations, and widely printed so that the people of the world can all recognize it and know the principles of the great defense of China and the barbarians, and the Han and Hu."
"Yes, I will be sure of you right now."
Qin Hui was encouraged and became more and more vigorous, and said: "As for the improvement of the official system, the investigation of responsibility, the resignation caused by blame, the division of power, and the reform of the military system, it is the current urgent matter. If there are effective personnel and the reform is painful, it will be more reformed in just three or five years, and the national strength of our Song Dynasty will definitely double. What is the Jurchen barbarians!"
His eyes were bright and he said excitedly: "If the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty were as good as the Qin army and were not careful of life and death, the officials were busy every day and were responsible, the people could live in peace, merchants could make profits, and the country was strong, then foreign enemies would naturally not be afraid."
After listening to him quietly, Zhao Huan laughed at the high point and said to him: "You are really attentive! I locked up these dirty officials and gave them all the hard work to learn. I originally hoped that there would be more to understand, but it really disappointed me. When I talked to you tonight, it was as expected and I was extremely happy."
He stroked Qin Hui's arm with great enthusiasm and talked with him for a long time. At the end, Zhao Huan smiled and said, "What Qin Qing said just now is necessary to have capable personnel to promote the new policy. In my opinion, the candidate is right in front of me."
Qin Hui was so excited that his ears were beating, and he almost jumped up.
But Zhao Huan said again: "I'm afraid I won't be able to meet you alone in the future."
In the Song Dynasty system, the emperor summoned small ministers and could talk to him alone. When he met the prime minister, he must have a historian record his daily notes. What Zhao Huan said was that Qin Hui was to be the prime minister, which was already very obvious.
Qin Hui was overjoyed and immediately danced and said to Zhao Huan: "How dare I be your Majesty so loving!"
Chapter completed!