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Chapter 122 The storm is coming

Li Xianzhong's mission did not attract much attention. There were not many people who knew the inside story, and the pride of the Song people was fine for the emperor's decision to bring foreign cavalry to help with the war. The Tang emperor of the previous dynasty still had the lessons of the wolf entering the house, which made people wary. In order to be a pride of the respected person, he had to silently say this decision.

And the ministers who really knew Zhao Huan's intentions naturally would not use their own wealth and life as a joke.

In the silence of the court, Li Xianzhong bid farewell to Zhang Xian and embarked on a journey. Zhang Xian also returned to the camp and continued to train his new recruits.

Not long after that, another major event attracted people's attention, making Li Xianzhong's mission soon forgotten.

In February of the seventh year of Jingkang, the emperor issued an edict, ordering the deputy governor Zhang Su to be dismissed as the bachelor of Ruiming Palace, the Censorate, and the deputy governor Xie Liang to be dismissed as the governor of Tanzhou, and the two loyal ministers were dismissed together. The successor Yu Ping was famous for his cruel officials. In recent years, under his control, the Department of Integrity has been effective in combating corruption, and countless corrupt officials were dismissed. The study classes under the jurisdiction of the department have made many officials even more dismissed.

It is completely different from the previous dynasties that had no choice but to talk to the literati and officials who love to talk, Zhao Huan's study class was learned from later generations, and used the present to use it to compare derogatory or dismissal of officials, which made officials even more afraid. It is not beaten or scolded, and it is not considered abuse, but it makes you lose your personal freedom. The endless meetings, preaching, learning, writing materials, and reporting your learning experience makes all the officials who enter the class unhappy, and they do not recognize the mistakes in the so-called spirit and physical form, and it is impossible to graduate and leave the class.

In this way, this kind of study class has restrained different remarks and cowardly and incompetent officials, and has caused a considerable number of officials to truly change their thinking styles. After they come out, they will most likely become good officials.

Yu Ping made great contributions, but he also had a lot of grievances. In addition, he was indeed cold and mean, and he did make many mistakes to achieve his goals. The letter of impeachment by the ministers has not stopped in recent years, but this person actually joined the government affairs and was still promoted to the Department of Integrity. The improvement of his status will inevitably lead to greater and greater power in this person's hands, and more and more officials can be rectified.

Zhang Shou's appointment caused very little dispute, and most of them even applauded. Compared with Zhang Su and Xie Liang, this person has no reputation. In fact, he is aware of the big qualities but forgets small profits, is humble and easy, and is quite ethical. He is better at adjusting the relationship between the chief official and the subordinates, and is responsible for the power of the subordinates. He is a rare organizational cadre.

Zhao Huan used him to leave a prime minister who was honest and honest and peaceful in the political affairs of the magistrate. This would prevent the layout of the political affairs hall from being too unbalanced. The so-called emperor's mind is just like this.

When the two took office, their responsibilities were very clear. Yu Ping's energy was still on the administration of officials. Zhang Shou was also in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, responsible for the organization and promotion of officials in the entire court, Zhao Kai also managed the three departments. Qin Hui began the construction of the Chang'an Imperial Academy and the recruitment of school teachers.

By February, Qin Hui and Yu Ping submitted a memorial, asking for a school, asking for a farmland water conservancy law, asking for a green seedling law, and asking for a square field taxation law.

As soon as the public commemoration came, not only did the Chang'an officialdom shock, but also all parts of the country were greatly shocked.

Li Gang of Xiangyang repeatedly submitted memorials, opposing all laws, and even expressed his intention to return to Chang'an in person to meet the emperor to discuss the matter.

Many local officials also wrote letters to oppose the repetition of all laws.

Unlike Cai Jing's fake model and new method of re-action, everyone in the world knew the mind and wisdom of Emperor Zhao Huan and his firm character. If Zhao Huan adopted the new method, its effect would be affected by the overall situation of the world. Not only was Cai Jing incomparable, but he was also the Shenzong of the past.

As soon as the public sentencing came, except for a few insiders, the entire Chang'an officialdom fell into turmoil. Compared with the entire officialdom's concerns about reforms, such as the continuous mobilization of materials, the new recruits were allocated to the front-line battlefield, and many outstanding reserve generals were also successively deployed from the far borders of the empire to the battlefields in various places.

As the prime minister, Zhao Kai was in charge of the entire Three Divisions, namely the Duzhi, the salt and iron, and the Ministry of Revenue, were all under his control, and he prepared the financial affairs of the entire Song Dynasty.

In recent years, the imperial court has saved many things, saving a lot of unnecessary expenses. Last year, it greatly reduced the number of prefectures, counties, central officials, and even the number of inner courts was dozens of times less than that of the Xuanhe period. The reduction of the imperial guards in the imperial guards saved a lot of military expenditure. Most of this money was spent on replacing military equipment, strengthening the treatment of the main force of the imperial guards, building and developing new equipment, and then developing farmland water conservancy, roads and bridges, which were actually mostly prepared for the entire battlefield.

Shortly after the New Year, the entire seven-year fiscal plan for Jingkang was urgently classified. This financial system, which calculates income at the beginning of the year and then formulates a plan based on income, is more complex and complex than the original simple financial method of first deducting income and then collecting taxes based on income, and requires more special and excellent financial talents.

However, the lack of financial talents has been a predicament of the Song Dynasty. The scholars and officials have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people for a hundred years. Compared with the Tang Dynasty, which is as high as the finances, Neo-Confucianism has gradually risen, and many Confucianism has begun to appear. It is rare for ministers like Zhao Kai to be governors, let alone serve as ministers. Therefore, there are fewer and fewer specialized financial talents, not to mention lower-level arithmetic financial experts. Various disadvantages, coupled with the increasing financial expenditure this year, the entire three departments mobilized thousands of officials and officials to work together. After a whole New Year, they were busy with the emperor's repeated urging, and they hurriedly completed the calculations.

Unlike ordinary civil officials, Zhao Kai was a prime minister, Zhao Huan and the Shou Yuan formulated a war plan and could not hide it from him. Once the plan was completed, he held everyone away, summarized it briefly, put it carefully and carefully in his sleeves, and came to the palace to invite the emperor.

He is the most trusted and the least responsible person among the officials. Like later generations, a technical bureaucrat can indeed reduce many open and hidden arrows.

The weather was getting warmer. When Zhao Kai arrived in the palace, he realized that the emperor was riding a horse. Although the area in the palace was not large, fortunately, there were not many people. Compared with ordinary government offices, it was still much spacious. Zhao Huan rode and shot every day, which was inconvenient for going out. Therefore, he asked someone to build a horse path in the palace, which was winding and long, and it was enough to be a galloping.

Zhao Kai looked at the sun for a moment and knew that he was coming too early today. He smiled and waited outside the palace where Zhao Huan was doing daily.

Unexpectedly, when the eunuch brought the chairs, he saw Qin Hui and Yu Ping also there. They were talking and laughing with their hands behind their backs, watching the calligraphy and paintings hanging in the pavilion and whispering to discuss, and it seemed that their friendship was extraordinary.

He felt annoyed. Recently, the two of them joined forces to make trouble. Although Zhao Kai focused on financial affairs and basically ignored other matters, he still felt that the so-called reform was too dangerous and was not suitable to propose it at this time. The two people in front of him only valued interests and bewitched the saint's own straits. It was really annoying.

According to the rules left by the Tang Dynasty, the prime minister worked in the political affairs hall until noon, and the emperor still gave a banquet, called the hall food. The prime ministers met together and could discuss government affairs during the meal, unify their views, and avoid disputes.

Since Yu Ping visited the visiting magistrate last month, Zhao Kai was really unhappy and often abandoned the court on the pretext of being busy. In this way, everyone knew his thoughts. Yu Ping was a person who would revenge him. He wanted to punish Zhao Kai, but because of this person, he was full of financial power, and the emperor was very responsible for him and did not dare to take action for the time being.

Although everyone disliked each other, as prime ministers, they refused to lose their style as ministers. When Yu Ping and Qin Hui heard the movement, they all turned around and saw that it was Zhao Kai coming here. The two of them, Piao Tian Wenxue, smiled and bowed to Zhao Kai and said, "Mr. Zhao is here too. Is it your Majesty who passed it on?"

Zhao Kai returned the gift and smiled, "This is not the case, but the Sanshi has calculated the expenses this year, and someone special comes to report to Your Majesty."

As soon as this sentence came out, Qin Hui and Yu Zheng understood and said together: "This matter is important. Your Majesty has been very anxious recently and has urged you."

Yu Ping also said: "I don't know what the fees and income will be like this year?"

Zhao Kai smiled indifferently and said to him: "Mr. Yu Menglang is gone. The emperor still cannot hear about this. Why dare the minister ask for advice!"

Yu Ping was indeed a little bit unlucky, but after Zhao Huan came over, Zhao Kai must say that at this time it was just a small embarrassment for the newly promoted Shenzhi.

Yu Ping secretly hated and embarrassed on his face. Qin Hui hurriedly said, "Mr. Zhao is cautious, but we are the chief magistrate. Although the official is responsible for the financial affairs of the three departments, I and Mr. Yu are also involved in the knowledge of the knowledge. Even if we plan and plan, what can we do?"

Zhao Kaileng said: "Each person is dedicated to his duties. This is Your Majesty's words. Will the Prime Minister Qin be punished if he is not convinced by Your Majesty?"

Qin Hui secretly hated that he knew that this person was responsible for finance and was too far from being an official, so he had to endure it and give in and give in.

Zhao Kai smiled and said, "If Mr. Li is here, he will naturally be able to say that. Mr. Li is upright to the military and national affairs, so why can't the world be heard? I heard that he submitted a memorial to come to Chang'an to meet His Majesty, and he might even be in charge of the overall situation in Chang'an. In this way, many things will be easier."

Yu Ping and Qin Hui looked at each other silently. Their qualifications and virtues were far different for veterans like Li Gang. Moreover, as Pingzhang's military and national affairs, Li Gang had never given important tasks to his ministers in the Northern Song Dynasty. It can be seen how trust and relied on Li Gang. If this person really came to Chang'an, the Political Affairs Hall would naturally be responsible to him first and report to other matters. This person is different from the old prime ministers of all dynasties. He is only about sixty years old, he is very energetic and dares to take responsibility, and he is also arrested by both political and military forces. If he really comes, his life will naturally be very sad.

Just as they looked at each other, they heard Zhao Huan laughing outside, "Li Gang will not come here. I will naturally make a decision about his coming to Chang'an."

"His Majesty……"
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