Chapter 285 Politics and interests
In fact, every dynasty has its own reforms, but the size of the action is different. When it comes to the position of prime minister, it has also gone through various storms and storms, and his real power has not been determined yet. The prime minister in the Warring States Period captured both military and government affairs. During the Qin Dynasty, he felt that the prime minister had great power, so he made a left-hand couple to let them restrain each other... Except for the prime minister, recruiting troops, collecting taxes based on territories, or collecting taxes based on territories, etc., each dynasty is different. Wang Anshi's reform encountered great conflicts, and the main problem was that his reform was against the interests of the landlords, sacrificing local rights and interests, and enriching the court.
Ouyang's political reform did not essentially violate the interests of the gentry. Everyone has their own representative group. If you have the ability, you can grab the position. Even if the gentry does not rise to power, the superiors should take into account the opinions of the gentry. Therefore, this political reform storm did not actually touch the interests of either party. It was much smoother than Ouyang expected.
Everyone benefits, so who made the sacrifice? Many people think that it was the emperor represented by Zhao Yu. But in fact, Zhao Yu did not lose his rights. The main rights were still in her hands. As for trivial matters, Zhao Yu was not a person who likes to listen to nagging trivial matters. This policy also ensures that the future emperor will be separated from the focus of contradictions. If it is not said that Zhao Yu sacrificed, it would sacrifice the right to judge both big and small government affairs.
This right is not a great deal for the emperor, but for the ministers, they are very concerned about these things. They even paid attention to the frontiers. In the past, these things were all courtesy of the ministers, Shanggong, who were familiar with the business, and the emperor decided according to the principle of whoever makes sense. Now, on the other hand, the emperor ignores it and discusses it together. For example, Ouyang proposed that increasing the retail price of rice and stimulating farmers' production enthusiasm was widely recognized by everyone. However, many people had different opinions on the amendment of the tea law proposed by Ouyang. Ouyang's reasons could not convince them, and the opposition also cited the negative impact of the amendment of the tea law.
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The Qing District of the Imperial College has become the most changeable place in Tokyo. Not only are there students and officials here to express their views on things. For example, some people propose to increase taxes and those with more income pay more taxes because the rich have too much money. Some people also propose to reduce the taxes that come out of silver and gold to stimulate everyone to make gold overseas. What else can you delegate the right to sell salt to state and make various proposals?
What surprised everyone was that Ouyang was less than half a month after taking office, and under pressure, he resigned from his status as a supervisor. The reason was a table of the Ministry of Personnel. It listed the "fines" issued by the Ministry of Personnel over the years to Ouyang. The main reason was that he was not allowed to get married and not have a villain. There was also an investigation report on Yangping many years ago, which pointed out that Ouyang was suspected of corruption. Another few years ago, the Censor Taigong pointed out that Ouyang's private life was very inappropriate. Li Gang took these things and asked Ouyang to explain, and said that although Ouyang was a pillar of the Song Dynasty, he had a lot of bad deeds in life. Such a person could not serve as a supervisor.
Zhao Yu smiled for half an hour after receiving the news, and then said proudly to Eunuch Nine: "It turns out that he did these messy things. I don't want to care about them, and others don't like to care about them. But now it's different. If you don't wipe your butt clean, you can only step down."
Ouyang has no experience in this regard. Originally, finding a passionate daughter or not getting married and having children is all Ouyang’s own private affairs. Ouyang never shy away from Zhao Yu. After all, Zhao Yu depends on how capable you are, not how many sows you can find and how many nests of piglets you can give birth to. But when Li Gang got it at the court meeting, Ouyang understood why Clinton could not have an extramarital affair.
Other ministers of national defense, foreign affairs, etc. must have some things to do, but they are not the boss, so there is no need to go to the stage. Ouyang didn’t go to the stage, and no one would talk to Ouyang’s private lives. But since you are a ruling country, your moral standards must be acceptable.
After discussing with Bai Shi for a long time, Ouyang announced his resignation, but recommended Bai Shi to continue as the governor. The vote will be held in three days. However, everyone also understands that this governor is not only a person with relatively high power, but also the person who is most easily attacked. As soon as Ouyang's decision came out, he received the support of court officials and the support of Tokyo people who have been paying attention to the governor.
"Are you really unparalleled?" Taixuzi said with a disbelief: "But the old Taoist doesn't understand. Your little thing will not cause you to lose your position as a state supervisor, right?"
"You haven't done it, you won't know how embarrassing that is." Ouyang's face was still hot: "Do you know what your Li Gang said about me? There are three unfilial things, and it's great that no descendants are. I said that my father died early and my mother remarried, but I played in the world and became romantic and romantic with my daughter. It's great that I was unfilial. As an official of the court, I was casual and free, wandering around, and I had a few rare office hours a year. With such a work attitude, how can I put the responsibility of supervising the country on me? Hum? No."
Taixuzi asked: "Why is it wrong?"
Ouyang frowned and thought for a while and said, "Li Gang is not such a mean person, nor is he as shameless as turning over my old accounts."
"For you, you are the one with the most hands. The others are at least hypocritical on the surface. They have a clean life experience, Li Gang, an official, and a Jinshi. They have wives and children, loyal kings, etc. Ouyang, the top scholar, no wives and no children, and they are very likely to be like Long Yang. They were once imprisoned for falsely banning the imperial edict. They have been magistrate for many years, and have been ignoring government affairs and have been scattered in the stimulus courtyard for many years..."
Ouyang suddenly realized: "The seal of impeachment for me is from you."
"Don't blame me. If you want to blame, blame your policies for the Qiang tribe, which made my family very worried. Your simple killing will cause dissatisfaction in the border. But you are in charge of the country and have the greatest power. The emperor doesn't care about it, so you can only pull you off the horse." Taixuzi said: "I agree with my family more in this regard. But I also agree with your troops. Your black face has been finished singing, and of course the white face has come on stage."
"Do you think white is just a white face?" Ouyang asked.
Taixuzi smiled and said, "Wu Min and my elders decided to support Bai Shi together and completely oust you. Bai Shi is very dissatisfied with your tough attitude."
"..." This regime has changed faster than modern Japan. Ouyang knew that these are all prototypes at present, and Zhao Yu did not want to use the law to restrain himself and his ministers, so there were many loopholes. It seems that he still had to summarize a feasible plan. However, the prototype is very different from capital constitution. The main body of the voting includes some national functional institutions, such as the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Personnel. However, with some people representing various strata participating, they can only improve slowly. Now, the first step of separating government power from the imperial power is already a very impressive progress.
Ouyang was kicked off the stage and returned to Yangping. How several groups and factions were developed is no longer something that Ouyang could do. Otherwise, if there were too many interferences, Zhao Yu would not be satisfied. The Qingyi Doctor was collecting a set of more feasible rules based on Ouyang's speech before leaving the system.
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"I can only make a fuss like this." Ouyang said to Jin Niang on the road: "The emperor has too high prestige. No matter what the rules are, as long as the emperor coughs, he will immediately return to his original appearance."
Jin Niang asked: "My Lord means I'm acting in a scene?"
"To be precise, it was me and Wu Min who was acting in a scene. However, Taixuzi, the old maggot, is more sinister than me." Ouyang said: "The left and right governors can't let me be safe, but I didn't expect to step down so soon."
Jin Niang smiled and said, "Sir, the right prime minister, is leisurely. If you can't supervise the country, please take leave."
Ouyang shook his head: "If I stay there, the emperor would be unhappy. The emperor still has many taboos to me, worried that I am too brave."
Less than ten days after Ouyang returned to Yangping, the court made a big move. Bai Shi sent a delegation to Xiliao with the Minister of Rites as a mission. They would cooperate with Liu Qi and use the method of radish and sticks to solve the resistance enemies. At the same time, they adopted a more tough and appeased policy against the Jurchens in the East China Sea, rather than treating the Jurchens in the southern part of Huanglong. At the same time, the Jurchens in the Five Kingdoms once again submitted a letter to the Song Dynasty for surrender.
Ouyang was not satisfied with these policies. Although the court's policy to disrupt the Jurchens' gatherings, Ouyang thought it was too weak. As for the surrender of the Jurchens, Ouyang even sneered. It was either the Jurchens' delaying strategy or the Jurchens' conspiracy. Even if it really surrendered, the Jurchens' surrender was very threatening. The cost of disrupting, appeaseing, resettling, and calming them was many times higher than the cost of directly eliminating them. Of course, there were also some people who were more satisfied with Ouyang, that was, Bai Shi appointed Xue Bing as the negotiator for the Jurchens. He did not send out pedantic officials, but sent Xue Bing, who was familiar with the Jurchens, which was a smart choice.
At the same time, Ouyang also felt the disadvantage of such a system, that once the decision is made, it is difficult to change because of the remarks of one or two people. For example, if the United States attacks Iraq, once the decision is made, it will be meaningless for countries around the world to oppose it together.
As the large-scale war is coming to an end, the sales volume of Ouyang Military Factory is not optimistic, and Zhan Ming is happy to be idle and play with his children at home. When winter comes, several men gather to eat hot pot. The first one who is criticized was Ou Ping. After a year of hard work, he still only blooms but does not bear fruit. Then he is Gan Xin. He wants to dump Zhenniang, but Zhenniang instead pesters him and is not as a severing force, and is also despised.
Ouyang said: "I just learned the latest news about the Qiang people from Zhan Mingkou. The Qiang people have agreed to move to the southwest Jing Road area, agreed to put down all weapons, and agreed to become a Chinese citizen."
"Wow" Gan Xin was surprised: "The attitudes before and after are too different, right?"
"Either say that a weak country has no diplomacy. Either exterminate the clan or do it like this. Don't always think that we are cats that don't eat meat." Ouyang said: "I have also received internal news that some ministers have proposed to transfer the Northwest Army to attack Tubo."
Ouping despised: "What minister? He fought every day and finally finished fighting the Khitan and Jurchens. Now he is thinking about Tubo. In the future, Dali will probably be inseparable from war, right?"
"Boy, this suggestion was proposed by your young master." Ouyang said: "Northwest Road returns to the northwest, and then 300,000 people rushed to the southwest, and the chances of victory are very high."
Gan Xin asked: "The emperor cannot agree, right?"
"Of course not, the emperor is now thinking about Mount Tai Fengshan. She has ordered the Ministry of Rites to send letters to Japan, Goryeo, Tubo, Dali, Persia, Yuzhou, Changzhou, Siam, Jiaozhi and more than 20 countries and regions that are not directly governed by the Song Dynasty, and send people to Tokyo before October next year, and to collectively go out in the spring of the following year." Ouyang said: "I heard that it is a waste of money. The road surface needs to be widened and a lot of sacrifices are needed. I remember that the trip to Mount Tai Fengshan of Emperor Zhenzong cost a total of 160 million jin of the national treasury." This thing is a bit like the World Expo. Although foreigners come to participate in the exhibition, the main money is paid by your country. 400 billion yuan. In an era when food and clothing have not been completely solved, what high technology has been created?
Gan Xindao: "There have been a total of six emperors who have been worshipped by Mount Tai. Qin Shihuang, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Guangwu of Han, Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and Emperor Zhenzong of our Song Dynasty."
Zhan Ming smiled and said, "The Emperor Gaozong of Tang and the two behind him will be filled with water."
"But the emperor today does have such qualifications." Gan Xin said: "Wu is not inferior to Han Wu, and he is no less than Tang Zong."
Ouyang whispered: "I suspect that after the emperor's Fengshan period, he will start delegating power."
"Oh?" Ganxin or not: "How is that possible?"
"The emperor is very worried about the successor. Is Qin Shihuang powerful? Unified the six kingdoms, but the second generation was destroyed. Emperor Wu of Han expelled the Xiongnu, but the people in the country were living in poverty, and the family that his father, Emperor Jing, was defeated. Emperor Gaozong of Tang, even the world of Li Tang was seized by Wu Zetian, and the Anshi Rebellion of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was completely dispersed. I won't talk about the parallels of Emperor Zhenzong, so let's take a look at Fengshan. Except for Emperor Guangwu of Han, they either had the second generation not good or had Alzheimer's disease. The emperor was also worried about this issue. From the emperor's perspective, she naturally wanted to protect the Zhao family for generations, but we all know that even the Shang Dynasty would only last for eight hundred years. How to inherit it for generations? Delegating power was one of its choice. So when the Taishan incident happened, the emperor would have to set up the foundation for the Zhao family for thousands of years."
Gan Xin nodded: "It makes sense. Qin Shihuang and Qin II, who do not want to be passed on from generation to generation? If the power is delegated and coordinated properly, it may not be impossible to pass on it. Oh, no wonder the emperor was so anxious to increase taxes at the time, just to reform the court system as soon as possible."
"The Emperor Shenzong's reform was full of difficulties because of the guidance of a queen mother, and her prestige was not high." Zhan Ming had read many books and had his own opinions: "But the emperor was different. No one in the royal family dared to touch the edge. The prestige of the court, army, and the people was unparalleled. She said that she could only change it."
Jin Niang knocked on the door and then said, "Sir, the scholar-official sent it to the public."
"En" Ouyang took it and took it apart, and put it aside and said, "Let me go to Beijing to discuss matters. It is the Jurchens' business. Wanyan Wu Qimai made a statement. Either the Jurchens were killed in battle, or the Jurchens were killed, or the Song Dynasty must come up with a negotiation charter that everyone is satisfied with. It seems that Wanyan Wu Qimai was very dissatisfied with the Jurchens' policy in the south. In fact, there were not many people killed in the south, and most of them had moved. Moreover, the young and strong in the south were plundered to the north of Huanglong Mansion by them. Do we still have to help them care for the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled?"
"My kindness... sir, from the perspective of benevolence and righteousness, it is appropriate." Gan Xin said: "The Master said: Repay grievances with righteousness and virtue. Treat resentment with justice and kindness with kindness. The Jurchens' kindness is far from being said, but I think it is not appropriate to treat resentment with justice."
Ouyang asked: "How do you say this?"
Gan Xin said: "The Jurchen land in the south has stabilized, but the hatred between the Han and the Jurchens has been established. So I feel that the lord must not agree to the peace talks, and it is almost trembling. Instead of letting an enemy in the interior, it is better to eradicate them once and for all and completely destroy the Jurchens."
Ouyang Wenhui said: "So, now the strategy of appeaseing the East China Sea Jurchen..."
"Of course it's best to abolish it. I have been in charge of Yangping for so many years and have seen too many revenge. In order to avenge, those people can tolerate suffering that others cannot. I feel that these people are very dangerous."
Zhan Ming echoed: "Sir, if the Jurchens rebel again after the Hebei Army Road evacuated and expanded the rebellious forces, it would be more difficult to wipe out the Hebei Army Road again."
"En" Ouyang nodded: "I will try my best to convince them."
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The reason for the four brains to hold a meeting was that there were internal conflicts. Based on Confucianism, Li Gang said that he could agree to the Jurchens to some conditions in exchange for them to put down his weapons. Wu Min did not object to the Jurchens to make peace with the Jurchens, but he requested that the issue of the ownership of the Jurchens and the occupied areas was not involved. Bai Shi didn't care about these issues, and the only thing he cared about was to end the war against the Jurchens as soon as possible.
There seems to be no conflict, but the three of them have many conflicts. If Wu Min wants to maintain the current occupied Jurchens, she cannot let the surrendered Jurchens come in, so that Li Gang cannot negotiate terms with others. If the conditions are changed, it will take too long to agree, so Bai Shi disagreed.
Ouyang stood up and bowed: "A few of them are older than me, so I should call everyone "Brother."
Three kind words: "Where, where"
Ouyang said: "It should be, because you are all working hard for your own interests. But I would like to ask, can you think more about the country? No matter what kind of benevolence and righteousness govern the country, can we think about how to do it is the best for the country? Instead of the best for ourselves?"
Li Gang frowned and asked, "Ou Xiang, what do you mean? Is the saint's words wrong?"
The hat was very big, Ouyang refused to answer and replied: "Of course it's right, but is the story of the mountain wolf wrong? The Jurchen wolf ambition. My army is on their side and they surrender. But I want to ask, what if the Jurchens come back once the army evacuates? The Khitan Tokyo is empty, and the southern part of the Jurchens is the land of the Jurchens. If they rebelled, they would be out of control. Don't say anything else, when the Hebei military route consumes military supplies and grass, is it a fearful amount, is it cost-effective to come again?"
Bai Shi shook his head: "Brother Ou, this doesn't make sense. You said that the Jurchens would surrender and rebel after resigning. How big could this rebellion be?"
Chapter completed!