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The clan can't move?
After Sima Guang finished speaking, most of the officials agreed.

Confucianism advocates kissing.

If the emperor cancels the preferential treatment for the clan, then how can the scholar-officials take care of their relatives in a legitimate way?
At the beginning, Zhang Yue dared to ask his brother to work in the Jiaotong Institute, so he was so confident.

Therefore, for officials, if you suggest that the emperor cancel the preferential treatment for the clan today, someone will report you for cronyism tomorrow.

Therefore, Sima Guang once again stood in the political correctness of representing officials.

But what about the country's long-standing shortcomings?
At this time, Wu Kui, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, said: "When the ancestors were all close relatives of the official family, the imperial family was only granted to the Dianzhi, the servants, and the officials, but now the rewards are too much. The court must have endless plans for the descendants. There should be cut."

Wu Kui's words are also polite.

The original clan was all Taizu, the close relatives of Emperor Taizong, and their official positions were no more than granting the palace, serving the ban, and enshrining officials.But now these people are separated from the official family by three or four generations, and each of them is a Jiedu envoy, an observation envoy, and a regiment training envoy. The rewards are thicker than before.

If the clan continued to multiply, how could the imperial court have so much money to supply?
So it is necessary to cut back.

Obviously Wu Kui's statement is closer to the officials' thoughts.

This means that reforms will be carried out after the official family is in charge of the government.

But Sima Guang said: "Your Majesty, there is nothing better than filial piety in governing the body. Ministers listen to state affairs from the king, and family affairs from relatives. The clan is a matter of your majesty's family. It doesn't matter how big or small it is. It's better to give it to the queen mother and then do it. Your majesty." Don't have any specialties with the middle palace."

Sima Guang refuted Wu Kui's words in this way, and opposed the official's idea of ​​​​abolishing the clan's long-standing abuses.

Seeing Sima Guang's objection, the officials also took back the idea of ​​reforming the clan, but said: "Exactly, thanks to the persuasion of the Queen Mother, Han Xianggong, Fu Xianggong and others, I am now in charge of the government, and I should do it with a few ministers." The reward, this is my wish, and the gentlemen cannot deny it."

Fu Bi came out of the class and said: "At the time of Jiayou, the minister had extensively suggested the matter of establishing a reserve. Although Renzong accepted his invitation, he did not see the image. Ande Han Xianggong's later results are really clear..."

Hearing this, Han Qi couldn't help but glance at Fu Bi.

"...The minister did not plan to choose His Majesty as his heir. It was all due to the secret order of the Empress Dowager. At that time, Renzong chose his heir to check his closeness. There were many people who were the same as His Majesty. The Empress Dowager chose His Majesty as the heir alone among many people. .Your Majesty became ill after ascending the throne. Fortunately, the Empress Dowager came back to recover, and returned the government to His Majesty..."

"...I hope that your Majesty will offer sacrifices to Renzong, be respectful, respect the Empress Dowager, and be extremely honest..."

The official wanted to use the Western Xia invasion of the Northwest to talk about the reform of the clan and the threat of foreign invasion, so that the courtiers would accept his reform ideas, but Fu Bi and Sima Guang robbed him of it.

To put it bluntly, what Fu Bi meant is that you are not the son of Emperor Renzong, but Xiaozong joined Dazong, and reformed the clan right after you took the throne. Do you have the qualifications?
The affairs of the clan must be handed over to the Empress Dowager. At the same time, you must be filial and respectful to the Empress Dowager in everything.

After hearing Fu Bi and Sima Guang's words, the officials felt very boring.

Han Qi told him that the country is currently in crisis, and he is very clear about it.Now that he is an official of Song Dynasty, he also wants to solve this problem.

But Fu Bi, what Sima Guang meant, this world is the world of Emperor Renzong after all, he is just guarding the throne, so where does he have any power?His mission as emperor is to be obedient and to repay the empress dowager's great kindness. Don't try to change the family law of his ancestors.

The officials immediately stopped talking, feeling powerless to expand, so the court discussion returned to the matter of Xixia, Han Qi and others' opinions were naturally suppressed by the prudent and conservative Fu Bi and Sima Guang's propositions.

While guarding the border of Shaanxi, Wang Wuji, Wensi's deputy envoy, was sent to Xixia in the name of questioning the Xixia king, but in fact he was negotiating.

Hu Su also said: "In the three dynasties, the Han and Tang Dynasties, all of them were civilians who served as soldiers. Although there were many of them, their support was very small, which could eliminate the harm of redundant soldiers in modern times. I thought that one of the three Dings in Shaanxi could be selected, aged 25 to [-]. Cai Yong acts as a hero, not stabbing the face but only the back of the hand, so you can get more than [-] soldiers, and you can call for defense when encountering the enemy."

Han Qi agreed greatly upon hearing this.

The officials also agreed: "This is indeed the law of the Han and Tang Dynasties!"

However, the opinions of Han Qi and the officials were once again opposed by Sima Guang: "I think this is inappropriate. Hu Shumi said that one of the three Dings will be selected, but I don't know that one of the three Dings of the people in Shaanxi has already been defeated by the Jie army. Why? Then recruit volunteers from the people. Besides, since the Western Events, the power of the people in Shaanxi has been depleted, and they have suffered repeated apologies in recent years."

"Once recruited as soldiers, the government will recruit strong men from the people to fill the army. Have you heard of Du Fu's stone trench officials? From this, we can know that the government's soldiers are really a corrupt act, which is harmful to state affairs and has no benefit to the people."

Han Qi said to Sima Guang when he heard the words: "Soldiers are valuable first and then they are real. Now that you are unruly, wouldn't you be afraid to hear that Shaanxi has added 20 troops?"

Sima Guang said: "The soldiers use the first voice, but it is not true. How did these 20 soldiers go into battle? Are Westerners afraid when they hear about it?"

Han Qi held back his breath and said: "You are worried about the people in Shaanxi who will be assassinated and sent to the army. I promise you that you will never be sent to the army on the border."

Sima Guang said: "Although there are words from my husband, Guang is still suspicious."

Han Qi said: "How can you not believe Junshi in front of the officials?"

Sima Guang said: "It's not that I don't believe it, it's that my husband can't be confident."

Han Qi said angrily, "Why do you keep belittling me over and over again?"

Sima Guangyou said leisurely: "If Xianggong is here for a long time, I will certainly believe it. Once Xianggong leaves the throne and someone else takes his place, it will be a matter of anti-hands."

Han Qi and Sima Guang had a dispute for a while, which made him lose all face, and finally fell silent.

In the end, the imperial court punished the two escort envoys of the Song Dynasty who were rude to the Xixia envoys, but Zhang Yue did not say how to deal with them.However, Han Qi, Fu Bi, and Sima Guang all bypassed this issue tacitly and did not discuss it.

Afterwards the crowd dispersed, and Han Qi went inside to play the right thing. The official pulled Han Qi's sleeve and said, "My lord, you have also seen that although I have become the emperor, I can't do a pleasant thing. Instead of doing this What kind of emperor, what kind of political affairs. Let whoever the empress dowager likes be the one."

Han Qi was also very angry that Fu Bi Sima Guang opposed him in everything.

But he said to the officials: "Don't be discouraged, Your Majesty. At the beginning of your Majesty's ascension, the power was not consolidated, and the holiness was not manifested. The ministers questioned it a little. It’s gradually becoming possible.”

"Now the recruitment of government soldiers must be done. This is the only way to resist the Xixia people when the treasury is empty. At the same time, this is also the reason for the peace talks with the Xia people. We can secretly give him more benefits."

The official said: "Yes, Han Qing, it is true that the envoys are not at fault for the Xixia affairs, but I can only punish them against my will, otherwise it will not be enough to explain to the Xixia king."

After a moment of silence, Han Qi said: "That's fine, it's just a matter of punishment, which really chills the hearts of the scholars. Those two envoys who insulted the Xia people will be resigned from their posts! As for Zhang Duzhi, he must be appointed by the first emperor." Commander, whether to punish or not depends on His Majesty's decision."

The official said: "My lord, you just said that I have just ascended the throne, and I have not yet established my grace and power. There are no loyal ministers around me. This chapter was praised by the late emperor many times, and I also appreciate his talent, but before I asked Ren Shouzhong to ask him Asked for [-] yuan, but he has been refusing to give it for a long time, do you think he can use it or not?"

(End of this chapter)