I am Da Song

Chapter 130
After Zhao Huan talked with a group of Hebei generals about pacifying Hebei, night fell.

After the generals left, Wang Zongmian reported with his imperial equipment: "The official, the commander of the imperial capital, Wu Ge, has been waiting for more than an hour, and he will definitely ask to see the official."

"Imperial City Division?" Zhao Huan was surprised. What important thing could the Son of Heaven's army have for a group of intelligence personnel?Could it be that he contacted Han Shizhong?
But it shouldn't be, it's only been two days.The spies from the Imperial City Division may not have arrived in Nanjing yet.What's more, you have to find Han Shizhong in the strange city of Nanjing, amidst the vast crowds.It takes a lot of time just to bribe officials and scout for information.

"Xuan." Can't figure it out, Zhao Huan can only wait for Wu Ge to come and report.

A moment later, the tall Wu Ge, dressed in a brocade suit, strode into the hall, cupped his hands and said: "I pay my respects to the official family, and respectfully greet the official family."

"I'm safe, no courtesy. Is there something important you need to see late at night?"

Wu Ge looked solemn, and said: "I have been placing spies on Jingji Road recently. According to the reports of the spies, since the siege was lifted, the scholars and bureaucrats on Jingji Road have fled south one after another.

This information made Zhao Huan even more puzzled.

As far as Zhao Huan knew, the south seemed to be more chaotic than the north.Although there are millions of rebels in the north, everyone has at least one common goal, which is to drive out the Jin people.

Before driving the Jin people away, they were willing to maintain a close relationship with the Song Dynasty court and accept the court's jurisdiction to a certain extent, which is the so-called acceptance of the court's recruitment.

At least in name, they are still cooperating with the imperial court to resist the rebel army of the Jin army.As for whether they will kill each other in the Central Plains like the Red Scarf Army after driving away the Hulu and compete for a new court, that is a matter for the future.

But the south is not so unified, and banditry is rampant everywhere, especially in Huainan, Hunan, Hubei, and Jingxiang, where there are more than [-] rebels everywhere.

They don't have any great righteousness, they just have a strong army and a strong horse to separate one side.

The south has become a mess. What are the scholar-bureaucrats doing in the south at this time?
"Where did these officials and scholar-bureaucrats flee?"

Wu Ge replied cautiously: "Most of them fled to the east and west roads of Beijing."

"Beijing East and West Road...Nanjing?" Zhao Huan frowned, keenly aware that things might not be that simple.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Huan ordered Wang Zongmian, "Go and invite Li Xianggong and Zhang Xianggong."

"Now?" Wang Zongmian glanced at the dark night and asked, "Could the two gentlemen have already fallen asleep?"

Zhao Huan's tone was firm, and he said: "The country is in danger. I believe that these two gentlemen must be busy with government affairs. Maybe they can be found in the prison. Go quickly."

The facts were exactly as Zhao Huan had guessed, Li Gang and Zhang Shuye arrived at the Wende Hall after only a quarter of an hour.Both of them are still handling government affairs in the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council.

After the two met, Zhao Huan said to them: "I didn't want to disturb the two gentlemen late at night, but there is something unusual. I think the two gentlemen may need to know. Gyeonggi Road, or in other words, the court scholars are fleeing from Gyeonggi. .”

Li Gang frowned, and everyone in the world knew that one of the major drawbacks of the Song Dynasty was that the scholar-bureaucrats were shameless.Even the scholar-bureaucrats confessed to this, and people of insight can even see that if the scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty had been so corrupt and debauched without restraint, they might even have been poisoned for thousands of years.

Many literati and bureaucrats have lost the spirit of martial arts since the three generations, and they have lost the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties.Regardless of organizational strength, integrity, blood, and backbone, the scholar-officials of the Great Song Dynasty have fallen to the lowest point in history.

But unexpectedly, the country still overestimated their bottom line.They have completely lost their integrity and blood, and the ugliness of human nature is vividly displayed on them.

Li Gang has always been straightforward, without regard to Zhao Huan's face, and said: "It is expected that some scholar-bureaucrats will flee. There are too many scholars whose interests are not in line with the imperial government's decrees. The first thing to bear the brunt is that if you want to participate in the scientific examination, you must first serve in the army for three years."

"Secondly, during the Jingkang period, the killings were especially serious (this is historical data, the protagonist does not take the blame), and the official family lost dozens of ministers' property. During the period of defending the city alone, it is difficult to count the ministers who were dismissed or lost."

Although what Li Gang said was the truth, Zhao Huan was still upset, why did he act like a tyrant?

Are those people despicable and corrupt and shouldn't be dismissed?The soldiers were fighting bloody battles outside, and they were asked to go out of the city to coordinate and dispatch, but they refused to go.Why does the imperial court support so many scumbags with high officials and generous salaries?I just deposed them, and I was very restrained in not killing anyone.

Shouldn't they take out their property and protect the families of those who fought to the death and served their soldiers wholeheartedly?
But Zhao Huan understood it, and he activated the privileges of immunity from crime and punishment for the scholar-bureaucrats, so that these scholar-bureaucrats could not only enjoy the privileges, but also fulfill some obligations for the country and serve the country loyally.

These scholar-bureaucrats have put down their burdens!
They only want to enjoy Da Song's preferential treatment, and they don't want to make any contribution to Da Song at all!

Can people really be so shameless?Zhao Huan couldn't believe it was true.

Zhang Shuye, who is Zhao Huan's direct descendant, immediately defended Zhao Huan's injustice, saying: "Li Xianggong's words are a little biased, right? In my opinion, the literati and bureaucrats are not just because of the new policy of officials. The status of warriors has improved, and the families of soldiers are exempted from the Nading tax." , Let the scholar-bureaucrats feel that their privileges have been leveled. And when Li Xianggong abolishes thousands of redundant staff a day, these scholar-bureaucrats feel that their status of eternal salary and preferential treatment has been damaged."

"Enough!" Zhao Huan said, "I don't want to shirk each other here! The imperial court has its own overall considerations when issuing decrees. Could it be that the scholar-bureaucrats deserted the court just because it harmed the interests of the scholar-bureaucrats? Isn't the so-called sharing the world with the scholar-bureaucrats a joke? "

Li Gang didn't care about Zhao Huan's sternness, and he still spoke forcefully, saying: "I am not slandering the official's family policy. On the contrary, I think that the government's decree is good governance when the world is saved. Tokyo's victory is a powerful one. evidence."

"So I think it's not a bad thing for these literati and bureaucrats to leave the capital. The big waves wash away the sand, and those who are eliminated by the sand are all corrupt and despicable people. Those who stay are the real gold and talents, who can serve the country loyally. There are tens of millions of scholars in the Song Dynasty. It can be screened batch by batch to remove the dross and retain the essence, and finally make the court officials look new."

If you can talk, talk more.Zhao Huan smiled.Unexpectedly, Li Gang, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, is also a good at flattering.I just like your serious flattery.

However, Zhao Huan did not lose his sense of proportion because of this, and said: "I have never cared about the scholar-officials fleeing from the capital. But what is worth paying attention to is that the scholar-bureaucrats have fled to the east and west roads of the capital."

"Nanjing?" Zhang Shuye frowned, and immediately made the same judgment as Zhao Huan.

(End of this chapter)