Red House Shoufu

Chapter 254 The Opportunity for Reform Begins Today

"But it's not as serious as you think. The problems in the local guards are more caused by corruption. If you want to rectify the armed forces, the first priority is actually to fight corruption. If you don't solve the problem of the head, change the people today. In a few days, he will be back where he was."

The reform of Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng will eventually fail, and the administration of officials is a very important reason for it.In order to facilitate the smooth implementation of the Reform and New Deal, the two appointed a large number of cruel and corrupt officials, which was a disguised compromise to the gentry.

If the roots are not clean, there will be a situation where there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom.A "Picture of Refugees" is unlikely to shake Song Shenzong's determination to reform. The bigger reason is that in the eight years since the reform, there were too many dirty things in the reformists, which made Song Shenzong lose confidence in Wang Anshi.

The practicability of this joint memorial from the Imperial Academy is not important, what is important is that it gave Lin Shu an opportunity.Since the matter of the local guards will be involved sooner or later, we might as well take this opportunity to remind the emperor first.

Lin Shu didn't tell Wang Huan any more about these things, but only suggested that he put forward a few suggestions for rectifying the local guards at the end of the memorial, such as organizing the army to fight corruption, and governing the soldiers first.

After listening to Lin Shu's suggestion, Wang Huan felt that putting forward relevant suggestions at the end of the memorial was simply the finishing touch, so excitedly he took the notes and went to discuss with his colleagues.

The group of concubines in the Imperial Academy were so idle every day that they finally had the opportunity to shine. They were discussing the opportunity with enthusiasm, and the thickness of the memorial increased rapidly throughout the whole night.

When the Secretary of General Administration received the joint memorial the next day, all the officials on duty were taken aback and hurriedly submitted this strange memorial.

Because there was no great dynasty, although the emperor did not express his opinion after reading the memorial, he rewarded a group of people with a monthly salary in the name of dedication to state affairs in the Imperial Academy.

This incident made the group of "idlers" in the Imperial Academy cheer for joy. Under Lin Shu's deliberate guidance, they had heated discussions on various aspects of the country, such as farmland, taxation, sea trade, and education.

In Lin Shu's words, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world.The Imperial Academy is full of talents, how can we waste our time, and should contribute our own strength to the prosperity of the country.

Of course, the passionate behavior of the Imperial Academy only caused some repercussions among officials who entered and exited the officialdom or kept their original intentions.Several bigwigs in the center smiled and didn't take these seriously.

Some people ridiculed that this group of poor scholars were acting like demons, and some even wrote to impeach the leaders Lin Shu, Wang Huan, etc.

The crime of impeachment is so great that even Lin Shu's eight heads are not enough to be chopped off.However, the emperor demoted the officials of the impeached person, reprimanding him for having no real advice, exaggerating his words, leaving his body as a vegetarian meal, and making no achievements!
He also ordered the Hanlin Academy to appreciate the sincerity of the top and bottom officials of the Imperial Academy, and ordered the Imperial Academy to set up a Jianxian Pavilion, hold regular policy discussions, and give lectures by cabinet scholars in rotation to select talents for the country.

After the imperial decree was spread, the whole capital instantly erupted.At the beginning of the year, the officials who failed to stay in the Hanlin Academy were selected in the hall, and many officials wrote letters one after another, hoping to participate in the policy discussion of the Jianxian Pavilion.

The Jianxian Pavilion incident had been in the capital for less than two days, and a piece of gossip that was even more talked about by the common people was spread in various teahouses and guild halls.

Controlling the county uncle Wang's family, they actually shut out the clansmen who were about to get rid of the pot.If the Second Grandma Lian from Rongguo Mansion hadn't sent food, the poor members of the Wang family would have starved to death on the street.

Compared with such lofty things as Jianxian Pavilion, the common people are still more enthusiastic about gossip stories about Xungui's family.

Of course, this incident was not fabricated out of thin air. It was rumored that on the day of the Rongguo Mansion's big banquet, an old woman was holding her three-year-old grandson and was pushed by the Wang family's servants to the gate of the Bo Wang's house in the ruling county.

Or a kind-hearted person hired a carriage and sent the poor grandparent and grandson to the back door of Rongguo Mansion.After lunch, the Rongguo Mansion sent two carriages, carrying a large amount of food, meat and cloth, to send the old man and grandson out from the west gate, and the carriages did not return to the capital until before the curfew...

It was also said that the fourth son of his second cousin's third aunt's family was working in front of a certain adult. He once heard with his own ears that the second master Lian of the Rongguo Mansion reprimanded the servant who was going to drive the old man away, and then arranged for someone to settle the old man. , And ordered the government to prepare food and other things urgently needed by the elderly.

Of course, the people who spread these news were not only ordinary people, but also many noble relatives and court officials who attended the banquet at the Rongguo Mansion that day.

Wang Ziteng, who came home from the yamen, looked angry, and called for his brother Wang Zisheng who was in charge of general affairs.

Snapped!
As soon as Wang Zisheng entered the study door, the teacup fell on his feet.

"Old man, what are you stuffing up in your head? You've completely embarrassed our Wang family!"

Wang Ziteng's red-headed and white-faced scolding made Wang Zisheng a little baffled. He just woke up from the belly of the wife of the eighth room, and he still hasn't figured out what happened.

Seeing his bewildered expression, Wang Ziteng became even more angry.He was not in the mood to explain the reason for his anger to Wang Zisheng, so he stood aside and waited, and then called his cronies.

"Wang Zhi, please tell the third master how the people in the capital are talking about the Wang family now!"

Wang Zhi bowed his hands and promised, and then he talked about the people in the capital's discussion about the Wang family in detail, and finally he did not forget to conclude: "Third Master, the Wang family has now become a representative of injustice, and the source of this matter is that day. The person on duty should give it a gentle push!"

"Second brother, I really don't know about this!"

Wang Zisheng doesn't have any great skills, and the glory and wealth he enjoys now is all due to the protection of the ancestors of the Wang family and Wang Ziteng.

If Wang Ziteng didn't protect him all the time, he would have been sent to the Shuntian Mansion Prison based on the things he committed.

After hearing the cause and effect of this incident, Wang Zisheng immediately knelt down at Wang Ziteng's feet, hugged his thigh and cried, "Second brother, I really didn't order it, I went with you that day From the Rongguo Mansion!"

"Get up! You're so old, if you make a mistake, it's a virtue, don't be ashamed!"

After Wang Ziteng reprimanded him, he forcibly pulled Wang Zisheng up.He concealed the disgust in his eyes and said: "I put the family affairs in your hands, not for you to do your best. We only have you and my brother left, and the affairs of the court and China are busy, so I don't have time to take care of them." These things. I originally thought that with your help, I would be able to feel at ease, but you... oh!"

With a sigh, Wang Zisheng was startled.He knew that if Wang Ziteng gave up on him, everything he had now would disappear in smoke.

So he hurriedly said to Wang Ziteng: "Second brother, although this matter was not my original intention, it is also because of my laxity. Please give me another chance, and I will definitely handle this matter as soon as possible..."

"What are you going to do? Although the clansmen in Jingxi are beyond the fifth service, those people have shed blood and sacrificed their lives for our family!"

Hearing Wang Ziteng's question, Wang Zisheng was overjoyed, knowing that the second brother gave him a chance.He hastily replied: "Since those clansmen are short of food, let's send enough food there, and send some more meat and vegetable cloth to explain this matter clearly. As for the discussion in the capital, let's find some people to share the food with them." Spread the word..."

Wang Ziteng narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded, this is the only way now.He ordered: "Remember to drive out that door, use slaves to deceive the master, the Wang family can't keep such slaves!"

"Yes, yes, what the second brother said is..."

When Wang Zisheng returned to his room, the humiliation he had just knelt down and begged for mercy made him angry.He called his confidant and whispered: "Find someone to contact the people in Miyun Mountain, and get rid of those poor ghosts as soon as possible! Dare to cause trouble for me, hum!"

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　　I can't stay up late, I will update 5000 words today and continue tomorrow.

　　good night!

　　
　
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