Lonely non-good minister

After drinking tea, his body became much warmer. Song Chun then talked about his troubles: "The officials responsible for several important positions in the court are old and unable to do their jobs. They have also reached the age when they should retire and return home. In order to To take over the affairs in their hands, the Sikong Mansion selected a number of serving officials based on their political performance, but dismissed several disciples of the Duke's Mansion. This is really difficult to handle."

"Since the selection is based on political performance, it must be based on ability. There is no injustice in being dismissed. The court cannot select talents based on family background but not ability, right?" Song Ce's thoughts were naive and simple.

Song Chun laughed after hearing this: "Although this is the truth, not everyone thinks so. The disciples and former officials of Duke Mu are all over the world. Although there are not many in high positions, they have a huge root system. Duke Mu They also have extremely strong political prestige, so in their eyes, Sikong Mansion’s move will only mean that they are not giving them face.”

"Face? How can the people in the imperial court act based on face? No matter how great the face is, they are still ministers." Song Ce couldn't hide his disgust on his face: "Such a big family is like a bunch of leeches. They don't want to rely on their own ability to climb up. They just want to be ministers." Focusing on managing personal connections, they seem to be good at dancing, but in fact they are embroidering pillows. If you really ask them to do anything, they will only achieve nothing."

"A group of leeches?" This metaphor made Song Chun laugh: "Your metaphor is quite appropriate. Their family is really good at managing personal connections, and the in-law relationship is very good."

Song Ce nodded in agreement: "I have heard that Duke Mu was very good at being an official, and he rose to prominence all the way. He was made a Duke before he reached middle age. For this reason, his daughters all married high, and his sons all married high. When marrying, the in-laws are either relatives of the emperor or civil servants and generals. When it comes to his grandchildren, it is because the eldest granddaughter married the legitimate son of the former prince, setting a benchmark for those who follow. No matter how good the marriage is, there will be no children or grandchildren. He is famous in the officialdom, but he has made great achievements in marriage, so there are many people who are fawning over his family."

"Yes, the strong connections between the in-laws is also an advantage of their family." Song Chun pointed to himself: "Now his granddaughter has become my concubine, and another girl from the collateral line will marry you. Uncle Jiu has made the female members of his family even more popular, and more people want to marry him."

Song Ce pursed his lips slightly: "It's actually not good at all to promote their family like this. People in their family can't climb up based on ability, which means they lack ability. If you promote them like this, it's easy for idiots to take over, and idiots won't consider it. When it comes to national affairs and people's livelihood and suffering, they will only think about their own interests. Once one person climbs to a high position, he will think about pulling others up too. In this way, it will become a party, and the relationship will be very close. It is too It’s easy to influence the situation of the government.”

"Indeed, the nepotism of the in-laws is too strong, which is not a good thing for the court."

Song Ce looked at him: "So the uncle feels embarrassed because he doesn't want to reuse them, but he is also worried about their tricks behind his back, right?"

"It's better to offend a gentleman than a villain. The Duke's Mansion is just a nest of villains, so you have to be wary of it." Song Chun said bluntly: "To be honest, it's not that I didn't put their disciples in good use, it's just that In their opinion, this is not enough, they want to be the only one."

Song Ce frowned and lowered his eyes: "If their family wants to dominate the family, then Mu Liangdi is the shortcut. I heard that the late emperor arranged for Uncle Jiu to marry a girl from the Mu family as a concubine, but he did not decide on a candidate for his main wife. The arrangement of the series was to hope that Duke Mu would marry his granddaughter to Uncle Jiu, but Duke Mu was too late to respond, so the emperor also pointed out Duke Mu's granddaughter to his uncle as a concubine. If this is true, it means that Duke Mu was not optimistic about Uncle Ninth from the beginning, and would rather have his granddaughter as a concubine than as his wife. He only thinks that his uncle can bring more benefits to their family than Uncle Ninth."

Song Chun smiled: "Gong Mu has always been like this, putting interests first. Let's talk about his family and the former prince's family. We have been married for many years. If he had helped the former prince at that time, the former prince would not have jumped over the wall in a hurry. But He didn't, and the reason was very simple. The brothers were too outstanding, and Song Shu could not hold up the wall. Even if they helped the former prince, the throne would not fall to Song Shu, so they gave up. Not only did they sit back and watch the former prince lose, but they also In order to protect himself, he decisively sacrificed his granddaughter when he realized that we could not tolerate the former prince's family. In terms of ruthlessness alone, few people can match it." Song Ce looked at him: "There is a high-married man. The eldest granddaughter of the former crown prince's eldest son is here, but now she is willing to make her granddaughter a concubine. It is said that this kind of courage is not something ordinary people can have. As the saying goes, people who can't tolerate ordinary people should beware the most. If one day Mu Liang Now that I have an heir, I am afraid that Duke Mu will no longer be as loyal and obedient as he is now."

"Are you asking this for Brother Wei?" Song Chun looked at him with a smile. The child's cleverness was really interesting in his eyes.

Song Ce was silent and nodded honestly: "Well, I haven't been with my brother for a long time. I know that he is not outstanding in riding and shooting skills, but he studies hard, has a pure heart, and takes good care of me. My uncle is also a soldier. I'm afraid When my uncle has other children in the future, he dislikes Wei Ge and feels that he doesn’t have the same style as he did back then.”

"If you are not a saint, how can you be excellent in everything? Whether a father is excellent in civil, political, and martial arts is not something that a father should consider. If he can distinguish right from wrong, then when he reaches a high position in the future, there will naturally be capable people who can advise him on conquests in the north and south, so why should he do it himself?"

Song Ce looked obviously relieved: "If uncle said this to his brother in person, he would be very happy. My brother has said it many times, saying that uncle always asked him to follow Uncle Jiu as an example, which put him under a lot of pressure, for fear of letting uncle disappointment."

"Your Ninth Uncle" Song Chun was speechless for a moment. He was really satisfied with Song Yuan. He was both civil and military, intelligent and humble, and it simply fulfilled all his expectations for his heir. But Song Wei was not Song Yuan, so how could he make the same conclusion?

Seeing that he was in trouble, Song Ce hurriedly said: "The Duke's Mansion is so rampant, have you ever thought about checking and balancing them?"

"Of course I have thought about it, but the opportunity is not there. I was born in the military, and my relationship with a family of civil servants is too shallow. It is difficult to find useful talents for a while. If I rashly attack the Duke's government, I will easily fall into passivity, and it will also affect The operation of the imperial court." Song Chun didn't mind telling his shortcomings and difficulties.

Song Ce understood, but had nothing to do. He was still young and could not advise Song Chun. Even if Song Chun made it clear, it could only help him understand the situation of the court.

"It's better to use less of the civil servant family. Although such a big family can check and balance the Duke's Palace, once it gains momentum, there is no guarantee that it will become the next ambitious Duke's Palace."