Song Gexing

Chapter 190
In the blink of an eye, it was mid-October, and the dust settled two days before the Xiayuan Festival. At the same time, it was the first time that Zhao Fang adjusted his official position and rewarded his ministers after he ascended the throne.

Originally, the new emperor would reward ministers when he ascended the throne, but Zhao Fang delayed it for almost half a year. Of course, this was not decided by him, but by the ministers.

"The imperial edict says: I govern the world with literature, and quell chaos with force. Civil servants use moral laws to restrain the people, admonish the monarch, and govern the people. They are actually the cornerstone of the country! Military commanders and generals defend against insults from outside, and intimidate Xiao Xiao inside. It is the pillar of the imperial court and the main city of the country! Now I use the weak crown to guard the extreme... I have specially appointed Han Qi, Fu Bi, Ouyang Xiu, and Wang Gongchen as political advisors... Di Qing as the privy envoy..."

After the new appointment, Fan Zhongyao changed. He was still a subordinate of Tongping Zhang Zhongshu, but the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council had changed a lot.

Among them, Di Qing finally ascended to the post of privy envoy, and the deputy envoy was Chen Shengzhi, the former Minister of the Ministry of War. It was not that Zhao Fang did not want to change them all to military generals, but that it was unrealistic.

Although the Privy Council is a military attaché yamen, the yamen is different from the army, and its responsibilities are more of a formal document type. This makes many generals unable to hold this position.

But it is obvious that Zhao Fang's appointment this time has undergone great changes. Among them is the transfer of Zhe Jizu to Beijing to serve as a member of the Privy Council.

This difficult decision not only caused a lot of discussion among the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, but also made everyone worried, because it marked a sign that the imperial court was going to reduce the vassal status.

As the contemporary head of the Zhe family, he did not hold military power in Fuzhou, but went to Beijing to serve as a high-ranking official. This had always been the practice of the Song Dynasty to take advantage of Jiedushi.

People were worried about whether it would anger the Zhe family and cause unnecessary turmoil, but Zhao Fang and the ministers forced the resolution to pass.

At the same time, the appointment of the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army was issued, and there was another shock. Bao Zheng actually gave up his position as Zuo Du Yushi and became the Governor of the Military and Government Governor's Office.

As his two deputies, Yang Tian served as the governor's co-president, and Cao Quan signed matters for the governor, which also aroused discussion.

The bigger controversy is that Yu Zuo served as the governor of the pro-military governor's office, and Cao Yi was the governor's co-informant, but the governor signed the letter, which was shocking Liu Congguang.

This is Liu E's nephew and Liu Mei's second son. Although his official reputation is good, what is the Pro-Army Governor's Mansion? It is the most important department in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.

Moreover, Liu Congguang has been implicated by his sister-in-law's natal family in recent years, which is not without influence. Not only was Wang Mengzheng deprived of his official position by Song Renzong, he was also exiled to Guangnan, and the Wang family was ordered not to marry the royal family.

This was a very serious crime for Zhao Zhen to make this decision. You must know that Wang Mengzheng's daughter is Liu E's niece.

But as soon as Liu E died, Zhao Zhen immediately dealt with the Wang family. There are different opinions on whether there was any other reason for this.

Because the biggest crime of the Wang family is that they failed to teach their children well and allowed their two sons to commit many crimes, including murder.

But it was his two sons who later had an irreversible friendship with Su Shi, which inevitably made future generations wonder whether these two people were falsely accused. After all, Lao Su's integrity is worthy of recognition.

How could a person who could make Su Shi look at him in a new light have such bad conduct?

Of course, Zhao Fang appointed Liu Congguang, and ministers could not use this to object. After all, Liu Mei and his son had an excellent reputation.

Liu Mei was very powerful back then, but he was cautious and never overstepped the rules. Even though he was a silversmith by trade and didn't read many books, at least he never used his power to bully others in his life.

Moreover, educating his sons requires them to behave with their tail between their legs. Song Zhenzong has the most say on this point, otherwise he would not have given Liu Mei such great favor.

Zhenzong was by no means a good emperor, but he was also by no means a coward. He was just addicted to Taoism and false fame, and wasted his life. But he really didn't have much to blame in terms of employing people.

Kou Zhun, who had such a devilish temper, also served as prime minister in the Zhenzong Dynasty, and Liu Congde, the brother of the Liu family, died early at the age of only 24. Liu E was still alive at that time.The second son Liu Congguang's character was definitely not bad, otherwise it would be strange that Ouyang Xiu would still be able to associate with him and even write him the poem "It's so happy that Xiangyang people send Captain Liu from Guang to Xiangyang".

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Sigh, you are so happy. I am from Xiangyang. I support my white hair and hug my young grandson.

Welcome Liu Hou and Zhu Lianglun from afar. Liu Hou is young and very pure.

Poems, books and knowledge are like poor scholars, and there are many guests talking and laughing in Zunzu.

In the past, Xingming had good governance, but it still loves its people.

Who can hold my poem in my heart and send my congratulations to the people of Xiangyang in advance?

This is a poem written by Ouyang Xiu when Liu Congguang took office in Xiangyang two years ago. The poem praised him for his good governance when he was the magistrate of Xingzhou and Mingzhou, and the people benefited from him. He congratulated the people of Xiangyang on welcoming a good man. official.

It's just that the official is a good official, and his status is too sensitive. Doesn't Zhao Fang consider his father's feelings? But what outsiders don't know is that Zhao Fang actually asked Zhao Zhen about this matter.

Now Zhao Zhen is very comfortable. He holds his grandson Zhao Yu all day long. Zhao Xin complains so many times that he only has a precious son and his father robbed him of him.

Zhao Zhen of the Liu family agreed with Gaen. Although he was overwhelmed by Liu E in the past, after all, she has been dead for many years and is still his aunt.

Liu E did not actually raise Zhao Zhen. He was raised by Concubine Yang of Zhenzong. She only used the title of aunt to restrain Zhao Zhen to listen to politics behind the curtain.

The Liu family naturally understood that Zhao Zhen and Liu E didn't actually have much affection, and they only had moral etiquette. Therefore, Liu Congguang was stunned when he received the imperial edict.

He was uneasy for several days and was not ready to go to Beijing. It happened that Yu Zuo's family members were passing through Xiangyang when they came to Beijing. The eldest son Yu Xing went to visit him. Knowing that he was uneasy, he persuaded him to put down his worries.

Only then did Liu Congguang calm down and follow the Yu family to Beijing.

The two families are naturally close to each other because they are relatives. Of course, the most important thing is that both families have reserved personalities. As Zhao Fang's direct cousin, Yu Xing is not ostentatious at all.

The two of them have never even met. Zhao Fang's two biological uncles only met them during this enthronement ceremony. If they were a little more public, they wouldn't have their tails raised to the sky.

It is obvious that the Yu family is going to flourish, just look at Zhao Fang's arrangements for the two uncles this time.

Yu You, who had no merit in his career, went to the border for a tour. He was promoted to the title of the only marquis based on his merits in guarding the border without having fought at all, and no one objected.

In addition to Zhao Fang's promotion of his uncle, Yang Wenguang was appointed as the Governor of the Majun Governor's Mansion, Hu Yanshouyong was appointed as the Governor's Tongzhi, and Zhong'e's eldest brother Zhong Hu was transferred to Beijing to serve as the Governor of the Majun Governor's Mansion.

Cheng Kan was appointed as the Governor of the Infantry Governor's Mansion, which made many people dumbfounded, because Cheng Kan was a civil servant, but this old man was willing to transfer to a military position, blinding all the ministers.

The commander-in-chief of the infantry governor-general was Wang Deyong's second son, Wang Xianrong, the former Guozhou regiment training envoy, and the governor-general's signing was Gao Zunyu.

(End of this chapter)