Song Gexing

Great change

Arlans convened the ministers for discussion and received strong support from many people. It seems that it was because Maliksha's words were too lethal.

The Turks call themselves the descendants of the Golden Wolf, but none of the Turks today is an orthodox descendant of the Golden Wolf, because the Golden Wolf Banner was taken away by the Tang Dynasty.

At that time, the Turks split into East and West Turks. To be honest, there were very few Turkic nobles in the West Turks. The nobles basically stayed in the East Turks and integrated into the Han and other ethnic groups in the northwest.

In other words, the royal family of the Turkic people is gone, and this is probably the reason why the Turkic descendants of the Western Regions have always refused to obey anyone.

Because no one is nobler than anyone else, they have learned the European aristocratic ideas and have a persistent pursuit of blood.

Thinking that they are from the East, the descendants of the Golden Wolf naturally have to understand Eastern civilization, not to mention the awe of the Tang Dynasty in their hearts.

Now that I have the opportunity to study in the Song Dynasty and restore the cultural upbringing of my ancestors, I will naturally become noble in the future.

How the aristocracy came about is not because they have mastered cultural rights. Those who are literate are not necessarily aristocrats, but those who are uneducated are definitely not aristocrats. This principle is common in the East and the West.

The reason why Confucius is revered as a saint is not because his teachings really surpass all other schools of thought, but because he taught without distinction.

It is precisely because of this idea that a large number of untouchables have the hope of becoming nobility. Europeans did not have this idea until the Renaissance, and they learned it from China.

The arrival of Xining's eighth year has not been full of happy events like last year. On the contrary, Zhao Zongshi passed away just after the beginning of the new year.

After receiving the news, Zhao Fang was stunned for a long time, and sighed sadly: "My sister is still young, cousin, why are you in such a hurry!"

In fact, Zhao Zongshi died nearly a year later than in history. However, the reign name was changed, and Zhao Fang himself was confused and forgot what day it was.

It is now 1068. According to history, this year is the first year of Xining. Zhao Xu succeeded to the throne in the first month of last year and changed the year this year.

Zhao Zongshi is only 37 years old this year. It can only be said that the short-lived gene of the Zhao and Song royal family has not changed in him.

This has something to do with his laziness. Since Zhao Fang taught Tai Chi to maintain health, most of his contemporaries have persisted, but Zhao Zongshi has not persisted.

Tai Chi may not really extend your life, but practicing it is better than not practicing it at all. Besides, the medical conditions in the Song Dynasty are much better now, so it should be possible to extend your life span.

This incident once again gave Zhao Fang a warning. While he ordered Zhao Zongshi to be buried with princely etiquette, he called his three younger brothers into the palace and cursed him severely again.

The fourth child, who was only four years old, was so aggrieved that he was about to cry. Cao Minghui held him in his arms and comforted him, but the second and third children had no one to comfort them.

Because Zhao Fang is worried about their health, Zhao Xin is like a greedy cat, he won't listen without scolding, and even Han Xue won't help him now.

In February, Zhao Kai became an official, and Tang Jie succeeded him as the Minister of Household Affairs. But then Fu Bi wrote a letter requesting that Zhao Fang's head hurt.

Fu Bi was not yet old, but he had a foot disease and was limping. Zhao Fang didn't care, but he felt that he was an eyesore, so how could he be a cabinet minister.

Zhao Fang, who couldn't persuade him to come back, had no choice but to agree to his resignation. However, one wave of unrest came after another, and Bao Zheng also wrote a letter to retire.

"Bao Qing, why are you joining in the fun! It's just the New Year, one thing after another, you can't stop!"

As soon as Zhao Fang finished speaking, Bao Zheng said in a deep voice: "I am already 69 years old, and I am not in good health and have low energy. There is no need to cling to power. Wouldn't it be better to make way for a younger person?" "I really don't have enough energy." Already? But you are not yet 70 years old!"

Bao Zheng smiled and said: "The age of 70 is a rule, but I have run out of energy. Do you have to be 70 regardless of reality?"

Zhao Fang was speechless and had no choice but to agree to Bao Zheng's appointment. He was even more shocked to realize that all the capable ministers around him were getting older.

Wang Yaochen is 65 years old, Wen Yanbo is 62 years old, Han Qi celebrates his 61th birthday this year, and Ouyang Xiu is [-] years old. It seems that these veterans are all approaching the age of officialdom.

However, the younger generation of capable ministers have not experienced themselves in appropriate positions, and they and the ministers have neglected this extremely important matter.

Zhang Dun has outstanding achievements, but he has never held an important position in the court. Wang Anshi can be used, but the old man needs someone to check and balance him to avoid being willful in the future.

"Wen Yanbo was appointed as the Second Assistant to the Cabinet, Cai Xiang entered the Cabinet, Tang Jie was transferred to the Ministry of Punishments, and the Minister of Hubu was succeeded by Wang Anshi!"

"I agree with the privy envoy Cheng Kan's resignation, and move right to the privy envoy Cao Yi as the privy envoy!"

"He ordered Di Qing to return to the capital and transfer to a civilian position as deputy privy envoy! Zhe Jizu succeeded him as the Commander-in-Chief of the People's Army..."

Zhao Fang issued three imperial decrees in a row, and the last one was an unprecedented event, which marked that the Song Dynasty could not only transfer literature to martial arts, but also use martial arts to transfer literature.

Of course, this was not something he could decide at once, but a new rule set after debate among the ministers.

Military generals can only transfer to civilian positions if they are above the third rank. Although it greatly limits the way military officers can change their positions, it is still a pioneering work.

It marked that the Song Dynasty completely banned the regulations that emphasized civility over military affairs and returned to the Han and Tang Dynasties. After the news came out, the entire army was inspired.

Regardless of the original system of dividing cultural relics, which greatly improved the status of military generals, civilian officials could transfer to military positions, but military generals could not. It still meant to belittle military generals.

It's different now, and this time it's the status of the civil and military that is truly leveled.

As for those below the third rank, it still seems unfair, but in fact it is not. Because the conditions for joining civil and military officials are different, and the working environment is even different, it is impossible for low-level military officers to transfer to civilian positions.

The right path for civil servants is to take the imperial examination. Officials who are favored to become officials rarely hold high positions, but this is not the case for military generals. It is not impossible for a small soldier to achieve meritorious service and be promoted from the battlefield.

But this kind of people don't know how to govern the local area at all. If they are transferred to civilian positions, they will harm the local people. Even if the senior military attachés are not from the martial arts examination, those who can reach high positions have basically studied.

Di Qing also studied. A person who does not study will definitely have limited vision and structure. It is extremely difficult to become a senior military officer because you only have the courage of an ordinary man.

The three imperial edicts simultaneously triggered major changes in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty. Taking advantage of the transfer, many young officials were transferred to other positions. This was Zhao Fang's comeback and he wanted to train subsequent successors.

Han Qi and others also understood that this was necessary and strongly supported this move. In fact, this matter should be handled by the cabinet as soon as possible, but in recent years, the Song Dynasty really did not have the energy to pay attention to this.

The successive wars have kept everyone in the imperial court very busy. Although Zhao Fang is still as hardworking as a little bee, in fact he has been very busy these years.

Since he ascended the throne, major events have happened every year, either wars or natural disasters. The Yellow River was subdued, but there were still droughts and locust plagues in the Song Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)