I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 108 Xia Song was defeated, Su Liang was nicknamed Xiao Xiwen
Bianjing City, on Zhouqiao.

Under Bao Zheng's cold gaze, more than 300 businessmen looked helpless and followed the officials towards Kaifeng Mansion.

In the past, if these thorns went to Kaifeng Mansion, the chief officials would have a headache.

Because everyone has a backer behind him.

Either a relative of the clan or a powerful official of the gentry clan.

Whether to release or arrest, whether to give a light punishment or a heavy sentence, all need to consider human relations, which is very complicated.

But Bao Zheng didn't care about this. Everything was in accordance with the "Song Xingtong", showing no mercy and not afraid of trouble.

When Zhao Zhen came to ask for mercy, he dared to fight back.

Bao Zheng dared to do this not only because of his character.

The most important thing is that he is incorruptible, has done nothing bad, and is able to sort out various seemingly messy cases clearly without any mistakes or omissions.

Bao Zheng stood on the state bridge and looked at the workers around him.

"Everyone, please disperse quickly. If anyone is short of your reward, just come to Kaifeng Mansion, and I will seek justice!"

As soon as these words came out, the workers were all excited and felt confident.

Today's reward is definitely gone.

In less than a moment, all the cars, horses and boats surrounding Bianhezhou Bridge dispersed.

This is Bao Zheng's prestige in the hearts of the people in Bianjing.

……

At the same time, in the Privy Council.

Privy Councilor Xia Song was holding a memorial he had just finished and admiring it. He had not written such a memorial so diligently for a long time.

Xia Song became famous for his poems when he was young, and he was once a famous penman in the imperial court.

In his memorial, he wrote in detail about the adverse impact of the merchants' strike on the lives of the people in Bianjing City, listing eighteen items in total, and asked the court to reconsider the strategy of building a market in the southern suburbs.

"Officials are benevolent. If the merchants do not go out on strike, the shopkeepers of inns, restaurants, and tea shops will definitely complain. Some relatives of the clan who are not convinced by the King of Runan County and the Cao family will probably not be able to help expressing their dissatisfaction. Once public resentment boils over, the officials will definitely reconsider!" Xia Song murmured.

He blocked this matter in order to prevent Su Liang, Ouyang Xiu and others from joining forces and admonishing Fan Zhongyan, Fu Bi and other New Deal officials to return.

Once those people return, there will be no place for Xia Song in the court.

At the moment, he doesn't want to become an official.

at this time.

A young man in gray clothes walked over quickly.

"Prime Minister, it's bad, Hong Yide and other businessmen have all been taken to Kaifeng Mansion!"

Xia Song was stunned.

"Did they gather together to beat someone?"

"No."

"Then...why did Bao Zheng arrest them?"

"Bao Zheng suspected that they were suspected of bullying the market, so he... took them all away for questioning. In addition... In addition, Bao Zheng mobilized some merchants to come to the city to supply Bianjing's daily needs. I am afraid that with the ability of Hong Yide and others, he wanted to go on strike. It's impossible to cause panic among the people... it can't be done!"

Xia Song's face was ashen, but he was helpless.

If others knew about Kaifeng Mansion, Xia Song could negotiate with him, but facing Bao Zheng, he would be in vain.

"This...this...this King of Hell, how...how can there be such a stubborn person in the world!" Xia Song was so angry that he gritted his teeth and threw aside the memorial he had just written.

……

When Zhao Zhen and Su Liang learned about Bao Zheng's behavior on Zhouqiao, they couldn't help but laugh.

Acting resolutely and without fear of offending anyone, Bao Zheng is truly the best candidate for Kaifeng Mansion.

This state bridge strike by businessmen.

It ended in a hurry before any water splashed.

Their behavior just represents a small group of opportunistic profiteers.

After more than 300 businessmen went to Kaifeng Mansion, they had a very good attitude in admitting their mistakes. Most of them admitted their mistakes and paid fines, and a small half were beaten with sticks.

……

November seventeenth.

With the participation of Zhongshu, the detailed rules for the establishment of the Nanjiao Market were distributed to various yamen.

The specific plan is——

Architectural drawings will be completed by the end of the year.

It will be officially constructed in February next year, and it is hoped that the southern suburbs market can operate normally before July.

In addition, the southern suburbs market will be built by imperial soldiers dispatched by the Privy Council, and the work will be jointly supervised by Zhongshu Province and Kaifeng Prefecture.

Zhao Yunrang and Cao Ji will also be named supervisors.

The task of the two of them is naturally to prevent some relatives from the clan from causing trouble.

When Xia Song saw one of the detailed rules of the southern suburbs market, his face darkened instantly.

"Deploy 8000 people from the Fourth Army to assist craftsmen in building the southern suburbs market? This...whose idea was this? Isn't this nonsense?"

Xia Song looked at the clerk on the side and glared: "Go and check quickly. Who suggested to the officials that the Fourth Army be deployed to build the southern suburbs market?"

"Yes." The scribe quickly ran outside.

"Oh!"

Xia Song picked up the porcelain bottle on the side and smashed it into pieces.

He said angrily: "You are bullying others too much. You are bullying others too much. You even bullied me, the Privy Council!"

The reason why Xia Song was so angry.

This is because the Fourth Army is not an ordinary branch of the Forbidden Army.

The Song Dynasty adopted a recruitment system, and the forbidden troops were all in military camps and trained every day.

The Forbidden Army is divided into two categories: one is stationed in Kaifeng Mansion to protect the capital; the other is stationed at the border and changes its location every two years.

The training will be organized by the three yamen.

The Upper Fourth Army is the best-paid elite stationed in Kaifeng Mansion, the best branch of the Forbidden Army.

The top four armies are the Japanese Army, the Tianwu Army, the Dragon Guard Army, and the Divine Guard Army.

It was built during the Taizong period.

According to the military system of the Song Dynasty, the first army should have about 5 people, and the fourth army should have 20 people.

However, there are only more than [-] soldiers in the Upper Fourth Army, and they are all selected from the best, with height and weight requirements.

The imperial army can be divided into upper army (monthly salary is consistent), middle army (monthly salary is [-] yuan), and lower army (monthly salary is less than [-] yuan) based on monthly salary.

The Shangsi Army, with a monthly salary of one thousand cash, belongs to the Shangjun, so it is collectively called the Shangsi Army.

On weekdays.

In addition to guarding the capital, the Fourth Army of the Shang Dynasty mostly served as escorts for the royal family, envoys visiting foreign countries, and escorting grain supplies. At other times, they were trained in the military camp.

All he did was respectable things.

Things like fighting floods and opening rivers, building government offices, palaces, imperial mausoleums, etc. were all done by the middle and lower armies of the Forbidden Army.

In other words, the Upper Fourth Army is the nobles of the Forbidden Army.

It is also the most important team that demonstrates the performance of Privy Council officials.

In Xia Song's eyes, deploying soldiers from the Fourth Army to build the southern suburbs market was like asking a thousand-mile horse to work at the mill.

It was his Privy Councilor who was slapped in the face.

In less than half an hour, the scribe came back.

"Xia Gong, it was Su Liang, the supervisory censor, who proposed to deploy soldiers from the Fourth Army to build the southern suburbs market. The reason was that 'those who join the army should work hard without complaining and should not be pampered.'"

"This is the briefing for entering the Academy, please take a look!" The clerk handed over the briefing.

The basic content of the memorials submitted by the officials will be listed in the court report so that other officials can understand the political affairs of the court.

"This is Su Liang again. Does he have a grudge against me? This is really too much of a lie. I...I'm going to meet with the officials. You...you go and call the other two deputy envoys." Xia Song was very worried. said angrily.

After a while.

Deputy Privy Envoys Pang Ji and Wen Yanbo came to Xia Song.

After the two learned about this, they were also very puzzled.

The imperial court has 80 forbidden troops. Why do they only use soldiers from the Fourth Army to build the southern suburbs market?
Pang Ji and Wen Yanbo also felt that this was an insult to the Privy Council.

Although the status of warriors is not high.However, as military chiefs, they were naturally dissatisfied when they saw the imperial court ordering elite soldiers to do chores. They couldn't help but feel that Zhongshu was deliberately targeting the Privy Council.

Immediately, the three of them ran towards Chui Gong Hall together.

When Zhao Zhen saw the three chief officials of the Privy Council arriving, he immediately knew what they were doing and ordered them to be summoned into the hall.

Xia Song looked dissatisfied and directly raised his hands and said: "Guan family, I saw that the details of the Southern Suburbs Market stated that 8000 people from the Fourth Army would be mobilized to assist in the construction of the Southern Suburbs Market. I was very puzzled. Our dynasty has 80 forbidden troops. Why do you have to order the Fourth Army alone to do such chores? Doing this will chill the soldiers!"

Zhao Zhen had already made full preparations for the arrival of the three people.

"This is the training report of the Fourth Army for the first half of the year and the total expenditure for the first half of the year that the Third Yamen gave me. You guys should take a look at it first!" Zhao Zhen handed several memorials on the imperial case to the chamberlain.

The Privy Council is responsible for the registration and mobilization of soldiers.

The three yamen, namely the Palace Front Division, the Guards Horse Army Division, and the Guards Infantry Division, are responsible for training troops.

Xia Song and the others had very limited understanding of the training situation of the Fourth Army.

Seeing that the three of them had basically read the contents of the memorial, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but said: "It's called training once a day, but what kind of training is it? The ability has not been developed, but the military expenses are getting more and more!"

Because of the great reputation of the Fourth Army, it was easy to get promoted.

Many aristocratic children who failed to pass the exams would choose to join the army in order to get promoted quickly.

Although he doesn't have much power, he has a lot of money.

The Song Dynasty worshiped literature and suppressed military power, which suppressed the power of generals, but their salaries were very generous.

"I can see from the training that everyone is lazy and pursues form. This is the strongest elite of our dynasty. They have fallen like this, how can other arms be better. Therefore, I want to use this time to build Nanjiao City Let’s gather this opportunity to see if these soldiers of the Fourth Army can endure the hardships? Is there any problem? Why don’t I feel embarrassed and won’t let the soldiers feel cold?”

"If these senior four armies are all armed with wax-headed silver spears, which chills my heart, I might as well get rid of them all! Do you think I am embarrassing you by doing this?" Zhao Zhen asked.

Wen Yanbo stood up instantly.

"Guan Jia, we didn't know the internal reason before and felt strange. Now we see that Guan Jia is here to train the soldiers of the Fourth Army. How can we...how can we object? Building the southern suburbs market is also a kind of training. It is feasible and feasible!"

"I also think there is nothing inappropriate about this method. After understanding the inside story, I also agree!" Pang Ji also said.

Pang Ji and Wen Yanbo both had their own ideas and would not be influenced by Xia Song at all.

When Xia Song heard what the two deputy privy envoys said, he was speechless. He cupped his hands and said, "The officials have thought carefully, and I agree."

At this moment, the images of Su Liang and Bao Zheng appeared in Xia Song's mind, and he was very angry.

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but smile on his face, and murmured in his heart: Su Liang's strategy is indeed effective, but he still has to show his face, tell the facts and get evidence.

……

On November [-]th, Bianjing became increasingly cold.

At dusk, the first snow of this winter slowly fell.

The snow is getting heavier.

At this moment, Su Liang was sitting in the living room at home.

He, Tang Wanmei, and Taoer were gathered around a charcoal pot, scalding mutton.

At this moment, Tang Wanmei is eight months pregnant and will most likely give birth in the first month.

She wanted to eat hotpot mutton, and Su Liang naturally made arrangements immediately.

The three of them chatted and laughed and ate mutton-boiled meat for more than an hour.

After eating, it was already completely white outside, with a full three inches of snow.

This is an auspicious snow.

The people of Bianjing were all very happy and excited.

It snowed all night, covering the entire city of Bianjing.

After Su Liang woke up, he first cleared the snow in the courtyard and then lit up the stove in the house.

After he took out a thick fur coat for Tang Wanmei and told her not to go out, he walked out of the hospital slowly.

Click!Click!
The carriage drove slowly through the snow, making ruts.

And this moment.

The soldiers of the Imperial City Department and the Kaifeng Prefecture's Yamen officials have begun to clear the snow from Xuandemen along the Imperial Street all the way south.

After Su Liang arrived at the Yushitai, the officials had already cleared the snow in the courtyard.

The charcoal stove was burning brightly inside the house, and felts were hung on the doors and windows to keep out the wind and cold.

now.

Sit indoors, drink a cup of hot tea, and read two articles.

From time to time, I look out the window at the remaining snow on the locust trees, and I feel full of happiness.

at the same time.

On the Bianhe River, a group of tracker coolies were braving the cold and clearing away the snow.

Some even had to jump into the icy river water to pull the boats ashore to prevent the boats from freezing in the water and affecting their operation.

This is why countless people rush to become officials.

As long as you become an official, you won't have to worry about severe cold or heat, you won't have to do strenuous work, and you won't have to worry about food, clothing, and clothing.

In such weather, the most lively places in Bianjing are teahouses and restaurants.

For two or three big bucks, you can order a bowl of hot tea in a teahouse and listen to the anecdotes of court officials and strange stories from various states all day long.

If you are lucky, you can hear Mr. Shu give a complete section, and even see a [-]-year-old kabuki perform a musical instrument performance of playing, playing and singing.

At this time, in a teahouse.

A young man with a sharp mouth, monkey cheeks, goatee, and a light gray robe had one foot on the bench and was speaking with gusto.

"Everyone, do you know who is the person who made the greatest contribution to the imperial court's construction of the southern suburbs market?"

"Of course it's Bachelor Bao Xiren!"

The young man in gray robe smiled and shook his head.

"Then...is that Runan County King Zhao Yunrang?"

The young man in gray robe then shook his head.

"Is it Uncle Cao Guo of the Cao family?"

The young man in gray robe shook his head again, and then said: "It's Su Liang, Su Jingming, the supervisory censor of the Censorship Station."

"You may not know that it was this chaotang little firecracker who first proposed the construction of the southern suburbs market, and many of the chaotang's laws in the past two years are related to him."

The tea patrons around him looked curious.

What they like to hear most is the court stories.

In their impression, Su Liang's character, virtue, talent and learning were all excellent, and his success as a young man was really enviable.

The young man in gray robe continued: "Think about it, everyone, the Qizhou Reform, the suppression of land annexation, the imperial examination reform, the official recruitment law, and the current construction of the southern suburbs market by soldiers of the Fourth Army are all caused by this Su Yushi leading."

"Although he is only in his 20s, he has a great voice in the court. Today's Tai Jian, Yushi Zhongcheng Tang Jie, Zhi Jian Yuan Ouyang Xiu, and even Zhi Kaifeng Mansion Bao Xiren all rely on his opinions. Do you know why he has such power at such a young age?"

The young man in gray robe looked around, waiting for everyone to look at him.

He then slowly said: "Because behind this Su Yushi are the two husbands, Fan Xiwen and Fu Yanguo. Do you think the reform has ended long ago? In fact, it was handed over by the two husbands, Fan Xiwen and Fu Yanguo." Su Liang’s hands. Haven’t you noticed that the new laws in the past two years are very similar to the reforms in previous years?”

As soon as these words came out, the tea drinkers around him began to think carefully.

If you think about it carefully, they are indeed very similar.

Fan and Fu's new coup law lasted only a short time, like rain on the ground, which had a huge impact on officials, but it did not have a huge impact on the people.

When most people talk about reforms, they are actually talking about who has gained power in the court, who has stepped down, who has been promoted, and who has been demoted and released.

They have no idea what the actual content is.

Now when everyone heard what the young man in gray robe said, the deepest impression was that Su Liang was not simple. He actually had a backer, and they didn't think of anything else.

However, if some thoughtful people hear these words, it will be completely different.

Officials were very opposed to Fan Fu's reform.

Once they learn that Su Liang is "Little Xiwen", a series of charges will be slapped on Su Liang's head.

The young man in gray robe seemed to be praising Su Liang for his ability.

In fact, he has sinister intentions and wants to destroy Su Liang.

When his words spread out of the teahouse, it was like a long sword or a sharp sword, which could ruin a person's reputation, end his official career, and cause the entire court to be in turmoil.

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