I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 371 Out of control! The debate on the ranking of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce will be upgraded again

Since the imperial court decided to hold the "Debate on the Ranking of Scholars, Peasants, Industry and Commerce" on March 15th.

The busiest yamen in Bianjing City.

Not Zhongshu, not the pavilion, not the Yushitai, but Kaifeng Mansion.

Some young scholars and scholars, full of vigor and energy, started to argue and argue.

Bao Zheng was unambiguous about this.

Use the cane when you need it, the stick when you need it, and the prisoner when you need it, regardless of the other person's identity.

……

February 18th.

Just as the discussion atmosphere in Bianjing City became more intense.

A sentence suddenly went viral in the streets.

Attacking scholar-bureaucrats and officials is not upright and upright, and they take advantage of the king's salary and fail to share the king's worries. They are actually hypocrites and scornful officials...

He also wrote a confession, admitting that he had been sleeping with prostitutes and had made a gaffe while drunk.

The person who made this statement was a businessman.

During the Zhenzong Dynasty and the early period of the current dynasty, most officials had this idea.

If these words come from the mouth of a scholar-bureaucrat, they are enough to enter the Hall of Knowing Shame.

The businessman replied.

It is said.

But if you say this, you will definitely be in danger of losing your life.

even.

"Solving the problems of the people in Gezhai Village will solve the problems of the people in Gezhai Village."

soon.

These words come from Xu Youzhi, who retired from office five years ago by admonishing officials from the left. He is now seventy-five years old and living in the suburbs of Bianjing for retirement.

Xu Youzhi lived through two dynasties and knew Caizhou in his later years.

What's more, he is already over seventy years old. If he behaves like this, he will only be praised for his physical strength.

For a while.

In a restaurant or tea shop.

When a group of people who opposed "scholars-led" debated with scholars who supported "scholars-led", they all used Xu Youzhi as a negative example.

The court did not care at all if an official engaged in prostitution after becoming an official.

If it were ordinary people, that would be fine, but if an official said it, the matter would become a big deal.

The authenticity of this news has not yet been determined, but it has already spread throughout Bianjing City.

For a while.

A 3,000-word article appeared in Bianjing City, titled: The Shame of Scholar-bureaucrats! Xu Youzhi, a Confucian official in Qingshui.

Although the truth is true, it must not be stated.

After Bao Zheng found out about this, he didn't wait to summon Xu Youzhi.

Many scholars and scholars were scolded to the point where they could not hold their heads up.

Because he was honest and diligent, he served as an official for forty years without any flaws in his performance appraisal. He was praised by Lu Yijian, the former powerful prime minister of the Song Dynasty and the late Taishi, as a "clear-water Confucian official".

in fact.

This incident was like a thunder, which completely exploded in Bianjing City, allowing many people to find a reason to attack the scholars.

Some businessmen who didn't mind the matter even spent money to put four words on the color boxes at the entrance of some main stores and foot shops: merchants, farmers and workers.

The information about this businessman came from his mistress, Cuiyun, a prostitute in Xijier Lane, Cross Street.

The latter hanged himself.

Become the first famous sentence in the Shame Hall.

"No matter how big the affairs of the imperial court are, they are still trivial matters; no matter how small their own affairs are, they are still big matters."

Businessmen are gaining momentum.

Cuiyun told him: Xu Youzhi, who was over seventy years old, kept Cuiyun in a private house for three months in September, October and November last year, and then gave him 200 guan of money and abandoned him.

You may make mistakes if you work diligently, but on the contrary, you will do nothing. By minimizing big things, you can achieve promotion every three years.

The current policy of the imperial court to reduce officials is to lower the status of scholars.

The one who said this.

It can replace the famous saying of Wu Nan, the former magistrate of Dongming County, Kaifeng Prefecture.

In this special period when scholars, farmers, industry and commerce compete for ranking.

After Zhao Zhen learned about Xu Youzhi, he was also very angry.

He was immediately deprived of all his awards, and his words and confession were included in the Museum of Shame.

……

February 20th.

The businessmen were not happy for long.

The scholar-officials in Bianjing City came to an end.

Chongwen Yuan reviewed Zhu Shun's actions and summoned more than ten famous scholars and officials to prepare a joint self-improvement letter.

The so-called self-clearing book is a book that proves one's innocence.

These officials claimed that their moral character had no flaws and could be supervised by the whole people, in order to restore the reputation of scholar-bureaucrats.

……

This afternoon.

Zhu Shun took the lead with more than ten officials to find Sima Guang, the inspector of the pavilion.

It was stated that this move was to restore the dignity of scholar-bureaucrats and to preserve their status in the court.

After being persuaded by all the officials, Sima Guang also signed it.

then.

They rushed to Sansi to find Wang Anshi.

Sima Guang and Wang Anshi are moral models among the young officials in Bianjing City, and they have a good reputation among the people of Bianjing City.

With their support, this self-clearance letter will undoubtedly be more convincing.

"Wang Tuiguan, this matter is related to the future national policy of the Song Dynasty and the direction of the reform of the entire Song Dynasty. It is also a scholar-official of our court..."

Before Zhu Shun finished speaking, Wang Anshi interrupted him.

"Zhu Kaifeng, I don't think this matter has anything to do with the Song Dynasty's political reform. I will not participate in such a mess!"

Say it.

Wang Anshi threw up his sleeves and left, leaving everyone confused.

After hitting a wall in front of Wang Anshi, Zhu Shun and others thought for a while and came to the Yushitai again. If Taiwan's admonishers support this matter, no one will be able to shake Na Shi's status.

Of course, they didn't dare to go to Kaden.

They wanted to take the self-Qing book to Jian Yuan, but Ouyang Xiuneng tore the self-Qing book into pieces and smashed it in their faces.

Isn't this disgusting!
soon.

Zhu Shun and others came to the Yushitai in a hurry.

They talk a lot about the benefits of signing a self-clearance document.

After listening to this, Su Liang said calmly: "Zhu Kaifeng's moral integrity is the lowest limit for our Taijian. If we still need to clean ourselves up in such matters, then we are looking down on our Taijian!"

Hearing this, Zhu Shun and others had no choice but to leave angrily.

Although Tai Jian did not participate, Zhu Shun and others still summoned more than 30 officials to sign the self-clearance document within three days.

This has been since the Qing Dynasty came out.

As if they had weapons, the folk scholars once again trampled the merchants under their feet.

……

February 24th.

Something happened again to the Bianjing merchants.

Shangguan Yun, the silk merchant who caused a dispute over the ranking of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and wrote on the screen of Fanlou, "Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, merchants first, scholars second, workers third, farmers last" was accused of tax evasion, and the amount involved in the case amounted to three Wan Guan.

The specific methods are: hiding goods without declaring them, falsely reporting the value of goods and colluding with commercial tax officials.

This is also a common method used by some unscrupulous businessmen.

As the saying goes, when there is prosperity, there is also loss, and businessmen suddenly became mice crossing the street.

Su Liang was speechless after hearing the news.

The best way to deal with an official is to expose his personal moral flaws and ruin his reputation.

The best way to deal with a businessman is to report him for tax evasion.

These two things happened almost simultaneously.

If someone didn't do it deliberately, even ghosts wouldn't believe it.

In the past few days, the Kaifeng Mansion was settling the case while refuting the rumors. Bao Zheng was so angry that his face turned black.

……

February 26th.

Just when the scholars were proud, Shangguan Yun's affairs took another turn.

He was wrongfully accused of tax evasion.

It was an official who made false accounts to discredit the businessman.

What makes people laugh or cry is——

This kind of reversal was not discovered by Kaifeng Mansion.

Instead, Shangguan Yun spent a lot of money to bribe an official from the Third Division, and finally got a fake account book.

Afterwards, the Kaifeng Mansion discovered that Shangguan Yun had obtained the truth by bribing officials.

As soon as this result came out, Bianjing City exploded.

Tax evasion by businessmen turned into scholar-bureaucrats abusing their power, framing and harming businessmen, and businessmen bribed officials to prove their innocence.

There is increasingly no bottom line.

Such a plot.

It seems to be much better than Goulanwashe's Zaju opera storytelling.

The people in Bianjing were chatting happily.

Papers were flying all over the streets, all about these scandals.

at the same time.

In Bianjing City, a large number of revelations and reports appeared, and many groundless news spread wildly.

Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are hurting each other and are almost becoming enemies!
The public opinion in Bianjing City is getting more and more out of control, and it is like a mess.

Zhao Zhen, who was in prison, was so angry when he saw this chaos that he almost did not lift the imperial case.

He didn't expect that some people could be so mean and spread any rumors.

……

February 29th is a holiday for officials.

Fan Zhongyan and Su Liang met to go fishing in a wild lake outside the city.

After the two sat down, Su Liang asked: "Fan Gong, what do you think of the dispute between scholars, farmers, industry and commerce?"

Fan Zhongyan thought for a while.

"This is part of the reform movement throughout the Song Dynasty."

Su Liang was very puzzled and said: "Do you also have the same idea as Prime Minister Wen, Prime Minister Zhang, and Prime Minister Song? Do you think that by clarifying the ranking of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, the direction of the Song Dynasty's reform will be clearer?"

Fan Zhongyan smiled and shook his head.

"This incident is a bad part of the Song Dynasty's reform, but we have to go through it."

"In all things in the world, hard things are easy to break, but soft things will last forever. The reforms in the Song Dynasty developed too fast, and the status of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce was constantly changing, so this farce was triggered."

"In the past, if you entered the official service through the imperial examination, you could have everything you wanted if you became a scholar-official. But now, if you do business, study skills, and become a landlord, you can still eat and drink without worries, and even live more freely than the scholar-officials. The gap is gradually shortening. This gave rise to this debate..."

Fan Zhongyan stroked his beard.

"Actually, this is not a bad thing. If conflicts break out early, we can solve them in advance. As long as the consequences are not very bad, we can move forward. On the road to reform, some people's interests will always be sacrificed."

"In March, it's impossible for the sun to shine and peach blossoms to bloom every day. Let's see what we can do!"

Su Liang nodded.

Fan Zhongyan's idea is very straightforward, but now he can only try to find ways to deal with it.

……

The third day of March.

On both sides of the Bianhe River, there are long grasses and willow trees sprouting green branches.

Zhongshu Province selected a total of one hundred people from famous scholars, famous businessmen, famous craftsmen, and big landowners from various prefectures to participate in the debate on the ranking of scholars, farmers, industry, and commerce.

at the same time.

The two prefectures and three bureaus also selected thirty people from the four major fields of scholarship, agriculture, industry and commerce in Bianjing City as witnesses.

As for each yamen in Bianjing City, they also need to elect a representative to participate in the debate.

Su Liang naturally participated in the Yushitai.

In addition, there will be fifty writers in the Daqing Hall to record the debate and then quickly pass it on to the people.

all in all.

This will be the largest national debate involving the largest number of people since the Song Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)