I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 9 Firecracker in the court, Bao Zheng and Bao Xiren

The next day.

Su Liang's "One Day Trifecta" is still fermenting.

Court officials have begun to express their views one after another.

Han Qi, deputy envoy to the privy council, Bao Zheng, the supervisory censor, Cai Xiang, the chief admonisher, and Sun Fu, the right admonisher, all supported Su Liang and believed that Taijian was in urgent need of reform.

The imperial censor, Zhongcheng Wang Gongchen, the supervisory censor Liu Yuanyu, and two other officials believed that Su Liang was finding faults in order to gain reputation and ordered Tai Jian to remain silent.

Near noon.

Prime Minister Zhang Dexiang, who has always been reticent to speak, suddenly expressed his stance.

He called these three chapters: Although every word is precious, the exaggeration is exaggerated.

Zhang Dexiang expressed his stance.

Some courtiers who liked to follow the trend suddenly had a direction and formed a faction with Wang Gongchen, Liu Yuanyu and others.

Su Liang was not surprised at all.

Since the Qingli New Deal harmed the interests of many officials and nobles, Zhang Xianggong has been opposed to anything that requires reform.

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Soon, Su Liang's roommate Zhou Yuan also expressed his position.

What surprised Su Liang was that Zhou Yuan actually chose to support him.

But when he thought about it carefully, he understood.

Once the imperial court carried out changes to Tai Jian according to Su Liang's ideas.

Zhou Yuan, who went against what Su Liang said, played every three days, and played trivial matters, would most likely be deposed.

He strongly supports Su Liang. Even if Tai Jian maintains the status quo, he will most likely be fine.

This is the ecology of the Great Song Dynasty Hall.

Most officials' statements on matters are not out of public concern, but instead prioritize personal gains and losses.

Two days later.

Zhao Zhen ordered officials from the three major yamen, Shusheng, Yushitai, and Jianyuan, to go to Chui Gong Hall for court discussion.

As the saying goes, small things are reported in chapters, and big things are reported to the court.

The court meeting showed that the matter had become a big deal.

In the afternoon, Chuigong Hall.

Prime Minister Zhang Dexiang, Vice Prime Minister Jia Changchao, Yushi Zhongcheng Wang Gongchen, Supervisory Yushi Liu Yuanyu, Bao Zheng, Supervisory Yushi Li Xing Su Liang, Zhou Yuan, as well as the Chief Admonition Yuan Cai Xiang and You Si Jian Sun Fu , each wearing official uniforms, came to the hall.

The more humane thing about the Song Dynasty court is that officials can sit down when the court is discussing and playing.

Zhang Dexiang, Jia Changchao, Wang Gongchen and Cai Xiang sat in the first row.

Liu Yuanyu, Bao Zheng, and Sun Fu sat in the second row; Su Liang and Zhou Yuan had lower official positions and sat in the third row.

After a while.

Emperor Zhao Zhen, wearing a maroon robe with a round collar and narrow sleeves, came to the imperial case.

All the ministers bowed their hands and saluted.

Zhao Zhen looked around, took a special look at Su Liang, and sat down slowly.

The ministers also took their seats.

"Recently, the court has been very lively, and I can no longer put down the memorials for my imperial case. Su Jingming wrote three consecutive memorials a day to show off the old and bad habits of admonishment in Taiwan. Is it because he exaggerated or does it really need to clear up the rules and regulations and change the rules? , everyone, let’s discuss it!”

Swish!
Zhao Zhen's voice just fell.

Gongchen, the prime minister in the imperial censor, stood up with a kick.

"In the official family, since the founding of the Song Dynasty, Taijian has been given the power to hear and speak out. Successive Taijian officials have worked diligently, admonishing the monarch, and supervising the failures of hundreds of officials. How did it get into the mouths of some people? Taijian officials But he became the black sheep!”

""Tai Remonstrance Officials Suffering from Sickness" taints the name of Tai Remonstrance, which has the responsibility of making suggestions. If the submission of memorials is called a pathological sophistry performance, then what is the use of Taiwan Remonstrance Officials?"

""Taiwan's Admonishers Harm Things" even regards Taiwan's admonishers as culprits who have delayed state affairs. I would like to ask, do Taiwan's admonishers have the power to make dictatorial government decisions? The ones who make the decision are the officials and their husbands. How can this be wrong? By insulting Taiwan's admonishment and causing trouble, you are clearly questioning the decision-making of the officials and you!"

""Taiwan Admonishment Officials Harm Life" is even more shameless in flattering the master. If everyone in Taiwan is silent, the way of speech in the court is blocked, and the officials are free every day, can it prove that the Song Dynasty is in its prime? "

"Officials, these three sentences are vicious and slander the name of Taiwan's admonishment! What makes me even more sad is that the author is actually an official of Taiwan's admonishment. I have insufficient supervision. I am really sad and can't help myself!" Wang Gongchen is worthy of it! He is the top talent.

His words were coherent and sharp, refuting all of Su Liang's remarks and turning himself into a victim.

Zhijian Yuan Cai Xiang was impatient, so he couldn't help but stand up.

"Wang Zhongcheng, in these three memorials, have you ever asked for silence, never questioned the official decision, and never tried to block the flow of speech? Don't try to confuse the public and accuse me of random charges!"

Cai Xiang hit the nail on the head.

The loopholes in Wang Gongchen's words were suddenly revealed.

He continued: "Today, the problem with Taiwan's remonstrance is that the hearsay memorial has changed its flavor and lost its public spirit. The impeachment memorial is no longer a tool for upright monarchs and ministers to support the country, but has become a reliance on official career promotion. If you are sick, you need medical treatment. , Now that there are problems with Taijian, we must look directly at the symptoms and get rid of the stubborn diseases. I believe that the three memorials of Su Liang, the supervisor of the censor, are not to impeach someone, but to make Taijian better. If today If Taiwan’s remonstrance does not change bad habits, then tomorrow’s remonstrance will be a place for intrigues and corruption among court officials!”

As soon as these words came out, the temperature of the entire Chui Gong Hall seemed to drop to freezing point.

Suffocating.

The mouth of a civil servant is far more useful than the sword of a general.

Su Liang could only feel the murderous aura surrounding him, as if he were on a battlefield with the sound of swords and arrows filling the sky.

At this time, Liu Yuanyu, the supervisory censor, stood up.

"According to Cai Jianyuan's wishes, Taiwan Jian should follow last year's New Deal and make a complete overhaul. Officials like me who have been impeached too many times will naturally have to be eliminated. If you confuse right and wrong in this way, you can't do anything wrong, and you can't do anything wrong." "Everything you do will always be wrong." To correct the trend of admonishment in Taiwan, I am willing to resign!"

Hearing this, Su Liang frowned slightly.

Liu Yuanyu is really insidious.

Cai Xiang was promoted during last year's New Deal. He first mentioned last year's New Deal, implying that Cai Xiang was also a party member.

After that, he showed his merit by having too many impeachment chapters and used it to resign. It was really a good calculation.

The most common way to remonstrate with officials in Taiwan is to resign.

This is almost a sure-fire move for Taiwanese admonishers.

The Song Dynasty never dismissed officials based on words and deeds, and Zhao Zhen would never let him resign.

a time.

The hall fell silent again.

Emperor Zhao Zhen's face also darkened.

Liu Yuanyu thought he had the situation under control and couldn't help but turn around and look at Su Liang.

"Su Jingming, I would like to ask you, who are you referring to in your chapter about the pathological sophistry of some sophisticated self-interested officials? If there is no real reference, your three chapters are nonsense. Talk, just to earn a good reputation!"

Liu Yuanyu was aggressive and his tone was very cold.

Su Liang opened his mouth to speak, but he didn't know how to speak.

At this moment, if he points directly at Wang Gongchen and Liu Yuanyu, without any evidence, it will easily be regarded as revenge for their impeachment a few days ago.

If you can't speak out, you will be even more at a disadvantage.

Just when Su Liang was thinking about what to say, Bao Zheng, the supervisory censor, stood up.

"Liu Yushi, is this a problem? The representative of a sophisticated and self-interested official who is good at pathological performances is you Liu Yushi!"

"Bao Xiren, what you say must be supported by evidence. You are so bad at my reputation, do you still act like a scholar-official who is familiar with the books of sages?"

Bao Zheng smiled slightly and looked at Zhao Zhen on the dragon throne.

He cupped his hands and said: "In the official family, according to statistics, from the beginning of the year to yesterday, Liu Yushi submitted a total of 185 articles. Among them, 68 articles impeached officials and their relatives for improper personal ethics, 55 articles impeached officials for forming cliques for personal gain, and 32 articles The impeached officials were suspected of rebellion, and the other 30 were trivial matters not worth mentioning. According to the investigation, of the 185 articles, 98 of the impeachment cases were wrong, 62 were found to be unsubstantiated, and nothing was done. The remaining The 25 tips are just an afterthought and follow the trend!"

"I have to say that Liu Yushi's number of impeachments is our best advice, but it is self-evident whether it is beneficial and useful to the court. The data I have described can be scrutinized by officials, and I guarantee that there will be no half points. Errors and omissions.”

Suddenly, Liu Yuanyu was dumbfounded.

He prides himself on the sparse impeachment chapter.

In fact, I know in my heart that my Zhang Shu does not have much gold content.

Today I was exposed by Bao Zheng, and I was speechless for a moment.

Cai Xiang, Sun Fu, and Su Liang all looked at Bao Zheng with admiration. Bao Xiren was worthy of being called the great firecracker of Taiwan's remonstrance.

This type of counterattack by throwing away evidence is really powerful, relieving, and very satisfying.

(End of this chapter)