People in the Song Dynasty were lawless

Chapter 371 Already thinking about his temple name
In the morning of October 9th, the re-election of the Constitutional Yuan had begun.

Because the reorganization of the Constitutional Yuan was put on the agenda in October, and was also mentioned during the regular meeting of the prime minister and the emperor in the afternoon, so the specific regulations have been discussed clearly.

Everything went according to plan. On the morning of October 8, Cai Qi and Song Shou resigned, saying that their term in the Constitutional Yuan had ended and that they wanted to resign and return home.

Zhao Zhen used the reason that both of them were still young and granted an additional term of office. This was a special case given by the emperor and did not violate the rule of the Constitutional Yuan that each prime minister could serve a maximum of two terms.

But this also disqualified them from recommending candidates.

After they submitted their resignations and were deprived of their love, even if the re-election officially began, Zhao Zhen asked each prime minister to submit a candidate list and announce it at the court meeting this morning.

So after a night of deliberations, the list had to be submitted this morning.

If a minister wants to enter the Constitutional Yuan and serve as prime minister, he first has to meet the threshold. He must be the chief official of the first-level organization under the Constitutional Yuan and concurrently serve as an alternate minister of the Constitutional Yuan. Only then can he be qualified to be recommended, and then can he be recommended by the current prime minister. List picks.

As the prime minister of the Song Dynasty with unprecedented power, all officials naturally wanted to make progress. But the threshold itself is high and the opportunity is very rare. So there must be some exchange of interests and political allies behind this.

It's early in the morning. After the morning time has been changed, it will be 7 o'clock and it will be bright. There is no need to fill the room with candles as before, which wastes a lot of financial expenditure.

Compared with the ancients who used reed catkins or animal skins to keep warm, today's cotton is much more comfortable. It is also popular among the people. Cotton-padded clothes, quilts and other items have also given people the ability to spend the winter safely.

Because the official system of the Northern Song Dynasty was composed of Shangshuling, Zhongshuling, Shizhong, Taiwei, Taishi, Taifu, Taibao, Shaoshi, Shaofu and Shaobao, which were the first rank.

Later, two institutions, Yushitai and Jiantai, similar to that department in later generations, were added to increase supervision of Song Dynasty officials.

In this way, the grades and functions of officials can be clarified, and their powers and obligations can be detailed. The responsibilities of officials will not be as confusing as before, and the division of powers will no longer be clear.

The group of people below are wearing crimson robes, ranging in color from dark red to light red. These people are the chief officers and adjutants of the first, second and third level institutions of the Song Dynasty. There are more than fifty people with different levels. They are all between the second grade and the fourth grade.

The only genuine person present was Zhao Jun.

This was done firstly to improve the status of the prime ministers in the Constitutional Yuan, and secondly, it almost corresponded to the corresponding levels of future generations.

The few people standing at the front of the hundred officials were wearing elegant dark purple robes. They were headed by a young man in his thirties, who looked quite high-spirited.

There is not even a salary officer to represent the rank.

This group of people is now the prime minister group of His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. They are Zhao Jun of the Zhizhi Zhiyuan, Yan Shu, Cai Qi, Song Shou, Jia Changchao, Li Di, Zhang Shixun and Jiang Tang of the Tongzhi Zhiyuan. Except for Fan Zhongyan of Youyan, one prime minister of the first rank and seven prime ministers of the lower rank were all present.

For example, the weight ratio of the first-, second- and third-level institutions has been increased or decreased. For example, there were only eleven first-level institutions at the beginning, namely the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Police, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Taxation, as well as the Ministry of Rites, Officials, and Soldiers. There are six traditional divisions: , Xing, Hu, and Gong.

In the Chui Gong Hall, due to the early winter, the weather turned cold, so the doors and windows outside were closed, but the room was full of light. Because now the doors and windows in the palace are no longer covered with oil paper as before, but are changed to transparent glass, which is bright and comfortable.

Most of the ministers in the room were wearing silk-padded clothes made of silk on the outside and cotton on the inside.

Zhao Jun actually started from a first-grade position. His official position consisted of title, dispatch and merit-based duties. The title was Song Guogong, the commission was the magistrate of the Constitutional Yuan, and the merit-based position was the governor of the three towns.

Including officials such as Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng who were relatively senior and highly valued by the emperor, they were only posthumously awarded to the first-grade Grand Master and Attendants after their death.

For example, first-rank officials wear purple robes, second-rank officials wear dark red robes, third- and fourth-rank officials wear light red robes, fifth- and sixth-rank officials wear blue robes, seventh- and eighth-rank officials wear green robes, and ninth-rank officials and below wear light red robes. Blue robe.

After Jingyou's officialdom was restructured, Zhao Jun made many subtle changes in the officialdom.

However, these official positions are all additional and honorary titles, which are basically impossible to be awarded while the official is alive.

Now, Dali Temple (Court), Sentencing Yuan (Procuratorate) and Kaifeng Prefecture have been added.

Adjustments have also been made to official levels and official uniforms.

Behind this group of crimson robes is a group of officials wearing blue and green robes. They are officials of lower rank in various departments, but have greater power and can go to court.

But since the Duke's rank itself is from the first rank, he is from the first rank.

After Jingyou restructured the system, he merged the official posts with the dispatches. It was logical that his political academy magistrate became the first-rank official, while the co-president could only be promoted to the first rank.

At this moment, on the dragon chair on the steps above the Chui Gong Hall, Zhao Zhenzhi was sitting proudly on top, overlooking the officials and ministers below.

Yesterday, the news that Zhang Kang and the others had captured Qingtang, Zhuo Luo and Nan had come, and Zhao Zhen had even begun to think about what temple name he should choose in the future.

You must know that the credit for opening up the territory and expanding the territory is second only to the credit for the founding of the country.

Moreover, the successful acquisition of so much territory now means that the Liao Kingdom and Xixia will probably be in the pocket in the future. This is not about expanding territory, it is simply about creating another empire.

After such great contributions, what temple name will he need to reflect his great achievements?
Zhao Zhen felt that if his shameless grandfather hadn't snatched Taizong's position (Taizong was not a full-time second emperor), he would have been able to serve as Taizong in the future.

Isn’t that much better than Sejong Renzong or something like that?
After all, among the four major temple names of "Taigao Shizhong", the ancestral generation is superior to the ancestral generation.

But under normal circumstances, it is impossible to have ancestors. The first is Taizu and Gaozu, who must be the founders of the dynasty.

Followed by the Shizu, Zhongzu and the Holy Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty.

Song Shizu already existed. He was the Liu Song Shizu of the Southern Dynasty hundreds of years ago. Although he was the Liu Song Dynasty and had nothing to do with the Zhao and Song Dynasties, he was still the Song Shizu.

There can't be two Song Shizu in this world.

As for the temple title of Holy Ancestor, which has not yet been chosen by the true emperor, the old Zhao family has already named Zhao Xuanlang, the incarnation of Emperor Xuanyuan, as the Holy Ancestor of the Song Dynasty, and there will be an unlucky Emperor Kangxi, the ancestor of the Qing Dynasty, in the future, so that doesn't work.

Therefore, unless the Song Dynasty was overthrown and he was allowed to continue, so that he could choose a middle ancestor among the ancestral generations, that is, the ancestor of Zhongxing, otherwise the ancestral generation would not be realistic.

In this case, you can only choose among the Zongzi generation.

Among the Zong generations, Taizong has the highest status, followed by Gaozong, and then Shizong.

Pity.

Zhao Zhen was a little bit complaining that his grandfather had robbed him of Taizong. Even if the Liao Kingdom and Xixia were destroyed now, he would only be Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty in the future.

It's really unlucky that Song Gaozong is still Zhao Gou.

And if Song Gaozong is not chosen, then the final choice is Song Shizong, but this cannot reflect his great achievements.

It’s really difficult to handle.

Perhaps in the future, we can discuss with the great grandson to give ourselves a more powerful temple title, such as the first ancestor emperor in the world of divine, cultural, sacred and martial arts.

Zhao Zhen thought with a little excitement. "If something happens, you will report it early; if nothing happens, you will withdraw from the court."

With a high-pitched shout from Wang Shouzhong, the court meeting finally began.

Nowadays, the daily court meeting is no longer about reporting affairs, but about the internal affairs of various departments and reporting the results to the emperor.

Just when Zhao Jun was about to report to the emperor what government affairs were handled by the Constitutional Yuan yesterday as usual, Zhao Zhen took the lead and said with a smile: "My lords, let me tell you some good news."

"The war in the northwest is going smoothly, and our army has captured a large area of ​​Xixia territory. Zhao Yuanhao does not know his own strength. He is a small country, but he dares to challenge the power of the Song Dynasty."

Zhao Zhen was a little excited and said: "This is the way to die. I should encourage the border generals and let them achieve great feats again."

"Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty."

Zhao Zhen knew what fart he was doing when he heard it. He knew that he was happy that the Song Dynasty had finally opened up new territories, so he was the first to stand up and said: "Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, there has never been such an achievement in opening up the territory. Your Majesty's achievements." Still under Taizu."

"Your Majesty's divine power reaches all over the world, and the barbarians from all over the world are convinced. This is the blessing of the Song Dynasty and your Majesty's merit."

"Since your Majesty inherited the throne, our Song Dynasty is now prosperous, and the peace at home and abroad depends on your Majesty. Today, we have such a great virtue, Taizu Taizong has protected us, and it is also because your Majesty has kept a low profile and bided his time, so that we can achieve the merits of the Han Dynasty."

"Xixia is a remote and barbaric land. Our Song Dynasty is extremely kind to allow it to establish a country and become king. However, a few years ago, it suddenly proclaimed itself emperor and attacked our Song Dynasty. Now to attack it is to punish the people."

Everyone praised them one after another. It was not that the officials of the Song Dynasty had no integrity and liked to flatter the emperor, but that their achievements in opening up new territories were indeed extraordinary for the Song Dynasty.

Four generations of emperors have passed since the founding of the Song Dynasty, but neither Zhao Kuangyin nor Zhao Guangyi has regained the entire Han world. Many places such as Yanyun, Longxi, and the Western Regions have not returned, and they are far from the territory like the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, the Song Dynasty was very persistent in regaining lost territory. Song Zhezong risked the reputation of attacking allies to take Qingtang, and also attacked Xixia repeatedly. Song Huizong threatened that whoever regained Yanyun would be given the title of king with a different surname, which proved this point.

Moreover, Song Zhezong only took back Qingtang and achieved considerable military achievements. He can be regarded as a rare and promising leader in the Song Dynasty, and his evaluation is very high. Zhao Zhen not only regained Qingtang, but also took away a large area of ​​Xixia land. His achievements were much greater than those of Song Zhezong.

For a time, the whole court was filled with cheers, and Zhao Zhen felt the spring breeze blowing on his face, smiling from ear to ear as if he had eaten honey, feeling happy in his heart.

"While Your Majesty is happy, I think you don't need to report today. You have to report on the work of various ministries boringly every day. I think Your Majesty is annoyed, and everyone is annoyed too. Less formalism and more pragmatism is the real thing."

Zhao Jun took the opportunity to stand up and said that he was tired of reporting like this every day, but sometimes there was a need to communicate between the ministries and the Political Yuan, the Political Yuan and the emperor, so there was really nothing that could be done.

But since everyone is very happy today, let’s just cancel the reporting program. Anyway, the daily work will be reported to the Constitutional Yuan, and I will tell Zhao Zhen at the regular meeting in the afternoon that there is really no need to repeat it every day.

"Well, let's cancel it then."

Zhao Zhen nodded.

Zhao Jun then said: "There are two major events this morning. The first major event is that I think comprehensive sanctions should be imposed on Xixia and Liao."

"Comprehensive sanctions?"

Zhao Zhen thought of what he had seen in movies and novels, and quickly asked: "Is it the one I thought of?"

"Yes."

Zhao Jun smiled and said: "From today onwards, Xixia and Liao will be blocked and suppressed in many aspects. I want them to prosper and decline and be on the verge of collapse in the next few years."

Zhao Zhen's breathing quickened and he hurriedly said: "It's accurate!"

These words made many of the courtiers below confused.

What the hell?

Comprehensive sanctions?

What kind of sanctions?

"Then I will draw up a charter."

Zhao Jun nodded.

"Forehead"

Fu Bi, Minister of the Ministry of War, hesitated and asked: "I am confused. Can the Supreme Court tell us what comprehensive sanctions are?"

"For the sake of confidentiality, the specific content cannot be known to everyone now, but everyone will understand it soon."

Zhao Jun smiled and said.

In fact, there is nothing to say, just a comprehensive economic blockade.

The Liao Kingdom and Xixia had a brief period of glorious national power before the war began.

For example, Xixia not only took over the trade of the Song Dynasty, but also served as a transit bridge between the Western Regions and the Song Dynasty, so it was full of transactions.

The Liao Kingdom took over the trade between the Song Dynasty and Japan. The specialties of the Liao Kingdom were not only sold to the Song Dynasty by Song merchants, but also sold to Korea, Japan and other countries.

These four countries also sold a large amount of minerals, trees, livestock and other resources to the Song Dynasty as raw material producers, and naturally received a lot of money from the Song Dynasty.

This money was used by Xixia and Liao to purchase large quantities of iron, sulfur and other items, to produce weapons and equipment, gunpowder, artillery and other items, thereby entering the arms race.

However, there are still a large number of Song copper coins among the people.

Once the Song Dynasty blocked trade and refused to trade with the two countries, the Song copper coins of the two countries would instantly become scrap copper, and its value would be worthless.

Moreover, the country will also be in great difficulty due to the lack of basic daily necessities transportation from the Song Dynasty.

It may be an exaggeration to say that the economies of Liao and Xixia collapsed overnight and people's livelihoods were in dire straits, but within a year or two, it was still possible to make their national power plummet.

By then, the Song Dynasty will almost be able to send out all its troops, take Xixia and Liao Kingdoms directly, and take over the territories of the two countries, making Zhao Zhen happy again.

"Okay, let's talk about the second major issue today, what the Constitutional Yuan should choose."

As soon as Zhao Jun finished speaking, the breathing of the ministers in crimson robes behind them all began to quicken.

(End of this chapter)