The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 210 Affiliation of the Prime Minister

The prime minister is the emperor's assistant. Since the Qin Dynasty, the prime minister has become more formal, explaining that the prime minister is to assist the emperor in handling political affairs.

You can see how important the prime minister is to the emperor, the emperor's assistant, and the one who helps the emperor.

This position is an extremely important position, and he must be cautious in choosing it indifferently, and there must be no sloppy in the slightest.

The fairy Afan wanted to resign, but he quit. He must find someone, a capable and reliable person to replace him.

As long as people are employed first in politics, now that there is one less person, we must hurry up and find someone to replace him. We have to be cautious.

"Who do you think can take on this important task in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty now, please recommend someone to me."

When talking about serious matters, Zhao Kuangyin called himself "Zhen" in an instant, indicating that what they were talking about was no longer a private matter, but a major national matter.

Zhao Xu was also frowning. He didn't know who was right for him to be the prime minister.

"I really have no idea about this. Have you discussed this with other people? What do they think?"

The prime minister asked Xiang to ask Zhao Kuangyin what your own plan is, and you have to find someone to figure it out. There are some things that you can't make up your own mind at all.

"No, I haven't told anyone about this. You are the first to know about it. Others don't know about it yet,"

It's not that Zhao Kuangyin couldn't believe the others, but he didn't get close to his son. He chose to discuss with his son first.

"Then Fan Zhi doesn't have anyone to choose, he is the prime minister, he always has his own set of ideas, and he always has his own successors."

Since you want to resign, of course, before you leave, you have to recommend someone you can trust with outstanding ability to take your place.

Usually my boss will always ask me when I leave, on the one hand, to respect this old subordinate.

I can't make him feel that once he resigns, he won't be taken seriously. That's not the case. Look, didn't I ask for your opinion?

See who is suitable to take your place, this is respect for you, you can feel the respect for you.

More importantly, he has been in this position for a long time and naturally knows who is the most suitable person to take up this position after he leaves.

I have to admit that this is an advantage that others do not have. This means that without practice, there is no right to speak.

When Zhao Kuangyin heard his son ask this question, he couldn't help but think of the situation when Fan Zhi asked him to retire and return to his hometown.

"Why did Fan Xiang resign and return to his hometown? Don't you want to serve the court anymore?"

After seeing Fan Zhi's resignation memorial, Zhao Kuangyin met alone with the old prime minister who had been hungry for five generations.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is loyal to the Great Song Dynasty, the sun and the moon can be shown, and the old minister also wants to serve the court."

When Fan Zhi said this, his expression was a little lonely.Literati all want to make a career, so they can leave a name in history,

Fan Zhi is also like this, but now that he is resigning from office, he feels in his heart that he has not started well and ended well. This is a lump in his heart.

"But I'm already old and frail, and my eyesight is not working well, sometimes I can see things blurryly, and I almost made a big mistake in my sentence a few days ago.

The minister has been an official since he was young. After several war-torn dynasties, by the time of the Song Dynasty, the old minister was already an extremely talented minister and had reached the peak of his official career.

All this is thanks to His Majesty, the veteran is very grateful, but now that the minister is old and his energy is not as good as before, he is afraid that his reasons will bring unnecessary losses to the court, so the veteran asks to resign.

In addition, the veteran left home to serve as an official when he was young, and he never returned to his hometown because of the war. Everyone pays attention to returning the fallen leaves to their roots. "

Even Zhao Kuangyin has nothing to say about this kind and reasonable rhetoric. You can't disagree with his resignation, right?

He said that he was old and frail, his energy was not as good as before, and his eyesight was not good.

I often make mistakes when dealing with official duties. I resign for the good of Da Song, so please allow me.

In addition, I am old and want to return to my hometown. Where is my root? I want to go back to visit the tombs of my ancestors and fulfill my filial piety.

Filial piety is the root of human chaos. There must be no falsehood. Besides, the country is governed by benevolence and filial piety. First, let me say that filial piety is required. Can you disagree, Your Majesty?

Now that you said that, Zhao Kuangyin had no reason to stop it, he couldn't stop it, and he had no reason to stop it.

"The old prime minister has aged a lot, looking at me makes my heart ache, it's really not forgiving, I didn't expect the old prime minister to be a sixty-year-old man.

The old prime minister has served the imperial court all his life, now is the time to enjoy family happiness, besides, the old prime minister has to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors, I can't stop this, your memorial is approved. "

Hearing that Zhao Kuangyin had approved his memorial, Lao Fanzhi immediately bowed his head to thank him:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for being considerate of the old minister. Long live my emperor."

"Aiqing, get down quickly, and someone will give you a seat." Zhao Kuangyin is also true. The old man has been talking here for a long time. Now that you think about it, asking him to sit down is really a bit inhumane.

It goes without saying that Fan Zhi, who was bestowed with the seat, was very grateful.

"I am gracious to the old prime minister to resign, but I still need to ask the old prime minister for advice on court affairs from time to time. I hope that the old prime minister will not refuse me when the time comes."

"The old minister dare not." Fan Zhi also knew that this was still a joke of the emperor.

"Since the old prime minister has resigned from the position, I would like to ask the old prime minister, who can take over your seat, can you recommend someone for me?"

If you can't just pat your ass and leave, you have to find a prime minister for me, otherwise you will leave.

I haven't been able to find a suitable candidate for a while, and I'm in a mess, and I can't let you go so chic, so you can recommend someone to me.

Although I may not be able to use the one you recommend, it can still be used as a reference.

At the same time, it also shows how much I value you. You see that you have already left, but I still ask you. This is not how much I value you.

Fan Zhi is a person who is mature and refined. If a hair is pulled out, it will be empty. Otherwise, he can always stand in the court and not fall in troubled times. This is his ability.

He understood the emperor's intention in an instant, but he was also able to strike up a conversation:
"Your Majesty, the old minister dare not speak nonsense. This is something that the official department should take care of. It is not within the scope of the old minister's duties. Please forgive the old minister for not daring to overstep."

The meaning of Fan Zhi's words is to show you that I have done everything the emperor should do, and I dare not reach out for things that are not within my scope of responsibility.

You must know that I have been honest and honest during my tenure, and there is no trace of ultra vires.

Still playing tricks on me, I have seen a lot of courtiers like this, and they play tricks on me:
"The old prime minister misunderstood what I meant. I just saw that you have been in the position of prime minister for such a long time, and I know who is the most suitable for this position, so I can refer to it."

": Moreover, assisting the emperor in selecting talents and appointments is also one of your duties as a prime minister. Where is it that you exceed your authority, please do not hesitate to give me your advice, I am all ears."

Zhao Kuangyin's posture is already low enough, which is already giving Fan a lot of face. As long as he is not a stunned young man, he will definitely make the right choice.

How could Fan Zhi, who is familiar with officialdom rules, fail to see this, so he hurriedly stood up and bowed to Zhao Kuangyin:
"Your Majesty, this is a disgraceful old minister. I am ashamed to be an old minister."

"Aiqing doesn't need to be so courteous, sit down quickly." You must show both kindness and majesty to your courtiers.

What he said just now was full of guns and sticks, so Fan Zhi had to express his own point of view. Now that someone shows him favor, he is still not submissive.

"Since His Majesty asked, the old minister has no choice but to say everything, and he has nothing to say. If what the old minister said is inappropriate, please don't take offense at Your Majesty."

"Hey, Aiqing's here is not a court, it's a private exchange between our monarch and his ministers, there's no need to do this, Aiqing can just say it straight."

"Since this is the case, the old minister is presumptuous. I heard that as the prime minister, the old minister should help organize the monarch and appoint talents to assist the monarch.

When the old minister was the prime minister, the old minister observed Zhao Pu, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, Mr. Zhao, who is proficient in governing the country.

Moreover, he is an old man beside His Majesty, and he has enough qualifications to be able to convince the public. Most importantly, he is familiar with government affairs and can handle affairs impartially.

If it is said who is suitable, the veteran privately thinks that Zhao Pu is the most suitable. "

"So Fan Zhi recommended Zhao Pu?" Zhao Xu reconfirmed after hearing what Zhao Kuangyin said.

"Yes, that's what Fan Zhi said at the time, I didn't make any statement, and at the same time I was observing whether this Zhao Pu was worthy of great use.

In fact, Zhao Pu's ability is enough.But as far as I know, he is a bit of a patriarch, so I still have to think about it. "

It is undeniable that Zhao Pu is capable, and Zhao Kuangyin is afraid that he will be corrupt and pervert the law after he becomes prime minister.

According to the information obtained by Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Pu accepted gifts from his subordinates privately on weekdays, which Zhao Kuangyin was very worried about.

It is also true in history that after Fan Zhi was dismissed as prime minister, it was Zhao Pu who took the post. Now it has been two years earlier, and nothing has changed.

"I'm not afraid of this, as long as he has talent, as long as he doesn't endanger the security of the country, it's also a matter of reputation. You must know that when the water is clear, there will be no fish.

Besides, if he really did something detrimental to the imperial court, he will definitely not be spared, and he will be ashamed of me. "

Zhao Xu gritted his teeth and said.

"Haha, I forgot, Zhao Pu was your subordinate at the beginning, since you said so, I decided to let Zhao Pu be the prime minister."

Zhao Kuangyin would not make Zhao Pu the prime minister just because of Zhao Xu's few words, but this person did have a certain ability to handle political affairs, which was incomparable to others.

In this way, the candidate for prime minister was determined, but Zhao Pu didn't know that he had already been promoted to prime minister.

　Thirdly, I asked for tickets, recommended tickets, monthly tickets, etc., preferably banknotes haha.Writing today is too uncomfortable. I had an appendicitis operation yesterday, and today I sat down to write and my sweat kept flowing to the wound, so I had to wipe it from time to time. I was depressed.
　　
　
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