Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

"This matter requires collusion, and the difficulty may be more difficult than reaching the sky."

What Gao Qiu said was right, how could Wang Shoude dare to conspire with others for such a big event as assassinating the Minister of Rites?

What a tempting thing this is, as long as someone reports it, they can make a fortune.

"Then what do you mean?"

Gao Qiu said: "This is a collective acquiescence of Luoyang officials. Although they may not be colluding, they acquiesced and deliberately let the murderer go. This is enough to show their attitude towards the new learning of the court!"

At this time, a voice came from outside: "Your Majesty, Li Chunyou, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, is asking to see you."

"Let him in."

Li Chunyou came in: "I see Your Majesty."

"Exemption."

Li Chunyou glanced at Gao Qiu and just nodded.

Zhao Guanjia asked, "What's the matter?"

Li Chunyou said: "Your Majesty, during the mid-year evaluation of officials, Dongfu has recommended a batch of new Beijing officials."

"Just leave this matter to the Zhengshitang to deal with. I don't want to interfere too much with the affairs of the Zhengshitang."

The appointment of personnel in the Great Song Dynasty was still very polite. The emperor appointed Zai Zhi, and the right to appoint other officials was in the hands of Zai Zhi.

This matter came to the Ming Dynasty, the appointment of officials above the fourth rank was given the emperor's imperial pen, and the appointment of officials below the fourth rank was handed over to the Ministry of Officials.

"Your Majesty, it has been given to the Political Affairs Hall, but there is a little controversy."

"Oh?"

"Many people recommended Wang Shoude, the magistrate of Luoyang, as the Minister of Rites, but Zhao Xianggong did not agree, while Cai Xianggong, Xu Xianggong, and He Xianggong all agreed."

Chapter 429 Undercurrent Surges (Part [-])

Cai Mao, Xu Han, and He Li all agreed.

He Li made a mistake before, and was promoted again to be the servant of the door, and he went to the East Mansion to be in charge of stamping.

To put it bluntly, he is a tool man. To put it bluntly, it is Zhao Ning who uses it to balance the old and new factions.

Xu Han has a straight temper and limited ability, but he has always been known for his public heart and will never play party disputes.

This logic is like Su Shi's inability to play party disputes.

Cai Mao, there is no need to mention it, the leader of the conservative faction.

The three ministers with different positions agreed.

The question behind this is interesting.

Letting a ruler known for his public heart agree to appoint the Minister of Rites, it shows that, at least in public, Wang Shoude has been approved by many people and recommended by most people.

This is also the reason why Zhao Ding did not agree.

Zhao Ding disagreed, obviously because he believed that the recent momentum of the conservatives was a bit too strong, hindering the implementation of the new learning. If Wang Shoude was transferred to the capital and placed in the most important rite department of the new learning as a servant, it would undoubtedly be a disservice to the new learning. A huge obstacle to the promotion of learning.

And the new learning is related to the talent transfer of the New Deal, and it is related to the survival of the New Deal.

The biggest shortcoming of Wang Anshi's reform back then was the extreme shortage of talents for the new law, which allowed a large number of speculators to occupy the main positions of the reform, making it almost difficult to implement the later reform.

Therefore, from the standpoint of a ruler like Zhao Ding, Xinxue is a place for talent reserves.

New learning is successful, and new policies are successful.

This is the deep-seated logic behind the statements made by the chief ministers of the political affairs hall.

In Zhao Ning's view, the forces behind this have indeed quietly formed a huge public opinion network, which is quietly affecting the center of the court.

Here, the impact of the prince's participation in politics cannot be underestimated.

Zhao Ning thought to himself, it seems that the influence brought by the prince's participation in politics is beyond his imagination.

The civil servants of the Song Dynasty generally followed the Confucian benevolence and righteousness.

This is the first and biggest resistance encountered when the new study was launched. The previous fights between the Guozijian and the students of the University of Tokyo were just small frictions.

With the expansion of the promotion of the New Deal, the internal contradictions of the Song Dynasty will become more intense.

The officials of the Song Dynasty recommended several measurement criteria, one is personal morality, the other is political achievements, and the third is their own ability.

Virtue can be faked, and political achievements can be revealed. As for ability, it takes a long time to examine it.

Zhao Ning asked calmly, "What about Mo Chou, what did he say?"

"Mo Shangshu has been feeling unwell recently and is recuperating at home."

recuperate?

He didn't want to offend Luo Jing Rulin, right?

Seeing that Zhao Guan's family was a little silent, Li Chunyou said: "Wang Shoude has a good reputation in Luojing and has achieved political achievements. Many people recommended him to return to Beijing."

"I remember correctly, it was he who wrote the letter recommending the prince to participate in politics?"

"It's him."

"Since the three ministers agree, let's agree."

Li Chunyou was overjoyed immediately, but said calmly: "Yes, I will tell you, and I will leave."

Seeing the back of Li Chunyou going out, Gao Qiu felt cold. He sued Wang Shoude just now. Wang Shoude should be detained immediately, but Zhao Guanjia agreed with Li Chunyou's proposal to promote him to the Minister of Rites.

What is Zhao Guanjia doing?

Want to go fishing?

Gao Qiu sneaked a glance at Zhao Guan's house who was sitting there with a calm expression, and felt that the emperor's heart was unfathomable.

"Officials, is Wang Shoude still under arrest?" Gao Qiu asked tentatively.

Obviously not to be arrested, everyone is about to be promoted to the Ministry of Rites to be a servant, but Gao Qiu's question is not about whether to arrest or not, but to insinuate Zhao Guan's deep-seated intentions.

"First bring the witness to Tokyo for interrogation, and then go to investigate the relationship between Hu Weizhi and Wang Shoude's daughter. You want to investigate one of my ministers of rites, so you have to ask for more evidence?"

Gao Qiu was stunned for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty said yes, I will send someone to investigate."

"return."

"What orders does Your Majesty have?"

"I ask you, are the students of Songyang Academy keen to listen to Yan Shenggong's lectures?"

"No, I have inquired about it. Some students actually want to study at Luojing University."

"why?"

Gao Qiu said: "Because as long as you pass the exam, you will have the opportunity to become an official after you come out. This is much easier than the imperial examination. Now the imperial court has changed the Enyin system to a new examination, and many original Enyin places have been vacant."

"Are there many Confucian scholars who want to study at Luojing University?"

"It should be a lot."

"Go down."

"My minister retire."

New learning is the general trend. As Gao Qiu said, many Confucian students are actually willing to go to Luojing University or Tokyo University.

Confucianism is not monolithic, nor is the human head lumpy.

Opponents are either stubborn or those whose interests have been damaged.

Let’s talk about the measure of converting the grace system to the new school enrollment. The imperial court has a decree. In the future, the children of officials and eunuchs will not be allowed to be an official. They need to go to the university to study and pass the examination.

Just this one move violated the interests of countless people, and there are many officials and families in Luojing, all of whom have favored quotas.

They naturally regard the new learning as a scourge.

Universities in the 21st century are the product of industrialization and cultivate standard talents for industrialization.

Zhao Ning's new learning is to cultivate talents for the Song Dynasty's New Deal, agriculture, handicrafts, manufacturing, military industry, commerce, finance, navigation and so on.

These industries now need a large number of talents, and the imperial examination is far from enough. There are many cases of employment after graduating from the University of Tokyo.

This is the general trend.

Those Confucian scholars are nothing more than the resistance of the conservative group.

Whether one thing can be done, the most important thing is to follow the trend.

Those who obey prosper, those who oppose perish.

Wang Shoude's new appointment will soon arrive in Luoyang.

At the end of August, Wang Shoude was transferred to the capital and directly appointed the Minister of Rites.

On the second day after Wang Shoude arrived in Tokyo, there was an early court.

In the morning court, Zhao Ning also praised Wang Shoude in public, praising him as a virtuous and loyal minister.

When the Zhao official's family praised Wang Shoude, Gao Qiuchu felt cold on the soles of his feet: it is not a good thing to be praised by the official's family in public!

On the evening of August 29th, Wang Shoude called on Cai Mao, Li Chunyou, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Shao Pu, Minister of the Ministry of Households, were there.

"Cai Xianggong, this is a pearl I entrusted someone to get from the Western Regions. It is said that it is a priceless treasure of the Great Food Kingdom. It is rare in the world and cannot be respected."

In this box lies a pearl, shining brightly.

Cai Mao laughed and said, "Bo Lai is so polite."

The people below came over and put away the pearls.

Wang Shoude said: "This time, I would like to thank Cai Xianggong, Li Shilang for his help, and Shao Shilang for his recommendation."

"Brother Wang is all virtuous, and he also sent a letter to recommend the crown prince to participate in politics, and won the respect of the world." Li Chunyou said, "By the way, His Royal Highness asked me to thank you. It is not convenient for him to leave the palace."

"Your Highness is serious. Today, treachery and evil are rampant in the court. We read the books of sages and sages, so we should correct the way!"

Cai Mao said: "I heard that Qin Hui was assassinated last month, and the murderer was a student of Songyang Academy. Do you know about this?"

Chapter 430

"Your official is in Luojing, so how could he know about the affairs of the capital?" Wang Shoude said, "Then Qin Hui did a lot of evil, framed Zhongliang, and aroused the anger of both humans and gods. It is not surprising that someone assassinated him."

Cai Mao asked again: "The assassination case of Li Ruoshui in Luojing has nothing to do with you, right?"

Wang Shoude said again: "Cai Xianggong is doubting the dismissal?"

"This matter has caused a lot of trouble in the court, and Luojing is your jurisdiction, so I just asked casually."

"This matter was definitely not done by the lower officials." Wang Shoude said solemnly.

"It's fine if it's not you. Don't do this kind of thing lightly. If someone catches you, the consequences will be disastrous." Cai Mao reminded.

"Cai Xianggong don't worry, I am a person who obeys the rules." Wang Shoude said.

"Now His Royal Highness is willing to stand on our side, which means that more people are willing to take refuge in our side!" Cai Mao said, "We must not be chaotic at this time, we must wait for the situation to slowly sink, step by step Going forward, we must ensure that the crown prince can achieve political success in the Ministry of Officials, as long as the crown prince can step up step by step, the time for us to fight back against Zhao Ding is just around the corner."

The crowd nodded.

Cai Mao is willing to hold his breath, but others don't think so.

Songyang Academy in August is extremely lively, and the students are immersed in the chicken soup of the saint's blood every day and cannot extricate themselves.

By the end of August, many students had left Songyang Academy.

There were suddenly many people on the streets of Luojing.

At this time, there are only a few days before the Luojing University exam, and there is an undercurrent in Luoyang City.

Early in the morning on the first day of September, many people arrived at Luojing University and stood outside the university.

The examination room inside has been prepared, there are written tests and oral tests.

All kinds of people who came to the scene to prepare for the exam could be seen. Some were dressed luxuriously, some were in coarse linen, some were in ragged clothes, and some even brought farm implements and tools to go back to work after preparing for the exam.

The scene was chaotic, but it was also very lively.

Not long after, some Confucian scholars came, mostly young people, and some elderly people.

They are in groups and powerful.

The leader is a young man, this young man is quite famous in Luoyang, his name is Fu Ting Fang.

His father, Fu Zhirou, is the grandson of Fu Bi. He was a Jinshi in the first year of Jingkang and worked as a secretary.