This Song Dynasty is different

Chapter 16 The butt decides the head
"Breaking Liu Mi's legs behind his back will prevent those who are watching him from finding a reason to use him. Dragging Liu Mi to the street is a deterrent. This guy is very careful, which is not bad."

The Queen Mother admired Li Xian's method very much.

But she found that Zhao Zhen was a little silent, "What are the officials thinking?"

"I'm thinking that Li Xian's temperament is not that flamboyant. He would rather deal with Liu Mi quietly and give those people behind him a warning. But he did it in such a big way for one purpose."

Zhao Zhen raised his head, "He wanted to tell those people not to attack me. Otherwise, he would break the legs of those thieves."

The Queen Mother was silent for a long time, then suddenly smiled.

She made a counterattack from a singing girl to become the queen mother in charge of the Song Dynasty. She experienced many ups and downs along the way.Along the way, no one protected her from the wind and rain, so she had to rely on herself.

But Zhao Zhen had a good mentor and friend who was planning for him and taking action for him.

The Queen Mother was somewhat envious of her adopted son.

After Wang Zeng learned about this, he sent someone to Li's house to tell him that the fight was good.

Of course, some people impeached Li Xian and said that he committed suicide without authorization.The words reached the palace, and the Queen Mother replied lightly: Did you see it?
When a woman is being unreasonable, it is best for a man to shut up.

The official kept chattering to himself, but the Queen Mother waved her hand and threw the man away to Yazhou.

Hainan was a tourist attraction in later generations, but now it is a semi-barbaric land.

Blessed is that man.

Public outcry.

The prime ministers and assistants were also divided into two factions. Feng Zheng remained silent while Wang Zeng finally made the final decision, "I didn't see it. If anyone does, let him come and find me."

Well, the Queen Mother in the palace was obviously unreasonable, but she didn't expect that Wang Zeng, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, had also changed.

……

"Laifu!" Xinghua loves the puppy very much and carefully prepares dog food for it every day.

But Laifu was particularly attached to Li Xian.

It put its head on Li Xian's shoe and groaned.

"It's so lively."

A guest came, but unexpectedly it was Lu Yijian.

"Prime Minister Lu is a rare guest." Li Xian stood up, "Xinghua went to make tea. Come to blessing, come to blessing..."

After a few days at Li's house, Laifu's butt was so round that it rolled all the way to Lu Yijian's feet.

Lu Yijian smiled and lowered his head, "The puppy is interesting, don't worry about it."

He raised his head and said: "Today, Prime Minister Wang was furious and had a long argument with Cao Li. Cao Li said that you were lynching and should be severely punished. Prime Minister Wang asked him to produce evidence... Cao Li was so angry that he smashed the jade pendant he was carrying."

Why did Wang Zeng protect Li Xian? Li Xian felt that there were two purposes. First, the old man felt that Li Xian could help Zhao Zhen gain a foothold.The second is the recipe for soaking tangerine peel in water given by Li Xian.

This is how people are, if you are good to me, I will be good to you.

It's so easy to come and go, Laifu, you damn...

Laifu tilted his body, raised his hind legs, and peed on Lu Yijian's trouser legs.

Lu Yijian didn't notice until he left the house, his smile was as refreshing as a spring breeze.

Is this person here just to say this?
Li Xian was puzzled.

The next day, the palace servant came and said that the official invited him to the palace.

After entering the palace, the servant who led the way talked a lot, talking about his admiration for the water-melody singer. Li Xian's ears had become calloused recently when he heard this, so he smiled and said, "Do you still want me to Can you sign your name?"

"Here!" The chamberlain magically took out the brush and paper from his sleeves, put the brush in his mouth to moisten it, and handed it to Li Xian diligently.

Li Xian: "..."

Zhao Zhen was in class, and Li Xian was waiting outside the west pavilion door. Mr. Sun inside waved, "Come here."

"Mr. Sun." Li Xian entered the west pavilion, and Zhao Zhen pointed to his side, feeling happy that he had found a friend to suffer with, "Come, sit here."

Sun Shi pointed to his side and motioned for Li Xian to sit there.

This is sir's seat.

Li Xian glanced at the desperate Zhao Zhen and felt very happy.

"With your wisdom, I firmly believe that you have at least a dozen ways to deal with Liu Mi and warn those behind him. But you chose the simplest and most crude way."

Sun Shi took a sip of tea and said, "But you think it's wrong for me to ask the officials to be merciful?"

Li Xian was silent.

"From the beginning of the Han Dynasty, when the gentry clan grew stronger, the emperors could only find a way to balance. In this dynasty, the scholar-bureaucrats were powerful, and the emperors of the past dynasties could only choose to rule the world with the scholar-bureaucrats. National security is the foundation of our Song Dynasty. Once shaken, Do you know what will happen?"

"You want to say that once this power structure is shaken, the official family will be unable to support itself, and everyone in the world will become his enemies, right?" Li Xian asked back.

Sun Shi nodded, "Don't take it for granted that there are not many scholar-bureaucrats, but there is only one emperor, and the country is in their hands. I have said this, that's all. Since you have spoken, let's speak thoroughly."

The old gentleman coughed dryly and smiled when he saw that Zhao Zhen was listening attentively. "In the past, the officials were suppressed too much." He cheered up, "Who are the officials? Scholar-bureaucrats, they are the herdsmen of the officials. They are the ones who control the place. They are also wealthy people. Don’t you understand?”

"Resources." Li Xian said calmly.

Appreciation flashed in Sun Shi's eyes, "Yes, it's resources. Most of the world's resources are in the hands of scholar-officials. In this way, ruling the world with scholar-officials seems to be an injustice to the emperor, but it is the scholar-officials who contribute the most. This is to each get what he needs. "

"You are right." Li Xian nodded, and when the old man was pleased, he said: "Using resources to analyze the power structure of the Song Dynasty and giving the best way to allocate power seems right, but it seems right. I would like to ask sir, why does the emperor govern?"

"Stabilize the country!" Sun Shi said without hesitation.

Ruling the world together with scholar-bureaucrats is the best way to stabilize the country. "But I believe that the purpose of the emperor's governance should be for the people!"

"Scholar-bureaucrats are the people." Zhao Zhen blurted out.

This is poisonous chicken soup!
Li Xian shook his head, "What are the people?"

Zhao Zhen: "..."

"Cows and horses? Or slaves!" Li Xian said: "What was the reason for the collapse of the country in the past dynasties?"

Zhao Zhen said: "The people are in dire straits."

"Why don't people live in poverty?"

Sun Shi found that Zhao Zhen was a little excited and couldn't help but feel worried for no reason.

This is the method of backward reasoning. Zhao Zhen said excitedly: "Natural disasters and man-made disasters."

"Natural disasters can be subsided in the prosperous times, why not then?"

“Officials are corrupt and the treasury is insufficient.”

Li Xian sat upright and said in a deep voice: "Who are the officials? Scholar-officials. The scholar-officials who were supposed to stabilize the dynasty turned into thieves poaching. So, what would happen if the emperor went beyond the scholar-officials and targeted the lower class people in his administration?"

Sun Shi was shocked, "This statement is totally ridiculous!"

This is the position that determines the butt... Li Xian glanced at Sun Shi and said, "Then, should we just sit back and watch these scholar-bureaucrats poach the Song Dynasty?"

The ultimate failure of Qingli's New Deal and Wang Anshi's Reform was because of the scholar-bureaucrats.Then the internal fighting lasted for many years and became a major factor in bringing down the Northern Song Dynasty.

Zhao Zhen said softly: "The emperor targeted the people at the bottom of his administration..."

"The butt determines the head!".At this time, an internal servant came in from outside and said, "Li Langjun, the Queen Mother has summoned you." Li Xian stood up, nodded to Sun Shi, and said to Zhao Zhen, "Consider this sentence carefully."

Behind him, Zhao Zhen murmured: "The butt determines the head. In other words, where I sit determines the goal of my governance. If I sit next to the scholar-bureaucrats, I will naturally use them to govern. First. What if I sit on the side of the people?"

……

At the Empress Dowager's place, Li Xian saw Lu Yijian, a noble son from a well-known family that made people feel like spring breeze. He smiled at him and then left.

Li Xian saw a hint of ridicule in the Queen Mother's eyes, and his mind was shocked.

prime minister!

Feng Zheng is in failing health and will definitely retire within this year.After he steps down, the vacant position of prime minister will trigger competition among the prime ministers.

Lu Yijian went to Li's house to send a message inexplicably. He expressed his admiration for Wang Zeng both inside and outside the words. He wanted to use him to show his goodwill and paralyze Wang Zeng.

Sure enough, those who can leave their names in history are not lucky.

But looking at the Queen Mother's appearance, it was clear that she knew all of this.

The Queen Mother turned her attention to Li Xian, "I heard that you are not married yet?"

It's not about getting married... Li Xian's heart rang with alarm bells, "Yes, but my father used the student's birthday and horoscope to ask someone to read it, saying that it was not appropriate to get married early."

The Queen Mother looked at him noncommittally, which sent chills down Li Xian's spine, and she was worried that the old lady would say: "I have a young girl like a flower in my family, who is just right for you."

"The officials have been trapped in the palace for many years and are full of complaints. It just so happens that the Wei family said that they found auspiciousness, and I am going to let the officials go and have a look, which can be regarded as a way to relax."

Zhao Zhen didn't want to leave, and the Queen Mother just snorted coldly. He had to pack his bags, and then left Bianjing City with Li Xian under the escort of more than a hundred riders.

Just after leaving Bianjing City, Li Xian saw Zhao Zhen turning around from time to time and said, "How about going back?"

"I dare not." Zhao Zhen shook his head and whispered: "Brother Guoan, does he know why the eldest lady asked me to come out?"

Li Xian shook his head, he really didn't know this.

"Feng Zheng is begging for his body." Zhao Zhen lamented: "The eldest lady said she should let him hold on for a while longer."

The prime ministers and assistants were all old foxes. They found something was wrong with Feng Zheng and started to operate.

"The storm in Bianjing will be very big recently. The eldest lady is asking us to come out to avoid the limelight." Zhao Zhen did not have the consciousness to be the protagonist. In Li Xian's eyes, Zhao Zhen at this moment did not have the ability to control the Song Dynasty at all.

Compared with the Queen Mother, she is far behind.

The two of them arrived at Weishi leisurely. Before entering the city, they saw colorful flags fluttering at the top of the city and the sound of gongs and drums.

"What's going on?" Zhao Zhen asked in confusion.

Someone went to inquire about it and came back and said, "Mr. Wei found Xiang Rui, a bronze man. The county magistrate Ma You invited monks and Taoist priests to perform rituals to welcome Xiang Rui!"

This is the legacy of Zhenzong.

Zhenzong's good ghosts and gods are auspicious, and the officials below use this as a way to advance.

But this was during the reign of the Queen Mother. Did Yo Ma drink too much?
Li Xian and Zhao Zhen looked at each other, both confused.

Zhao Zhen asked: "There are so many bronze figures, why do Wei's bronze figures become auspicious?"

"There is a word written on the bronze figure."

"What word?"

"Liu!"

The Queen Mother's surname is Liu.

Zhao Zhen looked pale.

Li Xian was shocked.

(End of this chapter)