"Is the emperor going to send imperial envoys to various places to investigate the implementation of the new law?" Shi Miyuan put down the file in his hand, stroked his beard, and asked slowly.

Qian Xiangzu said: "Yes, Wei Jing said in his letter that he had to ask Chu, and Hong Shi accused the new law of being inconvenient and disturbing the people in the early court, causing a controversy, so the emperor sent imperial envoys and officials to visit various places to see what inconveniences there were in the implementation of the new law." ”

Shi Miyuan nodded, he also read Wei Jing's letter, and explained in detail the wave of opposition to the new law in the imperial court. At this time, he also fell into deep thought.

Wang Ju'an said: "My lord, the imperial envoy is about to come to our Jiangxi Road, and we should also make preparations in advance." ”

Shi Miyuan nodded again and said, "Tell the people below tomorrow to stop making trouble, after the imperial envoy of the imperial court comes, no one is allowed to say that the new law is bad." ”

Wang Ju'an was stunned for a moment, and said: "My lord, now the whole dynasty is questioning the new law, looking at this momentum, maybe the court will stop the new law, is it not bad that we are now so clearly supporting the new law." ”

Shi Miyuan shook his head and said, "Stop the new law?" I think this time, Hong Shi and these people are cocooning themselves. ”

Wang Ju'an was puzzled and said, "Why do you want to say that, didn't the imperial court send people around to inspect the new law?" I think it's the emperor's internal and external troubles now, but I'm afraid that he will really have to bend the pressure of Hong Shi and Liang Ke's family to temporarily stop the new law, maybe? ”

Qian Xiangzu said with a smile: "Brother Ju'an, this is a bad word, if you want to stop the new law, you only need to write an order in the Chinese book, so why send an imperial envoy to various places to investigate." In fact, from the very beginning of the implementation of the new law, the emperor's attitude was very clear, and he did not criticize those who spoke out about the shortcomings of the new law, but praised them very much, so as to win more people to support the new law. This is much stronger than the Xining Reform Law and the Sutra back then. In my opinion, the emperor's purpose this time is to take advantage of this wave of opposition to the new law, on the one hand, to find out the shortcomings of the new law itself and make up for it, and on the other hand, to investigate those people who took advantage of the implementation of the new law to engage in irregularities for personal gain. Then there is to see if there are those who are clearly opposed to the new law, not to abolish the new law. It's ridiculous that Hong Shi thought he had succeeded. ”

Shi Miyuan said: "In fact, he took the opportunity of the border emergency to incite local opposition to the new law, and then put pressure on the emperor in the court to cancel the new law." It's not a bad idea in itself. It's a pity that Hong Shi and these people were wrong at the beginning, thinking of killing all the new laws with one shot, knocking down all the officials who supported the new laws, and even Yang Yan and Yue Lin were impeached, which was not a taboo for the emperor. I don't want to think about whose credit the emperor can ascend to the throne, and why should the emperor trust you. And the queens were all personally chosen by the emperor, and after only a few days of marriage, they dared to impeach the abbot. If they really did something wrong, it would be fine, and now it is clear that there is nothing, isn't this obviously looking for the emperor's awkwardness? It's stupid. ”

Qian Zuxiang also nodded, and said: "If Hong Shi, Liang Kejia and others don't aim at Yang Yan and Yue Lin at the beginning, and Xin Qiji, Zhao Ruyu and these people in Needle Village will make a mistake, maybe they can succeed, and then slowly Xu Tu, it is not all hopeless, but it is a pity that this game of chess is good, but let them smash it." ”

Wang Ju'an said with a smile: "Liang Kejia and Hong Shi don't have any great skills, if it is in peacetime, they may be able to do nothing, but at this time, they are powerless to support." ”

Shi Miyuan said: "I'm afraid they won't think so, thinking that the emperor is still young and so foolish." I'm afraid I won't be willing to do this, wasn't Wei Qi recommended by Liang Ke's family for the establishment of Jinghu South Road? This time, Zhang Dechen, the imperial envoy who went to inspect Jinghu South Road, was also a member of their party, and it was not obvious that he had to find a way to make some more trouble. ”

Wang Ju'an was a little puzzled, and said: "Even if they are all their people, then the results of the investigation are naturally not good for the new law?" Doesn't this correspond to the truth of Liang Kejia and Hong Shi? ”

Qian Xiangqi smiled and said: "Brother Ju'an is too honest, do you think the emperor will not see this?" Even if the emperor is young and doesn't have such a deep scheming, then Yang Yan and the others will definitely see it, they must be doing it on purpose, so as to take the opportunity to seize the handle of Liang Kejia, Hong Shi and others, and knock them down in one fell swoop. ”

Shi Miyuan sneered: "So it doesn't matter if they are stupid, they are ministers, and they don't have the ability to govern the country and the country, but they must be able to figure out their intentions and do what they like. But he still clings to peace. If it is placed in the reign of Emperor Xiaozong, it may be okay, because above Emperor Xiaozong, there is still an emperor who can support them. Now is not the time, and if you don't know how to work around, then you can't help it. As a courtier, don't you still want to do it against the emperor? This time, just wait to lose your position. ”

Qian Zuxiang said: "Therefore, as long as the lord must act in front of the imperial envoy to maintain the new law, ensure local stability, and make the imperial court see the effectiveness of the implementation of the new law on Jiangxi Road, he will inevitably be entrusted with important tasks by the imperial court." ”

Shi Miyuan nodded with satisfaction and said: "That's right, so tell the squires below who are still making trouble, let's stop here, I showed mercy to their subordinates when I was clearing the land, if anyone still doesn't know what to do, dare to make trouble in front of the imperial envoy, and ruin my business, but don't blame me for being unkind, I must give them a good look." ”

Wang Ju'an hurriedly said: "Don't worry, my lord, the officials will do it, and they don't dare not know the practice." ”

It turned out that after Shi Miyuan arrived in Jiangxi, although he was fully implementing the new law, he also paid attention to building a good relationship with the local Haoqiang squires, and often showed mercy to his subordinates when he was chasing the land, leaving one out of ten and two, so the Haoqiang squire saw it, and naturally he would repay it with Li, and more cooperate with him to implement other new laws, so although Jiangnan West Road was found to be slightly less land than other places, the implementation of the new law was very smooth.

Shi Miyuan said again: "There are also Wang Shiyong and Xu Bingzhe, you send someone to warn them, don't think that I don't know what they are doing secretly." Solve it for me immediately before the imperial envoy's inspection, and if you show your feet in front of the imperial envoy, don't do it to this prefect.

Wang Shiyong and Xu Bingzhe surrendered to the Jin State when the Jin army invaded the south. Later, after being dispatched by Yan Changzhi, he went undercover under the command of Zhao Kai, King of Deng. However, it is precisely because of this that after Zhao Chen returned to the country, he escaped a difficulty, not only leaving a life, but also hanging up an idle official rank. However, both of them were unwilling to be lonely, and they wanted to make a comeback in one day, because they had some friendship with Shi Hao, so they threw themselves under Shi Miyuan's door.

And Shi Miyuan also wanted to support his own strength, so he gladly accepted them. And to promote Wang Shiyong as the magistrate of Nanchang County, Xu Bingzhe as the new magistrate of the county, both of which are under the jurisdiction of Longxing Prefecture, are important counties. Shi Miyuan also reminded the two of them that at this time, they must be restrained and manage the place for a long-term plan. Nazhi These two people just became magistrates and could still serve the public and honest, but after less than a year, they began to be dishonest again, taking the opportunity of the new law to fill their pockets. was so angry that Shi Miyuan scolded the two of them for not being on the wall.

At this moment, Wei Jing did not rush into the lobby and said loudly: "Master Shi, something is wrong, there has been a civil uprising on Hunan Road. ”

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Just when the Jiankang Imperial Court issued an order to send imperial envoys to various places to inspect the implementation of the new law, Ningxiang County and Xiangxiang County under the rule of Tanzhou on Jinghu South Road successively had villagers resisting the payment of spring taxes and even besieging the county government.

Wei Qi, the envoy of the Jujinghu South Road, said in an official document that the cause of the incident was that he went to the countryside to urge the payment of the spring tax, and some peasant households complained to the officials, saying that the implementation of the new law would strengthen their own burdens, and then the officials who went to the countryside to clear the land were besieged by the villagers, and later developed to the point that thousands of people surrounded the county yamen and strongly demanded that the new law be removed, and the situation was very chaotic for a time. Fortunately, Sun Tao, the governor of Tanzhou, personally went to the two places and comforted him with kind words, which temporarily calmed down the anger of the people and withdrew the siege of the county government. However, he still refused to pay the spring tax. The imperial court was asked not to impose the new law in Tanzhou.

After the official document reached Jiankang, the government and the opposition were shocked again. The popular rebellion is a very taboo thing in all dynasties, and if it is not done well, it will cause turmoil in the court and chaos in the world, which no ruler can take lightly.

Even when Xining changed the law, although it also made people angry and the two parties contended, there was no rebellion among the people and resistance to the new law. As a result, opposition to the new law once again arose in the Jiankang government and the opposition, and countless officials and students wrote to the imperial court one after another, demanding the repeal of all new laws and the dismissal of all officials involved in the new law.

Even the students in Zhongshan Academy also discussed the implementation of the new law, of course, some people opposed it and some people supported it, and there were many debates, and the current stream even overshadowed the academic controversy. Fortunately, Lu Zuqian, Zhu Xi, Lu Jiuling, Lu Jiuyuan and several others were all old in the accident, and they were still calm at this time, and they did not participate in it, and at the same time, they also strictly invited their own disciples, don't do too much. Because these people all knew in their hearts that although the imperial court affirmed that it would not interfere in the teaching affairs within the academy, it did not mean that they could have no scruples in the academy. What can be said, what cannot be said, and when to say it, you must know in your heart.

And in the court can not control so much, Liang Kejia and Hong Shi seized this opportunity, spared no effort to attack the new law, Hong Shi even to the court on a demolition, full of words, (Sese listed the eighteen crimes of the new law, the new law was all reduced to a tyrannical expropriation, mistaken policy to harm the people, and strongly demanded that the court abolish all the new laws.) Zhao Ruyu, on the other hand, confronted him-for-tat, refuting them one by one, not giving an inch, holding that the problems that have arisen at present can only show that there are still loopholes in the new law itself, or that the implementation of the new law by local officials is unfavorable, and that the supervision of ministers in the DPRK and the central government is unfavorable, and these problems are all things that can be gradually improved and gradually resolved, and the new law cannot be blamed for the whole thing.

After the two Huai patrolled around, Han Yanzhi and Liu Heng gradually accepted the new law after seeing the initial effects of the new law in front of their own eyes. Therefore, after returning to the court, he also helped Zhao Ruyu speak. It is believed that it is not appropriate to recklessly stop the new law at this time, but to make a decision after clarifying the reasons. A group of people on both sides helped wave the flag and shout, and they both searched for scriptures, expressed their opinions, and disputed. And Chen Junqing, who remained neutral, didn't know what to do at this time, so he could only be at a loss.

The strange thing is that Emperor Zhao Chen, who has always been the most staunch supporter of the new law, is unusual, allowing the two sides to quarrel endlessly and not making any opinions. After arguing with the DPRK and China for several days, both sides felt bored, and then remembered that if the emperor did not express his position, it would be useless for his people to quarrel fiercely. So both sides turned in unison, asking the emperor to come up with an idea.

Seeing that the ministers were no longer quarrelling, Zhao Chen issued an order to appoint Yang Yan as the pacification envoy of Jinghu South Road, commanding 20,000 forbidden troops, stationed on Jinghu South Road, quelling the civil uprising, and finding out the cause of the civil uprising.

This time, the ministers blew up again, and no one thought that the emperor would suddenly make such a decision. In fact, there was a popular uprising, and it was normal for the imperial court to send troops to quell it, but the Great Song Dynasty has always emphasized literature over military force, and generally civilian officials serve as localities, and military generals are rarely sent.

Therefore, Liang Kejia hurriedly came out of the queue and said: "Your Majesty, the governor of the place has always been a civil official matter, how can you use the military generals, the Jinghu South Road system makes Wei Qi still here, how can you dismiss him rashly, please think twice." ”

Zhao Chen frowned and said, "Isn't it the responsibility of the envoy to make the civil law happen on Jinghu South Road?" What's more, to quell the local riots, is about to use troops, civilian officials may not be competent, Yang Juma had quelled the Manichaean rebellion in Guangnan, and he was the right person. ”

Hong Shi was also busy, and said: "The matter of Hunan Road is different from that of Guangnan, it is just a civil uprising, and there is no riot, not to mention that the rebellious ministers and thieves take the opportunity to make trouble. How can it be generalized, not to mention that the cause of the civil uprising in Hunan is still inconclusive, how can it be determined that it is Wei Qi's fault, and ask Your Majesty to withdraw the order and choose someone else to go to Hunan to investigate. ”

In the end, Zhao Chen made concessions and reappointed Yang Yan as the head of the soldiers and horses on the south road of Jinghu Lake, and led the army into the lake to quell the local turmoil, but he also had the power to investigate the civil uprising. When Hong Shi saw it, he was busy recommending Wang Huai to be the prison envoy of Jinghu South Road, and went to Jinghu South Road with Yang Yan to investigate the cause of the civil uprising.

The prison envoy was in charge of criminal punishment and government affairs all the way, and this recommendation and appointment was understandable, and Zhao Chen could only agree, but he agreed to appoint Ji Weizhong, the governor of the inner government, as the prison army. It was also the practice of the Great Song Dynasty to use the chamberlain as the supervising army, and the ministers did not have any objection to this. So the person who investigated the cause of the civil uprising was decided.

Liang Kejia and Hong Shi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and finally didn't let Yang Yan deal with this matter alone. There's room for maneuver.