The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband! Zheng Lang was a citizen of the Song Dynasty and should contribute to the Song Dynasty. Besides, Zhao Zhen is so important to Zheng Lang, Zheng Lang should take the initiative to solve problems for Zhao Zhen.

But this proposition is too big!

A country's throttling and open source, nearly 100 million people's throttling and open source! As long as you move lightly, how many people's interests can be involved?

Zheng Lang also repeatedly considered some of the gains and losses of Wang Anshi's changes, and some changes could still be promoted. Can you say it? No matter how it changes, conservative ministers like Lu Yijian are mostly opposed, but for radical ministers like Fan Zhongyan, it is possible that they have seen the guiding light in the long night, and they can magnify it infinitely, but they will definitely not be able to implement it. But what has become of him? It will become a leather ball, Lu Yijian and they kicked it over, and Fan Zhongyan kicked it over.

That's it.

No matter how much the little emperor pleaded, it wouldn't help. It can help, but not at this time, there is no prestige, not the prestige at the moment, far from enough! Second, there is no qualifications, three has no status, and fourth, there is no party aid, if it is not the party aid of Lu Huiqing and others, it is self-defeating. I can't say it at the moment, but if I say it, it's worse than the ball.

So he said to Jiang Xing'er: "Go to Changqing Building to book a banquet, I will come back immediately, identify Uncle Tai, and please go to Changqing Building to wait for a while." ”

Dongsong Dynasty Gate Wairenhe Store, Jiang Shop, Zhouxi Yicheng Building, Yaozhang Fourth Store, Ban Building, Jinliang Bridge Liu Building, Caomen Manwang Family, Cheese Zhangjia, Zhoubei Eight Immortal Building, Dai Lou Gate Zhang Bajiayuan Mansion Store, Zhengmen River Wangjia, Li Qijia Store, Jingling Palace East Wall Changqing Building, etc., are the most famous restaurants in Tokyo.

Zheng Lang ordered like this, it can be seen that he has no intention of saying it deeply?

Entering the palace, his eyes glanced at it, he had inserted his feet so many times, and he knew more bigwigs, in addition to a few prime ministers, there were also important ministers like Fan Wei, after all, finance was the main responsibility of the three envoys.

One by one, helplessly, the person present was a thousand feet or ten thousand feet taller than him.

Zhao Zhen asked with a pleasant face: "Zheng Jieyuan, how is this provincial test?" ”

"Your Majesty, it's hard for the minister to say."

"Where's that?"

"If the minister says it is good, it will be good, and if it is bad, it will be bad."

It is equivalent to no answer. But the little emperor looked at his face, he was not very disappointed, he knew that there was, and said: "I sent the Yellow Gate to welcome you, and I have worked hard for you." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't dare."

"You sit."

Zheng Lang sat down honestly.

"Yesterday, I talked to several prime ministers about throttling and opening up sources, and I suddenly remembered that you didn't finish what you said last time, can you say it together."

Can't say enough? No wonder the little emperor was thinking about himself. Zheng Lang regretted that he had inserted too deeply, because he was grateful for the little emperor's trust, and he had said too many things that did not match his identity. said: "Your Majesty, the reason why I can't finish my words is that the minister didn't think about it well and couldn't say it to Your Majesty. ”

"It's okay, after you say it, let the prime minister discuss it, supplement it, and see if it can be implemented." Originally, the finances were tossed because of last year's disaster, and he was very nervous, and when he heard Zheng Lang say that there might be a disaster, the little emperor was very nervous. Rushing to the doctor is the best portrayal of his current mentality.

But the more this mentality, the easier it is to get into trouble, such as Fan Zhongyan later, fortunately, Fan Zhongyan's change, although it is a little broader, does not develop to the point of Wang Anshi. Zheng Lang said slowly: "It's not that the minister doesn't say it, but the ministers think about some strategies, not only to reduce expenditure and open source, but also to change the ancestral legal system." Right and wrong, Your Majesty, but Your Majesty needs great courage and courage to carry it out, let me ask Your Majesty if you are ready? ”

This reminded the little emperor of the time when Liu E died, and Zheng Lang also asked this question, Your Majesty, are you ready to be the emperor? At that time, I laughed at it, but now I can't laugh, the emperor, it's very difficult to do!

"To change the law, you need to work together, work together, Your Majesty, let me ask if the ministers are united in their hearts?"

The little emperor can't speak, and he is also clear about the layout of the court. It's a good thing not to be divided, so why should we be united.

"Your Majesty, changing the law requires a strong minister to be the leader, holding more power, so that the new law can be successfully implemented, once this example is opened, there will inevitably be a powerful minister in the future, the good is the pillar of the country, and the bad can be left for a thousand years. Your Majesty, are you prepared for this consequence? ”

Zhao Zhen couldn't answer any of the three questions.

Zhao Zhen paced a few steps and said, "Zheng Jieyuan, I am only governing the country, why do I have to use the ancestral legal system?" ”

"Your Majesty, please say a word, Qin established the country with the Legalist family, and ruled the country with the Legalist family, so the world was lost. Han punished Qin Zhi, at the beginning of Taoism inaction, and then to be misinterpreted pseudo-Confucianism and true ink to govern the country, so the law and discipline were bad, the outline was often loose, and the relatives first shook in the Western Han Dynasty, rampant in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and there was a rebellion of eunuchs. Therefore, Zhuge Liang and Wang Meng used harshly, but they were called virtuous by the people of the time. The Sui and Tang dynasties punished Wuhu for trampling on the Central Plains, so they revitalized the armed forces, although the territory was broad, but there were also feudal towns and towns, and the disaster of the Anshi Rebellion, which was extended to the five dynasties and ten countries. Why? At the beginning of the founding of the country, a change in the founding of the country, the clothing of the Jews, warm in winter and thin in summer, increased and decreased with the times, advancing with the times, and the country can last for a long time. Your Majesty, the early Song Dynasty was still cold in winter, and you need warm clothes and pleasant clothes, and today, it is still a scorching summer, and you wear the clothes of that time? Therefore, there is no eternal hexagram for easy and no eternal hexagram for each hexagram, and there is no reason. ”

That is to say, there will be a little trouble, but there are no specific interests involved, for the sake of the little emperor's trust in him, Zheng Lang said it in one go.

This statement is very novel, several ministers may not all agree, but not all of them may oppose it, they all quietly listened to him continue: "For example, redundant soldiers, when Taizu Taizong, the country was first established, after five substitutions, everywhere is ruined, the land is vast and sparsely populated, the country is governed by chaos, people have farming, women have weaving, even if the soldiers are used to accommodate the displaced people, how many displaced people can there be. Therefore, Fan Si said that if the southeast transportation is not moved, the country is self-sufficient, and the cost of the army is naturally sufficient. However, there are many people today, the land is crowded, there is a disaster, the displaced people are everywhere, the soldiers have not fought for a long time, the soldiers are not good and the generals are not brave, there is a war, and the number of people makes up for the combat effectiveness, so the soldiers are redundant. Extended to future generations, this disadvantage is even heavier. Your Majesty, at this time, the ancestral legal system will not be transferred, but what? ”

"How?"

Zheng Lang looked at several prime ministers, looked at himself again, smiled bitterly, and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is still young." But since His Majesty asked, the minister has a piece of advice. ”

"Say."

"Give the minister a painting tool first."

This is more novel, what is the relationship between painting and admonition?

Zhao Zhen curiously asked the eunuch to bring up the painting tools, and Zheng Lang asked, "What kind of flower does Your Majesty want your ministers to paint?" ”

"Plum blossoms."

"Whoa." Zheng Lang adjusted the paint and ink, and quickly drew a plum blossom and a branch on the yellow silk. Now his painting art has grown slightly, although a flower and a branch, it actually makes his painting lifelike.

Then he asked, "Your Majesty, what kind of flower would you like to draw this time?" ”

Zhao Zhen said strangely: "Peach blossoms." ”

"Whoa." But Zheng Lang did not re-choose the painting silk, but only made modifications on the plum blossoms. Shengsheng changed a plum blossom into a peach blossom, although it is very similar, but the difficulty can be imagined, and after painting for a while, he reluctantly changed this plum blossom into a peach blossom with ink and paint.

Throwing down the paintbrush, he said: "Your Majesty, governing the country is also like painting, at the beginning of the founding of the country, a hundred wastes were waiting to be revived, and you could paint as you wanted, but after the painting was completed, future generations could only carefully modify it according to this painting." It can't be changed too far. His Majesty asked the ministers to change to peach blossoms, all of which are small-petaled flowers, and they are barely done. If the minister is changed to peony, peony, and lotus, then it has to be like this. ”

He tore off the painting silk at once and said, "Overturn everything and start painting again." ”

This overthrows everything, and several people understand it.

In Zhengjiazhuang, Zheng Lang said similar things to Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, and at this time, in order to deepen the impression of the little emperor, he not only said it, but also made a painting himself.

"The main body of the ancestral legal system cannot be moved, this Song Liguo is fundamental, but it is necessary to make some subtle adjustments, keep pace with the times, this process must be conscientious, like walking on thin ice, so Wei Zheng has said many times that it is more difficult to keep it, or if it is a decree, maybe His Majesty issued it with good intentions, but what about below? Your Majesty, the minister does not talk about the new decree of the country in the future, but only the existing one. Tian Fu, the imperial court decree, Nakata Fu a bucket, less tithe, but what can be produced in the people? Listen to the ministers to count, transfer the branch, the court needs to transport most of the grain to the border, Henanbei, Jianghuai and other places, the people have to have more of this burden, some people are unwilling to pay, the court is also the United States, let the people pay the foot money instead, but as time goes by, the transfer continues, and the foot money has become a new additional tax, the minister's family is in Zhengzhou, Gyeonggi important land, and every year is also paying the transfer and foot money. There is even money for starting a program, money for hiring a boat, and so on. Folding, the products are different in various places, and the imperial court is also a good intention, so that the people can replace it with other things, but the discount in various places is improper, repeated discounting, heavy discount and overestimation, and it has become a new kind of harsh people's tax. Because there are some losses in the process of transportation and storage, the imperial court allows local governments to add one percent of the additional consumption to make up for it. As soon as the decree was issued, there were many names, such as warehouse consumption, provincial consumption, official consumption, scale consumption, positive consumption, and foot consumption, or it exceeded the legal number of times. When collecting taxes, the surface of the Hu and the bucket is deliberately piled high, often exceeding the actual amount by one to three percent, and even far exceeding the capacity of the utensils. There are also additional taxes, survey money, city money, and money money. Or such as the mouth of the endowment, at the beginning of the establishment of the imperial court only in the southern Zhulu outside Sichuan, the first emperor of the fourth year of Xiangfu also issued an edict to abolish it, and replaced it with other light taxes. However, the new tax revenue generation began to be collected, and the old oral taxes were not reduced in the states and counties. Your Majesty, it is inevitable that you want to reform the country and introduce new decrees, but Your Majesty, the ministers dare to ask, can all the officials below listen to His Majesty's edicts and carry out these decrees as they are? ”

The little emperor was dumbfounded when he heard this, and said, "Don't, don't, Zheng Qing, you say slower." ”

It's not a minister yet, the words are out.

Zheng Lang said this paragraph again. The little emperor looked at the big guys blankly and asked, "Zhuqing, will it be like this below?" ”

How do you answer a few big guys?

is the old man Fan, the official sits on this, enjoys how high the salary, and clears his name all his life, and when he left, he also took the sheep by the hand, and made a big incident. Moreover, the petty officials below with thinner salaries.

Zhao Zhen is like being poured a basin of cold water, from the top to the bottom, I pity the poor in order to squeeze out some money and silk, boil and boil through, but how can there be this virtue surname below, muttered: "This dynasty is not thin on officials." ”

Zheng Lang said: "Your Majesty, when people's hearts are not satisfied, but relatively speaking, the greed of officials in this dynasty is much better than that of other dynasties. Your Majesty cannot be bothered by this. But it is precisely the implementation of the officials that is not effective, so every time a new law is introduced, His Majesty must think twice. The greater the action, the more likely it is to hurt the population. Therefore, the minister cannot speak. ”

From beginning to end, Zheng Lang did not say a new law, the little emperor cared for him, but he was a courtier after all, and when it came to his death, Emperor Jing of Han would also kill Aichen Chao. What are you?

"What then?" Zheng Lang's words hit Zhao Zhen, and at this moment, he was almost six gods and masterless, and his heart was in turmoil.

"Your Majesty is wise, the ministers are powerful, as long as you have the heart and the slow correction, everything is possible. But don't be anxious. ”

When I got out of the palace, I was close to my heart, and I almost fell into the pit because I admired the little emperor. I used to warn myself that I couldn't roll too deep, but unconsciously, I was already rolling deeply. sighed, and thought to himself: If you want to be a happy doctor in this life, you probably can't do it!

But it's not without benefits.

Seeing him leave, Song Shou said: "This son has a heart for the world, and His Majesty should use it in the future." ”

If you don't pretend to be the world, how can you see so many shortcomings of the country. If you can't see the drawbacks, you don't know where to start to deal with them. The big one is like a country, the small one is like a family, the big one is a minister, the small one is a doctor, and the surname is almost the same. If a doctor wants to see a patient, he or she must first know what kind of disease the patient is suffering from, and then he can start to diagnose and treat it.

Fan Yan snorted coldly, disapproving, by this time he had not given up his concept, thinking that Zheng Lang was a loyal person. But when it was his turn, he was already doing shameless things further, because of Lu Yijian's recommendation, he moved from Longtu Pavilion to Longtu Pavilion. But he was not satisfied, and begged Lu Yijian to let him enter the East Mansion, but the three envoys were not happy to do it, and wanted to be a prime minister to play first. Lu Yijian saw his talent and did not allow it, so he re-threw himself into Li Di's arms and resented him!

He is not alone, there are also gentlemen who will gradually follow in his footsteps in the future, such as Han Qi, such as Ouyang Xiu, or other famous figures in history.

…… The things out there, as if they don't know.

Generally speaking, the provincial test requires a one-month lock. This process includes the writing of questions, exams, and marking papers, which takes longer later. But not necessarily, some are fast, 20 days or so, and some slow may take more than 40 days.

Batches of examination papers were brought in from the copying office in donkey carts under the guard of the forbidden soldiers.

Several examiners glanced at each other, and everything was silent. First of all, some garbage is brushed off, the process is very cruel, often ten test papers have to be thrown away. It is necessary to know how much effort was spent on each sheet, how much money was paid by the imperial court, and the writing of the scribes. But if you can't rank them one by one, you will be tired to death by several examiners, and you won't be able to complete it in a few months.

With this throw, there are less than 2,000 test papers left, and they can basically be entered into the eyes of these examiners.

In any case, Zheng Lang's test papers are all in it, and if he doesn't even have this ability, it is not worth the glances of the examiners just now.

Then look for it, Zheng Jiazi's familiarity with Jingyi is known. Otherwise, what qualifications does he have to reorganize Confucianism? Therefore, his Moyi and Thesaurus are definitely more qualified. This is less than a quarter. Moreover, poetry is not counted, and Zheng Lang likes to write in ancient prose, and it is a standard ten-paragraph style. In order to figure out the ten-paragraph style, several examiners also made up for it in advance. However, when most of them write their theories, they are still using the prose style, and some are confident that they all use the four-six-point prose style, or use the current sinister style, which is half-ancient prose. According to this re-selection, less than 100 papers remained.

See how much effort has been spent?

Then look at the article, it may not be the best, but a few of the arguments in the solution exam, a few people have read it, and it will not be bad then, and now.

This pick, only about 30 copies remained, and it entered their eyes.

can still choose, Zheng Jiazi is the same as Ouyang Xiu, he has no teacher, so his ideas are novel and bold, so he looked at the more than thirty test papers again, and only nine test papers left made them suspicious. One of the test papers was imposing and the most suspicious. But not necessarily, put these nine test papers aside first, the good ones enter the tenth, and the bad ones are sandwiched between the ten and the hundredth. But the most suspicious one will not be given to the top three, there is too much controversy.

Give one six or seven, Your Majesty will not be unhappy, and the son will not question it. This is the idea of several examiners.

Looking at the nine test papers, several examiners breathed a sigh of relief.

The emperor's favor for the Zheng family, from the predecessor to the current prime minister, is unanimously optimistic, and several examiners can avoid headaches. Pressure!

Then look at the other papers.

It is also necessary to interpret the selection, and it is impossible to cite more than 1,000 jinshi at once. Although before entering the Tribute Academy, His Majesty had repeatedly instructed that he had not taken the exam for several years, and the quota was slightly wider.

So I looked again, continued to look for bones in the eggs, and threw away half of the test papers.

In fact, some of the test papers in this half of the paper are quite impressive. Some people still have some real talents, such as Ding, who met Jiang Xing'er, and her husband Ding Zongchen, who was thrown away again and again under the attitude of the examiner who would rather lack than abuse. But it's not over, it's still far away, look at it from this half of the test paper, and the good ones are put in the first place and fall together. Slightly lower placed in second place, and then placed together. Again, it fell into third place. Most of these can be high school. Then there are some of them, some of them choose the ones that are missing, and they don't fit into the eyes of the law when they look at them again, so they throw them into the garbage again.

Da Song suddenly said "Huh" and said, "Good volume." ”

This happened from time to time in the past few days, and it was not uncommon to see some well-written papers, and several people would come around to enjoy it after reading a lot of garbage, as an herbal tea to improve their mood.

A good paper appeared, and several examiners put down the papers in their hands and surrounded them, not one paper, but three exams, several papers, looked through them, and said after reading it: "This is a loyal elder." ”

Not only are the scriptures and inks standardized, but they are even more standard than their answers, and they are very dignified and calm in both the strategies, although they are written in ancient prose, they are not as cutting-edge as the nine test papers just selected, but the sophistication and the kind of pure atmosphere seem to be rushing to the face. Looking at these strategies, it seems that I am listening to an old Confucian who has read poetry and books, and is teaching his students earnestly.

Zhang Dexiang read it again after reading it: "This is the mistake of Bachelor Liu and Yan Xianggong." ”

To write this kind of article, the age is not too young, at least it is possible to be nearly forty years old, otherwise it will not be able to write such an old article. Then it will not be tested once, at least it is possible to pass the provincial examination of the fifth year of Tiansheng and the eighth year of Tiansheng, the fifth year of Tiansheng is Liu Yunquan's knowledge of tribute, Feng Yuan, Shi Zhongli and Han Yi are both knowledgeable tribute, and the eighth year of Tiansheng is Yan Shuquan's knowledge of tribute, Wang Sui, Xu Zheng, and Zhang Guan are also known tribute. Therefore, Zhang Dexiang said that it was a mistake between Bachelor Liu and Bachelor Yan.

But it's also normal, in the garbage they throw away, there are really no treasures? Therefore, the provincial test is not only talented, but also partly due to luck.

Several examiners who were in favor of the tribute were all in favor of it.

Looking at the other scrolls, Zhang Dexiang shook his head, only this scroll was the minister of the state, so he put it aside. You also have to look at the other papers, "garbage" don't have to look at it, look at the three major test papers selected, this time they are basically high school, except for a very small number of people who have made some serious mistakes or taboos, and interpret them again, the others are only the difference in ranking.

However, in the end, Zhang Dexiang and Da Song couldn't laugh or cry......