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This is the third day that Ouyang Shuo has been in Tianjing City, and the atmosphere in the city has changed.

The demolition site of the Tianwang Palace is in full swing. The precious timber that was removed was piled up on the square in front of the Heavenly King's Palace.

On the square, there have been batches of people inspecting the goods.

Even farther away, the gentry and merchants in the boundaries of Xunzhou County and Zhen'an County were all moved by the wind and rushed to Tianjing City in an endless stream to participate in this auction feast.

Ouyang Shuo got the news and immediately ordered the Department of Commerce to select some of Hong Xiuquan's royal belongings from the dozens of cars of property looted and participate in the auction.

"Remember, focus on private, worthless items for auction."

Ouyang Shuo told the officials of the Department of Commerce.

"No!"

"Also, the price is a little higher, and the publicity is a little more enthusiastic."

"No!"

While cautiously agreeing to it, the officials of the commercial department secretly wiped cold sweats, and had a more intuitive understanding of the rumored "shrewdness" and "careful calculation" of the prince.

Of course, in the mouth of Finance Minister Cui Yingyu, it is directly black-hearted and greedy for money. He is just a grassroots official in the Department of Commerce, and he doesn't dare to be as domineering as Director Cui.

On the other side, in the military camp in the west of the city, there was also a busy scene. The 100,000 Taiping troops are hurrying to pack their bags, and tomorrow they will embark on a journey to the designated place to be reorganized.

As for some undercurrents in the army, after Ouyang Shuo threw out the bait, it was already calm.

The only accident was that last night, Lin Qirong, the general of the local army garrison, was drunk in the restaurant because he was about to travel far away, and then he had to go to the Qinglou alone to find fun.

Because he was drunk, Lin Qirong "accidentally" fell into the river in the city and unfortunately died. It wasn't until the next morning that the scavengers who were cleaning the streets found Lin Qirong's body floating on the water and immediately reported it to the authorities.

According to the appraisal of the yamen, Lin Qirong died by drowning, ruling out the possibility of his killing.

This matter is not over.

Zeng Tianyang got the news, although he felt that something was wrong, but there was no way to verify it. After all, Lin Qirong is indeed addicted to alcohol, and according to the confession of his subordinates, they did drink together last night.

After the end, Lin Qirong left his generals and left alone, and then got the news that he had drowned.

In the end, Zeng Tianyang could only attribute the matter to coincidence.

"It's ridiculous!"

Zeng Tianyang felt very resentful of Lin Qirong's incompetence.

Seeing that something big is expected, but he lost an ally for no reason, how not to make Zeng Tianyang angry. What made Zeng Tianyang even more angry was that he went to test Shi Zhenji's tone again last night.

This time, Shi Zhenji unexpectedly rejected outright, which made Zeng Tianyang stunned.

"Wolf-hearted and dog-lunged!"

In Zeng Tianyang's view, Shi Zhenji's refusal was a betrayal of the Heavenly King.

Zeng Tianyang cursed Shi Zhenji, and his jealousy of that prince was also deeper. Just a simple meeting changed Shi Zhenji's position, how not to make Zeng Tianyang frightened.

"It's a pity that I have no way out, and I will never live up to the grace of the king in this life."

Zeng Tianyang was alone, sighing at the air, his expression was surprisingly lonely.

Perhaps, every "bad guy" will have an unknown past. In fact, from another point of view, in Hong Xiuquan's view, isn't Zeng Tianyang the most loyal and reliable courtier?

Often the positions are different, and the evaluation of people will also go to two extremes.

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Lin Fengxiang's mansion, Ouyang Shuo's study.

After dealing with the two thorny issues of the Tianwang Palace and the Taiping Army one after another, Ouyang Shuo finally had time to inspect and meet with the civil officials of Tianjing City.

And among them, the most valued by Ouyang Shuo is naturally Su Zhe.

Compared with his brother Su Shi's arrogance, Su Zhe is calm and introverted and calm. It is this character that makes Su Zhe go further than his brother Su Shi in the officialdom.

Of course, in their bones, the two brothers have something in common.

Su Shi, a great writer of a generation, once commented on his younger brother.

"The son is better than a servant by the truth, but the world does not know it, but thinks it is inferior. He is deep and does not want people to know about it. Its text is like a person, so the ocean is turbulent, there is a sound of singing and sighing, and its showmanship is indispensable. ”

From this, it can be seen that Su Zhe is low-key and introverted.

Su Zhe's life and scholarship were deeply influenced by his father and brother, and he was known for his prose, especially good at political and historical theory. It was this specialty that was transferred to the Regulations Department of the Third Division by Wang Anshi, who was the prime minister at the time and was bent on changing the law.

Su Zhe has deep insights into the changes such as the "Seedlings Law" implemented by Wang Anshi. It's a pity that Su Zhe's theory ran counter to Wang Anshi's ambitious thoughts at that time, and went to the opposite side of the reform.

Soon, Su Zhe was demoted out of Beijing because of his disagreement with Wang Anshi, and his official road was bumpy.

It was not until the death of Song Shenzong, the accession of Song Zhezong, and the Empress Dowager Xuanren listened to the government, intending to abolish the new law of the Wang Anshi period, that Su Zhe was reused again, and finally became the prime minister.

Subsequently, Song Zhezong was in power, and the New Law School regained power. Correspondingly, Su Zhe, who belongs to the faction that supports the abolition of the new law, has naturally been belittled one after another, and since then, there has been no chance of recovery.

From Su Zhe's life's officialdom experience, we can also get a glimpse of the frequent party disputes during the Northern Song Dynasty.

Due to the bureaucratic system of the Song Dynasty, the literati of the Song Dynasty had a higher status and were the golden age of the political life of ancient Chinese intellectuals, who actively participated in political life.

The political characteristics of the Northern Song Dynasty were mainly characterized by weakness and poverty and frequent party disputes.

Since Fan Zhongyan, the famous literati of the Northern Song Dynasty have almost without exception been caught up in the whirlpool of party disputes, and political turmoil has affected and determined their fate, and has also deeply affected their literary creation.

Su Shi and Su Zhe, two brothers, naturally couldn't stay out of the matter.

Perhaps, it was because he was deeply poisoned by the party struggle and appeared in the wilderness that Su Zhe stayed away from the party struggle in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Between the Heavenly King and the other factions, he has always maintained neutrality and handled government affairs in a low-key manner.

Even during the game between Shi Dakai and Yang Xiuqing, Su Zhe, as the head of the civil officials of the Heavenly Kingdom, has always remained silent. Ouyang Shuo entered the Tianjing City, and Su Zhe simply closed the door.

Until the morning of this day, Su Zhe was personally summoned by Ouyang Shuo.

Previously, when delineating the three county guards including Xunzhou County, Ouyang Shuo did not consider Su Zhe. It's not that Ouyang Shuo is biased against Su Zhe, or that he doubts Su Zhe's ability.

In fact, it is not inappropriate to govern a county with the ability of the prime minister of the Song Dynasty to govern a county. Moreover, during the Northern Song Dynasty, the bureaucratic system was already extremely perfect, and the experience of officials was even greater.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, the affairs of the yamen were complicated, and the requirements for the ability of officials were also higher. Therefore, compared with Bao Shuya and other civil servants of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, in terms of ability, Su Zhe is actually not far behind.

In fact, as early as when he learned that Su Zhe was an official in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Ouyang Shuo thought of a position that was most suitable for Su Zhe, that is, the post of director of the Science, Education, Culture and Health Department under the Administration Bureau.

With Fan Zhongyan's transfer to Wuzhou County Warden, Xiao He became the director of administration. The Science, Education, Culture and Health Department, which was previously concurrently served by Xiao He, has always been taken care of by Xiao He.

Among the four major departments, the administrative department is already heavy on government affairs.

For Xiao He, it is extremely inconvenient to wear multiple hats. Xiao He has been sending official letters to the prince and the prince to draw up a new director of science, education, culture and health as soon as possible.

The problem is that the Science, Education, Culture and Health Department is actually related to the foundation of Ouyang Shuo's territorial reform in the coming year, and it has a great stake, so how can Ouyang Shuo hastily draw up a candidate for its chief official.

And Su Zhe, who is both a writer and a prime minister, has a family background, and is a decent person, so he naturally entered Ouyang Shuo's field of vision and is a suitable candidate for the director of science, education, culture and health.

In addition, the Science, Education, Culture and Health Department serves public infrastructure undertakings, which has nothing to do with the party struggle, but is in urgent need of insightful people to lead, which is very consistent with Su Zhe's temperament.

It was precisely because of this that Ouyang Shuo had the confidence to persuade Su Zhe to go out of the mountain again.

Ouyang Shuo chose to be in the study instead of the main hall, and summoned Su Zhe, which was also a sign of closeness.

The meeting between the two can be described as uneventful.

For Su Zhe, the name of the prince is actually not much of a concept. Shanhai City was able to attract Su Zhe because of Fan Zhongyan's existence.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, whether in the officialdom or in the literary world, Fan Gong had his special status. The fact that the prince was able to obtain the allegiance of Fan Gong was a great recognition for Su Zhe.

Especially after listening to Junhou's introduction to the Science, Education, Culture and Health Department, Su Zhe's mood that had just calmed down made waves again. But there is no literati who were born in the Northern Song Dynasty who are not enthusiastic about joining the officialdom.

For them, being an official is not to enjoy glory and wealth, but to serve the people and show what they have learned.

As Fan Gong said in "The Story of Yueyang Tower": The worries of the world are worried, and the joy of the world is happy.

This statement is the most vivid portrayal of the literati of the Northern Song Dynasty, who cared about the fate of the country, paid attention to the suffering of the people, were willing to worry about the future and fate of the country, and contributed to the people of the world.

Su Zhe is naturally no exception.

Being able to take charge of the Science, Education, Culture and Health Department is not an opportunity for Su Zhe to serve the people.

"Wechen meets the prince!"

At this moment, Su Zhe officially pledged his allegiance to Ouyang Shuo.

[Name]: Su Zhe (King Level)

[Title]: One of the eight masters of the Tang and Song dynasties

[Dynasty]: Northern Song Dynasty

[Identity]: An official of Shanhai City

[Occupation]: Civil official

[Loyalty]: 70 points

[Commander]: 35 [Force]: 25 [Intelligence]: 75 [Politics]: 80

[Specialty]: Wending (improve the administrative efficiency of the territory by 15%, increase the cultural index of the territory by 5%, and improve the integrity level of the territory by 15%)

[Evaluation]: Su Zhe, the word is by, a writer and prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty. Gu Guan is a talented man and has pure Confucianism. Be sensitive to things and be cautious in words, and be determined to be in the Tao and supplemented by skills. The early deeds of Fang Wen were known for their reputation. Guangdong self-admonishing the wall, into the word 掖. Righteous and upright, the enlightened one is not one; Polishing Wang You, Hao is so bad.