Chapter It doesn't matter
The greater the power, the greater the responsibility, and the more corresponding things will be. He knew that he was not a diligent person, and he changed the court every day to one day every five days. Sometimes he really couldn't figure out what the emperors who went to court every day depended on, so he suspected that they had mental illness, just to enjoy the evil taste of being arrogant and accepting worship from all ministers.
Now Zhao Bing has to review a large number of official documents submitted by the Secretariat every day, and also browse the documents collected by the military, local governments and affairs bureaus sent by the Imperial Office. These are filtered and can still be described as texts. These massive documents need to be carefully read and reviewed, but they are not small in number, let alone those format documents that are not interesting at all.
Therefore, Zhao Bing understood why those emperors who were in charge of the rule did not live long, and even those who died on the desk like Yongzheng were exhausted. Think about looking at the memorials that could not be reviewed in one day, and those memorials would definitely not be all good things, and even some people who gave their own opinions, first of all, they would be in a bad mood. And some ambitious emperors would definitely not see the piles of official documents that could eat and sleep, and they could only work overtime to complete. There was no overtime pay. In the long run, the cervical and lumbar spine could not bear it, and high blood pressure and heart disease would definitely come to you.
Thinking of this, Zhao Bing quickly stood up and turned his neck, twisted his waist, and did a few more chest expansion exercises, jumping on the spot. If he was a useless person, those business tasks would only be more, not less. Therefore, when an emperor, he should not only be energetic and experienced, but also first of all, he should have a good body, a strong heart and a thick nerve line. Otherwise, if he did not die in the mountains of literature, there would definitely be various deviations.
Therefore, Zhao Bing was a little worried about whether his descendants could keep this family business after the deprived prime minister. Although it was a little early to think about it, after all, he didn't know whether a son could be born in this wave. However, if there was no long-term plan, he would have immediate worries. As long as he had so many wives, he would sooner or later have a son. In addition, the emperor is also a high-risk profession, and his position under his butt is always coveted, and he might die inexplicably one day. Moreover, if he wants to complete the cause of restoring the country, it would be common for him to personally lead the army for a long time. If he often walks by the river, he will inevitably have time to wet his shoes.
Thinking about it again, I want to be a father, and I will be given a seat sooner or later. It is hard to say whether I can "take charge" like myself. If a foolish monarch appears and there is no prime minister to assist in handling official affairs, wouldn't it be a disaster for the country and the people, and would make the whole country a mess, or even destroy the country and the family, and it would be impossible for my body to be dug out and crushed bones and ashes.
There are also emperors who have reached the throne in all dynasties, and the frequency is quite high according to statistics. How many of those children are as lucky as Zhao Bing, who come with memories of their previous lives and have such rich experiences. To put it another way, those heirs born in the deep palace, raised by women, and taught by corrupt scholars may be even less able to complete the heavy political work.
Therefore, for the long-term plan, Zhao Bing could only tolerate it, and the abolished prime minister was just a little bit in his mind. In fact, there was a lesson in the past. Although the Ming Dynasty's old Zhu repeatedly told the descendants not to re-establish the prime minister, sooner or later his descendants would invite the prime minister back to the center again under other names, such as the Chief Palace Grand Secretary.
Of course, this so-called "prime minister" has lost its legal power in the system. Whether it is Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Yang Pu in the early stage, or Yang Tinghe, Xia Yan, Yan Song, Xu Jie, and Zhang Juzheng in the middle and late stages, they can only exercise their power in a new way, and they continue the legend of the prime minister in another way. Zhao Bing naturally doesn't want to make trouble anymore after he has learned the previous lessons, and he really can't afford to make trouble.
In addition, Zhao Bing has a close relationship with several current prime ministers and really can't take action against them. Moreover, these people have come from the storm of the destruction of the country. They have a very deep understanding of the people of the country and have a deep thought on where the country is going. They are wholeheartedly considering the affairs of the country and building the country well, and have stationed in him to complete the great cause of restoration.
Another is in line with Zhao Bing's ruling philosophy, which is the importance of the people. In traditional Chinese terms, it is "people-oriented". People-oriented means people-oriented. Although the subject design still does not break out of the shackles of feudal society, the imperial emperor is still the main body, and the purpose of attaching importance to the interests of the people is also the same as this in order to better use the people and govern the world, so as not to violate the long-term and fundamental interests of the court.
However, Zhao Bing also believed that they could understand from the lessons of the fall of the Song Dynasty that their failure was almost impossible to handle the relationship between the court and the people, or ignore the interests of the people, and eventually lose the support of the people and be buried under the iron hoof of the foreign race. Therefore, they supported his people-oriented policy and worked hard to handle the relationship between the court and the people, without hesitation to get into evil with the gentry group.
At the same time, Zhao Bing felt that Lu Xiufu and Wen Tianxiang, a group of scholars and officials were also reflecting on why the scholars and officials were unable to manage the country well, which led to a serious political crisis. Why did so many officials violated the teachings of the saints and betray the court when they were in danger. And they also saw everything Zhao Bing did in Qiongzhou, combining troops to prefectures and counties, reducing royal treatment, storing wealth for the people, ensuring the survival of vulnerable groups in society, and making the people look forward to the court. Therefore, when the land policy that combined the equal-field system and the official-field system in the past was implemented, despite the strong opposition from the gentry, they still stood on their own side.
When Zhao Bing politically suppressed the surrender factions, activated the pro-war factions, strictly enforced laws and regulations, cracked down on corruption, and eliminated incompetent officials. At the same time, reformed state institutions, improved operational efficiency, and improved the treatment of grassroots officials to strengthen control over the country; thoroughly transformed the army, reorganized the military system, improved the status of military generals, strengthened ideological education, and ensured the interests of soldiers. Lu Xiufu and others did not object, and stood on his side. This allowed Zhao Bing to eliminate the situation of the army being out of control and build a strong army that obeyed the command and took it as its own responsibility to safeguard national interests.
In terms of Zhao Bing's traditional appointment of officials, it actually touched the fundamental interests of the scholar group. In particular, he improved the status of officials and opened up ways of promotion for them, increased room for improvement, and treated officials equally, which could be said to have touched the scholars' cake. At that time, Lu Xiufu and others also took a wait-and-see attitude. But they also quickly discovered that the ability of officials to handle government affairs was much stronger than that of the children of officials who relied on blood and nepotism to enter the government and Confucian scholars who entered the imperial examinations, so they also changed their attitude and consciously implemented the new system.
In terms of imperial examinations, many knowledgeable people in the court also realized that Confucian Confucianism was constantly excluding other disciplines in the development of development, especially after confirming that Zhu Zixue was selected, cultural development had stagnated, scholars and the people were rigid in their thoughts, which affected social progress. In addition, when reforming the imperial examination system and the Imperial College education method, they maintained a tolerant attitude and did not resolutely resist.
Of course, Zhao Bing still had conflicts with several priests, but he thought it was normal to have differences in work, and a harmonious atmosphere was worrying. His opinions and methods were not always correct, and someone also needed to pour cold water on the side to make himself sober. You must know that to be a wise king and create a prosperous era, Wei Zheng still needed to be.
Therefore, Zhao Bing thought that the current conflict between him and several prime ministers was only a conflict among the people, and it could not rise to the enemy and us. There was no need to make trouble to the point of death. The "bad prime minister" means that they think too much, it is simply a fictitious thing, and it is completely scaring himself. But at this stage, he must still maintain his strength so that his strategy can be implemented smoothly. Now that they have "see through" and feel that threats are not without benefits, at least some people know that they are turning away from their earth, so don't give up their picks at all times...
After lingering in Xuzhou for a few more days, Zhao Mengjin heard from Yingtian Prefecture that the enemy in the city had been cleared and the Hongqing Palace had been renovated. The Meng Yuan side had also sent a Qihe envoy to Kaifeng and submitted a letter of state to request a truce to negotiate peace. After receiving the news, Zhao Bing breathed a sigh of relief. He had decided to truce, but he also needed a decent reason, otherwise it would cause the radicals to chat and question it continuously. The forced Mongolian Yuan to take the initiative to seek peace and cut land and pay tribute. This was the first time in the two hundred years of war against nomadic peoples in the Song Dynasty, which was enough to explain to all parties to the end of the old capital.
But what made Zhao Bing anxious was that he issued several orders to urge Jiang Jin to conquer Xiangyang as soon as possible and end the offensive in the west and turn to defense, so that he could gain an advantage in the negotiations with the Mongolian Yuan and could actually control the line as the basis for demarcation. If the war in Xiangyang is delayed for a long time, then the Mongolian Yuan side would not let go easily, which would make its side passive. He would definitely have this idea if he was eager to seek peace now.
But Xiangyang is too important to the current Song Dynasty. As long as he is in the hands of the enemy for one day, Jiangnan will not fall asleep peacefully, and Zhao Bing is determined to win, which is destined to be held during the fight and talk. However, he does not want to participate in the negotiations in person, so it will be difficult to have room for maneuver. He just needs to formulate policies and grasp the rhythm.
Chapter completed!