Chapter 168 Mr. Zhao gives a lecture
The north gate of the imperial city, outside the Xiuwen Hall.
A carriage cut through the night, entered the imperial city under the sight of the imperial army, and stopped outside the newly established Yamen.
Zhao Duan opened the car curtain and stepped out, only to see that the sky had turned completely dark.
There was no light in the sky, and the rich night enveloped the capital. Stars loomed in the sky, and the full moon hung high in the sky.
Looking ahead, the lanterns hanging outside the Xiuwen Hall embellish the night.
Coincidentally, another car arriving from the south, that is, the direction of Miyagi, arrived with Zhao Duan.
Mochou stepped out of the carriage, and the two looked at each other on both sides of the yamen gate. They were both stunned for a moment, and said in unison: "Why are you here?"
Then they all said in unison again: "Of course I can come!"
silence.
The corners of Zhao Duan's mouth twitched and he glanced in the direction of Miyagi:
"Your Majesty didn't come?"
He did not see the empress's royal chariot.
Mochou, who was nicknamed the "female prime minister" but was actually more like a maid, said with a straight face: "Your Majesty is practicing in seclusion... Why did you come here again before you said anything?"
That time in the morning, it was "imperial permission", but this time it was impossible for His Majesty to allow him to come.
In retreat? How long... Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment, slightly surprised, but facing the questioning look in his eyes, he just said:
"Master Dong invited me here, how about it?"
If you don't accept it, bite me.
Will the Grand Master invite you?
The neutrally dressed first female officer stared wide-eyed, obviously not believing it, but she hesitated again when she caught a glimpse of the Grand Master's entourage beside the carriage.
I couldn't understand at all how a literary figure who had always disliked cruel officials like Zhao Duan would invite him.
"Hey...wait for me."
Just as he was about to ask, he saw that Zhao Duan had already stepped into the hall, so he had to chase after him.
I am very confused about the sudden summons from the Grand Master tonight.
…
The hall is brightly lit.
When the two opened the door, they saw that the room was still in daytime layout, except that the lampshades on the table were all lit up.
At this moment, at the top of the room was an old man with white hair and white beard, dressed in a bright red academic robe.
Next to him is Han Zhi, Han Banshan, who looks like a modest gentleman, with neatly combed hair and a weak temperament.
In addition, there are four bachelors, who were obviously summoned in a hurry.
Not everyone has arrived yet...
But this time, Zhao Duan was no longer the late one.
Considering the location of the Zhao family from the Xiuwen Museum...
This shows that Master Dong may be the first one to summon him, followed by the others.
Zhao Duan already had some guesses in his mind.
"brush--"
At this moment, a series of eyes came over, with different expressions.
Except for Master Dong, the faces of the other bachelors showed surprise.
Mochou's arrival was not unexpected. It involved a major matter and the empress could not come in person, so a trustworthy "ear" had to be sent to listen.
but……
"Why is this warrior here again?" No one said this, but the expressions they showed clearly meant this.
Han Congee was also surprised, but then he seemed to have figured out something in his mind, and smiled and nodded at him.
The "Guo Jieyuan", who had an extremely ordinary appearance, had the temperament of a worldly official and was very good at finance, also smiled.
His eyes flickered between Han Zou and Zhao Duan, as if he could see the change in their relationship.
"Grand Master." Mochou stepped forward and walked over:
"I wonder what the reason for the urgent gathering was at night?"
Grand Master Dong raised his head, took his eyes out of the memorial, and nodded to Mochou, who represented the empress:
"There are some changes regarding the New Deal. Please sit down first."
Then……
His eyes turned to the small and transparent Zhao Duan, and he suddenly took out a stack of paper and shook it:
"This...was written by you?"
Sure enough... it was the manuscript that gave me the idea. This old man's eyesight is not bad...
Zhao Duan smiled and said:
"While listening during the day, I jotted down some... scattered thoughts, not worth mentioning."
The tone is relaxed and casual.
Everyone could not hide their curiosity, including Han Zhi, who did not know the existence of this manuscript.
"Yes," Grand Master Dong's sharp eyes paused, nodded slowly, then suddenly looked around the crowd and said:
"No more waiting, let's start the discussion."
The bachelors were stunned, thinking that there were still several people who hadn't arrived yet, so why didn't they wait?
Well, it seems reasonable to think that Grand Master is waiting for Mo Zhaorong and Miss Mo arrives...
The bachelors became solemn and sat upright. The atmosphere in the Xiuwen Hall at night suddenly became serious and solemn.
Tsk... It feels like having an emergency meeting at night and working overtime... Zhao Duan took a step forward and came to the corner again, sitting down next to the recorder.
The latter held the pen holder and was about to record it. When he saw him coming, he nodded for the first time with complicated eyes.
"I urgently summoned you all tonight because of the new policy. Scholar Han found me in the afternoon and asked me to withdraw the ten policies." Taishi Dong said in a surprising way.
Everyone was shocked and didn't know why. Han Zou stood up with a look of shame on his face: "I'm really ashamed. The ten strategies proposed by Han before were only found to be inappropriate after someone pointed them out..."
Then, he frankly briefly described how he had a "chance encounter" with Zhao Duan at noon, what he had pointed out during the dinner, and what he noticed was wrong. Due to space limitations, he did not elaborate on the content:
"Zhao Jun's words awakened the dreamer. I deeply felt the fallacy of the ten policies, so I asked for a rewrite."
After saying this, everyone present was stunned for a moment.
Instinctively, they thought it was absurd and bizarre. What on earth did the cruel warrior who was ignored and looked down upon by them say?
How could Han Banshan be like this?
Before everyone could discuss it, Master Dong raised his hand and looked towards the corner, saying calmly: "I am very curious about the thoughts you wrote. You can point out the fallacies in Han Banshan's strategy. "I think I have my own views on the New Deal, so why not come up and tell me about it?"
Tell me, how about it?
Master Taishi...is inviting a cruel official? Talk about the New Deal?
Everyone was confused again, because the pace of this night meeting was too fast, and Han Zou's speech seemed like a formality.
Before they could recover, the microphone was handed to Zhao Duan.
Zhao Duan raised his eyebrows and smiled in response to the surprised glances.
If it's morning, he may not have a clear idea of what he has in mind yet.
But after an afternoon of sorting out, some basic ideas have taken shape.
Originally, he planned to follow the example of Zhang Juzheng in history and write a memorial and give it to the empress to scare her.
Unexpectedly, Master Dong's summons came unexpectedly.
That's fine.
"Haha," he chuckled, stood up, and walked around the long table.
Glancing at the empty chairs, I felt uncomfortable.
He glanced at it and said thoughtfully: "Grand Master, could you please lend me a screen, large paper, pen and ink?"
Master Dong nodded lightly.
The recorder stood up, moved a screen in the room to the end of the table, found a large blank paper, and covered it on the screen as Zhao Duan requested.
In this way, there is a barely usable "blank slate".
Zhao Duan put one hand behind his back, held a small brush, dipped it in ink, and stood in front of the white paper screen.
In a daze, it seemed like I had returned to my previous life, when I was giving presentations and explaining slides during meetings.
"call……"
Taking a long breath, Zhao Duan faced the confused eyes of the bachelors on both sides of the conference table and his love rival Mochou, and smiled:
"The Grand Master asked me to speak, but there is no draft, so... let's start with the administration of officials."
This is the primary issue discussed during the day.
Zhao Duan talked eloquently:
"When it comes to providing justice, don't rush to stabilize the people's livelihood; the only way to stabilize the people is to regulate the officials..."
"It is not difficult to legislate the affairs of the world, but it is difficult to implement the law; it is not difficult to listen to words, but it is difficult to make sure the words are effective. If you inquire about things without considering the end, and start things without adding repeated reflections, there is no comprehensive review. It is clear that people have the thought of being contentious, and even if they have a sage king and wise ministers below, they may not be able to accomplish anything at all."
The opening remarks are quoted from the original text of Zhang Juzheng's "Please inspect the chapter and report according to the examination to revise the practical political notes", with modifications in details.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was stunned and surprised:
This warrior is a cruel official, and his diction is not bad at all.
And those who are keen have captured the key words contained in the clear words at the beginning.
Zhao Duan turned around, picked up a pen, and wrote on the white paper on the screen:
Official administration, assessment, and examination.
He turned around and said with a smile:
"The Grand Master said that the administration of officials is the most important thing in the New Deal. I strongly agree with it. If the administration of officials is not clear, no matter how good the method is, it will be useless. However, compared with the strategies you have suggested, I think the most effective ones will still fall into the assessment. Technically...
Dayu's ancestral system already has a method of inspection. However, I think that today is different from the past, and the methods of the past are no longer enough to deal with the current situation. Therefore, I conceived a new method called Kaocheng. As the name suggests, the purpose of the assessment is to focus on the results of the tasks of officials at all levels..."
"The spirit of examination success is implemented in setting limits for examinations and assigning responsibilities to people... The Sixth Ministry and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will set deadlines for the matters that their subordinate officials should do, and register them in three account books. The Sixth Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will keep One is the base book, one is for six subjects, and the third is for the cabinet...
The Sixth Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate register according to the account books and inspect them monthly. For the affairs undertaken by the officials, each completion must be logged out, and otherwise it must be reported truthfully; the six departments also use the account books, and the six departments are ordered to report once every six months... Violators will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis; the cabinet also records according to the account books, and reports to the six departments The audit work is carried out to verify..."
Zhao Duan was talking, and everyone in the room was listening.
Master Dong frowned and said nothing.
The old man was exhausted after a hard day's work, but now his eyes were bright, as if he was deep in thought, deducing this method in his mind.
Han Zou's eyes were blank. He originally thought that the Grand Master had invited Zhao Duan to talk about the shortcomings of his ten strategies.
In this way, the bachelors will be informed.
But the development of the matter was completely beyond expectations, and Zhao Duan did not mention Shi Ce at all.
Instead, he started by talking about the official administration issue that had reached a deadlock in the morning and could not be advanced.
As for Mo Chou...
The maid next to the empress was completely confused. Zhao Duan? That unlearned martial artist?
In the future 'cabinet', lecture a group of bachelors on officialdom?
She secretly pinched her thigh. It hurt. It was not a dream.
But it is more absurd and false than a dream.
At this moment, she suddenly recalled that in the morning, Zhao Duan asked her about the assessment. Thinking of it this way, she indirectly helped him find an idea?
However, she didn't care at all at that time, and didn't pay any attention to what he was writing or drawing.
At this time, footsteps came from outside the door, and the door creaked open.
Then, Wang You, who looked like a noble prince, the son of the Minister of Civil Affairs, and a son of a wealthy family, came late to the restaurant with his eyes above his head and did not even bother to look at Zhao Duan at noon.
"too……"
Wang You stepped into the threshold with one foot, then saw the scene in the room, and was stunned for a moment.
He subconsciously pulled back his feet, closed the door, raised his head and looked around to confirm that it was the Xiuwen Museum.
"I must have opened the door the wrong way..."
Wang You laughed at himself and pushed the door open again. Then, the worldview of this talented man in the family collapsed.
(End of chapter)