Emperor Zhao did not have the bad habit of hiding behind others and peeping at them while they were taking exams, but simply waiting for the test results was quite boring, so as soon as everyone arrived at the Huangyi Hall, he took the initiative to issue an order, asking everyone to do as they pleased.
Although it was up to them to do so, the generals and ministers who were often not in the capital would certainly not voluntarily give up the opportunity to spend time with the emperor. But it was not appropriate to talk about military affairs in such an occasion, so they just joked and chatted with the emperor casually.
For example, Emperor Zhao was sitting on a bench in the Huangji Hall, and he started by saying that more and more eunuchs were returning from the palace, so the palace was becoming cleaner and cleaner, and he was a little uncomfortable with it. Moreover, with more people, more rice was consumed... Several generals did not dare to say anything for a long time. Only Zhang Rong, who had just arrived, really told the emperor about his life experience on how to save rice.
In such occasions, the military officials did not dare to leave, while the civil officials were too lazy to get involved and would retreat to the Huangyi Hall early to sit around and let the emperor talk nonsense.
Of course, this is the political center of the central power that has been passed down for more than a hundred years. Sitting there leisurely is fine, but the political order engraved in their bones cannot be abandoned... The emperor sat in the Huangyi Hall with several generals and drank tea; the three prime ministers and a rare and experienced Chief Censor came to the main gate building outside, and they had tea and tables; except for the Minister of Rites Zhu Shengfei, the other ministers and the nine temple chiefs sat in the corridor of the side hall on the left side of the Huangyi Hall. They also had tea and tables, but they were borrowed from the things in the side hall and could not be moved out; but further down, the censors, the secretaries, the Privy Council's secretaries and the editors just sat casually in the corridor of the east side side hall farthest from the Jiying Hall.
However, although the personnel classifications in different places were different, they were generally discussing the accident that had just occurred in Jiying Hall.
To be honest, not raising any objection in that kind of occasion was one thing, but as a civil official, seeing the supreme honorary status of Jinshi being easily thrown out by the government and feeling a little bit difficult to accept was another matter…So, although this was not mentioned in the Huangyi Hall, people outside the hall were gradually talking about it.
Not only that, once the discussion started, it actually gave a lot of people an atmosphere of support, allowing those who originally did not have the courage and opportunity to speak to feel more confident and then become resentful.
However, the matter was already done and it was not easy to advise the emperor. He could only complain quietly among the classmates in the Jiying Hall next door.
Huangyi Hall is about the same size as Jiying Hall next door, so the noise was difficult to be transmitted into the hall, but it could not be hidden from the ministers around the hall, and several prime ministers soon heard the noise.
Then, the Imperial Censor Li Guang, who was already somewhat resentful, could not help but bring up this incident:
"Mr. Lu, I'm not criticizing you. In the situation just now, for the sake of national affairs, you can be patient for a while, but you shouldn't let the emperor continue to make trouble in the future... This is really inappropriate."
Xu Jingheng, who had just picked up the teacup, was slightly startled. He was about to agree, but when he saw Lu Haowen calmly picking up the teacup and taking a sip, the provincial governor turned his head and smiled bitterly at Li Guang, then took the initiative to defend himself:
"Taifa (Li Guangzi), there is a precedent for this."
Li Guang became more serious: "Of course I know there are precedents, but the government is still too frivolous in selecting talents for the country."
As soon as the word "frivolous" was uttered, the three ministers were moved.
Besides, Emperor Taishang Daojun was, after all, one of the retired emperors of the Northern Expedition, so it was not good to speak ill of him. The three ministers and Li Guang were basically "senior and important ministers" who had basically experienced the entire era of Emperor Taishang Daojun. They had noble status, so it was even more difficult to say anything too much to avoid causing political misunderstanding.
But political language is so interesting. A frivolous word can express a lot.
When Emperor Zhezong died without an heir, the empress dowager and the ministers discussed the succession of the princes. The result was of course that Zhao Ji, who was then Prince Duan and later Emperor Taishang Daojun, won. However, during this period, the opposition prime minister Zhang Dun's words "Prince Duan is frivolous and cannot rule the world" also accompanied Zhao Ji's emperor career for decades.
Because this sentence hits the nail on the head.
Emperor Zhao Ji, the Supreme Taoist Emperor, was "frivolous" and "unfit to rule the world". And a few years ago, history proved the wisdom of this statement by using the fall of half of the country, the desertion of the capital, the abduction of the royal family, and even the loss of tens of millions of lives.
Therefore, when Li Guang said "frivolous" at this time, it was a perfect way to convey his meaning - although the word "precedent" can shut people up, it cannot block people's hearts. That precedent was a bad precedent set by the Emperor Taishang Daojun who ruined the world. Officials should not learn from it, and prime ministers should not indulge in it. Otherwise, it would be as ridiculous as the six thieves coaxing the Emperor Taishang Daojun back then.
This was a very severe accusation. Even if it could be considered a private conversation at this time, Lu Haowen had to make a formal response.
As expected, after a little thought, Lu Xianggong put down his tea bowl and slowly replied: "In today's world, Song and Jin are in full-scale war... I think what the emperor said is very appropriate. A few days ago, Hu Anguo came to the court and said that in today's world, military affairs should be the priority, and that military affairs should not be entrusted to others. I also think that is appropriate."
This means that we should practice military-first politics, with military affairs taking priority. Then, when war comes, it is always acceptable to win over the generals in the army in any way possible.
Li Guang was slightly startled, but he kept shaking his head: "That being said, Yue Fei was already the Grand Protector and Jiedushi at the age of 27, which can be said to be the highest position among officials. The government's move is too much... Let me be frank for now. Let Yue Pengju get this background. It's fine for the people below to discuss it, but how can the other generals feel at ease?"
"What if you feel aggrieved?" At this moment, the Prime Minister Wang Boyan, who had been sitting in the middle of the table sipping tea without saying a word, suddenly interrupted. "Is the resentment against the emperor or the wife?"
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