"I'm going to beat him to death!!!"
In a house to the north of Guanjia Hall, there is a living room outside.
Zhao Zhen has already moved to this small courtyard to live.
The courtyard where Zhao Jun lived was to the south of Guanjia Hall, and his was to the north, about three or four hundred meters away.
Zhao Zhen was almost going crazy at this moment.
A few days ago, he was still saying that he was a benevolent king, but these days he has been scolding him non-stop.
Do you really think that your king is made of clay and has no temper?
If it weren't for the ministers' persuasion, saying that it was for the sake of the Song Dynasty, he really wanted to pick up a bench and beat Zhao Jun to death.
"His Majesty."
Lü Yijian stepped forward and advised, "Zhao Jun's words are all nonsense, just speculation about Your Majesty. When his eyesight recovers, he will naturally see what kind of person Your Majesty is."
"That's right."
Zhao Zhen was reminded and quickly revealed a refreshed smile. "Hahahaha, there will be a day when he can see again. When that day comes, I'm really looking forward to his expression when he sees me."
Wang Sui said with a chuckle, "When Zhao Jun finds out he's in the Song Dynasty and has been insulting His Majesty, he'll be so scared he'll pee his pants and kneel down begging for forgiveness."
“Hahahahahahaha.”
All the ministers laughed.
When Zhao Zhen thought of that scene, he suddenly became very happy, and all his unhappiness disappeared.
Seeing that he was in a good mood again, Yan Shu took the opportunity to step forward and said, "Your Majesty, it is now a matter of public opinion whether Prime Minister Lu is treacherous or loyal. If we fail to restore Prime Minister Lu's reputation, it will inevitably chill the hearts of loyal ministers."
"Hmm..."
Zhao Zhen looked at Yan Shu thoughtfully, thinking to himself, when you slandered my mother, why didn't I see you helping to restore her reputation?
But what Yan Shu said was right. At least Zhao Jun had already said that Lu Yijian had been protecting his interests all his life, risking his life to fight against Liu E, and protecting him so that he could ascend the throne smoothly and hold power.
If he was really dismissed from his position as prime minister because of Fan Zhongyan's impeachment, it would have made an old minister like Lu Yijian, who had protected him throughout his growth, shed tears and bleed in his heart.
So Zhao Zhen looked at Fan Zhongyan and said, "Mr. Fan, you have misunderstood Prime Minister Lu."
Fan Zhongyan was silent for a moment, then bowed and said, "I am willing to be demoted, but I would like to know why my Qingli New Deal failed. Don't you gentlemen know the harm of these three redundancies?"
In order to explain Zhao Jun's origins, Yan Shu told Fan Zhongyan everything Zhao Jun had said in the past few days, so Fan Zhongyan also knew that he would launch the grand Qingli New Deal six years later, and then ultimately fail.
In fact, when Yan Shu told him these things, he already believed them. Because in addition to the official map, he had always been planning in his heart to ascend to the prime minister and then reform the three redundancies!
It's just that he didn't reveal these things, and kept them deep in his heart. So when Zhao Jun knew all these things, Fan Zhongyan had already believed all these incredible things.
Now as people of later generations, we know their history and outcomes, so what Zhao Jun said has become authoritative. He said that Lu Yijian was not a traitor, and that was probably not the case.
However, when Fan Zhongyan learned that the reforms he had painstakingly planned had ultimately failed, he completely collapsed.
He now just wants to know why he failed.
"Zhao Jun only explained part of the reasons for the failure of the Qingli New Deal, and he did not explain the details."
Yan Shu thought for a moment and said, "However, he believes that you can go to the northwest to stabilize the situation and resolve the three major defeats. That's why the emperor wants you to go to Shaanxi. If you are willing to go, before that, you can stay and discuss these matters with Zhao Jun. But remember, this matter involves the highest secrets of the Song Dynasty and must not be leaked."
Zhao Zhen also nodded and said, "Lord Fan's proposal to appoint hundreds of officials has made it difficult for Prime Minister Lu to step down. I must first demote Lord Fan, and then Prime Minister Lu can recommend him to Shaanxi Province. Only then can I quell the criticism in the court."
Fan Zhongyan said, "I respectfully obey your Majesty's orders, but please do not send me away for the time being. I would like to stay in Bianliang and listen to Zhao Jun's explanation."
"All right."
Zhao Zhen said, "Then I will demote you to the position of Editor of Jiying Palace, Junior Secretary, responsible for the palace's scriptures and books. You will come to the back garden to attend classes every day."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Fan Zhongyan bowed deeply.
The official system of the Northern Song Dynasty was actually quite chaotic, and the rank of officials was often not calculated by their grade, but by their assignments.
For example, Bao Zheng was once transferred from the position of Palace Secretary to the Censor. The Palace Secretary was a fifth-rank official, while the Censor was an eighth-rank official. If we only look at the rank, it should be considered a demotion.
But historical records show that this was a promotion.
The reason is that the Palace Secretary has a high rank but little power, while the Supervisory Censor is a typical person with a low rank but great power, somewhat like the Six Departments Censors of the Ming Dynasty, who can impeach all officials.
Fan Zhongyan is now in charge of Kaifeng Prefecture as the Tianzhang Pavilion attendant, and his rank is fourth grade.
The editor of Jiying Palace and the junior secretary were of the fifth rank. Although they seemed to be only one level lower, their acting magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture was almost equivalent to the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture and had great power.
It was equivalent to being demoted from a high-ranking mayor of the capital to a deputy director of the Royal Library of the fifth rank, a position with extremely little power.
Therefore, Fan Zhongyan's current demotion is extremely severe, which is worse than being demoted to be the prefect of Raozhou in history.
But he didn't complain.
Because now he just wants to know why his reforms failed.
Therefore, as long as he could continue to stay in the palace and attend classes, it didn't matter even if he became an eighth-rank proofreader.
By this time, a long time had passed and it was already dawn.
Zhao Zhen and several of his prime ministers went to have breakfast first, while Yan Shu was still talking to Zhao Jun.
This time we will not talk about the Song Dynasty, but about the Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty after the Song Dynasty.
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