Yang Chongxun came from a family of generals.
My grandfather Yang Shoubin was the commander of the Longjie Army during the reign of Emperor Taizu of Song, Zhao Kuangyin.
His father, Yang Quanmei, was the commander of the palace during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Song, Zhao Guangyi.
He was highly valued during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Song.
At that time, the deputy governor Zhou Huaizheng planned to make Song Zhenzong the emperor emeritus and force him to pass the throne to Zhao Zhen. Yang Chongxun found out about it and told Ding Wei.
Ding Wei killed Zhou Huaizheng, and since then Yang Chongxun was promoted all the way, serving as the deputy commander of the cavalry, the commander of the palace, the governor of Zhenwu Army, and the envoy of Xuanhui Southern Court and deputy envoy of Privy Council, and finally the envoy of Privy Council.
However, with the downfall of Ding Wei, Zhao Zhen gradually came to power. Yang Chongxun, a privy councilor who relied on Ding Wei to come to power, naturally became a thorn in the side. He was impeached by the then Chief Censor Fan Feng and demoted to a local prefect.
But this person had once served as one of the prime ministers, and when he was appointed as a prefect in the local area, he was also the co-prime minister and the governor of Heyang Sancheng, so his status was very high.
It can be said that even when he arrived at the local level, Yang Chongxun, relying on his previous identity and the title of "Tong Ping Zhangshi", was more powerful than the transport envoys along the way. All the local officials flattered him, and it was no problem for him to dominate the state.
What was unexpected was that this man, who was in Chenzhou, located in the northwest of Beijing, had extended his influence to the east of Huainan. However, historical records show that "Chongxun was greedy and had served in the military for a long time." Chenzhou was also close to Bozhou and Shouzhou, so this might be understandable.
Zhao Jun even suspected that Yang Chongxun was behind the recent murders of many county magistrates. Since he was a military man, he might have a small army of dozens or even hundreds of men.
After finding out the truth about the major corruption case in Huainan Road, the next thing will naturally follow.
Zhao Jun immediately ordered the arrest of the officials involved in the case.
He personally stayed in Huainan Road and sent people to arrest all the people involved in the case who continued to serve as officials in Huainan Road, Jiangzhe Road and other places.
If they have already been transferred to the north, then the list will be sent to the Constitutional Council and the court will send someone.
Soon it was June.
During this period, Zhao Jun was still conducting research in Huainan Road, traveling to several states and inspecting the agricultural economic situation at the grassroots level in the Song Dynasty.
But the court was extremely busy.
First of all, the wars in the northwest are becoming more frequent. As mentioned before, although Li Yuanhao did not start the invasion until 1038 AD, that is, the next year, he was beaten back head-on.
But before that, he had constantly sent the Dangxiang and Qiang Di tribes on the border to attack the border states of the Song Dynasty, and small-scale wars had never stopped.
Fan Zhongyan stepped up the construction of cities, training of soldiers, and reclamation of border fields. Therefore, the imperial court needed to raise a large amount of supplies and send all these materials to the border, resulting in a significant increase in rice prices in Bianliang during this period.
Secondly, the Constitutional Court is promoting the reform of the national official system. The newly established departments must establish branches in roads, states, and counties across the country. For example, the court represented by the Dali Temple must establish a high court similar to the provincial court in the road, a municipal intermediate court in the state, and a grassroots court in the county.
However, starting right away wouldn't work, so after six months of preparation, the Constitutional Court decided to conduct a pilot program in various regions of the Song Dynasty. They would first establish Dali Yamen in each region, at the administrative center, to temporarily manage the region's litigation cases.
In other words, if the parties involved in a case originally decided by the county or state yamen in various provinces and counties want to appeal, they need to file a lawsuit at the Dali Yamen in various provinces for a retrial.
The functions of the Criminal Justice Department were changed to the Supervisory Office, the purpose of which was naturally to divide the case-trial power between local county and state governments.
In the future, when the Dali Yamen and the Supervisory Yuan continue to establish prefecture halls and county bureaus, the adjudication of cases will be completely independent of the county magistrate and prefect. The power of investigation in the county yamen will be handed over to the county lieutenant, the power of supervision will be handed over to the Supervisory Yuan, and the adjudication will be handled by the Dali Temple, thus achieving complete independence of the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs.
Finally, of course, there are the issues that Zhao Jun frequently reports on, including the local conditions recorded by Zhao Jun, the current living conditions of the people, and the large number of areas that need improvement. These are all the key areas that the Constitutional Yuan needs to focus on.
So the old men were very busy during this period. The 69-year-old Shengdu almost died suddenly after working overtime one time.
Don't think these tasks are light, in fact, in addition to these tasks, the old men also have to deal with national affairs. This is equivalent to adding to their already heavy workload, which naturally makes them a little unbearable.
If Zhao Jun had not reformed the official system of the Song Dynasty before he left, greatly alleviating the problem of inefficiency among Song Dynasty officials, and if the Political System Council only gave opinions on many things and the specific implementation was left to the lower departments, the old men would still do everything by themselves as before, and they would probably be exhausted to death.
On June 11th, outside the Chongzheng Hall of the Kaifeng Imperial Palace, Zhao Zhen had just visited the harem and was now on his way back to his study.
He has restrained himself a lot during this period and has gradually quit playing games and watching movies. It's not that he doesn't play anymore, but he has set strict time limits.
For example, after finishing the day's government affairs, Zhao Zhen would gather everyone in the Chongzheng Hall to look at the popular science knowledge in the notebook. After the old men got off work and went home, he would use the limited time to play a few games, and never be greedy for more.
Plan your time properly and don't forget about entertainment and life after work. This is much better than just indulging in games and games before. It can be considered a combination of work and rest, and you can relax a little after work.
It was late summer, the weather was clear, and the sun was high in the sky, shining a scorching heat on the earth. Even standing in the shade, people were sweating profusely.
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