"How did you deal with it?"
Feng Jing asked subconsciously.
Feng Shi said indifferently, "The leader will be beheaded, and the rest will be incorporated into the wing army or the imperial guards. If you go and give them advice, you will become the mastermind. Do you want to destroy our Feng family?"
Feng Jing's face turned very ugly. He never expected that there would be such serious consequences.
Feng Shi looked at his expression and then said in a very serious tone, "Jing'er, after this business trip, you will immediately return to Tengzhou with me. From now on, I will not take you with me when I go on business trips. Study hard at home and study hard to pass the imperial examination."
"Father, I..."
Feng Jing was stunned. Although he was a little rash, nothing happened after all.
However, when he saw his father's face, which was so solemn that it was almost on the verge of anger, he could only shut up and obey.
Although he was young, he vaguely sensed it at this moment.
This time, it seems that I almost got into big trouble!
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It is the end of June and the weather today is very nice.
Zhao Jun traveled here in early April, and now it is June, which has been more than two months, almost three months, and his eyes are almost healed.
The warm afternoon sun shines on the desk in the Chongde Hall study. At this time of year, Zhao Zhen would attend classes in the back garden.
But now, as the time for Zhao Jun to regain his Ming Dynasty is getting closer, he is paying more and more attention to government affairs.
It's not for anything else, just to wait until Zhao Jun's eyes recover, so that Zhao Jun can take a good look and see whether the uncles and ancestors of the Zhao family whom he speaks so badly are really incompetent.
But at this moment, Zhao Zhen was sitting behind the desk. The room was filled with the aroma of spices and tea. He looked at the note in his hand with a serious expression.
Fan Zhongyan stood there solemnly, his expression unchanged.
After a long while, Zhao Zhen threw the note on the table, raised his head and looked at Fan Zhongyan seriously, saying, "Mr. Fan, is this the thirty-two items you wrote? This is twenty-two more than the ten items you later wrote."
"yes."
Fan Zhongyan said gravely, "A war in the northwest, whether or not it can be won, will cause national instability. If we fail to focus on reform and eliminate the ills, the Song Dynasty will be in imminent danger. Therefore, I have learned from my mistakes and, combining Wang Anshi's reforms with Zhao Jun's suggestions, have added twenty-two more points."
Zhao Zhen was amused by him, then said angrily, "That's great! This reform has become so easy in Fan Qing's mouth. Just add one more thing and it'll be done. Fan Qing, do you know that if we really do what you say, the Song Dynasty will soon fall?"
"Know!"
Fan Zhongyan said, "Zhao Jun said that the three redundant things are both a cancer clinging to the Song Dynasty and its life-saving medicine. If the three redundant things are not eliminated, the Song Dynasty will slowly die. If the three redundant things are forcibly eliminated, the Song Dynasty will die faster!"
"Then why are you so radical?"
Zhao Zhen raised his voice and scolded, "The Song Dynasty fell ninety years later, and I haven't even become the ruler of a fallen nation yet. Are you so eager to make me a descendant of Zhao Ji's unworthy family?"
Fan Zhongyan said, "I have only pointed out the areas that need reform in the future and explained in detail why the reform is necessary. The specific methods and content of the reforms will naturally still need to be discussed. Your Majesty, please do not forget that Zhao Jun's eyesight is almost healed."
"Hmm..."
Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment and said nothing more.
Because the memorial submitted by Fan Zhongyan only listed the drawbacks and the root causes of these drawbacks, and did not say that they should be implemented immediately. And what he said was also true, as these drawbacks were indeed present in various parts of the Song Dynasty.
If you want to reform, you must at least know where your problems lie before you can reform, so Fan Zhongyan was not wrong.
However, the content here also made Zhao Zhen shudder.
If his one-time reform had been so drastic, the entire Song Dynasty would have been in turmoil. If he had not had the courage to kill, the country would have been in turmoil.
Zhao Zhen perfunctorily encouraged him, "Fan Qing has done well, but your more important priority right now is the war in the northwest. You know, if we can't resist Zhao Yuanhao, then no matter how well-written your proposal is, it will be nothing but a bunch of waste paper."
Fan Zhongyan said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I naturally know the priorities. I already have a plan for the northwest issue. Some of the things in this proposal can also help the northwest war go smoothly. This is all for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty."
"It would be great if you could have this in mind."
Zhao Zhen was very pleased.
The most important thing now is the situation in the northwest.
Whether it was the cash payment method or the Jiaozi service, the essence was to solve the food and grass problem in the northwest.
Zhao Zhen was very happy that Fan Zhongyan was still concerned about this matter.
However, Fan Zhongyan quickly said, "Your Majesty, in war, military supplies are paramount, followed by elite soldiers and strong generals, and finally, overall coordination of the rear. For the sake of the Song Dynasty, please dismiss Lü Yijian and Song Shou!"
Zhao Zhen's face darkened again, and he said in a cold voice, "Mr. Fan, what's wrong with you? This is a time of national destiny, and we should all unite. You should know that I hate factional strife the most. Zhao Jun said that your Qingli New Deal was later dismissed due to factional strife. Do you want to repeat the same mistake?"
Fan Zhongyan took a deep breath and then said, "I simply want to tell your majesty that the Song Dynasty cannot be saved by simply removing a few officials. However, some officials must be removed. Lü Yijian is stubborn and self-willed, and dictates government policy arbitrarily. If he is wholeheartedly serving the public, that would be a good thing. But your majesty, please don't forget that Lü Yijian is the very representative of the mediocre officials in the court."
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