Zhao Jun was really convinced.
"this"
Zhao Zhen looked embarrassed.
No wonder Fan Zhongyan, Shi Jie, Di Qing and others died in depression.
Zhao Zhen had no choice but to put on a smile again.
He actually knew that Zhao Zhen in history was such a person, hesitant and lacking in courage.
It seems nothing if you just read the history books, but now that you really have to deal with this person, it will make you angry to death.
Zhao Zhen said involuntarily.
"That's it. Since I came to the Song Dynasty, I'm helping you instead of those people outside. They might harm you, but why would I?"
His attitude made people even more angry. Zhao Jun asked, "Let me ask you, what's your last name? What's my last name?"
"We both have the surname Zhao, and you are a descendant of the Zhao family."
"The power of the Imperial City Bureau and I are originally dependent on you. I cannot pose any threat to you, so I will definitely not harm you."
Zhao Jun spread his hands and said, "Strengthening imperial power is not wrong in itself. You need to understand what the people are doing, what the officials are doing, and even the Imperial City Bureau can infiltrate Xixia and Liao. Only in this way can our Zhao family's empire in the Great Song Dynasty be stable!"
"Besides, we both share the surname Zhao, and blood is thicker than water. But the problem is that I don't even have the status of a royal family member in the Song Dynasty. Unless I rebel, I have no legal basis to inherit the throne."
"I am your descendant. Would I rebel against you and threaten your imperial power?"
Because what Zhao Jun said seemed to be right.
The Song Dynasty emperors had an almost pathological control over imperial power, and would never miss any opportunity to strengthen it.
"To strengthen the imperial power?"
Zhao Zhen muttered to himself.
The bureaucratic gentry groups still have the upper hand.
So Zhao Zhen actually wanted to consolidate the imperial power all the time, but his weak character and poor health in the middle and late stages of his life instead dispersed the imperial power, making the bureaucratic and scholar-official class even more unscrupulous.
During the reign of Emperor Zhao Kuang, the civil service group would never be allowed to offend in this way.
In history, Zhao Zhen also tried to strengthen the imperial power, such as frequently changing prime ministers and supporting reforms by Fan Zhongyan and others, but he basically failed.
Zhao Jun told Zhao Zhen that the civil service group seemed to be helping you rule the country, but in fact they were corroding your country. When the people could no longer bear it and launched a large-scale uprising, even if there was no foreign invasion, it would be the time when the Song Dynasty would perish.
Therefore, only by strengthening the imperial power, restricting the civil service group, and easing the increasingly sharp class contradictions, can the growing civil unrest be suppressed and the Song Dynasty's rule be maintained.
Now Zhao Jun’s proposal to strengthen the imperial power is actually something that is more in line with Zhao Zhen’s wishes.
And most importantly, this rhetoric obviously pulled Zhao Zhen and Zhao Jun into one camp, and then pulled the civil service group into another camp.
Zhao Jun said coldly, "If you don't want to be imprisoned by them, you must give me power. If you can't even do this, how can I help you with reforms? And I'll tell you the truth, I may not be able to suppress my anger. If I meet an official that I can't tolerate, I will kill him. So either give me the Imperial City Bureau and let me kill people with justification. Or give me nothing and I will leave the Song Dynasty directly. If I see corrupt officials oppressing the people on the road, I will draw my sword and kill them in anger, and then go up the mountain to become a bandit. Don't blame me then!"
Zhao Zhen was already so angry that he could only say, "I will do as you say, I will do as you say."
In other words, in addition to the threats from Western Xia, Liao, the Yellow River and the Jingkang Incident, Zhao Jun added another threat: the unscrupulous civil service group would pose a threat of continuous uprisings among the people, further deepening Zhao Zhen's sense of crisis.
"Yes, strengthen the imperial power."
"Yes, yes, yes."
Zhao Zhen hesitated and said, "It's just that... it's just that the treasury is empty right now. The money from the imperial treasury and the Jiaozi shop must be used to prepare for the war in the northwest. If we want to set up the Imperial City Office across the country, the cost will be countless."
"Also, I want the power to appoint people for the entire Imperial City Department. I have the final say on all matters, big or small. No matter how loudly the civil service opposes me, you must suppress it, just as if you were protecting them. If you dare to go back on your word in the future, I will really do something to you. Either you kill me, or I will rebel. I won't say it a third time!"
Zhao Jun's saliva almost sprayed onto Zhao Zhen's face.
He found that Zhao Zhen was really a coward. He couldn't help but beat up such a person. If he didn't speak harshly to him and let him quit, he would definitely side with the civil service group and betray him.
"Then I will appoint you as the Director of the Imperial City Division. All matters of the Imperial City Division, including the appointment of Imperial City Envoys, will be under your jurisdiction."
"I'll figure out the money issue myself. I only have one request, and that's that you don't interfere with what I do. If you dare to help those civil servants interfere in my affairs, I'll come over and fight you!"
Zhao Jun said viciously.
It is just like in order to conquer the Ming Dynasty, one must first control the Jinyiwei and Dongchang outside the bureaucratic system. Only by being outside the system can one not be bound by it.
Zhao Jun continued, "Also, if I go to the frontier, I will request the mobilization of the local troops. There are uprisings all over the Song Dynasty. If you want to protect my safety, I must have certain military power."
Zhao Zhen had no choice but to agree.
Fortunately, the Imperial City Administration is an independent institution outside the bureaucratic system and is not under the jurisdiction of the bureaucratic system. The Imperial City Envoy does not need to take the imperial examination, so the appointment basically only requires the emperor's order, and does not even need to go through the three provincial government offices.
Zhao Jun sneered, "The filth I saw in Bianliang is just the tip of the iceberg. There's so much more out there. I must conduct in-depth research. Otherwise, if I stay like you, hiding in the palace, never leaving, doing nothing, understanding nothing, the Song Dynasty will be doomed sooner or later. Our ancestors of the Zhao family were cowards like you, so they sent me here to save the Song Dynasty. If you don't trust me anymore, I'll leave."
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