Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 169 Paper can contain fire

On the other side, when Zhao Guangyi came back from Zhao Guangmei's place, he couldn't control his feelings for a while. He became upset after returning to his house.

This is really not because of any interests. Even from the sage books he has read in the past twenty years, he really can't understand the strange ideas of his third brother.

Then he couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself: "Sure enough, not to mention ability, at least in terms of courage, I am far inferior to him. This kind of thing that I dare not even think about, people dare to do it directly."

Just as he was thinking this, a servant suddenly came to report that Lu Dosun came to visit.

Rubbing his temples, Zhao Guangyi cheered up, put himself in order and went to pay homage to Corporal Xian. Lu Duoxun could now be said to be his most important political ally, and also the number one general of the Qi King's Party, so naturally he would not neglect him. .

"Brother Ziyuan came here specially to visit. Could it be that something important happened?"

Lu Duoxun said straight to the point: "I have some doubts about something, so I came here to tell you."

"What's the matter?"

"Zhao Pu, recommended someone of yours."

Zhao Guangyi snorted and said disdainfully: "Are you like Yao Shu again, who was promoted openly or secretly?"

"No, it is to elevate its supervision from the top to the top for the first time."

"Shang... go to middle school? It can't be Sun Xingzu, right?"

"Yes, that's him. Is there really anything special about this person?"

With a bang, Zhao Guangyi kicked the coffee table down and kept yelling: "Zhao Pu who fucked your mother! fucked your mother!! Traitor! How dare you harm me!"

Lu Duoxun said quickly: "What...what's going on? Isn't he a senior high school student who is being evaluated?"

"What the hell, he's a traitor, he's a traitor! He... ah~, I'm so blind."

With that said, Zhao Guangyi told Lu Duoxun what happened in the past few days.

Lu Duoxun was also stunned. His eyes rolled around several times, but he fell silent.

"Hmph, Zhao Pu, he must have known about this in advance through some means, otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence? He just wanted to make me look bad, and wanted to make my elder brother angry with me. He...he...he It’s simply unreasonable! Is he afraid that this matter in Xu County won’t cause too much trouble? Humph, does he think that I don’t have any leverage against him? Since he picked a fight with me first, let’s see how I can let go of him!”

Lu Dosun did not speak, but sat on the chair and began to bite his fingers one by one like a child.

Zhao Guangyi knew that whenever Lu Duoxun thought about something very intensely, he would unconsciously show such small actions, and he couldn't help but said seriously: "Is this matter serious?"

Lu Duoxun pondered and said, "What do you think Zhao Pu's intention is, your highness?"

"What else could it be? He just wants to make me look embarrassed! Originally, I could handle this matter in a low-key manner. Even if I told my eldest brother, it would be between the two of us secretly. But now that he is doing this, it is beyond the reach of eldest brother's order." I’m sorry, Jingkou Yuyan, even if I go to eldest brother to explain the situation now, I’m afraid it’s already too late, and eldest brother will definitely become angry, he will definitely blame me, and everyone in the world will definitely laugh at me for being blind-sighted and employing people inappropriately.”

As he spoke, he punched the table hard.

Lu Duoxun said: "If I embarrass you and embarrass you, then... can it shake the trust of the officials in you, and can it affect your responsibilities in the affairs of the Zhongshu family? Can it affect your authority?"

"Ah, this..."

Zhao Guangyi also reacted at this moment: "Yes, what does Zhao Pu want?"

Although Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangyi have been fighting openly and secretly all this time, they have always been attacking each other's subordinates, and they have also given each other enough face.

The specific manifestation is that Zhao Pu has been humiliating Lu Duoxun shamelessly, and even transferred his right-hand man Yao Shu, but even so, Yao Shu was promoted at least in name.

He was promoted from an official to a magistrate, from an assistant to a prince. Although he was far away from the political center, Yao Shu was probably very happy. After all, who wants to be an assistant all the time?After a few years of playing around with seniority in Zhizhou and making some achievements, Zhao Guangyi will find a way to be transferred back to the capital. Then won't he be admitted to the Sixth Department?
To put it bluntly, although the two were fighting, the intensity was actually pretty good. And although Zhao Pu seemed to be aggressive and always taking the initiative, he did not dare to touch Zhao Guangyi himself at all, and only dared to tease his men. Lu Duoxun, however, directly wrote a letter to impeach Zhao Pu himself.

Because of a very simple reason, Zhao Guangyi has the status and authority he has today because he is Zhao Kuangyin's biological brother and Zhao Guangmei's biological brother. No matter how big a mistake he makes, as long as he is not rebelling, there is nothing that cannot be forgiven. What about?

Even if they rebelled, I'm afraid they would be forgiven and at most demoted to common people.

For this alone, Zhao Guangyi is actually invincible, so... what does Zhao Pu want?
Are you just trying to embarrass Zhao Guangyi?
and then?
For politicians, what’s the big deal if they lose face?In less than half a year, this matter will be forgotten by everyone intentionally or unintentionally, but the hatred between Zhao Guangyi and Zhao Pu will undoubtedly deepen, and even Zhao Kuangyin himself will definitely not be happy about it.

If Zhao Pu does this, wouldn’t the gains outweigh the losses?
"Yes, with his character, he would never do such a big thing just to cause trouble for me and to make himself happy. It is possible for my third brother, but he... Lao Lu, what do you think of him? What is this picture of?"

Lu Duoxun thought about it seriously and then asked: "May I ask, Your Highness, if Zhao Pu hadn't reported this, how would you have planned to deal with Magistrate Sun?"

Zhao Guangyi said without thinking: "Of course, let him be tried by the three divisions, let him plead guilty, and give him a sentence... No, he can't be sentenced, at least I can't handle this matter."

Zhao Guangyi suddenly realized that something was wrong.

If a person is handed over to the Third Division, unless there is strong external pressure, the matter will most likely be dealt with again and dealt with lightly.

Because this matter is indeed a common phenomenon. As he and Zhao Guangmei speculated, it is very likely that all the grassroots officials in the entire west of Beijing and Dongdong have fallen, either actively or passively. Killing Sun Xingzu will make other magistrates panic. Can’t it last all day long?

As the saying goes, the law does not punish everyone. If everyone breaks the law for something, then the person who made the mistake must not be the person who broke the law but the law itself.

Sun Xingzu passed the examination, and all the close relatives of Zhao Guangyi died because of it. If Dali Temple really dared to bear the pressure and sentenced him, what would happen to the hundreds of magistrates in these two capitals?Arrest or not? Trial? Not trial or sentence?

To be honest, he may not have committed any serious crime at all.

Yes, someone is dead, but it was Mr. Huang who killed him. What does it have to do with him as the county magistrate? At most, he is shielding, conniving, and even blocking the road to prevent people from walking. He can simply blame it on me. County Supervisor.

The surname of Yasi from Zheng County is Huang, and he is a relative of Mr. Huang.A subordinate official takes advantage of the magistrate and does something secretly behind the magistrate's back. This kind of thing is not very common in the past. What kind of crime is this?
Even Zhao Guangmei's first reaction after hearing this was that it was quite normal and she had been prepared for it.

Zhao Guangyi suddenly realized that he had been so filled with righteous indignation that he had done all the work in vain and got angry that he shouldn't have. "What do you mean, Zhao Pu? What should I do? You are all smart people, but I am not. My brain is already a bit out of use."

Lu Duoxun said quickly: "Your Highness, you are being too modest. You were just involved in this matter, and you were a little panicked for a moment. Zhao Pu's purpose is not to embarrass you, but to take the opportunity to expand the matter." , thereby finding an opportunity for the implementation of the New Deal, and also tearing the relationship between you and the ministers of the DPRK and China, and testing the attitude of the officials and the three kings towards the implementation of the New Deal. Of course, it may and is true that this move has the intention of damaging your prestige. , at least it can be said to be killing three birds with one stone, very clever."

Zhao Guangyi squeezed his eyeballs with his hands depressedly, and said gloomily: "It will never be too early for Zhao Pu to receive the news. It will only take a day or two at most. There is a high probability that he just learned about it today. In such a short time, he actually He came up with such a trick, and he killed three birds with one stone? Damn it, all his intelligence and wisdom were used on this, and he didn't know how to learn from his third brother, be more pragmatic, and do more for the people. A good thing, huh!"

"........."

Lu Dosun wouldn't even answer this.

The King of Qin was a miraculous talent that even the opposition literati had to admit. Looking through the history books, it seemed that there was only one such figure in thousands of years.

"What should I do? How to break the situation? The matter between his son and Li Chongju's daughter..."

“Your Highness, it is too early to clarify this matter at this time.

"Then you come and teach me what to do. I've encountered too many things recently and I don't want to use my brain anymore."

"I dare to ask His Highness the King of Qin if he knows about this matter? And how do you view this matter?"

Zhao Guangyi explained Zhao Guangmei's attitude in detail, and Lu Duoxun frowned and nodded: "So, in order to implement the New Deal, King Qin actually... did not hesitate to ruin the etiquette and music, and do the old things in Huainan in the past, then Your Highness, For you, there are only two paths before you."

"Tell me which two."

"First, you immediately go to the palace to see the officials, admit that you don't know the person, and hand over Sun Xingzu to the officials. From now on, whether he lives or dies, it has nothing to do with you. From now on, you should not do anything else wrong. If you think about it, I can help the King of Qin implement the new policy with peace of mind."

"Oh? Is there a second way?"

"Second, let's just ignore the mistake. Now, send someone to send Sun Xingzu back, continue to be his county magistrate, accept the court's commendation, become a high-ranking official, make an exceptional promotion, let him find a large county, and officially become a party Princes."

"Ah...just, just pretend that nothing happened? But...but...but the man surnamed Huang is dead."

"Your Highness, have you killed his entire family?"

"That's not the case. I'll just kill him. The rest of them are just waiting to be punished."

"Then let his family go, build the archway, and let his son come to receive the 'Rural Model of Virtue' given by the emperor. Just say that his father died of a sudden stroke."

"How can it be like this?"

Lu Duoxun said: "Why can't this be done?"

"But paper can't contain the fire."

"Of course paper can't cover the fire, but what if everyone has a tacit understanding and pretends not to see the fire? After all, no one has the ability to put out the fire, and King Qin, he actually wants to add fuel to the fire!"

"........."

"The New Deal must be implemented, but it must be relaxed and relaxed, and we cannot blindly act recklessly, right? It is satisfying to kill all the people who deserve to be killed in one go, but after killing all the people, will the New Deal be successful? In the end, not one person will be left behind. Aren’t the people suffering from this mess? Some of the things in the New Deal are indeed too ridiculous, or they have been done too hastily. People in the world always need someone to guide them to slow down."

After hearing this, Zhao Guangyi was obviously moved, and said hesitantly, "So, do you want to have a complete confrontation with the third brother?"

"Your Highness is wrong. The New Deal is like a carriage, and Your Highness the King of Qin is like the carriage that whips the horse's butt. But whoever rides a horse can't just crack the whip all the time, right? It is the way of civility and martial arts to crack a whip and relax it. , you are the reins of this carriage."

After Zhao Guangyi heard this, he nodded with relief, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that what he said made sense.

He couldn't help but said helplessly: "What about... Zhao Pu?"

"Zhao Pu? There is no room for him in this carriage."

"Oh? He bullies me like this, do you have any means to help me?"

"Yes. If it is true as His Highness said, this New Deal matter will eventually have to resort to the military. I am afraid that the Privy Council is the real priority for the success or failure of the New Deal."

Zhao Guangyi frowned: "Didn't this fall into the hands of Zhao Pu? Li Chongju...that is his in-laws. Not to mention, he has been in the Privy Council for so many years, so his roots are so big and deep."

"Yes, so Your Highness, if it is possible, please let me be the Minister of the Ministry of War."

"Minister of the Ministry of War? Oh... I understand. My eldest brother transferred Zhao Pu from the Privy Council and became the official prime minister. Instead, he helped the Ministry of War. Okay, I have written this down. I will recommend it to my eldest brother when I have the chance. your."

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On the other side, Zhao Pu returned to his house, but he was in a good mood. He took a cup of tea for himself with a smile and put ice cubes in it.

This Zhao Pu, since the saltpeter ice making method has matured, he not only eats ice cubes in summer, but also puts ice cubes in winter. On cold days, it is piping hot. After skimming off the foam, the freshly brewed tea leaves are half Throw the ice cubes from the pot in, then add honey and other seasonings, and this is the proudest bite.

While drinking, Jia Dinghui reported: "Sir, the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai that you asked me to look up before has been found. It is in a Yuefu collection of the Tang Dynasty, called Hua Die."

"Hua Die, I vaguely remember hearing about it, hey~, your lord, I am indeed the least educated among those Hanlins, and I am not a Jinshi. I am most annoyed by these riddles. Although Your Highness, he is a maverick. , there are still times when you have to pretend, but in this regard, the three brothers are all the same, hehe, what is that Hua Die talking about?"

"It's about the Northern and Southern Dynasties. There was a man named Liang Shanbo and a man named Zhu Yingtai. They fell in love, but the adults of the Liang family and the Zhu family were at odds with each other in the court, and they were not allowed to marry. In the end, the two Died for love and turned into a butterfly after death... What's wrong with you, sir?"

With a bang, Zhao Pu chewed up the ice cubes in his mouth.

"It's broken, something big is going to happen."

(End of this chapter)