Zhang Dun appeared under the Neidong Gate with some anxiety.

He never imagined that the official would let him choose his own time to appear in court.

This really made him confused and filled his mind with speculations.

Because the officials only gave Sima Guang the title in the morning.

In the afternoon, he sent someone to convey the order again, expressing in an extremely rare gesture that he was willing to accommodate his time.

Who doesn't know that Sima Guang is the red flag of the old party, while Zhang Dun is the most determined minister of the new law in the court?

While he was thinking wildly, he closed the door and saw Toneri's figure appearing in front of him.

"Sheng Zuo, please come with me..." The voice of the visitor was very familiar.

Zhang Dun looked up and saw that it was Di Yong.

He is the second son of Di Qing, the general of Renmiao. In the middle of this month, the official family recalled him by imperial edict through the Queen Mother, and appointed him as the general secretary of the pavilion. He also took charge of the direct command of Yulong Guduo, added imperial equipment, and himself The deputy envoy of Dongshang Hemen was promoted to the envoy of Dongshang Hemen.

The reason is well known to everyone in the court - I admired Jiayou's government and wanted to praise the meritorious officials. When I heard about the loyalty of Duke Di Wu and Xiang Gong, I respected him very much. Direct command.

This decree was indeed dictated by the officials themselves, and then handed over to the Privy Council, who all accepted the decree and drafted the edict.

Zhang Dun and Di Yong are old acquaintances.

When he visited Hunan, Di Yong served under him.

In the fourth year of Yuanfeng's reign, Di Yong was appointed deputy general manager of Huanqing Road and came to visit him when he returned to Beijing to report on his duties.

I thought Di Yong would not take over the power so quickly.

Unexpectedly, he has fully shouldered the responsibility of opening doors and meeting people.

This surprised Zhang Dun.

Because normally, it usually takes more than half a year of testing, observation, and close inspection before a person is officially allowed to take over the power of introduction.

"The officials are already at Chongzheng Hall..." Di Yong reminded in a low voice.

Zhang Dun came to his senses and thanked him quickly: "Thank you Zijia!"

In his heart, Zhang Dun was even more surprised.

Because, generally, ministers have to wait for official appointments.

Now, in turn, the officials are waiting for him in the palace.

What this revealed made Zhang Dun quite excited and also very frightened.

Di Yong stopped talking, just silently leading Zhang Dun, walking under the palace corridor on a rainy winter day.

Not long after, we arrived in front of Chongzheng Hall.

Zhang Dun tidied up his appearance, and Di Yong went into the palace to report.

After a while, he came out: "The official family has a decree, and the minister is ordered to enter the palace to deal with it alone!"

So, Zhang Dun held the phoenix and bowed again, then climbed the steps of the palace step by step, and walked forward step by step into the palace.

The everlasting lanterns in Chongzheng Hall have all been lit.

On the right side of the hall, behind a screen, there is a shadowy figure. It is the living man behind the screen, recording the words and deeds of the monarch and his ministers at any time.

Zhang Dun glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, then withdrew his eyes and bowed respectfully to the young emperor who was already sitting on the throne in the palace. Long blessings, Your Majesty!"

"I am blessed..." said the young official in the palace.

"Come here, give Zhang Qing a seat and tea..."

Zhang Dun quickly thanked him and sat on a chair that was brought to him.

A cup of brewed tea was brought to him by the minister.

Zhang Dun took it respectfully, and the scent of tea made his nose twitch.

"It's tea from Shangluo..." He was shocked. He couldn't mistake the scent.

Although Zhang Dun was from Fujian, his starting point as an official was in Shangluo County.

During his years as an official in Shangluo, he became completely accustomed to the taste of Shangluo tea, and was not used to drinking Jian tea from Fujian.

And this habit is only known to those who are familiar with him.

Then I heard the little official in the palace say: "I have already read the summary of the review of the Qingmiao Law submitted by you..."

"I'm calling you to meet me today, and please tell me the details, my love!"

Zhang Dun suppressed the surprise in his heart, held the fluorine in his hand and bowed: "I am scared, please speak for your majesty..."

So, he introduced all the opinions of him, Han Jiang, and Lu Gongzhu.

Zhang Dun is very smart.

Therefore, he did not hide his words from anyone.

It just introduced the attitude of the three prime ministers towards the Qingmiao Law in a straightforward manner.

The summary is that Han Jiang wanted to change it, Zhang Dun wanted to make minor changes, and Lu Gongzhu wanted to make major changes or even abandon it altogether. He picked up the Changping Cangcang method and used it to replace the Qingmiao method.

After hearing this, the officials in the palace seemed to think deeply for a long time, and then asked: "Based on what you said, if you want to change it, how should you change it?"

Zhang Dun paid his respects again and said: "In my humble opinion, all we need to do is limit the regulations in the Qingmiao Law to two cents of interest, and no apportionment or forced borrowing is allowed..."

"Kang Guogong believed that the Young Crops Law should be carefully reviewed and organized in detail, and he selected officials from the central government to go to the local areas to supervise the regulations of the Young Crops Law. If anyone breaks the law and disobeys orders, he will be impeached immediately..."

"Dongping County Duke believes that perhaps the Changpingcang method is better, but if the Qingmiao method can be modified appropriately, it will be acceptable!"

Hearing this, the official stood up and seemed to take a few steps.

Then he turned around and sat back on the throne again.

"I understand everything you said!"

He suddenly raised his voice and said: "In my opinion, in your opinion, in Prime Minister Han's opinion, in Governor Lu's opinion... although they say different things, they lead to the same goal through different paths. They are all issues of official administration!"

Zhang Dun immediately held the phoenix and bowed in obeisance: "Your majesty is wise and wise!"

In his heart, his evaluation of this official rose again.

You can skip all the questions directly and get to the real key.

This official was simply a king who was born to govern.

"Since it's a matter of official administration, does your Majesty have any solution?" the junior official asked in a childish voice.

Zhang Dun did not dare to hide anything, so he could only bow and say: "I am stupid and there is no solution for the moment..."

"It's just that things have to be done! Don't stop eating because of choking!"

"In my humble opinion, even though there are various problems with the Qingmiao Law, the local military and prefectures failed to implement the imperial decrees, and the subordinate officials took care of it..."

“But it’s better to have a green seedling method than not!”

"Without the Green Crops Law, the people would have no way to borrow money during the lean years, and the local government households would take advantage of the situation to force others... But with the Green Crops Law, the local government households would start to stand up for the people and make decisions!"

"I'm also willing to borrow money..."

This is a fact, and it is also the reason why the Qingmiao Law has received countless criticisms, but it still has the support of countless scholar-bureaucrats.

Let’s put aside the good and bad aspects of the Green Seedling Method.

Whether you have it or not is what matters most.

If so, people would have a choice.

The situation is that households do not borrow money, and there are still government officials, even if they return money nine times a day and make profits on a rolling basis.

At least it is a choice for the people, and it is also a way to force households to give up their profits.

At this moment, the official in the palace asked leisurely: "What you said is reasonable..."

"But if this is the case, wouldn't the blame be attributed to me and the favor be attributed to me?"

Zhang Dun was so frightened that his scalp went numb, and he quickly bowed again: "I am scared!"

This is exactly the core of the problem, and the key reason why the old party has been seizing the Green Seedling Law to continuously attack the people.

The blame goes to the superiors - the local officials randomly apportioned money and added money randomly, and the people didn't know much about it. They only knew that it was the decree of Zhao Guan's family.

If their family is destroyed, who do they hate?

It is easier to understand if the favor is due to the subordinates. According to Zhang Dun's logic, no matter how bad the Qingmiao method is, it can still force the powerful households to give up their profits.

So here comes the problem.

When the situation gives away profits to households, who do the people thank?

Could it be the Zhao Guan family in Bianjing City?

Definitely not, it must be the profit-making situation itself!

Therefore, the ministers of the old party can be upright, and even launch attacks on the Qingmiao Law again and again under the banner of "taking care of the country, the country, and the country."

The mistake was not because the late emperor was determined, but also because the late emperor was determined to expand the territory and regain Lingxia and Youyan, which required a lot of money.
To be continued...