Zhao Kuangyi first helped him: "Mother-in-law, you get up first."

Li Mu could kneel down, but Li's mother was sick and an old lady could not kneel anymore. Li's mother got up and looked at her son. She was old, her eyes were bad, and her ears could not be heard clearly. However, she could still hear it when she was so close.

What innocent people are to be guilty?

But the emperor is here, so she is not inconvenient to ask questions.

Song Jiu looked at her, then at Li Mu, and Li Mu's wife, who was standing outside in panic, and Li Mu's son, slowly said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has discussed the gains and losses of the previous prime ministers some time ago. I have an idea in my mind. Since ancient times, I have not clearly defined the positioning of officials, and each has his own opinions. But my opinion is very simple. To generalize officials, it can be divided into four types."

"Oh, say it."

"The first type is incompetent and greedy officials. This type of officials is the most hateful, but they are the most. Even if His Majesty has repeatedly rectified the officialdom, the proportion of such officials will not be less than half. But it also depends on that some officials are greedy but not too much. Although they are incompetent, they can work hard. Such officials can still use it and can also be cured by medicine. However, some officials are both serious and insatiable. They are officials, harming the country and the people."

When Song Jiu said this, he suddenly asked Li Mu: "Meng Yong, how many proportion of such hateful officials would be in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty?"

Li Mu stumbled: "At least 40%."

"An honest gentleman is also a good thing. Such officials account for at least 40%. This is still the officialdom under His Majesty's rule, otherwise it will be even more serious."

Zhao Kuangyi's face looked ugly.

"Your Majesty, don't be angry. There is a reason for this. Since ancient times, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce have been the main idea of ​​officials. Once you become an official, you can be rich and noble, but while enjoying this right and wealth, you forget the obligations that officials have to pay. The king gives officials wealth, but officials also have to assist the king and support the people, while military generals have to defend the country and make achievements. If you want to get it, you must pay. However, too many people think... to get it for nothing."

"Yes, Li Mu, get up. Song Jiu, don't hold him down. I haven't convicted him yet."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Mu almost wanted to cry.

"Li Mu, let your wife brew two cups of tea for me."

"Here."

Li Mu ordered his wife to burn tea, and Song Jiu continued: "The second type of officials are the officials His Majesty wants the most, the honest officials. But the honest officials I am afraid that the honest officials I am talking about are not the kind of honest officials His Majesty wants. Such honest officials are called virtue but not talented."

Zhao Kuangyi understood that if it were divided according to Song Jiu, four types of officials would be without virtue or talent, and they would be without talent. They would be without virtue or talent. They would be without virtue and have talent.

What Song Jiu said was deeper than he thought.

"This kind of official can still be detailed. The first type is like Mr. Shen, who is ethical and honest, but lacks talent, but he is also conscious. So he handed over more government affairs to Lu Duosun when he was in the Secretariat. When he was in the Secretariat, he also handed over more government affairs to ministers for handling. Although such officials don't make much contribution, they will not harm the country."

Song Jiu said this wrongly. Shen Yilun was not talented, but Zhao Da and Zhao Er had never used it well. His talent was in financial management, so he was the best Sansi envoy among Zhao Kuangyin and the three envoys. However, his shortcomings were also obvious, that was, the lack of Ming Jue, so he went to Bashu and later came to the Secretariat, because of this shortcoming. However, Song Jiu would not say it stupidly, and Zhao Kuangyi's nature was different after he ascended the throne. At that time, everyone had to recognize his throne. Shen Yilun and others were particularly important. Could it be that he would not be promoted but demoted, and demoted Shen Yilun from the East Prefecture to the Three Envoys?

So Song Jiu classified Shen Yilun as a kind of virtue but not talent.

"Your Majesty can also use this type of official. The last two are the last two. One is that you are not talented and don't know anything. However, because of your ethics, you have been respected by everyone. So you work behind closed doors at home, take it for granted, point fingers at the government, or interfere with officials in the local area in the handling of government affairs. However, because of your reputation as honesty, you often respond to all kinds of responses, and the harm is often better than the first type of official."

"It makes sense," Zhao Kuangyi thought in his mind. When he was well-read in poetry, he immediately found several similar ministers in his mind. However, no one had ever analyzed it carefully like Song Jiu, so when his historians evaluated, they often didn't know what they said and even sighed.

"There is another kind, that is, even though he is not virtuous or talented, but because of his good concealment, the outside world really mistakes for being a good official. In fact, these people are ill-intentioned and use them more harmful. The representative is Wang Mang."

"They are very few."

"Of course there are very few. If there are many, then China's thousands of years of history will not be a stable and peaceful time. Secondly, the third type of officials are corrupt officials, but such corrupt officials are talented corrupt officials. But they must also be subdivided. One is that although they are greedy, they are greedy and know the limits, and they will not miss large-scale government affairs because of greed. For example, Zhao Pu laughed at the ministers for their reputation. In fact, they are corrupt officials. The ministers of the Ming Dynasty handed over millions of money to the country. In fact, it was its cover, allowing them to build ships and go to sea to obtain a large amount of wealth. If the ministers are not officials, if Your Majesty does not tolerate them, how can this wealth be obtained? Therefore, the ministers and the officials have no margins in their relationship with the officials. And they also value enjoyment. I cannot bear the poor life like Li Mu."

"Okay, you're a corrupt official, but don't say it anymore," Zhao Kuangyi said with a laugh and cry: "What else?"

"There is another kind of greed and unrestrained. Although they are talented and have strong government skills, they are like princes and princes. However, there are not many corrupt officials like this." Song Jiu sighed. Since ancient times, many officials like He Kun have been attacked by history books, thinking that they are traitors. However, it was precisely because of He Kun that Qianlong's national financial resources did not have a serious crisis. Jiaqing killed He Kun and confiscated his house, and the national finances were also over. However, such a mistake was not He Kun himself, but Qianlong did not beat him, that is, the culprit was not He Kun, but Qianlong.

"The last type of official is a capable official, and the other is a small capable official. These officials should be praised, but if they are used to enter the two palaces, they may not be liked by the king. There is another type of official that is a very capable official, and this type of official is even rarer than the few. If there is one, don't use it more."

Zhao Kuangyi knew who Song Jiu was talking about.

His face looked weird.

"Your Majesty. If Emperor Gaozu of Han claimed that Han Xin was once a general under Xiang Yu and did not use it, would he gain the great Han Dynasty? Will the first lord not use it because his elder brother Zhuge Liang was a minister of the Eastern Wu? If Emperor Taizong of Tang did not use it because Wei Zheng had helped Jiancheng's prince to harm him? Will the Tang Dynasty have the brightest mirror? What else can I do when I have classmates together!"

"Song Qing, you convince me, Li Mu, you should go back to the Secretariat tomorrow... No, I regard you as the master of edicts, and I hope you are as Song Qing said."

"Your Majesty..." Li Mu knelt down again.

"Meng Yong, don't be grateful. I want to thank Your Majesty for your magnanimity. Just work hard to be Your Majesty's minister. That is the best thank you to Your Majesty." Song Jiu said from the side.

Zhao Kuangyi looked at Song Jiu again.

He felt a little touched. Perhaps the thought in his heart was that Song Jiu was consistent in his words and deeds. This sentence was the best portrayal of Song Jiu. At least in terms of his spirit, Song Jiu was better than Li Mu.

Maybe Li Mu may be a good minister, but in Zhao Kuangyi's mind, he is still not as good as Song Jiu, even though Song Jiu is a third-class official, so he said, "Song Qing, go to your house and sit down."

The Qingguan family was uncomfortable, so Li Mu's wife brought out the best tea cakes in the house. But the taste was so bad.

The group came to Song Jiu's family again.

In fact, there was nothing else. Zhao Kuangyi was so bored in the palace that he had come out, so he just came to the Song family and relaxed.

The tea cakes from the Song family are good, and the best Jianzhou tea.

The tea cups used are even more of the best Jiankang iron-tied porcelain cups.

In the Song family, you can rarely see the brilliant arrangement of gold and jade, and even the glazed products. However, if you look closely, you can see that every furniture and utensils, including the flowers, plants and trees in the garden, have their origins. This is the real nobility. Although it is luxurious, it is not vulgar, and although it is expensive, it is not impetuous.

Suddenly, Zhao Kuangyi thought of Song Jiu's four types of officials just now, and couldn't help but smile again.

After sitting for a while, Zhang Beiyuan took her husband to visit Song Jiu. At this time, she got married. She no longer called her father like she was a child, but called her uncle.

A call to uncle made Zhao Kuangyi feel strange, and Song Jiu explained: "She is Zhang Beiyuan, the girl whom His Majesty asked me to take in that year."

"Zhang Beiyuan, haha, good name, it's round," Zhao Kuangyi laughed. Then he sighed: "Time is so fast. I didn't expect that you have grown up and got married now."

Then he looked at Zhang Beiyuan's husband strangely.

The little girl grew up and Pan Lian'er found her husband for her, but the Song family opened up and asked Zhang Beiyuan to choose her own. Unexpectedly, she chose a student in the academy. Before Song Jiu left the capital, she asked Qingyi to check the details of the person.

He was from the capital, named Su Xun. His family was in average. He was the first group of students recruited by the academy to Hezhou. Later, he was stayed in the high school for further study due to good grades. When Zhu Dong established Yuelu Academy in Tanzhou, he asked the academy to allocate a group of students. He also went to Tanzhou with these students, and after teaching for two years, he returned to the capital.

People are more loyal, willing to endure hardships, and have good knowledge.

But what made Zhang Beiyuan look at him had nothing to do with his personality and knowledge, but his appearance. Su Xun looked very similar to Song Jiu and was also very big.

In fact, Zhang Beiyuan's psychology is a kind of Oedipus complex.

Song Jiu was not easy to say, and he had a strange relationship with the two children of the Zhang family. He said that his father did not resemble, especially that he was not many years old than Zhang Wang, and that his brother was even more impossible. Zhang Beiyuan called him to grow up.

Zhang Wangyuan saw his appearance like Song Jiu. Song Jiu looked at his character and character, which was not bad. In fact, with Song Jiu's status, he could find a better marriage for Zhang Beiyuan, but why bother? If it were an official's children, three wives and six concubines, Zhang Beiyuan might not be happy.

Then the marriage was booked and they were not allowed to get married until Song Jiu returned to Beijing.

Zhao Kuangyi didn't know the process, but looking at Su Xun's appearance, Zhao Kuangyi also understood a little.

He was smiling in his heart, but he asked, "There is another boy."

"He studied hard in the academy for several years. After the middle school, the exam was fine. It happened that I had not yet gone to Jiangzhou and was idle at home. So I asked him at that time that there were two choices. One was to stay in the academy and study in high school for a few years, and then become a teacher, and the other was to serve as a clerk. He might be converted to an official in the future, and he might be just a clerk for the rest of his life. But under the influence of his grandmother, he proposed to serve as a clerk, and he did not object to this. Then he took the initiative to ask the court to send him to the Hedong area of ​​our dynasty, so the court sent him to Jiangzhou to serve as a clerk. As a result, he became the lord of Jishan County."

If he was a Jinshi, the promotion speed would not be fast, but as a college student, the promotion speed would be relatively fast, with Song Jiu's contribution in the middle, but at that time, there were few people in the southeast of the Hebei region and wars were endless, which was also a chore.

With Song Jiu’s contribution, it is also a normal promotion.

"Then I went to Liaodong, and he was transferred to Lingshi County as the magistrate. It seemed that his political achievements were good. Not long ago, he was transferred to Yu County as the magistrate."

These two counties also belong to Hedong, one is Zhongxian in Fenzhou, and the other is Ciji County in Taiyuan Prefecture.

However, this seems to have nothing to do with Song Jiu, after all, Song Jiu went to Liaodong at that time.

But it doesn't matter. Pan Mei will take care of her in Hedong and other officials will buy Song Jiu's face. Then this official will be easy to become an official. In addition, Hedong is deserted, and as long as you work hard, you will easily achieve political achievements. Therefore, Zhang Wangbei's promotion has not been slow.

But on the other hand, Song Jiu's current officials are just enough to make Zhang Wangbei a county magistrate.

After hearing this, Zhao Kuangyi took off his jade pendant from his waist and said to Zhang Beiyuan: "Zhang Beiyuan, I have some fate with you, so I will regard this jade pendant as your wedding gift."

"Thank you Your Majesty. I often hear my uncle say that if you don't have your Majesty, my uncle might not have been willing to take my family in the past." Zhang Beiyuan said happily. Zhang Beiyuan is not stupid. The little girl grew up in the Song family and is knowledgeable. She slapped Zhao Kuangyi's flattery, which made Zhao Kuangyi very happy.

This is a small episode, and Zhao Kuangyi looked at Song Jiu again and said, "Song Qing, your house is too biased."

There are commercial areas on the south and east sides of the palace city, which is not suitable for mansions, and there is an inner palace to the north, which is also not suitable for mansions. Generally, officials choose to choose mansions on the west side of the imperial city, which is close to the imperial city, and are mostly gathering places for officials. Like Song Jiu, the mansions are chosen in the southeast corner, and there is almost no one.

Song Jiu said lightly: "Your Majesty, even if you are an official, you should not forget your roots as a person. Besides, this place is where the ministers grow up."

"You must not forget your roots in life, it's good to say." Zhao Kuangyi sighed. Over the past few years, he has made a lot of Jinshi, especially the system of misleading, which has allowed many poor students to pass the Jinshi exam and enter the official career. Some performed well, but some people have forgotten their roots and are more greedy than anyone else.

Zhao Kuangyi stayed for supper.

It’s not that the Song family’s supper is more delicious than in the palace, Zhao Kuangyin lives frugality, but Zhao Kuangyi is not that stingy.

It is just a symbol.

The next day, Li Mu entered the Hanlin Academy. It turned out that Zhao Kuangyi was going to let him be the Minister of the Central Secretariat again, but considering that Zhao Pu was narrow-minded, he would continue to suppress Li Mu, so he changed his appointment.

It is not necessarily safe to enter the Hanlin Academy. Now, several Hanlin scholars, Li Fang, Hu Meng and others, and Song Jiu suspected that they have defected to Zhao Pu one after another.

But this is a symbol. If you become a Buddha with one thought, you will become a demon with one thought. Li Mu will re-use it. At some point, Zhao Kuangyi will be able to take it. Once Zhao Kuangyi is taken, Zhao Pu will not be able to continue to use his harsh actions and suppress people he dislikes...
Chapter completed!