Chapter 360: Dividends and Two People’s Court

Not to mention Zhao Tingzhi and his son discussing. In the main hall, since Zhao Tingzhi left, the little emperor's face calmed down, and suffered a false alarm, and almost showed his naivety in doing things in front of the ministers. After the matter was handled, the little emperor felt mentally exhausted. He forced himself to ask, "Zhao Qing, according to what you see, can the appeased musket soldiers be reentered in the palace?"

Zhao Xing shook his head: "No, we cannot set a bad example and make the soldiers think that if they are dissatisfied, they can gather together to threaten them in disguise."

The little emperor asked quickly: "So, what should I do with them?"

Zhao Xing bowed slightly and replied calmly: "These soldiers are no longer suitable for service, but they master musket technology. If these people are resentful, I am afraid that they will surrender to foreign enemies, so I will bring all these people back to Guangzhou. As for the 500 places left in His Majesty's Palace, we can first dispatch the regiments from Mizhou. The pear-flower guns in the Mizhou Utility Army are similar to my muskets. When my soldiers left the palace with bare hands, they had already left their weapons and supplies, and just let the Mizhou Utility Army take over.

I think that the prince-consor Zhang Dunli and the Mizhou Tuanlian Zhang Yong belong to the same clan, so that the prince-consort Zhang can come forward to command Zhang Yong's musket. In this way, the palace musketman will replace His Majesty's own confidant."

The pillar of the little emperor ascended the throne was the group of five hundred musketeers. At present, he was starting to clear Zhang Dun's power in the palace. The five hundred musketeers left made him feel empty. After experiencing the intimidation of a mutiny, the little emperor was already a little sensitive. He opened his mouth to ask Zhao Xing for more people to enrich the palace, but Liang Shicheng stopped him with his eyes. In the blink of an eye, the little emperor understood--at present, Zhao Xing, a big tiger, was in charge of the capital, who dared to jump around in the Sansi Yamen?

"I plan to recall Gao Qiu and Gao Yan. What do you think?" The little emperor felt that there was a lack of manpower around him. Gao Qiu, a person who had a close relationship with Zhao Xing, could just use this relationship as a bridge of communication, so the little emperor was a little impatient and directly sought Zhao Xing's opinions.

Privy Councilor Jiang Zhiqi did not express his opinion. Zhao Xing glanced at Jiang Zhiqi and immediately replied: "Gao Yan Division is capable of doing things. He can be the deputy commander of the palace and temporarily command the government's musket team."

Zhao Xing agreed to hand over some of the musketeers, but the condition was that Gao Qiu would be the leader of the musketeers. Gao Qiu was easier to speak than Zhao Xing, and Jiang Zhiqi's eyes flashed and he immediately supported: "I think it's okay!"

The little emperor understood Jiang Zhiqi's statement and immediately said: He wanted to use Zhao Xing's musket team as a model to train an imperial musket team. Why bother to grab food from Zhao Xing? According to the relationship between Zhao Xing and Gao Qiu, what he handed over must not be the old, weak and disabled soldiers. It is much easier to ask for food from Gao Qiu than to grab food from Zhao Xing's teeth.

Jiang Zhiqi's agreement was also because of this. Gao Qiu was not born in the imperial examination. According to the unspoken rules of the officialdom, such a person can only serve as aides and subordinates, and cannot be officially ministers. This limits Gao Qiu's development. Therefore, Gao Qiu's only way out is to become a general. His great achievement of becoming a general is to be able to pick out musket soldiers from Zhao Xing's hands. If he cannot pick out musket soldiers, he can also pick out a group of musket instructors.

Because of Gao Qiu's existence, the battle for muskets in the Song Dynasty finally came to an end. As a result, this became a satisfactory matter for the three parties. Zhao Xing supported his close friend into the palace and ensured that his communication with the little emperor was unhindered. The Privy Council obtained a formal musket soldier organization from Zhao Xing in disguise and also obtained musket training methods. The little emperor obtained a group of powerful troops to defend his sleep...

The left and right servants did not mix in this spoils and split the spoils. They did not gain or lose in this transaction, but they were optimistic. Zeng Bu first stated: "In this way, Your Majesty has been disturbed for a night, so let's rest first. I will draft the edict and post it yellow."

The ministers said goodbye and left the little emperor's bedroom. Han Zhongyan looked at Zhao Xing with great dissatisfaction and clasped his fists: "Congratulations!"

After saying that, Han Zhongyan walked outside without looking back. What he was not satisfied with Zhao Xing was the latter's concept of harmony. He thought that he rushed into the capital so eagerly and wanted to eliminate Zhao Xing's bad impression of urging troops to force the palace. Unexpectedly, Zhao Xing gained a foothold, but did not agree with his proposal to kill all the new party members, and he also wanted to leave Zeng Bu's disaster.

Han Zhongyan had a bad attitude, Zeng Bu was so sloppy that he was very happy. He bowed to Zhao Xing proudly: "Fan E is the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Li Chang is the prime minister (in charge of the Ministry of Revenue). Is it possible to issue the imperial edict tomorrow?"

Zeng Bu rewarded merits. Previously, Zhao Xing asked that several major accounting accounts in the Song Dynasty be transferred to the Ministry of Revenue to manage the income and expenditure of the Song Dynasty. The Minister of Revenue suggested that Su Che be the one. Generally speaking, according to official customs, one department chief official was Zhao Xing's person, and other officials also had to install a few deputy officers as a clamp. At this time, Zeng Bu fully allowed Zhao Xing to recommend the left and right ministers, which means that the entire Ministry of Revenue became the Su family.

Zeng Bu rewarded Zhao Xing for standing in this regard in the court change just now. He wanted to further win over Zhao Xing to maintain his status. His proposal was immediately responded by Zhao Xing, who said with unsatisfactory words: "These three people are old, and even if they stay in the Ministry of Revenue, they won't be able to stay for long. I recommend Chao Buzhi as the Ministry of Revenue. How about it?"

Zeng Bu waved and said kindly: "You can get on the carriage with someone else, let's talk while walking."

The carriage started to ripple, isolating the noise of the capital outside the car. The servants lit a beacon, and Zeng Bu pointed at the beacon and said, "This lamp still comes from the hands of the people..."

Zhao Xing sat cross-legged in the carriage, slapped his thigh and replied: "Your carriage is also the origin of my family."

Zeng Bu continued to gossip: "I heard that Han Zhongyan had snatched your carriage and showed off all over the capital. I didn't snatch your carriage. This carriage was bought out of my own pocket... It's said that the horses you raise at home are very majestic, and it's better to give me a few horses."

Zhao Xing's eyes wandered, listening to the movement outside the carriage, and answering the questions he asked: "Ah, I'm back in the capital again. I heard that this is a city of light. When most cities in the world are dark, the city was lit all night... More than ten years ago, I came to the capital for the imperial examination. That time seemed to be yesterday, and now things change, and it's quite sad to think about it."

Zeng Bu grinned. He stopped entangling in a war horse issue, and he asked in a relaxed tone: "Where?"

"I'm in my house!" Zhao Xing replied.

Zeng Bu nodded, knocked on the floor of the carriage with the folding fan in his hand, and ordered: "Go outside Donghua Gate, next to the Daliao embassy, ​​Guangbai Bridge, and near the large goods store... Zhaojia Donghuyuan."

After a moment of pause, Zeng Bu continued: "Your land and house are now quite famous in Bianliang. The house is filled with foreigners from all over the world. It is very lively."

Zhao Xing was still listening to the movement outside the carriage, with a leisurely expression on his face. The noise outside the carriage and the tranquility inside the carriage seemed to be two worlds. Outside the carriage was a sea of ​​light in the dark night, and there was a bright light, and the floating inside the carriage was full of conspiracy.

Seeing that Zhao Xing didn't speak for a long time, Zeng Bu asked tentatively: "What other recommendations do Lord Zhao have?"

Zhao Xing nodded: "I am not familiar with others. Besides, I don't know how capable people he has never met. So, what I can only recommend is my acquaintances: Suo Wendao, Li Zhichun, Li Li, Zhou Bangyan, Li Weisi... These people have a relationship with me, and I hope to transfer them back to the center and place them in various departments."

Zhao Xing's words have two meanings. One means to show that he will not return to the court and compete with Zeng Bu for power, and the other means that the officials he recommended may not hold prominent positions. But their positions must be critical enough.

Zeng Bu asked in contemplation: "Su asked... I have a little impression of this official. Isn't it the former Mizhou judge? He is now the local judge of the Criminal Prison Office of Jingdong East Road. I heard that this person has expertise in the Criminal Prison, and can be admitted to the Ministry of Justice as an official... But who is Li Weisi? Haven't you ever heard of such an official?"

"'One Gift of Leye' tribe' tribe leader--" Zhao Xing replied slowly: "My subordinates have many people who give their tribes and gifts. I hope their tribe leader can be divided into a gift-giving official (reputation official position). In addition, the One Gift of Leye's tribe is diligent in various departments. After so long, several people should be promoted. As for who should be promoted, I also want to ask Li Weisi."

"Li Wei" is actually the transliteration of the Jewish tribe leader "Li Wei". After he arrived in China, he changed his surname to "Li". Therefore, this Yici Leye tribe leader can actually be called "Li Si".

Zhao Xing mentioned this. Zeng Bu suddenly remembered: "I remember it. Isn't this Li Weisi just that when you bid farewell to Zhou Bangyan, Yu Chunjieting presented you with the great merchant of Fanbudi. After he offered the cloth, you wrote a farewell poem. Therefore, the great merchant of Li Wei has also been remembered. It turned out to be him?!"

Zhao Xing nodded slightly.

He is definitely a nepotism. The recommended list is full of people who are close to him. Once this list comes out, it is estimated that Han Zhongyan will feel itchy about the other end of the group.

However, Zhao Xing's face did not blush and his heart was not beating. He continued to add: "Zhou Bangyan returned to Beijing and could take over the position of 'Hanlin Chengzhi' left by Zhao Tingzhi at the same time. I think that after so many things in the court, we should abandon the situation where one person dominates an important official position - Cai Jing is smart and capable, and must not be restricted. With Zhou Bangyan, Cai Jing is a domestic animal with a bridle on his head. Zeng Gong can be good at everything and be careful to control it."

Zeng Bu immediately asked again tentatively: "How should Mr. Han explain?"

Zhao Xing replied lightly: "No need to explain, Mr. Han is a gentleman, but he is too hasty in his work - Cai Jing, I propose Zhou Bangyan's appointment, how about it?"

Zeng Bu had requested to be transferred back to Cai Jing earlier, and Cai Jing had a close relationship with Zhao Xing. Zhao Xing spoke, but he still could not escape the reputation of the weaving force. However, with Cai Jing in the court, the new party forces that were originally weakened began to have the ability to compete with the old party.

Zeng Bu laughed in his heart. Zhao Xing's army entered the capital this time, which made Zhao Ji's throne quickly and stabilise. The little emperor had to rely on Zhao Xing's support, and Zhao Xing clearly expressed his opinion that he was unwilling to return to the court to fight for power and profit, which avoided the suspicion of his capture of power. In order to appease the warlord who made support, the little emperor would of course allow Zhao Xing to install some of his own people in the court. These people came from Zhao Xing's party and were also beneficial to the stability of the imperial power. At this sensitive moment when the new emperor ascended the throne, others would be worried about angering the little emperor if they wanted to oppose Zhao Xing's recommendation.

It is not a good thing to anger the little emperor. Zhang Dun is strong enough, right? Now he has been escorted to Yuezhou by the court. With Zhang Dun's example, who dares to jump out and oppose the new emperor now?

The joy of the carriage continued to flow, and the conspiracy in the carriage continued to laugh. Zeng Bu took the opportunity to discuss the recommendation list with Zhao Xing, and he also added a part of his personal personalities to Zhao Xing's list. The two agreed that Zhao Xing would submit the memorial tomorrow to recommend these personnel, and Zeng Bu would then present the memorial to the little emperor. Then the two discussed the official positions held by these officials. After all the plans were completed, the carriage had arrived at Zhao Xing's mansion.

Zhao Xing jumped out of Zeng Budi's carriage, and Zeng Bu bowed in the carriage: "It's late today, I won't disturb you, Lord Zhao. Will you have time tomorrow?"

Zhao Xing nodded: "It's time to have a group of secretaries in my mansion, and they can help me finish the memorial."

Zeng Bu raised his hand to greet the coachman, but he paused for a moment and asked leisurely: "The Su family has been pardoned. Huang Tingjian and Zhang Lei have to enter the court no matter how they do. Why don't you recommend Chao Buzhi and Qin Guan?"

Zhao Xing smiled but refused to answer.

Zeng Bu put down the curtains of the carriage, and the carriage turned around. Zhao Xing turned to his mansion. At this time, several guards stood at the door of the mansion. After they saw Zhao Xing with the help of the lights, one of the soldiers quickly ran to the mansion and waited for Zhao Xing to come to the door of the mansion. Ma Mengde ran out in a trot, bowed and saluted Zhao Xing, and shouted at the same time: "Light on, light on quickly."

Twelve lanterns symbolizing Zhao Xing's grade rose. A team of soldiers ran out of the gate of the mansion, and they showed off the full guard of ceremonies belonging to the second-rank officials. With the bright lights, Zhao Xing took Ma Mengde's hand and walked towards his underworld.

Since bidding farewell to the capital, this house has been temporarily managed by Ma Mengde. Over the years, Ma Mengde has operated this house into a hall of the Ten Thousand Nations. There are constantly foreign merchants from all over the world who have added many exotic styles to the garden. At the same time, after many years of persistent renovation, the courtyard has become a deep courtyard, garden nursery, which is completely made of concrete and stone.

Zhao Xing stopped at the door of the mansion, looking at his garden, and also looked at Ma Mengde with the help of the light. After years of separation, Ma Mengde had changed from a middle-aged man to an old man in his fifties. He was well maintained. His face was rosy, wearing gorgeous silk, wearing a monk's gold, and looking like a gentleman with enough food and clothing. Two words can be seen from his face: Satisfaction!

Ma Meng, who was in his fifties, had a little pale hair. He specially raised his beard to make himself look richer. His well-maintained fingers were clean and tidy, and his fingernails were very rosy. Zhao Xing could feel that the muscles on the other party's hands were still elastic. He smiled and said: "Ma is old, and the years have passed, and you are much older."

He was looking at Ma Mengde, and Ma Mengde was also looking at him. After looking for a long time, Ma Mengde nodded with satisfaction: "When Di Qing was famous in the past, he was already in his forties. His virtuous nephew in his early thirties had destroyed a country and made more than ten kings surrender. Such a famous general is unprecedented in the Song Dynasty. When I am old, Li Ren's virtuous nephew Shang Yingzi is full of energy and has a long future. Seeing Li Ren's virtuous nephew, I feel relieved. Come, I will introduce my son Ma Xi to you, and he will ask you to take care of you in the future."

Ma Xi is a middle-aged man in his thirties. He has the same national face as Nai's father, and bows to Zhao Xing with a smile, and waves to guide him: "Mr. Zhao, this is your own home. Don't be polite. The orchid soup has been cooked. Come in and wash the dust."

Zhao Xing and Ma Xi walked with their arms. As they walked, Zhao Xing greeted: "Where is Brother Ma going to study and what scriptures have you learned?"

This is a common greeting method used by the Song people. Ma Xi replied with a smile: "I have never entered the prefecture to study, but I just learned some words from my father and calculated the accounts."

Ma Xi said this, which means that he did not pass the state school exam and could only be considered a scholar. He could recognize a few words and was not familiar with the official Six Classics.

Zhao Xing was haha ​​before he was about to say a few words of comfort. Behind him, a warm voice shouted: "Taiwei, Taiwei, you are back. You are leaving. I didn't expect it will take ten years. How are you okay after ten years of separation?"

Zhao Xing turned around and looked at the source of the sound. There were several people standing in the shadow of the light. The two leaders knew him, namely his neighbor, Zou Yun and Zou Zi'an, the "landlord" of the Song Dynasty, and the old scholar Ma Shuma. The two men were holding teapots in their hands and holding a plate of fruit. Seeing Zhao Xing twisting, the two men led the villagers and swaying towards Zhao Xing.

Zhao Xing smiled happily on his face, but felt bitter in his heart. He rushed all the way back to the capital and immediately attended a state banquet in the hall. He handled another mutiny at sunset, and then conspired with Zeng Bu for a long time. He was so tired that he only had the strength to breathe. At this moment, it was already the second half of the night, and it was about two o'clock in the middle of the night. Zou Yun and Ma Shu were all idle people. They still didn't sleep and were still waiting at the gate of Zhao Xing's mansion. When they saw the lights on, they ran over to visit. But Zhao Xing had no strength to receive them.

But Zhao Xing had to accept it because this was a kind of Song Dynasty etiquette, called "friendly and friendly neighbors". When Zhao Xing first entered the capital, these neighbors came to visit him. Now his official position is getting bigger and bigger. If these villagers are neglected, they will be scolded to death by the knowledgeable scholars and officials.

While walking towards Zhao Xing, Ma Shu greeted the villagers without seeing each other: "Come on. I have said that Zhao Taiwei is kind and will not keep us neighbors out... Taiwei, our neighbors often hear that you have conquered Dali and suppressed the Nanhailand. I feel very honored to have the neighbors, the neighbors here. Many neighbors here were moved here after the adults left. They have never seen the adults on the ground, but they are also honored to live next to them. Today, I heard that the adults entered the city, and the common people could not get along, so they could only prepare tea and wine to visit the adults. The adults would not think we were bothering us late at night."

Ma Meng smiled and forced himself. He winked at Zhao Xing and asked about Zhao Xing's meaning. Zhao Xing smiled and was honest: "Where is where? When I was not in the capital, I thanked my neighbors to take care of this room. I was planning to visit one by one another day. The neighbors came just right, please please."

After leaving the neighbors in their own yard, Zhao Xing bowed and asked: "Rong changed his clothes!"

Ma Shu stood up and bowed with a smile: "Of course, Lord Taiwei worked hard all the way. Let's go to change clothes, and we will wait here with peace of mind."

When Zhao Xing walked out of the hall, he felt his legs unable to move. Under the corridor, there were still a group of Japanese women kowtowed to the ground, singing slogans and poems loudly, praising Zhao Xing for his victory. Ma Xi accompanied Zhao Xing out of the hall. Seeing Zhao Xing's tired look, he stepped forward to support Zhao Xing and asked carefully: "Brother Li Ren, should you tell them and let them come again next day."

Zhao Xing took a few breaths and sniffed the air in Bianliang deeply. Although his expression was tired, the smile on his face came from the heart: "No need, no need - this is the Song Dynasty. He is close to neighbors and has a high official rank, but he dare not stop the civilian neighbors from visiting the left and right villages. This etiquette is only in the Song Dynasty. Although my body is tired at this moment, their arrival makes my heart very warm. I know that I have arrived home and there are a group of good neighbors around my house."

Ma Xi sighed, shook his head, and ordered the Japanese girl: "Get down quickly, give the orchid soup, and wait for the adults to take a shower and change clothes."

If Zhao Xing's house is obviously different from the people of this era, it is that there must be a luxurious bathroom and a luxurious toilet in Zhao Xing's house. No matter where Zhao Xing buys the industry, the bathroom and toilet need to be carefully designed. Although he stayed in the capital for a short time, Ma Meng knew his habits. When the house was expanded and renovated, he also started to rebuild a toilet and a bathroom with water. The bathroom was paved with ceramic tiles and a large bathtub could make people swim inside. The maids poured buckets of hot water into the large bathtub. Zhao Xing lay on a big stone chair in the middle of the bathtub. He was drowsy under the Japanese girl's small hands, and muttered intermittently: "I can't sleep... List, write down the list, Li Zhichun, Li Xiao, Zhou Bangyan... I can't sleep, I just take a nap, I will definitely wake me up later, and the neighbors are still waiting..."

I don’t know how long it took, Zhao Xing suddenly woke up. His movements of getting up were too fierce, which caused a rush of water in the pool. Several Japanese women waiting by the pool woke up and jumped into the pool to support Zhao Xing. Zhao Xing asked anxiously: “How long have I slept?”

The Japanese girl bowed and replied, "Changmen Palace, it's only been a stick of incense, but it's almost dawn."

Zhao Xing asked again: "What did I say just now?"

"Changmen Hall just mentioned a list, we have recorded it. Please see what additions are there..." Zhao Xing flipped through the Japanese girl and handed it to the floor paper, and quickly ordered: "Send this list out and ask them to draft a memorial immediately and send it to the Government Affairs Hall. Hurry up, hand it in the palace before entering the court."
Chapter completed!