Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

Zhao Ji waited in the Taiji Palace for more than ten days, already in March, but he never saw Ge Bing, Liu Shikai and others again.

This time, there were more than a thousand people who followed him back, and some other people came to visit him. Every time they saw him, he looked anxious.

In the afternoon of this day, Zhao Chen came to the Taiji Palace, and he found that Zhao Ji was writing something on a piece of paper.

"What is Grandpa doing?" Zhao Chen asked with a smile.

Zhao Ji was taken aback. He raised his head and saw that it was Zhao Chen. He immediately covered the paper with his hands! He wrote the courtier appointment list! These days, he has already figured out which ministers he should use after he takes office. Ge Bing will be the prime minister, Liu Shikai will be the privy envoy, and the rest of the ministers will be recruited by themselves! As for the army of one million, most of them will naturally be abolished. Zhao Chen's current military personnel will all rush to the local area, and he, Zhao Ji, will regain control of all government affairs.

"It's nothing. I haven't written for a long time since I came back from the north, so I came to practice calligraphy." Zhao Ji said with a smile.

"Is grandpa okay in Tai Chi Palace these days?" Zhao Chen said.

"Okay, everything is fine! It's just a little lonely." Zhao Ji said.

"I heard that people often come to see grandpa outside the palace! If grandpa is bored, you can go out of the palace and take a look! This Yanjing city was once the capital of the Liao Kingdom. The scenery is beautiful! There are also Some mountains and lakes, grandpa can also go out of the city to play, I will let the soldiers go with grandpa." Zhao Chen said.

"Ah! I can go out of the palace?" Zhao Ji said in disbelief.

He originally thought that after he came here, Zhao Chen would definitely monitor him closely, and it would definitely not be easy for him to leave the palace! Just like when he was in Kaifeng, after Zhao Huan ascended the throne, he was soon put under house arrest! Now Zhao Chen didn't say he was under house arrest, but he didn't dare to leave easily.

"Of course you can go out of the palace! Even ordinary people can play around, let alone the Supreme Emperor of the Song Dynasty? After the boy becomes the emperor, there are not many rules in the palace. The empress and the Supreme Emperor can leave the palace at will. The guards will follow to protect your safety." Zhao Chen said flatly.

What he said was the truth, he would not restrict Zhao Ji's freedom at all! Zhao Ji can go wherever he wants, and he also knows Zhao Ji's political ambitions, but he doesn't take Zhao Ji's ambitions to heart at all! This world is his Zhao Chen's world, he single-handedly promoted the civil and military ministers, hundreds of millions of soldiers and civilians in the world worship him madly, no one, even the former Supreme Emperor, can do anything in this era!

Zhao Ji was ecstatic in his heart at the moment. He thought about it, but couldn't help asking: "Ge Bing, Liu Shikai and others haven't come to see me for many days, did something happen to them?"

Zhao Chen nodded, and said, "Some time ago, more than a dozen ministers tried to overthrow the imperial court, but they were arrested and imprisoned. After the court made a verdict, they were exiled to the northwest."

"Ah!" Zhao Ji stayed there for a while, and said after a while, "How is it possible? How could they overthrow the court?"

"They all admitted it themselves! If Grandpa is interested, you can go to the court to ask for the file! In fact, they came back from the north, and they have suffered a lot. The court gave them houses and silver. If they really can't survive, the court will still Continue to support them! They can stay in Yanjing City, live a carefree and prosperous life here! But they are still dissatisfied. They have to be exiled!" Zhao Chen said flatly.

Zhao Ji's face suddenly turned pale!

"Grandpa is not young anymore, and he is slowly enjoying himself in Yanjing City. Although the current court emphasizes frugality, it is far worse than it was in Kaifeng, but it is countless times better than in Wuguo City! Grandpa, don't you think so?" Zhao Chen road.

Zhao Ji silently nodded.

"My child will often visit grandpa when he is free." Zhao Chen said.

"Ge Bing and the others are not young, and now they are exiled in the northwest, I'm afraid they may not be able to withstand the bitter cold in the northwest!" After a while, Zhao Ji said unwillingly.

"They can stay in the Five Kingdoms City, and they should be able to stay in the Northwest! Moreover, they will not be able to do farm work after they arrive in the Northwest! There are millions of young people in the Northwest, and those young people also need someone to teach them. They can teach young people to read and write. It can be regarded as making a contribution to my Great Song Dynasty." Zhao Chen said.

"Where is Xun'er these days?" Zhao Ji asked again.

In the past few days, Zhao Xun was not in the Tai Chi Palace, Zhao Ji was busy with "political affairs" and no longer cared about his grandson, but now he suddenly woke up and knew that he would never be able to intervene in state affairs, so he finally remembered Zhao Xun.

"The empress is alone in the palace, and Xun'er is only four years old, so it's just for the empress to teach him." Zhao Chen said flatly.

"The queen is the daughter of a rebel, how can she teach me the descendants of Zhao Song?" Zhao Ji said angrily.

"The empress used to be the most talented woman in Northwest China. She was proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so she happened to educate and train her son. Grandpa, if there is nothing else, my son will leave!" Zhao Chen said flatly.

After Zhao Chen finished speaking, he went outside, where Zhao Ji shouted angrily, but Zhao Chen didn't stop at all! Zhao Chen was very disappointed in this grandfather who didn't have much affection! When Zhao Ji came back from the north, he could enjoy the blessings. Zhao Chen would not lose his food, drink and play, and would not restrict his freedom, but he, a subjugated king, tried to overthrow the imperial court! With Zhao Ji's ability, if he really came to power, I'm afraid that this country will go forward along the old road again, and the current good situation of Song Dynasty will be ruined! He was disappointed in his heart, so he didn't want to talk to Zhao Ji, and his attitude towards Zhao Ji was very cold!

Zhao Chen had gone far away, and Zhao Ji stood blankly at the gate of Taiji Palace, his eyes were dimmed, as if he had aged a lot all of a sudden! Feeling that he could no longer control the government, he was disheartened and felt that life was meaningless! In fact, when he was in the Five Kingdoms City, he was looking forward to coming back! As long as he could come back, he would be willing even to be an ordinary citizen! But after he came back, he immediately wanted to control the government!

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Zhao Ji returned to the imperial study, and at night he called Yu Yunwen to the imperial study to inquire about the construction of the court.

"Your Majesty, all of the more than 500 states and counties in Yanyun and the Central Plains now have courts! In addition to the courts, there were still many soldiers left in various places, and now more than 500 states and counties have established patrol rooms. The system of this patrol room is different from the previous one. The previous patrol room completely listened to the orders of the magistrate and prefecture alone, and the patrol was formed by individual magistrates and magistrates! Now the patrol room also obeys the orders of the magistrate and prefecture, but it has a lot of autonomy Quan, they also have to obey the orders of the higher-level patrol house! It's just that the number of patrols is a little small now, and they need to expand their recruitment!" Yu Yunwen said.

Zhao Chen nodded, he knew that the current patrol room is very similar to the public security bureau of later generations! In ancient China, the "catch-up" was entirely appointed by the county magistrate, and the fate of the "catch-up" was determined by the county magistrate. Now the patrol room is set up separately from the county government. Even the county magistrate can hardly manage the specific work of the patrol room. !

"We can recruit some young people from the Northwest to become police officers! Are there any other problems in the court and the police room?" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, in towns and villages, after many people commit crimes, it is often the locals who use lynching without going to court at all! I think this should be changed." Yu Yunwen said.

Zhao Chen nodded.

In fact, in ancient China, the government never really managed to the village level! The clan is powerful in the countryside, and if someone commits a crime, the clan will punish him!

But now, Zhao Chen naturally cannot continue to tolerate this phenomenon.

"On the one hand, let the people from the Propaganda Department go to towns and villages to do more publicity, so that the villagers understand that the only way to go through the courts after committing a crime is the right way. No one has the right to use lynching! If someone uses lynching, they will be severely punished! In addition, Let the patrols from all over the country go down to the villages, and if someone uses lynching, they will be arrested immediately and mercilessly! This way, the lynching situation in the village will be eliminated! In fact, Yanyun and the Central Plains have just been recovered, and many landlords in the village have wealth The entire family was killed by the Jurchens, and many villagers are made up of wandering people, and there are very few big clans, now is a good time to change the concept of the villagers!" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, there is another question. The current legal system of the imperial court is based on the old laws. Your Majesty once said that many of the regulations in these old laws are extremely absurd! You said that you want to formulate new laws, but it takes too long to designate new laws. My minister also Not good at this! Your Majesty, I hope you can choose some other ministers to formulate new laws." Yu Yunwen thought for a while and said.

"Transfer Li Ruoshui from Hanzhong and let him preside over the enactment of the new law! Enactment of the new law is not a short-term matter, and it may not be completed in a few years. After the country changes, new laws must be added continuously I reckon that Li Ruoshui will not be able to complete this task alone! Some of the most fundamental and important laws need to be discussed by the military aircraft department, frontier generals, and many young leaders of the Production and Construction Corps! Let Li Ruoshui find someone to do this first , When the end of the year comes, if we have time, we will gather all the important people of the imperial court to discuss together." Zhao Chen said.

"Okay!" Yu Yunwen nodded, thinking that this is a good idea! Combining the wisdom of all people, we will be able to formulate good laws! Only with good laws can a country be governed better.

"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to say." After a while, Yu Yunwen said again.

"What is it?" Zhao Chen asked.

"Your Majesty, we have now occupied the world, how will we select officials in the future? In my opinion, the imperial examination should be adopted! Your Majesty should implement the imperial examination as soon as possible!" Yu Yunwen said.