Prime Minister

Chapter 327
Official gift fish?

Go home and cook it?

Does that mean you can go?The prelude, right, is this the end?
Zhang Yue couldn't help but bewildered, he came here really nervous and left in a daze.

Is the fish wrong, or am I wrong?

Didn't shoot the dragon fart well?
But Zhang Yue picked up the slippery and jumping fish without hesitation, regardless of soiling the official robe, he said: "The minister leads the decree."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Yue took three steps back facing the official, and was about to turn around and leave.

Seeing Zhang Yue's bewildered expression, the official laughed loudly: "Come back. Put the fish in the bucket first."

Zhang Yue put the fish into the bucket, but Yuyu jumped into the bucket with a plop, and almost slapped Zhang Yue.

Seeing this, the official was overjoyed again, holding his fishing rod and saying, "I haven't been so happy for a long time."

Zhang Yue was so embarrassed by a fish at the moment, he forgot the etiquette of rulers and ministers and blurted out, "Does Your Majesty have any unhappy things?"

The official was slightly taken aback and then said: "It's too much. Ordinary people take pleasure in eating and drinking. What's the pleasure in eating and drinking?"

"For example, a beggar is happy if he can shelter from the rain under one roof, but what joy is there for me in Guangsha with three thousand houses?"

Zhang Yue said: "I understand that your Majesty's happiness is only at home and in the country."

The official was noncommittal when he heard the words, and raised the fishing rod in his hand after speaking.

Zhang Yue stood silently by.

"No need to be formal, go fishing with me."

The official said leniently.

Zhang Yue said in his heart, indeed, the officials are as lenient as the rumors say, and they are not like Han Qi who is always looking at people with their noses.

However, there is a saying that the bigger the officials are, the more lenient they are, which is not the case.

It's just that you're out of range for his tantrum.

In the eyes of Fu Bi and Han Qi, the official family must not be like this.

Zhang Yue picked up the fishing rod and looked like he was sitting upright, but his thoughts were a little lost.

The official looked at Chi Zhong and said in a deep voice: "Ruzhou Governor Zhang Heng is Zhang Dun's nephew, so is that also your nephew?"

Zhang Yue's heart trembled, and he said respectfully: "It is indeed recorded in the genealogy."

The official said: "Zhang Heng was the No. [-] scholar in the second year of Jiayou, with outstanding talent, but his official career has been difficult. What's the reason?"

Zhang Yue said: "It is because he is not like the light and dust, so he is excluded."

The official looked at Zhang Yue happily and said: "You are an honest man, and I appreciate a courtier who knows everything. It's a pity for your nephew Zhang Heng. I know he has been wronged, but I still want him to go out."

Zhang Yue said: "It is enough for your majesty's nephew to have the words of your Majesty. I have heard of the kindness of my heart, and I still have no regrets after nine deaths. All this is to repay your Majesty's kindness."

The official said: "Since I was selected as the No. [-] scholar from a poor family, except for Feng Jing, everyone else's official career has been mediocre. Do you know why?"

Zhang Yue hesitated slightly, and then said: "I miss my family and everything is going well. There must be a good wife in Feng Xueshi's family, and the family affairs are harmonious, so I can think of the king and serve the country."

The official laughed when he heard the words: "Okay, what a family has a good wife."

"Have you ever fished in a river?"

Zhang Yue said: "There is a clear stream in front of my home. I used to fish by the stream when I was young."

"But Nanpu River?"

Zhang Yue was stunned and said: "Your Majesty is holy, and all the world is tied to his heart."

The official said with a smile: "Don't be in a hurry to praise me. This stream was told to me by Duke Xun back then. At that time, he was also beside this imperial pond, sitting and fishing like you and me. Nanpu River, send you off to Nanpu, a good name."

Zhang Yue said hastily, "I'm terrified."

The official said: "It's okay, when you get old, it's easy to think of your old friends. Back then, Mr. Xun and I played against each other, and they talked about the difference between the fish in the imperial pond and the fish in the Jianghu. Tell me about it."

Zhang Yuedao: "I think that the fish in this pond are fat and big, and the mouth is full of oil when you eat them. Although the fish in the rivers and lakes are lean and fleshless, they are strong. It is best to use them to make a pot of fish soup."

The officials were very happy when they heard the words.

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "The minister's words are vulgar, which makes His Majesty laugh."

The official said with a smile: "It's very good of you to be honest with the king. I also asked Mr. Xun? Mr. Xun said that there are many fish in the rivers and lakes, but there are few fish in the pond, but the fish in the rivers and lakes are more difficult to catch than the fish in the pond. .”

Zhang Yue pondered on the officials' words.

The official said: "Let's get down to business, you and Duke Xun are both from poor families. I don't need to say much about their talents when they come to this point."

"I summoned you today to have a look at you. I already know a little about you."

Zhang Yue felt a little stiff.

"I have one last question, is it feasible for you to suppress mergers in your system and make a hole? This is the Qin system."

Zhang Yue said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it is feasible but difficult."

"Speak carefully."

Zhang Yue said: "Since I have been counseled by Your Majesty, I use fishing as a metaphor. Why don't the fish in the imperial pond bite the hook? It's because the waiters in the imperial garden are too full on weekdays."

"As for why the fish in the rivers and lakes don't bite the bait, because the bait is delicious, but if you eat it, you will die, so you cherish your life."

"Therefore, if the annexation is not suppressed, the common people will have to work hard to survive, and if there is a hole in the hole, the merchants and powerful families will not contribute."

Hearing the words, the official said with a look of novelty: "It is insightful, I have not misjudged the person."

Having said that, the official stood up, and Zhang Yue hurriedly helped him.

It was difficult for the official to get up, and then he said to Zhang Yue: "Reform is feasible but difficult. If the country is fine, why use the current method, but now it seems the only way."

"I'm getting old, and I already have more than enough heart but not enough energy. In fact, even in those days, I might not be able to do it. You are still young, although you can't be a monarch and minister for a long time, I am gratified that..."

Zhang Yue hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's ten thousand years of life will surely reign forever."

The official smiled, and said to the servant behind him, "Has Han Qi arrived?"

The servant said: "I am waiting for the order in the corridor."

"Let him in."

The official's eyes became a little vicissitudes and said to Zhang Yue: "You support me and walk a few steps by the pool."

Zhang Yue couldn't help being flattered when he heard the words, he helped the emperor and walked a few steps, and saw Han Qi leading the ministers of the two governments to the imperial garden.

They were all surprised when they saw Zhang Yue walking around the imperial pool with the help of the official, and then they went to the pool to pay homage.

The official said to Han Qi and the others: "Zhang Yue talked with me about how to fish, and I got something."

Everyone thought that it turned out that Zhang Yue and the emperor were chatting about fishing, so they thought about it for almost half an hour.

The official said: "Have the imperial edicts for canonization been drawn up?"

"Reporting to His Majesty has already been drafted. Zhang Yue and Su Shi are in the third class, and Su Zhe is in the fourth class."

The official said: "Very good, Zhang Yuezhen remembers that you are married, right?"

Zhang Yue said heartily, you are a gossip official.

Han Qi said: "Your Majesty is related to Wu Chong, the transfer envoy on Huainan Road."

The official said: "I know that this matter has spread in Beijing. I heard that Wu Chong wanted to marry a daughter, but Zhang Yue said that he would not get married unless he was a Jinshi. Why is the daughter of the Wu family ugly? She is not worthy of it." you?"

As soon as the official said this, Han Qi and other ministers all laughed.

Zhang Yue almost fell to the ground, officials, you don't want to harm me, it will be miserable if this word spreads.

Zhang Yue couldn't argue at the moment: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it is difficult for me to come from a poor family..."

The official said: "As the so-called big entrance comes after the small entrance, you are admitted to the Jinshi section and then to the system section. But no matter what course you enroll in, you must not delay the time of the girl's life because of a poor family."

"Everything is difficult, but I have made the decision for you, and I will give you 30 yuan to marry a woman from the Wu family in a splendid manner."

(End of this chapter)