Prime Minister

Chapter 385
Hearing Zhou Mengyang say that Zhao Zongshi didn't want to be an official, Zhang Yue really didn't believe it, not only him, but also the eunuchs outside, and the common people in Song Dynasty didn't want to believe this word.

Really don't want to be emperor?What do you mean by sending your son to my place to learn calligraphy?Can't you play tricks on me?

Zhang Yue said: "Zhou Jishi, if that's the case, how do you want me to explain to the officials and Zhongshu?"

Zhou Mengyang said: "Before An Guogong came, so did the team training."

An Guogong, Zhao Conggu, was the grandson of Zhao Defang, and now he is the Da Zongzheng of the clan, even if he came to persuade him, he failed.

"It's not limited to An Guogong. The rest of the ministers came to persuade and retreated. Today, I heard that the scholar Zhang came in person. The training made me feel like I even wrote the resignation. Before the eighteen points of the recitation, one sparse and ten consistent, the group training gave it to me. I have 180 guan, and now with Zhang Xueshi and you, I will get another [-] guan."

Zhang Yue saw Zhou Mengyang's regretful expression, Zhang Yue said in a low voice: "Zhou Jishi is not a person who envies money. If Tuan is trained as a prince, Jishi will be an old minister in the hidden residence, and his future will be limitless."

Zhou Mengyang said indifferently: "I'm all for team training. I'm not a person who climbs the dragon and attaches the phoenix. Bachelor Zhang misunderstood me."

Zhou Mengyang's reaction was as expected by Zhang Yue, and he continued: "offended, please don't care about the offensive words. But the meaning of the words is ordinary. Now that the edict has been issued, it may be difficult for the group to retreat , you and I are all focused on training well for the regiment, and also for the sake of our ancestors, Jiangshan Sheji, I wonder if you can let me see the regiment practice, I will tell you in person."

Zhou Mengyang said: "Bachelor Zhang is an official servant and close minister. If you go to the palace to announce the edict, I will pass it on to you. But the scholar Zhang at the regiment has to explain it himself."

"of course."

After the notification, Zhang Yue entered the inner room.

But he saw a man in his thirties lying on the bed, half covered with a quilt.

Zhang Yue looked at him carefully, but saw that the other party was pale and haggard. It was obvious that he was suffering all these days.

Zhang Yue couldn't help but said to Zhou Mengyang who was beside him: "Why is the group training so sick? It's not a lie!"

Zhou Mengyang heaved a long sigh, as for the man on the sickbed slowly opened his eyes and asked, "Is the champion here?"

Zhang Yue approached and said: "Xiaguan Zhang Yue has seen the Taiwei!"

Zhao Zongshi who was on the bed turned his head and said: "I have admired the name of Duke Zhuangyuan for a long time, but it is a pity that Zongshi belongs to the clan. It is a pity that I can't invite Duke Zhuangyuan to come to the mansion to get acquainted."

Zhang Yuedao: "The Taiwei is known as benevolent, filial and good at Confucianism. The officials have heard about it for a long time. Jiayue used to be the secretary of the palace, and he praised Taiwei's benevolent name in front of the officials many times."

Zhao Zongshi smiled and said: "The number one scholar's words are serious, you might as well take a look at the screen in my room."

Zhang Yue claimed that he walked behind the screen to look at it and was surprised: "Isn't this "Six Admonitions of the Clan"? It was presented to the officials by Jiayue Jin when he was the secretary of the royal family."

Zhao Zongshi said: "That's right, I ordered someone to transcribe it and engrave it on this screen, and wrap it up with Zun Yue's words."

Zhang Yue said: "The Taiwei's move, the lower officials admire it, and are also happy for Jiayue."

Zhang Yue sat down on the brocade stool next to Zhao Zongshi's bed and said: "The official family secretary is very concerned about the Taiwei's illness, and asked me to express his comfort. I wonder if the Taiwei can get out of bed now?"

Zhao Zongshi said: "Scholar Zhang, you are a servant of the official family, and I will not hide it from you. It will be fine for me to get out of bed, but...just...the virtue is not worthy, so I dare not accept this heavy trust."

Zhang Yuedao: "The officials have known Taiwei Xian for a long time, and with the help of heaven and man, he pronounced German sounds continuously, and there are eighteen sparse ones in front. Why did Taiwei refuse to do this?"

Zhao Zongshi shook his head again and again, Zhang Yuejian no matter what he said, Zhao Zongshi kept rejecting it.

Zhang Yue said in a low voice: "Does the Taiwei have any unspeakable secrets?"

Zhao Zongshi hesitated for a long time before saying: "Wuyin also."

Zhang Yue looked at Zhou Mengyang, and Zhou Mengyang pulled Zhang Yue aside and said, "I asked the Taiwei the same way, and the Taiwei said that he dared not seek blessings to avoid disasters."

Avoid disaster?

Zhang Yue somewhat understood the reason for Zhao Zongshi's refusal, and it turned out that he was afraid.

At the age of four, Zhao Zongshi was established as the prince to raise Empress Cao's knees. After he was eight years old, he was expelled from the palace as a prince. During the Zhihe period, the official family was seriously ill. It was rumored that Empress Fubi Cao had established Zhao Zongshi as the crown prince, but the news leaked When the officials found out, Empress Cao was alienated, and Zhang Mao was kicked out of the palace.

Anyone who is tossed back and forth like this a few times is about to go crazy.This time the officials said they wanted him to be the prince, so he didn't believe it.

Zhang Yue took a closer look at Song Yingzong's expression. Before, he thought it was because he was overthinking, but now he looks like a hysterical person.

Seeing that Zhao Zongshi was in a bad mood, Zhou Mengyang wanted to persuade Zhang Yue to resign temporarily. Zhang Yue walked up to Zhao Zongshi and said, "Since the Taiwei doesn't want to go there, I have to report the truth to the official's family. The Taiwei learned from it."

Zhao Zongshi said: "Scholar Zhang, please tell me."

Zhang Yuedao: "The Taiwei's reluctance to enter the palace is to avoid disaster, but now the officials have made the Taiwei the prince, and then he is the heir. Everyone in the world knows it. If the Taiwei insists on resigning today, In the future, if the officials choose someone else, will the Taiwei be safe?"

Zhang Yue saw that Zhao Zongshi's expression had changed, and he walked out of the room, and Zhou Mengyang chased him out and said quickly: "Young Scholar, stay here, stay here!"

Zhang Yue said: "But what else does the Taiwei have to say?"

Zhou Mengyang paused anxiously and said, "Scholar Zhang, please go slowly, I will report this matter to the county lord."

After a while, Zhang Yue was led to the inner room and stood in front of a curtain. Zhang Yue was outside, and a woman said inside: "Is Zhang Xueshi outside the curtain?"

Zhang Yue knew that the other party was Gao Taotao, so he said, "It's my servant who met the county magistrate."

"I heard from Zhou Ji's office that Bachelor Zhang just said it right. The palace seems to have the intention of choosing someone else. I don't know if it's true or not?"

Zhang Yue said: "This is a forbidden secret language. How could the lower officials know it? Even if they knew it, the lower officials would not dare to reveal it. Just now, I just persuaded the group to practice for their own sake."

Gao Taotao, who was behind the curtain, said leisurely: "Tuan Lian is sick and confused now, and I can't persuade him no matter what. But I know it in my heart. I will remember the matter of Bachelor Sima and Bachelor Zhang persuading His Majesty to establish a reserve for the rest of my life."

Zhang Yue was secretly happy in his heart, and said on the face: "I am terrified."

A chuckle came from behind the curtain, but seeing the other party walk down from the chair to the edge of the curtain, he seemed to be sizing him up.Zhang Yue couldn't help sweating from his back.

But seeing Fang Yan said: "Scholar Zhang really has the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix, and you are at such an age. You are a young enroller who married a beautiful wife from the Wu family. Tuanlian is also average. I married him at the age of 15, which can be described as romantic." The scenery is bright, and the folks say that the royal family married a daughter-in-law, and the queen married a daughter."

"You are so young, if you think about how many decades you will be in the court... maybe you will have to deal with Tuan Lian often at that time. If you have this kindness, it must last for a long time."

The more Zhang understood what the other party meant, the words were quite straightforward.

Presumably it can last for a long time. To put it bluntly, it means that the monarch and his ministers will last for a long time.

Compared with Zhao Zongshi's repeated worries and lack of grounds, this Gao Taotao can be said to have made no secret of his ambition and desire for power, and he is quite able to control his words.

This Gao Taotao looks really powerful!No wonder Zhao Zongshi hasn't taken concubines so far, it seems that he has made a strict wife.

Zhang Yue said: "I would like to report to the county lord, the officials and the ministers are all sincerely forming a group to train as a prince. If this can be facilitated, I will definitely do my best."

Gao Tao said with a smile: "I know, I will persuade the group to practice on this matter. As for the official minister, he should also ask the bachelor to practice a lot of good words for the group. Those who came to spread the word before are not very helpful."

Zhang Yue said heartily, I am here to convey the message for the official's family letter, why do you say that, but I am doing things for you instead.You don't enter the palace yourself, but blame the eighteen envoys in front of you for not speaking well in front of the emperor's prime minister. This logic is really touching.

In this way, didn't I return without success like the previous eighteen envoys, was it a waste of time?
Zhang Yue said: "I understand. In this world, mortals are vying for the slightest profit, and they are vying with each other. Today, Tuan Lianci is not rich, and Shibashu is still not ordered, but he is far more wise than ordinary people. A man of insight Hearing it, everyone will praise the sageness of the officials who know people, and the world trusts people."

Gao Taotao couldn't help laughing behind the curtain: "Bachelor Zhang can really talk."

Zhang Yue said: "I don't dare to do it. It's just that Zhang read the book of rites. In the past, when a son heard his father's order, he only called the word Wei, not the word Nuo. Even if you wear it backwards, you have to rush to meet the king, this is etiquette. But Tuan Lian repeatedly refuses, is this in line with etiquette?"

"Now I come here by the emperor's order. I summoned a group of training to enter the palace to face the king. Since I have the imperial order, I will accept the order and will not resign, but the group training has repeatedly refused, which makes me useless. Today, Zhang can only use the righteousness of his ministers. Blame Tuan Lian, and return to the palace to return to order, and please forgive me, the county lord!"

Hearing this, Gao Taotao couldn't help but exclaimed: "How dare Scholar Zhang do this?"

The envoys in front were all afraid of offending the future prince, so they only dared to say nice things with a smile on their faces, but Zhang Yue didn't do that. If you don't enter the palace, I'll really scold you.

Even the prince will scold him!

Zhang Yue said: "Please also ask the county lord to report to Ming Tuan to practice, and I will wait in the outer room."

After talking about Zhang Yue, he left with his hands folded.

When Zhang Yue returned to the hall, several eunuchs asked anxiously, "How is Bachelor Zhang?"

"Tuan Lian agreed."

Zhang Yue said: "Wait for another moment, if the regiment fails to practice, we will return to the palace and return to order."

Several eunuchs shook their heads and spread their hands and said: "It seems that there is no other way, today is a waste of time."

Several eunuchs sighed.

There are also so many long-term ministers, the Zhao family's clan, and cronies who come to be lobbyists, they can't move Zhao Zongshi, how can Zhang Yue be moved at a young age?

Zhang Yue and the others waited for a quarter of an hour, but they saw that there was indeed no news from the palace, just when everyone was about to go back to the palace.

However, the trainee Zhao Zongshi came out in a hurry with his clothes on. Seeing Zhang Yue, he said urgently: "Bachelor Zhang has always respected you at a loss, and the trainee has always respected you. You are forcing me like this, how can I bear it!"

"You are forcing me!"

It seems that Zhao Zongshi looked desperate, Zhang Yue also lamented that I let you be an official with good intentions, but you should blame me, the logic of this family is really...

However, Zhou Mengyang, the royal secretary behind Zhao Zongshi, bowed solemnly to Zhang Yue.

Strike while the iron is hot, this is what Zhang Yue and Sima Guangxi did.Zhang Yue turned his head and said to the eunuchs: "Hurry up and prepare the sedan chair, and welcome the group to practice into the palace!"

(End of this chapter)