Prime Minister

Chapter 444
The Xia envoy Wu Zongzhi was Zhang Yue who cupped his hands and said, "It turned out that the number one scholar was disrespectful and disrespectful. I have admired his name for a long time in Xixia!"

The accompanying envoys in the palace and the Hakka provincial officials all know Zhang Yue, and they are all afraid of ruining their errands from the bottom of their hearts.

Zhang Yue clasped his fists and said: "It's easy to say, easy to say, if your envoy comes from afar, we should treat him with courtesy, but if your envoy insults His Majesty, then we should treat him with impoliteness!"

Wu Zong looked Zhang Yue up and down and said: "Duke Zhuangyuan, the joys between Xia and Song are like fish and water. You can't ruin the state affairs because of your good name at a young age!"

Wu Zong's tone was aggravated for the word "state affairs".

Zhang Yuedao: "Of course, Song and Xia are fish and water, but Song is water and Xia is fish. Water can be without fish, but fish cannot be without water. You Xixia people all rely on our big Song Dynasty for livelihood, fish and water. Easy to see."

Wu Zong snorted heavily when he heard the words, cupped his hands and said: "The number one scholar's words are sharp and sharp, the envoy is ashamed of himself, and no longer seeks to humiliate himself, just to see if the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty are as good as the words of the number one scholar."

After finishing speaking, Wu Zong stopped talking and retreated.

After Wu Zong left, the accompanying envoys and escorting envoys were all panicked, and they said to Zhang Yue together: "It's broken, it's broken, the envoy Xia is furious, and I must be blamed. Once Lord Xia raises troops to question the crime, we will It's hard to escape the blame!"

The escort who had just talked to Zhang Yue said: "Duke Zhuangyuan, you have an honorable status. If this happens, you will be fined a few catties of copper, but we will be punished."

Zhang Yue comforted: "Don't worry, I will deal with this matter."

Hearing what Zhang Yue said, the rest of the people didn't believe it, and they only had to be punished by the court.

But Zhang Yue said in his heart, I am worried that the Xixia people will not invade!
On the day of Zhengdan, the Empress Dowager held a night banquet in Tianqing Tower, and invited officials above the rank of servant.

This was the emperor's first banquet after he recovered from his illness. On the face of it, the emperor and the queen mother were very harmonious.

After the emperor made the imperial poem, it was passed on to all the ministers, and Han Qi and the other ministers all scrambled to make peace with it.In the meantime, there is the word lingering in the imperial poem, and the ministers all use it as a rhyme to harmonize it.

At the time of poetry and poetry, the actors from Jiaofang Division came to the stage to perform.

Several actors acted as tenants looking for a rental house. When they arrived at the mansion, the actor pretending to be a dentist asked, "Why don't you come in."

Several tenants shook their heads and said, "Wandering."

It means that the house is too tortuous, and you are afraid of getting lost when you go in.

The tenant went to the back hall again, and the dental man asked, "Why didn't you come in again?"

Several tenants shook their heads again and said, "I'm also wandering!"

It means that there are too many twists and turns in the back hall.

Hearing this, Han Qi and several ministers had smiles on their faces.

Finally, Fang Ya asked, "Do you want to rent?"

A tenant said: "It's okay, but it's too much wandering."

After talking about the Son of Heaven, the Empress Dowager and other ministers laughed happily. It turned out that the actor was beating around the bush and sarcasm.

Seeing the taunting of the actors, Han Qi, who had been using "lingering" and poetry just now, didn't think it was disobedient, and the rest of the ministers also regarded it as a pleasure, and the audience burst into laughter, applauding the wit of the actors.

Han Qi looked at all this with satisfaction. This peaceful scene where the monarch and his subjects were enjoying themselves was exactly what he had been doing his best for the post.

When the stage was rehearsing, an official came to Han Qi's side and whispered a few words.The officials in the audience couldn't help but look sideways, wondering what happened.

Han Qi nodded after hearing the words, signaled the other party to back off, and then continued to watch the play as if nothing had happened.

Seeing that Han Qi sat down on the stage to watch the play calmly, the officials didn't take it seriously.

After a while, Han Qi just got up and moved a few steps to the front of the Queen Mother and the Son of Heaven and said: "Report to the Queen Mother, Your Majesty, just now Chongyuan Pavilion came to report, and the companion envoy and the Xixia envoy had a dispute."

The emperor showed concern, but did not speak.

The queen mother glanced at Fu Bi, who was sitting on the west side of the stand, but asked Han Qi, "What does Mr. Han think?"

Han Qi said: "The escort Gao Yi, the escort Zhang Jin, and the banquet attendant Zhang Yue are all prudent and reliable. They know the general situation and will not easily provoke conflicts. This matter is probably Qu Zaixia's people."

"However, Xia people come from far away to congratulate the Son of Heaven, and it's a festive season. If it doesn't hinder the state, the old minister thinks it's better to comfort the distant guests."

Empress Dowager Cao smiled slightly: "It turns out that Zhang Sanlang is the accompanying banquet envoy..."

"Mr. Zhaowen, I will leave this matter to you for punishment!"

Han Qi returned to his seat to discuss with Zhao Gai who was participating in politics.

Zhao Gaidao: "At the age of last year, the Lord Xia changed the Xishou Supervisory Army to the Baotai Army, the Shizhou Supervisory Army to the Jingsai Army, the Weizhou Supervisory Army to the Xiangyou Army, and the Zuoxiang Supervisory Army to the Shenyong Army. Set up the Xiangqing Army in Xiping Prefecture, Lingzhou. This number of supervising army divisions is connected to the border of the dynasty."

"The measures taken by the lord of the country to forgive Zuo do not follow the old rules. Since last year, Xixia has repeatedly violated the frontier. I think the envoy Xia is trying to test the true meaning of the dynasty."

Han Qi nodded and said: "This servant also advocates so, so we need to be more cautious. We will not discuss this matter with the West Mansion."

Zhao Gai subconsciously glanced at Fu Bi, who was watching a show on the other side.

Zhao Gaidao: "Master, I think the incident is so big, could it be that it was Zhang Xueshi who provoked it?"

Han Qi said: "Ninety-nine is not far from ten! This kid likes to make trouble!"

The next day.

Zhang Yue learned that the envoys of Xixia were very angry. He stayed in the stable for one night and returned to Xixia the next day.

Simen Langzhong Li Ding and other officials heard about this and reported it to the imperial court, saying that the Xixia envoys felt that the Song people's hospitality was not good enough, and they did not mean that the imperial court came far.Li Ding please order to punish Zhang Yue who accompanied the banquet that day, the accompanying envoy, the accompanying envoy, the imperial cook, and the officials of Hakka province, except that the word Zhang Yue was not mentioned.

In order to appease the Xixia envoys, Li Ding suggested that the accompanying envoys who were to "use 100 million soldiers and drive them into Helan's lair" would be demoted to a higher rank, and the escorting envoys would be delayed for one year.

In this way, explain to the Xixia envoy.

As for the officials who knew what had happened, they were all indignant. Zhongshu didn't mention anything about Xia envoy insulting the emperor.Instead, those who maintained the face of Song Dynasty were punished.

Many officials are complaining.

Zhang Yue felt that although he was not punished, he must not sit idly by and go directly to the Political Affairs Hall to ask for an explanation!

Zhang Yue went to the Zhengshitang to see Han Qi.

After waiting for a few people, I just arranged to see you.

After Zhang Yue came to the hall, he bowed down to Han Qi, and the prime minister paid homage to him. When the officials saluted him, the prime minister stood upright, at most with his hands down as a gesture.

However, when Fu Bi was the prime minister, he changed his routine and treated all officials, big or small, with equal courtesy.

Fu Bi was like this, Han Qi and Zeng Gongliang didn't dare to be so big. Now that Han Qi is the prime minister, when he sees Zhang Yue, he bows to him, and he also pays back in return.

After the two sat down, Han Qi said: "Zhang Xianliang is here, what can I teach you?"

Zhang Yue was awarded Gao Di because of his virtuous founder, so some people called him the number one scholar, and others called him virtuous.Han Qi called Zhang Xianliang, and it was also a tactful reminder that it was thanks to the old man who recommended you to Xianliang Fangzheng.

Zhang Yuedao: "My lord is at the top, and the next official has come here to report the matter of the Xixia envoy."

Han Qi said: "Then you shouldn't come to ask me, but you should ask Jixian (Zeng Gongliang) for all government orders."

After finishing speaking, the officials on the side said: "Master, respect!"

As soon as this sentence came out, it meant to see off the guests, Zhang Yue said seriously: "Mr. Zhao Wen, this matter must be done by you!"

Han Qi guessed what Zhang Yue was looking for him, and wanted to shirk it, but seeing Zhang Yue being so straightforward, he was slightly displeased, so he said: "Speak!"

(End of this chapter)