Prime Minister

Chapter 470
The gift from Han Zhongyan is low-key, luxurious and has connotations.

It's like giving 300 yuan as a gift, one person gave wine, and the other gave a pair of brand-name socks.

Han Zhongyan sent it to Hainan Zhenshui, which is worth [-] yuan in one tael.Han Zhongyan gave one or two to each of them, as well as a pen and paper.

As far as the pen is concerned, the Xuan pen is used.

The pen is made of high-quality Zihao, and the whole body is made of high-quality precious jade. The most famous craftsman who makes Xuan pens is invited to carve the auspicious dragon and phoenix pattern, and the name is engraved on the pen. The value of such a pen is more than Agarwood.

According to Han Zhongyan, it’s easy to say if it spreads out. People outside will hear about it and know that it’s just a gift of a pen. It doesn’t sound very expensive, but in fact it’s all about it.

After hearing this, Zhang Yue couldn't help sighing that giving gifts in official circles from ancient times to the present is really a profound knowledge, and one can live to learn it.Han Zhongyan gave the agarwood himself, and asked Zhang Yue to give the pen, which was also in line with Zhang Yue's identity.

And at the moment in the palace.

Zhongshu Han Qi, Zeng Gongliang, and the privy envoy Fu Bi all played in front of the officials. In addition, the political participants, the deputy privy, the two systems, and the admonishing officials were also present.

It was discussed that Li Liangzuo, the lord of Xixia, invaded the northwest.

Han Qi and Fu Bi, as the highest officials of the two mansions, stand on one left and one on the right, but there is a clear distinction between them.

And when it came to the Xixia incident, there was no tacit understanding between the two governments. They each said their own things in front of the officials, as if some preparations were not made.Fortunately, the officials were not experienced enough to notice the abnormality. If the Empress Dowager Cao was here, they would definitely be able to spot the clues.

That's right, Han Qi and Fu Bi are completely at odds.

Therefore, when the king's prelude was correct, the two governments did not communicate in advance, resulting in differences of opinion between the two sides.

Who is responsible for this?
In the early days of Jiayou, Fu Bi was the prime minister, and Han Qi was the privy envoy. Whenever there were important military affairs, Fu Bi consulted with Han Qi before speaking to the officials.

But now, Han Qi is the prime minister and Fu Bi is the privy envoy.

Unless the government ordered the two governments to have a joint discussion, Han Qi never shared his views with Fu Bi in advance.

Especially when it came to the matter of Han Qi's withdrawing from the Empress Dowager Cao and returning the government to the officials, Han Qi, Zeng Gongliang, Ouyang Xiu, and Zhao Gai were all in touch with each other, except that they did not discuss with Fu Bi.

Fu Bi was shocked when he learned about this, and asked Han Qi, "Why didn't you discuss this with me first?"

Han Qi said: "Removing the curtain is the queen mother's own idea, how can I tell you?"

When Fu Bi heard the words, he hated him greatly. After returning home, he told his subordinates and family members, Mr. Han wanted Fu Bi to exterminate his family.

What Fu Bi said is correct. For such a big matter as withdrawing the curtain and returning the government, if Fu Bi did not express support for the officials on the spot, it would be tantamount to opposing.

What kind of consequences will there be for an important minister like Fu Bi who opposes the government's pro-government?
After Fu Bi finished speaking, many people were annoyed that they wanted to break up with Han Qi, but Fu Bi was worthy of being a gentleman. He told the left and right that Mr. Han must have his difficulties, and in the end he took a step back and did not make things worse.

However, Han Qi and Fu Bi completely cut off contact.

This time, Han Qi and Fu Bi had no tacit agreement on the matter of dealing with the Western Xia lord Li Liangzuo's invasion of the army.

Han Qi's opinion was that he would send troops to the northwest to add troops and generals, as a way of defending the war, and at the same time send an envoy to Xixia to question the king.

But Fu Bi argued that the current state treasury is too empty to support the war between the Song Dynasty and Xixia in the northwest.

Fu Bi said: "Nowadays the public and private are exhausted, the soldiers are arrogant and lazy, and the generals are short of people, and the Western invaders invade the frontier, and the country's security is nothing more than this. At the beginning of the year, Liang Zuo sent envoys to Beijing, and our envoys spoke contemptuously and insulted their lord. , The Xixia envoys once said that the court should punish the envoys, but the court did not care about it."

"Sima Guang, Lu Huo once told his ministers that once the envoy returns to the country with resentment in his heart, all the people in the country will be ashamed, and they will inevitably retaliate with troops, and even cause disaster."

The admonishing officers Sima Guang and Lu Hui also showed that the minister had indeed said this.

Han Qi was displeased when he heard this. He was the one who exempted the envoy from punishment at that time.

Han Qi said: "The envoys of the Western Xia Dynasty spoke arrogantly, and the accompanying envoys tolerated them again and again, but the envoys of the Western Xia Dynasty insulted His Majesty first. All the envoys were loyal to the emperor and patriotic. It is also a common thing. A doctor will not stand up without integrity, a man without ambition will not be strong, and a country will perish without soldiers. If the envoys are punished, the hearts of the soldiers and the army will be lost."

Fu Bi and Han Qi each insisted on their own opinions, arguing endlessly with each other.

The official on the throne let out a long sigh.

Fu Bi and Han Qi stopped talking and bowed down to listen to the hadith.

The official stepped down the imperial steps and asked in front of Fu Bi: "Fu Qing, Xixia cannot shake its roots. Everything is due to the country's weakness. At the beginning of my ascension, I felt that there were serious evils. How can I save them?"

Fu Bi said: "I'm afraid it needs to be changed gradually and slowly, and it is easier to cut it suddenly, like pouring hot oil into a pot, the world boils!"

Han Qi couldn't help shaking his head when he heard this, and said softly: "This is also a disease of Yue people!"

Yueren's disease!

It is an article written by Zhang Yue to Fu Bi's Mansion, in which he said.

In the affairs of the world, if you rush, you will lose, if you slow down, you will gain, but if you slow down, you will not be able to catch up.

To put it bluntly, Fu Bi's political views are too slow.

Han Jiang, who advocated reform, disliked Fu Bi's mother-in-law and was demoted at the impeachment of Fu Bi.

Officials and Fu Bi all heard Han Qi's words about Yueren's disease, but Fu Bi didn't change his expression.

The officials then asked the rest of the rulers: "What did you mean just now, is it to persuade me to be lenient?"

Wu Kui came out of the class and said: "A sage governs people with generosity, but he can't be undisciplined. According to the scriptures, lenient and restrained, calm and peaceful."

The official nodded when he heard the words, but Han Qi interjected: "I remember a poem that says that if you don't judge the situation, it is wrong to be lenient or strict. Later, you must think deeply about governing Shu."

"I think that governing the country is like governing Shu. The former emperor governed the country with lenient, and the world returned to his heart. However, there are many evils that have accumulated. It is precious, so that everyone can abide by the law, so that the world can be governed."

"If you don't judge the situation, you will be wrong about leniency and strictness. Later, you have to think deeply about governing Shu," the official said after some consideration, "I remember this sentence also came from Zhang Taichang!"

Han Qi said: "Shengming is like Your Majesty."

The official asked Fu Bi, "How about the imperial family of the previous dynasty?"

All the ministers knew that the officials asked three questions, one after another.

First of all, the officials asked how to get rid of the long-standing abuses (implying whether I have to do something)?

Fu Bi immediately persuaded that His Majesty has a good heart, but this matter can only be done slowly.

The official asked again, do you mean to use leniency to get rid of the accumulated evils? (does it work)

Wu Kui came up to talk to the mud, leniency does not mean death (why can't we use leniency to get rid of long-standing evils).

Han Qi immediately said, "It's a ghost if lenient governance works. Zhang Yue said that lenient and strict judgments should be made to measure the situation. The first emperor's lenient regime lasted for decades, and if the lenient regime continues, the country will perish, so it must be severely corrected."

The officials asked how the former imperial clan was doing?

The meaning of this topic thrown out by the officials below is obvious. Since the rectification is fierce, let's get rid of the long-standing abuses, is it from reforming the clan and letting them give up part of the benefits?

First, Fu Bi said: "Most famous officials in the Tang Dynasty came from the clan."

Then Sima Guang said directly: "Your Majesty, governing the body should not precede filial piety, and governing the country should not precede the public! Filial piety is the foundation of virtue. I have never heard of those who do not love their relatives but love others. If there is no one who has not been eradicated but leaves luxuriantly, the clan is the foundation of the country." fundamental……"

After Sima Guang said something, the clan couldn't move.

(End of this chapter)