Prime Minister

Chapter 497
Han Qi stood in front of the door holding a lantern.

Zhang Yueyan said: "I don't know that Mr. Zhaowen is a great driver. If the official is far away, please forgive me!"

Zhang Yue thought, Han Qi came here in the middle of the night, probably to comfort himself.But at most, it is to express the meaning of appeasement, and to say a few words without nutrition.It has punished you severely, but it will not make you full of resentment towards the court's decision.

Zhang Yue thinks so.

But Han Qi put the lantern on the table, walked around the room, kicked a few wine bottles and scolded: "Smelling of alcohol all over, as a prison prison, how can you drink so much in the official office... What is it?" system."

Zhang Yue smiled wryly, why was he so afraid that he even beat Han Zhi.

Zhang Yue said: "Reporting to Mr. Zhaowen, the subordinate officials are now too much in debt. Anyway, it's just an additional crime."

Han Qi said indifferently: "The matter hasn't reached this stage yet, sit down and talk."

Zhang Yue said that he was sitting under Han Qi, and Han Qi picked up half a bottle of wine from the side and said, "You can have a drink or two with the old man."

Zhang Yue was taken aback. Han Qi used to be a good drinker, and he often drank until dawn with others, but he quit drinking after suffering from an illness last year, and told the officials that he would never drink at all. Drink yourself.

Hearing this, Zhang Yue stepped forward to pour wine for Han Qi, and poured another glass for himself.

Han Qi stared at this cup of wine for a moment, raised the cup and said: "This wine is respected to you on behalf of the people of Kaifeng Mansion!"

Zhang Yue was taken aback when he heard the words, and suddenly he was full of grievances at this moment: "Mr. Xiang is serious."

Han Qi smiled and drank the wine in one gulp, still having the pride of the past.

Zhang Yue also raised his cup to drink, and finally said: "It's the lower official... It's the fault of the lower official. If I was in front of the imperial court, if the lower official was willing to stick to his own opinion and argue with Han Zhi in front of the emperor, insisting on opening the South Dike, Kaifeng City will never end here."

Han Qi said: "Don't take all the important things on yourself, it will look hypocritical. What's your plan after you're done?"

Zhang Yue smiled wryly when he heard the words, although he had expected this result, but when Han Qi told himself, he still couldn't help being angry and bitter.

Zhang Yue said angrily: "If you have any plans, you can go back where you came from. I was originally a scholar from a poor family in central Fujian, and it is enough to comfort me after seeing the world in Bianjing."

"As the so-called cleanliness comes and goes, it is better than filth and ditch. I go back to my hometown to farm freely, and I may not be happier than wearing a scarlet robe."

Han Qi couldn't help laughing when he heard Zhang Yue's sentence, "The quality is clean and clean, it's better than dirty and sinking ditches."

"I have never heard of this poem, but it seems to refer to plum blossoms and other noble things. It is very innovative."

Han Qi laughed, and Zhang Yue also laughed with him twice.

Then Han Qi poured Zhang Yue a glass of wine, but Zhang Yue hurriedly said that he didn't dare.

Han Qi said: "Do you still remember that when the late Emperor was here, I called you to meet you at the mansion one night?"

Zhang Yue said: "Your officer will remember."

Han Qi said: "At that time, I told you that you were the number one scholar handpicked by the late emperor, and you came from a poor family, so you were surrounded by officials, so you can trust me. At that time, I told you that the reserve position was not yet determined. Once the world changes, even a small pawn Everyone dreams of being an emperor."

Zhang Yue remembered the long conversation with Han Qi that night.

Han Qi said: "You blamed this old man for calling for power and protesting everywhere at this time, but I told you that when the country undergoes drastic changes, it is impossible for this old man to shirk responsibility and let people with evil intentions get their hands on power."

Having said that, Han Qi paused, looked at Zhang Yue and asked, "Three years have passed, have you done what I told you back then?"

Zhang Yue heard the words and said seriously: "The world has been able to be peaceful until now, it all depends on the husband!"

What Zhang Yue said was not to flatter Han Qi in front of him, but it was true.

Since history has been recorded, which time the change of power is not bloody.

Either the emperor killed a wave of heroes and vassal kings before he died, or he liked to entrust the young prince to his relatives, queens, eunuchs, powerful officials, generals...

But it turns out that relatives, queens, eunuchs, powerful officials, and generals are all unreliable, because they all have more or less mastered force, that is, military power.

And what about civil servants who don't have military power?When Zhao Kuangyin put on the yellow robe, Prime Minister Fan Zhi almost cried out in anxiety, but was frightened by a soldier with a knife, and in the end he couldn't be obedient.

This matter continued until Emperor Renzong. When he ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager Zhang Xian listened to the government behind the curtain. Later, even the Empress Dowager Zhang Xian moved her mind to become Wu Zetian.

But only... only when it comes to Han Qi, which is also the current official's place.

It has been realized that the next emperor is determined by the system (the emperor's will), and what is the system based on?It was Han Qi, the civil official group of Sima Guang's gang.

It's not that the Empress Dowager Cao didn't want to change someone else to be the emperor. She had tried Han Qi's intentions, but she was firmly opposed.Even Empress Dowager Cao did not dare to challenge the decision of the entire civil servant group, so this matter is fine.

It turns out that the transfer of power can also be carried out in this way... So what does this mean?Because of the performance of Han Qi and others, in exchange for the real rise of the civil official group, the emperors of the Song Dynasty will rely more on the civil official group in the future.

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Han Qi said with a sudden smile: "I said this to Fu Shu at the beginning, but Fu Xiang didn't take it seriously. At this time last year, I recommended several people to the officials, saying that they would be promoted if they made great contributions. Entrusting His Majesty with the artifact, what credit do these people have?"

Zhang Yue couldn't help but smile when he was listening.

It is conceivable that Han Qi was about to faint from anger when he heard Fu Bi's words. The implication of Fu Bi's words was that the official position was completely given by the late emperor. No more credit.

Zhang Yue thought in his heart that if he replaced Han Qi on that occasion, he might have a quarrel with Fu Bi on the spot.

But when Han Qi said this, he had an expression that was nothing to do with him.When other people speak injustice, they must be angry and look injustice, but Han Qi's words are calm and calm, as if it were an ordinary thing.

"Afterwards, Fan Yaofu (Fan Chunren) asked me why I didn't argue with Mr. Fu? I told Yaofu that I was really afraid of Mr. Fu! Hehe."

Han Qi looked at Zhang Yue and said, "Speaking of which, do you know why the old man is here tonight?"

Zhang Yue said: "The students understand."

Han Qi nodded and said, "That's good. Don't be discouraged when you suffer a setback in your career. If you move at a young age, you say you want to go back to your hometown to farm. Is there a farmer in this world?"

"No matter how many grievances you have, what is the old man with it? But the old man never cares about it, and everything is unintentional. From Fan Wenzheng to the road paved by the old man, it is almost the same now. In the future You can climb to a higher place by stepping on the shoulders of unknown people like us, and have a panoramic view of the scenery of the mountains."

"Wait until then and think about what happened today. It's just a side dish for drinking while chatting with others! Don't let the old man down!"

When Han Qi said this, he patted Zhang Yue on the shoulder, and then left with the lantern in his hand, disappearing into the night.

(End of this chapter)