Prime Minister

Chapter 736

After leaving Luoyang, Zhang Yue traveled eastward in a carriage, and finally stayed overnight in Bajiao Town.

It is very close to Bianjing, and the West Taiyi Palace where Wang Anshi visited was here.

At this time, I heard the officials in front tell me that the Jingdong Road transfer judge Zhang Yi was ordered to meet him thirty miles outside Bajiao Town.

Before Zhang Yue entered Beijing, he had been on the road thinking about what kind of situation it would be like to enter Beijing, and what kind of arrangements there would be.

Now when he arrived in Bianjing, after a long talk with Guo Lin and Sun, Zhang Yueshi let go of this a bit, and he was not surprised when he heard that it was Zhang Yi who came to welcome him.

At the beginning, I recommended Zhang Yi to work in Han Jiang's shogunate. Later, after Zhang Yi and Zhang Zhi joined forces to quell the Qingzhou Rebellion, Zhang Dun spared no effort to recommend him, and was appreciated by Wang Anshi.

Now that Zhang Yu has taken up such an important position as the Jingdong Transit Judge after two transfers, he has successfully embarked on the fast lane of promotion, and it is far faster than the speed of promotion in other time and space history.

It must have been an arrangement made by Wang Anshi that Zhang Yu came to welcome him in Bajiao Town on behalf of the imperial court.For Wang Anshi and Zhang Yue, Zhang Li can speak for both sides.

Zhang Yue thought of this, and lifted the curtain of the car. He watched the scenery outside Bianjing in the carriage, and his thoughts were full of thoughts.

Now after the trip to Luoyang, he knew that Guo Lin and Fan Zuyu already had a good way out, and he was very relieved to do what he liked.

For his own future, Zhang Yue is somewhat bearish at this moment.

After another section of the road, the carriage stopped, and Zhang You led a dozen officials to greet him beside the road pavilion.

In fact, it's not too much to welcome a border commander like Zhang Yue who has made great achievements every ten miles.

Zhang Yue got off the carriage, and Zhang Wei went up to pay homage.Zhang Yue said with a smile: "You and I don't have to stick to this great gift."

Zhang Wei said: "Jie Shuai, he is here to welcome the honored ministers on behalf of the imperial court, disrespect is not enough to reflect the honor and merit of Jie Shuai."

Zhang Yue smiled and immediately rested with Zhang Wei in the road pavilion, where the food and wine were also prepared early, accompanied by more than a dozen local officials and village elders.

Zhang Yu respected Zhang Yue's three rounds of wine on behalf of the people. After eating a few chopsticks, Zhang Yue bid farewell to everyone and Zhang Wei and set off on the road to Bajiao Town.

There is a banquet every ten miles, and Zhang Yu leads the local officials and villagers to toast Zhang Yue, and then mounts the horse and continues to the next place.

After arriving at the official post in Bajiao Town, there was another grand banquet here.

At the banquet, Zhang Yu said to Zhang Yue: "Tomorrow, when we arrive in the suburbs, Cai Shu, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, will lead the officials to meet the Marshal Jie in person."

This is already a very high standard for Deputy Privy Envoy Jiao Ying, and it is just right for Zhang Yue's contribution. Zhang Yue verbally declined, saying that he really can't afford it.

Zhang Yu resigned Zhang Yue's resignation on behalf of the court.

After going through the process with the outsiders, the outsiders also said goodbye one after another. Zhang Yi and Zhang Yue said some important things, which was the highlight.

A general like Zhang Yue who has made great contributions returns to Beijing, and he will be the first to meet the king.

If this person is the prime minister's direct confidant, it's okay, but if not, then the prime minister has to worry if you are going to speak ill of me in front of the emperor?
Throughout the ages, there have been many such examples. After the border generals who made great contributions came to Beijing, they advised the emperor to eradicate the powerful officials.

This is the case in the history of the Ming Dynasty. When Yang Yiqing, who had just quelled the rebellion of the King of Anhua, returned to Beijing to make a statement to the emperor, he suddenly exposed Liu Jin's crimes face to face, and finally got rid of Liu Jin.

In the Tang Dynasty, prime ministers like Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong were good at isolating the inside and outside. They used various methods to isolate the emperor from the officials, and replaced all the people around the emperor who could speak with their own people.

In the Song Dynasty, the emperor adopted the method of turning pairs, wheel pairs, etc., and expanded the scope of granting pairs from officials above the waiting system to court officials, which also virtually weakened the power of the prime minister.

Of course, it is impossible for Wang Anshi to isolate the inside and outside, but it is still necessary to tell Zhang Yue in front of the king.

It would be best if this matter is handled by Zhang Yi, who can speak on both sides.

The second is to go to the Privy Council.

Zhang Yue talked about the strategy of controlling Xia and attacking Qiang in front of all the ministers.

That's right, it was Wang Anshi and all the ministers who sat in a row and listened to your lecture.Going here is equivalent to participating in the formulation of national policies. What kind of strategic posture the Song Dynasty will adopt towards Xixia and Qingtang in the future, your speech this time is very important.

Before Zhang Yue can make a statement, he must have a tacit understanding with Wang Anshi, which is also one of the intentions of Zhang Yu's coming here. He wants to explore Zhang Yue's tone, so as not to be too inconsistent with Wang Anshi's overall plan.

The most important thing for Zhang Yue to go to Beijing this time is these two things, and of course there are follow-up rewards and so on.

However, the reward will not be too heavy, because the officials thought that Mu Zheng and Dong Zhan were not captured alive, so they refused the congratulations from Wang Anshi and other prime ministers.The emperor didn't accept it, and he meant to let the generals below continue to work hard.

Zhang Yue probably won't have any rewards, but the generals and heroes who followed him to Beijing will all be rewarded.

The following dialogue between Zhang Yu and Zhang Yue represents Wang Anshi.

Zhang Yi immediately asked straight to the point: "Brother Yue, I heard that you went to Luoyang to meet Bachelor Sima this time?"

Zhang Yue nodded and said, "Yes, we met once."

Zhang Yu said: "Mr. Wang knows about this."

Zhang Yue said: "Since I went there openly, I didn't intend to hide it from anyone. But please rest assured, Wang Xianggong, that when the king's prelude is right, I will not say a word to the officials that is not conducive to the new law."

Zhang Yu was pleased when he heard the words, Zhang Yue was recognized as a virtuous gentleman in the court, and he could keep what he said and the promises he made.

Since Zhang Yue said that he would not speak a single word that would be detrimental to the new law, he really would not speak.

Zhang Yu believed in this, and Wang Anshi also believed it, so he could report to Wang Anshi after he went back.

Zhang Wei asked, "I don't know what advice Brother Yue has on the strategy of making summer?"

Zhang Yue took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and said, "These are the ten strategies I proposed in Xihe for two years. My strategies are all in it. You can take it back and refer to it."

Zhang Yi looked at it and sighed, thinking, what is a sensible person, Zhang Yue is a sensible person.

No wonder Zhang Yuefei was born as a confidant of Wang Anshi, but he was able to obtain the power in Jiezhen. In addition to his outstanding personal ability, what is more important is that he has always been a sensible person. relation.

If you are not a sensible person, no one will dare to use you even if you are so capable.

Zhang Yi got what he wanted without any effort, and felt that the errands on this trip were really easy.

Zhang Yu personally poured wine for Zhang Yue, and his admiration for this brother of the same family has risen to a new level.

After pouring wine for Zhang Yue, Zhang Yu said, "Brother Yue, in the past I was disrespectful to you, but you didn't care about it, and even recommended me to be under the curtain of Prime Minister Han Xuan. Today I thank you and apologize."

Zhang Yue smiled and said, "I recommend you to Prime Minister Han Xuan because of your talent. Regardless of relatives, if you don't know that you are good at side affairs, I will not recommend you."

Zhang Wei sighed: "This chance to get ahead is not just given."

"Brother Yue is open-minded, which is beyond my reach. He will repay you in the future. To be honest, Brother Dun also misjudged you at the beginning."

When Zhang Yue heard the word 'Brother Dun', his face suddenly sank.

Zhang Yi realized this and immediately said: "Brother Yue, in good conscience, what Brother Dun did to you at the beginning was really unreasonable, and I learned that the process was really inappropriate."

Zhang Yue smiled slightly. With the change of people's status, the original right and wrong will also change.

"What's the matter, does he regret it now?" Zhang Yue asked.

Zhang Yu said: "I don't know if I regret it or not. I have had a long conversation with him in the past. He said that Wang Xianggong wrote an article "Reading the Biography of Mengchang Jun", telling me to be careful in choosing friends. How can such a wise man come in and out of his door? We can only keep a respectful distance."

"He often told me that a man must not be soft-hearted when he is alive. If he is soft-hearted, he will be dragged down by others all his life, and it will be difficult to succeed in this life. If you want to make achievements, you must stay away from those worthless people, even if they are your close brothers and friends."

Zhang Yue couldn't help being angry when he heard the words, and almost smashed the wine glass on the table, but then he restrained himself.

Stay away from worthless people...

When Zhang Yue heard this, he felt that he was talking about himself.

That's right, I didn't seek to make progress back then, I didn't want to work hard to study, and I spent my brother's and sister-in-law's money all day long, I am afraid that since then, Zhang Dun has looked down on me, and I wish I could treat myself as a Just throw away a burden.

Zhang Yue is not the boy he was back then, his anger can only make people see his weakness, and it will not help him in any way.He calmed down and said: "That's right, as the saying goes, don't you have to work hard, one wall is better than ten thousand min. This is what the ancients said."

"Brother Dun has always had his eyes set high. How could I deserve to be looked up to by him back then. As for blood and family affection in the eyes of people who do big things, I naturally don't pay attention to it."

Zhang Wei said: "Actually, brother Yue, you have made great achievements in the northwest, and the whole family is sincerely happy for you."

"Brother Dun is going to Huguang to be an inspector. I went to farewell. Before leaving, he told me that Liu Kun was often afraid that Zu Ti would be whipped first. Now I know."

……

After a pause, Zhang Yu said: "Yes, Brother Dun is very concerned about Zizheng, and often writes to inquire about Zizheng's current situation. When he was in the capital, he asked me to make an appointment to meet Zizheng, but Zizheng didn't agree. The matter is gone."

"That's the way he is. He values ​​talented people very much."

Zhang Yue sneered, how kind his elder brother was to Zhang Dun at the beginning, even if the family was forced into the most difficult situation by Zhao Yasi, he still spoke for Zhang Dun everywhere.

The results of it?How does Zhang Dun treat his elder brother so far?

"Brother Yue..."

Seeing that Zhang Yu wanted to talk again, Zhang Yue had nothing to talk about and said: "Don't mention this, Brother Yu, I will never forgive Zhang Zihou for this matter, but I hope you will never mention him in front of me again. Regarding the matter, our Zhang family or the house of the Zhang family has nothing to do with him, Zhang Zihou."

Zhang Yi let out a long sigh and said, "Brother Yue, everything is up to you, I don't say anything from now on."

ps: Happy New Year everyone!
(End of this chapter)