Prime Minister

Chapter 871
Zhang Zhisheng was promoted to Longtu Pavilion to be established, and he was appointed by Daizhou.

Zhang's mansion was full of joy, Zhang Zhi had only been an official for eight years, but the speed of his promotion was only comparable to the few members of the New Party.

Zhang Zhi returned home late after socializing with colleagues and friends.

Zhang Yue waited for him to return to the mansion and wanted to encourage him, but Zhang Zhi didn't see him saying that he was drunk and wanted to rest.

Zhang Yue got up early the next morning and Zhang Zhi was nowhere to be seen.

Zhang Yue knows that Zhang Zhi is going to leave Beijing soon, and it is inevitable that there will be a lot of entertainment when he is promoted, but this does not respect his uncle.

This is hard wings.

On this day, Zhang Yue refused to entertain and sat in the mansion. After waiting for a long time, he finally got Zhang Zhi.

Zhang Zhi smelled of alcohol and saw Zhang Yue ashamedly said: "Third Uncle, I have had a lot of entertainment these few days, and my colleagues invited me to invite him. I went to Uncle Chizheng's banquet tonight, so I was late."

When a person says that he is so busy that he has neglected to contact him recently, it is basically...

Zhang Yue said: "Axi needn't say these things, I know you do have my third uncle in your heart, but not too many..."

Zhang Zhi was embarrassed when he heard the words.Zhang Yue thought to himself that Cai Que has indeed been too active recently.

Zhang Yue knocked on the table angrily and said, "Sit down and talk!"

"What did Brother Cai tell you recently?"

Zhang Zhi hesitantly said: "Uncle Chizheng said that I will keep in close contact with Daizhou in the future, and communicate frequently."

"That's all?"

Zhang Zhi thought for a while and said, "Third Uncle, Uncle Chizheng and I thought that you got too close to Lu Xianggong recently, and you actually helped him handle the military weapons supervision case. This is really a way to bring disaster."

Zhang Yue nodded and said, "It turns out that's why you kept alienating me recently."

Zhang Zhi was taken aback, feeling quite embarrassed by Zhang Yue's words.

Zhang Yue said: "You guys arranged for me?"

Zhang Zhi said: "Third Uncle, Wang Xianggong presided over the reform, and he was dedicated to the world and His Majesty. He never had any intention of forming a party for personal gain, but now that Lu Jifu is the Prime Minister, you can see who he promoted. His brothers are all the same. Prosperity is glory. And the ministers who originally supported the reform also gathered under his banner, so they must be... they are already cronies."

Zhang Yue said to Zhang Zhizhi: "Why is what Brother Cai did not a crony?"

Zhang Zhi was taken aback when he heard the words, then blushed and said, "Uncle Zhizheng is different, he is defending the owner, why is he talking about cliques?"

Zhang Yue said: "Axi, I'm not saying that you can't defend the lord, but you can't use the name of loyalty to His Majesty to defend everything you have done, or even put all the wrong things you have done in this name." under the number."

"You have been an official for a long time now, and you should know how to establish the foundation of the dynasty."

Zhang Zhi listened and asked, "Does Third Uncle want me to alienate Uncle Chizheng?"

Zhang Yue shook his head and said: "No, just to remind you, it will be a matter of time before Senior Brother Cai becomes famous in the future, if he takes care of you, you will get a lot of benefits. But it is precisely because of this that you can't listen to him in everything, otherwise The higher you climb today, the harder you fall tomorrow!"

Zhang Zhi said: "Third Uncle, I understand, what about Lu Xianggong?"

Zhang Yue smiled and said in his heart, Ah Xi, you are still too young to know that you need to be closer to your friends, but you need to be closer to your enemies!

But when the words came to Zhang Yue's mouth, it became: "Axi, instead of trying hard to make your friends go on the same road as you, it is better to find friends on the same road."

Zhang Zhi's lips trembled when he heard the words, and he was speechless for a while.

……

In the apse of the Chongzheng Hall, the emperor left Zhang Yue and Han Wei to play against each other.

The son of heaven rarely plays alone, and there is only Zhao Wenxiang alone who has this treatment. The rest of the memorials are usually two people, and there are basically officials who repair daily notes.

In this way, the opportunity for officials to deliver small words to the emperor alone is avoided, and the process of meeting with the emperor tends to be stricter.

In this way, the prime minister can be protected to the greatest extent, so that he can work with peace of mind.

But this also led to a result that the emperor's news was blocked and he was easily deceived by the prime minister.

Therefore, the emperor often breaks the convention, such as receiving ministers suddenly.In the past, when Zhang Yue was a minister, he had several chances to play alone.

But after all, the Secretary of State did not like this kind of thing, and after a period of time, the emperor was in charge of the emperor, so he did not have to play alone.However, when the Bian Shuai returns to the court, he can make an exception and play the right one alone. This move is also to avoid the recurrence of the incident between An Lushan and Yang Guozhong.

Now Zhang Yue is a Hanlin scholar, and has entered the level of an official who is a threat to Zai Zhi, so in the future, he will not even think about playing it alone.

After Han Wei resigned, he stood aside and listened to Zhang Yue chatting with the officials.

Zhang Yue glanced at Han Wei, today is an occasion where he can talk to the emperor about himself.If you change to an outsider, any words you say may be caught and spread to outsiders' ears.

Zhang Yue said to the Son of Heaven: "Your Majesty, the matter of Wei Duan's greed for ink has been verified by the minister. This man regards good as bad and uses hundreds of thousands of good bows for scrapping. There is no doubt that what Lu Huiqing said."

"However, I think that Wei Duanzhi just entered the palace to worship, and there are more than ten craftsmen from the Bow and Crossbow Academy who have handled this matter, how dare they be so bold..."

While talking, Zhang Yue looked at the official's face, and when he saw the official's hand holding the dragon chair tightly, he immediately stopped talking.

The official said: "I know about this matter. Of course, Wei Duanzhi and the craftsman are not so courageous. I once asked about a case. This person is someone I have trusted for many years. He said that if the lower ones are not taken, what about the upper ones?" take it; if the one above does not take it, how can he take it, and if he does not take it, how can the one who is higher than him take it?"

Zhang Yue smiled secretly, such a person is often called a good man.

"The atmosphere is like this, so there is no need to follow up and ask. Otherwise, I will ask my head. Just ask the criminal guard Duanzhi and the craftsman."

Zhang Yue listened to his heart and said, the officials complained so much today, it seems that only in front of himself and Mr. Qiandi can they confide in their hearts.

In the past, Han Wei must have tried to persuade him, but now he is about to leave, so he just said casually: "Your Majesty's words are very true. At present, the stability of the court is the most important thing. Back then, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty also had the rule of Kaiyuan, but the inside and outside of the palace are not as good as they should be." The struggle was fierce, and finally there was the Anshi Rebellion."

The meaning of Han Wei's words is that big things are turned into nothing, and small things are turned into nothing.

The officials humbly expressed that they had been educated.

Zhang Yue also knows how to control the situation. People like Wei Duanzhi are really hateful, but he is not the mastermind, and it has too much to do if he wants to dig down.So the main points of this case will come to an end. Anyway, Lu Huiqing is justifying his name for his performance as a military inspector.

The official said again: "This time, Wang Lian was passive in the negotiations with Liao. The Liao Kingdom raised troops a few days ago and killed more than [-] soldiers from Daizhoupu. Then the Lord of Liao sent Xiao Su, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, to Daizhou to discuss the border. What do you mean by that?"

Zhang Yue said sternly: "The Liao Kingdom conquered Koryo three times before but failed to conquer it. On the contrary, it lost a lot of soldiers and lost a lot of troops. There were also several rebellions in the country. The system of the North and the South could not be reconciled. In fact, there are many difficulties in the country."

"However, the Liao Lord took advantage of the situation in the past and maintained a strong country and army. Therefore, he repeatedly bullied our borders and demanded land. He was also worried that he would offend me too much and turn his face into an enemy. Therefore, he both talked about it and provoked it. The purpose of the provocation was to fight for more The benefits of talking about it will stabilize our dynasty and will not make the talk collapse."

The official nodded and said, "I see."

What the Liao State did was to remove two roof tiles from your house last night, and then came to greet you with a smile during the day, to see your reaction and see if it hurt you.

You think that if the other party comes to greet you with a smile, it means you are submissive, but you are wrong.

It is not right to think that the other party will burn down your house tomorrow after exposing your tiles today.

The other party is looking at how much power and price they need to use to force you to submit.

Zhang Yue said: "We don't have to deal with Liao Lord's actions. They want to be anxious but we have to wait until everything is clear before making a judgment."

Han Wei asked, "What is the Liao Kingdom so anxious about?"

Zhang Yue said: "We can't speculate at will. Now that the northwest is peaceful, he can talk to me if he wants to talk. If there is no result with him, if he wants to beat me, he will use soldiers to defend him. If you want to hit me, you can stop it. All in all, it's just a word, talk Try it in the last three to five years and see what he can do to me."

"As for Wang Lianchen, although he seems passive, he is actually very wise and foolish."

The official shook his head and said, "Wang Lian is incompetent. You should ask other candidates, what will happen to Zhang Qing?"

Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty is of course obliged to appoint ministers, but there is a better candidate than the minister. This person is the one who knows Chanzhou and knows how to make Zhangheng."

After Zhang Yue went out to judge Qinzhou, Zhang Heng and Chen Xiang also went out to guard the place along with opposing Wang Anshi.

Chen Xiang went out to Hangzhou to accompany Su Shi, while Zhang Heng went out to know Chanzhou.

Just in response to that sentence, when they are going to be promoted, they will be promoted together, and when they are going to be unlucky, they will be unlucky together.

The official asked: "Zhang Heng, I know him. This person has been sent to the Liao Kingdom and fulfilled his mission, and the Liao Lord also thinks highly of him. How about letting Zhang Heng return to the court to negotiate with Khitan?"

Han Wei agreed without hesitation, while Zhang Yue thought about when he would bring Chen Xiang back together.

Zhang Yue said: "Besides, I was chatting with Chen Mu, who was in charge of the Xijing Prison, and the other party once said that the Khitan is powerful, why not contact Koryo, so as to attack his shoulders."

The official said: "Back then when Chanzhou negotiated peace, the Khitan wanted the dynasty to break the alliance with Korea. Now..."

Zhang Yue looked at the officials and was still worried that if the Liao Kingdom found out that the Song Dynasty and Koryo would be unhappy after the restoration of diplomatic relations between the Song Dynasty and Korea, they were afraid of offending the Liao Kingdom.

Zhang Yue said: "I remember that Koryo sent a tribute envoy the year before last, but now they are still in Bianjing. We can send an envoy to return to Goryeo secretly with his tribute envoy."

The official nodded and said, "Chen Mu can make Korea."

A few days later, Chen Mu added officials to supervise the censor, Zhang Heng added third-rank uniforms, and the three classes were sentenced and transferred back to the capital for listening.

Chen Mu, who lives in the west of Beijing, was overjoyed when he learned of the transfer order.

As the second Jinshi in Jiayou's six years.

He felt that his talent might not be inferior to Zhang Yue's, but the imperial decree that the sons of officials should not be the number one scholar made him miss the number one scholar.

So he used to be jealous of Zhang Yue from the bottom of his heart, but compared to Wang Zhichen, he didn't show it on the surface at all. Instead, he cooperated with Zhang Yue very much during the period, and he hasn't broken contact with him in these years.

Sometimes talking or not talking is the difference between heaven and hell.

To this day, he has long since forgotten about the displeasure of being lower than Zhang Yue in the past.

When two people are the same height, he will be jealous when he sees you have achieved something, and various derogatory words will come.

Faced with this, you have no choice but to keep moving forward, and when you get rid of him by several ranks, his jealousy of you will turn into admiration.

(End of this chapter)