Prime Minister

Chapter 387 Jiayou Eight Years
Han Qi, Zeng Gongliang, Ouyang Xiu and others withdrew from Qingju Hall, Zhang Yue followed behind.

At this moment, Han Qi stood still, turned to Zhang Yue who was beside him and said, "Du Zhi, it's really a good job to send you this time, it's a great achievement."

Ouyang Xiu praised: "That's right, this achievement is not even inferior to your suggestion with Bachelor Sima to establish a reserve."

After hearing this, Zhang Yue thought to himself, what do you mean?
By the way, Jianchu is equivalent to not having a clear card. Although everyone knows the emperor's hole card 'Zhao Zongshi', no one will say it.

After the establishment of the crown prince, the emperor played the "Zhao Zongshi" card. Han Qi, Zeng Gongliang, Ouyang Xiu and others quickly praised the emperor for his good vision, and this is the man.

But at this time, Zhao Zongshi backed down, and there were no one who could replace Zhao Zongshi, such as Guo Guogong Zhao Zong'e and Da Zongzheng Zhao Conggu, both of whom had the opportunity to replace him.

If the emperor changed the candidate for the crown prince at this time, then Han Qi and the others would be embarrassed, and there was no reason to return what they said. At this time, they had to bite the bullet and protect Zhao Zongshi.

The replacement of the crown prince is not very important to the emperor, but to several prime ministers, it is very bad.

Listening to what Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu said, of course Zhang Yue would not be careless, but said: "This is all the kindness of the officials. The princes are moved by their sincerity. The officials are just taking advantage of their kindness. How can there be any credit."

When Zhang Yue said that, Han Qi and the others nodded in approval.

He is a person who knows how to advance and retreat!

Seeing that the words were almost finished, Zhang Yue took the opportunity to leave and didn't stay any longer, and even got a look from several ministers.

Han Qi said to the left and right: "Before, Lu Xianke (Lu Huo), the magistrate of Jiangzhou, spied on the affairs of the court, and we went to Shu Wangfeng alone to persuade the officials to establish a reserve. It was given to Zhongshu, but compared with Sima Junshi and Zhang Duzhi, there is a huge difference between this person."

Seeing Han Qi's stern expression, Zeng Gongliang and Ouyang Xiu dare not speak.

Lu Huisu and Han Qi did not get along, so he bypassed Han Qi in the memorial to build the reserve. Although the officials handed him the memorial to Han Qi, this person can be considered to have made a contribution to the establishment of the reserve.However, the more Sima Guangzhang can follow the process, first report to Zhongshu, and then persuade Li Chuzhen, it is really commendable in the eyes of several prime ministers.

August.

The emperor built the prince's residence in the west side of the fragrant medicine storehouse in the palace.

Zhao Zongshi and Gao Taotao entered the palace. Before leaving, Zhao Zongshi said to the clan brothers, guard my house carefully, and I will come back when the emperor has heirs.

Zhao Zongshi and his wife were only accompanied by more than [-] people, and their luggage was simple, like poor people. The only thing that stood out was the number of cooking books. All the officials praised the prince for being frugal and good at Confucianism.

After that, Zhao Zongshi resigned from the post of Taishan Defense Envoy and changed his name to Zhao Shu.

At that time, Zhongshu selected Zhao Zongshi's name for the officials to choose. A total of ten characters next to the Japanese characters were drafted, and the officials chose the last one.

The word Shu also represented the official family's whole heart for the prince.Immediately, the prince was granted the title of Defense Envoy of Qizhou, and the Duke of Julu County.

All of this has to be done before the big ceremony in September.

As a ceremonial official, Zhang Yue not only participated in the whole process of the Mingtang ceremony, but also was very close in rank, not even standing as close as he was to the family members and waiting system.After all, at the Mingtang ceremony, Zhang Yue, as the etiquette officer, also regulates and corrects etiquette, and sometimes prepares officials and prime ministers to consult on etiquette matters.

For example, when the song was changed to "柷敔", the officials asked Chen Jian, Lu Xiaqing, Zhang Yue and others to explain to the officials.

Zhang Yue saw that the officials at the Mingtang ceremony seemed to be refreshed and looked much better because of their sustenance.

Zhang Yue couldn't help being secretly happy for the officials, such unassuming, benevolent and virtuous officials were really rare among the thousands of years of emperors.The only one who can be compared with it is probably only Emperor Hanwen.

As for the prince Zhao Shu, he stood far away.

After the Mingtang ceremony, the officials bestowed grace on the officials inside and outside the ceremony.

In addition to the affairs of the ritual courtyard, Zhang Yue is the Jingyan.

Knowing that the officials and the prince are coming to the Jingyan, the Jingyan officials are all in high spirits, and they are looking forward to it.The government attaches great importance to the education of the prince. As soon as Zhao Shu confirmed the position of the prince, the government asked Sifeng Langzhong Li Shou to be the prince's companion, and Wang Lie, the prince's companion, was changed to be the prince's storyteller.

When Li Shou served as a companion, the ministers had some opinions, because Li Shou was from the south.For such an important position as the prince's companion, it is better to be a northerner.

However, the officials did not follow suit, and not only entrusted the two to teach Zhao Shu's knowledge, but also taught him himself.

For example, at the Sutra banquet, the officials always took Zhao Shu to attend, not only to teach him knowledge, but also to introduce the officials to him.

Today it was finally Zhang Yue's turn to speak.

Zhang Yue patched up the Taixue that he had said before and gave a new speech, and submitted it to the officials.

After reading the speech, the official handed it to the prince Zhao Shu (Zhao Zongshi) who was sitting next to him: "Although Zhang Qing is young, he is a famous official of Confucianism. I have heard that he used the method of "dividing the sage and the king" according to the etheric theory. To be the inner sage, to govern the family and to bring peace to the world is to be the outer king, first the inner sage and then the outer king.”

Zhao Shudao: "I would like to report to my father, the inner sage and the outer king seem to have inherited Hu Anding's learning of the bright body and the effective use. Can it be said that the inner sage is the bright body, and the outer king is the effective?"

The official nodded approvingly.

Zhang Yue said to the official family: "The prince is really brave, that's exactly what he means. Righteousness and sincerity are the learning of the Ming body, and the way of governing the country is the way of a foreign king."

The officials were very happy to see that Zhao Shu understood Zhang Yue's praise, and they said to Zhao Shu: "What Zhang Qing has learned in his chest can be used to clarify the truth. Not only the officials, but also the children of the clan will benefit from listening."

Zhang Yue hurriedly said: "I am ashamed."

Zhang Yue raised his head, but saw the official smiled and looked at him, and there was a gentle and gentle encouragement in his eyes.

Zhang Yue couldn't help being moved by the official's trust in him.

After the feast, Zhang Yue stood up and left.

The official said to Zhao Shu: "I really want to take some time off and teach you how to govern the country, but you have to understand it yourself in the future."

"I am not a good official, not as good as Taizong and Zhenzong, but I still have some knowledge of people. Over the years, I have come to the imperial examination in person, and I have selected a lot of people. This Zhang Yue and Su Shi are both talents. Especially if Zhang Yue has been tempered and loyal, he can be a prime minister. I can't use it and leave it to you... But no matter how loyal civil servants are, they are so loyal to the seat under the emperor, not the emperor. Man, you have to remember."

Zhao Shu couldn't help but said, "I remember it."

The official said: "I hope that I can help you on the horse's back and lead you for a while. It will be fine when you are strong enough to gallop in all directions."

After the official finished speaking, he looked into the distance and muttered to himself, "What else do I wish for?"

It is the end of the year.

Princess Fukang, the eldest daughter of the official family order, remarried with her son-in-law Li Wei, who was granted the title of Princess of Qi Kingdom.

The officials braced their bodies to Longtu Pavilion and Tianzhang Pavilion, and summoned the assistant ministers, close servants, deputy envoys of the third division, Taiwan admonition officials, princes, clan clans, captains-in-law captains, and chief military officers to watch the imperial scriptures of the ancestors .

Monarchs and ministers can be said to be happy.

The official family went to Baowen Pavilion again, wrote their own proud Feibai book, and gave it to the ministers who waited for them.Then go to Guange, write poems with Han Qi and other auxiliary ministers, and finally have a banquet in Qunyu Hall.

At the end of the year, together with the ministers, the prince will visit the ancestral imperial objects in Tianzhang Pavilion.

Zhang Yue happened to be accompanied by Shi Zhi on this day, but he saw that the officials were very happy to toast to the ministers and said: "The world has been quiet for a long time, and today's joy is shared with all the ministers, and you should be drunk with me. "

All the ministers raised their glasses to drink with the officials.

Then Gong'e took out the forbidden flowers, gold plates, fragrant medicines, etc., and gave them to the ministers.

How could Zhang Yue miss this big banquet, it was the first time that Zhang Yue had such a good opportunity to attend the royal banquet of the official family.He couldn't help eating it, but seeing a piece of pastry was delicious, thinking that Shi Qi Niang liked to eat it, so he wrapped it in a handkerchief and hid it in his sleeve to take home.

Zhang Yue turned his head to take a look, but unfortunately met the gaze of the prince Zhao Shu, who happened to see it for him.

Zhang Yue was a little embarrassed, and immediately raised his cup to pay respects.

Zhao Shu also holds a cup and toasts with Zhang Yue, but there is a bit of gloom on his face.At this moment, seeing all the officials toasting to the officials, he was somewhat left out.

Zhang Yue saw that there was another person in the corner, and he was very silent. This person was Wang Anshi.After he claimed to return Su Zhe's prefix, Han Qi felt that it was a mistake for Wang Anshi to be in the Sherenyuan, so he asked the other party to picket the prison in Beijing at the same time as Zhi Zhigao.

Even if Han Qi asks Wang Anshi to find a job, you won't be relieved of the job in the Sherenyuan, so just save him trouble.

For Wang Anshi, Han Qi's move was tolerant and generous, and he could be called a prime minister who could pull a boat in his stomach.But Wang Anshi was out of tune with the officialdom for some reason.

At that time, a teenager snatched quail from his friend, but he kicked to death when he was pursued by his friend.The Kaifeng government wanted this friend to pay for his life, but Wang Anshi read the file and thought it was wrong. This friend was acting in self-defense and could not let the other party pay for his life.

This matter caused Wang Anshi to fight a lawsuit with Kaifeng Mansion. In the end, the Criminal Court and Dali Temple jointly ruled that Kaifeng Mansion was right in adjudicating the case and Wang Anshi was wrong.

Han Qi sentenced Wang Anshi to the crime (without punishment) in the Chinese scriptures.

According to the rules, Wang Anshi wanted to go to the gate of the palace to express his gratitude, but Wang Anshi said, I am innocent and refused to come here to express my gratitude.

So the hornet's nest was stabbed, Yushitai and Hemen kept urging Wang Anshi to go to the gate of the palace to thank him, but Wang Anshi just refused to go.In the end, Wang Anshi was impeached by Taiwan's admonitions, but Han Qi still let Wang Anshi go without punishment, but he didn't dare to let him be responsible for the picketing of the prison in Beijing.

At this moment on the stage, they saw that the official called Han Qi to the side of Yuta, and gave him a fine wine, and Han Qi drank the wine in one gulp.The official and Han Qi sat opposite each other and laughed like old friends, as if the two met for the first time when Han Qi was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Tiansheng.

All the ministers were very happy to see the harmony between the emperor and the prime minister.

Zhang Yue looked at Wang Anshi again, but saw that his face was darkened when he saw this scene. Everyone was drinking freely, but he was the only one who didn't drink at all.

The same personality is his good friend, the emperor bestows flowers, and all the ministers put them on their official hats, but Sima Guang does not wear flowers.

When Zhang Yue saw these two people, he felt a lot of emotion, but he felt good when he saw that the maid offered food again. He was reluctant to eat, so he took a towel and wrapped it in his arms.

Nowadays, many officials at banquets are so drunk that they don't leave until night.

It is the year, and there is no ice in Bianjing winter.

After the beginning of spring in the eighth year of Jiayou, the officials fainted again at the court meeting.

(End of this chapter)