Prime Minister

Chapter 400 Giving Fei and the Fish Bag

Hearing Zhang Yue opened his mouth loudly, Ouyang Xiu couldn't help laughing and cursing a few words.But seeing Ouyang Xiu stroking his beard and laughing, he didn't look half stubborn.

But after Ouyang Xiu laughed, his expression was somewhat gloomy.

Zhang Yue also knew that after Ouyang Xiu laughed, he was a little disappointed in the official family he and Han Qi were protecting.

Zhang Yue could withdraw, but he could not.But Zhang Yue still said from the bottom of his heart: "Uncle, if the government continues to be like this, you might as well ask for an official position first, or ask for a foreign appointment like Duke Lu, and avoid it for the time being. This is the way to advance and retreat."

Ouyang Xiudao: "No way, I can rely more on the trust and love of the first emperor today, and after Jiayou years, I will have more support from Mr. Han. If Mr. Han does not retreat, how can I retreat? If a scholar dies for his confidant, I am really dead." There is no going back."

Zhang Yue knew that Ouyang Xiu couldn't be persuaded, so he just tried his best to persuade him.

After all, Ouyang Xiu's political career has been tied to Han Qi's.

Zhang Yueyan said: "Uncle, the official's family is sick now. I think the official's family said that they are at odds with the Empress Dowager. But I have seen the Empress Dowager several times, and I know that the Empress Dowager is sage and virtuous, and does not like to manipulate power."

"The disharmony between the official family and the queen mother is mostly due to the instigation of the eunuchs. If they go away, the official family and the queen mother will be at peace as before, so some diseases will be cured without medicine."

Ouyang Xiu heard the words and said, "Who are the eunuchs you are talking about?"

Zhang Yue said in a low voice: "Uncle, we all know that Ren Shouzhong supported the Jiedushi (Zhao Yunchu) of the mighty German Army before, now that the official has ascended the throne, how can such a person be tolerated by his side? I'm not afraid of what he will do to the official..."

Ouyang Xiudao: "I have discussed this matter with Mr. Han, but Ren Shouzhong is deeply appreciated by the Queen Mother. It may not be easy to replace him suddenly."

Zhang Yue said sternly: "What's the difficulty? Let an admonishing official, impeach him to support the young monarch, deceive the late emperor, treat the prince harshly, separate the two palaces, be greedy and self-stealing, any crime can take this person down. .”

Ouyang Xiu said with a smile: "The last time you entered the palace, you were almost kidnapped by the guards in the palace. I heard that it was Ren Shouzhong who did it behind the scenes, and his intention was to beat the prince. The emperor had severely reprimanded Ren Shouzhong at that time and asked him to investigate the matter thoroughly, but he delayed. The previous emperor did not report, but now that the new emperor is on the throne, he has not said a word."

"This is also a crime! Do you think I am right, old man?"

Ouyang Xiudao broke his intention to take revenge on Ren Shouzhong, Zhang Yue didn't feel any embarrassment, and simply admitted generously: "Yes, uncle, I have a rift with Ren Shouzhong, but it is really impossible for him to stay in the palace."

Ouyang Xiu smiled and said, "You, you, you still have this temper."

"Actually, I know a little bit about Ren Shouzhong, but he was left by the late emperor in the inner court to restrain Mr. Han. If he leaves, the Empress Dowager will definitely refuse."

"That's why Mr. Han already advocated asking the rich minister to return to the court as a privy envoy."

Zhang Yue was surprised: "Could it be that Mr. Han is willing to invite the rich minister back to court in order to get rid of Ren Shouzhong?"

Ouyang Xiu laughed and said: "If Mr. Han doesn't invite, is it possible that Mr. Fu will not return to the court? In fact, after the death of the late emperor, the queen mother sent people to Xijing to visit Wen and the two Mr. Fu. As for whether there is any Sending a letter, I don't know."

Zhang Yuedao: "But the privy envoy is under the prime minister. Only when Cao Yong was the privy envoy was the exception. After Fu and Wen returned to the court, would they be willing to live under Han Xianggong?"

Ouyang Xiu sighed, "Why not?"

Only then did Zhang Yue know how difficult it was for Han Qi to be prime minister.

Today's official family is ill, and now they don't care about anything, let the queen mother listen to the government behind the curtain.As a result, the prime minister in the court confronted the queen mother.Therefore, Han Qi asked Fu Bi to return to the court, which seemed to have created an opponent for himself, but actually avoided the conflict with Empress Dowager Cao, and at the same time suggested that Ren Shouzhong should be eradicated.

As for Fu Bi's conflict with Han Qi after returning to the court, it was just a proxy war between the officials and the queen mother, and it belonged to the contradictions within the civil service class.If the Empress Dowager hated Han Qi once, then Han Qi would have no choice but to resign from the prime minister other than raising troops to force the Empress Dowager to abdicate.

Ouyang Xiu sighed: "If the rich man returns to the court, there will be many troubles in the court..."

Zhang Yue also felt the same way, it seemed that he could not afford to delay his resignation feast.

After the conversation, Ouyang Xiu felt a little gloomy. During the banquet, Ouyang Xiu asked his third son Ouyang Fen to take care of Zhang Yue, which also meant to teach him how to read.

Zhang Yue couldn't refuse.

In the banquet, Ouyang Xiu, Ouyang Fa, Ouyang Fen, and Zhang Yueyi made parallel poems.Zhang Yue was not good at composing poems and was absent-minded, so Ouyang Xiu teased him a few words during the dinner.

After the banquet, Ouyang Xiu got drunk again.

Ouyang Fa said to Zhang Yue: "Since the late Emperor left, Dad often got drunk with his colleagues and friends. Although it was like this in the past, but..."

Zhang Yue understood Ouyang Xiu's experience. The late emperor passed away, and Ouyang Xiu's biggest backer was gone.If you want to make achievements in the government, you can only rely on Han Qi in everything.

Recalling that Ouyang Xiu was an upright boy when he was young, and he was more outspoken and straightforward when he was in court, so he offended many officials.But the late emperor protected him. Where did he come from, such as Ouyang Xiu?

But now that the late emperor is gone, how can Ouyang Xiu not be sad?

In the future, no one will protect him like the first emperor. Can he still speak out in the court and offend others without measure?Who can I talk to with such a heartbroken feeling of sadness?

In fact, Zhang Yueyi is not like this. After the death of the first emperor, his biggest backer was gone.

Now Ouyang Xiu is left as his backer, if Ouyang Xiu is in...

So Zhang Yue understands that he can't be a lonely minister, especially like Zhao Shu's official family, isn't it funny that you are a lonely minister in the court?He can't even sit on the throne of the emperor himself.

This day Zhang Yue is in the ceremony courtyard.

Suddenly heard that the new order has arrived.

Everyone in the Court of Rites was promoted to a higher rank, and Chen Jian, Lu Xiaqing, Yan Chengyu and Zhang Yue all congratulated each other.

Chen Jian now has a new place to go. After the official ascended the throne, several of his sons left the cabinet. He was originally selected as a secretary to join the army. This is a good job.Chen Jian also works as an errand for Zhiliyuan, but the errand for Judgment and Procuratorate is about to be relieved.

Soon Hemensheren came to announce the imperial edict.

Zhang Yue was officially promoted to Zhuo Lang, the biggest change in his official position was the change in salary besides the change in his suitability for the job.

Zuo Lang's monthly salary is 20, six pieces of spring and winter silk for clothes, and [-] taels of winter cotton.However, he used to be the prime minister of Dali Temple, with a monthly salary of only [-], five bolts of spring and winter silk for clothes, and no winter cotton, so his salary has been improved qualitatively.

In addition, there are 25 additional money for storytellers in the Chongzheng Palace, [-] for Zhiji Xianyuan, and [-] for ministers (reimbursement fees) from Taichang Liyuan. It is [-], and the meal fee for the library staff is also [-], and the higher of the two will be [-].

That is to say, deducting the public money, Zhang Yue's monthly salary is 57 thousand yuan, which is 57 yuan, which is more than enough to support a large family of twenty or thirty.

All four of them were promoted to the first level, and they were all very happy.

Chen Jian said with a smile to the visitor: "It's been hard these few days, come in and have a glass of water and wine."

A hundred officials have been promoted to one level, and the other party has been running errands to read out the imperial edict of promotion these days, which can be said to be exhausting.But Fang Yan said: "Not busy, there is still an imperial order yet to be announced? It's about Bachelor Zhang."

Zhang Yue couldn't help being surprised.

But seeing the other party laughing, he said: "When the first emperor was here, Bachelor Zhang gave lectures and served you well, so the official gave you a silver scarf as a token of grace! Congratulations to Bachelor Zhang!"

Zhang Yue was surprised and delighted when he heard the words, Chen Jian and others were busy congratulating Zhang Yue: "Congratulations, congratulations!"

Zhang Yueyan said: "Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it."

At this moment, I saw two officials each holding a case, on which were crimson official robes and silver pouches.

This is the silver fish bag and scarlet robe!
The fish bag dates from the Tang Dynasty, and it turns out that there are fish charms in it.After Empress Wu Zetian ascended the throne, she changed the fish bag to a turtle bag. Li Shangyin said in a poem that "the son-in-law who marries a golden tortoise" means a son-in-law with a golden tortoise bag.

As for the fish bags without fish charms in the Song Dynasty, this silver fish bag was only worn by officials above the sixth rank, but now Zhang Yue can wear the silver fish bag from the eighth rank, which is a first-class honor.

It's like an official with a Jinshi background can wear a green Luopao instead of a green robe.This shows that the government attaches great importance to you.

As for the scarlet robe, it is even more graceful. In the Song Dynasty, purple was used for the third rank and above, red for the fifth rank and above, green for the seventh rank and above, and cyan for the ninth rank and above.

However, this scarlet robe can only be given if it needs to be above the fifth rank, or if the officials of the Beijing Dynasty go out to serve as officials, they can "borrow purple" or "borrow scarlet".

If many officials have to give scarlet and silver, they usually get one of the two, and they don't give much of both.

But now Zhang Yue is given both silver and scarlet.

With this whitebait bag, we will be the marsupial elders of a certain gang in the future...

In fact, after serving as a Jingyan official for several years, the official family will generally give the Jingyan official a silver scarlet, and if they are serving as lecturers, they will even give Zijin (purple robe and goldfish bag).

For example, during the Taizong Dynasty, Lu Wenzhong, the author of Zuolang, was a lecturer in the Imperial Academy, and he was given silver as soon as he paid homage to the official.

During the time of the first emperor, Zeng Gongliang served as a servant of Tianzhang Pavilion and was also given a purple robe.

Although it is said that it is easy to get the gift of Yinfei as the official of Jingyan, Zhang Yue has only been the official of Jingyan for half a year and has only lectured a few times, so he is not qualified to be awarded Yinfei.In fact, the official gave him the silver scarlet in the name of the late emperor, and it was actually a reward for his decision to help him to the top.

Han Qi knew that he had resigned as Jingyan official, so he could be regarded as giving out the reward in advance.At the same time, having the whitebait bag on his body is also an identity mark, so that he can enter and leave the palace even if he is not an official of Jingyan.

I have to say that if Han Qi has a heart, he will be rewarded for doing things for others.

Having said that, distinguishing rewards and punishments is also a necessary quality for a prime minister.

The most important thing is the identification of your identity. With Yin Fei in your body, the officials will not dare to treat you as a lowly minister. This is what matters.For Zhang Yue, there is another advantage, the red robe is really better than the green robe, and he looks more handsome in it!
Knowing that Zhang Yue had to give Yin Fei, all the colleagues were actually a little bit envious.

In the courtyard, only Chen Jiande gave Yinfei, which was also specially given by the government when he became the Changlitai two years ago.As for Yan Chengyu and Lu Xiaqing, they have no bags and green robes.

At such a young age, this is another promotion and a gift of Yinfei.

When several people congratulated Zhang Yue, Zhang Yue said a few words of humility with a smile, and at the same time asked people to put away the whitebait bag and scarlet robe.

(End of this chapter)