Prime Minister

Chapter 537 The First Year of Xining
As a dignified prime minister, Han Qi is actually concerned about his nephew's marriage?
Zhang Yue couldn't help being a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, it was reasonable.

This is not only the value for Zhang Zhi, but also the value for himself, and a deeper step is the value for Zhang's family.

A careful look at Han Qi's marriage shows that his rise is inseparable from his network of contacts.

Han Qi is married to three major families, namely the Cui clan of his wife, and his father-in-law Cui Li, who was an official to the minister of the Ministry of Industry. People have been high officials for generations.

Originally, the five surnames and Qiwang were all intermarriages. For example, the mother and grandmother of Han Qi's wife Cui were both from the surnames Lu and Li.

But when it came to the Cui family, they chose Han Qi to marry. It was also a marriage between an old aristocrat and an upstart who had passed the imperial examination.

Han Zhengyan, the son of Han Qi's brother Han Zhu, married the granddaughter of Prime Minister Wang Zeng.

Han Qi's son Han Zhongyan married Lu Gongbi's daughter successively.Han Qi's other in-laws include Zhao Zongdao, Gao Zhining, Li Qingchen, etc., who are also dignitaries of later generations.

The combination of these families constitutes a first-class system. The so-called four major families in the Dream of Red Mansions say that one prospers and all prospers, and one suffers all damage.

In Dream of Red Mansions, the most prominent family is Wang Ziteng's family. Wang Ziteng's last official was a cabinet bachelor, and the other three families are much worse.

But Han Qi, Wang Zeng, and Lu Gongbi's family are all prime ministers, and they are neck and neck.

If Zhang Zhi married Lu Gongzhu's daughter, the relationship between the Zhang family and the Han family would be closer invisibly, and it would also be extremely helpful to Zhang Yue's career, and he would be one step closer to the position of prime minister.

Of course, it will be indispensable in the future, and they will take care of each other.

What's more, Wang Anshi tactfully expressed his intention to propose marriage through Han Wei, and Han Wei is Han Jiang's brother, so will Han Jiang tell Han Qi the news?
In order to prevent himself from turning to Wang Anshi in the future, Han Qi chose to help Duke Lu write.

But it was also embarrassing for Zhang Yue. He remembered that in history, Wang Anshi and Lu Gong both wanted to be prime ministers, and neither of them would be easy to offend.

Zhang Yue said: "The Duke's kindness is hard to turn down, but my nephew's marriage is decided by my elder brother and sister-in-law. When the time comes, I will convey the Duke's words on my behalf."

Han Qi said: "Brother has no official or job, but Du is an upstart in the court. It is not difficult to be the master."

Zhang Yue thought about the meaning of Han Qi's words. His words just now were not just suggestions.

But Zhang Yue still didn't let go.

Seeing Zhang Yue's expression, Han Qi knew that he couldn't change his meaning, so he stopped talking.

But at this time the snow fell even more heavily, and the heavy snow fell beside the two of them, and the entire palace was covered with white.

Seeing that the snow was getting bigger, Zhang Yue couldn't help looking around.

Han Qi turned around under the umbrella, facing the snow scene, he chanted.

"The golden bottle of sake is worth ten thousand dollars, and the jade plate is worth ten thousand dollars."

"You can't eat when you stop the cup and throw the chopsticks, draw your sword and look around in a daze."

"If you want to cross the Yellow River Bingsaichuan, you will climb the snow-covered mountains in Taihang."

"I came to fish on Bixi in my spare time, and suddenly I dreamed of riding a boat to the horizon."

"It is difficult to travel, it is difficult to travel, and there are many wrong roads, where are you now?"

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Zhang Yue thought to himself, isn't this the "Difficult Road to Journey" written by Li Bai that he sang with Han Zhongyan when he was dismissed from office?

I remember that at that time I felt depressed and felt it, so I recited this poem in front of Han Zhongyan.

Unexpectedly, Han Qi also recited this poem.

When Han Qi recited this poem, he looked both vicissitudes and vicissitudes, and he seemed vigorous and old-fashioned. Compared with his mood that day when he complained about the bad luck, the rich clothes and good food were not what I wanted, but hated the bad luck, it was completely different from what Han Qi said .

Han Qi said: "When I was free to fish on the Bixi River, it was Jiang Shang who met King Wen while fishing on the Fenxi River."

"Su Fu dreamed of riding a boat on the edge of the sun. It was Yiyin who dreamed of passing by the edge of the sun and the moon in a boat and was hired by Shang Tang."

"I have been Prime Minister for nine years, and I am not inferior to Jiang Shang, Yi Yin is much more, but so what? The great cause is unfinished, and the matter that Duke Fan Wenzheng entrusted to me, Han Qi, has not been done after all."

"The road is difficult! There are many divergent roads!"

"The sky and the earth are full of frost, and the road is blocked by heavy snow. How can I go to the Taihang and cross the Yellow River?"

Zhang Yue looked at Han Qi looking into the distance, listened to this word, and then saw the snow falling more and more, it really fit the scene.

Isn't Da Song just like a passer-by who is struggling in a snowy day?
Zhang Yue looked at the snow scene and said: "Even if the road is blocked by heavy snow, as long as you have the heart to break the boat and persevere, you will be able to go far."

Han Qi looked at Zhang Yue, Zhang Yue spread his hands, I said that this person is not me, there must be this person.

At this time, Han Zhongyan braved the heavy snow and came to his father's side with difficulty holding an umbrella.

"Daddy, the snow is too heavy! Let's go home!"

After speaking, Han Zhongyan nodded to Zhang Yue.

Han Qi said to Zhang Yue: "That's fine, today I'm going to tell you the poem about leaving the capital, and I will give you the sentence I didn't say!"

Don't be surprised by Zhang Yue's words, but at this time Han Zhongyan had already put on his father's cloak, and Han Qi said to Zhang Yue to stop.

Then Han Zhongyan held an umbrella and sent Han Qi away.

Zhang Yue watched Han Qi, Han Zhongyan and his son leave, and then bowed deeply in the direction of their departure, before he left with an umbrella.

The snow continued to fall, and the two pairs of deep footprints left by Zhang Yue and Han Qi just now were smoothed away by the heavy snow.

Han Qi paid homage to the prime minister in the third year of Jiayou until he was dismissed in the fourth year of Zhiping, a total of nine years. Han Qi's era has passed.

After Han Qi left Beijing, his sentence was changed to Yongxing Army, and he went to Shaanxi to preside over the battle against Xixia.

After Han Qi went to Shaanxi for field inspection, he gave up Zeng Gongliang and Wen Yanbo's idea of ​​returning Suizhou to Xixia, and supported building a city here and sending troops to garrison it.

At this time, Li Liangzuo, the lord of the Western Xia Dynasty, died of illness. The news was reported to the capital through a secret report, and all the monarchs and ministers were overjoyed.

Xixia is busy with the national funeral, so it will not attack aggressively, so this adventure of the Song Dynasty is considered a right bet.

The imperial edict calling Wang Anshi to be a Hanlin scholar also arrived at Jiangning Mansion.

After learning that Han Qi was dismissed as prime minister, Wang Anshi set off for Beijing.

Before Wang Anshi entered Beijing, he wrote a congratulatory speech to Han Qi, who was dismissed as Prime Minister, with hundreds of words in eloquent words, extremely respectful attitude, and extremely acclaimed words.

Zhang Yuewen's Wang Anshi also sighed when he received the order to go to Beijing as a Hanlin scholar.

If Sima Guangneng had agreed to the officials to cut down on unnecessary expenses, then Wang Anshi might have entered Beijing a few years later.

If Zhang Fangping did not have Ding You, then the officials would definitely appoint him to carry out the reform, and it might not be Wang Anshi's turn.

But there are no ifs in history.

Time, luck, and energy are indispensable.

Sima Guang and Zhang Fangping both missed this opportunity, and now this important task is in Wang Anshi's hands.

Can Wang Anshi fulfill his lifelong ambition?
Zhang Yue couldn't help but look forward to it.

And with the arrival of the end of the year, the four years of Zhiping are about to pass, and the new year is coming.

Zhiping is the reign title of Emperor Yingzong, and now that the new emperor is on the throne, it is necessary to change the Yuan Dynasty.

In 1068 A.D., the emperor of the Song Dynasty issued an edict to change the Yuan Dynasty, and the reign name was Xining.

And this Wang Anshi, who was written by Lu Gong, Sima Guang, and Han Wei unanimously praised as "since the birth of the people, there are only a few people", has the hope of the world, and is rushing from Jiangning Mansion to Bianjing.

(End of this chapter)