Prime Minister

Chapter 546

Now the two sides are deadlocked.

Although Wang Anshi was stubborn, he was not completely ignorant of flexibility, and he still gave lectures to officials over there.

So the officials asked Jixian Prime Minister Zeng Gongliang what to do?
Wang Anshi was recommended by Zeng Gongliang. Zeng Gongliang should have spoken for him, but after Wang Anshi entered the court, he got very close to Han Wei and Lu Gongzhu.

Zeng Gongliang has reservations and is authentic with the officials. When I presided over the sutra banquet for Emperor Renzong, I also stood up.

According to Zeng Gongliang's opinion, the officials will leave Wang Anshi to speak after a sutra banquet. In the future, you can sit when you give a speech, and other officials will forget it. Do you think it will work?

Seeing that the officials gave him enough face, Wang Anshi let it go, and no longer insisted that he must sit in the same way when giving lectures.

However, it also shows that the officials attach great importance to Wang Anshi.

Zhang Yue understands the purpose of the government giving Wang Anshi a special status. If Wang Anshi is reused to carry out the reform for the government, and Wang Anshi cannot be an elite commander, then Wang Anshi must be the leader to form a reform team. As for officials like Sima Guang who oppose the reform, Then he slowly withdrew from the court hall.

In fact, needless to say the officials, Lu Huiqing and other officials at Jingyan all have long eyes.

Like Zhang Yue, Lu Huiqing was known by Ouyang Xiu.The reason why Ouyang Xiu appreciated Lu Huiqing was because Lu Huiqing's elder brother, Lu Xiaqing, followed Ouyang Xiu in the revision of Tang books.When Ouyang Xiu saw Lu Huiqing, he also thought he was a genius.

At that time, Lu Huiqing's appointment as an official in Zhenzhou came to Beijing. Ouyang Xiu introduced him to Wang Anshi and Zhang Yue respectively, and recommended him to be a post in the library.Since then, Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing have established friendship, and they often discuss scriptures together, and the letters have not stopped since then.

The old party criticized Lu Huiqing for knowing that Wang Anshi was attached to Wang Anshi after he gained power, so he was reused by the emperor, but it was not the case.

Lu Huiqing and Wang Anshi have known each other for a long time, and they have long been like-minded.

When Zhang Yue recommended Lu Huiqing to host the sutra banquet for the officials, Lu Huiqing was deeply appreciated, and now Wang Anshi has completely replaced Lu Huiqing's position.

According to reason, Lu Huiqing would be a little jealous.

But Lu Huiqing didn't have this mentality at all. Instead, he said to others: "When Huiqing reads Confucianism, he only knows that Confucius is respectable. When he reads foreign classics, he only knows that Buddha is precious. In today's world, he only knows that Jiefu can be a teacher."

Wang Anshi also praised Lu Huiqing, and praised Lu Huiqing in front of the officials, "Lv Huiqing alone is the one who learns the way of the previous kings and can use it."

So Wang Anshi quickly found his first team.

Although the officials wanted to use Wang Anshi to reform the law, the mainstream in the court still opposed the use of troops. It was an act of disobedience to regain Suizhou and repel the Xixia people's attack.

Even Zhong Er's father, Zhong Shiheng, built Qingjian City, which was used as an argument.

This is because the officials were afraid of the generals. At the beginning, Emperor Taizong had to issue formation maps to the generals. If he did not rely on the formation maps to fight, he would be punished if he won. Otherwise, he would fight according to the formation maps.

The officials opposed the use of troops against Xixia, fearing that Xixia would report and retaliate.

In the end, Zhong Er, who regained Suizhou, was downgraded four levels in a row and sent to Suizhou editorial management.

The officials of the Song Dynasty also talked about evil things. Didn't they recover Suizhou?With the same pronunciation as Sui, the place where you distribute is also called "Sui" state.

As for the government's plan to set up a military prefecture in Guwei, it was also put on hold. Since Wang Shao didn't know about the military prefecture, the officials offered him a job as a manager of Qinfeng Road.

Zhang Yue felt that Wang Shao's contribution to comforting the Fan people had won tens of thousands of Fan people, and the official position was too low, so when he met Han Wei once, he asked him to play for Wang Shao.

So the officials looked at Han Wei's face and said that since the words of Qinfeng Road's economic strategy driver were too low, they should change to the economic strategy department for official business.

But when Han Wei came out, his elder brother Han Jiang, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, also came out and said, after all, Wang Shao was born as a civil servant, not a military general like him, so we can't give him a low grade.

Finally, after Han Jiang and Zhang Yue said so, Wang Shaocai changed it to Qin Fenglu Jinglue appeasement envoy judge.

Judges can sign letters on official business, and they are officials in the Economic and Strategy Department second only to the appeasement envoys and deputy appeasement envoys.After Wang Shao knew about it, he was very grateful to Zhang Yue for recommending him, and then gave Zhang Yue a white note of two thousand salt notes.

But this time, Wang Shao promised to use the [-] salt notes to give Zhang Yue [-]% of the shares in the stock exchange set up in Guweizhai.

Hearing this, Zhang Yue held his forehead with his hand, and felt quite as if he had become a shareholder by speculating in stocks.

But having said that, Wang Anshi expressed great support for Wang Shao's establishment of an army in Guwei and the establishment of a stock exchange. After all, he was the one who supported Wang Shao in history.

However, in view of the strong opposition in the court, Wang Anshi made a suggestion to the officials, that is, to re-examine 900 Guozijian students.

That is to say, the highest school in the Song Dynasty has expanded its enrollment, with a one-time expansion of 900 students!

Everyone knows that Wang Anshi has started recruiting team members.

At the beginning, Fan Zhongyan's reform also started from the imperial examination school and Guozijian. To implement the reform, first of all, there must be a group of officials who support the reform, as well as the support of public opinion.

Schools are places where talents are cultivated and public opinion is generated.

Although Wang Anshi's move to expand the enrollment of the Imperial Academy may not have immediate results, it is already paving the way for future reforms.

At the same time, the government issued an edict to let the prefectures and counties build water conservancy projects, which was again at the request of Wang Anshi.

On this day, Zhang Yue went back to the court with two pots of wine to visit Chen Xiang.

Before becoming a Jinshi, Zhang Yue often went to Chen Xiang's home.Zhang Yue pushed the door open to see that the elder brother Sun Jue was busy.

He greeted Zhang Yue more quickly.

Zhang Yue looked at the way they were packing up, and couldn't help asking: "What's the matter? Where are you going?"

Sun Jue pulled Zhang Yue aside and said in a low voice, "Teacher is going to Zhiming Prefecture, and he will leave soon."

Zhang Yue was taken aback and said, "Why didn't I know when it happened?"

Sun Jue said: "The teacher has never let me talk to you."

Zhang Yue thought to himself that although he served the official's family, he did not attend every court meeting.I don't know when the decision was made on this matter.

But why Chen Xiang didn't want Sun Jue to let him know that he was demoted to Mingzhou.

Zhang Yue asked, "What reason?"

Sun Juedao: "The last time my teacher was on a mission to the Liao Kingdom, the seats in the Liao Kingdom were quite small, which was not in accordance with etiquette. At that time, the teacher argued with the envoys of the Liao Kingdom and refused to sit down. The teacher was reprimanded when he returned to the court. He thought the matter was over, but Now the people of Liao have actually notified the imperial court with the letter of state that they want to deal with this matter."

"So the princes of the Manchu Dynasty were forced by the pressure of the Liao people, and the teacher left to guard Mingzhou."

Mingzhou is Ningbo... thousands of miles away
Zhang Yue said: "Teacher has just returned to Beijing not long ago..."

While talking, footsteps came from inside.

Sun Jue told Zhang Yue: "Master's health is not good, the road is bumpy, you should say something happy when you meet her, don't disturb her mood."

Mistress came out and saw Zhang Yue smiled and said, "Duzhi, you are here, I didn't expect you to know the news."

Immediately after seeing Zhang Yue carrying two jugs of wine, he said, "You don't even know."

Zhang Yue nodded.

The teacher smiled wryly, "Your teacher is just like that, too upright, it's not good."

"Who said it's not good to be upright?"

After speaking, a voice came from the door, Zhang Yue, Sun Jue looked but saw Chen Xiang standing in front of the door.

The two hurriedly bowed.

Chen Xiang patted Zhang Yue's shoulder and said, "You're here."

Zhang Yue said: "Teacher was wronged and demoted, why didn't Mr. Xin tell me?"

Chen Xiang said: "There is nothing to say. Since you are here, you can have a few glasses of wine with me, which is considered to be practiced for me."

Zhang Yue couldn't help being angry, why Chen Xiang still refused to tell herself.

The teacher is busy, can I stand by and watch?

Sun Jue saw Zhang Yue's expression was different, so he couldn't help tugging at his sleeve secretly.

Zhang Yue calmed down his anger, and then said: "Yes, teacher, it happens that it has been a long time since I have eaten Master's specialty."

The teacher at the side smiled and said: "Okay, I know you are greedy, last time you taught me how to cook that lychee meat, I just bought water chestnuts today."

Sun Jue could not help but breathe a sigh of relief as he understood Zhang Yue's meaning.

Chen Xiang patted Zhang Yue's shoulder and said: "Okay, it's been a long time since our master and apprentice have had drinks and food like this. Du Zhi, please tell me more carefully about the last time Wang Shao learned about the ancient Wei village."

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The master and apprentice chatted all night.

Chen Xiang drank a lot of wine.

After the Japanese Sutra feast, the officials chatted with Wang Anshi, and Zhang Yue sat beside him.

The official said to Wang Anshi: "Whether it is cultivating talents from schools or persuading prefectures and counties to implement water conservancy is a wonderful method. In the past, Liu Bei met Zhuge Liang, and Emperor Taizong of Tang met Wei Zheng, and they achieved later achievements. Now that I have met Qing, in the future It also has some merit."

Zhang Yue listened to his heart and said, the officials compared Wang Anshi to Zhuge Liang and Wei Zheng, this trust is simply leveraged.

Unexpectedly, Wang Anshi said, "As long as your Majesty is Yao and Shun, then there will be virtuous ministers to go to him. When I come to see Zhuge Liang, Wei Zheng is not worth mentioning, and he cannot be regarded as a real virtuous minister."

"Actually, the world is so big that there are many able men and sages. Now Your Majesty only needs to treat others with sincerity, so that virtuous officials will come and go. Otherwise, even if there are virtuous officials, they will be deceived by villains and leave you in the end."

The officials were deceived by Wang Anshi's non-routine rhetoric, and then asked: "But which dynasty or generation has no villains? Even Yao and Shun have four evils."

Wang Anshi said: "It is precisely because Yao and Shun can see the four evils and punish them, then the virtuous ministers can advocate state affairs for Yao and Shun. This minister is urging your majesty to be close to the virtuous ministers and stay away from villains..."

Zhang Yue understood that Wang Anshi wanted the officials to trust him completely without reservation, but he sighed a long time, showing a look of sadness.

The official thought was interrupted, and he asked Zhang Yue curiously: "Zhang Qing, why are you showing such sadness?"

But seeing that Zhang Yue's eyes were reddish, and he was about to cry, he said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I just heard Wang Neihan talk about virtuous officials and villains, and I really feel it. As long as Your Majesty does not make virtuous officials wronged, If the villain is not allowed to succeed, the country will naturally prosper."

The official nodded and said: "That's right. Zhang Qing, is it possible that now I have wronged any virtuous minister and any villain?"

Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty's sage is sure that no villain will succeed."

The official said: "Then there is a virtuous minister who has been wronged?"

Wang Anshi was not happy to see the conversation between the officials and Zhang Yue, he was educating the emperor, what did you Zhang Yue interrupt?

But he also heard it strange, what kind of virtuous minister was wronged?

But Zhang Yue played and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking boldly, this virtuous minister who has been wronged is none other than Chen Xiang, the judge of Yantie, my teacher!"

(End of this chapter)