Prime Minister

Chapter 591
Lu Huiqing was recommended by Wang Anshi, and Wang Anshi praised Lu Huiqing very much.

Wang Anshi commented that Lu Huiqing's virtuousness is not only unmatched by anyone today, but even the great Confucians of the previous life are not easy to compare.Lu Huiqing is the only one in the world who learns the way of the previous kings and can apply it.

Wang Anshi recommended Lu Huiqing in this way, as if he was guaranteeing his entire political future to Lu Huiqing.

But Sima Guang belittled Lu Huiqing to the extreme.

How could Wang Anshi and Sima Guang come up with diametrically opposite evaluations for the same person?

The official asked Sima Guang tentatively: "This Lu Huiqing, I ask you one, and he can answer ten. The three regulations are extremely complicated, and he can speak in an orderly manner. He seems to be a beautiful talent in dealing with clear arguments."

Sima Guang said: "Your Majesty did not deny Lu Huiqing's talent. On the contrary, a person like Lu Huiqing has considerable talent. His literary discernment can be called wise, but his intentions are not right. If your Majesty does not investigate carefully, he will easily lose people."

"How can a talented person become a wicked person?"

Sima Guang said seriously: "Your Majesty, if a courtier like Jiang Chong and Li Xun has no talent, how can he impress the lord and be reused."

The officials fell silent, and Sima Guang knew that his words did not reach the officials' hearts.

Just when Sima Guang decided to end this resignation, the official suddenly asked again: "How about Zhang Yue?"

Sima Guang was taken aback when he heard the words, Chen Shengzhi, Wang Anshi, and Han Qi, who were asked by the officials just now, were actually asking who could succeed Fu Bi and be the next prime minister.

But now all three of them were rejected by Sima Guang.

Afterwards, the official's reference to Lu Huiqing seemed to be a casual question, but now the meaning of Zhang Yue's connection is obvious.

That is, one emperor and one courtier.

Both Lu Huiqing and Zhang Yue are talents who have been promoted and used by officials after they ascended the throne.But Chen Shengzhi and Wang Anshi were not cultivated by the officials after all.

Lu Huiqing had already been resolutely denied by Sima Guang, but Sima Guang was surprised when he asked about Zhang Yue now.

The atmosphere in the hall was silent for a while, and seeing that Sima Guang didn't answer, the officials could not help but hum.

Only then did Sima Guang come back to his senses, glanced at the indeterminate lights on the lamppost beside the hall, thought for a while and said, "Zhang Yue is not as treacherous as Lu Huiqing, but a loyal and upright minister...he handles affairs clearly and decisively. , and so knowledgeable, he can be called a minister..."

The officials were dumbfounded when they heard this, who was the one who said in the hall that the Fujian people were treacherous?
How...it became so fast.

The officials were caught off guard for a while.

Sima Guang continued: "However... Zhang Yue is a bit sloppy, he has no ambitions, and he is addicted to economics and loses his ability to use his body. He lacks tempering and the qualifications of a local official..."

When the officials heard Sima Guang say the word "however", they were convinced.

However, the officials were very happy because of Sima Guang's evaluation of Zhang Yue, and at the same time, they thought that what Sima Guang said was that Zhang Yue's decisive and brave decision was the last time to put down the chaos in Zhishantang. It was lent to Zhang Yue.

The official said: "As you said, the chapter is more loose and has no ambition. Where do you start?"

Sima Guang said: "In the past, when Zhang Yuezhi was promoted to the top, Wang Anshi advised him to go to the local government first, but he was reluctant to part with his newly married wife. Wang Anshi once belittled his actions, saying that no matter how talented he is, he is just Zhang Chang."

The official smiled when he heard Sima Guang's words. He remembered the eunuch's rumors about Zhang Yue's arrival, so he said: "I also heard that Zhang Qing seemed to be afraid of internal affairs. When he was an official in the Pavilion and Courtyard, his colleagues went out to make friends with him. When eating wine, if his wife calls, she will come back immediately!"

The officials were right.

Zhang Yue's actions are like going out to eat and drink with his colleagues after get off work, but his wife makes a phone call and leaves immediately. Such a colleague is really disappointing, and no one wants to take him out to play next time.

But the officials don't think they are disobedient. Officials always have some shortcomings. If they really don't have any shortcomings, then they are both treacherous and loyal.Such an official can see his true temperament, and Zhang Yue knows that he will serve the emperor directly.

Having said that, Wang Anshi verbally said that he despised Zhang Yue's actions, but looking for a son-in-law for his own daughter, but looking for Zhang Yue like this is really a double standard.

Sima Guang said: "If Your Majesty really wants to use Zhang Yue, it is better to send him to a place to practice as soon as possible."

The official nodded and agreed.

After Sima Guang left, another official went to the palace.

The official stepped down and bowed to Sima Guang.

Sima Guang saw the other side clearly and said, "It's Bo Chun!"

The official looked upright and peaceful, and he saluted Sima Guang calmly and said: "Your official has seen internal control."

Sima Guang said: "Things in the world are difficult, so Bo Chun will persuade the officials a lot."

The other party sighed and said: "Someone will do it reluctantly!"

After Sima Guang left, the official went up to the eunuch on duty and said, "Cheng Yushi, this time, you must stop chattering like in the past."

The official asked back: "Is Yu Shizuo talking about state affairs?"

After hearing this, the eunuch continued to chase after the official, so as not to repeat the same mistakes again.

The official's name is Cheng Hao, who is the new censor. Others who have just been appointed as the censor always give a few words of remonstrance and go through the motions, but Cheng Hao talks endlessly.One day Cheng Hao went to the official's house to speak out, and it was time for lunch at the official's house.

But Cheng Hao still talked on and on, and the officials endured the rumbling stomach and patiently listened to Cheng Hao with their stomachs in their hands, until the servant reminded him that Yu Shi didn't know if he hadn't eaten yet?

Only then did Cheng Hao know that the official family hadn't eaten, so he reluctantly withdrew.

There was another time when Cheng Hao was elected by Chen Shengzhi to be in the Division of Regulations of the Third Division.

It is common for the Three Divisions to discuss matters in the Regulations Division, but Wang Anshi is independent, and when he hears something that is not in line with his concerns, he will be furious and his voice is very severe...

Cheng Hao happened to be discussing matters, so he calmly persuaded Wang Anshi: "Everything in the world is not a private discussion, and I hope to listen calmly."

Wang Anshi changed his face after hearing Cheng Hao's words, and he was no longer impatient.

After Cheng Hao entered the palace, he met the official, and the official said: "Yesterday you went to Shushu to recommend dozens of people. Among them, my father's cousin Zhang Zai, the current judge of Weizhou, is the first, and my younger brother Cheng Yi is the first..."

Cheng Hao's face didn't turn red and his heart didn't beat.

The official said: "These two people just happened to be recommended by Zhang Yue to me yesterday as the direct lecturer and teaching assistant of the Imperial College. What does Cheng Qing think?"

Cheng Hao asked: "Zhang Yue wants to use them? Or does His Majesty want to use them?"

The official nodded and smiled and said: "It's all the same. You also know that Zhang Yue was the one who I asked him to take care of Gou Taixue. There's nothing wrong with that."

Originally, Wang Anshi recommended his disciple Wang Wujiu to be the direct lecturer of Taixue, but he died of illness as soon as he was appointed.

But how could Zhang Yue give Wang Anshi a chance to install another person, and immediately begged the emperor to use Zhang Zai to teach martial arts directly for the Imperial College.

Cheng Yi has no fame, he is also very unlucky.

In another time and space history, Cheng Yi failed the palace examination in the imperial examination in the second year of Jiayou because he criticized Emperor Renzong.Cheng Yi passed the provincial examination, but failed in the palace examination, and in the sixth year of Jiayou's Zhang Yue subject, the rule of dismissing candidates in the palace examination was abolished.

Ps: For the continuity of the narrative and the content of the plot, the timeline is slightly different from the history, but the specific impact is not great.

(End of this chapter)