Prime Minister

Chapter 732

The earliest way of cultivating teachers was to borrow a job from the third class. Later, military resources were converted to civil resources and became a civil official.

In the Song Dynasty, it was difficult for a military officer to change a civil official, but it was easy for a civil officer to change a military officer.

At the beginning, the Zhong family wanted to get rid of the status of a military commander, so they asked Zhong Shidao to worship under Zhang Zai's family, and after Zhang Jian and Zhang Zai recommended him, they finally made Zhong Shidao change from a military officer to a civilian official.

But now that Zhong Shidao wants to change from a civil servant to a military officer, Zhang Yue is nothing more than a matter of lifting his hands, but he asked: "You can think clearly."

Master Zhong said: "I will never regret it as an official."

Zhang Yuedao: "At the beginning of this dynasty, the ancestor of Yi once asked the left and right, what to do if he wanted to make the military officials read all their books so as to master the Tao? Don't blame military officials for official affairs, the world has been established, and there is a sequence for starting a business and leading to governance."

"This is what the civil servants saw. However, Taizu liked Wuchen's reading. He thought that military officials could learn widely and increase their wisdom by reading books. He was afraid that military officials would do illegal things recklessly and cause diseases among the people. Taizu was born in a humble background, so he can understand. This is not to use reading to compromise the ferocity of a warrior in order to subdue him."

"Therefore, since you are a civil servant who became a military officer, I have no reason not to allow it, but you should also remember the teachings of Taizu when you are in charge of the army. Reading can broaden your knowledge, increase your strategy, and most importantly, you can restrain yourself and understand the suffering of the people."

Hearing Zhang Yue's words, Zhong Shidao couldn't help but be convinced.

Zhang Shen and Cai Yanqing nodded frequently.

Zhang Shen said: "This is really a prime minister's bearing."

Cai Yanqing said with a smile: "That's right, Taizu also said that the prime minister must use scholars. Zhang Jinglue is also the number one scholar, and the crown of scholars. Now that scholars lead the army to make such great achievements, it is no problem to pay homage to the prime minister in the future." .”

With Cai Yanqing and Zhang Shen's age and qualifications, they dare not think about going in and out of the two mansions in the future, but Zhang Yue is different.

Zhang Shen raised his glass to Zhang Yue and said: "Zhang Jinglue, this dynasty established the country with Confucianism, the prime minister used scholars, Confucian ministers ruled prisons, and Confucian generals used Confucianism to suppress festivals. These are all good stories."

Cai Yanqing said with a little deep meaning: "Zhang Jinglue went to Beijing, the officials must use it."

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Are you two admiring me? Now that the reward has been increased, how dare you look at God's favor again? Zhang is only going to Beijing to report on his work, and he will return to Xihe after that. Such a thing is not allowed to be mentioned again. .”

Zhang Shen and Cai Yanqing smiled when Zhang Yue spoke seriously, but he didn't dare to mention it again.

That night Zhang Yue and the generals of Qinzhou drank happily, and after the matter of Jing Sili and Wang Shao was properly arranged, Zhang Yue could also go to Beijing with a little peace of mind.

The next day, Zhang Yue took hundreds of leaders of the Fan tribe and thousands of Xihe elite soldiers from Xizhou, passed through the Tongyuan Army, and then headed for Qinzhou in a mighty manner.

Zhang Yue is still taking the old road, the road he took when he came to Tongyuan Army, and now he is going back the same road.

From Tongyuan to Qinzhou, yellow sand rolls up everywhere, Zhang Yue thinks of the time when he first came here two years ago, his mood was different when he came and went.

I have seen fighting, experienced military affairs, and killed people in battle. Zhang Yue also slept in the wild with a felt blanket like ordinary soldiers, and drank ice and snow when he was thirsty. The scene of yellow sand all over the sky is nothing to him.

His demeanor seems to have become more calm and firm than before, but he still has the vigor and passion of a young man.

The difficult days have really tempered himself, Zhang Yue couldn't help looking at his palms, and realized what it means to drink ice for ten years, and the blood is hard to cool.

Without talking all the way, Zhang Yue passed through Yongxing Army all the way from Qinzhou, and arrived in Luoyang in just [-] days.

Zhang Yue arranged the soldiers and horses outside the city, rejected the reception banquet given by the local officials, and entered Luoyang in low clothes to meet an old friend.

After entering Luoyang, Huang Haoyi suddenly said to Zhang Yue: "Sanlang, can you lend me some money?"

Zhang Yue looked at Huang Haoyi and said, "Borrow money? What do you want to use it for?"

Huang Haoyi said embarrassingly: "I heard that Yulian and her son married her husband again, but her husband is honest and responsible, and life is very hard. I want to help her."

Zhang Yue suddenly said: "I can't see that you are quite affectionate. What about your salary? I remember that I don't give you less every month, why don't you use my salary to help?"

Huang Haoyi clapped his legs and said: "Don't mention it, the mother-in-law at home is very strict, she must know the source of the entry and exit of more than ten cents, and you also know that I haven't hidden much private money for so many years."

Zhang Yue said: "There are so many pawnshops in Luoyang City, you can borrow them!"

Huang Haoyi said in a low voice: "If you borrow money from the pawnshop, you have to pay it back."

Zhang Yue took a look at Huang Haoyi, boy, he hit me again.

……

Zhang Yue asked people for directions and came to a courtyard. After knocking on the door, a woman with coarse hairpins answered the door.

The woman was stunned for a moment, then she was overjoyed, and said repeatedly: "Lang Jun, Lang Jun, San Lang is here."

Zhang Yue walked into the courtyard, and saw a shabby room where a man in his thirties was kneeling and writing a book under an oil lamp with a pen in his hand. The clothes on his sleeves were all torn.

Seeing each other like this, Zhang Yue could hardly hold back his tears.

His wife called the other party, and the other party asked without raising his head: "Which Sanlang, is it Chen Sanlang from the Chengdong Pharmacy?"

"Brother! Saburo is here to see you!"

After Zhang Yue finished speaking, he bowed to the people in the house outside the door.

After a while, he heard the sound of the table being overturned, and the other party hurried to Zhang Yue, paused and helped himself up.

Zhang Yue raised his head and looked at Guo Lin, who was already full of gray temples. The other party was only a few years older than himself.

Guo Lindao: "Sanlang, you are back, are you alone? Why is there no movement in Luoyang City?"

Zhang Yue said: "I reasoned that I was unwell, so the local officials dared not visit, so I came to the city to see you."

Guo Lin sighed, "I see."

After Sima Guang was dismissed, Guo Lin abandoned his official position in the capital and followed Sima Guang closely all the way to Luoyang.

Zhang Yue looked at the pile of papers next to the table and asked, "Is senior brother still helping Bachelor Sima write a comprehensive guide to governance?"

Guo Lin nodded and said: "Exactly, this is a masterpiece. If I participate in the compilation of this book, I will be famous in history in the future. If you don't believe me, I told you, this book can be compared to Shiji."

"Don't look at you as a senior official, but your reputation may not be greater than mine in future generations."

Zhang Yue sighed and said: "Yes, Junziji is not well-known after his death. Senior brother can see through this early, it is much better than people like me who are rolling in the world of mortals."

Guo Lin laughed and said, "Junior Brother, you're not bad at what you said. Now in Luoyang city, it's rumored that you broke the wooden levy and regained the five northwestern states."

"But in the end, these things are just a few strokes in our history books."

Zhang Yue said seriously to Guo Lin: "That's not feasible. Since you are studying history, brother, you can't just write me a few strokes, at least dozens, or even hundreds of strokes."

"With the many years of friendship between you and me, can't you help me with this little favor?"

After Zhang Yue finished speaking, his brothers and sisters laughed together.

After laughing, Zhang Yue said: "Brother, our brothers and sisters studied together in the past, and now one is an official and the other is writing history. It is also a good story."

(End of this chapter)