Prime Minister

In September of the fifth year of Xining, the weather was crisp and clear in autumn.

Both sides of the Bianhe River are still bustling and bustling, and the citizens of Bianjing ride on horseback and travel in the streets lightly.

In the sixth year since the official ascended the throne, although the northwestern part of the country is still using troops and the reforms have caused a lot of disturbance, for the common people in Bianjing, life is still going on without much change.

Bianjing City still appears to be a peaceful and prosperous age of singing and dancing.

Lu Huiqing, who returned to Beijing after mourning, looked at the scenery of Bianjing in the carriage, smiled slightly with downcast eyes, and said, "Bianjing is the capital of the world, and the prime minister is the most respected official, and now I am here again. "

It can be said that Lu Huiqing returned to Beijing strongly this time. Wang Anshi gave him enough hints that Lu Huiqing will still be the number two figure in the new party after returning.

Lu Huiqing expressed his gratitude to Wang Anshi, but the most uneasy thing in his heart was whether the emperor still trusted him?
From the previous point of view, the official family trusts me very much, but I have been away from the capital for more than two years, and I have not been back for so long. How is the official family's attitude towards me? Has it changed?

This is what Lu Huiqing has been worried about.

Since ancient times, the will of heaven is high and unpleasant, and in the position of the official family, the views on people and things are easy to change, and they are easily influenced by others.

Lu Huiqing went to the teahouse to rest for a while, and what the tea guests said was that they had recently pacified Qingtang and collected the five states of Xihe.

This is the biggest side achievement after the Song Dynasty recovered the Northern Han Dynasty, and all the tea guests are talking about it with great interest.

After hearing this, Lu Huiqing felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.

More than two years have passed, and I am still standing still, but Zhang Yue has made such incomparable achievements, and now he is actually a direct scholar of Longtu Pavilion.

Lu Huiqing drank tea silently.

Because the provincial examination will be held after the spring of next year, there will be many exams in the teahouse.

At this moment, a singer was playing and singing "The Partridge Fairy", and her melodious voice attracted most people.

Lu Huiqing just listened to the other party singing.

"The first fairy among 500 people. Wait for the blue sky. The green robe is full of grace, and the yellow list is full of imperial ink. The dragon is the horse, and the jade is the whip. The flowers are like Luo Qi and the willows are like cotton. The people of the time are not surprised. It is Chang'e who loves young people."

Lu Huiqing smiled slightly when he heard it. He also liked listening to this kind of music when he was admitted to Jinshi.

At this time, a scholar said: "In the past ten years, we had a good reputation in reading and blogging, and it was regarded as the right path for Qingyun, but this is far worse than the military achievements in the Northwest. Look at that Wang Zichun (Wang Zichun) Shao) is also a Jinshi in the second year of Jiayou, and now he is on the waiting list of Baowen Pavilion, and I am afraid that there is no second waiting list among the same subjects."

Hearing this, Lu Huiqing couldn't help scolding: "What's the point of waiting? Lu Jifu, who is in the same discipline as Wang Zichun, is also waiting, and Zhang Duzhi, a Jinshi in Jiayou's sixth year, is also waiting."

Juzi on the side was taken aback, he didn't expect why the middle-aged man in front of him would suddenly start an unknown fire.

The other party said: "What I say carelessly is really insulting to listen to."

After hearing this, Lu Huiqing realized that he had lost his composure, but he didn't show it and snorted before sitting down again.

Juzi on the side also said that this person is really strange.

Lu Huiqing regained her composure and said in secret, military merit, military merit, without Wang Xianggong's exhaustive reforms, how would the court have expanded its territory today, and now all the fame is attributed to a few frontier generals...

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But at this moment on the outskirts of Bianjing, Cai Ting, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, led dozens of officials to welcome Zhang Yue.

Cai Ting smiled slightly when he saw Zhang Yue. Zhang Yue and Cai Tianshen had some disputes in the northwest, but they did not directly conflict.

At this moment, the flags were unfurled, and the uniforms of the imperial army were clearly lined up on the left and right. Cai Ting watched Zhang Yue's car slowly arrive from a distance.

After Zhang Yue got off the carriage, both parties saluted like a ritual.

Cai Ting took out the imperial edict that the official canonized him as a direct scholar of Longtuge, and read it again, as his reward for recovering the five states.

After that, Zhang Yue and Cai Ting entered the city together.This time he returned to the capital again, which made him very emotional. If he hadn't been under the watchful eyes of everyone, he would have almost uttered the words of emotion, "I am back again in Zhang San".

According to the procedure, the officials will first meet themselves in the Zizheng Hall.

When Zhang Yue and his party arrived at the closed door, an eunuch came to report in a hurry: "Ouyang Gong, the prince's young teacher, died of illness at his home in Yingzhou. The officials were shocked and were reading the obituary form of Ouyang Gong."

Cai Ting was surprised when he heard the news.

When Zhang Yue heard about this, he also felt dizzy in an instant, thinking of the other party's kindness in cultivating and recommending him. Since the other party left Beijing, although the two have been exchanging letters, they have never seen each other again.

When Ersu visited Ouyang Xiu last year, Zhang Yue asked them to take him for questioning, saying that he would definitely visit in a few days, but unexpectedly...

Cai Ting immediately noticed that Zhang Yue hurriedly said: "Zhang Longtu..."

Zhang Yue settled down and said: "It's okay."

So Zhang Yue found a place outside Hemen and sat down first. After waiting for half an hour, the news of the official summoning came.

When Zhang Yue walked up to the Zizheng Hall, he saw Wang Anshi, Wen Yanbo, and Wu Chong leaving the hall.

Wang Anshi's expression was not good, as if he had cried in the hall just now.

As for his father-in-law Wu Chong, he was not very energetic either, he just nodded slightly when he saw Zhang Yue.

Cai Ting and Zhang Yue avoided him, and the few of them silently agreed.

Afterwards, Cai Ting led Zhang Yue up to the hall, while he stood outside the hall.

After entering the palace, Zhang Yue saw the official family whom he hadn't seen for two years.

"Chen Zhang Yue has seen His Majesty!"

"Pingshen!" The official said with a smile, "I am very happy today, but the news of Ouyang Qing's family's death from illness last month has just reached the capital, and now they have all rushed to one place...Give me a seat!"

Thank you Zhang Yue.

According to Zhang Yue's level, he was not qualified to sit in front of the emperor at present, but he was rewarded because of his military exploits when he returned to Beijing.

After Zhang Yue took his seat in front of the imperial court.

Officials immediately said: "At the beginning, the first emperor joined the Datong with respect and respect for his relatives, so the imperial court had Puyi. At that time, Ouyang Qing's family contributed a lot to Zhongshu. Fan Chunren and others turned their backs, but also wanted to uphold the late emperor's lineage, and I am still very grateful to him for this matter."

"Just now when we were discussing the affairs of Ouyang Qing's family, Wang Xianggong actually cried in front of me on the spot. This is something I never expected."

Zhang Yue also understood why when he saw Wang Anshi just now, the other party seemed to cry.

It turned out to be sad about Ouyang Xiu's death.

I didn't expect that such a stubborn person as Wang Anshi would cry. This is really unexpected.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yue choked up and said: "At the beginning, Ouyang Gong was Wang Xianggong's bole, and the two had a tacit understanding. Since Wang Xianggong implemented the New Deal in the second year of Xining, the two broke up, but Yichen thinks that the two are gentlemen. The dispute does not involve personal relations."

The official said: "Of course, just now Wang Xianggong also mentioned the contribution of Ouyang Qing's family's original strategy many times. I will remember this matter...Come here and bring Zhang Qing a handkerchief."

After the servant handed over the towel to Zhang Yue, Zhang Yue just stopped.

The official said: "Ouyang Qing's family talked a lot about political affairs in the last form they gave me, and you happened to be mentioned in it..."