Prime Minister

Chapter 769
Inside the apse.

The charcoal fire has burned all the calligraphy and paintings that the emperor practiced these days.

The two eunuchs brought out the charcoal basin, leaving only the smell of burnt paper and ink in the hall.

Seeing that all calligraphy and paintings were burned, the depressed mood of the officials seemed to be better, and the guilt of indulging in calligraphy and painting at the beginning seemed to have eased a little after this experience.

Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, as I have seen, the rise and fall of this country, and the status of the country, actually have nothing to do with your Majesty practicing calligraphy and painting half a day a day..."

The officials were startled when they heard the words.

Zhang Yue continued: "On the contrary, it's good for your Majesty to indulge in a proper way. Compared with building large-scale construction projects and accepting the emperor in the harem, His Majesty has his own way, and sometimes it's not a good thing to be tight. What I said is blunt, Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

The expression on the official's face changed slightly: "Your words are very true, and I accept your faithful advice."

Zhang Yue said: "As for Han Jiang's refusal of the phase here, it is really for the sake of the overall situation. Your Majesty knows that in the exemption law, Han Jiang has always advocated the exemption of the household exemption money and the remaining money from the lenient service. conflicted."

"Wang and Han are two gentlemen, one uses it quickly, and the other uses it slowly. Although they both have the ambition to get rid of the evils and implement reforms, it is really difficult for the two to be compatible. After the two are combined, there may be many political affairs , Isn’t this a big mistake, if you change the phase, you are worried that the great government will be ruined, so I think that Han Gong’s resignation is mostly due to this reason.”

After hearing Zhang Yue's words, the official said deeply, "That's right, Prime Minister Han is solemn and respectful, and being an official also has the style of an elder, and he really has the body of a minister."

Hearing what the officials said, Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty is wise."

Zhang Yue understood that Han Jiang's path had been widened. This time, the resignation not only sold Wang Anshi's favor, but most importantly gave the officials a very good impression.

In the eyes of the emperor, the overall situation is the most important, and the image of forbearance for the country came out like this.

The emperor's trust in you is far more important than your position.

The official said: "The prime minister of this dynasty has always been one of the current and former prime ministers. Han Jiang is the only prime minister in the court who supports the reform. I can't bear the reform. Therefore, I intend to use him. Now he is willing to use him. I resigned from the phase and promoted Wang Anshi, and I will keep this matter in my heart."

As Zhang Yue thought, an important reason why the officials replaced Wang Anshi with Han Jiang was that he supported the reform and at the same time could prevent the restoration of the conservatives.

The official said to Zhang Yue: "Han Jiang's policy of emphasizing the Fan army and despising the Han army when he was the envoy of Xuanfu caused a lot of criticism from the government and the opposition, but he did attract many Fan households and weakened the power of Xixia. At the beginning of Luowu City Although the war returned without success, it also severely injured the vitality of the Westerners. They have not yet recovered, and they no longer have the power to actively attack the dynasty. Now the Western Xia peace is all thanks to Han Jiang. Like Li Qingchen's words, I am very sorry Thin."

After hearing this, Zhang Yue thought to himself, the official's sentence can be said to have determined Han Jiang's merits and demerits. A lot of small materials that are not conducive to him have had a negative impact on Han Jiang's reputation.

The emperor's words to Li Qingchen showed that the imperial court had come to a clear conclusion. Not only was Han Jiang innocent in the battle of Luowu, but he had meritorious service.

Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty is wise, I will let everyone know when I go back."

The officials didn't say this to Han Jiang, but they also said it to Han Jiang through Zhang Yue's mouth, so as to appease the hearts of important officials, which is often more useful than complimenting them personally.

Seeing that Zhang Yue understood my heart, the officials secretly praised him for understanding my intentions.

The official said: "Let's talk about your arrangement. Since Han Jiang's resignation and you disagree with Wang Anshi, you have made up your mind to invite the county, right?"

Zhang Yue said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this is what I mean."

"If I still insist that you go back to Xizhou, would you like to go?"

Zhang Yue said: "Since it is His Majesty's order, I will certainly die, but..."

The first resignation was a false one, and if you resign this time, the false resignation becomes the real one.In fact, Zhang Yue already knew that he had already been ordered to go to the northwest by the meeting of the ministers and executives just now, and now it was time to talk to the emperor.

The official said: "It's just what...you want money, soldiers, and food, and I will agree to everything."

Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty said so, and I dare to speak out."

"But it doesn't matter!"

The officials cheered up when they heard the words, and they were not afraid that Zhang Yue would put forward conditions for him. The conditions indicated that the situation in the Northwest could still be saved.

Thinking of the official sitting back here and staring at Zhang Yue, he felt so energetic at this moment.

Zhang Yue said: "The three armies will go first before using the food and grass. Please allocate 1000 million yuan to the minister first!"

In the first phase of Xihe development, the imperial court allocated 500 million guan as the initial military expenditure.In Jiayou, this was a quarter of the imperial treasury revenue.

When Han Jiangxining attacked Luowu City in the fourth year, he only used 700 million guan.

But now Zhang Yue's development in Xihe has actually far surpassed Han Jiang's attack on Luowu City.

The first phase is 500 million, and the second phase is 1000 million. The total is 500 million, which is enough to fight three battles in Luowu City.

But the official said: "Is 1000 million guan enough? I will give you 500 million guan! The money will be given from the internal treasury!"

The official said domineeringly.

That's right, although Wang Anshi's reform has the name of making money, it did harden the waist of the emperor in front of him.

The royal treasury was empty before, but now?

Zhang Yue heard that the officials built a total of 32 treasuries in Jingfu Hall, which are now full of money accumulated from the reform.

The Market Change Law, the Young Crops Law, and the Farmland Water Conservancy Law were implemented one by one, filling the treasury.

The official wrote a poem specially for this warehouse of Jingfu Hall.

In the five seasons, the map is lost, and the hole is chi.

The ancestor of art made a country with the intention of punishing AI.

Yuan set up the inner government, based on recruiting scholars.

Great-grandson Baozhi, dare to forget Jue Zhi.

What does this poem mean?It is said that during the Five Dynasties, China lost its territory and the barbarians were rampant.Taizu established the foundation, and in order to punish the barbarians, he set up an internal treasury to raise soldiers and soldiers for the purpose of recovering the territory.

These are the first six sentences. Where did the money Taizu accumulated in Nekuli go?Unable to withstand Taizong, Zhenzong, Renzong, and Yingzonghua, in the end, the internal treasury in the hands of today's emperor is empty.

The last sentence refers to that, as a great-grandson official, he dare not forget the original will of Emperor Taizu.

This poem has 32 characters, each of which is used to name a warehouse in Jingfudian.

This poem expresses the official family's determination to inherit the legacy of Taizu. When Zhang Yue knew about it, he couldn't help but think of Jia Yi's "On Passing Qin".

As far as the first emperor, the survivors of the sixth life, vigorously pursued strategies and impoverished the inner world, swallowed the princes for two weeks, acted as the supreme and controlled the Liuhe, insisted on beating and flogging the world...

Yu Lie of Fen VI, from Taizu, Taizong, Zhenzong, Renzong, Yingzong, to the official family is the sixth monarch. Now Song is also on the road of Qin to reform and strengthen the country.But the officials of the Song Dynasty were not as cruel to the ministers as the Qin Dynasty.

Flogging the world is a mantra that Wang Anshi often used when admonishing officials.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yue couldn't help thinking, what is the purpose of being an official?

In fact, there is not much meaning in promoting an official position for a while. Only by closely linking personal destiny with the future of the country and the aspirations of the nation can we truly govern the country and bring peace to the world!

At this point, Han Qi, Wang Anshi, Sima Guang and others are pursuing the same thing.

Zhang Yue couldn't help thinking of the bleak scene when Han Qi was dismissed, and when he saw him off. The so-called clever woman can't cook without rice.

Now the country is no longer stretched more than two years ago. Three years of reforms to gather money and train troops is an opportunity brought by fortune. How many people with insight are trapped by the situation but cannot display their ambitions. Now this opportunity has come to their own. body.

In this era, with the great plans and long-cherished wishes of the young emperors and the efforts of thousands of famous ministers, wouldn't it be a pleasure to take advantage of this turmoil and make some achievements.

Zhang Yue thought of this, and replied calmly: "The minister takes orders!"

The official caressed the imperial bottle next to the case and said: "I sighed all night, for fear that my talents would not be worthy of the grand ancestor's lofty ambitions, but I hope that Zhangqing will succeed in the future, so as to comfort my hope!"

Money and food are the first thing for soldiers and horses. Without money and food, Han Xin would be helpless even if he came back to life in vain.

With the investment of [-] guan in the second phase of Xihe, Zhang Yue said with confidence: "The second matter of the minister, please give me the right to make decisions on the fly and to be a general!"

Hearing what Zhang Yue said, the official's face froze.

The officials did not expect that Zhang Yue would dare to raise this condition with him.

In the future, if you want to impeach the imperial censor with a copy of "Supporting soldiers and self-respect", that is a felony.

Although the officials felt that Zhang Yue, as a civil servant, would not want to rebel, but this case would cause endless troubles.

Once this power is given to Zhang Yue, it will be almost the same as the Jiedushi of the Five Dynasties, but it has been discussed in the previous prime minister meeting.The official said: "I give it to you, you don't have to ask for everything, you can make arbitrarily arbitrary... At the same time, any officials and generals below Xihe [-]st Road will be rewarded and dismissed, and you will take it by yourself. Generals below Hengban can be killed first and then played!"

Zhang Yue was secretly surprised, this was tantamount to blessing himself with unlimited power, and Jiedushi was nothing more than that.

This is a first-class honor, and it is also the deep trust of the emperor in you.

In the past, the generals who were going abroad were most afraid of a fire in the backyard. Not only would someone drag you down, but the emperor would also be suspicious of you.In this way, whether you win or lose, you will lose your life.

The emperor trusts you so much and entrusts all the power to you. Zhang Yue can't help but be moved. It's because of "the man who is a scholar and his confidant dies".

……

The breeze blows through the quaint palace.

Wang Anshi slowly boarded the carriage with the support of Wang Pang.Wang Yu asked, "Has the person to go to the northwest been selected?"

Wang Anshi nodded and looked at the imperial palace in the distance.

Wang Anshi clearly remembered that during the meeting of the imperial ministers, the officials ordered seven ministers to recommend candidates to go to Xihe to fight the fire.

Each of the seven ministers held a piece of paper, and under the partition of the screen, no one could see the other, and each wrote down their favorite candidate.

At the last moment when the note was collected, there was a name written on each of the seven notes.

The so-called name covering Jin'ou is nothing more than that.

Wang Anshi said to Wang Yu: "When this son returns from the northwest to the court, even I am afraid that I will avoid him."

After speaking, Wang Anshi got into the carriage and sat down.

(End of this chapter)