Prime Minister

Under the moonlit night, Su Zhe sat in the courtyard and thought alone.

After Su Xun died of illness, Su Shi went to Mizhou, and now he is the only one in the old house of the Su family.He ordered someone to tidy up a little bit. This time when he came back from Xizhou, he was supported by Zhang Yue, not only promoted to rank, but also received numerous rewards from the court.

In addition to sending some money to his elder brother and his hometown in Meizhou, he cleaned up the old house himself and invited more than [-] servants, thinking that when his elder brother returns to Beijing, the two brothers will be able to live together again. in one place.

Su Zhe thought to himself that now that the official has been promoted to be the author Zuo Lang, he can finally protect his brother a little bit.

Su Zhexihe's three-year term expired and he returned to Beijing to report on his duties.

Zhang Yue intercepted Su Zhe to work in the Accounting Department of the Third Division. This is a taxation system, and the other party can choose to come or not, but Su Zhe went under Zhang Yue's curtain without saying a word.

At this moment, Su Zhe recalled the days when he was angry with Lu Huiqing when he was in the Third Department of Regulations.Although he was appointed by the emperor to the Department of Regulations, it can be regarded as a mixed existence.

However, Lu Huiqing used tricks to make himself a scapegoat for the emperor and Wang Anshi, and was finally relegated. If Zhang Yue hadn't taken advantage of him, he still doesn't know how to deal with himself.

So Zhang Yue asked him to be the accountant of the third division, and he agreed without hesitation.

The next day Zhang Yue met Su Zhe at his residence, and immediately hosted a banquet for him.

Zhang Yue said to Su Zhe: "When I was in Xihe, Ziyou advised me to be wary of Lu Jifu. Now that I think of your words, it can be said that I have a foresight."

Su Zhe said: "Duanming, it's Zhe's short-sightedness. At that time, Duanming's foundation was not stable when he returned to Beijing. If he suddenly turned against Lu, his career would be frustrated in the future. Now that Duanming's foundation is established, and with Zeng Zixuan's help, Lu Jifu will be in danger."

Zhang Yue said: "Zixuan has already learned about Tanzhou as a scholar of Jixian Hall."

Su Zhe was taken aback, and Zeng Bu was also transferred away. Although he was not punished for a crime, he also lost a helper in the court.

Zhang Yue knew that in order to exonerate Wang Anguo, Deng Wan put all the charges on Zeng Bu to appease Lu Huiqing's anger.

So Zeng Bu, who was not involved in the Zheng Xia case in history, was also exiled, but it was not as dismissed as in history.

Su Zhe asked, "Lu Jifu is so rampant in the court? This is really the misfortune of the world."

Zhang Yue looked at Su Zhe, he was his best candidate.He and Lu Huiqing are political enemies, and now that he and Lu Huiqing are at odds, it is best to use Su Zhe.

All in all, whoever Lu Huiqing wanted to demote, he wanted to protect.

Su Zhe said: "Duanming is now the head of the attendants, and if he goes further, he will be the Zai Zhi, but the Zai Zhi is what the civil servants look forward to, and there are only so few numbers. Once you go up, others will come down. At this time, it is absolutely impossible. There is no mercy."

Zhang Yue said: "Thank you Ziyou for teaching me."

Su Zhe said: "Now that I have been appointed to audit the accounts, the third department's accounts are flawed, so you can turn a blind eye and close them first. If there is anything suspicious about the accounts of Sinong Temple, you will have to dig three feet to find them out." .”

Su Zhe stared at Zhang Yue at this point, and he was willing to do his best to deal with Lu Huiqing.

Zhang Yue thought to himself, didn't he fall into the situation of party struggle?But when you get to this position, you can't help yourself.If you don't make people go down, others will make you go down.

"Ziyou, Lu Huiqing is not easy to deal with, do you understand the risks involved?"

Su Zhe said: "Su understands, but where righteousness lies, he will not hesitate to be smashed to pieces."

Zhang Yue really meant to use Su Zhe to deal with Lu Huiqing.Compared with his elder brother, Su Zhe's temperament is more forbearing and staunch.

Immediately, Su Zhe joined the third division to work.

……

The next day, Cai Ting said, "Your Majesty, according to Zhang Heng's report, Khitan is greedy and can only be satisfied by ceding the land. Now using the land to serve Qin is like fighting a fire with salary."

Wu Chong said: "The heart of disobedience is already obvious, Shen Qi has repeatedly asked the court to send troops to attack!"

The officials frowned after hearing Cai Ting and Wu Chong's story, and said, "Western Xia, the matter of the Qing and Tang Dynasties has just been pressed, and I wanted to rest for three to five years to give the people a chance to relax. What should I do if I come to commit crimes?"

After the official finished speaking, he glanced at Zhang Yue. Did he mean that I would not listen to you? This is indeed the case.

Han Jiang said: "Your Majesty, don't use swords lightly right now, send an envoy to discuss with Jiaozhi, and discuss everything after Xia can be destroyed."

Lu Huiqing resisted and said: "Jozhi is not a small country, but it dares to be arrogant. It is really a shame for the country to swallow it like this."

Han Jiang knew clearly that to use troops against Jiaozhi, the imperial court had to continue to collect money from the people, so it had to use Lu Huiqing's method, and the opponent would continue to be reused.At the same time, the idea of ​​setting up the third accounting department to cut expenses and live within our means will also be affected.

Now it seems that the officials are already inclined to support Lu Huiqing.Zhang Yue saw this, so he stopped talking.

Wu Chong came forward and said: "Your Majesty, we should wait for Chen Mu to go to Korea as an envoy before making a decision on the matter of Khitan. If there is only one side, just take a defensive position for the time being."

Lu Huiqing said: "We can't protect ourselves, and we can't compete with Khitan in strength, so how can we count on Goryeo?"

When the official heard this, he immediately said: "I still plan to send troops to level Jiaozhi first."

……

The prime ministers retreated to the palace one after another, they returned to the Zhongshu, the Privy Council, and Zhang Yue returned to the Academy.

"Speed ​​it up!"

Zhang Yue turned around and saw that it was Lu Huiqing who stopped him.

Zhang Yue thought to himself that the two of them hadn't chatted on the road for a long time since the court broke their faces that day.

Lu Huiqing came to Zhang Yue and asked, "Why did Du Zhi use Su Zhe to join the accounting department of the third division?"

Zhang Yue said: "In terms of qualifications and talents, I can't think of anyone who is more suitable for this position than Ziyou."

Lu Huiqing said: "I'm afraid the biggest reason for Duzhi's use of Ziyou is that he and I have old grievances."

Zhang Yue said: "If the Great Candidate thinks so, I have nothing to say, but I have a clear conscience."

Lu Huiqing laughed and said: "I'm afraid it won't be that easy to check the old man's account. I have been diligent and thrifty all my life. Do you think I am a person who seeks for myself?"

Zhang Yue thought to himself that Lu Huiqing heard that Lu Huiqing had a good reputation and had nothing to do with corruption, but his brothers might not be so well behaved.

Zhang Yue said: "I believe in Da Shen. As for Su Ziyou, he is only auditing the accounts. Please don't worry, Da Shen."

Lu Huiqing shook her head and said: "Duzhi, you may not know that the person I fear the most in the world is Ziyou besides you."

Zhang Yue said: "I didn't expect that Da Shen valued me so much, I really feel ashamed."

Lu Huiqing laughed and said: "You don't have to be too modest, you can't get to where you are today if you don't have talent."

"Prime Minister Bai is still pressing the sword when he knows it, but the rich family is not up to the mark with a smile. To save it, you and I have known each other for more than ten years. In fact, there is no need to come to this point. If you have any conditions, you can open it as soon as possible, as long as I can do it."

Zhang Yue took a look at Lu Huiqing, and thought to himself, could it be that you are lying to me.

When did Zhang Yue see that Lu Huiqing was so humble after being promoted to participate in politics? Could it be that letting Su Zhe audit the financial matter hit the nail on the head of Lu Huiqing?