marquis of jingan

Chapter 179 Is the court updated?
This meeting of Zhongshu Province did not discuss any reason.

Under Zhang Jing's suggestion, everyone decided to submit their own memorials to express their opinions to the emperor. In fact, this was a bad move, because since the emperor asked the Zhongshu to discuss the matter, he wanted to discuss a result, and each submitted a letter like this , Talking to yourself, maybe it will make the emperor dissatisfied, and even fly into a rage.

The two prime ministers, Yang Jingzong and Zhang Jing, agreed to this approach because they had their own ideas.

When the emperor received the Qi envoy, Zhang Xiang was present. He knew the emperor's attitude very well, and he also understood that the emperor's heart was towards Shen Yi, but Yang Jingzong's attitude was also very obvious. Between Jingzong and the emperor, there must be someone to offend.

Instead of this, it is better to talk to yourself.

The reason why old man Yang nodded in agreement was also due to this consideration.

He could also guess what the emperor was thinking, but as the "Prime Minister", he also had a clear attitude that he didn't want to cause too much conflict with Bei Qi, so he simply wrote a letter to let the emperor see how many people were "Turtle Sect", so that he could give the emperor some benefits. pressure.

With the two prime ministers nodding together, the Zhongshu Province's discussion hastily ended.

Officials from the Ministry of Rites and Zhao Changping left the venue.

Except for the prime minister on duty who stayed in Zhongshu, the other prime ministers also left from Zhongshu Province and went home to write a small composition for the little emperor.

After everyone walked out of Zhongshu Province, Prime Minister Zhang Jing put his hands in his sleeves, looked at Zhao Shilang who was walking quickly in front of him, and shouted: "Changping, go slowly, wait for the old man."

Zhao Changping stopped immediately, turned his head and walked towards Zhang Jing, and when he was close to Zhang Jing, he lowered his head slightly, cupped his hands respectfully and said, "Mr.

The two of them are old acquaintances.

After all, Zhang Jing's grandson was a student of Zhao Changping. When Zhao Changping was a fifth-rank official, he was invited by Zhang Jing to his home to educate his grandson. Although the two were not masters and apprentices or relatives and friends, purely in terms of political relationship, There is no difference with a family.

Zhang Jing patted Zhao Changping on the shoulder and said with a smile, "You don't need to be so polite, let's talk as we walk."

Zhao Changping nodded slightly, and followed behind Zhang Jing.

Zhang Xiang put his hands in his sleeves and said softly: "This matter is related to the Ministry of Rites and His Majesty, but it has nothing to do with you, Changping. Changping has been very cautious as an official these years. You accept a student, and you shirk it in every possible way, how can you take the initiative to get involved now?"

"also…"

Before Zhao Changping could answer, Zhang Jing turned his head to look at him, and continued, "Also, today you are in the meeting hall, and you ran into old man Yang face to face..."

Zhang Xiang took a deep breath, and said, "According to the time, no one has dared to openly oppose old man Yang for almost ten years."

He stared into Zhao Changping's eyes, and said in a deep voice, "You are too impatient."

"You can wait until old man Yang retires by himself. Although he is old now, he has not retreated after all. If you provoke him at this time, he will think that you have secretly hated him for a long time, and he will I feel that you may harm him in the future."

Zhang Xianggong shook his head and sighed: "The mighty tiger is here, Changping, you have to see it clearly. Now in the court, the biggest man is still his old man Yang. Even if he is about to retreat, you are not his opponent."

Zhao Shilang stood with his hands down, and said calmly: "Old Master, Zhao has been an upright official in his life. He has never done anything wrong, so he is not afraid of reprisals. What is great is that he is demoted and returned to his hometown. When the time comes, I will go to Jiangdu, and the old My friends went to study together, as for why I bumped into Yang Xiang today..."

Zhao Shilang let out a long sigh: "Shen Yi, a scholar in Jiangdu mentioned by the gentlemen, is a student of a close friend of the younger generation. He came to the mansion last night and explained this matter to me. From the younger generation's point of view, Shen Yi is the most important person in this matter. There is no right or wrong."

Zhao Shilang looked serious, and said: "National interests are important, but right and wrong are equally important. Zhang Xiang, you have been in power for decades, and you should be able to see the situation clearly. The 60 years of the state, it was also the time of Emperor Xianzong. Slightly cheered up, from the time of the first emperor to the present, whether it is people's hearts or the situation in the court, it has become more and more declining."

"Over the past ten years, under the leadership of Prime Minister Yang, the imperial court has retreated repeatedly, but Da Chen... can no longer retreat."

Zhao Shilang took a deep breath, and said slowly: "If we can't make progress with everyone, we will retreat a point. Now that the new king is in charge, we will forge ahead. This is the last ray of life for the country. If we can't grasp this ray of life, It may be difficult for Da Chen not only to return to his old capital, but to keep half of the country!"

He looked at Zhang Jing and heaved a long sigh: "Mr. Zhang, you are nearly [-] years old this year, and the junior is already in his early fifties. Before you and I close our eyes, we may not see the day when the mountains and rivers will be broken, but we all have the opportunity to do so." Junior, you and I are in this position now, how can we bear to see Shenzhou Lu Chen and his descendants die?"

"At this time, I have to fight and fight!"

The two big brothers were talking while walking, and other people naturally didn't dare to approach, so at this time there was no one around the two of them, as long as their voices were not too loud, they could speak freely.

Zhang Jing stood on the spot, silent for a while, then still with both hands in his sleeves, he sighed and said, "Old man Yang didn't have your blood, he was an official of the Xianzong Dynasty, and he had seen the people of the Xianzong Dynasty Brilliant, when the first emperor ascended the throne and was focused on preparing for the Northern Expedition, Yang Jingzong also wanted to return to his old capital, as for why he has become like this now..."

Having said that, Zhang Jing didn't say any more.

The first emperor's two big defeats and several small defeats made the people in the court today heartbroken and terrified.

Old man Zhang looked at Zhao Shilang, and said slowly: "In the past, I always thought that you, Changping, were a steady character, but now it seems that you are also a person who dares to fight. You stand up and confront Old Man Yang today...it may not be a bad thing."

After saying this, Zhang Jing turned his head and glanced at the Deqing Hall in the imperial city, and said slowly: "Our memorial will be sent to the Deqing Hall before tomorrow night, and the attitude is to wait for His Majesty."

"Ah."

Zhao Shilang also nodded, and said: "Everything depends on the Sacred Heart."

Zhang Jing patted Zhao Changping on the shoulder again, and said with a smile: "If it goes well this time, it will really pull old man Yang out of that position. It will be next year if it is fast, and the year after that if it is slow. Changping, you will definitely enter Zhongshu Prime Minister."

Zhao Changping's eyes flickered, and he looked at Zhang Jing: "One day, old man, you must be the leader of Zhongshu."

Zhang Jing shook his head calmly, and said with a smile: "This old man is one year older than old man Yang. He is too old. If he comes down, this old man will definitely fall with him."

"The court will eventually be your young people's world."

Zhang Jing looked at Zhao Changping with a smile, and said, "But speaking of it, your junior named Shen Yi is quite extraordinary. A student from a poor family can cause such a big disturbance in Jiankang City." movement."

"He does have something special about him."

Zhao Shilang bowed his head slightly to Zhang Jing, and said with a smile, "Yi An has a good relationship with him. When we were in Jiankang, the two of them seemed to go out for a few meals."

Yi An is Zhang Jian's name, and Zhang Jian is Zhang Jing's grandson.

Zhang Xianggong turned his eyes and looked at Zhao Changping thoughtfully.

"I'm also familiar with Jian'er, so this Shen Yi..."

The old man chuckled: "It's really interesting."

(End of this chapter)