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Chapter 283: The Shadow Called Lu Huiqing
In the [-]th day of the [-]th month of the eighth year of Yuanfeng (the [-]th day of the lunar month), the Chui Gong Palace listened to the government.

After winter, Zhao Xu rarely participated in today's political hearing.

So much so that when the governors of Dongfu started to play, they were all surprised.

However, they still followed normal etiquette and began to visit the two palaces.

Then, everyone began to report what happened today.

As the right prime minister, Han Jiang first reported: "Unfortunately, Lu Ge, the general secretary, died at home on Xinchou (82th) of this month at the age of [-]..."

When Zhao Xu listened, his mind, which had been dozing off for a while, immediately sobered up.

Lu Ge's death does not matter.

Because he was already 82 years old, and he lived to be 82 years old in the Song Dynasty, so it was considered a joy and a loss.

But what’s terrible is that his son is none other than Lu Bing, the newly appointed envoy of Xihelanhui Road Jingluo appeasement!
Sure enough, they heard Han Jiang bowing to him: "Ge Zibing is the new Commander-in-Chief of Xihe. He has received his funeral report. He went to Qinzhou on the spot and begged to resign from Xihe and return home to mourn..."

"I am so frightened that I beg the benevolent saints of the two palaces and His Majesty the Emperor!"

The two palaces behind the curtain encountered such a thing for the first time.

The newly appointed road commander has not yet taken up his duties. He has just arrived in Qinzhou and has to return to his hometown to mourn.

This……

Wouldn't it be necessary to re-elect Xihebian Shuai again?
However, this is not a simple matter.

Now that all the ministers have basically taken office, it is really difficult to choose another minister who is suitable and has the right qualifications.

After all, everyone knows that Xihe now has two true gods - Xiang Zonghui and Gao Gongji!

Among the scholar-bureaucrats who dare to go and are qualified, there are only three or five of them.

Even fewer are willing to go.

The reason is that Gao Gongji and Xiang Zong returned to Xihe, which means that those who go to Xihe must have a complete falling out with these two people, and must offend these two people to death.

Otherwise, this person will never have the opportunity to travel to three provinces and two cities in his life.

Even if the emperor wanted to appoint him, it would be useless!

Hanlin bachelors and Zhongshu scholars would refuse to make a fool of themselves even to death.

Even if they are willing to draft an imperial edict and send it to the Menxia Province, they will fight back even if they die - they dare not obey the imperial edict even if they die!

Even if he was a shameless person, he let him go just to please the emperor.

The Censor's Office will also be intimidated and remonstrated.

Not to mention the heated debate between the government and the opposition.

This alone is enough to keep qualified civil servants and officials at arm's length.

Who wants to ruin their future?

Lu Bing was willing to go, purely because he was good at martial arts and wanted to make achievements, and had no intention of entering the three provinces and two governments.

As for the option of offending Xiang and Gao to death, no normal person would choose it.

A relative, and maybe someone willing to take the risk.

Who dares to offend the two palaces' beloved ones to the point of death?

Even if you don’t think about yourself, you still have to think about your children and grandchildren!
Now, Lu Bing was halfway there and couldn't leave.

Who to choose to go to Xihe has become a big question!

The two palaces didn't think so far, but they were also numb.

Lu Bing will keep his filial piety, and Xihe Roadside Commander will be chosen again. It will probably take another month or two to go back and forth.

The handsome man by the Kexi River has been vacant for more than half a year!
Since Li Xian left office, Xihe Road has been in a situation without a commander!
The two palaces naturally knew that this would not work.

A new Xi Hebian Shuai must be selected as soon as possible!

So, the Queen Mother asked: "My dear friends, do you have any candidates for Xihe's commander-in-chief?"

Han Jiang tentatively said: "Perhaps, we can use Zhao Xi on Jingyuan Road..."

This is probably the only option now.

Because Zhao Xi is over 60 years old, he probably has no intention of becoming prime minister anymore.

The two palaces looked at each other, nodded, and were about to answer.

Lu Gongzhu came out with fluorene at this time: "I think that Lu Huiqing from Hedong is the right candidate!"

Suddenly, the eyes of everyone in the entire hall lit up.

Han Jiang retreated silently and expressed his support for Lu Huiqing's choice with his actions. He even glanced at Lu Gong's work and silently gave him a thumbs up.

good idea!
Send Lu Huiqing to Xihe!
The other governors in the capital also agreed with this.

Xihe is Lu Jifu’s destination!

As long as Lu Huiqing goes to Xihe, he will miss the three provinces and two governments in his life.

When it is time to become an official, with the title of one or even two Jiedushi, return to the countryside!
And as long as Lu Huiqing does not enter the three provinces and two governments, everyone will have a good dream when they sleep in the future.

As for whether Lu Huiqing will go?
Then it's not up to him!
"Lu Huiqing?" The Empress Dowager in the curtain chewed the name and looked a little unhappy.

Of course she could not have imagined that the governors of the capital were plotting against Lu Huiqing.

She also thought that the officials were recommending the Fujian son.

She immediately shook her head: "Lu Huiqing, under the order of the late emperor, is the commander-in-chief of Hedong... It's not good to move it to Xihe rashly, isn't it?"

Xiang looked at the Queen Mother and said nothing.

She has no attitude on this issue.

However, as soon as she thought about it, she asked: "Sixth Brother, who do you think, Zhao Xi or Lu Huiqing, is suitable for the position of Xihebian handsome?"

Zhao Xu naturally knew what the governors were planning?
Although he had not come back to his senses at first.

But Han Jiang's retreat and smile immediately woke him up - the grudge between Han Jiang and Lu Huiqing was equivalent to the grudge between Sima Guang and Wang Anshi.

In order to drive away Lu Huiqing, Han Jiang was not even the prime minister.

Can he be so kind now?

What's more, it was Lu Gongzhu who recommended Lu Huiqing himself?

Does the sun come out from the west?

So, Zhao Xu thought for a moment and understood Xiao Jiujiu written by Han Jiang and Lu Gong.

This is trying to tie Lu Huiqing to one place for the rest of his life!

"Lu Huiqing, Lu Huiqing..." Zhao Xu sighed in his heart.

No one in the new party or the old party likes him.Whether now Han Jiang and Lu Gongzhu teamed up to trick Lu Huiqing, or later, Zhang Dun and Zeng Bu teamed up to stuff Lu Huiqing with dirty information in front of Zhao Xu.

It has been proved that this person's popularity has deteriorated to a certain extent.

It is said that even Wang Yu had great opinions and views on Lu Huiqing during his lifetime, and often passed dark information on Lu Huiqing in front of Wang Anshi.

but……

Lu Huiqing seemed to have asked for this.

Zhao Xu recalled the Lu Huiqing he had met in his previous life.

The minister who was as aggressive and powerful as a sharp sword in the court.

It was after seeing Lu Huiqing's momentum at that time that he finally chose to follow Zhang Dun's suggestion and let Lu Huiqing make contributions along the border.

Now, looking back, he actually made the wrong choice.

Lu Huiqing should be kept!

why?
Everyone is afraid of it, hates it, and stays away.

But at the same time he is a powerful and extremely talented minister.

This is the best candidate to be the leader!

There is no need to worry about him forming a party or that he will be uncontrollable.

Just leave the dirty work to him.

Well done, you are the emperor’s sage.

Something went wrong - this is Lu Huiqing's nature!
Thinking of this, Zhao Xu replied: "Mother, I think it's better to use Zhao Xi..."

"Why?" asked the Queen Mother.

Zhao Xu said calmly: "The sage said: After the death of your father, you must not change your father's ways for three years!"

"Since my father has asked Lu Huiqing to guard Hedong, he has taken his holy will into consideration!"

"As an heir, my sons and ministers dare not mess with my father's government!"

"Let him serve in Hedong for another three years. After three years, let him go to Beijing to report on his work and then talk about other things!"

The Empress Dowager immediately said: "That's what the officials said!"

"Since the late emperor asked Lu Huiqing to guard the east of the river and guard the country, he naturally had his considerations in mind!"

Her opinion of Lu Huiqing, the most loyal eagle dog in Wang Anshi's family, was even greater than that of Wang Anshi.

Because most of the laws of Xining's reform were written by Lu Huiqing rather than Wang Anshi.

Of course, how could the Empress Dowager let Lu Huiqing go to Xihe to make contributions?
Little did she know that the ministers actually wanted to trick Lu Huiqing more than she did.

……

Han Jiang and Lu Gongzhu were both disappointed after hearing what the officials and the Empress Dowager said.

Zhang Dun and Zhang Hong even sighed and secretly shouted that it was a pity!

Zhang Dun, in particular, felt very sorry that Lu Huiqing could escape this time.

"Lu Jifu, Lu Jifu... you are so lucky!" Zhang Dun sighed.

He has no personal grudge against Lu Huiqing.

But Zhang Dun understood that once Lu Huiqing entered the court, he would gain the trust of officials.

Then, he will face an unprecedentedly powerful opponent.

A colleague with more energy than him, a colleague who may have more ability than him, an extremely powerful colleague!

All the prime ministers who had worked with Lu Huiqing were unwilling to continue working with him.

It's not just because Lu Huiqing has an extremely strong personality.

Also because this is a volume king!

When he was in court, he was always the last to go to the Yamen and the first to arrive at the Yamen.

Everyone can’t stand the roll!
Especially the ministers who belonged to the New Party like him were so involved that they couldn't even take a day off!
Even Zhangdun, the famous scroll king, was willing to be defeated in front of Lu Huiqing.

From here we can know how terrifying Lu Huiqing is!

That person is a ruthless document machine!

Every day he was in the court, he was thinking about how to reform the law and how to change everything now!
He even dares to do it with real tactics!

Zhang Dun was sighing as he listened to the discussion between the two palaces and officials in the palace.

"Sixth brother, since Zhao Xi has been transferred to Xihe, who should the commander-in-chief of Jingyuan choose?" asked the Empress Dowager.

"In my opinion... Jingyuan Road is a key point along the border, controlling the hinterland of the Western Bandits, and connecting Xihe, Qinfeng, and Yongxing Army... It is really the key to the safety of Shaanxi, and a loyal elder must be selected. , a minister who is familiar with civil affairs!"

"This minister should be good at bringing peace to the people and running the army. At the same time, he should be able to restrain the generals and avoid causing trouble..."

The two palaces listened and nodded, very satisfied with the conditions proposed by Zhao Xu.

So, the Empress Dowager asked: "Does the official family have any candidates?"

The official replied: "When I was listening to the lecture in Jiying Hall, I asked you gentlemen to introduce to me the capable ministers and virtuous ministers in the prefectures and counties in the world..."

"I studied with Lu Dafang, so I recommended Zhang Kai, the deputy envoy to Chaosan, to the Chengdu Road for my son!"

Zhang Dun suddenly raised his head.

Just listen to the official reciting the biography of his clan brother: "This minister is the provincial governor of Yingmiao in the second year of Zhiping. He was the censor of Zhang Pinren Temple when he was Tiansheng. He once bluntly advised Zhang Xian and Empress Su of Ming Dynasty. , Renmiao thinks he is good... he can be said to be a loyal minister from generation to generation!"

"So that the mother-in-law and queen mother will know. I heard that Zhang Kai was an official because of the kindness of his uncle, the former prime minister of Renmiao, Zhang Wenjian Gong (Zhang Dexiang)... But after hearing that his father was imprisoned for injustice, he immediately Abandoning his official position and going to save his father...it became a good talk for a while!"

"What is particularly rare is that after this minister became an official, he successively served as county magistrate, promoted Changpingcang in Shaanxi, judge of Jingdong Road transfer, and promoted criminal and prison affairs in Hubei... all of which have outstanding political achievements and are known as virtuous in the world..."

"As the deputy envoy of the Chengdu government, I was praised by the elders of Chengdu. When I resigned, thousands of people saw me off..."

"Now I want a loyal elder and a minister to guard the border. Sun Chen thinks that this minister is indeed good!"

In today's Song Dynasty, who would have thought that Zhang Kai, a minister who had been in civil affairs all his life and worked as a pro-people official for more than [-] years.

Actually a hidden strategic master?

And he is also the kind of handsome minister who is at the peak of his career and who can defeat the party members in all aspects?

No one knows.

I'm afraid even Zhang Dun didn't know that his late-blooming clan brother actually had such outstanding and terrifying military talents!

Not to mention that Zhang Kai was the general that the three emperors of the Song Dynasty dreamed of, who could completely restrain all the tactics and tactics of the party members.

In Zhao Xu's previous life, Zhang Kai maintained a record of complete victory in his life.

It is said that no Party army can escape unscathed in front of him - not even the Iron Kites!
To be precise - the iron kite is Zhang Kai's favorite prey!
(End of this chapter)