Chapter 1214: The Privy Envoy Candidate, the Battle of Quishiji
Chapter 1214: Selection of Privy Councilor, Battle of Caishiji
Ye Yong hesitated for a moment, and then asked in confusion, "Sir, Diao Hongxin has been following us and has worked hard for many years. Now he is the deputy privy envoy. If Zhang Jun leaves without letting him take the position, I am afraid it will cause his anger." If you are dissatisfied, maybe other people will also feel resentful!”
Personal interests are not always consistent with the interests of the team, especially the so-called confrontation and interest involvement at the top. As for how to choose between them, everyone is different!
When Zhu Zhuo heard this, he still shook his head vigorously, "Diao Hongxin's ability is not enough to serve as a Privy Council envoy! Moreover, in the past few years, our status in His Majesty's heart has become worse and worse. The real reason is that His Majesty needs someone who can truly Wenwu who does things! Why did Shen Tang rise suddenly?
In the final analysis, it all comes down to ability, so if Diao Hongxin becomes Privy Councilor, His Majesty will be even more dissatisfied with us!"
"Therefore, we can decide who will be the Privy Councilor, but the ability must be sufficient."
Having said this, Zhu Zhuo stood up and patted Ye Yong on the shoulder, "I have reached the age of octogenarians and I am afraid that I will not live for a few more days. Therefore, I will handle this matter personally! I have already written I got the autographed letter, go and give it to Diao Hongxin, I think he will betray me."
"I obey my orders!"
Ye Yong said respectfully, "Then the candidate for Privy Councilor..."
Zhu Zhuo closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then said calmly, "Now, Yu Yunwen should be the envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi!"
The proclaimer is responsible for inspecting local politics, inspecting officials, especially those who are targeting the public, and appeases the people! This position is not the norm. Most of the time, it is sent by the court alone in order to stabilize the people after the people have risen or been suppressed.
The Sichuan-Shaanxi Propaganda Envoy was also in the Sichuan area, and he had some connections with Shen Tang. However, the position of Yu Yunwen was assigned to him. Therefore, he had no hope of the Northern Expedition, and for a while he had no idea. , spent all day scribbling in the mansion, so naturally Shen Tang had never seen him.
Speaking of Yu Yunwen, he also has an extraordinary origin.
He was originally from Meizhou, and his ancestor was Yu Shinan, a famous minister of the Tang Dynasty.
Jinshi in the 24th year of Shaoxing! He was born in Zhongshushe and went directly to the Bachelor's College.
His most famous achievement was before Zhao Shen came to the throne! It can be said that Yu Yunwen played a crucial role in the failure of the last emperor of the Jin Dynasty, Wanyan Liang, to invade the Song Dynasty.
In the 30th year of Shaoxing, Yu Yunwen was the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and he served as an envoy to the Kingdom of Jin.
In the Kingdom of Jin, he found that the Jin people were transporting grain, grass, materials, and building warships on a large scale. Moreover, Wan Yanliang even said the words "Look at the flowers in Luoyang". Therefore, he concluded that the Jin people would soon be transported on a large scale. Invading the Song Dynasty, after returning to the court, he reported everything to the court so that the court could prepare for the war in advance.
Sure enough, the next year, Emperor Wanyan Liang of the Jin Dynasty personally led his army across the Huaihe River and advanced towards the Yangtze River. The Song armies in both Huaihe and Song Dynasties were defeated, and the Jin people seemed to be in a deserted land.
Emperor Gaozong was furious and sent the then Privy Councilor Ye Yiwen to supervise the military in the Jianghuai area, while Yu Yunwen, as a military staff officer, was responsible for assisting Ye Yiwen in defending against the enemy.
At the end of the year, Yu Yunwen went to the quarrying area to reward his troops, just as Wan Yanliang led his army to approach the quarrying area.
Under the critical situation, Yu Yunwen personally supervised the army and gathered all the troops along the river. Finally, 18,000 people were gathered to fight the main force of Wanyan Liang's 150,000 gold soldiers in Caishiji.
As a result, the Jin soldiers were defeated and the Song Dynasty won a crucial battle.
And this was also the turning point in the battle between Song and Jin. It can be said that Wan Yanliang was defeated by Yu Yunwen single-handedly.
It was precisely because of the battle at Caishiji that Yu Yunwen gained a great reputation among the army and also gained a high reputation among the government and the public.
After the defeat of the Jin people, Yu Yunwen would retreat. He should continue to use troops against the Jin country and restore his homeland as much as possible.
However, at that time, Gaozong and Zhao Gou were in power, and most of the people in the court were conservative and timid. Therefore, Yu Yunwen's proposal was naturally not adopted, and he was directly sent by the court to serve as an envoy in Sichuan and Shaanxi.
The reason why Zhu Zhuo brought this person up was not unreasonable! First of all, Yu Yunwen had a great reputation in the army. Although he did not have as many disciples and generals as Zhang Jun, at least all the ministries that participated in the Caishiji battle had a strong respect for Yu Yunwen.
Extremely trusting and supportive.
Secondly, it is his ability.
Although there were various coincidences and luck in the Caishiji battle, Yu Yunwen was definitely not one of those civil servants who knew nothing about military matters, being able to defeat more with less at the critical moment.
Letting such a capable person with prestige and reputation in the military serve as Privy Councilor would obviously be in line with Zhao Shen's wishes, and could even change Zhao Shen's attitude towards Ye Yong and others.
As for whether Yu Yunwen will accept the good intentions of Zhu Zhuo and others, or whether Yu Yunwen will alienate himself and others after taking office, Zhu Zhuo and Ye Yong are not worried! Yu Yunwen is an ambitious person, and with his current situation
, there are not many opportunities to rise to the top. Faced with the olive branch offered by Zhu Zhuo and others, he may not have much courage to refuse.
As for alienation, as long as the period of Zhang Jun's resignation can be passed, it will definitely not be easy for Yu Yunwen, a person without much foundation, to completely get rid of Zhu Zhuo, Ye Yong and others.
In fact, they can support Yu Yunwen to ascend to the throne now, and one day in the future, if necessary, they can also pull him down.
The next day at court, the news of Zhang Jun's resignation caused an uproar! Zhang Jun had a very close relationship with Zhao Shen before he came to the throne. After Zhao Shen came to the throne, he spared no effort to help Zhao Shen coordinate the army.
It can be said that Zhang Jun is definitely one of Zhao Shen's most trusted and closest ministers. Even compared with Shi Hao, Zhao Shen's teacher, he is not inferior. But now, he actually resigned and left.
Zhao Shen still agreed?
The reason why everyone in the court was purged was naturally corruption in the military, but they obviously underestimated the importance Zhao Shen attached to this matter.
Shi Hao looked gloomy. The loss of such a helper caused their faction's strength to plummet. The most important thing is that now they do not have a suitable candidate for Privy Council! Once Diao Hongxin takes over, it will put great pressure on him.
However, there is no good reason for him to stop it now.
While he was thinking, Zhao Shen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, asked in a deep voice, "Zhang Aiqing has resigned and there is no one in charge of the Privy Council. Which one do you think is more suitable?"
Among all the shifts, many people around Diao Hongxin smiled and saluted him! In everyone's opinion, if Zhang Jun resigned, the next person who could be qualified to be the privy envoy was Diao Hongxin, who was supported by Ye Yong and others.