At the end of the ninth year of Xining, there was the last grand living in the inner palace.
Hundreds of royal dragons stood on the steps outside the Wende Hall holding golden bone buds.
With the sound of the whip.
Wearing straight-legged futou and purple and vermillion robes, hundreds of officials entered the hall holding wats and banshees.
Among the hundreds of officials, Wang Anshi, Wang Gui, Yuan Jiang, Feng Jing, Zhang Yue and other prime ministers entered.
Zhang Yue stood in the front row, the long wings on his official hat trembled slightly, and the gold belt around his waist sank slightly. He was only a few steps away from the imperial steps. There were no officials blocking him, and he faced the sky directly.
The officials arrived in chariots and took their seats at the back of the imperial palace. All the officials shouted.
After ascending to the palace, Zhang Yue held the wat board in his hands, lowered his eyes, and opened his eyelids just a sliver. He looked at his nose and heart in front of the emperor, as if he was unmoved by everything.
I remember that when I first entered the imperial service, I heard a prime minister laugh and say that the small space in front of the imperial steps was a good place to gain enlightenment.
Later, Zhang Yue saw the other party dozing openly in front of the emperor, and understood the method of enlightenment.
A joke is a joke.
Now Zhang Yue holds a jade in his arms in front of the emperor, and stands with his fingers pinched. He has tied his hair and ascended to Ying. He entered the Yutang in the year he was established, Ling Yuqing, and now finally ranks among the immortals in Zixiao Palace.
There are two opposite sandalwood burners in front of the imperial steps. Purple smoke hovers over the golden palace. It really looks like a fairy cave.
Qian Weiyan, a famous official and son of the former King Qian Chu of Wu and Yue, once said, "If I don't have enough money in my life, I can't write anything on yellow paper."
The white-haired Qian Weiyan sighed at the end of his life, regretting that he would never be able to enter Zhongshu.
However, there are also those who are famous for their achievements.
Su Yijian was appointed as a political advisor at the age of thirty-six, and Wang Zeng was appointed as an advisor to the political advisor at the age of thirty-nine. They both had black hair, and now there is another person.
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Wang Anshi stood up and went to the imperial court to brief the emperor and officials on the government, summarizing the achievements of the past year.
From the very beginning, Wang Anshi became Prime Minister in Yuqiandao for nine years. He always aimed at "facilitating the government of the ancestors", "changing customs and legislating laws" to govern the world, and "generating the power of the world to generate wealth for the world" to enrich the treasury.
, the recovery of Xihe Road was actually Taizong's greatest military achievement after pacifying the Southern Tang Dynasty.
In the nine years since the reform, many achievements have been made.
Zhang Yue continued to close his eyes and face, as if his soul was far away.
Next, Wang Anshi talked about the shortcomings of the reform, such as blindly selecting talents from officials who supported the new law. The original intention was not to violate the new law, but unexpectedly, there was an oversight in hiring.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the measures taken in the reform, and all the problems exposed by the reform are due to improper employment of personnel.
Zhang Yue continued to recuperate after hearing this. After Wang Anshi finished speaking, the official said: "I admired the method of the previous king, and it was used at that time and passed on to future generations. It can be said to be prosperous."
"I have been sighing all night long, and for ten years I have decided to use the time as appropriate. I have made it into a decree and spread it in all directions. All of them will be in accordance with the wishes of the late king. I will refer to the advice of others and make my decision..."
Hearing this, Zhang Yue opened his eyes and glanced at the official on the throne.
Officials have deep meaning to Wang Anshi's words.
First of all, it is "the law of the ancestor of the king." The official family and Wang Anshi are all superficially "the law of the ancestor of the king."
The method of the former kings was like a flag. Anyone who thought it was useful could dance with it and then throw it aside. The reason why it was said so was to gain the support of the scholar-bureaucrats by being 'theoretically correct'.
The law of the former king is consistent with that of the official family and Wang Anshi.
But the important thing about what the officials said is the latter part, which is profound.
From the second year of Xining to the ninth year of Xining, the reform was led by Wang Anshi, but the official phrase "group strategy" changed the original prominent reform status of Wang Anshi into the status of "group strategy".
The idea of reform is the opinion of everyone, not just your opinion, Wang Anshi’s. In the end, it became my idea.
I am the one who leads the reform.
In short, I would have made the same changes with or without you Wang Anshi. It has been like this from the past to the present, from now to the future.
Wang Anshi suddenly ignored what the officials meant.
Wang Anshi continued: "Now the government of the imperial court belongs to Zhongshu. The responsibility of Zhongshu is to surrender the left and right, deal with the machine affairs, advance and retreat talents. All affairs in the world are under the jurisdiction of Zhongshu."
"I don't know two things. From now on, when choosing Zhongshu as prime minister and assistant, will he mix different opinions, or will he follow the new law and make progress? How will Zhongshu's power be restrained?"
"I will leave it to His Majesty to judge!"
Faced with Wang Anshi's two problems, the first one is to review his mistakes in employment from the front, which leads to the selection of Zhongshu Prime Minister in the future. How to select from officials?
The latter one is directed at the criticism from both the government and the opposition regarding Zhongshu's excessive power.
The officials did not know how to answer these two questions raised by Wang Anshi. Although the officials had been in power for ten years, they still could not withstand such difficult matters.
The official immediately ordered Wang Gui to answer.
Wang Gui said: "I think that of course, no matter whether they support or oppose the new law, the prime ministers will regard Xiao Gui and Cao Sui's government as the beauty!"
Yuan Jiang said: "I think the responsibility of Zhongshu is not to establish the Ming Dynasty, but to maintain the success! Select ministers who are good at maintaining the success."
The officials looked at Zhang Yue, and all the officials also looked at him.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, Confucius once said that the Yin (rituals) had some gains and losses because of the Xia rites, and the Zhou (rituals) had some gains and losses because of the Yin rites. Those who succeeded the Zhou (rituals) in this way will still have gains and losses for hundreds of generations.
It can also be known."
"The purpose of (Zhou) rites is that harmony is precious, so the Zhou rites 'harmony is precious', the Book of Songs 'thinking is innocent', and music is 'perfect and perfect'. Therefore, it is inspired by poetry, established by etiquette, and achieved by music."
"Therefore, I believe that the way to govern is to adapt measures to local conditions and make gains and losses at any time."
After Zhang Yue finished speaking, all the officials nodded in agreement.
The official's face looked overjoyed.
Wang Anshi was also moved.
The Book of Songs can be understood as culture, and the Zhou rites can be understood as systems.
Our Chinese culture has a long history and is inherited from the same source. However, there are differences from one dynasty to the next. Even every emperor and prime minister has a different style of acting. Because culture creates rituals and music, there will naturally be inheritance, development, and abolition.
Based on culture, establish a system, and finally achieve unity through happiness. This is the ideal of Confucius so that every common people living in China, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, rich or poor, can live happily instead of relying on violence.
Zhang Yue continued: "As for the power of Zhongshu, in general it lies in Pingzhang's participation in politics, and in detail it lies in the administration of subordinates."
"Zhongshu Jianzheng, the post officials are almost the prime minister's brothers and sisters. It is not suitable to take on other tasks concurrently, thinking that it is a restraint."
Several prosecutors in Zhongshu, such as Lu Jiawen, had other assignments.
The Zhongshu is the decision-making body, and the prime minister's subordinates should not interfere in administrative matters. This is Wang Anshi's general approach to provincial affairs, and it is also a way to restrict the power of the Zhongshu.
Therefore, in order to facilitate the operation during the reform, Wang Anshi often asked a few of his close subordinates to work part-time at the lower level and conduct vertical management, thereby usurping the power of the lower level.
Lu Jiawen in the hall couldn't help but darken his face after hearing this, and saw many officials already praising him.
Although the officials were dissatisfied because Zhang Yue did not come forward to support Zhang Yue's last change of year, this time the palace proposed two strategies, which really surprised and delighted him.
Wang Anshi said nothing. He himself proposed how to restrict Zhongshu's power.
Besides, Cai Jing, a member of Zhang Yue’s party, is now Zhongshu Jianzheng.
Lu Jiawen wanted to refute, but couldn't say it clearly.
In the Song Dynasty system, the emperor often asked his trusted ministers to serve on multiple errands, such as Hanlin bachelors serving as third ministers, or serving as pastoral envoys, etc. However, this was indeed not the power of Zhongshu to serve as minister.
At this moment, Lu Jiawen saw how powerful Zhang Yue was, and other Zhongshu Jianzheng also had a hard time saying it. He watched helplessly as Zhang Yue's words won the unanimous approval of the officials and officials.
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The next day, the emperor opened the Tianzhang Pavilion and held a banquet to reward the ministers for their hard work over the past year.
As an important minister, Zhang Yue sat beside the official family. Zhang Yue could not help but recall from a distance that at the end of the seventh year of Jiayou, Emperor Renzong also held a banquet for the ministers in this pavilion and personally toasted to Han Qi.
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At that time, the emperor and his ministers gathered together. Emperor Renzong raised his glass and said, "The world has been fine for a long time. Today's happiness is shared by me and all your ministers..."
Many ministers who were in the palace back then are no longer here.
Emperor Renzong, Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu, etc. have all passed away.
Wang Anshi, who was frustrated in the palace at that time, has now served as prime minister for the second time and has been in power for nearly ten years. Sima Guang is in Luoyang.
Back then, he secretly hid some pastries in the palace and planned to bring them back to his wife, and he was also the prime minister.
The banquet and joy that day never happened again, because in the next five years, the Song Dynasty lost two emperors in a row.
After taking office as an official, he respected frugality and was not fond of feasting. In addition, due to the old and new party disputes... Wang Anshi did not drink, which was also a very disappointing thing, so such banquets have not been held for a long time.
The prince will soon be three years old before he knows it.
The officials must have been happy about this, so they drank a few more glasses in the palace and frequently toasted to the governor and ministers.
All the officials were flattered, the maids kept adding wine, and the pavilion kept singing and dancing. It was a scene of prosperity, prosperity, and peace.
At this moment, the official came to Wang Anshi with a glass of imperial wine.
The emperor personally served wine to the prime minister. This kind of kindness was rare in ancient times.
When Wang Anshi witnessed the scene of officials serving wine, the surprise and emotion on his face were unabashedly revealed, and there was an endless meaning in it.
The official said to Wang Anshi: "During the ten years of Xining's rule, I relied entirely on the Bizuo of Qing's family, so that today the country is peaceful and the people are safe, the treasury is full, and the prosperity of Xihe River has been restored. This wine allows me to be the leader of Qing's family."
Wang Anshi heard this and said in a reserved tone: "This is your Majesty's holy judgment. I dare not take credit for it!"
Wang Anshi was cautious and reserved, but Wang Gui, Yuan Jiang, Zhang Yue, and Feng Jing who were standing beside him, as well as Zeng Xiaokuan, were all very moved. Not only the governors, but also the officials were also moved.
Regardless of their relationship with Wang Anshi, Wang Anshi is now the prime minister, leading the civil servants of the world. Now that the emperor is treating the prime minister with courtesy, they are honored to be in power, and they are more polite than scholar-bureaucrats and scholars.
Wang Anshi, who never drank, also took the emperor's imperial wine and drank it all in one gulp.
The ministers all looked at this scene happily. Now the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats rule the world together!
Zhang Yue still remembered that Emperor Renzong offered wine to Han Qi, and then sat on the throne chatting with each other.
Emperor Renzong passed away a few months later, and Han Qi made the transition smooth and smooth.
The system is passed down from generation to generation.
Zhang Yue suddenly thought of many things.
After the toast, Wang Anshi's face became a little quiet while he was sitting down. The expressions on the faces of Wang Gui, Yuan Jiang, and Feng Jing also changed darkly, and their eyes became solemn, as if the fine wine and food on the table had suddenly lost their taste.
At that age, there were 758 people in the world.
Xixia went to Shu to seek peace, and the Lord of Liao retreated north to Beijing.
The emperor appointed Wang Anshi to carry out reforms. After ten years of hard work and hard work, the government was once again unable to make ends meet.
The world ushered in the tenth year of Xining.
Ps: I think it’s best to end this update here, and there will be more in the next one.
