Chapter 1000 Trust and Suspicion (two updates in one)
When Lu Huiqing left, he suddenly bowed to Zhang Yue and said: "Ms. Zhang, there is a person named Lu who I want to entrust you to take care of!"
Zhang Yue said: "Who is worthy of Jifu's trust?"
Lu Huiqing said: "Li Changqing (Li Ji) is burdened by Lu and is depressed. This person is a talented person, and I would like to ask Mr. Zhang to use him on Lu's behalf."
Zhang Yue asked: "Is Li Changqing the person who came to my house when the military supervision case was in place?"
"Exactly."
In the arms supervision case, Zhang Yue and Lu Huiqing had joined forces to crack down on the indiscriminate manufacture of arms in the palace.
Although the case was terminated and the person behind the scenes was not investigated, Zhang Yue and Shen Kuo later joined forces to reform the weapons supervision and allowed officials to take back the power of supervising the manufacture of weapons in the palace. Instead, officials tasked craftsmen with supervising the manufacture, which improved the situation.
Improve the efficiency of weapons supervision and save supervision costs.
Zhang Yue said: "Li Changqing's official reputation is not very good and he is known to be harsh and violent."
"This man is extremely talented and does not hesitate to do great things. Lu doesn't want him to be buried because of Lu!"
Zhang Yue said: "Since Jifu asked me, I agree."
Lu Huiqing said: "Thank you very much, Mr. Lu. Mr. Lu persuaded the officials to attack Hengshan. Mr. Lu does not blame Mr. Lu. Mr. Lu can't thank you enough."
Anyway, I blocked your plan to return to Beijing... Zhang Yue said calmly: "What's wrong with Ji Fu? Taking Hengshan is also a wonderful move!"
"Besides, Jifu is a top talent in the world! Officials have always valued him."
Lu Huiqing smiled bitterly when he heard this, and then said: "Thank you very much, Mr. Sir, for the compliment!"
Lu Huiqing handed her over and left with some sadness.
"Jifu stay!"
Zhang Yue quickly walked a few steps to Lu Huiqing's side, cupping his hands and saying, "Take care!"
Lu Huiqing was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
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Li Ji!
When Zhang Yue read this name, he didn't know why he thought of the records in the history books.
Lu Huiqing was the one selected by the emperor to plan the Five-Road Pingxia, so he was entrusted with the job of Yanzhou. Unfortunately, Lu Huiqing and Ding You returned home later. Otherwise, in history, he could have been the coach of the first line of the Five-Road Pingxia, or as the commander-in-chief.
I plan all this.
After the Five-Road Peace, Xu Xi, who was a member of Lu Huiqing's party, and Li Ji jointly built Yongle City and wanted to continue their efforts in Hengshan.
When Lu Huiqing and Ding You came back, the officials asked him to guard Yanyan Road. Lu Huiqing said that they could not win if they attacked Shaanxi, which meant that he rejected the Hengshan strategy.
As a result, the officials angrily reprimanded Lu Huiqing (you and I were so close together at the beginning, so you said it was okay, but now the arrow is on the string, you just fucking said no to me).
The officials asked him to go to Zhishanzhou, but he continued to attack Hengshan. As a result, Yongle City was defeated and more than 200,000 troops were killed.
When they heard about the defeat and the death of Xu Xi, the officials in the palace burst into tears in front of the ministers.
Li Shunju, who went with Xu Xi, tore his clothes and wrote a letter in blood to the emperor before he died for his country, saying, "I have no regrets in dying, but I only hope that the officials will not take this enemy lightly."
Li Ji was also not in the army at that time, and his suicide note said: "Your Majesty, I have suffered countless hardships!"
Thinking of this, Zhang Yue's eyes turned red.
When I read history books, a person's name was just a few words, but now it is a living person.
After the defeat of Yongle City, the officials knew that their strategic attack was in the wrong direction, and asked Lu Huiqing to inform Taiyuan Prefecture.
In the eighth year of Yuanfeng, the officials still did not forget about the destruction of Xia. They told Li Xiandao that if they built a floating bridge, they would use tens of thousands of people who had gathered from this road (Xihe Road) to clear out the nest...
But Guan Jia died of illness a few months later. After Yuanyou, the Song Dynasty stopped using troops against Xia, and switched from a comprehensive attack to a partial attack, and then from a partial attack to a comprehensive defense...
In other words, the official did not return to Xihe Road to attack Xixia until his death. Troops sent from Xihe Road could still attack Lingzhou.
I have been walking on the wrong route for so long.
The real history is unbearable.
But can there be changes in the future now?
Zhang Yue silently looked up at the stars.
The next day Xu Xi brought Li Ji to see Zhang Yue.
Li Ji's father Li Xuan and Lu Huiqing's father were Jinshi in the same year. Because of this relationship, Li Xuan joined Lu Huiqing's account.
Li Ji is currently being impeached by Zhou Yin, the imperial censor under the instruction of Deng Wan, and is in a desperate situation.
Li Ji said to Xu Xi: "Although I am not a great person, what I hate the most is being considered like this. It is like being hung on a scale and weighed."
Xu Xi said: "Xianggong Zhang is not like others. I was born in a commoner family, not a family background, and yet I was favored by him. Why should you worry?"
"He cherishes his talent the most."
Li Ji thought to himself, that may not be the case. If he shows any slightest contempt, I will leave immediately.
Li Ji nodded when he heard this and said, "Okay."
When he walked outside the door, Huang Haoyi told him that Zhang Yue was meeting guests.
Xu Xi asked: "Who is there?"
Huang Haoyi said: "It was recommended by Su Zizhan. He said that his articles have the appearance of Qu Yuan and Song Yu!"
Xu Xi said: "It is not ordinary people who can be praised by Su Zizhan. I want to take a look."
Huang Haoyi said: "He is a handsome young man. His surname is Qin Mingguan. In addition to being recommended by Su Zizhan, he is also a relative and subordinate of Sun Xinlao (Sun Jue)."
Xu Xi knew that Sun Jue and Zhang Yue were both under Chen Xiang's sect.
"Is there any way to check it out?"
Xu Xi read several articles by Qin Guan and sighed: "He is really a talented person. I will never be able to write such articles in my life."
After Li Ji refused to accept Qin Guan's examination, his arrogance suddenly disappeared. He thought to himself that only a random scholar who visited Zhang Yue could be of this level.
Xu Xi said to Li Ji: "Xianggong Zhang now worships the prime minister and has a high reputation. All the heroes from all over the world have joined his court. This can be called the road to success."
Li Ji nodded.
…
Ten years after Xining, Wang Anshi stayed at home all the time and resigned from the official family. The reason was that Wang Yu was unwell.
However, as usual, the officials did not agree.
When a prime minister wants to make a speech, he should make at least three speeches.
The process is still going on.
At this time, Wang Yu was seriously ill, and Wang Anshi arranged for his second son Wang Pang to divorce his wife Pang. Wang Pang suffered from hysteria and suspected that his wife Pang was cheating on her all day long.
Seeing Wang Pang's behavior, Wang Anshi couldn't bear to delay his daughter-in-law, so he decided to reconcile the couple and let Pang remarry.
Wang Anshi was so upset that he didn't wash himself at home every day, and read all day without taking off his hands. Wang Anshi now had in his hand the book on Zhongyong that Zhang Yue had given him.
"Meet the adults!"
Wang Yu saluted Wang Anshi.
Wang Anshi saw Wang Yu and said, "If you don't stay in your room to recuperate, you will be tired again."
Wang Yu said: "The child's illness has improved a lot. I heard that something was so suspicious that Zhang Yue actually recommended Lu Huiqing's protégé Li Changqing!"
Wang Anshi asked: "What's this?"
Wang Anshi didn't know that Wang Yu had instructed Deng Wan to punish Lu Huiqing's remnant party. It was Deng Wan who had Zhang Dun demoted to Huzhou, and Li Ji was a close friend of Lu Huiqing, so Deng Wan also wanted to kill Li Ji.
Wang Yu said to Wang Anshi: "Zhang Duzhi actually came forward to protect Li Changqing. This is clearly against the Lord."
Wang Anshi was silent.
Wang Yu said: "Dad, Zhang Du clearly wants to redefine the 'state affairs'. This is not what a child said. Lu Jia asked Deng Wan and they all said it unanimously. They said that Zhang Du's previous words will not change with the new law, which is obviously false and condescending. Once
Once the power is in hand, the new law will be overthrown.”
Wang Anshi heard this and said: "Zhang Duzhi is not such a villain."
Wang Anshi thought to himself, even if it is true, what can he do?
Wang Anshi is currently in the process of resigning as prime minister.
When Wang Anshi saw Wang Anshi, Wang Yu didn't say anything. He silently returned to the study and told Deng Wan and Lu Jia to come and see him.
Soon Deng Wan and Lu Jiawen arrived at Wang Yu's bedroom.
Wang Yu was sitting next to the couch with a sick look on his face, with a pile of letters in his hand.
Deng Wan and Lu Jiawen looked at Wang Yu's face and asked, "Did the Prime Minister agree?"
After Wang Yu coughed several times, he said with a pale face: "Yes, Dad said that the new method is his life's work. Even if he is no longer in the position in the future, he will never allow anyone to change it."
"It is even more unacceptable for people to redefine the status of the country and make the new law go astray."
Deng Wan and Lu Jiawen were both overjoyed when they heard this.
Now that Zhang Yue has gradually established a firm foothold in Zhongshu, once Wang Anshi retires, the two of them will definitely step down from this position.
So they asked Wang Yuyan and Zhang Yue to formulate a new law, and asked Chen Guan and Xu Xi to formulate regulations on how to change the new law. They said it with both nose and eyes.
Wang Yu believed in this without doubt.
Deng Wan said: "Dalang Jun has made a decision. Zhang Duzhi has become a prime minister now. If he doesn't change it now, no one will be able to stop him once the prime minister leaves."
Wang Yu nodded and said to himself, I am not going to live long now, and it can be considered as my last death. I will finally do a big thing for my father for the new law. After deposing Zhang Yue, let's see who else in the world dares to talk about the new law.
Wang Yu said: "I had already advised the Prime Minister to depose all the old party members, hang up the wealth, and put the heads of the two prime ministers in the market, but the Prime Minister couldn't bear it. If it had been like this, how could things happen today."
"We also need to kill Lu Jifu! Otherwise, it won't be an advantage to him."
Deng Wan and Lu Jia asked for their consent and left.
Deng Wan and Lu Jiawen walked out and went to Deng Wan's house. They also summoned Lian Hengfu and Deng Runfu to discuss the matter.
Deng Runfu became suspicious and said: "This is not the Prime Minister's order! I have to go to see the Prime Minister!"
Deng Wan and Lu Jiawen were shocked.
Lu Jia asked: "Wang Dalangjun told us this matter personally, is it true?"
Deng Wan said: "It doesn't matter whether you see the prime minister now or not. We are in the same boat. Don't we know that there are no unbroken eggs under the overturned nest?"
Deng Runfu said: "I don't like Zhang and Lu either, but the Prime Minister is about to retire, and you have to bring this matter up to make the world laugh. Where will the dignity of the imperial court be in the future?"
Lu Jia asked when he stood up and said, "After expelling Zhang and Lu, your Majesty will only rely on the Prime Minister. Can't you see?"
Deng Runfu shook his head and said: "Don't deceive yourself. I really feel sorry for the Prime Minister's reputation and his new method. This hard work will be ruined in the hands of the two of you in the future!"
"Don't blame me for this matter, but I won't reveal a word, so I'll say goodbye!"
After saying that, Deng Runfu walked away with a puff of his sleeves.
Deng Wan scolded: "What a short-sighted person."
Lu Jia asked: "If you don't agree with each other, let him go."
Deng Wan nodded and said to Lian Hengfu: "The last time I defeated Zhang Duzhi, I started from Taixue. You are still like this today..."
"Also, these letters were written by Zhang Yue to the Prime Minister. See if you can point out any mistakes."
…
These days, Zhang Yue was working as a staff officer for the officials in the attack on Hengshan.
Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan were the first to plan this proposal to take Hengshan, and the imperial court already had a set of plans.
After the officials came up with their ideas, they asked Zhong E and Xu Xi to formulate a plan for Xia, and then reported it to the Privy Council. Finally, Zhang Yue decided on the matter.
However, many of the powers of the Privy Council have now been usurped by Zhongshu. On grand strategies such as the war against Xia, the Zhongshu must be coordinated in terms of the deployment of troops and horses, the transportation of grain and grass, and local cooperation.
Therefore, the final power is actually still in the hands of Zhongshu.
Therefore, Zhang Yue asked Chen Guan to contact Xu Xi and Zhong E. Since the plan to conquer Xia was the top secret of the country, the matter could not be leaked to the outside world.
So Deng Wan and Lu Jiawen met Xu Xi and Chen Guan, who had been formulating regulations in a mysterious way all day long. They thought they were going to make some new laws, so they reported the matter to Wang Yu under the hood.
Deng Wan and Lu Jiawen planned to join forces with the imperial censor to impeach Zhang Yue and Lu Huiqing at the same time, and kill them all to avoid future troubles.
However, the two men did not handle this matter carefully, and within the New Party, that is, the subordinates of Deng and Lu did not fully agree with their ideas.
There are not a few people like Deng Runfu who realized that the two of them were just fighting for power and not Wang Anshi's ideas.
…
"The Prime Minister gave the order to remonstrate with me and impeach me?"
Zhang Yue was also a little shocked after receiving the news of the secret report. He did not believe that Wang Anshi would do such a thing.
But the message to myself was unmistakable.
Zhang Yue concealed the shock on his face and said: "Thank you very much, I will definitely repay you generously for this matter in the future!"
The other party lowered his head and said: "I am willing to do things for my husband, and I don't want to repay you!"
Zhang Yue smiled and said, "What are you talking about? Go down first and I'll be quiet for a while."
Zhang Yue was resting in the library at the moment. The impeachment had really frightened and angered him, and he needed to take some time off.
As for how to deal with it, he didn't think much about it for the moment.
He never makes any decisions when his emotions are overwhelming. He always goes through things in his mind before making any decisions.
Zhang Yue thought about this matter several times and was puzzled as to what on earth he had misunderstood Wang Anshi.
He believed that he had made it clear to Wang Anshi.
What is the politics that Zhang Yue pursues?
That is the way of justice, which is the politics of promoting oneself and others.
Although everyone has conflicts, for example, Wang Anshi and I do have conflicts, but conflicts are inevitable in politics.
It is normal to have different political opinions, and the court also encourages the mixing of different opinions.
But in the transfer of power, I have full respect for you, Wang Anshi, and I have given you enough face, not for you but for me. I hope that the same will be true when someone succeeds me in the future.
This is a model. Only in this way can the prime minister in this phase do his best to serve the country.
One of the most important things for an official is to ‘think about retirement’.
You should respect retired senior leaders, not because they are still brilliant, but because you will retire one day in the future.
Likewise, you must respect your elders, not because of anything else, but because you too will grow old one day.
So why do we treat ourselves the same as others? Why do we do to others what we don’t want others to do to us?
To respect others is to respect yourself. Is it possible for people who never respect others to expect others to respect themselves?
All Confucian principles seem to be for the sake of others, but in fact, the part that is for one's own sake is completely hidden and not mentioned.
Just like why should we be ethical? Because ethics is the return on investment with the lowest risk in the long term.
Therefore, you must follow the rules. If you don't follow the rules, you will definitely be punished by the rules.
Zhang Yue felt that he and Wang Anshi had made it very clear that day.
If Wang Anshi overturns the agreement with him, then there is only one possibility, that is, Wang Anshi does not want to leave...
Zhang Yue rode back to the mansion and learned that Cai Chue had arrived.
"Du Zhi, here comes a gift for you!"
Zhang Yue said: "Senior brother, you are living a leisurely life."
The two sat down with a smile. Zhang Yue looked to see what Cai did give him.
But I saw a picture of Tianguan!
Who is the person in the picture of Tian Guan? Guo Ziyi.
If we say who was most admired by officials in the Song Dynasty, it was undoubtedly Guo Ziyi.
Guo Ziyi: ‘The power is overwhelming but the government has no scruples; the merits of a generation are not doubted by the master; the poor are lavished on their desires but the gentleman is not guilty. Wealth, honor and long life are tested, reproduction is peaceful, and human relations are flourishing in the end’.
Therefore, almost all officials have a picture of Heavenly Officials hanging in their homes.
Zhang Yue glanced at Cai Que and knew that Cai Que's intention in sending him this heavenly official plan was of course to ridicule him for being as stable as an old dog and being wise in everything he did to protect himself.
Zhang Yue pretended not to know, and said with a smile on his face: "Senior Brother Cai, I will accept the gift. I would like to thank you."
Cai Que smiled and said, "I gave it to you."
…
After the tea maid left, Cai Que said: "Du Zhi, I heard that someone is against you?"
Zhang Yue said: "Where did you hear about it?"
Cai Quedao: "Don't forget, I am also in Yushitai now, so I will inevitably have better information than others."
Zhang Yue said: "Remember, I remember that my senior brother was also recommended by Deng Wan to serve as censor."
Cai Que smiled slightly and said: "When I became the censor, I actually relied on the recommendation of Xianggong Han and you, otherwise Deng Wan would not have agreed."
Zhang Yue said: "Who is against me? Is it Deng Wan?"
Cai Quedao: "Exactly."
Zhang Yue said: "I expected it. Is there anyone behind Deng Wan?"
Cai Quedao: "Even Deng Wan wouldn't dare to have the courage to impeach a person who participated in politics. Deng Wan will not make decisions on his own, and he must have informed Xiang Zhao Wen in advance."
Zhang Yue nodded. Wang Anshi did not instruct this matter, but Wang Anshi agreed to it.
There isn't much difference between the two.
Cai Quedao: "You seem to be confident and not afraid at all."
Zhang Yue said: "What else can I do?"
Cai Quedao: "You have listened to me a long time ago, and more than that. Now there is only one way, which is to strike first. You immediately face the king and impeach Wang Jiefu and Deng Wan! This is your only chance to stand up."
"Mian Sheng?"
Cai Que nodded and said, "I would like to express my gratitude to the Holy One. Now that you are in the Holy Family, the officials will obey your words. Remember, Deng Wan must be involved."
"Because the officials have hated Deng Wan for a long time, even if the prime minister is fine, Deng Wan's departure will be like cutting off one of his arms."
"Don't hesitate about this matter, otherwise once Deng Wan goes to the court first, you will become a real crime regardless of whether you are guilty or not!"
Zhang Yue stood up and said: "What senior brother said is absolutely true, I will enter the palace right away!"
Cai Quedao: "This is the decision! I will wait for you to come back in the mansion."
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Tang Jiu, Huang Haoyi and others prepared a car for Zhang Yue.
The speeding carriage immediately drove on the road in the city, heading straight to the palace gate.
Zhang Yue, who was sitting deep in thought in the carriage, suddenly opened his eyes and tapped his finger on the wall of the carriage.
Tang Jiu's voice sounded beside the car: "What are your orders, sir?"
Zhang Yue said: "We won't enter the palace for now. We will transfer to the prime minister's house!"
