After Wang Anli left, his family suddenly reported that Cai Que was visiting.
Wang Gui smiled, Cai indeed took action after hearing the news. While most people were waiting and watching, Cai indeed made a decision and took action.
Wang Gui immediately met Cai Que in the inner hall.
Cai Que said with a smile: "This time my hometown brought yam wine again, and I am here today to present it to the Prime Minister!"
When Wang Gui heard this, he smiled and said, "You have an upright mind. I got your yam wine last winter. It's really useful."
Cai Que said with a smile: "Yes, I remember the Prime Minister's poem, Fengchi is green and smokey in the spring evening, and I have seen tall branches spreading. I often leave my basket with rabbit silk, and I often accompany you with bamboo leaves at your banquets. Who said that the reputation of being on the water is passed down?
After a long time, I must believe that Suiyuan has obtained a piece of land. I will plant it myself with the spiritual roots wrapped around it, and the new leaves will appear."
Wang Gui smiled and said: "Zhizheng still remembers it!"
Cai Quedao: "Of course I remember that the prime minister's poems have a rich and noble atmosphere, so the world is full of treasures. I said at that time that the whole world knew that the prime minister did not leave the capital and became the prime minister. No matter how you say it, it is all about wealth and honor."
Wang Gui laughed when he heard this. The poems he wrote throughout his life were all magnificent and inlaid with gold and jade, so he was called the most precious elixir.
Wang Gui said with a smile: "What Zhizheng said is very true. If you are rich yourself, you can imitate the wealth of others. The poems written by people who see their wealth are different. Poor people use gold and jade to make rich words. I see gold and jade every day, so
It just comes naturally."
"Only rich people can write rich poems, but it is not easy to maintain wealth forever!" Cai Que took a sip of tea. He had a glimpse of Wang Gui's thoughts. He was really passionate about wealth.
After a pause, Cai Que then said, "May I ask, Prime Minister, whether Shang Yi has been kind or generous to me lately?"
Wang Gui saw Cai Que going straight to the school and said, "Without him, it's just like before."
Cai Que smiled when he heard this and said, "Prime Minister, I guess your Majesty is disgusted with Gong Ding."
Wang Gui asked: "Why do you say this?"
Cai Quedao: "Back then, when Duke Shu Guo was enforcing the new law, the prime minister had no similarities or differences. Now that Han Zhang is in office and wants to change the new law, the prime minister has no similarities or differences. If what was right yesterday is wrong today, and what is wrong today is what was yesterday.
Where will Fei Gong go from here?"
Wang Gui was anxious, and his anxiety was indeed true: "Of course the truth remains unchanged according to the new law."
Cai Que smiled when he heard this and said, "How can your majesty believe it?"
Wang Gui immediately said: "How to win your Majesty's trust? If you are upright, you must have a strategy. Can you please explain me clearly?"
Cai Quedao: "Your Majesty is eager to regain Lingwu, but not only does he not comply with it, but he also disobeys both the Zhongshu and Zhongshu. No one is responsible for it."
"If the Prime Minister can shoulder this responsibility, your Majesty will definitely believe in him, and this relationship can last for a long time."
Wang Gui hesitated and said: "But Zhang participated in politics and was also responsible for conquering Xia."
Cai Quedao said: "Xianggong Zhang is adhering to the strategy of advancing troops from Xihe to make a shallow attack and slow down the attack. Internally, he should first manage the government and cultivate the people, and then plan to attack Xia. However, as a powerful country, how can we kill the enemy and wait for a long time to wait for him?"
"It is fair to advocate that the army from Hengshan go deep into the enemy's lair and complete the victory in one battle. This is your Majesty's wish."
"If this proposal goes through, Your Majesty will be the sole prime minister from now on."
Wang Gui heard this and continued to pretend not to know, "I see. I don't know the truth and follow the popular customs. Thank you Zhizheng for reminding me."
Of course Cai Que didn't believe that a dignified prime minister was so unassertive, but he still smiled and said: "It's nothing to worry about, Cai will have to rely on the prime minister in the future."
Wang Gui said: "But when it comes to governing the country, Zhang Xianggong is still good at it. This is where he is inferior to me. He said that we must first manage the government and cultivate the people. I also think it is harmless."
Cai Que said with a smile: "The prime minister is too worried, so why is it difficult to govern the country and bring peace to the people? Why do we need to entrust Zhang Xianggong to do it?"
Wang Gui smiled slightly and said, "Could it be that being upright is better than Zhang Duzhi?"
Governing the country is not just for anyone. You must have the ability to lead the government and the ability to handle government affairs skillfully.
Zhang Yue is worthy of being a capable minister in this regard. He can solve any complicated matter with ease. Wang Gui feels relieved in every matter he handles for Han Jiang.
In addition, it’s not enough to just have talent, you also need to have connections and your own team. Otherwise, if you rise to the top, it won’t be enough if the people below you won’t obey you.
Cai indeed rose to power from the emperor's will, and made his fortune by impeaching people, and he is not known to have any talent for governance.
Cai Que said with a smile: "I am good at political strategy, but I am weak in classics, righteousness and governing the country."
Wang Gui thought to himself, you are very self-aware. Cai Quedao said: "I recommend one person to the Prime Minister, and that is Cai Yuanchang, the inspector of the Zhongshu Household. This person has the talent to govern the country and stabilize the country, and he has all the skills to govern.
"
When Wang Gui heard this, he thought of Cai Jing and thought that this person was indeed a talented person.
Cai Jing is indeed a talented person in governing the country, but his background as a subordinate official is a shortcoming. Although he was later granted a Jinshi background, after all, he lacked connections such as being in the same year and lacked a foundation.
But in turn, it makes you more obedient.
Wang Gui said: "But I have never had any contact with Yuan Chang."
Cai Quedao: "What's so difficult about this? I'll recommend him to you!"
Wang Gui was overjoyed.
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The next day, there was a discussion in the palace about the military affairs of the Xia Kingdom in the two prefectures.
"Your Majesty, after surrendering to the Qing Tang Dynasty, Li Bingchang, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, expressed his sincerity to this court and expressed his intention to promote Chineseization in all aspects and draw a clear line with the Liao Kingdom. On the other hand, he was eager to invade Shaanxi Province and only bypassed the Xihe River.
All the way." Privy Councilor Feng Jing said.
Xue Xiangdao: "It is true. The Xia people are afraid that we have heavy troops in Xihe, but they are eager to attack the other four routes in Shaanxi."
The official said: "The matter of Jiaozhou is over. I think I can take a breath and deal with the Western matter with all my strength."
At this time Han Jiang said: "Your Majesty, I believe that we should always maintain a shallow attack on Xixia. Even if we win one and lose one, it will cause small harm to me and big harm to Xixia. This is to accumulate small victories into big victories."
reason."
The officials were speechless after hearing Han Jiang's words. Zhang Yue came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, I second this proposal."
Han Jiang and Zhang Yue spoke, and the other ministers also stopped talking.
The official said: "I am using Xu Xi to organize border defense affairs for Shaanxi Fourth Road, and Gao Zunyi is the deputy general manager of the troops and horses of Fuyan Road. Xu Xi reported that yesterday Lu Huiqing had re-divided the military treaty of Fuyan and implemented it.
And let the other four roads in Shaanxi follow suit, what do you think?"
Han Jiang said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Zhi, the commander of Xihe Road, Yu Chong, the commander of Huanqing Road, and Shen Kuo, the commander of Jingyuan Road, all have different opinions on Lu Huiqing's method of training troops on Yanyan Road."
The official said: "But they didn't propose any method for training troops. Only Lu Huiqing did his best. Why not follow him? Besides, Xu Xi also greatly appreciated Lu Huiqing's methods."
Han Jiang said: "Your Majesty, when deploying troops in the west, shallow attacks should be the main method. Lu Huiqing talked a lot about the deep methods during military training, and the decisive battle will be fought thousands of miles away."
"I know that all the generals in the west are familiar with military affairs, and none of them are willing to speak in depth. Only those who are not familiar with border affairs dare to make such a discussion."
The official said: "I know that Zhuge Liang will do something to China, that is, he will do something to the barbarians first, such as Meng Huo captured seven times and captured them seven times. This is to convince them first, so that they will have no future troubles, and then they dare to go north to compete with Cao Wei for the world.
, I want to serve the world, how can I be disorderly?"
Wang Gui said: "The Liao people have been harassing the Central Plains with trivial matters since Liu Liufu and Du Fang. Now the money they get is really a benefit. After the demarcation of the border in the eighth year of Xining, the two countries have been fine."
Han Jiang and Zhang Yue both looked at Wang Gui.
Han Jiang and Zhang Yue both held the view of making a shallow attack and delaying the attack on Xixia, but Wang Gui said this and believed that the right way to take advantage of Zhang Yue's successful negotiation with Liao and now that he had nothing to do with Liao was to vigorously attack Xia and succeed in one fell swoop.
Otherwise, things will change later!
When the officials saw that Wang Gui agreed with him, they were overjoyed.
The official's spirit perked up and he said: "That's right. Things change from time to time and things are appropriate. You can't stick to the usual theory to cope with the endless changes in the world!"
"In the past, Wang Meng died and persuaded Fu Jian not to attack Jin, but Fu Jian refused to listen, so Feishui was defeated. In fact, I don't think it was Fu Jian who couldn't attack Jin. It's just that Wang Meng knew that he was dead. There was no one in the civil and military circles like him, so he attacked Jin.
They will definitely be defeated. But Wang Meng is still here, so he will persuade Fu Jian to attack Jin."
The official's words are sarcastic to Han Jiang and Zhang Yue. You two are unwilling to let me attack Xia. Do you know that you two are not Wang Meng's talents, so you are obstructing it in every possible way?
Han Jiang said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the Murong clan is the feud of Qin. Wang Meng foresaw that the Murong clan would rebel, so he persuaded Fu Jian not to attack the Jin Dynasty."
After hearing this, the official said: "I think the leader should take the lead and work hard to govern. Just like the King of Qin used Shang Yang to reform, and King Wuling of Zhao and Hu Fu rode and shot to revolutionize the world. On the contrary, if Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty focused on political affairs as at the beginning of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, how could there be the Anshi Rebellion?
?So I believe that the affairs of the world must be cautious and cautious!"
The official was a little excited and talked a lot.
It seems to be saying that I work so hard, how could I be wrong?
After hearing what the official said, Zhang Yue thought to himself, well, you have overturned what we, the emperor and the ministers, at Tianzhang Pavilion originally discussed. It has only been three months since the service law was changed!
Official, you have changed again.
Yuan Jiang came out and said to Xini: "Your Majesty, I believe that the overall power lies with the emperor, and I only abide by the law."
After hearing this, the official softened his tone and said: "Your Majesty has been in power for a long time, and I rely on you, so you can only help me by working together."
Han Jiang said: "I have short talents and skills. Although I know it is difficult to be strong, I still have knowledge and knowledge. I dare not be completely stupid."
After discussing the affairs, the ministers retired.
Zhang Yue saw that Han Jiang's face was a little pale and couldn't help but asked: "Is the Prime Minister okay?"
Han Jiang's face was indeed very ugly. He shook his head and said, "I've been having heart palpitations for the past few days. It's an old problem."
Zhang Yue said: "Prime Minister, please take care of yourself."
Han Jiang smiled and said to Zhang Yue, "Have you seen it today?"
Zhang Yue said: "Wang Yuyu talked a lot today."
Han Jiang smiled and said: "It makes sense."
After a pause, Han Jiang said seriously: "Wang Jiefu, Chen Shengzhi have all secretly written to Your Majesty, opposing you and me to change the law. They say that the most important thing is to uphold the laws of the court."
Zhang Yue said: "When Wang Jiefu reformed, both Han Wei Gong and Ouyang Yongshu were opposed to it. Now when it comes to Wang Jiefu, Chen Shengzhi is the one to do it."
Han Jiang said: "Everything in the world is done as usual. From now on, you have to share more of my burdens for me."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, Han Jiang doesn't really intend to resign.
But Han Jiang has always been calm in advancing and retreating.
Half a month later, when Han Jiang was discussing politics in the temple, he suddenly fell ill and collapsed in the hall.
This scene happened in front of the official family and hundreds of officials.
Afterwards, the official family asked the imperial physician to accompany Han Jiang back to the mansion for recuperation.
The next day, Han Jiang asked the emperor to resign because he was seriously ill and could not be cured.
At this time, it was only half a year since Han Zhang was estranged from Tianzhang Pavilion.
