Chapter 1048: Today’s country is Naifaxia (Second update)
Zhang Gen met with Huang Lu in the main hall.
Huang Lu said with a smile: "You said he is my unmarried son-in-law, but he wants to marry into my Huang family."
Zhang Gen smiled sheepishly and said, "My father doesn't want to see me anyway, he will come to visit sooner or later."
Huang Lu laughed when he heard this and said, "Your temperament is just like your father's when he was in Imperial College. But he has been an official for a long time and has gradually lost his original appearance."
"But your father is now shouldering the weight of the world, and there is nothing you can do about it. It's like a sacred tree in a temple. It's worshipped, but it's hard to get close to him."
Zhang Gen slapped his legs and laughed when he heard this. He was particularly happy to hear Huang Lu rant about Zhang Yue.
Huang Lu said: "Tell me, you don't go to the house to see me, but go to the office to look for me. Do you have something to ask me for and don't let your parents know about it?"
Zhang Gen said: "It's Uncle Huang. I'll tell you the truth. I want to take the imperial examination, but my father won't allow it. Besides, I also want to... also want to..."
Huang Lu said: "Are you going to postpone the marriage until you win the Jinshi?"
Zhang Gen nodded, then bowed down and said: "Uncle Huang, please forgive me! In March next year, no matter whether I am a Jinshi or not, this marriage will remain unchanged."
Huang Lu said seriously: "Get up, there is gold under the man's knees, don't act like this."
Zhang Gen stood up after hearing the words and stood aside, but saw Huang Lu with a stern look on his face, and a pair of eyes that seemed to be staring at him, as if he wanted to see through him.
"It's not just this matter, why should you be so solemn? I'll just agree."
Zhang Gen was dumbfounded. He didn't expect Huang Lu to agree so easily.
Zhang Gen was taken aback, and Huang Lu stepped down from the case and said, "Your father is staying in a suburban temple now!"
Zhang Gen said: "Yes."
Huang Lu said: "Prime Minister Han passed away due to illness. Everyone in the world knows that your father is Prime Minister Han's most important ally, but His Majesty did not allow him to worship and instead asked him to fast. This is unjustifiable!"
"Since Your Majesty is like this, then you don't have to worry about the words of the prime minister's son who does not serve in the official position and competes with the children of the poor family."
"As long as there are more children of the Zhang family in the court, I can help your father in the future."
Zhang Gen was stunned and said immediately: "Uncle Huang, you understand everything."
Huang Lu smiled and said, "Can't I see through your thoughts? Otherwise, why would you call yourself a virgin son-in-law?"
Zhang Gen said: "Ginger is still hotter than old. Uncle Huang can clearly see my thoughts."
Huang Lu said: "I came here the same way you did back then. It's great that you have this kind of energy in your heart. Remember, it doesn't matter if you are the emperor. As long as you offend your Zhang family, you will do it! Don't be like your father, just do it
I want to be a loyal minister."
"What's the use of being a loyal minister? You can't just put it on the table and eat cold pigs. This is what your father said to me."
Zhang Gen felt excited after hearing Huang Lu's words.
These words were so right and so in line with his character.
"A real man, if you succeed with your determination, you can prepare for the Ministry of Etiquette exam with peace of mind. I will tell your father about it. Forget it, you don't want to go home. You will live in my house before the exam next year. I will take care of everything.
Let me explain it to you."
"If your father refuses, I will fight with him for you. Anyway, we haven't quarreled in a while."
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"In the Five Seasons, the map was lost, and the 玁狁 and Kongchi were blazing. The ancestors of art built the country, and thought of punishing Ai. They set up an internal government, based on which they recruited soldiers, and their great-grandchildren protected them. They dared to forget their ambitions."
This poem comes from an official's mouth, word for word. This is a total of thirty-two warehouses in Jingfu Palace. Each warehouse is filled with mountains of gold, silver, money, and silk.
This warehouse was built since Wang Anshi's reform. Now Shi De has reported to the officials that all thirty-two warehouses are full.
After the official inspected the warehouse in person, he locked the door and said: "Now that I have Xian Ying again, I decided to set up twenty more warehouses in the palace. The poem mentions, 'Every time I am pious and cautious, I will follow the legacy of my legacy, and I will not care about it.
Wu Zi, when will he become a Rongjie?"
Xu Xi said on the side: "Your Majesty has such ambitions, and the country is so rich, it will only be a matter of time before the Czech enemy recovers."
The official said: "However, the ministers objected and did not dare to allow me to accept Xing Ling. To avenge the shame of my ancestors, I am extremely disappointed. What is the use of the gold and silver treasures accumulated in this warehouse? How have I ever taken any of them?
I have used every penny for myself.”
Xu Xi said: "Your Majesty's virtue of frugality will be well known to your ministers. In fact, it's not that the ministers are unwilling to fight for success, but they are afraid that the attack will not be successful and that China's vitality will be lost."
The official said: "That makes sense. I'm not reckless. I don't dare to make a desperate move until I'm 70 or 80% sure. It's just that I don't force them. They don't know how to use their strength on this matter. They are only willing to take it easy and get by."
Afterwards, the officials returned to the private hall to rest and revise the memorials. Xu Xi said: "Your Majesty, Lu Huiqing, the envoy of Yanyan Jinglue, begged for a new type of knife. This new type of knife can be used to break the cripples and iron kites of Western thieves."
"Lu Huiqing please set up a factory in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian to manufacture it, and first beg for armor, chest protectors, and tiger-wing armor for use."
After hearing this, the officials sighed in their hearts, Lu Huiqing knew my intention. If I had ten Lu Huiqings, why would I worry about the Western thieves not being destroyed and the Liao people dissatisfied.
The official said to Xu Xi: "Make it as Lu Huiqing said, and order the weapons supervisor to make it together with the required bows and arrows. After it is made, it will be taken to the army immediately."
After Xu Xi said yes, he stepped aside and drafted an imperial edict.
The officials continued to read the memorials, but they saw that Lu Huiqing had written about something, and then Lu Wenqing had written about something, and then Lu Shengqing had written about something.
Later, Lu Huiqing came to discuss something again.
The official sighed deeply after seeing this, and said to Xu Xi: "It is really rare for a minister like Lu Huiqing to be able to do things, dare to do things, put me in front of me in everything, and not be afraid of complaints or questioning."
It had been a long time since the official family had praised a minister so highly in front of Xu Xi.
"Xu Qing, what do you think of the expedition to Xia?" the official asked Xu Xi.
Xu Xi has always been advocating the attack on Xia to win the emperor's appreciation. It is not that he caters to the emperor's wishes like Lu Huiqing. And he also has the desire to make achievements and be famous in history like Huo Qubing and Wei Qing.
Xu Xi longed for all this, he longed to leave his name in history, even if he was broken into pieces for it.
Seeing the officials asking each other like this, Xu Xi said: "Your Majesty's Hongwu is even worse than the resurrection of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. How could I ever see Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty asking his subordinates like this? Like Li Shiji, famous generals like Li Jing just need to let them do it."
When the official heard this, he was overjoyed and said: "Your words are enough, and my long-standing trust in you is not in vain."
After a pause, the official said with emotion: "However, Han Qing's advice when he was seriously ill was really true to his heart."
Xu Xi on the side has heard such contradictory words from the officials many times. Xu Xi does not think that the officials are so 'fickle'. He has read in history books that many emperors and generals met during important historical events. This is how you assess the situation when making decisions.
The official said to Shi: "Now the country is going to conquer Xia. Let Zhang Qing pray for snow and then return to the palace to see me!"
Xu Xi thought to himself that the officials were also very skillful in dealing with Zhang Yue. They were beating and pulling him.
At the same time, Xu Xi thought to himself, Mr. Zhang, I can only help you so far. The official family is now determined to conquer Xia. Not to mention that I advocate it wholeheartedly. Even if I don’t advocate it, I don’t dare to do it in front of him. Say half a word no.
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Zhang Yue handled the matter of praying for snow in the suburban temple with great sincerity.
He fasted for three days before praying for snow, and Zhang Yue also focused on using this matter to adjust his mood.
Zhang Yue felt very heavy when he learned that Han Jiang had passed away.
To him, Han Jiang was not only an elder, but also a leader in his official career.
But Qi Xue's incident not only made him miss seeing Han Jiang for the last time, but also made him miss the condolences and funeral for Han Jiang.
Zhang Yue knew that the officials intended to do this.
What's more, Zhang Yue also understood that Han Jiang had never died of illness so early in history. After Yuanyou, Han Jiang had returned to the prime minister. This time, Han Jiang's resignation was not allowed by the officials, so he died of depression.
Although Han Jiang's death from illness was not an intentional act by the officials, some officials did so unintentionally.
It’s not that the officials dislike Han Jiang Zhangyue.
Zhang Yue guessed that any minister must have a line in his heart, not to interfere with the imperial power. This time Han Jiang and Zhang Yue were able to implement the military law, which touched the heart of the officials.
Although the officials were reluctant, they still reluctantly agreed to Han Jiang's change of service law with him, which left a shadow of dissatisfaction, even though he said he would find the six million strings elsewhere.
In addition to Wang Anshi and Chen Shengzhi, they also opposed the continued change of the new law. Officials were also worried that if Han Jiang continued to work with him to change the new law, the court's income would be greatly reduced and it would be unable to support the attack on Xixia.
Therefore, the decision was made to withdraw the major policies and return the focus to the right track of "defeating Xia", that is, the [state affairs] shifted from benefiting the people back to benefiting the country.
First squeeze the common people to the edge of rebellion and then think of other ways.
In the past, the officials seemed to be driving the common people to the mountains, so they switched to Han Jiangzhang to give them a little more relief.
These chapters are more understandable.
The officials want to win too much and are too impatient. According to his steps, I am afraid that next year, the second year of Yuanfeng, the officials will raise an army to conquer Xia.
In another time and space history, it was not until the fourth year of Yuanfeng that the officials sent out 350,000 troops in five directions to attack Xia.
He pioneered and forged ahead on Xihe Road, conquering thousands of miles. The progress was so smooth that the officials had some illusions. He advanced the timetable for the summer expedition, which was exactly what he had said five years later.
Can accommodate summer schedule.
I spoke too much back then.
If he and Han Jiang were given another two years to ease the shortcomings of the new law and the pain caused by the reform, then he would be more confident in winning this battle.
Now...now it seems impossible.
Before the emperor attacks Xia, he will definitely clear out any opposing ministers from the two governments.
If you don’t change your thoughts, you should change your people. This is an irrefutable truth.
But in fact, Zhang Yue's attitude towards the expedition to Xia was somewhere between acceptable and unacceptable. The officials would send troops to conquer Xia next year. Although it was a bit hasty, the strategic posture of the Song army at least on Xihe Road was far better than in history.
The Qing Tang Dynasty, which was at the opposite end of history, had completely surrendered to the Song Dynasty. This led Zhang Zhi to directly control more than 200,000 Han and Han troops. What would happen if such a heavily armed group joined the battlefield?
Even if it was just a side attack, Xixia would only dare to defend as the main attacker.
If we say that there were five expeditions against Xia in history, the number of winners and losers was 50 to 50.
So in this time and space, next year's expedition to Xia will be between 60% and 70%, which is already a very high winning rate. Therefore, if the officials really want to fight, Zhang Yue will not firmly oppose it.
But the official never asked him for his final opinion.
During the long night, Zhang Yue stayed alone in the Zhai Palace, looking up at the moon and stars, silently mourning his old friend in his heart.
Ps: Happy New Year, brothers and sisters, and good luck in the Year of the Dragon. I wish you all an early New Year greeting. See you on the first day of the new year!
