Chapter 1063: Second Route to Expedition to Summer
Chapter 1072 Second Route to Expedition to Summer
After Shi Yan, Chen Guan, and Zhang Gen were ranked in the top three, the remaining quotas were also determined.
Nowadays, the money collected during the Jinshi period is different from that during the Zhang Yue period. The emperor gave it to him in one lump sum instead of raising it himself.
This was also the reason why the officials showed off the richness of the state treasury. At the same time, they recruited Jinshi scholars, various subjects, and special names in the palace, and also announced the expansion of the Imperial College's enrollment to 2,400.
All of them show that the officials want to implement the achievements of Xining's reform and show the country's prosperity to the world.
Although many officials could not help but say that this was a great achievement.
After ten years of Xining's reform, with the help of Wang Anshi, Han Jiang, and Zhang Yuequn, the Song Dynasty's national power was indeed stronger than the Qing and Tang Dynasties. This is an indisputable fact.
After all the Jinshis expressed their gratitude, they went to the streets to praise the officials.
It was the good time of March, and it was the time when the national power of the Song Dynasty was on the rise, and the officials were willing to be more extravagant.
General Xu, the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, personally gave horses and hairpins to the top three Jinshi, and then thousands of Jinshi and their special names left the imperial city in a mighty manner.
Zhang Gen looked at the group of white-haired people behind him, and all of them cried with joy. He also sincerely sighed to Chen Guan who was standing nearby: "Look at these people..."
Chen Guan smiled slightly and said: "Erlangjun, you can look down on them, but you should still be more serious on your face."
Zhang Gen said: "Why don't I know? They all think that they have worked hard for decades and finally tried their best to change their appearance. In fact, it is just the imperial court giving some leftovers to charity, winning people's hearts, and buying peace."
"Dad used to tease me about a person from Fan Jin who went crazy after becoming a scholar."
Chen Guan sighed and said: "That's what the court wants, but you see how much you pay and how much you get. If you think it's a good deal, just go for it."
"Even that Fan Jin, everyone laughs at him, but ninety-nine percent of the scholars in the world can't do it."
Zhang Gen grinned and said, "That's why I said becoming an official for the sake of being an official is the most boring thing."
Chen Guan nodded and said: "Yes, so what Xianggong Zhang said, 'Finish the affairs of the king and win the world's reputation,' is the most remarkable thing."
Zhang Gen slapped his legs and said with a smile: "You believe it too? I can't listen to a word from my father's mouth."
The two said so.
Countless people on the imperial street cheered for Shi Yan, Chen Guan, Zhang Gen and others.
Although Shi Yan and Chen Guan won the first prize and second place, they were all of average appearance. Only Zhang Gen was not only young, but also handsome and elegant. He was also the son of the prime minister of the dynasty and a proper son of a noble family.
People came to see Zhang Gen.
But seeing Zhang Gen with double flowers on his hat, wearing a new robe, and riding a strong horse, he looked like the best son-in-law in the hearts of every father-in-law and mother-in-law, and also like the lover longed for by a boudoir woman.
"Another 'Mizhangrou'."
"Good looks, not inferior to his father!"
"What a wonderful Mr. Zhang!"
Women along the street threw flowers in front of Zhang Gen's horse to express their love for him.
Zhang Gen was not at all restrained and accepted it gracefully, unlike his father who was so restrained with hairpins on his hat when he praised the street. Zhang Gen smiled and bowed in all directions. This move aroused even more lovesickness.
He won the hearts of many girls.
Chen Guan secretly reminded Zhang Gen to keep a low profile and not to be so domineering and robbed Shi Yan of being the number one scholar.
Zhang Gen didn't take the meaning at all and said: "Whoever is the hero who drinks and sings wildly and flies high and domineering!"
Shi Yan's face is indeed ugly, but there is nothing he can do about it. He is the son of Zhang Yue, so you have to hold back your anger.
Zhang Genma passed by Ruyi Upstairs next to Yu Street. This place was originally the property of the Wu family and was later used as the dowry of the Seventeenth Mother.
Seventeen Niang, Zhang Cheng, and the Zhang family were all watching Zhang Gen praise his officials on the three-story Ruyi Tower. Zhang Gen passed by, saluted upstairs on his horse, and then rode away.
Seeing this scene, the Seventeenth Mother choked with sobs and said: "If you can do this, what more can I ask for!"
Countless flowers fell in front of Zhang Gen's horse, and the horse's hooves stepped on the scent, and the scene suddenly became a grand scene.
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Everyone in the Zhang family went to see Zhang Gen in the imperial street to praise his officials, while Zhang Yue stayed in the family and became an "empty nest old man".
Peng Jingyi reported to Zhang Yue about Zhang Gen's praise of officials in the imperial street today.
Zhang Yue shook his head and said, "This kid loves to cause trouble for me."
Zhang Gen stole Shi Yan's limelight today and made himself an enemy for nothing. Zhang Yue could see that Zhang Gen's temperament was afraid that he would continue to offend others in the future.
Zhang Yue has been low-key and cautious all his life, and of course he doesn't want Zhang Gen to cause trouble for him by coming out like this.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yue told Peng Jingyi to prepare a car, and he did not hesitate to "recuperate" at home and go to Huang Lu's home.
When Zhang Yue arrived at Huang Lu's home, he saw that his face was full of joy and he thought, "Okay, the most proud person in the end is your boy."
As soon as Huang Lu saw Zhang Yue, he knew the purpose of his visit and said, "Don't tell me more, come and have a few more drinks with me today!"
Zhang Yue said: "I'm still complaining!"
Huang Lu said unceremoniously: "Don't lie to others until you believe it yourself."
Zhang Yue shook his head.
Huang Lu cooked some side dishes in his house, and Zhang Yue and Huang Lu drank one cup at a time.
Zhang Yue said: "I came to your house today to set the wedding date for Gen'er."
Huang Lushi smiled and said, "I'm not in a hurry. Why are you in a hurry?"
Zhang Yue said: "I..."
Huang Lu said: "Gen'er has a very bad temper with me. He is a wandering dragon in the sky. Don't try to restrain him. How could your children's marriage be decided hastily because of this?"
"It's not too late to get married after serving as a local official for three years."
Zhang Yue asked: "Are you playing hard to get?"
Huang Lu smiled and scolded: "Am I like this? But you are right about Gen'er's temperament. The more you restrain him, the more he will contradict you. When he goes outside and looks back, then
Fang is himself."
"A person's whole life is to train his mind! If he cannot train his mind, the world will be a cage no matter how big it is. But if he trains his mind, even the cage will be as free as the world."
"Gen'er is an extremely smart person. The more he is like this, the more you have to follow his wishes. Once his mind is clear, his achievements will exceed our expectations. How good is your understanding of people, Zhang Xianggong?
, why can’t you understand it when it comes to your godson?”
Zhang Yue nodded when he heard this and said: "Okay, don't say anything anymore, you can teach me from now on."
Huang Lu said: "Your Majesty has decided secretly to send troops to attack Xia in two directions."
Zhang Yue smiled bitterly and said: "As expected, Cai was allowed to go to prison, recruit more Jinshi, and increase the income with special memorials to win over people's hearts. To rule out the idea of Xiaoxiao, the official's final intention is to clear everything before the expedition to Xia."
Huang Ludao: "Previously, after Lu Jifu and Dingyou came, the position was left vacant due to the strategic planning of the Yanyan Road. The officials weighed and repeatedly awarded it to Gao Zunyu."
"Before Gao Zunyu was awarded, both the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager opposed it."
"I heard news from the palace that the Queen Mother once told the officials that Gao Zunyu was as loyal to the emperor and served the country as any other queen, but his shortcoming was that he was narrow-minded and could not tolerate others, let alone others whose merits were higher than his own. In the past, he was
When I was general at Xihe Road, I competed with you for merit."
"Thankfully you can tolerate others' mistakes, otherwise Gao Zunyu would have no chance of success. If the officials really want to use him, they should still use him as their deputy."
"If we take him as the righteous one and continue to take credit for his work and refuse to allow others to get involved, we will definitely suffer a big defeat in the future."
Zhang Yue said: "The consequences are really clear-cut. This is indeed true. Gao Zunyu cannot be said to have failed more than he accomplished, but it is indeed rash to use him as the commander to command the troops on the Yanyan Road."
"This person is always scheming, greedy for small profits, and especially good at striving for credit! A leader must be partial to his own interests!"
Huang Lu said: "Your Majesty may not be aware of Gao Zunyu's shortcomings, but at present the imperial court is short of generals to lead. Originally, the government relied on Lu Huiqing, but he happened to worry about it at this time."
"The Yanyan Road is the most important among the five roads, but the officials do not want you and Zhang Zhifu to go to the front line to command troops."
Zhang Yue's eyes froze when he heard this.
Huang Lu said: "After Gao Zunyu went to Fuyan Road for a briefing, he recruited many children of the generals of the Forbidden Army in Beijing, so his old relatives and friends were under his command. From this look, he knew that he was taking credit!"
Zhang Yue said: "Children of the Forbidden Army... this is a way to sell favors. As long as this battle is successful, I don't know how many people will be promoted to official positions."
Huang Lu said: "There is still a way to go, where Wang Zhongzheng and Shen Kuo lead their troops out of Jingyuan Road."
Zhang Yue smiled when he heard this. This seemed to be eclecticism.
This made the officials unwilling to give up the purpose of conquering Hengshan. On the one hand, they asked Gao Zunyu to lead the main force on the Yanyan Road to send troops along Hengshan, and on the other hand, they followed their own plan to attack from the Jingyuan Road.
Compared with the five-pronged expedition to conquer Xia in history, the government changed it to two-pronged expedition to Xia, and the scale of the troops sent was much smaller than in history.
I don’t know if the officials listened to my words or not.
Zhang Yue drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, and Huang Lu said: "To put it bluntly, the frontier troops of this dynasty are no better than yours. What do you think will be the outcome of your Majesty's two-pronged attack on Xia this time?"
Zhang Yue let out a long sigh and said, "Your Majesty has never discussed this with me. How do I know what to do?"
After saying this, Zhang Yue stood up and looked at the blooming flowers in the courtyard.
Huang Lu said: "It seems that the previous victory over the Qingtang Dynasty made Your Majesty feel that destroying Xixia would be counterproductive, so he had the intention of underestimating the enemy."
Huang Lu asked: "Are you willing to return to the court to make plans and help His Majesty win this battle?"
Zhang Yue said: "If you ask me before sending troops, I can still say a few words, but what can I say if the troops are already on the move? No matter what you say is right or wrong, it will not help the overall situation and will only make people unhappy.
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Zhang Yue was a little angry. He at least thought that the officials would discuss it with him before sending troops, but he didn't expect that the officials would make up their own minds. In the end, the officials told him the matter through Huang Lu.
It seems that the officials have made up their mind to control the overall situation of this battle by themselves, without relying on anyone else, including Zhang Yue.
Fortunately for him, Zhang Yue was not at ease and deliberately told Zhang Gen something about "putting an end to the affairs of the king and the world". In fact, he also wanted to find a way for himself to return to the court.
He believed that after these days, the officials would have a change of heart in their intention to conquer Xia, and they would be more willing to listen to his opinions.
After all, I don't want to be angry all the time. Once I fail to conquer Xia, my dynasty's vitality will be ruined. But now that the emperor has made a plan to conquer Xia, it is already too late for me to return to the dynasty.
Although Gao Zunyu and Wang Zhongzheng are mediocre, Shen Kuo and Zhong E are both talented, so they should be somewhat confident in entrusting them with the expedition to summer this time.
A few days later, the emperor issued an edict and appointed Zhang Gen to serve as a storyteller in Chongzheng Hall and to serve in front of the emperor.
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