The ceremonial room is Bi Zhongyan, the great-grandson of Bi Shi'an, the prime minister of Zhenzong.
The official office is Zeng and his wife, former members of the Zhongshu Ordinance Department.
The military room is owned by Xu Xi.
Wang Zhen, the torture chamber, is the great-grandson of former prime minister Wang Dan.
Kong Mufang Wang Xiu.
Everyone bowed to Zhang Yue one by one.
Zhang Yue thought to himself that Zeng, his wife, and Xu Xi were all personally promoted by the emperor. Over the past year, Zhongshu has been almost transparent to the officials.
Cai Jing and Bi Zhongyan are both their own people.
Bi Zhongyan was recommended by Wu Chong, the elder Taishan, who wrote to him and was written by Lu Gong. Ouyang Xiu also admired him very much.
One month before Zhang Yue complained of illness, he promoted Bi Zhongyan to the post of Zhongshu Jianzheng.
After Zhang Yue reported his illness, Wang Gui made trouble for Cai Jing and Bi Zhongyan, making various excuses and accusations to slander them.
To be honest, this is human nature.
When Zhang Yue was involved in political affairs and managed the imperial finances, when he wanted to change the service law, he decided that Sinong Temple Kumamoto and Sansi Envoy Li Chengzhi were both old ministers of the New Party and did not sell their own accounts. In the end, Li Chengzhi was forced to leave because of the disagreement. When Kumamoto saw Zhang Yue become a bachelor at the Zizhengdian Palace, he realized that his arms could not twist his thighs, so he finally switched to Zhang Yue's disciples.
The situation of these two people going up and down.
The same is true for Wang Gui. Cai Jing and Bi Zhongyan were not his confidants as Zhongshu Jianzheng, so he did not use them smoothly.
So in the name of various assessments, they arranged difficult and difficult tasks, and used nit-picking methods to force these two people to submit. These are all old-fashioned tricks in the officialdom.
In the end, Cai Jing, who had followed Zhang Yue all the way for the longest time, failed to withstand Wang Gui's tactics and was forced to 'surrender'.
And Bi Zhongyan, who had only followed Zhang Yue for only a month, actually withstood Wang Gui's attempts to find trouble (historical records indicate that Wang Gui and Chong were incompatible, so he used Zhong Yan as his savior, and tried to injure him by counting his sins, but he was unable to take advantage of him). , but stay and stay).
Zhang Yue did not expect that Bi Zhongyan, who had become a monk on the way, would not buy into Wang Gui's account at all. It should be noted that Zhang Yue and Bi Zhongyan's friendship was not as deep as Cai Jing's.
But in fact, there are two classes of people in the officialdom, one is the immortals who descend to earth, and the other is the bullies who take the blame.
Wang Gui didn't dare to really do anything to Bi Zhongyan, but he dared to really do something to Cai Jing.
Everyone came forward one by one to greet him.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty has given me the full authority to take charge of the expedition to Xia."
Zhang Yue took a heavy tone and said to everyone: "From today on, all official documents and documents related to Shanxi and Hedong related to Xixia will be handed over to me for review first. They are not allowed to be copied without permission!"
The official affairs of the fifth house and all the officials in the hall all said yes.
Xu Xi's expression was slightly strange.
"In addition, Your Majesty is not feeling well, so we should share your efforts. From today on, I will take turns staying with Prime Minister Wang at Zhongshu. I wonder what Prime Minister Wang wants? Of course, today I will be on duty!"
Zhang Yue asked Wang Gui.
When Wang Gui heard this, he secretly complained that he was old, how could he stay in Zhongshu like this with Zhang Yue?
Wang Gui glanced at Yuan Jiang, who was silent. Wang Gui smiled and said, "Of course."
Zhongshu Wufang Jianzheng also saw that the situation was different. Zhang Yue's method of returning to Zhongshu was very strong, and he had the intention of gaining power.
There were three fires when a new official took office, and the first fire was on Wang Gui.
Wang Gui weighed Zhang Yue's intention and said to the people around him: "You should pack up the duty room immediately, and then make a list of the staff who will be on duty tonight."
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Prime Minister Wang is still thoughtful."
Wang Gui smiled and went about their business. Yuan Jiang went back to her hall to rest in a bad mood.
Zhang Yue and Wang Gui were left talking in the hall.
Wang Gui coughed lightly, and the officials serving on the left and right all retreated voluntarily, but they saw that the doors and windows in the capital hall were closed one by one.
The officials acted vigorously and resolutely, and everyone in the political hall was full of human beings. People who do not have a keen sense of smell will not be able to survive here.
Wang Gui said with a smile: "Today, the new Prime Minister worship ceremony is so strong today that I am impressed."
There was no one in front of him. When it was a private occasion, Zhang Yue immediately stood up and said respectfully to Wang Gui who was sitting on the chair: "My lord, you can't say that. If he hadn't appointed me as a Jinshi, how could I be where I am today!"
"Those things just now were displayed for outsiders to see."
Seeing Zhang Yue's attitude, Wang Gui nodded, and then said: "What you say is serious. In this dynasty, there is no such thing as master and disciple. You and I don't have the title of teacher and student, but if you can remember the friendship between you and me back then, I can't help you."
It’s considered Ming Gan Wu Nei.”
"I still remember Emperor Renzong at that time..."
Zhang Yue listened to Wang Gui tell a long story about the old emperor's history. In fact, he had committed some taboos in the paper, but how Wang Gui tried his best to include himself in the top ten and finally got the result.
Emperor Renzong's appreciation.
Wang Gui has decades of experience in officialdom and handles affairs meticulously and thoughtfully.
If you underestimate him because of his reputation as a man of righteousness, you will suffer a lot. To be honest, Zhang Yue is not afraid of Wang Anshi, Lu Huiqing, and Zhang Dun, who are open and close, but he is afraid of those who hide things.
Wang Gui finally said to Zhang Yue with sincerity and sincerity: "To tell you the truth, officialdom is a place that values human nature, and people who are unkind will not get far!"
Zhang Yue said: "I have learned a lesson."
Always treat your enemies as teachers to learn from.
After Wang Gui finished speaking, he immediately ordered: "Let Zeng Jianzheng get the hall book."
Zhang Yue's heart moved when he heard the word "tang book".
What is a hall book?
The authority of the prime minister in Zhongshu!
As we all know, the civil officials in the Song Dynasty had three levels of personnel power. The first level was Liu Neiquan and the Judge Xiyuan. These two managed most of the civil officials. This was called the Commentary of the Ministry of Personnel.
Another level is to be eliminated by the emperor himself.
The one between the two is the Zhongshu Hall. For example, in the Song Dynasty, more than half of the magistrates had to go through the Zhongshu Hall.
Zhang Yue knew very well about the banquet. When he was promoted to Jinshi, he went to Liu Neiquan, but after he was promoted to the imperial examination, he went directly to the banquet hall.
In other words, he is an official directly in charge of the political affairs hall.
Officials under the direct control of the Tianxia Political Affairs Hall are those who have descended from the Qing Dynasty and have been promoted or sent to Zhongsan officials.
After a while, the Zhongshu Lifang Inspector Zeng and his wife held a hall book and placed it in front of Zhang Yue and Wang Gui. Only the prime minister could browse it.
Zhang Yue opened the hall book. In addition to the names of officials, there were also dates of birth, seniority, a summary of merits and demerits, and major family relationships. They were collected month by month for inspection.
In addition, there is also ‘Tangqian’.
Most of the tangqiang are good ones and big ones, and there are also some particularly important and difficult positions, even so small that the county magistrate can remove them.
Many officials in the world flocked to this book, so it was quietly placed in Zhang Yue's hands. Zhang Yue sighed in his heart, someone once said that if there is one word in the world that can explain the four great classics, it is the word "establishment".
This is a power that I never had when I was participating in politics, and now I have it lying in front of me.
Zhang Yue flipped through two pages, restrained his impulse, put the hall book aside, raised the teacup and said, "I've read it."
Wang Gui nodded and said to Mr. and Mrs. Zeng, "Put it away first."
After Zeng and his wife left with the hall records, Wang Gui said to Zhang Yue: "From now on, you and I will discuss it together."
Zhang Yue nodded. Wang Gui was also afraid that he would be displeased when he was called "sick", so he took the initiative to show his kindness to him. He voluntarily handed over his court records on the first day he became prime minister.
What are the powers of the prime minister?
Xuan Ma's visit to the prime minister is just a formality, but this small hall record is the real deal.
Zhang Yue smiled and said, "Thank you so much, Prime Minister Wang."
