The official's appointment was Wang Gui's proactive show of goodwill.
While Zhang Yue was discussing with Wang Gui, he heard that Feng Jing, Xue Xiang, Zhang Kai, and Zeng Xiaokuan had arrived.
Wang Gui was a little surprised, Zhang Yue smiled slightly and said: "You came just in time."
Feng Jing and the others came to congratulate Zhang Yue on his new appointment today, and also to ask for advice on the Xixia expedition plan.
As we all know, the emperor had already entrusted the Xixia expedition to Zhang Yue, and there was no need to issue an explicit edict.
Zhang Yue and several others came to see him.
If Yuan Jiang felt a little disappointed after Zhang Yue became prime minister, Feng Jing was almost the same, but not as miserable as Yuan Jiang.
Feng Jing's actions in the Central Committee were purely caused by different opinions. He knew that the emperor did not trust him, but he also knew that the emperor did not have him and was afraid that Wang Gui, Yuan Jiang and others would do whatever they wanted.
In this expedition to the Xia Dynasty, the Privy Council became a decoration.
Officials never consulted with them in advance and only informed them after a meeting or decision was made.
This move is very insulting and very disrespectful.
The Privy Council is in charge of military matters. The emperor should at least seek the opinions of the Privy Council before presiding over the expedition to Xia. The emperor would rather discuss with Xu Xi, Li Xian, and Wang Zhongzheng than with Feng Jing, and even bypass Feng Jing and others.
People directly command the front-line military.
Feng Jing once thought that it was Wang Gui and Yuan Jiang who were in the way, that it was Zhongshu who had usurped the power of the Privy Council to direct military affairs, but later he found out that Wang Gui and Yuan Jiang only knew a little more than Feng Jing.
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After Feng Jing, two deputies to the Privy Council, and a Privy Council member who signed a letter took their seats, the court officials showed them tea.
Wang Gui sat aside and said nothing.
Feng Jing first came to congratulate Zhang Yue and talked about the banquet held by the two governments to celebrate. Zhang Yue reasoned: "Now that the official family is unwell and the war situation is at a stalemate, these red tapes can be avoided if possible."
Seeing that Zhang Yue did not celebrate, and kept everything simple, Feng Jing no longer insisted: "I heard that the emperor is still ill. I shouldn't mention this today, but the military situation is so fierce that I will entrust the Xia army with state affairs."
Let Prime Minister Zhang make a decision. Now that Yanyan Road has been defeated, I wonder how Prime Minister will make a decision in the future?"
Zhang Yue said: "Hey, this is a matter between you and me. I'm just going to discuss it with you!"
When Feng Jing heard this, he showed an expression that should be the same. In the matter of conquering Xia, the officials dared to bypass the Privy Council and directly command. How dare you, Zhang Yue?
Wang Gui looked at Feng Jing, and Zhang Yue smiled secretly, as if he would let the storm rise and I would sit firmly on the Diaoyutai.
Zhang Yue listened and said: "That's it. For the summer expedition, it takes eight days to deliver the gold medal from Beijing on Xihe Road, and more than ten days to deliver the news on Fuyan Road. It is too difficult and slow for the central government to make all decisions."
"What do you think of setting up a Privy Council in Shaanxi? Officials above the rank of 2nd Privy Council member will be appointed, and then they will be controlled by Zhongshu!"
Hearing what Zhang Yue said, Feng Jing thought to himself, what a great Zhang San.
This has become the decision of your Zhongshu, and you have bypassed him as the Privy Councilor. Feng Jing is also mature and will not argue with Zhang Yue on details. He cannot compete with this.
Feng Jingdao: "With all due respect, I have two cases of fraud that I want to handle for the Prime Minister."
"One case is the case of embezzlement of ink from soldiers and horses on Fuyan Road. It was found that the general Zhou Xing and the deputy general Zhe Chong embezzled more than 123,000 gold and silver coins from seventeen people within them. The soldiers had to use paper armor as armor.
, using the thin horse as a war horse, go into battle to fight against the party soldiers!"
"There is also a case of military ration fraud on Fuyan Road. Substandard goods were passed off as good military supplies. The transfer officer bought old grains, old grains, and even rotten grains from the private sector and passed them off as new grains for the soldiers. Anyone who ate this food a month ago was poisoned on the spot.
Nearly a hundred people died of the disease, but they were suppressed and refused to report, and they continued to be used as military rations. The army on the Yanyan Road ate this food and went into battle to fight against the Western bandits. How could they not be defeated!"
Zhang Yue's expression changed after hearing this, and he said in a low voice: "Is there any solid evidence?"
Feng Jing asked Zeng Xiaokuan to bring out documents, pleadings and other evidence. Zhang Yue looked at it and felt that 70% to 80% of it was true, and Feng Jing was not so bad as to use false evidence to deceive himself.
Wang Gui also looked at the evidence and clapped his legs and said: "It's really hateful and I have to kill him."
Feng Jingdao: "Many of them are officials. At least the transfer judge knows about it. If the ancestral system does not kill the scholar-bureaucrats, they cannot be killed."
Wang Gui said: "How about I tell you, Your Majesty?"
"How to describe the cooked state?" Feng Jing asked rhetorically.
In this matter, Zhongshu could protect or kill them. How to deal with these people became Zhongshu's problem.
Wang Gui looked at Zhang Yue without saying a word, and the meaning in his eyes was very clear, this matter is not easy to handle. If the treatment is light, the emperor will be unhappy, if the treatment is harsh, the officials below will have opinions.
For Zhang Yue, in terms of personal emotions, he wanted to kill these people quickly.
But doing so will bring negative consequences to yourself. This is something you have to consider when you are in the position of prime minister. After all, you have to maintain a well-established system.
Officials will think that it is an ancestral policy not to kill scholar-bureaucrats. You have broken the system and set a precedent because of this incident. Then the emperor will use other excuses to kill people in the future.
This also conflicts with the imperial power and the inner heart of the individual. There are many things that you know are wrong, but you have to wipe your ass.
Feng Jing had no good intentions and left this matter to himself.
Of course, there is a way to deal with difficult things, and that is to put it off.
Zhang Yue said: "First put all the people in jail and torture them. Since the matter is serious, let Yushitai supervise the matter."
Censor Zhongcheng Cai is indeed one of those people who owes all the blame to himself and all the favor to the emperor, so he simply let him handle it. Zhang Yue didn't say a word about how to deal with it, but the result has actually been achieved.
Seeing that Zhang Yue calmly resolved his move, Feng Jing continued in a different way: "In fact, officials are greedy and do things that are inferior to good ones. As long as they can be corrected in accordance with the law. Because after years of fighting,
Therefore, many officials in Shaanxi Province use false wages and salaries from the imperial court and are greedy for ink from top to bottom."
"In the past, I tried to correct the problem several times, but Duke Shu repeatedly stopped him, saying that those who plan to do big things don't care about tips. It was really ridiculous to me. If it hadn't been for the defeat at Yanyan Road, I don't know how many more years this matter would have been suppressed and never seen again.
Tianri. I want to ask about the fact that the Yanyan Road was defeated all the way, and this matter was uncovered and brought to the court. What about the other roads? Is it the same?"
Zhang Yue said: "What advice does Prime Minister Feng have?"
Feng Jing said: "The servant's words are not so pleasant, but they are still the same."
"What these officials have done is nothing compared to what the imperial court has spent in the west over the years."
"Prime Minister Zhang previously argued that the attack should be slow and shallow, but I think it is better to stop the attack! This is not my opinion alone."
Zhang Yue sipped his tea. Feng Jing had repeatedly disagreed with the officials on his opinion on the invasion of Xixia. It just so happened that this time the Yanyan Road was defeated, so he stood up and said, "What do you think? Do you think what I said before is right?"
It would be better to listen to my words and stop the army early, and negotiate peace with Xixia.
Zhang Yue looked at Xue Xiang and Zeng Xiaokuan, and Zhang Kai asked: "What do you guys have in mind?"
Zhang Kai was about to say something but stopped. He had always been determined to return to the northwest to lead troops. Just now he heard Zhang Yue said that setting up a Privy Council in the northwest was in line with his wishes.
However, Zhang Kai and Feng Jing had not been getting along well over the past year or so. One had different political views, and the other was that officials did not like Zhang Kai, which made him a little disappointed.
There is a connection between people.
For example, Zhang Yue and Zhang Zhi naturally gained the trust and respect of the emperor, but Zhang Kai was incompatible with the official family and his office was not in harmony.
Privy Councilor Feng Jing didn't like him and gave him trivial things, and the emperor didn't take him seriously. Although Zhang Kai was a high-ranking official and well-paid, he was not happy at all in Bianjing. It was far less powerful than when he was the military envoy of Xihe Road.
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Although Zhang Kai was sad to learn that the army at Yanyan Road was defeated this time, he also had some hope in his heart.
As the saying goes, when the country is in trouble, good generals are missed. Although he is usually not favored by officials, among the two governments, he is the only one who can truly be called a wise soldier.
Then the officials are likely to put aside their past prejudices and re-employ him.
Zhang Kai has been in high spirits these days, and he has always felt eager to try.
But when he learned that Zhang Yue was appointed prime minister, Zhang Kai knew what it means to use an acquaintance among capable people, and to use a capable person among acquaintances.
Zhang Yue is only averagely handsome. This is recognized by him, Wang Shao and Zhang Dun, but the officials trust him so much, what can be done about it.
It seems that although he has generals and talents, he is usually full of complaints and is not welcomed by the officials. Even if Zhang Yue is not around, he is afraid that it will not be his turn.
But fortunately, Zhang Yue is a younger brother of his own clan. Now that Zhang Yue has been promoted to the prime minister position, it is better than before being overshadowed by Feng Jing every day.
Thinking of this, Zhang Kai came forward and said: "Prime Minister, although the Yanyan Road has been defeated, the Jingyuan Road has not been defeated. At the same time, our army is also attacking Lanzhou and Liangzhou. The outcome is unknown. It is too early to say defeat at this time.
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Feng Jing couldn't help but feel embarrassed after hearing this. This was the first time Zhang Kai openly opposed him.
Someone is backing me up, so I am brave, right?
Although Xue Xiang and Zeng Xiaokuan carefully remained silent, Zhang Kai's support was enough.
Feng Jing sneered and said to himself, he really couldn't write two chapters in one stroke.
Seeing that Feng Jing was silent, Zhang Yue smiled and said: "In this case, it is better to follow my method to select the Privy Councilor. I thought Han Zhen, who also knows the Privy Council affairs, will be appointed. What do you think?"
Zhang Yue was surprised. He thought he had supported Zhang Yue, so he took the post of Privy Councilor in exchange. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yue recommended Han Zhen, who had been at home.
Zhang Yue looked at Zhang Kai's disappointed look and shook his head, "You, you still don't have enough political wisdom. There is already a Zhang Zhi in the northwest. If you go to another one and add me to the court, will the officials be at ease?"
At this time, Feng Jing felt that there was no need to say anything anymore, and immediately stood up and said: "Zhang Gong is the prime minister now, so he can say whatever he says."
After saying that, Feng Jing looked at Wang Gui.
Wang Gui was completely unprovoked and said: "It should be Han Zhen."
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Then let's settle it."
While he was talking, Shi De arrived at the political hall, saw all the ministers and said with a smile: "Are you all here? I wish you all good luck."
"I just received the gold medal and won it in Lanzhou! Your Majesty asked our family to come here to tell you the good news!"
The whole hall was filled with joy upon hearing this.
Even Feng Jingdu was shocked. Lanzhou had been fighting for almost two months without being captured. How come the victory report was sent to the capital on the day Zhang Yue paid his respects to the prime minister?
It turned out to be his credit. Doesn't this make people vomit three liters of blood?
Is there really such a coincidence in the world? Is there such a bargain?
Feng Jing sighed silently.
Zhang Yue looked around the group and said: "As my husband said just now, the outcome is not yet known, so we are not allowed to give up lightly in the future!"
Zhang Yue took advantage of the situation to capture Lanzhou, and as soon as this statement came out, everyone claimed it was true.
What is prestige?
Win step by step, even a magic stick can become a success
