After retreating from the court that day, Zhang Yue and Wang Gui led all the officials to the outside of the palace gate.
Dozens of officials, like stars holding the moon, surrounded Zhang Yue, Wang Gui and Feng Jing.
Zhang Yue said to Wang Gui, Feng Jing and other officials in a casual tone: "Now that the government is in control and people are in control, it's time to discuss a title for Your Majesty."
After hearing Zhang Yue's words, Feng Jing's expression changed.
Looking at Wang Gui's expression, Feng Jing knew that Zhang Yue had already gotten angry with him, so he couldn't help but became angry and stopped talking.
Zhang Yue deliberately said to Wang Gui: "During the peaceful Qing and Tang Dynasties at Xihe Road, the ministers had two honorary titles, both of which were recommended by Your Majesty. All emperors in this dynasty have had honorary titles, but Your Majesty has never given them."
"This is our fault."
Wang Gui nodded and said to Feng Jing on the side: "Of course, the emperor's title has been persuaded by the prime minister. Your Majesty's refusal to give him the title means that we and the prime ministers have failed in our duties. How should we call him in the future?"
After hearing Wang Gui's statement, the officials below all said yes.
Feng Jing cursed Wang Gui and Zhang Yue in his heart for flattering the emperor, but he had to uphold the integrity and bottom line of a scholar-bureaucrat in government, so he objected: "I have never heard that Yao and Shun had honorary titles."
"Before the First Emperor, he was only called emperor or emperor. After Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms, he changed his title to emperor. The emperor is already supreme. Your Majesty does not want to add another title, but he is thinking of the plight of the people in the world. The devastation has not recovered, and he is gasping for breath.
Not yet."
"Besides, the ceremony is very big, so there is no need to waste people and money like this."
Feng Jing almost failed to mention the failure of the previous two attempts to attack the party.
Nowadays, because of the reform, there is a lot of criticism about Zhengdang Xiang. You Wang Gui and Zhang Yue did not persuade the emperor, but instead took the title of emperor. How can you do this?
It's so shameless that I don't even need to lose face.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty has a benevolent act, but we, the prime ministers and assistants, are ignorant people. Your Majesty's merits are so great that the saints from ancient times have not been able to catch them, so it is appropriate to honor him with your honorary title."
Feng Jing cursed in his heart, and said with a smile on his face: "Now that I have been given the honorary title, from now on I will also be regarded as a Zen monk?"
Many officials were speechless after hearing this. Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty consecrated Mount Tai, which became a laughing stock among the scholar-bureaucrats.
It should be noted that there were nine emperors from five generations in total, starting with the First Emperor of Qin, followed by emperors such as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.
By Song Zhenzong, he was ranked ninth.
However, in another time and space history, after Song Zhenzong granted Zen to Mount Tai, there was no tenth emperor to grant Zen to Mount Tai.
Why?
Conferring Zen status was originally a grand event, but once it was messed up by your Zhenzong, subsequent emperors were ashamed to associate with you.
Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty signed the Chanyuan Agreement on the front foot, and sealed Mount Tai on the back foot.
He was afraid that Prime Minister Wang Dan would oppose him, so he bribed him privately.
It’s true that the more something is missing, the more something is flaunted.
As soon as Zhang Yue and Wang Gui said this, Feng Jing was almost furious.
Before Zhang Yue spoke, Cai Que said: "That's also unknown."
From what Cai Que said, it seems that the emperor's conferment on Mount Tai is also on the agenda.
After Cai Que finished speaking, he looked around and other officials did not dare to say a word.
Zhang Yue saw that all the officials were silent. In a nutshell, this scene made people unconvinced.
But regardless of the matter, the officials in the political hall discussed it and drafted a title.
Cheng Hao, who also knew Taichang Liyuan, was present.
Cheng Hao said: "The system of respecting names is actually like ministers discussing the emperor. Since it is ministers discussing the emperor, if it is not respected, it will not be beautiful."
"Your Majesty has been humble and pragmatic and has resigned from your honorary title five times. If you do it in peace, it will hurt your Majesty's wisdom. Otherwise, you will worry that your Majesty will not accept it."
Zhang Yue could see that Cheng Hao did not agree with the title of emperor, thinking that the word "emperor" was enough, but the other party was more flexible.
Cai Que and Wang Gui on the side knew that Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi were both promoted by Zhang Yue.
Cheng Yi opposed Zhang Yue in the attack on Xia, and Cheng Hao also opposed Zhang Yue in the matter of ascending the imperial title. It seemed like he was shooting himself in the foot.
But doesn’t this also show that Zhang Yue is not a clique and is seeking selfish interests?
Wang Gui said: "At this time and that time, Renmiao received eight honorary titles. Even though the late emperor reigned for four years, he also received honorary titles."
Cheng Hao said: "But Emperor Renzong also had no honorific title for twenty years."
Cai Quedao: "Cheng Taichang, it is your Majesty's business whether you accept it or not. Taichang Liyuan is responsible for drafting it."
Zhang Yue thought to himself that the issue of taking the honorary title was the only place where the three prime ministers in Zhongshu had no differences and were of one mind.
If Cheng Yi didn't think it through, then he wouldn't do it, but Cheng Hao was more flexible and said: "It's okay, the title is only used during national events, so we will treat Lanzhou as having won the battle."
Cai Quedao: "Xixia has withdrawn from Lanzhou. It can be said that they have won."
Cheng Hao immediately listed the official achievements and then said: "The eighteen-character title of Taizu and the twenty-two-character title of Emperor Zhenzong are both difficult to remember. I thought the four-character title was just right, like the title of Emperor Taizong, 'Fa Tian Chong Dao'."
Wang Gui said: "It's not good. It's better to follow the twelve-character title as mentioned above."
Cheng Hao secretly shook his head.
Three days later, Wang Guizhang crossed Cai Que and other governors and led hundreds of officials to Dongshanghemen to ask the emperor to grant him a title.
After all the officials entered the palace, the official looked at Zhang Yue, knowing that this matter was planned by Zhang Yue.
To be honest, he is not interested in being honored at all. He does not manage the palace, does not travel, and has almost no hobbies. How could he be interested in a mere fame?
But he also understood Zhang Yue's intention of adding the title.
This was exactly one of the three strategies he and himself offered that day.
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The official said: "I heard that the emperor uses Tao, the emperor uses virtue, and the king uses his industry to create his name and use his industry. Why should he use his honorary title to decorate himself? Even if he has a title with hundreds of words, what is the use to me?"
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, this is the wish of all officials and the wish of humanity. I sincerely ask your Majesty to accept it."
The official said: "In the first year of Xining, when the prime minister was honored with the honorary title, Sima Guang and I listed the cases in which the five previous emperors refused the honorary title. He also said that this was not a ceremony of the ancestors, but that it started after Wutang and during the reign of Zhongzong, who advised me to refuse the title.
Add a title."
Zhang Yue thought to himself that Sima Guang was repeating the same old tune. When Emperor Yingzong was the emperor, he was the one who stood up against the title.
The official continued: "I also deeply believe that, even a three-foot-old child knows about the honorable title, and it does no harm to me."
After hearing this, everyone knew that the officials were very determined to refuse, so they just let it go.
Zhang Yue knew that Guan Jia was a loyal believer in Machiavellianism and extremely realist. If taking the honorary title could bring him a profit of 100 yuan, he would do it. If not, I'm sorry for being such a vain person.
He was determined not to do anything.
The officials did not follow the route he requested at all.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, please accept the fists and fists from the hearts of all the ministers. Do not let down the will of everyone."
The official glanced deeply at Zhang Yue, who also raised his head.
A few days ago, Zhang Yue learned a piece of news from Qi Niang.
After Qian Yi arrived in Bianjing, she lacked someone to take care of her, so Qian Yi sent a female envoy beside her to Qian Yi to take care of him.
Qian Yi was diligent in medicine all his life and did not pay much attention to women. However, this female envoy was gentle and virtuous and was quite fond of Qian Yi.
One day, the female envoy saw that Qian Yi was worried and couldn't help but ask him what was going on.
Qian Yi refused to say anything, and the female envoy asked again and again. Qian Yi said that officials did not know how to save work and were overly worried. If he continued like this, he would only have three years to live.
Qian Yi was so responsible for diagnosing and treating the illnesses of officials, so the Imperial Hospital regarded him as a thorn in the side, and he was worried that he would be implicated in the future.
The maid was very alarmed when she heard this and immediately reported it to the Seventeenth Mother.
The Seventeenth Niang asked the envoy to keep the matter secret and not to tell Qian Yi that he had already told her. Then the Seventeenth Niang told Zhang Yue.
After Zhang Yue learned about this, he couldn't help but sigh that Qian Yi was really a miracle doctor.
In fact, Qian Yi didn't need to tell himself, he also knew the ending in history.
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Zhang Yue's mood was very complicated.
Thoughts such as 'Being entrusted by others is a matter of loyalty to others'; 'Dedicate yourself to the best of your ability until you die'; 'The kindness of knowing and encountering will be repaid by dogs and horses' and other thoughts flashed through my mind.
The most important thing now is to fulfill the official entrustment to you.
Zhang Yue said solemnly: "Your Majesty, these years of recovering the old land and suppressing the border bandits are all based on your Majesty's temple calculations and careful planning. I dare to say that your Majesty's achievements have already reached the level of several previous emperors. I earnestly request you again."
Not only the officials, but also the ministers felt that Zhang Yue had gone too far today. However, Zhang Yue was the prime minister, and the officials had to withdraw his order despite repeated insistence.
"Let me think about it," the official said solemnly.
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The ministers exited the hall, and all the officials looked at Zhang Yue with puzzled expressions.
You, Zhang Yue, were not that flattering in the past, so you just wanted to be promoted too much.
After the emperor increases his title, he will give rewards to the prime ministers who persuade them to join. As the prime minister who initiated the initiative, you, Zhang Yue, will definitely be promoted.
But now that you have reached the position of Jixian Prime Minister, unless it is Shi Guan, Zhao Wen, why are you so active for other promotions?
That is a sign of loyalty, and this scale is even greater than that of Wang Gui and Cai Que.
Zhang Yue ignored all this and returned to the viewing hall first. He put on his clothes and lay on the bed in the back hall and took a nap for a while. At this time, he heard a small sound outside.
Zhang Yue was in a bad mood, so he didn't sleep deeply, and he could still vaguely hear a few words.
"Is the Prime Minister still resting in peace?"
"Yes, the good news has spread outside, and he is still lying calmly."
"Hey, this is Xie An Kongming's style. If we disturb the prime minister's eternal dream, wouldn't it be a big sin?"
"Go, go, how dare I disturb the Prime Minister."
Someone sighed: "The Prime Minister has to deal with many things every day, and all this is really not easy. Let's let the Prime Minister sleep for a while."
"Prime Minister, it's very difficult for him."
"But all the officials are waiting outside the hall."
"So what if you wait? One of Cheng Yi's apprentices waited for a long time, and snow fell on his body. It is a good story. Today, hundreds of officials are waiting for him. If it is spread in the future, it will be a good story for the ages!"
The more Zhang Yue listened, the more outrageous he felt. But at this moment, his eyelids were as heavy as a thousand pounds, and he couldn't lift them up no matter what.
After a while, someone approached and whispered: "Prime Minister!"
"Prime Minister!"
Zhang Yue woke up suddenly and felt a splitting headache, but when he saw Cai Jing and other Zhongshu Wufang Inspector standing at the doorstep, his face was full of joy and he couldn't help but said: "Congratulations, Prime Minister! Congratulations, Prime Minister!"
Zhang Yue composed himself, immediately put on his clothes and stood up, walked outside the political hall, only to see hundreds of officials leaving and returning, all standing neatly and solemnly under the hall with tablets in their hands.
When they saw Zhang Yue stepping out, they shouted in unison: "Greetings to Prime Minister Jixian!"
But Cai Que, who was standing aside, held up a book and offered it to him, saying: "I will report to the virtuous prime ministers, a great victory in Lanzhou, and kill Party Xiang and Prime Minister Liang Yi."
"Lü Gong wrote a letter saying that the leader of the Dangxiang Kingdom is willing to secede the three difficult states!"
