There is a certain number of friends a person makes and who he associates with in his life.
The so-called congenial temperament is not just talk.
What Li Ding admired were officials like Wang Anshi, Zhang Dun, and Cai Que. They had courage and means, and dared to be the first in the world.
There are two classes of people in the officialdom. The first class sticks to the rules, is honest and obedient, and moves closer to the superiors in everything. Finally, they wait for someone to reward them with a bite of food.
The next step is the thorn.
Officialdom is a place where individuality is suppressed.
But the thorn in the side just doesn't obey the rules, and even dares to challenge the existing rules, and he is generally very capable when he is the thorn in the side. It just makes the leader a headache, and many colleagues hate him.
Although Ci Tou has been suppressed by officialdom rules, ordinary people have a good impression of Ci Tou.
Moreover, it is not that the assassins are without opportunities. The assassins have the psychological quality to be able to handle things and withstand pressure. This is a major characteristic of the officialdom. Therefore, once the assassins are appreciated or subdued, they will often become a member of the group to expand territory.
general.
There are not a few officials who have followed the path of being prickly and have been rewarded and promoted, such as Wang Anshi, Zhang Dun, and Li Ding. There are even some people who deliberately follow their path, which is why there is a saying of "selling one's name to selling one's integrity."
Li Ding was despised and looked down upon by the scholar-bureaucrats all over the world because of his affair with Sansheren. There was even a scandal about him hiding his funeral without acknowledging his death. The psychological quality of ordinary people would have been so poor long ago.
But Li Ding was promoted all the way, "let him laugh and scold me, and I will take care of myself as a good official". He actually served as one of the four chief officials, Yushi Zhongcheng, and even handled the Wutai Poetry Case.
As a student of Wang Anshi, Li Ding was not as famous as students like Cai Bian, Lu Dian, and Zhang Zhi when he was in Jiangning, but he completely succeeded Wang Anshi politically.
At the same time, he also inherited Wang Anshi's dissatisfaction with Zhang Yue, thinking that he was his mother-in-law and did not dare to lead the world.
He likes to do small favors but does not know the great righteousness.
Now that Yeluhong is in his hands and his identity has been confirmed, Li Ding has also written Zhang Yue's impeachment and kept it in his sleeve.
Today he will impeach Zhang Yue on the Golden Palace.
Li Ding knew very well that a minister like Zhang Yue had to hit the target with one blow, so he could not give the other party any room to prepare or react. He wanted to see the other party's panic-stricken expression on the Golden Palace, in full view of the public, in the official palace.
before.
Today, when the two governments were discussing affairs, Cai Que, Wang Gui and others all looked relaxed, chatting and laughing, as if everything was calm.
Li Ding glanced at Zhang Yue, who was walking slowly forward.
Zhang Yue and the Third Chief of Staff Huang Lu were talking.
In Li Ding's opinion, Huang Lu had a light-hearted temperament, and Li Ding thought that Huang Lu was an official who just lay idle and did nothing, so he and Zhang Yue complemented each other perfectly.
At this time, Zhang Yue saw Li Ding and said, "Zhong Cheng is here too!"
When Li Ding saw Zhang Yue questioning him, he couldn't help but trembled in his heart. Could it be that he had seen through it.
However, Li Ding felt that it would not affect the overall situation, so he said with an indifferent smile: "I have met the Prime Minister."
Zhang Yue said gently and authentically: "The new armor protection method is almost complete. I'll ask Zhong Cheng to take a look at it later."
Li Ding said modestly: "As a censor, this matter is not within my responsibilities. The prime minister can do it himself."
Zhang Yue said: "Not to mention that stones from other mountains can be used to attack jade. Everything I do must be perfect. Seniority is the disciple of Duke Jing. How can I not listen to your advice?"
Li Ding smiled. He didn't think Zhang Yue could turn defeat into victory today. Could it be that Zhang Yue knew that there was nothing he could do to save today, so he lowered his profile to show his kindness to me?
But nothing can be decided until the last minute.
Although Li Ding was confident, he was prepared to fail in impeaching Zhang Yue this time, but he still dealt with Zhang Yue and said: "The Prime Minister's words really make Ding think deeply."
Zhang Yue looked at Li Ding and nodded. Li Ding felt that the other person's gaze was a little far-reaching. There were still some officials coming and going in the square at this moment. He couldn't help but want to change the topic.
But Zhang Yue continued: "Senior, let me ask you what is important if you want to reform the law?"
Li Ding was stunned for a moment and then said: "I think it requires great determination and great perseverance."
Zhang Yue nodded and said, "What else?"
Li Ding said: "To achieve great things, you need to be skillful and good at maneuvering."
Zhang Yue continued: "What else?"
Li Ding said: "I don't know what I know below. May I ask for your advice, Prime Minister?"
Zhang Yue and Li Ding climbed up the stairs together and walked slowly towards the main hall.
Zhang Yue said: "What the senior said is good, but this alone is not enough."
Li Dingdao: "The Prime Minister gave me some advice."
Zhang Yue said: "First of all, it takes time and people's thoughts to change, and then there is this motivation in the court. You alone are not enough. If there is no time and people's hearts, and you don't follow the trend, nothing can be accomplished."
Li Ding thought to himself that this was a wise saying, so he said sincerely: "What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true."
“Secondly, we need people who can formulate the reform and state affairs, establish a clear ideology, and use it to guide the reform. Otherwise, we will act based on short-term interests and treat the head when it hurts, and the foot when it hurts, and there will be no program at all.
Finally, I realized that after walking around for a while, I didn’t move at all.”
"There are not many sages like this. Over the past few thousand years, Duke Jing is probably one of them."
Li Dingxindao scolded you, Zhang Yue, for wanting to define your own country, aren't you implicitly claiming to be a sage? However, ideology is a word Zhang Yue coined and mentioned many times, and everyone in the court is familiar with it now.
Including using ideology to guide national affairs.
Li Dingdao: "It is appropriate to implement these outlines simultaneously."
Zhang Yue said happily: "Senior people are really people we can talk to. Too many people have no purpose, and in the end they just do it randomly."
"The third is the new vested interests. Without the replacement of the old with the new, the reform will not continue,"
"Otherwise, Your Majesty and you and I alone won't be able to do it. Fourthly..."
Li Ding was convinced by Zhang Yue's words, but he didn't expect there would be another four.
Zhang Yue said: "The fourth is that there are people like you and me in the imperial court who are willing to do it. These people cannot be recruited with benefits. Only those who truly take the world as their own responsibility can do it."
"Actually, what I'm talking about is the most important thing in reform. The great determination and perseverance you mentioned are of course necessary, but they are not that important. As for the tactics and means, they are the most inferior things. Only those who cannot stand on the stage can
Increasingly, I became obsessed with this way, and offered it as a jade, and finally ruined the morals of the people."
Li Ding was furious when he heard this. You, Zhang San, are mocking me. Impeachment is a method that cannot be put on the stage. Aren't I, Li Ding, a person who cannot be put on the stage?
You, Zhang San, are a gentleman. Don't resort to conspiracy and try to secure this position for me. Can an honest man become prime minister? Who are you fooling?
Although he thought so in his heart, Li Ding couldn't help but hold back his anger in the end.
Li Ding asked: "Doesn't the Prime Minister not suppress mergers?"
Zhang Yue said: "Of course it must be suppressed, but it will not hinder Guan Zhong's method of carving wood and painting eggs."
"Then where are the new interest groups that the Prime Minister mentioned?"
"It's a poor family!"
When Zhang Yue uttered these two words, the door of the main hall was in front of Zhang Yue and Li Ding. Under the direct gaze of Yulong holding golden bone flowers on his left and right, Zhang Yue stepped across the high threshold and entered the hall first.
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This was the end of their journey, and the palace was full of waiting princes.
Li Ding looked at Zhang Yue's back, lowered his head and said, "I must have learned from the Prime Minister's words."
The scene when the princes in the palace looked at Li Ding and Zhang Yue as they entered, like two scholars discussing the meaning of the scriptures and exchanging knowledge.
Li Ding went to the hall and stood still.
Poor family?
He, Li Ding, is from a really poor family, his father, Li Wen, is a professor, and he, Li Ding, is the son of a concubine.
Li Ding's mother Qiu married three times in her life and gave birth to two sons and one daughter. Li Ding was born to Qiu when she married Li Wen as a concubine, and then Qiu remarried again.
Li Ding later learned that Mrs. Qiu was his biological mother. When the old party was criticizing her, he found out his life experience and made it known to the world.
Later, Li Ding learned that Qiu had given birth to a son with his first husband, who later became a monk with the Buddhist name Foyin. Li Ding learned that the other party was actually Su Shi's good friend Xindao, which was really strange.
Who represents the real poor family: Wang Anshi, Zhang Dun, Li Ding, or Zhang Yue?
Li Ding stood in the palace and looked at the majesty of the princes.
Yushi Zhongcheng, also known as Yushi Zhongcheng, was the adjutant of the Yushi doctor during the Qin and Han Dynasties. In the Song Dynasty, there was almost no Yushi doctor, and Yushi Zhongcheng was the head of the Yushi platform.
As the censor Zhongcheng, it is his duty to correct the world above and the officials below.
When Bao Zheng was the censor Zhongcheng, nobles, relatives and eunuchs held hands for him, and everyone who heard about it was afraid.
Li Ding considered himself incompetent and had this thought, but his purpose was to remove all obstacles to the new law. In his view, anyone who opposed the new law was a powerful person or a powerful lackey.
As the purifying whip sounded, the officials, surrounded by ceremonial guards, came to the hall and took their seats.
"Hail, holy bow!"
After bowing to all the princes, today's agenda will begin.
At this moment, Li Ding seemed to have a big wave surging in his heart, and he was still a bit nervous and uneasy. Zhang Yue's words just now did touch him, but he didn't have time to think about it carefully.
Now that the arrow is on the string, there is still He Zhengchen outside who wants to respond to him.
Therefore, at this moment, Li Ding should have no hesitation.
Li Ding jumped out of the class, and several ministers showed surprised expressions.
But I saw Li Dingli kowtow again at the head of the class.
"Your Majesty, my minister Li Ding impeached Zhang Yue, a subordinate of Zhongshu's family, Pingzhang, who was also a political official and a historian, for having an affair with Yelu Yixin, the Prime Minister of Tongliao!"
After speaking, Li Ding took out the memorial and presented it to him.
Impeach the Prime Minister!
The princes were in an uproar.
The last time a prime minister was publicly impeached in front of the king was when Wang Anshi was impeached in Tangyun. It was a public slap in the face in the early court.
And now it is time for the two governments to discuss.
As the censor Zhongcheng, Li Ding certainly impeached Zhang Yue in public.
But the moment Li Ding presented the memorial with a calm expression, a boulder fell to the ground in his heart. At this moment, there was no turning back.
Everything is done, there is no regret.
The emperor above looked at Zhang Yue, then looked at Li Ding and said, "Li Qing, do you know what you are doing?"
Li Dingdao: "I know, I want to impeach the prime minister. Please read the impeachment statement and then confront Zhang Yue in front of the emperor!"
At this moment, the official's face showed a bit of reluctance. He seemed to have already known what Li Ding wanted to impeach, but he did not want to make it so tense.
Things happened together today, so Zhang Yue and Li Ding only left and stayed.
Zhang Yue definitely couldn't leave, but Li Ding was also very useful now. He definitely didn't want to see this situation. As for Li Ding's impeachment of Zhang Yue, he had a slight guess.
At this moment, it is difficult to get off the tiger.
Ps: Some of the views in this chapter refer to Zhizhihu user Wan Naishi.
