Three hundred and ninety-seven chapters Bole Ouyang Xiu
When news of the official's death came out, the citizens of Kaifeng mourned and the shops went on strike.
Every household burned paper to worship, and even beggars and children bought paper money to pay homage to the late emperor.
The benevolence of the late emperor was well known to the people. Even when the news reached Xijing, the people cried and offered sacrifices.
The smoke from the paper money burning in Tokyo and Xijing covered the sky and stayed there for a long time. The news spread to at least the Liao Kingdom, and even the Lord of Liao shed tears for it.
The country fell into grief. A few days after the massacre, the court was busy conferring officials and nobility, and spreading money to win people's hearts.
First, Qizai Zhi, who is wearing a yellow robe, is shown.
Prime Minister Han Qi, his minister, minister of the Ministry of War, Wei Guogong and Shanling envoy.
Zeng Gongliang was appointed Minister of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Minister of the Ministry of Rites.
Zhang Sheng, the privy envoy, and Ouyang Xiu, Zhao Gai, were appointed as ministers of the household department.
Deputy Privy Envoys Hu Su and Wu Kui were also added to the matter.
All other officials have been promoted to one level.
The official position has not yet been officially awarded, but the 4 million guan rewarded by the civil servants in Beijing has been handed out impatiently. According to the official position, Zhang Yue also received 700 to 800 guan, in addition to the gifts. .
To be honest, this reward was too much, and Sima Guang and other officials came to the throne to object. At this time, another official came to the throne, and Yin Guan's son was promoted to an official position at an early age.
In defiance of the disapproval of the world, the person who said this was Nan Cao Wang Duan of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, who was Wang Zhi's younger brother and the nephew of former prime minister Wang Dan. Therefore, the court restrained itself a little and reconsidered the reward.
Sima Guang, on the other hand, used the gift of more than a thousand guan as minister money for admonishment. As for the gold gift, he gave it to his uncle and did not take a penny to his own home.
Some civil servants said that they gave too much, but most people were happy to put it in their pockets. However, the Forbidden Army directly expressed that it gave too little. Although the Forbidden Army gave 11 million yuan in money, it had many soldiers and did not give any money. Gold only gives food.
The Forbidden Army was in an uproar, asking why the late emperor had given money and money when he came to the throne. Why was he now giving food and money instead? This incident caused the Forbidden Army to threaten the court with mutiny. I don't know how Han Qi talked with Li Zhang and Hao Zhi. The matter was finally contained.
On this day, Zhang Yue and Qi Niang went to Ouyang Xiu's house to sit for a while, and saw that Ouyang Xiu was a little depressed.
Has Ouyang Xiu just been promoted to the rank of Minister of Household Affairs? This is the 19th-level official in the Beijing Dynasty, with a monthly salary of fifty-five guan. If Zhang Yue had his salary, he would have made two bowls of porridge every day, drank one bowl and poured another bowl. Already.
But he saw Ouyang Xiu looking at a picture, Zhang Yue and Qi Niang smiling and saying, "Duzhi, how do you and your wife think I have chosen this place to die?"
Zhang Yue and Qi Niang walked to Ouyang Xiu to look at the pictures.
Seventeen Niang said: "Uncle, this is the West Lake in Yingzhou!"
Ouyang Xiu stroked his beard and said, "Of course, Yingzhou West Lake is not only similar to Hangzhou's West Lake, but it is also rich in crabs. You also know that I love eating crabs most in my life."
Seventeenth Mother smiled and said, "Well, my husband-in-law will bring a basket of lake crabs when he comes to visit today. He will steam them in a while and serve them to my uncle for drinking."
Ouyang Xiu laughed and said, "Wine and crabs are enough for this life!"
Seventeenth Mother smiled and said: "My aunt is in the house today, and I have brought her the jasmine tea that she likes today."
Ouyang Xiu smiled and said: "It's very good. Madam likes this tea, but I prefer herbal tea."
Seventeen Niang knew that the two of them had something to say, so she left and went to look for Mr. Xue.
Ouyang Xiu said to Zhang Yue: "Duzhi, you have married such a good wife. Yes, do you often visit the Wu family?"
Zhang Yue said: "I move around a lot on weekdays."
"Have you asked them to do anything?"
"Never."
Ouyang Xiu said: "That's good. If you have any difficulties, just come to me. I don't mean it. You have a good father-in-law and a good mother-in-law. It's not like I owed too much to my in-laws when I was young. Now that I have become the deputy prime minister, I have to work hard every day."
Someone comes to ask for help."
"But it's fine that you know this and I know it. You must never tell my wife, otherwise I will become a different person inside and out."
They both laughed together.
Soon the servants came to present the steamed crabs. Ouyang Xiu sighed: "Speaking of crabs, I suddenly remembered that the late emperor had a banquet when he was there, and there were only twenty-eight crabs on one plate."
"The official asked how much a crab cost. The answer was, one thousand yuan."
"The official said angrily, I will eat twenty-eight pieces of chopsticks. How can I eat them? The official did not touch a single crab that day."
Zhang Yue said: "The official is really a kind and kind king."
When Ouyang Xiu heard this, he also said sadly: "That's all, it's useless to talk more."
Zhang Yue said: "Uncle, I have something to ask of you today, and I hope your uncle will agree to it!"
Ouyang Xiu glanced at Zhang Yue and said, "You and I will sit down and discuss."
Zhang Yue and Ouyang Xiu sat on the top chair together. Ouyang Xiu asked: "Why is it so urgent?"
Zhang Yue said: "I want my uncle to resign as a banquet official for me!"
Ouyang Xiu asked in surprise: "Why do you want to resign from the official banquet at this time? Although the official family is currently ill, sooner or later the banquet will be reopened. You are the minister who decides the policy. With this kind of favor, you will be promoted to a high official in the future.
It’s not difficult either.”
Zhang Yueze said: "Uncle himself wants to quit, so why would he put me on the fire?"
Ouyang Xiu couldn't help but remain silent for a while after hearing Zhang Yue's words.
Zhang Yue understood Ouyang Xiu's temperament, that is, Ouyang Xiu was like this, so he could discuss the matter directly. Others would not be happy.
Ouyang Xiudao: "Is it true that you are here to recite scriptures?"
Zhang Yue nodded and said: "Exactly."
Ouyang Xiu sighed when he heard this: "Yesterday in the afternoon, the ministers of the two palaces set up two verandas in the palace. The official's curtain was hung inside. Suddenly he became ill and shouted loudly inside that he wanted to kill the privy minister. We were waiting outside to listen and were at a loss.
Gongze was sweating profusely, and finally Han Gong rolled up the curtain and went in, and that was when he stopped."
Zhang Yue couldn't help being stunned after hearing this.
After Zhang Yue heard this, he thought to himself, "Are the officials crazy?" On the spot, in front of the two ministers, he said that he wanted to kill the Privy Councilor, the second most powerful person in the civil service.
Zhang Yue said: "Although the official family is sick, they will never be so crazy..."
Ouyang Xiudao: "It doesn't matter whether the official is ill or not. You said you wanted to resign from Jingyan. At this moment, I think of you saying in the palace, 'The official takes one step back and asks us to push him two steps forward.' This is so prescient."
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Zhang Yue felt ashamed secretly. How could he say that he didn't start from Funing Hall?
Because this official is really unreliable, think about the "Pu Yi" in history. This move is similar to the "Great Li Yi" in Jiajing during the Ming Dynasty, which created a confrontation between the two factions of officials in the court, and Ouyang Xiu was hated for it.
After becoming an official, Han Qi also made himself smell dirty.
Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu are riding a tiger to protect their official family. Unless they resign immediately, they cannot avoid this matter as long as they are in this position, but what about themselves?
If I were in Taichang Liyuan, I would not be able to avoid this "Pu Discussion" in such a pragmatic yamen. Therefore, the best way to avoid this "Pu Discussion" is to serve as an official in other places, or to serve as an official in a position where I can do practical things.
, otherwise the issue of ideological alignment cannot be avoided.
Therefore, he proposed to Ouyang Xiu to resign as the official of Jingyan today.
Ouyang Xiudao: "Although I don't want you to leave the ceremony at this time, I can see that you have made up your mind. I will discuss this matter with Prime Minister Han. The dignity of the official family makes people feel cold. No wonder the people in the court are like this.
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"Forget it," Ouyang Xiu then turned around and picked up the picture and showed it to Zhang Yue and said: "Look, besides my Ouyang family's house next to the West Lake, I asked Erlang to buy a house in Yingzhou and rent it to the common people. In this way, he will become an official.
, the family also has enough food and clothing.”
"You're right. I have the intention of retreating myself, so I won't push you forward."
Zhang Yue said: "My nephew is ashamed."
Ouyang Xiudao: "Don't be ashamed. Previously, the official said that she would stay in the dark for three years. Now that she has suffered such a serious illness, Han Gong proposed that the Queen Mother follow the example of the Queen Mother Zhang Xian and listen to politics behind the curtain as proposed by the Funing Palace."
"Since the Empress Dowager is hanging up the curtain, the ceremonial court will have to submit an invitation. Han Gong originally wanted you to come forward to petition, but I was worried that it would be detrimental to your career in the future, so I postponed it. Unexpectedly, you offered to resign as the banquet official. You can withdraw at any time.
And retreat, but I can’t!”
Ouyang Xiu couldn't help but sigh.
Zhang Yue thought to himself, was Han Qi afraid that he was not tied tightly enough to him? It seemed that his decision to get out of the car was indeed the right one.
Zhang Yue stood up and said, "Even so, my nephew thanked my uncle."
Ouyang Xiu said cheerfully: "Thank you. I have been trying to make friends all my life. Others say I am a Bole. But since I am a Bole, I should consider it carefully for you in the future. Have you considered where to work?"
Zhang Yue said: "If possible, my nephew would like to go to a key place, such as Sansi."
Ouyang Xiu said with a smile: "The three secretaries are in charge of the country's wealth and have great plans. It is easy to take out."
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "But my nephew's official position seems not enough. It would be great if he could get another official position."
Ouyang Xiu said with a smile: "Why do you still think that the official promotion is not fast? Your father-in-law's elder brother Wu Chunqing passed the imperial examination at the age of twenty-five. After entering the third class of the imperial examination at the age of thirty-one, he moved from Dali Temple Cheng to Zuo Lang.
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"Zhang Andao (Zhang Fangping), who did not read the book for the second time, was awarded the title of Zuo Lang after the second imperial examination. This position was established by the Northern Wei Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period and is still used today. Because it is an upright official with idle and important duties, most of them are
When people are high and powerful, they rarely choose people based on their talents."
"In the early days of the country, Zuo Lang was the first choice for the number one scholar, and he was extremely important. Now you feel that your promotion is not fast."
Zhang Yue said: "But I'm still a little short of a judge for the third division."
When Wang Anshi was the magistrate of Duzhi, his official position was Wailang, a member of the ancestral hall. Zhang Yue is now a wailang, a member of the ancestral hall. He still has two transfers. Unless there is a special order or the emperor dies again, the time can be shortened.
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Zhang Yue didn't think too much about it. He was one of those people who kept asking for money, so he roughly drew a direction. The most important thing was that he was a affairs officer. A down-to-earth official would be promoted quickly and demoted quickly.
Ouyang Xiu also knew that it was too difficult to judge the third division, so he said: "Although your official position is low, you have made great decisions in the past. Han Gong once told me that he will definitely return your favor."
Zhang Yue was overjoyed when he heard this, and you didn't tell him earlier.
Since you want to be an official, you must be bold and thick-skinned!
So Zhang Yue continued to ask for a price: "Uncle, although the qualifications of the three judges are less, it doesn't matter. For the time being, we can add the word "power". The most important thing is that the position is more important and the power is greater. It is best to be able to coordinate and coordinate the country's people's livelihood and other important matters.
Everything..."
After Zhang Yue finished speaking, he saw that Ouyang Xiu's face had turned the color of pig liver, but he said anxiously: "I say you are shameless, but you really are! I am just saying a few polite words on behalf of Mr. Han, but you take it seriously! If Mr. Han can do that,
You have been arranged to be the judge of the Third Division, why don't you see what kind of official position you can arrange for me?"
"My official position is low, my appetite is not low, it's quite a beautiful thought!"
Hearing what Ouyang Xiu said, Zhang Yue laughed shamelessly: "My uncle and I are from the same family, so we don't speak the same language!"
