In the wine shop, Zhang Yue and Han Zhongyan had a drink for you and a drink for me, and they continued to drink.
"Sima Jun is actually neglected?"
Zhang Yue was slightly surprised: "Only today?"
Han Zhongyan nodded and said: "Exactly."
Zhang Yue said: "Before I went to Lu Xianke, I sent a letter to Sima Gong."
Han Zhongyan said: "It's true. Dad once said that Sima Junshi is a traitor but a loyal person. No matter what he does, he does it just right. In order to establish the heir, how many courtiers have come to give you advice, but why do you choose to give him advice?"
He just happened to pull it off and win a jackpot."
"Look at the impeachment of Ren Shouzhong. The person who impeached him first was Lu Xianke, but now that Sima Junshi has come forward, the whole world thinks it was Sima Junshi who brought down Ren Shouzhong! This is really a brilliant move!"
Zhang Yue thought carefully about his experience with Sima Guang, and felt that as Han Zhongyan said, he had taken all the benefits: "I don't have a close relationship with Jun Shi."
Han Zhongyan asked: "If Duzhi and Junshi don't have a close relationship, how can he know Lu Xianke?"
Zhang Yue smiled and said, "I knew you had this question."
Han Zhongyan waved his hand and said, "Forget the unnecessary question. Yes, although dad and Lu Xian are not on good terms, it is sometimes not easy to distinguish between friends and enemies in the officialdom!"
Zhang Yue thought to himself, yes, Han Qi and Wang Gongchen are still good friends.
Han Zhongyan continued: "Actually, I know everything without asking. Why did you, Lu Xianke, help you this time?"
"Because he intends to marry his daughter to Wu Anshi?"
Zhang Yue's first reaction was that Wu Anshi wanted to take a concubine, but then he thought that it was impossible... He remembered that a month ago, he heard that Wu Anshi's wife Fan was in poor health, but at first he thought it was just a minor illness, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
.
Seventeenth Mother sent someone to visit her.
However, Zhang Yue heard that his wife was still ill, but Wu Anshi was ready to consider...
"Continuation?"
Han Zhongyan nodded: "Exactly."
Zhang Yue thought that his father-in-law had been transferred to the capital three times now, but he had never been transferred back to the capital because the late emperor was not happy. But the official family was different now, and he was very fond of his father-in-law... Therefore, his father-in-law planned to be transferred back to the capital to serve in the officialdom.
Help."
There is no more reliable help in the world than in-laws.
Wu Anshi had been looking for flowers in the past, but his father-in-law Fan Zhen was a model of morality, and he couldn't stand Wu Anshi's behavior in raising a wife. Therefore, Wu Anshi and Fan Zhen had long since broken off, so Fan Zhen could not be with his father-in-law.
Help.
Now that Fan is ill, for Wu Anshi, instead of seeking medical advice to cure Fan's illness, he can't wait to find a sequel.
This sounds really chilling, but for officials who put their interests first, this move is not unusual.
In official families, it is common for the elder sister to die of illness and the younger sister to marry off. Zeng Gong, Lu Gongbi, etc. all did this. Marriage is an exchange of interests.
Now Wu Anshi is looking for a successor not only for himself, but also for Zhang Yue's father-in-law, and to find a better political springboard.
Zhang Yue said: "I understand. This time I regret looking for Lu Xianke to go to Shu."
Han Zhongyan laughed loudly and said: "Du Zhi, Du Zhi, I am also surprised that you came to Lu Xianke through the connections of the Yue family. This is not what you always do!"
Zhang Yueyan said: "Yes."
He knew that Qi Niang had always been on good terms with the Fan family. If she knew that her brother had done this, he would not know how sad she would be. Now he still owed Lu Hui a favor.
However, Zhang Yue immediately said: "It won't help the situation now. Too much complaining will prevent heartbreak. It's better to keep an eye on the future. I will definitely remember to return this sentiment in the future."
Han Zhongyan raised his glass and said: "Duzhi, your poem is very good, but there is no need to care too much about human relationships. In my opinion, you might as well use this opportunity to repair the discord between you and your uncle."
Zhang Yue said: "How do you know that my uncle and I are at odds?"
Han Zhongyan squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "Duzhi, you have always been very measured in doing things, and you don't want to owe favors on weekdays, but by doing this, in my uncle's eyes, you don't regard him as one of your own, and the two of you are divided. This
It will be difficult for him to ask you for help in the future."
Zhang Yue admired Han Zhongyan for his ability to understand people's hearts...
Zhang Yue said: "What the master servant said is absolutely true. I have learned from it."
Han Zhongyan said with a smile: "I'm guessing from my own perspective. Your uncle and I are both yamen, and what he wants in his heart is similar to mine. If Du didn't ask me to overthrow Ren Shouzhong this time, I would have doubted him in the past three years.
Farewell, I wonder if there is anyone who can treat me as a friend."
Zhang Yue also said with a smile: "You have been my friend for a lifetime, and I can tell you the truth. At the beginning, I still had a grudge against Mr. Zhaowen, but now that I have been reminded of him for a long time, I only have admiration in my heart.
He is the only one in the world who can be regarded as inheriting the mantle of Duke Fan Wenzheng."
At first Zhang Yue thought that Wang Anshi would succeed Fan Zhongyan, but now it seems that Fan Zhongyan would oppose Wang Anshi's reform if he knew about it.
Han Zhongyan said: "Why don't you talk to my father about this?"
"It's more convincing if you tell it from the words of a master and a servant!"
Everyone laughed and continued eating.
And now in the political hall.
Faced with the request of officials from outside, Han Qi calmly issued an imperial edict and demoted Ren Shouzhong to the rank of training envoy of Qizhou regiment.
Zeng Gongliang read it and saw the initials.
Turning to Ouyang Xiu, Ouyang Xiu also signed the letter after reading it.
Zhao Gai felt embarrassed, so he took the imperial book and asked Ouyang Xiudao: "Without the official pen, how can the imperial book be counted?"
Ouyang Xiu pointed at the officials who were discussing explanations outside the political affairs hall, and then said: "The Korean Association has its own opinions."
Zhao Gai immediately signed the imperial edict without hesitation.
Then Han Qi took the invitation and ordered Gou Ren Shouzhong to come to the political affairs hall.
Ren Shouzhong had known that the officials outside were causing trouble and wanted to severely punish him. After seeing the invitation, he was shocked and doubtful, but he had to not go and said: "I don't feel well. I will go to see Mr. Han another day."
The messenger came and said: "The officials are talking a lot. If you don't go, I'm afraid the Queen Mother and the officials will be alarmed. Please ask the nobles to reluctantly go there!"
"The official just wants an explanation."
Ren Shouzhong took another look at the invitation and said, "Wait until I report it to the officials, the Queen Mother!"
The person who reported back soon said: "The official has an order, and if I tell Ren Shouzhong, you can go and come back."
Ren Shouzhong still refused to leave, hoping that Empress Dowager Cao would save his life because of their old relationship. No matter how much the messenger urged, Ren Shouzhong refused to go. Finally, after a while, a chamberlain finally came to see him. This person was none other than Zhang. Maoze.
When Ren Shouzhong saw Zhang Maoze, his heart went cold.
Ren Shouzhong begged: "Zhang Douzhi, I watched you grow up the first day you came to the palace. Now that I am in trouble, I hope you can help me because of our long-term friendship and let me see you." Queen Mother. If I don’t say a few words, I will die in peace.”
Zhang Maoze said: "Brother Ren, you have served the Queen Mother for decades, what do you have to say that you have to wait until today?"
"Actually, you could have told me these things earlier, but if you don't tell me sooner or later and you insist on telling them today, how can the Queen Mother listen to them?"
"I know that you know that the Queen Mother is soft-hearted and hates the suffering of the elderly people in the palace. But listen to my advice, wouldn't it be good to keep some feelings in your heart? Why must you break him? Just go on your way with peace of mind!"
When Ren Shouzhong heard this, he knew he was finished.
