Chapter 469: The system of turning against each other
The Xixia envoys were punished and the results were revealed.
Both escorts are punished.
At that time, Sima Guangshang said sparingly that big countries fear his power, while small countries cherish his virtues. He does not avoid the strong and does not bully the weak. This king will rule the world.
The envoy's move to protect China's face turned out to be an act of "bullying" in Sima Guang's eyes. Zhang Yue read Sima Guang's remarks and lamented that this old man was really powerful.
Both envoys were punished, although Zhang Yue himself was not mentioned.
But Zhang Yue also knew that he could not avoid it. It happened that the debate in the palace reached Zhang Yue's ears through different channels.
The people who preached these words to themselves were Han Zhongyan and Ouyang Fa respectively.
Although Han Zhongyan and Ouyang Fa did not say it explicitly, they made Zhang Yue understand that it was best for him to go to court and impeach himself.
Self-impeachment depends on your weight in the eyes of the officials. If they have a good impression of you, the officials will pardon you and the matter will be dismissed lightly. If you have a bad impression, you will be punished leniently.
This move is better than being settled by the queen.
But Zhang Yue felt that his move was not at fault, so he also had a bad temper and was determined not to impeach himself...
The consequences of not impeaching himself were also obvious, so many courtiers vaguely blamed Zhang Yue for the invasion of Xixia.
In the tenth month of Zhiping, Xixia invaded the border, causing shock in the court.
Han Qi and Sima Guang had a heated debate on whether to implement the system of government troops in the northwest.
As for the officials, they also made a decision, that is, to restore the system of changing pairs. On the fifth day of the general meeting, Hanlin bachelors and Wenbanchao counselors would take turns to play the pairs.
The system of transferring pairs was implemented in the second year of Taizu's Jianlong reign.
The so-called transfer system means that as long as you are a civil servant who is an official of the court, you can enter the palace to report to the official.
Previously, the system of "Second Dui" was implemented. The so-called "Second Dui" means that only officials with the qualifications of the "Second Dui" can enter the palace, so the "Second Dui" is also called the "Second Dui".
The intention of the official family to restore the transfer system is obvious, that is, as long as you are a court councilor, you can be qualified to join the dynasty.
This is very good for opening up channels of speech.
What the serving officer says may not be in line with the official's wishes, so the official will change the system from the secondary to the secondary system to listen to the opinions of the "lower-level" officials.
Of course, there are thresholds for low-level officials.
The so-called threshold is above the rank of court counselor, and Zhang Yue, who had just been promoted to Taichang Cheng, was just at this threshold to be qualified to go to the palace and transfer to his right.
This is also where the power lies.
It turns out that the most valuable thing about being a court counselor is that you can get the qualification to change pairs. However, in the later period of Emperor Renzong, he always implemented secondary pairs instead of transfers. Therefore, the court counselors had nothing to do except kowtow outside the palace every day.
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But when the transfer system is implemented, the officials of the imperial court will become more valuable.
This caused many officials who had just been promoted to court officials to be eager to prepare their opinions on national affairs and how to be appreciated by the officials.
So when the transfer was implemented, all the officials who usually had fevers, stomachaches, and various excuses to ask for leave from the Yushitai and did not come to attend the imperial meeting suddenly got better. Some of them were even too old to walk, and even asked their family members to carry them directly.
Enter the palace.
Officials all practice the system of changing their positions. How can we, as officials of the imperial court, not give face to us?
When Zhang Yue arrived in front of Chongzheng Hall, he saw that all the officials were in high spirits.
Zhang Yue thought to himself that the system of starting from the first to the second can open up avenues for speech, prevent obstruction and disadvantages, and select talents.
For those in higher positions, low-ranking officials often have people who dare to speak out or who can agree with him. Previously, when Fu Bi was discussing politics, Sima Guang robbed the white general's house, and Han Qi beat him until he lay on the ground unable to make a sound.
There are very few family members.
But for those in power, there are ways to change these.
People in power from ancient times to the present like to gain power through reforms, and their supporters do not come from high-level vested interests, but from relatively low-level officials.
Zhang Yue heard the official next to him say: "During the Taizu Dynasty, Zhuan Dui was only practiced during the Jianlong period. It was only followed fifteen years after Taizong ascended the throne. After a full thirty years, Zhenzong and Renzong did it.
I changed my mind twice, but it’s just more than a year. I wonder how many days can I travel now?”
The official on the side smiled and said: "The officials are willing to reform and enterprising, which is a good thing for us. I have prepared a lot of words."
Another person ridiculed: "Forget it. We, the ministers, are very frightened when facing the emperor, so we may not dare to speak out. You have prepared a lot of words here, but when your legs are weak, you may not be able to say a single word."
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Everyone laughed.
"But it's a wheel-match, and only two people can come in and out at a time. It's hard for me to see when hundreds of court officials will be able to take our turn."
"If an official asks about Xixia affairs, be very careful, especially about the government soldiers. It will offend everyone."
"That's right, be careful what you say, be careful what you say. In the past, the reason why the wheel did not work was because the prime ministers thought that those who spoke out were in large numbers and stabbed those in power."
Zhang Yue also understood after hearing this. Historically, Qin Hui was a narrow-minded person. The officials were afraid of saying the wrong thing when they were taking turns, so they refused to go. Even if they went, they would only talk to the emperor about insignificant things, such as officials
Take care of yourself and don't overwork yourself. Anyway, I'm afraid of violating taboos, so I don't dare to talk about state affairs. I just talk about things that are not important. The meaning of such a rotation is gone.
As soon as the proposal of rotating matches came out, it was opposed by the officials. The main reason was that they were afraid that some ministers below would be unseemly and pick out what the emperor wanted to hear. But the real intention of the objection was tacitly understood by everyone.
Zhang Yue and the court officials stood outside the door and listened.
He didn't think it would be his turn, but he had another worry, that was the Xixia investigation.
Once you enter officialdom, you are in the middle of right and wrong.
When you reach this level as an official, your colleagues will not accuse you of your faults to your face, but only those who have experienced it personally will understand the occasional actions, contemptuous glances or turning a blind eye to such subtle little thorns.
If you go to a place and feel that the atmosphere is not right, as long as you are not too obtuse, you can detect that these people whispered something about you not long ago.
Although everyone appears to be fine, you can vaguely feel it.
That means you are being targeted!
Especially after Sima Guang's spasm, Zhang Yue could feel such a soft nail.
"Unprecedented officials should listen to the report!"
After hearing the decree, all the officials continued to wait under the sun.
There have been ten people in pairs just now. Generally, officials will not call the sixth pair. It seems that everyone has waited in vain for another day.
All the officials regretted waiting all day in vain.
Although you have regrets, you have to come when you should, just like some meetings, you can't say anything when you go, let alone make any decisions, but being there means you have a qualification.
Getting into the right group is a matter of qualification.
"I know Lu Jiao of the admonishment court, and he is in charge of hooking up and leading the supervisor Zhang Yue into the right position."
As Xiaohuangmen came out to announce, Zhang Yue couldn't help but be slightly surprised, then he realized what he was doing, holding a white slip in his hand and said: "I obey the order."
So in the eyes of everyone, Zhang Yue walked to the door of the palace, with Lu Hui beside him.
Lu Jie is a candidate for officialdom and is qualified to join.
And the rotation is always like this, with one reserve official and one non-reserve official.
This arrangement is said to be to avoid being left out when the match is played. At the same time, a waiting officer has experience in playing a match in front of the king. He can give some advice to the non-waiting officer who plays the match for the first time to avoid making any jokes in front of the king.
In the past, there were ministers who met the emperor and could only babble and could not even utter a complete sentence.
But a waiting officer can help you resolve this embarrassment.
So Zhang Yue and Lu Jie entered the palace together.
