Chapter Five Hundred and Fifty Debates in Yanhe Palace
Sima Guang and Lu Jie were both admonishers during the Pu Conference. During that stormy time, they joined forces to fight and forced Emperor Yingzong to recognize his father. The matter had to come to an end.
At that time, almost all Manchu officials stood behind Sima Guang and Lu Jie. It was at that time that they established a deep friendship.
Now Sima Guang heard that his old comrade-in-arms Lu Jie wanted to impeach Wang Anshi and said: "Since ancient times, sages have been able to see the subtle things, and the opinions of Xianke must be above mine. In fact, when Jiefu returns to the court this time, I can see that there are some words that I have nothing to do with
When we talked with him, he avoided the important and ignored the easy, and refused to tell the truth."
Sima Guang noticed that after Wang Anshi returned from Jiangning after a gap of several years, many barriers developed between them, who had previously talked about everything.
Especially this time, Han Wei and Lu Gongzhu supported Wang Anshi, not Sima Guang.
The original four friends of Jiayou are now divided into two camps.
There were not two camps, but he, Sima Guang, was isolated.
Sima Guang said: "This time Jiefu and I are just discussing matters, and we have different opinions on official matters. Besides, Jiefu is a bachelor. Now the whole court calls this person a good one. I think you are overly worried."
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When Lu Ji heard what Sima Guang said, he stopped talking.
He thought to himself that when they first discussed the matter, they were not even afraid of Emperor Yingzong, Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu and others, so why should they be afraid of Wang Anshi now?
In August of the first year of Xining, there was a big earthquake in Heshuo.
Bianjing was also affected.
Last year when the official ascended the throne, there was also a great earthquake in the capital. Zeng Gongliang reported to the emperor that it was caused by "Yin Yu".
Now that there was a big earthquake in Heshuo, the officials remembered Zeng Gongliang's words and feared that Di Yi would harm China. Heshuo was the front line of the Song Dynasty's defense against the Liao Kingdom.
Although the Xixia people repeatedly defeated the Song army, when Li Yuanhao's military strength was at its peak, he only shouted to fight Chang'an or something. But if there was any disturbance on the border of the Liao Kingdom, the civil and military forces of the entire court trembled.
Because if something happens in Heshuo, the Liao Kingdom will take advantage of this place and attack Bianjing.
Therefore, the first thing the officials did when they heard about the Heshuo earthquake was to order the border pacifiers and the Xiongzhou governor to spy on the Liao people's military situation.
At the same time, money and food were given to appease the people.
In addition, the officials also sent the imperial censor Zhongcheng Tengfu and Zhizhigao Wuchong to appease Hebei.
When Wu Chong drafted the Recruitment Law together with Zhang Yue last time, he was deeply appreciated by the officials. Therefore, this time he was also entrusted with the important task of appeasing Hebei.
Zhang Yue was overjoyed when he heard about it. This shows that his father-in-law has gained the trust and respect of the officials. He will definitely be of great use when he returns from his mission to Heshuo.
However, when it comes to the earthquake, the officials are worried about Di Yi's shady prosperity, but there are always people in the official circles who do not forget to stir up trouble.
He Tanyin, the magistrate of Zizhou, wrote a letter saying that the Heshuo earthquake this time was due to the strong winds and the strong ministers and the weak king. This was a metaphor for Han Qi's plot to usurp the throne and asked to recall Wang Tao.
Lu Gong wrote in Shangshu that Wang Tao flattered Han Qi all day long when he was in power. When he became the censor, he said that Han Qi was not the same. Can such a person be used?
Wang Tao finally did not return to the court.
He never returned to Bianjing to serve as an official in his entire life.
Bianjing experienced a heavy rain in the afternoon of August.
After the rain, rainwater was dripping from the eaves of the palace. The court officials held umbrellas and climbed up the steps. When they arrived at the palace gate, they handed their rain gear to the eunuchs waiting in front of the palace gate and looked at the fish bags in their official robes.
No one was caught in the rain, and then walked into the temple.
Zhang Yue passed under the colonnade of Chongzheng Hall, and the opposite hall in front of him was Yanhe Hall.
Chongzheng Hall faces south, while Yanhe Hall faces north, so it is called the Inverted Hall.
This Yanhe Hall was built during the Dazhong period. Its real name is Chengming. It was here that the Empress Dowager Zhang Xian participated in the government affairs behind the curtain.
Almost none of the ministers in court today can remember what it was like when Empress Dowager Zhang Xian lowered her curtains.
Nowadays, Yanhe Hall is adjacent to Funing Hall, the main residence of officials, and is equivalent to the back hall of Chongzheng Hall. Therefore, monarchs and ministers often retreat to this hall to rest after discussing in Chongzheng Hall.
Now the Yanhe Hall is the Bian Hall.
Zhang Yue put away his rain gear, patted it on the steps, drained the water and handed it to the eunuch at the side. At this moment, he saw a purple-robed official standing aside and brushing away the rainwater from the corners of his robe.
The other party was none other than Wang Gui.
Zhang Yue stepped forward and saluted respectfully: "I have seen the commander."
When Wang Gui saw Zhang Yue, he greeted him with a smile.
Zhang Yue hurriedly stepped forward to tidy up Wang Gui's robes. Wang Gui declined a little but accepted.
Wang Gui is Zhang Yue's disciple. Although the teacher-student relationship is not on the table, privately Zhang Yue still treats Wang Gui as a disciple.
At this time, footsteps were heard from the side. Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, who were also Hanlin bachelors, happened to be here and saw Zhang Yue adjusting Wang Gui's robes.
Wang Anshi and Sima Guang had different expressions, and then they greeted Wang Gui.
Wang Gui smiled and said a few words to the two of them. Wang Gui had been a Hanlin bachelor for twelve years and could be said to be an old Hanlin bachelor, while Wang Anshi and Sima Guang had just joined the Hanlin.
However, Zhang Yue felt that Wang Gui seemed to be less powerful in front of Sima Guang and Wang Anshi, as if the advantage of more than ten years of seniority did not exist.
Zhang Yue understood that Wang Gui had made a mistake when it came to Renzong's appointment as the heir. This step was a mistake. Wang Gui had been cautious for three years during Yingzong's reign. Until Yingzong's death, he made Wang Gui a bachelor of Duanming Palace.
Only then did it slow down.
On the contrary, Sima Guang was a great contributor to the establishment of the Chu Dynasty, and he acted confidently wherever he went.
At this time, the official came here and said: "Several bachelors have arrived, and the officials have been waiting in the hall for a long time."
Several officials immediately entered the Yanhe Hall.
Wang Gui is a bachelor of the Imperial Academy and has the highest status. He is at the front, followed by Sima Guang, Wang Anshi, and Zhang Yue at the end.
Today, the officials summoned several Hanlin scholars to discuss matters, and Zhang Yue came to serve as a human background.
After entering the palace, I paid homage to the officials and discussed the current disaster in Heshuo.
When a disaster occurs, relief must be provided, but the country has no money, so the three bachelors discuss personnel matters. The officials complain that there are too many officials in the 300 military states and states in the world.
Sima Guang came forward and talked eloquently, saying that we have one level of supervision, with the supervision department supervising the local state officials, the state officials supervising the county officials, and then the admonishment officers supervising the supervision department, so that we can win people.
The official said: "It's a pity that now there are no people to remonstrate with the officials."
Sima Guang said: "Your Majesty, you need three things to admonish an official. The first is not to love wealth, the second is to pay attention to fame and integrity, and the third is to know how to govern the body. Now the deputy envoy of salt and iron, Lu Hui, is qualified for the job."
The official nodded after hearing this.
Zhang Yue was listening to the proceedings in the Yanhe Hall. Sima Guang was mainly talking, Wang Anshi occasionally expressed a few opinions, but Wang Gui remained silent.
At this time, the official said: "This time the Heshuo disaster has caused a shortage of state supplies. Zeng Gongliang suggested that I offer sacrifices to the southern suburbs this year. The ministers of the two governments have resigned from the rewards. I have ordered the Academy of Academicians to take the decree. You can have Zhazi to come!"
Sima Guang and Wang Anshi each took out a letter and presented it to them.
Zhang Yue stepped down from the official's side and took the zhazi and presented it to the official.
But he saw that Wang Anshi and Sima Guang had completely opposite opinions. Then Zhang Yue looked at Sima Guang, and Wang Anshi and Wang Anshi started to fight in the palace!