One day, Zeng Bu came to visit him, but Zhang Yue, as usual, said he was ill and did not see him.
However, Zeng Bu gave him a letter.
In the letter, Zeng Bu conveyed the meaning of Zhongshu. Zhang Yue read the letter and found that Zeng Bu's letter was as verbose as the person's words, with a lot of rambling words. For example, he asked about his health, the current situation of his brother Zeng Gong, etc.
Finally, Zeng Bu conveyed the meaning of Zhongshu, which was also what Wang Anshi meant. He said that Zhang Yue's mistake was not a big mistake, and there was no need to dismiss him. He should first take up a foreign post, and then return to the capital to serve as an official after accumulating experience. Then he would be re-employed.
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Zhang Yue was shocked after reading the letter. Is this the tone of Wang Anshi's words? Did Zeng Bu convey it clearly?
Lu Gongzhu, Sima Guang, Fan Zhen and so many other officials were demoted and dismissed, but Wang Anshi didn't say anything, not even a word to persuade them to stay.
Lu Gong wrote, what kind of friendship did Sima Guang have with Wang Anshi? And what kind of friendship did he have with Wang Anshi?
I just lost Wang Anshi’s face.
However, Wang Anshi advised him not to dismiss his post but to re-employ him in the future. Is this the character of Jie Fu?
This is wrong!
But Zeng Bu was very loyal to Wang Anshi and was not a liar, so this letter should be 70% true.
So can I take a foreign job?
After Zhang Yue read the letter, he thought about it for a long time.
After being cut off from three official positions, it is definitely doomed for ordinary officials.
The seniority system used for official promotion is based on a three-year survey, and the third official is the third level, which is equivalent to wasting nine years on the official career.
Moreover, after September of the third year of Zhiping, it was changed to every four years, which was even more fatal.
However, for Zhang Yue, level three has little impact.
Because of his waiting system, others were promoted one level in three years, but he was promoted two levels in three years. Moreover, he was promoted specially, and the speed of promotion was more importantly the emperor's will, regardless of the wishes of the Political Affairs Hall and the Ministry of Personnel.
Moreover, after knowing the imperial edict, the salary does not depend on what the official draws.
But after all, the official determines the seniority of the officials. Originally, those who were sent out at the Zhangyue level were at least magistrates. If the experience of serving as a local official was not considered, then transfer envoys were also acceptable.
But because he was demoted, Zhizhou should be gone.
For example, Su Shi was impeached by Xie Jingwen for selling illegal salt. Even if it was confirmed that there was no evidence, Su Shi was only given a general sentence in Hangzhou.
The officials originally wanted to give Su Shi the post of magistrate of the state, but Zhongshu thought it was not possible and instead proposed Su Shi as the general magistrate of Yingzhou. After the officials saw it, they felt that the general magistrate of Yingzhou was not good, so they changed it to the general magistrate of Hangzhou.
The level of local state capitals in the Song Dynasty included the Sijing Prefecture (such as Kaifeng Prefecture), the Second Prefecture (Fengxiang), the Dudu Prefecture, the Jiedu Envoy Prefecture, the Defense Envoy Prefecture, the Tuanlian Envoy Prefecture, and so on.
Hangzhou is the Dudu Prefecture, and Yingzhou is the Tuanlian Envoy Prefecture. The Tongpan of the Dudu Prefecture is higher than that of Tuanlian Envoy Prefecture.
Su Shi is now Dr. Taichang, and his rank is only one level lower than Zhang Yue, who was demoted three levels in a row.
In another time and space history, Su Shi became the governor of Mizhou in the seventh year of Xining when his official position was Wailang, a member of the ancestral hall.
After seeing Su Shi's mission, Zhang Yue thought that if Wang Anshi asked him to be released, he would almost make himself the general judge.
If you want to serve as a chief official in a county, you must have experience as a second-hand official or a ministerial official. It is impossible to skip the deputy-level experience and directly let you serve as the top leader.
Moreover, when you first take over the Zhizhou, you will be asked to serve as the Zhizhou of a defensive state or a regiment training state.
Therefore, only with normal experience of being sent abroad and serving two terms as magistrate can one be promoted to magistrate.
It can be seen that the officials still valued Su Shi. After being awarded the title of general magistrate of Hangzhou, the next one would be at least the magistrate of the state. However, if he was granted the title of general magistrate of Yingzhou, the next one could only be the general magistrate of Dazhou.
In the past, Zhang Yue's rank was too high and he was more than qualified to serve as magistrate of the state, but now, being appointed as a general judge is in line with his demoted status.
If Wang Anshi allows him to serve outside, he can serve as the general magistrate of Dazhou.
However, if Han Jiang was invited to serve as the Xuanfu Envoy before, and if he was appointed as a judge of the Xuanfu Envoy, his qualifications and status would definitely be higher than that of Dazhou Tongpan. However, Han Jiang went to carry out the Hengshan Strategy, which was inconsistent with Zhang Yue's original intention.
Zhang Yue was considering whether to reply to Zeng Bu's letter, when Han Jiang came to visit in person.
Zhang Yue could not see other officials, but Han Jiang was involved in politics and the deputy prime minister, so how could he be turned away?
Zhang Yue had to "forcibly support the sick body" to welcome him.
Han Jiang said with a smile: "I heard that Du Zhi was ill. I had been waiting to see you for a long time. I was relieved when I saw that you looked good."
Zhang Yue said shamelessly: "A few days ago I was too sick to get out of bed, but now I'm finally feeling better after recuperation."
Li Kui, who accompanied Zhang Yue to meet the guests, couldn't help but snicker. Zhang Yue was sick, but he could eat three large bowls of rice for every meal, and he seemed to have gained some weight.
Han Jiang smiled thoughtfully and said, "Yes, mental illness is sometimes worse than physical illness."
After that, the two sat down to talk, and the boys on the side served tea to them.
Han Jiang said: "Today in the court hall, I have asked Your Majesty to be appointed as the envoy to Shaanxi and Hebei."
Xuanfu envoys have always been appointed by ruling ministers, and their status is higher than that of local pacification envoys. They usually command several troops.
Han Jiang and Zhang Yue recounted what happened in the court today. It turned out that both Wang Anshi and Han Jiang intended to go out to lead troops.
Wang Anshi said that it was appropriate for him to have no experience in leading troops, but Han Jiang said: "The imperial court now relies heavily on Wang Anshi for reform, but he doesn't care."
Wang Anshi said: "No, the court now relies on Han Jiang."
The two gave in for a while, and finally decided that Han Jiang would lead the army.
Han Jiang said: "The officials in the temple think that the chance of victory is very high. Our army is attacking the Xia thieves. We use obedience to fight against rebellion. We use the masses to attack the few. We use the big enemy to defeat the small ones. We treat the wise sage of the official family as a ten-year-old orphan. In this way, we will win or lose."
The situation has been decided, so we decided to send our troops straight to Hengshan!"
After Han Jiang finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Yue's expression. Zhang Yue understood that his attempts to dissuade him still failed. The officials were determined to fight the Xia people at Hengshan.
Zhang Yue nodded silently and said nothing.
Han Jiang knew the disappointment in Zhang Yue's heart and said: "There is no harm in saving it. I think the chance of winning in capturing Hengshan is not small. This time, His Majesty came out of the capital with an ultimatum of thirty.
Wait a minute."
After hearing this, Zhang Yue asked: "Your Majesty, this time the temple's strategy to attack the Xia people is to use the Tibetan soldiers as the vanguard?"
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Han Jiang was very happy to see Zhang Yue Jian Wei Zhi Zhi and said: "Du Zhi didn't discuss it in the temple, but it was like hearing and seeing it. That's exactly what it was."
Zhang Yue said: "I just remembered what Fan Wenzhenggong said when he was supervising the army in the northwest. Although Li Yuanhao's lair is outside the river, the soldiers outside the river are actually not good at fighting. Only the Tibetan tribes in the Hengshan area are energetic and accustomed to fighting.
Whenever Xixia invades the border, there must be vanguards and strong troops."
"Previously, the ministers in the court discussed how to send troops to attack Xia if the army was not repaired and the people were not in order. Therefore, His Majesty was worried that the northwest troops and horses were not enough to do it, so he reused the Tibetan army. Then he asked the prime minister to take the petition and go to the northwest.
I will confer an official title and make the Tibetan people loyal to me."
Han Jiang said: "Yes, if the Hengshan tribe can follow the example of Wei Mingshan brothers in Suizhou and lead their troops to join forces, why worry about Hengshan being uncertain. Lu Weizhong (Lü Dafang) told me during this Western Expedition that the Western Xia annual gift should be cancelled."
, reward all the armies in the northwest, and recruit Tibetan generals who are experienced in fighting."
"However, Jiefu objected to this matter, but the officials and Prime Minister Wen supported it."
Zhang Yue said: "But if the soldiers are not good and the generals are not brave, it has never happened since ancient times to defeat the enemy thousands of miles away. If the Tibetan army was available, it would have been used to defeat the enemy during the Qing Dynasty. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, we always recruited the sons of good families to serve as our army.
The army, instead of the old soldiers from the states and counties, can fight thousands of miles like this, with one heart and one mind, and the same hatred of the enemy, only then can we successfully defeat the enemy."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, Han Jiang still made the mistake of relying heavily on the Tibetan people and always wanted to use naturalized players. But in the past, Huo Qubing, Li Ji defeated the Xiongnu, and the Turks also used the Tibetan army, but their own combat effectiveness was that of the Han army.
It's very strong, that's the fundamental thing.
Han Jiang believed that the old soldiers from the prefectures and counties were not available, so he insisted on using the Tibetan army to conquer Xia and captured Hengshan in one battle.
Zhang Yue told the truth, but Han Jiang was not unhappy and said: "Wei Zhong told me the same thing before, but it is true, but the calculation of the temple has been decided. When the time comes, it will be priority to camp step by step. If the Tibetan army refuses to obey, they will be beaten."
If there is chaos, then Han generals can control it."
After a pause, Han Jiang said: "The Lu family is a prominent family in Lantian and is a student of Zhang Zai. I have prepared Wei Zhong and Du Zhi to serve as the magistrates of Xuanfu. What do you think?"
Zhang Yue said: "It's enough for me to be a moderate minister. I have no experience in running an army. Even if I go there, there will be no room for me to use it."
Han Jiang said: "Du Zhi, now I am relying on you to help me, why do you have to say no?"
Zhang Yue said: "Mr. Han, it's not that I don't want to help you, but I have a better candidate to recommend to you?"
Han Jiang asked: "Oh, who is it?"
Zhang Yue said: "I always recommend good people without avoiding relatives. This person is my clan brother, Zhang Zhifu (Zhang Kai), who is now the judge of Jingdong's transportation."
Han Jiang heard Zhang Yue's decision and immediately said: "Okay, I'll just use it."
Zhang Yue said in surprise: "My husband just used it without asking?"
Han Jiang smiled and nodded: "Du Zhi has always had a good eye for people, I have never doubted it."
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Also, if Mr. Xiang wants to inquire about local affairs and border affairs in Shaanxi, you can ask Cai Que, the judge of Yuanzhou!"
Han Jiang said: "It's good, I will use it as well."
Zhang Yue was also very happy to see Han Jiangcong admonishing Ruliu.
There is no need to mention Zhang Yue's military talent. Cai Que had previously helped Zhang Yue renovate the branch in Shaanxi. With the accumulated merits, he was able to get his previous bribery penalty removed and was promoted to Yuanzhou Signing Judge.
With Cai Que's shrewdness and ability, there is nothing to worry about when he assists Han Jiang.
This battle should also give the two of them a chance to stand out. It seems that Song Bole himself is stable.
"So what are your plans for Duzhi?" Han Jiang asked.
Zhang Yue said: "I am about to discuss it with my husband!"
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A few days later, Han Jiang went to the west. He was the Xuanfu envoy to Shaanxi and the Xuanfu envoy to Hebei. After he established the shogunate, he took the imperial edict given to him by the officials and recruited the officials of the shogunate on his own.
The first person Han Jiang recruited was Wai Lang, a member of Duzhi, and Lu Dafang of Zhishe Renyuan was appointed as the magistrate of Xuanfu.
Li Qingchen was in charge of the Xuanfu envoy and wrote the jiyi calligraphy. Lu Dafang's younger brother Lu Dajun was the Xuanfu envoy and wrote the jiyi calligraphy.
Cai Que did official business for the Xuanfu envoy.
In the history of another time and space, Zhang Kai and Cai Que entered the stage of history earlier due to the recommendation of Zhang Yue.