Chapter six hundred and ninety-eight: Prime Minister of Taiping
Before Li Xian's memorial arrived, Wu Chong left Chongzheng Hall. He was extremely angry, while Wen Yanbo, Wang Anshi, and Feng Jing stayed behind to report.
The official paced around impatiently for a long time. Wang Anshi said to the official: "I am afraid of difficulties. I am afraid that this matter needs to be decided by your majesty. There is no matter in the world without taking some risks."
Wen Yanbo glanced at Wang Anshi.
"Your Majesty, Li Xian reports victory!"
The officials were overjoyed when they saw Li Xian's good news.
"Mu Zheng was defeated once at Weiyuan, twice at Mobang Mountain, and three times at the foot of Lintao City. How can there be any reason to fight again?" The officials were overjoyed, but it was a pity that Wu Chong was not here at the moment, otherwise he would really have done well.
Praise him.
Feng Jing said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Yue, Wang Shao has won great victories again and again, but if Mu Zheng refuses to surrender, it is not considered a real victory. Moreover, Wang Shao has killed so many people, how can people be convinced?"
Officials raised the victory and reported: "What's the point of not surrendering to the Mu Conquest? Li Xianyan's Zhang Yue Weiyuan has made some achievements and pacified tens of thousands of people. Now he has defeated the Mu Conquest. Not only the Qiang people west of Taoshui have crossed the river to defect.
I beg you to enclose it, even Gong Lingcheng of Xizhou Jiancheng surrendered without a fight."
When Feng Jing heard this, he thought that even Gongling City had surrendered. Now speaking of it, Mu Zheng was really in a state of defeat.
Wen Yanbo and Feng Jing passed on the good news.
Wang Anshi also saw the victory report and said: "Zhang Yue submitted a memorial to ennoble Mu Zheng's younger brother Wu Yanzheng. I thought he could be granted the title of deputy envoy of protocol and be under the jurisdiction of the Xizhou Fan tribe. In addition, Wu Yanzheng and Mu Zheng's half-brother can be named again.
He made his mother the county monarch, and in this way, he ordered Wu Yanzheng to command the Tibetan tribes in Xihe and the two prefectures, and unified their tribes for the use of the imperial court. In this way, whether he surrendered or not, he was not afraid that the Tibetan tribes in the two prefectures would not return."
The official said domineeringly: "It's what you're playing!"
Wen Yanbo and Feng Jing were also touched after seeing the good news.
Wen Yanbo couldn't help but say: "Wang Shaozhen is a naturally handsome man, while Zhang Yue is a strategic minister. The two complement each other."
Feng Jingdao: "I was thinking about whether to stay in Lintaocheng before, but it seems that I am short-sighted."
Wang Anshi continued: "However, Your Majesty, although there is a Yanzheng campaign against Wu, the Mu Zheng can command Zhang Yue, and Wang Shao can continue to recruit and capture. If the Mu Zheng surrenders, the two states and the Tibetan tribes will be divided into two. In case of the Mu Zheng, the two states will be divided into two.
If you weakly turn to Dong Xiang, the Xia people will have endless troubles."
Wen Yanbo and Feng Jing thought to themselves that at this time, they should congratulate the officials on their great victory and regain the entire territory of Xizhou. Unexpectedly, Wang Anshi was not aware of this at all, and instead continued to discuss the matter with the officials.
The official forgot about this for a while and said to Wang Anshi: "You can let Zhang Yue and Wang Shao recruit Mu Zheng. As for Zhang Yue's request in Li Xian's memorial, he will agree to it! I will make him recover...
recover……"
The official was so excited when he said this that he couldn't continue talking for a while.
Wen Yanbo and Feng Jing both said: "Xizhou was originally a part of China and was the residence of Di Yi for a long time. Now it has returned to our Han family. I wish to congratulate your majesty on your military achievements!"
The official nodded with tears in his eyes and said, "Where is Wu Chong?"
At this time, I heard a small yellow doorman standing under the curtain outside the palace. He quickly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, just now Wu Chong was questioned by a group of officials when he left the palace..."
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At this time, Wu Chong was found by Xie Jingwen, Tang Jian and other officials.
Xie Jingwen, the royal censor, was Wang Anshi's in-law and was famous all over the world for his impeachment of Su Shi. At that time, after Lu Gong dismissed the censor Zhongcheng, Wang Anshi deliberately refused to let Xie Jingwen be re-elected and made Xie Jingwen the censor Zhongcheng.
But then his brother Xie Jingchu said that what you did was too shameless and that you should take into account the integrity of our Xie family. Xie Jingwen immediately impeached Wang Guangyuan, Xue Xiang and others in order to show that he had drawn a clear line with Wang Anshi. Xie Jingwen was afraid that Wang Anshi would be unhappy, and he
Li Ding supported Wang Anshi.
Anyway, Wang Anshi and most officials disliked Xie Jingwen's repeated actions.
Along with Xie Jingwen was Tang Jiang. Tang Jiang was somewhat similar to Xie Jingwen, but he was more radical.
At the beginning of the reform, he agreed with Wang Anshi and said that the reason why the Qingmiao Law failed was because some ministers opposed it. As long as Han Qi and others were killed, it would be successful.
When Wang Anshi saw that this person's statement was exactly the same as Wang Yu's, he must be our comrade in supporting the new law.
So Wang Anshi asked Deng Wan to recommend this person to be the censor, and he paid homage to Prince Zhongyun.
But after Tang Jian was promoted, Wang Anshi discovered that there was something wrong with him.
Tang Jian had a habit of making good temples by showing them what was right but not what was right.
What everyone is against, I am in favor of; what everyone is in favor of, I am against.
After all, Xie Jingwen was his in-law, so he would never slander him, but after Tang Jian became the imperial censor, he bit everyone he met. He was just a fool, with absolutely no experience in officialdom, and no logic at all.
Generally speaking, official recommendation must go through certain assessments.
You need to understand the most basic official rules, what should be said and what should not be said, know the etiquette of honor and inferiority, don't say "party affiliation" after a recommendation, at least don't even criticize the person who recommends the person.
To be able to finally enter the Prime Minister's sight, at least after several rounds of screening, he will be the best choice regardless of talent and worldliness.
But Tang Jian couldn't even do the most basic things.
However, Wang Anshi was criticized for being too hasty and recommended Tang Jian without warning.
Wang Anshi regretted a little, not using Tang Jian so highly, and deliberately alienated him.
When Wu Chong retreated from the palace, Xie Jingwen and Tang Jian, together with a group of officials, forced themselves in front of Wu Chong.
Tang Jian asked Wu Chong aggressively: "Did Mu Zheng's rebellion mean that my son-in-law pushed him too far?"
Wu Chong was furious. Zhongyun, a mere prince in Tang Dynasty, dared to question the prime minister like this.
However, seeing that Tang Jian had instigated many officials, Wu Chong said calmly: "I have five son-in-laws. Who do you think is my son-in-law?"
"Of course it's Zhang Duzhi!"
Wu Chong rolled his sleeves and said, "This is nonsense!"
After saying this, Wu Chong wanted to go down the stairs, but Tang Jian stopped him in front of him.
Wu Chong's expression changed. A censor actually dared to block the Prime Minister's way. Tang Jian raised his hand to the horizon and said: "Tang Mou speaks out for the sake of the people, and for the sake of discipline. For my colleagues, I would like to ask why you are hesitating in power."
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Wu Chong had never seen such a bold censor, his face was livid and silent, and several young officials also agreed.
Tang Jian said: "May I ask what the prime minister is afraid of? You are all witnesses today!"
Wu Chong had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Just tell me."
But Tang Jiang said seriously: "I dare to ask the Prime Minister, if our army captures Lintao, and the army is stationed at Lintao, and the soldiers and horses are exposed in front, how will the Xia people and Dong Xi lead their troops to respond?"
Wu Chong was stunned, this Tang Jian was indeed not without talent.
Tang Jian said again: "Let me ask one more question. The salary road is long. From Qinfeng Road, we rely on the imperial court to spend 1.7 million yuan every year. However, Guwei and Lintao are hundreds of miles away. How innocent are the people living on Qinfeng Road?"
, and the people of the entire Shaanxi Road have no reason to bear such a heavy tax."
Tang Jian's words were righteous and awe-inspiring. He said that the people were innocent and allowed himself to stand on the moral high ground.
Wu Chong asked back: "What do you want to do?"
Tang Jian said: "If I don't do anything for this, let Zhang handle it. Prince Chun will recruit Mu Zheng and return it to Lintaocheng. He will grant Mu Zheng an official title and order him to guard Min and Tao. He will lead all the ministers outside the tribe.
, there is really no need to station troops outside the fortress and set up counties and counties, which will consume a lot of time and money and overwhelm the imperial court!"
"If you ask the criminal chapter again to punish him, Wang Zichun will make sure that from now on, my generals will no longer be greedy for merit and start provocations!"
Xie Jingwen said: "Prime Minister, when the Han and Tang Dynasties ordered the Western Regions and the Turks to submit, they also used restraints instead of listing them as prefectures and counties. As for punishing crimes, there is no need."
Set up counties and counties instead of bureaucracies.
Wu Chong didn't know why. It was clear that Weizhou (Tongyuan Army) and Xizhou were the hometowns of the Han and Tang Dynasties, so officials must control them with officials instead of counties?
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Many officials echoed behind him.
Tang Jian said proudly: "Please understand, Prime Minister, that when Prime Minister Han Xuan spent 6 million yuan to conquer the Xia Kingdom and achieved nothing, the cost of Lin Tao is probably more than this campaign, and it will be in vain in the end. Support me when the time comes.
The prime minister responsible for this matter is the eternal sinner of this dynasty. Let me ask you, if you don't just die when the time comes, you will open the coffin and question the crime. Do you dare to ask the prime minister how worthy he is?"
Tang Jian's words were high-sounding and extremely sharp.
Finally, the coffin was opened for questioning, which made Wu Chong furious. However, a vein burst out on Wu Chong's forehead, but he did not choose to argue. It is unbecoming for a minister to argue with a junior minister.
And whatever you say at this time is wrong, the only solution is to remain silent, and we will settle the score later.
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Tang Jian did not feel that it was wrong for him to ask questions about the governor. On the contrary, this was the duty of the censor.
The Song Dynasty admired the system of ministers and ministers, and the imperial censor was the emperor's confidant. If the chief minister was stubborn and embarrassed, he would gain a reputation for being honest!
At this time, a young man from Huangmen rushed over and said: "Xianggong Wu, your Majesty has summoned you!"
Hearing this, Tang Jian smiled to his left and right and said, "It must be us who have heard what we said. I will sit here and wait for this thief to resign!"
Wu Chong glanced at Tang Jian and silently returned to the palace without saying a word.
Tang Jian smiled as he watched Wu Chong return to the palace. In recent years, Wu Chong had developed a large knot on his neck, which was getting bigger and bigger, so it was very unsightly to walk.
Now, with Tang Jian watching him off, Wu Chong looked very funny from behind.
However, looking from a distance, a bright yellow umbrella appeared in the Chongzheng Hall, and for some reason the official actually walked out of the hall. When the official saw Wu Chong walking up the steps, he personally lowered the steps to greet him.
This scene was indeed beyond the expectations of Tang Jian and others.
Wu Chong was in a state of embarrassment when he saw the official lowering his rank to greet him. He was surprised. He was about to bow down but was supported by the official with both hands.
Wu Chong said: "I am not feeling well. Your Majesty is very tired to greet you personally. I wonder what's urgent?"
At this moment, Wang Anshi, Wen Yanbo, Feng Jing and others were accompanying him, but the official said to the left and right: "In the past, the Empress Dowager met the gods in a dream and said seven words, 'Taiping Prime Minister Xiang Anjie', and Emperor Renzong ordered people to do so." I have been searching for a long time in the court, but there is no such person as Xiang Anjie."
"One day the Empress Dowager saw Wu Qing in the court class and said to Emperor Renzong, this is the Xiang'an Festival!"
Many people in the court knew this allusion, including Wu Chong himself.
But everyone took it as an anecdote.
Now the officials said to Wu Chong: "Now I know that what the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager said is true. Wu Qing is really my prime minister who will bring peace to the world!"
Tang Jian was far away and saw Wu Chong prostrating himself in front of the official with tears in his eyes. He didn't know what happened.
Suddenly, Tang Jian and Xie Jingwen felt their faces suddenly hurt.
