March in Xizhou is the time when all things return to spring.
Although spring here is earlier than that in Jiangnan, the scenery is quite similar to that in Jiangnan, except that the climate is colder than that in Jiangnan.
Zhang Yuelai has been living here for a long time, and he has gradually become accustomed to living here. It's just that Zhang Muzhi has just arrived and has finally gotten used to the climate of Xihe Road, but he has to leave now.
The spring breeze blows, and there is a saying that the spring breeze is proud, but Zhang Muzhi is not proud at all at this moment. The spring breeze blows the white hair on his temples, making him feel that the scene is very bleak.
Zhang Muzhi held in his hand the edict issued by the officials to reprimand and demote officials and read it for a long time. At this moment, his heart felt cold and he was about to talk to a few close aides to relieve his emotions.
However, when Zhang Muzhi saw everyone, he hesitated to speak. After a while, one person took the initiative and said: "Your Majesty, I received a letter from my family yesterday saying that my grandfather is unwell. I want to return to my hometown for a visit, so I came here to say goodbye to you!"
After this person finished speaking, several other staff members also said goodbye to Zhang Muzhi because something suddenly happened at home.
Zhang Muzhi's face twitched, and then he said calmly and calmly: "It's okay, after all, it's a master-slave battle. I may not be able to make a comeback in the future. I'll ask you all to help me when the time comes. Just go and take care of each other.
Withdrawing ten guan of money will fulfill our kindness."
Zhang Muzhi originally thought that his words would win the gratitude of several staff members, but they all bowed their hands, said thank you indifferently, took the money and left... Then Zhang Muzhi exploded with anger.
Not long after, the governor who had been with him for many years reported to him the fact that several of his staff members had just slapped their butts and left. Zhang Muzhi said: "You can see people's hearts over time, and your horse power can be seen along the way. People like this who follow the influence of others will leave as soon as they leave."
From being sentenced to being demoted to being a prisoner of liquor tax in Hebei, his situation can be said to have plummeted. But Zhang Muzhi is also a character, and he can afford to let go.
But as soon as Zhang Muzhi got up the next day, he realized that most of his servants had dispersed, and most of them left without saying goodbye. Even the people carrying the luggage were gone.
"This is the end of the world of human relations!" Zhang Muzhi sighed for a moment, and just then everyone reported, "Sir, someone from the Economic Affairs Department is here."
Zhang Muzhi said: "What are you doing? Are you here to humiliate me?"
A man named Lu Guang came in and saluted Zhang Muzhi: "I know that Ti Xing is leaving today. Mr. Jing Lue said that I was going to see you off, but I can't get away due to official duties, so please forgive me for Ti Xing."
"Master Jinglue didn't know whether everything was done on the way to the execution, so the Jinglue Department sent a team of soldiers to come here to listen to the punishment. In addition, he also ordered the villain to give the master a hundred salt notes for him to spend on the way."
"Oh?" Zhang Muzhi was a little stunned.
Xizhou Zhangyue was patrolling Lintao City with Wang Shao.
Wang Shao was very excited and said to Zhang Yue: "I heard that Gao Zunyu was walking around a few days ago, trying to contact old generals in the army, and talk to them about what he wanted to do to get rid of Jing Lue and me."
"But after learning the news of Zhang Muzhi's departure, Gao Zunyu complained of illness for more than ten days in a row. He did not leave the house and locked himself in the house drinking."
Zhang Yue said: "I knew about this earlier. Didn't Gao Zunyu use wine to relieve his worries? I was worried that he didn't have enough wine, so I specially ordered someone to buy several jars of fine Chunqu wine from Qinzhou for him."
Wang Shao laughed and said: "Isn't this the entertainment of Jinglue?"
Zhang Yue smiled.
"Then why did Jinglue give Zhang Muzhi a hundred guan of money?"
Zhang Yue said: "That's not true. This person followed Gao Zunyu and did evil. It's really hateful, but I don't hold any grudge against him. Now that he has been demoted to three levels, it can be regarded as a cause and a result."
"There was a gambling stall in my hometown in Jianzhou. After the gambler set up a trap to defraud the gamblers' money, they would always give away hundreds or even thousands of money to them, so as not to have to pay for their return trip."
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"This is to keep a thin line in doing things so that we can see each other in the future. To kill them all, and even humiliate them in the end, why bother? This is to kill your own path."
Wang Shao thought to himself that he had obviously offended someone and was afraid of their revenge, so he did this and arranged this excuse.
Wang Shao thought so in his heart, but on his face he looked slightly thoughtful and said: "Jinglue's words, I have learned from you."
Zhang Yue added: "Cai Tianshen has been summoned back to the capital by the official family. I heard that he wrote a letter and ordered it to be sent to the capital, but he did not give it to anyone else, but forwarded it to his father, Cai Shuxiang."
Wang Shao said: "It's not a good thing to predict."
Zhang Yue said: "What's the obstacle? I heard that Prime Minister Cai has always been opposed to our advance into Hezhou, but now the situation in the court has turned to our advantage, and he has stopped talking now. Look, among the several ministers, Mr. Wang
At the beginning, he supported the opening of the border with Xihe River, and now that we have implemented the art of war, he supports it even more. There is also Prime Minister Wen, who has always opposed the opening of the border with Xihe River, but his son is now on our side, and he gradually supports it.
bingo."
Wang Shao listened silently.
Zhang Yue continued: "Of course, you may not be able to change your words for a while, but at least it will not cause any hindrance. In addition, Li Xian has returned to Beijing to report. He told the court what he wanted, and will try his best to remove the restraints between you and me, so that you and I can
Concentrate on conquering Hezhou with your life."
Wang Shao said happily: "This is great. I am not afraid of Mu Zheng and Dong Fei, but I am afraid of Gao Zunyu, Zhang Muzhi and others. If there are more people like this, I think we should stop doing anything."
Zhang Yue sent a memorial to escalate the matter. Not only did he drive away Zhang Muzhi and Cai Tianshen, but he also made officials see the disadvantages of duplication of power. Zhang Yue sentenced Zhang Muzhi, and Cai Tianshen, who visited Cai Tianshen, was successively dismissed and transferred.
It was just to reduce the restriction on Zhang Yue.
At the same time, in order to expand support for Zhang Yue, the officials decided to officially allocate the military quota of Jiedu to the Tao Army in Xizhou Town. This meant that Xizhou officially became Jiedu State, and Zhang Yue could also add troops according to the configuration of Jiedu State.
Official.
The administrative and military ranks of the Song Dynasty all corresponded one-to-one. For example, Xizhou originally corresponded to Wu Shengjun, but now it was changed to Zhentao Army, while the military rank of Qinzhou was Tianshui Army.
As a guardian, Zhang Yue knew Xizhou, but the officials below him all served in the Zhentao Army Jiedu Envoy Department. This felt a bit strange. The reason was that these were the legacy of the Five Dynasties.
However, there are exceptions. For example, in Jingzhao Mansion, the military rank is Yongxing Army, but the defender is not called Zhi Jingzhao Mansion, but is called Zhi Yongxing Military Mansion.
After the military quota was issued, the imperial court's establishment also came. Zhang Yue was engaged in the establishment of a state school and at the same time expanded his team.
There were very few Han people in Xizhou. The purpose of establishing a state school was, firstly, to allow the children of generals to study here, and secondly, to allow the Tibetan tribes in Xizhou who submitted to the Song Dynasty to send their children to study in the state school.
That's right, I'm both a student and a hostage.
Speaking of hostages, during the Song Dynasty, hostage reception institutions were opened in Qinzhou, Weizhou, Qingzhou and other border areas.
The original purpose of the Nazhiyuan was to target the capricious Tibetan tribes near the Song Dynasty, take their children as hostages, imprison them for life, and make them surrender to the Song Dynasty forever.
Zhang Yue changed the Nazhi Academy into a state school, and humanized the Xizhou tribe, allowing the Nazhi children to return to the tribe to visit their tribesmen once every two years.
At the same time, he taught the children of the Tibetan tribe to study just like the state school, and if they inherited the position of chief in the clan in the future, they would be given official positions.
The most important thing is to read Chinese books and understand Han rituals, and at the same time practice martial arts and battle formations.
For example, the imperial army of the Xixia Dynasty, the "Yuyuan Liubanzhi", was formed by Dang Xiang, who recruited powerful children from various tribes into the army, so it was also called the Proton Army.
Zhang Yue asked the nearby Tibetan tribes to have one person for every five or six hundred tribes in the tent. So there were seven or eight hundred people who could study, teach, and train in formations on weekdays. When necessary, they could still be a new force.
Zhang Yue has already chosen the candidate for the professor of Zhouxue, and it is brother Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao.
Cheng Hao had already returned to Luoyang because of his disagreement with Wang Anshi. According to the historical trajectory, he should have lectured in Luoyang together with his younger brother Cheng Yi and founded Neo-Confucianism which had a profound impression on later generations. However, Zhang Yue invited him to come out again.
As the saying goes, educating one's own people is not a skill, but educating foreigners is the real skill.
Cheng Hao thought twice but did not accept Zhang Yue's offer and continued to teach in Luoyang, but Cheng Yi accepted Zhang Yue's offer.
But although Cheng Yi had no official status, he had no choice but to serve as a teaching assistant in the state school.
In addition to Er Cheng, Zhang Yue of course also thought of the famous Kansai star Zhang Zai.
Zhang Zai was hired by Zhang Yue as the direct lecturer of Taixue to teach martial arts, but after Zhang Yue was dismissed by Wang Anshi, Zhang Zai repeatedly approached Wang Anshi to ask Zhang Yue to return to the Imperial Academy to preside. At the same time, he and his younger brother Zhang Jian repeatedly criticized Wang Anshi's reforms.
Wang Anshi couldn't stand Zhang Zai's brothers, so he demoted both of them. Zhang Zai was demoted to the county magistrate, but he did not take up the post. Instead, he returned to his hometown in Hengqu to write books and establish his studies.
After Zhang Zai accepted Zhang Yue's invitation, he, like Cheng Hao, did not go to Xihe. He said that he was old and might not be able to withstand such a long journey, so he recommended his two favorite students to Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue was also a little disappointed with the refusals of Cheng Hao and Zhang Zai, but Zhang Yue also knew that a professor of state studies was far inferior to the direct lectures of the Imperial College.
However, Zhang Zai is famous all over the world in Guanzhong, and he has countless students. For example, the three famous brothers Lu Dajun all came from Zhang Zai's sect.
Although Lu Dajun and other brothers have now become officials, the two students recommended by Zhang Zai this time are not ordinary people. They are You Shixiong and Zhong Shiji respectively.
You Shixiong was a Jinshi in the first year of Zhiping. He later served as the chief minister of Yizhou and joined the army. Zhang Yue recruited him as a professor of state studies in Xizhou.
Another person, Zhong Jianzhong, was the grandson of the famous general Zhong Shiheng. In later generations, he had another name, Zhong Shidao.
He served in the third class due to his ancestor's military merit, and after passing the examination, he changed his qualification from martial arts to literature.
After Zhang Yue heard this, he enlisted Zhongshi Dao to serve as a military official in Xizhou Town.
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In addition to recommending officials, Zhongshi Dao also takes care of the teaching of state studies, specializing in teaching martial arts to the protons of the Tibetan tribe.
At the same time, Zhang Yue also promoted Su Che to be the Jieduzhang Secretary of the Tao Army in Xizhou Town. The Jieduzhang Secretary is located at the second level among the fourth and seventh levels of selection.
After Zhang Yue was demoted by Wang Anshi, Su Che was also implicated. Later, it was Zhang Fangping who came forward to accept Su Che as a professor of state studies in Chenzhou, where he worked.
But how could Zhang Yue forget Su Che and Zhang Zai who had suffered hardships and been implicated with him?
If you don’t promote them, you should promote their children.
For a time, Zhang Yue's staff could be said to be full of talents.