Chapter 742: Consulting the military and state affairs
After getting on the carriage, Zhang Yue also thought about things at home.
The Wu family and the Lu family were related by marriage. Seventeen Niang's sister married Lu Gongzhu's second son, Lu Xiji, but he died of illness the year before last.
From then on, the two families stopped having much contact with each other.
Seventeen Niang had some vague conflicts with Lu, and she and Zhang Zhi might have some differences as they continued their official careers.
Thinking of Zhang Zhi being like this, Zhang Yue didn't know what to say.
His temperament is somewhat similar to that of Su Shi. When he sees something unfair, he feels like a lump in his throat and refuses to spit out his anger.
As he spoke, the carriage had arrived at the palace, and Zhang Yue got off directly and headed to the Zizheng Hall.
There are already placed in the hall a map of Xihe Road, a map of the northwest, as well as tables and chairs.
After a while, all the officials from the second government arrived.
On the Zhongshu side, Wang Anshi is at the head, followed by Wang Gui and Feng Jing. On the Privy Council side, Wen Yanbo is at the head, followed by Wu Chong and Cai Ting.
The three people from Zhongshu sat on the row of chairs on the left, and the three people from the Privy Council sat on the row of chairs on the right. The six prime ministers all faced Zhang Yue, and then the officials from the Privy Council entered the palace one after another, and behind Zhang Yue The desk is set with pens, ink, paper and inkstones.
The officials of the Privy Council entered the palace and took one case at a time, holding notebooks and pens, ready to record at any time.
Zhang Yue knew in his heart that today he was discussing summer control strategies with the two governments, but this battle was like a three-chamber trial, and he had to bear the responsibility for every word he said here.
What went wrong in the battle against Xia and the battle to pacify Qingtang in the future? What I said in the temple today is likely to be used to attack me in the future.
How could Zhang Yue change his mind in this situation?
A man's life is like the Qian Gua.
At the beginning of your career, you should hide your dragon and don’t use it. At this time, you should study hard and make progress every day. The beginning of your career is to see the dragon in the field and benefit from the adults. You have begun to see the world. You need to find noble people to support you. The next step is to work all day long. Be alert or jump into the abyss.
It is said that after a man has achieved a certain level of success in his career, he still has to work hard all day long (continue to work hard every day) and be vigilant day and night (to be alert day and night, as if facing an abyss, not daring to relax).
Then he jumped into the abyss, and Zhang Yue has now reached this point.
It seems that a person has made great achievements in his career, but he has fallen into an important level or a bottleneck. If he makes progress, he will leap to the sky (flying dragon in the sky).
The flying dragon in the sky is the ninth five of the Qian hexagram, which is the most auspicious time and the time when the career is at its peak.
But many people's careers are stuck at this step. If they can't fly in the sky, they can only stay in the abyss, unable to get ahead in their lives. This step may lead to progress, but it is more likely to lead to retreat.
The first three lines of the Qian hexagram all provide ways to spend the time, but this line is the only one that is not mentioned.
There is only one line in the annotations of later generations that a gentleman should ‘advance morality and cultivate one’s career’.
Perhaps the first three lines can all be attributed to human power, but this one is the only one that depends not on human power but on luck. In other words, there is a path that can be found in the dark, but it cannot be expressed in words.
When you don't understand all this, you can only be cautious. No matter how cautious you are, walking on thin ice will feel like you just entered the officialdom.
When Zhang Yue thought of this, everyone had already sat down.
First of all, Zhongshu listed Zhang Yue's memorials and the various expenses spent on Xihe Road in two years.
Officials kept passing notes to Zhongshu and Zhang Yue. Zhang Yue looked at them for a few times and then checked and signed them one by one.
But seeing Feng Jingdao: "The accounts of Yisi have not been clear these years, and can even be said to be a mess of bad debts. Gao Tuanlian, Cai Chafang and other local supervisory officials have listed them to the court."
"The number of farms on Xihe Road is still a mystery. I would like Zhang Jinglue to give me an explanation."
Zhang Yue was reluctant to sign while listening to Feng Jing's questioning. However, Feng Jing's questioning was very tough, but in fact, the accounts did not give Zhang Yue any embarrassment.
The military expenses written off by Xihe Road were not blocked by Zhongshu.
Zhang Yue replied: "Shiyi and taming are two major events in the imperial government's management of Xihe Road. They are a major plan for five to ten years."
"It is normal for the account entries to be a little unclear for a short period of time."
Wen Yanbo said: "What I said is, don't chill the hearts of the frontline soldiers, but what did the Third Division say?"
Wang Anshi said: "Xue Jixiang said that it is not easy to use troops in the northwest. All audits are based on the overall situation. They are sold first and verified later. It is reasonable that some of them are inconsistent."
"What the two prime ministers said is absolutely true." Wang Gui acted as if Wang Anshi and Wen Yanbo were following their lead, and immediately wrote off several orders.
Everyone knew that with the great victory in the northwest, all these things were wiped out, and Xue Xiang, the third commander, would not find Zhang Yue or Wang Shao unhappy at this time.
Sansi and Yunsi secretly smoothed out all the accounting problems.
"However," Wang Anshi said as he checked the last order, "all the current accounts are based on Xining five and six years ago. We should be more cautious about Xihe Road's future accounts. After all, these are tens of millions.
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Wang Anshi's implication is that I will help you deal with the previous issues, but you will have to deal with the future issues separately.
After that, Zhang Yue detailed the process of pacifying the Qing Tang Dynasty while looking at the map of Xihe Road.
Wang Anshi and other prime ministers listened very carefully, while the secretary of the Privy Council took a pen to record every word Zhang Yue said in detail.
When Zhang Yue was halfway through speaking, Cai Ting asked, "What's the explanation for Zhang Jinglue's blank seal and leaving the commander's seal to his staff?"
Zhang Yue thought to himself, I have returned to the court with meritorious service, but I am still interrogated as a prisoner by you. Even though I have achieved such great achievements, there are always people looking at your mistakes and omissions.
Zhang Yue said: "Zhang has already told Ambassador Cai Yun about this matter in advance. This is a temporary measure."
Cai Ting chased after him and said: "The deputy general manager is not in the state, so the general manager should be in charge of the army."
Zhang Yue asked back: "I dare to ask Cai Shuxiang, if Xiangzi City's backup was cut off at that time, but the general manager did not send troops, what would happen to the 20,000 troops on the front line?"
Cai Ting said: "What the manager said is certainly reasonable, but the rules cannot be broken."
Wu Chong said: "Although Gao Zunyu is a noble relative, he is only a trainee general manager. If we really want to control our troops, we still need to see the transfer orders from the Jinglue Mansion. Regulations can be made in the future. If the deputy general manager is not around, who will be entrusted with commanding the military."
"But now that the imperial court does not have this regulation, everything will follow the authority!"
Cai Ting was about to say more, but Wen Yanbo already said: "Officials are divided into civil and military officials, which are the two skills of the king. Nowadays, all the officials who hold border discussions and are in charge of military affairs, ranging from Privy Council to Fangzhen, are all civil servants.
The intention is to get rid of the claws and claws of the warrior."
"Gao Zunyu was known as the commander-in-chief of troops because of his ability in training troops, but when it came to dispatching troops, he still had to go to the Jinglue Mansion. Otherwise, how could he be said to control military affairs with civility?"
Jiang is still old and hot. Wen Yanbo proposed the political correctness of "using culture to control force", which immediately made Cai Ting speechless.
Wen Yanbo chuckled and said: "The officials called Zhang Jinglue back to the capital to consult on the military and state affairs, and the strategies for controlling the summer. They were not interrogated to find faults."
"Zhang Jinglue asked me for advice. The Khitans want to fight for Wei, so they should respond. If there is an incident in the north, what should we do if we are attacked on both sides?"
