For brothers Su Shi and Su Che, Zhang Yue had a good relationship with them.
Even though they are all opponents of the new law.
Su Shi's talent looked a thousand years before and a thousand years later, and no one could surpass him. Su Shi was a man with a great humanistic spirit and a very charming personality.
But to be honest, talents like Su Shi will find it difficult to survive in this world unless they are willing to hide their sharp edges.
Su Che was not as talented as his elder brother, at least his talent in official politics was better than that of his elder brother.
Since their separation in the third year of Xining, Zhang Yue and Su Shi have been in constant correspondence, with one or two letters every month. Sometimes, no matter how busy the war was, Zhang Yue never forgot to write to Su Shi.
Su Shi also teased Zhang Yue a lot in his letters. Liu Yong used Liu Yong's words to describe the place of Hangzhou as "the southeast is beautiful, the three Wu cities are the capital, and Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times."
Su Shi was the general magistrate in Hangzhou. With his talents, he could easily manage the official affairs in the yamen. He spent the extra time on weekdays to be lazy and traveled all over Hangzhou, climbing mountains during the day and visiting lakes at night. Whenever he had time, he could
I spent a day sitting in an ancient temple, chatting with the monks.
The poems and essays did not stop, many of them were written during the banquet of drinking flowers and wine. From the dignitaries to the singers, the common people were all fans of Dasu.
Su Shi and Zhang Yue shared these daily life stories, and the conversations were full of interesting things. From time to time, they also satirized Wang Anshi's new methods.
In the fifth year of Xining, Chen Xiang went to Hangzhou to serve as magistrate.
One is Zhang Yue's teacher and the other is his close friend. The two get along very well.
Later, there was a letter from Su Shi and Zhang Yue about a young man named Huang Tingjian who wrote very good poems. Moreover, Huang Tingjian was also a disciple of Chen Xiang, his elder brother, and the son-in-law of Sun Jue, the then magistrate of Huzhou. He said that it was a pity that he had no
A chance to meet each other.
Xu Xi happened to be under Zhang Yue's command at that time, and Xu Xi was Huang Tingjian's brother-in-law. Zhang Yue asked Xu Xi, and Xu Xi said that his uncle admired Su Shi very much.
Zhang Yue was overjoyed when he heard this, so he helped the two of them get acquainted.
But Zhang Yue had a better relationship with Su Che, and Su Che was able to speak to Zhang Yue from the bottom of his heart: "Commander, the emperor is with his master, the king is with his friends, the tyrant is with his ministers, and the one who subjugates his country is with his servants."
Zhang Yue understood that both Su Shi and Su Che advocated co-governance by monarchs and ministers, that is, the concept of the emperor and scholar-bureaucrats co-ruling the world, and they were unanimously opposed to reforms that strengthened the emperor's power.
This is their position.
"Since the Reform, the officials have used the name Wang Jiefu as Prime Minister to actually collect political, military, financial, and Taiwan advice. Now the power in the hands of the officials is probably greater than that of Taizu Taizong."
Zhang Yue was silent after hearing this. If he wanted to be promoted, the fastest way to get promoted would be the Legalists.
Study how to withdraw power step by step, and you will be promoted the fastest. Confucianism is the opposite of Taoism.
He took away too much power, so he dismissed Wang Anshi as prime minister to block him.
Those who oppose the reform think that if Wang Anshi's position is eliminated, the court will stop the reform, which is a childish disease in politics. It is as ridiculous as killing Shang Yang and the Qin Dynasty abolishing the reform.
Su Che's heart was like a bright mirror.
People in the Ming Dynasty do not speak secretly. When Su Che mentioned this, Zhang Yue said: "Ziyou, you can't stop reforming. If you are in trouble with Lu Jifu, you are in conflict with the officials."
Zhang Yue said it plainly. Do Su Che and the others want to oppose Lu Huiqing themselves? No, arguing with Lu Huiqing now will easily provoke a political dispute. When the time comes, Lu Huiqing will easily push Zhang Yue into opposing officials.
Advocacy for domestic reform.
Su Zhe said: "Commander, shouldn't you directly admonish the king and make some repairs in the court? Now that the commander has returned to the court with the merits of Xihe, the officials will definitely adopt your words."
Zhang Yue said: "Zi You, although the reform has its shortcomings, its merits outweigh its faults. If you want me to speak out and remonstrate with you, don't you see the lessons learned from Zeng Zixuan's mistakes?"
Zeng Bu undoubtedly supported the reform, but he felt that there were problems with the implementation of the Market Change Law, so Lu Huiqing labeled him as an opponent of the new law.
Throwing dirty water and labeling are common methods of harming people in official circles.
Similarly, even if Zhang Yue has the merits of Xihe, if he returns to the court and says a few words of objection, Lu Huiqing can also use the same method against Zeng Bu against you.
Lu Huiqing is now the second-ranking figure in Zhongshu, and it is expected that Han Jiang will not be able to suppress his arrogance even when he returns to the court.
Especially if a person is gaining momentum, you must not go out and challenge him or compete with him.
Even if you can defeat him, a gentleman should not go against the trend. Zhang Yue has his own rhythm when it comes to official promotion, and does not need to be jealous when others are promoted.
Su Che's dissatisfaction with Lu Huiqing was due to his relationship with the Ordinance Department of the Third Department.
Zhang Yue is the only one who can compete with Lu Huiqing now. Su Zhe was a little disappointed after hearing this, but he could understand and said: "What the commander said is very true. Zhe is short-sighted."
Zhang Yue smiled and said meaningfully: "Ziyou, don't worry."
While they were talking, Lu Shengqing came here asking to see Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue didn't need to think about it, the other party must have received Lu Huiqing's instructions. When Su Zhe knew that Lu Shengqing was coming, he snorted with disdain and left immediately.
In the shogunate, the disagreement between Su Che and Lu Shengqing was also very public.
Zhang Yue saw Lu Shengqing with a smile on his face and said: "Brother Xuan Ma pays homage to the Prime Minister, I don't know how happy I am. To be honest, Zhang rarely admires others, but when it comes to talent, in today's world, except for Wang Xianggong,
It’s Brother Ling. So when I first met Brother Zun, I knew that it was only a matter of time before I became a Prime Minister.”
Zhang Yue's words are not shameless flattery, but his sincere words. In terms of talents, Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing are among the best talents of this era.
It's just that in Zhang Yue's current position, he doesn't bother telling lies, and he only tells the truth selectively.
Zhang Yue smiled sincerely and said, "Congratulations to my dear brother, congratulations to Mingfu too."
Lu Shengqing received Zhang Yue's letter to see the other party's reaction and attitude.
Lu Shengqing was very impressed by Zhang Yue's words. Lu Huiqing also told him that except for Wang Anshi, everyone in the world was insignificant, but Zhang Du was the only one who should be avoided.
Now Zhang Yue not only congratulated him, but also pushed him to sit with him.
Lu Shengqing was not confused, and immediately declined and went to Zhang Yue to congratulate Wu Chong on his promotion to privy envoy.
To be honest, Zhang Yue was quite happy getting along with Lu Huiqing in Xihe.
Lu Huiqing wrote to Zhang Yue, saying that he had said a lot of good things about him to Wang Anshi. Zhang Yue could believe 50% of his words. The so-called "five percent" means that out of ten sentences, at least five should be good, two should be fair, and three should be fair.
The sentence is a bad word.
Zhang Yue also took good care of Lu Shengqing all the way. Lu Shengqing was going smoothly. Today he came to tell Zhang Yue that he was going back to the court, and that he was returning to the court with Shen Jichang to take up the post of storyteller in Chongzheng Hall.
Zhang Yue thought that this time Xihe was victorious and all Hehuang was captured. The reward has not yet been discussed, but you, Lu Shengqing, were the first to be promoted.
Lu Huiqing had been a Jingyan official before, but now that he was the prime minister, he definitely had no time to prepare for the Jingyan, so he recommended his younger brother to be the Jingyan official to fill his place.
Lu Huiqing is a person who really never lets the benefits go to waste.
The two exchanged polite words for a while, then Lu Shengqing asked: "I wonder when the marshal will leave for Beijing?"
Zhang Yue smiled, and he had to be careful about what he said next.
