There were altercations of power in the capital, but Wang Anshi resigned from the capital and returned to Jinling without hesitation.
He walked very fast without stopping.
One day, he was crossing the river in a boat. It was early summer. He felt something in his heart and wrote a poem: "The boat is afraid of the heat in the morning, and leans on the mast at night. The fire and clouds have receded during the day, and the wind and water are cool. In the late autumn, the bones are slightly sick.
, the faint dawn is full of sadness. I am firm in my rivers and lakes, and I will never forget it."
Lu Heqing, who was listening to Wang Anshi's poem, said: "My husband has noble aspirations and interests, so we can forget each other in the world."
Wang Anshi smiled after hearing what Lu Heqing said.
After getting off the boat, Wang Anshi arrived near Jinling, where local officials were greeting him at the pavilion. Wang Anshi chatted with the officials and learned that a locust plague had begun in Jiangling, and he couldn't help but worry about the people.
There were many disasters in the seven years of Xining, and this time the locust plague reached Jinling from north to south.
Wang Anshi suddenly saw a poem on the screen of the pavilion, which read: "The young crops help the farmers, and the whole world is complaining. Only the locusts are grateful for their virtues, and they follow them across the Yangtze River."
Wang Anshi smiled bitterly after reading this poem and shook his head. The officials who were waiting to greet him were puzzled. They only realized what he meant after reading the poem on the screen. Isn't this an insult to Wang Anshi?
The welcoming officials were immediately embarrassed and tried to find out who had written the poem, but they could not catch the person who wrote the poem.
Wang Anshi dismissed the matter and stayed in a mountain temple that day.
Wearing shabby robes, he stared at the bright moon in the sky for a long time. At this moment, he recalled Zhang Yue's original advice to him to "put in effort and then fail." Then he returned to the table and wrote a letter to the officials respectively, and then again
I wrote a letter to Lu Huiqing.
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It didn't take long for the letter to be delivered to the officials.
The official family also misses Wang Anshi very much at this moment. It is always easy to miss him when people are gone, but the more he is around, the more disgusting he becomes.
In the past, when Wang Anshi was in power, officials always felt that Wang Anshi had a bad temper and was too stubborn. But now that Wang Anshi is gone, he realizes that he has really lost too much.
This is not to say that Han Jiang and Lu Huiqing's new prime ministerial team is not good, but it is not satisfactory either.
Han Jiang is a kindhearted elder, but his abilities are insufficient. As for Lu Huiqing, his talents are not inferior to Wang Anshi's, but the problem is that it is difficult for him to convince the public.
Lu Huiqing had only been prime minister for two months. Zheng Xia, who had been a member of the upper class before, once again went to court and said that Lu Huiqing was a traitorous person with crooked cronies who blocked his intelligence and could never be put to great use.
Zheng Xia said that among the current prime ministers, only Feng Jing was innovative and dared to disagree with Wang Anshi. He asked Lu Huiqing to be dismissed and Feng Jing to be the prime minister.
As soon as Zheng Xia said this, many people supported him.
After Lu Huiqing heard about it, he immediately asked the officials to severely punish Zheng Xia for his crime of being good at delivering horses. The officials were using Lu Huiqing and had no choice but to order Zheng Xia to be beaten one hundred times.
After this incident, the officials were also a little unhappy with Lu Huiqing.
Wang Anshi made enemies everywhere, but he only punished people until he was demoted from the capital, and he never took revenge privately.
The officials also heard that one of Wang Yu's clay basins had been broken by a servant, so they ordered it to be sold in the market. When the servant bought it back, the officials saw that it was just an ordinary clay basin.
The officials were moved when they thought that Wang Anshi and his son were so frugal and had no desires.
At this time, Wang Yu was troubled by the scandal of monk Benli. It turned out that a member of the clan wanted to be promoted, so he spent money to bribe a monk named Benli, who was a disciple of Wang Yu.
The officials knew that someone wanted to punish Wang Anshi, so they immediately ordered no further investigation.
I also heard from the chamberlain that when Wang Yue was ill and stayed in Bianjing, Zhang Zhi visited him every day. Officials also lamented Zhang Yue's selflessness. It was well known that he and Wang Anshi were at odds with each other, and even Wang Yue regarded him as a great enemy.
However, Zhang Yue did not prohibit Zhang Zhi from interacting with Wang Yu. Zhang Zhi remained friends with Wang Yu despite the fact that he was under suspicion.
Now Wang Anshi suddenly received a letter from Jiangling, and the officials couldn't wait to read it.
In the letter, Wang Anshi expressed his feelings after going to Jinling. At first, he said that I was a madman from Chu who was unknown to the world and was appreciated by the emperor. In the end, my talents were not good enough to serve the emperor. This was also the usual saying of officials after they were dismissed.
Finally, Wang Anshi recommended Lu Huiqing again in his letter, hoping that the emperor would not lose his trust in Lu Huiqing because of the rumors in the court, and that he must be trustworthy in employing people. All in all, Lu Huiqing was generally a good person, and his flaws could not be concealed.
At the same time, Wang Anshi recommended Zhang Yue for the first time in his letter. Compared with his recommendation to Lu Huiqing, it was only a short line.
The officials were quite surprised to see Wang Anshi recommending Zhang Yue.
As for Lu Huiqing, she also received a letter from Wang Anshi.
In Wang Anshi's letter to Lu Huiqing, he criticized the land collection law he implemented after one month in power, saying that it was extremely inconvenient.
Lu Huiqing felt very uncomfortable when she saw Wang Anshi's letter, and the other party still regarded her as a disciple.
In the past, there was Zeng Bu in the reform faction who restrained him, but now Zeng Bu has been suppressed by himself, and no one can control him, Lu Huiqing.
At the end of the letter, Wang Anshi advised Lu Huiqing to listen more to other people's opinions. Zhang Yue, Han Wei and others had great opinions, which could make up for the shortcomings of the reform method.
Lu Huiqing was a little surprised when he saw Wang Anshi's letter. After Zhang Yue went to see Wang Anshi that day, Wang Anshi's attitude towards him seemed to have changed.
Zhang Yue was really good at playing both sides, and quietly manipulated the situation in the court.
While Lu Huiqing was thinking carefully, Lu Shengqing reminded him that he was going to Yanhe Hall to visit Jingyan.
In the Yanhe Hall.
The Analects of Confucius was lectured by Zhang Yue, a bachelor at the Hanlin Academy, and the title of the lecture was: "The Master said: A good man teaches the people for seven years, and then he can be a soldier. If he does not teach the people to fight, it is said to be abandoned."
Zhang Yue said that this title is not a random mistake, it has its own meaning.
The officials understood that Zhang Yuejin's purpose in writing this article was to let him practice military preparation.
Zhang Yue asked him to take three to five years to recuperate and recuperate. He did not just lie down and do nothing, but he had to be fully prepared.
Officials attached great importance to Zhang Yue's words, and now even Wang Anshi recommended him to him.
The official said: "The Khitan troops are pressing heavily on the territory, and the Lord of Liao often threatens me through negotiations. It is really unreasonable for me to hope that Wang Lian can retreat the enemy with courtesy. If we do not cultivate military preparedness, the whole court will not have enough confidence. How can we retreat the Khitan people?"
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At this point, the official said to Lu Huiqing: "I previously planned to allocate 150,000 bows and crossbows to Hebei and order transfer envoys to distribute them to various states. How is the arms supervision going?"
When Lu Huiqing heard Zhang Yue mention military preparations, he knew that the emperor would definitely ask him about this matter.
Lu Huiqing couldn't help but feel very angry.
After Zhang Yue returned to the imperial court and became a bachelor of Hanlin and a bachelor of Hanlin, he was quite outspoken. Zhang Yue's words pointed directly at the current ills. Although he bypassed several points that Lu Huiqing was sensitive to, he still felt that Zhang Yue was
It was not intended to be directed at him. Many of the words he said were roundabout, and Lu Huiqing would wonder if Zhang Yue was making insinuations?
Today Zhang Yue mentioned military equipment in Jingyan. Didn't he know that the emperor would ask the weapons supervisor?
During the Song Dynasty, the weapons system originally belonged to the Three Divisions.
In June of the sixth year of Xining, Lu Huiqing and Zeng Xiaokuan were appointed as the Military Supervisors, responsible for supervising military weapons.
During the reign of Renzong and Yingzong, the world had been at peace for a long time, the weapons management system was in shambles, and the production of weapons was shoddy.
After taking office, Lu Huiqing first stipulated that there should be French methods for the production of internal and external armored staff, that is, he formulated a system to put an end to the situation of shoddy manufacturing of weapons. He was also responsible for inspecting weapons. He also compiled his own book "Bow Style" as a guide for manufacturing bows and crossbows.
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Lu Huiqing was able to accomplish this within a short period of time after taking office. You must know that after Lu Huiqing was in charge of military weapons supervision, he also took on the task of compiling the meanings of the Three Classics.
Lu Huiqing accomplished two things at the same time with ease, and the officials greatly appreciated his ability.
Lu Huiqing was also very conceited about his abilities, but Zhang Yue's mention of military equipment at this time reminded him of the current concern of the weapons supervisor.
When Zhang Yue mentioned military equipment at this time, didn't he put himself in trouble?
Lu Huiqing responded with a few words and brushed off the matter.
After exiting the Yanhe Palace, Lu Huiqing said to Zhang Yue with a smile: "What Duan Ming said today almost caught me off guard. In the future, please let me know in advance so that I can be prepared."
Zhang Yue glanced at Lu Huiqing and knew that he was blaming himself for his bad behavior. Who knew you had so many taboos in your heart?
Zhang Yue said: "The Great Counselor, I showed it to Xianggong Han yesterday, but the Great Counselor was not in the political hall at that time."
Lu Huiqing knew that he had something to go out at that time, but according to the rules, what Zhang Yue Jingyan said only needed to be shown to Han Jiang. From a procedural point of view, the other party had nothing to blame.
Lu Huiqing's smile faded and she said, "I know Duan Ming didn't mean it, but there is a saying that if you talk too much, you will miss the mark."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, well, I can't say anything in front of you, right? Just follow Wang Gui's "Three Purposes".
Zhang Yue said: "Daqen, if there is something wrong in what I said, please correct me."
Lu Huiqing smiled and said: "It's nothing, Duan Ming doesn't need to worry about it."
But if it were anyone else, Lu Huiqing would either refute him or tell small stories about him in front of officials, but Zhang Yue is not good at it. Lu Huiqing may not be able to argue against Zhang Yue, and even in terms of talent, Lu Huiqing may not be as good as him.
If you talk small talk, the officials trust Zhang Yue so much, and the emperor and his ministers work together, no small talk will do.
Just as Lu Huiqing was making up her mind, Zhang Yue suddenly said in a low voice: "Is there something difficult for the Ordnance Inspector? Do you want my help?"
Lu Huiqing glanced at Zhang Yue and thought, if this matter is to be accomplished, he will probably need his help.
Both of them are smart people. If the cost of confronting each other is too high, they will cooperate. The phrase "join if you can't win" very much reflects the essence of these two politicians.
Lu Huiqing said: "Du Zhi, we haven't talked about old times for a long time. How about today that you and I put down our official status and chat as old friends?"
Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Brother Jifu has such intention, I am very honored."
They both put on civilian clothes and sat down in a tea shop.
Lu Huiqing and Zhang Yue explained the reason. It turned out that in addition to the weapons supervisor, there was also a manufactory in the palace.
The official Wei Duan of the workshop inspected the variegated bows in the warehouse and believed that 490,000 of the 700,000 bows were unqualified and must be destroyed.
Lu Huiqing thought that this was wrong, because many of the 700,000 variegated bows were made by him after he was the warden of weapons. But why were they considered unqualified in Wei Duan's eyes?
Later, Lu Huiqing sent his confidants to investigate and learned that most of these bows were qualified. However, if they were reported as unqualified and sent to a dismantling station for disassembly, a lot of the bow-making materials could be scrapped for personal gain.
Wei Duanzhi then tried to collect money in the name of scrapping bows.
Lu Huiqing asked Zhang Yue to help him get rid of Wei Duanzhi, and in return Lu Huiqing would agree to Zhang Yue's request.
