Chapter 992: Must also correct his name (two updates combined into one)
Chapter 995 Must also correct his name (two updates combined into one)
Faced with Xiang Qi's words, Zhang Yue said: "Brother Xiang, I remember that we haven't had any contact since Liu Zuo's incident! I don't remember where it started. Maybe it was when I offended the late Emperor during my reign in Zhiping.
right?"
Of course Xiang Qi remembered that Zhang Yue offended the late emperor during the Bianjing Flood and was eventually forced to live in idleness.
Xiang Qi felt that Zhang Yue's move was too unstable, and thought he was rash, so he deliberately ignored him.
Of course, there is no harm in doing this. Zhang Yue can also understand that the emperor dislikes you and no one dares to get close to you at this time.
After Xining, Zhang Yue recalled him to Beijing, but Xiang Qi had no intention of repairing the relationship with Zhang Yue.
Xiang Qiwen said angrily: "Duzhi, I'm here today to ask you to help me out of my former classmates. Everyone knows that Shen Cunzhong now relies on you to take care of him. It's not difficult for you to be busy with this."
Zhang Yue did not say whether he would help Xiang Qi through Shen Kuo, but changed the subject and said: "Yes, you remember Liu Zuo, right?"
Xiang Qi was stunned when he heard the name, and then said in silence for a while: "Is he still alive?"
Zhang Yue said: "Not only is he alive, but he has also served as the supervisor of the City Yi Department."
Liu Zuo committed suicide because of a failed business transaction and speculation. However, he was still ill in bed and Xiang Qi took advantage of the incident and organized his classmates from Taixue to rescue Liu Zuo.
Later, news of Liu Zuo's death spread, and Zhang Yue mistakenly believed that Liu Zuo had died of illness.
But in the end, Liu Zuo did not die, and he turned over again and took refuge with Wu Anchi.
Wu Anchi and Liu Zuotong studied at Taixue, and they had known each other for a long time. Later, the City Yisi carried out "buying and reselling". Because of the poor operation of the officials, the City Yisi lost a lot of money.
Wu Anchi immediately found Liu Zuo, who was a businessman, and asked him to serve as the supervisor. He improved the loss-making situation of the Yi Department and even won the appreciation of Wang Anshi.
This was something Zhang Yue only learned about later.
When Xiang Qi heard about it, his face was filled with uncertainty and he said: "Liu Zuo, I helped him back then, so what do you want me to do with him?"
Zhang Yue said: "For a moment, I lamented the impermanence of things in the world."
Xiang Qi sneered when he heard this.
Zhang Yue said: "Why did you offend Shen Cunzhong?"
After explaining the reason to Xiang Qi, Zhang Yue understood the whole story. After the peace was restored, Xiang Qi kept changing Shantou. Whenever his strength and official position increased, he would change to another Shantou that could better match him.
He is good at management and his official career is relatively smooth.
In the seventh year of Xining, after Xiang Qidingyou returned to the court, it was the time when Zheng Xia was on the throne. He somehow managed to get in touch with Wang Gongchen, who had always been critical of the new law. He thought this was an opportunity to criticize the new party.
Unexpectedly, after Lu Huiqing saved the situation, he sent Xiang Qi to a remote place without saying a word.
That's all. Xiang Qi had a grudge against Lu Huiqing. After Lu Huiqing resigned as prime minister, he criticized Lu Huiqing's various measures in the weapons supervision. As a result, Xiang Qi was not careful and rigorous in his research, and Shen Kuo's later measures in charge of the weapons supervision were criticized.
Zhang Guanli put it on Lu Huiqing's head and severely criticized him.
As a result, Shen Kuo, now the third envoy, was furious.
Zhang Yue couldn't help pinching his brows after hearing this.
…
After Xiang Qi left, Zhang Yue opened the back door of the study and saw the smiling and angry Qi Niang.
Zhang Yue put his wife into his arms, patted the back of her hand and said, "The engagement with Anzhong's family is entirely up to my wife."
Seventeenth Mother raised her head and said: "This is also a good match, and I am happy with it."
Zhang Yue paused and said, "We'll talk again later, and you have someone bring Chen Guan over."
Seventeenth Mother looked at Zhang Yue and shook her head, then said: "Don't be so busy day and night as soon as you enter Beijing."
Zhang Yue smiled, then returned to the study chair and sat down.
Seventeen Niang took Zhang Yue to the door and left.
Zhang Yue is really busy now, and he has a lot of things to worry about after arriving in Beijing.
Cai Que's previous words made him think a lot. In terms of his ability in officialdom fighting, Zhang Yue admitted that he could not keep up with Cai Que.
Zhang Yue thought carefully about Cai Que's words. Although he had his own selfish motives, what he said was correct and very prophetic.
He also thought about his relationship with Wang Anshi.
Of course, in the eyes of outsiders, Wang Anshi's power as prime minister is now stable and he is at the peak of his powers. However, Zhang Yue and Cai Que are both calculating how long Wang Anshi can remain in power.
The difference lies in taking the initiative to replace him? Or waiting for him to leave on his own?
Cai indeed asked Zhang Yue to take the initiative to replace him.
Zhang Yue understood that Wang Anshi did not reject him, but Deng Wan and Lu Jiawen would also reject him.
But unless you are ruthless enough and your methods are aggressive enough, others will definitely be afraid of you.
This is not a turf war between the Young and the Dangerous.
When I returned to Beijing, the official family, Wang Gui, and other officials were watching how I handled my relationship with Wang Anshi.
Lu Huiqing overturned a boat of people before and was still sent out to serve as his county guard. Feng Jing was driven away by Lu Huiqing yesterday, and today he is back as the Privy Councilor.
This was the case in history until Cai Que was demoted to Lingnan.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yue took out a piece of paper and wrote down the names of several people in the new party except Wang Anshi.
They are Lu Huiqing, Zeng Bu, Zhang Dun, Yuan Jiang, Deng Wan, Deng Runfu, Shen Kuo, Cai Bian, Lu Jiawen...
Zhang Yue crossed out the names on the paper one by one, leaving only Shen Kuo and Cai Bian.
When Zhang Yue saw this, he thought, so be it.
At this time Chen Guan entered, Zhang Yue said to Chen Guan: "You have to advise me on something, advisor, come up with a statement!"
Chen Guan asked: "Tonight?"
Zhang Yue said: "Not tonight, but right now. I want it immediately."
Chen Guan didn't know why Zhang Yue was so anxious.
He didn't know that Zhang Yue had already thought about everything.
Now that he is participating in politics, he is planning to become prime minister.
The position of prime minister is not the most important thing. The most important thing is to "rectify one's name".
This saying comes from the Analects of Confucius.
Zilu said: ‘The king of Wei is waiting for his son to lead the government, and the son will be the first to show off?’ Zilu said: ‘The name must also be rectified!’
Zilu asked Confucius, "When the king of Wei asked you to be prime minister, what was the first thing you did?"
Confucius said that the first thing to do is to ‘rectify the name’.
When Chen Guan heard that "the name must be corrected," he also nodded and said: "To maintain good relations, the first thing to do is to correct the name. Otherwise, if the name is not correct, the words will not go smoothly; if the words do not go well, the things will not be accomplished."
“Where does the unknown come from?”
What is a correct name?
That is to say, come up with something ideological.
Regarding Wang Anshi's reform, there must be both inheritance and distinction; at the same time, it must inherit the official's intention and also provide some advice. The most important thing is to express his own political opinions and temporarily hide some aspects that may cause controversy.
This is Zhang Yue's "rectification of his name". In short, it is a contingency plan.
Chen Guan was stunned when he heard this. What Zhang Yue wanted to do by himself must be too difficult.
Chen Guan said: "My lord, this matter cannot be done by Yuan Chang or Yuan Du. I am just an unknown scholar, so how can I be so important as a writer?"
Zhang Yue's writing work in the palace has always been handled by Cai Jing and Cai Bian. However, Cai Jing and Cai Bian are officials after all, not their own literati, not to mention that this matter cannot be left to others.
Having been with him for many years, Zhang Yue knew a lot about Chen Guan. Chen Guan had a clear mind and a clear understanding of the situation. He also performed well when negotiating with Lu Huiqing.
Zhang Yue asked Chen Guan: "Have you read the New Meanings of the Three Classics?"
Chen Guandao: "I have read it."
Zhang Yue said: "That's enough."
Chen Guan thought about it carefully and thought that this was Zhang Yue's expedient solution to Wang Anshi, or that he was doing it in vain.
Wait until the day comes and 'as soon as the power is in hand, the order will be carried out'.
Zhang Yue talked with Chen Guan all night.
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Although the next day was not a day of public gatherings every five days, it was also Zhang Yue's first court meeting since he joined politics.
Hundreds of officials met with the new Councilor Zhang Yue at the palace gate.
Looking at Zhang Yue, who is dressed in purple robes, he is still ranked fifth after Wang Anshi, Wang Gui, Feng Jing, Yuan Jiang, etc., but he has completed the leap from the West Palace to the East Palace.
Among the officials, Cai Que watched Zhang Yue with an expressionless expression as he accepted congratulations from hundreds of officials.
Huang Haoqian on the side asked Cai Que: "Zhizheng, at the beginning, neither you nor me expected that Zhang Sanlang would be what he is today! I remember that when you were in Taixue, you had a mediocre evaluation of Zhang Duzhi!"
Cai Que said to Huang Haoqian: "It's the same today. Zhang San is more resourceful than decisive. He is more than elegant and elegant, but lacks the spirit of a king. He is not the image of a prime minister, and he will not be a great person!"
Huang Haoqian seemed dissatisfied with Zhang Yue after hearing Cai Quezhi's words, and immediately did not dare to continue.
Zhang Yue met the emperor for the first time after becoming prime minister. The officials immediately proposed in front of all the prime ministers that Su Song, Chen Xiang and Zeng Bu should return to the capital.
Wang Anshi couldn't help but glare at Zhang Yue when he heard this. Zhang Yue pretended not to notice and turned his gaze elsewhere.
He knew that his proposal was definitely not in line with Wang Anshi's wishes.
Sure enough, in front of the imperial court, Wang Anshi rejected all three candidates Zhang Yue proposed to the officials. He just felt that it was not good-looking for the officials and Zhang Yue to refute him like this, and he still admired Chen Xiang.
The officials immediately proposed not to allow Chen Xiang to return to Beijing for the time being, but instead promoted him to the rank of Privy Councilor.
Only then did Wang Anshi agree.
During the conversation, the officials did not mention the change of Yuan Dynasty that they discussed with Zhang Yue yesterday.
Afterwards, the officials returned to the palace to rest, and the ministers drank tea in the palace as usual.
Zhang Yue then said to Wang Anshi: "Yuandu has contributed a lot to my account this time. I intend to recommend him as the censor. I wonder what the prime minister wants?"
Wang Anshi cherished his reputation and had always been wary of using his son-in-law Cai Bian. Seeing Zhang Yue recommending Cai Bian, Wang Anshi looked at him, as if wanting to explore his meaning and asked: "Why did Du Zhi recommend the son-in-law?"
Zhang Yue said: "I have no other intentions, I just really appreciate Yuandu's talent and ability."
"Yuandu asked me to tell the Prime Minister before that he wanted to take up a foreign post."
Wang Anshi was surprised and asked: "Is there such a thing?"
Zhang Yue nodded and said: "That's true. Yuandu is the pearl in the box. If you don't know, it's hard to know his talent. As for why he wants to work abroad, I don't need to say more."
Wang Anshi also admired his son-in-law Cai Bian very much. Cai Bian had been his student as early as when he was in Jiangning.
At the beginning, he had teased that he would find a son-in-law like Zhang Yue in the future. Although Wang Anshi was joking, it was also because his eldest daughter was unhappy after marrying into the Wu family.
So Wang Anshi wanted to find a son-in-law with an ordinary background, and Cai Bian looked like a "Zhang Lang" in all aspects.
At the same time, after Zeng Bu and Lu Huiqing, Wang Anshi also had a vague intention of entrusting him with the mantle. To be more careful, Wang Anshi was arbitrary in his character. Although Zeng Bu and Lu Huiqing came up because of Wang Anshi, they were actually ministers in the same dynasty as Wang Anshi.
We can only call them allies.
But Cai Bian is different. He is not only a student, but also his own son-in-law. Not to mention himself, his daughter always manages Cai Bian obediently.
Wang Anshi felt very uncomfortable when Zeng Bu betrayed him.
Wang Anshi asked Cai Bian what he thought, and Cai Bian said, "Don't be like a hungry eagle that flies when it's full."
This statement was deeply recognized by Wang Anshi.
But Wang Anshi didn't say this to anyone, because Cai Bian's official position was too low and he started too late, so it would be difficult to predict his official career in the future.
Could it be that Zhang Yue saw his unexplainable thoughts? Through this, he expressed his intention to cultivate Cai Bian with all his strength in the future?
No matter what, Zhang Yue revealed his kindness to himself.
At least in the other person's heart, how to get along with you is a top priority.
You must know that when Zhang Yue returned to Beijing this time, Deng Wan, Deng Runfu, Lu Jiawen and others spoke in front of him, saying that Zhang Yue would want to take his place instead, so that he could strike first.
But this does not mean that Wang Anshi completely trusted Zhang Yue. He asked: "What does the great counselor think of the plan?"
Zhang Yue knew that Wang Anshi hated Shen Kuo very much and denounced him as a "Ren man".
In a sense, Wang Anshi's evaluation of Shen Kuo is right. He and Cai Jing's problem is that they repeatedly engage in political speculation.
No one likes a person who is not firm in his stance.
It's enough for the two of you to speculate once, and you do it repeatedly.
Just like the British proverb about rats on a sinking ship, as soon as they see a ship sinking, they abandon ship early and jump onto a ship.
Historically speaking, in terms of speculation, Cai Jing reacted faster than Shen Kuo, and he belonged to the class of prophets like cicadas whose golden wind has not yet moved.
However, Shen Kuo was slow to react and only took action after the overall situation was decided.
But to Zhang Yue, Shen Kuo was very important. One was that his son was the other party's grandson-in-law, and the other, Shen Kuo, although not popular in general, still had quite a status in the new party and could gather some people.
Zhang Yue said to Wang Anshi: "Shen Cunzhong has a great talent, but he uses his talents without using his virtues. Talents and virtues must be used at the same time. Either use talents or virtues."
"As for the true people with both talent and virtue, I'm afraid there are too few. Such wise people live far away from the world and may not be able to serve in the imperial court!"
Wang Anshi smiled after listening to Zhang Yue's words and said: "After all, it is better to be a hermit!"
Faced with Zhang Yue's admiration for Shen Kuo and Cai Bian, Wang Anshi believed that this was a first-class show of goodwill to him, but he did not fully believe it and could only continue to listen to his words and watch his actions.
At this moment, when Zhang Yue and Wang Anshi were talking, Yuan Jiang paid attention to everything here.
As for Feng Jing, Wang Gui glanced at Wang Anshi and Zhang Yue from time to time during the conversation.
…
Later, Zhang Yue went to the capital hall to pay his seal, and was officially promoted to the governor who participated in political affairs.
In the capital hall, the Zhongshu Jianzheng, the officials studying official affairs, and the court officials were all in the same hall. Wang Anshi and other ministers were also present.
Zhang Yue smiled and talked with everyone.
Lu Jiawen, who had always been wary and hostile towards Zhang Yue and worried that he would replace Wang Anshi when he returned to the court, asked Zhang Yue seemingly casually: "I wonder what your husband thinks will happen in five years or ten years after the new law is implemented?"
Faced with Lu Jiawen's inquiry, everyone pricked up their ears.
Although it was a first-class chat, there was no real chat in the capital.
Facing the question asked by Lu Jia, Zhang Yue looked around at the crowd and said with a smile: "Of course it's Heiwu Genceu!"
As soon as this sentence came out, Zhang Yue openly expressed his support for the new law!
