Chapter five hundred and fifteen the prime minister
In the second year of Xuanhe, early summer.
Zhang Shangying, the First Assistant Prime Minister's right servant and his servant, reported illness and returned home. The emperor issued three edicts to persuade him to stay, but Zhang Shangying was determined to leave.
On the outskirts of Bianliang City, chariots and horses, young men in green robes and hats gathered everywhere. In the pavilions on the roadside, everyone was wearing purple and gold official uniforms, as if they were attending a court meeting.
Yang Lin held the cup and said: "I was here to see Prime Minister Cai back home. It seems like yesterday. I never thought that today I would have to see Prime Minister Zhang off the capital. Prime Minister Zhang has supported me until now. Today I have retired. Yang Lin only hopes that Prime Minister Zhang's children and grandchildren will surround him.
, enjoy family peace."
Zhang Shangying had a smile on his face. He was not Cai Jing. He had been the prime minister for nearly three years. When Cai Jing was the first assistant, he was the left prime minister. Nowadays, there are talented people in the country, and if he continues to hold on to his position, I am afraid that he will be the prime minister.
To be stabbed in the spine.
"My officials are old and old, but the official affairs of the court must not be neglected. All the princes are the seals of the ministry and have the power to control the key points. The people of the country and the dynasty live in peace. Yao, Tian and Shun will still rely on you, so they must not be ignored."
Everyone present was humbled. Yang Lin took advantage of the situation and waved his hand, and Yang San followed him and came over with a scroll.
"Today, Prime Minister Zhang has retired with great success. He is just painting a scroll to express his feelings. I hope you will accept it."
Zhang Shangying unfolded the scroll and couldn't help but said in surprise: "This is Wang Ximeng's Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains? Wenyuan, this... this gift is too heavy."
He said that the gift was too heavy, but he held it tightly in his hand. This painting was the only painting handed down from generation to generation in Wang Ximeng's life.
Wang Ximeng's life is a legend. He entered the palace as a "painting student" when he was more than ten years old. He was not very professional at first. Zhao Jishi, who had just succeeded to the throne, was a student of the Painting Academy. He was later called into the forbidden Chinese library and served Zhao Ji.
Emperor Zhao Ji had a unique eye and believed that "its nature can be taught", so he personally taught him the method. After Zhao Ji personally taught him the brush and ink techniques, his skills improved and his paintings surpassed the standard. In April of the third year of Zhenghe, Wang Ximeng spent half a year to finally complete the painting.
He was only eighteen years old when he painted the masterpiece "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" which will be famous throughout the ages.
From then on, he did not write any more, and not a single picture was published. A few years ago, news came that Wang Ximeng died young and passed away in his twenties. It must be said that it is a pity.
This painting uses fine brushwork to apply colors, the light and heavy shades are vivid and vivid. It is brilliant and beautiful, and the mountains and rivers thousands of miles away are beautiful, majestic and majestic.
It was selected by the great master Zhao Ji as "not a single painting failed", and was rewarded by Zhao Ji to Cai Jing, and was purchased by Yang Lin with a large sum of money. There is also Cai Jing's inscription on it, and Cai Jing's calligraphy was also famous at this time.
The calligraphy treasure of scholars all over the world.
Zhang Shangying did not expect that Yang Lin would be so generous, and he was so happy that the wrinkles on his face relaxed a lot.
"It's just something for fun. Prime Minister Zhang has really worked hard these past few years."
As the person with the highest official position in Yang Lin's party, Zhang Shangying has always been higher than Yang Lin. He has blocked many ups and downs for himself over the years. Moreover, Yang Lin also took the opportunity to send a signal that this young master will never treat him badly.
own people.
Zhang Shangying rolled up the scroll, as if he had found a treasure, and carefully handed it to his grandson behind him. Then, with the support of his family, he boarded the car and left, waving goodbye to everyone.
When the prime minister resigned, this position became vacant. According to the theory, Yang Lin, who was at the height of his power, should take this position, but he was still a bit young.
Until now, Yang Lin had not expressed his position, and everyone's attitude became ambiguous.
Because of Yang Lin's palace coup, after taking away the central power of Kaifeng Mansion in one fell swoop, he vigorously promoted new officials and promoted young and promising officials. Therefore, there were very few people in the court who had enough qualifications and prestige to become prime ministers.
The position of bachelor's decree has always been vacant. Who will take the position of prime minister depends on the arrangement of the young man in front of him.
Feeling everyone's gaze, Yang Lin chuckled and said: "It's getting late, everyone should go back to your homes."
Yang Lin frowned slightly in the carriage. The position of prime minister was too hot. If he rashly became prime minister in his weak years, he would feel a little inappropriate. In the future, everyone would have someone to lead the army.
This idea cannot set a precedent.
Anyway, you have the power, so you don’t necessarily have to get to a high position early. It’s better to continue to develop your career.
As prime minister, he had to choose someone who was obedient. Although Zhang Shangying and he were in the same party, they had many differences in political opinions.
He is the prime minister, and he cannot be too strong. Many small decisions are actually contrary to his own opinions. This time Zhang Shangying resigned from the prime minister, perhaps because of his insistence on several major issues, which made the great scholar somewhat conflicted.
In the inner courtyard of Zhaodefang, Jin'er scooped up a spoonful of longan and lotus seed soup, put it to her lips, blew it gently, and fed it to Yang Tianyan who was sitting beside her. When Su Ningxiang gave birth to her precious daughter, she had just given birth to her baby girl in Youyan.
After winning a great victory, he chose this name. Logically speaking, this generation is the top generation, but girls don’t need to, but since Yang Tianai is here, Yang Lin might as well just take care of them all.
Opening her mouth to eat the lotus seed soup, Yang Tianyan stared straight back without blinking. Jin'er looked back and saw that it was her young master who was making faces at her daughter. The little girl couldn't help but laugh: "Young Master, where are you?"
He looks like a father."
Yang Lin walked over and picked up his daughter and asked, "Where is Yun Niang?"
Jin'er pursed her lips and said, "I'm in the room. She said she was a little dizzy and just fell asleep."
"It's been a long time, little slut... forget it, let Qingqing come to me in the courtyard." Considering that his daughter was by his side, Yang Lin hurriedly stopped speaking and touched her bun lovingly.
Yang Tianyan was just learning to speak, but at this time, she cherished words like gold. No matter how teased by a group of maids and aunts, she would not speak easily.
At this time, she was lying in Yang Lin's arms, looked up at him, and suddenly opened her mouth and said: "Daddy."
This was such an extraordinary sound that it made the current young master beam with joy. He agreed repeatedly and lifted his daughter up high, making her giggle. He even asked in a show-off manner: "Jin'er, did you hear that?"
Seeing the young master's appearance, Jin'er felt a little sad. When she took the child, she lightly touched her young master with her little hand and her face turned red.
Yang Lin immediately understood what kind of person he was, and secretly thought in his heart that the maid who had been playing with her since she was a child could not ignore her. She was going to eat green plums and ride a bamboo horse tonight...
The small courtyard that Yang Lin mentioned was a secluded small courtyard. There were only a few flowers and plants in it. People cleaned it from time to time, but no one came to live there.
Stepping in, she pushed open the door of the wooden house and saw a huge cardboard with names written on it. Soon, there was a sound of footsteps. When Qin Qingqing arrived, she knew Yang Lin's habit of not answering and went straight to write.
Polish the ink.
Yang Lin found Zhang Shangying and stretched out his hand with a pen. He wrote "Returning to Hometown as an Official" on the back of Zhang Shangying and lightly crossed out his name.
Who will be the prime minister? Yang Lin looked down carefully, and suddenly stopped in front of a person's name.
During Bai Shizhong, he was born as a Jinshi. He was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Personnel after serving as an envoy to Khitan.
The three people who were envoys to the Khitan were Gao Bing, Qin Hui, and Bai Shizhong. These three were all national treasure-level ministers of the Song Dynasty. Each of them was better at getting things done than the other. They coaxed Yelu Yanxi and the Khitan dandy into calling them brothers and sisters, and they wished they could live forever.
Stay by your side...and pour fuel and firewood on the Khitan, who was originally a spark that could start a prairie fire, and the disaster has reached this point.
Behind Bai Shizhong's name, in addition to these resumes, there are only a few words: talented, irresponsible, and very obedient.
This is simply the best candidate. He has all the necessary qualities to be the prime minister of this term. It can be said that he is perfect.
Historically, Cai Jing also valued this and promoted him after he dismissed the prime minister. Bai Shizhong was characterized as a traitor in later generations. To be honest, it was a bit unfair. When he became prime minister, he followed Cai Jing's policy completely.
In the Han Dynasty, Cao Shen did this, leaving a good story about Xiao Gui and Cao Sui. But when he came to him, he had no such luck. In the end, he still suffered from Cai Jing, but Cai Jing's real prime minister's decree was really not worthy of Cai Gui Bai
So what? Cai Jing’s new policy is actually very successful, and there is nothing it cannot use.
The more Yang Lin thought about it, the more appropriate he felt. Bai Shizhong was just a minister at the time, and he was the one who helped him.
After the coup, he came to visit his house as soon as possible, and he was very sensible and obedient. Using him as prime minister for the past few years is actually no different from doing it himself, and it can also avoid unnecessary trouble.
He clapped his hands gently, with a happy look on his face. Only then did Qin Qingqing dare to speak: "Da Lang, do you still want Mo?"
Yang Lin nodded, sat down on the Grand Master's chair, and said with a smile: "Write a letter in my tone and send it to the residence of Bai Shizhong, the Minister of Civil Affairs. Then he ordered to go down and prepare a table of wine and food.
Please Gao Bing and Qin Hui to come and accompany you."