When Zhang Jun heard this, he nodded slowly at first, then shook his head slowly: "Yan Xiu, if that's all, it's naturally because I'm greedy, but now among the close ministers, I am the only one who is idle..."
Liu Ziyu was slightly stunned.
"Let's continue talking." Zhang Jun continued to pour himself a glass of wine, and then finished his cup before speaking. "Xiao Lin has a deep city and a strong foundation. He usually doesn't say anything, but he often does great things..."
Liu Ziyu immediately nodded and interjected: "Of course I know this. After the Xiangyang incident, none of the meritorious officials were promoted in official positions. However, people in the Privy Council discussed that in fact everyone received generous rewards... In the imperial camp, all the troops As far as the government is concerned, no reward is as good as the expansion of the army. For a minister like Lin Xuezhi, who is close to the official, no reward is as good as the trust of the official... I heard that there are currently four or five people in the Hanlin Academy, and the rest are added Are they not as much on duty as Lin Xue?"
"That's right." Zhang Deyuan responded in a muffled voice. "The recent scholars, such as Wang Zhuo (born in Prince Kang's palace), have profound qualifications, Shen Yiqiu's elegant diction, and Li Ruopu (Li Ruoshui's younger brother), whose family loyalty can't be shaken. Bachelor Lin is nothing."
Liu Ziyu thought thoughtfully and spoke for a moment: "Actually, it is common for officials to be nostalgic for the past. Not only has Academician Lin made outstanding contributions in recent times, he was also a close minister on Bagong Mountain before... Deyuan, it is good for officials to forget about the past when they fall into trouble, but But none of the ministers who were in trouble after falling into the well were forgotten."
"That's right." Zhang Deyuan pretended not to understand the meaning of the other party's continued admonishment, but continued to clasp his hands and speak with a drunken voice: "The official family is indeed nostalgic for the past, and has always treated ministers who were in the same trouble in the past... Just think about it. I understand, if Wang Boyan and Wang Yuan had not chosen to share adversity on Bagong Mountain, how could they be so successful today? If Yang Yizhong had not been with him since he ascended the throne, how could he have been so trusted by the officials? If Liu Yan had not joined the Mingdao Palace as a servant How could the tide lift the boat during the ban? If Yu Wenxuzhong had not accompanied Han Shizhong as an important minister when he rebelled, how could he have been able to take one of the four positions? If Hu Mingzhong had not taken off his clothes to show his sincerity, how could he have followed his advice? ? Even if Li Gongxiang can have a tacit understanding with the officials, isn't it the kindness he entrusted to him that day? "
Liu Ziyu sighed: "In that case, what else do you have to say? Do the officials only trust these people, but they don't trust you, Zhang Deyuan? Did they not give you a high position, or did they not appoint the person you recommended, Deyuan? I don't Is it you who recommended me? Before I came here today, weren’t there many talented people blocking your door? Aren’t you just trying to establish a friendship so that I can ask you to take care of me tomorrow?”
"I know what Yan Xiu means." Zhang Deyuan's voice became even duller. "I don't have any resentment. Just as you and others said, at the age of thirty-one, I became the censor Zhongcheng, occupying the position of half prime minister, and Almost all the talents I recommend can be appointed by the officials. How can you say that Yourong is so good? But you don’t know that the officials’ intentions are obvious now. It’s true that I am trapped in this position and cannot move..."
"What exactly does Deyuan mean?" Liu Ziyu finally became impatient. "You keep saying that you have no resentment, but when I listen to it, I just feel that you are resentful throughout the whole article, and you have no idea how to be trapped..."
"Actually, it's easy to say." As for this, Zhang Deyuan had no choice but to finally lower his voice and spit out the truth after drinking. "I was trapped here by the officials. Now everyone understands that because the current situation is chaotic, Therefore, the officials want to stabilize the court and calm people's hearts..."
"Everyone knows this."
"Then let me ask you, what does Yushi Zhongcheng do?" Zhang Jun asked and answered himself. "Originally, he was to suppress all the ministers, as well as the important officials and officials for the officials. But in such a situation, I went to
Go and take a look. Whether it is several princes or the chief officials of various ministries and temples, unless there are obvious mistakes or omissions, their positions are all secure. Doesn't this mean that the general function of the Yushitai is gone?"
Liu Ziyu frowned slightly, obviously he had not forgotten this thought.
"Besides, Yan Xiu doesn't know that Xianggong Xu, Xianggong Wang, and Xianggong Zhang are close friends with Zhang Xi who is recuperating in Huainan, but Xianggong Zhang and I have never gotten along. In the past few days, Xianggong Zhang's health has been said to be getting worse.
I also pressed hard." Zhang Jun continued to talk and sighed. "Therefore, if there is an incident in the official family and it is necessary to issue a warning, the two husbands will always go directly past me to find Hu Mingzhong, and
The other two husbands are just ignorant. Anyway, Hu Mingzhong is also a close official in front of the official family, and he is equally useful to the official family..."
"You mean you were held hostage by Hu Mingzhong?" Liu Ziyu's expression changed slightly. "So, why don't you suppress it openly? You are the Zhongcheng, he is your subordinate, and he is your junior in friendship.
Yanshun..."
"This is another helpless point." Zhang Jun, smelling of alcohol, pointed to the sky. "The officials are watching... Hu Mingzhong and I are both close ministers and confidants of the officials, and Hu Mingzhong impeached me before on official matters.
With Han Shizhong, if I do this this time, what will it mean in the eyes of the officials who are so kind to me? I can't have any resentment, but can I take revenge for personal gain? I just recommend Hu Mingzhong for a good position and push him out.
Do you think that with our officials’ shrewdness, we don’t understand?”
Liu Ziyu thought about it and felt helpless, because the three parties in this matter formed a loop, two of them were unbuttoned, and finally everything returned to the hands of the officials.
"The two ministers are very clever. This is because they have understood the official's thoughts and specially selected Hu Mingzhong, an exquisite candidate." Liu Ziyu was silent for a long time, and then sighed. "But what's the point of being patient? Others would rather be put in the position of Yushi Zhongcheng.
Up."
"Have Yan Xiu forgotten my ambition?" Zhang Deyuan drank another drink and waved his hands again and again. "I am from Sichuan. That day after the official on the Yingshui River said that we should be Wuhou, I determined to be the Marquis of Wu in this life.
I am the Marquis of Zhuge Wu! The country is in ruins and everyone else is working for the country, how can I be idle here?"
When Liu Ziyu heard this, his previous boredom suddenly disappeared, and instead he became in awe: "So, what does Deyuan want to do?"
"I want to take the initiative to give up my job and go out to do business like Zhao Yuanzhen (Zhao Ding)." Zhang Jun replied simply.
Liu Ziyu was not surprised, he just smiled bitterly: "You persuaded me to raise my horizons and let me stay in the center, but you wanted to run away..."
"I advise you to stay here because it is useful for you to stay here. Doesn't the incident in Xiangyang prove my words?" Zhang Jun disagreed. "And I am asking to go now because it is of no use for me to stay in the center."
"The truth is always yours." Liu Ziyu smiled bitterly. "Then where are you going?"
"I estimate that in a month or two, someone in Guanzhong will come out to clean up the situation... There are seven or eight commanders, and there must be one or two who are tyrannical or loyal, right?"
"This is natural...you want to go to Shaanxi?" Liu Ziyu frowned slightly.
"I want to go to Sichuan and Shaanxi," Zhang Deyuan corrected. "Officials are most taboo about civil servants taking charge of military affairs. If I ask for Shaanxi at this time, the officials will definitely not allow it... But I am originally from Shu, and I want to go to Shu to appease myself, following the example of Zhao.
Ding is based in Huainan to support Zhang Boying (Zhang Jun). Generally, he is based in Sichuan and Shu to support Guanzhong, but the officials have nothing to say."
"Then when a powerful figure emerges from Guanzhong, will he be your Zhang Boying?" Liu Yanxiu said thoughtfully. "The logic makes sense, but there are still a few difficulties... The officials asked you to look after Han Shizhong. After you leave,
,Who will respond to Han Shizhong?"
Zhang Jun smiled more and more bitterly: "This is another reason why I asked to go. Han Shizhong is the closest general to Nanyang. Officials are very timid all day long. You can just take care of yourself. Why do you need me to take care of you?"
?This time, that time."
"Yes." Liu Ziyu nodded lightly. "Then who are you going to recommend as Yu Shi Zhongcheng after you leave? Hu Mingzhong? It can't be Li Guang, right? This person is a staff member of Gongxiang Li, so you should be careful about this kind of thing.
"
"I'm not stupid enough to ask Li Guang to do it, but I can't feel at ease when I recommend Hu Mingzhong." Zhang Jun shook his head. "He Zhu, the censor of supervision, Fan Zongyin, the minister of Zhongshu, Zhu Shengfei, the minister of rites, and Ye Mengde, the minister of the Ministry of Industry,
Li Ruopu, a scholar in the Hanlin Academy... These are all temporary choices. If the officials ask me, I will just recommend them and let the officials choose."
Liu Ziyu originally wanted to say something, since he knew that the officials were nostalgic, how could these people compare with Hu Mingzhong who took off his clothes that day? But it was about a high position like Yushi Zhongcheng, and as a close official of the imperial family, he didn't want to say more.
"If De is going to Sichuan and Sichuan, and I can't accompany you, have you ever thought about finding a suitable military adviser to be in charge of your affairs?" At this thought, Liu Yanxiu simply changed the subject.
"I have already considered this matter." Zhang Jun raised his glass and drank again. "Zhe Yanzhi was demoted to the Changhua Army (Hainan). I want to ask the officials to pardon him, and then ask to join the army for Sichuan and Shu; it is equally important finance.
I have also taken a fancy to someone. When I go to Sichuan, I will definitely make some achievements..."
Liu Ziyu knew that the other party had decided to leave, so he didn't want to say more, so he directly raised a glass to drink together as a friend.
In this way, the two of them rarely found time to relax. They drank from morning to noon, so they went back drunk together and rested directly in Zhang Jun's house... However, before they had slept for a moment or woke up from the wine, a waiter suddenly came to tell the story.
The imperial edict said that the officials had an appointment and asked the two of them to leave the city in plain clothes as soon as possible.
The two stood up in a daze, one with a big head and the other with dizziness. The chamberlain had no choice but to ask Zhang Jun's family to find a mule cart to take them out of the city, but they ended up all the way to Baihe.
By this time, the sun was still shining, but no less than a hundred people had gathered on the embankment of the Baihe River, not to mention chamberlains, banzhi, imperial physicians, and painters, several ministers, several ministers, several Hanlin bachelors, and many others.
Almost everyone from Shushe, and of course the few closest officials under the official's care, came here.
Zhao Guanjia himself was only wearing a loose linen robe with an open collar, and he was standing under a big tree by the river with Mrs. Wu, who was also dressed in homely clothes... When he turned around, he saw two drunken henchmen climbing down from the mule cart.
I couldn’t help but laugh:
"Deyuan, Yanxiu, you two are really going too far. You know that the weather is beautiful today and the scenery along the river is beautiful, but you only drink for fun. It's not like I rarely come out and still think about you!"
Zhang Jun and Liu Ziyu looked at each other and awkwardly raised their hands in salute. However, Liu Ziyu was still nice and Zhang Jun had a scholarly attitude and drank too much, so he staggered and almost fell to the ground.
"There is no etiquette today." Zhao Jiu raised his hand to signal the chamberlain to help the two drunkards, and then smiled again. "That's right, I have admired the poetry of Bachelor Da Su since I was a child, so today I specially held a banquet to entertain Bachelor Da Su.
Several descendants are not good at learning and are afraid of making a joke, so they look to you people to embolden their courage..."
Liu Ziyu was okay, but Zhang Jun instinctively realized that this official family was going to be a monster again... Because tomorrow there will be a large-scale imperial examination and the appointment of officials. This is a first-class event. How can I come here to entertain Su Shi's grandson today?
However, Zhang Zhongcheng, who was drunk and had a splitting headache, could only respond in a daze.