The residence of Liu Yun, the censor Zhongcheng.
On this day, Liu Jun made an appointment with Liu Ye of the same year. Both of them were Jinshi in the first year of Xianping (998). They have always had a good relationship since they became officials.
As for Liu Jun's purpose of meeting with Liu Ye today, he mainly wanted to hear Liu Ye's opinion on something.
Facing the current situation, as the censor Zhongcheng, Liu Jun felt that it was necessary to perform his duties.
What is a censor?
Rules and begging are as high as faults, pointing out the shortcomings of current politics, pointing out the traitors of officials, and describing the sufferings of the people. If you speak, you can use it, and don't give up your words because of your humble position!
Of course, humility here means modesty. As the top leader in charge of the Yushitai, if Liu Jun is humble, will other officials still be alive?
"The current situation is difficult, and I want to do my duty and knock on the palace door to correct the faults of the begging officials and the Queen Mother."
"Yaoqing (Liu Ye's nickname), what do you think?"
In fact, if Wang Zeng had been dismissed as prime minister, Liu Jun's reaction might not have been so extreme.
What is the concept of buckling the palace gate?
Whether it is Xuandemen or Donghuamen, the surrounding area is extremely prosperous and lively.
Liu Jun's move is tantamount to putting the contradiction directly on the table.
It is foreseeable that once Liu Jun actually knocks on the palace door to remonstrate, regardless of the success or failure afterwards, his personal future is probably over.
What prompted him to do this was a piece of gossip.
In recent days, there were sudden rumors in the palace that the Queen Mother and the officials seemed to intend to reinstate Wang Qinruo as deputy prime minister.
Who is Wang Qinruo?
The Northern Group is recognized as evil!
The Bole who promoted Liu Jun was Yang Yi. The two of them knew each other through literature and had similar temperaments. They were close friends, just like Boya Ziqi.
Moreover, Liu Jun was also from the north. He was from Daming (now Hebei).
Therefore, he naturally belongs to the northern scholar group.
Now, there is already a prime minister from the south in the court. If there is another prime minister from the south.
Even if the relationship between Ding Wei and Wang Qinruo is no longer what it was before, that won't work!
The result is unimaginable!
Liu Jun and Liu Ye are not only the same age, they are also similar in age. Therefore, they have many common topics.
As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, and people flock together. Liu Ye, who once served as a public speaker, nodded without hesitation.
"Ziyi, I support you!"
"Count me in for this matter!"
"You can't go to this matter."
Hearing this, Liu Yun slowly shook his head.
"Wu Xu lamented that the road was far away, and Pan Zinian thought it would be difficult to travel. The road was difficult to travel. The road was difficult to travel. The road was divergent. Where are you now?"
"Yao Qing, please stay in the court for me and carry out the duty of admonition!"
After saying that, Liu Jun stood up and bowed his head.
Liu Jun knew very well that the bargaining chip for this remonstration was his political career. If he did this, even if the Queen Mother and the officials did not remove him afterwards.
He himself will also beg for help.
In addition, he was not the only one to be 'deadly remonstrated' this time, but also all the censors at the Yushitai. On this point, they had already reached a consensus among themselves.
After all, he alone is indeed a bit unsafe.
Only by making the matter bigger may the Queen Mother and the officials give up the idea of resurrecting Wang Qinruo under pressure.
"Ziyi, why are you doing this?"
Liu Ye sighed and quickly helped his friend up.
To be fair, Liu Ye is not the kind of person who is greedy for power and position. His official position is just that, and it will be gone if it is gone.
Without this official status, wouldn't Liu Ye still be Liu Ye?
After getting up, Liu Jun looked at Liu Ye with burning eyes and said with a heavy expression.
"It takes more courage to stay, Yao Qing, I'll leave this matter to you!"
The two have known each other for many years, and Liu Ye knew very well what kind of character Liu Yun was. With everything he said, how could he have any reason to refuse?
"well."
After a long silence, Liu Ye sighed again, and then nodded helplessly.
"How dare Yaoqing live up to Ziyi's great trust!"
"Leave this matter to me."
"good!"
"good!"
"good!"
Liu Jun said "goodbye" three times in a row, and by the last word, his eyes were already red.
With Liu Ye speaking for him as Zuo Fu, he no longer had any worries.
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Wang Xianggong's Mansion.
"Sir, Doctor Zhang is here."
The doctor Zhang mentioned by the chief steward was none other than Zhang Dexiang, a doctor from the Temple Department and the magistrate of Quandu Branch.
"I see."
After hearing the butler's announcement, Wang Zeng put down what he was doing, lightly dusted his slightly wrinkled clothes, and then walked slowly towards the front hall.
After a while, Wang Zeng came to the front hall. When he saw Zhang Dexiang, he asked him directly the reason for his visit without any courtesy or greetings.
"Xi Yan, how come you have time to come to my house today?"
In fact, it is not unexpected for Wang to ask this, because the Third Division has been very busy since the beginning of the new year due to the abolition of the Xiang Army.
Recently, the officials have allocated another 300,000 yuan from the internal treasury to fund the state's education.
Finally, coupled with the daily affairs of the three divisions, Zhang Dexiang, as the judge of Duzhi, is naturally busy with official duties.
"Has Prime Minister Wang heard about the news that has been spreading in Beijing recently?"
Hearing this, Wang Zeng seemed to think of someone and frowned slightly.
"Are you referring to Wang Qinruo's matter?"
"That's true."
Zhang Dexiang sighed softly and said worriedly: "Wang Qinruo, if you return to the capital, the situation in this court will be even darker."
"Prince Prime Minister."
Speaking of this, Zhang Dexiang stood up and bowed.
"For the sake of the country, the country, and the people of the world, this matter must not be done!"
Seeing this, Wang Zeng quickly stepped forward and helped Zhang Dexiang.
"Xi Yan, what do you mean?"
"I would also like to ask the king to give me some advice and welcome Mr. Kou back to the court!"
Zhang Dexiang bows again!
The last time the prime minister was vacant, Zhang Dexiang hoped to welcome Kou Zhun back, but later, the officials and the Queen Mother preferred Wang Zeng to be the prime minister.
So, the matter was settled.
This time, the king asked himself to dismiss the prime minister, and the position of prime minister and assistant was vacant. Looking at the officials currently in the government, they either lacked qualifications or lacked ability. No one can take over the prime minister's seal for the time being.
Even without the recent gossip, in Zhang Dexiang's opinion, Wang Qinruo is very likely to return to the center.
"this……"
Wang Zeng was stunned when he heard Zhang Dexiang's request.
Welcome back Mr. Kou?
If it can really be done, it will definitely be a good thing.
Since Kou Zhun left the center, Wang Zeng became the leader of the northern scholar group.
In his position and in planning for politics, since he enjoys the rights of the northern scholar leader, Wang Zeng must also consider the faction to which he belongs.
It's not like he hasn't thought about welcoming Kou Zhun back.
He had had this idea as early as the moment he was born.
But after some careful consideration, he gave up the idea of welcoming Kou Zhun back.
There are gaps in the minds of officials. Once they make up their minds, it is difficult for others to shake them.
The news that Wang Qinruo was about to return to Zhongshu was released from the palace. Since it could be spread from the palace, in a sense, this matter should have received official approval.
Therefore, welcoming Mr. Kou back is almost impossible.
