The palace.
After learning that Ding Wei had invited himself, Wang Qinruo couldn't wait to have a banquet for the guests and celebrate.
This guy finally reaped the consequences.
From now on, he would have to give Ding Wei some shoes.
It's not Wang Qinruo's petty fault, but Ding Wei's fault that he went too far. When Wang Qinruo was deposed, Ding Wei gave him a lot of shoes to wear.
At the end of Tianxi, when Zhang Zhibai knew Ying Tianfu, Ding Wei secretly said hello, hoping that Zhang Zhibai would "entertain" Wang Qinruo well.
However, Zhang Zhibai did not do that.
Afterwards, Ding Wei felt that Zhang Zhibai had lost face, so he transferred Zhang Zhibai to Bozhou.
Although Zhiyingtianfu and Zhibozhou are both at the level of Zhizhou, there is a huge difference between them in terms of status.
The former is one of the three capitals, while the latter is just an ordinary state capital.
Although Wang Qinruo was not a very decent person, he still thought about his old relationship and so on.
Zhang Zhibai was able to lend a helping hand to him when he was in trouble. He always remembered this kindness.
After Ding Wei officially left office, he was ready to find a reason to recall Zhang Zhibai to the capital.
By doing this, firstly, he can repay the favor, and secondly, he can also show others that Wang Qinruo is a person who values affection and righteousness.
Finally, he was able to win over Zhang Zhibai by promoting him.
Zhang Zhibai was a Jinshi in the second year of Emperor Taizong's reign (989). He was very senior and his family was poor when he was young. He came from a humble family.
At the same time, he is also one of the role models for poor scholars in the world.
Zhang Zhibai's appeal was very strong among scholars, especially among poor families.
In addition, Zhang Zhibai was an honest official and a well-known clean figure in the court.
Secondly, Zhang Zhibai rose from the local level to the central level step by step.
Finally, and most importantly, Zhang Zhibai likes to support his younger generations. His officialdom has been ups and downs for decades, and there are countless officials who have received his favor.
The most famous among them is Yan Shu.
And unknown officials, such as Fu Yan, are even more numerous.
Therefore, promoting Zhang Zhibai is completely in Wang Qinruo's interests.
If the opportunity is right, Wang Qinruo even wants to recommend Zhang Zhibai as prime minister.
During the reign of Dazhong Xiangfu, Zhang Zhibai took the official position of Quan Yushi Zhongcheng and participated in political affairs.
In the second year of Tianxi (1018), due to political disagreements with Wang Qinruo, who was also prime minister, Zhang Zhibai took the initiative to resign and took the title of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment to go out to know the place.
At this time, although Zhang Zhibai had not yet returned to court, Wang Qinruo had already arranged his official career.
After a while, he found another excuse to demote Ren Zhongzheng, Ding Wei's loyal supporter, from the capital. In this way, the seat of political participation would be vacant.
Then, he recommended Zhang Zhibai to participate in politics.
Wait for Zhang Zhibai to sit in the political position for a year and a half, and then push him to the position of prime minister.
Of course, if given the opportunity, Wang Qinruo would not mind omitting the part of participating in political affairs and directly recommend Zhang Zhibai as deputy prime minister.
After all, plans cannot keep up with changes. The longer the delay, the greater the variables.
In terms of seniority, Zhang Zhibai was not the first candidate for prime minister.
According to the previous emperor's political policy of mixing different opinions, most of the new prime ministers will be from northern scholars.
One south and one north is the way to balance.
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Bao Ci Hall.
evening.
Li Jie routinely came to Baoci Hall to pay his respects to Liu E. As Liu E gradually retreated behind the scenes, Liu E's atmosphere became more peaceful without the overt and secret fights in the court.
In the past year, during her free time, Liu E either read history books or teased Xu's daughter.
The days were very leisurely.
After the greetings were over, Li Jie did not leave directly as usual, but stayed at Baoci Hall, preparing to have dinner here.
After all, in the next few days, he
Since I am fasting, I cannot come to Baoci Hall to pay my respects.
Before dinner began, Liu E suddenly became uncharacteristically concerned about political affairs.
"Brother Six, I heard that Ding Wei asked himself to go out to find a place?"
"Um."
Li Jie nodded slightly. He was not surprised at all that Liu E knew about this.
What a big deal is it to be dismissed?
By analogy to later generations, it is equivalent to the resignation of the prime minister. If Liu E didn't even know about this, it would be an accident.
"How do Sixth Brother plan to settle it?"
Liu E asked this not because she wanted to get involved in politics, but she simply wanted to hear the official's advice on how to deal with it.
Ding Wei was one of her former allies after all, so it was reasonable to ask.
"Let's go to Yangzhou."
Ding said he was from Suzhou and arranged for him to move to Yangzhou. In a sense, he was also asking him to retire and return to his hometown.
Of course, it is not impossible to let him go to Suzhou.
"Yangzhou?"
Hearing this, Liu E was thoughtful, although she felt a little strange why the officials didn't arrange for Ding Wei to go to Suzhou.
However, considering that she had already handed over power, Liu E did not ask any more questions even though she was confused.
However, Liu E did not ask, but Li Jie took the initiative to bring up a political matter.
"By the way, Madam, there is something I want to discuss with you."
"Brother Six will make his own decision regarding the previous dynasty."
Liu E smiled and shook her head.
"Madam, they say that having an old man in the family is like having a treasure. I really can't make up my mind about this matter, and I would like some advice from my eldest lady."
Seeing that the words had reached this point, Liu E could only nod.
"What on earth is going on?"
"Sixth Brother can't even come up with an idea?"
Li Jie smiled slightly and said bluntly: "Ding said that after leaving Zhizhi, the position of prime minister became vacant."
"As for the selection of the new prime minister, I would like to recall Kou Zhun and make him prime minister."
Hearing this, Liu E's expression changed slightly.
However, her expression soon returned to its original state and she turned to ask.
"Recall Kou Zhun?"
"How does Sixth Brother plan to use him?"
How to use Kou Zhun?
That's a lot.
Previously, Li Jie did not call Kou Zhun as prime minister. On the one hand, he was concerned about Liu E's emotions, and on the other hand, it was also because of Kou Zhun's character.
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Kou Zhun has a strong character and seniority, so ordinary people cannot suppress him.
But now, the situation is very different.
In the past two years, the Song Dynasty has successively defeated Xiazhou Dangxiang and Liao Kingdom on the battlefield.
Especially the latter, the Khitan's defeat undoubtedly gave all officials and people hope to regain the land of Youyun.
Taking back Youyun was a great undertaking that neither Taizu nor Taizong could accomplish.
Now, the light has appeared.
Once Li Jie raises this banner, everyone and everything will have to give way to this goal.
Even if he is as strong as Kou Zhun, he will not stand in the way.
Therefore, the timing is very appropriate to recall Kou Zhun at this time.
As for why Li Jie recalled Kou Zhun now, it was naturally to keep the old minister warm.
Kou Zhun's reputation is very loud among the government and the public. If Wang Qinruo implements certain policies, some people will probably not buy it.
But if it were Kou Zhun, the situation would be completely different.
With Kou Zhun's prestige, even if the promotion is blocked, he can still promote it by force.
If that doesn't work, Kou Zhun can rely on his power as prime minister to "suppress" opponents.
