The Xixia envoys were punished and the results were revealed.
Both escorts are punished.
At that time, Sima Guangshang spoke sparingly. Big countries were afraid of their power, while small countries cherished their virtues. He does not shy away from the strong and does not bully the weak. This king rules the world.
The envoy's move to protect China's face turned out to be an act of "bullying" in Sima Guang's eyes. Zhang Yue looked at Sima Guang's remarks and sighed that this old man was really powerful.
Both envoys were punished, although Zhang Yue himself was not mentioned.
But Zhang Yue also knew that he could not avoid it, and the debate in the palace happened to reach Zhang Yue's ears through different channels.
The people who spread this message to themselves were Han Zhongyan and Ouyang Fa respectively.
Although Han Zhongyan and Ouyang Fa did not say it explicitly, through their narration, they made Zhang Yue understand that it was best for him to go to court and impeach himself.
Self-impeachment depends on your weight in the eyes of the officials. If they have a good impression of you, the officials will pardon you and the matter will be revealed lightly. If you have a bad impression, you will be punished leniently.
This move is better than being settled by the queen.
However, Zhang Yue felt that his move was not at fault, so he had a bad temper and was determined not to impeach himself. .
The consequences of not self-impeachment were also obvious, so many courtiers vaguely blamed Zhang Yue for the invasion of Xixia.
In the tenth month of Zhiping, Xixia invaded the border, causing shock in the court.
Han Qi and Sima Guang had a heated debate on whether to implement the system of government troops in the northwest.
As for the officials, they also made a decision, that is, to restore the system of changing pairs. On the fifth day of the general meeting, Hanlin bachelors and Wenbanchao counselors would take turns to play the pairs.
The system of transfer to pairs was implemented in the second year of Taizu's Jianlong reign.
The so-called transfer system means that as long as you are a civil servant who is an official of the court, you can enter the palace to report to the official.
However, this system of secondary countermeasures has been implemented before. The so-called secondary pairing means that only officials with the qualifications of serving as officials can enter the palace and enter the pairing. Therefore, serving officials are also called secondary pairing officials.
The intention of the official family to restore the transfer system is obvious, that is, as long as you are an official of the DPRK, you can be qualified to join the dynasty.
This is great for opening up avenues of conversation.
What the serving officer says may not be in line with the official's wishes, so the official will change from the secondary to the secondary system to listen to the opinions of the 'lower-level' officials.
Of course, there are thresholds for this low-level official.
The so-called threshold is above the rank of court counselor, and Zhang Yue, who was just promoted to Taichang Cheng, was just at this threshold to be qualified to go to the palace and transfer to his right.
This is also where the power lies.
It turns out that the most valuable thing about being a court counselor is that you can get the qualification to transfer to the right. However, in the later period of Emperor Renzong, he always implemented the second pairing instead of transferring to the right. Therefore, the court officials had nothing to do except kowtow outside the palace every day.
But when the transfer system is implemented, the court officials will become valuable.
This made many officials who had just been promoted to court officials inevitably gear up and ponder their opinions on national affairs, thinking about how to be appreciated by the officials.
So when the transfer was implemented, all the officials who usually had fevers, stomachaches, and various reasons for asking for leave from the imperial court and did not come to attend the imperial meeting suddenly recovered. There are even some who are too old to walk and even have their families carry them directly into the palace.
Officials all practice the system of changing their positions. How can we, as officials of the DPRK, not give face to us?
When Zhang Yue arrived in front of Chongzheng Hall, he saw that all the officials were in high spirits.
Zhang Yue thought to himself that the system of starting from the first to the second right can open up avenues of expression, prevent obstruction and disadvantages, and select talents.
For those in higher positions, low-ranking officials often have people who dare to speak out or who can agree with him. Previously, when Fu Bi was discussing politics, Sima Guang robbed the white general's house, and Han Qi beat him until he lay on the ground unable to make a sound. There are very few family members.
But for those in power, there are ways to change these.
People in power from ancient times to the present like to gain power through reforms, and their supporters do not come from high-level vested interests, but from relatively low-level officials.
Zhang Yue heard the official next to him say: "During the Taizu Dynasty, Zhuan Dui was only practiced during the Jianlong period. It was only followed fifteen years after Taizong ascended the throne. After a full thirty years, Zhenzong and Renzong both did it. I changed my mind twice, but it was only a few years ago. I wonder how many days I can travel now?"
The official on the side smiled and said: "The officials are willing to reform and enterprising, which is a good thing for us. I have prepared a lot of words."
Another person ridiculed: "Forget it. We, the ministers, are very frightened when it comes to facing you, so we may not dare to speak out. You have prepared a lot of words here, but when your legs are weak, you may not be able to say a word." "
Everyone laughed.
"But it's a turn-by-turn, and only two people can come in and out at a time. It's hard for me to see when hundreds of court officials will be able to take our turn."
"If an official asks about Xixia affairs, be very careful, especially about the government soldiers. It will offend everyone."
"That's right, be careful what you say, be careful what you say. In the past, the problem of turning around didn't work, because the prime ministers thought that those who spoke out were in large numbers, and they stabbed those in power."
Zhang Yue also understood after hearing this that Qin Hui was a narrow-minded person in history. The officials were afraid of saying the wrong thing when taking turns, so they refused to go. Even if I went, I would only say some insignificant words to the emperor, such as officials should take care of themselves and not work too hard. Anyway, they were afraid of violating taboos, so they just didn’t dare to talk about state affairs, and they just said it was not important. The meaning is gone.
As soon as the proposal of wheel matching came out, it was also opposed by the officials. The main reason was that they were afraid that some ministers below would be unseemly and pick out what the emperor liked to hear. But the real intention of the opposition is tacitly understood by everyone.
Zhang Yue and the court officials stood outside the door and listened.
He didn't think it would be his turn, but he had another worry, that was Xixia's investigation.
Once you enter officialdom, you are in the midst of right and wrong.
When you reach this level as an official, your colleagues will not expose your faults to your face, but only those who have experienced it personally will understand the occasional small mistakes such as a few actions, a contemptuous look or turning a blind eye.
If you go to a place and feel that the atmosphere is not right, as long as you are not too obtuse, you can detect that these people whispered something about you not long ago.
Although everyone appears to be fine, you can vaguely feel it.
That means you are being targeted!
Especially after Sima Guang's spasm, Zhang Yue could feel such a soft nail.
"Unprecedented officials should listen to the report!"
After hearing the decree, the officials continued to wait under the sun.
Just now, ten people have been paired up in pairs. Generally, officials will not call a sixth pair. It seems that everyone has waited in vain for another day.
All the officials regretted waiting in vain.
Although you have regrets, you still have to come. It's like some meetings. You can't say anything when you go, let alone make any decisions, but being there means you have a qualification.
Getting into the right group is a matter of qualification.
"I know Lu Jie of the admonishment court, and he is in charge of hooking up, handing over and leading the supervisor Zhang Yue to the right."
As Xiaohuangmen came out to announce, Zhang Yue couldn't help but be slightly surprised, and then he reacted, holding a white slip in his hand and saying: "I obey the order."
So in the eyes of everyone, Zhang Yue walked to the door of the palace, with Lu Hui beside him.
Lu Jie is a waiting official and has the qualifications to join.
The rotations are always like this, with one official on standby and one non-on-call official.
This configuration is said to prevent the audience from getting cold feet when the match is played. At the same time, a waiting official has experience in playing the match before the king, and can give some advice to the non-waiting officer who plays the match for the first time, so as to avoid making any jokes in front of the king.
In the past, there were ministers who met the emperor and could only babble and couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
But a waiting officer can help you resolve this embarrassment.
So Zhang Yue and Lu Jie entered the palace together.
