Who is Su Yijian that Zeng Gongliang mentioned?
He was a figure from the Taizong Dynasty, the number one scholar in the five years of Taiping and Xingguo.
He has a number of official records in the Song Dynasty that no one has broken to this day, such as the youngest person to know Zhigao (26 years old), the youngest Hanlin bachelor (28 years old), and the youngest person to participate in political affairs (30 years old). six years old).
Su Yijian was promoted so quickly. Although he was the number one scholar and was deeply trusted by Emperor Taizong, there was another important reason why the official system of the Song Dynasty was not mature at that time.
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the emperor had great power and was relatively free in employing people. There were also many fewer rules and regulations in officialdom.
Moreover, the status of Zhizhigao during Taizong's time was definitely different from that of Zhizhigao today.
First of all, there is no power to refute. This is the precedent set by Fu Bi during the Renzong Dynasty. Secondly, we know that the title of Zhigao is lifelong, and even the title of Foreign Appointment is allowed to be taken away.
It's like the magistrate and the county magistrate. The magistrate can only be called a magistrate if he is a Beijing official, and the county magistrate is usually a selected person.
However, when leading a large state and a foreign vassal, those who have the knowledge to control titles and titles are completely different from those of ordinary courtiers.
But even so, the record of Su Jianyi's appointment as Zhizhigao on the 26th can be said to be unprecedented.
When an official asked how old Zhang Yue was, Zeng Gongliang, who recommended Zhang Yue, replied without hesitation: "Zhang Yue won the first prize at the age of seventeen in the sixth year of Jiayou's reign. He is now exactly twenty-six years old, the same age as Su Yijian."
Zhang Yue has been an official for almost ten years. He nodded slightly and said, "Good."
Wang Anshi said: "Although Zhang Yue is useful, he has never been appointed to foreign affairs. If he is given knowledge and imperial edicts, he will be a commander and a minister. This is not a code for the court to sharpen and employ people. When a minister is promoted, a minister can be appointed as a foreign minister. Cai Yanqing of the History Museum is good at writing and is qualified for this position."
On this day, it was Cai Yanqing who was writing notes on daily life in the palace, recording the words and deeds of officials and ministers.
Cai Yanqing was stunned when Wang Anshi recommended him, but due to his identity, he could not speak at the moment.
Last year, the officials originally wanted to use Su Shi to edit the notes on daily life, but Wang Anshi objected and gave up. Therefore, Cai Yanqing and Sun Jue edited the notes on daily life instead.
Doing the math, Chen Xiang, Zhang Yue, and Cai Yanqing were the only ones who had served as Xiu Lijuan but had not yet been awarded the imperial title. However, Sun Juegang was dismissed for opposing the Qingmiao Law, so no one mentioned him.
Officials from the second government like Han Jiang had the power to promote people to the government after taking office.
When Zhang Fangping returned to the court, he recommended Su Shi and Li Dalin to the officials. Su Shi did not agree with Wang Anshi, but Li Dalin was reused.
But Han Jiang only recommended Zhang Yue.
Regarding Cai Yanqing proposed by Wang Anshi, Sima Guang objected, saying that Cai Yanqing was not a high-selected scholar, and he was probably unable to draft imperial edicts for officials.
Suddenly the three officials each have their own shortcomings;
Chen Xiang was impeccable in all aspects, but he once opposed the Youth Law.
Cai Yanqing was not a high-ranking scholar, and Sima Guang had said that he might not be able to pass the bachelor's degree examination.
Zhang Yue, on the other hand, has no qualifications to hold the position.
After deliberation for half a day, the governors finally came up with a unanimous opinion.
Chen Xiang, Cai Yanqing, and Wang Yirou were sent to the imperial court to make imperial edicts. At the same time, they asked Feng Jing, who had originally made imperial edicts, to return to the court and draft foreign imperial edicts as a Hanlin scholar.
But Zhang Yue still practiced the daily life notes.
After the palace meeting that day, Sima Guang limped out of the hall. He had sores on his knees and it was very difficult to move. But even so, he still fought with Wang Anshi in the court and refused to give in.
Han Jiang and Wang Anshi were walking on the other side. Han Jiang was more senior than Wang Anshi, but he followed Wang Anshi in everything.
Wang Anshi saw Sima Guang's difficulty in moving and moved the corners of his mouth, but without any intention of greeting, he walked straight over.
As stated in the letter between Sima Guang and Wang Anshi, the two have been inseparable for more than a year since Wang Anshi joined politics.
Wang Anshi asked Han Jiang: "Why did Zeng Xianggong suddenly raise Zhang Du as a Zhi Zhi Gao?"
Han Jiang asked: "Is there no more suitable candidate right now?"
Wang Anshi thought for a while and shook his head: "It's not no one."
Han Jiang knew Wang Anshi's intentions. When the candidates for Zhizhi Gao were selected today, Han Jiang did not speak for Zhang Yue.
Because Han Jiang believes that it is not a good time to know the imperial edict now.
For example, what should Zhang Yue do about Li Ding's edict, should he refuse or accept it?
Zhang Yue accepted it, and the scholar-bureaucrats must have criticized him! This means that Zhang Yue submitted to the power of the king and the prime minister.
But if he refuses, then Zhang Yue, who has always been deeply trusted, will undoubtedly displease the officials. The emperor's concern is always gold, and no matter how good his official career is, it is only silver. If the seeds of distrust among officials are sown, it will be more than worth the gain. Moreover, Zhang Yue is very likely to become the Zhizhigao who has been in office for the shortest time.
Han Jiang deliberately did not mention Zhang Yue, but Zeng Gongliang did. This was obviously to provoke Zhang Yue into fighting Wang Anshi, and even to drag Han Jiang into trouble.
Now in the court, Lu Gongzhu and Sun Jue have been dismissed one after another. The two brothers Han Jiang and Han Wei can be said to be the most staunch supporters of Wang Anshi.
Wu Chong and Zhang Yue are on the same line as Han Jiang brothers.
Therefore, Zeng Gongliang's move seemed to have bad intentions.
As for the Zhizhigao, which is the most reliable for Zhang Yue, don't put your own career in it just to be on par with Su Yijian.
It is a taboo to seek a false reputation and get real disaster.
Han Jiang's plan for Zhang Yue was very comprehensive. Otherwise, if he had spoken out in support of Zhang Yue's appointment as Zhizhigao, then it would have been Zhang Yue, not Chen Xiang, who was designated as Zhizhigao.
However, when Chen Xiang received the appointment of Zhi Zhi Gao, he declined the appointment and instead continued to insist that the officials abolish the Green Miao Law.
Chen Xiang said it unceremoniously in his first essay. Everyone in the world knows that Wang Anshi was the one who mistook His Majesty, and Lu Huiqing was the one who mistook His Majesty...
All in all, Chen Xiang refused to accept the appointment and was unwilling to take an exam at the Bachelor's College. He insisted on supplementing the post.
Wang Anshi thought to himself, since you don't support me, you might as well serve as a transshipment envoy for Shaanxi. At the same time, Wang Anshi also demanded that the power of Shirenyuan to make letters, seals, and prefaces should be abolished.
The official knew that Wang Anshi's request did not dare to agree rashly. The official said that he would be happy if he abolished the Zhizhigao, but this would bring infamy.
In the Tang Dynasty, the ministers of the Tang Dynasty thought that there was something wrong with the edict and could directly refute it. This was called the beauty of the system.
Hanlin scholars in the Song Dynasty could grant refutations, but the power to make refutations of Zhigao was obtained by Emperor Renzong Shi Fubi.
The official thought for a while and wrote an edict asking Chen Xiang to be appointed as the magistrate.
Chen Xiang resigned again, and the officials summoned Chen Xiang for an interview in person for half an hour.
Everyone thought that the official's interview was to force Chen Xiang to become a Zhizhi imperial court, but they didn't know what Chen Xiang said to the official, and he actually agreed to Chen Xiang's request to resign.
After Song Minqiu, Li Dalin and Su Song were both dismissed as imperial edicts, while Cai Yanqing and Wang Yirou were sent to the imperial court to be responsible for drafting foreign imperial edicts.
Zhishe Renyuan has no right to seal or refute.
With Cai Yanqing's qualifications, he could have known the imperial edict, but Wang Anshi refused to grant it. He only granted it to Zhishe Renyuan, with the intention that the emperor's power and blessings could not be taken away by private discussions.
After hearing this, Feng Jing refused to go to Shirenyuan to take up his post in the name of illness.
After hearing Feng Jing's resignation, all the officials thought that the use of Zhizhigao and drafting foreign system would become a thing of the past, and from now on it would just be the title of a Ci official who moved out to serve as an official.
Zhizhigao that can seal and refute the prefix will no longer exist.
A few days after Chen Xiang resigned, officials met with Zhang Yue in the reception hall of Chongzheng Hall.
Zhang Yue is now not only in charge of Gou Taixue, but also in charge of studying daily life notes.
Compiling the Chronicles is a glorious and great task. The records of the Chronicles will be the first-hand information for every historian in the future to compile the actual records of the previous emperor.
Every word spoken by the emperor and ministers will become history after being recorded by the living officials.
On the first day when Zhang Yue was taught to study daily life notes, Chen Xiang wrote the words "Dong Hu Zhibi" as a gift to him. As a historian, you must have your own creed and write down the facts without hiding them from anyone.
However, Zhang Yue was extremely busy as he concurrently repaired daily life notes and served as the lecturer of Tianzhang Pavilion. He repeatedly expressed to the officials that he had too many concurrent posts and could he dismiss some of them? However, the officials He refused, saying that he wanted Zhang Yue to carry forward the spirit of 996 to the end and regard him as a first-class blessing.
Who said that there were too many redundant officials in the Song Dynasty, and most officials were so idle that Zhang Yue wanted to tell them that this was not the case.
Zhang Yue seriously suspected that the officials did this on purpose. Since you dare to stay in the capital for comfort and refuse to take up any foreign posts, then you should do a good job for me.
When meeting the official, the official asked straight to the point: "After Han Jiang joined politics, the post of deputy privy envoy is vacant. I intend to recruit Ouyang Xiu to return to the court. What do you think?"
Zhang Yuexin said that the officials did not let him slow down and gave him tea or something.
Zhang Yue thought for a moment. The official saw that Zhang Yue had not sat down yet and said, "Sit down first and then talk."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhang Yue thought for a moment and then said: "If Ouyang Xiu returns to the court, I am afraid that the king will not be happy to participate in politics."
The official said: "Not necessarily. Wang Anshi often praises Mr. Ouyang for his uprightness in front of me."
Zhang Yue thought it would be best for Ouyang Xiu to return to the court, but he thought that Wang Anshi was now powerful and Ouyang Xiu was Han Qi's core supporter. The two of them would definitely not get along, and they would have to leave again after coming.
Zhang Yue said: "I often send letters to greet Ouyang Xiu. I know that although he is worried about the country, he has been in poor health. If your majesty cares about the old minister, it is better to treat his nephews favorably and allow them to serve in the court."
The official nodded. He had discussed a lot with the Prime Minister about whether Ouyang Xiu should serve as an official. He had already made up his mind, and now Zhang Yue was only allowed to listen to his opinion.
The official asked again: "What about Lu Gong's work? I have been uneasy since I dismissed his censor Zhongcheng."
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, the Lu family and I are related by marriage, and I dare not defend myself. However, I thought that a man as cautious and taciturn as Lu Gongzhu would not be able to say the phrase 'Jia of Jin Yang'." It is better for Your Majesty to check who actually said such words and see if there is any misunderstanding."
The official nodded and asked Zhang Yue a few more questions.
But seeing that Zhang Yue's answers were all pertinent and in line with his plans, he felt very comfortable, and then asked: "Now that Song Minqiu, Su Song, and Li Dalin have successively resigned from the post of making imperial edicts, someone in the court proposed that there should be a Zhishe Renyuan." That’s it, why use knowledge to control imperial edicts anymore, what do you think?”
Zhang Yue thought to himself that the person the official asked must be his teacher Chen Xiang. Now that he has declined Zhizhigao, the officials intend to no longer let Zhizhigao control foreign affairs.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, you know that the imperial edict must not be abandoned!"
