Zhang Yue thought to himself after hearing this, who suggested this?
He thought carefully and thought it was probably Wang Anshi. Wang Anshi is also funny, and he is awesome and coaxing when he makes an imperial edict for his knowledge.
When Wang Anshi made the imperial edict, he proposed an amendment to the preface of Xiao's note about demoting the official. Later, the emperor issued an edict not to amend the text. As an imperial edict, Wang Anshi took the lead and led other officials who knew the imperial edict to oppose it.
Then Su Che was awarded the fourth-level official position in Zhike, and it was Wang Anshifeng who returned Su Che's appointment.
As a result, when he became prime minister, he asked the emperor to abolish the Zhizhigao. Didn't this mean that only state officials were allowed to set fires and the people were not allowed to light lamps?
Zhang Yue thought for a while and said: "At the beginning, Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty wanted to grant Dong Xian the title, but the prime minister Wang Jiafeng returned the edict. Later, it was in the matter that he was granted the title. This is the reason why he was granted the title."
"During the Renzong Dynasty, officials mostly adopted the prefix "Yu Shiren Feng Huan", which was regarded as a grand ceremony and could correct deviations in personnel appointments.
After Zhang Yue finished speaking, he felt that the atmosphere had solidified, and the officials were already a little unhappy with Zhang Yue's performance.
There is almost no one who directly criticizes the emperor during the duel between the monarch and his ministers. When the officials normally play against each other, they have already figured out the habit of saying whatever the emperor likes to hear. Therefore, if you slightly fail to follow the emperor's wishes, it is equivalent to ordinary people talking. , criticize the other party.
After hearing this, the official said: "What if the person who succeeds in making the imperial edict can refute it like Song and other three ministers?"
Zhang Yue thought that the officials were asking about Chen Xiang's refusal to know the imperial edict. His teacher knew very well that he opposed Wang Anshi's Qingmiao method.
I am also opposed to the Young Crops Law.
Wang Anshi said to himself that if he had any opinions on the reform, he could raise them privately, but he still had to unite in public.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, among them...the people here must be chosen carefully. They must be chosen by the Sacred Heart, comply with public opinions, and be upright and dare to speak out. Your Majesty is now doing something unprecedented in ancient and modern times. There must be someone who dares to speak out... But you have to speak in a measured way and not be overly exaggerated.”
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The official looked at Zhang Yue's words and thought a little funny, are you self-recommended?
The officials just wanted to hear Zhang Yue's answer.
But Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, Chen Xiang has good conduct and is a great scholar in the world. He is indeed the best candidate to know how to make imperial edicts."
The official said: "But I have asked Chen Xiang several times and he has declined."
Zhang Yue said: "That's because he is against the Qingmiao Law. This House of Renting also belongs to Zhongshu's sect..."
"What do you mean, should I use it or not?"
Zhang Yue said: "I dare not answer for others!"
The official walked around for a moment and said, "Do you think there is anyone else besides Chen Xiang who can know how to make imperial edicts?"
Zhang Yue said: "I selected a person from the Xian Palace to compile and judge Zhang Heng of Taichang Temple."
Zhang Heng was the number one scholar in the second year of Jiayou's reign, but he had never studied daily life notes, but his subject title and qualifications were very consistent. Li Dingxuan can be promoted to admonishment officer regardless of his background, but why was it that when the palace meeting was discussing candidates for Zhizhigao, no one among the elders mentioned him?
Because Zhang Heng has no background.
Zhang Heng is also a student of Chen Xiang, but they are also students. Do Zhang Heng and Zhang Yue have the same status in Chen Xiang?
What's more, Chen Xiang himself didn't know how to control imperial edicts.
The official did not expect that Zhang Yue suddenly mentioned Zhang Heng, but when Zhang Yue said this, he thought of Zhang Dexiang.
As the first prime minister of the Fujian people, Zhang Dexiang was mentioned and praised by Emperor Renzong because he was a solitary and direct minister.
The same was true for Zhang Heng, and he openly supported the reform of schools and imperial examinations in the new law in Shangshu, which left a deep impression on him.
The official said: "I remember."
Officials also knew that the reason why no one recommended Zhang Heng was precisely because he had no background. But there is no background, but it is the reason for official appreciation.
This is the same as the reason why the number one scholar must come from a poor family.
The official said: "Besides Zhang Heng, does anyone else recommend you?"
Zhang Yue said: "I have no other choice for the moment, Your Majesty..."
"Speak directly if you have anything to say, there is no need to be so hesitant."
Zhang Yue gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, I dare to ask your Majesty something. The reason why my teacher is unwilling to appoint Zhizhi to make imperial edicts is not because of him. As long as your majesty can take back Li Ding's appointment as censor, my teacher We must obey!"
"Do you know...what are these words?" The official looked displeased.
Zhang Yue's heart skipped a beat. He realized what the power of thunder was.
Human beings are born with the instinct to wait. For example, when someone sees a tiger so close to him, he is so frightened that he cannot move. This is human's instinctive reaction.
The same goes for people, such as the murderous aura of a veteran who has fought countless battles, or the emotional expression of a person who has been in power for a long time.
The emperor is also average.
Zhang Yue remembered that when Guan Jia first came to the throne, the other party's aura was not as good as that, and he was still very immature. Wang Tao often pretended to be the prince's teacher and lectured the officials.
But now, in the fourth year of ascending the throne...
What Zhang Yue saw from the official's anger was not the emperor's majesty... but the reflection of other ministers' fear and attachment to the imperial power.
In other words, the goddess’s unattainability is not just something that the lickers are used to...
Just as you can't understand Huangwei intuitively, you can deeply understand what Huangwei is from the attitudes of other people.
The official's anger also caused Zhang Yue to withdraw from his role as a staff advisor and return to the relationship between monarch and minister.
"Your Majesty, I am aware of my guilt!"
…
There was no way, in front of the late emperor, Zhang Yue was kind to others, but now he was a bit short-tongued.
The official's anger subsided a little, but Zhang Yue said: "I risked my life to remonstrate. If your Majesty wants a Zhizhigao who does not exercise the power of sealing and refutation, then it is better not to give it up. But if your Majesty asks for it because of Song Min, Su Song, Li Dal was dismissed after being appointed by Lege, and I thought...that this was actually because he was choking and stopped eating!"
The official's brows were deeply furrowed.
"Your Majesty, I guess there must be an official advising your Majesty like this. Now is the time of political reform and the government needs to be arbitrary. Although the system of sealing and refuting is a good rule, it harms your majesty's authority and must be taken back. In the future, the system will be improved. Once it is done, the authority of the law has been established, so we can set up the Zhizhigao again and restore the system of sealing and refuting."
"Although His Majesty listens to his opinions, he may not follow his opinions. Therefore, he ordered his teachers to make imperial edicts for the sake of knowledge. This is because it is easy to abolish the system and it is difficult to keep it."
The official said to Zhang Yue: "Mr. Zhang, this is no longer what it used to be. I have long been tired of hearing these words. I still remember when Wang Anshi first became a scholar in the Hanlin Academy. What you said is enough to provide food and soldiers. You can trust the country and secure it." But what I am doing now is not to use reforms to enrich the country and strengthen the army? So what if it changes?"
Zhang Yue said: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true, and I deeply believe it. However, there are also sudden changes and slow changes. Storms and rains are changes, and a sunrise and a soldier are also changes. The common people also need to realize that the court's painstaking efforts to care about the world are also changes." It is subtle, and at the same time, things in people's hearts are easily reversed."
"It has been several decades since Emperor Renzong came to know that the imperial edicts and refutations were made. Officials and common people all over the world thought it was a good law, but now it was abandoned suddenly because of Sansheren's incident. It was difficult for people to understand for a while. If it is too strong, it will break; if it is too strong, it will break. This is not a good way to govern the world!"
When the official heard this, he said: "Zhang Qing means that I should proceed step by step and plan it slowly?"
Zhang Yue saw that the official's anger had subsided, but he still said cautiously: "Yes, the law should be changed, but the change should be like lotus roots, one section after another, like spring rain moistening things silently."
To put it bluntly, politics is not quantum mechanics. It cannot go east and west all at once. There must be a continuity in it.
The official said: "It's difficult, so if I want to change this law, do I have to take this custom into consideration?"
Zhang Yueze said: "If there were no popular customs and only Emperor Renzong's will, how would your Majesty be today?"
The official's face turned pale when he heard this.
The official walked around the palace for a moment and thought about it, and finally said to Zhang Yue: "Okay, I will follow the good example and no longer grant Li Ding the post of censor."
Zhang Yue was overjoyed, but he did not expect that Su Song, Song Minqiu, and Li Dalin could do things that they could not do even if they were dismissed from office.
Zhang Yue felt the trust the officials had in him, but at the same time he also felt a faint sense of crisis.
What does it mean to accompany a king like a tiger? As the official position becomes more and more stable, and recently people like Lu Huiqing, Zeng Bu and others are accompanying him, they gradually have their own decision-making team, and even Wang Anshi is no longer as dependent as before.
So now that things have come to a point, it’s time for me to seek employment elsewhere.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, Holy Tomorrow, has long been in your heart. I can only help you a little!"
The official smiled and said: "Don't mention what you said, but I still need to consider Chen Xiang's appointment as Zhizhi Gao. I think he has a strong intention to be appointed to Shaanxi. What are your plans, Qing Zhang?" "
Zhang Yue was stunned and thought to himself, does the official mean that he should also apply for foreign posts? That's right, the official family had this intention before. Now that I know the way to get a imperial edict, I am stuck because I have no experience in foreign affairs.
The official probably means that he has accumulated all his qualifications.
Zhang Yue understood that it was time for him to ask to leave Beijing.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, I am asking for a foreign appointment!"
After saying this, Zhang Yue breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. There is no such thing as a banquet in the world.
In addition to the emperor becoming more and more skilled in deciding state affairs on his own, the weight of his own decision-making has decreased. At the same time, the emperor and his ministers have been getting along for a long time and talk about everything. The closer the relationship is, the more conflicts will inevitably occur, and he will not always follow the emperor's wishes. Talk while there is no real conflict between the two.
Take advantage of this time to seek help from foreigners. The so-called fragrance from far away and smell from near has never been easy to say. If you stay far away from the official family, as time goes by, the official family will think of you and call you back to the capital.
With the experience of being a foreigner, I can naturally know how to make imperial edicts.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yue couldn't help but curl up his lips and said: "Your Majesty is now more and more skilled in deciding state affairs. He has trusted and virtuous ministers inside, and Wang Anshi, Han Jiang and others are planning things outside. Now I have to go out."
After Zhang Yue finished speaking, he saw a look of surprise on the official's face. Wait, didn't the emperor mean to let him serve outside?
The official said: "Qing Zhang, I just sounded a little harsh? So you invited yourself out and left me?"
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Zhang Yue took a deep breath, what does the official mean?
"Reporting to your Majesty, I have no such intention."
The official looked at Zhang Yue and said, "Have you ever thought about it, how about I use you as my advisor to make imperial edicts?"
Zhang Yue said in surprise: "I... I don't have the qualifications to be sent to the outside world, so I don't dare to take this position. My teacher is far more qualified than me for this position!"
The official smiled knowingly, he was using Zhang Yue's intention today, but he deliberately didn't tell the truth and went to Zhang Yue to deliberately test him.
I wanted to talk to him from the sidelines first, but finally expressed my intention.
But he didn't expect that the person Zhang Yue wanted to recommend was his teacher Chen Xiang, and he had no intention of being appointed Zhizhigao.
"Do you know why I summoned Chen Xiang to see you before?"
Zhang Yue said: "I don't know."
The official said: "I summoned Chen Xiang, but he firmly refused the order to know and control the imperial edict, but he recommended you to me."
The teacher recommended him? Did you recommend another teacher today?
When Zhang Yue heard what the official said, he was filled with emotions. He really didn't know what to say for a moment.
The official looked at Zhang Yue and said with some humor: "It turns out that your master and apprentice talk exactly the same. He also recommended you to me as a scholar. He said that you were the one he watched all the way to study and become an official. Of, your..."
The official thought of what Chen Xiang said to himself in the palace that day: "Zhang Yue is a man of loyalty and uprightness who can uphold the justice of the world. He also has a rock-like ambition that can cope with the changes of thunder. His appointment as a Zhizhi Gao is indeed commendable. As for the old and pedantic ministers, It is really of no use to Your Majesty, so please choose someone wiser!"
However, the officials did not tell Zhang Yue Chen Xiang's evaluation of his beloved disciple.
The official said: "...as for your appointment, I will change Li Dingzhi's appointment and give you the post of knowing and making the imperial edict. I asked you what you mean, and then discuss it with some of your ministers."
Zhang Yue didn't know what to say when he heard this. Although it was the emperor's intention to make the imperial edict for Ren Weizhi, it had not been discussed with Wang Anshi before it became a foregone conclusion.
But Zhang Yue already deeply felt that his teacher's kindness was as great as a mountain. If he knew how to make an imperial edict but didn't dare to refute it, then why should he do it? That is to say, if you know how to control the imperial edict, then you can truly control the imperial edict.
The official said: "As for the qualifications for foreign appointments, I can still use Li Ding. Your talent and loyalty are ten times that of his, so why can't you sacrifice others for me?"
Zhang Yue deeply understood what Lao Taishan said to him before.
What does it mean that the court decides not to use you? There are a hundred reasons to object, but only one reason is enough to use you.
Although I have no overseas experience, what big deal is it? The emperor can just use you.
Zhang Yue took a deep breath and said, "I will never be able to repay your majesty's kindness in knowing you. I can only live up to your majesty's high expectations!"
The official smiled, and then sighed: "But it is difficult to implement the Green Seedling Law now. Some people have advised me to kill one or two of the ministers who dissent. In order to legislate it, I am now in a dilemma!"
Zhang Yue felt the helplessness of the official family. He also wanted to use this time to dismiss Sansheren and promote Li Ding, who was in favor of Qingmiao, to establish imperial power and show the court's determination to use Qingmiao method.
However, in order to appoint himself as Zhizhi, he now agreed to his request to remove Li Ding as censor.
This kind of kindness and Chen Xiang's mentorship will be remembered in Zhang Yue's heart for the rest of his life.
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A few days later, Jingyan's superior Sima Guang gave a lecture to the officials on the compiled Tongjian.
This time Sima Guang was talking about Jia Shan Shu.
Jia Shan was the censor during the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. There is a saying that "a minister should remonstrate directly with the king and not avoid death!" '
Sima Guang quoted Jia Shanshu. One meaning is that a real admonisher should be like Jia Shan, who dares to speak out about the king's faults, instead of flattering the emperor all day long and saying that the green seedling method is good and the young seedling method is wonderful.
At the same time, he also insinuated that the current situation of the official family is like the Qin Emperor living in extinction without knowing it.
Sima Guang also pointed out in the following admonishment that the officials employed people who were flattering people, and those who were loyal and upright were gradually lost. The officials were unhappy after hearing this.
After the delay, Zeng Gongliang, Chen Shengzhi, Sima Guang and others left, while the official family members Wang Anshi and Han Jiang stayed to talk.
In fact, from Sima Guang's words, how can officials think that "Wang Anshi, Han Jiang, and Lu Huiqing rule the world"? It can be seen that Han Jiang and Wang Anshi are now the real prime ministers, Zeng Gongliang and Chen Shengzhi are just putting on airs.
Han Jiang, like Chen Shengzhi, was Han Qi's right-hand man. When Han Qi left, he only recommended Han Jiang as his successor.
When Han Qi opposed the Green Crops Law, Han Jiang not only did not oppose the Green Crops Law, but instead supported Wang Anshi at the critical moment.
Wang Anshi and Han Jiang refuted Han Qi's memorials one by one, and then promulgated them to the world. This move was besieged by Taiwan admonishment officials, who believed that this was not the way the emperor treated his old ministers.
In order to support Wang Anshi, Han Jiang not only refused to sell Han Qi's face, but also refused to listen to his brother Han Wei. Han Wei, as the only one among the four friends of Jiayou who originally supported Wang Anshi but had not yet opposed Wang Anshi, now also came out to oppose the Qingmiao Law.
After Lu Gong dismissed the censor Zhongcheng, Wang Anshi wanted to recommend Han Wei as the censor Zhongcheng, but Han Wei refused, saying that he had a disagreement with his brother Han Jiang (Qingmiao Fa), who was the deputy envoy to the Privy Council and the Ordinance Department. As the censor Zhongcheng, if I don't tell the truth, the public discussion will be invalidated. If I tell the truth, my brothers will have nothing to do.
It was precisely because of this that Wang Anshi recommended Han Jiang to participate in political affairs and govern together with him.
Han Jiang was also a very strong-armed figure. When he was serving as deputy privy envoy, one thing he did was to rectify the Forbidden Army.
As we all know, the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty are now amateurs in foreign wars and experts in civil wars (coercing the emperor to seek rewards).
When Shenzong came to the throne and faced the imperial army to ask for rewards, it was Han Jiang who advocated that rewards should not be given according to the old rules. Now the officials asked him to reduce the imperial army. Han Jiang reduced the original thirty-nine commanders of Longwei to twenty commanders, and reduced the twenty commanders of Xuanwu with four hundred troops each to twelve commanders with five hundred troops each. .
This abolition greatly reduced the problem of empty pay in the Forbidden Army, saved a lot of funds, and relieved the finances of the Song Dynasty that could not make ends meet.
From a historical perspective, we know how difficult it was for Han Jiang to handle this matter. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the three major battalions, which were said to have 200,000 people, were almost empty goods and had no combat effectiveness at all. Countless ministers proposed downsizing and rectification, but failed without exception.
A censor just mentioned the reduction of three battalions today, and the next day he was surrounded by two hundred forbidden troops in the street, and his entourage was beaten into pig heads.
The result was that when Li Zicheng entered Beijing, the three major battalions surrendered without firing a shot.
In order to reduce the imperial army, Han Jiang even fell out with his immediate bosses Lu Gongbi and Wen Yanbo.
The officials came to Wang Anshi and Han Jiang today to discuss the matter of setting up the West Court of Inquisitors.
It turns out that the Privy Council is responsible for the promotion of generals, but Han Jiang mentioned that this matter should be separated, just like the Civil Affairs Bureau, Liu Neiquan is responsible for the promotion of civil servants.
Han Jiang suggested this matter to Emperor Renzong when he was in Jiayou for three years, but the matter ended in nothing.
It is conceivable that Han Jiang's proposal would be opposed by Privy Councilors Lu Gongbi and Wen Yanbo once it was proposed.
Therefore, Han Jiang and Wang Anshi discussed this matter privately with the officials without even saying hello to them.
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