Before Li Xian's memorial arrived, Wu Chong left Chongzheng Hall. He was extremely angry, while Wen Yanbo, Wang Anshi, and Feng Jing stayed behind to report.
The official paced around irritably for a long time. Wang Anshi said to the official: "I am afraid of difficulties. I am afraid that this matter needs to be decided by your majesty. There is nothing in the world that does not involve some risks."
Wen Yanbo glanced at Wang Anshi.
"Your Majesty, Li Xian reports victory!"
The officials were overjoyed after seeing Li Xian's good news.
"Mu Zheng was defeated first by Weiyuan, second by Mobang Mountain, and third by Lintao City. How can there be any reason to fight again?" The officials were overjoyed, but it was a pity that Wu Chong was not here at the moment, otherwise he would have really praised him. Praise him.
Feng Jing said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Yue, although Wang Shao has won great victories again and again, if Mu Zheng refuses to submit, it is not considered a real victory. Moreover, Wang Shao has killed so many people, how can people be convinced?"
The official raised his victory and reported: "What's the point of not being convinced by the wooden conquest? Li Xianyan's Zhang Yue Weiyuan has made some achievements and pacified hundreds of thousands of people. Now he has defeated the wooden expedition. Not only the Qiang people west of the Taoshui River have crossed the river to join him. , I beg you to enclose it, even Gong Lingcheng of Xizhou Jiancheng surrendered without a fight."
When Feng Jing heard this, he thought that even Gongling City had surrendered. Now speaking of it, Mu Zheng was really in danger.
Wen Yanbo and Feng Jing reported the good news.
Wang Anshi also saw the victory report and said: "Zhang Yue submitted a memorial to ennoble Mu Zheng's younger brother Wu Yanzheng. I thought he could be named the deputy envoy of protocol and have jurisdiction over the Xizhou Fan tribe. In addition, Wu Yanzheng and Mu Zheng's half-brother can be named again. He made his mother the county monarch, and in this way he ordered Wu Yanzheng to order the tribes of Xihe and the two prefectures, and unified his tribes for the use of the imperial court. In this way, whether he surrendered or not, he was not afraid that the tribes of the two prefectures would not return."
The official said domineeringly: "It's what you're playing!"
Wen Yanbo and Feng Jing were also touched after seeing the good news.
Wen Yanbo couldn't help but say: "Wang Shaozhen is a naturally handsome man, and Zhang Yue is a strategic minister. The two complement each other."
Feng Jing said: "I was thinking about whether to stay in Lintao City before, but it seems that I am short-sighted."
Wang Anshi continued: "But Your Majesty, although there is a Yanzheng with Wu, the Mu Zheng can command Zhang Yue. Wang Shao will continue to appease and capture. If the Mu Zheng surrenders, the two states and Tibetan tribes will be divided into two. In case of the Mu Zheng, the two states will be divided into two. If he is weak and goes to Dong Xiang, the Xia people will have endless troubles."
Wen Yanbo and Feng Jing thought to themselves that at this time, they should congratulate the officials for their great victory and regain the entire territory of Xizhou. Unexpectedly, Wang Anshi was completely unaware of this and instead continued to discuss matters with the officials.
The official forgot about this for a moment and said to Wang Anshi: "You can let Zhang Yue and Wang Shao recruit Mu Zheng. As for Zhang Yue's request from Li Xian's memorial, he will agree to it! I will make him recover... recover……"
The official was so excited when he said this that he couldn't speak anymore.
Wen Yanbo and Feng Jing both said: "Xizhou was originally a part of China and was the residence of Di Yi for a long time. Now it has returned to our Han family. I wish to congratulate your majesty on your martial arts achievements!"
The official nodded with tears in his eyes and said, "Where is Wu Chong?"
At this time, I heard a small yellow doorman standing under the curtain outside the palace, and he quickly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, just now Wu Chong was questioned by a group of officials when he left the palace..."
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At this time, Wu Chong was found by a group of officials including Xie Jingwen, Tang Gao and others.
As an in-law of Wang Anshi, the imperial censor Xie Jingwen was famous all over the world for his impeachment of Su Shi. At that time, after Lu Gong dismissed the censor Zhongcheng, Wang Anshi deliberately refused to let Xie Jingwen be re-elected and made Xie Jingwen the censor Zhongcheng.
But later, his brother Xie Jingchu said that what you did was too shameless, and could you please consider the honor of our Xie family? Xie Jingwen immediately impeached Wang Guangyuan, Xue Xiang and others in order to show his clear line with Wang Anshi. Xie Jingwen was afraid that Wang Anshi would be unhappy, so he supported Wang Anshi on Li Ding's matter.
Anyway, Wang Anshi and most officials disliked Xie Jingwen's repeated actions.
Along with Xie Jingwen, there was Tang Yan. Tang Yan is somewhat similar to Xie Jingwen, but he is more radical.
At the beginning of the reform, he agreed with Wang Anshi and said that the reason why the Qingmiao Law failed was because some ministers opposed it. As long as Han Qi and others were killed, it would be successful.
When Wang Anshi saw that this person's statement was exactly the same as Wang Yu's, he must be our comrade in supporting the new law.
So Wang Anshi asked Deng Wan to recommend this person to be the censor, and he paid homage to Prince Zhongyun.
But after Tang Yan was promoted, Wang Anshi discovered that there was something wrong with him.
Tang Yan had a habit of making good temples as they were and not as they were.
What everyone is against, I am in favor of; what everyone is in favor of, I am against.
After all, Xie Jingwen was his in-law and would never slander him, but after Tang Yan became the censor, he bit everyone he met. This person is just a fool, with absolutely no experience in officialdom and no logic at all.
Generally speaking, official recommendation must go through certain assessments.
You need to understand the most basic official rules, what should be said and what should not be said, know the etiquette of superiority and inferiority, don't say party affiliation after a recommendation, at least don't even criticize the person who recommends the person.
To be able to finally enter the Zaizhi's sight, at least after several rounds of screening, regardless of talent and worldliness, he is the best choice.
But Tang Wei couldn't even do the most basic things.
However, Wang Anshi was criticized for being too hasty and recommended Tang Gao without warning.
Wang Anshi regretted that he did not use Tang Hui so highly and deliberately alienated him.
When Wu Chong retreated from the palace, Xie Jingwen and Tang Wei, with a group of officials, forced themselves in front of Wu Chong.
Tang Gao asked Wu Chong aggressively: "Did Mu Zheng's rebellion mean that my son-in-law pushed him too far?"
Wu Chong was furious. Zhongyun, a prince in the Tang Dynasty, dared to question the prime minister like this.
However, seeing that Tang Yan had instigated many officials, Wu Chong said calmly: "I have five son-in-laws. Who do you think is my son-in-law?"
"Of course it's Zhang Duzhi!"
Wu Chong rolled his sleeves and said, "This is nonsense!"
After saying this, Wu Chong wanted to go down the stairs, but Tang Gao stopped him.
Wu Chong's expression changed. A censor dared to block the Prime Minister's way. Tang Gao raised his hand and said to the sky: "Tang Mou speaks out for the sake of the people, and for the sake of discipline. For my colleagues, I would like to ask why you are hesitating in power." ?”
Wu Chong had never seen such a bold censor. His face was livid and silent, and several young officials also agreed.
Tang Na said: "May I ask what the prime minister is afraid of? You are all witnesses today!"
Wu Chong had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Just tell me."
But when Tang Gao said seriously, "I dare to ask the Prime Minister, if our army captures Lintao, and the army is stationed in Lintao, and the soldiers and horses are exposed, how will the Xia people and Dong Xi lead their troops to respond?"
Wu Chong was stunned, this Tang Nie was indeed not without talent.
Tang Gao said again: "Let me ask one more question. The salary road is long. From Qinfeng Road, we rely on the imperial court to spend 1.7 million yuan every year. However, Guwei and Lintao are hundreds of miles further away. How innocent are the people who want Qinfeng Road?" And the people of the entire Shaanxi Road have no reason to bear such a heavy tax."
Tang Yan's words were righteous and awe-inspiring, and he said that the people were innocent, which allowed him to stand on the moral high ground.
Wu Chong asked in return: "What do you want to do?"
Tang Gao said: "If I don't do anything for this, let Zhang handle it. Prince Chun will recruit Mu Zheng and return him to Lintao City. He will grant Mu Zheng an official title and order him to guard Min and Tao. He will lead all the ministers from outside the tribe. There is really no need to station troops outside the fortress and set up counties and counties, which will consume a lot of time and money and overwhelm the imperial court!"
"If you ask the guilty chapter again, Wang Zichun will punish you, so that from now on, your generals will no longer be greedy for merit and start provocations!"
Xie Jingwen said: "Prime Minister, when the Han and Tang Dynasties ordered the Western Regions and the Turks to submit, they also used tyranny instead of listing them as prefectures and counties. As for punishing crimes, there is no need."
Set up counties and counties instead of bureaucracies.
Wu Chong didn't know why. It was clear that Weizhou (Tongyuan Army) and Xizhou were the hometowns of the Han and Tang Dynasties, so officials must control them with officials instead of counties.
Many officials echoed behind him.
Tang Yan said proudly: "Please understand, Prime Minister, that when Prime Minister Han Xuan spent six million to conquer the Xia Kingdom and achieved nothing, the cost of Lin Tao is probably more than this campaign, and it will be in vain in the end. When the time comes, support this The prime minister in question is the sinner of this dynasty for all eternity. Let me ask you, if you don’t just die when the time comes, you still open the coffin and question the crime, do you dare to ask the prime minister how worthy he is?"
Tang Yan's words were high-sounding and extremely sharp.
Finally, the coffin was opened to question the crime, which made Wu Chong furious. However, there were veins on Wu Chong's forehead, but he did not choose to argue. It was unbecoming for a minister to argue with a junior minister.
And whatever you say at this time is wrong, the only solution is to remain silent, and we will settle the score later.
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Tang Yan did not feel that it was wrong for him to ask questions about the governor. On the contrary, this was the duty of the censor.
The Song Dynasty admired the system of ministers and ministers, and the imperial censor was the emperor's confidant. If the chief minister was stubborn and embarrassed, he would gain a reputation for being honest!
At this time, a young man from Huangmen rushed over and said: "Xiangong Wu, your Majesty has summoned you!"
Hearing this, Tang Gao smiled to his left and right and said, "It must be us who have heard what we said. We will sit here and wait for this thief to resign!"
Wu Chong glanced at Tang Wei and silently returned to the palace without saying a word.
Tang Gao watched Wu Chong return to the palace with a smile. Wu Chong had developed a large knot on his neck in recent years, which was getting bigger and bigger, so it was very unsightly to walk.
Now, with Tang Yan watching him off, Wu Chong looked very funny from behind.
However, looking from a distance, a bright yellow umbrella appeared in Chongzheng Hall, and for some reason the official actually walked out of the hall in person. When the officials saw Wu Chong walking up the steps, they personally lowered the steps to greet him.
This scene was indeed beyond the expectations of Tang Yan and others.
When Wu Chong was in a state of embarrassment, he was surprised when he saw the official lowering his rank to greet him. He was about to bow down, but the official held him up with both hands.
Wu Chong said: "I am not feeling well. Your Majesty is so tired to welcome me in person. What's the urgent matter?"
At this moment, Wang Anshi, Wen Yanbo, Feng Jing and others were accompanying him, but the official said to the left and right: "In the past, the Empress Dowager met the gods in a dream and said seven words, 'Taiping Prime Minister Xiang Anjie'. Emperor Renzong ordered people I have been searching for a long time in the court, but there is no such person as Xiang Anjie."
"One day the Queen Mother saw Wu Qing in the court class and said to Emperor Renzong, this is the Xiang An Festival!"
Many people in the court knew this allusion, including Wu Chong himself.
But everyone took it as an anecdote.
Now the official said to Wu Chong: "Now I know that what the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager said is true. Wu Qing is really my prime minister who will bring peace to the world!"
Tang Gaoyao saw Wu Chong prostrating himself in front of the official with tears in his eyes. He wondered what had happened.
Suddenly, Tang Yan and Xie Jingwen felt their faces suddenly hurt.
(End of chapter)
