Lu Mansion in the inner city of Bianjing.
After Lu Huiqing was promoted to Hanlin bachelor's degree, he changed his residence.
Now Lu Huiqing is also a person who lives in eight seats.
His younger brother Lu Wenqing came to Lu Huiqing with a thick stack of name badges and invitations.
Lu Huiqing picked it up casually, turned it over and put it aside.
Lu Wenqing said: "Since my brother was promoted to Hanlin bachelor's degree, more and more invitations and assassinations have been sent to him, and they are all people who follow the trend!"
Lu Huiqing said: "When you were in the valley, these people were worried that you couldn't see them. Now these people are afraid that you can't see them when you go up the mountain."
Lu Wenqing said: "These people were jealous of my brother at first, and they even made up their words behind his back. Fortunately, my brother didn't take these people to heart at all."
Lu Huiqing said: "It's not that I don't take it to heart, it's just that a man should have great ambitions and follow Wang Xianggong's reforms first. The rest are insignificant."
When Wang Anshi valued Zeng Bu and slightly ignored Lu Huiqing, this was not what he said. Now that he was promoted to Hanlin bachelor, the other party was the "good god who protects the law" again.
"Aside from Wang Xianggong, only my elder brother can compare with him in this world."
Lu Huiqing shook his head and said, "I don't dare to take this seriously. There is at least one other person."
"Who?" Lu Wenqing was about to ask.
Lu Huiqing took out a letter written by Wang Yu and handed it to Lu Wenqing: "Wang Dalang Jun wants me to do dirty things again."
Lu Wenqing read the handwriting and asked, "Is it Wei Jizong? Zeng Bu?"
Lu Huiqing said: "The official ordered me to investigate the matter of the Market Change together with Zeng Zixuan. You go to see Wei Jizong. As long as he is willing to change his story and say that Zeng Zixuan ordered him to slander the Market Change Law, I will give him whatever he wants."
Lu Wenqing knew that his brother had secretly hated Zeng Bu for a long time, and had been holding it back until he was promoted to Hanlin bachelor. Lu Wenqing said: "This person has a good relationship with Zeng Bu. I'm afraid Wei Jizong will not change his story."
Lu Huiqing sneered and said, "Then we'll deal with Wei Jizong as well!"
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In the palace of Empress Dowager Cao.
When the officials heard that Empress Dowager Cao mentioned the prime minister left by Renzong, they immediately thought of several candidates.
Empress Dowager Gao asked Empress Dowager Cao: "Is the Empress Dowager referring to Sima Guang who is in Luoyang?"
Empress Dowager Cao nodded slightly and said, "He can be counted as one."
The official didn't want to talk after hearing Sima Guang's name.
Empress Dowager Cao said to the officials: "Nowadays, the people in the world are suffering from money for young crops and money for exemption from military service. Please give it up, Your Majesty!"
The officials were silent after hearing this.
Empress Dowager Cao and Empress Dowager Gao talked to him more than once. But the official still firmly believed in Wang Anshi's reform, and he also knew that the properties of the two empress dowagers and the people around them had also been affected.
The official said: "It is good to teach the Queen Mother to understand that reforms are for the benefit of the people, not for the suffering of the people."
Empress Dowager Cao said: "I know that Wang Anshi is indeed a talented minister, but there are many people who complain. If your Majesty really wants to save him, it is better to let him go out for a while and then choose a prime minister who can understand the truth for the people of the world. Wait for a period of time before calling him back to the court. This will not only preserve Wang Anshi, but also preserve the new law, and even preserve the ancestral world."
The official thought carefully about the words of Empress Dowager Cao, raised his head and looked at the white-haired appearance of the other party, and knew that these words were definitely spoken from the bottom of his heart. From the perspective of his emperor, he also considered how to govern the country well.
After the death of Emperor Renzong, Empress Dowager Cao once took charge of the world and had her own opinions on how to govern the country. She also considered it from the perspective of stabilizing the Zhao family's foundation.
However, the officials wondered who would replace Wang Anshi as prime minister?
If Sima Guang were to become prime minister, all the new laws would be abolished in less than a day.
The official lowered his head and said, "Grandma, among all the officials and ministers, Wang Anshi is the only one who can do anything for the country."
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Empress Dowager Cao couldn't help sighing when she heard the voice of "grandmother".
But at this moment, King Qi on the side said: "The words of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager are true and true. Your Majesty must not fail to think about them."
After hearing this, the official became very angry and said loudly: "Am I the one who has ruined this world? Then you can become an official!"
After hearing this, King Qi was not prepared for the sudden outburst of the officials and said this, he was afraid and aggrieved: "Your Majesty, why are you so suspicious of my brother?"
After saying this, King Qi burst into tears.
As the second son of Empress Dowager Gao, King Qi had always lived in the palace as his official brother. Previously, some ministers said that Prince Qi should leave the palace when he was so old, but Empress Dowager Gao refused.
Officials said to the outside world that this was the righteousness of King Wu of Zhou in treating the Duke of Zhou.
But having said that, the Guan family and Prince Qi have gotten along well since childhood, and the relationship between brothers is very deep.
But a good relationship between brothers is a good relationship, and suspicion is just suspicion.
On this occasion, the official suddenly said this, which immediately exposed the suspicion in his heart.
Empress Dowager Gao and Empress Dowager Cao were also unable to say a word. It is true that Empress Dowager Gao likes her second son, but at the same time, her family is from a small sect and has a weak foundation to become emperor. When the official family has no heirs, keeping a second son in the palace is just a precaution.
But who knew that such an action would cause the official family to feel dissatisfied with his mother and brothers.
When Song Taizong was defeated in Gaolianghe, he escaped in a donkey cart. When the situation was unclear, the generals proclaimed his nephew Zhao Dezhao as emperor.
Song Taizong wanted to exempt him from the reward for capturing Taiyuan, so Zhao Dezhao, with the instigation of the generals, suggested that he first reward Taiyuan for his contribution, and then punish Youzhou for his defeat. Song Taizong said on the spot that it will not be too late to reward the soldiers after you become an official.
Zhao Dezhao was forced to draw his sword and commit suicide afterwards.
From Song Taizong to today's officials, the emperors' thoughts are not far from each other.
Empress Dowager Gao didn't say a word but turned around and cried. When the official saw this, he knew that he had made a mistake. He didn't know what to say. After confessing, he left the palace of Empress Dowager Cao alone.
After the officials returned to the palace, they tossed and turned all night, regretting that they had made a mistake and hurt the hearts of their mother and brother.
But once the words have been spoken, it is useless to regret them any more.
It seemed that the only thing to do was to follow Wang Anshi's wishes first. It happened that Wen Yanbo also asked to go, and Wang Anshi was not here, so there was no need to disturb each other with different opinions.
The officials were also upset with Wen Yanbo.
The two of them want to stay together and go together, but after the two of them leave, who will take the lead in the second house?
At the same time, the new law cannot be repealed.
The officials were confused and thought of the prime ministers left by Emperor Renzong that Empress Dowager Cao had said before. Emperor Renzong had always known how to know people, and he selected Fu Bi and Han Qi as prime ministers with talents and talents capable of shouldering the responsibility of the world.
Of course there is Sima Guang, but Sima Guang's political views are too pedantic and conflict with the new law, so who else is there?
As the Empress Dowager said, she understood the truth and was also a minister that Emperor Renzong valued?
The official Momo suddenly dreamed of the late Emperor Zhao Shu. Zhao Shu told him as if chatting that he had told him that after Yi Jingyan, Emperor Renzong once told him that Su Shi and Zhang Yue were talents he left to the late emperor. Especially if Zhang Yue is tempered, he can be a prime minister.
The officials then woke up and thought that after the sixth year of Jiayou's imperial examination, Zhang Yue and Su Shi entered the third class. Emperor Renzong also told Empress Dowager Cao that I would have two prime ministers for my descendants.
When the official thought about this, he thought, could it be that Empress Dowager Cao was referring to Zhang Yue? But Zhang Yue is not qualified enough. His father-in-law Wu Chong is also the prime minister, and he is still in Pinghehuang.
This day the official met Lu Huiqing.
When the officials saw that Lu Huiqing had received a report from Zeng Bu the day before yesterday, they said that in order to avoid spoiling the matter, Lu Jiawen secretly asked people to take all the eucalyptus slips from the Yi Department home and tamper with them, so they begged the officials to post a list to recruit generous rewards for informants.
The officials immediately agreed to let Zeng Bu publish the list.
Lu Huiqing had already ordered Lu Wenqing to induce Wei Jizong to defeat Zeng Bu, but Wei Jizong refused.
Lu Huiqing went to the people to check in person to see if there was any discrepancy between what was said and what Wei Jizong said, but there was no result.
Lu Huiqing heard about Zeng Bu's announcement again, and quickly informed Wang Anshi, saying that the only thing to do now was to govern Wei Jizong, and see if there were any mistakes or omissions in his words.
Wang Anshi wanted to accept the papers on the list, but he gave up when he saw that Zeng Bu had posted the imperial list. Zeng Bu took matters into his own hands and did not inform Wang Anshi in advance.
The officials listened to Lu Huiqing's report and were surprised to see that what he said about the market change law was very different from Zeng Bu's.
Lu Huiqing made it clear directly that there was nothing like what Zeng Bu said. The official thought, it's the same thing, why do two people say it completely differently?
The official said: "Your words are inconsistent. Even if that's the case, I will ask you to investigate at the same place, so that no one of you can say anything at all."
The implication of the official's words is that you, Lu Huiqing, and Zeng Bu have different words, so one of them must be deceiving the emperor. Who is telling lies with his eyes open?
The officials looked at Lu Huiqing, but Lu Huiqing agreed to confront Zeng Bu.
The officials' hearts are like a bright mirror. Although Lu Huiqing is talented, she is very jealous. For the prime minister, she is afraid...
The official asked: "Is there any news from Hehuang?"
Lu Huiqing said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Yue has achieved great victories in Hehuang one after another! He asked Mu Zheng to go out in full uniform and recruit the Qiang people face to face. The Qiang people have no intention of fighting, and most of them are defeated by the wind."
"The soldiers and horses pursued them, and the captured Tibetan people were given food, clothing, money, and silk and were released back to them. The Qiang soldiers had no intention of fighting, and our army surrounded the Qingtang in three quarters, but did not attack, and at the same time let them go. Caravan monks can enter and exit Qingtang City freely."
After hearing this, the officials thought to themselves, Zhang Yue proposed the strategy of Pinghe Huang, which was easy first and then difficult, mature first and then mature. Now that Taozhou has been leveled, it seems that Ping Qingtang is just around the corner.
The official said: "Draw up an imperial edict to Zhang Yue to reward his bravery and ask him to negotiate peace with Dong Fei as soon as possible."
Lu Huiqing lowered his head. He wished Zhang Yue could stay in Hehuang forever, and it would be best if he never returned to the court.
Lu Huiqing had more than a dozen concerns. He wondered whether the officials should recall Zhang Yue and Dong Fei to return to the court, or remove Wang Xianggong from his position as prime minister.
A few days later, Wang Anshi made an announcement, and the other party tried to protect Lu Huiqing. The officials were both trusting and suspicious.
The officials summoned Zeng Bu to meet him again.
Zeng Bu pointed out the shortcomings of the market change law one by one, and also said that Lu Huiqing had deceived the officials and he was unwilling to work with him.
Seeing no response from the officials, Zeng Bu complained in his heart that he was no longer a human being inside and outside this time, so he immediately begged to be dismissed from his post as the third envoy.
The officials did not allow Zeng Bu to resign, but instead told Zeng Bu that they would order the Kaifeng Prefecture to interrogate Wei Jizong.
Zeng Bu fainted after hearing this. He knew that Lu Huiqing must have played a trick in the middle.
Zeng preached: "The ministers are not qualified for the job. If your Majesty wants to investigate the laws of the market, you can only summon Zhang Yue back to the capital."
