There were altercations of power in the capital, but Wang Anshi resigned from the capital and returned to Jinling without hesitation. He walked very fast without stopping.
One day, he was crossing the river in a boat. It was early summer. He felt something in his heart and wrote a poem: "The boat is afraid of the heat in the morning, and leans on the mast at night. The fire and clouds have receded during the day, and the wind and water are cool. In the late autumn, the bones are slightly sick. , the dawn is full of sadness. I am determined to be in the rivers and lakes, and I will never forget it." Hearing Wang Anshi's poem, Lu Heqing said: "My husband has noble aspirations, so we can forget each other in the rivers and lakes." Wang Anshi smiled when he heard Lu Heqing's words.
After getting off the boat, Wang Anshi arrived near Jinling, where local officials were greeting him at the pavilion. Wang Anshi chatted with officials and learned that a locust plague had begun in Jiangling, and he couldn't help but worry about the people.
There were many disasters in the seven years of Xining, and this time the locust plague reached Jinling from north to south. Wang Anshi suddenly saw a poem written on the screen of the pavilion, "The young crops help the farmers, and the world complains about the husband."
Only the locusts were grateful and followed Taiwan across the Yangtze River. Wang Anshi smiled bitterly when he saw this poem and shook his head. The officials who were waiting to greet him were puzzled and didn't understand what he meant until they saw the poem on the screen. Isn't this an insult to Wang Anshi?
The officials who greeted the poem were immediately embarrassed. They tried to find out who wrote the poem on the spot, but they could not catch the person who wrote the poem.
Wang Anshi dismissed the matter and stayed in the mountain temple that day. Wearing shabby robes, he stared at the bright moon in the sky for a long time. At this moment, he recalled Zhang Yue's original advice to him to "put in effort and then fail." Then he returned to the table and wrote a letter to the officials respectively, and then again I wrote a letter to Lu Huiqing.
...The letter was delivered to the official's hands not long after. The official family also misses Wang Anshi very much at this moment. It is always easy to miss him when people are gone, but the more he is around, the more disgusted he becomes.
In the past, when Wang Anshi was in power, officials always felt that Wang Anshi had a bad temper and was too stubborn. But now that Wang Anshi is gone, he realizes that he has really lost too much.
It's not that Han Jiang and Lu Huiqing's new prime minister team is not good, but it's just not satisfactory. Han Jiang is a kind and honest elder, but his ability is insufficient.
As for Lu Huiqing, his talents are not inferior to Wang Anshi's, but the problem is that it is difficult for him to convince the public. Lu Huiqing had only been prime minister for two months, and Zheng Xia, who had been a member of the upper class before, once again went to court and said that Lu Huiqing was a traitorous person who had treacherous cliques and was blocking his intelligence. He was definitely not of great use.
Zheng Xia said that among the current ministers, only Feng Jing was innovative and dared to disagree with Wang Anshi. Please let go of Lu Huiqing and use Feng Jing as prime minister.
As soon as Zheng Xia said this, many people supported him. After Lu Huiqing heard about it, he immediately asked the officials to punish Zheng Xia for being good at delivering horses. The officials were using Lu Huiqing and had no choice but to order Zheng Xia to be beaten one hundred times.
After this incident, the officials were also a little unhappy with Lu Huiqing. Wang Anshi made enemies everywhere, but he only punished him until he was demoted from the capital, and he never retaliated privately.
The officials also heard that one of Wang Yu's bowls of dough had been broken by a servant, so they ordered it to be sold in the market.
When the chamberlain bought it, the official saw that it was just an ordinary earthenware basin. The officials were moved when they thought that Wang Anshi and his son were so frugal and had no desires.
At this time, Wang Yu was troubled by the scandal of monk Benli. It turned out that a member of the clan wanted to be promoted, so he spent money to bribe a monk named Benli, who was a disciple of Wang Yu.
The officials knew that someone wanted to punish Wang Anshi, and immediately ordered no further investigation. I also heard from the chamberlain that when Wang Yu was ill and stayed in Bianjing, Zhang Zhi visited him every day.
Officials also lamented Zhang Yue's selflessness. It was well known that he was at odds with Wang Anshi, and even Wang Yu regarded him as a great enemy.
But Zhang Yue did not prohibit Zhang Zhi from interacting with Wang Yu. Zhang Zhi remained friends with Wang Yu despite being under suspicion.
Now Wang Anshi suddenly received a letter from Jiangling, and the officials couldn't wait to read it. In the letter, Wang Anshi expressed his feelings after going to Jinling. At first, he said that I was a madman from Chu who was unknown to the world and was appreciated by the emperor. In the end, I was not talented enough to be worthy of the emperor. This is also the consistent saying of officials after dismissal.
Finally, Wang Anshi recommended Lu Huiqing again in his letter, hoping that the emperor would not lose his trust in Lu Huiqing because of the rumors in the court, and he must be trustworthy in his employment.
All in all, Lu Huiqing is generally a good person, and his flaws do not hide his strengths. At the same time, Wang Anshi recommended Zhang Yue for the first time in his letter. Compared with his recommendation to Lu Huiqing, it was only a short line.
The officials were quite surprised to see Wang Anshi recommending Zhang Yue. As for Lu Huiqing, he also received a letter from Wang Anshi. In Wang Anshi's letter to Lu Huiqing, he criticized the land collection law he implemented after one month in power, saying that it was extremely inconvenient.
Lu Huiqing felt very uncomfortable when she saw Wang Anshi's letter, and the other party still regarded her as a disciple. In the past, there was Zeng Bu in the reform faction who restrained him, but now Zeng Bu has been suppressed by himself, and no one can control him, Lu Huiqing.
At the end of the letter, Wang Anshi advised Lu Huiqing to listen more to other people's opinions. Zhang Yue, Han Wei and others had great opinions, which could make up for the shortcomings of the reform method.
Lu Huiqing was a little surprised when he saw Wang Anshi's letter. After Zhang Yue went to see Wang Anshi that day, Wang Anshi's attitude towards him seemed to have changed.
Zhang Yue was really good at playing both sides, and quietly manipulated the situation in the court. While Lu Huiqing was thinking carefully, Lu Shengqing reminded him that he was going to Yanhe Hall to visit Jingyan.
In Yanhe Hall. Zhang Yue, a bachelor at the Hanlin Academy, lectured on the Analects, and the topic he gave was: "The Master said: A good man can teach the people for seven years, and then he can become a soldier."
To not teach the people to fight is to abandon them. "Zhang Yue said that this title is not a random mistake, it has its own meaning.
The officials understood that Zhang Yuejin's purpose in writing this article was to let him practice military preparation. Zhang Yuerang took three to five years to recuperate and recuperate. He did not just lie down and do nothing, but he had to prepare himself with weapons.
Officials attached great importance to Zhang Yue's words, and now even Wang Anshi recommended him to him. The official said: "The Khitans are pressing down heavily on the territory, and the Lord of Liao often threatens me through negotiations. It's really unreasonable for me to hope that Wang Lian can retreat from the enemy with courtesy. If we don't cultivate military equipment, the whole court will not have enough confidence. How can we retreat from the Khitans?" ?" At this point, the official said to Lu Huiqing: "I previously planned to allocate 150,000 bows and crossbows to Hebei and order transfer envoys to distribute them to various states. How is the weapons supervision going?" Lu Huiqing heard Zhang Yue mention the military equipment. , then he knew that the emperor would definitely ask him about this matter.
Lu Huiqing couldn't help but feel angry. After Zhang Yue returned to the imperial court and became a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, he was quite outspoken.
Zhang Yue's words pointed directly at the current situation. Although he bypassed several points that Lu Huiqing was sensitive to, he still felt that Zhang Yue had some intention to target him.
When thinking about many of his words, Lu Huiqing would wonder if Zhang Yue was making insinuations? Today Zhang Yue mentioned military equipment in Jingyan. Didn't he know that the emperor would ask the weapons supervisor?
In the Song Dynasty, the weapons system originally belonged to the third division. In June of the sixth year of Xining, Lu Huiqing and Zeng Xiaokuan were appointed as the military weapons supervisors, responsible for supervising military weapons.
During the reign of Renzong and Yingzong, the world had been at peace for a long time, the weapons management system was in shambles, and the production of weapons was shoddy.
After taking office, Lu Huiqing first stipulated that the production of internal and external armored staffs should have French methods, that is, he formulated a system to put an end to the situation of shoddy manufacturing of weapons. He was also responsible for inspecting weapons. He also compiled his own book "Bow Style" as a guide for making crossbows. refer to.
Lu Huiqing accomplished this within a short period of time after taking office. You must know that after Lu Huiqing was sentenced to military weapons, he also had the job of compiling the meaning of the Three Classics.
Lu Huiqing accomplished two things at the same time with ease, and the officials admired his ability very much. Lu Huiqing was also very conceited about her abilities, but Zhang Yue's mention of weapons at this time reminded him of the current concern of the weapons supervisor.
When Zhang Yue mentioned military preparations at this time, didn't he put himself in trouble? Lu Huiqing responded with a few words and brushed off the matter.
After exiting Yanhe Hall, Lu Huiqing said to Zhang Yue with a smile: "What Duan Ming said today almost caught me off guard. I will let you know in advance so that I can be prepared." Zhang Yue looked at Lu Hui Qing took one look and knew that he was blaming himself for his bad behavior. Who knew you had so many taboos in your heart?
Zhang Yue said: "Grand Counselor, I showed it to Mr. Han yesterday, but the Grand Counselor was not in the political hall at that time." Lu Huiqing knew that she had something to go out at that time, but according to the rules, what Zhang Yue Jingyan said was only Just show it to Han Jiang. From a procedural point of view, the other party has nothing to blame.
Lu Huiqing's smile faded and she said, "I know Duan Ming didn't mean it, but there is a saying that if you talk too much, you will make mistakes." Zhang Yue thought to himself, well, I'm in front of you, so I can't say anything in the future, right?
Simply move closer to Wang Gui's "Three Purposes". Zhang Yue said: "Da Shen, I have something wrong to say, please correct me." Lu Huiqing smiled and said: "It's nothing, Duan Ming doesn't need to worry about it." But if it were anyone else, Lu Huiqing would either refute or say something wrong. He told small stories about him in front of officials, but Zhang Yue was not good at it. Lu Huiqing may not be able to argue with Zhang Yue, and even Lu Huiqing may not be able to do so in terms of talent.
If you talk small talk, the officials trust Zhang Yue so much, and the emperor and his ministers work together, no small talk will do. Just as Lu Huiqing was making up her mind, Zhang Yue suddenly said in a low voice: "Did the Chief Minister have something difficult for the weapons supervisor? Do you want my help?" Lu Huiqing glanced at Zhang Yue and thought, "I want to get this done." I'm afraid he still has to help me.
Both are smart people who will cooperate if the cost of confronting each other is too high. The phrase 'If you can't win, join in' is very representative of the essence of these two politicians.
Lu Huiqing said: "Du Zhi, we haven't reminisced about the past for a long time. How about today you and I put down our official status and chat as old friends?" Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Brother Jifu has this intention, I am very honored.
