Zhang Zhizhi was promoted to Longtuge and was sent to the outside world after the appointment of Daizhou. The Zhang family was full of joy. Zhang Zhi had only been an official for eight years, but the speed of his promotion was only comparable to that of a few members of the New Party.
Zhang Zhi returned home late after socializing with colleagues and friends. Zhang Yue waited for him to return home and wanted to encourage him a few words, but Zhang Zhi didn't see him and said that he was drunk and wanted to rest.
When Zhang Yue got up early the next morning, Zhang Zhi was nowhere to be seen. Zhang Yue knew that Zhang Zhi was going to leave Beijing soon, and it would be difficult for him to get promoted and have a lot of social activities, but this also seemed a bit disrespectful to his uncle.
This means the wings are hard. On this day, Zhang Yue turned down the entertainment and sat at home. After waiting for a long time, he finally arrived at Zhang Zhi.
Zhang Zhi smelled of alcohol and saw Zhang Yue feeling ashamed and said: "Third uncle, I have been socializing a lot these days. I have been invited by colleagues. Tonight I went to Uncle Zhengzheng's banquet and I came back late." When a person says that he is very busy , so that if you have neglected contact recently, it is basically... Zhang Yue said: "Axi, there is no need to say this. I know that you do have me as your third uncle in your heart, but not too much..." Zhang Zhi looked embarrassed when he heard this.
Zhang Yue thought that Cai Que had indeed been too active recently. Zhang Yue tapped the table with his fingers angrily and said, "Sit down and talk!"
"What did Senior Brother Cai say to you recently?" Zhang Zhi said hesitantly: "Uncle Chi Zheng said that I should keep in close contact with you when I go to Daizhou in the future and visit frequently."
"That's it?" Zhang Zhi thought for a while and said, "Third uncle, both Chi Zhengbo and I thought that you had been getting too close to Lu Xianggong recently, and you actually helped him deal with the weapons supervision case. This is actually bringing disaster. Way." Zhang Yue nodded and said, "So that's why you've been alienating me lately." Zhang Zhi was stunned, and felt a little embarrassed that Zhang Yue had hit his mark.
Zhang Yue said: "Have you arranged for me to come?" Zhang Zhi said: "Third uncle, Wang Xianggong presided over the reform and was dedicated to the world and His Majesty. He never had any intention of forming cliques for selfish purposes. But now that Lu Jifu is the prime minister, look at his promotion No matter who they are, several of his brothers have achieved great success. And the ministers who originally supported the reform have also gathered under his banner. They must be... They are already friends." Zhang Yue said to Zhang Zhi: "How come Cai Cai Isn't what senior brother did a clique?" Zhang Zhi was stunned when he heard this, and then blushed and said: "Uncle Zhizheng is different, he is protecting the master, so there is no such thing as a clique." Zhang Yue said: "Axi, I'm not saying that you can't defend your master, but you can't use the name of loyalty to His Majesty to defend everything you do, or even put all the wrong things you have done under this name."
"You have been an official for a long time now, and you should know how to establish yourself as a dynasty." Zhang Zhi heard this and asked, "Does the third uncle want me to alienate Uncle Zhizheng?" Zhang Yue shook his head and said, "No, Just a reminder, it will be a matter of time for Senior Brother Cai to stand out in the future. If he helps you, you will benefit a lot. But precisely because of this, you cannot listen to him in everything. Otherwise, the higher you climb today, the worse you will be in the future. The harder you fall!" Zhang Zhi said: "I understand, Third Uncle, but what about Mr. Lu?" Zhang Yue smiled and said to himself, Ah Xi, you are too young to know how to stay close to your friends, but how about staying close to your friends? The enemy needs to get closer!
When the words came to Zhang Yue's mouth, he said: "Axi, instead of trying hard to get your friends to go with you, it's better to find friends on the same road." Zhang Zhi's lips trembled when he heard this, and he was speechless for a moment.
...In the back hall of Chongzheng Hall, the emperor left Zhang Yue and Han Wei to play a duel. The emperor's memorial pairs generally rarely have a solo pair, and only Zhao Wenxiang can receive this treatment. The other memorial pairs are usually two people, and there is basically an official field where they can practice daily life.
This avoids the opportunity for officials to make small talk to the emperor alone, and the process of the audience becomes stricter.
This can protect the prime minister to the greatest extent and allow him to do things with confidence. But this also led to a result that the emperor had no information and was easily deceived by the prime minister.
Therefore, the emperor often broke conventions, such as suddenly receiving ministers. In the past, when Zhang Yue was a junior minister, he had several opportunities to play solo.
However, Zhongshu Sheng didn't like this kind of thing after all, so the emperor took charge of the throne for a period of time and then went to work alone.
However, when the commander-in-chief returns to the court, he can make an exception and act alone. This move also avoids a recurrence of what happened between An Lushan and Yang Guozhong.
Now Zhang Yue is already a Hanlin bachelor, and has entered the level of officials who threaten the Prime Minister, so he can't even think about playing alone in the future.
After Han Wei resigned, he stood aside and listened to Zhang Yue chatting with the officials. Zhang Yue glanced at Han Wei, today was the occasion to have some "self-confidence".
If it were an outsider, anything he said might be caught and spread to outsiders' ears. Zhang Yue said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I have found out the evidence of Wei Duan's corruption. This man regarded good things as bad and scrapped hundreds of thousands of good bows. Lu Huiqing's accusation is indeed doubtful."
"But I think that Wei Duanzhi is just entering the palace to worship, and there are more than ten Gongnuyuan craftsmen who are handling this matter. How dare he be so bold..." Zhang Yue said while looking at the official's face, and when he saw the official Jia held the hand on the dragon chair tightly and immediately stopped talking.
The official said: "I know about this. Wei Duanzhi and the craftsmen certainly don't have such courage. I once asked a man who I have trusted for many years. He said that I won't take the ones below, but the ones above. How to take it; if he doesn’t take it from above, how can he take it? If he doesn’t take it, how can he take it from those who are above him?” Zhang Yue lowered his head and smiled to himself, such people are often said to be good at behaving.
"The custom is like this, so there is no need to ask questions, otherwise it will be on my head. Just ask the criminal guard Duanzhi and the craftsmen." Zhang Yue heard what he thought, and the officials were really complaining today. It seems that only in front of myself and Teacher Qiandi can I express my true feelings freely.
In the past, Han Wei would have tried to persuade him, but now that he was about to leave, he just said casually: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true. At present, the top priority is the stability of the court. At that time, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty also had the Kaiyuan rule, but there were many conflicts inside and outside the palace. The struggle was fierce, and in the end there was the Anshi Rebellion." What Han Wei meant was that big things turned into small things.
Officials humbly show that they have been taught. Zhang Yue also knows how to exercise caution. People like Wei Duanzhi are indeed hateful, but he is not the mastermind. If he wants to dig deeper, the stakes are too high.
So that's all for this point. Anyway, Lu Huiqing also wanted to clear his name for his performance as an arms supervisor.
The official added: "This time, Wang Lian's negotiations with the Liao were passive. The Liao Kingdom raised troops a few days ago and killed more than 20 soldiers in Daizhou Pu. Later, the Lord of the Liao sent Xiao Su, the deputy privy envoy, to Daizhou to discuss the border issue. "Things, what do you mean by this?" Zhang Yue said seriously: "The Liao Kingdom conquered Goryeo three times before but failed to submit. Instead, it suffered a lot of casualties. There were also several rebellions in the country. The reconciliation of the laws of the North and South Houses actually made the country difficult. Heavy."
"But the Lord of Liao, with the momentum of the past, maintained a strong country and a strong army, so he repeatedly bullied our border and demanded land. He was also worried about offending me too much and turning his back on us, so he talked about it and provoked me. The reason for the provocation was to fight for more If we talk about the benefits, it will be stable for our government and prevent the talks from collapsing." The official nodded and said, "That's it." The Liao Kingdom's move was to remove two tiles from your roof last night, and then again during the day. Come say hello with a smile and see if your reaction hurts you.
If you think that the other person is giving in by saying hello with a smile, you are wrong. It is not right to think that the other party will tear up your tiles today and burn down your house tomorrow.
It depends on how much force the other party must use and how much price they must pay to force you to submit. Zhang Yue said: "We don't have to deal with the Lord of Liao. We should wait until everything is clear before we make judgments." Han Wei asked: "What is the reason for the Liao Kingdom to be anxious?" Zhang Yue said: " We should not speculate at will. Now that the northwest is at peace, if he wants to talk to me, I will talk to him. If we don’t get a result with him, if he wants to hit me, I will use troops to defend him. It will stop at the last minute. In short, it is just a procrastination. Let’s talk for three to five years. Let’s try it out. What can he do to me?"
"As for Wang Lian, although he seems to be passive, he is actually as wise as a fool." The official shook his head and said: "Wang Lian is not qualified. You should ask other candidates, Zhang Qing, what will you do with this matter?" Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, please Of course I have a duty, but I have a better candidate than me. This person knows Chanzhou and knows how to control Zhang Heng." After Zhang Yue went to Qinzhou to judge, so did Zhang Heng and Chen Xiang. Following Wang Anshi's opposition, he also went out to defend the place.
Chen Xiang went to Hangzhou to stay with Su Shi, and Zhang Heng went to Chanzhou. It is in line with that sentence, when we want to be promoted, we will be promoted together, and when we are going to be unlucky, we will be unlucky together.
The official asked: "Zhang Heng, I know him. He served as an envoy to the Liao Kingdom and fulfilled his mission, and the Lord of Liao also valued him. What do Han Qing think of letting Zhang Heng return to the court to negotiate with the Khitan?" Han Wei answered without hesitation. Yun, Zhang Yue was thinking about when to get Chen Xiang back with him.
Zhang Yue said: "I had a chat with Chen Mu, who asked about the Xijing prison. The other party once said that the Khitans were so powerful that they why not contact Goryeo to attack them." The official said: "Back then, when Chanzhou was negotiating peace, the Khitans wanted to make peace with themselves. The Chao Dynasty broke off its treaty with Goryeo, and now..." Zhang Yue's official family was still worried that the Liao State would be unhappy if they found out that the Song Dynasty had restored diplomatic relations with Goryeo, for fear of offending the Liao State.
Zhang Yue said: "I remember that Goryeo sent a tribute envoy to Goryeo the year before last and is still stranded in Bianjing. We can send an envoy to follow the tribute envoy back to Goryeo secretly." The official nodded and said: "Chen Mu can send Goryeo." A few days later, Chen Mu was promoted to a supervisory censor, Zhang Heng was promoted to a third-level official, and the three squadrons were transferred back to the capital for supervision.
Chen Mu, who lives in the west of Beijing, was overjoyed when he learned of the transfer order. As the second person to become a Jinshi in the sixth year of Jiayou's reign. He felt that his talent may not be inferior to Zhang Yue, but the imperial edict that no official's son could become the number one scholar made him miss the chance.
Therefore, he was jealous of Zhang Yue from the bottom of his heart, but compared to Wang Zhichen, he did not show it at all on the surface. Instead, he cooperated with Zhang Yue very much and kept in contact with him over the years.
Sometimes saying something or not saying it is the difference between heaven and hell. To this day, he has long forgotten about his displeasure at being ranked lower than Zhang Yue.
When two people are of the same height, he will be jealous when he sees that you have achieved something, and he will arrange derogatory words.
Faced with this, you can only keep moving forward. When you are several steps ahead of him, his jealousy towards you will turn into admiration.
