This tea shop is where Lu Huiqing often comes.
Lu Huiqing has a hobby. In his free time, he likes to go out to the public in private, not only to drink tea, but also to listen to the people's opinions on the New Deal.
Even when I was busy with government affairs in the past, I would come here every now and then.
If someone criticizes the New Deal, Lu Huiqing will put on his vest and spare no effort to defend the New Deal as an enthusiastic member of the public.
Now that he heard some people saying that there were traitorous ministers in the court, Lu Huiqing couldn't hold it in his face anymore. He was almost scolding himself.
In the past, Lu Huiqing would have stood up and criticized him, or asked the Kaifeng Mansion to arrest all these unruly people afterwards, but now he no longer has the energy to do so.
"What do these people know? They have enough to eat and have nothing to do all day long. How can they know about the affairs of the imperial court?"
Lu Huiqing stood up angrily. Dr. Cha knew that the other party was a regular customer and saw that he often talked about important affairs. He immediately put him on the account and didn't dare to ask a question.
Lu Huiqing thought that regarding the Shaanxi salt banknotes, Wang Anshi wanted to issue more salt banknotes, while Zhang Yue advocated not issuing more salt banknotes, but issuing more Jiaozi to trade Jiaozi.
Over the years, Jiaozi's reputation among the people has been discredited. After the imperial court briefly repurchased it from the Yisi, it is now only worth 30% to 40% of the original price.
Wang Anshi planned to issue more salt banknotes to alleviate the problem of money shortage among the people. This was exactly what Zhang Yue objected to. Salt banknotes were based on salt and would be shaken once more were issued.
Lu Huiqing originally agreed to support Zhang Yue in this matter, but now she simply did not say anything about it, laying a hole in the relationship between Zhang Yue and Wang Anshi.
After seven years of reform, the world is still troubled. The new parties represented by Lu Huiqing believe that it is the incomplete implementation of the new law that has led to increasing complaints among the people. The conservatives in Xijing, headed by Sima Guang, believed that it was the new law that had messed up the world.
At the same time, there is also a voice within the new party that believes that the opinions of the old party must be listened to and appropriate adjustments should be made to the shortcomings of the new law.
This time Wang Anshi returned to Beijing, his intention to reform was slightly retreated, and he seemed to be compromising with the conservatives. In Lu Huiqing's eyes, Wang Anshi was afraid of the world and followed the popular customs. I wonder if he listened to Zhang Yue's words. His courage in discussing reforms seemed to be much less than that of the stubborn prime minister who originally shouted "three deficiencies".
Lu Huiqing thought this was a big mistake, and his differences with Wang Anshi gradually deepened.
After Lu Huiqing walked out of the teahouse, the attendant asked him what he meant. Lu Huiqing glanced at the brightly lit Bianjing City and said to go home.
In the past, before becoming a Hanlin scholar, Lu Huiqing would go to the palace to sit in his spare time. There were Zeng Bu and others at that time, but now Lu Huiqing has not gone to the palace for a long time.
At this moment, Lu Huiqing was also happy and at ease.
In the political hall, Lu Huiqing and Wang Anshi also talked less. They basically did not talk except about political affairs. They were said to be "inseparable" together with Wang Anshi. Even a discerning person could see that they were at odds.
At this moment, Lu Huiqing regretted that she had known that Wang Anshi was going to return to the court, so why did she offend Zhang Yue so much and force him to go out. If Zhang Yue was still in the court now, and the two of them joined hands, they could compete with Wang Anshi.
But now there is no regret medicine in this world.
When Lu Huiqing arrived at the house and heard that Zhang Dun had come to visit, her face showed joy. Since Wang Anshi returned to the court, people like Deng Wan and Cai Chengxi in the new party had a much colder attitude towards him.
But Zhang Dun is reliable.
Lu Huiqing thought to herself that Zhang Dun was a person with character. His strengths and weaknesses were very obvious, which meant that he had many friends and enemies. Without strong people to support him, he might have been kicked out of the capital long ago.
But this time, Yuan Jiang and Zhang Yue were all in trouble due to the big fire in the Three Divisions, and Zhang Dun was appreciated by the officials.
Lu Huiqing understood that after the official reform, although Wang Anshi was worshiped as prime minister, he was ranked as one person below ten thousand people. At the same time, officials have been identifying and inspecting candidates for the prime minister's preparatory team in order to succeed Wang Anshi in the future.
It seems that both Lu Huiqing and Zhang Yue were included in the official assessment very early. Originally, Lu Huiqing and Zhang Yue were equally qualified as Hanlin bachelors. However, Lu Huiqing fully supported the new law, and Zhang Yue's attitude towards the new law There are some discrepancies.
Therefore, in the end, the official family chose Lu Huiqing to become the prime minister.
Now with Zhang Dun standing out, it is obvious that he has been added to the list. This does not require guessing, it can be guessed from official records.
The final goal is that sooner or later these people will replace Wang Anshi in the hearts of the officials.
In fact, the conflict between Lu Huiqing and Wang Anshi was already deep, but how could the conflict between Wang Anshi and the officials not be deep?
The power conflict between the imperial power and the prime minister's power, the first-in-command and the second-in-command among the prime ministers, is natural.
Now he, Lu Huiqing, needs to be patient and see whether the emperor loses patience with Wang Anshi first, or Wang Anshi loses patience with him, Lu Huiqing.
Under this premise, if Lu Huiqing can unite with Zhang Dun, he can also restrain Wang Anshi.
Lu Huiqing was not only kind to Zhang Dun, but he was also from the same hometown. At the same time, he had a high degree of tacit understanding in his views on many things.
Immediately Lu Huiqing met Zhang Dun in the study, not in the living room but in the study. This in itself is a first-class trust and shows that I regard you as a confidant.
Zhang Dun told Lu Huiqing his intention to recommend Ouyang Bian, the fourth son of Ouyang Xiu, as a Jinshi.
Ouyang Xiu had been kind to Zhang Dun and recommended him to join the library, so Zhang Dun wanted to repay Ouyang Xiu.
Lu Huiqing didn't mind the favor of selling Zhang Dun, so he immediately agreed and then said to Zhang Dun: "What do you think of Zihou's practical method and the method of raising land for labor?"
Zhang Dun was a smart man. Lu Huiqing asked him what these two methods were like. The actual question is, between Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing, which side are you going to choose?
Zhang Dun said: "Previously, the officials asked Wang Xianggong how the History of the Five Dynasties compiled by Ouyang Gong was? Wang Xianggong's words were unreasonable, and every chapter he wrote was bound to scream. How can everything in the Five Dynasties be deplorable? Dun thought Wang Xianggong had seen nothing in these years. There aren’t as many as there were back then.”
Although Lu Huiqing heard Zhang Dun's words were ambiguous, his intention to support him was obvious.
Zhang Dun left after a while, and Lu Huiqing immediately thought of another person.
This person is Cai Que.
Cai Que came from Han Jiang and was promoted by Wang Anshi. However, in the sixth year of Xining, when Wang Anshi was beaten on his horse when he entered the palace, he openly said something unfavorable to Wang Anshi.
At that time, many officials believed that the emperor was dissatisfied with Wang Anshi, so they used this matter to dismiss his prime minister.
At that time, many New Party officials defended Wang Anshi, but Cai Que stood up to impeach Wang Anshi and supported the emperor without hesitation.
Lu Huiqing saw clearly that Cai Que's ability and courage were destined to either make him the target of thousands of people in the future, or be the prime minister of Xuan Ma.
If he is given a chance, this person will have a bright future.
It happened that Lu Huiqing knew that Cai Que's brother was in a lawsuit because of one incident. Therefore, Lu Huiqing planned to show favor to Cai Qi in this lawsuit.
Lu Huiqing's intention was obvious. He wanted to win over Zhang Dun and Cai Que to deal with Wang Anshi. At the same time, he also planted two rivals for Zhang Yue to prevent him from becoming the prime minister in the future.
