This is how it feels to have talents poached by others after you have cultivated them for many years.
Of course, this cannot be blamed on Xu Xi. Officials would generally not refuse to recruit people. For example, Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang also came out of Zeng Guofan's court. Their achievements in the future can be compared with Zeng Guofan's.
This is different from Wang Shao. Zhang Yue and Wang Anshi had political disagreements at the time, and Wang Shao's surrender to Wang Anshi was a betrayal.
The official family is Zhang Yue's boss. Since you have eaten from others, you can't talk too much.
Talents flow, and Zhang Yue's shogunate comes and goes freely.
Besides, Zhang Kai also left his own shogunate. Compared with another time and space in history, he was only discovered by the government and the public after the Battle of Hongde City, and now he was appreciated by the emperor in advance. What kind of life is this?
One is Zhang Kai and the other is Xu Xi. Unknowingly, he has provided two generals for the official family.
After that, Xu Xi repeatedly thanked Zhang Yue for his recommendation, and Zhang Yue smiled.
After Xu Xi came Cai Bian. Needless to say, Cai Bian came to Zhang Yue's position. Needless to say, he was talented. The most important thing was that he was Wang Anshi's son-in-law. Without him under the curtain, Wang Anshi would not trust himself.
Now that Cai Bian has returned, the two of them belong to different camps, and it will be difficult to predict whether they will be enemies or friends in the future.
Zhang Yue said to Cai Bian: "I will faithfully perform Yuan Du's achievements this time. In fact, in my opinion, Yuan Du's ability will definitely have a bright future in the future."
Cai Bian said with emotion: "Cai will never forget the kindness of Xianggong's cultivation twice. Cai learned a lot from Xianggong and benefited a lot. Although he did not dare to consider himself a student, he will treat Xianggong as a teacher in the future. "
Zhang Yue smiled when he heard this.
Cai Bian said: "Mr. Cai, I have an unkind request."
Zhang Yue said: "But it doesn't matter."
Cai Bian said: "Cai wants to go abroad and does not want to return to Beijing."
Zhang Yue asked in surprise: "Why? I heard that Yuan Ze is not in good health, and the Prime Minister needs your help back."
Cai Bian was silent.
Zhang Yue looked at Cai Bian's expression and saw that the other person was a person who did not easily reveal his feelings. Zhang Yue thought to himself that Wang Yu was in poor health and could not hold anything, so the only person who could succeed Wang Anshi in power in the future would be Yuan Du.
Of course, this road is not easy to take... Could it be that Cai Bian has other ideas.
Zhang Yue said: "Yuan Du has some deviations from the new law?"
Cai Bian immediately said: "Ms. sir, I am the number one person in my family for three generations, but... I am not knowledgeable enough. I want to go somewhere to practice more..."
Zhang Yue saw that Cai Bian's expression did not mean that he was unwilling to return to Beijing. He had a little thought and realized Cai Bian's subtle thoughts.
I want to go but it’s not easy to go.
Wang Yu is not in good health, and you, Cai Bian, are rushing back to Beijing, so you have to avoid suspicion. This guy is so thoughtful.
Zhang Yue said thoughtfully: "Yes, the capital is now a place of right and wrong. I can ask the Prime Minister for you."
Cai Bian said happily: "Thank you very much, Sir."
Zhang Yue watched Cai Bian leave.
"Chen Mu has met my husband!"
Zhang Yue changed his mood and took Chen Mu's hand to sit down and chat.
Chen Mu was different from Xu Xi and Cai Bian. Although he came from an official background, he was similar to a Fujian official and had no real foundation.
Chen Mu's grandfather Chen Jiang and Xia Song studied in the same examination system, but their relationship was not good. Chen Jiang's two sons, Chen Shuozhi and Chen Dong, were hindered by Xia Song's imperial examination rankings.
Originally, Chen Shuozhi could win the top prize.
When it came to Chen Mu, he was the son of Chen Dongzhi. His father died early. Although he had contacts with Ouyang Xiu and Wang Anshi, he had no real connections left for him. To put it bluntly, there is no strong relationship that can really be discussed.
Now Chen Mu naturally knew where his way out was, and he quickly adapted to his status as a subordinate from the same age as Zhang Yue.
As the number one scholar in Jiayou's sixth year, and second in the list, one is from a poor family, and the other is a son of an official, and they are from the same hometown, so they naturally want to join hands.
One of Zhang Yue's best friends in the same year was Huang Lu and the other Han Zhongyan. Apart from Liu Fengshi, Wang Juan, Zeng Zhao, Wang Anli, etc., he had few other contacts.
One is that he is the number one scholar and is inherently high-minded and reclusive.
The other later became a high-ranking official, and his social circle was dominated by big shots like Wang Anshi and Wu Chong. In the same year, he stopped interacting with him.
But a circle is a circle, and Zhang Yue and Chen Mu have a lot of topics to talk about, such as the imperial examination, the period meeting, and the Qionglin Banquet, which are their highlight moments, as well as their friends who are in the same year.
In the sixth year of Jiayou's reign, Huang Lu was the most popular person in the same year. Huang Lu was loyal and valued people. If you asked him for anything in the same year, he would do it if he could. If he couldn't, he would ask Zhang Yue. Zhang Yue usually helps when he can, and can help you out when you encounter troubles. But when he asks for promotion or imposes difficulties on others, he sometimes deliberately pretends not to know.
Next is Han Zhongyan. Han Zhongyan is much more sophisticated and sophisticated than Zhang Yue and Huang Lu. But if you ask Han Zhongyan for help, even if the favor is owed, interest will be charged. At the same time, Han Zhongyan also has a domineering temperament. Many people like him and even more hate him.
Apart from Zhang Yue and the others, Chen Mu is quite popular.
He was also the highest-ranking official in the same year except Zhang Yue. Except for General Xu, Zhang Zhi, and Peng Ruli, no one had an official position above him except Xu Jiang, Zhang Zhi, and Peng Ruli.
Zhang Yue said: "Now that I am here to participate in politics, how should I recruit talents?"
What Zhang Yue asked Chen Mu was how to seek talents? Ordinary officials have their own team, not to mention the public.
Chen Mu thought for a while and said: "If the world is a cage, the birds will have no escape. Just like when Tang used a chef to win over Yi Yin, Duke Mu of Qin used five sheep skins to win over Baili Xi. As long as you can suit him, you can do it. It can be won over."
Zhang Yue heard what Chen Mu meant. Talents should not be imprisoned. They should feel free to come and go. In fact, heaven and earth are all prisons, and as long as he likes something, he can't escape.
This is not the case in my own scene.
Think about Xu Xi and Cai Bian who left. Only when someone comes out, someone comes in.
Zhang Yue nodded, and then saw Cai Jing's shadow behind the screen.
"I've met my husband!"
"Yuan Chang, come and sit down!" Zhang Yue motioned to Cai Jing to sit next to him.
Although he expressed his closeness, Cai Jing sat aside with a low eyebrow.
Zhang Yue smiled and then said: "I heard that Yuan Chang was an official in Jinling last time. Did he meet Prime Minister Wang?"
Cai Jing said: "My brother was the prime minister's son-in-law at that time, so we met him once."
Zhang Yue nodded and said, "See you? How was it then?"
Cai Jing considered the words and said: "The rotten wood in Beijing cannot enter the eyes of Prime Minister Wang."
Zhang Yue burst out laughing when he heard this, but Cai Jing was honest and told the truth about how he wanted to seek refuge with Wang Anshi but was rejected by him.
Zhang Yue comforted Cai Jing and said, "It doesn't matter. I was the same way back then."
After a pause, Zhang Yue said: "So many years have passed in the blink of an eye. You have been under my command for so many years, and your writing and management are excellent!"
"Now whether you plan to go abroad or go to Beijing, you can just say it and don't have any worries."
Cai Jing said: "Jing's knowledge is shallow and he wants to stay with Mr. Xiangong to learn more."
Zhang Yue looked at Cai Jing and remembered what Huang Lu had said to him. As the so-called successor, Cai Jing was now his best choice.
But Cai Jing is outstanding in all aspects, but his biggest advantage and also his biggest disadvantage is... he is too good at catering.
I felt that his daily food and clothing were too luxurious, so as soon as he heard this, he immediately changed it to simplicity to suit his own preferences. In another history of time and space, after Yuanyou, Sima Guang failed to fawn over him. When Zhang Dun returned to the court, he offered all kinds of courtesy. When Huizong of the Song Dynasty came to power, he catered to the emperor's love of success and luxury, and started the Yutang. Wudu Xuanma's glorious days.
Even his brother Cai Bian couldn't stand Cai Jing's move.
Cai Jing is good at speculation, which is not as good as Cai Bian who adheres to Wang Anshi's reform spirit from beginning to end and never changes.
However, Zhang Yue decided to include Cai Jing in his inspection list.
He uses people to race horses more than horses. Being able to accomplish something is a good moral character.
As for Song Huizong... as long as he is around, this person will not be able to ascend the throne.
The next day Zhang Yue said goodbye to Lu Gongru and others, and set off to return to Beijing with Huang Lu.
After walking non-stop for more than ten or twenty days, Zhang Yue was sitting under the Qingluo umbrella representing the prime minister and important ministers, drinking hot tea.
This place is close to the Yellow River and has just passed through the flood. There is no human habitation for hundreds of miles, but local officials have arranged for people to make tea and heat soup on the road early.
Huang Lu, Cai Jing and others who followed Zhang Yue to Beijing all wiped them with hot soup to remove the dust collected along the way.
"My husband, someone sent me a message."
We were halfway through the journey, and along the way there were messages sent by people asking to see me.
Zhang Yue is now the father-in-law, so it is normal for others to send messages asking for an audience. But it was strange for someone to send a post in this wilderness. Zhang Yue saw that the post had a lot of background. This person's surname was Xiang Mingjing, and he was actually the father of Queen Xiang. He was now the governor of Qingzhou, and it was he who came to see him. His son Xiang Zong returned.
"Let's meet!"
Zhang Yue glanced at the sun. It was not high enough in autumn to miss the journey.
Xiang Zong replied to Zhang Yue with a long bow, and Zhang Yue said: "He is the queen's brother, I'm disrespectful."
He said it was disrespectful, but Zhang Yue was just polite and didn't even move his butt. In the Tang Dynasty, Xiang Zonghui was Yang Guozhong. Which official was not respectful and polite.
But in the Song Dynasty, the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats ruled the world.
Relative? Even if you are an uncle, you are not included in this list.
But what did Uncle Guo do to find me in this wilderness?
Xiang Zong replied: "My father is now an official in Qingzhou. He was very happy when he heard that Mr. Zhang paid homage to join the government. However, the place of duty cannot be left lightly, so he asked me to come to congratulate Mr. Zhang!"
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "I see, your father is really thoughtful."
Xiang Zong replied: "My father has great respect for Mr. Zhang. He often says that Mr. Zhang will have a very good career in the future."
Zhang Yue said: "I don't dare to take it seriously. Back then, Xiang Wen Jian was the prime minister of Hai Qinghe Yan. Isn't that what Zhang could do?"
After saying a few words to Xiang Zonghui, he left. He just said a simple congratulations and didn't bring any souvenirs. It can also be seen that the Xiang family's family tradition is really pure and sincere.
But this makes Zhang Yue, who has been saying "I can't accept it, but you can't give it away" these days, really not used to it.
Xiang Zong didn't say anything when he returned to visit, but Zhang Yue thought of a lot.
The emperor had just given birth to the prince, who was just one year old and seemed to be in good health...
Empress Dowager Gao's preference for Chang Wang Zhao Hao is known to everyone.
Gao Zunyu, a relative of the state, controlled a large number of troops in the northwest. This time Zhang Kai's Taoshui victory was great. Gao Zunyu, who was "recuperating" in Qinzhou, was listed first among the generals by Li Xian for his strategizing.
Li Xian has nothing to despise, because Zhang Yue did the same thing when he led the northwest.
Empress Dowager Cao and Empress Dowager Gao both married into the royal family as the daughters of military ministers, and naturally brought their own resources.
But the current Queen Xiang is the great-granddaughter of the former prime minister Xiang Minzhong. As the daughter of a civil servant, she has no foundation. He, Zhang Yue, is the only one among the current prime ministers who has ever been in charge of military affairs.
Under the Qingluo umbrella, Zhang Yue thought carefully, could it be that the official family summoned him back to the capital at this time, and could there be any other deeper meaning.
At this time, Huang Lu came over and said, "How about it? I want to ask my family what I want from you?"
"We can't talk about it. It's probably a sign of goodwill."
Huang Lu said: "You are now considered a civil servant leader, and the Xiang family is also a civil servant, so it is reasonable for me to show my favor to you."
Zhang Yue said: "I'm afraid I have other intentions."
The people watched the battle for the throne with great interest, but an important official like Zhang Yue really wanted to hide as far away as possible because the risks and benefits were not equal.
Huang Lu said: "Nowadays, there are many things in your position that you can't hide from even if you want to."
Zhang Yue joked: "I really want to have a big dream. When I wake up, I find that you and I are still in the Imperial College, and have not been admitted to the Jinshi or become an official."
Huang Lu couldn't help but sneer at Zhang Yue's words, and said: "I know from reading history books that emperors, generals, and ministers are all unhappy, and their troubles always arise from this wealth. But they can't let go of this wealth. To say they are pretentious is not true.”
Zhang Yue said: "What you said is not true. One day when I step down from the position, I will be clean and tidy, and I will never be sloppy. By then, you and I, as well as Senior Brother Guo, will go boating in the rivers and lakes and become neighbors, as children and in-laws. It wasn’t a bad day either.”
Huang Lu smiled and said, "Yes, your elder man is quite to my liking."
Zhang Yue smiled.
He really liked the days before entering Beijing. The only people who could really get close to his heart were Cai Que, Huang Lu, Guo Lin and so on.
He likes Wang Anshi's "Reading the Biography of Mengchang Jun" very much for this reason. You must be strict when making friends, and not just bring everyone into the circle. As the saying goes, one cheap person can destroy nine noble people. If you make a friend with bad conduct, you will lose a lot of noble people. When cocks crow, dogs and thieves come in, gentlemen leave one after another. This is the lesson of Lord Mengchang.
Therefore, it is very important to select and employ people. He cannot repeat Wang Anshi's mistakes, stabbing each one in the back after taking over, or having a recognized bad character.
The biggest failure of the New Party lies in its employment of personnel.
…
In the Kunning Hall of the Bianjing Palace, the official and Empress Xiang were chatting. In front of them was the official and the queen's legitimate daughter, the eldest princess, Princess Yanxi, who was practicing calligraphy under the guidance of the chamberlain.
The eldest princess is ten years old.
The chamberlain on the side entered the palace and reported to the emperor: "I'd like to inform the officials that Zhang Yue has arrived in Heyang."
The official nodded and signaled the other party to step back and lowered the curtain.
The curtains could not block out the sound, but the servants around them all stepped back. They knew that the officials had something to say to the queen.
The official said to the queen: "How did you feel about the last time I asked you to chat with Zhang Yue's wife?"
He said to the Queen: "The Marquis of Hejian County is well-educated and a very sensible and transparent woman."
The official said: "Okay, if this is the case, our prince will not be wronged."
Queen Xiang didn't say a word when she heard this. She was a woman who was very virtuous. Even though such a major matter related to her biological daughter, she did not influence the official's judgment.
The official thought of this and said to the queen: "After Zhang Yue arrives in Beijing, I will mention this matter to him!"
(End of chapter)
