At the end of the ninth year of Xining, there was the last grand living in the inner hall.
Hundreds of royal dragons stood on the steps outside the Wende Hall holding golden bone buds.
With the sound of the whip.
Wearing straight-legged futou and purple and vermilion robes, hundreds of officials entered the hall holding wats and banshees.
Among the hundreds of officials, Wang Anshi, Wang Gui, Yuan Jiang, Feng Jing, Zhang Yue and other prime ministers entered.
Zhang Yue stood in the front row, the long wings on his official hat trembled slightly, and the gold belt around his waist sank slightly. He was only a few steps away from the imperial steps. There were no officials blocking him, and he faced the sky directly.
The officials arrived in chariots and took their seats at the back of the imperial palace. All the ministers shouted.
After ascending to the palace, Zhang Yue held the wat board in his hands, lowered his eyes, and opened his eyelids just a sliver. He looked at his nose and heart in front of the emperor, as if he was unmoved by everything.
I remember when I first entered the imperial service, I heard a prime minister laugh and say that the small space in front of the imperial steps was a good place to gain enlightenment.
Later, Zhang Yue saw the other party dozing off openly in front of the emperor, and he also understood the method of enlightenment.
A joke is a joke.
Now Zhang Yue holds the jade in his arms in front of the emperor and stands with his fingers pinched. He tied up his hair and ascended to Ying, and entered the Yutang at the age of thirty. Ling Yuqing is finally ranked among the immortals in Zixiao Palace.
There are two opposite sandalwood burners in front of the imperial steps. Purple smoke hovers over the golden palace. It really looks like a fairy cave.
Qian Weiyan, a famous official and son of the former King of Wu and Yue, Qian Chu, once said, "If I don't have enough in my life, I can't write anything on yellow paper."
The white-haired Qian Weiyan sighed at the end of his life, regretting that he would never be able to enter Zhongshu.
However, there are also those who are famous for their achievements.
Su Yijian became a political advisor at the age of thirty-six, and Wang Zeng became a political advisor at the age of thirty-nine. They both had black hair, and now there is another person.
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Wang Anshi stood up on the imperial steps and presented his political affairs to the emperor and officials, summarizing his political achievements over the past year.
From the very beginning, Wang Anshi became Prime Minister in Yuqiandao for nine years. He always aimed at "facilitating the government of the ancestors", "changing customs and legislating laws" to govern the world, and "generating the power of the world to generate wealth for the world" to enrich the treasury. , Recovering Xihe Road was actually Taizong's greatest military achievement after pacifying the Southern Tang Dynasty.
In the nine years since the reform, many achievements have been made.
Zhang Yue continued to close his eyes and face, as if his soul was far away.
Next, Wang Anshi talked about the shortcomings of the reform, such as blindly selecting talents from officials who supported the new law. The original intention was not to violate the new law, but unexpectedly there was an oversight in hiring.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the measures taken in the reform, but all the problems exposed by the reform are due to improper employment of people.
Zhang Yue continued to rest after hearing this. After Wang Anshi finished speaking, the official said: "I admired the method of the previous king, and it was used at that time and passed on to future generations. It can be said that it is prosperous."
"I have been sighing all night long, and for ten years I have made this decision to take advantage of the time. I have made it into a decree and spread it in all directions. In accordance with the wishes of the late king, I will refer to the collective advice and make my decision..."
Hearing this, Zhang Yue opened his eyes and glanced at the official on the throne.
Officials have profound meaning to Wang Anshi's words.
First of all, it is "the law of the ancestor of the king". The official family and Wang Anshi are all superficially "the law of the ancestor of the king".
The method of the former kings was to use a flag. Whoever thought it was useful could dance with it, and then throw it aside after the dance was over. The reason for saying this is to be 'theoretically correct' and win the support of scholar-bureaucrats.
The law of the former king is consistent with that of the official family and Wang Anshi.
But the important thing about the official's words is what comes after, "Refer to the collective advice and decide based on my opinion" which is very meaningful.
From the second year of Xining to the ninth year of Xining, the reform was led by Wang Anshi, but the official phrase "group strategy" changed the original prominent reform status of Wang Anshi into the status of "group strategy".
The idea of reform is the opinion of everyone, not the opinion of Wang Anshi alone. In the end, it became my idea.
I am the one who leads the reform.
In short, I will change the same way with or without you Wang Anshi. This is the case from the past to the present, from now to the future.
Wang Anshi suddenly ignored the official's implication.
Wang Anshi continued: "Now the government of the imperial court belongs to Zhongshu, and Zhongshu's responsibility lies in commanding the left and right, dealing with machine affairs, and advancing and retreating talents. All affairs in the world are under the jurisdiction of Zhongshu."
"I don't know two things. From now on, whether the choice of Zhongshu, Prime Minister, and Fu will be a mixture of different opinions, or will it be based on the new law? How will Zhongshu's power be restrained?"
"I will leave it to His Majesty to judge!"
Faced with Wang Anshi's two problems, the first one is to review his mistakes in employment from the front, which leads to the selection of Zhongshu Prime Minister in the future. How to select officials?
The latter one is directed at the criticism from both the government and the opposition regarding Zhongshu's excessive power.
The officials did not know how to answer these two questions raised by Wang Anshi. Although the official family has been in charge for ten years, they are still unable to withstand such difficult things.
The official immediately ordered Wang Gui to answer.
Wang Gui said: "I think that of course, no matter whether they support or oppose the new law, the prime ministers will regard Xiao Gui and Cao Sui's policies as beautiful!"
Yuan Jiang said: "I think the responsibility of Zhongshu is not to establish the Ming Dynasty, but to maintain the success! Select ministers who are good at maintaining the success."
The officials looked at Zhang Yue, and all the officials also looked at him.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, Confucius once said that the Yin (rituals) had some gains and losses because of the Xia rites, and the Zhou (rituals) had some gains and losses because of the Yin rites. Those who succeeded the Zhou (rituals) in this way will still have gains and losses for hundreds of generations. It’s also known.”
"The purpose of (Zhou) rites is that harmony is precious, so the Zhou rites 'harmony is precious', the Book of Songs 'thinking is innocent', and music means 'perfection and perfection." Therefore, Yun is inspired by poetry, established by ritual, and achieved by music. "
"I believe that the way to govern is to adapt to local conditions and make gains and losses at any time."
After Zhang Yue finished speaking, all the officials nodded in agreement.
The officials looked overjoyed.
Wang Anshi was also moved.
The Book of Songs can be understood as culture, and the Zhou rites can be understood as systems.
Our Chinese culture has a long history and is inherited from the same source. However, there are differences from one dynasty to the next. Even every emperor and prime minister has a different style of acting. Because culture creates rituals and music, there will naturally be inheritance, development, and abolition.
Based on culture, establish a system and finally enjoy the same. This is the ideal of Confucius so that every common people living in China, regardless of high or low, rich or poor, can live in harmony instead of relying on violence.
Zhang Yue continued: "As for the power of Zhongshu, in general it lies in Pingzhang's participation in politics, and in detail it lies in being in charge of subordinates."
"Zhongshu Jianzheng, the post officials are almost the prime minister's brothers and sisters. It is not suitable to take on other tasks concurrently, thinking that it is a restraint."
Several prosecutors in Zhongshu, such as Lu Jiawen, had other errands.
The Zhongshu is the decision-making body, and the prime minister's subordinates should not interfere in administrative matters. This is Wang Anshi's general approach to provincial affairs, and it is also a way to restrict the power of the Zhongshu.
Therefore, in order to facilitate the operation during the reform, Wang Anshi often asked several of his close subordinates to work part-time at the lower level and conduct vertical management, thereby usurping the power of the lower level.
Lu Jiawen in the hall couldn't help but darken his face after hearing this, and saw many officials already praising him.
Although the officials were dissatisfied because Zhang Yue did not come forward to support Zhang Yue's last change of year, this time the palace proposed two strategies, which really surprised and delighted him.
Wang Anshi said nothing. He himself proposed how to restrict Zhongshu's power.
Besides, Cai Jing, a member of Zhang Yue's party, is now Zhongshu Jianzheng.
Lu Jiawen wanted to refute, but couldn't say it clearly.
In the Song Dynasty system, the emperor often asked his trusted ministers to serve on several errands, such as Hanlin bachelors serving as third ministers, or serving as pastoral envoys, etc. However, this was indeed not the power of the Zhongshu Prime Minister.
At this moment, Lu Jiawen saw how powerful Zhang Yue was, and other Zhongshu Jianzheng also had a hard time saying it. He watched helplessly as Zhang Yue's words won the unanimous approval of the officials and officials.
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The next day, the emperor opened the Tianzhang Pavilion and held a banquet to reward the ministers for their hard work over the past year.
As an important minister, Zhang Yue sat beside the officials. Zhang Yue couldn't help but recall from a distance that at the end of the seventh year of Jiayou's reign, Emperor Renzong also held a banquet for all ministers in this pavilion and personally toasted to Han Qi.
At that time, the emperor and his ministers gathered together. Emperor Renzong raised his glass and said, "The world has been fine for a long time. Today's happiness is shared by me and all your ministers..."
Many of the ministers who were in the palace back then are no longer there.
Emperor Renzong, Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu, etc. have all passed away.
Wang Anshi, who was frustrated in the palace at that time, has now served as prime minister for the second time and has been in power for nearly ten years. Sima Guang was in Luoyang.
The man who secretly hid pastries in the palace and planned to bring them back to his wife was also the prime minister.
There was no more fun after that day's banquet, because in the next five years, the Song Dynasty lost two emperors in a row.
After taking office as an official, he was more concerned about frugality and did not like feasting. In addition, due to the old and new party disputes... Wang Anshi did not drink, which was also a very disappointing thing, so such banquets have not been held for a long time.
The prince was about to turn three years old before he knew it.
The officials must have been happy about this, so they drank a few more glasses in the palace and frequently toasted to the prime minister and ministers.
All the officials were flattered, the maids kept adding wine, and the pavilion kept singing and dancing. It was a scene of prosperity, prosperity, and peace.
At this moment, the official came to Wang Anshi with a glass of imperial wine.
The emperor personally served wine to the prime minister. This kind of kindness is rare in ancient times.
When Wang Anshi witnessed the scene of officials holding wine, the surprise and emotion on his face were unabashedly revealed, and there was an endless meaning in it.
The official said to Wang Anshi: "During the ten years of Xining's rule, I relied entirely on the assistant of the Qing family, so that today the country is peaceful and the people are safe, the treasury is full, and the prosperity of the Xihe River has been restored. This wine allows me to be the leader of the Qing family."
Wang Anshi heard this and said in a reserved tone: "This is your Majesty's decision. I dare not take credit for it!"
Wang Anshi was cautious and reserved, but sitting beside Wang Gui, Yuan Jiang, Zhang Yue, and standing Feng Jing, Zeng Xiaokuan was very moved. Not only the governors, but also the officials.
Regardless of their relationship with Wang Anshi, Wang Anshi is the prime minister at the moment and leads the world's ministers. Nowadays, the emperor pays homage to the prime ministers, and they are honored as rulers. They also pay more attention to rites than scholar-bureaucrats and scholars.
Wang Anshi, who never drank, also took the emperor's imperial wine and drank it all in one gulp.
The ministers all looked at this scene happily. Now the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats rule the world together!
Zhang Yue still remembered that Emperor Renzong offered wine to Han Qi, and then sat on the throne chatting with each other.
Emperor Renzong passed away a few months later, and Han Qi made the transition smooth and smooth.
The system is passed down from generation to generation.
Zhang Yue suddenly thought of many things.
After the toast, Wang Anshi's face became a little quiet when he was seated. The expressions on Wang Gui, Yuan Jiang, and Feng Jing's faces also changed secretly, and their eyes became solemn, as if the fine wine and food on the table had suddenly lost their taste.
At that age, there were 758 people in the world.
Xixia went to Shu to seek peace, and the Lord of Liao retreated north to Beijing.
The emperor appointed Wang Anshi to carry out reforms. After ten years of hard work and hard work, the government was once again unable to make ends meet.
The world ushered in the tenth year of Xining.
Ps: I think it’s best to end this update here, and there will be more in the next one.
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