Seeing that the official reprimanded Yuan Jiang and supported him, while seeking his own opinion on the matter, Zhang Yue couldn't help but feel a little proud.
The tendency of the official family among the princes is the source of power.
The officials wanted Zhang Kai to send troops to capture Miaochuan City and Huangzhou within the year, but Zhang Kai opposed it.
The official's words suggested that Zhang Kai should be replaced. At this time, Yuan Jiang supported the official's opinion, but Zhang Yue retained Zhang Kai.
The official asked what he meant at this moment, not only to support himself, but also to ask if there was any other way.
Of course Zhang Yue can say that if he chooses Zhang Kai, the only way is to wait for him to send troops after next autumn. Although the current answer makes the officials have no choice but to accept it, it will also give the officials a bad impression.
Zhang Yue immediately said: "Your Majesty, it is not impossible to ask Zhang Kai to send troops within this year, but there will be a certain price to pay."
"Price? What price?" The official suddenly became interested.
Zhang Yue said a few words to the court, and the official showed interest when he heard this, and then said: "But this will break the tacit understanding between the two families. From now on, it will be difficult for the Tibetan people to trust us."
Zhang Yue was glad when he heard this. It would be great if the officials could think of this, which shows that the previous imperial education was not in vain.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Jiang immediately said: "Your Majesty has always obeyed the Qing Tang Dynasty with benevolence and righteousness. When the Qing Tang Dynasty was pacified, he had no offense with the Tibetan people. The people were very afraid of obeying the three-part agreement. Now that he has broken his words, he has lost his benevolence and righteousness."
Zhang Yue cursed in his heart after listening to Yuan Jiang's words. Damn it, why did your majesty submit to the Qingtang? It was clearly me and Wang Shao who conquered it. The policies of the Song Dynasty and the Qingtang were also formulated by me. You, Yuan Jiang, take all the credit. This is what Your Majesty is doing.
Absolutely disgusting! Want to vomit!
After hearing Yuan Jiang's words, the official did not take it for granted, but smiled and said, "Hey, this is all Zhang Qing's fault."
Although the balance of checks and balances is an eternal theme for him, officials are not ignorant.
Zhang Yue glanced at Yuan Jiang, and then said: "Your Majesty, Mencius once said, 'Benevolence and righteousness are far-reaching benefits, and long-term profits are good, but it is not good to blindly seek long-term benefits and long-term profits."
To put it bluntly, we must correctly understand what benevolence and righteousness are.
Zhang Yueyan said: "Your Majesty, there is no perfect way in this world."
"Legalism seeks short-term benefits, but taking short-term benefits will cause far-reaching harm. Qin used Legalism to destroy the six countries and also died because of Legalism."
"On the other hand, benevolence and righteousness bring about long-term benefits, but taking long-term benefits will inevitably lead to immediate harm."
The officials were convinced by Zhang Yue's words, and Wang Gui, who seemed to be dozing off with his eyes open, nodded slightly.
Later Confucians often regarded King Hui of Liang as a foolish king. Mencius, a great sage, did not understand the intention, but if you think about it carefully, you will know that King Hui of Liang had his own considerations.
King Hui of Liang lived eighty-one years and was in power for forty-nine years.
During his tenure, he was first defeated by Qin repeatedly and was forced to move the capital from Anyi to Daliang. Therefore, later generations call him King Hui of Liang instead of King Hui of Wei, which is somewhat derogatory.
However, after King Hui of Liang moved the capital, he actively revitalized the country and carried out reforms.
Although King Hui of Liang did not listen to the advice of Prime Minister Gongsun Cuo and let Shang Yang go, he activated Pang Juan and inherited Wu Qi's Wei Wu soldiers.
Such a king is not a faint king as later generations would say.
Mencius said that when King Hui of Liang was king, the state of Wei was defeated by the state of Qi led by Sun Bin in the Battle of Maling. Pang Juan was killed and Prince Shen was captured. The Qin State completed the reform under the leadership of its old minister Shang Yang, and then defeated the Wei State under the leadership of Shang Yang.
King Hui of Liang was at his most miserable and angry, so he cut off his subordinates to recruit talents from all directions. Mencius met King Hui of Liang at this time. The other party asked Mencius anxiously, Old man, what can you do to benefit our country, Wei (to make the country of Wei stronger)? ?
Mencius said, "Whatever you say is beneficial or disadvantageous (benefiting the country), the only way I teach you is benevolence and righteousness (benefiting the people)."
On this occasion, no one would have listened to Mencius if he were King Hui of Liang.
The Wei State was in the midst of four wars and suffered such a great humiliation. It urgently needed reforms to strengthen the country, otherwise it would be over. At this time, talking about Confucian benevolence and righteousness would not work.
You can't survive anymore, so why talk about long-term goals, long-term profits, and long-term profits?
Mencius's theory made King Hui of Liang doze off after listening to it. It was not that King Hui of Liang was not clever, but that this theory was not suitable for the precarious Wei State.
If King Hui of Liang really wants to use the teachings of Mencius, he will probably lose his country even faster.
Daliang, where King Liang Hui moved his capital, is also today's Kaifeng, which is a very practical reference for the Song Dynasty.
"Legalism's hegemony is about short-term and near-term benefits, while Confucianism's royal way is about long-term and long-term benefits. If it is used without considering the time, place, and contingency, it will be in vain!" Zhang Yue used the theory of King Hui of Liang to refute the Yuan Dynasty in the palace. The words of Jiang.
Yuan Jiang was a little angry, but you Zhang Yue, you were the one who talked about benevolence and righteousness in the past, which meant long-term benefits, but now you are the one who talks about short-term benefits. Anyway, the mouth is in your face, so just say whatever is good for you.
Yuan Jiang couldn't argue with Zhang Yue and had to give up.
For the officials, it would be good as long as Zhang Yue agrees to capture Mochuan City within the year.
The official said: "It's not that I can't trust Zhang Kai, but the officials in the court follow stories and make excuses many times, but they don't dare to do things. I'm very disappointed."
"As long as Zhang Kai can be loyal to the country, why can't I trust him? I also have the courage to break the rules and trust people."
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty has foresight and foresight, which cannot be seen by the ministers. Now is the time when the relationship between Song and Xia is easing, so don't take advantage of this to send troops to the Qing Tang. If you miss the opportunity, you will have to pay a greater price in the future."
Zhang Yue's strategy for conquering Qingtang has remained unchanged, which is to avoid making two enemies at the same time.
Now that the Xia Kingdom is willing to ease relations, the Song Dynasty will focus on attacking the Qing and Tang Dynasties. Once Li Bingchang gains a firm foothold next year and asks the Song Dynasty again, there is a high chance that the two families will fall out.
During the conversation, the king and prime minister reached a consensus.
After leaving Chongzheng Hall, Yuan Jiang took the initiative to talk to Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue also acted as if nothing was wrong.
Yuan Jiang said: "To tell you, this political word is called 'zheng', but no one knows what 'zheng' means!"
Zhang Yue said: "So, if you don't understand the truth, you have to discuss it before you know how to make it right."
Yuan Jiang said: "Yes, everything is the king's will. Our words are clearly for the officials to analyze, but we do not mean to contradict them."
Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Dong Yuan was overly concerned. In ancient times, ministers were good friends with others, but they still argued with each other. This is the way to serve a king."
Yuan Jiang smiled and said, "Yes, it's about eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor. I'm getting old. Recently, I can't read the official documents clearly. I don't know how many years I can live."
Zhang Yue heard this and smiled and said: "Why do you need to talk about old age, Mr. Yuan? That's right. I sent you a few days ago, and you can use it."
Yuan Jiang smiled and said: "Very good, very good. Thank you for your kindness. Let's take a step first."
"Mr. Yuan, walk slowly!"
Zhang Yue thoughtfully helped Yuan Jiang walk a few steps.
After saying this, Zhang Yue and Yuan Jiang parted ways.
The two quarreled in front of the emperor, but they were having a good time after leaving. To outsiders, it seemed like they were acting out a show for the officials.
It seems that everyone knows that they are both royal workers and there is no need to take each other so seriously. No matter how good the prime minister is, it is just a job.
As for whether it is true or false, outsiders have absolutely no idea of the truth.
However, this matter was discovered by one person.
"Yuan Hou is selling this thief directly to you! I will definitely report it to Cai Zhiza!"
The speaker was Huang Yan, the new censor.
Huang Yan's appointment as censor was recommended by Cai Que.
Huang Yan asked the people around Cai Que about his whereabouts and found out that he was going to the same year banquet today.
Cai is indeed a Jinshi in Jiayou's fourth year, and there are many outstanding scholars in this subject.
Huang Yanjing guided him to the place where the banquet was held in a large house next to the Jinshui River. It was sponsored by a famous Lu Yuanwai in the capital.
This member of the Lu family was also a Jinshi for the fourth year of Jiayou's career. He was dismissed from office for a few years after he committed crimes. However, his family was rich in business and assets, so he lived a good life.
Every banquet held in the fourth year of Jiayou's reign
It was organized by him, and because of this relationship, his family's business was booming.
Today his home is very luxuriously decorated.
There was a large cluster of famous flower arrangements in the center of the banquet hall. As for more than twenty people of the same age, they sat alone in the banquet hall. There were two beautiful maids serving food and wine to each person's left and right.
The utensils at the banquet were all made of gold, and delicacies from the mountains and seas were also served one after another.
As long as you want to eat something, just give the order to someone else, and the Lu family cooks can prepare any dish and bring it to the table.
While Cai Que was sitting at this table, Liu Ji, the first Jinshi scholar in the fourth year of Jiayou's reign, died of illness. Hu Zongyu, the second scholar, was kicked out of Beijing because he opposed Wang Anshi's appointment of Li Ding as censor. He has just returned to Beijing.
The third person is An Tao, the governor of the fifth room of Zhongshu.
In the same year, An Tao and Cai Que were at the top. Of course, there was Zhang Dun in the past.
Cai Que was also very emotional. In order to participate in the Jinshi period, he was so poor that he had to borrow money from a bookstore, so that he owed a large sum of money to take up a local post, and finally committed a crime for accepting bribes.
Nowadays, delicacies from the mountains and seas are laid out in front of him. Cai Zhen does not need to pay a penny, but he is still a respected guest. Others feel proud to invite him to the banquet.
However, Cai Chue will never forget the embarrassment of collecting money for the period, and he has to pretend not to care to avoid showing timidity in front of the same year.
It is obviously 30% more expensive than the money collected in previous years, but why can those rich people in the same year be generous and stingy, while he can only pretend to be generous?
This world is so unfair.
Thinking of this, Cai Que stopped drinking. The maid on the side thought that she had not served well and wanted to ask, but she saw Cai Que glance over.
"Go away!"
The two maids' faces turned red and they could only stand aside at a loss.
"I've met Cai Zhiza!"
A man walked up to him with a drink in his hands, and Cai Que looked to see it was Liu Zuo.
The other party used to be an inconspicuous figure in Taixue, but luckily he and I passed the Jinshi examination together. Back then, the other party had never looked at him seriously, but now he was respectful.
It is said that he was a Jinshi in the same year, but his status changed twenty years later.
The saddest thing in the officialdom is to see someone who is younger than you, who passed the imperial examination later than you, or even someone who was once your subordinate came to the top and became your superior, bossing you around.
So if you don’t want your mentality to explode, you have to try your best to climb up.
Liu Zuo back then was the best example.
He is so humble in front of himself, Cai really knows that people must ask for something when they are polite.
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