On the same day, Yang Sheng held a banquet in the palace for all the ministers. All the prominent figures in the entire imperial city were present. No matter what you are pretending to be, this face must be given to Yang Sheng, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable.
Zhang Yan also attended the banquet, and was arranged by the emperor to sit next to his right hand, which directly broke the seating habit of the right side. So much so that Zhang Zeyu, the Chinese Prime Minister of the DPRK, took the position below Zhang Yan.
Nanyuan Kingdom, like most human countries, implements a two-track system of civil and military affairs. Each country still manages its own business.
The first military official position is called Wu Xiang, and the first civilian official position is Wen Xiang.
In a country like Nanyuan Kingdom, where border wars continue all year round and powerful enemies are eyeing it, the status of the military prime minister is higher than that of the literary prime minister. Therefore, the Prime Minister will usually be on the left hand side of the emperor during major ceremonies. Wen Xiang lives on the right hand of the emperor.
But now the situation is a little interesting. The person sitting first on the right hand side of Yang Sheng was not Zhang Zeyu, the literary minister, but Zhang Yan, a stranger.
What does this mean? Is it because the emperor is happy today, so he made a temporary arrangement to hold Zhang Yan in his arms? Or is there another reason?
Anyway, the ministers sitting in the front row had the same guess in their hearts.
"Dear sirs, let me introduce to you. This is Zhang Yan, Mr. Zhang, a master of miscellaneous studies. At the same time, Mr. Zhang is also a rare craftsman in the world. It is a great blessing for Nanyuan Kingdom and me to have Mr. Zhang's help. What a great honor! Everyone, raise your glasses and join me in toasting sir!"
Yang Sheng's words were sent out by his vitality, and everyone in the hall could hear them. While each was frightened, they quickly filled the wine glasses in front of them, then raised their glasses and stood up.
With smiles on their faces, everyone raised their glasses and toasted with the emperor. This scene is rare. Generally, military generals will receive this kind of treatment when they return to court after a victory. What's more, Zhang Yan is not even an official. If you look deeper, he was once a criminal soldier, but now he is treated with such courtesy by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. At this time, even the most unresponsive people began to ponder the emperor's deeper meaning.
In fact, the emperor's courtesy to Zhang Yan was partly to thank Zhang Yan for his vital role in today's three competitions. Without Zhang Yan, let alone the three competitions, he would not have won any of them today. On the other hand, Yang Sheng also realized through the methods Zhang Yan showed in these three competitions that the value of Zhang Yan was much greater than he had previously expected. Give him enough courtesy and establish a good relationship first, so as to leave an opening for further wooing later. At least this way, he would have an advantage over other forces that coveted Zhang Yan.
These are of course the most superficial meanings.
What's more, Yang Sheng's introduction to Zhang Yan on such a formal occasion did not mention the words "Jiang Wu Yuan", even though Jiang Wu Yuan's guest teacher is still one of Zhang Yan's most important identities. It couldn't be that I forgot temporarily, it must be intentional. Yang Sheng even mentioned that Zhang Yan's identity was "a miscellaneous scholar", which is even more meaningful.
The people on the military side smiled naturally. Yang Rongqing, the military prime minister, was also from the royal family and was Yang Sheng's uncle in terms of seniority. Naturally, he stood firmly on Yang Sheng's side. In addition, the Junwu family has always had many contacts with Zhang Yan. Ever since the experience at Yubei Mountain Fortress, Zhang Yan has had a lot of relationships with the Junwu, and they are close.
Many generals have already heard of Zhang Yan's name. Whether it was a bone-strengthening pill or a magical weapon, it was enough to make them eagerly hope to get closer to Zhang Yantao. Naturally, he didn't care how highly the emperor praised Zhang Yan.
Many people on Wenxiang's side had less wonderful expressions. Ninety-nine percent of them were born in mainstream schools, and more than half of them were active in affairs within the schools themselves. In addition to academic discussions, the school is now also an important gathering circle for civil servants in their official career. The relationships among them are so intertwined that in many cases it can even be called a comprehensive force belonging to the civil service group.
The word "miscellaneous studies" is the most sensitive to Zhang Yan's identity. I had pinched my nose before and was led by the situation to allow the Miscellaneous Academy to appear in Beijiang County. This was an unprecedented and huge concession. I thought that with these concessions, the royal family, which suppressed this matter and favored the miscellaneous scholar lineage, would be able to calm down.
But who can imagine how long it will take this time? The emperor actually honored Zhang Yan as a "scholar of miscellaneous studies" in public on this very formal occasion, where he held a banquet for all his ministers.
What is this for? ! What kind of message does this want to send to the following?
A big banquet with different thoughts unfolded in a noisy and joyful atmosphere. Zhang Yan was thoughtful about the emperor's attitude tonight, but he was not surprised.
Holding the power of the Nanyuan Kingdom, it also has an extremely poor geographical location and a changeable external situation surrounded by monsters, superior kingdoms, and feuds. The emperor of such a country cannot be a faint king, mediocre, or inflexible. . Because of any flaw in any aspect, the country may be annexed or directly divided. In that case, there would be no such thing as the royal family of Nanyuan Kingdom.
Therefore, for the emperor, he can use whoever is useful, and there is no principle. In the past, miscellaneous studies were useful, but they had a feud with the mainstream school of thought and received strong resistance. After weighing the situation, the emperor found that the gain outweighed the loss. That's why I secretly give the miscellaneous students some space to breathe, but I won't help them openly.
Later, there was Zhang Yan, a wonderful person in miscellaneous studies. Only then did Beijiang County’s Miscellaneous Learning Academy exist.
In Zhang Yan's view, the reason why the emperor once again promoted Zaxue at this banquet was because his value soared, allowing the emperor to give Zaxue some reputation on the side, and the purpose was to continue to show his favor through this.
But Zhang Yan's simple view will not be recognized by many senior officials in Nanyuan Kingdom.
In the view of Literary Minister Zhang Zeyu, this was not just a lineage of miscellaneous scholars promoted by the emperor to show his favor to Zhang Yan. Perhaps before this fight, the emperor was simply showing his favor to Zhang Yan. But now, the emperor's thoughts clearly did not just fall on Zhang Yan, but had another plan.
Yang Rongqing, who is also the prime minister, said to his close associates: "It seems that this time His Majesty is ready to take seriously those people in the mainstream school of thought who eat only the inside and outside. When those people face Huayue It seems that his rickets have become unbearable for His Majesty.
It was okay before, there was no replacement, and their school was tightly united, so it was difficult for His Majesty to touch them. Now Zhang Yan comes forward and rushes forward with his lineage of miscellaneous studies. Hehe, it depends on how those people from the mainstream school resist it. If they are still stubborn, His Majesty may not give them much more time.
By the way, there were reports recently in Xiyuan County that some people from the miscellaneous studies took the initiative to send two types of improved ordnance to the stronghold, and the results were pretty good. And expressed his willingness to stay and continue to improve various existing ordnance. It has to be said that these people with miscellaneous knowledge are just in the right place. They are pushing people from the mainstream school of thought down the cliff! "
