What Ding Wei was most worried about happened, and the edict to appoint Wang Qinruo as prime minister was delivered to the Political Affairs Hall as scheduled.
After seeing this edict, several officials in the political affairs hall felt that it was sudden, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there was nothing inappropriate.
If you really think about it, Wang Qinruo is older than Ding Wei.
Although Wang Qinruo first paid homage to the Prime Minister in the first year of Tianxi (1017), since the third year of Jingde (1006), when Wang Qinruo moved to know the Privy Council, he has been known as the hidden prime minister.
At that time, Zhenzong valued Wang Qinruo very much. Even though Wang Qinruo did not worship the prime minister at that time, he actually had the status of prime minister.
If it weren't for the opposition of Wang Dan, Kou Zhun, Xiang Minzhong and other northern leaders, Wang Qinruo's appointment as prime minister would have been moved forward at least four to five years.
Although officialdom is very realistic, specific issues still need to be analyzed in detail.
For example, this time, Wang Qinruo paid homage to the Xianxiang. According to regulations, he was slightly lower than Ding Wei, but considering Wang Qinruo's qualifications, the gap in official position was enough to be smoothed out.
The status between the two is equal!
If we really want to talk about the top spot, I'm afraid there will be more people supporting Wang Qinruo.
After all, Ding Wei used to be Wang Qinruo's younger brother. If Wang Qinruo hadn't vigorously promoted him, it may still be unknown whether Ding Wei would have made it to where he is today.
However, if Wang Qinruo returns to his position, it will not be without any benefit to Ding Wei.
During the Xianping period, Wang Qinruo was involved in an imperial examination fraud case during the tribute examination. Heyin scholar Chang Defang sued Linjin County Lieutenant Ren Yi for bribing Wang Qinruo.
Then, the matter reached the ears of Zhao Changyan, who was then the censor Zhongcheng.
Who is Zhao Changyan?
He is Wang Dan's father-in-law, and at the same time, he is also one of the bosses of the northern faction.
After learning about this, Zhao Changyan keenly sensed an opportunity, an opportunity to overthrow Wang Qinruo.
Later, Zhao Changyan used this matter as an excuse to launch an attack and directly brought the imperial examination fraud case to Zhenzong.
Unfortunately, Zhao Changyan underestimated Zhenzong's regard for Wang Qinruo, and also underestimated Wang Qinruo's cunning.
During the investigation of the case, Wang Qinruo directly pushed forward 256 and ‘cleared’ himself of the suspicion.
Then Zhenzong believed it and saved Wang Qinruo.
In the end, Zhao Changyan not only failed to overthrow Wang Qinruo, but was implicated in the imperial examination fraud.
I don’t know whether it was because he bribed the accuser or because Zhenzong protected him. In short, Chang Defang did not bite Wang Qinruo in the end and turned around to sue another tribute official Hong Zhan.
Hong Zhan also had a close relationship with Liang Hao, a protégé of Zhao Changyan, and the two of them had a good relationship with each other.
Therefore, Wang Qinruo took the opportunity to involve Zhao Changyan in the imperial examination fraud case. Afterwards, Zhao Changyan was demoted to Anyuan Army Marching Sima.
Although he later recovered and became a local magistrate, Zhao Changyan failed to return to the capital until his death.
Precisely because of this matter, Wang Qinruo and the officials from the Northern Department were completely on opposite sides, and there was no room for maneuver.
Ding said that although he was also the prime minister from the south, he had the opportunity to have a friendly relationship with the north.
But Wang Qinruo didn’t!
Prince's Mansion.
After the Prime Minister's edict was issued, the palace, which had been empty of people, suddenly returned to bustling traffic.
The invitation seemed to be free of charge and flew into Wang Qinruo's mansion like snowflakes.
Looking at the piles of mountains during the day, Wang Qinruo's eyes didn't look happy at all.
Returning to the court was indeed what he had in mind.
However, the situation in the court at this time was already very different from that in the previous dynasty. Officials from the northern faction seemed to be suppressed by the officials.
But is this really the case?
it's not true!
Lü Yijian, who participated in the political affairs, Cao Wei, deputy envoy to the privy council, and Liu Jun, the chief censor, which one is not the backbone of the northern faction?
Moreover, the further step of participating in politics is to become the prime minister, and the further step of being a deputy privy envoy is to take charge of the Western Palace.
From this point of view, the battle between southern scholars and northern scholars is still evenly matched.
After all, the next generation of ministers in charge of the two governments will most likely be from the north.
And this happens to be Wang Qinruo's embarrassment.
Because of the late prime minister Wang Dan, he and the northern officials were naturally on opposite sides.
Most of the northern officials, or officials who had received favors from Wang Dan, were his political opponents.
Therefore, Wang Qinruo had to deal with the northern scholars while also competing with Ding Wei to seize power.
The battle between him and Ding Wei is a battle for the right to speak!
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain!
They both came from the Southern Official Department, and now within the Southern Department, Ding Wei definitely has the most say.
If Wang Qin wants to make a difference, he must compete with Ding Wei.
However, since they are in the same camp after all, the matter of seizing power with Ding Wei can be put aside for the time being.
The top priority right now is the northern officials who are eyeing him with eager eyes.
Why was Wang Qinruo named the first of the five ghosts?
In addition to his personal style issues, regional disputes are also a key factor.
In fact, if you dig deeper, the essence of the regional dispute is also a battle for the right to speak.
When the Song Dynasty was founded, most of the people who occupied the court were northern scholars. After the court was stabilized, southern scholars certainly did not dare to fall behind others.
The essence of the dispute between the North and the South is the challenge of the emerging social class to the original social class!
It is the challenge of the successors to the first movers!
Region is just a reason.
Just like the famous Qingli New Deal, it is also a challenge from the new social class to the old social class.
The backbone of the Qingli New Deal Group headed by Fan Zhongyan were basically from the middle and lower class landlords.
Like wants each other!
In the face of internal and external troubles, seeking change is the top priority.
Reform is not only a plan to enrich the country and strengthen the army, but also an opportunity to re-divide the cake.
If you are poor, you will change; if you change, you will be successful!
In fact, before returning to Beijing, Wang Qinruo began to think about how to break the situation.
Three things to do when a new official takes office!
He planned to burn the first fire on Liu Yun, the censor Zhongcheng.
Previously, the Zhang family sent people to Shouzhou to contact Wang Qinruo to overthrow Liu Jun, but Wang Qinruo did not directly agree at that time.
He disagreed just because Zhang ignored one thing.
A very important thing!
In today's world, the attitude of officials is the most critical!
During the Xianping period, why was Wang Qinruo, who was involved in the imperial examination fraud case, able to escape unscathed?
Is he just relying on ‘self-defense’?
No!
He relied on the late emperor's appreciation!
Previously, Wang Qinruo had not been interested in the attitude of quasi-officials until he learned something from the palace.
When the provincial examination began, Liu Jun wrote a letter asking him to cancel the palace examination!
According to the Xianping story, it is not impossible not to hold the palace examination during the mourning period, but the intention of Liu Jun's letter was not to cancel the palace examination at all.
The memorial written by Wang Zeng goes straight to the core!
It is completely impossible to change the grace from "the grace comes from the Lord" to "the grace belongs to the Secretary"!
Because of this incident, Liu Jun probably hated the official family.
By overthrowing Liu Jun, he could not only flatter his superiors, but also make friends with Zhang. At the same time, he could also fire his first shot after taking office.
Killing three birds with one stone, what reason does Wang Qinruo have for not doing it?