The imperial court conquered Jiaozhi and defeated Jiaozhi on the Fuliang River. However, the supply of food and grass was insufficient, and malaria was rampant in the army. In addition, the king of Jiaozhi petitioned for surrender. Feng Jing, the privy envoy, requested the army, and the officials agreed.
In the early morning, Zhang Yue walked on the palace road with his hands behind his back.
After walking a few steps, he saw Deng Wan.
Zhang Yue was at odds with Deng Wan in the past, but Deng Wan saw that Zhang Yue just bowed to him.
This time when they met face to face, Deng Wan took the initiative to step forward and salute, and then took the initiative to chat, as if the feud between the two did not exist at all.
"Congratulations to the great cannon! The great victory at Furiangjiang was all planned by the great cannon. Deng congratulates the great cannon!"
Zhang Yue thought to himself that before the Battle of Fuliangjiang, Wang Anshi and Feng Jing had been in charge, and the front line was only won by Guo Kui's command. He did not interfere in the slightest when he returned to the capital, so the credit should be attributed to himself.
Zhang Yue said rather coldly: "This is all the work of the officials. I have never made any small contributions."
Deng Wan was a little embarrassed when she hit a snag, so she had to follow Zhang Yue closely, looking at Zhang Yue's expression with anxiety.
You will meet other officials along the way.
How could Deng Wan, a dignified imperial censor and the prime minister, flatter Zhang Yue like this? This was a huge loss of status.
But Deng Wan still did this. Zhang Yue walked for a while and saw Deng Wan still following him closely. He couldn't help but stop and asked: "Is there anything else that Deng Zhongcheng can do?"
Deng Wan reluctantly raised his hand and said: "Da Ginseng!"
Deng Wan saw some dust on Zhang Yue's official robe, then took the silk from his arms, stepped forward and said pitifully: "There is some dust on the official robe of Mr. Zhang Yue, please wipe it off with me!"
After saying that, Deng Wan wiped Zhang Yue carefully.
Zhang Yue remembered that he despised Cui Gongdu back then. When he brought dirt on Wang Anshi, Cui Gongdu wiped it off with his robe.
But what about the reality?
This is not uncommon in official circles, and is even very common.
Zhang Yue saw Deng Wan's actions and expressions, which would have shown unbearable feelings for ordinary people. The other party, as a senior official of the fourth rank, did this in such a low and condescending manner.
But it's too late...
Zhang Yue was thinking about what to say, when an official came to the side, it was Deng Runfu who was serving as the censor to know the miscellaneous matters.
Deng Runfu was about the same age as Deng Wan, but he was more shrewd and capable than him.
Deng Runfu was promoted to this position because of Lu Huiqing. He had previously helped Lu Huiqing to govern Zheng Xia and Wang Anguo's prison.
Because of their different stances, he and Zhang Yue had conflicts in the officialdom several times in the past, and even impeached Zhang Yue.
Today, Deng Runfu was very respectful when he saw me.
Deng Wan looked at Deng Runfu's condition and looked a little ugly.
Deng Wan couldn't help but said: "Uncle Wen, I still remember that when you were in charge of Zheng Xia's prison, you still tried your best to investigate. At that time, Deng thought Wang Pingfu was innocent!"
"Now you have forgotten it, but everyone in the world will remember it."
Deng Wan became anxious and provoked a relationship between Deng Runfu and Zhang Yue in person.
At that time, Deng Runfu was Lu Huiqing's thug, and Deng Wan mentioned that he even helped Zhang Yue.
Deng Runfu's expression did not change when he heard this and then said: "Zhongcheng, I just heard that Lu Wangzhi is waiting for you in front."
After hearing this, Deng Wan rolled her sleeves and left.
Zhang Yue smiled at Deng Runfu and said, "What's the matter, Uncle Wen?"
But Deng Runfu bowed his head to Zhang Yue and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhang!"
Zhang Yue smiled and asked, "When did you get the news?"
"I heard the news yesterday!"
Zhang Yue nodded and said: "Then do it well! Don't let down the great grace of heaven!"
"It also lives up to Zhang Gong's recommendation!"
Zhang Yue nodded and said, "Go ahead!"
During the reign of Jiayou, Yushitai and Jianyuan were the biggest forces to check and balance Zhongshu. But in the third year of Xining, after Wang Anshi dismissed Sanshe, the rules changed.
The prime minister nominates the censor Zhongcheng, and the censor Zhongcheng nominates the censor during his term.
Therefore, Deng Wan was appointed as the Yushi Zhongcheng. As the Yushitai with the power of supervision, he became Wang Xianggong's thug!
Under the promotion of Deng Wan, most of the people in the Imperial Palace were members of the new party. When Deng Wan also made a mistake, Tang Nie was recommended by Deng Wan, and as a result, Wang Anshi was impeached in the imperial palace.
Deng Wan was later scolded by Wang Yu and turned into a pig.
This time the officials wanted to nominate Deng Runfu as the Censor Zhongcheng. Although they had discussed it with Zhongshu, Wang Gui, Zhang Yue and others did not object. It was like they had taken back the right to nominate the Censor Zhongcheng.
If Wang Anshi leaves, the officials will have their own plans and personally preside over reforms, so taking back power is inevitable.
First of all, the Yushitai must restore the original situation of monitoring Zhongshu.
Zhang Yue took a step back and recommended Cai Que to the censor Shi Zhizhi. At the same time, he did not hesitate in Deng Runfu's nomination and obeyed the official's wishes.
Deng Runfu came to express his gratitude to him. Zhang Yue did not get stuck on this matter, so he should be grateful.
…
Cai Que watched in the official arena where hundreds of officials gathered, Deng Wan and Deng Runfu stepped out of the corridor one after another.
And when Zhang Yue also walked out, it further confirmed his suspicion. Of course Cai Que knew about his promotion.
When Zhang Yue walked towards the square, Cai Que came forward to greet him.
Generally, when an official is promoted, the recommender will talk to the person in advance and let you know that the promotion is due to his kindness.
Like Li Hongzhang and the Huai Army, there is a very bad trend, which is to scold the person he wants to promote severely before promotion, or even take action.
Then look at the other party's performance. If he is obedient and has no complaints, then he will be promoted. If he dares to react in any way, forget it.
So much so that if a person in the Huai Army was beaten or scolded by a superior officer for no reason, other colleagues would congratulate him afterwards. If the superiors are willing to beat and scold you, they regard you as one of their own and will soon be promoted.
This means that you will not be promoted without beating or scolding.
There are two levels of promotion, one is the completion of a transaction or resource exchange, and the other is personal attachment. Especially the latter, so you have to confirm the loyalty of the other party through beatings and scoldings.
Zhang Yue promoted Cai Que to be the former.
When he was leading troops outside, Deng Wan and Lu Jiawen criticized him crazily in front of the officials and Wang Anshi, but thanks to Cai Que's repeated defense in the court, this was reciprocation. So before Zhang Yue was promoted, he went to Cai Que's house to tell him
this matter.
As for Deng Runfu and others, I would not tell him in advance, otherwise I would take away the emperor's favor, and the officials would hate me once they find out.
But other people besides Zhang Yue can tip him off.
When Zhang Yue saw Cai Que, he was speechless and just nodded to each other.
After morning ginseng.
The officials took turns and waited until Deng Wan came to the rear.
The official scolded Deng Wan in the palace: "Your Majesty previously advised me to appoint the king's servant She Wang Yu as the privy envoy. His brothers will be under the dual system, and his sons and sons-in-law will all hold official posts, and they will be given titles in the capital."
"I asked Yuan Qing to ask Wang Pushe, but he said he didn't know. He said that what you said was harmful to the country."
Deng Wan was shocked when he heard this and said: "Your Majesty, this is not what I mean, but what the Prime Minister's disciples taught me."
"Who taught you?" the official asked again.
Deng Wan was forced to confess: "Lian Hengfu said it."
"Lian Hengfu?" the official heard.
Zhang Yue came out and said: "Your Majesty, Lian Hengfu, who is studying the official affairs of Zhongshu, dares to communicate with officials as a minister, please stop him!"
The official said: "It's accurate!"
After the official finished speaking, he looked at Deng Wan. Deng Wan was frightened when he heard that Lian Hengfu had been dismissed.
Deng Runfu came out and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Deng Wan wanted to use his party Fang Yang as the censor, but he was afraid that no one would like Fang Yang, so he also used Peng Ruli. In fact, Fang Yang. Peng Ruli knew that he was treacherous and refused to go!"
"Since ancient times, the emperor has entrusted the affairs of the world to the prime ministers, and the people of the world have all followed him and dare not report him. If the admonishment officials do not maintain it, the principles and discipline will be lost. Deng Wan was the middle minister, but he behaved like this, which shows that he has neglected his duty.
Extremely."
After hearing what Deng Runfu said, Zhang Yue felt that it was just right and made the official's thoughts clear.
Deng Wan recommended Peng Ruli, but he refused to go. This is called bootstrapping and oversight.
Just like Zhang Yue promoted Cai Que to be the censor Zhiza, but Cai Que refused to do it as soon as the edict came out. In this way, Zhang Yue would have to bear the reputation of being self-promoted and negligent.
Therefore, prior communication before promoting officials is also to prevent this.
The official said to Deng Wan: "My treatment of you is righteous in appearance, and my intention in serving you is evil. You should relinquish your post as censor Zhongcheng and go out!"
"As for Lian Hengfu being demoted and going out!"
All the prime ministers unanimously agreed.
The officials left in a hurry, but Deng Wan remained in the palace in despair.
No one comforted Deng Wan, and no one sympathized with him.
Less than two months after Wang Anshi returned, after a period of calm, drastic personnel changes in the court began.
After Zhang Yue returned to Zhongshu, he went to the inspection hall to rest. Soon Lu Jiawen came to the door.
Zhang Yue looked at Lu Jiawen's frightened look and knew that he knew about Deng Wan's resignation.
At this time, the hall official was bringing tea soup to Zhang Yue. Lu Jiawen took it from the hall official's hand and served it to Zhang Yue himself. He also used his official robe to wipe the non-existent tea stains on the edge of the bowl.
Zhang Yue looked at Lu Jia and asked, "You really don't have to be like this."
Lu Jiawen sat down and said: "Deng Wenyue (Deng Wan) was promoted from Tongpan to Yushi Zhongcheng in just a year and a half, all because of Pushe's recommendation. Now that Pushe has left, it is natural for Deng Wenyue to leave. Isn't it right?
Is it just me?"
Zhang Yue said: "Look, do your job well and don't worry too much."
Lu Jiawen sighed and said: "When the Prime Minister was out leading the troops, Deng Wenyue told me that we were all promoted by the Prime Minister. If Mr. Zhang has made great contributions, he will definitely pay homage to the Prime Minister when he returns to the court."
"If the Prime Minister retires, he will definitely be replaced by us, so we must do everything possible to prevent this."
Zhang Yue glanced at Lu Jiawen and thought, what Deng Wan said is absolutely right.
Power is only accountable to the source.
Who promoted you, especially to the point of personal dependence? Once the other person steps down, you will also have to leave.
This was also the reason why Deng Wan demoted Zhang Dun from the post of Third Secretary-General to Huzhou after Lu Huiqing lost power.
After Wang Anshi resigned as prime minister, Deng Wan asked Wang Yu to be the privy envoy, put his younger brother and son-in-law in a more important position, and built Wang Anshi a palace in the capital.
It seemed like a foolish move, but Deng Wan knew better than anyone in his heart. If Wang Anshi left, he would definitely not be able to keep him if he didn't struggle.
But later on, I still had illusions.
It’s not that I can’t see through it, it’s that I really can’t let go of power!
Lu Jiawen said with excitement on his face: "But sir, Deng Wenyue is Deng Wenyue. I, Lu Jiawen, still have merit."
"Back then, I practiced the Lianzao method, which saved the court a salary of 160,000 yuan every year. I also practiced the market exchange method. Even the emperor praised me for not avoiding the powerful. I am not one of those who climb to high positions."
"I also ask Mr. Zhang to take note of my many years of contribution and be more generous!"