Several months after Wang Anshi resigned as prime minister, the personnel in the court have been changing.
First, Deng Wan and Lu Jiawen were demoted to local positions at the same time. One was the censor, Zhongcheng, and the other was the censor. Both of them had official status second only to those in power.
The two went out at the same time, causing shock.
After Deng Wan and Lu Jiawen, Zhongshu Jianzheng studied the official affairs of the criminal chamber Zhang Anguo, and Zhongshu Jianzheng studied the official affairs of the household room Lian Hengfu and was demoted the next day. Both of them were also students of Wang Anshi.
After the next day, there were more than ten officials who went abroad or were transferred away from Bianjing, including Zhang Hong and Xiang Zongru.
In addition, Zhang Ruoji, who had bribed Lu Huiqing in the first place, was deprived of his written language and was charged with stabbing his face with the spine of a staff and was exiled to Salmon Island. This was already a capital crime.
After being convicted of this serious crime, it seemed that Lu Huiqing's last possibility of returning to Beijing was cut off. However, none of Lu Huiqing's brothers were demoted.
The developments in the officialdom made the government and the public watch and watch. The tabloids in Bianjing, who were worried about the chaos in the world, were spreading rumors, and Zhongshu's theory that he wanted to abolish the new law was widely circulated.
At this time, Sima Guang, who was in Luoyang and a bachelor of Duanming Palace, promoted Chongfu Palace in Xijing.
Sima Guang still actively opposed the new law. After Wang Anshi dismissed the prime minister again, his good friend Lu Gongzhu asked Hanlin scholars to accept the decree. He again went to Shu Han Jiang, Zhang Yue, and Lu Gongzhu to request the removal of the Qingmiao Law and the exemption law.
, Farmland Water Conservancy Law, Baojia Law, Market Change Law, etc.
The letter stated that since the country adopted its own new law, both China and foreign countries have been worried. People are not stupid and they know what is wrong... However, my husband is in urgent need to save the world today and protect the security of the country, and there is nothing more that can be done. How to save the country and protect the country.
It’s all about stopping the young seedlings...
However, Zhongshu did not respond to this.
Looking inside and outside, we can see where the great affairs of the temple will go from now on.
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Dingzhou City.
An old man in his fifties was reading the memorial in the dusk, with a look of disbelief on his face.
The chamberlain on the side said: "Mr. Xue congratulates you!"
The old man glanced at the other party and said with regret: "I didn't expect that your majesty could still remember me, an old minister."
The chamberlain said: "Now that the prime minister has just retired, it is time for Duke Xue to return to the court to take charge. The last time the Liao Dynasty negotiated, it was thanks to Duke Xue taking charge of Gaoyang Pass that the Liao people did not dare to go south."
The old man said: "Hey, this is all the work of Xianggong Zhang who was in charge of Hebei. How dare I take credit for it?"
The chamberlain secretly smiled, the other party was one of those officials who strives for merit and is greedy for merit.
Now he would be so humble and withdrawn.
It seems that his many rises and falls in officialdom have given him a taste of life and death. He also knows who is in charge in the court and must not offend anyone.
The old man said to the chamberlain: "After I have settled my affairs, I will enter the capital now."
The waiter left happily.
Zhi Dingzhou, Gaoyangguan Economic Envoy, Xue Xiang, the direct scholar of the Privy Council, paid homage to the Deputy Privy Envoy.
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On the same day, he went to Yushitai.
All the censors and officials were congratulating Deng Runfu and Cai Que.
Deng Runfu had already expected his promotion, while Cai Que was smiling all over his face. Cai Que used to be serious about words, but today he changed his usual attitude and smiled.
After the people who greeted him retreated, Deng Runfu said to Cai Que: "If you don't mean that Xue Xiang returned to the capital to know about the affairs of the Privy Council, how could he be promoted to deputy envoy to the Privy Council?"
Cai Que said with a smile: "Xue Xiang is indeed talented, but in the past he left the capital because he opposed Lu Wangzhi and the Municipal Change Law. Now that he has returned to the court, it seems that the court will make some changes in major political affairs."
Deng Runfu said: "What idea did Han Gong and Zhang Gong have? Do they want to change the new law? Or do they want to abolish the new law?"
Seeing that Cai Zhen did not answer, Deng Runfu asked, "Don't you have any news about Zizheng?"
Cai Que said slowly: "I haven't been to Zhang Gong's house for a long time."
Cai Que didn't tell the truth. He hadn't been to Zhang Yue's house for a long time, but Zhang Yue went to Cai Que's house in person.
However, Han Jiang has recently alienated him intentionally or unintentionally, because his brother Han Zhen said that Cai Zhen was not the one, but Cai Zhen suspected that Zhang Yue did it.
After listening to Cai Que's words, Deng Runfu was thoughtful.
Cai Quedao said: "Zhongcheng is a member of the official family. He should act according to the owner's wishes!"
Deng Runfu said: "That's exactly it."
On the same day, Deng Runfu, who served as the censor's assistant, was promoted to censor Zhongcheng.
Cai Que, the Shiyu Shi, was promoted to Shiyu Shizhi Miscellaneous Affairs.
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In a mansion in Bianjing.
Cai Jing was enjoying the Di newspaper at the moment, and his younger brother Cai Bian was promoted to the position of censor.
Cai Bian had never been a capital official before, not because Zhang Yue refused to grant him the title, but because Wang Anshi didn't want his son-in-law to get a good official while he was in the position, so he deliberately suppressed Cai Bian and prevented him from being promoted.
But after Wang Anshi became official, Deng Wan said that the emperor wanted to reuse Wang Anshi's younger brother and son-in-law. Zhang Yue dismissed Deng Wan, but adopted his wishes and promoted Cai Bian.
Like Li Ding, Cai Bian skipped the capital official position and was directly appointed as the censor.
Cai Jing is a very keen person, and he seems to have noticed that Zhang Yue appreciates Cai Bian more than he does.
Cai Jing also thought about the cold reception he received when he went to Wang Anshi's house to pay homage, and then thought about Wang Anshi's comments about him to others afterwards: "Tugu".
Cai Jing had mixed feelings in his heart.
However, Cai Jing was quite eager in his heart when he thought of Zhang Yue being promoted from Zhongshujianzhengkongmufang to Zhongshujianzhenghufang for his official duties.
The official power of the household house is second only to the official house. Cai Jing is the chief secretary of the household house inspection department. Under Wang Anshi's policy of "provincing the details and talking about the general", the fifth house inspection department is responsible for a large number of detailed tasks. Generally, there are documented details.
Cai Jing can handle the affairs on his own, even if the prime minister fails to do so, he can give [Zazi] to Sinong Temple, Sansi and Eryamen in the name of Zhongshu.
Zhongshu Zazi was a post in the Tang Dynasty. In the eyes of the scholar-bureaucrats, it was more useful than an imperial edict. Some officials even dared to disobey the imperial edict, but they did not dare to violate Zhongshu Zazi.
Cai Jing was overwhelmed by the number of officials who visited his residence every day.
Cai Jing wrote a letter to Cai Bian to congratulate him on this matter.
According to the decree of the day, Cai Jing was promoted to the post of Secretary of the Central Committee and responsible for the inspection of the principal household affairs.
Cai Bian was promoted to censor.
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In a Buddhist temple in Bianjing.
A follower was searching in the temple and found Huang Lu sitting cross-legged under the pagoda.
Sui Ren usually disturbed Huang Lu's meditation, but at this moment he couldn't help but said: "Master, the imperial decree to appoint an official has arrived at home."
Huang Lu opened his eyes when he heard this and said: "I have the nature of an elk and have been living in the mountains and forests for a long time. What good can I do even if I get promoted?"
The followers heard Huang Lu say many times that he had the nature of an elk, roaming freely in the mountains and forests without being restrained.
Sui Ren smiled and said: "The official family is very kind, I am afraid that I will not be able to relax in the future."
Huang Lu said: "Vulgar things restrain people!"
After speaking, Huang Lu walked aside and lit three sticks of incense and placed them on the incense burner. Behind the incense burner was enshrined the tablet of his wife who died before he died.
Huang Lu stood in front of the tablet for a moment and said, "I'm afraid I won't have time to spare in the future, so I'll have to come less often!"
After saying that, Huang Lu turned around and left, followed closely by the others.
After leaving the temple, Huang Lu mounted his horse and rode forward.
On that day, it was ordered that Huang Luzhi make the imperial edict and send him to the hospital.
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Under the sunset in Minzhou, Xihe Road.
The Ban and Han people were cultivating the paddy fields, and He Guan, the prefect of Minzhou in the mountains of the river valley, was urging the people to dig canals.
At this time, a fast horse was galloping, and He Guan, who received the letter from Ren, was surprised and happy.
He Guan looked at the fertile fields and repaired canals in the valley, and choked up in the wind: "Ms. Zhang really hasn't forgotten me, He Guan!"
He Guan, who had been supervising fields at Xihe Road for eight years, was promoted to Qinfeng Road.
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In addition, Wang Anli knew how to make the imperial edict, and fellow practitioners made daily notes.
Chen Mu moved to Zhijianyuan and served as a lecturer at the banquet.
Xu will know how to make imperial edicts, know the Western Academy of the Inquisitor, and direct the Academy of Academic Affairs.
An Tao was promoted to Zhongshu Dujianzheng.
Fan Chunchun was promoted to Zhongshu, Inspector of Criminal Affairs.
Li Qingchen was promoted to Zhongshujianzhenglifanggongfu.
Zhang Zai also knew Taichang Liyuan. After his death, Zhang Zai became seriously ill and died of illness a few months later.
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In the Zhongshu Capital Hall.
Han Jiang frowned, Yuan Jiang and Wang Gui were fanning themselves hotly, while Zhang Yue was drinking tea leisurely.
Han Jiang said to several prime ministers and assistants: "Du, I didn't expect that the situation in the world would be so endangered."
"There is a severe drought in Bianjing, a severe famine in Huaihe and Zhejiang, and thieves from all walks of life in Hebei, Jingdong, and Fujian have sprung up, numbering in the tens of thousands..."
Yuan Jiang said: "Prime Minister, are you pretending to be threatening?"
Han Jiang shook his head and said: "It's an exaggeration, but it's not much different! It's difficult!"
Wang Gui said: "Yes. Look at the refugees fleeing from the famine outside the city these days. Although Kaifeng Mansion has been ordered to resettle them, more and more people are gathering..."
"Even in Bianjing City, dozens of poor people starve to death every day..."
Zhang Yue put down the tea soup and said: "Prime Minister, we seem to be on a cross street. We must think twice about where we go from now on."
Yuan Jiang and Wang Gui were silent when they heard this.
Zhang Yue glanced at the two of them and thought, just pretend I didn't say anything.
Han Jiang retreated to the hall, and Zhang Yue followed beside him.
After some personnel changes, Han Jiang has initially consolidated her position. In addition to personnel adjustments and arrangements, the most important thing is to choose a path.
It was like standing in front of a crossroads. They had three options before them: to completely inherit Wang Anshi's new law, to change it, or even to abolish it.
Zhang Yue elected Han Jiang to be the prime minister in order to let him deal with the emperor. Compared with Zhang Yue, Han Jiang had more experience and was more prudent in governing.
Zhang Yue was too young, and his achievements were in regaining Xihe Road and getting the Liao troops to withdraw, but he was the least qualified and least popular among the officials.
Most officials are not convinced about their ability to handle politics.
At the same time, Zhang Yue was not experienced enough in the confrontation between phase and imperial power.
Han Jiang was much more skilled in dealing with officials.
In addition to the previous prime ministers participating in political discussions.
Han Jiang also strictly enforced the form of Zhazi in Zhongshu. For example, every Zhazi must have the three words "Fengzhizhi" on its head, instead of most of the past.
Although Zhongshu's side has been retreating, the problem is that the officials are pushing further and further.
After Wang Anshi resigned as prime minister, officials were accustomed to a bad habit, which was to often bypass the Zhongshu and issue orders directly to officials or even individuals.
Officials themselves are impatient, so they actively seek treatment. Sometimes they are very impatient and often ask the official several times to speed up the progress of a matter.
Zhang Yue had a deep understanding of this back then.
Wang Anshi was still restrained when he was there, but now that Wang Anshi is gone, the officials can be said to be unscrupulous and unscrupulous.
The emperor bypassed Zhongshu to direct various departments, which would inevitably make the people below confused and also cause a conflict between the imperial power and the prime minister's power.
Zhang Yue said to Han Jiang: "Prime Minister, in August the Ministry of Punishment will hold a general amnesty for the whole country. Can you ask Zheng Xia if he would hesitate? Let's find out what your Majesty wants."