At present, the only real prime minister in Bianjing City is Wang Gui.
Wang Gui did not have any extraordinary experience in governing. Even after he became a Hanlin official, he never served as Yushi Zhongcheng, Kaifeng Prefecture, or Third Secretary.
Now he is appointed Prime Minister.
What Wang Gui is best at is good poetry and writing.
Although Wang Gui is from Huayang, as early as his great-grandfather's time, he followed King Meng Chang of Shu to Kaifeng and surrendered to the Song Dynasty, and his family moved to Shuzhou. Now Wang Gui has settled in Kaifeng.
On this day, Wang Gui had a banquet at his house.
Wang Gui was good at poetry, and he also liked to have banquets and drinks, and he liked to reciprocate with others. He liked to sing poems and poems with others. He made new lyrics at the table and invited the singer to play and sing on the spot. This was an elegant thing for a scholar-bureaucrat.
Most of the officials in high positions in this era were top-notch poets. Each of them was Xiao Liuyong. In later generations, he would be Fang Wenshan per capita. This is how high-end communication in the officialdom was.
Otherwise, he will be like those martial artists who know how to eat, drink, and punch, and they will not show their realm and level.
Zhang Yue rarely attends such banquets. The reason is of course that he is not good at poetry, but if he really wants to create something original, it will do. But he never comes to Wang Gui's game.
However, Emperor Renzong liked this very much and often called Wang Gui into the palace to give banquets and compose poems. Wang Gui could praise the "wonderful sacred learning" from various angles, and the emperor and his ministers could talk until late at night. Not only that, Emperor Renzong also
Let the concubines around you use scarves, round fans and other objects to ask Wang Gui for poems.
Wang Gui's quick thinking was able to satisfy the concubines' requests on the spot. The concubines took out jewelry and other items and gave them to Wang Gui as a polish, so when Wang Gui entered the palace, his sleeves were filled with jewelry.
This incident became a good story, which shows how good the relationship between Wang Gui and Emperor Renzong was.
It's a pity that neither Yingzong nor today's emperor liked this, so Wang Gui had no use and could not be promoted for several years.
Now it is the turn of the officials below to do what they want.
Although the imperial court suffered a huge defeat on Yanyan Road, today's banquet had been scheduled long ago, so it was not rescheduled.
However, Wang Gui still carefully ordered the singers not to use silk, bamboo, gongs and drums to avoid making noise when arranging lyrics and singing songs, but could only light the panyan with objects.
Wang Gui has been in officialdom for decades and always wants to be ahead of everything. Even though he is the prime minister, he is still so cautious. He is worthy of being a man who has served three generations of kings.
Today, you and Yan are either Wang Gui's descendants by marriage, or they are ministers of the court.
Among them is Wang Gui's eldest son-in-law, Li Gefei, who was a Jinshi in the ninth year of Xining. He is a well-known talent in Beijing. Cai Jing is also present. Wang Gui's second daughter will marry Cai Jing's eldest son, Cai You, but the two parties have only agreed to marry each other.
In addition, there is Wang Zhongxiu, Wang Gui’s eldest son.
As for the senior officials, there were Yuan Jiang and Cai Que, both of whom were frequent visitors, as well as Li Qingchen, who knew the imperial edict.
Zhang Yue was once very optimistic about Li Qingchen and intended to cultivate him, but in the end he got closer to Wang Gui. In addition to Li Qingchen, there were several officials who were also potential backbones of the royal party.
Everyone frequently raised their glasses to congratulate Wang Gui. As the person with the highest status in the banquet, it was definitely an experience like stars holding the moon.
Wang Gui also enjoyed it endlessly. As for the unclear topics, officials with lower status were responsible for it. They ate wine and listened to music. In fact, it was just a game.
Everyone's every word and every thought was focused on Wang Gui, and they never missed capturing any of the other party's expressions or inadvertently revealed information.
Wang Gui also judged each official's talent and whether he could be cultivated.
One of the officials was poor at poetry and didn't like drinking, but at this moment he had no choice but to bite the bullet.
Before I knew it, I had been drinking for three rounds. Although there was no silk or bamboo, the new lyrics written by several people were passed through the mouth of the singer and danced on the painted eaves. Everyone was tapping their knuckles to show their appreciation and were intoxicated.
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Yuan Jiang and Cai Que had another mentality. Their current status was not to accompany Wang Gui at the banquet, but to express an attitude.
It can be said that Cai Que's intention to participate in politics when he ascends to power is well known to everyone.
Yuan Jiang was also wary of Cai Que, but there was also a gap between Yuan Jiang and Wang Gui. Zhang Yue was not in Zhongshu, and there was indispensable overt and covert struggle between the two in Zhongshu. This was a battle for distribution of power, and it was not based on will. However,
If Zhang Yue returns to Zhongshu, with his talents and abilities, Wang Gui may join forces with Yuan Jiang to fight against Zhang Yue.
After all, Yuan Jiang was involved in politics and did not have deep roots in the court. At the same time, Wang Gui also had the support of Cai Que and Cai Jing. Therefore, Yuan Jiang did not dare to fall out with Wang Gui. She had to attend the banquet as a sign of goodwill.
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As for Cai Que, he was determined to support Wang Gui. At the same time, he was married to Feng Jing, and he had a lot of influence in the court.
But in the face of Cai Que's increasing aggression, Yuan Jiang was also worried about blocking Cai Que's way. Fortunately, in addition to him, Zhongshu also had Zhang Yue participating in politics. Yuan Jiang was always thinking about how to provoke conflicts between Zhang Yue and Cai Que.
The leader, Wang Gui, was happy to use Cai Que to restrict Yuan Jiang, but he was not in a hurry to let Cai Que take up the position and participate in politics. Because with Cai Que's ambition, the other party would definitely kick him away after he became involved in politics.
Wang Gui spent his whole life in the officialdom and really didn't want to get involved in fights, so letting the people below him check and balance each other was the best choice.
While the banquet was going on, a Yuan Sui came inside and whispered a few words into Wang Gui's ear.
Wang Gui was shocked when he heard this and said in a low voice: "The Greatest Prayer?"
Cai Que and Yuan Jiang's ears perked up when they heard the words "Great Elimination and Worship". Wang Gui was already the prime minister, and it was impossible for him to come to offer "Great Elimination and Worship" again.
So Yuan Jiang and Cai Que first thought about themselves?
Is Yuan Jiang promoted to prime minister? Or is Cai Quesheng involved in politics?
Impossible, they all shook their heads silently. If they encounter such a thing, they usually know it in advance. If no one tells you in advance, then 99% of the time it is someone else.
If Zhang Yue removes his homage, Jin Tongzhongshu's family will be in peace with Zhang, and he will become prime minister.
Yuan Jiang also thought of Zhang Yue. The last time the emperor's imperial chariot came to him in person was a month ago, and the two of them had no contact with each other anymore.
Cai Que thought more, and turned to look at Yuan Jiang, his murderous intent immediately revealed.
In an instant, Yuan Jiang felt like a light on his back. He turned his head, only to see that Cai Que had already turned his head.
Yuan Jiang did not see Cai Que's gaze, but at this moment he had mixed feelings in his heart. This moment would not be easy for anyone who intends to compete for the position of prime minister.
In an instant, the singing voice of the singer in the field was much lower, and the officials stopped talking and did not dare to look at Wang Gui and the others.
But Wang Gui had already whispered to Yuan Sui: "It is indeed from Baima. Who must lock the courtyard?"
"Okay, I understand. You need to find out whether the title is Zhaowen or Jixian before tomorrow. Go ahead!"
After this Yuan Sui left, Wang Guifang came back from a moment of trance.
Wang Gui said to Cai Que and Yuan Jiang: "There is a new prime minister in the court."
"Who is it?" Yuan Jiang asked.
Upon hearing the words "new prime minister", Cai Jing, who was sitting at the foot of Yuan Jiang's stairs, turned his head and looked at Wang Gui with concern.
Wang Gui sighed: "If the prediction is correct, 80% of it is Zhang Duzhi!"
Cai Jing became pale when he heard this.
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