Han Zhen went from the Political Affairs Hall to the West Hall of Zhongshu and stood there.
At this moment, as the entourage shouted in praise, more than ten famous gatekeepers held sticks and knocked on the ground at the courtyard gate outside the hall.
In the officialdom, in the places where officials pass by, doorkeepers will knock the ground with sticks to warn people. This is called "beating the stick".
In the ban, not everyone has the right to strike with a stick, only the three officials can sue.
The prime minister reported to Zhongshu, the Hanlin bachelor reported to the academy, and the censor reported to the court.
Han Zhen looked from a distance and saw the doorman in red clothes leading the way. The doorman was beating his stick as he walked all the way from Zhang Yue. Han Zhen did not have this qualification, not even as he was a member of the Privy Council and the head of the Privy Council.
When Han Zhen saw this scene, he stood aside with his hands folded, as if he were a doorman.
But Zhang Yue just walked past Han Zhen without seeing him.
Han Zhen had a look of anger on his face, but he still stood there motionless.
After that, the sound of Zhang Yuesheng's cane stopped.
Soon after, Zhu Yili arrived outside the hospital and invited Han Zhen into the hall.
Han Zhen was sitting under Zhang Yue, facing north. Logically speaking, Han Zhen was also aware of the Privy Council, and as the ruler of the two governments, he was qualified to let Zhang Yue handle the case, but Zhang Yue obviously did not give him this treatment.
There are such disgusting people in the officialdom, sometimes it is more uncomfortable than beating you and scolding you.
But what’s even more uncomfortable is that you know that the other person is treating you like this, but you still have to smile! But there is no way, being in officialdom for one day is like a caged bird with no freedom.
Han Zhen sighed in his heart, without showing any trace of dissatisfaction on his face.
Han Zhen said: "Today Zhen listened to the Prime Minister's teachings in the political hall, and I realized that the Hengshan strategy was really wrong."
"Once our army comes out from Hengshan, if the Liao Kingdom sends troops to rescue Dangxiang, won't we fall into a territory surrounded by enemies from both sides?"
"Han was so ignorant that he failed to anticipate this."
Zhang Yue almost laughed and said: "Han Gong is too modest."
When Han Zhen saw Zhang Yue, he immediately said: "The Prime Minister is unaware of something. Han is a man who understands kindness and righteousness. However, the generals on Yanyan Road and Huanqing Road are instigating the generals who do not know the imperial strategy. They are bent on claiming credit and taking border services as their career.
.If it weren’t for Han’s repeated suppression, it would have already caused trouble. This matter is absolutely true. Today, Han met with the prime minister to explain this matter and clear Han’s innocence.”
After hearing this, Zhang Yue thought to himself, Oh my god, you Han Zhen actually became a hero.
Could this be inciting the masses to fight against Lingdao, and then he would be the first to rush over to defend Lingdao?
Your Han family really has a long history of family education, and your skills are simply profound!
Zhang Yue slowly said: "Today, in terms of aristocratic families, they belong to the Lu family of Donglai, the Han family of Zhending, the Wang family of Sanhuai, and the Cao family of Zhending. The wealth of the public family background will not be bad even without my recommendation. Besides, back then
The merit of Lanzhou is the self-reliance of the public. If it were not for the public, the prime minister would not be able to secure his position."
"Back then, I took care of my elder brother and started my official career. To know the kindness, I need to know the kindness."
Han Zhen listened to Zhang Yue's words and analyzed them clearly. He said that Mr. Zhang was kind and kind. This was indeed true.
Zhang Yue said: "But things in the world are like this. Things often go against expectations."
"You want to go to Hengshan, but you have to go to Xihe Road. It's like ice and coal are incompatible, and cold and heat are incompatible."
"This sentence comes from Han Feizi. When the Sima scholar impeached Wang Jinggong, he also said that the ministers and Wang Anshi are like ice and charcoal, and they cannot share the same weapon, just as the cold and heat cannot be at the same time."
"The king and Sima have a good personal relationship, but they are as incompatible as ice and charcoal."
"It's not because of the personal friendship between you and me, it's just that we are in different places."
When Han Zhen heard this, sweat broke out on his forehead, and Zhang Yue said: "In the past, Ding was appointed prime minister, and all court officials who were friendly with Kou Zhun would be rejected."
"I don't follow Ding Wei, but what I did was contrary to the imperial government's policies, coupled with the defeat of Weizhou, and other unexplainable evil things, it was inevitable that I would have to be wronged and stay in the local area for several years."
"Choose a place to be the magistrate of the state. I promise you that before I remove the phase, I will ensure that you are freed from the crime and gain the position of bachelor of the Guanwen Palace!"
Han Zhen felt a shiver in his heart. Back then, his brother Han Jiang was almost dismissed from the Guanwen Palace bachelor's degree due to his incompetence in Luowucheng. Thanks to Zhang Yue's breakthrough on Xihe Road, he was able to retain it. However, Lu Huiqing was not allowed to participate in politics at the time.
It is also a crime to go to the local area, and there is no bachelor's degree in Guanwen Palace.
This time, because Zhang Yue used him to know Taiyuan, he was promoted to a bachelor of Guanwen Palace.
In other words, this time Han Zhen knew that even his position as governor had been removed.
Ever since the Privy Council was suddenly removed from power, Zhang San was really overbearing and domineering, not much better than Ding Wei.
Han Zhen could only say: "Han thanked the Prime Minister!"
Han Zhen returned to Beijing this time and asked Zhang Mao to intercede with Zhang Yue. Unexpectedly, he still got this result. This also made him see the ruthlessness of Zhang Yue's handling.
Forget it, who told him that Zhang San is now in the ascendant of the holy family?
When a man is about to leave, a dog is about to find his master. Who is it that I, Han Zhen, are not in good fortune at the moment, and it will take another two years for him to be proud again?
Han Zhen's expression was not very good when he said goodbye to Zhang Yue. From being able to control the wind and rain, and having the power of life and death, to today's feeling of looking at the face of a powerful prime minister and relying on others, it was really uncomfortable.
But Han Zhen told himself that no matter what, he must endure these two years first.
Han Zhen repeatedly tolerated it, but when he went out, he couldn't help but punched the courtyard wall. This scene was immediately seen by the doorman and reported back.
After Han Zhen left, even though he was unwilling to do so, he ordered his people to prepare a priceless box of stick gifts and prepare to go to Wang Gui's mansion. In the past two years, Han Zhen has made a lot of money as the Privy Councilor.
To Han Zhen, these gifts were nothing but a drop in the bucket.
Han Zhen left the palace city and walked halfway to Panlou Street and Nantong boundary.
In a large room on the side, several craftsmen in the government-run gold and silver exchange shop were making silver and gold ingots, while the official people took out salt banknotes and exchanged them with the merchants. There was also a head-carrying official sitting on the left
With the official in charge of the tax, the people could exchange the money and submit it to pay taxes to the court.
On the wall behind where the tax collector and the collector sit, there is a text announcing tax items and the latest exchange rate of silver coins for salt banknotes in the exchange office.
Han Zhen walked further and saw a majestic house with a vast facade. The walls of the facade were covered with gold and jade, which was indescribable luxury.
This is the most prosperous place in the world, the exchange and stock exchange of Bianjing. From a distance, you can see countless crowds of people, many people in rich clothes and hats, all gathered together, bowing to each other, and it was a lively scene.
Everywhere you look is a prosperous scene.
What the people are talking loudly about are the stocks of the Xihe Road Stock Exchange and the newly listed three textile guilds in Qinzhou that have soared recently, and many people are making profits from them.
The Panlou Restaurant near Jie Shen often tells stories of wealthy guests spending thousands of dollars at night. In the teahouse, there are all businessmen from all over the world talking about economics and wealth.
Han Zhen remembered that when the stocks were listed on the Xihe Road Stock Exchange, he also bought some, but not much. But as far as he knew, the Zhang family bought a lot, and there were several aristocratic families, as Zhang Yue mentioned before.
The Donglai Lu family, the Sanhuai Wang family, and the Zhending Cao family.
There were even two literary and wealthy families in Luoyang and Zhang Yue's in-laws, the Wu family.
The Wen family bought a lot of land on Xihe Road from Fan people, and then hired local Fan people to rent cotton and grain fields.
Now that Liangzhou has been conquered and the Western Regions reopened, profits from the Silk Road will continue to be imported in the long run. Beji cloth and silk are sold to the Western Regions, and salt banknotes and Jiaozi anchored by salt and beji cloth
It is also more stable.
In addition to the old aristocratic families, there are also upstarts who have joined Zhang Yue, such as the Shen family who previously ran the Exchange, the Chen family who ran the Shaanxi Post Road, and the three Xinxing textile merchants in Qinzhou, all of whom have benefited from it.
He knew that he was fighting against Zhang Yue. Behind Xihe Road was a place where the interests of the old and new families intertwined. Even if Zhang Yue did not manage Xihe Road, captured Liangzhou, and opened up the Western Regions, the interest groups behind this would force Zhang Yue to leave.
this road.
Thinking of this, Han Zhen's face slowly changed, but he felt that his mood was somewhat peaceful. He was wrong from the beginning, very wrong.
If I had known that the interest groups behind this were so powerful, if I forced myself to conquer Hengshan, even if Zhang Yue didn't take action, others would have to deal with me.
His son Han Zongshu rode together with Han Zhen's horse and said: "What, in the final analysis, they are just servants of the old and new families! The so-called reconstruction of the Zhongxing and the conquest of the old places of the Han and Tang Dynasties are just deceiving the people."
Han Zongshu had some resentment in his heart. Han Jiang could not handle this because he was the prime minister of the dynasty, and Han Zhen also looked down upon this because of his arrogance.
However, Han Wei and his nephew, Grandmaster Han, had not been able to manage it over the years, so they got on board before the imperial court conquered Liangzhou.
Han Zhen glanced at Han Zongshu, who quickly said: "Dad, the child is not angry for a moment."
Han Zhen said: "Prime Minister Zhang is a prominent figure in this world, it is not your turn to comment."
"yes."
"Forget it, it doesn't matter whether you want to go to the palace or not! You can go there for me! Just leave and don't stay! I don't want our father and son to lose face twice a day."
"yes."
Han Zhen turned his horse's head and gave up his plan to go to Wang Gui's house. He just sent Han Zongshu to deliver the gift to Wang Gui's house.
Han Zhen looked back at the noisy and prosperous world. What was inconspicuous a few years ago has now unknowingly become the lifeblood of the Song Dynasty.
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The businessman from Zhang's mansion who acted as Daliao's envoy arrived at Zhang Yue's mansion again.
Zhang Yue looked at the other party and asked, "Are you from Duke Wu's family (Yelüpo's family)?"
The other party hesitated for a moment and admitted: "Exactly, Prime Minister, please forgive me for the sin of hiding it before."
Zhang Yue looked at the other party and smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. In the seventh year of Xining, Wu Guogong and I each negotiated on behalf of Song and Liao."
"But now times have changed, and unexpectedly he has become a figure in charge of the country in both countries."
In addition to worshiping Duke Wu, Yelupo is also the privy envoy of the Beiyuan.
In the Liao Kingdom, the status of the Privy Council was higher than that of Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, and the North Academy was higher than the South Academy at the same level.
The other party said: "The king said that back then, he and the prime minister were each their own masters, but he admired the prime minister's grace and eloquence. It was he who urged the ruler of the country after returning to the court that there were people like the prime minister in the Southern Dynasty, and they should not be touched lightly.
Swordsman."
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Thank you so much to Wu Guogong. You are also a Han from the North. I wonder if the Youyan Han family still admires China?"
The other party said seriously: "The Prime Minister is such a brilliant person, but I'm afraid this is just wishful thinking."
"Please forgive me for saying that the Southern Dynasty was cowardly and weak in martial arts, but our Liao Kingdom has been conquering the south and north in recent years. Both the breadth of the territory and the strength of the soldiers and horses are better than those of the Song Dynasty. Therefore, it goes without saying how the Liao Kingdom views the Southern Dynasty.
"
"Not only that, all previous Liao lords trusted the Han people in the north, and there were many generals and prime ministers. They also governed the Han people in the north according to Han customs!"
After hearing this, Zhang Yue was not angry but smiled and said: "You are telling the truth. When the king's army goes to the north and the people are punished, the Han people in Yan will eat pots of pulp to welcome them. I'm afraid it's just wishful thinking on our part!"
The other party said: "The Prime Minister has made a clear decision, but as far as I know, there seem to be many people in the Song Dynasty who have such illusions. Now that they have taken Liangzhou, they are more courageous. I am afraid that Song and Liao will finally fight!"
Zhang Yue laughed when he heard this and said: "Well said, how about the Han people in Yan?"
The other party said: "The character is at the peak of his power, his writing has the talent of Xiao He, Zhang Liang's strategy, his military strength has the courage of an overlord, and his general Li Jing."
Zhang Yue said: "How many people are there like Gong?"
The other party said proudly: "The amount of capacity in the car is impossible to defeat."
Although the other party was neither humble nor arrogant in his words, he was secretly frightened.
Zhang Yue nodded slightly and said: "To be able to say this, I really underestimate you. The truth is that I have no intention of marrying Youyan at the moment."
"What matters most to the truth is the current benefits of trade."
"That's why Lord Yelupo also hopes that the two families can have a long-term alliance to avoid the disaster of war."
Zhang Yue said: "In this case, doesn't your Liao Kingdom always want to open a market in Baozhou to trade with Goryeo?"
"If I can urge Goryeo to achieve this, can I express the sincerity of peace between Song and Liao?"
The secret dealings between the Song Dynasty and Goryeo were not a secret to the Liao Kingdom, and they turned a blind eye. However, the establishment of a market in Baozhou and the Goryeo trade were exactly what Yelvpo was striving for.
The other party thought for a while and said: "This is a good proposal, but I'm afraid it's not enough. If we, Daliao, want to sit back and watch your Song Dynasty annex Liangzhou, we can only do it unless Goryeo can take out the six states of Beijiangdong and return them to Daliao."
Zhang Yue sneered and said: "Return the six states of Jiangdong? This was your excuse during the third war between the Liao Kingdom and Goryeo. At that time, the Liao Kingdom lost 100,000 troops and could not do it. You want us, the Song Dynasty, to do it for you
arrive?"
"You still don't want to persuade me, the Song Dynasty, to join forces with your country, the Liao Dynasty, to destroy Goryeo and divide its territory equally."
After hearing this, the envoy also said: "Now the Liao Dynasty is stronger than the Song Dynasty, and you, the Song Dynasty, still face life-and-death enemies like Dang Xiang. Therefore, we have the conditions to offer a price."
Zhang Yue said: "Then there is really only one battle."
Seeing Zhang Yue's behavior, the envoy softened his tone and said, "I will go back and report this to the King of Wu. As for whether I can agree to it, we have to wait and see."
"Actually, you Song Dynasty has also seen that the land of Hebei has not suffered from military disasters for decades, all because there are figures like Lord Yelupo in the Liao Kingdom to maintain it. Resign, villain!"
After the Liao envoy left, Zhang Yue thought to himself that everyone wants to be the strongest person in life.
But it is impossible for everyone to achieve this, so how to compete with people who are stronger than you is something you must understand.
The same goes for countries. It seems that the Song Dynasty did not dare to raise any conditions when the Liao Kingdom threatened it. It would definitely not work if it simply left the country alone and allowed it to be slaughtered.