Chapter 1,271 There is no more Shen Mengxi in the world
Chapter 1279 There is no more Shen Mengxi in the world
The officials once again personally sent Zhang Yue outside the palace, and the relationship between the monarch and his ministers was full of mutual affection.
"You have ascended to a high position, and I don't know what else to give you, so I personally send you here!" the official said to Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue looked sharply and said: "This is the blessing of being a minister!"
After saying this, Zhang Yue bowed to the emperor, then turned and left.
When Shi Deyi and Song Yongchen saw this scene, they were all moved.
Shi Deyi couldn't help but say: "The king gets his ministers, the ministers get the king, the king and his ministers get each other, who is the lucky one?"
Song Yongchen replied seriously: "Of course it is my great fortune!"
After saying this, Zhang Yue walked down the steps, Shi Deyi, and Song Yongchen followed him one after another, sending Zhang Yue down the steps with great force.
Zhang Yue put his hands behind his back and fluttered away with his sleeves and robes caught in the wind. With such a graceful appearance, all the servants who greeted him and saw him off lowered their heads and lowered their eyes.
Zhang Yue walked down the steps, and there was another wave of shouting and support.
Zhang Yue looked at Shi Deyi who was standing aside, and Shi Deyi said: "Your Majesty has a decree to give the Prime Minister a ride in the palace!"
A chariot in the palace!
Zhang Yue was slightly absent-minded, but then he said with relief: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zhang Yue sat on the chariot, and his husband lifted the chariot and went to Zhongshu Xing.
Zhang Yue leaned back on the backrest, folded his hands in front of the robe in front of him, and calmly looked at the clouds rolling in the sky.
Looking from afar, the clouds are like steps, as if you are helping people to climb up to the clouds step by step.
Under the blue clouds, several cranes passed by and disappeared without a trace.
It's like trying to catch something, but it's fleeting.
The breeze blew across Zhang Yue's face, and he realized that he had been an official for a long time, even becoming prime minister for three years.
Having been in a high position for a long time, the initial novelty wears off, and over time, I feel a deep and unconcealable feeling of exhaustion.
When I was young, I believed in the words "always be positive, always have tears in my eyes, always be full of pride, and always be magnanimous." But can I do it as an adult?
Today...the world has not changed much in my hands, but I have been deeply changed.
Is the youthful heart still there? Is the youthful ambition still there?
The world is all about a young man's heart. Is it clear and deep in the dream?
Thinking of this, I felt a little sleepy. It was so comfortable to sit on this chariot.
No wonder everyone likes to sit on this thing.
Zhang Yue narrowed his eyes and thought that Shen Kuo, as the greatest contributor to the Battle of Pingxia City, should be promoted.
Let's make him deputy privy envoy.
In history, at this time in the fifth year of Yuanfeng, the imperial court demoted Shen Kuo for "proposing to build Yongle City, but responded improperly when the enemy arrived" and placed him in the name of a guilty minister.
After that, Shen Kuo moved to Runzhou for resettlement, and built a Mengxi Garden here, naming himself Shen Mengxi.
And in this time and space, there is no Shen Mengxi in the world!
Instead, this is Governor Shen who has made great contributions to Pingxia City!
Nowadays, even henpecked people like Shen Kuo have become the rulers, which makes the world laugh at you.
The more Zhang thought of this, a smile couldn't help but bloom on his lips.
At the gate of the palace, the officials watched from a distance as Zhang Yue rode away in a carriage, and remained silent for a long time.
When Zhang Yue arrived at the west hall under the Zhongshu Gate, the newly replaced plaque had already been replaced and covered with red cloth, waiting to be unveiled after the official reorganization. From now on, this place will be the Zhongshu Province.
Zhang Yue is sitting here as the Minister of Zhongshu. Separated from the West Hall of Zhongshu is the Shangshu Province, and further away is Wang Gui, Cai Que's subordinate province.
When Zhang Yue arrived in a carriage, the door officials had already smashed the sticks and pillars, and all the officials from Zhongshu Province came to the hall to greet him.
Everyone knows what this shoulder hat means. After everyone was stunned, they looked even more respectful to Zhang Yue.
"Congratulations to the return of the Prime Minister!"
Zhang Yue got off the shoulder carriage and walked slowly to the hall. The officials inside and outside the hall all called him Prime Minister in unison.
Zhang Yue nodded slightly, and suddenly his heart moved.
He suddenly looked back and looked at the stacks of palaces. There were countless officials in green and red uniforms standing on the left and right of the palaces.
A straight passage goes through the layers of doors to your feet.
This is the path I took when I came here!
Everything in the past, good and bad, has become the path that I walked when I came here.
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In February of the sixth year of Yuanfeng, it was extremely cold.
More than half a year has passed since the battle in Pingxia City.
Zhang Yue serves as the Vice Minister of Zhongshu and sits on the board of directors.
There are piles of official documents on one side of the desk, and hot wine is warming on the other side.
The official on the side brought Zhang Yue a bowl of sifted wine. Zhang Yue drank it to understand the cold weather, and then ate some braised food to go with the wine.
When the wind and snow outside were getting stronger and stronger, I heard the doorman say: "Can Mr. Cai please inform me?"
"Cai Gong! Cai Gong!"
Zhang Yue was writing straightly when he saw Cai Zhizhi entering the hall.
"Prime Minister!" More than a dozen court officials could not catch up, so Ren Cai arrived at the court.
Zhang Yue stretched out his hand to indicate left and right, tapped the back of the chair with his pen and said: "Sit upright first!"
Cai Que ignored it and sneered.
"Zhang San, what do you mean by this? Do you have to kill me?"
Zhang Yue looked at Cai Que and asked, "Zhi Zheng, what do you mean by this? I don't understand?"
Cai Quedao: "You pardoned more than a hundred people in one breath, all of whom I have handled major cases over the years. What do you mean?"
"You, Zhang San, can be the good guy, but I, Cai Quelai, can't be the bad guy!"
Zhang Yue said: "Be upright and calm down. You have also seen that I have mentioned Ming Mingde many times recently!"
"Forgiving these people also allows them to appreciate His Majesty's holiness!"
Cai Quedao: "Here I am thinking of His Majesty's virtues, but over there I am thinking of my shortcomings."
"From now on, I, Cai, will die without a burial place, just because of what you have given me today!"
Zhang Yue suddenly stood up and said: "Zhi Zheng, what do you mean? Could it be that I will harm you?"
"I carefully thought about what happened before and went too far. A small punishment for these people is enough. But after the cold winter, there are times when it is as warm as spring. Just like this cold winter, isn't it a scene all year round?"
The cold wind outside was harsh, and Cai Que listened to all this and sneered: "After the winter chill, there will be no remnants."
Zhang Yue said: "There is no end to the killing. The way of governance is relaxed, lenient and strict. I have already decided on this matter, there is no need to discuss it anymore!"
Cai Quedao: "Zhang San, you think I don't know what you mean. You are going to resign, but you are afraid that I will take your position, so you have arranged these means to keep these people. Not only will you gain reputation, but you will also let others go."
I won’t be able to sit firmly in this position from now on.”
"Good means, good calculation!"
Zhang Yue said: "Zhi Zheng, do you really think so?"
Cai Que said: "Zhang San, you are so ungrateful. If Cai Que had not been in the temple these years, how much opposition would you have had to the reform?"
"Now that the restructuring has been finalized, you are going to throw away all the things I have done over the years."
"Are you here to clean up people's hearts again?"
Zhang Yue said: "Zhizheng, what you said is wrong. Did I ask you to go to prison these years?"
Cai Que sneered.
Zhang Yue said: "Zhizheng, what you want to think is your business. However, I have my own discretion in the current affairs of the imperial court."
"As for what you want to do, let's wait until you sit in my position!"
Cai Quedao: "Zhang San, you can deceive others with your words, but you can't deceive me!"
"From today on, we will no longer have any grudges between you and me!"
After saying that, Cai Que walked away in a hurry!