Chapter 909: Entering the capital to call for a duel
The boat kept stopping and stopping along the way, and it had already been several months when Zhang Yue arrived in Bianjing again.
Looking at Bianjing after a long absence, Zhang Yue had no time to lament that he wanted his wife and children to go home, so he entered the palace alone and handed in the writ at the pavilion gate.
There was a sudden rain in Bianjing. Zhang Yue stood in front of the palace eaves, watching the rain dripping down, waiting for the news of the emperor's edict.
Zhang Yue was wearing a purple robe and a winged hat standing at the door of the pavilion, looking at the officials passing by.
When his former colleagues saw Zhang Yue, they all bowed from a distance and did not come over to talk hastily. Everyone was very cautious.
After Wang Anshi returned to the post of prime minister, Lu Huiqing was still writing the book, and Han Jiang resigned as prime minister, Zhang Yue was at loggerheads with the two prime ministers, and his backer was gone. It is really intriguing to return to the dynasty now.
If you can't see the wind clearly, it's better to avoid getting into trouble in public. At worst, you can make amends in private afterwards.
Many people speculate that there is something going on in Hebei, and the emperor summoned Zhang Yue back to Beijing, probably to deal with the Khitan.
At this moment, Wang Lian, Yuan Jiang, Zhang Dun and other Hanlin scholars were walking out of the palace. When they walked out of the pavilion door, they met Zhang Yue who was waiting to be summoned.
Several people bowed to each other, and Wang Lian smiled and said: "Does Du Zhi have any interest in meeting His Majesty Chen after returning to the capital?"
Zhang Yue said: "It seems that everything is going smoothly all the way, and there is no great danger."
Wang Lian couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and Yuan Jiang said: "Du Zhi is also more cautious in his words than before."
What Yuan Jiang meant was that it would have been better if you had been like this from the beginning.
Zhang Yue glanced at Yuan Jiang. Regarding the fire dragon burning accounts, the other party was reinstated so quickly. It can be seen that he was raised high and lowered gently.
Zhang Yue said: "Didn't Brother Hou return to the court and become an official? It can be seen that there is no harm in being cautious or not."
At this time, dark clouds rolled in the sky, and it looked like it was going to rain again.
Yuan Jiang smiled and said with a smile: "It's going to rain again, so I remembered that there is a big tree in my hometown. I like to read under the shade of the tree on weekdays. It's very cool. It doesn't matter if it rains for a while."
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"But when you get to Beijing, you have no choice. Sometimes you hide under the eaves to avoid the rain, and then you have to lower your head."
Zhang Yue said: "Brother Hou is right, you see the eaves here are very high, so we don't have to lower our heads, right?"
Yuan Jiang smiled and said: "Yes, yes."
Zhang Dun glanced at Zhang Yue, and then said to Yuan Jiang and Wang Lian: "The officials are discussing matters with the ministers. It seems that we will have some free time. Why don't we go and sit there?"
Zhang Yue's heart moved. Is this Zhang Dun reminding himself why the officials didn't summon him for so long? So that he doesn't have to worry?
Yuan Jiang, Wang Lian smiled and said: "That's fine, that's fine."
Wang Lian smiled and said: "If you have time after you get married, let's get together."
Zhang Yueze said: "I'm afraid we can't do it today."
Wang Lian smiled and said: "Then let's change it another day."
Zhang Yue said: "Just enjoy it."
Immediately, several people bowed to each other and left.
Zhang Dun took the first step.
Wang Lian and Yuan Jiang whispered to each other, and Wang Lian said: "Since the Prime Minister is absent, it will be unkind to treat those who come back to the court this time."
Yuan Jiang glanced at Wang Lian. He saw that Wang Lian had been constantly quarreling between him and Zhang Yue these days. But after the fire dragon burned the accounts last time, Yuan Jiang and Zhang Yue had a falling out.
For Yuan Jiang, this fire was a merit, but for Zhang Yue, it was a fault.
Yuan Jiang said: "When Prime Minister Wu is in the court, how can it be that both the father-in-law and his son-in-law are in the second house? What's more, Mr. Wang always dislikes Zhang Du."
Yuan Jiang didn't say anything, he had other plans this time.
Wang Lian nodded and said with a smile: "Brother Yuan, thank you very much."
The position of Prime Minister is something that Wang Lian has longed for. If he reaches his position, if he does not enter the second palace in this life, it will be another kind of failure.
Zhang Yue continued to wait at the door of the pavilion. A full half an hour passed, but the emperor still did not send an edict to him. Of course, Zhang Yue knew that the emperor and his ministers were discussing important matters.
If I didn't know this news, my mentality would not be fluctuated. After all, I have experienced so many storms and waves, and I am no longer a novice on my first day as an official.
The cabinet official on the side had already diligently brought a stool to Zhang Yue. Zhang Yue sat for a moment and then stood up. He wanted to keep himself in a posture ready to fight at any time.
At this time the rain fell again.
Zhang Yue felt a little bored after waiting and sat down again.
At this time, several violet umbrellas appeared under the eaves of the palace in the distance, and Zhang Yue immediately stood up from his chair.
A dozen chamberlains held several large purple umbrellas. Under the umbrellas, Wang Anshi, Lu Huiqing, and Wang Gui descended the steps.
They also saw Zhang Yue standing waiting at the pavilion door.
Lu Huiqing narrowed her eyes and glanced at Wang Anshi's face. Wang Anshi was a little absent-minded and continued to walk down the steps.
Lu Huiqing had an unspeakable and unknown premonition in her heart.
This premonition had always seemed absurd to him, but it had always lingered in his heart.
But there was one thing he was sure of. Zhang Yue's return to the court meant that Lu Huiqing was not a good person.
But I was able to force you Zhang Yue to go out in the first place, and now I can force you to do it a second time.
"I've met Wang Xianggong, Lu Dacan, and Wang Dacan!"
Zhang Yue said loudly.
Wang Anshi, who had been absent-minded, finally realized what he was doing, glanced at Zhang Yue and said, "Yes, save him!"
Zhang Yue took a step forward and said, "This is the lower official."
Wang Anshi nodded and said: "The officials are waiting for you in the palace, go ahead!"
This sentence seemed like nothing happened, but it was like a huge thunder in Lu Huiqing's heart.
He glanced at Wang Anshi and then at Zhang Yue. His expression suddenly became extremely ugly. At this moment, his hands under his sleeves were clenched so tightly that they turned white.
"Thank you, Mr. Xian!"
Zhang Yue saluted Wang Gui again, and Wang Gui looked at Zhang Yue with a smile. Although the old man was always known for his lack of attitude or opinions in the court, his encouragement to Zhang Yue could still be seen with his smile.
Among the three people, only Zhang Yue and Lu Huiqing had no eye contact at all from beginning to end.
Wang Anshi nodded and walked past Zhang Yue.
Lu Huiqing passed by Zhang Yue and paused for a moment to look sideways. Zhang Yue also raised his head.
Under the pavilion door, two purple-robed officials looked at each other for a moment. They were more than ten years apart, and they were like two sharp knives, a new one and an old one.
Sparks flew for a moment, and neither side's eyes gave in at all.
But in front of everyone, a smile appeared on Lu Huiqing's face immediately, and Zhang Yue also put on a smile.
Such an aggressive smile, even to people who don't know the relationship between Zhang and Lu, would make them feel as if it was freezing cold all of a sudden.
Both of them were very powerful and refused to give in to each other. When Wang Anshi looked over, the two of them nodded gently.
Lu Huiqing stepped forward and passed Zhang Yue.
After a while, two chamberlains in red clothes, one holding an umbrella and the other holding a lantern, walked up to Zhang Yue and said, "Scholar Zhang, your majesty will grant you an audience in the public hall!"
Zhang Yue nodded and shook his robes before going to the hall.
In the palace, an official in dragon robe read a memorial, which was written by the official to impeach Zhang Yue.
As for the official who instigated it, he also understood, and he said angrily: "Since Zhang Dexiang, all the Fujian people who have been prime ministers in successive dynasties are pragmatic and do not do their job in vain. For example, Zeng Gongliang, Lu Huiqing, and Wu Chongzhen are all very satisfied.
Those ministers who talk so much and don’t know what they are talking about are ten times stronger.”