Chapter 28: The Officials and the Heavenly Passes (26)

[Alright, this chapter ends.] Two shifts at noon, this is the first shift. 】

Pu Zongmeng knelt down and began to draft Wang Qi's edict of dismissal.

This offending deal was thrown to him by Zhang Qi, but Pu Zongmeng didn't care. Wang Jue is finished, he can't turn over in this life, and stepping on two feet in the edict can make the queen look at it.

At the beginning, he accidentally angered Long Yan, trembling for many days, and relying on luck to pass the test, now he doesn't want to be confused again.

Stacking up his spirit and grinding the thick ink himself, Pu Zongmeng planned to use his dignified and jade handwriting to make Wang Jue vomit blood and make the queen feel overjoyed.

dismissed the most unpopular Wang Qi, and the position of prime minister was already vacant. Who will take over the position of the head of the East House?

Zhang Qi and Sun Zhu were both peeking at the solemn Lu Gong's writings, and they didn't see joy and sorrow, and they were deep and unfathomable. The two Hanlin secretly praised, but this pampered and unfazed bearing was the standard prime minister.

Zhang Qi was especially pleased, Wang Qi dismissed the prime minister, Lu Gong was employed, and the personnel of the two provinces changed greatly, and he, the Hanlin bachelor who stood in the right position, had a great chance of being promoted to the two governments.

Lu Gongshu, who was still in the palace, was extremely uncomfortable by Zhang Qi and Sun Zhu. He knew very well what the two Hanlin Masters were thinking. He actually wanted to leave, but the timing of his mouth to ask for retreat was not easy to grasp, and now that the Son of Heaven had begun to issue an edict, he could only make a stone sculpture in the dormitory first.

Zhao Ji continued to blink his eyes, and the next word was 'Go to the sound of the ten trigrams - worship'.

Zhang Qi and Sun Zhu immediately became energetic and observed the Son of Heaven with a focused expression.

"The official family wants to pay homage to the prime minister?" After getting her husband's affirmation, Xiang Empress then asked, "Who does the official family want to worship as the prime minister?" ”

Go to the sound of Jiutai - Cai!

Pu Zongmeng, who was writing the edict of the resignation of the prime minister, trembled his hand, and a long ink mark was drawn from the bottom to the top, and this draft was scrapped.

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Zhang Qi forcibly resisted the thought of looking back at Lu Gongzhu, but Sun Zhu didn't hold back and glanced at Lu Gongzhu quickly. At a glance, I saw that Lu Gongzhu's expression was still the same, and he couldn't see anything unusual at all, but Sun Zhu always felt that the face of the prince Taibao was very white and white.

It was not Lu Gong's book, but Cai Qu!

In terms of seniority, if Cai Qu and Lu Gongshu are to worship at the same time, Lu Gongshu must be in front, and Lu Gongzhu himself is here, and it is impossible for the Son of Heaven to mention his name after Cai Qu.

Lu Gong is finished.

The three Hanlin scholars all saw the results, but they couldn't figure out why. How did Lu Shumi, who asked to stay right, become a set on fire?

And Cai Qu's luck made them even more envious, Cai Qu had only been promoted to the position of prime minister for ten years. And it has been promoted from the imperial history, and he has not even gone out once.

Envy is so hateful!

The Hanlin scholars have mixed tastes, and the Son of Heaven has not stopped his communication with the queen - into the sound of the three senses - indeed!

Zhao Ji personally confirmed the name of the prime minister, and Xiang Empress was a little relieved, at least Cai Qu's position had been confirmed today.

Zhang Qi received the decree, knelt side by side with Pu Zongmeng, and began to draft Cai Qu's edict of worship.

But Zhao Ji's eyelids still didn't stop, and it was 'going to sound the ten trigrams - worship'.

Do you need a prime minister?!

Zhang Qi and Pu Zongmeng stopped writing at the same time, waiting for Zhao Xu's edict.

Shangping Qiyu - pivot.

The four qualities of the sound - dense.

"Is it a privy envoy?" Empress Xiang got confirmation from Zhao Ji.

Shangsheng Six Words - Lu.

The breath of the three Hanlin Scholars was stagnant, and there was already a Lu in the West Mansion. One more, could it be......

Go to the sound of Baji - Hui.

Xia Ping Ba Geng - Qing.

Prime Minister Cai Qu.

Privy Counsellor Lu Huiqing.

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"The new law is booming." Han Gang raised his glass to Su Song.

It was already nightfall, and the academy was still locked, and the Hanlin scholars remained in the palace, but the imperial city was locked after sunset, and all the courtiers who were waiting for the results were driven out.

No one is willing to go home and wait for news, and wait until tomorrow to see the results, and no one has the patience.

Therefore, the hotel tea shop near the left side of the royal street was overcrowded on this winter night, and even the night market by the state bridge was full of green-clad officials, and occasionally there were one or two red robes, all waiting for the edict posted at the Xuande Gate.

Han Gang and Su Song also arrived at the small hotel in the alley of West Cross Street where he and Zhang Dian had been drinking together a few days ago, and sat down to wait for the news-Zhang Dian was in the Guard Palace today, but he couldn't come together.

Huang Shang didn't accompany him, the conversation between Han Gang and Su Song in front of him made him confused, he had an inferiority complex, and it was boring to listen to it, so he went back to his residence to study. If you win the Jinshi early, you will be eligible to participate in the discussion between Han and Suzhou.

This place is not far from the Xuande Gate, and after scaring away a few petty officials, the next thing is clean.

Less than an hour after sitting down, the three blockbuster news of Wang Qi's resignation, Cai Qu's visit to the prime minister, and Lu Huiqing's return to Beijing as a privy envoy were sent to them by Yuan Sui, who stayed at the Xuande Gate. It is conceivable that the entire capital is going to boil.

"Uncle Lu Hui humiliated himself." Su Song sighed, the Son of Heaven appointed another privy envoy in front of the privy envoy, and it was still an opposing faction, so this privy envoy had only one choice, "The old party has no place in the court." ”

Han Gang smiled without saying a word, raising his glass and drinking.

Cai is indeed the new party, Lu Huiqing is the core of the new party, not to mention Wang Anshi - the only spiritual leader, the head of the two governments plus a mediocre important matter are all held by the new party, so there is only one reason, Zhao Ji no longer intends to continue to use the old party to maintain the balance of the court.

"Do you want to congratulate Yukun?" Su Song raised his wine glass and returned to Han Gang with a smile. The new party is booming, and for the sake of the stability of the imperial court, it is bound to need an opponent. Han Gang, who had prepared in advance, was naturally the best candidate.

Han Gang shook his head and sighed: "If the Son of Heaven hadn't appointed Lu Jifu in front of Lu Gongbao, this congratulations to the younger brother would have been able to accept it." ”

Lu Gong resigned, and the eastern and western governments were all in the hands of the new party. Han Gang's qualifications are still insufficient, and his strength is weak, and he cannot replace the position of the old party at all.

Lu Gong lost his position, but stayed in Xifu as a target, and the qi science represented by Han Gang became the new force of the Junheng court, then a stable triangle would appear in the court. This was what Han Gang expected, but the current situation is not at all like this.

Su Song understood it at one point, frowned and thought for a while, and said, "...... It would be nice to have a second prime minister. ”

Han Gang smiled: "If the Son of Heaven wants to promote a minister, how can he be placed behind Lu Jifu?" ”

The position of the prime minister can be on the privy envoy, and the edict of the privy envoy has come out, Han Gang does not think that the Son of Heaven will appoint a second prime minister today.

"That's right." Su Song sighed. The heart of heaven is unpredictable, and the emperor's thoughts are really difficult to understand.

Picking up the wine jug, Su Song casually poured wine for himself and Han Gang. But suddenly, he was stunned, the wine pot was tilted, and he saw that the liquor in the pot overflowed with the silver cup and flowed into Han Gang's hand.

Su Song should have thought of something, Han Gang didn't say anything, let the wine continue to flow, and quietly waited for Su Song to wake up on his own.

"I see!" When the wine in the silver pot was about to be poured out, Su Song finally came back to his senses and stopped drinking, but when he saw the wine on the table, he was startled.

Han Gang didn't care about the table, and immediately grabbed Su Song and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"The New Party is booming, Yukun!" Su Song repeated Han Gang's words, and there was a deep meaning in his faint smile.

Han Gang closed his eyes and followed Su Song's words to think, and the aura flashed, isn't this a copy of the night of the suburbs!

"I see!" He nodded, how could he not understand now, "What an official!" What an official! A good one flourishes and then declines! ”

"It's true that it's booming and falling." Su Song beckoned Han Gang to change to another table, "The new party is booming...... So what's next? ”

"Nature is torn apart." Han Gang sneered, "How can the days of cooking oil with fire and flowers last long?!" ”

That's the only reason for that.

Han Gang admired Zhao Ji's decisiveness. On the night of the winter solstice, I already felt this feeling, and now it is even more profound. That was for his son to be able to ascend to the throne smoothly, and he was extremely resolute in abandoning the new law. Today, however, they have resolutely abandoned the old party.

The key to everything is because the queen's opinion of the old party has become extremely bad these days. At today's court meeting, many people saw it. That's why the Son of Heaven will abandon the old party. Otherwise, wouldn't it be good to stay in the court and fight in the ring?

When the Son of Heaven determined that even if the old party remained and the queen was in charge, he would expel all of them from the capital under the instigation of the new party. Then it can only be a little simpler, instead of waiting for the chaos of the court situation in the future, it is better to arrange everything for the queen when he can still control the situation.

At the beginning, Zhao Ji was able to simply abandon the new law and the new party, and now he can abandon the old party for similar reasons. After all, Lu Gong's abacus is to consider the problem from his own point of view, not from the emperor's point of view.

It's the same old saying: different positions under the ass have different views on things.

Han Gang knocked on the table with his fingers and smiled bitterly, in fact, he also had this tendency, otherwise he should be able to guess what Zhao Ji would do, and he didn't have to be so surprised now.

The so-called boom and bust!

When only the New Party was left in the court, Wang Anshi, who was only the spiritual leader, resolutely could not suppress the tendency of internal splits, Lu Huiqing was by no means willing to live under the people, and Cai was indeed closer to the queen. In this way, the new party will inevitably split.

Especially Lu Huiqing, Zhao Ji transferred him back, on the one hand, to strengthen the new law and new learning, and on the other hand, to let him stand on his own.

On the outside, Han Gang and Xinxue are fighting for Taoism, and on the inside, they are attacking each other because of their authority. Even without the old party, it is still a situation of mixed opinions. Wang Anshi, who was a major military officer in Pingzhang, could suppress the political struggle within a reasonable range, but he could not bridge the hearts of the people.

This is Zhao Ji's calculation.

After Han Gang figured it out, he stopped paying attention to it. Zhao Ji just looked at the present, at most three or five years later, but Han Gang's eyes were in the future in decades, or even hundreds of years.

Changed a table of new dishes, Su Song held the chopsticks between them, and said to Han Gang: "Prime Minister Cai Zizheng, Lu Jifu Privy Secret, who will be next?" ”