Prime Minister

Chapter 703 Taiping Prime Minister
When Li Xian's memorial was not delivered, Wu Chong left the Chongzheng Hall. He could not calm down, while Wen Yanbo, Wang Anshi, and Feng Jing stayed behind to play.

The officials paced irritably for a while, Wang Anshi said to the officials: "I am afraid of difficulties, I am afraid that this matter needs to be decided by Your Majesty, there is no risk in the affairs of the world."

Wen Yanbo glanced at Wang Anshi.

"Your Majesty, Li Xian has reported victory!"

After seeing Li Xian's good news, the officials were overjoyed.

"Muzheng was defeated by Weiyuan once, Mobang Mountain twice, and Lintao City three times. How can there be any reason to fight again?" The officials were overjoyed, but it's a pity that Wu Chong is not here at the moment, otherwise he would really have to boast Praise him.

Feng Jingdao: "Your Majesty, Zhang Yue, although Wang Shao has repeatedly won big victories, but if Mu Zheng refuses to submit, it is not considered a real victory. Moreover, Wang Shao has suffered heavy casualties, how can people's hearts be convinced?"

The official held up the victory and reported: "What's the point of Mu's conquest and disobedience? Li Xianyan made some contributions to Zhang Yue's Weiyuan Economics and appeased tens of thousands of Fanmin. , I implore you to give me some kind of attachment, even the Gongling City of Jiancheng in Xizhou surrendered without a fight."

Hearing this, Feng Jing thought to himself that even Gong Lingcheng had surrendered in hopelessness, and now, Mu Zheng really seemed to have lost all power.

Wen Yanbo and Feng Jing passed on the news.

Wang Anshi also read the news report and said: "Zhang Yueshang wanted to confer Wu Yanzheng, Mu Zheng's younger brother, and I thought that he could be appointed as the Deputy Envoy of the Protocol, under the jurisdiction of Xizhou Fanbu. Entrusting his mother as the county lord, in this way, Wu Yanzheng ordered the tribes of Xihe and two prefectures to be used by the imperial court, so whether Mu Zheng surrendered or not, he was not afraid that the tribes of the two prefectures would not return."

The official said domineeringly: "It was played by Zhunqing!"

Wen Yanbo and Feng Jing were also moved after reading the news.

Wen Yanbo couldn't help saying: "Wang Shaozhen is naturally handsome, and Zhang Yue is a minister of economics and strategy. These two complement each other."

Feng Jingdao: "Before I thought about whether to stay in Taocheng, it seems that I am short-sighted."

Wang Anshi continued: "Your Majesty, although there is an alliance with Wu Yanzheng, Mu Zheng can command Zhang Yue, and Wang Shao will continue to appease and arrest. If Mu Zheng surrenders, the two prefectures will be divided into two. If the weak turn to vote for Dong Zhan, the Xia people will have endless troubles."

Wen Yanbo, Feng Jing thought, at this time, we should congratulate the officials for their great victory and recover the entire territory of Xizhou, but Wang Anshi didn't realize this at all, and instead continued to discuss matters with the officials.

The officials also forgot about this for a while, and said to Wang Anshi: "You can let Zhang Yue, Wang Shao recruit Mu Zheng, and as for Li Xian's memorial to Zhang Yue, you will agree to him! I want him to recover... recover……"

When the official said this, he was so excited that he couldn't speak for a while.

Wen Yanbo and Feng Jing said: "Xizhou was originally a land of China, and it has been the residence of Di Yi for a long time. Now it has returned to our Han family. I am waiting to congratulate Your Majesty on martial arts!"

The official nodded with tears in his eyes, "Where is Wu Chong?"

At this time, I heard a small yellow door standing under the curtain outside the hall, and hurried forward and said: "Your Majesty, just now when Wu Chong came out of the hall, he was questioned by a group of officials..."

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At this time, Wu Chong was found by a group of officials including Xie Jingwen and Tang Die.

Censor Xie Jingwen, as Wang Anshi's in-law, was famous all over the world for impeaching Su Shi. At that time, after Lu Gong wrote the dismissal of Censor Zhongcheng, Wang Anshi deliberately refused to let Xie Jingwen become Yushi Zhongcheng.

But later his brother Xie Jingchu said that your actions were too shameless, so let's take care of our Xie family's famous festival.Xie Jingwen immediately impeached Wang Guangyuan, Xue Xiang and others in order to show a clear line with Wang Anshi.Xie Jingwen was afraid that Wang Anshi would be unhappy, so he supported Wang Anshi on Li Ding's matter.

Anyway, Xie Jingwen's repeated actions disliked Wang Anshi and most officials.

Along with Xie Jingwen was Tang Die.Tang Tie is somewhat similar to Xie Jingwen, but he is more radical.

At the beginning of the reform, he echoed Wang Anshi, saying that the reason why the young crop method was not possible was because of the opposition of the ministers, as long as Han Qi and others were beheaded, the implementation could be successful.

Wang Anshi saw that this person's statement was exactly the same as that of Wang Yu, so he must be our party who supports the new law.

So Wang Anshi asked Deng Wan to recommend this person as the censor, and the official worshiped the prince Zhongyun.

But after Tang Die was promoted, Wang Anshi found that he had a problem.

Tang Xie has a habit of saying that a good temple is what it is but not what it is.

Everyone is against it, but I am in favor of it, and everyone is in favor of it, but I am against it.

Xie Jingwen was his in-law after all, so he wouldn't slander him no matter what, but after Tang Xie became the censor, he would bite everyone he saw.This person is just a stunned young man with no official experience and no logic at all.

Generally speaking, official recommendation must go through a certain assessment.

One of the most basic official rules is to understand, what to say and what not to say, know the etiquette of superiority and inferiority, let’s not talk about party attachment after a recommendation, at least not even the leader.

In the end, he was able to enter Zai Zhi's sight, at least after several rounds of screening, no matter his talent or his sophistication, he was the top choice.

But Tang Tie couldn't even do the most basic things.

But Wang Anshi was criticized for being too hasty at the time, so he recommended Tang Die without any notice.

Wang Anshi felt a little regretful, he didn't use Tang Di so much anymore, and deliberately alienated him.

Now when Wu Chong retreated from the hall, Xie Jingwen and Tang Xie brought a group of officials to force them to Wu Chong.

Tang Tie asked Wu Chong aggressively, "Mu Zheng's rebellion, did your son-in-law push him too hard?"

Wu Chong was furious, Zhongyun, a mere crown prince in Tangdi, dared to question Zaizhi so forcefully.

However, seeing Tang Tie mobilizing many officials, Wu Chong said calmly, "There are five son-in-laws, who are my son-in-laws?"

"Of course it's Zhang Duzhi!"

Wu Chong flicked his sleeves and said, "This is nonsense!"

After speaking, Wu Chong wanted to step down, but Tang Di stood in front of him.

Wu Chong's face changed, and a censor dared to block Zai Zhi's way. Tang Tie raised his hand and arched towards the sky: "Tang is right for the people, for the sake of discipline, and for my colleagues, why is the government hesitant? ?”

Wu Chong had never seen such a bold censor, his face was livid and silent, and several young officials also echoed.

Tang Xie said: "May I ask what the Prime Minister is afraid of? You are all witnesses today!"

Wu Chong had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Just tell me."

But seeing Tang Ye said seriously: "Dare to ask the Prime Minister, if our army captures Lintao, the army will station troops in Lintao, and the soldiers and horses will be exposed. How should the Ruoxia people and Dong Zhan lead the army?"

Wu Chong was taken aback for a moment, this Tang Tie was indeed without talent.

Tang Jue said again: "Let me ask again, the road to pay is very long. From Qinfeng Road, the imperial court spends 170 million guan every year, while Guwei and Lintao are hundreds of miles away. How innocent are the people? Qinfeng Road, and the entire Shaanxi Road The people of the country have no reason to shoulder such a heavy tax."

Tang Xi's words were righteous and awe-inspiring, and he said that the people were innocent, which made him stand on the moral high ground.

Wu Chong asked back, "If so, how would you do it?"

Tang Yu said: "If I don't do nothing for this, let Zhang Du, the prince purely recruit Muzheng, return him with Lintao City, give Muzheng an official title, order him to guard Min and Tao, and lead the ministers outside the tribes, There is really no need to garrison troops outside the Great Wall and set up prefectures and counties, so that the court is overwhelmed by labor and money!"

"Ask Zhang Duzhi again, Wang Zichun, so that from now on, you will no longer be greedy for meritorious deeds!"

Xie Jingwen said: "Chairman, when the Han and Tang ordered the Western Regions, the Turks surrendered, and they were also imprisoned, not prefectures and counties. As for punishment, there is no need."

Set up counties, not prisons.

Wu Chong is not clear about this. Why is Weizhou (Tongyuan Army) and Xizhou originally the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the officials must use the prison instead of the county?
Many officials echoed behind him.

Tang Tie said proudly: "Please also understand that Prime Minister Han Xuan spent 600 million yuan to conquer the Xia Kingdom and achieved nothing. The cost of Lintao is probably more than this campaign, and it will be in vain in the end. Those who support this matter at that time The prime minister is the sinner of this dynasty through the ages, let me ask, if he dies at that time, and opens the coffin to question his guilt, do you dare to ask the pivot?"

Tang Xie's words were high-sounding and extremely sharp.

In the end, the coffin was opened to question the crime, which made Wu Chong furious.However, Wu Chong's forehead burst out with blue veins, but he did not choose to argue. It is unseemly for ministers to argue with junior ministers.

What's more, it's wrong to say anything at this time, the only way to answer is to keep silent, and the account will be settled later.

……

Tang Tie didn't think it was wrong for him to press the ruling, on the contrary, it was the duty of the censor.

The Song Dynasty advocated the system of big and small, and the imperial censor was the emperor's confidant. If the prime minister was stubborn and embarrassed, he would have earned himself a reputation for being honest and upright!
At this time, a little Huangmen rushed over and said: "Mr. Wu, Your Majesty has summoned you!"

Tang Xie smiled to the left and right when he heard the words: "I must be the one who listened to the words, and I will sit here and wait for the thief to resign!"

Wu Chong glanced at Tang Xie, without saying a word, he turned back to the hall silently.

Tang Xi watched Wu Chong return to the palace with a smile. Wu Chong's neck had a big knot in the past few years, and it was getting bigger and bigger, so it was very unsightly to walk.

Now under the watchful eye of Tang Die, Wu Chong's back looks ridiculous.

But looking from a distance, there was a bright yellow canopy in the Chongzheng Hall, and for some reason, the officials walked out of the hall in person.Seeing that Wu Chong was walking up the steps, the officials descended to meet him personally.

This scene was indeed beyond the expectations of Tang Xie and others.

Wu Chong was in a state of embarrassment, but he was surprised to see the official descending to greet him in person. He was about to bow down but was supported by the official's hands.

Wu Chong said: "I'm not feeling well, and I'm tired. Your majesty welcomes you personally. I don't know what's urgent?"

At this moment, Wang Anshi, Wen Yanbo, Feng Jing and others were all accompanying them, but they saw the officials saying to the left and right: "In the past, the empress dowager met a god in a dream and said seven words 'Xiang Anjie, Prime Minister of Taiping'. Emperor Renzong ordered people I searched for a long time in court, but there is no such person as Xiang Anjie."

"One day the Empress Dowager saw Wu Qing in the court class, and said to Emperor Renzong, this is Xiang Anjie!"

Many people in the court knew this allusion, including Wu Chong himself.

But everyone took it as an anecdote.

Now the official said to Wu Chong: "Now I know that what the Empress Dowager said is true, and Wu Qing is really my prime minister of 'bringing peace to the world'!"

Tang Di saw Wu Chong prostrating in front of the official with tears of gratitude, what happened?
Immediately, both of them, Xie Jingwen and Xie Jingwen, felt a sudden pain in their faces.

(End of this chapter)