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Chapter 1089 Coming Out
Chapter 1089 Coming Out
It rained heavily continuously, with no sign of clearing up.
The low-hanging clouds make people feel depressed.
The flowers and plants in the mansion were all battered by the heavy rain, and even the few green pines that could not be crushed by the heavy snow looked listless.
This heavy rain reminded Zhang Yue of the heavy rain in the second year of Zhiping, when the entire Tokyo was flooded. At that time, the late Emperor Yingzong even ordered the sluice gates to be opened to release the water, which drowned countless people again.
Thinking back to Emperor Yingzong’s actions, it is really ridiculous.
Some people say that the world is just a makeshift team, and this is absolutely true.
When Liu Bang founded the country, there were only a few talented people in the county. Liu Bang was just a village head, Xiao He was a clerk, Xiahou Ying was a county clerk, Cao Shen was a prison clerk, Fan Kuai was a dog butcher, Zhou Bo made a living by weaving thin songs, and he often played the flute at other people's funerals...
Sima Qian praised the heroes of the early Han Dynasty as "When he was wielding knives to slaughter dogs and sell silk, he did not know that he would follow in the footsteps of a powerful horse, leave his name in the Han court, and pass on his virtues to future generations."
Some say it was due to Liu Bang's leadership, but of course there is no need to exaggerate it.
Accomplishments of great things are three parts human effort and seven parts destiny.
Why can the world be ruled by talents from just one county? Because one county is really enough.
This is the same reason why Wang Zhongzheng and Gao Zunyu were appointed generals.
Does commanding 100,000 soldiers require high skills? In the eyes of outsiders, being able to command 100,000 soldiers means that even if you are not as good as Han Xin and Xiang Yu, you are not far behind.
That's actually it.
A three-year-old child can rule the world, what’s so difficult about that?
Even if you have the talent of Zhuge Wuhou, without Liu Bei and Liu Chan as your lord, you have to lie down.
Since the Song Dynasty, the entire system has been designed to prevent the situation where only capable people are needed. Because of this, any three-year-old child can successfully govern after adulthood, and even the most incompetent emperor does not have to worry about power falling into the hands of others.
By the way, how can we identify talented people?
Officials all over the world are the protagonists of their own stories. Among their classmates, each one is the most favored by the teacher. After studying hard for decades, they have passed the county examination, provincial examination, and palace examination, and eliminated many people. Once they pass the examination, they are proud of their classmates and boast about the whole village. Everyone thinks that they will be the husband of the future.
No one expected that 99% of them served as background figures for their real husbands.
It is difficult to predict a person's fate.
People like Xiao He, Cao Shen and Zhou Bo, when they were in Pei County, never imagined that they would one day become prime ministers.
Officials who wanted to become prime ministers hated the prime ministers for being idle when they were young, but after they reached the position they once looked up to, they were regarded as mediocre and incompetent by those who came after them.
If this is the case for officials, it is difficult for an official who inherited the throne from the womb to have any self-awareness.
To be fair, let alone Emperor Taizong of Tang, even Emperor Taizong, who was good at driving a donkey cart, is still inferior to the current emperor...
The smartest thing to do is not to do things beyond your ability, or to leave it to someone smarter than you.
Being away from the political center for a long time, coupled with the heavy and dull rain, made Zhang Yue's heart full of negative emotions, full of complaints, and he felt a little disappointed.
Then again, was he a capable person? He was not sure.
Zhang Yue is well aware that he has always been a mediocre talent. Now that all the cheats have been banned, he is like the protagonist of Soul of Chess without his grandfather to help him.
……
At this time, a carriage stopped in front of Zhang's mansion.
Zhang Cheng happened to see this scene outside the mansion gate, and immediately ran into the mansion and woke up Zhang Gen who was still taking a nap.
Zhang Gen got angry and said, "You really don't know what's good for you! Are you itching for trouble?"
Seeing that Zhang Gen was in a bad mood, Zhang Chenglian pointed outside and said, "Brother, it's a carriage! The palace has sent a carriage."
"It's parked outside the mansion gate!"
Zhang Gen heard this and said thoughtfully: "Chariot?"
"I guess the emperor is using this grand ceremony to invite daddy to the palace."
"That's fine. Daddy has been staying in the mansion for so long that he's almost getting stinky. It's time to put him to work!"
Halfway through the journey, Zhang Gen suddenly said, "It's broken!"
Zhang Cheng asked: "Why?"
Zhang Gen said, "Could it be that the Northwest was defeated, so the government asked Dad to come out and clean up the mess?"
Zhang Cheng was stunned when he heard this and said, "That's right, then do you think Daddy will go or not?"
Zhang Gen said: "It depends on how badly we lose."
At this time, Shi Deyi arrived at the mansion, and Zhang Genzhang, the chancellor, personally welcomed him. After hearing the report, Zhang Yue went to the main hall to greet him, but saw Shi Deyi bowing to Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue was surprised and asked, "Why is the chief guard doing this?"
Shi Deyi said earnestly: "His Majesty is seriously ill in the palace and needs a meeting with you, sir."
Zhang Yue asked in surprise, "How is your majesty's condition?"
Shi Deyi said: "Your Majesty is worried. To be honest, we suffered a great defeat in the northwest. Seventy thousand soldiers were lost in Fuyan Road. Zhong Yan, Zhang Shouyue and dozens of other generals died on the battlefield, loyal to the country!"
"what!"
Zhang Yue was shocked. He had thought that the Fuyan Road would be defeated, but he did not expect it to be such a tragic defeat.
Zhang Yue staggered and almost fell.
Shi Deyi and Zhang Gen hurried forward to support him.
"Mr. Zhang!"
"Daddy!"
The two men barely helped him sit on the chair in the middle hall. Zhang Yue sat on the chair and closed his eyes. His face was extremely pale. He finally understood why in history, when he heard about the defeat in the Battle of Hetongpo, even the Yongzheng Emperor, a great ruler of his time, burst into tears on the spot.
At this moment, Zhang Yue couldn't help but feel sad and cried with his face covered.
Zhang Gen was stunned for a long time and thought to himself, why would my father do this? Didn’t the emperor fail because he didn’t use his strategy?
Zhang Gen thought about it and began to shed tears.
Shi Deyi also shed tears and said: "The ministers are also grieving."
"But I heard that when Jing Sili died in Xihe, your husband didn't cry like this. Why are you crying so hard today?"
Zhang Yue waved his hands and said, "You don't know, you don't know, back then Zhuge Wuhou shed tears and executed Ma Su, how painful it was."
"Zhong Yan and Zhang Shouyue are not Ma Su, but they have Ma Su's talents and experiences. They both died in the king's business. The country lost these two pillars at a time when it needs talents. How can we not feel sad?"
Shi Deyi knew that it was Zhong Yan who had strongly instigated the Hengshan expedition, and Zhang Shouyue also supported Zhong Yan. Now that the royal army in Fuyan Road was defeated, both of them died.
Zhang Yue felt sorry for the two men who died in the service of the country out of loyalty, and he also felt sad that they made the wrong choice to attack from the Hengshan direction, which resulted in the death of 70,000 elite soldiers in the desert.
It turned out to be the case.
When Shi Deyi and Zhang Gen both understood everything.
Shi Deyi thought to himself that Zhang Yue's analogy was not a good one. Everyone knew that Zhuge Liang's six expeditions to Qishan failed to accomplish his mission. Would he end up with unfulfilled ambitions and only regrets?
This time the army was defeated in Fuyan Road, the emperor vomited blood, and Prime Minister Zhang burst into tears. Is the court going to repeat the mistakes of Wu Hou and Qing Li and fail to eliminate this villain?
Shi Deyi said, "Mr. Zhang, I remember you said you wanted to 'finish the affairs of the king and the world, and win a good reputation before and after death'. Now you are the only one in the world who can save the country from collapse and turn the tide."
Zhang Yue shook his head almost instinctively. He was not a military marquis, and he did not like to take on responsibilities. At the beginning, Wang Anshi was the only one who pushed for the reform. Han Jiang came out, and he hid behind the scenes. Why did this important task fall on him now?
Speaking of fighting skills, Wang Shaozhang and Dundu said that they were mediocre generals. This was true. They only knew how to use force to suppress others. At the beginning, they almost broke the whole Shaanxi Road when they fought a ghost.
The most important thing is that my previous god-like judgments were all based on the premise of foreseeing major historical events, and I could still get by with the advantage of being a time traveler, but now the trajectory of my battle against Xia has completely changed, and I can no longer guess what to do in the future.
"Minister Zhang, you are the only one in the court who can shoulder this responsibility." Shi Deyi said expectantly.
Although he was extremely unsure, Zhang Yue wiped his tears when he thought of this and said, "Some people say that a gentleman will remain calm when facing a huge disaster. I am really embarrassed by my womanly attitude."
Shi Deyi said in panic: "I dare not, I dare not, is there anything wrong with our family?"
Seeing Shi Deyi so nervous, Zhang Yue shook his head and laughed.
Then Zhang Yue said sternly: "Let me change my clothes!"
……
When she returned to the bedroom, Shiqi Niang was already waiting there. Her purple court robe, jade belly belt, long-winged fu hat, tablet, and goldfish bag had all been ironed and neatly placed.
Zhang Yue smiled slightly, and Shiqi Niang also smiled. After being married for many years, they knew each other's feelings.
Shiqi Niang said to the maids in the room, "You guys go down first!"
Everyone left in response.
"Allow me to help you change your clothes myself!"
Shiqi Niang personally changed Zhang Yue's clothes. Zhang Yue asked, "My wife, you are my bedmate, do you know what kind of person I am?"
Shiqi Niang tilted her head to think for a moment, then smiled and said, "Sir... you are asking the wrong person. There is no one worth having in your eyes."
Zhang Yue sighed, "Yes, there is no one around me who can win my heart. Madam, what you said is too far-sighted."
Shiqi Niang helped Zhang Yue put on clothes.
Zhang Yue hasn't worn a work uniform for nearly a year. Looking at himself in the mirror, he feels both familiar and unfamiliar.
Zhang Yue asked, "Madam, do you have anything to say to me?"
Shiqi Niang said: "It is hard to find a talent like yours, sir. However... Throughout history, most of the famous ministers and ministers have emerged through hard work. Therefore, only those who have great strength in their hearts can persevere and eventually achieve immortal achievements!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yue stroked his still black hair on both sides of his head, looked at himself in the mirror and thought to himself, I haven't changed in these twenty years!
……
Zhang Yue walked out of the house in a purple robe, his complexion had changed.
A moment ago, he was an idle official recuperating at home, but now he is the minister of Yan Ying Tianxia. Following Zhang Yue out of the mansion, Zhang Gen, Zhang Cheng, and the guests and staff of the mansion, Yuan Sui, all followed Zhang Yue to see him off.
Zhang Yue liked to recruit famous scholars and aides to teach in his government, and his reputation for being thirsty for talents spread all over the world. Cai Jing, Cai Bian, Shen Kuo, Xu Xi, Chen Mu and others who came out of his aide all held high positions. Wang Hou, You Shixiong and Zhong Shidao all served as governors or important officials of a region. Others such as Chen Guan, Li Kui and Chao Buzhi were also new Jinshi.
As for the other dozens of people, although they are not well-known, they have also benefited greatly from Zhang Yue.
Moreover, Zhang Yue was free to let talented people stay or leave, and never restricted them to the government. If he thought someone had talent, he would recommend him as soon as there was a chance, and would not hold on to him.
Because of this, Zhang Yue had no shortage of talents, and talented people from all over the world competed to join Zhang Yue's mansion.
As the head of the eunuchs, Shi Deyi personally held an umbrella for Zhang Yue and escorted Zhang Yue out of the mansion and onto the emperor's carriage.
As soon as Zhang Yue left the mansion, hundreds of aides and guests came to see him off to the eaves of the mansion gate. Even in the heavy rain, they all rolled up their sleeves and bowed to him without saying a word.
Zhang Yue also sat on the carriage and bowed to everyone, and then the driver in front of the carriage waved his whip.
Six imperial horses drove the chariot through the rain and headed straight for the palace!
(End of this chapter)