Prime Minister

Chapter 925

All the officials outside the door congratulated.

But the three censors stood away from the class and did not congratulate Xianggong with all the officials.

The censor was supposed to monitor the existence of the prime ministers, and in the past, the censors impeached the prime ministers of the second government happened frequently.

The three censors are Chen Mu, Cai Chengxi, and Deng Runfu who are currently supervising the censor.

Chen Mu was elected by Zhang Yue through Han Jiang as the censor. At that time, Zhang Yue also considered to recommend Lin Xi, another fellow villager, but Lin Xi was worried about going to Koryo by sea. , so I declined Zhang Yue's invitation.

As for Cai Chengxi, he was from Linchuan and belonged to Wang Anshi's hardcore, while Deng Runfu was Wang Anshi's confidant.

Since Li Dingzhi's incident, Yushitai has been thoroughly infiltrated by Zhongshu, which is far inferior to the strength of Fan Zhongyan and others who checked and balanced Zhongshu.

Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing successively cut off the power of the Three Divisions, Yushitai, and Sherenyuan over the years, making the power more centralized.

Seeing Wu Chong now, Zhang Yue was complimented by all the officials. Deng Runfu knew that he impeached Zhang Yue just the day before.

Now it was the turn of the three to congratulate, although Deng Runfu was unwilling, he had to go.

In response to that sentence, I don't have to accept it, but you have to give it away.I don't have to accept it, but you have to congratulate me.

You have to move your face closer, it's up to the other party to decide whether to hit or not.

But Deng Runfu was not reconciled to being so low-spirited, and stepped forward to salute Zhang Yue. Instead, he asked in front of the congratulatory officials in full view: "I heard that Zhang was in power. For one thing, Deng Moucai is willing to wait and see, and hope that Zhang Zhang will also be in power and follow the example of Guan Zhong's story."

Zhang Yuedao: "The way of heaven. It is like drawing a bow. The taller suppresses it, and the lower one lifts it up. Deng Zhijian said this, but I dare not take it seriously. Ascending a height will fall heavily. If you can cooperate with your fellow ministers, do what you can. things will be fine.”

Deng Runfu sneered and said, "Is this true? Ruan Bubing (Ruan Ji) said that "there are no heroes in the time, and Zhuzi became famous". Is it also the sigh of today?"

Zhang Yue saw that the other party was making progress and said: "You know the value of people. The position of the deputy is the most important thing for the country. When Liu Penzi was the emperor, he changed his name to Jianshi. Why? The lottery was won. It was the first time he met a hundred officials. When I paid homage, I was so frightened that I cried immediately.”

"However, Liu Penzi was virtuous. He declined several times and finally died well. From my point of view, he may not be as good as him in the future."

Deng Runfu made a mess.

Cai Chengxi had already expected that Deng Runfu's yelling was fierce on weekdays because he had no opponent, but this time he met Zhang Yue and he was humiliating himself.

Although Cai Chengxi is not like Deng Runfu, he has other plans in his heart.

He asked: "Dare to ask about the ruling, now this dynasty has been in good relations with Liaotong for 80 years. Since this year, the Lord of Liao has made troubles, and he has swallowed the heart of the land. This time the Liao incident comes back, and he is determined to win. This dynasty is not as good as the Liao incident. If something unexpected happens, how do you deal with it?"

All the officials nodded one after another, the Liao Kingdom has indeed been too rampant recently.

It's like a man who is more powerful than you, Kong Wu, gesticulates at your face with a sword all day long. If you can't beat him, you have to swallow your anger.

Zhang Yue knew that Cai Chengxi's question must be from Wang Anshi.

All the officials on the square were listening attentively, while Wu Chong and Wang Gui looked solemn, as if they were paying attention.

Zhang Yuedao said: "Now the two courts are talking about the Liao Kingdom, which has been strong for a long time, and is ready to go south. Once it raises troops, it will annex Yannan. There are more and more people who are worried about the power of the country, so they want to seek peace."

"There are also people who say that although the current master is dark and weak, one or two people say that they will preemptively send troops to attack Liao, recover the homeland of Yan and Zhao, and restore the prosperity of Han and Tang. This is also the same theory."

"However, I think neither of these two arguments is worthwhile."

Zhang Yue said: "I thought that the enemy would not change and we would not change. It is true that we should treat it as it should be. The Liao Dynasty is not enough. One is that Koryo is not a minister. Although it is not as strong as the Khitan, it can be restrained."

"Both, Xihe has been recovered by the imperial court. Dong Zhan was once the Khitan's son-in-law, and now he has surrendered to the current dynasty. With the Xia Kingdom under the pressure of the ancient Qinzhou, Xia dare not work together with the Khitan as before."

"Three, the terrain in the north is high and cannot be used as a pond. Therefore, the imperial court has sent officials to plant elms and willows in the north over the years, hoping that they will grow and control the enemy's cavalry."

"Fourth, Hebei travels to Baojia, the law of generals, regardless of the bravery of the people, and the prohibition of frontier troops, are all better than before."

"Fifth, the imperial court has spent a lot of financial resources in recent years, digging new trenches in Hebei, building new enemy buildings, battle sheds, repairing and improving the defensive equipment, adding armor and equipment everywhere, and manufacturing chariots to prepare for border troubles."

After hearing this, all the officials said yes.

Zhang Yue continued: "These five are not comparable to the Qingli period! Moreover, the situation in China today is even more different from that between Yongxi and Jingde. After training for a long time, treat the enemy with this, so that you will not be unprepared."

After listening to Zhang Yue, all the officials were talking about it.

What Zhang Yue said before is the second mainstream view in the court today.

The first class is the peace-seekers. The Liao Kingdom is so strong that our Great Song Dynasty has no bargaining power. What if they get angry and call us.It's not that we will give him whatever he wants, so let's continue to spend money to buy Taiping.

Another category is the theory of quick victory. Taking advantage of the opportunity of Xixia's peace talks, the Liao Lord was weak again, saying that the enemy's power has declined, and it was just showing arrogance.The imperial court should go northward with all its strength and recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun in one fell swoop.

After defeating Xihe, I feel that I am very good, and Tunxia and Mieliao are just around the corner.

Chen Mu, who had been sent to Korea as an envoy, also nodded. He was sent to Korea to bring back valuable information, so he was promoted this time.

The favorable situation of seizing Xihe greatly reduced Xixia's worries about cooperating with Liao to send troops.This is Zhang Yue's political achievement, which does not prevent him from boasting about it from time to time.

After hearing Zhang Yue's words, all the officials were all happy, and their worries were all gone, as if they had swallowed a big reassurance pill on the spot.

An official said to others: "In the past, Lu and Wang couldn't explain clearly about the Khitan matter. What Khitan would not dare to come to, and what to delay talking with it, I think it is Zhang Zhizheng who made it clear. , all doubts are gone. It is still appropriate for Zhang Zhizheng to preside over the overall situation."

"That's right, that's right. I think it's not just about Khitan affairs, but national affairs as well."

When Cai Chengxi heard the words, he continued to ask: "Although the words sound good, they are all relying on the Khitan not going south. If the Khitan really invades, how will the ruling party deal with it?"

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "The soldiers who have been stationed in Hebei for a long time have not been conquered, but in Shaanxi, there are soldiers who have won many victories near the Xihe River. They can be recorded in case they are dispatched. Once the Khitan invades the frontier, they will first cut off their age gifts. If you approach him with good generals and elite soldiers, he will also perish."

Speaking of this, Zhang Yue said loudly to the officials: "In the old days of Jingde, the enemy rode Nanmu, and when they met Zhenzong's commander-in-chief, they were embarrassed and asked for an alliance. If Zhenzong didn't pity him and surrendered, and promised to stop the army, there would be no enemy. Let’s leave it at that. Now Khitan is not getting better day by day, and the power of this dynasty’s imperial defense is far from what it was in the past, what are you worried about?”

Hearing Zhang Yue's words, all the officials laughed.

Cai Chengxi was also speechless and retreated to the side, and said to Zhang Yue: "I bow to you!"