Chapter 569: A Strategic Victory
The early dynasty on the third day of the seventh month was the embodiment of Zhao Zhen's own governance philosophy and will in the true sense, except for the prime minister and a few people, the top of the court was almost completely replaced in one day.
Wen Yanbo served as a privy envoy, and the promotion from the governor to the privy envoy was actually a big step, the governor was the deputy prime minister, with the prime minister on his head, and at the same time there were three colleagues who were constrained, but the privy envoy was different, this position represented the highest rank of the military.
Wang Yaochen served as the third secretary of the door, right! Zhang Fangping's release this time is also good for him, and the next time he returns to the court, the lowest position is to participate in political affairs, and no one knows whether the emperor is degrading or increasing Zhang Fangping's qualifications.
Interestingly, Zhang Fangping was the transfer envoy of Chengdu Fu Road before taking over as the third envoy, and this time he went to Lizhou Road just on the border with Chengdu Fu Road, what is the connotation of this, it is worth pondering.
There are now three governors, Song Qi, Zhang Dexiang, He Shaoyuan, and one more in the imperial history, Cheng Ding Du formed a new leadership team headed by Du Yan.
Among the seven departments, Liu Xin, the secretary of the criminal department, was promoted to the rank of the servant of the criminal department, Hu Su was a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, not a stranger, Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the military department, was promoted to the pacification envoy of Jinghu South Road, and several other scholars were considered old men.
This is the change of the chief officer's personnel, and the subordinate officers behind him don't have enough time today, and these subordinate officials are also the opportunities left by Zhao Zhen for a few Zaifu to arrange their own people, after all, everyone knows that their own people are comfortable.
There was also a change in the selection of people that did not alarm the courtiers, Shangguan Wen, an old eunuch who had served Zhao Zhen for seven years, was replaced by Zhao Zhen on the grounds that he was too old to afford his heavy work.
The person who succeeded Shangguan Wen is called Shi Zhicong, who was given to Zhao Zhen by Zhenzong as an attendant since childhood, it can be said that he is the most loyal person to Zhao Zhen in the Great Song Dynasty, of course, Zhao Zhen did not disappoint Shangguan Wen, and gave him a manor for him to retire.
The chief officials of Chengdu Fu Road, Zizhou Road, and Lizhou Road sat in the Fan Tower and looked at each other and smiled, Fu Bi was the first to speak: "It's also a good result, I can avoid the fierce struggle in the court within a few years of going to Chengdu Fu Road." ”
Zhang Fangping took a sip of cold beer, spit out the breath in his stomach, and said comfortably: "Du Xiang is old, anyone can see that he and Song Zhen have the same role, it's just that the emperor hasn't found a replacement, Song Qi is young and vigorous, it's hard to say." ”
Zeng Gongliang is the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and Zizhou Road, the title of the Ministry of Industry is only for someone else's period of time, and he personally prefers to go to places, in the past few years in the Ministry of Industry, he has spent most of his time editing, so he is the most relaxed of the three.
"The three of us escorted that kid, I feel unhappy when I think of this, obviously the emperor has already been on guard against him, but let us go, don't you say it's a bit of a contradiction."
Fu Bi smiled: "You are still cunning and cunning, what is there to say about the three of us here, Dali is the emperor's first gift to the ancestors, I didn't dare to think about it before, now?" You get the idea. ”
Zhang Fangping said with a smile: "Then the task of the two of you is heavy, Lizhou Lu at least does not border Dali, my biggest task is to do a good job of logistics and retreat for the two of you, in fact, the emperor has other thoughts, do you feel it." ”
Fu Bi said: "Everyone is just tacit, the three divisions are in good order under your arrangement, isn't it just to merge with Dasong Bank to replace you?" It's just that I haven't figured out the details of this bank until now, and there are many places you deal with them, what do you think? ”
"It's hard to say, I was paying attention to Wangbeihou when he first established the bank, including the fact that we go to the bank to check the accounts every year, and I don't see any problems, but their annual profit is really an astronomical amount, and I think no one knows what the bank will eventually develop into except Wangbeihou."
Zeng Gongliang said suddenly: "You two said, will this have anything to do with Fan Xiwen, no matter what aspect he is more suitable for the position of prime minister than Du Yan, and it just so happens that the head of Da Song Bank is Fan Xiwen's eldest son." ”
Fu Bi and Fan Zhongyan had more contact, and he didn't think much about it and denied Zeng Gongliang's statement, he said: "The last time Xiwen was in charge of the northwest, it was because Nong Zhigao transferred 50,000 troops from the northwest, and no one knows the situation in the northwest better than Xiwen, and the emperor made the decision as a last resort." ”
In one morning, a lot of changes have been added to the city of Bianjing, there are a lot more pedestrians on Fangfo Street, and the pace under their feet is also in a hurry, and the changes in the capital actually reflect the original appearance of the entire Northern Song Dynasty officialdom.
Secretly, Lu Zifei's supporters in the court were almost cut by Zhao Zhen, and at noon, an appointed holy decree arrived at a mansion that almost disappeared from people's sight, and this holy decree almost plunged Wangbei Houfu into the abyss.
Those who saw the wind and the rudder were already thinking about how to impeach Lu Zifei in their hearts, but the person concerned left the capital on the same day with the holy purpose and went to Guangzhou to join Lu Zifei.
Even Lu Zifei, who has always been open-minded, smashed his beloved porcelain in the room, and the southwest Xuanfu envoy Xia Zhu, this is the main content of the holy decree, and the position of Xuanfu is generally not set up, he is not a common official position, and it will only appear at a special time.
The envoy is generally very remarkable after a few roads, and the pacification of the southwest makes you hear from the name that the entire southwest will be under his jurisdiction, and this person is still Lu Zifei's sworn enemy, the kind that never dies, the emperor asked Xia Zhu to pacify the southwest, in fact, he seized Lu Zifei's military power.
Xia Zhu led the Southwest Xuanfu Envoy with the title of Tianzhang Pavilion Straight Bachelor, and the title of Tianzhang Pavilion Straight Bachelor can only be possessed by participating in political affairs, which is equivalent to Xia Zhu coming to the southwest as the prime minister, and such a noble identity is enough to suppress Lu Zifei who can't raise his head.
Bullying people doesn't have this, this huge change makes Lu Zifei don't know how to face it, if you change to someone else, it's just that, no one knows the contradiction between Lu Zifei and Xia Zhu better than Zhao Zhen.
An unsigned letter came to Lu Zifei one step ahead of Xia Zhu, such a letter Lu Zifei couldn't read it before, but today he was a little upset, so he tore the letter open.
Don't do anything, don't complain, do your job, the rainbow is after the storm.' There were only a few words on the letter, and there was nothing at the beginning or at the end, and it was obvious that the person who reminded him did not want to know him.
Xuanfu southwest, Dali also belongs to the southwest, that's why Lu Zifei is not a fork, now that things have happened, he can only wait and see what happens, it is impossible to return to the capital, and the nature of going back without the emperor's order is much more serious than from Dali to Guangzhou.
On the third day, Wu Ji, the transfer envoy of Guangnan East Road, took Lu Zifei and a group of subordinates to the port to welcome the arrival of the southwest Xuanfu envoy, Wu Ji could not have got, but thinking of Xia Zhu's personality, he still chose to bow his head.
Lu Zifei is disgusted with Xia Zhu from the bottom of his heart, the defeat of Sanchuan in the Northwest War and the combat effectiveness of the Song army and other reasons are on the one hand, on the other hand, Xia Zhu, who was the original Northwest Economic Strategy, was timid and afraid of things, and then later targeted Lu Zifei, opposed the Qingli New Deal, and hated a person for no reason.
I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, Fan Zhongyan, Song Qi, and Song Zhen all received Xia Zhu's great favor, and the three of them were all pulled by Xia Zhu at a critical moment, on the surface, as for the insider, Lu Zifei is not clear.
There is one thing he remembers very clearly, Xia Zhu's body is not good, it seems that there are only a few years left in history, Xia Zhu and Wang Gongchen, like Wang Gongchen, both married their daughters to celebrities, Wang Gongchen is Li Qingzhao's grandfather, and Xia Zhu married his granddaughter to the son of Wu Jue, a famous anti-gold general, and his vision is very powerful.
Xia Zhu, who has lived from the Taizong Dynasty to the present after three dynasties, is sixty-two years old, which is quite a remarkable age in the feudal society with backward medicine and maintenance.
After the boat docked, this was the first time that Xia Zhu and Lu Zifei met in a practical sense, one was in his prime, the other was an elderly man, and a reincarnated look at each other, and both of them smiled.
Today's protagonists are not Lu Zifei, they are Wu Ji and Xia Zhu, for the time being, Xia Zhu participated in the reception banquet on Guangnan East Road, and drank a few sips of wine, he wanted to keep more energy to deal with Lu Zifei.
Wu Ji is very sensible, he left the remaining space to two rivals, Xia Zhu held back his spirit and said: "I was very surprised that you could come to pick me up today, and what shocked me even more is that I haven't seen a little young man's reaction on your face so far, you must already know the purpose of my coming!" ”
"What does the Xuanfu envoy refer to, please redeem the foolishness of the official."
At this time, Lu Zifei's acquaintance, Xia Zhu's grandson Xia Bosun pointed at Lu Zifei and mocked: "Lu Hanzhang, can't you still see the situation you are facing clearly?" My grandfather is now cleaning you up like pinching an ant to death, what do you have to pretend. ”
Lu Zifei was not angry, this kid was a little big by himself before, and he obviously belonged to the kind of person who was immature, the expression on his face did not change at all, and he still said like that: "May I ask what you are talking to me with?" ”
It's not a heavyweight contest, Xia Bosun's face is flushed and he can't say a word, he is not an official yet, Lu Zifei's question is to the point, he really doesn't have that qualification.
"Wangbeihou and him have lost their identity, the old man is looking for you for only one thing, this time I proclaim the southwest, it is the need of the court and the emperor, you may think more, but this is the truth, I will not ask about the affairs of Dali, but I feel that the past things can pass away with the wind, what do you say?"
Xia Zhu didn't give his grandson a chance to speak, Lu Zifei said with a smile: "I support any decision of the imperial court, as for what you said in the past, Xia Guan really doesn't know what it is." ”
Xia Zhu's eyes narrowed, although this young man said that it was okay, but in his heart he obviously didn't want to easily expose the grievances between the Xia family and the Lu family, he was really not afraid that his affairs in Dali would deprive him of his rights, and what he relied on.