Chapter 696: New Prime Minister

At the beginning of October, the weather began to get colder, and the autumn time in the Central Plains is always so short. It's okay during the day, but at night I start to feel cold, and then I feel that it's time to add clothes.

The clothes of the people at the ceremony of the Culinary Academy are all new, and the soldiers who are about to get married are dressed in red robes, which is eye-catching.

Most of the people who came to the ceremony were the Yang family Zhuangzi and those craftsmen, and the most intuitive feeling for such a festive day was to be able to eat a big meal.

There are a lot of business partners in the city, but not many people from the court come, probably a kitchen academy, which really can't get into their eyes.

It's just that because of the face of Yang Huairen, the lord of Tongyuan County, he can't be courteous, and it is the choice of most dignitaries.

When I came, I saw the grandeur of the academy building, but I was dumbfounded, and many people said that such a magnificent building, except for the main hall in the palace, there is really nothing else in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty that can be compared with this academy.

Spending hundreds of thousands of taels of silver just to build an academy that teaches people to be cooks, this kind of ruined behavior can only be done by Yang Huairen.

Naturally, I am not very satisfied with Yang Huairen in my heart, but the money belongs to others, how people like to spend it, you only have jealousy, you can't say it on your lips, Yang Huairen is not a person who dares to offend casually.

Of course, some people remembered some things last year, and suddenly became curious, on such an occasion, will Yang Huairen's mysterious immortal master appear?

If it appears, then you can't let go of this rare opportunity to ask for a lucky charm to go back, it is also stained with some fairy energy, maybe you can be promoted and make a fortune.

The ceremony was held in the large square in front of the main building of the college, the process was very simple, Yang Huairen did not have a lot to say, the scene was a few words casually, and then he began to enter the identity of the main marriage, and began to hold a group wedding for the soldiers.

The same as the traditional wedding, the newlyweds are to worship heaven and earth, but the difference is that before worshipping heaven and earth, Yang Huairen also added a link of oath by both parties.

Yang Huairen asked loudly, "Groom, whether she will be poor or rich, healthy or sick in the future, are you willing to be with him and take care of her for the rest of her life?" ”

The bridegrooms replied loudly, "I do." ”

Yang Huairen then asked, "Bride, whether he is poor or rich, healthy or sick in the future, are you willing to be with him and accompany him to grow old together?" ”

The brides were a little shy, blushing and nodding slightly, and replied softly with a warm smile, "I do." ”

Yang Huairen couldn't hear clearly, but from the expressions of their groom officials, he had already guessed their answers, and he wanted to say "Now you can kiss", for fear of causing an uproar, he had to directly announce that they would be married from now on, and then announce the ceremony.

The matter of the cave room has to wait until the evening, but the matter of the cave house does not need to wait, no matter how the grooms are tricked by their colleagues, Yang Huairen will not care, and will even give them some bad ideas.

The brides watched their new officials being bullied by everyone like this, and wanted to help, but they were ashamed to take that step.

The atmosphere is very lively, and the most important part left is to eat, this meal is very well prepared, chicken, duck, fish and meat are readily available, Yang Huairen smiled and persuaded the wine, so that everyone could eat with an open stomach.

It seems that everything is new, Yang Huairen is in a very good mood today, and even the prime minister sent by Zhao Xu to congratulate the completion of the academy is also new.

This person Yang Huairen had never seen before, and he had no impression at all, so he guessed that this person may have been demoted to a local official by the old party before, and he had just returned to Beijing recently and was appointed as the new prime minister by Zhao Xu.

During this period, it was a bit strange in the court, and there were seven or eight prime ministers. The reason is very simple, the original two prime ministers, Fan Chunren and Lu Dafang, after the palace change, the name of the prime minister is still there, but Zhao Xu's new party has hollowed out the power, and there is no prime minister.

In order to stabilize people's hearts and stabilize the situation in the court, Zhao Xu did not directly remove Fan Chunren and Lu Dafang from their positions as prime ministers after taking power, but repeatedly appointed relatively neutral court ministers such as Su Song and Liu Zhi to serve as temporary prime ministers.

Fan Chunren and Lu Dafang knew that it was difficult to gain Zhao Xu's trust, and they did not want to see the innocent demotion of all the officials in the party struggle, so they closed their doors and begged for their resignation.

Zhao Xu did not allow it, but he continued to transfer his former confidants back from the local government, and also appointed them the positions of the Privy Council and the center of the imperial court.

According to the official system, the number of important positions under the Zhongshu sect, that is, the position of prime minister, which is usually considered to be the post of prime minister, was suddenly expanded to as many as seven or eight.

Historians may not think that all of these people can be regarded as prime ministers, but in this special and short period, there were indeed many prime ministers in the court at the same time, making the prime ministers seem to be worthless all of a sudden.

The names of Fan Chunren and Lu Dafang's prime ministers are only named, and they can only support their old age at home with official positions, although Su Song and Liu Zhi are still in the court, they can't fully perform the duties of prime ministers, they are not young, and Zhao Xu only left them a small amount of irrelevant work in the name of compassion.

And the most important power and duty were reserved for his confidants, who had just been recalled from the region.

Yang Huairen met with the new prime minister, and only then did he know that this was the famous Zhangdun.

Zhang Dian is also in his early sixties now, but this person is dark-skinned and does not look very old. A square face, bright eyes, very sharp eyes, and a sense of not being angry and arrogant.

According to the historical knowledge in his memory, Yang Huairen had the impression that this Zhang Duan was also a loyal minister, and after he became the prime minister, he also played a very important role in Zhao Xu's changes in the future.

In particular, this person's achievements in the martial arts of the humanities are very remarkable, in the future, he broke the Western Xia, exterminated the Nuo Clan, and negotiated a peace agreement to subdue the eastern Tibetan tribes, such an achievement in the Song Dynasty The prime ministers of the past dynasties are considered to be meritorious.

It's just that this person is too upright, although both civil and military shuangquan does have great skills, but he is too straightforward, it seems that the popularity of the court is not very good, and he is also a little domineering in the later stage of his reign, especially after Huizong ascended the throne, because he offended many people before, and the end was not very good.

Anyway, since Zhang Xuan was sent by Zhao Xu to congratulate the completion of the Culinary Academy, Yang Huairen did not dare to slack off.

After all, a person who was relegated to Lingnan so far during the Yuan You Reform period, it seems that he was tabooed by the Empress Dowager Gao at that time. As soon as he returned to Beijing, he was immediately appointed by Zhao Xu as the left servant of Shangshu and the servant of the door, which shows Zhao Xu's importance to this person.