In the second year of Xuanhe, early summer.

Zhang Shangying, the right servant of the first auxiliary prime minister and the servant of the door, returned to his hometown after illness, and the emperor issued an order to keep him three times, and Zhang Xiang's intention was firm.

On the outskirts of Bianliang City, the carriages and horses are in Khotan, and the little hedgehogs in Tsing Yi and small hats are gathered everywhere, and the pavilions on the side of the road are all wearing purple and gold official uniforms, just like a big court meeting.

Yang Lin held the cup and said: "I sent Cai Xiang back to my hometown here before, just like yesterday, I never thought that I would send Zhang Xiang out of Beijing today." Zhang Xiang and I have helped each other so far, and today I have successfully retired, Yang Lin hopes that Zhang Xiang's children and grandchildren will be around their knees and enjoy their families in peace. ”

Zhang Shangying was full of smiles, he was not Cai Jing, he had been the prime minister for nearly three years, and as early as when Cai Jing was the first assistant, he was the left minister. Now that there are talented people in the country, no matter how much they are in their positions, they are afraid that they will be poked in the backbone.

"The official is old, but the main affairs of the court and the central government cannot be neglected, all the princes are the palm prints of the ministry, the power is in charge, the people of the country live in peace, Yao Tianshun still depends on you, and you must not be neglected."

Everyone present humbled themselves, Yang Lin took advantage of the situation and waved his hand, and Yang San, who came with him, came over with a picture scroll.

"Today, Zhang Xianggong retired, just a picture scroll, chatting about his heart, and hoping to accept it."

Zhang Shangying unfolded the scroll and couldn't help but exclaim: "This is Wang Ximeng's picture of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains?" Wen Yuan, this.. This gift is too heavy. ”

He said that the salute was too heavy, but he held it tightly in his hand, this painting is the only painting in Wang Ximeng's life.

Wang Ximeng's life is legendary, he entered the palace in his teens to "study painting" as a student, at first did not work, just succeeded to the throne Zhao You was a student of the Painting Academy, and later called into the forbidden Chinese library, once served Zhao You.

Emperor Zhao Ji had a unique vision and thought: "Its nature can be taught", so he personally taught his method, and Zhao Ji personally taught him to point out the brush and ink techniques, and the art was refined, and the painting surpassed the moment; In April of the third year of Zhenghe, Wang Ximeng spent half a year to finally paint the famous masterpiece "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" volume, when he was only 18 years old.

Since then, he has not used his pen again, and no half of the picture scroll has been transmitted. A few years ago, news came that Wang Ximeng died young and passed away in his twenties, which has to be said to be a pity.

This painting is fine with the brush, the light and heavy shades are vivid and lively, brilliant and scorching, beautiful, thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are beautiful and colorful, majestic and magnificent.

was handpicked by the great connoisseur Zhao Ji as "no failure at a point and no failure", was rewarded to Cai Jing by Zhao Ji, and was bought by Yang Lin with a lot of money. There is also an inscription of Cai Jing on it, Cai Jing's character, at this time, it is also a famous ink treasure in the world's corporal Lin Binfu.

Zhang Shangying didn't expect that Yang Lin would be so generous, and the folds on his face were stretched a lot.

"It's just a thing to enjoy, Zhang Xiang has really worked hard in the past few years."

Zhang Shangying, as the highest official position in Yang Lin's party, has even been higher than Yang Lin, and I don't know how many ups and downs he has blocked over the years. And Yang Lin also took the opportunity to send a signal that Ben Shaozai would never treat his own people badly.

Zhang Shangying rolled up the picture scroll, like a treasure, and carefully handed it to his grandson behind him. Then, with the support of his family, he boarded the car and left, waving goodbye to everyone.

The prime minister resigned, and this position became vacant, and it was said that Yang Lin, who was in full swing, should be in this position, but he was still a little young.

For a long time, Yang Lin did not express his position, and everyone's attitude became ambiguous.

Because of the change in Yang Lin's palace, after seizing the central power of Kaifeng Mansion in one fell swoop, he vigorously used new people as officials and promoted young and promising officials, so there are few people in the court who have mixed up enough qualifications and prestige to be prime ministers.

The position of the bachelor's appointment has always been vacant, and the position of prime minister depends on the arrangement of the young man in front of him.

Feeling everyone's gaze, Yang Lin smiled and said, "It's not too early, everyone should go back to their homes." ”

Yang Lin was in the carriage, his brows furrowed slightly, the position of this prime minister was too hot. When I was weak, if I rashly became the prime minister, I always felt that it was not very suitable. Wouldn't everyone who will lead the army in the future have this idea and can't set this precedent?

Anyway, the power is in hand, and it doesn't necessarily have to be to ascend to a high position early, but it is better to continue to develop at the head of the door.

This prime minister has to choose an obedient one, although Zhang Shangying and himself are in the same party, but there are many differences in political opinions.

He is the prime minister, and he can't be too strong, and many small decisions are actually contrary to his own opinions. Zhang Shangying's resignation this time may also be because of his persistence in several major events, which made this Confucian a little resistant.

In the inner courtyard of Zhaodefang, Jin'er scooped up a spoonful of longan lotus seed soup, put it to her lips and blew it gently, and fed it to Yang Tianyan who was sitting aside. When Su Ningxiang gave birth to this baby daughter to herself, she had just won a big victory in Youyan and gave her this name. It stands to reason that this generation is a Tianzi generation, but girls don't need it, but since there is Yang Tianai, Yang Lin simply takes all of them with him.

Opening his mouth to eat the lotus seed soup, Yang Tianyan's eyes stared straight behind him without blinking. Jin'er looked back and saw that it was her young master who was grimacing at her daughter. The little girl couldn't help laughing: "How can the young master look like a father." ”

Yang Lin walked over and picked up his daughter and asked, "What about Yun Niang?" ”

Jin'er pursed her lips backwards and said, "In the room, I said that I was a little dizzy, and I just fell asleep." ”

"There's no shortage of this half-hour, little lewd... Forget it, let the love come to the small courtyard to find me. Considering that his daughter was by his side, Yang Lin quickly shut down and touched her bun lovingly.

Yang Tianyan has just learned to speak, but at this time, she cherishes words like gold, and no matter how a group of maids and aunts tease, she refuses to speak easily.

At this time, he was lying in Yang Lin's arms, raised his eyes to look at him, and suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Daddy." ”

This sound is terrible, and the young master of the dynasty is so happy that he smiles, and he agrees again and again, lifting his daughter high and making her giggle. also asked ostentatiously, "Jin'er, did you hear that?" ”

Seeing the appearance of the young master, Jin'er felt a little sour in her heart, and when she took over the child, her little hand gently touched her young master, and her face turned red.

What kind of person is Yang Lin, he immediately understood it, and secretly said in his heart that he had been playing since he was a child, but he couldn't snub others, and he was going to eat green plums and ride bamboo horses tonight...

The small courtyard in Yang Lin's mouth is a secluded small courtyard, there are only a few flowers and plants in it, and people often clean it, but no one comes to live when it is idle.

Stepping in, I pushed open the door of the wooden house, and I was greeted by a large piece of cardboard with people's names written on it. Soon, there was a sound of footsteps, and after Qin Qingqing came, she knew Yang Lin's habit and didn't answer, and went directly to the bookcase to polish the ink.

Yang Lin found Zhang Shangying, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he had a pen, and wrote Zhishi Homecoming on the back of Zhang Shangying, and gently crossed out his name.

Who will be the prime minister? Yang Lin looked down from his head carefully, and suddenly stopped his gaze in front of a person's name.

In Bai Shizhong, he was born as a Jinshi, and he was a tired official as a servant of the Ministry of Officials, and he made meritorious contributions to the Khitan and was promoted to the Secretary of the Ministry of Officials.

The three people who sent the Khitan envoys, Gao Shan, Qin Hui, and Bai Shizhong. These three are all national treasure-level ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, and one is more capable of things than the other, coaxing Yelu Yanxi and the Khitan to call them brothers, and they can't wait to stay by their side forever... poured oil and firewood on the Khitan, which was originally a spark that could burn the prairies, and the scourge has reached this point.

Behind Bai Shizhong's name, in addition to these resumes, there are a few words: literate, non-responsible, and very obedient.

This is simply the best candidate, he has all the necessary qualities to be the prime minister, and it can be said that he is very suitable.

Historically, Cai Jing also valued this and promoted him after the dismissal of the prime minister. Bai Shizhong was characterized as a traitor in later generations, and to be honest, he was a little wronged, and he was completely in accordance with Cai Jing's policy when he became the prime minister.

Cao Shen did this in the Han Dynasty, leaving behind a good story of Xiao Gui Cao Sui, and he didn't have this luck when he came here. In the final analysis, he still suffered Cai Jing's loss, but Cai Jing is really the prime minister's decree really not worth his Cai Guibai? Cai Jing's new policy, in fact, is very successful, and there is nothing that cannot be used.

The more Yang Lin thought about it, the more he felt that it was appropriate, this Bai Shizhong was just a waiter at the time, and he was the one who raised his hand.

After the coup d'état, he also came to visit his house for the first time, and he was very knowledgeable and obedient. Using him as the prime minister for the past few years is actually no different from going to the prime minister himself, and it can also avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

He clapped his hands gently, his face was a little happy, and Qin Qingqing dared to speak: "Da Lang, do you still want ink?" ”

Yang Lin nodded, sat down on the Taishi chair, and said with a smile: "You write a letter in my tone and send someone to the mansion of the official department Shangshu Bai Shizhong." Then he ordered to go down, prepare a table of wine and food, and invite Gao Shan and Qin Hui to accompany him. ”