Chapter 10: A Thousand Autumns and a New Tone (9)
"The Editorial Bureau of the "General Guide to Governance"? Isn't this sent to Xijing? ”
"What the hell is going on? The good Zhige test, how did it become going to Xijing? ”
"It seems that the question is too difficult, Huang Shang did not pass, and Han was not angry about participating in politics, so he made a big fuss in the Chongzheng Palace, forcing the Queen Mother to send the four examiners to Xijing."
"It's not that the question is difficult, it's that the question is wrong, Huang Shang's subjects are different from others, and of course this question can't be the same as others."
"It's all a system, and it's just a cabinet test, so what's the difference? I can't even pass the cabinet exam, and I still want to get a system background? ”
"Fortunately, the background of the department cannot be rewarded, otherwise after a Jinshi background, there will be another subject background."
"Don't ask about the art of war, don't ask about geography and people's feelings, don't ask about money and valley transportation, but let the marshal who is preparing to guard the border go to the subject of the counselor, what's right? Those who passed the cabinet test, can they be released to the border and let them use bullets to retreat from the enemy? ”
"After all, the one in the political hall is too selfish, and when he sees that the recommended person is deposed, he can't help but ask for an explanation. The two recommended by Wang Pingzhang and Zhang Shumi were also deposed, and they didn't come out to ask for an explanation. ”
"Han San's participation in politics also said, the wrong topic is the wrong topic, since Huang Shang has been deposed, for the prestige of the imperial court, it can no longer be changed. If the imperial court wants to remedy it afterwards, it must first punish the examiner. ”
"Such a fallacy, is there no refutation of the knowledge system?"
"Refutation? You also have to be courageous. Among the people in the middle school, who is willing to be an enemy of Han Gang? The Queen Mother stood on Han Gang's side every time, and Wang Pingzhang was present at the time, didn't she fight Han Gang? ”
Han Gang deliberately provoked a struggle with the New Party on conditions favorable to him, and won a great victory.
This incident set off an uproar in the court.
Because the results of the examination did not conform to the wishes of the ministers, all the examiners of the subject system were kicked out of the Beijing Division. The ministers were so arrogant that they caused a lot of discussion in the officialdom and the scholars.
However, once the discussion from all over the capital is here, it often quiets down.
The four examiners of the Zhige Examination brushed him off because Huang Sheng insisted on qi in his discourse, and this move completely angered Han Gang. In order to fight for a breath, he would rather sacrifice Huang Shang and send all these examiners to the outside world.
Han Gang's temper and character were vividly displayed in this incident. This is the temper of a barbarian who would rather commit a thousand suicides than kill eight hundred enemies. Or it's more appropriate to call it a madman.
Many people are not afraid of hard-tempered opponents, as long as they are in the officialdom, there will always be various needs, and there is room for the exchange of interests everywhere - no matter how solid the iron is, as long as the means are used correctly, it can also be forged and formed.
But the temper is so hard that he only knows the way and directly repays the grievances. Their view of interests is very different from that of normal people, at least from the conventions of officialdom, which makes people very uncomfortable.
With the trust that Han Gang got in front of the Queen Mother, it is not impossible to pull Huang Shang back to the imperial test, and the worst and worst can also make Huang Sheng compensated in other aspects. But Han Gang just gave up Huang Shang and kicked Jian Zhoufu and the four out of the capital.
I am afraid that there is no other explanation than to vent anger. At the level of Han Gang, and with his prestige, he doesn't need to use people to stand up for power at all, and killing chickens and monkeys is done occasionally, not every day.
However, it doesn't matter whether Han Gang vents his anger or whether he reports his grievances directly. Wang Anshi couldn't compete with Han Gang in person, and the momentum of the new party fell down just as soon as he saw it.
Finally, after the first emperor fell ill, the New Party flourished, and only after a few days passed, it became fragmented because of the self-suicide of Cai Qu and Zeng Bu, and Han Gang's establishment of another mountain.
In the past, with Han Gang's attitude towards the new law and his relationship with Wang Anshi, in the eyes of the world, even if he was incompatible with the new school because of his insistence on qi learning, judging by his deeds, he was at least a peripheral member of the new party.
But now, after the previous election of Zaisuke, Han Gang has the support of the old party to set up another mountain, and the signs of party struggle have been obvious, and this time the battle for the cabinet test has completely opened the momentum of party struggle.
Although Jian Zhoufu and the other four went to the "Zizhi Tongjian" Editing Bureau in Xijing, they could still retain the library jobs they had received before. However, the reason why the Secret Pavilion of the Three Pavilions is admired in the court is because this is the place where the Son of Heaven is a reserve of talents, and those who enter this hall will soon be in a high position, and they will be the embodiment of the Holy Grace.
Being driven out of the capital is not the treatment that officials who enter the secret pavilion of the third hall should enjoy. They should have had close contact with the Son of Heaven in the Chongwen Academy, so that they could get the green eyes of the Son of Heaven and be promoted to high-ranking officials. or know the system, or repair the living note, or go to Wutai, or go out of Lu to be the governor, which can be regarded as a degraded official.
But Jian Zhoufu and others were driven out of the city like this.
The last more famous official who was expelled from the Secret Pavilion of the Third Pavilion was Su Shunqin, the culprit who directly led to the failure of the Qingli New Deal, who was removed from the position of Jixian School Manager and was not removed from the position of the degraded official until 12 years later, when he returned to the position before he was demoted.
Su Shunqin's demotion opened the prelude to Fan Zhongyan being cleared out of the court as the leader of the Qingli Party. And this time, Jian Zhoufu and the other four people were driven out of the capital, and people who know the old things will inevitably think of the party struggle forty years ago. and a chilling ending.
In just one day, the discussion about the confrontation between the pavilion test and the Chongzheng Hall after the pavilion test has been constantly flying into Han Gang's ears.
In addition to those discussions that were basically repeating the previous arguments he had with Wang Anshi in the Chongzheng Palace, he also knew how he viewed the controversy between himself and his father-in-law Wang Anshi when the old party still existed in the court.
What 'the gentleman is righteous, and the villain is profitable';What 'Wang Jiefu led the group to fight with the gentleman at the beginning, and now he has to see his son-in-law fighting with himself, which can really be said to be good in heaven, and the retribution is not happy', and then there are jokes about the feng shui on Wang Anshi's ancestral tomb and the son-in-law's offense.
"I also got the support of Fu and Wen Ergong, and Fan Yaofu was in a hurry to enter Beijing just to push me into the two prefectures. Now it can barely be regarded as a lifesaver in Luoyang. Who is so unsightly? ”
Han Gang seemed to be half-joking, but he was a little angry, so that Wang Hou couldn't sit still, Huo stood up, "Let's check!" ”
"Forget it." Han Gang sighed and asked Wang Hou to sit down, "I knew the Tao from the beginning, gossip is inevitable. ”
"That ......," Wang Hou frowned.
"Didn't Jian Zhoufu just want to watch me go to hug Huang Shang's grievances? I let him get his wish. Han Gang sneered, "But he wants to earn face by stepping on me a few times, and I will also make him satisfied." He wanted me to fight openly with my family, and it was all right. But if you want to use this to get promoted and make a fortune, then I can't agree. There may be someone behind them, but I don't have the time to find out whether it is the selfishness of Jian Zhoufu and Zhao Yanruo, or someone is pushing behind them. Or is it the easiest to send it directly, I want to see how many people can jump out without long eyes after the most? ”
"So send them to Luoyang?" Wang Hou was amazed, "This thing is done wonderfully." There are only a few people who can secretly instigate Zhou Fu, and Luoyang is the most suspicious! ”
deliberately provoked the relationship between Han Gang and Wang Anshi, deepened the contradiction between Xinxue and Qixue, and fueled the party struggle that had already been revealed.
Moreover, Jian Zhoufu was friends with Fan Zhen at the beginning, and Fan Zhen was the first to sing and harmonize with Sima Guang back then, and he was the vanguard of the old party against the new law.
Jian Zhoufu was kicked to Luoyang, and in the eyes of people who don't know the inside story, Han Gang is taking revenge on them for their questions and punishments against Huang Sheng in the cabinet exam. But if someone is behind the scenes, and he is in Luoyang, he will definitely understand that Han Gang is warning.
"So Jiayue didn't oppose it so fiercely, otherwise this appointment wouldn't have been approved so quickly." Han Gang explained to Wang Hou, making Wang Hou nod again and again.
It's just that whether Wang Anshi is so angry that he can't do it, or whether he really understands it, Han Gang himself can't tell. Anyway, after he went back, he used these words to prevaricate Wang Yi.
Han Gang didn't want the grape trellis at home to fall down, and he didn't want to see his wife sad. What's more, arguing with Wang Anshi is an argument, as long as there is still a love left, it will be convenient to meet again in the future.
Jian Zhoufu and other pioneers were cleared by Han Gang's thunderous move.
Han Gang believed that if someone still wanted to plot evil, at least they would not take this path.
But when things are settled, Han Gang has to face the people who fell off the list because of party disputes.
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Of all the people Han Gang could control or influence—and probably the old aides scattered across the world—Huang Sheng was definitely the most lost.
Maybe he was mentally prepared for Luodi a long time ago, but he became a laughing stock in the whole thing, and he couldn't prove his talent level, which made Huang Sheng extremely aggrieved.
Since this morning, he has been sitting in the study in a gloomy manner, motionless, not even eating a bite of the food brought by his wife. Although Han Gang helped him breathe a sigh of relief, he could not undo the result of his dethronement.
Do you have to rely on a reward to come from a Jinshi background and mix in the Shilin for a lifetime? Maybe others can tolerate it, but Huang Shang definitely can't. It is one thing to be arrogant, and the feeling of being despised by the world is not something that Huang Shang can bear.
I don't know when, a companion from the Han Mansion was led into Huang Shang's mansion, "Dr. Huang, the villain is here on the order of participating in politics." ”
"What's the matter?" Huang Sheng didn't have any ideas, and the decision Han Gang made in front of the Queen Mother made him not have any extravagant expectations.
The companion whispered in Huang Shang's ear, "In the next few days, the Queen Mother may recruit a doctor to the palace, and I hope that the doctor can be prepared." ”