Chapter 7: The Smoke and the Haze (11)
"Bongse."
Wang Anshi stopped after leaving Wende Gate, waiting for Li Chengzhi from behind to come out of the palace.
Seeing that Wang Anshi stopped Li Chengzhi, who had defected to Han Gang and changed the election situation, the officials behind him went around one after another. But they all slowed down, tilted their heads, and pricked up their ears.
"Why?" Seeing Li Chengzhi, Wang Anshi asked directly.
Li Chengzhi seemed to have expected it, and replied quickly, "Because Han Gang has done more to change the law, because he will stick to the change." ”
As long as they can uphold their public intentions, the gap between Lu Jiawen, Li Ding, Zeng Xiaokuan and others and Han Gang is clear at a glance.
The nephew of Li Di, the famous minister of Zhenzong and Renzong, a son of a family who supports the new law, although it is said that there are people who have a knot in the heart of the main lineage - just like Lu Jiawen at the beginning - but they do not agree with the new law to a certain extent, and they will not be so devotive.
"How did Sun Jue say the new law at the beginning? Who is Li Chang? and Fan Chunren, do you still remember when he was in Jianyuan, how did he talk about Qingmiao? ”
"In Chengzhi's opinion, it is Xijing who has a request for Ling's son-in-law."
Wang Anshi shook his head: "Yukun and I are not the same way. ”
"Jiefu, the dispute over Taoism is indeed a matter of a hundred generations. But if the new school has to be supported by someone, it can suppress the qi. What about a hundred years after you? And how? ”
Wang Anshi's face showed the stubbornness that the world is accustomed to, "When I close my eyes, I will let him go!" ”
But until he closes his eyes, he will never tolerate it.
"Wangzhi and Ling are both talented, but can they get Youyan back?"
"There is a thick son, there is a Jifu." Wang Anshi's stubbornness made him never back down half a step.
Li Chengzhi smiled, "Wouldn't it be safer to add a son-in-law?" ”
"I haven't heard of the chaos in the center, and the border county can be safe."
"Zihou, Jifu and Ling's son-in-law are all outstanding people, and I believe they can work together." Li Chengzhi, whose ancestral home is Youzhou, and Wang Anshi looked at each other, "Jiefu, are you now for the country or for yourself?" ”
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The controversy between Wang Anshi and Li Chengzhi in front of Wende Gate set off a storm in the hearts of past officials.
Wang Anshi has a tough personality and is well known. But as soon as he came out of Wendemen, he stopped Li Chengzhi, which was still surprising and inexplicable.
Seeing this scene, many people were worried about whether Wang Anshi would organize people to impeach Li Chengzhi after he went back, just like he did with Zeng Bu back then.
And seeing that core members of the New Party like Lee Seung-zhi also switched to Hangang, some people are even more worried about whether the New Party will fall apart?
Now that I think about it, Han Gang's strength in the two mansions is not weak.
Dongfu Zhongzhong has one phase and two references, Han Jiang, Zhang Qi, and Han Gang. And there are only three in Xifu, Zhang Dan, Su Song, and Guo Kui, of which Guo Kui is not counted many times.
Prime Minister Han Jiang will choose to support the new law, perhaps just because the other brothers are on the side of the old party, and they will not avoid the risk of making a desperate bet. Han Zongdao's choice today can represent Han Jiang's attitude. Zhang Qi's personality is weak and his ability is lacking, although Han Gang is the most junior governor of political affairs, but he controls the affairs of the Eastern Mansion, which will not surprise people.
And in the West Mansion, there is Su Song for him. Although Zhang Dian is strong, Su Song's qualifications are also old, coupled with Han Gang's military influence, although he is in Dongfu, he can still help Su Song.
Han Gang came out first, and saw his father-in-law blocking the door, but he didn't wait next to him to see who Wang Anshi was waiting for, and left first after saluting.
Today's court meeting has been delayed for too much time due to the matter of the court, and the Chongzheng Hall can only be changed to the afternoon. Han Gang planned to go to Dongfu to familiarize himself with official affairs first, and then wait for the notice from the palace.
Shen Kuo also withdrew early, greeted Han Gang Yaoyao, and then left the palace to return to the palace.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Duan secretly sighed, this wall grass was finally chosen correctly.
Although Shen Kuo's vote only accounted for one-seventh of the weight, his attack on Lu Jiawen and others before the election ensured that Han Gang would no longer be interfered with by the original oath in the two mansions in the future.
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"Big ginseng."
Huang Shang quickly caught up with Han Gang.
After this election, the edict was announced directly in the palace, and there was no hard work of going back and forth. After Han Gang came out of the Wende Palace, he was already a governor of the government.
"It's going to be here, Mian Zhong will have to work a little harder after that."
"Huang Shang understands." Huang Shang's smile showed that he was at ease, "It's okay." ”
Han Gang regained his position at the highest point of the court, and Huang Shang's status rose. When he passes the system, it will be smooth sailing in front of him. The only difficulty is the examination of the subject. The examiners of the New Party accounted for the majority of them, and after Han Gang raised another banner today, Huang Sheng wanted to pass the exam, and the difficulty was much higher than before.
However, Huang Sheng felt that there was another benefit to this promotion.
Since then, no one can say that the people of Hangang are too high and need to be more vigilant.
Most of the important ministers did not pay and Han Gang. Could it be that these important ministers can't represent the attitude of thousands of courtiers, and they can't represent trillions of surnames?
They certainly won't admit it. When every courtier admonished the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother, he claimed to be speaking on behalf of the military and the people of the world.
In this case, Han Gang, who only has a small number of supporters, of course, can't be a minister.
On the other hand, the Queen Mother must have seen the power of the New Party in the court, and a random person can get considerable support from Han Gang, and three people can be elected at the same time. Since then, the Queen Mother is not only willing to support Han Gang in her mood, but she can also confidently say that this is a mixture of different opinions.
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Han Gang!
Zhang Qi glanced at Han Gang, who was talking to Huang Sheng from a distance.
After Cai Qu committed suicide, Zhang Qi finally felt a little relaxed, and even breathed a lot easier, but only a few days have passed, and he is about to return to the past.
In Zhang Qi's view, if Han Gang comes to the political affairs hall, with Han Jiang's acquiescence, most of the power will probably fall into his hands.
said that when the time comes, the only thing he can decide may be the distribution of the lunch fee of 220 yuan per month for the Houguan of Zhongshutang.
And is Han Gang losing money? Originally, when he was an envoy to Xuanhui, the monthly meal money was compared to the prime minister and the privy envoy, which were all 50 times, but now he is a governor and governor, but it is only 35 times.
Zhang Qi smiled silently, and then moved forward solemnly.
Jokes can be put aside, Han Gang has just taken office as the governor, and the Queen Mother has a big problem for him.
Half a month later, it was necessary to make a court push for the post of privy deputy envoy.
If they can run for election with a thick skin, it will be difficult to say, but if the three of them don't run, many people's hearts will be like cats and dogs in spring.
Pu Zongmeng, Chen Yi and others will definitely move their minds. As long as the new party can win half of the votes, it will inevitably be elected.
On Han Gang's side, among the few people who voted for him, there are also people who have the opportunity to knock on the door of the two provinces, as long as Han Gang supports it.
For some people, no matter how they make a wish in advance, as long as they can be chosen, it doesn't matter if they turn their faces and deny it afterwards. But as far as Han Gang is concerned, his identity and the image he wants to maintain cannot make him fat by breaking his word.
Maybe Han Gang didn't promise any benefits beforehand, but if he voted for him, wouldn't there be no return? In that case, his newly erected banner won't last long.
Li Chengzhi used to be the third envoy, but he made mistakes and was demoted, and he didn't have more opportunities than Lu Jiawen, Zeng Xiaokuan and Li Ding, but if there is no competition between the three and Han Gang on his behalf, it is not difficult to be among the three.
There is also Shen Kuo, who knows Kaifeng Mansion, he is the candidate for the New Party to fight with Han Gang, with his performance today, isn't it worth Han Gang to push him?
On Han Gang's side, there are several people who belong to the old party, Fan Chunren, Sun Jue, and Li Chang have not served as officials of the two systems, and they cannot participate in the election of Zaifu, but Han Gang doesn't need to reward them?
Fan Chunren returned to Beijing at the end of his term and was ready to transfer; Li Chang stayed in Beijing due to illness; Only Sun Jue is about to be transferred back from Zhiying Tianfu, and under normal circumstances, Fan Chunren and Li Chang will both leave the capital next.
But who doesn't like the bustling Kaifeng Mansion in the world? Don't like to stay in the court? Whether they go out or stay in Beijing, Han Gang must make some indications.
This indication is not only aimed at them, but also includes the elders behind them.
Fan Chunren is the representative of Fu Bi, Sun Jue and Li Changze were both corporals of Lu Gongzhumen, and Wen Yanbo is also active behind the scenes.
What can be done to ensure that the hearts of the people are not lost?
This was the first test that Han Gang had to face as a leader.
As the leader of a party, Han Gang has a lot of headaches, and the road is also very long. In particular, the reason why he was supported was not because they supported Qixue, but simply because they were against the New Party.
It is only today that on the matter of supporting Han Gang, Han Zongdao, Shen Kuo, Li Chengzhi, Sun Jue, Fan Chunren, Li Chang, and Wang Juqing, who have different views and personalities, and cannot be brought together at all, will unite.
A group of supporters who do not even have a unified political point of view is probably a little more like a rabble than a new party with a mountain of mountains.
It will not be much easier for Han Gang to lead such a group of people than it was for Wang Anshi to fight his way out of the opposition of the old party.
Moreover, at that time, the urgent need of the DPRK and China for changing the law and restructuring was far from being comparable to what it is now. How did Han Gang change the laws that had been formed in the court to meet the needs of the old party?
Lonely ministers can clear themselves, but once they form a party, they have to be affected by all kinds of obstacles. The people around Han Gang, their words will affect Han Gang himself. If he recommends the old party and then interferes with the country, even the queen mother will not be able to protect him.
So, it's just getting started.