Under the tall eaves of the palace.

Zhang Yue could see to the end at a glance, countless fish bowl lanterns hanging high on the top of the hall. This was the place where he was awarded the title after winning the first prize.

From Jiayou's sixth year to the present, fifteen years have passed, almost sixteen years.

This is exactly the time it takes for a baby to grow into an adult.

When he first became an official, he stood outside the palace, with the backs of Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu, Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo, and Wang Anshi far away, the long wings on his official hat swaying left and right, and the wide-sleeved robes swinging.

Standing here, Zhang Yue waited for the illusion that everything he looked at was the past.

What I learned in one year in the court was equivalent to three years abroad.

This is the place where the best people in the world are. You can't find so many elites anywhere in the world.

From a historical perspective, six of the eight great families of the Tang and Song dynasties served as officials in the same dynasty as him.

At that time, I regarded them as elders.

Now that he has held power for many years, his position as ruler has given him a state of mind that can be controlled freely. Zhang Yue stood there calmly, bathing in the sunshine. Even the emperor's chamberlain beside him lowered his head and held his breath.

Not to mention that Li Qingchen, who was also a civil servant, was very respectful and acted with the eyes of his prime minister at all times.

As Xuan Zan announced his name for the second time, Zhang Yue held the wat tablet in his hand, lightly lifted the corner of his robe, crossed the threshold, and walked into the hall.

Arriving at the Golden Palace, Zhang Yue bowed and paid homage.

The official personally went down the steps to help Zhang Yue and looked at him for a while and said: "Zhang Qing still has the same style, no different from when he left the capital a year ago."

Zhang Yue raised his head and looked at the official's frosty temples, and said somewhat unbearably: "Your Majesty, I have forgotten this."

After saying this, Zhang Yue presented the letter of credence written by Emperor Yelu Hongji of the Liao Kingdom. The letter of credence contained information about this negotiation.

The credential was written in Chinese and Khitan, and the officials were very happy after reading it.

The official immediately asked his chamberlain to issue an edict to Zhang Yue. In fact, the content was to praise Zhang Yue for his contribution to controlling the Liao Dynasty. However, due to the "diplomatic relations" between the two countries, they could not at least say anything in person, otherwise it would be true.

Therefore, the edict praised Zhang Yue for his many years of assisting the government.

Officials consider what they say in private for fear that others will not hear it, so they must issue it to the world in the form of an imperial edict.

The clear and clear voice of the edict sounded catchy and spread out through the main hall and then through the square, lingering over the palace.

It will be seen in Di Bao and Chao Bao the next day.

The people from all over the world can read it and confirm that we have a husband in the Song Dynasty.

Of course, what is given to you may be taken back in the future.

Many emperors are as good as wearing a pair of trousers when using you, but they don't even blink when they fall out with you.

But at least the emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty rarely treated ministers like this.

After the edict was promulgated, Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty is so generous that I cannot bear it! It is all thanks to your Majesty's strategizing in Beijing and his sincere treatment of his ministers that we were able to retreat the 300,000-strong Liao army."

"What's more, Yelu Hongji, the Lord of the Liao Dynasty, only temporarily accepted the mediation with the Xia Dynasty. Whether he intends to stop going south from now on is still open to question. If he comes back after a few years, it will be the sin of the minister."

Officials can use edicts to praise you in public, but Zhang Yue always understands that the credit belongs to the Lord, and at the same time, words cannot be full of praise.

Always remember to be modest and prudent. Once you are born in an officialdom, you will have to walk on thin ice at all times.

The official said: "The Lord of Liao will not be able to come after the new year. If he wants to come, he will have to wait until the next autumn or the year after next. By that time, Jiaozhi will be leveled, and I will have no worries about visiting the south. I am calling you back to the capital to do it in the future."

Daily consultation on state affairs."

After a pause, the official said to the servant: "Give me a seat!"

The chamberlain immediately moved a high chair and placed it next to the official throne. This person was three feet closer to the emperor than when Zhang Yue paid homage to the privy deputy last year.

This is a further step towards the treatment of a confidant.

Zhang Yue still held the scepter and said: "I am sincerely afraid of this!"

The more the emperor treats you with sincerity, the more he must be polite. Only in this way can he maintain his wealth and honor and his holy family will not decline.

Zhang Yue sat down with his butt half on the brocade mattress, and then told the emperor that Zhang Yue was no longer the scholar who had to consider and report repeatedly in response to national policies during the imperial examination.

At the same time, Zhang Yue also realized that the emperor now had his own mature opinions and his own set of theories for governing the country and ensuring peace, and he no longer applauded everything he said in the past.

Haven’t you seen that today’s officials can’t even fool Wang Anshi?

The official signaled the servants to step aside, knowing that the emperor and his ministers had something private to say, and then immediately dropped a shocking news.

"I am determined to change the Yuan Dynasty. What do you think?"

After Zhang Yue heard what the official said, his heart trembled. His first reaction was to ask indifferently: "Your Majesty, do you plan to change it next year?"

But after thinking about it, Zhang Yue immediately stood up from his chair with a happy face and said: "I congratulate Your Majesty for finally making this decision!"

The officials were very happy when they heard this. What does it mean to be a minister of humiliation? This is it.

Whenever the official family makes any important decisions or plans, the two of them can always get along well.

What is the purpose of changing your name? It's a bit like changing your online name. There are new changes in your relationship, you have a breakthrough in your life thinking, or you just change your mood.

The emperor's change of Yuan Dynasty is of even greater significance.

For example, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there was one yuan and one emperor. For example, Emperor Wanli has been emperor for more than 40 years and has always been referred to by the title of Wanli. This is no problem.

The only brother who experienced the Tumubao Incident had two reign titles, which means he became emperor twice.

But the Song Dynasty was different. Emperor Renzong used nine.

Among the more classic era names, Shaosheng and Chongning were the era names used by Zhezong and Huizong respectively to express their intention to inherit Shenzong's Xifeng rule. They were also the first-class forms of announcement to the world.

Seeing that Zhang Yue understood what he meant, the official said deliberately: "Renmiao has been in power for forty-two years and has used nine reign names. Now that it is the ninth year of Xining, it is time for a change."

Zhang Yue, of course, responded to the official's wishes and said: "Your Majesty, I remember that during the more than a hundred years of the dynasty, the reign name has never exceeded nine years. For example, in the ninth year of Kaibao, it was changed to Taiping Xingguo, and in the ninth year of Taiping Xingguo, it was changed to Yongxi, Dazhong

The ninth year of Xiangfu was changed to Tianxi, the ninth year of Qingli was changed to Huangyou, the ninth year of Jiayou was changed to Zhiping, but the ninth year of Tiansheng was changed to Mingdao."

The officials were happy after hearing this. What do you mean by a trusted minister? The emperor said one thing. As the prime minister, I will find theoretical support for you and bring out the previous data to make sure there are sufficient reasons.

The official added: "There is another purpose. If you go to nine, you will have regrets when you are strong. Nine is the number of Yang. This is the reason why Emperor Taizu set it, so that his descendants can follow it."

"So I want to change Yuan Fang to mean that everything goes around and everything is renewed."

Zhang Yue understood what the official meant after hearing it.

The Xining Reform has entered its ninth year, but it has also reached its peak and then declined. Some things must be changed.

The situation of changing the Yuan Dynasty is usually that a new emperor ascends the throne and the emperor takes charge personally. This represents a change in power.

Taking the reign title of Huizong of the Song Dynasty as an example, the reign title of Jianzhong Jingguo when he first ascended the throne was to adopt a posture of wooing both the old and the new parties. I am neither left nor right, and I mean to walk in the middle.

Later, when I changed my name to Chongning, it was to recall Xining's government and to support the new party.

The reform of Yuan Zhenghe has softened the attitude towards the old party. You two parties should stop fighting back and forth and calm down for a while.

Just as Zhang Yue repeatedly advised officials to personally preside over major political affairs and personally preside over the reform. Now changing the Yuan Dynasty means that the emperor takes over the baton from the second government and personally presides over the reform.

Therefore, when officials asked Zhang Yue about his plan to change the Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Yue immediately stood up and agreed, without mentioning that he had persuaded the emperor to personally preside over the reform.

But the officials must be well aware of this.

In the hearts of the officials, Wang Anshi was different from Zhang Yue. After all, Wang Anshi was an old minister, almost his own teacher. For the emperor who was becoming more and more powerful and full of wings, the conflicts and contradictions between the two sides were deepening day by day.

Today's officials no longer allow such a person to be in the position of a teacher, dictating to themselves and telling you how to do everything.

This matter evolved into other dynasties and turned into the murder of Lu Buwei by Qin Shihuang. There are too many such examples throughout the ages.

But in the Song Dynasty, you don't have to worry. You won't kill the donkey after you take off the grinding wheel, and you will be provided with care for your old age so that you can have a good death.

However, in the hearts of the officials, the countdown to Wang Anshi's dismissal must have begun, and the people below selected those who had been kind to Zhang Yue. Of course, the officials had long forgotten that they had studied under Zhang Yue before he became the prince.

Regarding calligraphy, it’s a shame that Seventeenth Mother didn’t let Zhang Yue be the emperor’s nominal teacher.

After establishing this fact, the officials decided to take a step closer to the second fact.

The official said: "I plan to launch an army to destroy Xia in two years. What do you think?"

Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, please tell the truth. This matter should be discussed in the long run."

Guan Jia said: "I can't wait. My health has been poor these years. Last year I lost a big tooth. Now the one on the right is loose. It can be said that my hair on the temples has faded."

Zhang Yue took a look at Guan Jia's face and knew that no normal person would have such sunken eye sockets and a pale face. This was all due to poor rest and overthinking.

Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty is in the prime of life and is about to stay in power for thousands of years. Why do you say this? I would like to ask your Majesty to save your time and think less. As for the matter of summer control, you can slow down..."

The official said quickly: "Zhang Qing, I can't wait. What are the goals of these ten years of reform? The national treasury has become increasingly full. It is no longer as embarrassed as when I first came to the throne. Now the imperial court can hoard enough troops of 300,000 in Shaanxi."

The food and grass provided for a year are used to conquer the summer and wash away the humiliation of Ren Temple!"

"I have thought about this matter day and night, and have never let it go since I took the throne. You also said that I will be the master of ZTE in the future."

Zhang Yue was silent after hearing this. The official's ambition was irresistible, and it seemed that no one could persuade him.

Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, I think that in order to conquer Xia, one is to continue to reduce its national power, and the other is to wait for changes in the country. The two are indispensable."

The official said: "I know, don't worry, I won't rush for success this time. But my health is getting worse day by day. I seem to be suffering from the late emperor's disease. Sometimes I feel dizzy when I get angry."

Zhang Yue thought to himself, is this symptom high blood pressure?

The official asked, "How are you doing, Qing Zhang?"
To be continued...