Chapter 165: Han Yuan Pai Tianlang (Part 2)

As Wei Ye made his debut, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense, and stolen voices came one after another. What everyone was surprised was not that Wei Ye asked Zhang Huan himself, but his attitude. Many people still remembered that on the fifth day of the first lunar month last year, it was also in the same place and the same person. Wei Ye angrily asked Cui Yuan why he did not save Kaiyang County. At that time, the Wei and Zhang families came together, but only a year later, everything seemed to have undergone dramatic changes. Wei Ye actually asked Zhang Huan why he wanted to deny the proposal of the prime minister, which made people sigh that things in the world were impermanent. Is this the so-called decision of interests?

So, speculation that the Cui and Wei families were about to form an alliance slowly spread in the hall. The news came so suddenly that everyone was shocked. Even people who were not familiar with each other couldn't help but exchange glances, joy, surprise, worry, and disdain.

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All kinds of eyes were intertwined, and they were extremely surprised by the dramatic changes between the two life and death rivals.

Yuan Zai, the ruling of the Ministry of Rites standing on the right side of the hall, was also shocked. Unlike others, he guessed that the unknown transaction between Cui and Wei must have been reached for the Minister of Rites. Under Cui Yuan's temptation, Wei Yan agreed to support Cui Yuan in obtaining the Minister of Rites. This must be the case. However, Yuan Zai could not have imagined what kind of transaction they had reached.

Gradually, Yuan Zai's thoughts returned to his eyes. He looked at Zhang Huan with some concern. None of the civil and military officials in the court had made any progress in this matter. Everyone knew that Cui Yuan handed over the third reading of the Minister of Rites to his subordinates, but he personally announced the new rules of the party Yin. This shows how much he valued this matter. Don't he know Cui Yuan's real intention of giving Wei Qing the position of the position of the Minister of the Home and Guest Officer?

He was the only one who was a little governor of Pianzhou, who was still a little tender! Is it inevitable that this matter would be passed? Perhaps Yuan Zai was also the son-in-law of the Zhang family, or perhaps because Zhang Huan's words opened a door to him yesterday, he felt grateful to Zhang Huan, but he was also a fifth-rank official, and there was no room for him to speak in this hall.

Just as Yuan Zai was thinking about it, the dispute between Zhang Huan and Wei Er was gradually becoming sharp.

"Governor Zhang, you are also from a noble family, so you should know that the major aristocratic families have unlimited their strength in cultivating their children. Qinghe Academy, Guangling Academy, Beidu Academy, Xiangyang Academy, and Longyou Academy are not top academic institutions in the Tang Dynasty. Children of aristocratic families have to study and learn to read from the age of five. Have they not had ten years of hard work? Are they all ignorant playboys?"

Speaking of this, Wei Yan snorted heavily and also turned to the civil and military officials in the court: "Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, talented people have emerged in the past, but most of the officials with excellent performance come from famous families. This is because they have been influenced by their parents since childhood and have had a good family environment since childhood. Therefore, when they grow up, they are better than ordinary people in terms of doing things and dealing with people. The Prime Minister has formulated this new family system today to allow more outstanding children from aristocratic families to enter the political arena and serve the prosperity of our Tang Dynasty."

Zhang Huan was not moved by his words, but smiled, slowly walked to Yuan Zai, stared at him and said, "Yuan Langzhong, you are the chief examiner of this year. Can you tell me how many students from the seven major families participated in the imperial examination this year?"

"About 200 people?" Yuan Zai replied without thinking: "To be precise, there are 214 people, of which the Pei family has the largest number of children, with fifty-five people."

Zhang Huan nodded, walked to Cui Yu again and said, "Shilarious Minister Cui, can you tell me how many of these 77 new families of aristocratic families who have entered the officialdom are from Jinshi, and how many of them have participated in this year's imperial examination?"

Cui Yu's face sank, but he ignored him.

"Maybe I have asked too much about this. Do you still need a junior college student to pass the imperial examination? Why do you need a junior college student again if you get the imperial examination?" Zhang Huan laughed sarcastically, and suddenly raised his tone and looked at Wei Yan and said, "Shangshu Wei, you always say that the disciples of aristocratic families are excellent. Why don't they take the imperial examination to prove their excellence? Is it because their talent and knowledge in their hearts are far higher than those of the Jinshi of the Tang Dynasty who are disdainful to take this low-level provincial examination? Or are they not at all afraid to show their ugliness in the examination hall, and they can only use the glory of their parents to climb into the officialdom? If these seventy-seven disciples of aristocratic families are as excellent as Shangshu Wei said, and have become a sixth-rank official, then good! Now I'll ask them to take the exam and let us take a look at their literary talent and elegance!"

Zhang Huan's words were loud and loud, and the hall was filled with excitement. There were those who hated each other, but there were more people who praised him. His words suddenly tear open the fig leaf of the door shade. The so-called door shade was just a means for children from aristocratic families to fail the Jinshi exam and use their privileges to enter the officialdom.

"Enough!" Pei Jun, who had been silent all the time, suddenly stood up. He angrily scolded Zhang Huan: "How long have you been an official and knows how much official matters, you dare to roar in Hanyuan Palace. If the new rules of the door are enforced, there will naturally be the empress dowager. You are a minor official in the province. It's not your turn to talk too much, so let me go!"

He was scolding Zhang Huan, but Cui Yuan next to him suddenly shrank his pupils, 'The Empress Dowager is in charge!' What a Pei Jun, who took this opportunity to pull Cui Xiaofu out, trying to make things complicated. He turned around and looked at Cui Xiaofu, and saw Cui Xiaofu nodding with a smile, "Pei Xiangguo is right. The Ai family should consider this matter carefully and will give a conclusion."

The pattern of the court suddenly changed subtly. At this moment, countless thoughts flashed through Cui Yuan's heart. This was obviously a tit-for-tat measure that Pei Jun took when he saw Wei Yan's preference for him. If Cui Yuan wants to form an alliance with Wei Yan, then I will send power back to the empress dowager and let the empress dowager control you everywhere. For a moment, Cui Yuan's heart became nervous. He had realized that this matter was not just as simple as discussing the new rules of the people's yin. If a poor handling was done well, it would trigger a huge change in the power structure of the court.

At this moment, Chu Xingshui, who had been silent all the time, suddenly stood up and smoothed out: "Although Governor Zhang spoke a little too quickly, he thought he was considering the Tang Dynasty's country. The starting point was good. Pei Xiangguo should not blame him too much."

As he said that, he smiled at Cui Yuan again and said, "Since the empress dowager needs time to consider this matter, it's better to stop working for half an hour for a while. What does Cui Xiangguo think?"

Cui Yuan looked at Chu Xingshui with a smile on his face, then looked at Zhang Huan with a sneer. He realized something and laughed: "Shangshu Chu's proposal is very timely, and everyone is tired of standing. Let's wait for half an hour for the time being."

With the bell ringing, the hall supervisor announced that the court would be dispersed for half an hour. Cui Xiaofu looked at Pei Jun deeply and hugged the little emperor who was about to wake up to the back hall. After the empress dowager and the emperor left, the ministers in Hanyuan Hall began to walk towards the Dragon Tail Road outside the hall in groups of three or three.

Cui Yuan stood aside and saw the slight changes in Cui Xiaofu's eyes. He smiled coldly in his heart. Seeing that Pei Jun was about to leave, he hurriedly took a quick step and called him, "Pei Xiangguo has free time, why don't we go and have a cup of tea together?"

Seeing Choi Yuan’s sincere smile, Pei Jun nodded and said, “It’s rare to take a break for a while, so let’s go together!”

According to general procedures, the short rest time in the Great Court is to conduct emergency consultations for the cabinet to clarify some controversial topics in the Great Court. Today's Great Court should be like this. The new rules of the People's Yin were impacted by the turmoil caused by Zhang Huan, which obviously resonated with most court officials. How to modify it and how to reduce the strength of the rebound are all issues that urgently require the cabinet to consult, but the two prime ministers seem to ignore the seriousness of the problem and actually go to have tea together.

Several Shangshu who were waiting were smiling when they saw this, and left with the ministers. Only Wei Yan stared at Cui Yuan's back tightly, and a resentful look ejaculated in his eyes.

Zhang Huan left Hanyuan Palace, and he kept greeting people all the way, with a humble voice, but also kept passing by him and snorting heavily.

Half an hour is equivalent to an hour in later generations. It is not long. The officials in the Daming Palace all returned to their offices to rest. Most of the officials' offices are in the imperial city or outside the country. They have nowhere to go, so they gather in front of Danfengmen Square to enjoy the late winter sunshine or chat. The topic is naturally the new family system that has caused a huge wave today. It is no wonder that it is related to everyone's personal interests and no one will ignore it.

"Shibalang takes a slow step!"

Zhang Huan originally planned to go to Chuxingshui to rest for a while, but Zhang Potian behind him stopped him. The nearly two hours of court meeting not only did not make him tired, but instead saw a long-lost smile on his face.

Zhang Potian kept watching coldly. At first, he saw Zhang Huan rashly opposing Cui Yuan, and he was a little worried about him. But as the matter developed, as Wei Ye stepped forward to refute, he slowly saw some clues. Things would never be that simple. Sure enough, when Pei Jun suddenly stepped forward to scold Zhang Huan and dragged the queen mother into the water, Zhang Potian finally understood that this was a trap designed by Zhang Huan and Pei Jun. Even if Wei Ye didn't stand up, Zhang Huan would use Wei Qing to rank first among the 77 people to provoke Wei Ye. It seems that many unknown things must have happened behind them, otherwise why would Wei Ye suddenly turn to Cui Yuan?

"When will you go back to Wuwei?" Zhang Potianxiang talked to Zhang Huan calmly as he talked to him.

"Reply to the fourth uncle, my nephew will be arranged to report his work tomorrow and prepare to return to Wuwei in two days."

Zhang Potian smiled and suddenly asked again: "I heard that Zhang Can did a military service in your place, is there any such thing?"

Zhang Huan nodded slightly. He didn't understand what Zhang Potian said, but judging from his current tone and the complexion on his face, he was very different from when he first met in the morning. Could it be that his heart was gradually revived when he witnessed a struggle in the court meeting?

I thought so, but Zhang Huan didn't dare to say it out loud, for fear that Zhang Potian would not be able to turn against him, so he had to smile without saying anything, and wait for him to continue to say the following words.

Sure enough, Zhang Potian was silent for a moment, and with his hands behind his back, he sighed a little: "Go and tell Zhang Can, so that he must not be discouraged. Although the Zhang family has been defeated, the people are still there. As long as he insists on his belief in revival, he will definitely revive the Zhang family one day."

After saying that, he glanced at Zhang Huan deeply, bowed to him slightly, and laughed to the sky and left.

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Chapter completed!