When Wang Anshi was dismissed as Prime Minister, if Lu Huiqing had not supported him, the new law would have been abolished long ago.

In the night, Zhang Yue looked at the blazing bonfire in front of him and added more firewood and fuel.

Thinking of this, he said to Huang Lu: "Anzhong, you have thought of something I didn't think of."

"For those who plan for big things, persistence is more important than hard work, and altruism is more important than self-interest. In fact, when you tell me what big things I want to do, I only have a vague idea, and I just take it one step at a time."

"But you and I both know that if you want to achieve great things, you must choose a replacement. Please help me think about this candidate. First of all, I can't be like Lu Shengong (Lv Yijian) and Fu Zhenggong, who are like their own children and son-in-law.

Even my nephews from the Zhang family are not considered for selection."

Huang Lu was a little surprised after hearing Zhang Yue's words and said: "Zhifu and Zizheng are both extraordinary talents. You don't consider them?"

Zhang Yue thought of Zhang Zhi and Zhang Kai, who were very popular in the court.

From a certain perspective, starting from Zhang Dexiang, Zhang Pin, Zhang Dun, and Zhang Qi, they were all chosen from the same clan to support each other.

Lu Yijian is also the nephew of Lu Mengzheng.

Not to mention the father-son party of Yan Shu, Fu Bi, and Feng Jing, as well as the father-son party of Han Yi and Han Jiang.

These are all political traditions.

But Zhang Yue understood that although Zhang Zhi and Zhang Kai were outstanding, their political views were somewhat out of tune with his own.

The most important thing on this road is to take care of each other and protect future political interests.

But this is not what Zhang Yue is planning. The so-called passing of the mantle from generation to generation is just like DNA. It talks about first-class convergence, that is, replication.

You can be different in some places, but the most important aspect is inheritance.

Just like some ace armies, after years of battles, they still retain the military traditions and styles left by the first military commander.

So why is it said that Wang Anshi is so brilliant? He wrote a book called "New Meanings of the Three Classics" for this purpose.

Most prime ministers are afraid of people losing their temper in the future, but truly far-sighted politicians are guarding against the death of people and the government.

It is easy to prevent people from losing their jobs, but it is difficult to prevent people from losing their political power.

Just think about Zhang Juzheng’s death.

Therefore, if Zhang Yue wants to find this candidate, he must not look for it from his own relatives. This is because you have to give others room and opportunities to improve.

Zhang Yue said to Huang Lu: "When you get to my position, the most important thing is your ambition in this life. Even if you are extremely rich in the future, it will not be beneficial to the country, so you cannot be reconciled."

Huang Lu nodded and said: "A gentleman acts according to his position and does not want to be outside of it."

The two chatted here all night, as if they had returned to the time when they sat and discussed Taoism in Imperial College.

The two of them, who were still college students, were facing the bed, picking their feet and rubbing the thick mud on their bodies, while talking about their ideals and ambitions in life.

Zhang Yue said: "Anzhong, you have changed. You are not as high-spirited as you were back then."

Huang Lu said: "It turns out you haven't changed much."

Zhang Yue smiled, and the two sat there until early morning, watching the sun rise little by little from the horizon.

Zhang Yue walked to the bonfire that was still burning yesterday and woke up the Khitan sumo wrestler.

Zhang Yue said: "Will you follow me back to Bianjing?"

The Khitan man raised his head in confusion, then shook his head and said, "I won't go."

Everyone laughed when they heard this. Zhang Yue smiled and said to each other: "Do you have a Khitan name?"

The man said: "No, I grew up among the Han people. I don't know what the Khitan people are like. I can't speak Khitan language."

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Well, I'll get one for you. If any Khitan people ask about it in the future, just say your name is Xiao Feng!"

The other party thought for a moment and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Sir, for the name!"

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Zhang Yue and Huang Lu returned to Zhending Mansion, and Lu Gongru led the officials and generals from the city to greet them ten miles away from the city.

After Zhang Yue returned to the camp, he explained to the officials who came to congratulate him one by one the follow-up matters of the demarcation between Song and Liao. After speaking, Zhang Yue took out dozens of empty petitions.

This was given to Zhang Yue by the official family before leaving Beijing this time.

An empty-handed lawsuit allowed Zhang Yue to directly appoint officials without being canonized by the emperor. Now there is only half of the lawsuit left. Zhang Yue, based on the principle that he has the right not to waste time and money, rewarded the officials below one by one based on their merits.

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The Xuanfu Division's palace was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

"The eleventh general of Hebei Road, promoted to one rank..."

The generals in the corridor heard a roaring sound in their throats: "Now he has been promoted to the horizontal class. Xu Liu is really a man of great virtue."

One by one, generals or officials walked down from the hall holding imperial edicts that were still ink-stained.

"What kind of official title have you been given?" Everyone came up to ask.

"Ashamed, ashamed!" The other party looked humble, but on his face he looked indescribably proud.

Lu Gongru on the side saw that the empty names in Zhang Yue's hands were disappearing one by one, and he couldn't help but whispered: "My lord, if you do this, I'm afraid the admonishers in the capital will criticize you. Why don't you write a few less."

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "No matter if you write less or more, there will be criticism, but it's not that you have written everything. We will let people talk about it after we return to Beijing."

Lu Gongru sighed and shook his head, thinking that Zhang Yue was the only one who dared to do this. He was a confidant of the official family and had just made great achievements. If he were someone else, he would definitely be charged with bribery of a general.

So most people can only tie their hands and do things by the rules.

Lu Gongru thought to himself that in order to achieve success, it is very important for the monarch and his ministers to be in harmony. Many capable people have failed at this point, and in the end their success failed.

Lu Gongru couldn't help but envy Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue finished writing all the remaining empty names, and those who were rewarded were happy. As for those who were not rewarded, they also hated themselves for not paying attention to national affairs in the first place.

After finishing speaking, Zhang Yue called the officials from the shogunate to his room one by one.

The first person called was Xu Xi.

I finished my errands and returned to Beijing to pay my respects to the Prime Minister.

In addition to the border generals, the shogunate officials recruited by themselves must also be awarded officials and receive rewards.

When Xu Xi saw Zhang Yue, he bowed first. Zhang Yue asked him to take a seat, and then asked with a smile: "I heard that your son is already one month old."

Xu Xi said: "Replying to my husband, it is indeed true. The fortune teller came to the door and said that the dog will be rich and powerful in the future and can be the prime minister. My wife was very happy when she heard it. But I think the prime minister does not matter, it is enough to be a gentleman."

Zhang Yue smiled and said: "That's good."

After saying this, Zhang Yue took a jade Ruyi and gave it to Xu Xi and said: "A gentleman is as good as jade, so I will give this to your son in the hope that he will succeed in the future."

Xu Xi smiled and thanked her.

Zhang Yue said in a casual tone: "Have you been very close to Tong Guan recently?"

Xu Xi was stunned, then nodded and said, "Yes."

Zhang Yue said: "Tong Guan is looking for talents for the government. You are the person who has the longest military skills under my command. I am not surprised that he seeks you."

Xu Xi panicked and wanted to stand up to explain. Zhang Yue patted him on the shoulder and said, "If there is a good way out, just go for it! In addition, I will put in a good word for you in your memorial."

Xu Xi said: "My lord, Tong Guan said that officials like me are determined to level up the Liao Dynasty. I will be of great use in the future. He said that he can introduce me to the officials. But my husband has said several times that I am too determined to stick to the policy."

Take the plunge.”

Zhang Yue was thoughtful after hearing this. He knew that the official wanted to return to the court by himself, which was an attempt to destroy Xia.

However, the official obviously did not appoint him to carry out the extermination of Xia, but planned to let him personally control and make plans from the side.

Therefore, Tong Guan sensed the official's intention, so he looked for Xu Xi from under his own staff, bypassing himself and recommending him to the official.

Of course, Xu Xi also felt that after working under him for many years, he had already learned the skills indistinguishably and was ready to start a career.

Zhang Yue said to Xu Xi: "You and I are both officials' officials, and there is nothing wrong with that. If you can stand out in the future, I will also be happy for you."

When Xu Xi heard this, he immediately bowed down and said, "My husband's kindness in nurturing me will be unforgettable to my students!"

Zhang Yue nodded and said, "You walked the road yourself, I'm just helping you."

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