Anyway, that's what I mean.
“What a pity.”
Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, but Prime Minister Wang Boyan sat in his study, staring at a blank piece of paper without moving the entire night. As a result, his newly chosen son-in-law Zhao Boyao and his son Wang Yi also sat there for half the day without enjoying any family meals.
"If you really don't have any other candidate, why not do me a favor or find someone the emperor likes the most to recommend?" Zhao Boyao, who had already been appointed as the magistrate of Ruzhou, hesitated for a moment and looked at the other person carefully. As the ceremony had not been officially completed and the decision had only been made, the new number one scholar only respectfully addressed his future father-in-law as "sir".
"That's not what I meant."
Wang Boyan sighed. "After the Kang Lu and Huang Qianshan case, I have been able to stay in the position of Privy Councilor for a long time, which is already a great favor from the emperor. Now that things have come to this, how could I have the intention of seeking my own support and offending the emperor and my colleagues? But at this moment, I suddenly thought of one person, which is really a pity, so I sigh..."
Zhao Boyao naturally didn't understand, but Wang Yi's heart was slightly moved, and then he realized: "Father, are you feeling sorry for my brother?"
"Yes, if your senior brother were here, his qualifications, knowledge, ability, and character would be a good opportunity to promote him to the position of prime minister..." Wang Boyan nodded slightly, then shook his head. "I still remember that when I was young and poor, I was favored by Magistrate Wang in my hometown. He built a talent hall in the county and asked me to work there as a teacher so that I could supplement my family income. Your senior brother happened to be Magistrate Wang's nephew, so he was specially brought to the small hall to study with me. At that time, some people lamented that this small courtyard would produce two prime ministers in the future... Now I have become the prime minister, but your senior brother is still lingering in the north. I wonder how much suffering he must be going through?"
Zhao Boyao was puzzled for a moment, so he looked at his brother-in-law.
Wang Yi was straightforward: "This man was the main leader of the Jingkang Incident, the Imperial Censor Qin Hui... During the Jingkang Incident, he was captured by the Jin army for maintaining his loyalty."
At this point, Wang Yi paused for a moment, and added, "I don't know much else, but at least when my father sent someone to redeem me last year, he and the many ministers and noble children who followed the two emperors to the north were all unaware of the news."
Zhao Boyao had already been in awe.
This is of course... You have to know that during the Jingkang Incident, it was not just the two emperors and the men and women of the royal family who were captured in the north. Many children of the nobles in Tokyo and many ministers were also abducted by the Jin people at that time.
And these are all tacitly regarded as models of chastity.
What else?
Do we have to treat him as a traitor to the Song Dynasty?
Among these captured ministers, some of the more radical ones knew what the Jin people were like and ended their lives early, such as Liu Qian, the father of Liu Ziyu, who was the chief secretary of the Privy Council; some of them had held on to a glimmer of hope before, but found out they were deceived after entering the Jin camp and chose to die for their country, such as Li Ruoshui, the brother of Hanlin scholar Li Ruopu; but those who remained loyal to their loyalty, bowed their heads and followed the two emperors in the hunt to the north were undoubtedly loyal ministers!
If this is not considered a loyal minister, then what is Zhang Shuye, who was captured and died in Baigou? How to define him?
Does it mean that only those who died before the national border are considered loyal ministers, and those who died after crossing the border or those who never died are traitors of the Song Dynasty?
Those who stayed behind don't have the face to say such things.
Moreover, before Qin Hui left, he was a recognized leader of the pro-war faction. When the Jin army demanded to cede land and the ministers could not agree, Emperor Yuansheng asked all officials in the capital to gather for a public discussion. More than 30 people headed by Qin Hui firmly opposed it. On the contrary, more than 70 people headed by Fan Zongyin, the Secretary of the Central Secretariat, who is now sitting safely in the capital and seems to have a bright future, expressed their agreement.
Afterwards, Qin Hui was promoted to Chief Censor, which further solidified his status as the leader of the young and vigorous faction that advocated war.
That’s not all. After the Jingkang Incident, the two emperors were detained in the Jin camp. It was Ma Shen (now the governor of Hubei), a censor under Qin Hui, who initiated the movement. Many loyal officials jointly requested the Jin people to release the Zhao and Song clan members and continue to make the Zhao family the emperor. The leaders were Qin Hui and Zhang Shuye.
This is an even greater achievement and proof of loyalty.
It can be said that as long as there is no news of this kind of person's surrender, he will be a role model for young scholars all over the world.
Coming back to the present, Wang Boyan thought of his beloved disciple suffering in the north, and of his unyielding character during the Jing Kang period, and he almost cried... If this person were still alive, why would the emperor bring people like Zhang Jun and Hu Yin as his confidants, and why would he be so helpless?
Even for the sake of the national situation, it should be three points better, right?
However, doesn’t this mean that the person has not returned? Doesn’t this mean that we don’t know whether he is alive or dead?
But no matter what, things had to be done, so after mourning for a long time, Wang Shuxiang finally calmed down and prepared candidates... He picked up a pen and wrote many names one after another on a piece of white paper on the desk in front of him.
The first one was Chen Gui, the Minister of War and the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture;
The second one was Li Guang, the Chief Censor;
The third one is Zhu Shengfei, the Minister of Rites;
The fourth was Wang Shu, the new Minister of Justice who had returned from Guanxi;
The fifth is Zhang Jun, the former Chief Censor and current Transport Commissioner of the Five Routes of Bashu;
The sixth one is Zhao Ding, the transport commissioner of Lianghuai;
The seventh is Ma Shen, the governor of Hubei;
The eighth is Lin Qi, the Minister of Revenue;
The ninth is Liang Yangzu, the Jiangnan Shipping Commissioner and Supervisor of Tea and Salt Affairs in Southeast China;
The tenth one is the Hanlin scholar Lin Jingmo;
The eleventh one is Fan Zongyin, a senior official in the Secretariat;
The twelfth is Liu Ziyu, a senior official of the Privy Council, the head of the Ministry of Personnel and the chief imperial secretary;
The thirteenth one was Yan Xiaozhong, the prefect of Nanyang Prefecture;
The fourteenth is Lu Xing, a senior general, Yue Fei’s former superior and Zong Ze’s former subordinate…
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