That evening, in Heyin City, the emperor personally hosted a banquet to entertain seven high-ranking generals, namely Han Shizhong, Li Yanxian, Zhang Jun, Wang Yan, Yue Fei, Wang De, and Lu Xing. There were also constant banquets of all sizes in various places in the city.
After all, no matter whether they are civil officials or military generals, no one can remain calm on personnel issues.
The civil officials naturally formed cliques, engaged in intrigue, and fawned on the emperor; the military generals were also extremely vulgar, calling each other brothers, boasting about their achievements... There was nothing that could be done about it. The legacy from the Jingkang period was still there, and there was the arbitrary addition after the war. It was impossible to expect it to change overnight.
Among them, the Deputy Secretary of the Privy Council, Wan Qixie, was undoubtedly an anti-Jin hero... Who dares to say he wasn't? Moreover, relying on his merits of embracing the dragon flag and following the emperor's family to break through, as expected, he also became a celebrity with an extremely bright political future and was invited countless times.
Those in lower positions wanted to curry favor with him, those in higher positions wanted to win him over, and familiar colleagues wanted to find out from him what the government was doing and doing in Tokyo. He was very popular.
But what is interesting is that faced with various invitations, Wanqi Yuanzhong's choice was somewhat unexpected - he rejected the invitation from Wang Boyan, who was competing for the position of Privy Councilor, and instead accepted the invitation from his colleague Hu Hongxiu on behalf of his father-in-law Wang Shuzhan to attend a private dinner hosted by another Wang.
Wang Shuzhan was a minister of ceremonies before, but because he presented alchemists to Emperor Zhao, he was disliked by Emperor Zhao and was demoted to a commoner. It was not until the Jin army went south that he took the initiative to write a letter to support the Emperor to stay in Nanyang, and was able to restore a little political status, but he was still just a casual official... He was recognized by everyone in Nanyang, and was known as a high-level unlucky person, along with Ye Mengde and Zhao Mingcheng.
However, although Wang Shuzhan was dismissed, he still possessed considerable political power, because although he fell, his relative Zhao Shi? who was far away in Yangzhou did not fall, and it was almost impossible for him to fall, because this man was the Da Zongzheng, the "imperial uncle" of Emperor Zhao. It was he who escorted Empress Dowager Meng to Nanjing, and he had the merit of supporting her to the throne.
Not only that, Zhao Shizhong had impeached Huang Qianshan a long time ago, and his political stance was extremely firm. Coupled with the objective conditions that the Zhao Song royal family's close relatives were wiped out, this person was destined to be an unshakable figure in the political arena.
In addition, Uncle Wang’s son Wang Ruohai, eldest son-in-law Zhao Bufan, and second son-in-law Hu Hongxiu are all young talents that the emperor needs to use, so this old man will have a lot to do in the future!
And this is probably the real reason why Wanqi Xie came here... Firstly, he wanted to hide away in peace and avoid the big trouble of the dispute over the prime minister; secondly, Wanqi Canjun also felt that he had a bright future and it was time to find some low-key and practical connections to consolidate his foundation.
In other words, Wanqi Xie really wanted to make friends this time.
You know what, the effect is amazing.
Although the middleman Hu Hongxiu lacks political acumen, the father and son Wang Shuzhan are typical smart guys with the same political attributes as Wanqi Xie... One side has connections and political foundation, but the leader is in a trough, and strong foreign aid has not returned for the time being, so it is looking for a prominent political ally; the other side is a rising political star but has no political foundation... The two sides are simply a match made in heaven!
So, after a brief conversation and mutual testing, the two sides immediately felt that they had similar interests and entered the alley on the spot. After three rounds of drinking, Wanqi Xie even bowed on the spot, recognizing Wang Shuzhan as his "virtuous uncle" as a peer of Hu Hongxiu and Wang Ruohai, and then sat down to drink again.
At this time, everyone was one family, so Wanqi Xie had no scruples. In addition, the war was tense before, so he gradually became unrestrained and said some things that he would never say at ordinary times: "The emperor is really acting more like a leader now."
"Who says it's not true?" Uncle Wang Zhan smiled and twirled his beard. "But I don't know what specific thing nephew Wanqi is talking about?"
"Everything that happened recently is clear to me." Under the candlelight, Wanqi Xie covered his cup and smiled.
Wang Shuzhan burst into laughter and was about to speak again.
At this moment, Hu Hongxiu, who was somewhat impatient with the banquet, seemed to remember something and suddenly said, "Brother Wanqi, the emperor's poem "Qingyu'an"..."
"That poem 'Qingyu'an' is wonderful!" Wanqi Xie immediately responded solemnly. "This poem itself is wonderful, and the timing of its use is also wonderful... Since the time of Qu Yuan, the emperor has often compared the relationship between the emperor and his subjects to the favor of beauties. That night, after the emperor wrote this poem, I just read it from the side. When I saw 'Suddenly looking back, that person is in the dimming lights', I knew that Zong Zhongwu was going to let go of everything in the past and leave with a happy heart."
"Is this poem meant for the Prime Minister?" Hu Hongxiu was slightly startled. "I thought the Emperor really remembered the past in Tokyo and had a wonderful encounter during the Lantern Festival."
You're amazing!
Everyone present was familiar with Hu Hongxiu, but they still couldn't help but curse him in their hearts.
"At this point, it doesn't matter whether I remember it or not, or whether I lost my memory when I fell into the well." After cursing in his heart, Wanqi Xie continued to sigh. "Even Zong Zhongwu didn't care about the things that happened before the emperor fell into the well because of this word, let alone others?"
"That's right." Uncle Wang Zhan twirled his beard and sighed. "During the journey north, this poem "Qingyu Case" was passed on to the people in the procession, and it caused a sensation. Everyone copied it down. However, it is said that only the gentlemen lost their composure on the spot after hearing it, and then remained silent for a long time, and did not write down the records until the evening. It can be seen that Xianggong Lu and others were still a little envious."
"How can they not be envious?" Wan Qi Xie couldn't help but interrupt with a smile. "However, even if Minister Li knew about this, he would probably be envious."
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