Chapter 38 third quarter
However, the opportunity for Cai Jing to counterattack came.
The news of the defeat on May 26 was only three days away, and it reached Tokyo on the morning of the 29th.As usual, Wang Fu of the imperial faction remained calm and tried his best to keep the news under wraps.In unavoidable situations, we are only willing to follow the tune played by Tong Guan, admitting that some small advances and retreats have occurred on the front line, and our army sticks to the position to minimize losses.
On the contrary, Cai Jing's group from the opposition faction learned the truth from Wang Fu's evasive remarks.Then they did the exact opposite of Wang Fu, spread the news as much as possible, and exaggerated the fact that the Western Army on the front line had completely collapsed, and the disaster of war might spread rapidly to Jingxi and Jingdong Road. The degree of danger being threatened.
The border closure issue has always been an excellent handle in partisan struggles, and the opposition parties always want to seize this handle and attack the ruling party wantonly.This has happened a lot throughout history.
Cai Jing and his team knew very well that defeating Wang Fu on this issue of vital interest to everyone would mean Cai Jing's comeback.The current situation in the court is mainly due to the fact that the two factions are changing each other, and the officials have not prepared a third deputy team.The day Wang Fu left the field was the time when the Lord Minister reappeared.Therefore, in their attack propaganda, they particularly emphasized the need to pursue personal responsibility for the defeat, and then to investigate the culprit who launched this war.They solemnly declared that the Prime Minister himself was against this war from beginning to end.If I don't believe it, there are poems to prove it.So they chanted a poem sent by the minister to Cai You:
"One hundred years of vows should be recited deeply, Master Wang in June will rest for a long time."
The implication in the poem is so obvious, does it need any interpretation?
As news of the defeat continued to come in the next few days, Cai Jing's gang gained momentum.It was rumored that the official family had not received Wang Fu for three whole days, and in the edict written by him to Tong Guan, there was also such a very important sentence as "I will never trust you again!"Zhang Di not only personally confirmed these rumors, but also concealed good and promoted evil to maximize the influence.At this time, Cai Jing's subordinates returned to the team one after another, and even the two generals Heng Ha who broke through the door wanted to convert to Buddhism again, fearing that the patriarch would remember the evil in his heart.Refusing to re-enter them into the gate wall.
During this period, Wang Fu could not enter the palace, so he went to Zhang Di's mansion day and night to meet him.There were as many as seven or eight times before and after, all of which were blocked by Zhang Dituo's illness.
Just ten days ago.Zhang Di once used the excuse of being sick, so he didn't go to Xianglan in person to pay respects to the Buddhist ceremony where the grand master recommended his ancestors.Now, he used the same reason to block Wang Fu's drive.Even the name of the disease does not need to be changed. The so-called "one chicken, two meals" is really useful.In fact, has he ever had a little cold, cough, runny nose and thick phlegm?On that day, it happened that Goulong Dayuan, an imperial calligraphy and painting connoisseur, invited him to a private banquet.Goulong Dayuan once presided over the copying and engraving of "Daguan Post" for the official family. He was the private consultant of the official family in this regard. Although he has no official status, he is often seen by the official family. Invitations must never be refused.So Zhang Di left Wang Fu outside the door, and ran to Goulong Dayuan's house to attend the banquet.It was an intimate banquet of a private nature, attended only by a few close acquaintances.A banquet of this nature best suits Zhang Di's appetite in times when the court situation may undergo major changes.He takes a chance.I talked with Tan Zhen, another senior servant:
"Wang Jiangming approached us ten or twenty times. We went our separate ways with Wang Jiangming. We didn't get along well. What's there to talk about when we meet?" Although he was close to Tan Zhen, he deliberately raised his voice to It can be heard clearly by all the guests and hosts at the table.This is the forum where Zhang Di expresses his political views.They have a right to hear it.He made this sentence very clear, without any embarrassment, and then added, "After all, it is necessary to count the masters and grand masters who are experienced in chopping wheel when it comes to important affairs of the court. Wang Jiangming's papaya is not good for food. We have told the officials earlier that we must be careful, otherwise, sooner or later we will suffer from him."
Not a single thing that happened later was not what he expected at the beginning, and he had given various hints and hints to the officials beforehand, but unfortunately the officials did not understand what he meant at the time (the last half of the sentence was stuck in his throat as usual. Here, the listener will experience it for himself).If Zhang Di wasn't such a foresighter, how could he be worthy of being a decent job in front of officials for a long time without making mistakes?
Zhang Di's official art has obviously improved a step further.It occurred to him that there was a big hole that needed to be filled.Before the dinner was over, he hurriedly stood up and said goodbye to the host:
"The day before yesterday, the Grand Master had something to do with Lan, and we were sick at home, so we were not allowed to go to burn incense and pay respects. Today I recovered, so I happened to stop by the Grand Master's mansion to accuse him."
In addition to the open and secret struggles between the above two factions, there was a third force outside the court at this time, and it was the Tai students.Tai students are sensitive to touch and quick to respond, and often play a leading role in public opinion.At this time, the Tai students also inquired about the news of the defeat through various channels, and began to express their opinions.The most common form used by Tai students is to submit the "Book of Ten Thousand Words" to the court without knowing how to cherish the pen and ink, sometimes exceeding ten thousand words, reaching more than 20,000 to 30,000 words.Probably except for them themselves, very few people can finish reading the final chapter.They traced back to the source, attributed the failure of this war to the corruption of the government in recent years, and treated Tong Guan and Wang Fu, who presided over this war, and Cai Jing, who first proposed this war, as punishable. Among the traitors, he regarded them as raccoons of the same feather, and did not take sides in the struggle between the court and the opposition.
Responsibility for defeat is like a light balloon.Now everyone pushes it far away, just like everyone was fighting to win over the right to invent and preside over the war.As usual, Tong Guan pushed the balloon to the teacher's head, and Cai Jing pushed the balloon to Wang Fu, Tong Guan, and even his own son Cai You.But the Tai students did not let Cai Jing go lightly.Within a few days, there was a "disengagement battle" between the front line and the officialdom in Tokyo that was more intense than the battle for front line positions.Of course they all knew that whoever the balloon landed on his head should be unlucky.When the balloon floated gently over his head.He did everything in his power, kicked in the air, and touched the mold to others.After all, Wang Jiangming, who has accumulated rich experience in this area, won the victory, and finally pushed the ball completely to Zhong Shidao.On the eighth day of June, the imperial court declared that he was "talented to kill" and "assisting thieves in conspiracy".
The so-called "talent is easy to kill" means that Zhong Shidao defies the government's edict and initiates arbitrarily provoking quarrels;These two charges seem to be unreasonable, but they are the masterpieces of the officials of the Xuanfu Department. In addition to Wang Fu's magic tricks, they speak clearly and logically, making it difficult for Zhong Shi to explain, so he will be defeated. full responsibility.The main point of this imperial decree is to show that the imperial court's decision to recover Yan and Yun did not change due to the setback in World War I.The war has to go on.Cai You and Tong Guan got rid of all ties and were relaxed and happy. Wang Fu's paper harrier, which was somersaulting in the sky, flew steadily again, and their mercury column on Zhang Di's temperature gauge rose straight again, even higher than before. on the scale.
At the banquet to return gifts to Goulong Dayuan, Zhang Di once again met the gluttonous Tan Zhen. The two were of the same status and each had their own love. When they met, they talked together.
"The old man is trying to make a comeback, and his intentions are not secret, but Wang Jiangming is not easy to provoke." Zhang Di remembered that he had a meeting with Tan Zhen a few days ago and talked about this issue, but he did not remember that conversation at all. the gist of the conversation, or that he sees no need to remember the gist of that conversation.The memory of officials is a special kind of memory. They should remember things that should be remembered, and forget things that should be forgotten.Now, with the indignation of a bystander, he impassionedly cheered Wang Fu up, "Let's see this old bastard rushing in and out these two days, like a fly with its head off, rushing around and bumping into walls everywhere. Where is Wang Jiangming's opponent?"
"Ho... ho," Tan Zhen didn't feel much interest in this topic. At that time, he just stretched his head and neck to pick up a chopsticks of rouge goose breast picked up from a distance, and he had no time to respond to his words.Then I heard Zhang Di's affectionate invitation.
"Tomorrow night, our family will be a small host. We invite Wang Jiangming to come to the banquet in the dormitory. It is inevitable that we will invite my brother to come and support the venue."
"What else is there to say about the two of us!" Tan Zhen pulled his crooked mouth greatly, and laughed loudly, "Brother treats guests, why doesn't my younger brother not be the last one? I'll be there on time tomorrow " A kind of joy from the heart filled his shiny face, showing that he is indeed a gluttonous person who responds to every invitation and always comes.
Tan Zhen also had military qualifications, and like Tong Guan, his hands were stained with the blood of the people. Now that he has been idle for a while, he seems to want to use his gluttonous gluttony to wash away his past sins.What he is really interested in now is eating, and he is not interested in the war against Liao, or the dispute between the king and Cai, and it is even more unexpected that one day he will be involved in that military dispute involuntarily.Now he is busy going to the banquets of various families, whether it is Wang Fu's master, Cai Jing's master, or the neutral faction's master, his task is to convey the rumors and gossips heard in each family's banquets to everyone regardless of each other. Listen, whether he listens happily or frowns.Then he opened his crooked mouth to eat; he ate the delicacies from mountains and seas in the abbot before the table, and the people and horses in the inner Qiji courtyard.
Cai Jing, who did not benefit from the counterattack, followed Zhang Di's example and immediately turned his head around, citing all kinds of evidence to prove that he had always been, and still is, an active supporter of the war against Liao Dynasty, and insisted on his invention rights.If you don't believe me, please read "Revisiting Yan" drafted by him. It is also a large and eloquent article, which can be compared with Yan and Xu's writing.
But what about the poem you sent to your son?That must be a rumor, how can the grand master who is so experienced in seeking the country make such rash remarks?But some people said that the officials also changed two words for that poem with a look of hesitation.That must be even more rumored. How can the government have the time to take care of the remuneration between their father and son?
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