Prime Minister

Chapter 1172 Love Talent

Chapter 1172 Love Talent

Sun Lu still had some merits. In another time and space, Sima Guang wanted to abandon the Hehuang area and asked Sun Lu for advice. After Sun Lu insisted, Sima Guang gave up the decision.

Later, Zhang Dun wanted to recover Hehuang, which was also strongly advocated by the other side.

When conquering Miaochuan, Sun Lu was dismissed for partiality and injustice. In this time and space, Sun Lu's fate took another turn because of Zhang Yue.

Thinking of the word "talent", Zhang Yue couldn't help but open the window, look at the moon and ponder.

What is the key to talent?

Confucianism advocates rule by people. Since it is rule by people, then knowing people and employing them is extremely important. The power and wisdom of a prime minister lies in how he employs people.

He is going to meet an old friend tonight.

Thinking of his interaction with this old friend, Zhang Yue could not help but hum a long poem.

"Wine and song, life geometry!

For example, the morning dew has a lot of suffering.

Generosity should be regarded as generosity, unforgettable worry.

How to relieve worries?Only Dukang.

Green Zijin, Youyouwoxin.

But for your sake, I have been pondering it until now."

Zhang Yueyin brought a fifty-year-old man into the hall under the guidance of Peng Jingyi.

Zhang Yue turned around and met the man's eyes.

The two of them were filled with emotion at once. The other party whispered "Prime Minister".

Zhang Yue stepped forward and helped him up, saying, "Zichun, we haven't seen each other for many years."

The person in front of him was none other than Wang Shao.

Zhang Yue still cannot completely get over the pain of Wang Shao stabbing him in the back when he defected to Wang Anshi.

Although Zhang Yue knew that Wang Shao had ulterior motives, he preferred his talent. If the other party had not won every battle and conquered every city, he would not have been able to help him ascend to the position of governor. Half of the credit for the development of Xihe Road goes to Wang Shao.

Unfortunately, the two of them became strangers after all.

When the emperor conquered Jiaozhi, he intended to use Wang Shao, but gave up because of Zhang Yue's opposition.

Now Wang Shao is fifty years old, and Zhang Yue is almost forty. Thinking of the grievances between them in the past, they have long thought of resolving them. What's more, their three sons, Wang Hou, Wang Cai, and Wang Kuo, are now leading troops to Xihe Road for him and doing things for him. He cannot treat Wang Shao like this.

So Zhang Yue pardoned Wang Shao, ending his nearly ten years of exile and allowing him to return to the capital.

Before this goodbye, Zhang Yue suddenly recalled Cao Cao's Short Song, and his thirst for talent couldn't help but come out from his heart.

Cao Cao promoted people based on their talents throughout his life, so wasn't he also someone who valued and loved talents?

Wang Shao looked at Zhang Yue and said, "Prime Minister, Shun was born in the fields, Fu Yue was raised among the builders, Jiao Ge was raised among the fishermen, Guan Yiwu was raised among the scholars, Sun Shuao was raised in the sea, and Baili Xi was raised in the market.

"When Wang Shao was down and out, he always thought that God would give him a great responsibility, so he regarded himself as such. Later, he met the Prime Minister, who recommended him to be a disciple of Lord Ouyang. He thought that it was his luck that changed, so he met the right opportunity."

"In fact, Wang has completely forgotten the saying that there are many good horses but few good horse trainers."

"Wang compares himself to a thousand-mile horse, but if the prime minister does not appreciate him, he will eventually be humiliated by the hands of slaves and die in the stable, not a thousand-mile horse."

"Wang is ashamed of the Prime Minister, and also ashamed of his own promising body."

Zhang Yue looked at Wang Shao and sighed. At this moment, he couldn't help but think of Wang Anshi's feelings when he was stabbed in the back by Lu Huiqing. He also remembered Sima Qian's vivid description of Liu Bang's feelings of joy and pity when he heard that Han Xin was killed.

The same is true of Zhang Yuezhi and Wang Shao.

The other party was promoted by himself. When Xihe Road was facing difficulties, the two of them shared the joys and sorrows. However, he did not expect that he would be conferred a title after returning to the court, and the two of them would go their separate ways.

In the end, Wang Shao was buried. Without this great general, he had a hard time advancing in Xihe Road and gained a reputation for being only able to fight stupid battles.

Thinking back to the time when the two of them ran thousands of miles side by side to attack Tiandu Mountain and burned down the Western Xia Imperial Palace, that kind of heroic ambition is still vaguely before my eyes, and the blood in my chest is still hot.

Zhang Yue said to Wang Shao: "The court called you back this time so that you can do something for the court again."

Wang Shao heard this and said, "I'm afraid I'm powerless."

"Why?"

Wang Shao lifted his clothes to expose his back, and saw a shocking carbuncle on his back. Zhang Yue was shocked when he saw the carbuncle, which was almost incurable in ancient times.

Zhang Yue said, "It's okay. I have a great doctor named Doctor Qian, who is now teaching medicine at the Imperial College. He will definitely cure Zichun's illness."

Wang Shao straightened his clothes and said, "Thank you Prime Minister for your concern. I have already let go of life and death. Fortunately, my three sons have achieved fame and honor, completing my unfinished ambition to expand the country's territory, restore our Han and Tang territories, and wipe out the bandits."

"I, Wang Shao, have let things go now. I have no regrets in death. I have done justice to my ancestors!"

Wang Shao spoke excitedly here.

Zhang Yue nodded as he watched this scene. After the two sat down, Wang Shao asked, "Prime Minister, you have summoned me to the capital this time, regardless of past grudges. I am very grateful. Even if I am not ill, I am already over fifty years old and cannot fight in battle anymore."

"As for the Prime Minister asking me if Wang Shao has a good plan to pacify the Western Bandits, I would like to think of someone to recommend to the Prime Minister!"

Zhang Yue said happily: "The one who can catch Zichun's eye must not be an ordinary person."

Wang Shao said, "Prime Minister, the reason why you and I were able to achieve the success in Xihe is all thanks to the foresight of this man's father. This man's name is Fan Yu. I wonder if the Prime Minister can remember him?"

Fan Yu.

Zhang Yue certainly remembered and said, "Isn't this man the son of Fan Xiang, the current Imperial Censor?"

Wang Shao nodded and said, "That's right."

Fan Yu's father Fan Xiang is the person that Zhang Yue imitates all the way.

First is Tongyuan Army, which has been renamed Gongzhou today. It was originally called Guweizhai. The imperial court wanted to abandon this place, but it was retained because of Fan Xiang’s strong insistence.

Later, Zhang Yue ordered Wang Shao to station there and recapture the tribes, thus serving as the foundation for the thousand-mile territory along the Xihe Road.

Another thing is that the predecessor of the Jiaoyin Office was the Duyanyuan, which was also established by Fan Xiang and developed by Zhang Yue.

However, Zhang Yue had a bad impression of Fan Yu, who, as a censor, liked to gossip and mentioned Zhang Yue's politics several times. Zhang Yue hated people criticizing his politics the most, but the censor had the responsibility to speak frankly because it was his duty, but all these things were recorded in Zhang Yue's little notebook.

Zhang Yue frowned and said to Wang Shao, "How is Fan Yu?"

Wang Shao said: "This man has inherited all his father's talents, and with the guidance of Zhang Zai, he knows everything about the border affairs of Shaanxi."

Zhang Yue said: "Very good."

His principle in employing people is to employ capable people among acquaintances, and to employ acquaintances among capable people.

But this is the general case...

What is the situation now? It is a conflict between two countries. Once any mistake occurs on the front line, it will have an impact on Zhang Yue's position.

Therefore, the failure of Mingsha City in the two-pronged attack on Xia must never be repeated.

Otherwise, the fragile nerves of those in and out of the Song Dynasty court would definitely collapse.

Small victories accumulate into big ones. The path we are on is one of stability, with phase consolidation as the priority.

Therefore, when hiring people, Zhang Yue must now give more weight to capable people between acquaintances and capable people. Whether they are confidants or not is not a priority consideration. Those who can get things done will be hired first.

That was why he wanted Sun Lu to be the inspector of Qinfeng Road. As for Fan Yuruo, if he really had talent, what should he do?

Ps: This article was first published on Qidian.