After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

After the new emperor Zhao Zonghao ascended the throne, he held a total of three grand court meetings.

The first time was when Emperor Renzong passed away and the new emperor Zhao Zonghao ascended the throne. He then offered sacrifices to the ancestors of heaven and earth and decided on a reign title.

The second time was when the central government agencies were being arranged, which triggered a struggle for the position of "Three Envoys". This was the first time that the Han Party surfaced and had a conflict with the new emperor.

The third time was about the salt industry issues and salt tax verification matters arising from the Qingbai salt among the various indemnities after the second peace negotiation between Song and Xia.

This was the second conflict between the Han Party and the new emperor. Due to the presence of a series of related political leaders such as the Zhongshu Menxia, ​​hundreds of officials from both the government and the opposition came forward to submit memorials.

This time it can be said to be the largest-scale conflict between the emperor and his subjects, and all of this was the work of Han Ming who was watching the show silently.

Faced with the new emperor Zhao Zonghao's eagerness to take power and purge the powerful ministers, Han Ming joined forces with a number of political bigwigs and gave the other party a "show of strength" that the feudal emperor absolutely could not tolerate!

In response to this, Zhao Zonghao turned his attention to the various old-school nobles within Bianliang, hoping to use their power to compete with Han Ming and even expel the influence of the North Korean Party.

Therefore, after the third grand court meeting, Zhao Zonghao asked his own queen, the former Princess Yong, to start the strategy of besieging Wei to save Zhao.

On the surface, he entertained the families of nobles in Bian Jing, but secretly he kept complaining about the wanton behavior of Han Ming and others.

Zhao Zonghao even acted out a sad story, going to Empress Dowager Cao to sue Han Zhang and others, abusing his power and threatening the emperor.

After all, Cao was a woman who fought her way out of the harem and secured the position of empress during Emperor Renzong's reign.

She saw clearly the problems of the new emperor Zhao Zonghao and court officials such as Han Zhang.

They were well aware that Zhao Zonghao had touched the interests of these new and old ministers on some issues, and at the same time they were a little dissatisfied with Zhao Zonghao's willful behavior and arbitrary changes to the policies of the previous emperor.

Han Ming was raised by Renzong and Cao, and his marriage to Yu Yanran was personally arranged by the late emperor and Cao.

In order to assist Emperor Renzong in balancing the various forces within the court, three generations of the Han family chose to voluntarily delegate power.

At the end of Renzong's reign, Han Zhang tried not to get too involved in government affairs, as most of these affairs were handled by Fu Yanguo.

Han Shipu, as the judge of Kaifeng Prefecture and the judge of the Salt and Iron Department of the Three Departments, a figure equivalent to a half-step prime minister, also took the initiative to withdraw from the central government and was transferred to Daming Prefecture. He has been guarding the north ever since.

Han Ming even started a legendary court quarrel mode, and was "demoted" to the northwest by Renzong to guard the border between Song and Xia.

At that time, Han Ming was immersed in the joy of having a son, and left his family to go to Shaanxi.

Renzong saw all of this, the Cao family saw it, and the entire royalist party saw it.

The new emperor Zhao Zonghao was able to successfully inherit the throne thanks to Han Ming's advice.

However, due to the previous emperor's tacit approval of the development of the Han Party, Zhao Zonghao felt constrained everywhere after he ascended the throne.

This was mostly due to the talents recruited by the former Prince Yong's party, all of whom were old-school aristocrats in the upper echelons of the court.

Their basic political proposition is to maintain the status quo, govern peacefully, and not touch their root things such as land, taxes, population, etc.

Emperor Renzong had tried this during the Qingli New Deal, but was crushed by these so-called old-school people.

Han Ming's appearance was to start a second round of testing and fighting with these old factions.

Before Prince Yong came to the throne, this absolutely irreconcilable contradiction was not prominent. After he ascended the throne, this problem became the reality before him.

In the original drama, the Empress Dowager's idea was to preserve the various political achievements of the previous emperor, which came into conflict with reformists such as Zhao Zongquan.

Then in the time and space when Han Ming appeared, he changed Emperor Renzong's mind and changed his last wish to "reform and strengthen the country."

Then the Empress Dowager Cao's thoughts also changed, and she became a supporter of the new policy.

Therefore, she was dissatisfied with the new emperor Zhao Zonghao's repeated suppression of court officials and attempts to hinder the Song Dynasty's "reforms and changes".

Although Zhao Zonghao's crying made Cao feel helpless, she could not just watch the conflict between the monarch and her ministers escalate.

One day, Empress Dowager Cao hosted a banquet for the families of the Han Party in Bian Jing, including Yu Yanran, the Sheng sisters, the wife of the Wang family, the wife of the Sima family, and others.

No one knows how the meal went, but afterwards, the Han Party members did not choose to exaggerate some minor military and political issues and continue to oppose the new emperor Zhao Zonghao.

For a moment, the sky above Bianjing was sunny again, making people feel that the so-called dispute was over.

At the end of July, after sorting out the affairs of the Salt and Iron Administration and handing over the work, Zhao Ceying, the Prince of Pu, Shaoqing of the Zongzheng Temple, and Judge of the Salt and Iron Administration, officially packed his bags and prepared for inspection.

In order to better handle local affairs and thoroughly investigate the salt tax, Sheng Changbai from the Taichang Liyuan and Liang Han from the Duzhisi were sent as Zhao Ceying's deputies at the suggestion of Han Zhang, Zeng Mingzhong and others.

Finally, at Han Ming's instruction, his immediate superior, Privy Councilor Zhang Sheng, also dealt a harsh blow to the new emperor Zhao Zonghao.

Zhang Sheng requested that Gu Tingye, the deputy commander of the Palace Front Division, lead troops to protect Zhao Ceying and his entourage, and that he use the tax inspection as an opportunity to reorganize the local military forces.

In fact, this was the first step of Han Ming's "reform", which was to reorganize local finances and promote the reform of the Xiang army.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this greatly increases the danger of the matter.

On July 28, Zhao Ceying and his party were ready to set off. Their first target was the Huainan River Basin. After all, the salt industry in Jianghuai was extremely developed.

Han Ming, Prince Pu Zhao Zongquan and others also personally saw him off at the South City Gate that day.

"I find that working under you is a never-ending process."

"Can't you just let Miss Sheng Liu and I finalize our marriage first?!"

Gu Tingye looked at the smiling Han Ming with some helplessness, while Nanny Chang beside him couldn't help laughing.

"Be at ease, what's yours will eventually be yours, you can't run away."

"I think Sixth Miss doesn't feel the same way about you as others. Since Zecheng, me, Yanran, and Sister Hualan are guaranteeing you, the old lady will also listen to her granddaughter."

"Then, what remains is to test your sincerity and honesty."

"Plus, you've rescued Shi En so many times, so this relationship is guaranteed."

Han Ming elaborated on Gu Tingye's advantages in detail.

"Why don't you tell me that I used to have a bad reputation? Even though most of it had nothing to do with me, I took the blame for so many things that my reputation has become so bad!"

Gu Tingye felt a little headache thinking about his disadvantages.

"You can't think like that. Yuan Ruo is still a modest gentleman who keeps himself clean. He still failed the girl's feelings."

"You can't just look at the surface of things like this. If you really care about her, even if you make a thousand mistakes, she won't care."

Han Ming's words made Gu Tingye fall into silence.

"Then let me ask you, are you sure you want Sheng Minglan?"

Han Ming asked with burning eyes.

"Of course, I'm sure of it!"

Gu Tingye answered without hesitation.

"Have you thought about it?"

"Think about it!"

"constant?"

"Absolutely unchanged!"

"Then is there anything you need to convey before you leave?"

Han Ming's question startled Gu Tingye and made him feel a little embarrassed.

"She lived a difficult life, always trapped by the rules of etiquette between legitimate and illegitimate children, and therefore always suffered grievances and had to give in everywhere."

"I know she's been smart and insightful since she was young, but that's why she never dared to step out of line."

"She's not satisfied, she's not happy. I understand all of that, I understand why..."

Gu Tingye's words became heavier, as if he was thinking of the clever little girl he met when he was young.

"Please tell her this: From now on, I will be the boss among men, and she will be the boss among women!"

Gu Tingye said this with a firm look in his eyes, then turned around and was about to mount his horse.

"Why don't you say it in front of me?" A sweet and innocent voice sounded from behind Han Ming.

Then, under Han Ming's half-smile and Gu Tingye's surprised gaze, Sheng Minglan stood tall and graceful in a light blue dress, accompanied by Yu Yanran and Sheng Hualan.

"I...I just didn't think you would come."

Gu Tingye smiled, with endless joy in his eyes.

"If other people hear these words, they will laugh."

Sheng Minglan hesitated for a moment, then seemed to have made up her mind. She took light steps and walked in front of Gu Tingye.

"I don't know if I can find someone serious enough to pass on the message..."

Sheng Minglan's words gave Han Ming a direct 10,000-point critical hit, and then he smiled helplessly with his hands spread out.

"Well, it seems that I am really unpopular."

"Okay, let's not disturb the young couple!"

Yu Yanran has also learned to tease others over the years. After giving Sheng Minglan a meaningful look, she pulled Han Ming, who was looking gossipy, away.

Gu Tingye touched his nose with a wry smile, and was a little dazed when looking at Sheng Minglan's pretty face.

"What? Is there something wrong with me?"

It was the first time that Sheng Minglan saw Uncle Gu with such a silly expression, and she couldn't help but curl her lips.

"No, it's just that how did you find time to come and send... to... to hang out."

Gu Tingye was about to say "for myself", but then he saw that they were in public, so he decided not to say anything nonsense, as it would cause misunderstanding and ruin the girl's reputation.

"Thanks to Yanran for dragging me here, otherwise I wouldn't be able to see Uncle Gu's face like this!"

Sheng Minglan was quite happy in her heart. After all, from Gu Tingye's words, she could hear that he understood her and cared about her very much, which made her slightly happy.

"Sixth Miss, please stop teasing me..."

For the first time, Gu Tingye felt that Han Ming was quite a nice guy.

"Then Uncle Gu, do you have anything to say to me?"

Sheng Minglan stood there confidently, looking at the other person with a hint of expectation.

Gu Tingye pursed his lips several times, then clasped his fists and bowed solemnly.

"Sixth Miss, I..."