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

After talking about the impact of the Battle of Pingxingguan on the Song Dynasty, what about the Liao Kingdom?

On the Liao side, after the defeat in this battle, it can be said that Yelu Hongji's political reputation accumulated over the years was completely exhausted.

Internal conflicts continued to intensify, various problems occurred frequently, and the opposition forces that had been suppressed and eliminated took the opportunity to rise up and began to try to counterattack Yelu Hongji.

In the court, various issues concerning the Song Dynasty began to become increasingly prominent. The radicals advocated another war for revenge, while the conservatives believed that the conflict between the two countries should be eased and a policy of recuperation should be implemented.

The two factions were arguing fiercely at the court, but they ignored the Song Dynasty's rapidly growing strength and the Liao Dynasty's declining national strength.

But no matter what, this victory at Pingxingguan did greatly boost the morale of the Song Dynasty's military and civilians, allowing everyone to see the power of the Song Dynasty and bringing a period of relative stability and prosperity to the Song Dynasty.

A few days after the Pingxingguan victory, at the grand court meeting on the first day of April, Emperor Yingzong waved his hand and issued an edict: "The whole country should work together to deepen and strengthen the path of new policy reform."

Therefore, the second phase of 'new policy reforms in all fields across the country' officially began.

The "Zhongshu Menxia" headed by Han Zhang and Zeng Mingzhong, the "Zhizhi Sansi Regulations Office" headed by Wang Jiefu, the "Military Control Office" headed by Zhang Sheng and Zhang Wenbi, and the two courts of Taijian headed by Fu Yanguo joined forces to comprehensively promote the reform.

Yes, you read that right. After the mourning period for our Prime Minister Fu was over, he was recalled to the court by Emperor Yingzong. He was appointed as the acting head of the two courts of censorship, acting as the acting grand tutor, acting minister of rites, and co-director of the Secretariat, and was promoted to the title of Duke of Qi.

Originally, it was planned to let Fu Yanguo take over the post of Privy Councilor, but Zhang Sheng did such a good job during his reign (winning without any effort), and was also so obedient that Emperor Yingzong could not bear to move him.

As a result, after a sweep around the central government, it was found that except for the two courts of censorship, basically all the institutions were full, so Fu Yanguo had no choice but to take the lead and become the boss of the court of censorship, and he had to hold two positions at the same time.

After the news of "comprehensively deepening reform and political reform" was spread to local areas, the whole country was shocked for a while. Although the reform and political reform had been carried out in various fields to a greater or lesser extent since Emperor Yingzong ascended the throne.

However, due to the cautious and prudent approach to various policies, most of them were piloted in large areas at the state capital level, mainly reforms in the economic and military fields.

The decree of "comprehensively deepening reform and changes" on the first day of April was equivalent to formally establishing the previous new policy as the new national policy.

It also requires that the entire country, from roads to village levels, promote it in an all-round way without leaving any blind spots.

This was largely due to the influence of the "Pingxingguan Victory", which gave the whole country hope and strengthened Emperor Yingzong's determination to "reform and change the political system".

It was originally just a good thing that benefits the country and the people, but in the eyes of those who are interested, it can always be interpreted in a different way.

The entire Song Dynasty knew that someone was the favorite of Emperor Yingzong, and he was extremely favored. All his opinions and suggestions would basically be approved by the Secretariat and then implemented locally.

However, Han Ming, who was once a pioneer of reform and the first person to implement the new policy, is not on the list of people for this "comprehensive deepening of reform and innovation."

With the instigation of some people and the spread of false information, Han was actually "kicked out of the center" by them.

Looking at the information collected by his subordinates, Han Zhang, the Grand Chancellor who was still at the center leading the court, had a "question mark face".

"Isn't this nonsense?!"

Old Master Han was so angry that he glared at the butler and slapped the information collected by the butler on the table.

Old Lady Han and Mr. and Mrs. Han Shipu, who were accompanying him, didn't know what to say. The outside world was making a lot of nonsense, and many officials and families in Bianjing City kept asking about the situation of the Han family.

Even those members of the Han Party who didn't feel anything at first, and later became a little confused by the rumors, began to think silently, did the government really have any ideas?

Only the ministers in the central government heard the letter and sneered at the fact that people's words were scary.

They all saw clearly that although Han was stirring up trouble in the court and having fun, the root of the problem lay with Han Zhang.

As long as the government doesn't touch Mr. Han, then Mr. Han will be the undisputed number one upstart in the dynasty, and no one can compare to him.

In short, it's impossible that Mr. Han didn't retire, and a younger Han retired first, so what would happen to Han Shipu, who was neither here nor there? This doesn't make sense.

The reason why this rumor is called a rumor is that so many people spread it that the ignorant masses took it seriously.

Although rumors stop at the wise, ordinary people don’t have so many thoughts and just watch the fun.

"What's the situation with Miss Yanran? Has there been any message?"

Old Man Han turned his head to look at his daughter-in-law, Han Lu.

"No, but the fence at the Marquis' Mansion is very tight, and Yanran is now well-trained in managing the household."

Madam Han pursed her lips and smiled softly. She was very satisfied that Yu Yanran had been able to get to where she was today and had learned the skills to guard the house.

"That's good. Send someone to tell them and their son that if they feel it's inconvenient to stay at the Marquis' Mansion, they can just move to the Duke's Mansion. Everyone in the family is here, so they can take care of each other."

Old Man Han is still a little worried about his granddaughter-in-law and great-grandson.

The former Duke Yi's Mansion has now been renamed, and Grandpa Han has reaped the benefits of his grandson's military and political achievements, as he was promoted to Duke Wei by Emperor Yingzong.

The most unremarkable person in the Han family right now is Han Shipu, who is stuck in the middle, being both the son and the father.

Although the government promoted him to be the attendant of Tianzhang Pavilion and the Minister of Rites, and made him the direct scholar of the Privy Council and the author of imperial edicts, this direct scholar of the Privy Council was under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, and his immediate superior was Han Ming.

This made Han Shipu, the father, speechless. If it were before, it would have been a complete favor and power, but with his own son squatting above him, it felt awkward for this Privy Councilor to do anything.

"Did the government reveal anything?"

Han Shipu was silent for a while and asked softly.

"What's the point? It's just that I won't be in Tokyo tomorrow, and the emperor wants to use the momentum of the Pingxingguan victory to promote new policy reforms, so he hurriedly issued the decree."

Old Master Han knew better than anyone else the position of Han Ming in Emperor Yingzong's heart, because Han was not just a simple loyal minister.

In other words, how Zhao Zongquan was able to sit in that position and what role Han Ming played later were things that even his grandfather was not very clear about.

All we can say is that Han Ming was incredibly bold, and Emperor Yingzong trusted him more than his subjects could imagine.

"I don't know when we'll return to Beijing tomorrow, so my daughter-in-law should make some preparations in advance."

Mrs. Han also missed her son a little. After all, ever since Han passed the imperial examination and became an official in the court, he has been busy all day long.

Before he was granted a title and had his own courtyard, the whole family lived in Han Mansion, and they lived happily together, seeing each other every day.

Since leaving the mansion, the opportunities to meet have become much less frequent. Usually, Yu Yanran takes Han Duanyang to travel between the Marquis' Mansion and the Duke's Mansion.

Even when Han Ming returned home, he was in a hurry to discuss business matters with Grandpa Han Zhang. It seemed that the mother and son had not spoken to each other for a long time.

Han's younger sister Han Yu also had the same idea. This little girl who used to follow Yu Yanran around and call her "sister-in-law" to ask for delicious food has now grown into a graceful young lady.

But now she rarely sticks to Han Ming like she did when she was a child, and she doesn't speak as freely as she did when she was a child.

Compared with the women of officials in the city of Bianjing, Han Yu's style of doing things was somewhat similar to that of her elder brother Han Ming, who was like the second generation of Zhang Guifen. She was well-known in Tokyo Prefecture for her heroic and strong character.

Her independent and strong character far exceeds that of women of her time. If Sheng Minglan is the kind of independent person who says one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes, then Han Yu is truly strong-willed.

Over the years, as she reached the age of marriage, many people came to her house to propose marriage, but she rejected them all with one sentence: "Wait until you can surpass my eldest brother, then come and propose marriage!"

Um......

The feeling is basically gone. It is basically impossible for someone of the same age or younger to keep up with Han's pace of promotion.

After all, how can an ordinary person be compared with a cheating person? It is totally unequal.

"It's almost time. Once things in the northern border are settled, it's time to return to the capital."

"I guess a lot of people are afraid to come back tomorrow..."

Old Man Han Zhang looked mysterious and stroked his white beard.