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

The dispute between Sheng's father and son is just a microcosm of the crisis faced by the New Deal faction. What is more serious is that it has caused many middle and low-level officials who support the New Deal faction to have the idea of ​​making moves.

Most of them stick to the rule of standing with whichever side is stronger, jumping back and forth between the New Dealers and the conservatives.

There were even some who used the name of the New Deal to make money, which tarnished the good reputation of the New Deal faction.

In addition, the wave of "counterattack" became more and more intense. Nearly 70% of the entire ruling class united to resist Han's "supervision system". The defeat of the new policy faction seemed inevitable.

No one expected that the New Deal faction, which was in power in the country a year ago, would suffer an unprecedented Waterloo in the first half of the year after the change of era.

Seeing that they were about to be forced into a desperate situation, the remaining core members of the Han Party began to show their talents and used different means to protect Han.

In the eyes of the Han Party and the New Deal faction, as long as Han can survive this disaster, there will be hope for the future of the Song Dynasty.

By July, nearly 60% of New Deal officials had completely changed their allegiance and rushed into the arms of the conservatives. In an instant, the enemy's offensive completely reversed, and the New Dealers faced a crisis of survival.

On June 9th, Sima Junshi and Su Shi, two core members of the centrist faction, could no longer sit firmly in the bookstore.

Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly deteriorating, the two of them jointly submitted a memorial, stating their position and firmly standing on Han's side.

With the demise of more and more former New Deal leaders, the situation has once again become balanced. The two sides are like bullfighting, going back and forth, and it is very lively.

This made Emperor Shenzong, who had just ascended the throne, fall into a state of confusion. After all, the originally well-governed government was broken out into factional strife on the first day of the change of the reign title.

This sudden attack and fierce conflict made Emperor Shenzong extremely depressed, and he also understood the methods and imperial mentality of the previous emperor.

In early July, the "Yaban Incident" recorded by later generations broke out. The second branch of the "Taijian" court, which was mainly composed of conservatives, bared its fangs and pointed its target at Han Zhang, the real behind-the-scenes boss of the New Deal faction and the Han Party.

The Censorate was the first to fire, and the newly appointed Chief Censor Wang Tao impeached Han Zhang, saying that he had been in control of the country since the Jiayou period, with the emperor being weak and the ministers being strong, and that he "did not go to the Wende Hall to take charge" and was autocratic and domineering.

Emperor Shenzong never thought that Wang Tao would be so bold as to point his spearhead directly at the head of the prime ministers, which was completely intended to break off relations with the new policy faction.

In particular, Wang Jiefu and others were able to steadily implement the new policies in the court, largely thanks to the support and assistance of Han Zhang, Fu Yanguo and others.

If Han Zhang is dismissed today, the entire situation will be completely ruined tomorrow, and the new policy faction may be able to turn the Wende Hall upside down.

For this reason, Emperor Shenzong insisted on keeping Han Zhang, and he knew clearly that Wang Tao was making a false accusation. Then, in order to make his position clear, he dismissed Wang Tao from his post.

Once this happened, the conservatives no longer held back. They made a small complaint every day and a big complaint every five days, throwing the entire central government into chaos.

Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Emperor Shenzong had already sentenced the two houses of "Taijian" to death in his heart. He was about to show his imperial means to quickly depose the two houses, but Han Zhang took the initiative to stand up and rescue Emperor Shenzong.

After the restoration of Emperor Yingzong's Yonghou Mausoleum, Han Zhang resigned from his post as "Mountain Mausoleum Envoy" and submitted a "resignation" in the court, announcing that he would no longer work in the Secretariat and resolutely resigned.

Emperor Shenzong felt deeply guilty towards Han Zhang, and after being rejected by him several times, he decided to appoint him as the Jiedushi of Zhen'an and Wusheng Army, as well as the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of the Court, and the Judge of Xiangzhou.

When Han Zhang entered the palace to make his report, she wept several times and said with a guilty conscience, "The Minister (referring to Han Zhang) must leave. I have issued an order today."

"Please take care of yourself, Minister. I hope you will continue to speak for the people and share my concerns for the country in the future."

It seemed that he still felt that this move was inappropriate, so Emperor Shenzong issued an edict to grant him a house in Xingdaofang, Tokyo, and promoted his son Han Zhongyan to the position of Secret Pavilion Editor and conferred him the title of Vice Prime Minister.

All of a sudden, three generations of the Han family were appointed as prime ministers. Although Han Zhang withdrew from the central government, he served as an "envoy prime minister" in the local area.

The so-called "envoy" was the name of an official position during the Tang and Song dynasties.

In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, all prime ministers had to be called Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, so the Jiedushi who was given the title of Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi was called the envoy.

The practice was continued in the early Song Dynasty. Princes, governors, and military governors who were also the Shizhong, Zhongshu Ling, and Tongpingzhangshi were all called envoys and prime ministers, but they did not actually take charge of government affairs.

This was the case with Wang Anshi, who was appointed as the governor of Jiangning Prefecture after he was dismissed from his post as prime minister and served as the governor of Zhennan Army.

This made everyone in Tokyo Prefecture sigh that the Han family was deeply favored by the emperor. Even though a certain Han had caused such a terrible disaster and implicated his grandfather Han Zhang, the court and the government were still willing to reward them generously.

However, Han Qi took the initiative to resign the two towns he was appointed to, expressing that he was only willing to serve as the governor of Huainan.

At this time, brothers Zhe Kerou and Zhe Kexing, who were stationed in Weizhou, sent an urgent report that the Western Xia had launched a surprise attack without authorization and captured Pule City, the northeastern barrier of Weizhou, in one fell swoop.

The situation on the border suddenly became tense, and the entire court and Emperor Shenzong could not help but become worried.

For this purpose, Han Zhang took the initiative to volunteer. Before he was sent to take up his post, he was ordered to change his sentence to Yongxing Army (now Xi'an) and concurrently serve as the governor of the four routes in Shaanxi.

When the news came out, the entire city of Bianjing was shocked. No one could have imagined that Han Zhang, who was already in his sixties, would go to the northwest to take charge.

This caused many people, especially old comrades who had experienced the "Qingli New Deal", led by Fu Yanguo and Ouyang Wenzhong, to submit memorials to implore Emperor Shenzong to revoke his decision.

But the result was that Han Zhang volunteered to go to the northwest, which made everyone silent. They didn't understand why Mr. Han was trying so hard.

The Duke of Wei's mansion was bustling with people coming and going. Among them were Old Man Han, who had just resigned and been sent out, Han Shipu, who had officially become a prime minister, and of course the 'troublemaker' Han Ming.

In addition to them, Mr. Han's son and daughter were also obedient in the hall, but now they could only stand aside and watch Han Zhang, as well as Fu Yanguo and Ouyang Wenzhong who came to persuade them.

"I really don't understand how things have turned out like this?!"

"If there really is a problem, it should be this kid who was sent away. What does it have to do with you?"

"Besides, we're not young anymore, already in our sixties. How can we still run to the border? Isn't this suffering?!"

"..."

The people who came were all comrades who had truly experienced great hardships, including Lu Baochen, who was not an ordinary person either. When they saw Han Zhang doing this, they all expressed their confusion.

Ouyang Wenzhong was particularly upright. During the reign of Emperor Renzong, he was demoted for defending Fan Wenzhenggong.

Now that he saw his old friend was about to be involved in party disputes in his later years, he was extremely angry. He ignored the Han, Lu and Yu families, pointed at Han's nose and started scolding him in person.

No one said anything. After all, this trouble was really caused by Han. If he hadn't mentioned any "expansion" of reform, maybe everyone would have turned a blind eye.

Han was naturally in the wrong, so he could only touch his nose awkwardly and listen to Ouyang Wenzhong's scolding.

"They are just minor issues, nothing serious."

"Besides, I'm much more familiar with the situation on the northwest border than you are. When Xiwen and I were in charge of the military affairs, you were still working in the countryside."

The old man didn't care at all. He waved his hand slowly and smiled very open-mindedly.

Fu Yanguo and the others were certainly not worried that Han Zhang would not be able to make it in the Northwest and that something might happen to him.

After all, the current Shaanxi Road not only has Han Zhang's old subordinates, but also a large number of Han Party members left behind after Han Ming's military reform and coming to power.

To put it bluntly, the Han family's words are even more effective in the northwest than the court's orders.

The main concern is that we are worried that the elderly Mr. Han will be making trouble at the border, and we hope that nothing unexpected will happen.

"That's not what I meant..."

Old Master Yu looked at the other party and opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by the other party.

"Don't worry, I'll greet you tomorrow. The affairs of the Northwest won't burden me."

Han Zhang looked at Han with a smile, and everyone else also looked a little puzzled.

"The secret cannot be revealed..."

"Stop farting so much!"

Mr. Han pursed his lips and tried to smile, but was directly retorted by Han Shipu. His face froze and he looked a little at a loss.

"Actually, my son used to have a talented man under his command, named Wang Shao, who was ordered to guard Huizhou against Zuo Siluo."

"A few days ago, he sent a letter saying that Xixia and Zuosiluo were secretly communicating with each other and seemed to be planning a war."

"Plus, the Xixia ruler, Li Liangzuo, is young but seriously ill."

"My son is worried that Mei Zang Epang and his men will kill their leader, unify the country, and then invade the borders."

After Han Ming finished speaking, everyone was even more confused.

"What does this have to do with Brother Zhigui's exile?" Ouyang Wenzhong asked.

"Junior, let me be frank. I can't go to the northwest. Xixia is scared by my defeat. As long as I dare to leave the court, Xixia will never dare to move."

"So, in order to achieve the grand plan of 'destroying the Xia', I had no choice but to ask my grandfather to apply for a transfer to a distant place."