Chapter Five Hundred and Eighth
"It's just a little bit away. The third prince of Beiyan died in my Dawu Palace. What do you think will be like then?"
In the hall where only third and fourth rank officials could enter, it was now a day before, like a vegetable market, and almost sixth rank and above all were summoned by the emperor. The emperor, who had always been gentle and weak, asked this sentence with a stern voice, saw that the bottom was silent, and then he pounded the seat under him heavily and stood up.
"Yue Qianqiu is following my order to contact the third prince of Northern Yan, hoping to win over this prince, who has always been known for his weakness and incompetence. Da Wu only needs to support him a little. Although he does not expect him to enter the Eastern Palace or something, as long as he can do something in Northern Yan and restrain the Emperor of Northern Yan, that is enough."
The emperor did not hide his orders to Yue Qianqiu. When he saw that there was a buzzing discussion, he angrily shouted: "But the third prince is not stupid. He knew that if he was reported to have any connection with my Dawu, he would be even more difficult after returning. After all, Chief Lou Ying left him alone! So he was never cold and hot. It was rare for Qianqiu to successfully drag him to meet the two brothers of the Qin family. As a result, this monkey show that surrounded the traitors and smashed everything!"
No matter how gentle and easy the emperor was in the past, this unprecedented angry attitude was placed here, and no one wanted to stand up rashly to be the leader. Even those who did not agree with the emperor's original intention, when they thought that the third prince almost died on the spot before, could understand the consequences of this serious incident.
Even though the third prince was once considered useless as if he was doughy, since the always weak Prince of Beiyan could directly kill the domineering eunuch, he could jump so resolutely today. Who can stop him from asking for death?
If the Prince of Beiyan died in Dawu like this, even if the rebellion in Beiyan is said to have not been resolved, the already stubborn emperor raised his arms and led hundreds of thousands of troops southward regardless of everything. Who will bear this responsibility?
No one suspected that the third prince was cooperating with others to play. Everyone clearly saw that Qi Nantian was not waiting under the railing to catch people, but was at a distance. And if it weren't for the flying foot and two palm strikes that weakened the falling speed, the third prince might be a cold corpse at this moment.
In the silence, the first person to stand up was Li Changhong, the Minister of Revenue. He coughed gently and then said in a deep voice: "The third prince of Beiyan and the Qin brothers should have never been announced. So, those scholars surrounded and beat the Qin family's second son, and now they surrounded the Qin family's gate to cause trouble. There is no need to escape the instructor behind this. This matter should definitely be thoroughly investigated!"
In the early years, people still expected Li Changhong, the Minister of Revenue, to balance the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but until the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was promoted to prime minister, Li Changhong became the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but people were disappointed to find that Li Changhong not only did not play a role, but became the spokesperson of the Emperor of Yue! So, as soon as the two thorough investigations came out, opposition immediately came from the bottom.
Pei Xu's reaction was the most intense: "This is absolutely not possible! The Shilin students did not know the major affairs of the court, so they stood up just for a sense of righteous indignation. Even if they did something out of place, they would just ask the school officials to come forward to reprimand. If they investigated thoroughly with great fanfare, they would only arouse negative effects..."
Before he could finish his words, the sinister voice of Zhong Liang, the Minister of War, came from the side: "Pei Xiang objected so fiercely. Could it be that there was no silver here, for fear that someone would find out the envoy behind the scenes?"
Pei Xu did not expect that before Mr. Yue had jumped out, Zhong Liang became a pawn. But the next moment, he realized that Zhong Liang was not charging for Mr. Yue, but because he figured out that the Holy Idea Emperor was clearly furious because the third prince almost died. Zhong Liang naturally wanted to win the favor of the emperor. Of course, maybe people wanted to confuse the public!
He was angry and annoyed and cursed inwardly, and did not care whether he would make the old man Yue profitable. He was so energetic that he ordered his nephew to make trouble at the Imperial College Winter Conference. Yesterday, he made a joke at Wuying Pavilion. Now you dare to put a hat on me. I think it was your instructor behind this matter!"
The tiger did not hit him, but instead made him look sexy. Zhong Liang's eyes widened, but he realized that he could not let Mr. Yue be out of trouble. Just as he tried his best to use his brains to pull Mr. Yue in, he heard the hateful voice that was slow and slow.
"The investigation is to be investigated. After all, the third prince almost made his ambitions clear. Although it may not be necessary to give Beiyan an explanation, you don't think it should be an explanation to the emperor? Since Pei Xiang and Lord Zhong said that the husband is right and the mother is right, then you two might as well go to the door of the Qin family to chat with the scholars and ask them what medicine they took wrong?"
Old Master Yue’s words were tricky in the first half and mean in the second half, but Pei Xu and Zhong Liang all felt that Old Master Yue’s seemingly sarcastic statement was because the matter had nothing to do with him, so he chose them to fight.
The two of them were so angry that they glared at me, but they both felt that the other party was the most suspicious. Thinking of their fault for taking the blame for the unreasonable reason, they both volunteered together without waiting for the emperor to make a final decision.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go..."
"Your Majesty, I am willing..."
"Okay, since you two are willing to take the lead, let's go and investigate together!"
Seeing that the emperor was right, the other officials were relieved. Almost most people thought that Pei Xu was inciting the scholars, and a small number of people thought it was the ambitious Zhong Liang. As for the fight that Pei Xu lost a big loss just now, no one mentioned it at this moment. Even Pei Xu just covered his chin with his hands, and even if his tongue hurts, he had to suppress it for the time being.
A big thing is important!
There were no other major events in the morning court today, or the real major events would not be discussed in such pure etiquette occasions, but had already communicated separately and then made decisions. Therefore, after this emergency, the emperor left with a sinister face, and the rest of the people naturally scattered one after another.
Li Changhong originally planned to say a few words to Mr. Yue, but unexpectedly, a few Hanlins surrounded him. He was about to leave, but he was caught by Mr. Yue. He knew that the old boss wanted him to stay, so he had no choice but to do so.
"Old Prime Minister Yue..."
Before one of the Hanlins finished speaking, Old Master Yue interrupted with a smile: "I am very grateful for Zhao Xiang's kindness. However, since you are unwilling to do so, there is no way to talk about the word "cooperation". Even if I want to form a clique for personal gain, I don't want the kindness of others giving, and I will not accept it. It seems that I owe him an awkward person like 800 taels! The forced melon is not sweet!"
Seeing that a few people's faces turned blue and white, Old Master Yue took the opportunity to pull Li Changhong up and said with a smile: "Old Li, let's go, I'll show you the book of calculation for Qianqiu. This kid really came up with flowers from the old paper pile!"
It was not until the former Minister of Revenue and the current Minister of Revenue left together that several Hanlin people who were rejected without even having time to say something, that someone cursed fiercely: "It's true that it's a mud-legged person. He's so rampant before he becomes the prime minister. If he is letting him become the prime minister, it's a great deal!"
"So what if he is crazy? He is sure that we will not surrender to Pei Xu and Zhong Liang!"
"It's fine for Pei Xu. After all, his family background is prominent and his official position has always been prominent. What is Zhong Liang? Even his nephew has to use it. How can such a kind-hearted villain rely on? It's hateful, how could Mr. Zhao be so unlucky? It would be great if the wife could live a hundred years longer!"
While his companions were complaining, one of the Hanlin suddenly took a breath. He made a gesture and signaled that everyone else would follow him to leave the hall. When he got outside, he saw that there was no one around him, he whispered: "This time, Zhao Xiangye Ding You, there is one person missing in the Political Affairs Hall, who did he recommend?"
Although several of them were Zhao Qingya's disciples, even they could not know about such a secret matter. Someone said angrily: "Apart from someone who brought someone out, everyone was cautious and not jumping up and down, and be polite to Old Master Yue, they didn't say anything else. Who knows who Zhao Xiangye recommended?"
Regarding this answer, the Hanlin who signaled everyone to come out smiled and then said confidently: "I'm talking about a candidate, everyone should consider it in their hearts. He is probably the one recommended by the Minister of War, Lord Ye and the person Zhao Xiangye! And according to the qualifications of this old man, he is qualified to fight with Yue Laoer and Pei Xu. Compared with him, Zhong Liang is the one! When Yue Laoer and Pei Xu just started fighting, I saw Zhong Liang provoking him, and Master Ye ignored him!"
When Old Master Yue and Li Changhong walked into the Ministry of Revenue, a commotion suddenly caused. Many minor officials hurriedly came out. For a moment, the old master's call continued, so that all the officials who came here to work after Old Master Yue left office were amazed at it.
When he arrived at the Political Affairs Hall, he was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, but he almost never returned here in person. At this time, he also lost his coldness in front of others and called everyone's names one by one. After entering the small hall where Li Changhong usually served as director, he suddenly asked without looking back: "Are you interested in taking a seat in the Political Affairs Hall?"
Li Changhong was whispering to a friend of his confidant to make tea with his confidant. When he heard this, his face suddenly froze completely. Seeing that the servant was even more nervous and horrified than him, he quickly waved his hand and ordered someone to retreat, and then quickly stepped forward and said, "How can such words be said casually?"
"I never say things that are unsure, and do things that are unsure!" Old Master Yue, who turned around, said loudly, but thought to himself that in the court, you must be sure and do things that are unsure. This is the way to deal with the world.
Seeing Li Changhong's face full of confusion, clearly not knowing whether he should be interested or not, he said he was not interested as if nothing had happened, he smiled at the old subordinate, turned around again, and slowly came to the bottom of the plaque with the world's wealth plan hanging in the middle.
No doubt, this was written by him!
"Although I have promoted many people, most of them are not very high. As for my eldest son... Haha, there is no father and son prime minister in this dynasty. This time, there is a rare empty seat in the political affairs hall. In order to avoid you thinking that I have good things and don't take care of my own people, I have to make it clear to you. If you push you in, the advantage is that you take the last step, the disadvantage is that you have a lower ranking. If you don't push you in, the advantage is that you can strengthen your foundation like Ye Guanghan, and the disadvantage is that you don't know when the seat will be freed up."
Chapter completed!