Tiantang Splendid

4031. Chapter [-] Outright remonstrance
The torrential rain was pouring down in Guanzhong. The water volume of various rivers soared.Ma Zhou simply moved the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion to the vicinity of the former foundry bureau outside the city, so that it was convenient for officials to exchange reports and ask for instructions.

Under the leadership of Ma Zhou, the entire yamen was constantly running, organizing civilians, allocating supplies, and racing against the disaster.

The figure of the "Royal Rescue Team" is also active in every place where the victims gather. Food, medicine, tents and other materials are donated for the temporary resettlement of the victims.

However, the lords above the court are arguing endlessly over the matter of Yi Chu and the clans of Shandong and Jiangnan entering the court. Various conspiracies and tricks emerge in endlessly, and they are all staring at the key points of real power vacated by the clans of Guanlong. Jobs are salivating.

What is "prosperity"?
It's just that there are fewer natural disasters, so that the people can store some food in the warehouse.

The ups and downs of dynasties, there is no difference in essence...

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In the Hall of Martial Arts, a meeting on disaster relief came to an end. His Majesty Li Er waved his hand to serve tea and bought a few more pastries. Obviously he did not intend to leave the ministers, and there were still important matters to be dealt with.

Sure enough, the ministers ate a few pieces of cakes to pad their stomachs, and after drinking two sips of tea, His Majesty Li Er went straight to the point without any concealment: "I want the Prince of Jiangxia County to also take the post of Deputy General of the Sixth Commander of the Eastern Palace. Do you have any objections?"

The ministers first looked at His Highness the Crown Prince, and then at Li Daozong.Although he knew that if he wanted to dethrone the crown prince, he had to cut off the wings of the Eastern Palace, and Fang Jun, the right guard general, had already been seized, and sooner or later, His Majesty would attack the Sixth East Palace, but he did not expect that His Majesty would be so impatient, and with such a lack of patience. The posture of turning round opened the knife to the East Palace.

In particular, Li Daozong was always on the side of the prince during the Guanlong rebellion, but now he has become the knife that His Majesty swung at the prince, which is very surprising...

Li Daozong looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, drinking his tea one mouthful at a time, turning a blind eye to the eyes of his surroundings.

Everyone knew that this must have been tamed by His Majesty Li Er in private. After all, not only would he offend the East Palace, but his position as Minister of the Ministry of Officials would also be lost...

Sure enough, Liu Ji immediately asked: "Jiangxia County King is certainly capable, but he has to be in charge of Youtunwei and assist Wei Guogong in managing the Six Rates of the Eastern Palace. I am afraid that it will be difficult to take care of the affairs of the Ministry of Officials. What is your majesty's plan?"

His Majesty Li Er said: "Jiangxia County King is a son of the clan. He shouldn't be in charge of the official department. He has a bad reputation and many doubters. He should be removed from this position."

The eyes of the ministers lit up instantly, this is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the position of "Heavenly Official"!
Liu Ji asked everyone's feelings again: "Who does your Majesty think can take up the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials?"

Everyone stared at His Majesty Li Er.

His Majesty Li Er certainly had a candidate in mind, but first he forced Li Daozong into the East Palace and mixed it with sand, and then deprived Li Daozong of the Ministry of Officials. So he pretended to be generous and said: "If you have any candidates, you can propose them. As long as they are suitable, you may as well appoint them."

As soon as the words were finished, Fang Jun, who had been smacking soy sauce in the last few court meetings, suddenly said: "The minister recommends Zhang Xingcheng, the former minister, Zuo Cheng. This person is graceful, polite, and upright. He can be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials."

His Majesty Li Er first glanced at Fang Jun in surprise, and then looked at the prince who bowed his head and said nothing, wondering in his heart, Zhang Xingcheng is a child from Shandong, isn't Donggong planning to lie flat, but trying to contact the Shandong family to fight hard ?
As soon as doubts arose in my heart, I heard someone say in my ear: "The old minister seconded the proposal."

His Majesty Li Er saw that it was Xiao Yu.

Then, Cen Wenwen also said: "The old minister seconded the proposal."

His Majesty Li Er frowned.

Then, Li Ji, who had been reprimanded by him for "vegetarian meals in the corpse", also said, "Zhang Xingcheng is diligent, steady and honest, and he is perfect for being the Minister of the Ministry of Officials."

All the ministers in the hall, who were gearing up to fight and were fiery, kept their mouths shut, calming down quickly as if they had been poured with cold water.

There was nothing wrong with Xiao Yu, Cen Wenwen, and Li Ji supporting Zhang Xingcheng. In fact, many officials who were familiar with Zhang Xingcheng also felt that Zhang Xingcheng was more suitable, and with the status of a child from Shandong, it was natural for him to enter the court, but After Fang Jun spoke first, he seconded it, which had a very different meaning, as if these people were not supporting Zhang Xingcheng, but Fang Jun.

Or... the East Palace?
This is amazing, at the critical moment of Yi Chu, His Majesty made successive moves, who would dare to set foot in it at this time and have a relationship with the East Palace?

There was silence in the Hall of Wude, all the ministers were thinking, but no one spoke.

His Majesty Li Er drooped his eyelids, tapped his fingers on the table twice, and wondered in his heart: Is it because the Shandong aristocratic family secretly connected together to make these ministers recommend Zhang Xingcheng, or the East Palace wanted to use Zhang Xing as a breakthrough to try to bring Shandong The family has completely won over?
Moreover, Xiao Yu, who is the leader of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, agreed with this candidate without hesitation, which made it more difficult to understand.

This completely deviates from his original plan to use Zhang Xingcheng to drive a wedge between Shandong and Jiangnan, because these two factions have actually reached a consensus on this matter...

He glanced at the bastard Cheng Yaojin in the crowd, could it be that this guy leaked the news?
But the matter has come to this point, no matter how arbitrary he is, he can't refute the opinions of Li Ji, Xiao Yu, Cen Wenwen, Fang Jun and others at the same time, and Zhang Xingcheng's ability is indeed qualified for the post of Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Then he nodded and said: "Since all the lovers recommend Zhang Xingcheng, let's make it so. The Ministry of Zhongshu will formulate an imperial edict, which will be reviewed by me, and the appointment of Jiangxia County King will be issued..."

Before he finished speaking, Fang Jun suddenly said: "Your Majesty, with the King of Jiangxia assisting Wei Guogong, do you want to take back the command of the Six Commanders of the Eastern Palace?"

The ministers almost buried their heads in their crotches, and needles could be heard more and more in the hall, only the raindrops outside the window were crackling, creating turbulent waves in everyone's hearts.

Isn't it obvious why Li Daozong was appointed as the deputy general of the Sixth Commander of the East Palace?All means are for easy storage!Even a fool can understand this point, just like Guo seized Fang Jun's military power and the post of minister of the Ministry of War before.

Before Fang Jun bowed his head and listened to his ears, he didn't say a word about the dismissal of General Youtunwei, and the prince didn't say anything. Everyone thought that the East Palace had already been laid flat, and at the mercy of His Majesty Li Er, there would be no resistance on the day of Yi Chu. .

Unexpectedly, when His Majesty wanted to move the Six Commanders of the Eastern Palace, Fang Jun suddenly jumped out...

Is this to formally blow the horn of rebellion and face the authority of His Majesty Li Er?
His Majesty Li Er was interrupted by Fang Jun, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he was very annoyed, and it was difficult for Fang Jun to respond to what Fang Jun said. If he said "yes", after all, he personally handed over the command of the Six Commanders of the Eastern Palace to the Crown Prince. At this moment, the deprivation would be rebellious and capricious. Although the matter of Yi Chu itself was unreasonable, who would openly admit that he was a villain who broke his promise and became fat?
But if you say "no", it's even more unreasonable. Otherwise, the sixth rate of the East Palace is good, so why send an additional lieutenant general?
So His Majesty Li Er didn't answer, but instead asked, "What is the Duke of Yue's opinion?"

This is the advantage of the superior, who can calmly avoid unfavorable situations, choose to avoid the most important and take the light, and detour strategies, but Fang Jun can't do this.

Therefore, Fang Jun did not go around around the corner, and bluntly remonstrated: "At the beginning, His Majesty handed over the full power of the Six Commands of the Eastern Palace to the Prince, and allowed the Prince to organize the reorganization. This matter is known all over the world. If His Majesty withdraws the command right now, it will be tantamount to reneging on what he promised. Let the people of the world slander. For the sake of His Majesty's prestige, I implore His Majesty to take it back."

He is more respectful to His Majesty Li Er than fearful. Although the emperor holds the power of life and death in the world, it is impossible for a courtier to ruthlessly kill him because of his words.

Of course, it is also because this is His Majesty Li Er, if it is replaced by a stupid and violent emperor who neither cares about reputation nor the rules of the court, he will not dare to speak...

The anger in His Majesty Li Er's chest and abdomen continued to condense, as if there were wind and thunder stirring, his face was already very ugly, he stared at Fang Jun, and said slowly: "According to what you want, if I appoint a certain minister today, this one in the future When a minister breaks the law, I can't deprive him of his title or demote him from his position, otherwise it will be reneging on his word?"

These words are already playing hooligans, secretly changing the concept, obviously he is extremely angry.

Fang Jun shook his head and said sternly: "His Royal Highness did not make a mistake, even on the contrary. In the mutiny that just subsided, His Royal Highness and the entire East Palace performed well. Instead of rewarding the meritorious soldiers, His Majesty wanted to take back His Royal Highness. Command is unfair."

The veins on His Majesty Li Er's forehead tensed up, and he smiled angrily: "You think I'm being unfair? Well, then I'll follow suit."

He looked at Zhang Shigui, who was pretending to be dead: "You are the Minister of the Ministry of War, so you are here to approve the merits and demerits of the six soldiers of the Eastern Palace. If you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you have demerit, you will be punished."

The ministers looked at each other in blank dismay, such matters are the authority of the Ministry of War, and they are all approved within the Ministry of War, how can they be brought to the court?But the emperor ruled the world, since he expressed concern about this matter, he couldn't say no...

Zhang Shigui had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Wei Chen has just taken over the Ministry of War and has already approved it. There are many people who have made meritorious service in this battle of the Eastern Palace Six Commander, especially Li Siwen, Qu Tuquan, Cheng Chubi, Qin Huaidao and others. outstanding……"

He had just taken up the post of Minister of the Ministry of War, and he planned to report all the meritorious soldiers of the Sixth Commander of the Eastern Palace and the Right Tunwei after the meritorious deeds were approved, so as to strive for the best rewards.Although his military department intends to really cultivate power in the military department, it can eliminate the resistance of the military department to him, and it can also ease the relationship with Fang Jun and Dong Gong.

However, at this moment, it seems that His Majesty Li Er carried him out to confront Fang Jun, so it was already arranged...

(End of this chapter)