Red House Shoufu

Chapter 162 The Bait and the Fisherman
As the chief assistant of the cabinet, Wei Qinghe generally would not express his position lightly.

And since he took the position of chief assistant in the 44th year of Longsheng, he has maintained the delicate balance of the court with a gentle attitude.

Today, he directly expressed his position without discussing with other cabinet ministers, which surprised all the ministers.

The wind has changed!

The emperor glanced at Huo An, who was kneeling and trembling, and Shui Rong, who bowed his head silently beside him, and asked in a deep voice, "Qi Qing, Zhang Qing, Ren Qing, what do you think about this matter?"

The other three ministers who were named bowed back at the same time: "I beg your Majesty to order you!"

The emperor hummed, then turned his head to look at Shui Rong.

The hall was silent. After a moment of silence, the emperor asked, "Shui Qing, what do you think?"

"I think this matter should be taken seriously. Nan'an County Prince's Mansion has guarded the southern border for nearly a hundred years. If it is not handled properly, it is likely to cause shocks in Lingnan, which is not good for the morale of the army!"

Shui Rong could feel the cold eyes staring at him, his back was already wet with sweat, and the python robe was stuck to his body.

He could no longer control his trembling hands. This was the beginning of the reduction of the domain, or in other words, this was the emperor showing his strength to everyone again.

Everyone thought the matter about Qian Xingde was a small matter, and they didn't take it seriously.But after the emperor tried again, he would use today's impeachment to swing his sword heavily.

The king of Dongping County has not returned to Beijing yet, and the king of Xining County is still in the Western Regions. Shui Rong alone is powerless to resist the emperor's will. He can only try to prevent the start of the reduction of the feudal clan with subtle threats.

But this kind of illusory threat can't stop the emperor's determination to cut down the feudal clan.It was a god-given opportunity, if he didn't seize this opportunity, it would be a waste!

"Shui Aiqing, I thought that all the soldiers of the Zhennan Army were loyal to the imperial court, and would not betray the imperial court and the Great Chu Emperor just because the commander violated the laws of the country. Do you think so?"

The emperor seemed to have a smile on his face, but the indifference in his tone made Shui Rong dare not say anything else, so he could only lower his eyebrows and look down: "Your Majesty is right, the minister is worrying too much!"

"My dear friends, do you still have different opinions?"

The emperor glanced at the group of officials, the loyal and obedient Wang Gao Yonghuan looked at him and smiled, the loyal and faithful Wang Gao Yongyi's face was ashen, and the martial arts of the four kings and eight males had different expressions.

But no one dared to intercede for Huo An at this time, no matter how stupid people were, they could see that the direction of the court had changed today. To be correct, the balance of the court had been broken.

The emperor had completely controlled the court, and even Wei Qinghe, the chief minister of the cabinet who had always been amicable, was clearly on the emperor's side.

"Where is the Great Han General? Take Huo An back to the Nan'an County Prince's Mansion and confine him to the mansion. Without my will, no one can come in or out."

"The cabinet, the five armies' governor's office and the three divisions are strictly investigating this case. Wanping County has been lazy and neglected government. Since the county magistrate and county magistrate, the county magistrate and county magistrate have been dismissed for investigation. Huo Qiu's case will be thoroughly investigated and tried by Shuntian Prefecture!"

"Order Xu Guangyu, Marquis of Xianning, to go to Lingnan to temporarily take charge of the Southern Army. The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies selects [-] auxiliary generals to accompany Marquis Xianning."

The three orders were conveyed to all parts of the capital as quickly as possible.After the court meeting was over, the restaurants and teahouses in the capital were full of people, and everyone was guessing about the fate of the Huo family.

……

Before noon, the Rongguo Mansion knew about the turmoil at the Great Court Meeting.Jia Shishi directly collapsed on the bed, she muttered to herself: "This is Nan'an County Prince's Mansion, is this the end?"

The mandarin duck next to her was startled, and quickly stepped forward to help her lie down: "Old Ancestor, this matter has nothing to do with our family, so don't worry about it!"

"Why is it irrelevant? The four kings and eight princes have always been in the same spirit. Today is the Huo family, and tomorrow it may be the Jia family, Shi family, and Liu family..."

Jia Shishi stared at the window with big cloudy eyes, and she smiled wryly: "The sage is trying to remove the thorns from the cane for the emperor. Our family is still stable now, what about the historian?"

As long as it's not about Jia Baoyu, Jia Shishi's mind is clearer than anyone else's.Only from the news brought by the mandarin duck, she tasted the hidden information.

When the censors were discussing the matter of impeachment yesterday, Longshou Palace probably already knew about it.Moreover, the Supreme Emperor definitely had the intention of fueling the flames, and even hinted that Wei Qinghe, the chief assistant of the cabinet, would wait for today's great dynasty to make up for the emperor's final shortcomings.

The young censor Cao Wenying may be a pawn arranged by the Supreme Emperor.Even the two booklets in his hand, when to take them out, how to say are all predetermined in advance.

The more Jia Shishi thought about it, the more frightened she became. She struggled to sit up, but Yuanyang hurriedly supported her: "Old Ancestor, the Grand Master is here to deal with the outside world, you should lie down and rest for a while!"

"No, the historian has been in close contact with the Prince's Mansion of Nan'an County. Quickly, get someone to invite the two princes of the historian to come over. You go to the front yard and have a look. If the boss comes back, let him come to Rongxi Hall immediately!"

……

But Lin Shu walked out of Fengtian Hall in a daze, and what happened today was completely beyond his expectation.

Although the joint impeachment campaign is huge, it is like an arrow shot out, and it will take a while before there is a result.But today, the situation is changing, and he didn't react at all.

"Scholar Lin, Your Majesty summoned you!"

Lin Shu followed behind the emperor with his head down, the gloomy sky made people flustered.

The emperor stopped suddenly, and Lin Shu, who was not in a hurry, directly bumped into the emperor's back.

Lin Shu held his nose, and was about to plead guilty to the emperor, when he heard an old voice in his ear: "Why did you bring your little prime minister?"

"My son-in-law pays respects to his father!"

"Chen Linshu pays homage to the saint!"

The Supreme Emperor held a fishing rod in his hand and sat on the edge of a small pool wearing a bamboo hat.There is running water connected to the pool, and fish poke their heads out from time to time to breathe.

The Supreme Emperor pointed to the stone pier next to him: "Sit down and talk."

The emperor smiled and sat beside the Supreme Emperor, and at the same time motioned for Lin Shu to sit down as well.After Lin Shu sat down, he heard the emperor say: "Father, Cao Wenying was arranged by you. The handwriting on that booklet is written by Dai Quan, and I am very familiar with it."

Lin Shu opened his mouth slightly, and looked up at the two supreme beings in surprise.He thought that the two booklets in Cao Wenying's hands were written by some big boss in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but he didn't expect it to be written by the Supreme Emperor.

Then Mr. Wei's unusualness today can be understood, and it should also mean the meaning of the Supreme Emperor.

"When it comes to fishing, you always have to prepare bait in advance. Otherwise, on a dreary cloudy day, the fish will poke their heads out to breathe, but they won't be able to seize the opportunity... Hey, I'm hooked!"

Pa, following the closing movement of the Taishanghuang's hand, a big carp was pulled up.

Lin Shu hurriedly ran forward to take down the big carp and put it into the fish basket.Put the bait on the hook again, and bowed to stand aside.

"Yes, you have winks!" The Supreme Emperor praised Lin Shu and swung the pole again.

Then he continued: "You have done well in the past two years, but your heart is too impatient. Although you are no longer confused, you are still young at heart..."

Speaking of this, the Supreme Emperor took a special look at Lin Shu.He pointed at Lin Shu: "Just like the future prime minister you want to train, he is eager and hasty in doing things. Learn more from old man Wei and see how he does it!"

Lin Shu didn't know whether the last sentence was addressed to the emperor or to him, and he couldn't figure it out, so he could only bow and stand aside, quietly listening to the Supreme Emperor's words.

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