Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

Chapter 332: Your Majesty, don’t plant the flag

"Your Majesty, although Jiaozhou is poor, it is close to Yangzhou. If changes occur in the south of the Yangtze River, Jiaozhou will not be spared. Is it inappropriate to send King Wu to Jiaozhou to take charge of its military affairs?"

After King Wu left in despair, Xun Fang walked out from behind.

He was a little confused about Qi Emperor's treatment.

If you want to be ignored, just imprison him in the house, why send him out.

Especially when he was sent to Jiaozhou.

"It is because Jiaozhou will be affected that we let this traitor go. If this traitor still has some repentance and performs his duties well in Jiaozhou, he can become the last nail blocking the Sima family. In this way, there is still a chance to come back. This is also his only chance to come back." Qi Di said.

"Your Majesty is kind, but now that the King of Wu has left in despair, I am afraid that he will not sense your Majesty's good intentions. Instead, he may have other thoughts. Why not inform the King of Wu directly?" Xun Fang said euphemistically.

With King Wu’s temper, repent? I'm afraid it's unlikely.

"If you tell him directly and ask him to assist King Ming and Ji Ren, do you think he can restrain himself from subverting the situation or sabotaging secretly?" Emperor Qi looked at Xun Fang and said.

Xun Fang was speechless, and that's right, he couldn't help it.

If King Ming and Ji Ren were to get credit, King Wu would rather have no credit.

"So knock him off the clouds first before he wakes up. This is his only chance. Of course, if he really falls like this, becoming an ordinary prince will also ensure his peace for the rest of his life, which is not a bad thing." Emperor Qi Said again.

Jiaozhou is under Yangzhou.

If something happens in Yangzhou, King Wu, who is in charge of the military affairs of the state, will be the quickest to respond.

In the most ideal situation, if something happens to Zhang Jingshou and Ji Ren, he can quickly rescue them.

Of course, this was too ideal, and Emperor Qi didn't even dare to think about it in his dreams.

But if Ji Ren and Zhang Jingshou discovered something in Jiangnan, first of all, the enemy would lose the help from Jiaozhou, and secondly, if the enemy fled to Jiaozhou, there would be a prince stopping him.

The south of the Yangtze River is rich, but it is also rich. The interests of various aristocratic families collude. In addition to Duke Cheng, it is safest to send a prince there.

In fact, these words should have been spoken to King Wu just now, but Emperor Qi was really disappointed in his son to a certain extent and was too angry to say anything.

Of course, in Emperor Qi's view, if we don't talk about it now, it won't be a big problem.

Because someone will remind King Wu later.

The Tianwu Guards who guard the King of Wu and the counselors who assist the King of Wu will all inform the King of Wu at the appropriate time.

Let him know that solving the Sima family is his only hope of coming back.

Of course, what Emperor Qi most hoped for was that King Wu would wake up and be able to transform and grow under this difficult situation, but he himself knew that it was unlikely.

And if you still don't repent despite the advisor's reminder, then you will die in Jiaozhou.

Although the place is a little barren, but because of this, there is no possibility of rebellion. No matter who ascends the throne, they will not deal with him.

This is the last chance that Emperor Qi gave King Wu. As of now, in the order of successors in his mind, the king of Wei and Han are in the first echelon, the prince is in the next echelon, and the king of Wu is in the third echelon.

Seeing that Emperor Qi had made up his mind, Xun Fang said no more and said: "After the year, the triennial external inspection of the Ministry of Personnel will begin, and the candidate has been drafted to be led by Zhang Cheng, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel. The actions of King Ming and Duke Zhen have caused obstruction, but the candidates for the Metropolitan Procuratorate have not yet been drafted."

The Ministry of Personnel is responsible for inspecting whether officials have deficiencies. The inspection methods are divided into two types: Beijing inspection and external inspection according to whether they are Beijing officials.

According to common sense, in order to ensure fairness, it is necessary for the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the officials of the Ministry of Personnel to go together.

This time, the situation is even more special, so when it comes to selecting people, they must be able to get things done, cooperate with Ji Ren and the others, and be able to intimidate them when necessary.

After much deliberation, only Zhang Cheng, the Minister of Civil Service, could do it.

After all, he is Concubine Xian's biological brother and Zhang Jingshou's biological uncle.

With this level of uncle-nephew relationship, Zhang Jingshou can be restrained to some extent.

There is no need to mention Zhang Cheng's own ability, otherwise he would not have been able to sit in the position of Minister of Civil Affairs.

What's more embarrassing is that the Metropolitan Procuratorate is short of manpower this time.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate has been experiencing many disasters recently. First, it was cleaned up due to the farce of the Crown Prince's succession, and it was short of manpower. Then, it was cleaned up again because of Zheng Changsong.

There is a serious shortage of manpower now, and Tian Hao has not yet decided who to send.

"The candidates for the Metropolitan Procuratorate have not been decided yet? Didn't Tian Qing's son take the imperial examination last year? Let's promote him to the position of censor." Emperor Qi thought for a moment.

"Your Majesty, Tian Zhi is only fifteen this year." Xun Fang immediately showed a look of embarrassment on his face when he heard Emperor Qi's words.

His official department sent Zuo Shilang, the second-ranking official in the official department, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate sent out a fifteen-year-old censor. Those who didn't know better thought that his official department's assistant minister was only worthy of a fifteen-year-old censor.

"I won't be sixteen next year? The ambition is not the age. And if you don't send Tian Zhi, who do you want to go? Don't forget that this is Ji Ren and Zhang Jingshou. Send an experienced man who will take care of everything and is upright. Do you believe Don’t you believe that before he reaches the south of the Yangtze River, he will suffer from vomiting and diarrhea because he is not accustomed to the climate?” Emperor Qi said.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is not impossible to go too far and break both legs and be unable to walk together.

When Xun Fang heard this, he was silent. His Majesty's words made sense.

"But Tian Zhi is not the case. Among the people in the Tongfu Chamber of Commerce, he is the most special one. He is the youngest, but he is also the one they fear the most. He always speaks straight to the core without any scruples. He is more straightforward than his father. Moreover, as a censor of the Tian family, he knows better than most censors. Except for qualifications, all other requirements are met," Emperor Qi said. Xun Fang nodded silently, what he said made sense, but in this way, this combination felt strange. After thinking about it in his heart, he finally couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, would you like to reconsider the selection? Is it too much for King Ming to go to Jiangnan?" Taking risks?"

It feels like the biggest problem is that there is something wrong with the leader, which brings with it the entire group.

It really feels unreliable to let Prince Ming go.

"I also wanted a stable person to go, so I asked King Wu to go, but the result? Nothing was found. Maybe King Wu is incompetent, maybe the water in the south of the Yangtze River is deeper than I thought, and the nobles like them have become You have to be rigid and talk to them about the rules. Most people are afraid that they don't have the ability. Then they can only let Prince Ming go. If he really makes some big trouble, he will be recalled to the capital at worst. He is still a child. We haven't even gotten married yet, so let's go to Taiping Academy to think about the past." Emperor Qi said with a smile.

"I know." Xun Fang said respectfully, knowing that Emperor Qi was dissatisfied with Jiangnan and wanted to let Zhang Jingshou, an unruly man, lift the table, and then send someone to clean up the mess after it became chaotic.

But no matter what, the table has to be turned over.

Otherwise, Jiangnan’s matter will not be investigated clearly.

This is also one of the reasons why the prince was sent to investigate.

If he had been an ordinary official, he would have been coerced by his family and lured by his official title.

But the princes are different. No one can touch their family, and no one can seduce them.

Father and son are one body. The princes may rebel on their own, but they will never help others rebel.

"Prime Minister asked for leave. You have worked hard for Xun Qing these days. Xun Qing can be promoted to right minister in the next year." Emperor Qi expressed condolences.

"I don't dare, I'm just doing my duty as a minister." Xun Fang said humbly.

It's not that he's pretending, but he's really indifferent.

After being promoted to the Right Chancellor, he was nominally on an equal footing with Zhuge Qinglan and had a respected status, but in essence, he was still the second best among civil servants.

So, if you were second in civil service before promotion, and still second in civil service after promotion, is there any difference whether you are promoted or not?

It's just an extra name.

Emperor Qi comforted him a few more words, and Xun Fang just resigned. After that, Ji Ren was admitted. After a ceremony of gratitude, he then discussed many details of Jiangnan. However, Ji Ren couldn't bear it when Emperor Qi said that King Wu should go to Jiaozhou. Zhu said: "Your Majesty, by asking King Wu to go to Jiaozhou, are you sure you are not making it more difficult for us? This is not only to detect the enemy, but also to guard against our own people."

"Let you have a heavenly king to send you. If Jing Mou is still in the palace, his forces in Jiangnan will become an obstacle to your further investigation. But Jing Mou is no longer in the palace, and most of the people in Jiangnan will abandon him. Do you think Jing Mou will help you then? Enemies are certainly hateful, but traitors are the ones they want to kill the most." Emperor Qi asked.

Ji Ren nodded slightly, it makes sense.

"Besides, this is now, but when you arrive in Jiangnan, you are the only hope for Jingmou and the others to come back. By then, in Jingmou's heart, you will be more respected by him than me, my father." Emperor Qi said. .

"Your Majesty, what if something changes?" Ji Ren said.

"Nothing goes wrong. I know this son well, just like his Dharma Prime Minister Sun Quan. Jing Mou has the peculiarity of Gou Jian. For the sake of the overall situation, he will be patient." Emperor Qi said.

When Ji Ren heard this, he couldn't help but look at Emperor Qi and said, "Your Majesty, this flag cannot be erected randomly."

Sun Quan was like Gou Jian.

King Wu Fu Chai destroyed Yue. King Gou Jian of Yue was a prisoner in the state of Wu. He endured humiliation and filth. After returning home, he suffered hardships and finally destroyed Wu.

After Soochow captured Jingzhou, Liu Bei invaded the country. Sun Quan was shocked at that time. He never expected that Liu Bei would overturn the table. At that time, Cao Wei was eyeing the north. If Soochow fought on two fronts, Soochow could not afford it, so he acted decisively. The emperor sent a letter to Cao Wei and became the king of Wei and Wu.

All the emperors and ministers of Soochow felt extremely humiliated, but Sun Quan could endure it.

In the end, Sun Quan did win and successfully held off Cao Wei, allowing him to concentrate on dealing with Liu Bei. The hostage he promised to hand over was not sent at all.

So after that battle, Sun Quan successfully defended Jingzhou, but only lost face, and did not give anything of real substance to Cao Wei. Then Cao Pi realized that he had been tricked, and became furious. During the few years he was in power, he continued to Fight Soochow.

So you say Zhang Jingmou is like Gou Jian, who do you want to be deceived?

"You are not Cao Pi, so that's fine. If it doesn't work, just pretend that he doesn't exist. He was demoted, and it won't be convenient for you to investigate some of the nobles in Jiangnan." Emperor Qi said.

"I will try my best." Ji Ren replied, thinking that this is true. If King Wu is here, most of the forces in Jiangnan that support King Wu will have nothing to fear. Then there will be all kinds of fighting. Now that King Wu is gone, some of the forces in Jiangnan will be solved. Getting up is easier.

After explaining what happened in Jiangnan, Ji Ren thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, has Dong Cao explained it?"

There are only a few people who know that Dong Cao is still alive, but he happens to be one of those few.

So at that time, Ji Ren did not go to see the fake Dong Cao execution, but went on an outing with Qiao Qingyin and the others.

"Not yet, the thief knows that he will die, so he is very tough." Emperor Qi shook his head.

"In this case, I'll give it a try," Ji Ren said.

"You come?" Emperor Qi frowned when he heard this and said, "No matter how many cruel officials can't get him to speak, how can you, a young man, do it? And you are a general and apprentice to the Zhuge family, so you can't learn these methods."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this method is not ruthless, it's just a lie. But I need your Highness Prince Ming to cooperate with me," Ji Ren said.

"cheat?"

Hearing this word, Emperor Qi's brows moved slightly, showing a bit of curiosity. He also understood why Ji Ren wanted to find Zhang Jingshou. In this regard, that boy was indeed professional.

(End of this chapter)