The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 245 Never Lie
"Sir, I am willing to take care of Zhong Hui's affairs."

When Wang Xiang opened his mouth, the Secretariat suddenly fell silent.

Gao Rou, Sima Fu and others looked at Wang Xiang in surprise, wondering why Wang Xiang suddenly wanted to take over this matter.

The ministers of the Secretariat were all shirking their responsibilities and were unwilling to take the initiative.

Wang Xiang's sudden words made the ministers worried and they did not dare to agree to him easily.

Does he have some conspiracy?
Normally, he would like to push the task to his ministers, but when the ministers volunteered, he dared not give it to them.

Looking at the hesitant crowd, Wang Xiang acted very frankly.

"Lord Xiahou, since you are seriously ill, please do not participate in the affairs of the court. We all know that you are devoted to the country. Please return home and recuperate. We cannot bear to see you continue to work here in your sick body."

Wang Xiang looked at Xiahou Xian and said seriously.

Xiahou Xian was furious, "I'm not ill at all!!"

"Lord Xiahou! Don't be stubborn! Lord, send someone to take him back."

Wang Jing hesitated for a moment, but still stood up and looked at Xiahou Xian. Xiahou Xian's eyes were full of astonishment, "How dare you."

"Please go back and recuperate, Lord Xiahou."

As Wang Jing spoke, someone immediately helped Xiahou Xian out of the Shangshu Terrace. His furious roar could still be heard from a long distance away.

Wang Xiang sighed deeply. "Even though Duke Xiahou is so ill, he's still worried about the country and the people and refuses to rest. But he's a member of the royal family after all. How can we just watch him become ill from overwork?"

All the ministers were silent at this moment. Ever since Cao Yu and Xiahou Xian came to the Secretariat, Xiahou Xian had been causing trouble for everyone, making it difficult for the Secretariat meetings to proceed. No one expected that Wang Xiang would be so straightforward and not afraid of causing any controversy. He directly sent Xiahou Xian back. It seemed that he wanted to imprison him directly?

Wang Xiang looked at Cao Yu and said seriously, "My lord, do you think it's okay for me to do this?"

"After all, you are a member of the royal family. I dare not be rude, but I still want to ask your opinion."

Cao Yu's face was pale. Wang Xiang had done everything he could, and now he was asking for his opinion?
Wang Xiang stared at him intently. Cao Yu suddenly felt a little pressured and nodded, "It's time to rest for a few days."

Wang Xiang looked at his ministers again and said, "We can only obey the king's orders."

Smiles finally appeared on the faces of the ministers, and even Gao Rou couldn't help but nod his head.

"We must obey the king's orders."

The ministers' eyes when they looked at Wang Xiang finally changed. Apart from anything else, just getting rid of this annoying guy made the ministers very satisfied.

Gao Rou pondered for a moment before asking, "Why does the Grand Master want to take over this matter?"

Wang Xiang said seriously, "Gentlemen, the affairs of the court have been delayed for too long. This is completely different from what we originally thought."

"When I first informed Lord Lu about this, he forbade me to act without authorization. Yet, now, we are all busy quelling the chaos and have been unable to implement it. This is wrong."

"We can't let things continue like this."

"Zhong Hui is only suffering from a minor illness. How can we let him neglect our major tasks? Let him do what he wants. We just need to do our own things well, and he will fall apart on his own."

"I already have a solution to the Imperial Academy issue."

"Please allow me to push the rest of the matter forward."

Wang Xiang said seriously.

This is asking for power. Gao Rou looked at him and then at Zheng Chong.

Zheng Chong did not rush to agree, but instead looked at the ministers.

Except for a few bigwigs, the eyes of the other ministers were full of praise. Wang Xiang's stepping forward was one of the few good things in recent times.

What Wang Xiang said was also correct. Why do you always have to follow Zhong Hui? Now that the ministers have united, they should do great things!

Gao Rou was determined to oppose it. He had always been wary of Wang Xiang. After all, Wang Xiang was the first person to propose reforms and had confronted Sima Shi directly. Moreover, he had become increasingly disobedient recently and seemed to be trying to recruit Lu Yu's forces.

Sima Fu also frowned. The development of this matter was completely beyond Sima Fu's expectations.

Wang Xiang's appearance at this moment made Sima Fu extremely difficult. Sima Fu's original enemy was only Gao Rou, and now there was another one, Wang Xiang. Although Wang Xiang did not have the title of one of the Three Dukes, he had the support of a large number of the Nine Ministers, so this matter became a little difficult.

Sima Fu looked at Zhong Yu in the distance. He wanted to know what Sima Zhao's faction thought of Wang Xiang.

Zhong Yu was indeed displeased.

After all, they didn't want to see a united Shangshutai at this moment.

Sima Fu did not speak out in opposition. Now all the ministers wanted to promote this matter, and it was not convenient for him to step forward, so he let Sima Zhao's people take action first.

Zheng Chong saw the general trend from everyone's faces and said, "Okay, in that case."

"Wait a minute."

Zhong Yu suddenly interrupted Zheng Chong.

Wang Xiang asked calmly, "Why, Mr. Zhong wants to save his brother?"

Zhong Yu laughed, "Not really, I just remembered something."

"A few days ago, Lord Lu left Luoyang. I took people to see him off. Before he left, he told me that it was the prince who informed him of the reforms, and he had never instructed the prince to submit a petition to the imperial court."

"If he hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known you had such talent." "And I also heard that when Your Majesty was in Yuancheng, he told people about these things. Later, the prince even held a banquet for celebrities, summoning many ministers and celebrities, and then the incident of submitting a petition to the court happened."

"I've thought about this for a long time. After all these things happened, no minister benefited. Instead, it was Your Majesty who benefited the most."

"Prince, you are His Majesty's teacher. His Majesty is extremely respectful to you. He even knows what happens in the Shangshutai."

"Now you say you want to take the initiative to resolve these issues. You want to deal with Zhong Hui and others, not turn around and deal with us, right?"

Wang Xiang's face was stern. "What do you mean, Zhong Jun?!"

"After Lu Yu fell, you are the biggest beneficiary!!!"

"Wang Taichang! What on earth is going on with this rebellion?! When the rebellion just started, you said in the Shangshutai that you would first determine the rank of the foreign generals!!"

"Did you already have an agreement with the foreign general?!"

"The Minister of Personnel is close to you, the Chief Censor is in your residence all day, and you are also the Minister of Rites. The matters of rank determination and promotion are vaguely in your hands!"

"Shouldn't you explain to us about the rebellions in various places?!"

Zhong Yu spoke faster and faster. The ministers widened their eyes and looked at Wang Xiang in disbelief.

Sima Fu's face was calm, but he couldn't help laughing in his heart.

The younger brother is a genius, and the older brother is also unusual.

Wang Xiang was no longer as calm as before. He stood up and stared at Zhong Yu in front of him.

"That's not something you would say. It's more like your brother's tone."

"Why not let Zhong Hui come and question him in person?"

Zhong Yu sneered, "I don't get along with him. Everyone knows this. Your Highness, please don't say anything more. Just explain these things clearly before you start to handle the so-called important matters. Otherwise, I'm worried that rebellion will break out again before this important matter is even completed!"

"You are so slanderous!"

"Slander? Wang Taichang, if you accept the order now, what will be the first thing you do? Will you go and give those foreign generals gifts to win them over? Are you trying to win them over, or are you fulfilling your promise to them?"

Wang Xiang felt his head buzzing at this moment.

He was absolutely certain that this must be what Zhong Hui said.

Although Zhong Yu is a man of deep thoughts and a sense of the overall situation, he is definitely not the kind of person who can confuse right and wrong or be sharp-tongued. He is not good at doing this kind of thing.

Instead, it was his younger brother Zhong Hui who was best at such shameless tricks!
The timing is so right.

It seems that the emperor informed Zhong Hui of this matter, and Zhong Hui found his brother and set an ambush for himself here.

Although Zhong Hui and Zhong Yu were not on good terms, their interests were the same, and Sima Zhao also did not want the court to be peaceful.

It seems that I still underestimated the young emperor.

At this moment, Wang Xiang was analyzing everything that had happened. He looked at the ministers around him. At this moment, he found that the ministers' eyes looking at him became strange, even Cui Zan was the same, and there was even some anger in his eyes.

Wang Xiang thought to himself that this was not good.

"Mr. Zhong, you should be the one who knows the whole situation best. If it weren't for these things, I'm afraid General Wei would still be in mourning. He wouldn't be like he is now, with military power in his hands. Foreign generals from all over the country would obey his orders, but I don't have the ability to mobilize them."

"As for what you said about His Majesty, we are all His Majesty's subjects. Do we dare to be disloyal to His Majesty?!"

"Zhong Yu! Aren't you a minister of His Majesty?! Are you planning a rebellion?"

Wang Xiang asked loudly.

Zhong Yu smiled and shook his head, then sat back down in his seat. "Since Wang Taichang has said so, I will no longer object. The ministers can do as they please."

The ministers fell silent.

The atmosphere in the Shangshu Terrace became a little weird.

Zheng Chong looked at the ministers in front of him again, feeling even more embarrassed.

At this moment, Zheng Chong had already thought about resigning. He didn't want to get involved in these things at all. In the past, when he had a great general, he could still serve as an official with peace of mind, but given the current situation, he couldn't stay any longer and had to leave quickly.

He said, "We'll discuss this matter later."

Wang Xiang wanted to say something, but he held it back, and his face became calm again.

The meeting at the Secretariat ended hastily, and Wang Xiang ignored everyone else and went straight after Zhong Yu.

"Mr. Zhong, you are obviously from a high-ranking family, why would you do such a thing?"

Zhong Yu stopped and turned to look at him.

"Wang Taichang, I'm just telling the truth. What do you want to do? Start a rebellion in my hometown?"

Wang Xiang laughed. "Your lies won't fool the ministers. If they think calmly, they'll find the flaws. You're wasting your time."

"I never lie."

(End of this chapter)