The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 309 Can’t get rid of it

"Your Majesty, I have no merit."

"How can you say you have no merit? When Gao Rou rebelled, you were in charge of the palace and put it down. Now that the Hebei army is disobeying the imperial order, you are also the one who came forward to put it down."

"With all these achievements combined, aren't they enough to be appointed General Zhenbei?"

"Let's put everything else aside. What merits did He Zeng and Chen Ben have to become generals?"

Yang Hu never imagined that the emperor had been delaying rewards and appointments to him in order to save up his money for a big gift.

Yang Hu didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Cao Mao continued, "Uncle, when I wanted you to help me, you were the only one who told me the truth."

"The situation has come to this point. I am no longer a puppet. Now that General Wei has been eliminated, I am the true emperor of the entire Wei Dynasty. I want to support the country and benefit the world. Will my uncle come to help me this time?"

Yang Hu's face flushed red.

He quickly lowered his head and said, "I am willing to assist Your Majesty, even if it means death!"

Cao Mao laughed heartily. "Now, I don't have to worry anymore."

Compared with other ministers, Yang Hu's words were more reassuring.

On the rest of the journey, Cao Mao began to seriously think about how to deal with Sima Zhao.

It would be better not to kill Sima Zhao. If he was killed, it would not be impossible to inherit the general's legacy, but it would only add a lot of trouble. It would be better to capture him alive, accept the general's legacy naturally, and then let this General Wei also taste what he had experienced.

Let him see what it means to be sidelined, monitored, and a puppet.

Anyway, he has to suffer!
Success will happen in the next few days, and it depends on whether Yin Damu and Cheng Shi can perform well enough.

Chancery desk.

Zheng Chong sat in the upper seat and looked at the many officials of the Secretariat in front of him.

Like the Sili Xiaowei Department, the Shangshu Tai of the Wei and Jin Dynasties also expanded a lot.

In addition to the Shangshu Ling's own officials, each of the eight Shangshu has his own subordinates, and the number of them is extremely large.

Now, they all gathered in the Shangshu Terrace, with frowns on their faces and absent-minded.

Zheng Chong looked at Xun Yi, who had called him over temporarily, and asked, "Xun Pushe, what happened?"

Xun Yi said seriously, "Wang Su went to the court to accuse Wang Xiang of seizing his knowledge."

Zheng Chong nodded, he knew about this.

As a scholar, he could tell at a glance whether Wang Xiang had plagiarized Wang Su's knowledge.

He was also very dissatisfied with Wang Xiang's behavior. Although he had a good temper, he was a master of Confucian classics after all. He knew how difficult it was to study these things. How could he be so shameless as to steal other people's achievements?

But he couldn't imagine what this had to do with the ministers hurriedly calling him over.

Wang Su wants to sue Wang Xiang, so let them fight. Why call a meeting of the Secretariat for such a matter?

Seeing Zheng Chong's suspicious look, Xun Yi quickly explained, "The problem is that Wang Xiang also went to the Censorate and went directly to the Chief Censor. He said he wanted to impeach Chen Qian for colluding with Wang Su and to embarrass him together."

Zheng Chong was even more confused. What business did the Censorate have here?

Zheng Chong is now serving as Sikong, the head of the Censorate, formerly known as the Grand Censor.

Seeing Zheng Chong's bewildered expression, Xun Yi finally couldn't help but speak up, "Prime Minister, I heard that the Chief Censor wants the imperial court to intervene in this matter, reaffirm official learning, and interpret the classics to prevent further conflicts over the classics."

At this moment, Zheng Chong suddenly understood why the ministers looked so ugly.

This is not a fight between Wang Su and Wang Xiang, it's the emperor who wants to dig out their roots!
Zheng Chong hurriedly looked at the other ministers, whose expressions were also very solemn.

Cui Zan narrowed his eyes and did not speak in a hurry.

Guo Zhang looked dejected. He had always wanted to marry the emperor and arrange his daughter to be by his side. He even actively established contact with the empress dowager. In the end, he didn't get to eat the meat, but was put on the emperor's list.

The emperor's attitude towards him suddenly became bad, and the position of the Secretariat became precarious.

While they covet those empty seats, the people around them are also clamoring for their places.

At this moment, Guo Zhang's mind was full of thoughts on how to consolidate his position, and he was not so concerned about the classics.

Because he felt that this matter could not be accomplished.

If all the ministers are against it, not only the emperor but also Sima Shi cannot accomplish it.

There is no way anyone would support such behavior.

At this moment, Zheng Mao suddenly said, "I think this is not impossible."

"For how many years have scholars fought over the classics? It's all in vain. It would be better to carve the interpretation of the classics on stone in the name of the temple so that everyone in the world can see it clearly."

Guo Zhang was shocked. He looked at Zheng Mao beside him, and then he realized that the emperor also had someone in the temple!
Xun Yi and others fell silent. They all knew who was behind Zheng Mao. They suppressed their urge to curse and thought about countermeasures.

"Duke Zheng, this matter still needs you to step forward. The Censorate has nothing to do with academic matters. Its responsibility is to supervise all officials. As the Minister of Works of the Great Wei, it is you who should step forward and persuade the Minister of Justice."

The ministers placed their hopes on Zheng Chong.

Zheng Chong interrupted the other person without even listening to what he was saying.

"I have had dealings with both of them, so I should avoid suspicion. It's really not appropriate for me to show up."

Even the most gentle person cannot tolerate his ministers repeatedly pushing him out to take the blame.

Zheng Chong has been passively implicated several times. And now, he still wants me to start a war?

Initially, Zheng Chong had to bow his head because of Sima Shi, and later because of Gao Rou, Sima Fu and others, he had to bow his head again.

Now that they are gone, you still want me to bow down to you? Wouldn't their deaths be in vain?

Zheng Chong was unwilling to bow his head again, and his attitude was unusually firm.

Xun Yi just felt that the situation was a bit tricky.

Even though he knew that the court was going to fight for the right to interpret the classics, the Shangshu Ling was not impatient. This was consistent with his character. He himself was famous for not fighting or competing, and did not want to stand out.

There are both advantages and disadvantages to letting such a person take charge of the Secretariat.

The disadvantages are now very clear. People are unwilling to take responsibility, nor are they willing to lead the ministers to do things.

Xun Yi himself did not want to jump out, so there was a strange silence in the Secretariat.

Cui Zan stood up helplessly and said, "Then I'll go."

The ministers hurriedly began to congratulate him, and several of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lord Cui, I will prepare a carriage for you now, and we will go to the Censorate together!"

Cui Zan's face was calm. "This matter still requires the consent of His Majesty. I will not go to the Censorate. I will go to the Taiji Palace."

And at this moment, in the Supreme Court.

Chen Qian looked at Wang Su sitting beside him and personally handled the case.

Wang Su had a stern face and looked quite unhappy.

When he found that none of the ministers stood on his side and it was even harder to see Wang Xiang, his grandson Sima Yan gave him a suggestion, asking him to solve the problem directly through the Supreme Court.

Wang Su originally had no hope for this, until Pei Xiu took the initiative to come forward and talk about it, Wang Su decided to take a look.

Unexpectedly, Chen Qian's attitude was unexpectedly friendly.

He strongly supported himself in suing Wang Xiang and actively offered advice on his behalf.

Wang Su really didn't understand the situation at this moment.

What exactly does the emperor want to do?

Looking at his actions these days, it makes no sense at all, as if he is forcing himself to fight with Wang Xiang.

But what good will it do to the emperor if his ministers start fighting?

Now that Gao Rou and others are gone, isn't it time to stabilize the government sooner?

He just looked at Chen Qian helplessly. Chen Qian was also stubborn and nothing could be said about him.

"Don't worry, my lord. I have sent someone to get him."

"Wang Xiang will be recaptured soon."

Chen Qian said this very confidently.

Wang Su could not deny that Wang Xiang was being protected by someone, and now he couldn't even go to the Imperial College. Wang Su thought that this matter could be resolved quickly, but he didn't expect that in the end it would have to be handled through the Court of Justice!
Just as the two were discussing, Xun Yu suddenly walked in.

"Tingwei! We failed to capture Wang Xiang!"

Chen Qian was a little surprised. "What do you mean? Did His Majesty speak?"

Xun Yu shook his head. "When Wang Xiang learned of our arrival, he sent someone to contact the Censorate, saying that he had not violated the law and that the Court of Justice had no right to interfere in such matters. Therefore, he wanted to impeach the Court of Justice with the Censorate."

Chen Qian was furious, "How dare you do this?!"

Wang Su looked at Xun Yu in front of him, then at Chen Qian beside him. He was silent for a moment before asking, "Mr. Chen, what exactly does Your Majesty want to do?"

"I know you are His Majesty's man, and I also know that the current Chief Censor is Guanqiu Dian, who is also His Majesty's man."

"I thought I was your Majesty's man, and so did Wang Xiang."

"What on earth does your majesty want to do?!"

Wang Su finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Is Your Majesty too bored and starting to fight with his left and right hands?

Chen Qian said seriously, "I don't know what Your Majesty intends to do. This matter has nothing to do with Your Majesty. This is a dispute between the two of you. If you don't want to seek the help of the Supreme Court, you can return to your residence and resolve it yourself."

Wang Su almost exploded and started cursing.

"Okay, okay, then Mr. Chen, what should we do next?"

Chen Qian said seriously: "Since the Censorate is involved, we can't easily resolve this matter. We can go and confront the Censorate."

"Don't worry, if Wang Xiang really stole your knowledge, I will not let him go even if the Censorate protects him!"

Looking at the righteous Chen Qian in front of him, Wang Su felt exhausted.

This scene brought Wang Su back to the past.

Back to the situation when I was entangled by the dirty things.

Why did I go to Yuancheng in the first place?!
(End of this chapter)