Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 179 The Auspicious Star Bestowed on Me by God
In the imperial palace and Funing Hall, Zhao Kuangyin listened to Wu Desi's detailed report on what Ye Chen had done today, especially after the scene in the Spring Breeze Building, he was relieved and deeply moved.

"This son must be the auspicious star bestowed on me by the heavens." Zhao Kuangyin murmured to himself.

In Zhao Pu's mansion, in the living room, there were six or seven people seated as guests of honor, and a river embankment envoy who had participated in the contract work of the Spring Breeze Tower was bowing down to report to Zhao Pu.

"Congratulations, Mr. Xiang, for easily earning [-] guan." After Zhao Pu let the Mingzhi River embankment go down, Huangfutong immediately said with a smile.

"In half a day, without spending a single penny, I borrowed [-] labor labor, and the payment was only five officials who were not in the ranks and had no dispatches. How many people in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty can compare with such means, and they are worthy of being disciples of masters. Before It may not be enough to win over." Zhao Pu smiled at Huangfutong, and said to the crowd with a complicated expression.

"It's just... Ye Chen is the real culprit for the matter of Dou Shihai in Sizhou!" Li You said.

"Hmph! Then Dou Shihai deserves it. It's such a big deal to raise food this time. Truth personally distributed it to the Jianghuai states in the name of the Zhengshitang. He even wanted to take the opportunity to seek personal gain. Ye Chen may have been captured by Kaifeng Mansion Wang Xin and Hu Zhengyi. To use, but not for the truth, purely for the sake of the public." Speaking of Dou Shihai's matter, Zhao Pu was very annoyed and worried.Because Dou Shihai is still in the hands of Kaifeng Mansion so far, Zhao Pu wrote to the emperor several times, wanting Yushitai to take over the case from Kaifeng Mansion, but Zhao Guangyi fought hard and failed.

"Hey! If I had known that the [-] acres of fertile land and a manor mansion that Dou Shihai bought in Jianghuai, I shouldn't have wanted it in the first place." Zhao Pu suddenly felt a little regretful, thinking in his heart.

But at the next moment, Zhao Pu took a deep breath, looked around at his confidantes, and said in a deep voice: "I have tolerated him for ten years, now... it's time to do it!"

"Yes!" Li You nodded in agreement: "The eldest son of the emperor has grown up, he has been named the king, and sent the eldest son of the emperor to hunt on behalf of the sky. The meaning of the family has been expressed very clearly."

He smiled slightly and said: "Brothers end up with younger brothers. After all, it is a last resort. Now that the eldest son of the emperor has grown up and has shown his talents, the actions of the officials have clearly told us that he will immediately Reserved, and this crown prince...is not the emperor's younger brother, King Jin, but the eldest son, King Wei!"

All the staff members were gearing up, looking excited, only a master with a bright head who sat under Zhao Pu stroked his beard and remained silent. Zhao Pu glanced at him and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Liu?"

The surname of Haoshou's wife is Liu Mingcheng, and he is the person Zhao Pu relies on the most among the staff of the prime minister's mansion.

Liu Cheng had a beard, frowned and thought hard for a while, Fang Shen said: "Master, the emperor has the intention of nurturing the king of Wei, and he also has the true intention of passing on to his heirs, but he may not have the intention of bringing down the king of Jin! The king of Jin has worked hard to manage Kaifeng for many years. , His latent power is really not small. It may not be so easy to bring down this big tree, especially... It depends on whether the heaven has this heart? If the emperor does not want to move him, then we will hit him with all our strength, in vain Expose our strength and arouse the vigilance of the emperor, it will be a waste of money."

Zhao Pu was originally a calm-minded person. Recently, because he was worried that the matter of Dou Shihai would affect him, he became more anxious to bring down Zhao Guangyi. At this time, after hearing what Liu Cheng said, his impulsive mood calmed down a little, and he pondered for a while , Zhao Pu asked solemnly: "Then according to Mr. Liu's opinion, what should we do?"

Liu Chengdao: "The Son of Heaven intends to set up a heir among his heirs. There is no doubt about it. It is human nature for a son to follow his father's business and to pass on the family and country. There is no doubt about it. The Son of Heaven is in the prime of his life, and he is not in a hurry to clear all obstacles for the crown prince. It may not be that he has no plan to gradually cultivate the wings of the king of Wei until the situation is ripe. If that is the case, he will not touch the king of Jin. .We have to take this into consideration.”

Huangfu Tong took a careful look at Zhao Pu, and remembered that because Jiang Huai and his party did not do a good job with Li You, Zhao Xianggong was now passive because of Dou Shihai's matter.Although Zhao Pu still treats him the same, he can still feel dissatisfaction with him and Li You.At this moment, I finally couldn't hold back and asked: "Then according to Mr. Liu's opinion, we should continue to tolerate King Jin's domineering power, always overriding our Xiangfu?"

Liu Cheng smiled slightly: "I don't mean that. I think that the most important thing now is to find out the emperor's mind."

Zhao Pudao: "I have followed the official for many years, and I know the mind and temper of the official best. The official has a heart for King Jin. You don't have to doubt this. Between brothers and sons, if you want to choose an heir. The official family will definitely choose the prince. The eldest son of the imperial family, Dezhao, has never made a big mistake in his conduct. His talent and ability have been proved by this matter of raising food. I think the official family is interested in him, and he is also the wife of the official family, Empress He. His son, he is well deserved to inherit the great line."

After Liu Cheng frowned and pondered for a while, he said: "The king of Jin has worked hard all these years, and many forces have not been brought to the table. We should not be careless. If we are not very sure, we must keep back hands, so as not to be controlled by him. .”

Comrade Huangfu said: "Since that is the case, the old man thinks that if we want to do something, we should completely overthrow him, tell him to leave Nanya completely, and become a famous and powerless idle king from now on, only then can we avoid future troubles forever."

Zhao Pu smiled confidently: "Over the years, the King of Jin has indeed used his dual identities as the prefect of Kaifeng and the emperor's younger brother to attract some people, but...his status as the prefect of Kaifeng limits the contacts he can make. So what, no matter how many people you win over? Can you still speak in front of the emperor?"

Speaking of this, his eyes revealed a frightening light, and he said: "The political advisers Xue Juzheng and Lu Yuqing have always been my husband's leader, and they dare not be in the way. As for the privy envoy... Hehe, they are the sons and daughters of this old man. Then One is the envoy of the third division. Chu Zhaofu's incompetence and incompetence are fully displayed in this food raising matter. The achievements of the year have been wiped out in the hearts of the officials. Hmph! This morning, he was still foolishly standing on Lu Yuqing's side, with Ye Chen bet, isn't this hoping that no one will build the embankments in the five counties? Although the officials won't say anything, they are definitely not happy. Anyway, the official Chu Zhaofu has done his best. Truth intends to recommend Luo Gongming as the third envoy..."

Thinking of the relationship between the Luo family and Ye Chen, Li You felt a little reluctant, and said: "Master, Luo Gongming, that old fox, is a master who does not see rabbits and does not scatter eagles. He recommended him as the third envoy, so he may not be grateful for Mr. This kindness. Dedicated to standing on the side of the husband."

Zhao Pu smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Luo is wise and wise to protect himself, but he is not ignorant of current affairs. The truth recommends him to be the third envoy. At least he will not go against the truth. What's more, he helped the king of Wei raise food this time." , spared no effort, no matter for the public or private, more or less imprinted the traces of the king of Wei. In addition, in the past, the king of Jin recruited him many times, but he never paid attention to it, so he has hated the king of Jin. And as long as We have overwhelmed King Jin, and at that time, Luo Gongming will definitely be willing to stretch out a foot to help us step on King Jin."

Speaking of this, he looked around at a group of staff, stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Zhongshu is under the control of the truth, and the privy is under the control of the children and relatives of the truth. Cao Bin must not help each other. Besides, he has just entered the Privy Council. Although the prestige is high, there are not many confidantes in the Privy Council. Now the Zhongshu and the Privy Council control the civil and military power of the Song Dynasty, and the third envoy who controls the financial power is noncommittal. Even if the officials see such momentum, then At the same time, you have to make a choice between the stability of the imperial court and the king of Jin. If you were an official, how would you choose?"

"How to choose?" The staff members thought for a while, and smiled knowingly.

Zhongshu and Privy Councilors represent the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are the foundation of the court.Even the emperor, even after a hundred years of inheritance, the Taiping Emperor, who had been in peace for a long time, would not dare to oppose Manchu Wen in order to protect a brother.What's more, the emperor had intended to weaken his brother's authority to ensure that his son would ascend to the throne smoothly.Under such circumstances, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty just asked the emperor to let his brother give up his official position and become his Taiping prince, so as to ensure that the prince can be a prince in a stable manner. Which emperor would not follow suit?
Liu Chengdao: "Since this is the case, the most urgent thing to do is to find out about King Jin first."

Zhao Pu looked serious, and said: "The King of Jin is very cautious in doing things, and he rarely leaves anyone behind. Although we know about his courtiers, it is difficult to find real evidence, let alone those courtiers who accept bribes or refuse bribes to come forward to testify I have no choice but to plot something else. The truth is that I want you to come here and try to find out about King Jin. Hmm...Speaking of which, Mr. Huangfu will go to Lu Yuqing's mansion overnight to lie down. "

In the east of the city, in the mansion of Lv Yuqing, a political adviser.

Seeing the person delivering the letter walk out of the living room, Lu Yuqing looked pale and ugly as if he was a concubine.

"How is this possible? Then how could Ye Chen do it so easily? One hundred thousand labor! How can those damn profiteers have such great ability." Lu Yuqing muttered to himself, because of the impulsiveness of the court this morning, To die of regret.

To be honest, he and Ye Chen didn't have any conflicts and enmity at first, but because of his past events, he hated all businessmen. When he heard that he was going to give an official to a businessman in the early court, he couldn't help but say a few words. After all, Ye Chen was young and energetic, and he had a winning chance in his heart, so he used words to provoke each other. In the end, Lu Yuqing wanted to sell his house and repay the [-] yuan that he lost to Ye Chen. result.Although it is not that the family has no place to live (the important officials of the court also have a house rewarded by the court), but when this matter spread, the blow to his reputation alone made him very depressed, not to mention that he had been an official for many years before he bought a house in Kaifeng. The next house lost to Ye Chen in this way.

(End of this chapter)