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- . Chapter 113 Drastic Changes 1
In the main hall, the monarchs and ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty held court discussions.
This is the last court meeting before the Chinese New Year, and the hall is packed with ministers in order of class. Regardless of whether the high-ranking Zi Fei officials in the court are still busy, the low-ranking officials in Bianliang City have long been heartbroken and are busy buying New Year's goods and preparing to celebrate the New Year happily.
But in the eyes of Wang Jun, the most important minister of the dynasty, there was no trace of joy. He was keenly aware that an atmosphere of uneasiness and restlessness was brewing and accumulating. In the past, before such a court meeting, Fan Zhi and others would inevitably have to chat with each other, but today they did not. Instead, they gathered together to whisper.
Wang Jun smiled contemptuously and did not take this strange thing seriously.
"Dear gentlemen, this is the last court meeting at the end of this year. If there are any unresolved matters, you might as well report them together." Guo Weigao said while sitting on his gum bed. After several consecutive years, he finally had a relatively stable New Year today, and Guo Wei didn't want to be disturbed by troubles.
"Your Majesty, regarding Shaanxi" Fan Zhi said, Guo Wei looked surprised and asked with some dissatisfaction:
"The Ministry of Civil Affairs has not selected a suitable person to serve in Qing and Ning?"
"Back to the emperor, the imperial court thought that Qing, Ning, Tibetan and Han people lived together, and the situation was complicated, so they went into it with caution. In the early stage of selecting officials, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has already selected suitable candidates, and they will only be submitted to the emperor for approval in the first month." Fan Zhi continued. .
"I have said that we should be cautious. This is your proposal from Fan Qing. I think it is a reasonable proposal. However, the selection of officials is unreasonably slow. Our great Zhouzhou County cannot be without a pastor for a day." Guo Wei Looking around, he asked, "Dignified Zhou, can't you choose just four governors?" The words did not skip.
Fan Zhi secretly thought, the reason for this is not Guo Wei, isn't it also the wrestling between Wang Jun and Han Yi?
The ministers whispered, and there was a buzzing sound inside and outside the hall.
Wang Jun looked back slightly at the ministers. Wherever his stern eyes reached, everyone immediately became quiet, as if he was telling the ministers:
Without me, Wang Jun, nodding my head and agreeing, nothing would go smoothly. Without my permission, Wang Jun, any decision is invalid.
"Obviously, Wang Jun's gaze can now be compared to the laws and decrees issued by the imperial court. To be precise, laws and regulations reflect people's ideas and rely on people to implement them. Both the people who formulate the laws and those who execute them must look at Wang Jun's eyes. Wang Jun enjoys the feeling of saying exactly what he says.
Li Hub quietly winked at Wei Renpu. Wei Renpu obviously saw it, but he stood up slowly:
"Your Majesty, calm down. The candidates put forward by the two provinces in the early stage need to be evaluated in terms of qualifications, origins, and political achievements. The candidates are quite controversial. There are rumors in the market that the Marquis of Beihai threatened in Qingzhou that he had killed Guo Yanqin and Zhang Jianwu and was planning to kill them again. Li Yanqin and Chen Jianwu, the candidate officials who are therefore qualified to go to Qingzhou, are afraid of offending the Marquis of Beihai"
"That doesn't make sense"
Wang Jun snorted coldly:
"Is it over yet? Han Yi relies on the Holy Family, does he want to become enemies with all the officials in the world? Is he the only honest and good official in the world?"
"Prince, please calm down. Although Han Hou has many problems, he has also brought many talents to the court in recent years." Wei Renpu said, and he took out a memorial from his sleeve, "In view of the difficulty of selecting candidates for Shaanxi, and worrying about the future It is difficult to work together, because private affairs harm public affairs, so Han Hou has recommended several candidates this time, and I respectfully invite your majesty to see them."
Guo Wei ordered Tao Hub, a Hanlin scholar, to read Han Yi's memorial in public.
"Zan Jurun, Shen Yilun, Liu Xigu, well, who is this Xue Juzheng?" Guo Wei was suspicious, and he deliberately ignored Han Yi's request for money.
Shen Yilun and Liu Xi both served in Jinzhong in ancient times. They have both become governors of the same state and have very bad reputations. Zan Jurun served in the court. Although he did not have that much real power, he had a lot of dealings with the prime ministers and often met the emperor Guo Wei. In terms of status, he was only above Shen and Liu. The only surprising one was Xue Juzheng, a Sixth grade petty official.
"I object"
Wang Jun shouted loudly. His excited voice was loud and sharp, which seemed a bit harsh and abrupt in the hall, and even sounded strange to the other ministers.
"I also object"
It was Zheng Renjie who was here. Not to mention Guo Wei and the ministers, even Wang Jun was amazed by Zheng Renjie's performance. Wang Jun has always looked down on Zheng Renjie, thinking that Zheng Renjie was greedy for small money and was not resourceful enough to support a big scene, but he did not think that Zheng Renjie would stand with him clearly on this matter.
"Brother Xiufeng, what do you have in mind?" Guo Wei leaned forward and asked. He had a premonition that another argument was about to break out.
"What does Deputy Ambassador Zheng have to say?" Wang Jun turned the topic to Zheng Renjie with great interest, and asked "Deputy Ambassador Zheng"The word "?" is spelled very clearly, as if to remind Zheng Renjie that although you are also one of the prime ministers, your position in the Privy Council is still a deputy.
"Speak uprightly and express your opposition first. Zheng is willing to listen respectfully to your opinions." Zheng Renjie was very humble.
Wang Jun smiled slightly and said:
"The Marquis of Beihai, Han Yi, recommended four civil servants as the governor of a state. Although relatives are not avoided when promoting talents, it is inevitable that Taimu Wujun has been given the post of governor. The most important thing is that the court has its own opinions on who is appointed as governor, rewards and deposes. The vassals can get their hands on it."
"The Marquis of Han is just a recommendation. The king's words are serious." Wei Renpu said slowly. Ever since he took out Han Yi's memorial in private, Wang Jun realized that Wei Renpu was going to have a hard time with him today.
"It would not be surprising if he recommends others. But Zan, Shen, Liu and Xue were all Han Zizhong's former subordinates. Today he is honored as the founding minister and awarded each of these four people a state. , and the boundaries of states and counties are connected together, do you want to separate one party from another?" The word "No" is skipped.
Wang Jun said calmly, but at the end he changed the subject, causing an uproar.
"It's just a few literati. Brother Xiufeng's words are serious." Guo Wei also felt that Wang Jun's words were too exaggerated. Probably at this time, in Guo Wei's eyes, literati could not rebel without military power, and scholars could not rebel for ten years.
"Your Majesty, I think what the king said is very reasonable." Zheng Renjie stood up at the right time. He looked like he was wearing the same pants as Wang Jun. "The first thing the court chooses is to have both ability and political integrity, and the second is checks and balances. Today Zan Zan and Shen are all talented people. I have no objection to this article. However, the safety of the country lies in the coordination of top and bottom and the balance between left and right. Local power comes from the center of the imperial court. If Zan and Shen are in the same office, they will control the four states. The land is probably not conducive to the peace of the border. Moreover, the lessons learned from the past have not been thoroughly investigated, how can we repeat the same mistakes?" Zheng Renjiao said.
"Your Majesty, why did the Pheasant Rebellion in the Tibetan tribe happen? Later, the cattle-killing tribe wanted to defect to the Pheasant tribe, and why? I think it was all caused by the imperial court appointing inhumane people. Guo Yanqin, Zhang Jianwu and their like were colluding and dared to The flagrant defiance of the imperial decrees and lawlessness are all because they relied on something, which has not yet been found out. Never forget the past, and be the guide of the future. I heard that Zhe Linggong and Han Hou have collected a lot of information from Guo and Zhang and the imperial court. There is evidence of the ministers¡¯ communications, many of which contain disloyal acts, and Guo and Zhang have been brought to justice"
"Are Deputy Ambassador Zheng blaming me?" Don't skip the words. Wang Jun interrupted Zheng Renjie impatiently, "No, Guo Yanqin and Zhang Jianwu were both recommended by me at the beginning. I did make an oversight. Could Deputy Zheng want to hold me accountable?"
Wang Jun understood that Zheng Renjie was taking a curve today when he came forward, but it turned out that he still couldn't keep up.
"It makes no sense. Your Majesty, I just want to find out. The evidence submitted by Gyeongju disappeared unexpectedly, and several minor officials who handled the file died unexpectedly one after another. This matter has never been heard of by the outside world. It is strange. Very good." Zheng Renjie ignored Wang Jun and continued.
ah?
There was a buzzing discussion among the ministers.
Guo Wei's face was livid, because he didn't know anything about it and was kept in the dark. He subconsciously looked at Wang Jun.
Wang Jun had frequent and close contacts with local vassals, which was well known to both the government and the public. Guo Wei had also experienced this before, especially when the Jiedu governors from all sides jointly submitted a letter recommending Wang Jun to serve as the Qingzhou Jiedushi. Guo Wei was naturally alert and still feels unhappy.
Now that Zheng Renjie has publicly revealed the secret, it is Guo Wei who is the first to be confused. Guo Wei is also a face-saving person. They have been friends through thick and thin for decades. If others don't embarrass him too much, he will usually be a more tolerant person, but today is different.
Zheng Renjie publicly revealed the secret. Although he did not name anyone, everyone was accusing Wang Jun. And based on Wang Jun's methods and character, as well as his power, it is entirely possible that he would kill several petty officials and destroy the evidence of the crime.
"Xiufeng, what's your explanation for this?" Guo Wei asked, his tone obviously stiff and cold.
"If you want to incriminate someone, why bother?" Wang Jun shook off his sleeves and put his hands behind his back. He pretended to be disdainful to defend, but he was a little shocked in his heart. He was shocked that Zheng Renjie dared to openly oppose him today. Needless to say, Wei Renpu, Fan Zhi and Li Hub were actually very calm today.
Wang Jun looked at Fan Zhi and Li Hub quietly, and saw that Fan Zhi was as still as a mountain, as if an old monk was in trance, only glancing at them occasionally, while Li Hub still looked harmless.
"Hmph, can you knock me down with just this?" No skipping words. Wang Jun sneered in his heart. He said slowly:
"Several junior officials in our Privy Council have died unexpectedly one after another. This matter is indeed strange. As an envoy to the Privy Council, I am responsible for negligence and I am willing to accept the punishment. However, as deputy envoys, Wei and Zheng, two worthy brothers, do not have to take responsibility.Responsible? "Don't skip words.
Wang Jun downplayed the big responsibilities and reduced them to small ones, and even Wei Renpu and Zheng Renjie had to share the responsibility. Wei and Zheng looked at each other, feeling extremely angry, but they still went to work to plead guilty.
Guo Wei looked at Fan Zhi, and Fan Zhi was like a mirror in his mind. He usually said what Guo Wei wanted to say in this situation.
"Your Majesty, the Privy Council is an important military center of the imperial court and should not be neglected. The king, Wei and Zheng are all honorable ministers of the country, and they should all have the heart to serve. This matter should be dealt with lightly. As for the Shaanxi matter, it is better to comply with the report of Han Hou It is planned that Zan, Shen, Liu and Xue Juzheng will go to the border of Shaanxi to take up posts."
Fan Zhi said.
"Your Majesty, no"
It was Li Hub who opposed it.
"Li Qing, what do you object to?" Guo Weiqi asked.
"Back to the Emperor, as Wang just said, Zan, Shen, Liu, and Xue were all former officials and subordinates of the Marquis of Beihai. They all served as governors of neighboring states, which was inappropriate and suspected of appointing private individuals. Secondly, Xue Juzheng is only a sixth-rank official. Although he is a Jinshi and has both political integrity and talent, his qualifications are very low and he needs more experience. If he is appointed as the governor this time, he will inevitably be suspected of being over-promoted and harmful to the country's selection system. Therefore, I I think it would be better to choose someone else, such as Chen Guan, a direct bachelor of the Privy Council, whose virtue, talent and experience are the best choices," Li Hub said loudly.
Li Hub¡¯s words sounded extremely fair, but they were difficult for Wang Jun to accept. The Privy Council has great power, and Chen Guan is Wang Jun's most important confidant in the Privy Council. He is an important chess piece used by Wang Jun to check and balance the two deputy envoys, Wei Renpu and Zheng Renjie. Li Hub decided to remove Chen Guan from the Privy Council. The Privy Council also repaid Wei and Zheng for standing up for Han Yi today.
"Xiufeng, I think what Li Qing just said is very fair. What do you think?" Guo Wei still respects Wang Jun.
Wang Jun has realized that he lost today. He fought an unprepared battle, and the opponent had planned it for a long time. He planned every step and was caught off guard.
"I have no objection," Wang Jun said.
"In this case, according to the opinions of the ministers, Zan Jurun, Shen Yilun, Liu Xigu and Chen Guan are ordered to take up posts in Shaanxi. Today well, the Chinese New Year is coming, so it is better to leave for the new posts after the Chinese New Year." Guo Wei finally made the decree .
This was the end of this somewhat strange court dispute. For the few Privy Council officials who died unexpectedly, few of them had any specific names from beginning to end. It seemed that no one really cared about them. Chen Guan, a direct bachelor of the Privy Council, seems to have taken the blame for Wang Jun.
"Enxiang, you have to think of a way for me this time. I can't go to Shaanxi. I would rather be a county magistrate in Kaifeng than serve as a governor under the nose of that murderous star." After the court meeting, Chen Guan I found Wang Jun's house.
"Please be patient for a moment. The emperor's decree is very clear. He will not take up his post until spring. Before that, there is still a chance to change things." Wang Jun was a little bored.
"En Xiang, you have to see it clearly today. Wei Renpu and Zheng Renjie jumped out today, and old man Li is also hiding behind the scenes. This is all aimed at you. En Xiang must prepare countermeasures in advance." Chen Guan still chattered endlessly.
"Hmph, they are always against me, and this time they came even more prepared. They caught me off guard in public, and I couldn't get off the stage. How can I swallow this breath if I don't avenge myself? I remember back then, I persuaded His Majesty to wear a dragon robe. What were they doing? What were they doing when I was working hard for the country? Your Majesty is a little confused. Fan Zhi is a rotten Confucian who only knows how to act according to the purpose and has few original ideas. Li Hub even relies on his old age to sell himself, and eats nothing when he is dead. The two of them are not suitable to be prime ministers. As long as they are kicked out of the temple, Wei and Zheng will not be able to stand up."
"Thank you for your kindness"
Chapter 113 Dramatic Change 1
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