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- In late spring, Wu Zetian had already moved to the Yaoguang Hall surrounded by water as usual in previous years. When Cui Yuanzong arrived, Lou Shide and Li Zhaode were already sitting there, each holding a copy of this chapter and reading it.
Cui Yuanzong is a cold-tempered person. He is not good at and does not like socializing such as poetry and wine exchanges, banquets, singing and dancing, so he and the ministers of the Political Affairs Hall are all business friends. Seeing him come in, Lou Shide and Li Zhaode just nodded in greeting, and he just cupped their hands. [.]
After the indifferent greeting, Cui Yuanzong sat on the brocade stool without saying a word or asking Lou and Li what they were looking at. He was as cold and solemn as a stone.
Seeing him like this, Li Zhaode and Lou Shide looked at each other briefly and then continued to look at each other without saying a word. After half a cup of tea, Li Zhaode finished reading and handed the chapter in his hand to Cui Yuanzong.
After Cui Yuanzong took it, he didn't rush to read the content inside. He first looked for the owner of this chapter. This was a memorial sent by the imperial envoy sent to Jiangnan by the imperial censor. The imperial censor reviewed the signature and submitted it. In front of the emperor.
After understanding this, let¡¯s look at the content. It was exactly what Li Mingyu said about the establishment of Qingyin Literary Society in Jiangnan and Li Mingyu¡¯s order to ban the Literary Society¡¯s general director. After Cui Yuanzong read these, he read the content at the end of this memorial extremely carefully. stand up.
The focus of the latter part is on the Hongwen Seal Society. This supervisory censor briefly mentions the exquisiteness of the books published by the Hongwen Seal Society. The focus is on its spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River. Every state capital must see the Hongwen Seal Society. In terms of the huge scale, there are both admiration for this generous effort and some faint concerns.
"Those who seal the press are connected to the scholars, and those who are the scholars are the ones who lead the hearts of the people in the world. Therefore, the seal press cannot be regarded as a business of ordinary merchants" When Cui Yuanzong saw these sentences, he had to think about it in his heart. Li Mingyu scolded idiots a few more times. Even the patrolling envoy could see this. He, the ruler of a big state, was so ignorant. Could it be that he was not an idiot?
When he thought of this, Cui Yuanzong felt angry and unspeakable when he thought of the appearance of Li Mingyu and Lu Minglun just now. The four families of Cui, Lu, Li and Zheng have been losing more and more talents in recent years. Zheng Zhili has completely become a rotten person who only cares about money. Although Lu Minglun is not like this, his talents are really limited; Li Mingyu is also like his idiot brother Like Li Mingyu, he relies on his good skin to wallow among women.
As for the other children of aristocratic families in the court, they really have nothing to offer. Most of them hang around the poetry and wine table under the guise of being a famous aristocratic family, claiming to be famous for their morale, without thinking that the family they rely on is no longer the same. The old look.
??This is already the case for these backbone children who are officials in the government, and it is even worse for the younger generation. Not to mention anything else, let¡¯s take a look at the Cui family¡¯s four jade trees, which had high hopes for them. It is true that they are bright and beautiful in the family, but after a few storms, the eldest and second child suddenly died, and the third child was frightened. , Cui Shihuai did not hesitate to give up his position as the Minister of Zhongshu to protect such a few losers. It is really not worth it.
The reason why the four families of Cui Lu, Li Zheng and others have been passed down for six hundred years is that they rely on talents from generation to generation. But now
Thinking of this, even a man as determined as Cui Yuanzong couldn't help but sigh in his heart, but it was this sigh that alerted him and made him recover from these useless reveries.
This time he looked carefully, and he immediately noticed a finger mark next to the sentence in this chapter that aroused his reverie. He had been in the Political Affairs Hall for more than a year, and he knew that this was a habit unique to Li Zhaode.
Cui Yuanzong did not look up to see Li Zhaode, but quietly read the memorial. At this moment, Lou Shide handed over another memorial.
This memorial is still written by the same inspection envoy. The difference from the previous one is that the imperial censor wrote an eye-catching word "urgent" on the signature of this memorial.
The content of the memorial happened to follow the previous one, which was about Li Mingyu leading the government officials to arrest Chen Yizhe, the elder of Yangzhou and the leader of the Qingyin Literary Society, banning the Yangzhou Hongwen Seal Society and detaining 37 people from the Seal Society.
When Cui Yuanzong saw this, he no longer even thought about scolding Li Mingyu, and his usually calm face suddenly frowned. After reading the memorial, both Li Zhaode and Lou Shide noticed this, and a faint to invisible smile crossed their faces.
After Di Renjie and others sadly left the capital, Li Zhaode became the leader of the Li Party in the court, while Lou Shide was an out-and-out confidant of Wu Zetian. The two had different political stances, and there was not much friendship between them, but This does not prevent both of them from having a good impression of Cui Yuanzong.
Lou Shide knew very well Wu Zetian's feelings and attitude towards the aristocratic family. As for Li Zhaode, he secretly hated these so-called aristocratic families for holding high the banner of Confucius and Mencius, but they refused to support Li Tang Zhengshuo, and all selfish uses were only for the benefit of the family. There is even a vague suspicion of flirting with the Wu Party. The behavior of Wu Chengsi when the eight elders came to Beijing last time is really eye-catching.Disgusting!
When their eyes met, Li Zhaode noticed the smile on Lou Shide's face, and so did Lou Shide. This slight embarrassment made the smiles in their eyes even stronger.
Cui Yuanzong had no idea what they were thinking. After reading the memorial in one breath, he lowered his head and began to think deeply.
Although he had been mentally prepared, he still did not expect that the ban of Qingyin Literary Society would cause such a big disturbance. Nowadays, it is no exaggeration to say that the people in Jiangnan Shilin are extremely angry. The wave of denunciation of Li Mingyu is getting stronger and stronger. Every day, more and more people are waiting outside Yangzhou Prefectural Government Office to visit Chen Yizhe in prison, and people are constantly coming from all over the country. Chen Yizhe from various states in the south of the Yangtze River sent a flurry of petitions to defend the Hongwen Seal Society to the Huainan Road Observation Office
What¡¯s even more terrible is that this storm has been directed towards the Fourth Family by Li Mingyu.
Reputation is one of the most important foundations of the Fourth Family, but this time, the reputation of the Fourth Family in Jiangnan has been completely destroyed. It is half the world's scholarly community. It is not easy to rebuild!
At this moment, I heard the sound of footsteps outside, and the Chief Minister of the Political Affairs Hall, King Wu Chengsi of Wei, and the Second Minister Lu Yuanfang walked in one after another.
Cui Yuanzong followed Li Zhaode and Lou Shide and stood up to greet him. Wu Chengsi seemed not to have seen him while exchanging pleasantries, and went directly to Lou Shide to talk affectionately. Li Zhaode also greeted Lu Yuanfang, and he was the only one left. Standing alone.
Fortunately, it didn¡¯t take long, so Wu Chengsi and Lu Yuanfang sat down to read the memorial. When they finished reading, there was a sound of rings outside, and Wu Zetian walked in surrounded by Shangguan Wan¡¯er and several palace maids.
After the courtesy, Wu Zetian, who was sitting on the brocade couch, waved her hand, "Have you read the memorial? Let's discuss it."
??When Wu Zetian was in charge of government, she would always let her ministers express their opinions before she spoke, and she would make a final decision as soon as she spoke. The five ministers all knew about her habit, so they didn't wait for her to say anything else. However, whoever spoke first among them was silenced again.
After being silent for a while, Li Zhaode looked at the crowd and spoke first, "Shilin is where the people want it. Unrest in Shilin means instability in the country. Jiangnan is an important town in the country. Because Yiwenshe stirred up such turmoil, the fault lies with Li Mingyu, the governor of Yangzhou. I think we should deal with it seriously in order to relieve the grievances of the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River and reassure them. In addition, Huainan Road Observer Wu Jiashun is a Shangguan and sits in Yangzhou. He cannot escape the blame for the situation deteriorating to this point, so I think we should also take it seriously. "place"
Hearing this, Wu Chengsi frowned, Huainan Road Observer Wu Jiashun was really his person. But precisely because of this, it was inconvenient for him to answer at this moment, and he just gave Li Zhaode a cold look.
At this time, Lu Yuanfang nodded, "This is true. Managing an official is like running an army. Every merit must be rewarded and demerits must be punished. It goes without saying that Li Mingyu, but Wu Jiashun, as an observer, sat back and watched the situation develop to such an extent without doing anything." It¡¯s hard to absolve oneself of the blame¡±
Lou Shide glanced at Wu Zetian very covertly, "I second my opinion."
Do you want to protect Wu Jiashun? How to protect it? What if it's not guaranteed? During this period, Wu Chengsi was making urgent calculations in his heart. Although the time was short, after Lou Shide finished speaking, he had already made up his mind.
He glanced at Cui Yuanzong and saw that he had no intention of speaking, so he coughed lightly and said: "What the three Prime Ministers and Lu said is absolutely true. Li Mingyu and Wu Jiashun are both important. However, Huainan is an important place and it is at this critical moment. Since I have no owner, I think that the minister of household affairs, Zong Chuke, is of great use and can serve as the observer of Huainan Road."
As soon as Wu Chengsi finished speaking, Li Zhaode calmly interjected: "As someone remembered correctly, it was the King of Wei who recommended Wu Jiashun as the Huainan Road Observer at the court meeting two years ago. At that time, he also said that his talents could be put to great use."
After that, Li Zhaode stopped talking, and instead looked at Wu Zetian and said: "What King Wei just said is true. Huainan is an important land, and it is at a critical time. Non-important ministers are not enough to control it. I thought that I should choose someone else." If we postpone it back and forth, it would be better to order Zhang Jianzhi, the Sima of Chuzhou, to take over nearby. If he is used, the situation will be settled."
Huainan is a land of fish and rice, and it also has the benefits of salt production and a seaport. How could Wu Chengsi be willing to hand over such a place to Li Dang? As soon as Li Zhaode finished speaking, he immediately objected. The two of them started arguing in the Yaoguang Palace.
Without those ministers present, and when there was a dispute over major interests, these ministers did not care about the prime minister's demeanor, and the disputes broke out.
"That's enough." Wu Zetian's voice was as usual, but the two people quickly stopped arguing. "First, we will observe Huainan Road and make replacements in the Yamen as usual, and we will discuss it after the matter is settled."
The replacement person was a non-party person. Wu Chengsi hated the result extremely, but Li Zhaode was not angry. Although his recommendation was not adopted, it also cut off an important source of income for Wu Chengsi and further frustrated him. No matter how you look at it, this is not a bad result.
Now that Wu Jiashun and Li Mingyu have been decided to be punished, it will not be difficult to calm down the turmoil in Jiangnan. What is attracting more attention now is the personnel changes. The observer has decided that it is time to talk about the governor of Yangzhou.
If you were the governor of an ordinary state capital, you wouldn't be able to reach this level, but Yangzhou is not an ordinary state capital after all. After a setback, Wu Chengsi was about to make another move and finally capture the richest prefecture in the world. Cui Yuanzong, who had never made any move before, spoke up first.
"Li Mingyu's mishandling this time should be dealt with seriously. However, Qingyin Literary Society has acquired the elites of Jiangnan Shilin in one fell swoop. Its scale is too large and its influence on the local area is too great. If it is allowed to survive and grow, it is really not the responsibility of the imperial court. Fortunately, this turmoil can be a clear proof. This is even more true for the Hongwen Yinshe Society, which I thought should be brought into the government and under the supervision of the author."
Last year when the Eight Elders came to Beijing, Wu Chengsi ignored the dignity of his chief minister and went to the post house to inquire about it in person every day. Since then, he has shown goodwill to the fourth family many times. His purpose is self-evident. But all his busy work was fruitless. These were the days when he was upset when he saw Cui Yuanzong. Today, he encountered the annoying matter of losing Huainan Road due to Li Mingyu's involvement. He was angry and saw Cui Yuanzong rushing in front of him again. He spoke in front of him, and the evil fire could no longer be suppressed.
"You must be serious! I also read the notice of the Qingyin Literary Society. It does not involve current affairs or the imperial court. It is just a request to change the style of poetry. If even such a literary society cannot accommodate, how should the people of the world view your majesty? How should we view the political affairs hall? There is no precedent for banning literary societies in the country. Prime Minister Cui is too petty."
At this point, Wu Chengsi rolled his eyes and said, "By the way, if we talk about literary societies, I would like to remind you that your Cui, Lu, Li and Zheng families also have a Zhengxin Literary Society? It is said that all scholars in Jiangbei regard being able to enter this literary society as an honor. Rong, if the Fourth Family were not so proud of their status and opened their doors wider, Zhengxin Literary Society would definitely not be smaller than Qingyin Literary Society. If Qingyin Literary Society couldn't tolerate it, what about Zhengxin Literary Society? As for Hongwen Seal societies, are there only a few seal societies in the world? There is no seal society in the Fourth Family? Should they all be included in the government? Such things that compete with the people for profit cannot be done in reality."
After saying this in one breath, Wu Chengsi said directly to Wu Zetian: "The current turmoil in Jiangnan Scholars originated from Li Mingyu's stupidity and incompetence. What Cui Xiang said about the Qingyin Literature Society and Hongwen Seal Society is clearly putting the cart before the horse. If the imperial court failed If he proposes to ban the Qingyin Publishing House and the Hongwen Seal Publishing House, there will definitely be another turmoil in Jiangnan Shilin, and the people's resentment will be directed at our political affairs hall and even Your Majesty."
Hearing Wu Chengsi¡¯s words, Li Zhaode breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the merger between the centrists and the armed forces that he was most worried about has not happened, at least not yet, otherwise Wu Chengsi would not have suppressed Cui Yuanzong so ruthlessly.
"Let me think about this matter again. Now let's decide on the governor of Yangzhou first." After Wu Zetian finished speaking, Cui Yuanzong said: "The turmoil started in Shilin. Since then, Yangzhou should be controlled by a great scholar. I recommend Lu Minglun, the former prince of the country, to sacrifice wine and go out to control Yangzhou. "
This person is so thick-skinned!
Hearing Cui Yuanzong¡¯s recommendation, Wu Chengsi, Li Zhaode and even Lou Shide could not help but feel cold-hearted. Now that the Jiangnan Shilin turmoil has been directed at the fourth family, he actually had the nerve to recommend Lu Minglun. In the past, the status of Guozi Jijiu was subordinated to the governor of a state. The plot behind this was clearly the Huainan Road observer who had not yet been decided.
This proposal was jointly opposed by Wu Chengsi and Li Zhaode. During the opposition, they each proposed their own candidates. Needless to say, it was another scene of you not letting me, and I not letting you.
Wu Zetian stopped the dispute between the two with a cough, "Lu Qing, you have been in charge of the election for many years, do you have any advice?"
Lu Yuanfang had never participated in the dispute between Li and Wu, so he had not spoken just now. Seeing Wu Zetian mention him, he stood up and said with his hands in his hands: "I recommend someone. Now that the governor of Yangzhou has joined the army, Lu Xiangxian can be the governor of Yangzhou."
Lu Xiangxian? This is not Lu Yuanfang¡¯s eldest son! The Ministry of Civil Affairs had repeatedly recommended this person to return to the court to serve as an official, but Lu Yuanfang blocked him all the time. Unexpectedly, he would do this this time.
Hearing this recommended candidate, Wu Chengsi and Li Zhaode both sighed in their hearts, the governor of Yangzhou was decided!
Sure enough, Wu Zetian, who had rarely spoken before, smiled and said, "I have long heard that Xiang Xianshao and his father are fathers. He has the demeanor of a gentleman and has the reputation of a gentleman in Xiaolu. Moreover, he is diligent in royal affairs and has the tools of a gentleman. He He is an official in Yangzhou, so it is cheap to transfer. Lu Qing's promotion of talents without avoiding relatives is in line with my heart! Wan'er, draft an imperial edict to depose Li Mingyu as the governor of Yangzhou, and submit it to Dali Temple to discuss the crime. Lu Xiangxian was transferred to Yangzhou The governor will take up his post as soon as the imperial edict is issued. I have high hopes for him, so don¡¯t let him down!"
Lu Yuanxiang bowed deeply to Wu Zetian, turned around and returned to his seat.
After this matter was discussed, this political discussion was over. However, Cui Yuanzong refused to leave. This was clearly a posture of wanting to face the saint alone.
Wu Zetian left him alone as she wished, and when he entered the performance, he was still talking about Qingyin Literature Society and Hongwen Seal.After Wu Zetian listened quietly to the matter, he did not comment, but said that he would think about it again.
After everything that needed to be done was done and everything that needed to be said, Cui Yuanzong stepped down. Wu Zetian got up from the brocade couch, walked outside the Yaoguang Hall and looked at the pool of clear water, "How is it?"
This was naturally said to Shangguan Wan'er.
"I dare not discuss the affairs of the state arbitrarily"
There was such a big turmoil in Jiangnan Shilin, but Wu Zetian was in a very good mood, and said with a smile: "Just say it."
"Yes. In my humble opinion, Cui Yuanzong is really anxious this time, so he wants to use your majesty and the court to eliminate the threat to the fourth family. In this way, the fourth family will enjoy the benefits exclusively, and the criticism and notoriety will be borne by your majesty and the court. , it¡¯s a good calculation.¡±
After thinking about it, Shangguan Wan'er added softly, "There has never been a ban on literary societies since ancient times. The history pen is like a knife, so you have to be careful!"
Hearing this, Wu Zetian smiled brightly and did not make any comment on this. She just said suddenly: "Wan'er, please inform the officials and send Chen Zi'ang to Jiangnan to take up a post and settle him in Yangzhou."
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When Cui Yuanzong walked out of Yaoguang Hall, his mood was as cold as his face. What he did today was something he knew he couldn't do, but he had to do it.
After walking a few steps, you saw Lu Yuanfang waiting in front of you. It was obvious that he was waiting for him.
??Suppressing the doubts in his chest, Cui Yuanzong quickly stepped forward and bowed his hands in greeting, "Mr. Lu?"
Lu Yuanfang raised his hand to signal the two of them to walk away and said, "I know you don't have a good temper, so I can speak frankly."
"Please say something"
"I have been elected for many years, and I know you very well. You are strong and tenacious by nature. You have been in and out of Longyou Road three times, and your political achievements are outstanding."
"Excellent" is the highest evaluation given by the imperial court to an official's merit examination. When such a man who is recognized as a taciturn gentleman says such words, even a calm Cui Yuanzong can't help but make some waves in his heart. Just when he was about to express his thanks, Lu Yuanfang was interrupted by Lu Yuanfang. Stop it.
"It has been more than a year since you came to Beijing to become the Prime Minister. During this period, you have been diligent in official affairs and have never slacked off. You have taken care of fifty-six out of ten trivial and troublesome matters in the political hall that are difficult to see achievements. The cooking is refreshing, and you have never complained about it. It is said that you rarely have visitors and sleep for less than two hours a day. Is this possible? "
Although it was a question, Lu Yuanfang asked and answered himself, "No matter what others think, I believe it."
Lu Yuanfang, who has always been taciturn, said so many words, and every word was full of praise, which only made Cui Yuanzong more and more confused, what does this gentleman Lu want to do?
At this moment, Lu Yuanfang stopped and met Cui Yuanzong's eyes and said solemnly: "In terms of your perseverance and perseverance, your ability to manage politics, and your diligence in doing things, you can be called an official of the country. You are truly a famous minister. If you can start well and finish well, Get rid of the little selfish thoughts in your mind, and it is just a matter of trivial matters to be remembered in history in the future. I have said so much about relying on my old age, but I am still stuck in my throat and I am not happy. Whether it is right or wrong, Yuan Zong should think about it for himself."
After saying that, Lu Yuanfang stopped walking with him and went first after handing him over.
Cui Yuanzong looked at Lu Yuanfang's back with extremely complicated emotions, and his mood was ups and downs on the way out of the palace. After returning home and sitting alone in silence for a long time, Fang summoned one of his confidants and told him: "Pack your bags and take two people to Yangzhou tomorrow morning. You must find out the foundations of Qingyin Literature Society and Hongwen Yin Society."
The confidant and old servant bowed in response, but Cui Yuanzong still sat in silence for a long time.
¡° Earlier, Wu Chengsi, who had returned to Prince Wei¡¯s Mansion first, also made the same move. He summoned a close acquaintance and told him in the study for a long time that he would leave for Yangzhou tomorrow.
At the same time as Wu Chengsi, Li Zhaode, who had just returned home, was writing a letter at his desk. The letter was written to Zhang Jianzhi. He still asked about the foundation of Qingyin Literary Society and Hongwen Yinshe. Chuzhou was only a day or two away from Yangzhou. What should Cambodians know?
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At this time, outside the Zhang Mansion in Suzhou, there was an extraordinary-looking woman dressed in men's clothing who wanted to pay a visit to Tang Song, who was staying here temporarily.
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