Chapter 41: The Lobbyist (Part II)
"But the prince is wrong," Gu Wei sighed again: "Just because you don't have it doesn't mean that others think you don't,"
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"The prince is familiar with history books, and when it comes to the battle for the throne, what will be the final result is recorded in the history books, and Wei will no longer explain it. ”
A layer of cold sweat broke out on King Qi's head, and the princess was no longer calm, and worry gathered between her eyebrows.
Liu Shi's 'color' changed greatly, and he bit the 'lip' of his lower mouth in his mouth, and it hurt and hurt.
Only Chang Ran's 'color' remained unchanged, and he stood there without the slightest movement.
"You are the emperor's own brother, and the emperor loves you, so let you be a vassal domain, on the one hand, to eliminate the rumors of the end of the brother, and on the other hand, it is also to protect you; ”
"Perhaps, you don't think you said that, but Lord Wang, that's what you do. ”
"The prince will set off immediately, this move not only completes the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, brotherhood, but also increases the prince's virtuous name, and the prince will also be able to understand the prince's painstaking efforts in the future, and he will be more respectful to the prince, so that the prince may have the opportunity to return to the imperial capital in the future. ”
After Gu Wei said this, he drifted away, as chic as when he came.
King Qi was sweating profusely, as if he had been exposed to the summer sun.
The princess's face was pale, but she knew very well in her heart that these words completely illuminated her vague thoughts.
The prince is mistaken!
If he had set off as soon as he received the holy decree, with the long-term attitude of the king of Qi and his previous statement, the emperor and the crown prince would have believed that he had no intention of taking the throne; but the king of Qi was unwilling to leave the imperial capital, and he was angry, so he fell ill, but the emperor did not believe that he was sick, and the prince did not believe it either, so he issued an order to urge.
Even if he sets off immediately, he can't eliminate the suspicion of the emperor and the crown prince, so next, the emperor will take a series of actions to weaken the power of the king of Qi, the most direct is to weaken the state of Qi, such as the military power and administrative power of the vassal kings.
At the beginning of the establishment of the Great Jin Dynasty, the power of the vassal state in the vassal state was only the administrative personnel power, and then the vassal king 'Yin' conspiracy rebellion, so even this power was withdrawn, the vassal king had almost no power, but later several times the foreign relatives and ministers interfered in the government, and the central court was shaken, so some people proposed to defend the vassal king's clan, and the court successively gave part of the power, Xianbei invaded, the court resisted, and the border general commanded the heavy troops, forming a situation of external weight and internal lightness.
To eliminate this hidden danger, in addition to the wisdom and skills of the center of the imperial court, it is also necessary to guard the clan, so Emperor Taiding granted the vassal power of each state to the vassal king, so now the power of the vassal king is very great.
Since the crown prince is suspicious of the king of Qi, he is bound to weaken the power of the king of Qi.
Moreover, the crown prince will ascend the throne in the future, and it will not eliminate the suspicion of King Qi, which will continue until King Qi dies.
The princess got up and sat down in front of King Qi's bed, and when she saw King Qi's sweat, she hurriedly instructed the little girl to bring a 'hairy' towel and wipe off the sweat for King Qi. Liu Shi walked back and forth in the room, and kept muttering: "'Rape' evil villain, 'adulterous' evil villain!"
The princess ignored him, wiped off the sweat of the prince, and then fed the 'medicine' pill to King Qi, now no one will doubt whether this 'medicine' pill is poisonous, Gu Wei's intention today is already very clear, but whether it is a lobbyist or Pan Lian, but in the end, he is thinking for King Qi.
King Qi sweated profusely, took the 'medicine' again, and felt much better, looking at the princess's gaze was very complicated, there was love and pity, there was pity, there was pity, the princess understood the meaning, she smiled slightly: "I told them to prepare, and they will leave tomorrow." ”
"No," King Qi looked very resolute: "It's already like this, then so be it, it's nothing at night and two days, if they want to be suspicious, they can be suspicious." ”
The princess thought for a moment and nodded.
King Qi is not wrong, he has already been remembered, that can only be like this, then simply let them doubt it.
Gu Wei was very satisfied, he believed that the King of Qi had understood what he meant, and he would soon set off for the domain, and as soon as the King of Qi left, the situation would be clear, and the 'chaos' and 'chaos' during this period of time would be over.
Some time ago, he gave Pan Lian a plan to ask Ju Yi to come forward to impeach King Qi, and I don't know what's wrong, Ju Yi didn't move, on the contrary, Pan Lian was secretly instigating the Xue family, but the Xue family was smart this time and didn't move, if it weren't for King Qi being 'confused' by this sudden blow, the emperor's suspicion of him would probably be much lower.
King Qi will become a hidden danger to the government for a long time, and as long as he lives, the court situation will not be stable.
The streets of the inner city are relatively quiet, there is not so much noise, when passing by the teaching department, there is a sound of silk and bamboo inside, Gu Wei looked inside, and couldn't help but shake his head, the emperor is seriously ill, the king of Qi is a vassal domain, the court situation is strange and unpredictable, these officials are still drunk and dreaming of death.
This sect is actually a brothel, but the prostitutes in it come from different sources, most of them are the wives and 'daughters' of criminal officials, and a few are the wives and 'daughters' of the criminal members of the scholar clan, just like the Xingyang Du family a few years ago, adult men were beheaded, most of the young men and 'women' were sold by the government, and the remaining small part was sent to this sect division.
In addition to the families of these prisoners, there is also a first-class person who is also the source of the 'women' of the Jiaofang Si Le, that is, the untouchables. The untouched household is a special existence in this society, starting from the previous dynasty of the Great Zhou, the Great Zhou Sect was 'chaotic', after a 'chaos' war, the Zhou Emperor who successfully ascended the throne of God 'forced' the opponent's courtiers to be loyal, after being rejected, he was annoyed and angry, and after all the adult men were killed, he ordered their families and relatives to be all demoted to untouchables, and the untouchables became untouchables, these untouchables could not be officials, could not farm, could not do business, and of course could not be officials, and men could only be slaves for life, serving tea in brothels, and begging on the streets; A woman can only be a matchmaker, or a musician or a prostitute.
The Teaching Workshop Division is not just anyone who can enter, there are only two types of people here, the scholars and officials, and the Shu and civilians cannot enter the main 'gate' of the Teaching Workshop Division at all.
When Gu Wei returned home, there was a carriage at the entrance of the door, he just looked at it and knew that Pan Lian was here again, and the corners of his mouth 'revealed' a trace of inadvertent contempt, which quickly slipped by, and a faint smile resurfaced on his face.
Sure enough, as soon as he entered the room, he saw Pan Lian sitting in the back of a few years, holding the book he usually read, and when he heard the sound of the 'door', Pan Lian raised his head and saw that it was, as if he was relieved, and put down the book in his hand, but he didn't move his nest or get up.
Pan Lian looked at Gu Wei with inquiring eyes, Gu Wei smiled and didn't speak, Xiao Tong brought a basin of water, Gu Wei picked up a 'hairy' towel and washed his face, Xiao Tong brought a white 'color' casual clothes, Gu Wei was not taboo at all Pan Lian was on the side, and changed the white clothes on his body. Every time he went home, the first thing he did was wash his face and change his clothes.
"Fortunately, I was not dishonored. ”
When Pan Lian heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, King Qi's matter had been delayed for a long time, and he quietly mobilized the Xue family, but the old slippery head of the Xue family agreed on the surface, but he didn't move, so he had to go and say a word again, but he hummed and chirped, and promised to agree, but he didn't move, it seemed that they were all smart people, and they didn't want to go through this troubled water.
Pan Lian had no choice, Gu Wei volunteered to persuade King Qi to leave Beijing, Pan Lian was a little surprised at the time, according to his understanding, Gu Wei was going to set off an impeachment attack against King Qi, how did it suddenly become persuasion again.
Gu Wei told him that the king of Qi was not in love and made a big mistake, and the emperor was now in a dilemma, he could not kill the king of Qi with a dead hand, but also wanted the king of Qi to leave the imperial capital to ensure that the crown prince ascended the throne, so the king of Qi must leave Beijing, in addition to this, he also thought of a problem.
"What I said last time, there was an omission, but fortunately it was not moved. Impeachment of the King of Qi, if the momentum is too great, the emperor's suspicion of the King of Qi may be low, on the contrary, everyone does not speak, and even many ministers write to retain the King of Qi, forming a strong momentum, which can increase the emperor's suspicion, alas, alas, it is a pity.. , Therefore, now if someone comes forward to persuade King Qi to take the initiative to leave Beijing, the emperor is bound to be very happy. ”
Gu Wei frankly admitted that he had made a mistake last time, not only should he not impeach the king of Qi for not being in love, but on the contrary, he should keep the king of Qi, so the emperor is even more suspicious, and the determination to 'force' the king of Qi to leave Beijing will be greater, and it is even possible to find an excuse to kill the king of Qi.
So, the two discussed, and Gu Wei came forward to persuade King Qi to leave Beijing, which not only eliminated the contradictions between the emperor and King Qi, but also made the court situation temporarily stable, and the position of the crown prince was also stabilized.
"After King Qi leaves, how will the situation of the court change?" Pan Lian asked.
"The situation will definitely change, some people want to leave, such as Shangshu Ling Pei Shu, this time Pei Shu did not come forward to say a word for King Qi, his purpose is to show the emperor that I am not from the line of King Qi, but he forgot that last year he secretly wrote a book, suggesting that the emperor change King Qi to the crown prince. Gu Wei said.
"In addition, Qiuyun is afraid that he will soon leave the mountain, but I don't know what the emperor will arrange for him to do. "Gu Wei said 'revealed' the 'color' of yearning, Qiu Yun was like a tiger, this tiger was now in a cage, and he had to put away his sharp claws, but once he was out of the cage, it would become very terrifying.
Pan Lian's expression was heavy, if Pei Shu was a scholar, he would leave Shang Shuling in this important position, and there were only two people who were currently qualified to sit in this position, Pan Lian and Qiu Yun.
"In addition, Prime Minister Gan Tang is also possible," Gu Wei's expression was a little hesitant, Pan Lian couldn't believe it, Shang Shuling and Prime Minister are two important pillars in the court, and if these two people are moved at the same time, this will cause the situation to move 'swing', besides, what kind of person is Gan Tang, known as a tumbler, an old oilman in officialdom, who smiles at anyone, no one can be offended, and the emperor has no reason to move him.
"It's not that the emperor wants to move him," Gu Wei also shook his head: "It's that the prince doesn't like him." ”
"Why?" Pan Lian was a little puzzled, Gan Tang is the prime minister, an important minister of the court, there are countless 'doors' in the court, the prince has not yet ascended the throne, even if he ascends the throne, he needs such an important minister to sit in order to stabilize the situation, why move him?
"Gan Tang is a good gentleman," Gu Wei sneered, and said contemptuously: "The prince is ambitious, how can he tolerate such an old decayed corpse vegetarian meal." However, the crown prince wants to move him, and he will also ascend the throne. ”
Pan Lian fell into deep thought, he couldn't believe Gu Wei's judgment, but he didn't dare not believe it.
If Gu Wei showed amazing talent before, but recently, his performance can be said to be amazing, and all the changes in the court situation have been peeped through by him, so he took the initiative step by step and did not take a wrong step.
"Qiu Yun won't be the prime minister, right?" Pan Lian asked tentatively, Gu Wei smiled, the meaning was very clear, Pan Lian sighed: "It's a pity that your qualifications are insufficient, otherwise the old man would like to recommend you to be the prime minister." ”
"Taishi said there, Wei is still a little self-aware," Gu Wei smiled: "Taishi, in my opinion, Shang Shuling is your best position, and that prime minister had better not fight, why? The prince must use his people, Pengzhu, Zuo Chen, well, Pengzhu is still a little younger, I'm afraid the court is very big, and he can't promote the court, I think it's probably Zuo Chen." ”
Pan Lian breathed a sigh of relief, speaking of which, Gu Wei meant to let him fight for Shang Shuling, but these words were not useless, but very important, which meant that the next move of the court bureau was personnel adjustment, and it was a large-scale personnel adjustment, and Pan Lian must prepare early.
"Alas," Pan Lian sighed, Gu Wei was a little surprised, during this time, Pan Lian was smooth sailing, laying a good foundation for the future, Pan Lian shook his head: "There is no big problem with the court situation, I just regret that there are too few talents in my hands, and when the old man is in charge of Shangshutai, the old man will recommend the son to serve as the Duzhi Cao Shangshu." ”
Gu Wei didn't say anything, picked up the teapot and poured a glass of water for Pan Lian, the tea was a precious Shifeng tea, ten taels of silver and a tael, the tea was clear and exuded a faint fragrance.
Du Zhi Cao, in charge of the world's money and food, is the most important position in addition to the prime minister, Pan Lian said that he would recommend him to be Du Zhi Cao, which is obviously very important to him, this is not to change the person and not feel 'excited' to the ground, but Gu Wei was indifferent, just raised his hand to give a salute, and did not care.
"Taiding Zhongxing, the world is safe," Pan Lian sighed: "But who knows, the imperial court treasury is empty, this degree of support Cao is a chore, when the time comes, you have to work hard." ”
"Someone has to do something, and there's always a way. Gu Wei said calmly, Pan Lian smiled bitterly: "Brotherhood, making trouble in various places, the She people in Jiangnan are 'chaotic', the Xianbei people in Youzhou have signs of instability, the drought in Yongzhou, and the displaced people in Jizhou and Zhou, but the court can't come up with the money, alas, the emperor is actually a mess." ”
"The mess is to be cleaned up," Gu Wei said: "The Taishi rose at the right time, just shouldering this heavy responsibility and living up to the expectations of the world." ”
Pan Lian nodded heavily, it seemed that Shang Shutai was already in control, and Gu Wei reminded again: "Taishi still needs to pay attention to a place, the middle book supervisor." ”
"Zhongshu Supervisor?" Pan Lian's expression was a little solemn, Zhongshu Jian Xiang called the inner court, the emperor's close 'servant', the highest official is the Zhongshu Order, the inner court Mu Gonggong has been in control of the Zhongshu Order for more than 20 years, and also controls the internal guard, on the bright side, the power of the Zhongshu Order is not large, but the important ministers of the court know that this is an extremely terrible person.
"Don't think about the Zhongshu Order, Mu Gonggong's tree has deep roots, and no one can move it, but in addition to the Zhongshu Order, there are also Huang 'Men' and 'Waiter' Lang who can fight for it, and adults can plan it early. Gu Wei reminded.
The secretary of the court in the inner court office, can go in and out of the court at will, the court is set up most of the eunuchs and eunuchs, but this is the emperor's close 'servant', equivalent to the emperor's staff, the eunuch has learned very little, therefore, there are also many scholars to serve as the secretary of the prison, the yellow 'door' and 'servant' Lang are like a special 'door' for them to prepare, the following small yellow 'door' is all eunuchs, only the yellow 'door' 'servant' Lang is a scholar, and the yellow 'door' 'servant' Lang has as many as five.
Pan Lian nodded clearly, if Shang Shutai was in his hands, Du Zhicao was under his control, plus Huang 'Gate' and 'Waiter' Lang, it could be said that most of the government was controlled by him.
Pan Lian left satisfied, Gu Wei looked at his back and drank tea silently, the night 'color' came, the moon rose from the east mountain, hanging high in the air, there was a fluttering feather 'feather' flickering sound in the air, a bird landed from the darkness, the little boy quickly came in, 'handed' a small note to Gu Wei, the small note was rolled, Gu Wei unfolded it and looked at the oil lamp, his expression became a little dignified.