Chapter 419; How to deal with it?

"Let him in."

Soon Wen Songtao walked in from outside.

"There's no need to salute. Do you know everything about Wen Xiang?"

Emperor Hongwen directly waved his hand and motioned for Prime Minister Wen to go over and sit down beside him.

"This is why I came here."

"Tell me how come this Wanfu suddenly made such a big move? What should I do?"

"Can't you just come to me directly and make a long-term plan?"

Sure enough, as Lu Yaoyao guessed, although Emperor Hongwen wanted to deal with the Han family, he was very afraid of it.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I am also very puzzled by Princess Wanfu's sudden actions."

"But if you think about it carefully, Princess Wanfu has always done things in a measured way. If she suddenly behaves like this, I'm afraid the Han family did something to anger her."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongwen frowned and remembered what Wang De had said before, and the anger in his heart instantly dissipated a lot.

"Oh? What news does Wen Xiang have?"

"There is no specific news, but there are some speculations."

"Tell me and listen."

Wen Songtao immediately told his speculation that the Han family and Xirong might have a private deal.

After hearing his guess, Emperor Hongwen became furious, grabbed the tea cup next to him and smashed it out.

"What a daring Han family. It's really abominable."

"Your Majesty, the Han family always needs to be dealt with. When the time comes, I think why not take advantage of this opportunity and strike first?"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Hongwen quickly fell silent, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he was thinking about the feasibility of this matter.

He wanted to move to the Han family, but he was always wary of the Han family's power.

Seeing that he was silent for a long time, Wen Songtao knew that Emperor Hongwen was still hesitant and could not make up his mind.

Then he spoke again: "Your Majesty, now that the matter has become known to everyone in the city, this is a good opportunity. Let's not touch other people, just the protagonists today."

"This is in line with the people's will. Even if the Han family is powerful, do they dare to challenge the people's will?"

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Hongwen's eyes lit up slightly.

Indeed, after today's news broke in the capital, more than 90% of the people in the city were filled with indignation. I believe that it will not take long for this news to spread quickly to the outside world.

Everyone knows that the people of Dongzhou will definitely be angry, and the reputation of the Han family will be reduced to the lowest. If he takes action against guys like the Han family at this time, it will be in line with the people's will, and the people will definitely applaud and make friends.

While establishing royal authority and winning a good reputation, he could also take a severe cut from the Han family.

"It's good enough, but there are a lot of officials involved this time. If we deal with them all, I'm afraid the foundation of the court will be shaken."

Wen Songtao nodded, which is why Emperor Hongwen wanted to move the family, but couldn't make up his mind.

The aristocratic family has many officials in the court. Let's talk about the Han family. There are as many as thirty officials in the capital alone.

Although they are not all important ministers, they are all distributed in some important positions in various departments. If they are moved, these positions will become vacant. There are so many people who need to be supplemented. Where can we find people?

And it’s not just that once you find someone, they will be happy.

After all, if you take over these positions, you will undoubtedly offend the Han family, and many people will think twice about it.

"The veteran has an idea."

"Oh? It's okay to just say it."

"Enable people from the Dong family."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongwen pondered again. To be honest, the Dong family was a good choice. First of all, the Han family had always wanted to replace the Dong family in recent years.

The Dong family is very aware of current affairs, but being aware of current affairs now does not mean that they will be aware of current affairs in the future. You must know that the influence of the Dong family in the court is already considerable.

He would still be a little scared if the piece of information controlled by the Han family was handed over to them again.

Just when Emperor Hongwen was hesitating, Wang De came in again.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Dong would like to see you."

"Huh? Let him in quickly."

What is Dong Xiang doing here at this time?

Prime Minister Dong came in soon. Seeing Wen Songtao here, Prime Minister Dong felt relieved and bowed his hands to Emperor Hongwen.

"Don't be too polite, Dong Aiqing. Wen Aiqing and I happened to be talking about you. Come and sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Prime Minister Dong quickly walked to the edge of the collapse, saluted again, and then sat down.

"I, if your guess is correct, Dong Aiqing is also here for the news that came out of the capital today, right?"

"Your Majesty is wise. I heard this news as soon as I got up today. It is really shocking. I feel that these officials should be severely punished and return to Dongzhou a peaceful world."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongwen nodded with a smile, and then said seriously: "I think so too, but there are a lot of officials involved this time. If they are all captured, the court will be empty."

"Just now Wen Aiqing proposed that I use people from the Dong family. What does Prime Minister Dong think?"

"If Your Majesty needs someone, the Dong family will naturally be obliged to do so, but it's not yet that time. I have a suggestion here."

Prime Minister Dong is still very smart, but Emperor Hongwen's question is a trap.

He couldn't refuse it at all, because if he refused, it would inevitably make Emperor Hongwen think that the Dong family had some bad intentions. Otherwise, why would they avoid it like a tiger?

It would also make Emperor Hongwen think that the Dong family wanted to control the court.

In just a moment, he could think of the best answer. Wen Songtao next to him looked at Xiang Dong appreciatively.

As expected of someone from a big family like the Dong family.

"Oh? I wonder if Dong Aiqing has any suggestions?"

"Enable children from small aristocratic families, or some knowledgeable children from poor families."

Emperor Hongwen nodded and did not answer. Xiang Dong continued, "Your Majesty may not be aware that the rapid development of the Han family in recent years has also created many enemies."

"There are many small aristocratic families here, and there are also some families who originally had a good family background, but suddenly lost because of the Han family."

"There are no high-quality talents among these people. The current situation is that dealing with the Han family is what the people want, but it is extremely difficult to find people to replace those people in the Han family, and these people are no longer considered.

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"The most important thing is that this happened suddenly today. I feel that if there is news already on the way to the Han clan, they will definitely not sit still and wait for death."

"However, if the Han family does not dare to compete with the people's wishes, they will inevitably turn their spears against Your Majesty."

This is absolutely true. If the Han family cannot win the people's support, then they can only force Emperor Hongwen. As long as Emperor Hongwen does not deal with people like the Han family, that will be enough.

"Your Majesty, what Xiang Dong said is not impossible. I feel that the Han family will most likely threaten your Majesty by threatening all officials to leave with their seals."

How could Emperor Hongwen not think of this?

But when I thought about it, I felt angry, so what?

This is what he is most worried about and has the least choice about.

If they weren't worried about this matter, how could those guys from the aristocratic family dare to be arrogant with him?
Chapter completed!