Chapter 289 The emperor must give in?

After Liu Yizhen summoned Wang Hong, Xie Hui, and Cai Kuo, the court became strange.

The administrative efficiency of the central government suddenly became sluggish.

Either you will take leave today, or I will be injured tomorrow.

This childish and low-level method is very shameful, but it works well.

Gao Yun, the Secretary of the Ministry of Hubu, was sitting in the Yamen of the Ministry of Hubu. He looked at the scene where one-third of the officials were missing and was a little angry: "Everyone is dead?"

The framework of the Household Department was slowly built by Gao Yun, and many of them even had Gao Yun open the back door for them to enter the Household Department.

And now, this is how they repay Gao Yun?

"Zhou Tong isn't here either?"

Zhou Tong, whom Gao Yun mentioned, was a young man he was quite optimistic about, and he had a very high talent for mathematics. Gao Yun made an exception and promoted him to three levels in a row, and asked Zhou Tong to follow him, which also showed his love for talents.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Tong also disappeared this week. This behavior undoubtedly made Gao Yun even more chilled.

Some colleagues who knew Zhou Tong well defended him in a low voice: "Gao Shangshu, it's not that Zhou Tong didn't come on his own. It's..."

Gao Yun understood what the other party meant.

In this era of clan-based emphasis, officials from these aristocratic families will put family interests first.

Even if this is not their intention, the surrounding environment will force them to make a choice.

Who can endure the scorn of their relatives and ancestors?

Who can endure being ostracized by relatives and clansmen?

Who can bear the consequences of being despised by the mainstream class?

No matter who you are, the opportunity to make your own decisions is often rare.

Sometimes you think you are making the decision yourself, but in fact it is just a decision made by the education you receive, the environment you are in, and the difficulties you face.

In the trend of the times, if you can catch a piece of driftwood and avoid being sucked into it, you have to do your best. How can you talk about successfully landing?

Gao Yun closed his eyes and decided to visit other departments first.

The first place he went to was the Ministry of War, because he had the best personal relationship with Wang Maide and the deepest relationship.

Fortunately, the Ministry of War is not seriously injured.

The real power of the Ministry of War is not here, but comes from the military power in the hands of Liu Yizhen. Even if the family wants to flutter in the Ministry of War, they can't.

Seeing that Wang Maide was not affected, Gao Yun went to visit several other departments.

Among them, the Ministry of Industry did not have too many tasks due to the imperial meeting. Even if there were fewer people, Liu Zhan could handle it. It was considered the least affected department except the Ministry of War.

The Ministry of Etiquette is similar.

Because the Liu Song Dynasty was just established, the rules and regulations had not yet been finalized, and the work of the Ministry of Rites was not too heavy, so the family's small tricks were naturally useless.

Only the officials.

The Ministry of Personnel was called the Heavenly Official in later generations.

In charge of the appointment, dismissal, examination, promotion, promotion, and transfer of civil servants all over the world.

The weight of authority far exceeds that of the other five departments.

Therefore, the number of officials here is also the largest among the existing central institutions, which often means that there is a mixture of good and bad among them.

In addition, Yin Jingren had just taken over as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and did not have enough prestige in the Ministry of Personnel. As a result of the family's efforts, the Ministry of Personnel was almost paralyzed.

Seeing Gao Yun coming, Yin Jingren naturally stepped forward to greet him as if he were seeing a savior.

Although Yin Jingren himself can be considered a member of Liu Yizhen's faction, he still has the influence of the northern family behind him, and his character is impure.

On the other hand, Gao Yun.

Although Gao Yun comes from the Bohai Gao family, Gao Yun's own fortune has nothing to do with the Bohai Gao family. He was promoted by Liu Yizhen. At the same time, he can also be regarded as a direct lineage of Liu Yizhen, second only to Wang Xiu, the minister of Qiandi, and Wang Zhene.

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Yin Jingren complained as soon as he came up: "Gao Shangshu, the daily government affairs of this high platform are gradually becoming more and more important. There will be a lot of trouble after one day. What should we do?"

Gao Yun glanced around the official office, which was obviously missing 20-30% of the officials, and without saying a word, he took Yin Jingren's wrist and said, "Let's go! Let's go find Wang Shangshu!"

Wang Shangshu is naturally Wang Hong.

As the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Gao Yun was of course qualified to directly meet the emperor.

Even if Liu Yizhen is not seen, there is still an old acquaintance, Wang Xiu, who is currently Zhongshu Ling.

But everyone knows what's going on with the current situation.

Family.

At this time, I went to Wang Xiu, but Wang Xiu was obviously helpless.

Going to Liu Yizhen would almost expose the conflict between the imperial court and the aristocratic family in front of the world. The aristocratic family is shameless, Gao Yun still wants it, and the imperial court still wants it.

Only Wang Hong is the most suitable to be this middleman.

Moreover, matters of the Shangshu Province must naturally be left to the chief of the Shangshu Province for resolution. It is against the rules to go to the Zhongshu Province or to report to higher-level officials.

Wang Hong knew what was going on when he learned that Gao Yun and Yin Jingren, two powerful ministers and the most important ministers of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel, came to him.

When Wang Hong learned about the aristocratic family's actions from the two of them, his head was even bigger.

If he could, he would pretend to be sick and hide away now.

But no.

"What are those bastards doing to provoke the emperor at this time?"

Even the emperor was willing to give each other a step down and let the aristocratic family take a breather. Unexpectedly, the aristocratic family raised its tail instead?

Different from those people, the more he holds a high position, the more Wang Hong understands how important a peaceful era is to the family.

Wang Hong was also afraid.

What Wang Hong was afraid of was that Liu Yizhen would flip the table.

The emperor is not terrible.

It's not scary to flip the table.

But if the emperor lifts the table, it will be a disaster for everyone.

Not every emperor in history has the ability to overturn tables, but Liu Yizhen, who holds military power, definitely has this ability.

It is precisely because of this that Wang Hong hopes to play his cards clearly with Liu Yizhen at the poker table, and win or lose entirely on his own ability.

This not only leaves a step for the emperor, but also leaves a way out for oneself.

Wang Hong also wanted to know where Liu Yi really’s bottom line was, but he definitely wasn’t using such despicable means to destroy the foundation of the imperial court!

"Not a son of man!"

Wang Hong cursed several times, but still used his identity to put pressure on other aristocratic families.

At the same time, there were some rumors that the emperor would not give in in the face of such dirty methods.

There are many ways to achieve victory, but they definitely do not include what you are doing now!

To Wang Hong's surprise, the aristocratic family's voice was particularly strong this time.

Some people even shouted the slogan "The emperor must give in".

This made Wang Hong furious and personally visited some of the aristocratic families, and those aristocratic families also gave their own reasons:

"Your Majesty, the Wang family of Langya and the Xie family of Chenjun have great achievements. Naturally, you have enough chips to put on the table to negotiate with the emperor."

"But what about us?"

"Cut five cities today and ten cities tomorrow in exchange for a good night's sleep?"

"Those who are qualified to be released as prefects are the mainstays of our family. They are released just to gain enough qualifications to return to the central government and gain authority to protect the family."

"If they fall, we will be gone too!"

"If you don't give it a try now, I'm afraid...I won't have another chance in the future!"
Chapter completed!