Chapter three hundred and seventh meeting
Han Jian, Fa Yi and several concubines discussed how to deal with the queen's disappearance, and came out of the hall and went to the side hall to greet Gu Xiner. Han Jian asked Han Zhao to accompany Gu Xiner back, while he went to meet officials in Jiangdu City. This was also the first time Han Jian came to meet with officials as the King of Dong.
Han Song and Han Cui first summoned officials to meet with the East Prince's Mansion, while Han Jian first went to discuss matters with Gu Weipan.
In the East Garden of the Mansion, Gu Weipan is still dealing with some government affairs, mainly some financial expenses. Although Gu Weipan is now promoted to Taifu and ranked as prime minister, Jiangdu is not Luoyang after all, and Jiangdu’s military and political affairs are basically controlled by the Dongwang Mansion. Gu Weipan has only some money affairs for the time being.
Seeing Han Jian come, Gu Weipan left the hall door and talked directly to Han Jian alone in the yard.
"Teacher Gu, I wonder if the official letter written by Your Majesty before will take effect?" Han Jian asked after coming up.
The official letter that Han Jian mentioned was conveyed by the empress who asked Gu Weipan to go to the military camp when she persuaded Han Jian to enter the city. The content of the official letter was that the empress planned to let Han Jian be the governor and coordinate the affairs of the court.
Gu Weipan was silent for a moment and said, "Your Majesty has no new will, so it is effective if you do it. What is the East King going to do?"
Han Jian said: "Then please ask Grand Tutor Gu to summon ministers from the Third House and six ministries to the East Prince's Mansion to announce the matter in public."
Gu Weipan's obedient meaning was that Han Jian was preparing to take over the military and political power of Jiangdu, including the temporary small court in Jiangdu, which would also be responsible for Han Jian. Gu Weipan was cautious about this matter. The empress made concessions before, in exchange for Han Jian to enter the city to resolve the conflicts. Now Han Jian has returned to the city. But the empress said she could not get out of ill, and he could not help but wonder what was strange about it.
"Teacher Gu, are there any problems?" Han Jian asked when he saw Gu Weipan remain silent.
Gu Weipan shook his head. After all, he couldn't find a reason to refuse. He hesitated and said, "Your Majesty will not come forward to deal with this matter."
Han Jian said: "Your Majesty is now in good health and is not seen in the door. If your Majesty's illness is not cured for a day, then the affairs of the government will be abandoned all day? Since that's the case, why should Your Majesty arrange me to come forward?"
Gu Weipan nodded slightly. Han Jian was right. If the queen was in good health, she would not let the Eastern King coordinate the overall situation. But Gu Weipan was only worried about the Queen's health. After all, he had never seen the Queen with his own eyes in the past few days.
"I'm here to arrange things." Gu Weipan said.
"It's a good job." Han Jian thanked in advance. With Gu Weipan's help, it would be easier for him to take over the affairs of the government. The ministers in the small court who had prejudice against him would also restrain themselves.
Han Jian asked Gu Weipan to take the summoned ministers to the East Prince's Mansion together, while he left the mansion and boarded the horse back to the East Prince's Mansion.
Returning to the Dongwang Mansion, some officials from Jiangdu have arrived. These officials are the direct descendants of the Dongwang Mansion and deal with military and political affairs in Jiangdu on weekdays. Now that the Wei court moved from Luoyang to Jiangdu, they are also facing great pressure. Any officials who came with the Queen came out were several levels higher than them, and they were one level higher to crush people to death. But now they control the real power, and the ministers of the court have tried every means to seize power. In addition, the Dongwang has been away, and Han Song and other county princesses have repeatedly tolerated this matter, which has shown signs of intensification of this power competition. Now that the Dongwang returns to Jiangdu, they also have to come over to meet the Dongwang, and by the way, they will know whether the next move of the imperial court and the Dongwang Mansion is to settle a corner or raise troops to restore Luoyang City.
When Han Jian returned to the East Prince's Mansion, all the officials present bowed. Although Han Jian had not taken charge of the government before, these officials always came to the East Prince's Mansion for the holidays. They had also met Han Jian himself and recognized him.
Han Jian returned the gifts one by one, and at the same time, he asked these officials to go to the East Prince's Mansion to talk.
When Han Song arrived in the mansion, he had already returned. Han Song asked the people in the mansion to greet the officials and called Han Jian aside to speak.
"Jian'er, is Taifu Gu willing to help?" Han Song asked.
"Yes." Han Jian nodded, "After the meeting, Grand Tutor Gu should summon the ministers of the Third House to announce His Majesty's decree."
"That's good." Han Song said with some thought, "The officials in our Jiangdu are all aware of the roots and bottom lines. Even if there are a few of them, their hearts are still towards the Eastern Palace. But the people in the court, no matter what their purpose is, since they come, they must be properly placed. Alas! Resettlement is a big problem."
Because the East Prince Mansion is not big, it will definitely be difficult to place so many officials at once. These officials came here, obviously not to be the one who was in charge of others. They were all officials in charge of department and department in the court. When they went to the local area, even if they had fewer people and places, their authority remained unchanged. In this case, Jiangdu could not place these ministers, even one of them.
Han Jian nodded and said, "Er Niang, among these people, there should be spies sent from Luoyang, so we must be careful."
"That's right. Jianer, when you see these people today, try not to say anything. Let Erniang and Gu Taifu talk, so as not to let them catch the stalker and criticize you."
Han Jian nodded.
Afterwards, Han Song accompanied Han Jian to the main hall of the Dongwang Mansion to meet with local officials in Jiangdu. This time, the officials Han Song convened were mainly officials of the Dongwang Mansion, with a large number of 40 or 50 people, which can be said to cover all aspects of Jiangdu.
There are very few people coming to the East Prince's Mansion at once. When Han Jian and Han Song came in, these officials saluted again.
Han Song accompanied Han Jian to the plaque in the main hall and faced everyone.
"Everyone." Han Song raised his hand and said at the same time. He was quiet at the scene. "Since the death of the Eastern King, I have been governing Jiangdu for more than ten years. Today, the Young Master has become an adult and has been awarded the title of Eastern King by Your Majesty. From today on, the Young Master will also be replaced by the Young Master. You should also assist you with all your heart."
Officials from the Dongwang Mansion all said that.
Han Song said again: "Now that the treacherous and treacherous plot is treacherous, Your Majesty has left Luoyang, and now I am Jiangdu. In the future, we must obey the emperor's kindness and the young master. Do you understand?"
The officials of the Dongwang Mansion were not stupid people. Even if the court temporarily settled in Jiangdu, Han Song's words would make them loyal to the Dongwang Mansion, not the Queen. Now is the time for them to choose to stand in a team. If they choose the wrong choice, the Dongwang Mansion will not tolerate them, and the court will naturally not take them in. In this way, those who sway on both sides will completely lose their power.
Now Han Song is forcing them to take a stand to be loyal to the East Prince's Mansion.
The officials below were smart and came forward to express their opinions, saying that they would assist the young master and serve the king. This was just a response to Han Song's words of "being cautious in obeying the emperor's grace."
If there is a scene, there will be a scene answer.
"Since that's the case, you all go back first. Government affairs should not be abandoned. Just do what you have at hand, just treat it as a reward for the kindness of heaven and assist the young master." Han Song did not delay. She knew that in a while, Gu Weipan would come with the people of the court. When the two gangs met, there would inevitably be quarrels. Now that the queen is not in Luoyang City, peace is the most important thing.
Han Jian didn't say a word from beginning to end, but when he saw the guests out, Han Jian still had to come to see him off in person, which has shown that he, the Eastern King, was "friendly to the people".
After seeing off local officials from Jiangdu, several officials from the court arrived early at the gate of the Dongwang Mansion.
"Several ministers, please come in." Han Song came forward to greet these ministers.
The officials returned the gifts one after another, and then entered the gate of the Eastern Prince's Mansion. Han Jian first went to the side hall to wait for these people to arrive.
After waiting for almost half an hour, the imperial faction was all present. Although there were not many officials coming to Jiangdu with the Queen, there were more than a hundred of these people, which was twice as many as those with official ranks in Jiangdu City.
Han Song first greeted the guests in front, and then went to the side hall to inform Han Jian to go out to see the guests.
"Killer, these people are not good, you should be careful," Han Song reminded.
Han Jian nodded and expressed his understanding. Some of these ministers came from Luoyang because they were loyal ministers, and some were imprisoned by Yang Yu. They felt that they could not survive in Luoyang, and some were speculative and wanted to follow the queen to seek higher official positions. Among them, they were spies sent by Yang Yu. While some officials in Luoyang fled east, Yang Yu found some people to mingle and come to find out the news.
Han Jian walked out of the side hall accompanied by Han Song. Because there were too many officials in the court, these officials did not wait in the main hall, but in the front yard.
In the middle of winter, the temperature is very low. These people wear thick clothes, but not as luxurious as when they were in Luoyang City. These people already have hatred in their hearts. Now they come to the East Prince's Mansion and can only wait in the yard. When they see Han Jian coming, they almost come up to ask Han Jian why they are so neglected.
Han Jian and Han Song came over, and Gu Weipan, the leader of all officials, came first. After all, this large-scale "Ministry Meeting" was also initiated by him.
"The King of the East, Princess of the County." Gu Weipan was in front of the people, after all, he had to go forward to pay tribute.
"Tribute Gu, polite." Han Song bowed his body and bowed, "Tribute Gu, since everyone has come, please ask Taifu Gu to read His Majesty's order."
"Um."
Gu Weipan took out the official letter from the queen that day from his sleeve, and now it has become an announcement, which is to let Han Jian temporarily replace the queen to supervise the government and coordinate the matter of fighting against rebellion. Such an announcement is equivalent to let Han Jian be the country. After Gu Weipan finished reading it in public, the people below were already talking, regardless of the fact that this was a formal occasion.
Seeing that the scene was a little chaotic, Han Song shouted angrily: "If you have something to do, let me mention it in person. What's the point of gossiping in private?"
Han Song's shouting made the crowd quiet a little, but someone immediately retorted among the crowd: "What does the Eastern Prince's Mansion say mean? We will believe what your Majesty said in person!"
"Yes, yes." The crowd voiced in a crowd.
Chapter completed!