Two hundred and ninetieth chapters tongue war Confucianism
Kang'an was the candidate recommended by King Xiang. The last time the minister of Dali Temple retired and returned to his hometown because he was too old, the position became vacant. In order to compete with the increasingly powerful prince at that time, Emperor Qianwen gave this position to King Xiang.
Now that the former prince is no longer here, it's time to take back this position. If such an opportunity happened to happen, Emperor Qianwen would naturally take advantage of it.
His eyes glanced at the four kings of Xiang who were standing under the main hall, and looked at King Xiang, who was still red with anger and looked unwilling to give up. Emperor Qianwen said: "It is Lord Bo Zhengchu who is in front of all the people." It was said in the interview that Kang An knew about this matter, and Kang An did not object. In my opinion, this matter should have its shadow in it. Even so, he is no longer in a suitable position for the Minister of Dali Temple."
Emperor Qianwen spoke and determined the situation with one word. As soon as the holy words were spoken, it was destined that the minister of Dali Temple would be replaced.
Prince Xiang, who originally wanted to fight for Kang Anzai, had no choice but to suppress this idea. Even though his father was determined, what he was saying was useless. Even if his position could not be saved, he could only think of ways to let him go. It's up to someone else to take this position.
This is not only the idea of King Xiang, but also the idea of the left servant shooting Fan Shitong, and the right servant shooting Baili Guijun. They all want to take such an important position as the Minister of Dali Temple as their own, and they are all thinking about which one they have in their hands. The most suitable candidate.
In contrast, Du Jin, the Hanlin University Scholar and the Internal Minister, was the most relaxed. The saying goes that one can be strong without desire, and that was him.
While everyone was still thinking about the suitable candidate, Emperor Qianwen already said: "Mu Rong, the young minister of Dali Temple, is very good at his work because he is conscientious and conscientious."
"Huh?" Everyone looked surprised at the same time. Was the candidate decided in advance by the emperor?
Thinking that when the former prince fell, this Mu Rong took the opportunity to occupy the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple, wasn't he preparing for today?
Thinking of these people, another question came to their mind involuntarily. Did the emperor and Duke Zhongguo discuss this matter in order to find an excuse for Kang An and kick him down? If so. , that would be too scary.
This is enough to prove that the emperor was already prepared for this matter. How could they still be trying to steal it?
Fan Shitong and Baili Gui looked better. At least they didn't grab the position, but others didn't either. The one who was depressed was King Xiang. He could tell that his father had been spying on this position for a long time. Even so, the official title cannot be snatched away, but Shen Ao, as the instigator, cannot let it go easily.
"Father." Prince Xiang thought of this and stood up.
"Huh? Xiu'er has doubts about his father's decision?" Emperor Qianwen asked with a displeased look on his face when he saw that the two servants treated each other as transparent persons and only King Xiang stood up.
"No! I also think it is appropriate for Mu Rong to take over the position of Minister of Dali Temple, and I agree with it. It's just that this time Duke Zhong openly led his guards to injure so many government officials and arresters. Things can't just be like this. Forget it. Especially when Duke Zhong took matters into his own hands, it was really unbecoming of a gentleman. His ministers asked for orders to severely punish Duke Zhong as a warning to others. Otherwise, everyone could take it out on the government officials and arresters, and the world would be in chaos. ?”
King Xiang held his fists and started playing. He had an upright look on his face, as if he did not want to avenge his personal revenge, but to maintain the face of the court and maintain the order of the court.
"Well, what Xiu'er said makes sense. Yan Fu, is Duke Zhongguo here?" Emperor Qianwen was not angry, nor did he refuse. Instead, he nodded as if in approval, and then looked at the eunuch chief supervisor on the side. Asked aloud.
Yan Fu is naturally the person who knows Emperor Qianwen best. This time Shen Ao unintentionally helped His Majesty by pushing Mu Rong up, which is said to be meritorious. However, Shen Ao did beat the yamen servant and the headman, so such an act cannot be done. No matter, otherwise Shen Ao becomes so bold that no one can cure him next time. This time, His Majesty is obviously going to take the opportunity to remind Shen Ao.
"Back to Your Majesty, Duke Zhongguo has arrived outside the palace." Yan Fu knew that the matter could not be avoided, so he said very simply.
"Well, that's it. Let's summon Duke Zhongguo to the palace." Emperor Qianwen nodded and said.
"Invite Duke Zhong to come to the palace!" At that moment, Yan Fu shouted in a unique high-pitched voice, and soon the voice spread out. Shen Ao, who had already changed into a purple official uniform, quickly appeared in the Yangxin Palace. .
Shen Ao will definitely come. No matter what, it involves a powerful minister of the third grade, which is enough to attract his attention. This time, he is here to trample Kang An to death. No matter what, this person cannot If you are serving as Minister of Dali Temple, you will face more difficulties if you want to carry out future work.
With this idea in mind, Shen Ao took the initiative to enter the palace and waited for the emperor's summons. Little did he know that he had already been betrayed by His Majesty, which not only created an illusion for outsiders that he had joined forces with the emperor, but also He also needs to be the target of impeachment and be beaten hard.
As soon as Shen Ao appeared in the hall, everyone's attention was immediately attracted. When they saw his young and handsome appearance, several people in the hall couldn't help but feel that he was dwarfed by him. Whether it was his appearance or his appearance. Age, and even their brains for making money and doing things, they seemed to be far behind this young man when they were the same age.
Yan Fu also looked at Shen Ao, with admiration in his eyes. He didn't know if he was the only one who felt this way. As Shen Ao grew older, some of the look of Emperor Qianwen when he was young could already be seen on his face. They look alike. This is why the eldest princess felt a sense of déjà vu when she saw Shen Ao.
Shen Ao does look a bit like Emperor Qianwen, like the eldest princess's brother, doesn't it just feel familiar?
Emperor Qianwen's face was solemn, but his heart was filled with joy. Another son of his was about to grow up, and he was very capable. God had blessed him!
Although he admired Shen Ao in his heart, Emperor Qianwen would not show it at all under the impeachment of King Xiang just now. He just set his sights on King Xiang. A picture of the person has been brought. If he wants to ask anything, just What are you asking? I'm watching here.
Prince Xiang seemed to have the support of the emperor. He was full of fighting spirit at this meeting. When he looked at Shen Ao, he looked like a tiger about to eat people and said: "Lord Zhongguo, do you know that the government servants and the arresters The head is an instrument of the country and is used to maintain law and order in the dynasty. You are just a duke, enjoying the salary provided by the dynasty. You do not think about how to serve the country or how to be an example for ministers. You have indeed broken the rules in public and not only injured your own guards. People even take action themselves. I ask you, do you take His Majesty and the laws of the country into consideration?"
He was slapped with a big label when he came up. It can be seen that King Xiang really hates Shen Ao. If he hadn't tried to deal with Shen Ao again and again but couldn't, I'm afraid he wouldn't even say these words. He directly resorted to resorting to methods to deal with Shen Ao, and even killed people to vent his anger.
King Xiang asked directly, but Shen Ao's expression did not change.
Even when he came, he was certainly mentally prepared for this. Even if Prince Xiang jumped out, Shen Ao had expected it. At this moment, he was not in a hurry. He first looked at Prince Xiang and saluted with clasped fists. .In any case, the other party is the third prince after all, and he is also the person most likely to inherit the throne in the eyes of many people. The etiquette that should be followed cannot be abolished, otherwise others will use this matter to make their own articles. That is Frustrating things.
"His Royal Highness King Xiang, these words are wrong." After saluting, Shen Ao said four words.
"How bad is it? Mr. Zhongguo is not trying to quibble, right?" Prince Xiang naturally had no pressure at all when facing Shen Ao. Although he had not taken advantage of him in the past fights, this time he did. How could it be difficult to take advantage of the opponent's leverage?
"Haha, sophistry? What is sophistry?" Shen Ao sneered and asked rhetorically. But then he gave the answer. The so-called sophistry is to make unreasonable things seem reasonable. But it is clear that the truth lies in a certain Where does this side come from?”
"Hmph! Duke Zhongguo said that the truth is on your side. Isn't it true that you allowed the servants to openly injure the yamen servants and arrest the head? Don't you know that they represent the face of the country? Such actions are different from openly beating them. What's the difference between the court's reputation? What's this if it's not sophistry? By the way, Duke Zhongguo doesn't want to admit this. When this happened, many people, government officials and arresters saw it, and they even The silver-armored guard who was following him could also see clearly, so many witnesses cannot be denied."
Prince Xiang just wants to buckle the hat. In this way, once Shen Ao's guilt is determined, the punishment is inevitable. Once it is done, all the power in his hands will be directly deprived, and he can only return to the Zhongguo Palace. A hereditary prince cannot make any trouble.
Once he is useless, when dealing with him there won't be much attention and resistance, and that's when King Xiang avenges his past.
"Hey, this is still wrong." Faced with these accusations, Shen Ao spread his hands with an extremely aggrieved look on his face. He looked at Prince Xiang and said, "If someone did something, someone will naturally admit it, even if it's just a person. There is no evidence, and I will not deny it. But I wonder if His Highness King Xiang has investigated the cause and effect of the matter very clearly? If not, I am sorry that I cannot be convinced by such accusations, and I will have to defend my innocence. It’s time.”
"How could it be unclear? It is now well known that you injured the government servant and arrested the head. Even if you want to deny it, you can't deny it. Haha, as for you saying you want to defend, it doesn't matter. My father, I, and three important ministers are standing there. Here, I want to see if you can explain the matter and how you can speak for yourself." Prince Xiang looked like he had a chance to win. In his eyes, Shen Ao was already at his wits end, so he wanted to retreat in order to advance. Ask for sympathy.