Chapter 378: All the ministers questioned together
Being named a Hanlin scholar, it is obvious that Du Jin is a man who is full of economics and has a wealth of knowledge. In fact, he is also recognized as a great Confucian in the contemporary era. Until now, what he is obsessed with is only learning. Even the position of internal minister is mostly He helped Emperor Qianwen recommend some talents and deal with some internal issues within the dynasty. He always ignored matters such as external campaigns.
What Du Jin pursues is Sun Tzu's Art of War: Planning and Attack Chapter: attacking with troops first, attacking friends next, attacking troops next, and attacking the city next.
In his opinion, only fools or people who have no choice need to use military force to solve problems. A true wise man is one who conquers others without fighting, and governing the world with morality is the best strategy.
Because of this, when Shen Ao said he was going to cause trouble for the barbarians, he didn't care about it. Until now, when Shen Ao came back, he also didn't care about it, because no matter whether he won or lost, even if he started a war , it is already an inferior move, and there is really nothing to pay attention to.
He is such a god. From time to time, he will squint his eyes and look at the behavior of the people around him, and then he will sigh in his heart, "Why are there so many idiots in this world? They don't even know how to teach the world with virtue, so what else can they do?" A person whose face is in this court?
Standing here with these people is really embarrassing.
Compared to Du Jin, who looked at others with a bird's eye view of all sentient beings, King Huiqing, King Xiang, Zuopushe Fan Shitong and others were busy connecting with each other, enjoying themselves.
After going to court, King Xiang learned that Shen Ao had brought thousands of good horses when he entered the city yesterday. He heard that there were even more cattle, sheep, mules and horses.
It was even said that the supplies that returned with Shen Ao amounted to 400 carts, and they were all sent to the Zhongguo Duke's Mansion.
That was a four-hundred-carat car. Compared with Shen Ao who only brought a fifty-carat car when he traveled, that was a full eight times. So many things should be packed, and they should all be good things, and as a big driver Even if a minister has received any benefits, should he first deliver certain benefits to the court?
Shen Ao didn't send any of the car to the treasury, but instead took it all back to his home. Just this alone is enough to punish him, isn't it?
Thinking of this, King Xiang has decided to jump out and impeach Shen Ao soon, and he will also try to get the job of inspecting the Zhongguo Duke's mansion. In this way, he can get countless benefits from it, wouldn't it be wonderful.
Thinking of this, Prince Xiang's lips showed a smile involuntarily. It was obvious that he had begun to have a sweet dream in his heart at this moment.
Even if it is a dream, whether it is a sweet dream or a nightmare, there will be a moment when you wake up. As a scream sounded, "Your Majesty is down!" The originally noisy hall quickly returned to silence.
When Emperor Qianwen strode to the dragon chair wearing an imperial robe embroidered with golden dragons, the ministers below knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "I have seen your majesty, long live your majesty. Long live your majesty."
"Everyone loves you," Emperor Qianwen said calmly as he sat on a golden dragon chair.
The ministers thanked them and stood up together. Then, many eyes turned to the emperor's face. They wanted to see the emperor's mood through their own observations, so as to deduce what Shen Ao had done. .
It's a pity. An excellent emperor must be an excellent actor and cannot easily express his emotions, anger, sorrows and joys on his face.
Even if it must be shown one day, it may not be true.
Emperor Qianwen's face looked the same as usual, neither happy nor sad. After observing the officials, they couldn't find any flaws and had no choice but to give up.
Yan Fu was also paying close attention to the ministers beside Emperor Qianwen. Of course, from the corner of his eye, he was paying more attention to the emperor's every move.
"Yes." The scene of Emperor Qianwen nodding his head gently was quickly captured by Yan Fu. At that moment, he stood up and chanted loudly, "If you have a foundation, you will play early, but if you don't have a foundation, you will retreat."
Yan Fu's shout was followed by silence.
Originally, what the ministers were thinking was that Shen Ao returned last night and had a great harvest. He also met with the emperor that night. Did this person do something? What should he do to inform the ministers? It would be better for everyone to know what happened. What happened wasn't it.
But now, looking at Emperor Wen's intention, he has no intention of speaking. How can the ministers do anything if they can't get any useful information?
Direct impeachment? How can we impeach someone if they don’t even know what happened?
Many ministers had blank looks on their faces, all of which were reflected in Emperor Qianwen's eyes. He wanted to laugh in his heart, but he didn't want to say anything. He just wanted to see, and he didn't say anything. If you don't do it, what will be the reaction of these ministers?
Emperor Qianwen wanted to see how many people would oppose Shen Ao without knowing it, and how many people would support him. He also wanted to be aware of it. And all of this came from Yan Ao's return from the palace last night. Announcement of blessing.
When Yan Fu left the palace, he usually reported to Emperor Qianwen what he saw and heard. This was also one of his responsibilities, so that the emperor could better understand the situation outside.
From Yan Fu's mouth, he said that he heard loud voices shouting to welcome the young master back to the house.
Yan Fu said this just as a fun thing to tell the emperor. Little did he know that it aroused the suspicion of Emperor Qianwen, who was very suspicious.
As I said before, Emperor Qianwen only sees the country, only power, and no family affection or emotion. In his eyes, there are only usable people and unusable people. It can also be said that there is no need to guard against those who can be guarded against. people.
Shen Ao was capable, which naturally satisfied Emperor Qianwen. But when Shen Ao's ability was too strong, and even reached the point where he could overwhelm his master, Emperor Qianwen had to be careful.
His literary talents are unparalleled, and his means of making money are unparalleled. If he can still lead troops to fight, he can win more with less. Such versatility is a blessing to the country and the people, but why is it not the tragedy of the emperor?
When the aura of the ministers is to surpass that of the emperor, how should the emperor deal with himself?
Although Shen Ao reported the battle last night, he attributed the victory to the barbarians' underestimation of the enemy and the bravery of the man Ba Khan, who tried his best to minimize his own role. But it was a victory after all, right?
Although Emperor Qianwen didn't think Shen Ao had the ability to lead troops in war, he attributed everything to his good luck. But other courtiers didn't know this, and the people didn't know either. Who knows if everyone would think Shen Ao was real? Does he have the ability to lead troops? Although Emperor Qianwen has decided to try not to give Shen Ao the opportunity to lead troops in the future, he still has a defensive mind.
It would be better for a capable minister like Shen Ao to face an emperor with no ambitions. He wished that such a capable minister would appear and assist him. But when it comes to an ambitious emperor, it is completely different. .It is said that a mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, except one male and one female.
Similarly, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain, not even a father and his son.
If Emperor Qianwen is already an old man and will give up at any time, maybe he will be grateful that God has sent such a good successor to him. But now that he is in his prime, how can he easily allow someone to replace him? People appear so early?
This is the emperor's mind, no one can understand it.
This is the ruthlessness of the emperor. Many times, if he does bad things, he will be punished. But sometimes, if he does good things, he will not be suspected or even punished. What's more, it is not impossible to be executed.
Just like Han Xin, Yue Fei and others in history.
After all, Shen Ao is the fourth prince of Emperor Qianwen, and there is a powerful figure like Aoxue behind him. Emperor Qianwen naturally cannot have murderous intentions, but he can still create some trouble for Shen Ao if he is not allowed to get power. And all this depends on the performance of the courtiers in the court today.
If there are many people who support Shen Ao, then they will be suppressed at all costs.
On the contrary, if there are many opponents, the emperor can safely use Shen Ao without worrying about the big tail.
It was with this thought that Emperor Qianwen deliberately did not tell anything about Shen Ao, but wanted to see how the ministers would react.
How could anyone know what Emperor Qianwen was thinking? Seeing that he did not say anything about Duke Zhongguo's return to the city, everyone thought that this was another act of protection by the emperor. After all, this had not happened before. Even so, how could everyone agree? .
The more Emperor Qianwen didn't say anything, wouldn't it prove that Shen Ao had done something wrong? If not, why didn't the emperor just say it outright to clear his name?
The ministers misunderstood the emperor's intention. After some people looked at each other, they immediately walked out of the queue and stood up holding a fluorene board.
The first person to stand up was Censor Min Fu, a disciple of Zuo Pushe Fan Shitong. "Your Majesty, I heard yesterday that Lord Zhongguo Shen Ao had returned to Daliang City. But for some reason there was no one in the court today. Seeing him, I was very curious about this. I still remember that before May, Duke Zhongguo had confidently said that he would go to the barbarians to cause trouble for the barbarians, so that the barbarians would not dare to look down on me and do it, but I don’t know Has he already done it?"
"Yes, I am also very curious. Now that Duke Zhongguo is back, he always has to give everyone an explanation. If he really completed the task, it would be better to tell everyone and shake people's hearts." Then there were other ministers. He stood up. Only this time he was no longer from the Qingwang family, but an official from the Xiangwang family.
After the two people came forward, more and more courtiers came forward. What these people said became more and more straightforward. Some people have directly questioned the purpose of Shen Ao's trip. Is it not to fight, but to go there? If you make money by doing business, wouldn't you be teasing everyone? You must be responsible for that.
All of this is the consequence of poor information. If in later generations, no matter how far away, everything that happened could be reported back as soon as possible, how could there still be these misunderstandings?
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Thank you Tie Tie Ji Ping An for the reward. Thank you from the prodigal son!