On the second day after the Shen and Huang parties officially broke up, and on the day when the Southern Patrol Fleet left Yangzhou, after the morning court, Huang Yourong returned to the mansion with a gloomy face. ←,
Behind Huang Yourong, the main officials of the Huang Party followed quietly with anxious expressions.
Then, as soon as he entered the Huang Mansion's living room, Huang Yourong couldn't hold it in any longer. He walked back and forth and roared loudly, his expression full of anger.
"The Shen party officials are short-sighted and ignorant of the general situation, which is hateful! The princeling officials add fuel to the fire and sow discord, which is even more hateful! As for you people, you are useless and have the talent of grass and trees. You fail to accomplish anything and fail more than you can. hateful!"
Under Huang Yourong's roar, all Huang Party officials lowered their heads and dared not speak, especially Zuo Tongzheng and Wang Xin. At this time, he was hiding behind everyone, shrinking his neck and hiding his head, not even daring to speak out.
It turns out that although the cooperation between the Shen and Huang parties was temporarily interrupted, it may not be irreversible. However, at this morning's court meeting, the princeling officials suddenly launched an attack and impeached Wang Ye, Wang Xin's son, and Wang Ye in public. Sima Zhuo's nephew Dong Qing was jealous in the brothel and gathered people to fight. He said that the impact of this incident was extremely bad and asked Huang Yourong to severely punish Wang Xin and Sima Zhuo for their incompetent education!
Seeing the impeachment of princeling officials, Huang Yourong was full of joy at first, thinking that the princelings' impeachment of Wang Xin and Sima Zhuo at the same time could arouse the desire of Shen and Huang to share the same hatred and fight against foreign enemies, and maybe they could take the opportunity to save things. The situation allowed Shen and Huang to re-align their alliance.
Therefore, Huang Yourong refuted the impeachment righteously, saying that the matter was just an ordinary conflict. Sima Zhuo and Wang Bin did not know about it and should not be implicated.
Originally, Huang Yourong thought that the princeling officials would pester him endlessly, and then he could unite with the officials from the Shen Party to deal with the outside world.
However, what Huang Yourong never expected was that the always stubborn princeling officials were easily persuaded by Huang Yourong. Instead of continuing to argue, they began to discuss how to deal with the aftermath of the fight between Wang Ye and Dong Qing.
This was a good thing. Huang Yourong originally planned to negotiate and resolve this matter privately, but now it became the subject of the morning meeting openly. The internal conflicts between the Shen and Huang parties were therefore brought to the fore.
Next, some officials thought that Dong Qing had always been frivolous, and it was Dong Qing's fault; some officials thought that Wang Ye was the first to provoke, and that this was Wang Ye's fault; and some officials thought that Dong Qing was the first to do this. The main responsibility lies with Dong Qing; some officials believe that Dong Qing was seriously injured and Wang Ye should apologize and admit his mistake...
Many officials had their own opinions and arguments, and they were vaguely provocative during the debate. So, soon, officials from the Shenyang and Huang parties also participated.
Due to their different positions, officials from the Shen Party protected Dong Qing, while officials from the Yellow Party protected Wang Ye. Officials from the two parties soon fell into conflict, and the conflict became more and more intense. New and old hatreds broke out one after another. In the end, Officials from the Shenyang and Huang parties were already at odds with each other and began to yell at each other.
Because the situation was too chaotic, and Huang Yourong was restrained by Crown Prince Zhu Heyu and Pavilion Elder Cheng Yuandao, he was unable to control the situation. After the morning court ended, the conflict between the Shen and Huang parties was not only made clear, but also became more apparent. The situation became even more intense. After this incident, Huang Yourong's hope of restoring the Shen-Huang alliance was completely shattered.
It is precisely because of this that Huang Yourong was so angry after the morning court ended. He also loudly scolded the Huang Party officials!
"The top priority now is to stop the prince's stupid business tax rectification plan! If you want to stop the prince, you must unite with the Shen Party! Otherwise, you and I will be implicated. By that time, you and I will no longer have a foothold in the temple. Land! You idiots are all gold-plated rice cooks, and you don’t even understand such a simple truth! The prince’s party just casually provoked you, and you jumped on the bait. Not only did you fail to restore the alliance with the Shen party, but We have completely broken up with Party Shen! Don’t you have any brains?”
Huang Yourong became more and more angry, and his scolding words became more and more unpleasant. Under Huang Yourong's thunderous anger, all the Huang Party officials were frightened and dissatisfied.
In fact, today in the morning meeting, the conflict between the Shen and Huang parties was started by some officials of the Shen party, and everyone in the Yellow party was forced to fight back. Now after hearing Huang Yourong's scolding, everyone in the Yellow party felt quite aggrieved. However, Huang Yourong was very angry and they did not dare to refute.
Fortunately, Huang Yourong finally calmed down after venting his anger.
"It's a pity that Young Master Zhang Cheng, Minister of Rites Lin Wei, and Grand Scholar Huo Zhengyuan are all calm and intelligent people, but now they are accompanying me on the southern tour. If I had their help, how could I be in such a mess?"
After sighing with emotion, Huang Yourong's expression calmed down.
Then, after Huang Yourong thought quietly for a moment, he began to issue orders.
"This time, the fight between Wang Ye and Dong Qing is quite strange. Maybe someone is deliberately provoking it and doing something secretly. You must mobilize all your strength to find out this matter for me! If it can be found out, Our alliance with the Shen Party may still be salvageable... Huh! In my opinion, this matter is absolutely inseparable from the Crown Prince and the others, but this matter is somewhat inconsistent with the Crown Prince and the others' usual style. There may be other experts. Are you giving me secret advice? I want to see who is plotting against me! I can't swallow this tone no matter what!"
After a pause, Huang Yourong continued: "In addition, the Shen Party and us are now enemies rather than friends. This is when our control over the temple is at its weakest. If I am not wrong, the prince and the others will definitely come to court tomorrow morning. I’ll bring up the commercial tax reform again, cheer me up, and you must do your best to oppose it when the time comes, and you must not let the prince and others succeed!"
Having said this, Huang Yourong hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Also, I will immediately draw up a report and report to His Majesty the Crown Prince's plan to rectify the business tax, explain clearly the shortcomings of this matter, and ask Your Majesty to come and get your opinion! "
After saying that, Huang Yourong's eyes flashed with a look of disappointment.
Huang Yourong had long known that Prince Zhu Heyu wanted to rectify the business tax issue, but Huang Yourong never planned to inform Emperor Deqing, because in Huang Yourong's view, staying in Beijing to assist the government this time was for him to prove himself to Emperor Deqing. Given this great opportunity, if Emperor Deqing kept asking Emperor Deqing for advice, advice, and support, wouldn't it mean that Huang Yourong didn't have the ability to take charge of the overall situation?
However, before that, Huang Yourong had the full support of the Shen Party and was able to suppress the plans of the Crown Prince's party. Now that the Shen and Huang parties have turned against each other, Huang Yourong no longer has the confidence and ability to suppress the Crown Prince Zhu Heyu. He has no choice but to do so. However, he finally sent a piece of paper to Emperor Deqing to ask for help.
Although Huang Yourong lost the opportunity to prove himself in this way, it was also the best solution now.
And just when Huang Yourong was angry and frustrated, there was another scene in the Prince's East Palace!