"There is no hope of quick success, no temptation to be snobbish, just nourish the roots and wait for the reality."
As the emperor said, the Secretariat had too many people to keep secrets, let alone to perform such a vital duty as drafting edicts. This was a place with many eyes and ears, and after the debate, it took less than an hour.
The news has reached the ears of interested people.
The most proud person was naturally Dong Cheng. He promised a lot of good words, then waved his hand to let the informant Shangshu Lang leave, and then smiled softly: "Young man Wu Shuo, in the early years, I killed many scholars under Dong Zhuo. Over the years,
He was safe and sound with my protection, but now he has abandoned me and is still trying to make friends with the scholars. It is simply a dream! According to the situation at the Chancellor and the will of the country, I think he has reached a dead end."
Dong Cheng, who was thinking about revenge on Wu Shuo, saw that Wu Shuo was deep in the mud without taking action. He felt so happy. He proudly patted the one-year-old child who was tearing paper on his lap and playing with it, with a hint of warmth in his eyes.
After so many years, he finally had another son. His previous son died in infancy due to various reasons. Now Dong Cheng regards his only son as a treasure, and he will take him with him all the time whenever he is free at home.
This is true even when discussing with Hu Miao and other cronies.
Jingzhao Yin Hu Miao was sitting at the bottom, watching the boy tearing an official document into several pieces and sweeping away the pens and inkstones on the desk, but Dong Cheng didn't take it seriously at all. Hu Miao then smiled and said
He moved his eyes elsewhere and said: "Although Wu Shuo has lost face in the imperial court now, but for him, this may not be a means of protecting himself. Based on my subordinates' understanding of Wu Shuo, he
He is not so stupid and greedy for power that he dares to protest against the emperor... There must be a reason for him to do this."
Dong Cheng casually stopped his son's little fist from eating into his mouth, dug out the paper ball tightly held in his son's fist, and asked carefully: "What's the reason?"
"A gentleman or a villain, may I ask which one Mr. Dong prefers?" Hu Miao asked softly.
Chang Shiwei frowned inadvertently and looked at Dong Cheng.
"I don't care about that." This was a difficult choice to answer in front of the two of them. Dong Cheng was very alert and said immediately: "A gentleman has no shortage of false reputations, and a villain has no shortage of talents. I will use whoever can be used by me.
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"Dong Gong knows how to employ people, and his subordinates admire him very much." Hu Miao first flattered, and then said: "Although Wu Shuo is a villain, he has to say that he has some talents. Since he has been an official, he has been in different positions several times, and he has become a good person.
It can be said that he is despised and has faults all over his body. Any impeachment can kill him. But he still exists today. Does Mr. Dong know why?"
Dong Cheng snorted coldly and gently squeezed his son's soft palm. His son gave him a pink punch because he didn't eat the paper: "Have I been protecting him?"
"No." Wei Qian, who was silent, suddenly said: "Because he is not important."
"What?" Dong Cheng was surprised, and the strength in his hands became stronger, squeezing his son until he started crying.
"Hold him down!" Dong Cheng finally lost his patience and shouted to the people outside.
Qin Qingtong, who was waiting outside the door, immediately bowed and trotted in, picked up the child skillfully, and after a few words of coaxing, the child's crying ended. After receiving Dong Cheng's signal, Qin Qingtong bowed and continued.
He took the child out.
"Uncle Wei, what did you just say?" After the room became quiet, Dong Cheng looked a little unkind and repeated: "He is also a minister, and a minister who has been admitted to the Chengming Palace is not important to you?
"
Hu Miao glanced at the brazen Wei Qian warily, and thought to himself that such words could be said in a more tactful way, so why bother deliberately irritating Dong Cheng? Could it be that he wanted to use this to attract the other party's attention, so that he could stay in place of Wu Shuo?
s position?
"It is precisely because he is not important that Dong Zhuo and Wang Situ lost power one after another. They were all like lost dogs, eager to join other powerful officials. This is because there is no big tree to shelter from the wind and rain. Anyone can easily let him die, and he
He is also accustomed to acting according to the wind, so when Wang Situ killed Dong, he did not regard it as a serious danger; Wang Situ lost the courtesy of being a minister and was in conflict with the country, but he did not kill him first." Wei Jian said in a low voice: "Behead him.
Capturing the flag is the most important thing, Wu Shuo is just a humble person, so why is it important?"
Without a protective umbrella, it would affect the people below who were enjoying the shade. Although Wu Shuo was the chief of the Shangshutai, his deputy was Xun Yu, and all the ministers under him performed their own duties. His greatest power was only to discuss government affairs in the Chengming Hall.
Now that even the power to draft edicts has been deprived, it is no longer important to touch him.
"It is precisely because of his insignificance and full of faults that Wu Shuo can continue to sit safely in the position of Shangshu Ling. Otherwise, if a moral gentleman were to be in the position, there would be no faults to deal with, and it would be even more difficult to use." Hu Miao.
One word breaks it down.
"Even if he is not important, the position of Shangshu Ling is extremely important. There are already many rumors in the court that Wu Shuo is going to be impeached." Dong Cheng said softly.
"Exit Wu Shuo and replace him with a person from Yingchuan or Hongnong, or a person from Jingzhou? What good will this do to Your Majesty?" Hu Miao laughed, and he leaned forward:
"From what I see, Wu Shuo has been very popular in the past few days, and secretly has the support of Situ Huanggong, Shizhong Yanggong and others. So His Majesty has become wary in his heart. In addition, Dong Gong has added fuel to the flames, and soon Your Majesty will
The blade of the knife is aimed at the minister's desk this time. However, Duke Huang and Yang may not really think highly of Wu Shuo and want to accept him as a subordinate, but they are just deliberately leading His Majesty to strike with the knife. Once Wu Shuo is knocked down, it will be beneficial for anyone to take over."
"What does the country mean?" Dong Cheng asked.
Wei Jian immediately opened his mouth and replied: "Your Majesty has obviously seen through this, so now he is only targeting the Shangshutai and has never pointed out Wu Shuo's fault."
"There is some truth in this." Dong Cheng nodded and suddenly laughed: "But I think, no matter how hard Wu Shuo tries to save himself and clings to everyone, he won't be better for long."
The turmoil at the Chancellor's desk soon came to an end, and its power to draft edicts was inevitably taken back by the emperor and temporarily handed over to Secretary Lang to handle it. However, this kind of matter ultimately has to be handled by a specific department instead of
It is under the charge of a secretary-supervisor who is an attendant.
So after the emperor once again improved the rank of Shangshu, he met with Jia Xu again and asked, "Have you already explained everything about the embroidered clothes envoy from now on?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, everything has been done. The prince is a famous swordsman and hero for a long time. Whether he is entering Yizhou, traveling to Yongliang or Guanzhong, he is always at ease." Jia Xu said softly. As his successor, Wang Yue
Jia Xu had begun to gradually take over the affairs of the Embroidered Clothes Messenger, and Jia Xu also took this opportunity to completely escape from espionage and never had any involvement with it.
"Yes." The emperor responded softly to express his approval: "Wang Yue is experienced, capable, and qualified. He is the best candidate after you. Even if you recommend him this time, no one can surpass him.
Right?"
Jia Xu nodded and said yes. Both the Pingzhunjian and Xiuyi Messenger systems were created by him alone. Even if he tried not to establish any party members in them, it was inevitable that Pingzhun ordered Bao to show his deep faith and be regarded as
Jia Xu is an old official.
Now I have to turn around with difficulty and step from behind the scenes to the front. In such a sensitive place as the Embroidered Clothes Messenger, it is better to have as little contact as possible.
It seems that it will take a lot of time to dispel the emperor's concerns in the future, Jia Xu thought in his mind.
"After Wang Yue and the others can get started, Duke Jia can be relieved of his duties." The emperor squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "We can also start preparations for the relevant system of the Zhongshu Supervisor."