"If you use it, you will do it; if you leave it, you will hide it. But you and I have this husband!" [The Analects of Confucius·Shu Er Seventh]
According to what Wang Ling said, the imperial court now has a three-legged structure. On one side is the Kansai scholar group headed by Taiwei Ma Rixi and Shangshu Lingshi Sun Rui, and on the other side is the Shizhong Yang Qi and Shangshu Pu
The Hongnong Yang family mainly shot Yang Zan.
Although these two factions belong to the Kansai scholar camp, relatively speaking, the Hongnong Yang family has close contacts with the Kanto scholar tribe, and they have fundamental differences with Ma Rixi and others who ignore the Kanto scholar tribe.
When dealing with powerful enemies like Wang Yun, the two of them were still able to unite as one, but after Wang Yun fell, the political opinions between the two parties suddenly became at odds.
The last one is Situ Zhao Qian. Although he has great virtues and prestige, when it comes to his disciples, former officials, and family status, he is not as good as the Fufeng Ma family represented by Taiwei Ma Rixi, and the Hongnong family represented by Yang Qi.
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Although Zhao Qian's power is the weakest, Zhao Qian has enough maneuvering and scheming to maneuver around the court. At this time, he recommends Huang Wan as Sikong. The emperor will probably approve it out of the need to balance the forces in the court.
After that, if Zhao Qian wants to pave the way for his younger brother, he may have some back-up methods. For example, he can use Huang Wan to express his goodwill to the remaining powerful Guandong families in the court and promote their alliance, or rely on the relationship between Huang Wan and the Hongnong Yang family.
Through the kindness between each other, we became friends with the Yang family.
After Wang Yun thought about it, he said: "As long as Huang Ziyan is here in the court, it will not cause any political failure, and we can return home with peace of mind."
After speaking, Wang Yun asked again: "How are the generals in the army?"
Wang Ling replied: "Since the executions of Hu Zhen, Li Jue and others, your Majesty has eliminated the old and weak, and has been working hard to cultivate the fields. He has won the support of all the troops, and the three assistants are stable. My uncle and Duke Zhao should have known about this."
Seeing Wang Yun and Zhao Jian nodding, Wang Ling continued: "After the disarmament, His Majesty first rewarded the meritorious generals, with General Huangfu as the first meritorious service, paid homage to General Hussar, and restored the Marquis of Huaili's salary that was cut off by Emperor Xiaoling.
, two thousand more households were added, and ten thousand households were given food and food."
"Huangfu Yizhen won this title when he wiped out the Yellow Turbans. Later, it was reduced due to offending the eunuchs. Now that he has lost it and regained it, it is a regret for him." After Wang Yun finished speaking, he thought of Huangfu Song's life as an eunuch and his return.
To be able to hold such a high position, all of them lamented: "In the past, Huangfu Yi Zhenmu guarded Jizhou and spoke out in protest, but he ended up being demoted and dismissed from office. Since then, he has been pure and self-loving, and has been submissive and tactful to everyone. Unexpectedly, he can still be here today."
Zhao Jian spoke from the side: "I heard that Secretary Ling Shejian's brother Sheyuan got married to Huangfu Yizhen's daughter the day before yesterday?"
Wang Ling didn't know why, so he replied: "These two have been engaged for a long time, and now they are getting married. It is the right time."
Zhao Jian smiled and said: "When Shejian personally attached himself to His Majesty and advocated clemency for Cai Bozhe, Huangfu Yizhen was so frightened that he closed his doors and complained that he was ill. He did not dare to meet the She family privately to show that he was not biased. Now Shejian is the secretary of the order,
The secret book of the palm, the entry and exit are forbidden. It is indeed the right time for Huangfu Yizhen to marry his daughter!"
Wang Ling couldn't answer for a moment and was speechless.
Zhao Jian simply said it out of anger, and he was just aggrieved by his late master Wang Yun. Wang Yun was touched in his heart, glanced at Zhao Jian, and said: "Although Uncle Ma Weng and others are at odds with me, they are all for the sake of
For the sake of the imperial court, with them here to assist His Majesty, and with Huangfu Yizhen leading the army, even if I am not in charge, I will not delay the revival of the Han Dynasty."
"The imperial court abandoned its capable ministers, and even if it was revived in the end, it would be nothing more than doing twice the result with half the effort and twice the result with half the effort. How can they be treated in the same terms?" Zhao Jian said unconvinced.
"Uncle Mao!" Wang Yun suddenly said; "Fortunately, you are no longer holding the hairpin and pen, otherwise, with your outspoken nature, how could I keep you in the court with peace of mind?"
After saying goodbye to Zhao Jian, Wang Yun turned to Wang Ling and said: "Yan Yun, since you have become an official, you must fulfill your responsibilities as an official. Not only must you raise Li Shu, but you must also always pay attention to the affairs of the government and the public. If there is a traitor in the government, or
This is because the government of the court has been improperly administered. You should speak out and defend yourself, and do not imitate Huangfu's righteousness and live alone!"
Wang Ling received the instruction and said solemnly: "Thank you uncle for your words, Ling Duan will not forget them."
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wang Ling happened to talk about something that had puzzled him recently, hoping to get an answer from Wang Yun: "Uncle, someone in the court has begun to persuade Your Majesty to surrender to the Yuan Dynasty as soon as possible and choose to build Changqiu Palace.
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Wang Yun raised his eyebrows and said, "What does your Majesty mean?"
"His Majesty personally wrote the edict, saying, 'The Queen's mother has passed away, and the fate of her house is unknown... It is unlucky to be pregnant with someone who is three years old, and it must be followed.'" Wang Ling had an extraordinary memory and recited it in a blurt.
Wang Yun understood somewhat what the emperor meant, and said: "Your Majesty already has the intention of establishing a queen in Yuanfu. He just wants the court to honor his biological mother."
"Yes, someone has already submitted a petition to honor your majesty's biological mother as Queen Linghuai, and she will be buried in the Wenzhao Mausoleum, Yi Bijing, and Gong Erling." Wang Ling said: "As for the candidates for the throne, most of the courtiers are optimistic about the Song nobles, and the Fu nobles are decent and generous.
, there are good words in the palace, so it comes second. Although your Majesty has not said it clearly."
Wang Ling leaned slightly closer and whispered: "But there are rumors in the government and the public that your Majesty seems to want Dong Cheng's daughter as his queen."
"Dong Cheng? He is a relative of His Majesty!" Zhao Jian immediately said dissatisfied: "This person was originally a servant of Li Jue who started the army to cause chaos. Now he is pardoned by luck. He is not a scholar or a wealthy family, so he dares to seek the position of a relative?"
Wang Yun thought otherwise. He stretched out his sleeves and said with a frown: "Looking at your majesty's actions, I am afraid that the position of queen must belong to the Dong family."
"Prince, how do you say this?" Zhao Jian said: "Now that the imperial court has a strong army on its side, with many soldiers and generals, it is not afraid of Dong Cheng and other newly attached rebels. If it is just to temporarily appease and win over them with false pretexts, it will actually be a big deal.
It’s not necessary.”
After all, Wang Yun and the emperor had used each other and intrigued each other. As for the emperor's ability to leverage his strength and control others, no one, both inside and outside the court, knew the emperor's thoughts better than Wang Yun.
Nowadays, Ma Rixi, Yang Zan and others are like giants in the court. If we want to stabilize the world, they can barely do it. If we want to completely eradicate the Han Dynasty's centuries-old disease, these people will not only not help, but may
It will become a stumbling block for the emperor.
Supporting Dong Cheng, who had nothing to do with them and was ambitious, not only conformed to the emperor's behavior habits in Wang Yun's heart, but also reflected the emperor's ambition.
It was just something that the talented Emperor Guangwu couldn't do back then. Could the emperor be able to do it at such a young age?
Before leaving, Wang Yun was still a little worried, so he wrote a slip personally and handed it to Wang Ling with both hands: "The contemptuous words contained in this are please submit to your Majesty, and I hope there will be any supplements."
Wang Ling took the slip and heard Wang Yun whisper in his ear: "It is destiny for the Han Dynasty to rise again. You should stick close to Your Majesty. This will help our family prosper."
If the entire Wang family in Taiyuan was entrusted to Wang Ling alone, Wang Ling would shoulder the heavy responsibility, weep with gratitude, and say, "I dare you not to do my best!"
Then, Wang Ling said again: "Actually, Your Majesty wanted to go to the city gate in person yesterday to see off my uncle. However, His Majesty said that although he was not ashamed, he had betrayed his uncle after all, so he couldn't bear to see him. The reason for this is that I also invited my uncle to see me.
Understand the Holy Will and never be coldhearted."
After Wang Yun heard this, he was stunned on the spot, his eyes were blank. Even though Zhao Jian and Wang Ling reminded him a few words, he remained indifferent.
Just when everyone was hurriedly preparing to seek medical treatment, Wang Yun suddenly burst out crying.
Although the emperor had once been his enemy and deposed him, he still cared about his kindness and spared his life. Moreover, Wang Lingdai's words confirmed the emperor's intention to protect Wang Yun.
You know, Dong Cheng is not the only one who is best suited to bring infamy for the emperor.
Even though Wang Yun's heart was as strong as iron, he couldn't help but kneel down on the road and cry bitterly in the direction of Chang'an.