"Everyone who knows the classics must practice the way of the ancestors. Why should he bend to the vulgarity and seek wealth and honor?" [Hanshu·Rulinzhuan]
Taiwei Mansion.
Ma Rixi was sitting in the back room, and only a few close associates around him could enter the room.
Attendant Ma Yu was from Ma Rixi's family and had always been close to Ma Rixi. This time he was present here and told Ma Rixi about the Song Dynasty secretly sneaking into the front hall to meet the saint last night.
"Song nobleman did stay in the propaganda room last night? With His Majesty?" Ma Rixi confirmed.
As the most low-key servant around the emperor, Ma Yu did not do anything extra except occasionally saying a few words to find fault with Yang Qi. In his opinion, he did not attract too much attention from the emperor, but he did not
Knowing that he has been on the inspection list in the emperor's heart.
At this time, he replied: "It is true that your Majesty and the noble lady of Song stayed in the propaganda room together and just left this morning."
Seeing that Ma Rixi was silent, Ma Yu hurriedly said: "I was on duty last night, and now I have the time to leave the palace to report this matter to Mr. Ma. I just want to ask Mr. Ma to have a plan in advance."
"Your Majesty has never left anyone in the Ye Ting to spend the night in the announcement room. Could it be that he has plans to enthrone Changqiu?" the Taiwei on the side guessed at the exit of the fifth patrol.
"It's not impossible." Ma Rixi said thoughtfully, stroking his beard; "Your Majesty is very fond of making decisions before taking action. I think he must have done it deliberately by letting Mr. Song stay overnight last night, so as to spread the news to the outside world."
Wei Duan, who was sitting at the end of the seat, said at this time: "Casting a stone to ask for directions? The father of Song Guiren is Song Hong, the former prefect of Changshan, and he and the Taiwei are both Fufeng people. If Your Majesty intends to appoint Song Guiren as your queen, we will all obey if you issue an imperial edict.
, it doesn’t have to be like this.”
Wei Duan was from Jingzhao, Sili, and was famous in Jingzhao along with the Fifth Inspection, Jin Shang. The emperor issued an edict to visit talented people, which actually gave Ma Rixi an opportunity to expand his power. Because of Wei Duan's relationship with the Fifth Inspection, he was able to be favored by Ma Rixi.
With Jin Shang's recommendation, he and Jin Shang became Huangmen's ministers.
"Then what's the purpose?" The fifth patrol didn't understand: "It can't be just a whim, right?"
Ma Yu curled his lips and said: "Your Majesty has not yet reached the crown, and has a young mind, so it makes sense to do this."
"No matter what." Ma Rixi looked at Ma Yu and others and said slowly: "Since Your Majesty wants to rule personally, it is indeed time to have a queen by your side."
Everyone was horrified and alert, and immediately understood what Ma Rixi meant. Now the emperor and Ma Rixi had reached an agreement and decided to join forces to find an opportunity to depose Wang Yun. When Wang Yun was dismissed, Ma Rixi became popular among the people, so he naturally wanted to replace Wang Yun.
Yun's seat.
Under such circumstances, in order to prevent the emperor from developing the same fear of Ma Rixi and Wang Yun, it was particularly important to support the emperor with a queen who was close to Guanxi scholars, especially a queen from the Fufeng wealthy family.
"It's just that, given the current situation, it's too early to propose the establishment of a queen." Ma Yu added: "Let's just say that Fu Guiren's family background is not worse than that of Song Guiren. It would be difficult to mention it at this time.
Can compete with others."
Fu Guiren's father was Bu Qihou Fu Wan, Fu Wan was the son-in-law of Emperor Xiaohuan, and he was from the Guandong Jingchuan family. Due to emotions and reasons, Wang Yun only had to fully support Fu Guiren as the queen, and then divide some of the power to Fu Guiren.
, using the identity of Fu Wan's relative to stand up for himself, he can restore the decline in the court.
If this is the case, once the timing is chosen incorrectly, the idea of Ma Rixi and others will be like making a wedding dress for others.
"Wang Situ is so powerful that he is not unaware of the huge benefits this matter will bring to him. He intentionally did not mention it, but because he had to establish long-term regulations before the emperor formally took charge, he refused to allow His Majesty to have the title of pro-government.
"This is just like Wang Yun regenting the court without the title of Assistant Minister, etc. Your Majesty also has the same trouble." Ma Rixi revealed Wang Yun's thoughts and said calmly: "Your Majesty must have seen this, so he
I intend to keep Mr. Song to stay in the propaganda room to give us some advice."
"You mean, His Majesty is hinting to us that we should wait for the report and suggest that His Majesty establish the Central Palace?" Wei Duan asked.
"It has been half a month since Cai Bojie was imprisoned, and we have been running for him to no avail. The last time I and Your Majesty went to Bailiang Terrace to receive holy instructions. I knew that Your Majesty was going to rescue Cai Bojie, and we had to do our part. Look,
It should be about establishing a queen." Ma Rixi looked at Wei Duan. Last time the emperor specially issued an edict to recommend talents, which could be said to be a favor to himself. This time he stayed with the noble Song Dynasty, which naturally hinted that he was repaying Li Yubi.
On the stage that day, the two people did not negotiate terms so openly and honestly, because real politicians never put their interests directly on the stage. Compared with Western politicians who openly bargain for interests, they are tactful, low-key, and know each other well.
Du Ming is the tacit understanding and unspoken rules passed down from the Chinese bureaucracy for two thousand years.
If the twelve-year-old emperor wants to take office early, he must first establish a queen to show that he has come of age. If he wants to establish a queen, he must get the consent of some of his ministers, or even someone must take the initiative to ask the emperor to take office early.
This was one of the reasons why the emperor agreed to rescue Cai Yong, and the exchange of interests with Ma Rixi was also a beneficial and harmless exchange made by Ma Rixi for his own consideration.
Just like a business transaction, the emperor sent Ma Rixi's people to the chancellery to inspect the goods. Ma Rixi asked the emperor to establish a queen and take charge of the affairs in advance, which was an advance payment. In the end, he rescued Cai Yong and deposed Wang Yun.
It is really a big business that only a partnership can handle after two people gain mutual trust.
Nowadays, the only candidates for the empress are the two nobles Fu and Song. Wang Yun, who favors Fu, deliberately pretends to be deaf and mute and turns a blind eye. Then only Ma Rixi can step forward and open the eyes of the emperor.
At this time, Wang Yun was also thinking hard about how to solve the dilemma of having no name and power. Just like the normal process of the emperor coming of age before becoming a pro-government, and getting married before becoming an adult, Wang Yun wanted to legitimately assist the government, blocking the emperor and other ministers.
To speak, there must be an irrefutable name.
When Emperor Xiaoling died, Wang Yun had not yet become powerful, so it was impossible to leave a posthumous decree to assist the minister; Wang Yun had no daughter, so it was equally impossible to become a relative; in the end, everyone with a discerning eye knew that there was only one way left for Wang Yun, then
Just like Emperor Xiaoyuan's teacher Xiao Wangzhi, he became an assistant minister.
"Back then, Xiao Wangzhi served as the emperor's tutor to assist the government, and his authority was the most powerful in the world. If his son-in-law can also become the emperor's tutor and assist the emperor in assisting the government, it would be okay even if His Majesty takes charge of the government in advance. Emperor Xiaoyuan was already twenty-five years old when he ascended the throne.
, even when he became an adult, he personally took charge of the government, and he never deposed Xiao Wangzhi and other auxiliary ministers."
At Wang Yun's home, Huang Wan, the captain of the Sili School, persuaded him earnestly: "This is to retreat in order to advance. Please make your Majesty Fu the queen and rule in advance. In exchange, I will let you, my master, be the emperor."
Master, we will manage political affairs together with His Majesty."
Seeing Wang Yun sitting upright and silent, Sikong Chunyujia on the side also agreed: "Exactly, even though your Majesty is smart, he has little experience, and it is impossible to rely entirely on the Yang family for government affairs. This is definitely not the behavior of the master. It is.
Therefore, as long as His Majesty personally governs the government and Situ is worshiped as the emperor's mentor, we can work together to benefit both parties and there will be no further discord."
"That's right, as long as Fu Gui is the queen, his father Fu Wan can become a relative, just like the time when his nephew Shi Gao and the emperor's teacher Xiao Wangzhi jointly assisted the government. With the story of Emperor Xiaoyuan in front of him, the courtiers could not give any reason to object.
." Huang Wan approached Wang Yun and said sincerely: "Situ, this is the last chance. If you don't make a decision, I'm afraid there will be no chance of repetition in the future!"
Wang Yun thought for a long time and finally spoke: "How come I don't know what you two said? It's just the Liang family and the He family that are responsible for the disaster, and Yin Jian is not far away. Now that the eunuchs have been cleared out with great difficulty, the foreign relatives have lost power, and I am the only scholar in the court.
Du Da, didn’t all the princes in Guandong hold this thought at the beginning of the Luoyang uprising? How can I make the same mistake as my cousin did?"
Huang Wan was really angry after hearing this. How could he have expected that Wang Yun would still be so stubborn and headstrong at such a critical moment?
Simply saying that they were different and not conspiring with each other, Huang Wan had no intention of following Wang Yun and getting involved in it again. He stood up and said angrily: "I'm trying to persuade you with good words. Master Wang, if you don't listen to me, prepare to sit back and wait for death!"
"Ziyan, Ziyan!" Chunyujia shouted anxiously, but saw Huang Wan fluttering his sleeves and leaving without looking back, apparently parting ways with Wang Yun.
Chunyu Jia turned back to look at Wang Yun, with a reproachful tone in his voice: "Master! After all, we had a date, why didn't you hold him?"
"It's good to bow your head for a while, but what I'm afraid of is to keep bowing your head. What I want in my life is to help the Han Dynasty. To help the Han Dynasty, we must get rid of the old diseases, such as relatives and eunuchs, who were the sources of autocratic power and chaos in the past. In Luoyang,
It has been eradicated, and now it is a delusion for me to raise it up again." Wang Yun was unquestionably tough, but everyone knew that his mood at the moment must be very heavy because of Huang Wan's departure.
His voice was low and he murmured: "How can I abandon the path that I hold dear for the sake of temporary fame and wealth?"
Chun Yujia was silent. Thanks to book friend Zhan Yuchen for the reward. I will add another update tomorrow! (`) Compare your feelings