"Distinguish between slander and slander, judge between loyal and evil, do not harm the affairs of the court at the top, and do not avoid hatred and resentment at the bottom." [Slips with Sun Weimin Gong]
It was May 21, the third year of Chuping.
In the Shiqu Pavilion of Weiyang Palace, the canal flows with clear water and a cool breeze.
Secretary Lang Wei Kang tiptoed out and walked all the way to the gallery where the ministers were waiting for the call. Everyone waiting in the gallery stood up in unison. Wei Kang glanced at them, including Taiwei Ma Rixi and former general Zhao Qian.
Everyone is looking forward to it.
"I really want you to wait for a long time. The country has just finished reading and is planning to take a rest." Seeing everyone's anxiety, Wei Kang immediately added: "If you have something to do, why not write a report and I will pass it on to the country."
Everyone did not expect that the emperor would be extremely indifferent to this matter, and they all whispered to each other. However, Ma Rixi and Zhao Qian looked at each other, obviously they had expected it. After a while, Ma Rixi handed over a joint memorial.
Wei Kang said very firmly: "We are here to await His Majesty's judgment."
From this tone, it seems that we have to ask the emperor to give us a result today before we can give up.
Wei Kang did not dare to contradict the ministers, so he walked back to Shiqu Pavilion.
He quietly opened the door and poked his head in, ready to take a look at the situation, but his eyes were suddenly blocked by a figure. Secretary Lang Wangfu's voice said in front of him: "General Yuan, the country asked you why you were outside the door and didn't come in."
Wang Fu's sudden appearance immediately startled Wei Kang. In the same way of dealing with others, Wang Fu was not as modest and courteous as his brother Wang Duan. On the contrary, he often liked to make people embarrassed.
Wei Kang's little move of hiding outside the door was noticed. At this time, Nan Yan went in and saw the emperor holding a book and drinking water. Mu Shun, a small yellow man, stood behind him and shook his fan. Underneath sat secretary Ling Shejian.
Secretary Cheng Wang Ling, and further down on both sides sat secretaries Wang Can, Wang Fu, Yang Xiu, Fazheng and other young men with an average age of fifteen or sixteen years old.
These people, together with Wei Kang himself, are all the members of the newly established Secretariat Supervisor of the imperial court. They also performed well as officials in the Chengming Palace three days ago. After being carefully selected by the emperor, they were able to accompany the provincial government and study with the emperor.
Talking about current affairs, secretaries and ministers whose status is almost the same as that of the ministers and Huangmen ministers.
They are both talented and knowledgeable and have extraordinary vision. They can be said to be the elites among their peers. Since they were selected as secretaries, they have been attending the palace every day. During these three days of getting along, they were gradually infected by the emperor's approachable temperament.
We have become familiar with each other, and there is no longer any unfamiliarity at the beginning.
The emperor regarded these secretaries as his talent reserve, a team of confidants who were usually gentle and soft-spoken. But when he saw Wei Kang coming in, he didn't even look up and said directly: "Aren't they gone yet?"
?Did you ask me to bring anything?"
Wei Kang was so frightened by the emperor's prediction that his heart beat faster. His experience of getting along with him in the past few days told him that the emperor was not in a happy mood at this moment. He carefully handed over the memorial jointly signed by Ma Rixi and others.
The emperor put down the book, still holding the tea bowl in one hand. He squinted his eyes, and with his free hand, he gently touched the rolled memorial and opened it. After glancing at the list a few times, the emperor put the tea bowl on the table.
, asked everyone present: "Do you think Wang Situ is guilty?"
Although Ma Rixi and Zhao Qian had long known the intention of bringing the ministers to Shiqu Pavilion, after hearing the emperor's words with his own ears, Shejian, who had always been calm and composed, could not stop trembling with his hands hidden in his sleeves.
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Seeing that everyone did not answer, the emperor's expression did not change, with a warm smile on his face. This was his favorite gesture: "The ministers of the court, from Taiwei Ma Rixi down, all jointly signed a letter to impeach Wang Yun for repeated resistance.
According to the Holy Order, rewards and punishments are unjust. When dealing with Li Jue and other Liangzhou generals, they were even more confused and acted arbitrarily, which led to the current disaster. In my opinion, Wang Situ cannot escape the blame."
Secretary Cheng Wang Ling felt that his whole body was as cold as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He stood up from the table, moved to the side and bowed to the emperor: "Although Situ mishandled his affairs and often made biased administrative decisions, he treated the imperial court very well."
Sincerely loyal, Your Majesty also asks Your Majesty to make plans to kill Dong in Situ, which will help the country and the country, and to open his eyes to him."
Wang Yun was stubborn and tyrannical, which was known to both the government and the public, but Wang Ling could not criticize him in front of the emperor, because he got the position of Secretary Cheng through Wang Yun's support, and because Wang Yun was his biological uncle.
"Yan Yun." The emperor called Wang Ling's name. It seemed to be an ordinary question, but in fact, the weight of the words was so heavy that Wang Ling couldn't breathe: "Your talents, I have been impressed by them these days.
Seeing in my eyes, the secretarial supervisory system is a rudimentary one with few precedents to follow. It all depends on you and She Wengu’s efforts to maintain and establish the regulations. Since you are a relative of Wang Situ and a minister I admire, I think it is necessary to ask.
Let me ask you, now that the imperial court may overthrow at any time because of him, even if he succeeds in killing Dong, how can I spare Wang Yun's favor?"
Wang Ling felt like his breathing was suffocated and he couldn't even speak.
The battle between Ma Rixi, Zhao Qian and others and Wang Yun has been deliberately instigated and guided by the emperor, and has reached a point where life and death are difficult for each other. Wang Yun is stubborn and willfully rewards his cronies in the court. While expanding his own power,
He also blindly curbed the emperor's political demands and the power of others, refused to give in on important matters, and did not allow any discussion.
Not only was the emperor unable to exercise sole authority in the court, but even Taiwei Ma Rixi and former general Zhao Qian were unable to allow their clan members and party members to interfere.
Wang Yun used high-sounding words to stop them from seeking power for personal gain. He seemed to have forgotten the promise of rewards he had made when he conspired to kill Dong. On the other hand, he allowed his own clan's children and party members to join the court.
For example, the eldest son Wang Gai was appointed as the minister, and Wang Ling was appointed as the secretary-general to monitor the emperor's every move; he also appointed the old official Zhao Jian as the minister Youcheng, Wang Hong from the same county, Song Yi as Zuo Fengyi, and right Fufeng.
Control the government and the three assistants in the capital.
That's fine. The key is that Wang Yun himself made many mistakes. He thought that he could do whatever he wanted with the title of "general government" given by the emperor. Little did he know that he was plotted by the emperor and used Cai Yong, Zhang Xi and other major cases to cause many problems.
dissatisfied.
Taiwei Ma Rixi and former general Zhao Qian all regarded him as a thorn in his side. Even his ally, Sili Colonel Huang Wan, was greatly disappointed in him. General Huangfusong, who had always remained neutral, was also trying to control Shejian.
With constant persuasion and as the situation between the DPRK and China gradually became clearer, he began to move closer to the emperor.
Although Wang Ling was involved in the court for the first time, he was very aware that the current political situation was very unfavorable to Wang Yun. It was precisely because of this that he seemed extremely uneasy when faced with the emperor's questions.
Now that Wang Yun is staying behind closed doors and is not in the palace, if the emperor wants to eradicate Wang Yun, he does not need to say a word. He only needs to pass this memorial to the minister's desk. Sun Rui, the minister's order, and Yang Zan, the minister's servant, will naturally understand the holy meaning.
, actively took over the investigation, and captured Wang Yun and a group of his gang members with lightning speed.
He lowered his head in fear, feeling that his throat was extremely dry, and said hoarsely: "I have nothing to say, but I will make my decision based on the country."