Chapter 64: Standing as Prime Minister, Marquis of Merit (1)
Thinking of this, Ye Yongjia looked worried and put down the book hesitantly: "Bring him here."
I saw that Cai Xianqing was still wearing the clothes when he came, without changing, so he came to bow to Yongjia.
"Mr. Cai, how is the weather in the capital these days?" Ye Yongjia was a little absent-minded, his eyes wandering around.
Cai Xianqing saw this in his heart, but held it in silence for the time being, and replied with a smile: "I've been used to running around for half my life, so I'm not squeamish, so this is not a problem. However, I have been wearing this rough clothes for four or five days, and the silk and satin at home have made some mistakes.
I can’t get the ban out, so I’m really worried.”
Ye Yongjia frowned and sighed: "If Mr. Cai wants to change his status to a good one, it will not be difficult. But it will take some effort from the younger generation."
"I think it's very rare!" Cai Xianqing walked up to him gently with his hands behind his back, "Your Excellency is in a bad mood and is also worried about this matter. But I am afraid that when I first set foot in the capital, my foundation is not solid, if I want to use this matter to go up.
If Da Tian listens, it would be suspected of acting recklessly and being arrogant?"
Ye Yongjia didn't know how to explain it, so he had no choice but to smile and said: "Lao Cai guessed all my thoughts."
"Cai thought that since it's hard for you to speak, you should talk to the Guo Xiang man first. Guo's temperament is irritable, and he has been thirsty for fame for a long time, so he has never been able to get it. If you use the matter of being an official to seduce him today, I will
If you don't say a word, you will receive great benefits."
Ye Yongjia said: "It makes sense. But after all, the Xiang people are other people's staff. If we want to discuss it, we have to tell Chen Gongzhou. Now that he and I live in an isolated place, he must have the intention to unite with us. There is no mutual understanding in this matter."
Taking care of someone is normal; if you hide it and make it look like a conspiracy, you will undoubtedly lose a reliable ally."
Cai Xianqing raised his hands in admiration: "Master Ye is truly a hero!"
But Ye Yongjia shook his head: "How dare you, how dare you! It's Lai Cai who knows people very well. This is definitely not a word of humility. The younger generation just can't see through people, so he suffered a lot before and after this."
After saying that, he couldn't help but sigh: "I have learned a lot from the Wan Dang, the Lu Dang... and you. There is only one word '人' that I can't figure out. When I was young, I heard my father say,
Where there is turbidity, there must be purity; where there is evil, there must be good. However, they were both good, but Wei and Xia went their separate ways; both were evil, and Lu Fangxuan skinned and broke Wei Chong's bones.
The same meaning can be derived infinitely. A colleague once said to me: "Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish between pure and dirty people..." But sometimes the boundary is defined as deep as a chasm. I really
I don’t understand, if this is like this today and this will be like this tomorrow, what kind of rule can it be? If there is no rule, how can we clearly identify people?”
"It's easy to know others, but it's hard to know yourself." Cai Xianqing slowly dusted off the dust on his sleeves. "These things allow people to see themselves clearly. How you observe others with your true intention will determine what others are like. So there is no such thing as ever-changing
, it’s just a matter of knowing yourself a little bit.”
"Then Mr. Cai knows himself very well."
Cai Xianqing stroked his beard and said: "I can see far, but I don't necessarily see high. If I really accepted the false praise, I am afraid that I would have become an immortal and ranked among the immortals!"
The two laughed for a while.
"Okay, I, this junior, will stop thinking so much. After a short rest, I have to meet Chen Tongpao for you!" After saying that, he ordered his servants to pour tea and go into the pavilion to rest in the shade.
The imperial court is now busy with a more important matter - to worship General Liu as prime minister. Military power cannot satisfy this powerful official at all, and controlling the government and the public is his most ambitious ambition.
Although it is easy to do, the emotions of the courtiers obviously still need to be appeased, and of course they cannot act rashly before everyone reaches an agreement.
The loyal ministers around the emperor understood that this was almost the last chance to resist. They knew that the imperial army was the only one with members of the royal family, so they reported the important matter of establishing the prime minister to a bold and courageous imperial officer named Cun Zuozhe.
Hope to use him to keep in touch with the emperor.
Except for Shi Xiushen (who had sent Lu Yingshan to replace him), the four other secretaries were all members of the emperor's clan: Ru Cunzhao was the emperor's nephew; Taisu was the emperor's fourth uncle; and Rong Qing was the emperor's younger brother.
The three people quickly gathered together to discuss how to save this critical situation. Cun Zhao had the best idea, so he discussed: "Your Majesty lives in a deep palace and is surrounded by the Liu Party's minions, ears and eyes, making it difficult to approach. How about that?"
Ask for help from the prince."
"King Xu was appointed by the willow thief, and your majesty has never loved him," Taisu said in an elder's tone, "This man can kill his brother and betray us. You must not tell him!"
"Fourth Uncle," Rong Qing advised, "Cun Zhao must have his own meaning when he says this."
"Yes, uncle, please be patient and listen to the younger generation's analysis," Cun Zhao wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued, "Although the prince was helped to the throne by Liu Thief, he is only one step away from the imperial power.
I definitely don’t want my power to be restricted by others in the future, and I definitely won’t do anything for outsiders. This is the only person I can trust. I hope you two elders will agree!”
Tai Su was persuaded by him, and everyone immediately hit it off and sent a small school member to visit the East Palace.
At this time, the East Palace had already moved to another location, and it was no longer the palace where the deposed prince lived. Because King Xu, who is now the prince, was often restless after taking charge of the East Palace, and he always heard the cries of strange birds at night.
Fearing that his brother's ghost was causing trouble, he proposed to move elsewhere. The emperor moved the East Palace to the east of the Imperial Garden, facing his own bedroom across the wall.
At this time, after the prince heard the report from the primary school, he was frightened in his heart, so he sent him back one after another, summoned Lan Yuan, the attendant, and paced and said: "My brother participated in the rebellion in the past and met a tragic death; now another disaster has happened.
The situation is so similar, how can I not learn from it?"
Lan Yuan said: "Since His Highness wants to save his life and survive, he can report the matter to the officials."
"This..." The prince choked at these words, turned around, looked up to the sky and sighed.
"So, His Highness is thinking of seizing power." Seeing his reaction, Lan Yuan raised the corner of his mouth strangely, "He is just afraid of a narrow escape from death."
"Yes, yes, yes!" The prince hurriedly turned around and without saying a word, he knelt down and asked, "Please give Lan Shi a lesson!"
"It's a shame," Lan Yuan calmly helped the prince up, "Lan does have a plan to ensure that everything is safe. That is to catch these so-called loyal ministers one by one, so that His Highness can get out of trouble.
It’s a plan to take over the government on your own.”
"Is it too vicious?" The prince touched his chin and thought.
"The intention of those loyal ministers is to return the country to your surname and family. Since they died for this purpose, it is a well-deserved death. What is the prince worried about?"
"Okay!" The prince's knot was relieved as soon as he said it, "Sir, please tell me, what should I do?"
Lan Yuan leaned close to his ear and muttered a few words repeatedly, which made the prince's eyes light up.