The emperor naturally accepted the suggestions of the ministers and agreed to receive the decree on the next day. When the courtiers walked out of the palace, they all relaxed and let out a long sigh. They each clenched their fists to celebrate and said that God would bless them. Only the people of Hunan were not very happy;
It wasn't until Yan Wen came out of it and kept walking that he calmed down.
Yan Wen understood that the matter could not be settled like this. He rushed back to the General's Mansion without stopping. When he saw Liu Zhen Nian Hou, he did not even say a word of happiness. Instead, he advised him to write a letter quickly and ask the prince to supervise the country.
Liu Zhennian wanted to hear his compliment, but was shocked by the unreasonable words, and suddenly became depressed: "I am the prime minister, and Yan joined the government and did not come to celebrate, but instead opened the eyes of his emperor's family. Why?"
Yan Wen immediately knelt down and explained to him: "Yan was born for Liu Gong and died for Liu Gong. How dare you go against the general's wishes! But now is definitely not a happy time!"
After listening to this, Liu Zhennian felt really puzzled and slowly sat down: "...you tell me."
"Rebel Xie Zanyi is now in prison. It must be said that he was ordered by the prince, otherwise he would not dare to offend the general if he had the courage to do so."
"Damn it!" Liu Zhennian glared angrily, "We sent King Xu up here, but he still wants to do it behind my back! We must pursue this case to the end and cannot tolerate it!"
"Things have already happened. We can only nip them in the bud. Please calm down." Yan Wen hurriedly advised.
"No one told me earlier..." he muttered, "Forget it, what did your Majesty say?"
"Your Majesty's arrangement is very meaningful."
"Huh?" Liu Zhennian's eyebrows raised slightly.
"He actually asked a petty official to come to the palace to pay an audience. He easily sued the Censor Xie and stripped off his official uniform on the spot. When discussing the title of prime minister, he suddenly did this... Think about it, what does the emperor mean by this? He
He was arrested, but there are still a few Xie Zanyi in the court, so I don’t know. It would be really scary if we imitated him and planned to disrupt our deployment at a critical time."
"I'm really scared when I think about it..." Liu Zhennian beat his head.
"Your Majesty has no intention of breaking up with you, but he must have an ulterior motive for allowing the Crown Prince to behave like this. According to what I see, he wants to give us a slap in the face and tell us not to be too arrogant."
"I don't know how to show sincerity to the emperor?" Liu Zhennian had just asked, when he suddenly turned his eyes and looked at Yan Wen, "Isn't it just... to let the prince supervise the country?"
"That's right," Yan Wen nodded, "Only by giving them power in return can the peace of the government be guaranteed."
"As long as I can take over the power of the prime minister, I will give you these things!" Liu Zhennian showed no regrets and clapped his hands hurriedly, "I sent Guifu to write a letter and ordered the prince to supervise the country; in addition, I had Xie Zanyi beheaded earlier, and Jue
Don't let him slander the prince!"
"Yes!" Yan Wen was so happy that he did not forget to bow forward, "Now, Yan can salute the prime minister in a serious manner!"
Liu Zhennian laughed loudly and grabbed his arm, "This is the style my mastermind should have! While I am still happy, I want to ask you something specifically."
"Liu Gong just said it doesn't matter."
"As a man, you must never forget your roots. Who is the little official who exposed Xie Yushi? It's amazing that he could guess His Majesty's thoughts and save me from fire and water!"
"It seems that... his name is from Guoxiang, and he came here all the way from Chen Tongpao, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel."
"Send someone to tell him that if he wants any reward, he can just ask the prime minister of the dynasty!" Liu Zhennian said in a very bold and ambitious manner.
The next day, the emperor received a proposal to order the prince to supervise the country. He readily agreed and issued an edict, citing his poor health and increasing age, to order the prince to appoint officials below the third rank and to save trouble on his behalf. The prince and
Lan Yuan was not satisfied with this result. After all, killing only one Xie Zanyi could not deter Cun Zhao and others. The clever plan of 'killing two birds with one stone' failed in the end. But now that the matter has come to this, we can only try to figure it out slowly.
Two hours later, Liu Zhennian officially moved into Zhongshu Province, and began to award awards to those who submitted letters and speeches. He ordered Gui Fu to write a merit book, so that Chen and Ye each received rewards, and Yan Wen ranked second, with only one missing.
First.
Just when everyone was confused, they saw Gui Fu writing a name that they had never seen before with a stroke of his pen: "The first meritorious service is to pass the Hunan people."
Seeing everyone's faces, Liu Zhennian immediately clapped his knees and laughed: "Don't you recognize him? This person is unknown. He is just a small official who follows Chen Shilang, but he has to plot a traitor to become the cause of harmony between our monarch and his ministers.
If he hadn't sued the traitor, how could he have been granted the title of Prime Minister and shared the merits?"
Everyone looked at each other in disbelief and praised Mr. Liu as a wise man.
"Hunan people are the clerks of lower officials. Without scientific examination, it is really against the etiquette and law to grant official positions. Just reward them with money." Chen Tongpao saw that they had been making decisions for a long time, but they were still undecided.
Then he opened his mouth to remonstrate.
"What Gongzhou said is absolutely true." Gui Fu agreed.
"No, this first merit must be rewarded happily, so that people who have passed through Hunan can remember my kindness." Liu Zhen put his hands on his hips and stared at the words on the book. "Is there a price for my title?"
"All nobles below the duke level can be purchased. This is a law established twenty years after the founding of our dynasty. Although it has not been abolished, it has been less popular in recent years." Gui Fu leaned forward and replied.
"Then it's okay, I'll pay for him to buy a Marquis Dangdang!" Liu Zhennian waved his hand, "Liu Taiwei, please write it down!"
Guifu picked up the pen: "I wonder... what is the appropriate name?"
Liu Zhennian looked back at the map hanging on the wall and pointed at a county with his hand: "Choose a treasure land from... Zhejiang."
"It cannot be sealed." Guifu said again.
"Haha, there are quite a lot of rules," Liu Zhennian scratched his hair a few times, "Which...what name can I give?"
Yan Wen Jin said: ""Shangshu" says: 'To help the virtuous and support the virtuous, to show loyalty and then be good', it is better to use the title of Xianzhonghou."
Liu Zhennian was about to agree, but Gui Fu said: "The name of showing loyalty is like a title, applied to a living person. I'm afraid it doesn't sound good. I just choose a good word and make him a good prince. I think it's okay."
"
Liu Zhennian thought that Gui Fu's words were reasonable, so he ordered the latter to write the words "Liang Hou" to show to everyone.
"Who is from Guoxiang? Who is from Guoxiang? Come out and receive the order!"
This sound went straight through several gates and reached the ears of Hunan people. After hearing this, the Hunan people almost jumped up. They immediately took off their silk and satin clothes, changed into old clothes with patches, and pulled on their shoes.
He rushed out in a panic.
"Hey, here we come! The grassroots, the grassroots are here!" The Hunanese's eyes were shining with golden light. He took down the door latch for a long time before inviting the envoy in. He was sweating profusely and his hands were trembling with anxiety.
"Kneel down!"
The Xiang man wiped his sweat, knelt down neatly, pressed his head tightly to the ground, and kept mumbling to himself: "Brother, did you see it underground? I'm going to be an official... I'm going to be an official."