Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 270: Snipe and Clam Compete
Beiyu, Shengjing.
Before leaving Shengjing, Emperor Yu announced to the civil and military officials of the court that he would be in seclusion for a period of time. No one was allowed to disturb or visit him for any reason!
During his period of seclusion, the affairs of the DPRK and China were fully taken over by Wang Su, the chief minister of the cabinet.
Of course, this is just his excuse. His trip to Lingzhou is top secret and no one knows about it except a few confidants.
To ensure the stability of the court, he could only say this.
But as soon as the imperial edict came out, the civil and military officials in the court had their own thoughts: some people were happy and encouraged, some were gnashing their teeth, and some were watching in secret.
Wang Su was instantly prosperous and extremely arrogant, determined to create his own era!
However, what I didn't expect was that another imperial edict followed: Liu Bingwen, the Minister of Rites, was given the title of Crown Prince and Tutor, and was appointed as the Second Assistant to the Cabinet to assist Wang Su in handling government affairs.
As soon as this imperial edict came out, everyone was in an uproar: You must know that the highest civil official is not a minister, but has three honorary titles - Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao.
In the cabinet, Wang Su is the first assistant and Liu Bingwen is the second assistant.
But in the court, the former head of the six departments, the Minister of Personnel, was once again suppressed by the prince and tutor.
Although Emperor Yu once again avoided the situation of a dominant family in the court, he also aroused the anger of the Wang and Liu factions to the maximum!
At this time, both sides felt even more strongly that as long as they kicked each other out, they would be able to dominate the government.
The key lies in the word "Prince"!
Emperor Yu, who never revealed who he was, unexpectedly named a "Prince and Tutor" for the first time!
This made the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty think: Emperor Yu had no power but only one son, the eldest prince. Naturally, this "prince" refers to the eldest prince!
Many people began to secretly settle accounts: If the emperor really decided to make the eldest prince the prince, then the queen was the eldest prince's adoptive mother, and Liu Bingwen was the queen's father. In the future, he would definitely be an important minister under one person and above ten thousand people.
No matter how powerful Wang Su is, he can only control the wind and rain for a few decades!
Once the new emperor ascends the throne, as Liu Bingwen's enemy, Wang Su will undoubtedly die!
Thinking of this, the trend in the court suddenly changed, and there were more people coming to curry favor with Liu Bingwen than ever before!
It was night, the moon and stars were sparse, and it was windy and snowy.
The entire capital city fell into a dark and quiet cold. The harsh winter has not yet arrived, but the chill has entered the hearts of some people early.
In a deep and quiet alley, several men had been waiting in the cold wind for a long time.
They stood there, although they kept stamping their feet and breathing. After a while, they were covered with wind and snow, and they turned into snowmen.
After a while, a faint sound of crushing snow came.
In the thick fog, I saw a man wearing a black robe and a hood walking slowly.
When they walked in front of a few people, the men immediately stood up straight and bowed deeply: "Master Wang!"
The man stood in the shadows, making it difficult to see his face.
He took out an envelope from his arms and said in a low voice: "Just follow the contents of this letter! Remember, the bigger the noise, the better!"
Several people took the envelope without suspecting him, bowed their hands, quickly turned around and left, disappearing into the night.
The man in black robe also left quickly until he was in a deserted place, then took off the hood on his head, revealing a shiny bald head.
The heavy snow in late autumn lasted for two days and then gradually stopped.
Early in the morning, when Liu Bingwen walked from Xuandemen to the capital hall, everyone he met seemed to be extremely respectful to him, but the expressions on their faces were a little strange.
He pushed open the door of the capital hall, stepped in aggressively, and looked around with his hands bent.
Almost all the six ministers in the capital hall were present. Everyone was busy with the things at hand, and no one paid attention to his arrival.
His angry gaze finally fell on Gu Zhili, who was reviewing the memorial.
Liu Bingwen strode over, knocked on his desk, and said sarcastically: "Hey, Wang Su usually reads this memorial himself. Why did you take a fancy to it today? Are you afraid of being told by him that you want to seize power?"
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This sudden sentence made everyone look up at him, and then at Wang Su who was standing aside.
Wang Su glanced at him lightly, knowing that he was not convinced by him and had many dissatisfactions. He was deliberately looking for trouble, so he didn't bother to pay attention to him, so he remained calm.
Seeing that Wang Su didn't pick up the fight, everyone immersed themselves in their work. No one dared to mess with the two hot people now.
However, Gu Zhili had no choice but to stand up, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the First Assistant, is busy with many things, so he asked me to read the memorial before I had time to read it. I wonder if the Imperial Tutor has any advice for you?"
He knew that Liu Bingwen's anger was not directed at him, so his attitude was very respectful, and he even said "Taifu" in his mouth, which made Liu Bingwen proud.
Although Liu Bingwen looked at Gu Zhili, the tip of his nose pointed at Wang Su: "How dare I teach you! You are now a popular person in front of the First Assistant. Now that the emperor is in seclusion, the First Assistant covers the sky with one hand, which is comparable to the second
He is an emperor. Your Wang family is so prosperous now, how can you put others in your eyes?"
Liu Bingwen was still as indifferent as ever, speaking indiscriminately, which made everyone present frown.
Wang Su's expression changed slightly, but he still ignored him.
Gu Zhili smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Master Liu, you are serious! You are now the head of the civil service, who can be more prestigious than you! Logically speaking, you shouldn't be so angry after being promoted. What's wrong?"
When Liu Bingwen saw that he was asking questions knowingly, he became even more angry: "Huh! I just want to remind you that Mr. Gu, who is extremely smart and sophisticated, must not be taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives!"
Gu Zhili frowned and asked suspiciously: "Why can't I understand what Mr. Taifu said?"
Seeing that he was still pretending to be stupid, Liu Bingwen immediately became furious: "Humph! Don't think that I don't know what you want to do! While the emperor's retreat is about to end, you started to instruct the officials to attack me and turn over my old records!
From studying to getting married, from the age of three to sixty, no matter what is true or false, whether it smells good or bad, you will scold them for everything you can find! What a good trick!"
Gu Zhili couldn't help laughing, but pretended to be calm: "I have also heard about this matter. The negative rumors about the Grand Tutor seemed to spread throughout the capital overnight. Many officials also wrote notes and prepared to report them to
Your Majesty, I can understand the mood of Master Taifu. However, this matter may have been done by those who have opinions against you, and it really has nothing to do with Master Wang!"
All these explanations sounded like sophistry to Liu Bingwen's ears.
He rolled his eyes at Gu Zhili and snorted coldly: "Don't play tricks on me! How dare those officials come to impeach me if they don't have despicable villains behind my back? Humph, they are using dirty tricks behind my back! Do you think you have no clue? I'm old man.
Tomorrow, put up big-character posters all over the city and write down all the nasty things your unfilial son has done!"
When his son was mentioned, Wang Su could no longer listen.
He slapped the table and stood up, pointed at Liu Bingwen and shouted: "Liu Bingwen, you came in early in the morning and made a fuss in the capital hall by criticizing the mulberry tree and the pagoda tree. How unbecoming is this?"
Seeing that Wang Su could no longer sit still, Liu Bingwen became more energetic: "Old thief Wang, you finally stopped being a coward! I thought it was me who helped you in the beginning and tried every means to drive Xia Yunqing out of the cabinet. Now you are crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, and you want to
Kick me out! Let whoever you want in this cabinet be let in, and whoever you want out can be let out! Could it be that the cabinet belongs to your family! Do you think that the emperor is in seclusion and can cover the sky with one hand and eradicate dissidents?
?I tell you, stop dreaming! It was Xia Yunqing who blocked your way in the past, but I will block your way in the future!"
Wang Su was not to be outdone, and immediately retorted: "Then Xia Yunqing was demoted because he offended the emperor, what does it have to do with me! Don't stop slandering people here! You want to block my way, haha, I'm afraid you will spend the rest of your life
, there is no destiny to be the chief minister of the cabinet!"
"You!" Liu Bingwen was furious and shouted angrily: "Wang Su, I am already burdened with a lot of infamy. Do you think I am still afraid of you? I will fight you today!"
With that said, Liu Bingwen rolled up his sleeves and rushed to Wang Su with a quick stride, baring his teeth and claws to fight.
This old guy Wang Suqi is very domineering. He once had two fights with Xia Yunqing. It seems that he wants to fight with him today!
He knew that Liu Bingwen was angry and had lost all reason. He did not dare to fight with him, so he retreated and quietly asked his followers to call the people from the Imperial Guards Division!
Man Tingfang had been silent at the side, but when she saw this scene, she quickly ran over: "Master Liu, please don't be upset. If you have anything to say, talk to me!"
Liu Bingwen's pupils were filled with blood at this time. He pointed at Man Tingfang and said angrily: "Don't stay here and mess with me! Don't say I didn't remind you. After he gets me away, you will be next! Don't forget
, how did the Holy Spirit embarrass us when he selected the candidates to join the cabinet! After we joined the cabinet, how could he not be picky and picky with us? Can't you still see clearly his ambition?"
Liu Bingwen's quarrel became louder and louder, and more and more people gathered outside the capital hall. They were all watching the battle and whispering, but no one dared to go in.
Seeing the mocking expressions of the people around him, Wang Su couldn't lose face anymore and started to fight back: "Liu Bingwen, won't you stop until you cause the world to turn upside down? When Xia Yunqing was the first assistant, you fought with him several times and caused a lot of trouble.
The whole city is in turmoil! Now that I am the chief minister, you are making trouble here without reason! Are you dissatisfied with me, or with the emperor who appointed me?"
"You villain!" Wang Su's words completely angered Liu Bingwen and instantly ignited the flames of war.
He stared with red eyes, waved his fists, and rushed over unreasonably.
When Wang Su saw that he was serious, he immediately ran out of the door.
When everyone saw this, they no longer dared to stand by and watch. Everyone swarmed up and held Liu Bingwen down.
While Liu Bingwen was struggling, he yelled: "Even if the King of Heaven comes today, don't try to stop me! Let's go to the audience and let the Emperor comment!"
"What are the adults arguing about?" came a deep voice.
Everyone looked for the voice and saw a tall and thin man arriving with a group of guards.
Wang Su frowned and asked, "Ruan Lang, why is it you? Where is Wang Jing?"
Ruan Lang looked strange and whispered: "Commander Wang...is not in the Yamen!"
Wang Su didn't say anything. He guessed that Wang Jing had gone somewhere and was too embarrassed to ask any more questions.
Liu Bingwen took the opportunity to ridicule: "Haha! What retribution! Back then you wanted to be the chief assistant, but Xia Yunqing showed up halfway! Now you want to cover the sky with one hand, and I have an old man blocking the way! Even if you want to find your son to support you, your son will
I won’t give you face!”
Wang Su was so angry that his face turned blue and white. He pointed at Liu Bingwen and said angrily: "You Liu Bingwen spend all your time wandering around, what's the difference between you and a shrew! It's really insulting to gentlemen!"
Ruan Lang had a sullen face and scolded coldly: "My lords, please stop arguing. The Emperor just left confinement this morning. If you are making such a noise, if the Emperor finds out about it, I'm afraid he will inevitably punish you two!"
Wang Su was startled: I didn’t expect Emperor Yu to come back so soon!
Liu Bingwen immediately became interested.
He pushed everyone away, grabbed Wang Su's sleeve with one hand, and said reluctantly: "Okay! God helps me! Since the emperor is out of seclusion, let the emperor give us a review!"
With that said, he ignored Wang Su's reluctance and pulled him towards the Zichen Palace in a swaggering manner.
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