For five days in a row, Yuncheng would go to the ministers' homes with Shiquan Dabu Decoction, rain or shine, and personally supervise the ministers to finish drinking the Shiquan Dabu Decoction.
The medicinal decoction was naturally very tonic and even made the ministers feel energetic. They could not sleep all night and could not even eat. After a few days, almost all of them lost weight.
Finally, someone couldn't help it and came to see Gu Taizhong and asked about countermeasures.
At night, the Gu family's mansion was brightly lit, and many ministers took advantage of the darkness to come to Gu Taizhong's mansion.
"Master Imperial Master, you don't know how terrifying this medicinal soup is. It can kill people. We can't sleep or eat right now." Li Rang bent over with a painful look on his face.
said.
They were just pretending to be sick. Bai Yutian really wanted them all to die.
Gu Taizhong's eldest son Gu Chengxuan and second son Gu Chengfeng were both here. After hearing what the ministers said, Gu Chengxuan quickly asked for orders and said: "Dad, let's see how arrogant he can be if I go and behead that Yuncheng's dog."
"No." Before Gu Taizhong could speak, Gu Chengfeng had already stopped Gu Chengxuan.
He cupped his hands towards Gu Taizhong and then looked at Gu Chengxuan, "Brother, don't be rash. Let alone the fact that Yuncheng is protected by the imperial army. If the matter is exposed, Your Majesty will have every reason to punish our Gu family, and even if Yuncheng dies,
There will also be Zhang Cheng and Li Cheng."
Yuncheng's official position was not high, but the reason why he dared to be so unscrupulous was not because of Bai Yutian's imperial edict and handwriting.
Seeing Gu Chengfeng blocking him, Gu Chengxuan couldn't help but flick his sleeves and shouted sternly: "Then what do you think we should do? It was you who came up with the idea of not going to court due to illness."
Seeing the two brothers quarreling, Gu Taizhong sighed. The eldest son, Gu Chengxuan, was extremely talented in cultivation and his strength was even praised by many senior figures. However, he was too hasty and acted too recklessly.
The second child has a calm mind and is measured in doing things, but he has been frail and sick since he was a child. He needs to take medicine every day, and many famous doctors have found no solution.
Gu Chengfeng lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Dad, it seems that we all underestimated His Majesty. His Majesty's countermeasures were sharp and decisive, and he used every trick to make us passive."
Gu Taizhong nodded, admitting that he had indeed underestimated Bai Yutian.
Because Bai Yutian was weak and incompetent before, doted on Gu Lianxi, and trusted Gu Taizhong, the Gu family despised Bai Yutian and believed that Bai Yutian was just a puppet emperor.
But after all, it has the foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Even if the Great Zhou Dynasty loses half of its kingdom, it will still have a strong ruling power. The Gu family still cannot truly control an emperor.
Before, it was just that Bai Yutian was weak and incompetent and ignored the government, but it does not mean that Bai Yutian's people have no power.
"Father, I think all ministers should go to court tomorrow as usual."
Gu Chengfeng's words immediately attracted the support of the ministers. They did not want to endure the torture of Shiquan Dabu Decoction.
"But." Gu Taizhong frowned. He had been scolded by a cane before at the court and was tricked by Bai Yutian. This time he was planning to take revenge on Bai Yutian, but he didn't want to end in failure.
"Father, ministers, although we will go to court tomorrow, the operation of the court cannot only be done by people. You must know that it is difficult to move forward without money. Now the treasury is empty. Even the royal family has no money to support disaster relief and banditry. Let's wait and see.
Just change it."
Gu Chengfeng's words made Gu Taizhong nodded, with a slightly thoughtful expression on his face.
In the past three years, 80% of the money in the treasury of the Great Zhou Dynasty has gone into the wallets of the Gu family. How much money is left in the treasury depends entirely on the mood of the Gu family.
"Furthermore, father, ministers, everyone has seen His Majesty's current diligence. If it continues like this, I'm afraid everyone's power will be emptied out."
This sentence made everyone look serious.
Indeed, before this, they had never thought that Bai Yutian could work so hard, handling political affairs and reviewing memorials as if he was risking his life.
With such diligence, even without much merit, he can still be called a good emperor.
Moreover, if things go on like this, their power may indeed be emptied out, which will definitely be a huge defeat for the Gu family camp.
After Gu Xing, several ministers of the Gu family were demoted by Bai Yutian. The reason was their inability to handle political affairs and their lack of ability.
"Chengfeng is right. Everyone, let's go to court first. After that, I will have many means."
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The next day, as agreed, all the ministers' conditions improved one after another, and they all came to the main hall to attend court.
The hall had been empty for several days in a row, and Bai Yutian was a little uncomfortable with the large number of people.
After these few days of training, Bai Yutian's ability to handle affairs has been greatly improved, and he has fully adapted to the status of emperor.
Bai Yutian glanced at Gu Taizhong specifically and did not go to court with a sword. Well, he has a long memory.
"Ahem, before going to court today, I have to announce something." Bai Yutian said loudly, making everyone become serious immediately.
Bai Yutian looked around and saw that everyone was quiet, so he said: "In the past few days, all the ministers have been sick at home, which has made me very heartbroken. In addition, all kinds of messes have also fallen on me.
It gives me a huge headache.”
"Fortunately, I have several outstanding Aiqings to share my worries, especially Yuncheng Aiqing. They not only help me review memorials and handle political affairs, but also take time out of their busy schedules to deliver medicine to all ministers.
It’s a great contribution to being able to recover better.”
Hearing this, the ministers who had drank the Shiquan Dabu Decoction only felt their teeth sore, their stomachs churning, and their eyes looking at Yuncheng were full of anger.
However, on the surface, he still has to deal with Bai Yutian.
"Yes, thanks to Mr. Yun, the old minister's condition has improved."
"Yes, yes, I heard that His Majesty personally brewed this medicine. It is so hard work and makes us panic."
"The medicine is very effective. I was almost cured of my illness after just one sip..."
Bai Yutian gently raised his hands to signal everyone to be quiet, "So, I have decided that Xu Yuncheng will be promoted to the third rank of Ai Qing. However, the ministers in various ministries are full now, and there are no vacancies in the positions such as Taifu Shaobao, so I plan to let Yuncheng serve as Acting Prime Minister first. See
its performance.”
Acting on behalf of the Prime Minister? Isn't this almost the same as Prime Minister? As for this code, if Bai Yutian is in a good mood one day and just gives it to him, wouldn't he really become the Prime Minister?
As soon as these words came out, many ministers immediately aroused opposition. Some said that Yuncheng's qualifications were still young, some said that Yuncheng's political achievements were not enough, and some said that Yuncheng's family background was not good...
However, Bai Yutian had already secretly decided on this matter, and even if the ministers objected, it would be of no avail.
Moreover, they had praised Yuncheng just now, but they felt a little guilty when they objected now.