Chapter five hundred and twentieth-fourth chapter of the word first
Wei Yong sighed quietly.
"Your Majesty should also know something about Ruizong's ascension to the throne, so I won't say more.
His Majesty has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and the palace is always safe and in danger. Naturally, the reason for the safety is the military disaster. The two countries outside the customs were frightened by the news and did not dare to act rashly to test the front of our dragon army.
The most dangerous thing is the internal affairs, which naturally come from His Majesty's brothers.
King Si Duan, King Cheng...well...that is, the brothers who later became King Minggong of Huainan.
Although His Majesty has ascended the throne as emperor in a dignified manner, the situation he faces is almost the same as that of the late Emperor Wuzong. The princes and princes are unwilling to accept the situation and are waiting for the opportunity.
His Majesty is known as the unparalleled hero, how can he be so easy to deal with?
Many princes and princes could not even be called your Majesty's enemies. Your Majesty easily broke up their alliance and dealt with them one by one.
To put it bluntly, if the late emperor had His Majesty Ruizong's methods, he would never end up like this.
However, His Royal Highness the King of Shu's character is very similar to His Majesty Ruizong, both in terms of methods and character.
There is such a brother below who is unwilling to succumb to others, so Wu Zong is destined to have some disasters in his life.
After His Majesty settled the affairs of the court, he began to concentrate on rectifying the administration of officials and developing people's livelihood.
And your third uncle Ling Daoming is under the rule of Huainan King Li Yugang, the governor of Jianghuai."
Liu Mingzhi's hand holding the tea cup tightened, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he had a clear understanding of what Wei Yong wanted to express in his words.
"Then the grudge between my third uncle and you is also due to this?"
Wei Yong took a sip of tea lightly.
"Your third uncle did execute Lao Chan's son, but this son was not the illegitimate son as rumored, but Lao Chan's adopted son, an adopted son that Lao Chan adopted since he was a child and raised him as his own son."
"Yoshiko?"
"Yes, adopted son!"
"This son can be considered to be destined to Lao Chan. He was born to a girl whom he saved out of a soft heart on his way home after drinking at a lantern festival outside the city one year."
"This girl must have just endured the pain of breaking the melon. It can be said that she has been devastated. From her clothes, I can vaguely guess that this girl is a palace maid."
Liu Mingzhi was shocked, and an idea came to his mind. He suppressed the shock in his heart, and looked at Wei Yong quietly.
"Go on."
"I brought the girl back to my house and asked a doctor to diagnose her pulse. I found out that she had taken saffron and other abortive decoctions. I also heard about what happened in the palace, so I felt kind and took her in.
However, God's will is unpredictable, and the woman clearly drank the saffron decoction, but she still became pregnant and gave birth to a boy.
Lao Chan thought that this son was destined for Lao Chan, so he accepted him as his adopted son, but very few people knew about it.
Later, when the child was three years old, a man in black broke into the old man's study, and the old man also understood the astonishing identity of the adopted son he had adopted.
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As for the specific identity, it is inconvenient for me to explain.
Since then, the old man has taken great care of him and does not dare to be disrespectful.
But it also developed his domineering and domineering character.
Although this boy is domineering and domineering, he is by no means as unbearable as the rumors say. He knows how to advance and retreat, and understands the general situation, but his personality is a bit impulsive.
As for what happened next, it is very close to what is recorded in the file."
Liu Mingzhi nodded silently. According to the meaning of Wei Yong's words, the identity of this child most likely coincided with his guess.
"Later, because of certain things, King Cheng Li Yugang was demoted to the south of the Yangtze River and became the King of Huainan. After arriving in Jiangnan for a few years, the King of Huainan kept trying to win over state officials on both sides of the Yangtze and Huaihe River in private, and your third uncle Ling Daoming was also among them."
"The matter between King Huainan and the White Lotus Sect has been dealt with by suppressing the bandits yourself, so there is no need for me to talk about it anymore."
Liu Mingzhi swallowed his saliva: "So, my third uncle's collusion with the traitors of the White Lotus Sect is not because you took revenge for your adopted son's affairs and framed him, but it is a fact?"
Wei Yong nodded slightly with complicated eyes: "Your third uncle is just a poor guy who was kept in the dark. He thinks that he is an upright official and has won the hearts of the people. He is a rare good official. Due to some reasons, he is inevitably a little moody.
, It’s a pity that he was not in the court and didn’t know what was going on in the court, so he was implicated for no reason.”
Liu Mingzhi drank the tea in the cup with a dry mouth: "But so many Jianghuai officials have connections with Ming Gong, why was my third uncle the only one who was punished? Isn't it because of you?"
Wei Yong smiled bitterly, picked up the pot and poured a cup of tea for Liu Mingzhi: "It's different, it's so different."
"The rest of the Jianghuai officials have no foundation, but your third uncle is different.
"I swear by my eldest brother, your uncle Song Yu, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs at that time. I swear by my second brother, your father Liu Zhi'an, who inherited your grandfather's family business and is the richest in the world.
When they were in the south of the Yangtze River, the three brothers worked together to cause chaos in Dangyang Academy.
Think about it, if your third uncle attached himself to the King of Huainan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River would be tied to the King of Huainan's chariot unknowingly.
In this case, he will naturally be cut off in the middle as a rope connecting the chariot."
With a clang, the tea cup in Liu Mingzhi's hand slipped onto the table, and the tea boiled.
"That is to say, the cause of Third Uncle's death was not because of any grudge against you, but because he mistakenly entered into a struggle between imperial powers and was against the imperial powers!
In other words, the third uncle is actually going against his father!
The so-called being framed by you is just a pretext."
Wei Yong looked at Young Master Liu in amazement and nodded with a wry smile.
"That's probably true. Your third uncle can be said to be a political victim of the struggle for imperial power."
Lao Chan has always been called the biggest traitor in the dynasty, but being a traitor also requires skills. Without skills, even if you want to be a traitor, you are not qualified.
What is a loyal minister? What is a traitorous minister?
Since Lao Chen came to power, although he has been accused of being a traitor, has he ever made any mistakes in the government affairs he has handled since the prince entered the court?
The name of a traitorous minister is nothing more than forming a clique with King Duan for personal gain, suppressing dissenters, and gaining the reputation of being a traitor because of a power struggle with Tong Xiang.
However, bearing the name of a traitor, I naturally did a lot of things that a traitor should do.
If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing unless you do it yourself.
Do you think His Majesty can't find evidence for the things that the old man did? Do you think Tong Xiang can't find evidence?
The evidence in the hands of Tong Xiang that could put the old man to death might not be able to fit into two big boxes.
But the old man is still alive and well, and has been sitting in the position of left prime minister for more than ten years with good clothes and fine food.
It is precisely because Tong Xiang knows in his heart that the two of us are actually dependent on each other for life and death.
If they divide, both parties will benefit; if they join together, they will all die.
Once the old man falls and his family dominates the court, death will not be far away.
Exactly so, Your Majesty thinks so too.
He hoped to see constant internal fighting in the court, because he knew that after Lao Cai died, no one would be able to control Tong Xiang's power.
You would think that His Majesty can support someone at any time to weigh the childlike appearance, but it is too difficult to support such a person when the right time, place and people are favorable.
In this case, it is better to use a chess piece that is easy to use and safe to use.
Because I am a traitor known to the world, and I must rely on Your Majesty to stay safe and sound.
Your Majesty knows better that I, the most famous treacherous minister in the world, am the most loyal minister in the court, because the only way for me to survive is to be loyal to the court.
It is precisely in this way that the old man can stay in the court for decades and remain standing."
Liu Mingzhi nodded silently: "I don't need to bother Prime Minister Wei to explain this, I understand in my heart."
Wei Yong nodded silently: "The willow leaves in your father's hands are famous all over the world. Do you think he can't find evidence that the old man bent the law for personal gain and took bribes?
But what if he finds out? Not only does His Majesty want to keep Lao Chan, but Lao Chan's biggest rival, Tong Xiang, will also try his best to save Lao Chan.
With these two protective umbrellas, who can take action?
Therefore, in order to save his life, the old man can only do his best to become a treacherous official, take bribes, practice favoritism and bend the law to no avail.
Even if I don't want to be corrupt, I can't do it.
Your Majesty will not feel at ease if I don't take bribes. Neither will the officials under me who eat with me.
In the court, there are intrigues and intrigues. Enemies are not necessarily enemies, and friends are not necessarily friends.
Everything is about profit.
Put profit first, no one can escape from this!"
Liu Mingzhi sneered and shook his head helplessly: "It's so inspiring, do you have any wine?"
"Hold on!"
After a while, Wei Yong took out a jar of wine from the side room next to the main house, took off the sealing mud and handed it to Young Master Liu.
"Thirty years of bamboo leaf green, let's drink it for a living!"
Liu Mingzhi lifted the wine jar and took a swig. He held the wine jar in his arms and let out a gentle breath.
"Just now, Prime Minister Wei said that power is overwhelming for both the government and the public. This is probably the case. I think those officials who died in the hands of you and Uncle Duan Wang were not killed because of you, right?"
Wei Yong smiled bitterly and nodded: "It saves effort to talk to a smart man like the prince."
"Before the prince entered the court, countless officials died at the hands of the old man and Prince Duan.
They all have the same status. They were all officials who stood beside the other princes in the past. His Majesty has just ascended the throne, so naturally he cannot deal with them in his own name.
In this way, the role of traitorous officials comes into play.
As for traitors, suppressing dissidents and harming colleagues is just a common thing.
The so-called treacherous official is nothing more than a murderous sharp knife.
A murderous knife in the hand of a king.
It's just a sharp blade to eliminate those officials with evil intentions one by one!
We are just pawns used by His Majesty to build momentum.
When the prince enters the court, His Majesty's situation has been established, and those of us murderers should turn into blunt knives, hibernate ourselves, and perform our loyal duties to His Majesty.
But although this sharp knife has become a dull one, the reputation of this traitor will never be removed."
"Being a chess piece, you must have the consciousness of a chess piece!"
"Actually, I feel sorry for your third uncle. However, young people are so powerful and stubborn that they naturally have to pay the due price for their lack of flexibility."
"Be loyal or be traitorous! It's just a matter of black and white."
"There's actually no difference."
"The words black and white, yin and yang, the mysteries of heaven and earth, are beyond the comprehension of mere mortals like us."
"The only thing we can do is... alas... forget it..."