The court meeting dispersed, and the civil servants were very satisfied with Cao Yongli's fall. In the eyes of most of them, it was a success, but there was one exception. Although Yan Shu did not like Cao Yongliang's military general serving as Privy Council, he was even more opposed to Zhang.
Seniors take on this important position!
How smart was Liu E? While officially deposing and punishing Cao Cao, he also activated Zhang Qi and called him as a privy envoy, as well as a group pastoral envoy and an envoy of Huiling. This broke the opposition of civil servants to Zhang Qi in one fell swoop.
This was a clever way of leveraging power, and the civil servants were caught in a dilemma. On the one hand, they supported Cao Yong's dismissal, and on the other hand, Zhang Qi was naturally elected as the new Privy Councilor.
They could only choose one among them. Since they had overthrown Cao Yongli, they could no longer oppose Zhang Qi becoming the privy envoy. In the eyes of the courtiers, Cao Yongli had far deeper roots than Zhang Qi, so it was the lesser of two evils.
"Although Cao Liang has many disadvantages, he is not a saint's confidant. However, although Zhang Qi is a secretive and wise person, he is Liu E's confidant. Which of the two evils is the lesser? A leaf blinds the eyes!"
Yan Shu, who was traveling with Ye An, couldn't help but complain. Ye An smiled and said nothing, but couldn't help but slandered in his heart. This is true, but I didn't see you Yan Shu coming out to support Cao Lili in the court just now.
ah!
Everyone, including Ye An himself, has a purpose for choosing. Cao Li said he was unjust, but it seems that he is not unjust at the moment. He has occupied the position of Privy Councilor for too long and has held the power for too long.
Yan Shu saw that Ye An was not talking to him, so he turned around and saw Ye An smiling at An Youguo, who was walking over from the other side.
The civil servants above the court disdain to associate with this man. He regards following people's influence as a bargaining chip to achieve success. Today, he succeeded in his gamble.
"Why is Yehou so anxious? I have often heard that Yehou is a cunning rabbit in the court... Oh no, lonely minister! I don't know why you want to get involved in Cao Cao's exploits? Judging the situation is not your way of life, Yehou.
Why? Why do you want to intervene at this time... Those who know the current affairs are heroes, today Ye Hou is reckless..."
The triumphant look of An Youguo's villain made Yan Shu beside him couldn't help but sneer: "There are really many people who follow the trend of the people, and I am lucky to see one or two of them today!"
After all, Yan Shu was a high-ranking official in the court and a close old minister of the Tian family. An Youguo did not dare to offend, but he was not far behind. He said with a smile: "Oh, so even Bachelor Yan thinks that the Marquis of Yunzhong is a stooge."
A disciple? But the hero sees the same thing! Haha..."
"You?!" Yan Shu was furious for a moment and pointed at An Youguo. He was about to criticize him verbally, but suddenly he saw a black shadow passing by, followed by An Youguo's cry for father and mother.
Outside the Chui Gong Hall and in front of the Chui Gong Gate, Yan Shu and the ministers were stunned as they watched Ye An violently beat An Youguo. The punches hit the flesh, and the fierce fighting style made people couldn't help but applaud.
When the generals saw the jade belt wrapped around Ye An's fist, they couldn't help but praise: "Ye Hou's move is brilliant! The jade belt binds his hands, hurting others but not himself. The jade pendant with sharp edges is very hard!"
Another person next to him couldn't help but said: "It's just a pity!"
"What a pity?!"
"What a pity for that fine piece of white jade!"
Following his words, everyone discovered that the white jade on the jade belt had broken into pieces. While it was broken, it was also stained with the blood from An Youguo's mouth. The corners of Lao Gao's mouth had been swollen by Ye An, and his nosebleeds were spreading on his face.
When I walked into the dyeing workshop, my eyes were swollen like rotten apricots, and I could barely see the kernels of my eyes.
Ye An's quick attack almost made the civil servants and generals present look stupid. The flying Wo Xin's kick was just right. When An Youguo lost his balance, he followed up with a punch, and then a back scissor to pinch his arm. The knee hit his chest as hard as a sledgehammer.
The sound of "bang bang bang" was quite enjoyable, and of course there was also the scream of An Youguo.
Naturally, there were many people who secretly applauded him, not because of the means he used to exploit Cao, but because of his dissatisfaction with his success as a villain.
If it weren't for the fear of killing people, the imperial guards standing nearby would not take action. This was the first time that they saw civil servants as good at fighting as military generals.
Lu Yijian was the first to come back to his senses. Seeing that An Youguo had been beaten almost completely, and also seeing that Ye An was sufficiently reckless, he yelled at the Imperial Guards of the Golden Gun Class: "What are you doing with these killings?" ?!Do you really think you are a clay sculpture? Why don’t you pull away quickly!”
Amidst the shouts of the husband, the Imperial Guards from the Golden Gun Squad "came back to their senses" and moved forward with enthusiasm to pull away An Youguo, who had been beaten to a terrible state, and Ye An, who was "exhausted".
To be honest, Ye An didn't use any tactics at all, he just simply and roughly hit the painful points on An Youguo's body, such as the armpits, waist, joints, and crotch.
In the history of the Song Dynasty, fights between civil servants were common, but they were not as one-sided and strong as Ye An's.
Now An Youguo is simply a pig's head. The official hat on his head has long gone. He was carried outside the palace by the imperial army because Lu Yijian specifically said: "Send him to his home for treatment quickly and not inside the palace." procrastination!"
As for Wang Zeng, he looked at Ye An and kept reprimanding: "Within the palace walls, in the land of the Nine Five-Year Plan, how unbecoming it is for courtiers to fight each other!"
The phrase "court officials fight each other" made Zaicheng Wenwu stunned. If this can be regarded as "fighting each other", then the rogues on the street can be regarded as the best good family!
At this time, Ye An has changed from the violent beast to a gentle, respectful and polite scholar.
This huge contrast is really unacceptable. Only then did the courtiers see Ye An's actual combat power. It's no wonder. After all, he led an army in Huanzhou to conquer, and he fought against dead soldiers in Tokyo City to save his life. Bo, if he didn't have such ability, how could Ye An and Ye Changsheng be where he is today?
But the courtiers all knew that Wang Zeng was protecting Ye An and describing the one-sided beating as a fight, but Lu Yijian's behavior had a deeper meaning.
After bowing respectfully to the courtiers present, Ye An left calmly. As for why he hit people, there was no need to explain at all.
Anyone with some moral conscience knows the reason. Ye An even feels that there is nothing wrong with what he does. Is it wrong to hit a villain? Of course it is!
As for the civil servants present, their sense of identity as scholar-bureaucrats came not only from their literary qualifications, but also from their respect for imperial power and moral standards.
In the eyes of civil servants, An Youguo was a shameless villain who followed Liu E's influence and clung to Liu E. So what if he brought down Cao Yongliang? Who doesn't know that Liu E instigated all of that?
Some of the ministers in the court may be greedy for power, some may be greedy for money, and some may have affairs that have nothing to do with themselves, but none of them are fools.
As for beating An Youguo, Ye An didn't care. He was expressing an attitude, an attitude that must be known.
At this time, he turned around gracefully, glanced at Chen Lin, who was looking straight at him in the shadow of the palace wall, waved her hand and walked past him, with a feeling of "when the matter is over, I just brushed off my clothes and hid my identity and reputation"