Chapter 248 The Shen governments secret discussion is true or false
Shen Shixing said that the emperor's mention of "killing the three prime ministers" was a bit vague, but Wang Xijue didn't seem to think so, shaking his head and saying: "Yuan Fu, don't hide your clumsiness. How is this matter so vague?"
Shen Shixing smiled and said nothing. Zhang Cheng was confused and didn't know what the two husbands were trying to do, so he said dullly: "Mr. Wangge, how about asking you to come and liberate our family?"
"I dare not take it seriously." Wang Xijue covered the teacup, put it down gently, and said seriously: "Han Xin died because of his outspoken words, Ouyang She died because of his improper behavior, and Dai She died because of his inappropriate behavior.
For the above three things, perhaps the Emperor believes that someone in the court is also committing crimes..."
Although Wang Xijue did not specify who it was, Zhang Cheng obviously had already made a predetermined candidate in his mind, but something seemed wrong, so he was surprised and said: "But Gao Rixin doesn't seem to be guilty of these three crimes, right?"
Wang Xijue raised his eyebrows slightly: "Really?"
"Isn't it?" Zhang Cheng was a little puzzled and said: "The criticism is too blunt. This definitely has nothing to do with Gao Rixin. Although he sometimes puts forward some opinions, he is still a very smart person. At least according to us
As everyone knows, he always chooses the best time to state his thoughts in the way that is least likely to offend the Emperor. It is precisely because of this that almost all of his opinions are approved by the Emperor."
Wang Xijue smiled slightly and said, "Does the approval mean that the emperor has no grudges in his heart?"
These words made Zhang Cheng's heart suddenly move, and he thought: "Oh, our family seems to understand what Mr. Wang Ge means... Since Gao Rixin mentioned some things, and from a theoretical point of view, it is indeed impeccable, so the emperor
Even if you are not very satisfied, you cannot refuse.
For example, a few years ago, Gao Rixin persuaded the emperor to return many imperial estates to tenant farmers. The emperor did agree to this at the time and never expressed any resentment about it. However, during the Northwest Rebellion, our family listened.
The emperor once said, 'But the money is empty'... Mr. Wang Ge really has a sharp eye for discernment."
Wang Xijue chuckled and said, "Do you think that the factory supervisor also thinks that Gao Rixin is upright?"
Zhang Cheng pondered: "Well, from the perspective of paying taxes, Gao Rixin seems to be quite upright?"
"Maybe he hasn't put any thought into paying taxes, but after Jinghua has grown to this level in more than twenty years, doesn't the factory supervisor feel that it's wrong to pay taxes?"
Wang Xijue curled his lips: "When the late emperor Mu Miao, he offered soap and gained the exclusive right to sell it all over the world, and quickly accumulated a lot of money; after that, he contacted Qi Jiguang, bought a large amount of military land in Yongping, and relied on the power of Gaoxin Zheng
He ordered Kaiping Guard to move to another place. After that, huge coal fields and coal mountains were discovered at and near the original site of Kaiping Guard. Soon after, he inspected Datong on behalf of the prince. After returning, he got involved in firearms manufacturing, and the imperial court quickly launched private military industry.
Opening the door for him... There are countless things like this, how could the factory supervisor think that he is upright?"
"It makes sense!" Zhang Cheng opened his eyes wide and said, "What is this but using power for personal gain? It's just that his methods are quite brilliant. In the opinion of Mr. Wangge, the emperor has figured this out now, so
Are you dissatisfied with Gao Rixin?"
Wang Xijue smiled and said nothing, but Shen Shixing took over the conversation at this moment and said: "Speaking of recommendations, Gao Rixin didn't recommend much to his colleagues at first. They were officials, and even if they did, it was through the Ministry of Personnel. In the past, Gao Xinzheng was His uncle, needless to say, later Guo Anyang was his teacher and Zhang Puzhou was his uncle. These were all people he could easily influence.
After Zhang Puzhou and Ding You, Yang Wudi had no independent opinion. He was afraid of offending Zhang Puzhou, who recommended him before leaving, and he did not even dare to say no to Gao Rixin.
As a result, the Ministry of Personnel is still selling dog meat on the head of a sheep. It seems that Yang Wudi is acting as the official of heaven. However, the real decision-maker is always Gao Rixin. It is precisely because the Ministry of Personnel follows Gao Rixin, so even if the Ministry of Personnel follows Gao Rixin, Xu Yingyang and Shen Longjiang joined forces, but they could not gain the slightest advantage over Gao Rixin within their real school.
But that was before, this year... oh, now I should say last year. Last year, Gao Rixin put down the rebellion in the northwest, which completely established his reputation as the "number one literary commander in the world". After returning to Beijing, he took up the post at the age of less than 30 years. official.
At this time, he was probably too complacent. Not long after he took office, he wanted to take over the world's wealth and power... Haha, the opportunity he found was very clever. He took advantage of the opportunity when the emperor was eager to accumulate war preparation materials to do this. It was indeed twice the result with half the effort.
It's a pity that although he gained this wealth and power happily, the emperor was originally the British master. How could he not feel the smell and smell a hint of danger afterwards? The civil service lies in it, the military power lies in it, and the wealth and power lies in it... So, What power does the emperor have?
What's more, in order to fully control the financial power, he single-handedly promoted the two newly established Thirteen Departments of the Ministry of Household, from top to bottom, regardless of officials or officials. Even if an outsider took over, I'm afraid it would only be in name only, and they would still have to listen to him. Isn't the Emperor worried about such a situation? Shouldn't he be worried?"
Zhang Cheng suddenly slapped his thigh and said: "It's amazing! The two husbands are really good at seeing things. They can see so clearly. Our family is really impressed!"
He was so excited that he stood up, walked around twice quickly, and said excitedly: "According to the wishes of the two princes, Gao Rixin must die this time, and Huang Mengyu will never have the chance to return to the inner court, right?" ?right?"
Who would have thought that as soon as he said this, Wang Xijue poured cold water on him without hesitation and said: "It is indeed difficult to say whether Huang Mengyu can return to the inner court, but if it is said that Gao Rixin must die, then I am afraid it is still too early."
Zhang Cheng said in astonishment: "Isn't it a big taboo to seize power like this? Why is it so early?"
Shen Shixing smiled and said: "Didn't we analyze it before? The reason Gao Rixin is in today's situation is that his ability to do things is really great. Once he is separated from many things, the emperor will feel very embarrassed. It can be seen that as long as there are important and important things that have not been completed, the emperor will maintain maximum tolerance for him.
According to the opinion of the factory supervisor, have all the important things in the world been completed today? I'm afraid not! If nothing else, let's just say that Tumen Khan is still showing off in Chahanhot in the name of the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. .The factory supervisor feels that given the emperor’s current high spirits, is this something that can be tolerated?”
"This..." Zhang Cheng frowned and said distressedly: "This matter is a thorn in the emperor's heart. I'm afraid he won't be able to tolerate it."
Wang Xijue interjected: "Although I have always been dissatisfied with Gao Rixin's radicalism, and I am also quite dissatisfied with his stance on the national issue, but there is one thing to say, this son's ability to lead the army is indeed second to none in the current imperial court, and it is absolutely difficult to
Replacement.
I believe that the emperor also thinks so, so at least until Chahar wins decisively and Can Yuan is destroyed, the emperor will not be able to kill Gao Rixin. This Huang Mengyu incident is probably just the emperor’s reminder to Gao Rixin. If Gao Rixin
Rixin is not so arrogant as to affect his mind, I expect that he will make some moves to delegate power to express his feelings to the emperor."
Zhang Cheng frowned and said thoughtfully: "Delegating power...what kind of power can he delegate?"
Wang Xijue said: "This is the most important and most concerning matter at the moment."
"That's right." Shen Shixing also nodded and said: "Although Gao Rixin is not an assistant minister now, even though I am the chief assistant, I have to consider his ideas on many things. This is extremely ridiculous. The emperor already knows it.
In all things, Gao Rixin had to delegate power to prove his innocence, and what power he would choose to delegate became the key to how the emperor judged him."
Zhang Cheng asked: "So according to Yuan Fu's opinion, what is Gao Rixin most likely to do?"
"This matter must be viewed separately. It depends on what Gao Rixin's biggest pursuit is now." Shen Shixing said slowly: "If he only pursues becoming the prime minister, he must first give up his influence on the inner court and factory guards.
Peace of mind in the outer court;
If he not only pursues the status of the outer court, but also wants to be the one below one person and above ten thousand people, he may maintain his influence on the inner court and even the factory guards, but give up all power and influence related to military affairs;
If he refuses to give up his influence in the military but also wants to retain his influence on the inner court, then the emperor will not agree unless he accepts the title and resigns his official position.
All in all, it is impossible for the power of the outer court, the inner court, and the military to be in the hands of one person at the same time. It is even impossible for one person to maintain overwhelming influence in these three places at the same time."
"You are sincere." Zhang Cheng nodded repeatedly and asked Wang Xijue: "Does Mr. Wangge have anything to add?"
Wang Xijue pondered for a while and said: "In my humble opinion, Gao Rixin may not be able to let go of the military affairs at the moment. As mentioned before, the emperor has already paid attention to this son to lead the army in the Chahar War. Among the other civil servants, he can still be said to be the leader."
Zhang Xinzhai is old and it is difficult to transfer Zheng Fanxi to the west of Zhenxi.
Moreover, the performance of these two people is far inferior to that of Gao Rixin, and they are both from the same party of practical learning. If they were to be used, it would be better to use Gao Rixin! Gao Rixin must also be deeply aware of the reason.
If he insists on cutting off his relationship with the military, I'm afraid the emperor will be displeased.
The matter of financial power was originally handed over to Gao Rixin by the emperor. If he resigned from the finance department less than a year after taking office and no major cases were caused, it would definitely affect Chahar's future.
War. Therefore, I thought that Gao Rixin would only give up power on the inner court factory guards or the outer court affairs, but would not take any actions in military affairs and finance, so as not to displease the emperor."
Zhang Cheng was determined in his heart and said with a smile: "If this is the case, Gao Rixin's flying eagle has broken its wings and the tiger has lost its teeth. The power of the past is no longer there. It is indeed a great joy for our generation."
The fact that he was "my generation" made Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue very unhappy. Shen Shixing finally had a good self-control and did not show off on the spot, but Wang Xijue's face darkened and he said: "I don't know where the factory director's happiness comes from?"
Zhang Cheng's smile faded, he looked into Wang Xijue's eyes and asked, "Why, Mr. Wang Ge, don't you think this is a good thing?"
Shen Shixing quickly winked at Wang Xijue. Wang Xijue took a deep breath, suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, and said calmly: "The factory supervisor thinks that Gao Rixin's actions are considered to be 'the flying eagle breaks its wings and the tiger loses its teeth'?" But I thought
I'm afraid this joy came a little early. Even if he keeps doing nothing and gives up all of a sudden, including the official department, the inner court, and the factory guard, will the factory director feel that his foundation has been damaged?"
"Isn't this considered a stretch?" Zhang Cheng had actually experienced Wang Xijue's bad temper a long time ago. He had to change his face just now because he had to do so. After all, he was already the admiral of Dongchang, so he couldn't let others' cold looks go in vain. But
Since Wang Xijue's expression softened slightly, he had no choice but to get off the road. After all, this was not the time for the Hexin School to fall out, so when he asked this question, his expression was already as usual.
"Of course it doesn't count." Wang Xijue shook his head decisively and said: "Gao Rixin's foundation is the reputation given to him by the Sixth Number One Scholar, the connections given to him by the three first assistants, and the foundation given to him by Dongpingxi of Dingbei Town, Annan.
Prestige is the financial resources Shuoshuo Jinghua gave him... and it is also the holy family that has been read to him for ten years.
Now that he is too powerful, it is not surprising that the emperor is worried, but I am afraid that as long as he knows how to advance and retreat, and decisively delegates power, the emperor will not only not continue to doubt him, but will even have some sense of compensation and give him some benefits from elsewhere.
To put his mind at ease."
"How...how could this be so?" Zhang Cheng became a little anxious again, scratched his head, and said distressedly: "What should we do now? If he gives up some power and wins the favor of the emperor, wouldn't we be in danger?
?”
He looked at Shen Shixing, but unfortunately Shen Shixing was silent and refused to express his position. He had no choice but to look at Wang Xijue, who had a bad temper but was finally more talkative.
Wang Xijue did not disappoint him, and said decisively: "It doesn't matter, he has his plan, and I have my ladder to cross the wall. The power in the world is like rice in a vat. If he takes more, I will get less."
If he takes one less bucket, I will get one more bucket.
Now that he has no choice but to delegate power, I will just take it. As for the future... Well, if the power is in my hand, then the power is on our side. If he wants to take it back, it won't be that easy."
"But didn't Mr. Wangge just say that the emperor might give him some compensation?"
"This is what I said, but the factory supervisor must not misunderstand it." Wang Xijue shook his head and said: "Not to mention whether the emperor will definitely give him any compensation, but even if it is really necessary, it is almost impossible to give it to Gao Rixin.
When he delegated power, he immediately gave it to...the factory supervisor, didn't he think that this was too deliberate and too abrupt, and it even seemed as if the emperor was afraid of him?"
"Oh...that's right, that's the truth." Zhang Cheng became happy again and said energetically again: "In that case, does it mean that as long as Gao Rixin starts to delegate power, we will follow up immediately?
Take over all the power he gave up without missing a beat?"
Wang Xijue nodded and said: "Yes, the factory governor can do whatever he wants, and the emperor will never object."
Zhang Cheng was overjoyed and looked at Shen Shixing again. Shen Shixing smiled softly, nodded and said, "Yes."
"In this case, our family will go back and think about how to take over... My two gentlemen, please give me your guidance today, and you will surely be richly rewarded in the future."
Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue slightly arched their hands at the same time: "I don't dare to take it seriously."
However, as soon as Zhang Cheng left, Shen Shixing immediately put away his smile, frowned and asked Wang Xijue: "Brother Yuan Yu, why did you trick him like this?"
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