Three hundred and eighty ninth chapter: loyal and admonishing minister
In June of the twelfth year of Daye, the construction of the dragon boat was completed. Xu Guogong Yu Wenshu advised the emperor to patrol the south and visited Jiangdu. However, he was opposed by Zhao Cai, the general of You Xiaowei, and other civil and military ministers. The emperor was furious and took Zhao Cai on the spot.
After being held in prison for ten days, he was released. Jianjie Lieutenant Ren Zong wrote a letter to remonstrate, but was killed on the spot by the emperor. For a time, everyone in the government and the public understood that the emperor had made up his mind. At this time, Liang Guogong Wan He also wrote a memorial to agree with Yu Wen
Following the above-mentioned suggestions, the emperor’s southern tour was now confirmed.
In July, the emperor patrolled the south, followed by hundreds of civil and military officials. He appointed the emperor Yang Tong, king of Yue, as the supervisor of the country.
Shangshu Wei Jin, Youxiaowei General Huangfu Wuyi and Yousilang Lu Chu assisted from the side. After taking care of the rear, the emperor took the harem concubines and set out from the palace to leave the eastern capital Luoyang in a grand manner.
At the gate of Luoyang City, Wan He and Yu Wenshu, as the heads of the hundred officials, were leading the civil and military officials to wait for the emperor to drive at the gate of the city. Before the emperor arrived, Wan He lowered his voice and said to Yu Wenshu beside him.
: "Thank you uncle for making it happen,"
The meaning of Wan He's words naturally refers to the fact that Wan He can stay in Luoyang this time and take charge of the power of supervising the country. I don't know how Yu Wenshu did it. This matter made Wan He and Fang Xuanling...
Changsun Wuji couldn't do something that he couldn't even think about, but Yu Wenshu managed it without him noticing. Yu Wenshu just smiled faintly. Maybe his plan went smoothly. Yu Wenshu's expression was distant.
It was much better than what Wan He had seen in Yuwen Mansion before. Yu Wenshu smiled and said to Wan He: "My nephew, you don't have to be polite. In Dongdu, I have to ask my nephew to take more care."
"My nephew will do his best to live up to my uncle's high expectations." Wan He also slightly bowed his hand. In front of all the civil and military officials, Wan He did not dare to show too much intimacy, and then he thought he remembered something.
Said: "By the way, uncle, my father is also very concerned about his health and asked specifically if his arrow wound was healed."
What Wan He said was really what Mr. Wan said. After Wan He was handed over to the yard by Mr. Wan that day, he was questioned about Yu Wenshu's physical condition. Regarding the old man, Wan He naturally told the truth. After asking clearly, Wan He
The old man was silent for a long time before he said such a meaningless sentence. What was strange was that after Wan He said this sentence, Yuwen Shu's body trembled obviously. Even Yuwen
Yu Wenshu's expression also became extremely weird. Wan He could see that Yu Wenshu's right hand subconsciously moved to the left side of his chest, but soon stopped again. Immediately, Yu Wenshu returned to his normal expression.
He smiled and said to Wan He: "Then I have to thank your father for his concern. My nephew might as well tell your father when he gets back, just saying that my injury is almost healed, so I'll worry about him."
Wan He's brain ached a little when he heard Yu Wenshu's words that seemed to be code words, but neither Yu Wenshu nor the old man made it clear. Even if Wan He wanted to investigate, there was no way to find out.
I got up and secretly made up my mind to let Yang Gongqing investigate this matter thoroughly after returning.
"Two princes," just as Wan He and Yu Wenshu were chatting away, a young civil servant suddenly walked out from behind and shouted to the two of them. Wan He raised his head and looked, However, he recognized that this person was Cui Minxiang, the believer who opposed the emperor's construction of the dragon boat half a year ago. Afterwards, Wanhe went to check the information of this brave boy and concluded that this person was a real scholar. The scholar passed the imperial examination and became an official in the court. He passed the imperial examination a year earlier than Wan He. His knowledge is many times better than Wan He's half a bucket of water.
It's just that such literati have a common shortcoming, that is, poor health. Half a year ago, Yang Guang ordered him to be beaten out of the palace with sticks. That was an injury all over his body. It wasn't until some time ago that he recovered. Now he has just recovered. After the injury healed, Cui Minxiang came here again and figured out with his toes what he wanted to do. Wan He really didn't like such a rotten person, and even Yu Wenshu looked indifferent.
Seeing the reaction of the two people, Cui Minxiang's pretty face turned red immediately, but he had no intention of retreating. Instead, he took a step forward, raised his hands to the two of them and said, "You two princes, now in court. All the Chinese and military officials are here, and you two are the heads of the hundred officials. I would like to ask you to preside over it for us and jointly advise His Majesty to cancel the southern tour."
Hearing Cui Minxiang's words, Wan He almost burst out laughing. If Cui Minxiang wasn't stupid at reading, or he was hit on the head by a palace guard's stick last time in the palace, he would actually make such a request. Didn't he know? Is this southern tour what Yuwenshu proposed to Yang Guang? Now Yuwenshu is asked to persuade the emperor to cancel the southern tour. Yuwenshu would only do this when he is full. Wan He shook his head. , just follow Yu Wenshu's example and close your eyes and ignore him. You can't mess with this lunatic. I heard that it's not against the law for a lunatic to hit someone.
Seeing that Yuwenshu and Wanhe didn't pay attention to what he meant, Cui Minxiang's face immediately showed a look of disappointment, but he still grabbed the last glimmer of hope, knelt down towards Yuwenshu and Wanhe, and shouted loudly He shouted: "Two princes, the emperor's southern tour is an act of subjugation to the country. We are all officials who live on the salary of the imperial court. At this time, how can we watch the Holy One make such a big mistake and invite the two princes?" My father-in-law thinks that it is not easy for the late emperor to establish a country, so please give me some words of advice to the Holy One." After saying that, Cui Minxiang kowtowed directly to the two of them. Within a few times, his forehead was covered with blood, but Cui Minxiang continued as if nothing happened. Kowtowing, as if Wan He and Yu Wenshu didn't agree, he would stop.
Seeing Cui Minxiang's appearance, Wan He was not hard-hearted after all. He frowned and wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to say it. When he was about to ask Cui Minxiang to get up, Yu Wenshu was standing next to him. He spoke unhurriedly: "Master Cui, you are an official of the imperial court, but your current behavior is a bit inappropriate. Please pay attention to your appearance, Master Cui, and don't let the common people look down upon us."
Cui Minxiang couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard Yuwenshu speak. Who knew he would get such words from Yuwenshu's mouth? The surprise on Cui Minxiang's face immediately turned into a stronger disappointment, but Cui Minxiang still said firmly. "If you can't be loyal as a minister, what's the use of this stinky skin?" After saying that, Cui Minxiang took off the official hat directly on his head, and then, three times five divided by two, that is He took off his official robe and threw it aside.
"Brother Cui," at this time, some of the officials beside him couldn't stand it anymore. Wan He turned around and saw that it was Wang Airen who was the same disciple as Cui Minxiang. This Wang Airen was shortlisted for the imperial examination in the same year as Cui Minxiang. , and Cui Minxiang holds the position of Fengxin Lang at the same time, and the relationship between the two is good in private. Seeing that the emperor's carriage will arrive at any time, Cui Minxiang actually takes off his official robe and hat. This will anger the emperor, Wang Airen Unable to bear it any longer, he immediately stepped forward to pick up the official robe, rushed to Cui Minxiang, and wanted to put it on again for Cui Minxiang.
Unexpectedly, Cui Minxiang was completely ungrateful. He pushed Wang Airen away and yelled at Wang Airen: "Since you are unwilling to join me in admonishing the Holy One, why bother now? I, Cui Minxiang, don't have you." Friends who are greedy for life and afraid of death, get out of here,"
Cui Minxiang was so ungrateful that even Wan He couldn't stand it. Wang Airen's face turned red after being scolded, and he opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything in defense. In the end, he could only put Cui Minxiang's official robe on the On the ground, he hid his face and ran away. After scolding Wang Airen, Cui Minxiang seemed to be more relaxed. Wearing a white suit, he stood up, looked at the officials around him, and shouted loudly: "In the civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty, no one is willing to fight with Cui." We are all loyal to the Sui Dynasty, and we are all just a group of people who eat nothing. It doesn’t matter, Cui will use this as his loyalty to the Sui Dynasty today."
At this time, the sound of neat military boots came from the city. Needless to say, it was the imperial guards escorting the emperor who was driving towards this direction. Soon, from the other end of the street, the neat steps of the imperial guards were seen. When Cui Minxiang saw the military appearance, there was no trace of fear on his face. He strode forward to meet the imperial army. When he reached the front of the imperial army, Cui Minxiang knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty Cui Minxiang, please long live my emperor and cancel the southern tour." ,return to Xijing,"
Hiss,,, all the civil and military officials behind Wan He and Yu Wenshu took a breath of air. They didn't expect Cui Minxiang to be so bold and dared to advise him in front of the emperor. With these words, Cui Minxiang might even... There is no way to take it back even if you regret it.
The Royal Forest Army stopped in front of Cui Minxiang. The entire city gate was silent. Everyone's eyes were focused on Cui Minxiang. Cui Minxiang, on the other hand, did not regret it at all. Although he was kneeling on the ground, his upper body was upright. It must be straight. This time, even Wan He had to praise it from the bottom of his heart. Although Cui Minxiang is young and has a low official position, his integrity is something that not many people in the civil and military dynasty can match. It's just that …
Wan He raised his head and glanced at the emperor's chariot behind the Royal Forest Army, with a trace of regret on his face. Although Cui Minxiang was loyal, he was not smart. If he went against Yang Guang like this, how could he end up well?
Sure enough, soon, Zhang Huaian, who was the emperor's personal chamberlain, led a group of aggressive guards to Cui Minxiang. He glanced at Cui Minxiang contemptuously, nodded to the guards behind him, and hummed: "Let's do it."