Seeing that Su Wei was about to get on the carriage, Wang Xuanzhi hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Su Xiangguo, please stay for a moment. We have already notified the head of the family, who will be out soon."
"Haha! Really? I'm worried that Wang Xiangguo is very busy and I will disturb him.
"It's okay, please ask Su Xiangguo to wait a moment."
Wang Xuanzhi gave an urgent wink to the butler next to him, who rushed in to report. Su Wei sneered silently with his hands behind his back, and Wang Xu even applied eye drops on himself, so that he wouldn't have time to cry later.
After a moment, Wang Xu quickly walked out of the house, and Laoyuan smiled and said: "If I don't come out to greet you, won't Su Xiangguo refuse to enter the house?"
"Where? I'm worried that Wang Xiangguo has something to do. I'm afraid of disturbing Wang Xiangguo, so I don't dare to come to the door."
"Su Xiangguo is an honored guest that I can't even invite. Even if I have a big deal, I will put it down. How dare I neglect Su Xiangguo? Please come in, Su Xiangguo!"
Wang Xu set up the temple and respectfully invited Su Wei to enter the mansion. Su Wei walked into the Wang family's mansion with his hands behind his back triumphantly. Wang Xu was behind, staring at his back with squinted eyes and cursing in his heart, "This damn old man, don't
Please come, the shelf is not small."
Wang Xu did not invite Su Wei to his study. Most high-ranking officials will have two study rooms, an outer study and an inner study. The inner study is the master's private place and ordinary people are not allowed to enter, while the outer study is
More often than not, it is a place to receive guests. Other guests, such as brothers in the clan, or allies in the DPRK and China, who have extremely close relationships, will go to the outer study to talk.
As for Su Wei, a high-ranking official who was not a close ally, he would not go to the outer study room, but to the guest room.
The two of them walked into the guest room, where the guests and hosts sat down. A maid served tea. Wang Xu also knew that Su Wei would not come to the door unless there was nothing to do. He pondered and said, "Su Xiangguo is here today. Is there anything important?"
"Haha! It's nothing serious. I just heard something interesting. I came here to remind Wang Xiangguo."
"What's the matter?" Wang Xu became a little nervous. Of course he knew that the so-called interesting things were just an explanation - there must be something big, otherwise Su Wei would not come to the door in person.
Su Wei was still smiling and said calmly: "About half a month ago! There was a woman holding a child who was said to be Chang'an Le Ji. She complained everywhere. Didn't Wang Xiangguo hear about it?"
Wang Xu was stunned, "What woman? Does she have anything to do with me?"
Su Wei nodded, "It has something to do with it. The woman said that the child in her hands is the son of Wang Ling, the son of the Wang family."
Su Wei's eyes narrowed with a sly light flashing in his eyes, "Does Wang Xiangguo really not know about this?"
Wang Xu only felt a 'boom!' sound in his head, and beads of sweat rolled down his back. He suddenly remembered what happened last winter, when a lowly music girl came to the door with a child in her arms and said
He was born to his eldest son Ling. Of course he was furious and ordered Le Nu to be driven out of the house.
Afterwards, he regretted that he could not let this woman go around to spread the word, so he asked his brother Wang Su to find this woman, give her some money, and let her leave Taiyuan. Unexpectedly, the woman could not be found. It had been several months since the incident.
He gradually forgot about the incident, but unexpectedly, at this unexpected moment, the incident suddenly broke out.
Cold sweat broke out on Wang Xu's forehead. Su Wei actually mentioned his son's name. Will he reveal his son's true identity?
He suppressed the panic in his heart and pretended to be calm: "Don't Su Xiangguo think this is funny? It sounds so absurd that the famous Wang family would be related to a promiscuous woman!"
"Haha! This woman actually ran to stop His Royal Highness the King of Chu's car. In order to protect the reputation of Wang Xiangguo, His Highness the King of Chu ordered the Yushitai to take over the matter. I heard that the Yushitai came back from Chang'an to investigate and discovered a more recent incident.
The interesting thing is about your son!"
Su Wei's words were like a knife inserted into Wang Xu's heart, making him completely desperate. Wang Xu understood that Yang Yuanqing already knew that his son Wang Ling was enshrined in the Donggong Literature Museum. He stepped on two boats.
The matter was exposed.
Wang Xu seemed to have aged ten years all of a sudden. At this juncture when he was about to change his phase, this incident was revealed, and it had a huge impact on him.
But Wang Xu still holds on to a glimmer of hope. This matter is whether Su Wei wants to blackmail him or Yang Yuanqing means it. If it is the former, then there is still a glimmer of hope that it can be solved. He and Su Wei can talk about the conditions.
Wang Xu sighed, "Su Xiangguo, just say it clearly! We can talk about what you want."
"Haha! Wang Xiangguo is indeed a smart man."
Su Wei shook his head regretfully, "I really want to talk to you. It's a pity that I'm not here on behalf of myself."
"What?"
Wang Xu's face twitched, "What are you talking about?"
Su Wei put a copy of the impeachment memorial on the table and said calmly, "Read it for yourself! After reading it, you will know what to do."
After saying that, Su Wei stood up and walked away...
Wang Xu picked up the memorial and only read two pages, and then he felt as if he had stepped into an abyss. His eyes were dark. He knew that his phase was over. Yang Yuanqing brought this matter out at this time, undoubtedly to make him withdraw from the phase.
, now it’s time to give him a step up. If you don’t know your own taste, I’m afraid the problem will be serious.
…
Early the next day, Wang Xu formally submitted his resignation, citing lack of ability as the reason for resigning. Yang Yuanqing returned his resignation three times, and Wang Xu submitted it three times. Yang Yuanqing finally approved his resignation and renamed him the prefect of Zhao County.
In addition, Yang Shanhui, the prefect of Wei County, was granted the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment and was appointed to the Ziwei Pavilion as the Prime Minister.
On the same day, Lu Yu, the governor of Yuyang County, was transferred to the capital to serve as the Internal History Order and the Minister of Household Affairs, and Cui Hongyuan, the governor of Hengshan County, was appointed as Nayan. Both of them entered Ziwei Pavilion as prime ministers.
Cui Hongyuan is the brother of Cui Hongsheng, the former counselor of Zhuo County. He is the head of the Boling Cui family and enjoys high prestige in the Hebei family. In this way, Su Wei - Du Ruhui - Cui Junsu - Yang Shidao - Yang Shanhui - Lu Yu - Cui Hongyuan, these seven people
A new phase of Ziwei Pavilion was formed, known as the 'New Seven Nobles of the Sui Dynasty..."
The seven new Prime Ministers of Ziwei Pavilion suddenly became the focus of attention from both the government and the public. There was a lot of discussion in Taiyuan City. Everyone was talking about the resumes of these seven Prime Ministers and the balance of power among the seven Ziwei Prime Ministers this time.
In Pei Mansion, several important Pei family children are sitting in Pei Ju's study, Pei Shiqing, Pei Jin and Pei Qingsong. Pei Ju is wearing a fine linen and wide cicada robe, with a relaxed and leisurely expression. He no longer serves as the prime minister and retires to go home.
, although he retired, he did not return to his hometown and still stayed in Taiyuan.
Pei Ju is still paying attention to the changes in the current situation of the court. Without the trivial matters of the court, Pei Ju spends more time thinking about the future of the Pei family. Among all the children of the Pei family, the three people he values most are Pei Shiqing, Pei Jin and Pei Jin.
Qingsong, he believes that the future of the Pei family must be tied to these three people, and he has high hopes for them.
"With this change in Ziwei Pavilion, I expected Cui Hongyuan and Lu Yu to join the pavilion. After all, the King of Chu wants to win over the gentry in Hebei. The Lu family of Fan Yang and the Cui family of Boling are the two major commanders in Hebei. They are expected to join the cabinet. However,
The meeting of Yang Shidao and Yang Shan in the cabinet is beyond my expectation. I want to hear your thoughts."
His eyes went to Pei Shiqing first, "Shiqing, you are the elder, you speak first!"
Pei Shiqing was promoted to Minister of Rites due to the retirement of Pei Ju and Pei Wenjing. Although he failed to become a prime minister, he became a core senior official, which prevented the Pei family from being marginalized.
Pei Shiqing served as the chief guest of Hongluqing during the Daye period. In the fourth year of the Daye period, he led the Sui Dynasty envoy to visit the country of Xi with the envoy Ono Meizi. After returning, he was highly praised by Yang Guang.
After Yang Yuanqing captured Taiyuan, Pei Shiqing traveled in all directions and persuaded the counties in the southern part of Hedong Road to be loyal to the New Sui Dynasty. He made great achievements and was named Minister of Honglu Temple.
Although Pei Shiqing and Pei Ju are both members of the Wenxi Pei family, they are from the same clan but from different branches. Tafan is from the same branch as Pei Qingsong and is Pei Qingsong's biological uncle.
Pei Shiqing leaned slightly and replied: "As for the master, Yang Shidao is from the royal family of the Sui Dynasty. His entry into the cabinet can appease many old Sui officials. In addition, Yang Shidao was once the prefect of Wuyuan County and had a good personal relationship with the King of Chu. In addition, his sister Jiang Peihua
It’s the concubine of King Chu again. He should be Yang Yuanqing’s confidant and has sufficient qualifications. It’s not surprising that he joins the cabinet, but his nephew doesn’t quite understand that Yang Shanhui joins the cabinet.”
Lou Jin next to him said: "My grandson thinks that Yang Shan will join the cabinet. Is it related to the Yan Nong Yang family?"
Pei Ju thought for a moment and said: "Although Yang Yuanqing was born in the Yang family of Hongnong, he will not recognize his origin at this time, otherwise he will not be able to hold the banner of the Sui Dynasty. Yang Shanhui is an upright official with outstanding abilities and is very popular in the Luoyang court.
Prestige, I think Yang Yuanqing's real intention in using him as prime minister is to recruit officials from Luoyang for Luoyang."
Having said this, Pei Ju glanced at Pei Qingsong next to him and saw that his lips were stretched into a straight line, and he was afraid of saying the wrong word.
Pei Ju smiled slightly and said: "Qingsong, why don't you say anything? You are following Ji... beside King Chu. Logically speaking, you should know King Chu better than us. Don't you have any news at all?"
Pei Qingsong bit his lower lip, feeling very embarrassed. The King of Chu had talked about these things to him and Xiao Shan, but he did not want to repeat what the King of Chu had said. He thought it was disloyal to the King of Chu, but the head of the family
Asked him, he didn't want to lie, which made him so entangled that he could only bow his head and remain silent.
Pei Jin sneered from the side, "I joined the army as a reporter, and I didn't even want my family anymore, huh!"
Although Pei Jin became the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, he was always jealous of Pei Qingsong. It took him many years to get up step by step. Pei Qingsong served as a reporter and joined the army as soon as he became an official, which made him extremely dissatisfied.
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Pei Ju waved his hand to signal Pei Jin not to interrupt. He smiled gently at Pei Qingsong and said, "If you feel embarrassed, it's okay not to say anything!"
Pei Qingsong let out a deep breath, "The main reason for using Yang Shanhui as the prime minister is that the King of Chu wants to appease the Hongnong Yang family, so as to stop the world from saying that he is a person who has forgotten his roots."