Chapter 364 Which side should I be more guarded against in this right and left prime minister's mansion?
Tianze Hall.
After the officials withdrew from the court, Yuan Xiuheng lay on the dragon throne and stared at the ceiling of the palace in boredom, not knowing what he was thinking.
Although Zhou Nuo's departure was not publicized, some well-informed ministers knew it well and thought that Yuan Xiu was unhappy because of the matter, so they did not dare to go down to court and leave. Only Lu Lu and Lu were left in the palace.
Wei You.
There is also cultural protection.
Wen Hu ignored Wen Tai's look and still stayed in the palace. Seeing that Yuan Xiu never noticed him, Shi Shiran walked to the bottom of the steps and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Yuan Xiu still looked at the ceiling and said lazily: "I didn't play it when I went to court, but now I play it secretly. Who are you trying to say bad things about me?"
Wen Hu ignored Yuan Xiu's ridicule and said seriously: "What I want to say is considered to be His Majesty's family matter, so I don't dare to talk nonsense in the court meeting."
Yuan Xiu then sat up, looked at Wen Hu, and asked, "My family affairs?"
Wen Hu nodded and said: "The eldest princess's consort, Zhao Cheng, has teamed up with the Xiao family of Jingdong County to bring the business to Jiangyang County in the past six months. It can be said that he has made a lot of money. Now he continues to go south to prepare for the business.
Go to Yunjing County!"
Yuan Xiu said calmly: "What then?"
Wen Hu was a little surprised by Yuan Xiu's attitude, and said in a more serious tone: "Your Majesty, I would like to speak frankly. Although the Right Prime Minister lives in Yanchuan City, his prestige in the army is still the same as before. There are also many ministers in the court who are disciples of the Right Prime Minister.
Self-proclaimed. The Right Chancellor is old and may not have any ideas, but Zhao Cheng is young and powerful, and he is at the age when his ambitions are strong. If he has too much wealth, I am worried that something will change!"
Yuan Xiu walked down the steps, came to Wen Hu, and asked: "What changes? What changes happened?"
Wen Hu said: "Your Majesty understands what I mean."
"Uncle Shaxian." Yuan Xiu sneered and said coldly: "You actually let me figure out your thoughts, how brave you are!"
Hearing this, Wen Hu immediately knelt down and said decisively: "I am worried that the right prime minister has prestige and Zhao Cheng has money. If they have further thoughts, it will be detrimental to Your Majesty and detrimental to Dajing!"
Yuan Xiu did not get angry, but put his hand on Wen Hu's shoulder and patted him. He walked behind Wen Hu and said, "You should learn from your uncle."
After saying that, Yuan Xiu immediately said: "Forget it, don't follow his example. It's not a good thing to be too old and steady. You can't hold back a fart for a long time. After all, I still prefer your temperament."
"The right prime minister has fallen, can't you let him spend his remaining years in peace?"
Wen Hu said loudly: "What I said is entirely for Your Majesty's consideration!"
"Stop farting here. Do you believe this? Or do you think I'm stupid?"
Yuan Xiu turned around, kicked Wen Hu on the shoulder, and sneered: "I used to be wary of the right prime minister. I promoted your uncle back then just to replace him. But now how many years have passed, you
Have you ever caused trouble to me? You said that he has prestige and Zhao Cheng has money, so we should be on guard. Then Wen Tai also has prestige and real power. You Wenhu has soldiers in your hands and you have masters in the house. You can do it for me.
Let me analyze and analyze, between the Right Prime Minister's Mansion and the Left Prime Minister's Mansion, which side should I be more guarded against?"
Wenhu's pupils suddenly shrank, he fell to the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty! I am punished by death!"
Yuan Xiu sat on the floor directly in front of Wenhu, crossed his legs and said, "Wenhu, do you know why your uncle has been pressing you down before?"
"I don't know!"
"That's because he knows that your ambition is too great."
Wen Hu broke out in a cold sweat. Even though he was already one of the few masters in the world, he still did not dare to be presumptuous in front of Yuan Xiu. He secretly glanced sideways at Lu Lu at the foot of the steps, knowing that with this father-in-law there, no one would be hurt.
It’s Yuan Xiu.
"You are young and powerful, and you are very ambitious. Wen Tai was afraid that you would not be able to control yourself. But I promoted you anyway. Do you know why?"
Wen Hu put his forehead on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please make it clear!"
Yuan Xiu moved his long hair and said: "That's because I want you to be my sword! You can cut wherever I want you to cut. When I don't draw the sword, you are not allowed to kill people with this sword!"
"It doesn't matter who he is, the right or left minister, whether he is a great scholar or a general. You are only responsible for killing him. Whether you should kill him or not is not your concern."
"Wenhu, can you understand my good intentions?"
Wen Hu made an excited gesture and bowed: "Your Majesty treats me like this, I am so grateful that I shed tears of gratitude!!"
Yuan Xiu patted Wen Hu's arm, pulled him up, and said with a smile, "It's not enough for me to have only Dong Xiao by my side."
Hearing this, Wen Hu's expression tightened.
Dong Xiao, Tingweijian, is in charge of the imperial edict and the secret service agency. He is known as the living hell and is the person around Yuan Xiu who is most feared by all officials.
At this time, Yuan Xiu compared Dong Xiao with Wen Hu. How could Wen Hu not understand what Yuan Xiu meant.
Yuan Xiu wanted him to be a lonely minister.
On the surface, Wen Hu burst into tears of gratitude, but some hatred arose in his heart.
Yuan Xiu wants him to be a lonely minister, which is weakening Wen Tai's power.
This shows that Yuan Xiu has begun to guard against Zuo Xiangfu.
After the right prime minister was defeated, he started to attack the left prime minister.
As expected, Yuan Xiu would not trust anyone.
With a hint of hatred and a hint of coolness, Wen Hu lowered his head to hide his expression and said in a deep voice: "I am a minister of Dajing and your Majesty. I should be at your Majesty's disposal!"
"very good."
"The prince-in-law and the ministers of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion will no longer interfere with me."
Yuan Xiu clasped his hands behind his back, walked back to the dragon chair and sat down, saying: "Actually, your consideration is not unreasonable, but about Zhao Cheng continuing to go south to Yunjing, the imperial sister wrote to me and told me about this matter.
It’s acquiesced.”
"My nephew is about to be born. Zhao Cheng should be allowed to make more money, or else let my sister spend money to raise the child?"
"Yunjing County is my bottom line for Zhao Cheng. He should be satisfied with his business in Jingdong, Jiangyang, and Yunjing counties. If he wants to go further, I... I have to use your knife.
Already."
Wen Hu immediately clasped his fists and said: "It turns out that your Majesty has already considered it, your Majesty is wise!"
…
Zhao Cheng and his party did not stop after entering Yunjing County and headed directly towards the three important cities of Yunjing.
Yunjing County City and Yunshui City are both on the southernmost border, and are two military border cities. Yunmeng City is to the north of these two cities, and the three cities formed a line forming an equilateral triangle shape.
Yunmeng City is the economic center of Yunjing County.
To open the market in Yunjing County, we must first win the business of Yunmeng City.
Yuan Fei met Zhao Cheng outside Yunmeng City and reported on what he had inquired about in advance these days.
Yunmeng City is different from Jiangcheng and Hannan City. There is no such thing as three major families monopolizing the market. There are more than a dozen big merchants in this city, and countless small merchants, each running different businesses.
It can be said that a hundred flowers are blooming.
On the way into the city, Zhao Cheng pondered as he walked, thinking about how to deal with this situation.
But before Zhao Cheng could figure it out, the group was stunned.
Outside the city gate, a group of merchants in gorgeous clothes came out of sedan chairs and came towards Zhao Cheng in unison. Everyone's face was smiling like flowers.
