Chapter 520 The establishment of the central platform, the undercurrent of the court is surging
The smile on Yuan Xiu's face suddenly disappeared and he frowned: "Since I took office, I have worked hard for Dajing for seven or eight years. Can't you let me take a breather?"
Wen Tai's expression did not change, and he said calmly: "Everyone in the world says that being an emperor is good, but they don't know that in addition to having fun, being an emperor also has many responsibilities. Being an emperor is not an easy job! If you are the king of a country,
If you only care about pleasure, the people will suffer!"
Yuan Xiu said in a deep voice: "Prime Minister Zuo, are you teaching me to be an emperor?"
"Don't dare."
Wen Tai cupped his fists and said, "What I said are the conclusions reached by benevolent monarchs and sages throughout the history."
Yuan Xiu approached Wen Tai and said forcefully: "I have made up my mind!"
Wen Tai said: "Then please allow me to go home and farm!"
"Wentai, how dare you force me?!" Yuan Xiu was furious.
Seeing this, all the officials immediately lowered their heads, and even Yuan Li turned away, not daring to breathe.
It was the first time for everyone present to see Yuan Xiu and Wen Tai in such a tense situation.
They knew that Yuan Xiu was attacking Wen Tai and wanted to weaken his power as prime minister.
But it only weakens and suppresses the power of the Left Prime Minister's Office, rather than seizes it.
Even if we want to seize it, it must be a step-by-step process.
Otherwise, the court will be in turmoil.
What's more, if Wen Taizhen just gives up his responsibilities, all the things he is doing will be handed over to the central office, and the central office will really not be able to handle it.
Yuan Xiu wanted Yuan Lizhi, Xu Shouli and the others to take over the work that Wen Tai was doing bit by bit, and eat away at the left party officials bit by bit, so that they would have the least impact on the situation in the court.
Wen Tai's fair jade face was also a little black, and he said: "I have no intention of coercing Your Majesty. I also said that the emperor can enjoy himself, but he can't just focus on it. I have no objection to your Majesty's new central platform, but on the 10th
This gap cannot be opened once the meeting is over. Please think about it, your majesty, how many emperors from ancient times to the present have been diligent first and then slacked off, causing future generations to follow suit, and the empire has grown from prosperity to decline."
"Your Majesty, I cannot just watch you do this!"
What Wen Tai said was reasonable, but in Yuan Xiu's heart, Wen Tai just wanted him to continue to go to court.
As long as the court meeting remains the same, the format of court proceedings will not change. All government orders will still come from him and Wen Tai, and the so-called central platform and central ministers will be nothing more than decorations.
However, as the number of court meetings decreases, the sense of ritual and authority of the court meetings will weaken. Once the officials get used to the mode of discussing affairs and memorials at the central stage, Wen Tai will lose his power, and the left prime minister will become just a false name like the right prime minister.
Wen Tai is playing a game with Yuan Xiu.
Yuan Xiu sighed deeply, and his expression became softer. Although he thought so in his heart, he said: "Prime Minister Zuo, I know you are loyal. But you have no words to say, I have already said it in front of all the officials, and now
If I change, how do you want all the officials to view me? How do you want all the officials to view you?"
"Dajing Dajing, who has the final say, the emperor or the left prime minister?"
"Your Majesty!" Wen Tai immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Then please shorten the interval between court meetings, please... one court meeting every three days!"
Yuan Xiudao: "Seven days."
Wen Tai said: "Five days!"
"Seven days, just seven days!" Yuan Xiu helped Wen Tai up and said sincerely: "Prime Minister Zuo, don't make things difficult for me anymore!"
Wen Tai sighed, gritted his teeth and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for accepting it!"
"Okay, the matter is settled, everyone is happy!" A smile appeared on Yuan Xiu's face, he took Wen Tai's hand and faced the officials, smiling: "The country of Dajing belongs to me and you ministers. If the monarch and his ministers are in harmony, Dajing will be peaceful."
Thousands of years!"
All the officials immediately kowtowed and shouted.
"Long live your Majesty!!!"
"Great Peace for Ten Thousand Years!!!"
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The central platform was established, and the undercurrent in the court was surging.
That night, left party officials rushed to Zuo Xiang's Mansion in a hurry, but the door of Zuo Xiang's Mansion was closed, and Wen Tai was nowhere to be seen.
Not seeing Wen Tai, the officials refused to leave. It was late at night before Yu Changsi came out and persuaded him earnestly: "The Prime Minister knows what you want to say and what you are worried about. The Prime Minister Zuo has made his own decision. Please come back!"
"Mr. Yu, please let us meet the Left Prime Minister!"
"The central platform was set up without any warning. Who knows what they want to do tomorrow? We have to discuss a charter quickly, otherwise we're afraid it will be too late!"
"Mr. Yu, we won't be relieved if we don't see the Prime Minister!"
Yu Changsi looked serious and said sternly: "But if you come here now, you are committing injustice!"
"Mr. Yu..."
"Du Xuhe!" Yu Changsi suddenly shouted.
Du Xuhe, who had been silent among the crowd, came out and said, "Mr. Yu."
Yu Changsi asked: "Master Duxu, why are you so restless?"
"I...I..." Du Xuhe was speechless after being asked. He looked around at everyone and said, "Everyone is very anxious. This atmosphere... I can't stop it!"
"Don't you understand the left prime minister? Go back!" Yu Changsi turned around and walked to the steps, saying: "Same as before, you keep doing whatever you are supposed to do. Remember, you are officials of Dajing!"
Seeing Yu Changsi's resolute attitude, Du Xuhe calmed down and shouted: "Go back, everyone! The left prime minister will not leave us alone!!"
After persuading the officials to leave, Yu Changsi came to Wen Tai's study and saw Wen Tai writing a list.
"Have they all gone back?" Wen Tai asked.
"I'm back."
Yu Changsi shook his head and said, "Du Xu and that guy are also here to join in the fun."
Wen Tai said: "This man is becoming more and more unreliable. If he hadn't given birth to a good son, I'm afraid the emperor would be the first to have him operated on."
Yu Changsi thought: "It's a pity that he doesn't know it yet, something will happen sooner or later."
Wen Tai said: "To us, Du Xuhe is of little use. We can just support his son with all our strength. But in the eyes of others, Du Xuhe is my right-hand man, so when necessary, he can be thrown out to show weakness."
Yu Chang thought for a moment and said: "He probably doesn't need us to throw him away. When the central platform takes action against him, we can just keep him safe."
"What you said makes sense."
Wen Tai nodded, handed the written list to Yu Changsi, and said: "This is the list of grassroots officials in Taichung that I have drawn up. Take a look."
Yu Changsi took the list and read it carefully, and said: "There are people from us and people from over there. They are impartial. There is no fault in this list."
Wen Tai smiled: "If there are no changes, you can send it to the Ministry of Civil Affairs tomorrow morning and hand it directly to Chen Shangshu."
"Understood." Yu Changsi carefully reviewed the list and said, "Chen Shangshu has been quite well-behaved in the past two years, but I don't know if his mind will change after the central office is established."
Wen Tai pointed at the list in Yu Changsi's hand from the air and said: "So this list is also a touchstone."