Chapter 156: Abolish Confucianism! Grant a title! First rank! Soldier Saint!
Wen Palace of the Great Wei Dynasty.
Tap tap tap tap!
As the sound of footsteps sounded, soldiers from the Eight Gates came quickly.
Each Beijing soldier had a cold look on his face, holding a fang sword and spear in his hand, with a cold and serious look on his face, and surrounded the Wen Palace of Wei Dynasty.
Not to mention a person, not even a fly can fly out.
Outside Wen Palace.
The common people witnessed all this, looked at all this, their eyes were full of excitement, and they wished that Xu Qingxiao would execute them on the spot right now.
There’s nothing wrong with that. We are all human beings. Although great Confucians deserve respect, the question is, we must also be reasonable, right?
Xu Qingxiao was forced to go to the palace to prove himself, but Xu Qingxiao left.
He kept saying that Xu Qingxiao was practicing different arts, okay, and Xu Qingxiao also explained the situation clearly.
You don’t agree? If you insist on inviting a great scholar from heaven and earth to come, that’s fine. Xu Qingxiao will honestly let the great scholar from heaven and earth check it out.
If the test results don't come out, you have to go to the Wen Palace to self-certify.
That's okay, Xu Qingxiao went to Wen Palace.
After going to the Wen Palace, Xu Qingxiao also said that reconciliation can be done, but after all, we should not get into such a quarrel. We are all scholars, so why make things difficult for each other?
From the beginning to the end, Xu Qingxiao was not tough at all, but was gentle and kind.
We are not fools, and we all know that Xu Qingxiao actually respects Wei Wengong and these great Confucians.
But you didn't agree and insisted on forcing Xu Qingxiao to prove himself.
Okay, Xu Qingxiao has proved himself. Not only has he proved himself, even the saint has sensed that Xu Qingxiao has the qualifications to be a new saint in the future, and bows to Xu Qingxiao.
How many noodles are there in this row of noodles in the sky and on the ground?
And with the resonance of the saint, Xu Qingxiao directly stepped into the fifth-grade Confucian realm and became a peerless Confucian at the age of twenty.
Remember, this is a peerless scholar, and other great scholars are ordinary scholars. You can add "peerless" in front of Xu Qingxiao.
The first great Confucian.
Now I ask you to fulfill your promise, but now you are cheating?
Are you happy unless you force Xu Qingxiao to call the people from the Ministry of War?
This Zhu Sheng lineage is really shameless.
This is what the people think.
The six ministers and the princes and princes looked on with gloating.
Even Chen Zhengru was gloating about his misfortune.
Don't you like to look for trouble? Are you looking for trouble? Now that you have encountered a tough problem like Xu Qingxiao, do you feel good about it?
In the past, everyone thought Xu Qingxiao was a bit reckless and impulsive.
But now it seems that this is Xu Qingxiao's style. I'll tell you carefully first, but you don't listen? Then I'll try to persuade you again, but you still won't listen? Then I'll kill you until you obey.
Today's Wei Dynasty really needs someone with iron-blooded skills. They have too many worries and are indeed getting old.
"This boy Shouren really looks like me when I was young."
Duke An Guo praised Xu Qingxiao, and his affection for Xu Qingxiao became stronger and stronger. Isn't that what their military strategists like?
I don’t care what you are doing, what plots and schemes you have, instead of arguing with you, it’s better to take action directly, admit defeat if you can’t beat me, and beat you until you are convinced if you can beat me.
The soldiers from the capital appeared, full of murderous intent.
Xu Qingxiao did not argue with Peng Ru and others, but looked at Jiang Xiyan.
"The soldiers of the eight gates obey the order!"
"If I give an order, I will strictly implement it!"
"If anyone hesitates and flinches, behead him!"
Xu Qingxiao knew the bad habits of the Wei army, and he still had to deal with this problem after this incident was over.
Of course, Xu Qingxiao can actually understand it, mainly because this is the capital of the Wei Dynasty.
These soldiers are still quite wary of meeting anyone who is a relative of the emperor, but they would easily let them kill some princes or great scholars.
Who dares to take action?
But it is normal to have scruples, but it is absolutely unacceptable to disobey military orders.
So Xu Qingxiao had said this in advance so that when the time came, he would not give the order and these people would not dare to step forward and hesitate.
So what if you kill the great Confucian? Does the Wei Dynasty lack a great Confucian?
"I'll obey!"
The soldiers from the Eight Gates shouted loudly, especially Jiang Xiyan, how could he not know what Xu Qingxiao meant, so his voice became louder.
Respond to Xu Qingxiao in this way.
The deafening answer also represents an extremely firm attitude.
this moment.
Xu Qingxiao looked at Peng Ru and others.
"Xu Qingxiao!"
"Does this matter have to come to this?"
"Do you know that killing Confucians has a great impact on a dynasty. Since ancient times, any dynasty that kills Confucians will be wrathed by heaven and earth within a hundred years, and will decline and retreat within a hundred years."
"Do you really dare?"
Peng Ru spoke out, pointing at Xu Qingxiao, and his lungs almost exploded with anger.
It's not that he doesn't have a city, but every word Xu Qingxiao says is treasonous and unethical.
Since ancient times, how many people have dared to say that they should kill Confucians?
How many people allow the killing of Confucians?
Why are Confucianism and Taoism respected by people all over the world? There are too many reasons.
Any dynasty that kills Confucianism will suffer the wrath of heaven and earth. Xu Qingxiao's words are simply an insult to Confucianism and Taoism, and they are no longer an insult to a saint.
But Xu Qingxiao's voice sounded cold.
"It's ridiculous! From ancient times to modern times, is there an eternal dynasty?"
"Confucians are not benevolent! Why not kill them?"
"Confucians don't believe it! Why not kill him?"
"Confucians are immoral! Why not kill them?"
Xu Qingxiao sneered. He dared to say this. Long live forever. Throughout history, how many dynasties have been invincible? But is there one truly immortal dynasty?
Let your dynasty last for a thousand years, ten thousand years, or even a hundred thousand years, but in the end it will all be in vain. Compared with the mountains and the stars, it is just a moment.
Xu Qingxiao's three sentences about not killing were also very convincing and made everyone happy.
It is indeed a grave sin to kill a Confucian.
But the problem is that Xu Qingxiao did not kill Confucianism because of violence, but because Confucianism was unkind, unbelieving, and immoral.
Such Confucians deserve to be killed.
Such Confucians can be killed.
Sun Jing'an and Yan Lei were angered by Xu Qingxiao's words.
But they dare not speak. At this juncture, if they still dare to speak nonsense, they are really seeking death.
"Xu Qingxiao, if you dare to kill Ru, I will revive the sacred weapon and kill you!"
This time Peng Ru didn't pay much attention to benevolence, righteousness and morality. Since Xu Qingxiao has said this, he also has blood.
As long as Xu Qingxiao dares to kill Ru, he will directly revive the holy weapon and ask for the holy will to kill Xu Qingxiao.
"Okay, then Xu needs to see whether the saint will kill me or you."
"Come here! In half an hour, if Sun Jing'an and Yan Lei don't depose themselves as Confucian scholars, they will be killed."
Xu Qingxiao's voice was calm.
What he said was extremely cold.
Who is Xu Qingxiao? He has killed county kings before, he has killed Fan Shang, but he has never killed a great scholar.
If this group of people wants to give it a try, Xu Qingxiao doesn't mind adding killing Confucianism to her resume.
I saw that these people were unhappy, so it would be good for me to kill them, so as not to cause trouble for me.
"Xu Qingxiao!"
"You dare!"
Suddenly, there were many voices in the Wen Palace of the Great Wei Dynasty, all of them were great Confucians of Zhu Sheng's lineage.
Although Xu Qingxiao is the new saint in the future, Xu Qingxiao is not a saint yet, and he wants to kill Confucianism, which is a treasonous act.
If one day, Xu Qingxiao really becomes a saint, what's the point?
"Xu Shouren, this matter can be ended here. You are the new saint in the future. If you kill Confucianism, it will not be good for you."
But there were also people who persuaded her. It was the voice of Chen Xin Daru. He took the initiative to speak, hoping that Xu Qingxiao could calm down.
"Chen Ru, it's not that Xu is really arrogant, nor is Xu really serious about revenge, but this matter is a matter of life and death."
"If I really practice magic, I'm afraid I'll be dead when I come to Wen Palace."
"They wanted to put Xu to death. Now Xu has proven his innocence. Isn't this kind of persuasion not partiality?"
"Confucians are selfless. Sun Jing'an and Yan Lei are two old dogs who bully Xu because they are great Confucians. Who among the civil servants can speak for me, Xu?"
"Chen Ru, Xu remembers that you helped me back then, and Xu still respects you, but if you still want to speak up for them, don't blame Xu for not remembering the old relationship."
Xu Qingxiao spoke up and answered.
Xu Qingxiao still had a good impression of Chen Xin. When she came to Kyoto and was suppressed by the Huaiping County Prince, it was Chen Xin who helped her.
So Xu Qingxiao has a good impression of him.
But if the other party insists on favoring Sun Jing'an and Yan Lei, then forget it.
In the final analysis, this is still the case. When I was forced to come to the Great Wei Wen Palace, how many people from the Zhu Sheng lineage helped me?
Now let’s help Sun Jing’an and Yan Lei put in a good word? Is this possible?
This is simply impossible.
When Xu Qingxiao said these words, Chen Xin sighed. He understood Xu Qingxiao, and he just didn't want the situation to be too stiff.
But Xu Qingxiao was right. He did not continue to speak, but remained silent.
"There are still sixty breaths left."
Xu Qingxiao spoke again with one final reminder.
The next moment, the soldiers from the Eight Gates revealed their blades with cold expressions.
At this moment, Sun Jing'an and Yan Lei were even more panicked, and their hearts were trembling.
On weekdays, they flaunt their power and display their Confucian momentum, but in the face of life and death, how many of them can remain as calm as water?
Especially in this case, the person died because of a mistake. It does not mean that he died generously. Without the blessing of any country's righteousness, he will naturally be afraid of death.
"Xu Qingxiao, can't we really reconcile?"
Peng Ru spoke again. He asked Xu Qingxiao because he didn't want the matter to get to that point.
"Lots of nonsense."
Xu Qingxiao replied coldly with four words, mocking Peng Ru mercilessly.
"you!"
Peng Ru was so angry that he was shaking all over. He had never been so humiliated before.
But at this moment, another magnificent voice sounded in the Wen Palace.
"Since you have lost, you must admit defeat. If a person has no faith, he will not succeed. If a Confucian has no faith, he should indeed be killed."
A voice sounded, and it was still the voice of a great scholar of heaven and earth.
When this voice appeared, the great scholars of Zhu Sheng's lineage couldn't help but frown, because this was not the great scholar of heaven and earth of their faction.
Especially Peng Ru, his expression couldn't help but change when he heard this voice again.
Status determines everything. Xu Qingxiao forced Sun Jing'an and Yan Lei to dethrone their Confucian positions. He could come forward and say a few words, but when a great Confucian of heaven and earth spoke, his meaning was completely different.
The other party wants to intervene and suppress their Zhu Sheng lineage.
"Shouren, this is a Ming Confucian and needs to be respected."
At this moment, Chen Zhengru spoke up. He told Xu Qingxiao the origin of this person, and his hidden intention was to tell Xu Qingxiao that this was not a great scholar of the lineage of Zhu Sheng.
As soon as he said this, Xu Qingxiao bowed towards the depths of Wen Palace.
"Junior Xu Qingxiao has met Ming Ru."
It's not that Xu Qingxiao doesn't respect scholars, it's that he doesn't respect scholars like Sun Jing'an and Yan Lei, while Xu Qingxiao respects people like Ming Ru very much.
He is arrogant, but it is not that he is arrogant, but that his methods are fierce.
"Xu Ru is really humble. In the future, as a new saint, I feel that Confucianism and Taoism in the future will really shine because of you."
Ming Ru's voice sounded, and he was full of praise for Xu Qingxiao, truly appreciating Xu Qingxiao.
"The words of Confucianism are important."
Xu Qingxiao is very humble.
"No, Shouren. If nothing happens in the future, you can come to the Great Wei Wen Palace to find me. I am very curious about your learning. When the time comes, Shouren should not think that I am old and a bit verbose."
Ming Ru smiled.
And Xu Qingxiao naturally spoke repeatedly. It was obvious that the other party was helping him. If he really killed Ru Ru, it would indeed have a huge impact.
But with the emergence of Ming Ru, this crisis was virtually resolved.
Xu Qingxiao naturally understood.
"There are still ten breaths left, the soldiers of the capital will obey orders."
Xu Qingxiao spoke again, and her voice sounded. For a moment, Sun Jing'an and Yan Lei were completely frightened.
Peng Ru had a cold face. He had already decided that if Xu Qingxiao dared to kill Ru, he would directly invite Shengyi.
But at this moment.
Suddenly, Sun Jing'an's voice sounded.
"I'm useless!"
"I'm useless!"
"I'm useless!"
Sun Jing'an's voice sounded, he was willing to depose himself as a Confucian, but he could no longer bear the pressure.
Isn't it just to abolish the Confucian position? It's better than death, right?
His voice sounded, causing everyone to be surprised for a moment.
Even Peng Ru was surprised.
"Sun Jing'an, what are you talking about?"
Peng Ru couldn't help roaring, he was still taking a roundabout way, he was betting that Xu Qingxiao wouldn't dare to kill Ru, but what he didn't expect was that his own people actually surrendered first?
How does this make him lose face?
"Peng Ru!"
"I was wrong about this matter. Xu Qingxiao actually succeeded in proving her innocence. Confucians must not be distrustful."
"Today, I, Sun Jing'an, depose myself as a Confucian scholar and keep my word."
Sun Jing'an gave answers, mainly to a few questions, not entirely because of greed for life and fear of death.
First, I did make a mistake first.
Secondly, if you die like this, nothing good will come of it. If someone dies, at least they will die unjustly. Later generations will vindicate them, but what about you? Once you die here, you will be laughed at and people will laugh at you thousands of years later.
Own.
Third, would you rather die than you?
This is the reason why Sun Jing'an is willing to depose himself as a Confucian scholar. He really said this himself.
I originally thought I would fight for it if I could, but now Xu Qingxiao just won't give in, so there's nothing I can do about it.
There's no need to resist, he can't resist.
"Sun Jing'an, you are really embarrassed."
"Sun Jing'an, Peng Ru fought hard for you, but you behave like this?"
"If it's not just death, what are you afraid of?"
"You have really disgraced the Zhu Sheng lineage."
Many great scholars from Zhu Sheng's lineage couldn't help but speak, they were really offended by Sun Jing'an.
There was no other reason, they didn't believe that Xu Qingxiao dared to really kill Ru.
What he didn't expect was that Sun Jing'an surrendered directly.
But in the face of so many scoldings, Sun Jing'an finally broke out.
He has been feeling aggrieved, and now he really can't bear it anymore.
"We have already made an appointment, and Mr. Sun is just keeping his promise."
"Xu Qingxiao, Mr. Sun only has one sentence, if I depose myself as a Confucian, can this matter end here?"
Sun Jing'an said extremely hard.
"yes."
Xu Qingxiao answered without hesitation.
"good!"
"Today, Sun fulfilled his promise and kept his word."
Sun Jing'an yelled. The only thing he regrets now is that if he had known that this would be the outcome, he would have been a bit more stubborn in deposing the Confucian position, so that now he seems to be forced to depose himself inexplicably, which is really a bit unwilling.
If I had known it would have been scrapped from the beginning, at least it would have left a good name.
He thought so in his heart.
The next moment, the great righteousness in his body was scattered, as if he was discouraged, his whole temperament also looked very depressed, and his hair was pale.
The abolition of the Confucian position will have a certain impact on the body. The main reason is that there is great righteousness nourishing the body in the body, and the body is adjusted. If it suddenly disappears, the body will be like an ordinary person.
So there will be decline.
Sun Jing'an knew what was going on and did not let Xu Qingxiao do it herself.
But after the Confucian throne was deposed, Sun Jing'an looked at Xu Qingxiao.
"Is it okay now?"
His tone was not very good, which is normal. Who else would have had a good look after being deposed as a Confucian?
"Your Excellency, you do what you say, and Xu admires you."
Xu Qingxiao didn't say much, but looked at Yan Lei. Now that Sun Jing'an has abolished the Confucian position on his own, he has lost everything.
He turned around and left, unwilling to stay here. Today, his reputation was ruined. The Great Wei Wen Palace did not need him, and he had no value to Zhu Sheng's lineage. The only way out was to leave Kyoto and teach in other places.
Teaching or something like that, maybe there is another career path.
As for Yan Lei, at this moment, Yan Lei's eyes were calm.
Facing Sun Jing'an's surrender, Yan Lei didn't know what to say for a moment.
But he didn't want to depose himself as a Confucian, and he didn't want to be killed. He was very torn.
"Yan Lei."
"What are you still hesitating about?"
Xu Qingxiao looked at Yan Lei and asked in a cold voice.
The time has almost passed, but Xu Qingxiao has not given the order yet. After all, it will take some time to dethrone oneself as a Confucian, so it is impossible not to give the other party a chance.
"Xu Qingxiao, can you give me a chance? I promise that from now on, I will never set foot in the capital of the Wei Dynasty."
Yan Lei spoke out, but he still wanted to struggle.
"kill!"
However, Xu Qingxiao spoke directly and gave Yan Lei one last chance, but Yan Lei was still wasting time here, which was really ridiculous.
"good!"
"I, Yan Lei, depose myself as a Confucian scholar today!"
"Xu Qingxiao, you are so cruel!"
Yan Lei yelled, because the soldiers of the Eight Gates had already taken action, and Yan Lei knew that if Xu Qingxiao killed Ru, Peng Ru would definitely avenge him.
Is it useful? Use your own death to trouble Xu Qingxiao?
If he let other great scholars die, Yan Lei agreed, but could he let himself die? Yan Lei disagreed.
boom!
The awe-inspiring righteousness in his body began to disperse, just like Sun Jing'an.
In comparison, Sun Jing'an was not reconciled, but he was more free and easy, surrendered in advance, and did not want to continue to toss.
Maybe he was completely discouraged.
As for Yan Lei, it is different. He is unwilling, extremely unwilling. He already hates Xu Qingxiao, and now his hatred is endless.
Feeling Yan Lei's hatred.
Xu Qingxiao didn't care, she was even disappointed.
He was indeed very disappointed. To be honest, he was ready to kill Ru, but what he didn't expect was that these two people actually surrendered.
It's really a bit boring.
"good."
"good."
"OK."
"Xu Qingxiao is worthy of being a new sage. He just became a great Confucian, and he forced two great Confucian scholars in our Great Wei Palace to dethrone themselves as Confucian scholars."
"It's really good."
Peng Ru spoke, his tone full of coldness. Sun Jing'an and Yan Lei deposed themselves as Confucian scholars, which was a great loss to Zhu Sheng's lineage.
Not only is there a loss in strength, there is also a huge loss in face.
They are just two great scholars, and they may shake up the lineage of Zhu Sheng.
Don't say two, ten is useless.
And he sneered, as if because of this, because of Xu Qingxiao's arrogance and ignorance.
One day, Xu Qingxiao will pay a huge price for today's arrogance.
Peng Ru thought this in his heart.
"Peng Ru, don't worry, if Xu becomes a saint, there will never be such a great Confucian in the world from now on."
Xu Qingxiao answered according to the other party's wishes.
Don’t you just want to say that two great Confucian scholars were killed before they became saints? Wouldn’t this be a big deal if they became saints?
Then Xu Qingxiao answered like this.
Anyway, the trouble has reached this point, is it possible to still seek peace?
Furthermore, there are two major factions in the Great Wei Wen Palace. It is just because Zhu Sheng's lineage is powerful, but it does not mean that there is only one faction in the Great Wei Wen Palace.
Tian Tian said that he was an enemy of the scholars in the world, but after all that, he was not an enemy of Zhu Sheng's lineage.
Extremely ridiculous.
Xu Qingxiao's answer made Peng Ru stop talking. He knew that there was no point in arguing with each other, especially if he couldn't argue.
Standing up, Peng Ru used his crutches.
I lost so completely today.
But today's matter can never end here.
Peng Ru stood up and left, heading towards the Wen Palace of Wei Dynasty.
As for Yan Lei, he also followed him, but Sun Jing'an was different. He had left long ago and his character had been destroyed. What was he still doing here?
People watched quietly, today's commotion, two great Confucians were deposed from their Confucian positions, making Xu Qingxiao a new saint.
They leave.
Xu Qingxiao watched quietly, knowing very well in his heart that Zhu Sheng's lineage would definitely not suffer such a big loss in vain, but he didn't dare to make a fuss at the moment, at least until this matter was over.
After Pengru left, Xu Qingxiao went to the six ministers and all the ministers of justice.
"My lords, Qingxiao has just broken through to the realm of Great Confucianism, and plans to go back to rest for a few days and study hard."
Xu Qingxiao planned to leave on the grounds of enlightenment.
"go Go."
"Nephew Shouren, go."
"Go quickly, it's okay, don't worry about us old guys."
Everyone laughed.
Xu Qingxiao also bowed slightly to the common people, and then left.
After becoming a great Confucian, Xu Qingxiao really needed to stabilize herself. At the same time, she also had many things waiting for her to deal with.
Can't stay here any longer.
Xu Qingxiao left, leaving everyone behind.
Chen Zhengru and others were also preparing to leave.
"My lords, since you have nothing to do at the moment, why don't you come to the humble house to get together?"
Chen Zhengru made an invitation and wanted to invite the remaining five ministers to a gathering.
"good."
"Very good."
All the ministers agreed one after another, and Duke An Guo also called everyone to gather at his home.
The party is actually a pretense, the main purpose is to talk about the next thing.
Xu Qingxiao's current status is completely different.
He used to be the Minister of Household Affairs, but he was just a minor official to the Great Wei Dynasty. The reason why Xu Qingxiao was so at ease was because Xu Qingxiao was an excellent conductor and was loved by the six ministers. The military generals also liked Xu Qingxiao's character.
In addition, His Majesty thinks highly of Xu Qingxiao.
But in the end, Xu Qingxiao still can't really affect anything. The ultimate reason is Xu Qingxiao's low status.
A fourth-grade minister can give advice, and whether or not he does it depends on what everyone wants.
It's different now. Xu Qingxiao is still in the fourth rank, but Xu Qingxiao has become a great scholar and has the qualifications of a new saint. In the past, it was said that Xu Qingxiao had the qualifications of a saint to praise Xu Qingxiao.
It's different now, now it's the real treasure of a saint.
Therefore, Xu Qingxiao's status was greatly improved, both in the court and among the people.
To put it simply, everyone must listen carefully to what Xu Qingxiao said from now on.
Not only the Great Wei Wen Palace, but also many great scholars gathered in the Great Wei Wen Palace, and they wanted to discuss these matters.
What Xu Qingxiao did today will inevitably attract attention and discussion from all parties, and it cannot be without impact.
About an hour later.
Suddenly, the Wei Palace announced an imperial edict.
"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict that Xu Shouren, only twenty years old, has attained the status of a great Confucian. No one has ever achieved it before or since. He should be regarded as a peerless Confucian and a model for all literati in the Wei Dynasty. From now on, Xu Shouren will be the Minister of Dali Temple in the Wei Dynasty.
The post of Inspector General of the Supervisory Yuan, who holds the position of President of the Eight-door Beijing Army, is held by Xu Shouren."
"Similarly, Prince Huaining is not kind to people and falsely accuses Xu Shouren of practicing strange arts. Therefore, Prince Huaining is banned for half a year and fined for one year."
"Similarly, the Wei Dynasty has added a great Confucian. Xu Shouren should have the qualifications of a new sage. This is actually a blessing of the Wei Dynasty. Xu Shouren was given the position of earl and the title of Chang Guobo, in order to prosper the Wei Dynasty. In the capital of the Wei Dynasty, a banquet of 30,000 people was held.
The people are happy together.”
As soon as the imperial edict came out.
The people cheered, and Xu Qingxiao was promoted to an official position, from the fourth rank to the third rank, and the next step up was to become a minister.
The Minister of Dali Temple, the Inspector General of the Inspectorate, and the Presidential Leader of the Eight Gates Beijing Army. These three are not titles, but real powers.
In other words, Xu Qingxiao controls half of the Ministry of Justice, plus part of the Ministry of War, with dual civil and military powers. Yes, dual civil and military powers, power.
It can be seen that the empress really thinks highly of Xu Qingxiao, not just ordinary people.
As for the title, not to mention, it can be directly promoted to earl, and the further step forward is marquis.
Since the end of the Northern Expedition, there has been no new marquis in the Wei Dynasty.
It can be said that Xu Qingxiao has been completely stabilized in the Wei Dynasty, and Xu Qingxiao can even develop his own family power.
Having completely entered the realm of powerful people, it was just a question of whether Xu Qingxiao was willing to do so.
The people cheered and were satisfied with the empress's decree. For them, the empress recognized talents, which was a symbol of a wise king.
And at this moment.
The Kyoto of the Great Wei Dynasty seemed to be calm, but it was still turbulent.
In the home of Chen Zhengru.
There was an extremely fierce quarrel among the six ministers.
It was Zhang Jing, the Minister of Punishment, and Gu Yan, the Minister of Hubu, who had a quarrel.
"Shouren must be the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment! He is also the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu. You can dream! He went to your Ministry of Hubu just to get a qualification. You don't think that His Majesty asked him to go to the Ministry of Hubu just to let him become the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu.
Right?"
Zhang Jing's voice sounded, full of anger.
Gu Yan, on the other hand, sneered again and again.
"I'm laughing so hard. Do you have the nerve to say this? Why are you going to the Ministry of Punishment? Now the Wei Dynasty needs development, and Shouren is an extraordinary talent. Let him go to your Ministry of Punishment to be the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment? Are you dreaming? You judge cases every day.
? Even if Shouren judges a hundred cases, it is better to stay in the Ministry of Revenue for one day."
"If it weren't for Shouren, would you be so relaxed? I've heard that the Ministry of Punishment has been recruiting troops recently. You don't even think about where the money for recruiting troops comes from."
Gu Yan said sarcastically.
"In the past, the treasury was empty, and I had nothing to say. Now that the treasury has so much money, why are you holding Shouren back? Please, don't hold Shouren back."
Zhang Jing put his hands together and said.
"Isn't it empty now? Do you have something wrong with your brain? Do the officials of the Wei Dynasty want to have their salaries increased? Does the Ministry of Rites want to repair some official residences? Does the Ministry of War prepare a sum of money for emergencies? The Ministry of Works wants to
Don’t you want to train another group of workers?”
"Are you talking nonsense here?"
Gu Yan cursed, and by the way, he also pulled several other ministers out to talk together.
"To be honest, the Ministry of War does need silver, but don't argue. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Shouren will definitely join our Ministry of War in the future, the Ministry of Punishment? The Ministry of Husbandry? Come on."
Zhou Yan spoke. The first half of his words were meant to help Gu Yan, but the rest of his words made the two of them laugh.
"Bingbu? Hahahahaha, are you kidding me here?"
"Zhou Yan, don't you look at your own virtues? Why go to the Ministry of War? Why do you go to the Ministry of War? Shouren is already a great Confucian, and he is a scholar. Why do you go to the Ministry of War? To train new soldiers?"
"If nothing else, it makes sense to go to the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Husbandry. At least, go to your Ministry of War? See if His Majesty agrees!"
The two sneered.
"Okay, okay!"
At this time, Chen Zhengru spoke and stopped everyone from continuing to make such noise.
Chen Zhengru had a headache, so he invited six ministers to come over to discuss Xu Qingxiao's future direction.
As a result, these ministers have been fighting for Xu Qingxiao, and there is really no pattern.
"Whether you go to the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Punishment, or the Ministry of War, in the final analysis, there is something wrong. Talents like Shou Ren are rare in ancient times and modern times."
"So I want to let Xu Qingxiao take over my position."
Chen Zhengru opened his mouth and expressed his thoughts.
"Take over your position?"
"Master Chen, are you waiting here?"
"Going to the official department? Going to the official department is not a waste of talents. I don't agree."
"I don't agree either. Instead of going to the official department, it's better to stay in the household department."
"Yes, it is really a waste of talent to let Shouren go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs."
Everyone said one sentence to another.
I don't look down on the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs at all.
"What I mean is to let him take over the position of prime minister."
Chen Zhengru is a little angry. What happened to the Minister of Civil Affairs? Has the Ministry of Civil Affairs offended you? If you keep yelling, you will be dismissed from your post.
"Prime Minister?"
"this"
"It's not impossible."
"Prime Minister, it's okay. It's okay."
When they heard that it was the position of prime minister, everyone nodded and accepted it. After all, the position of prime minister was the highest official in the Wei Dynasty.
The right person who complies with the Eight Classics of Zhenger has power over the world.
"Right now, we can still be stable for another ten years. After ten years, it's time for us to retreat."
"Since I have Shouren, I plan to resign within five years to retire and let Shouren take over my position."
"In this way, Shouren can take care of all the six departments, and can better display his talents."
Chen Zhengru said this.
He originally planned to be the prime minister for another ten years. After all, he is almost seventy years old now, and will be eighty in another ten years. There is no problem with his body and bones, but he cannot be an official for too long, otherwise he will be tabooed by the emperor. This is because
A truth that all officials understand.
"What Mr. Chen said is absolutely true."
"Yes, Master Chen is right."
"If this is the case, then there is no need to argue. Just support Shouren as prime minister. In this way, the six departments will be equally affected."
"Alas, I, the Wei Dynasty, have gone through the Northern Expedition and are now in decline and suffering many misfortunes. I never imagined that I would have such a great talent. I am happy for your Majesty, and I am happy for the Wei Dynasty, and I am happy for the world."
Several ministers nodded, they agreed with Chen Zhengru's point of view.
It can be regarded as determining a general direction.
"Okay, that's settled then. Let Shouren temper himself a little longer so that he can take over sooner."
Chen Zhengru set this direction.
Paving the way for Xu Qingxiao.
And An Guo Gongfu.
Everyone was sitting in the courtyard, listening to Duke An Guo boasting.
"I'm telling you, Shouren must go on the Northern Expedition. To tell you the truth, do you know why I agreed to the waterwheel?"
"It's because Shouren secretly approached me and told me that he supported the Northern Expedition. Now that Shouren has the qualifications to be a new saint, he might be a soldier saint."
The more Duke An Guo said, the more outrageous he said, and in the end he even promoted Xu Qingxiao to a military saint.
Just saying this made everyone excited.
Soldier Saint?
A contemporary soldier?
Good guy, if this is really the case, their military strategist will be completely prosperous.
"That's not right, uncle, this brother Shouren is not as close to our military strategists as you said? He has been following those civil servants from the Sixth Department, how can he have anything to do with us?"
Someone asked curiously.
As soon as he said this, Duke An Guo laughed.
"madness."
"Do you know why Shouren is so close to those old guys? He just breaks into the enemy!"
"Do you know why Shouren makes so much money? He makes money for us to go to the Northern Expedition."
"You don't know this. The national treasury now has millions of taels of silver. Does the Wei Dynasty need so much silver?"
"The Wei Dynasty doesn't need it, so what are you keeping the money for? It's just for fighting."
Duke An Guo's words made everyone suddenly realize.
"Yes, yes, I asked you why Shouren always wants to make money. So that's what it's all about."
"Good guy, it turns out that Brother Shou has been hiding. I told him that his eyes look different every time he looks at me. He is one of our own."
"Yes, that's right. Although Shouren doesn't interact with us very much, this is actually to numb the civil servants. But every time we see Shouren, he is always polite to us. This means that Shouren cares about us.
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"It's true to say that this time, our Ministry of War has allocated the most money to reward the three armies. They are thinking of us."
All the princes nodded wildly and agreed very much.
"Okay, I won't say much more. Just think about it for yourselves. When you see Shouren in the future, you must treat him as one of your own. No matter what Shouren does, there is only one thing, and that is support."
"If anything happens to you, go find Shouren and ask him, you know?"
An Guogong said this, and it was obvious that he really admired Xu Qingxiao.
In fact, he could see that Xu Qingxiao was definitely not a weak official, and his behavior was that of a general.
Sooner or later, such people will become military strategists.
"Okay! Everything will follow the wishes of the Duke."
"Yes, yes, everything is in compliance with the wishes of the Duke."
Everyone nodded and smiled.
And that's it.
Wen Palace of the Great Wei Dynasty.
Peng Ru was sitting in the pilgrimage hall, and in front of him sat Yan Lei, who was full of thoughts.
"Peng Ru, I don't accept being bullied like this by Xu Qingxiao."
Yan Lei's voice was full of anger, he was really dissatisfied.
"No problem, let him be arrogant for a while. His arrogance today has been targeted by several big shots. He has completely offended the Zhu Sheng lineage."
"Xu Qingxiao is still too young. If he had not been aggressive at the critical moment, maybe he would have gained more benefits, but he forced you two to dethrone themselves as Confucian scholars, which attracted many people's dissatisfaction."
"It's just that he is too popular right now, so he needs to avoid being too aggressive for the time being."
Peng Ru spoke up. He didn't think Xu Qingxiao won, but thought Xu Qingxiao had done something wrong.
Of course this is just wishful thinking on his part.
"Peng Ru, no matter what, the Confucian positions between me and Sun Ru have been abolished."
Yan Lei said a little sadly.
Because no matter what, his Confucian position is indeed gone.
"rest assured."
"When that important matter is resolved, I can restore your Confucian position."
Peng Ru said this, looking very confident.
Hearing this, Yan Lei suddenly showed joy and couldn't help but ask.
"What about Sun Ru?"
As soon as he said this, Peng Ru snorted coldly.
"He? He just surrendered. He has no backbone. Let him be an ordinary person."
Peng Ru said this, no longer looking down on Sun Jing'an.
Yan Lei didn't say anything. After all, he had a pretty good relationship with Sun Jing'an. Part of the reason why Sun Jing'an hated Xu Qingxiao was because of him.
"Okay, you can go back."
Peng Ru said nothing more and asked Yan Lei to go back first.
"Yes, Peng Ru."
Yan Lei got up and left the pilgrimage hall.
But after Yan Lei left, Peng Ru's voice sounded again.
"Sun Jing'an knows too many things."
His voice was not loud, as if he was expressing emotion, but he also seemed to be insinuating something.
Huaining Prince's Mansion.
Prince Huaining looked at the white paper on the table quietly.
There is a line of words written on it.
[Xu Qingxiao cannot stay]
Six simple words.
But it is the attitude of the forces behind Prince Huaining.
However, Prince Huaining did not speak and put the white paper to burn in the candlelight.
That's it.
Four days passed in a row.
The capital of the Wei Dynasty was quiet for four days.
And on this day, outside the capital of the Wei Dynasty.
Two figures appeared.
An old Taoist and a young Taoist.
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