Chapter 258: The country is the most important thing
On the day of Wang Meng's funeral, Yu Wentai finally rushed back to Chang'an from the river defense front line in time to attend Wang Meng's funeral. The imperial court also suspended the court for three days specifically to make his mourning even more grand.
When the funeral procession slowly walked out of the city, Li Tai, who was preparing for the road ceremony in his tent, looked up and saw that the Daxingtai ceremonial driver was the first to bear the brunt, while the prince, who had been very attentive and active before, could only sit behind and follow the procession.
It’s difficult for China to take the lead again.
Yu Wentai did not ride a horse, but sat slumped on the bullock cart dressed in plain clothes, with a sad expression and a look of exhaustion on his face.
Putting aside the extraordinary friendship between the Yuwen family and the Wang family, Yuwentai has always been very good at doing things that are free and able to win people's hearts. Previously, the prince mourned in front of the Wang family, probably following the example of his father-in-law.
Make a party.
Both the father-in-law and son-in-law have a strong need to win over people's hearts, but compared to the prince's monotonous and jerky style, Yu Wentai is more diverse and smooth. If there is anything in common, it is that they both talk the talk but don't walk the walk.
The prince really has nothing to offer to win people's hearts, while Yu Wentai is poor and stingy, making the couple poor.
Li Tai was having mixed thoughts in the tent. The funeral procession stopped in front of his tent. Someone hurriedly came forward to pack the food and wine for the road ceremony into the food box. Yu Wentai, who was on the bullock cart, took advantage of this gap to attack Li Tai.
He waved and motioned for him to come forward.
Seeing this, Li Tai hurriedly stepped forward. When he saw Yu Wentai looking a little haggard next to the bullock cart, he quickly bowed and saluted: "Life and death are fateful. Short-lived destiny, Taifu Wang has experienced the taste of the human world, and now he has no chance of passing away."
It is a painful death, Daxingtai, please express condolences for the country..."
"When did you come to Chang'an? Are there any delays in the case at the office?"
Yu Wentai didn't pay attention to Li Tai's rainbow fart, but stared at him and frowned.
When Li Tai heard this, he felt very unhappy. This guy was really obsessed with money. On the way to his uncle's funeral, he didn't forget to ask for money, food and materials from him, which made me seem to be obsessed with defaulting on the debt.
Although he was slandering here, he couldn't say that he had sent a letter to his father-in-law, Dugu, to ask for the military industry that was deposited with Li Hu, so he avoided the important thing and said, "Don't worry, Daxingtai. Su Shang gave me the opportunity in writing a few days ago.
Knowing that the matter is urgent, we will not delay the grand review."
After hearing this, Yu Wentai nodded, with a satisfied smile on his face, and his tone became much kinder. He raised his finger and pointed at the funeral procession behind the car and said: "Wang Taifu, the founder of the country and the benefactor of my clan, you can just follow
Giving him a ride is considered a great gift."
After Li Tai heard this, he subconsciously wanted to refuse. He had no relatives with the Wang family, and no matter how busy he was, there was no reason to send funerals to people who were not relatives or friends.
But Yu Wentai had already spoken, and soon the waiter brought him robes. Seeing that they were the regulations of the tent and not the clothes of relatives, Li Tai stepped aside and quickly put them on, and joined Yu Wentai's guard of honor.
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This scene happened to fall in the eyes of Prince Yuan Qin who was in the car behind him. His face, which was not very good-looking, suddenly became even colder. He punched the car with a heavy fist and said bitterly: "This person is following the trend and has evil intentions.
Shuzi is really a scumbag from a famous family, he has lost all the virtues left by his parents!"
But the current prince is only incompetent and furious. When he learned yesterday that Yu Wenhu dared to arrest his cronies in the East Palace without authorization, he still had the courage to send envoys to ask for it. But when Daxingtai returned to Beijing this morning, he felt that
He was so frightened that he didn't even dare to mention the matter again.
Now that he understood the whole story, he was not only angry at the unhealthy family tradition of the Changsun family, but also deeply hated Li Tai, the boy who had implicated the matter in the East Palace. His original thoughts of admiration and solicitation turned into resentment towards Li Tai.
When he saw Li Tai joining the team inside the Dahang account, the shame, anger and hatred in his heart suddenly doubled.
But at the moment, he is only incompetent and furious. He has no power to punish Li Tai, an official of the Taiwanese government. Now, because of Changsun Shan, the entire East Palace is panicked. Now he is full of thoughts about what to do.
How can we remedy the situation so as to avoid being implicated and affected as much as possible, so that we are not in the mood to think about other things.
After Wang Meng's funeral, Yu Wentai did not leave Chang'an immediately. Instead, he went to the palace to see His Majesty the Emperor in person. They talked with each other for a whole day, and returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion in Chang'an City in the evening.
At this time, in the Prime Minister's Mansion, several Taifu confidants gathered in the hall. When they learned that Yu Wentai had returned to the Mansion, they all stood up to greet him. Seeing his expressions full of joy, they knew in their hearts that the result of their visit to the palace to see the emperor should be good, so they
They each came forward to express their joy.
Yu Wentai walked into the hall with a smile on his face. He first motioned for everyone to sit down, and then said with emotion: "In recent years, the atmosphere in the East Palace has become more and more irritable, and public opinion has often ridiculed it. Today, Your Majesty is talking about it.
At this point, His Majesty also said that he felt the same way. He originally hoped that the Crown Prince would grow in talent and correct himself, but he did not expect that the virtue of the Eastern Palace official had declined to this extent. It is really shocking and heartbreaking..."
The meaning of his words was very serious, but there was an uncontrollable joy in his tone, which showed that he had been resenting Dong Gong for a long time, but he had always suffered from not having a suitable excuse to take action. Now the opportunity has finally come, which is really from the bottom of his heart.
They all felt more comfortable.
He first pointed to Lu Tong and said: "I am reporting to Your Majesty today that Zhongming will be appointed as Prince Zhanshi. From now on, all personnel in the East Palace will be entrusted to Zhongming. Please work tirelessly to assist the prince diligently for the sake of the country and the clan."
, don’t let your moral luck decline!”
When Lu Tong heard this, he was suddenly surprised. He did not expect that this matter would fall on him. To the East Palace, the authority and status of Prince Zhan were equivalent to the ministerial order in the court. "Zhan" originally meant "province".
"The answer is that he is the chief steward of the entire East Palace.
If an ordinary person holds this position, it may not be a bad job, because he has to be caught between the imperial court and the hegemony. As an official assistant to the prince, he has little power but a sensitive position. He may be involved in fierce political strife at any moment.
.For example, the prince Zhan Shi before Lu Tong would not be simply dismissed.
But Lu Tong naturally has no such concerns. He is a close confidant of Daxingtai, and he himself belongs to the Southern Dynasty Guiyi. He really lacks recognition and respect for the imperial court, or for the current royal family, beyond reason.
If he were to serve as the prince's minister, all personnel matters would naturally be based on Daxingtai's wishes and would not be considered from the prince's point of view.
Even Prince Zhanshi, the most important official position in the East Palace, was taken down in one fell swoop. No wonder Daxingtai was so happy. No matter what kind of personnel accumulation the prince had in the East Palace, he could take this opportunity to wipe them out!
"After you take office, Zhongming, you must thoroughly investigate whether the officials of the East Palace are morally qualified and capable of performing their duties. Especially those such as Changsun Shan who steal the official position relying on their relatives and honors. If you find one, investigate and punish each one. If they are just greedy for salary and information,
There are plenty of other places to place your vanity, but you don’t need to miss the inheritance of my family and country!”
After Yuwentai finished talking about this appointment, he said to Lu Tong seriously.
After hearing this, Lu Tong nodded quickly, and naturally understood in his heart that Daxingtai had set a policy to purge the personnel of the East Palace. First, he would remove all the subordinate officials of the East Palace who were among the nobles of the clan and had ulterior motives.
Although he didn't have much respect for the prince, he couldn't directly state that he would follow Daxingtai's instructions and wipe out all the minions and minions of the Qin family's son-in-law, making him a real loner. So he said with emotion: "There are many shortcomings in the affairs of the East Palace. Sincerely
It’s not just for a while. Although, as the Lord said, public opinion is constantly ridiculed and ridiculed, it is really rare for someone who truly dares to directly admonish someone without making any cryptic remarks like Li Boshan!"
When Yu Wentai heard this, his eyes became even more joyful, and he also said with emotion: "Li Boshan's talents and ambitions are indeed not limited by his age. He is a person who is truly worried about big plans and loyal to the country! There is no shortage of practitioners in the world.
If we don't have deep feelings, how can we see the big trouble with just a superficial look?
Although Kansai is not known as a person, there are many people who are more resourceful and capable than this young man. Why is he the only one who has the courage to investigate this matter? It is just that he has a more upright mind and will not be blinded by those inappropriate and foolish tricks, and truly understands
The community is the most important thing!"
When Yu Wentai spoke these words, he not only expressed his admiration and praise for Li Tai and gave him a very high evaluation, but also revealed a little bit of the resentment that had been accumulated in his heart.
He worked hard for the survival of the Western Dynasty regime and tried his best, but there were still people with ulterior motives in the world. He only felt that he was successful because of people. Without the king's sincere heart and unreserved authority to grant him power, he would not be able to maintain the current situation.
situation, thinking that his existence is not irreplaceable.
The reason why the prince often makes him irritable and helpless is because there are many people who hold this intention.
There are also some paranoid, foolish and loyal people who do not consider the urgent needs of the current situation at all, blindly respecting the imperial family and clamoring to return to the imperial court, regardless of whether this is the real way out, just to show off their noble moral character.
As a powerful official in a hegemonic government, no matter how lofty authority and prestige he enjoys, he is lonely in his heart. Because everything he has now is an undue possession and is not the norm in the world. It may happen if he is not careful.
nothing at all.
Therefore, Yu Wentai not only needs subordinates who can actually help him, but also needs someone to recognize and affirm him from the heart. In his view, Li Tai's courage to expose and criticize the prince's unethical behavior in officialdom means that he is not obsessed with
The false status of king and minister, understand where the future of the world lies.
After saying this, Yu Wentai still sighed with some unfinished meaning: "The people of Guanxi either succumbed to the current situation or came under my control for selfish reasons. Boshan was not born here, and his talents are sufficient for the use of things, but he can
You have dedicated yourself to me bravely, and in terms of sincerity of heart, you are also among the best!"
What you say is a bit of a double standard. Everyone has followed you for so many years without any regrets. How come in the end, a green plum fell from the sky? Others are driven by you because of their own selfishness. Then Li Boshan is not in Mang.
Shan fled into the Pass like a dog being chased by the Eastern Army?