Zhou Yafu left Weiyang Palace in the east and inspected the imperial palace before returning to the lieutenant's residence and starting to process today's official documents.
Before the bamboo slips were opened, a servant came to report: "General, I would like to see Mr. Yuan, Prime Minister of Wu!"
"Please come quickly!" Zhou Yafu immediately put down the bamboo slips in his hand, fixed his clothes, and stood at the side of the lobby with the etiquette of a junior, waiting for the visitor.
Except for Prime Minister Shen Tujia, there was only one person in the court who could receive such courtesy from Zhou Yafu: Yuan An from Chu!
At the beginning, the princes and ministers jointly destroyed Zhu Lu. Zhou Yafu's father, Zhou Bo, entered the Northern Army camp alone. Relying on his personal prestige, he made the Northern Army switch sides. Then he successfully launched a coup and killed all the princes of Zhu Lu.
Later, Zhou Bo and Chen Ping single-handedly planned the decision to establish Emperor Taizong Xiaowen.
In the following years, all major political affairs of the Han family came from the hands of Zhou Bo and Chen Ping. The so-called emperor was nothing more than a puppet.
But everything flourishes and then declines.
Soon after Chen Ping died of illness, Zhou Bo was unable to support himself alone. Finally, Emperor Taizong Xiaowen found an opportunity, dismissed the position of prime minister, and rushed back to the feudal country.
How many powerful officials from ancient times could die well after losing their power?
Who is Zhou Bo?
The heroes who were killed in the mountains of corpses and seas of blood!
How could it be possible to sit still and wait for death?
So he prepared troops at home to prepare for any eventuality. Who knew that the news would leak out and someone would report him.
In times of crisis, it was Yuan An who stepped forward and proved that Zhou Bo had no intention of rebellion, thus saving the lives of hundreds of Zhou family members.
Since ancient times, it is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to provide help in times of need!
With this kind of love, Zhou Yafu always treated Yuan Ang as a benefactor.
Not long after, a man wearing a virtuous crown came in. When Zhou Yafu saw him, he quickly bowed his head and said, "I have met Mr. Yuan!"
The man nodded, looked at it casually, and said, "I heard that the lieutenant met with the emperor today. Do you know what the emperor's attitude is?"
"Mr. Yuan, please sit down..." Zhou Yafu invited Yuan Ang to the chairman's chair with a smile on his face, and replied: "Your Majesty naturally advocates the reduction of vassalage!"
"I know this!" Yuan Ang sat down and shook his head: "My question to you is: Who does your Majesty want to appoint as the heir apparent?"
"Why, even I kept it secret?" Yuan Ang looked up at Zhou Yafu with a smile, and asked aggressively: "Did your Majesty give an order to the lieutenant not to reveal anything about the government affairs to me?"
Yuan Ang is now in the gloomiest time of his life.
After the new king came to the throne last year, Chao Cuo advocated the reduction of the vassal vassal.
But Yuan Ang strongly opposed it. Not only did he oppose it, he also used his connections throughout the government and the public to form a powerful opposition alliance.
This is like a whip on the tiger's butt.
This immediately provoked a violent reaction from Chao Cuo.
With the emperor's acquiescence, Chao Cuo alluded to Tao Qing, the imperial censor, to impeach Yuan An for accepting bribes from the King of Wu without permission and not being a minister. As a result, he was dismissed from all official positions and titles, and was demoted to a commoner.
If it were any other minister who suffered from this disease, he would probably never recover.
But Yuan Ang is an exception.
Yuan An's family had been serving as officials since the founding of the Gao Emperor, and had repeatedly tested local counties.
After Yuan An became an official, he made good friends everywhere.
For example, when Zhou Bo and Chen Ping were in great power, Yuan An went to see Emperor Taizong Xiaowen and said a lot of bad things about Zhou Bo. The central idea was that Zhou Bo was unjust and unjust, and was not a minister of the country.
It's stolen because Your Majesty won't take it.'
Zhou Bo was driven back to the feudal state, and Yuan An made great efforts there.
As a result, Yuan Ang became a well-known upright minister in both the government and the public.
Then Zhou Bo was in trouble, and he jumped out again to help Zhou Bo clear his grievances, so that he could live out his old age in peace and avoid being insulted by the swordsman and pen official.
This made everyone in the Zhou family grateful...
For such a person who is good at dancing and knows how to form good relationships, naturally there are many people who are willing to lend a helping hand to him in times of crisis.
People like Zhou Yafu, current Prime Minister Shen Tujia, and Empress Dowager Dou of Changle Palace are all Yuan An's talismans.
Therefore, although Yuan Ang lost his official position, his influence did not decrease at all.
There is quite a sense that although he is no longer in the court, the court still retains the flavor of his legend.
Hearing Yuan Ang's question, Zhou Yafu quickly shook his head and said: "How could your Majesty issue such a stupid edict? Not only did it not happen, but Your Majesty often misses Gong Yuan!"
Zhou Yafu didn't lie.
The emperor did express his thoughts about Yuan An in front of him.
As for whether it is true or false, I don't know.
After speaking, Zhou Yafu briefly told Yuan Ang what happened today.
After hearing this, Yuan An's eyes widened and he looked at Zhou Yafu like a monster.
"What's wrong with Mr. Yuan?" Zhou Yafu felt a little panicked when he saw it, and immediately asked: "But what did I do wrong?"
"It's not just wrong..." Yuan Ang sighed: "You dug your own grave with your own hands!"
When it comes to who knows the two generations of emperors of the Han family best, Yuan An dares to say that he is second, and no one dares to say that he is first.
Yuan An explained: "Who is your majesty? The Holy Emperor! Your majesty asked you who the prince is. In fact, it was just a test. In fact, you had already made up your mind! But you expressed your opinion recklessly. This is a way to bring disaster! You
Have you forgotten your father's sigh back then, 'I have tried to command a million troops, but today I know how expensive the jailer is'?"
Hearing what Yuan Ang said, Zhou Yafu thought of his father's fate back then, and suddenly there was a chill on his back.
So, in a panic, Zhou Yafu bowed to Yuan Ang and said, "Please teach me, Mr. Yuan!"
Yuan Ang laughed in his heart, but said: "Fortunately, it's not too late to make up for the situation. For the current plan, the only way to turn around is to rely on the true crown prince!"
"In the general's opinion, who is the true crown prince?" Yuan Ang asked, staring at Zhou Yafu.
Zhou Yafu thought for a while, figured it out, and asked hesitantly: "Second son Liu De?"
"Good!" Yuan An smiled and said: "I have been observing the imperial court for a long time. Since the death of the Empress Dowager, Prince Liu De has suddenly emerged. He stands out among the princes and has the image of the Lord of the State. I would like to ask Chang'an to look at him.
When someone looked at the statue of Liu De from a distance, they said: This hidden dragon is in the abyss and rules the world!"
In fact, the next few sentences are all nonsense. Yuan Ang has long been tired of this kind of trick!
However, Zhou Yafu could not help but believe in this.
Yuan Ang came here today to build momentum for Liu De.
Who asked Liu De to help him? Yuan An admired Kong Zhongni’s words the most: repay kindness with kindness and repay hatred with straightness.
"Spring and Autumn" says that you can still repay it in the ninth life!
Yuan An felt that not only the revenge of the ninth life could be avenged, but also the kindness of the ninth life must be repaid!
What's more, Yuan Ang felt that Liu De had a bad temper with him regardless of his behavior or the stories he spread.
Wouldn’t such a prince support him?
Who to support?
"Then how should I get closer?" Zhou Yafu was a military commander after all. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't think of a way to eliminate this disaster without losing his identity.
"Uncle Tian is currently idle at home. The general has been friends with Uncle Tian for generations. He can write a handwritten letter home, asking Uncle Tian to come to Chang'an to assist the prince..." Yuan An knew it well: "Uncle is an upright elder. He has lived through three dynasties and four masters and has never lost his integrity. The prince
We need the support of such great ministers day and night!"
"This..." Zhou Yafu hesitated: "My uncle is already old, so I'm afraid he won't be able to do it!"
The Uncle Tian that Yuan Ang was talking about was exactly Uncle Tian who was a loyal and loyal minister who had been friends with the Zhou family for generations and was married to him all over the world. He was the former prefect of Hanzhong and the minister of Zhang Ao, King of Zhao.
The most famous deed of this person is that after Zhang Ao's domestic slaves conspired to assassinate Gao Emperor Liu Bang, he voluntarily cut off his hair, wore brown clothes, and shackled himself, and rushed to Chang'an to follow Zhang Ao to jail.
This incident spread throughout the world, and at this time, the name Uncle Tian was synonymous with loyalty!
Yuan Ang smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, the general just writes a letter. If Uncle Tian hears that he is urging the prince to correct the path, he will definitely be happy to come!"
Definitely.
This kind of thing is simply an unstoppable temptation for people like Uncle Tian!
Even if I can't walk anymore, I will crawl to Chang'an!
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Well, there is one more update~~~~
Let’s do 3 updates today. It depends on the situation tomorrow. If I can update 4, I will update 4.
