Chapter 2663 The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind Zhang Liang
These days, the changes in the court can be described as earth-shaking.
The six ministers have almost been replaced. In other words, the officials who originally left with His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty are all in other places.
Therefore, their positions were temporarily replaced by others.
For example, the position of Li Ji, Minister of the Ministry of War, who was evil-minded and liked to harm others without benefiting himself.
Now it has been captured by Wang Yong, the leader of the Jingzhao Wang clan.
Although it was only in the name of school inspection, in fact, after Jin Wang Li Zhi ascended the throne and became the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
It's hard to say how many of those old ministers who are far away in Jinyang can be put to good use by the new emperor Li Zhi.
After Changsun Wuji declined several times, he finally accepted the post of Minister Youpushe.
The Minister of Provincial Affairs placed orders and emptied his position, and the ministers on the left and right served as commander-in-chief to save trouble.
Together with Zhongshu Ling and Shizhong, they hold the same power as the prime minister, while Zuo Pushe is the prime minister, and Fang Xuanling has been Zuo Pushe to this day.
At that time, Changsun Wuji was worshiped as Shangshu's right servant at the beginning of Li Shimin's success in seizing the throne.
However, the ministers were not happy for this uncle to become the prime minister and take charge of the power.
There were a lot of discussions in secret, and some ministers even wrote to dissuade His Majesty.
Empress Changsun was also worried that her elder brother would be the prime minister, which would easily lead to disaster if the Changsun's heart became extremely wealthy, so she personally persuaded her brother to give up the chancellorship.
In the end, Changsun Wuji could only resign in frustration, but he really didn't expect it.
After so many years, the post of right servant of Shangshu unexpectedly fell on him again.
Changsun Wuji stayed in the Shangshu Provincial Government Office. At this moment, officials from the three provinces and six ministries were gathering here to discuss matters.
Even though he was promoted to the front by those aristocratic families and many affairs were decided by him, Changsun Wuji could not be happy.
He knew very well that after he united with those aristocratic families, they jointly elected King Li Zhi of Jin as the new emperor.
If the news reaches the ears of his sister who is still far away in Jinyang, Changsun Wuji will feel a headache when he thinks about how his sister will react.
He knew very well that he was a girl who was as smart as him and had a strong personality.
However, Li Chengqian, the eldest nephew, must not stay, and must try to get rid of him.
Otherwise, not to mention himself, even Li Zhi would definitely not be secure on the throne.
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"If Cheng Yaojin really leads the elite Zuotun Guards to attack Luoyang City, it will definitely shock the world."
"Therefore, the lower official thinks that we should send troops and horses to stop the emperor's eldest son and others in the Jiangnan area."
"The lower official thought it was inappropriate. Now, His Majesty has passed away, and His Highness the King of Jin has not yet ascended to Dabao and succeeded to the throne of the Emperor."
"At this time, it is unwise to raise troops to go south. It is better to be smart..."
"Mr. Zhao, in the name of His Royal Highness the King of Jin, who is responsible for supervising the country, we have summoned all the ministers in Jinyang Palace to return to the capital, but there has been no news so far."
"Chai Shao was left behind in Chang'an and had already moved to Tongguan for many days. Regarding the imperial court's summons, he only said that he was following an imperial edict from His Majesty.
Let him lead the elite troops from Guanzhong to move to Tongguan. If you want him to come to Luoyang, please go see him with your majesty's edict."
"In addition, we also sent secret envoys to Jiangnan. Some went to see Prince Zhan Shi Yu Zhining, while others went to find Zhang Xuansu.
As well as the subordinate officials of the East Palace, it is natural to send the eldest prince and Cheng Yaojin to return to Luoyang."
"However, we have not received any response so far."
"This is all within our expectations, even if the eldest prince is extremely stupid.
You gentlemen, please don’t forget that beside him is Cheng Yaojin, a cunning and despicable villain.”
"With him here, it is almost impossible to lure the eldest prince back to Luoyang."
"Everyone, there won't be many variables whether the eldest prince comes or not. All we need to do is to grasp the great justice in our hands."
Changsun Wuji stroked his frown, glanced at these important civil and military ministers, and finally his eyes fell on Zhang Liang.
"By the way, Zhang Bingbu, I want to ask you, where is the Zuo Jinwu Guard now?
But many generals have been replaced by others, I wonder if there is a reason?"
Before Zhang Liang could speak, Zheng Yuanshou, now the backbone of the aristocratic family and Zhongshu, laughed, stood up and gave a rude salute to his eldest grandson.
"Reporting to Mr. Zhao, I and others are aware of this matter. Zhang Bingbu has discussed this matter with us before."
Changsun Wuji's face darkened, and he asked in displeasure.
"Then why don't I know?"
Wang Yong, the Secretary of the School Inspection and Military Department, cleared his throat and spoke.
"Mr. Zhao is now in charge of state affairs and has a lot of affairs. Mr. Zhao doesn't have to worry too much about such trivial matters. It can be handled by my Ministry of War."
"Yes, Mr. Zhao, this matter is under the management of the Ministry of War, so naturally I won't trouble Mr. Zhao."
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I saw Changsun Wuji sitting there with a dark face, listening to other colleagues reporting matters, but he did not continue to struggle with this matter.
This made Wang Yong feel secretly proud. He turned his head and smiled slightly at Zhang Liang who was not far away.
Zhang Liang couldn't help but feel relieved in his heart, and showed a grateful smile towards Wang Yong.
This new Minister of War, when he served in the imperial court, could only hold the fifth-rank official position of Doctor of War.
Because of some mistakes, His Majesty was angered, and he was eventually dismissed from office and returned home to retire.
But now, he is actually able to ascend to the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, how can he not feel happy?
It is for this reason that General Zuo Jinwuwei and Assistant Minister Zhang Liang.
In order to be able to legitimately place his adopted sons in Zuojinwu Guards, he specially made a good relationship with the new Minister of War.
However, Wang Bingbu, who had recently taken office, felt that he and others had leverage over Zhang Liang.
In addition, Zhang Liang almost always asked for instructions early in the morning and reported late in the evening, which gave Wang Bingbu a strong sense of power.
Moreover, Zhang Liang also hoped that he would agree to marry a woman from the clan to his eldest son, Zhang Shenwei.
And he was willing to obey the Wang family in Jingzhao, even though Wang Yong despised Zhang Liang's poor background.
But at any rate, he is now a military general in Luoyang Xiaochaoting and has military power. If he is willing to join forces with him.
After King Li Zhi of the Jin Dynasty ascends the throne, with the support of this powerful military minister, he may be able to take a further step in his official position.
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"Commander, how's it going? They're not suspicious, right?"
"Haha...those aristocratic families, they are now thinking about how to dethrone Jin Wang Li Zhi to the throne."
"Then I'm thinking about how to make good use of Zhao Guogong's eldest son, Sun Wuji.
At the same time, we must be wary of whether the uncle of His Royal Highness Prince Jin will compete with them for the right to speak in the court."
After hearing Zhang Liang's words, these confidant generals and adopted sons all breathed a sigh of relief.