"..." As soon as Zhu Di said this, the three bachelors all lowered their heads with different expressions. Jin Youzi's face was shocked and confused! Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi's expression was sudden, and the latter's face still had a hint of chilling...
"Grandpa Huang! Think again!" Isn't this the case for Zhu Zhanji? He begged in despair.
"You'd better think about which two cobblers to send him there." Zhu Di glanced at him and said lightly. At that moment, the emperor's heart was as solid as stone, and there was absolutely no doubt!
Zhu Zhanji's forehead was already covered with sweat. He was quickly calculating the gains and losses in his mind. Knowing that Zhu Di's decision could no longer be changed, he could only do the next best thing and not let anyone mess with Wang Xian. He said: "Wei Yuan, a Hanlin scholar, is the official official."
, has both political integrity and talent, and is Wang Xian's teacher. He sent this person to Shandong as an envoy, which is enough to calm Wang Xian and make him behave without restricting him. He can use his strengths and avoid weaknesses. Sun Er thinks that he is the best choice.
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"What do you think?" After listening to Taisun's words, Zhu Di looked at the three bachelors and King Zhao again.
"What His Highness Taisun said is absolutely true. Wei Yuan is indeed the best candidate." The three bachelors and Wei Yuan were both friends of Qingliu, so naturally no one objected.
"His Royal Highness Taisun's selection is very appropriate." King Zhao did not care about the selection of the envoy, and immediately followed Zhu Zhanji's words: "But as for the selection of the capital, it is related to the military affairs of a province, and please ask the emperor's holy heart to rule!"
"Grandpa Huang..." Zhu Zhanji was extremely frustrated. He knew that this time King Zhao had determined the emperor's pulse, and he was no match for him...
"Then it's settled, let Wei Yuan come to see me tomorrow." Zhu Di really didn't allow Zhu Zhanji to say anything more, so he said straightforwardly: "As for the candidate for the capital, Anyang Marquis Guo Yi is an old minister of Jingnan. He has a long history of strategy and a kind temperament, so he will
Let him go to Shandong."
"Yes." Everyone nodded in agreement. When Zhu Zhanji heard that it was Guo Yi, he had no objection. This was one of the several candidates he was considering...
So they decided on the two candidates who were about to take office. They met with the Holy Spirit the next day and were given instructions in person before setting off.
Seeing that it was a done deal, Zhu Zhanji still refused to give up and asked tentatively: "Wang Xian also asked the court to mobilize troops to Shandong to prepare for emergencies. I wonder what the emperor's intention is?"
Zhu Di had always allowed no one to get involved in military affairs, so the three bachelors and King Zhao remained silent, waiting for the emperor to express his position.
"That's not necessary." Zhu Di said calmly: "Not to mention that Shandong has not yet been in chaos. Even if there is chaos, it will just be a gathering of chaotic people. Shandong has nearly 80,000 soldiers and horses, which is more than enough." After a pause.
He said: "Is it possible that all my 80,000 soldiers and horses were bribed by the White Lotus Sect?!"
"Yes..." Zhu Zhanji's soul flew into the sky, and he followed others to bow and leave...
After coming out of the Qinzheng Hall, King Zhao happily bowed his hands to Zhu Zhanji and the three bachelors and walked away. Zhu Zhanji stared at his back with eyes that wanted to spit fire! He had been with Wang before.
Xian had guaranteed that he would help him obtain military and political power, and even if it didn't work, he would send a troop of troops to him. Now that everything has been ruined, how can he explain to Wang Xian!
"Your Highness, please calm down." Jin Youzi comforted Zhu Zhanji softly: "It's not that you didn't try your best, it's because the emperor is too afraid of the prince..."
Zhu Zhanji shook his head dejectedly. If he really tried his best, there would be nothing to say? But did he really try his best? Zhu Zhanji couldn't deceive himself - he still cared too much about the emperor's attitude and risked upsetting the emperor.
Threaten to fight for Wang Xian...
Forcing a smile on his face, Zhu Zhanji nodded and left in a daze.
When the three bachelors returned to the cabinet, they were also in a state of gloom and gloom.
"What's wrong with the Emperor?" Jin Youzi sighed and said, "It's abnormal to be so biased in hearing and believing! Did the Emperor really believe King Zhao's lies and think that the situation in Shandong is not that bad?!"
"On the contrary, I'm afraid that the emperor has decided that Shandong is already in trouble." Yang Shiqi looked at the people around him and lowered his voice: "Shandong's problems did not happen overnight, but were accumulated over decades. It is difficult to cure with medicine and stone, and it is difficult to be cured by gods.
I’m afraid we have to create chaos first before we can bring about chaos and then bring order to the situation!”
"Then why do you want Wang Xian to do it?!" Jin Youzi asked in horror.
"Because Wang Xian doesn't go, there may be no chaos in Shandong for the time being. Once he goes to Shandong, there will be chaos in front of him!" Yang Rong took a sip of tea and whispered.
"What?!" Jin Youzi was a little confused, "You said that the emperor sent Wang Xian to Shandong deliberately to cause chaos in Shandong?"
"Since Shandong is destined to be in chaos, of course early chaos is better than late chaos. Early chaos is small and easy to clean up; late chaos is big and difficult to clean up!" Yang Rong explained slowly.
"This...this..." Jin Youzi stuttered in surprise: "Did the Emperor really do this on purpose?"
"How could Your Majesty, a master of elite inspection who is rare in a hundred years, not know that Lin San, the former leader of the White Lotus Sect in Shandong, died in the hands of Wang Xian? The King of Han and Wang Xian are also unrelenting enemies! If we want to calm down
Given the situation, whoever the emperor sends to Shandong is more suitable than sending Wang Xian! But why did the emperor choose Wang Xian?!" Yang Shiqi said quietly.
"That's right, not to mention the White Lotus Sect. The King of Han definitely hopes that there will be chaos in Shandong so that he can take advantage of the troubled waters!" Jin Youzi said with deep understanding: "Others who have gone to Shandong can still treat the King of Han with affection and reason.
But when Wang Xian is gone, the two sides will have to fight each other!"
"Hey..." After Jin Youzi finished speaking, he said sadly: "No wonder the emperor refused to let Wang Xian take charge of Shandong's military affairs, and didn't even give him any military power!" After saying this, he said angrily: "The emperor wants Shandong to be in chaos and then rule.
, I agree with this. But Wang Xian is a national scholar and should not be treated so badly!"
"Hey..." Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi shook their heads and said nothing, but in fact the three of them knew very well that Wang Xian and the prince were too close... The emperor asked Wang Xian to go to Shandong, which could legitimately remove the prince's strong support in the capital.
.If something goes wrong in Shandong's errand, the emperor can take advantage of the situation and get rid of Wang Xian. Of course, if Wang Xian is lucky enough to get the errand done, it will naturally be great...
The three bachelors all lamented the emperor's ruthless mentality... Nowadays, the relationship between the prince and the emperor has become more and more subtle. Although the battle to move the capital ended in the emperor's victory, the emperor won the argument and lost the hearts of the people.
They follow the prince's lead! Even if they are great scholars who are close to the emperor, their hearts are towards the prince...
However, this was of no use, because the military power and imperial authority were firmly in the hands of the emperor, and the avant-garde of the imperial army, which was originally regarded as the prince's line, had become useless; Wang Xian, the leader of the Jinyi Guards, was also transferred away from the prince's side and was thrown away.
In this fire pit of Shandong, what worries the courtiers even more is that there is a serious rift in the relationship between the prince and the grandson. His highness, the grandson, has clearly sided with the emperor and is drifting away from his father...
There is the King of Zhao with ulterior motives, and the King of Han with ulterior motives...
Such a chaotic and delicate relationship makes the ministers tremble all the time, fearing that if they are not careful, they will be buried in this tangled court situation! After the Ming Dynasty moved the capital, the situation that should have been completely new has become dark because of these messy relationships.
It's lifeless, like a puddle of mud, and no one can move forward!
Under a pool of stagnant water, everyone is waiting. Everyone is secretly accumulating strength. Just waiting for the moment of breaking the situation, they will show their fangs and bite the enemy's throat! Let the blood of their loved ones water the high-altitude enemy.
Dragon chair!
Will Shandong be the place where the situation breaks down?!
In Shandong, the imperial envoy traveled to the capital. The chief envoy Chu Yan came to Mao every day. He asked for instructions in the morning and reported in the evening. He completely regarded himself as Wang Xian's subordinate.
"Sir, has the imperial decree arrived?" Chu Yan asked cautiously when he saw that Wang Xian looked bad today.
"We're here." Wang Xian said calmly: "The emperor scolded me and said that I was a coward. If I dared to mess around again, he would break my legs."
"Your Majesty said this just to show that Your Majesty is a close confidant of His Majesty, and the relationship is a little distant, so he would never word it like this." Chu Yan quickly comforted Wang Xian, and then asked: "What else is said in the imperial edict?"
"Wei Yuan, a Hanlin scholar, is the new envoy, and Guo Yi, Marquis of Anyang, is the new capital official." Wang Xian said with a gloomy expression. Now that he had completed his conquest of Shandong officialdom, he naturally put away his cynical façade.
"Isn't this great?" Chu Yan had asked Wang Xian before, who he wanted to take over as the inspector and the governor. Both of these people had been mentioned by Wang Xian.
"But the emperor rejected my request to send troops." Wang Xian sighed: "If you don't hold the handle of the knife in your own hand, you will always feel uneasy."
"Your Excellency, you are overly concerned. Most of the soldiers in Shandong are still loyal to the imperial court. As long as they are properly rectified, they can still be trusted." Chu Yan comforted Wang Xiandao.
"I hope so." Wang Xian sighed again, rubbed his face vigorously and said, "Forget it, don't worry about these uncontrollable things. We have enough things at hand!"
"Yes. Your Majesty has proposed five measures to contain the White Lotus Sect, including uniting with the squires and jointly guaranteeing each other. My subordinates have already made the details." Chu Yan took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to Wang Xian.
Wang Xian took it, read it carefully word for word, and told Chu Yan his opinions. It took him a full hour to finalize the measures to combat the White Lotus Sect, "After the revision, we will implement it throughout the province. We must
Every county magistrate is assessed, and whoever fails to do his or her job well will be punished!" Wang Xian, an official below the fourth rank, can deal with him at will. After taking down Liu Ben, there is no official in Shandong that he cannot touch.
"Yes!" Chu Yan responded in a deep voice and stood up to say goodbye.
"Brother Chu," Wang Xian also stood up to see him off, and said with a stern expression: "What we have to do is to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron, not to stifle it. The White Lotus Sect must be weakened, but it must not provoke a civil uprising. Remember this!"
"Understood." Chu Yan nodded heavily and said, "Don't worry, sir."
Looking at Chu Yan's leaving figure, Wang Xian sighed sadly and closed his eyes in pain. What he and Chu Yan said was just the tip of the iceberg. More of his worries could not be expressed to outsiders... He started to remove them.
Before Liu Ben and Ma Zhong were replaced, they had received Zhu Zhanji's guarantee to take over the military and political power in Shandong or to transfer the avant-garde of the government army to Shandong. Both of them could help him achieve at least one thing! But the result was that neither of them could be achieved.