The debate reached a deadlock. Since Li Liang, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Cui Can, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, stood by and watched, Fan Xiang, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was slightly lacking in confidence, even though he had the support of the ministers of the four divisions under the Ministry of Revenue.
In contrast, the opinions of the Ministry of War are quite consistent at first glance, and they all want to obtain some benefits from the Ministry of Household Affairs. As for the Ministry of Works, the attitude of Meng Wei, the left minister of the Ministry of Works, seems a bit hesitant, and he hopes to work for them.
I want to strive for some benefits, but I am embarrassed to speak out.
As for the other three departments, except for the Minister of Rites, who came to take a look at the excitement, no one from the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment even came.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Hongrun had some enlightenment in his heart.
"Let's go to another place. Don't disturb my father and the three secretaries of the Central Committee who are dealing with government affairs... Go to the Wenzhao Pavilion of this king!"
Without saying a word, Zhao Hongrun took the lead and walked out of the hall.
Seeing this, all the ministers in the palace looked at each other and then turned to look at Emperor Wei.
To be honest, although Emperor Wei didn't care about the distribution of that huge sum of money and material, but having said that, watching these normally well-dressed ministers bickering for the benefit of their own department, this can be regarded as a kind of entertainment, right?
However, since his son Zhao Hongrun had already talked about this, even if he felt a little regretful, he could not say anything more, so he went to the Zhongshu Ling Lin Yuyang and said: "Lin Qing, please read the duet that you have reviewed."
Bring it to me for a look."
Obviously, this was a hint to the ministers in the palace that he, the Emperor of Wei, did not want to get involved with the money and materials and told them to handle it themselves.
Seeing this, all the ministers in the palace understood and after saluting Emperor Wei, they exited the Chui Gong Palace one after another.
After about a stick of incense, Zhao Hongrun returned to Wenzhao Pavilion where he lived. Of course, those who came with him this time were also the ministers of the court.
After entering his bedroom, Zhao Hongrun ordered the maids in the palace to serve tea, and then without saying a word, he knelt down on the main seat in the front hall and raised his hand to signal these ministers to take their seats.
The ministers looked at each other and immediately sat on both sides of the hall.
What's interesting is that the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs, headed by Fan Xiang, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, clearly reserved seats for their ministers Li Liang and Cui Can, the right minister, but Li Liang and Cui Can seemed to turn a blind eye to this.
, deliberately sat on the other side.
This is really interesting...
Li Huan, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and She You, the Minister of the Ministry of Etiquette, glanced at the ugly-looking Fan Xie calmly, pretending that nothing happened, and sat on the other side.
As a result, in the front hall of Wenzhao Pavilion, the household officials except Shangshu Li Liang and Right Minister Cui Can were sitting in one row, while some other ministers were sitting in another row, with a vague sense of distinction.
Zhao Hongrun obviously noticed this scene and glanced back and forth at Li Liang, Cui Can and Fan Xi with slightly surprised eyes.
At this moment, even a fool can see that there is a problem within the Ministry of Revenue, and this problem is obviously about political alignment.
Fan Xie, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, has obviously sided with the East Palace Prince Hongli. Otherwise, how could he spare no effort to get a benefit for the East Palace Prince?
As for Shangshu Li Liang and Right Minister Cui Can, combined with Yong Wang Hongyu's visit to the Ministry of Household Affairs almost every day a while ago and assisting the Household Ministry in raising supplies, it can be speculated that these two may be on Yong Wang Hongyu's side.
Of course, it is also possible that these two adults simply wanted to remain neutral and were just watching the fun with the Minister of Rites, She You.
In other words, what Zhao Hongrun wants to target right now is the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Fan Xiang, and the chiefs of the four departments under the Ministry of Revenue headed by him, that is, those who directly lead the headquarters of the Ministry of Revenue, Duzhi, and the Ministry of Finance.
, the four ministers of Kurabe.
Don't think that the official position of Si Lang is not important. You must know that Si Lang is the chief of the department. He can be understood as the person in charge, assisting the minister. The Shi Lang manages the principals, officers, and officials in the government office. It is not an exaggeration. If the four Si Langs unite
If they get up and do evil in secret, even their immediate superiors, ministers, and ministers will have to be sidelined.
Of course, under normal circumstances, this situation is unlikely to occur, unless, unless they have a stronger backer, enough for them to offend their immediate boss.
For example, His Royal Highness the Prince of the East Palace.
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Zhao Hongrun glanced at the five adults in the Household Department, namely, Fan Xie, the left servant, Yan Zheng, the chief minister, He Yang, the Duzhi chief, Cai Lu, the Jin department chief, and Kuangke, the Cangbe chief.
I have to say that Zhao Hongrun felt extremely unhappy with what these people did.
Join forces to impeach Emperor Wei Zhao Hongrun?
What is this?
Is it stipulated that that batch of materials must be handed over to the Ministry of Household Affairs?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, so that Zhao Hongrun's eyes gradually turned colder when he looked at the five ministers: "Fan Jie, Yan Zheng, He Yang, Cai Lu, Kuang Ke... what have the five adults thought about?"
Have you distributed the supplies?"
Is this a roll call?
The ministers in the palace were shocked.
Think about it, no matter how angry Zhao Hongrun is, he will not seriously attack the entire Ministry of Revenue officials, because doing so will paralyze the operation of the entire Ministry of Revenue and cause immeasurable losses to the country.
Therefore, the smartest way is to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, select a few typical examples, punish them severely, and frighten the other officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
"Sir Heyang, you are the chief minister of Duzhi Division. If the money and goods are handed over to the household department, they should go to you first. In this case, I will ask you first... How do you think the distribution is more appropriate?"
He Yang, the director of the Duzhi Division, might not have expected Zhao Hongrun to name him first, so his expression was stiff and hesitantly said: "I don't know... I don't know."
"I don't know?" Zhao Hongrun snorted softly and said lightly: "I don't know, so you will unite to impeach me against my father?...Why, do you think this king is easy to bully because he is young?"
"This..." He Yang's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he quickly explained: "His Royal Highness Prince Su misunderstood, and the official and others are just... just..."
At this time, the maids had brought tea. Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun took the tea, took a sip, and asked lightly: "Just what?"
Perhaps seeing that He Yang was intimidated by Zhao Hongrun's status and hesitating, Fan Wei, the left servant, quickly smoothed things over for him: "Your Highness, Prince Su, actually..."
However, as soon as Fan Wei opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Zhao Hongrun.
"Servant Fan, I'm asking about Master He!" Glancing at Fan Xiang, who looked ugly, Zhao Hongrun interrupted unceremoniously: "Later, there will be many opportunities for Master Fan to speak, but for now, please shut up.
Mouth... can you do it?"
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The ministers in the hall looked at each other in confusion. They did not expect that Zhao Hongrun's attitude would be so rude, and as the person involved, Fan Xi's face turned red.
You must know that he is the left minister of the imperial court. Apart from Li Liang, the minister, he has the highest official position in the household department. Even if you look at the imperial court, he is a first-class important minister. However, His Highness Prince Su in front of him bluntly called him
Shut up, this is simply unbelievable!
Seeing that Fan Fei's face turned red and he didn't say a word, the expression on Zhao Hongrun's face became a little gloomy and he said coldly: "If Mr. Fan is dissatisfied with discussing with me, then that's okay. I will send someone to inform Baili."
Postscript, Sima An and Xu Yin, the three generals, how about asking these three generals to come and discuss with you and others?!"
Hearing Zhao Hongrun's words, even Li Liang and Cui Can's expressions changed slightly, not to mention the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs of Fan Xi and his group.
Let the three generals Bailiba, Sima An, and Xu Yin come to talk to their household department?
Is that okay?
If you know something bad, it is not impossible that the three generals demolished their Hubu compound in anger.
Furthermore, if the three generals did not like any of them during the negotiation and secretly sent a few soldiers under their command to sneak into Daliang, looking for an opportunity to intercept them on their way back to their hometown and beat them up, this would be incompatible with
Who can tell suffering to go?
You must know that in previous years, due to military expenditure issues, officials in the Ministry of Revenue were not threatened by people from the military, and were even taught secret lessons.
This is one of the reasons why officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs have always felt that people in the military are unreasonable.
"Tell me, do you want to talk to me, or do you want to talk to the three generals?" Zhao Hongrun asked with an almost questioning tone while looking at Fan Xiang.
Fan Fei was slightly frightened when he heard this. He must know that if he was intercepted by military soldiers on his way back home in the evening, dragged into a deserted alley and beaten violently, not only would the Ministry of Punishment be unwilling to intervene,
Even the Prince of the East Palace would not be willing to stand up for him.
After all, the sixth battalion of the garrison has its qualifications to be arrogant and unreasonable.
"It's better... to talk to His Highness Prince Su."
Seeing Zhao Hongrun trying to call someone, Fan Xiang's expression suddenly changed and he quickly surrendered.
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun said calmly: "In that case, please shut up Sir Fan for the time being, and wait until I ask you about your Excellency before you speak again... Can you do it?!"
Fan Xie took a deep look at Zhao Hongrun and nodded silently: "I'm your official... I obey."
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Many of the court officials in the palace could see clearly, with different expressions.
Li Huan, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Xu Guan, his left minister, naturally sneered again and again, looking like they were taking pleasure in others' misfortune.
You must know that at this time last year, they had already suffered the loss of His Highness Prince Su. They knew how powerful His Highness was, and now that they saw someone following in their footsteps, they were happy to watch the show.
However, the officials in the Ministry of Revenue became a little uneasy when they saw this, because they began to realize that Fan Xie, the Zuo Shilang who took the lead this time, had no status at all in front of His Highness Prince Su.
Your Highness, King Su, wielded the stick well!
You, the Minister of Etiquette, who was just here to see the show, was secretly amused when he saw that the officials of the Ministry of Household looked uneasy after seeing Fan Xie being scolded unceremoniously by Zhao Hongrun.
Li Liang, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Cui Can, the right minister, obviously saw this sign.
...In order to please the East Palace, Fan Fei reached into the pocket of His Highness Prince Su. Not only will his claws be chopped off, but I am afraid that our household department will also suffer because of this...
After looking at each other, Li Liang and Cui Can sighed secretly. (To be continued.)