Originally, the war against Xixia was a major matter, and the cabinet deliberations should take a long time, especially the first discussion on this matter, which required a big strategy to be decided.
As a result, the official's words directly threw the discussion into the cold.
In the end, there were a thousand words to say, and no one said much anymore. They all hummed and laughed in agreement with the officials.
Quite boring!
Zhao Xi didn't think about it either, thinking that no one had thought about it, so they were not very interested.
What started solemnly ended in an anticlimax.
Zhao Xi felt unhappy, but the cabinet minister felt a little sweaty on his back.
"Sima Jun truly believes that the former Emperor Taizong was a wise king for eternity, and that is absolutely not a lie!"
Han Qi has learned to be honest now. He has learned a lot about Huazhou and his party, and he will not take the lead again if he talks nonsense about officials.
He was even thinking about whether he should be like Wen Yanbo, a transparent person and just do his part.
Zhang Fangping meant what he said, but he didn't have the absolute uprightness he had in his early years.
"Perhaps we have misunderstood. The official family has no intention of doing so."
Everyone wanted to hide it, but Fu Bi made it clear.
He really didn't believe it, or hesitant.
Based on his understanding of the official family and what he had just said, he hesitated.
"Whether you agree with the imperial court or Wang Shao himself, this is actually very clear. What else can be considered as a clear expression? Take Wang Shao back to the capital?"
Since the beginning of the dynasty, the Zhao family has never trusted their ministers with military power!
Due to his character, Fu Bi's words still aroused Zhang Fangping's conversation, so he spoke frankly.
Fu Bi looked at Zhang Fangping, but focused on Wang Anshi. In a sense, Wang Shao was recommended by Wang Anshi and was one with Wang Anshi.
If Wang Anshi had obvious feelings about what the official said, no matter whether the official meant it that way or not, the official's words could not be spread out, at least not before Wang Shao returned to Beijing.
"Perhaps the officials do not have this intention! Everyone knows that Gongfang City is the core of the dynasty. Whether it is armaments, castings, or even the industry of the dynasty, they are all concentrated in Gongfang City."
"The officials have allowed Gongfang City to be established as an independent city. They have never given instructions on Gongfang City. The owner of Gongfang City is directly responsible for it."
Han Jiang spoke, and Lu Gongbi agreed.
"It's different! Gongfang City has always been dominated by former officials of the official family. They are the official's team. Who does Wang Shao count?"
Chen Shengzhi also participated.
"One thing everyone may have overlooked is Wang Shao's rank... For Wang Shao's contribution to the expansion of territory, Wang Shao is listed as the first in political affairs. Even the cabinet is not surprised, and the court has no objections."
"However, the official family has always suppressed Wang Shao's official rank. At this point, the official family treated Wang Shao in the same way as the old officials in Qiandi."
"Whether it's my Han Zhen or Baochen's younger brother Jieshu, it's totally feasible for them to be ranked in the cabinet based on merit and ability. But the officials have always suppressed their promotion."
"Jiang thinks that the officials are laying a solid foundation for them. Wang Shao is the same!"
According to what Han Jiang said, it's true if you think about it carefully.
Let’s not talk about Han Zhen, let’s talk about Lu Gongbi. In the second southern expedition of the Chinese Dynasty, it was Lu Gongbi who really brought about fifty years of stability in southern Xinjiang.
After returning to Beijing, he only served as deputy envoy to the privy council, presiding over the martial arts hall.
In terms of merit, Han Qi entered the Privy Council because of the defeat of Haoshuichuan and gained the reputation of knowing military affairs... It's embarrassing to talk about it.
And Wen Yanbo was also responsible for quelling Wang Ze's rebellion.
Neither of them can be compared with Lu Gongbi.
As for Su Song, let alone the upgrade of firearms, rail carriages, wool textiles that can be worth millions of soldiers, etc., all of them would put the cabinet to shame.
But the officials have been suppressing their promotion.
"Brother Jiefu, what do you think?"
Wang Shao is a person on Wang Anshi's line, at least that's what everyone in the cabinet thinks.
At this time, among the cabinet ministers, Wen Yanbo always refused to get involved in military affairs.
Han Qi also shut up after returning from Huazhou.
Han Jiang and Lu Gongbi have always been on the official side. This time, if they hadn't commented on the official's magnanimity and speculated on the official's defensiveness, no one would have listened to what they said.
As for Wang Gui, other than agreeing, he never had any ideas of his own.
It seems that Sima Guang is just waiting to leave the cabinet in the next term, and he doesn't even bother to come to the cabinet to do anything.
Among the remaining ones, Fu Bi, Zhang Fangping, Wang Anshi, Chen Shengzhi, and Wang Anshi did not express his position.
"I thought……"
"Your Majesty has arrived..."
Before Wang Anshi started, Wang Zhongzheng's somewhat shrill shout came from outside the cabinet meeting hall.
Yes! The Imperial City Secretary is really pervasive!
In fact, Zhao Xi only received a report from the Imperial City Secretary about the cabinet discussions and did not know what the cabinet ministers were discussing.
He looked through the records of the Secretariat and realized that there would be ambiguity in what he said. Combined with the discussions of cabinet ministers, he could guess it without even thinking.
In the past few years, Zhao Xi has become less concerned about the emotions of his ministers and workers, and speaks too casually.
Just like now, although he considered that his words would be ambiguous, he chose to directly break into the cabinet where they were discussing quietly.
"Meet the official...~"
It was quite embarrassing, but I was caught talking behind my back.
"No need to give me any gifts...~Are you analyzing what I said?"
too direct.
Some things really cannot be hidden. At this time, only the most straightforward words can completely dissipate the misunderstanding.
"No need to explain...~"
Zhao Xi seemed to have no intention of letting the cabinet minister answer.
"This is because I have ignored it. I have ignored that Mr. Ge is also a servant. How can I put it, I have no intention of being suspicious of Wang Shao."
"This is not an explanation. I came to the Council Hall not to explain, but to explain a truth to everyone."
"Let's talk about the current situation of the state first. Although the state has been improving the laws, we have to admit that the governance of the state is still a universal rule of man. The chief official of a state and a government can decide whether the rule is peaceful. This
You’re not denying it at all, are you?”
"Since we don't deny this, we also agree with the existence of the people's death and the government. Right? I said that the inner tribes identify with Wang Shao or the imperial court. The focus is on this aspect."
"One thing is certain. Whether it is Tubo or Dangxiang, the attachment of any tribe will not be unconditional. It is Wang Shao who agreed to this condition. So, will all the attached tribes be worried about Wang Shao leaving office?
In the end, the interests of their tribe cannot be protected?"
"There is no doubt that this is certain! Therefore, I need to seek Wang Shao's opinion to make a judgment on the Hehuang land."
"Let's talk about the second point. To be arrogant, I don't have to worry about my superiority now!"
"Don't boast, let alone the loyal and respectful ministers of the dynasty. Even if there is a disloyal minister, I am sure that he will not be able to achieve anything."
"Don't say that I haven't done anything to anger people since I came to power. Even if I have, I'm sure that as long as I get to the front of the battle, the soldiers will only be loyal to me!"
"So, you are worried! What's more, Gongfang City is in Bianliang, not Hehuang. Do I need to be wary of Wang Shao?"
So confident! After saying that, Zhao Xi left directly.