Chapter 334: Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers?
"Wei Chen boldly recommends to the Empress Dowager that matters related to unifying Jianghu sects to serve our dynasty should be left to the Sixteenth Prince. Wei Chen believes that the Sixteenth Prince is resourceful and will be able to dominate the martial arts in the near future and let our dynasty Unable to move the country, it becomes even more unbreakable!"
"Wei Chen seconded the proposal!" Wang Yushi noticed something fishy and immediately stood up to support Zhou Xingyun. The rest of the bureaucrats who followed the emperor's sixteenth son all followed suit.
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You must know that the Empress Dowager had previously assigned this task to Han Qiumiao, thus giving her a lot of funding. Now that Zhou Xingyun has returned to the court, he has cut off Han Qiumiao's financial path with a backhand move, benefiting the sixteenth son of the emperor. This is a wonderful thing. Unspeakable...
"You're ridiculous!"
"Princess Yongming, Jinluan Palace, please pay attention to your words."
Han Qiumiao was so angry that she clenched her fists and wanted to rush forward and beat Zhou Xingyun to death, but... Before she could say anything, the old eunuch standing next to the stairs had received the order from the Empress Dowager, telling Han Qiumiao to retreat.
"What Zhou Fengyu said is reasonable, and the Ai family will follow your words. From now on, the affairs of the Zhao'an Jianghu sect will be handed over to the sixteenth prince. In addition, the Ai family canonizes Zhou Fengyu as Yulin Zhonglang General, and from now on Assist the Sixteenth Prince in managing Jianghu affairs."
"Thank you Lord for your kindness!" Zhou Xingyun was overjoyed. General Yu Linzhonglang was promoted to a fourth-grade military attache, which was better than serving as an imperial officer in Shang Yao Bureau.
Although General Zhonglang is only a low-level military attaché with a reputation but no power, it is still better than not being promoted at all.
In other words, Zhou Xingyun is very satisfied. He went out for a walk and was promoted without doing anything. It is really incredible.
The sixteenth son of the emperor was equally happy when he heard this. He did not expect that Zhou Xingyun would benefit a lot when he first returned to the capital. He was really a confidant. The sixteenth son of the emperor looked at Han Qiumiao and was so angry that he was speechless. He had not tried it in his heart for a long time. So relaxing.
"To inform the Queen Mother, the world is chaotic. People in the martial arts world always follow uncivilized rules, know the law, break the law, violate the law, and base themselves on the law. They arbitrarily abuse criminal power to kill people, not to mention whether the other party is a heinous gangster. Yes, it should be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for judgment. Wei Chen believes that not only should we not associate with the gangsters, but we should also ban martial arts and put an end to lynchings that are illegal and illegal. Please think twice." Taifu Xu suddenly stood up and took the lead. He argued with the Sixteenth Emperor. Although he did not directly object to the Sixteenth Emperor's full responsibility for dealing with Jianghu sects, he suggested that he should not associate with Jianghu people.
"Wei Chen seconded the proposal!" The bureaucrats who were opposed to the Sixteenth Prince expressed their support without saying a word. Zhou Xingyun looked around at the followers of the left and right factions and couldn't help but find it very interesting.
"What Taifu Xu said is true. However, it is difficult to implement a nationwide ban on martial arts." The Empress Dowager said calmly.
After hearing this, Zhou Xingyun immediately seconded: "What the Empress Dowager said is absolutely true. Xu Taifu's proposal is very reasonable, but it is too idealistic and cannot be implemented at present. You must know that every famous family has a systematic industry under its command, such as Escort bureaus, martial arts schools, hunting shops, farms, breeding and many other products, they have invisibly supported countless poor people. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the foundation that supports the lifeblood of the people of our dynasty..."
"If we suddenly ban martial arts or abolish martial arts sects, the people will definitely be panicked, and the disciples of each sect will lose their homes, and where will the extra labor go? We don't have any extra jobs for them to support their families, and the final result is likely to be The generals and the people are in dire straits."
"You are talking nonsense!" An official behind Taifu Xu suddenly came out to shout at Zhou Xingyun: "Isn't the greatness of the emperor the Tang Dynasty? All the industries in the world belong to our dynasty. We can confiscate their shops to provide a living for the people of Li.
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As soon as the official finished speaking, Zhou Xingyun noticed that Taifu Xu frowned slightly. The old man must have realized that he shouldn't say this, and saying it would only give him an opportunity to defend himself.
What's even more interesting is that after the official who spoke had finished speaking, he glanced at the Sixteenth Emperor, intentionally or unintentionally. This unusual move was equivalent to telling Zhou Xingyun that the official had turned to the Sixteenth Emperor. In this case, Zhou Xingyun was not polite.
Already...
"Absurd! The Empress Dowager is a wise and wise person in the world. The so-called governance of the world is to govern the world, not to rule the world. Confiscating the properties of various Jianghu sects is not the same as bandits. When public dissatisfaction arises, who will be responsible?
Do you still need me to give you an example of how the world has been ruled by violence throughout the ages?"
After Zhou Xingyun said this, he immediately turned to the Empress Dowager: "To inform the Empress Dowager, what Taifu Xu said is reasonable, but it is still too early to implement it. The minister thinks that we can adopt both methods. First, the emperor's sixteenth son should unify the Jianghu sects, and let the court and various sects establish
diplomatic relations, and then penetrated step by step, and finally achieved Taifu Xu’s ideal way of governing the country.”
"Yes. There is no need for you to argue any more. Just do as Zhou Aiqing said." The Empress Dowager said lightly, and the court officials could only nod their heads immediately.
Zhou Xingyun nodded with satisfaction. Everything was as he expected. Just now, Taifu Xu and the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor were arguing about who would be responsible for distributing food and wages to rescue famine areas. In the end, Taifu Xu and his family won the order. This time it was reasonable.
, the emperor’s sixteenth son should be allowed to succeed...
"Ministers, what else do you need to report?" The Empress Dowager saw everyone was silent and prepared to retreat.
"The Empress Dowager, I have something to tell you." Zhou Xingyun stepped out of the queue again, causing all the officials in the court to be puzzled as to what kind of medicine this young miracle doctor was selling.
When Zhou Xingyun went to court for the first time, he dared to speak confidently and confidently, and his behavior was more sophisticated than most of the ministers who met every day. I really don't know whether it was a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, or an expert who knows the way.
"Zhou Aiqing, please speak."
"While I was attending the Young Heroes Conference, I heard the sad news that a court minister tried to sell his daughter to gain honor and bribe the prince. He wanted to be protected by officials in the court and become a person inferior to ten thousand people."
As soon as Zhou Yun said these words, he immediately attracted the attention of the Sixteenth Emperor and Taifu Xu...
The blind date between the Sixteenth Prince and Xu Luose was definitely done in private. After all, as the leader of a faction, Taifu Xu must not let his officials know that he was guilty and would not hesitate to betray his granddaughter to please the Sixteenth Prince. Otherwise, people's hearts would be in chaos.
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It is true that neither the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor nor Taifu Xu expected Zhou Xingyun to be so bold and dare to expose this matter. Are they really not afraid of being beheaded?
"Does Zhou Aiqing really mean what he said?"
"Lord Zhou, please be careful with your words and deeds, and don't make unintended remarks."
The Empress Dowager confirmed again and again, and the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor quickly spoke to warn Zhou Xingyun to prevent him from talking nonsense.
"Empress Dowager, I cannot bear the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
"Then tell the Ai family who is protecting whom."
"I am informing the Empress Dowager that it is Prince Sixteen and Taifu Xu. I have a humble opinion and hope that the Empress Dowager will forgive me. Prince Sixteen and Taifu Xu hold high positions in the government and the public. If they marry and collude, they are afraid that their high power will offend the sacred power. Therefore.
Wei Chen was so bold that he took this only opportunity to meet the emperor and risked his life to report to the Empress Dowager." After saying that, Zhou Xingyun took off his black gauze hat in public: "Finally... I beg the Empress Dowager to allow Wei Chen to resign and return home."
Zhou Xingyun's words were not shocking, but he impeached the Sixteenth Emperor and Taifu Xu at the same time in the court, implying that the two were colluding in rebellion. He simply didn't want to live anymore.
The ministers standing in the Jinluan Hall all looked at Zhou Xingyun with shock on their faces, wondering what the Empress Dowager would do with this guy next. Even the eldest princess Han Qiumiao was stunned by Zhou Xingyun's remarks. She opened her mouth slightly and said,
Staring at him without blinking.
Now everyone is thinking in their hearts, did Zhou Xingyun get kicked in the head by a donkey, and dared to play like this for the first time in court? Was he inexperienced, or was he deliberately seeking death?
However, it would be dangerous if what he said came true. Even Taifu Xu was secretly trying to please the Sixteenth Emperor. Wouldn't that be...
"Zhou Aiqing, the woman you are referring to is selling her daughter for glory, but she is Xu Zhiqian, the granddaughter of Mrs. Xu."
"No, it's Xu Zhiqian's cousin, Xu Luose."
"The Ai family has never heard of this girl's name."
"Xu Luose is the eldest daughter of Taifu Xu and the son of a family general." When Zhou Xingyun said this, some old officials understood.
More than 20 years ago, a servant of the Xu family and the eldest daughter of the Xu family had a secret pregnancy, and there were many scandals. However, everyone thought that the Xu family secretly aborted the fetus. Unexpectedly, Taifu Xu actually raised the fetus as a marriage partner.
The chips were betrothed to the sixteenth son of the emperor.
To be honest, the marriage between Taifu Xu and the emperor's sixteenth son would not be considered a big deal in normal times. However, now is the time when the government is transferring power, and the feelings of the emperor's sixteenth son Sima Zhao are naturally different.
Zhou Xingyun knew very well that the emperor was very afraid of the unity of the bureaucrats, so once the sixteenth son of the emperor united with Taifu Xu, he could gradually evade the imperial power and make her a puppet emperor.
Although the Empress Dowager believed that Taifu Xu would not betray him, Taifu Xu assigned Xu Luose to the Sixteenth Prince, which unintentionally made her very uncomfortable. Simply put, Taifu Xu had no way out, so he would fight to the death with the Sixteenth Prince...
"Teacher Xu, please tell the Ai family clearly what is going on."
"Back to the Empress Dowager, it was Wei Chen who neglected his duties as a tutor and deserved death. His granddaughter Luo Se admired the Sixteenth Prince and hoped that Wei Chen would make the decision for her. Half a month ago, she even had a private meeting with the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor without telling Wei Chen, but Wei Chen was
I tried my best to stop it and prevent it from causing a big mistake." Taifu Xu Hanhan explained that he actually turned the blind date into a private tryst. He also said that fortunately he discovered that Xu Luose and the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor did not do anything immoral.
What makes Zhou Xingyun most shameful is that the old guy actually said that Xu Luose ran away from home because of this and went to Haolin's young room to find Xu Zhiqian, which made Zhou Xingyun misunderstand that he wanted to marry the sixteenth son of the emperor.
"Prince Sixteenth, is what Taifu Xu said true?" It was naturally impossible for the Empress Dowager to follow Zhou Xingyun's wishes and directly remove the Sixteenth Prince and Taifu Xu. Now she could only sell favors to the two of them.
"Back to the Empress Dowager, it was that woman who seduced me. Even if Taifu Xu didn't come to stop me, I would not be with that ungrateful woman." The Sixteenth Prince indirectly agreed with what Taifu Xu said. After all, he had been with Mrs. Xu in private.
It is also difficult for the officials under his command to know about the blind date between Taifu Xu's granddaughter.
Because everyone knew that it was impossible for Taifu Xu to fall in love with the Sixteenth Prince. He must have had other motives for doing so. The Sixteenth Prince knew that Taifu Xu had ulterior motives and accepted a beautiful woman, so his prestige would be greatly reduced.
While the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor was reorganizing his power, he was clamoring to clean up the traitors, causing everyone to be in a state of chaos, but on the other hand, he allowed the Grand Tutor's granddaughter to be his concubine and found a traitor for himself. Isn't this funny?