"Weixiang, the Sili schoolmaster, has always been virtuous. Loyalty and filial piety are his foundation. He is a teacher of talent and learning. He is extremely advanced."
Wang Xiang maintained his salute posture and accepted the edict issued by the "Emperor".
The edict came faster than Wang Xiang expected. He didn't even wait for the court meeting the next day. Someone found Wang Xiang almost shortly after the court meeting ended and read out the emperor's edict immediately.
Wang Xiang was unmoved and thanked the emperor sincerely.
After seeing off the messenger, Wang Xiang finally had a smile on his face.
"Xiu Zheng, are you finally relieved now?"
Lu Yu walked out of the inner room, smiling and stroking his beard, looking quite proud.
Wang Xiang smiled and put away the edict, and invited Lu Yu to enter the house again.
"Gong Lu, I just want to serve the temple. Now I have received such favor with my mediocre talents. I am really scared."
After listening to Wang Xiang's words, Lu Yu didn't care and continued: "You just know these things in your heart."
Wang Xiang hesitated for a moment and asked: "What about Xunyi?"
"He came to see me. Just after you paid a visit to me, he came to the door."
Lu Yu said: "He originally wanted Cui Zan to take this position. I recommended you to him and let him take a look at those ideas."
"He immediately agreed to help you."
Wang Xiang asked: "Why does he want Cui Zan to serve as Taichang?"
"Because the bell will."
"Zhong Hui wants to bring justice to the classics. You know this, right?"
"heard."
"Xunyi didn't dare to let Zhong Hui mess around. I don't know how Zhong Gong gave birth to such a son. If someone else said that they should uphold the meaning of the classics, I would not believe it. But when Zhong Hui said this, who could not believe it? What? Who can not be afraid?"
The more Wang Xiang thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
It all feels like a coincidence.
The emperor held a banquet to build momentum for himself and give himself a chance to ascend to the throne, and then specially proposed classic justice matters for Zhong Hui to take over. Then Xun Yi and others were afraid that Zhong Hui would mess up, so they chose himself, who was closest to Tai Chang. People will take charge.
If these are not coincidences, but someone is planning.
Wang Xiang took a deep breath.
He felt more and more that the young emperor was a bit unfathomable. He felt inexplicably like facing Duke Xuanwen. Take one step, count three steps, and everything is clearly arranged for you.
Looking at Wang Xiang who was in a daze, Lu Yu asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
"It's okay, I just remembered something."
Lu Yu's face became serious, and he said seriously: "We have to be prepared. The internal affairs of the Shangshutai have begun to prepare large-scale food and grass, and mobilize officials from various places. You should understand what the temple is going to do, right?"
Wang Xiang said calmly: "I understand."
"After the general has defeated Guanqiu Jian, I will take the lead in putting forward those suggestions. When the time comes, you must fully cooperate. Now Xun Yi and others are also on our side."
Lu Yu seemed quite excited, and he had absolute confidence to complete this matter.
Wang Xiang also smiled, but he didn't think so in his heart.
Mr. Lu, since you insist on delaying it, let us take the lead on your behalf. Anyway, if this thing is done, everyone will benefit, and you will not lose big because of small things, occupying a dangerous position on the Chancellor's desk. , but there are so many worries when doing things, how can this be done?
Listening to Lu Yu's wonderful fantasy, Wang Xiang thought of other things.
I don’t know what’s going on with Chen Qian at the moment. Is everything going well?
At this moment, Chen Qian was sitting in Zongzheng's mansion, facing the newly appointed Zongzheng, drinking tea and chatting.
The newly appointed Zong Zheng is none other than the former Shaofu Zheng Miao.
At the beginning, Master Sima sent three people to greet Cao Mao. Among them, Wang Su had been tricked and returned to his hometown. Hua Biao lived his life in fear. Zheng Miao also changed his official title.
He moved from Shaofu to Guangluxun, where he also led Zongzheng.
Zongzheng is the official responsible for royal clan affairs.
Speaking of which, Zongzheng should actually be held by a member of the royal family. The reason why Zheng Mian was able to become Zongzheng was that his wife’s surname was Cao, which included him in the clan. The problem was that although his wife’s surname was Cao, she was not The clan!
At this moment, Chen Qian and Zheng Miao were sitting facing each other, and the atmosphere was somewhat quiet.
Chen Qian put down the tea in his hand and spoke first: "Zheng Jun, I heard that you were promoted to Zongzheng, so I came here to congratulate you."
Hearing these words, Zheng Miao's eyes flashed with helplessness.
How does this count as a promotion?
What else can Zongzheng care about now? A large number of clan members were transferred to Hebei, and almost all of them were kept in captivity. A few of them had trouble sleeping and eating all day long, so there was no need to manage them.
But Zheng Miao did not say these words. He nodded, "Thank you, Mr. Chen."
Chen Qian laughed and said, "The general values you very much. Of the three people who went to Yuancheng, you were the only one who got a promotion, which is enough to show that the general values you."
Zheng Miao didn't say anything more this time, his expression was very serious.
Chen Qian shook his head, "You are going to offend a lot of people in the future. Now the only thing that Zongzheng can be responsible for is to deal with the clan members who have made mistakes. The temple has strict laws on clans. You have to deal with this evil person." It seems that the general doesn’t believe you? Or does he want you to distance yourself from the emperor?”
Zheng Miao's eyes finally showed some surprise, and he looked at Chen Qian in front of him.
"Is Mr. Chen planning to rebel?"
"Don't try to scare me like this."
Chen Qian hurriedly denied it and said again: "I just want to handle important things with you."
Zheng Miao said very seriously: "If you want to rebel, then you must kill me, otherwise, I will inform the general immediately."
"In this case, will the general trust you?"
Chen Qian asked rhetorically.
Zheng Miao remained silent.
Zheng Miao was different from other ministers. He had never shown any tendency to support the Sima family. He was cautious by nature and did not want to get involved in the chaos in the temple. He promoted and recommended many talented people.
As the leader, he did not contact these people at all, nor took the initiative to win over these people. Despite this, in the eyes of Master Sima, he was still a key figure who had connections with many temple ministers.
This made Master Sima always wary of him, constantly testing his background, and even forcing him to express his position.
Historically, Master Sima wanted to take Wang Su and Zheng Miao with him when he went to attack Guanqiu Jian. Zheng Miao claimed that he was seriously ill and did not go. Master Sima took Wang Su's hand and said that he had not seen Zheng Miao, and he was heartbroken. I feel it is a pity.
When Wang Su brought these scary words to Zheng Miao, Zheng Miao was so frightened that he immediately got into the car and ran wildly to chase Sima Shi.
When Master Sima saw him coming, he happily pulled him into the carriage and asked him how to defeat Guanqiu Jian.
Zheng Miao gave the answer, and Master Sima was satisfied and allowed him to leave.
This was completely Master Sima forcing Zheng Miao to express his position. If Zheng Miao had not pursued Master Sima at that time, or had not provided advice, he might have "died of illness" soon after. After all, he claimed that he was seriously ill.
Chen Qian looked at the hesitant Zheng Miao in front of him and finally spoke.
"Don't worry. I'm not trying to rebel. I really have something important to discuss with you. Just listen to me."
Chen Qian truthfully told the cakes that Wang Xiang told him one by one.
But when he finished speaking, Zheng Miao couldn't sit still.
"When did you surrender to His Majesty?!"
"kindness?!"
Chen Qian's eyes were a little shocked.
"What does this have to do with Your Majesty?"
Zheng Ming said: "When I went to Yuancheng to greet His Majesty, I heard these things from Lord Hua. Your Majesty had these thoughts at that time, exactly the same as what you are saying now!"
"Are you here to be His Majesty's lobbyist?!"
Zheng Miao asked sternly.
Chen Qian didn't panic at all. He smiled and said, "I am a lobbyist for the Queen Mother, not for Your Majesty."
"Zheng Jun, I know your character very well. I know that you are definitely not a villain who can be driven by interests. I also know that you have always been cautious and unwilling to participate in temple disputes. However, when I learned about this matter, I was the most I came to you first."
"This is because I understand your current situation very well. The general seems to put you in high regard, but he has always been wary of you in his heart, thinking that you are disloyal to him. This is not something you can avoid just because you are unwilling to participate. You must Make a choice.”
"This is not to make an enemy of the general. This is a good opportunity to improve the strength of the courtiers."
"The reason why I dare to tell you face to face is because I am not afraid that the general will kill me for such a thing."
"The same is true for you. This matter is not harmful to you, but will be your life-saving talisman. As long as you are bound to the interests of the family, no one in the world will dare to kill you."
"Even if the general has murderous intentions towards you, he will not dare to do it easily, otherwise, he will suffer counterattack from the officials."
"What do you think?"
Chen Qian quickly stated his reasons.
Zheng Miao fell silent. Zheng Miao could naturally feel Master Sima's vigilance towards him, and this feeling of probing made Zheng Miao very uneasy. He usually hid in the house and rarely went out, and he did not dare to go out. He opened his mouth to play in the temple and avoided things because he was afraid that he would be attacked for no reason.
Zheng Ming also couldn't understand the general's thoughts. He clearly did nothing but fulfilled his duties and recommended some useful talents. Why should he be afraid of himself because of this?
At this moment, the image of the young emperor once again appeared in Zheng Mian's mind.
Although he only met a few times, the young emperor left a very strong impression on him.
Seeing Zheng Miao's hesitation, Chen Qian laughed and stood up slowly without forcing him. "It seems that I didn't think well. Since you are unwilling to participate, please keep it secret for the time being and don't leak it. It's almost over." , in the next few days, I will formally contact the ministers of the temple, but I feel that it is a bit tiring to handle such things alone, so I just wanted to handle it with you."
"I wonder if you can allow me to think about it for a few more days?"
Chen Qian frowned, "Okay, just two days. I hope you can give me an answer after two days."
