"Hahaha, congratulations to Mr. Sikong!!"
The ministers smiled and bowed to He Zeng.
He Zeng sat in the upper position with a smile, his eyes full of kindness, and greeted the ministers who came to congratulate him one by one.
At this moment, they still don't know the situation in front of General Wei. They are all here to celebrate their promotion.
Even Zheng Chong came to congratulate him.
Zheng Chong, who usually looked sad and worried, now looked full of smiles and even took the initiative to say hello to others.
After being dismissed, Zheng Chong felt particularly comfortable.
He wanted to resign for more than a day or two. When he was a Sima Master, he wanted to leave the temple. What he pursued was the kind of life advocated by the Seven Sages, which was to hide in the mountains and become a hermit.
This is because Zheng Chong is cautious and unwilling to participate in the battles in the temple.
Many times he couldn't help himself, so he could only be an invisible person and live in seclusion in the temple.
Finally, from now on, I am no longer the mastermind or a pillar, and I can go back and do things I want to do.
It is not good?
Zheng Chong was ready to leave, but the officials came to invite him and asked him to go with them. Zheng Chong thought about it and decided to go one last time before leaving.
However, most of the people who come here are from the temple's aristocratic families.
None of the ministers sent by the emperor came.
Except for Xun Yi, none of the ministers at the Chancellery came.
Because the rest of the ministers are from the emperor's faction, these people were personally selected by Cao Mao, and they are not willing to mix with people like He Zeng.
Except for Shangshutai, no ministers such as Hua Biao and Zhang Hua came.
The same goes for them.
Instead, almost all of the aristocratic family faction headed by Xun Yi arrived.
Of course, it would be impossible for the top few emperor's trusted ministers to come, such as Wang Su, Wang Chang, Sima Zhao, Zhuge Dan and others.
He Zeng looked at the ministers in front of him with a happy smile on his face.
Obviously, although his position was appointed by the emperor himself, he was not recognized by the emperor's faction.
After all, the Emperor's Faction is not that easy to get into. They must either show a firm stance, show enough merit, or show talent or morality.
Not even Xun Xu could join this faction, let alone He Zeng.
But why didn't he care about this? He just looked at the few standing among the ministers. At this moment, their whole bodies seemed to be shining with dazzling light.
"Congratulations Mr. He."
Xun Yi looked a little reluctant.
Although Xun Yi was truly the leader of the aristocratic family, he still hoped to get the third official position. He originally thought that he would be able to get it after Zheng Chong left.
He also didn't expect that He Zeng would intervene.
Xun Yi didn't want to come, but for the benefit of his faction, he still showed up here.
He Zeng was a man of great fame and seniority, and now he even served as the third official.
Today, no one in the three kilometers is from aristocratic families, and everyone is the emperor's confidant.
The original Zheng Chong could barely be considered one of theirs, but now He Zeng was not tolerated by the Emperor's faction, and Xunyi also wanted to draw him into his own faction to fight against the Emperor's faction with him.
Therefore, Xun Yi could only compromise and take the initiative.
But after he paid his respects, He Zeng's reaction was very cold. He just nodded and looked at the ministers beside him.
Xunyi was a little angry about this, and he felt humiliated.
However, he couldn't turn around and leave.
"Hahaha, Mr. He, with you as the third official, why worry about big things happening?"
At this moment, Tao Qiuyi, the servant, started chatting with He Zeng very enthusiastically.
Tao Qiu's first surname is Tao Qiu, and the other is his given name.
He is of the same clan as Tao Qiuhong, a famous scholar in the past.
His background is not too prominent, but it is not too lowly either. He doesn't like to get involved in fights and is always a restrained and calm person.
However, he agreed very much with Wang Xiang's theory.
Tao Qiuyi's words seemed to have a profound meaning, and he never laughed.
"You're right. With you here, why worry about big things happening?"
He Zeng started chatting with them, and many people participated in their conversation.
Xunyi was completely left out. Several times he put down his body and wanted to listen, but he was pulled away by others who deliberately talked about other topics.
Xunyi felt a little strange.
Why do these people look so familiar?
You don’t see them interacting much on weekdays, do you?
Could it be that they had formed an alliance a long time ago, and He Zeng, the leader, kicked him out? ?
Xun Yi was shocked and confused at this moment.
Xun Yi's power comes from his clan and relatives. Xun Yi's clan is extremely large. It can be regarded as one of the few big clans that can keep up with the Sima family. Their family also has many relatives.
Chen Tai is a relative of Xun Yi, Zhong Hui is a relative of Xun Yi, Wang Chang is a relative of Xun Yi, and Guan Qiu Jian is a relative of Xun Yi. Well, yes, Guan Qiu Jian is also one of Xun Yi's relatives.
Guanqiu Dian married Xun Yi, the Jewish daughter of Xun Yi.
At this moment, he suddenly felt something bad.
Soon, the party began.
He Zeng sat in the upper position and looked at everyone with a smile.
After the musicians played, He Zeng just asked them all to leave and then cleared his throat.
"Everyone, I don't have much talent, but I have received His Majesty's favor and become the Third Duke."
"This is something I never thought about in the past."
"With my incomplete strategy and unachievable political achievements, I should not be able to rank among the three princes and become the leader of the ministers. But since Your Majesty believes in me and gives me such a gift, I cannot refuse."
"I think that since I have become the Third Duke, I must do my best to repay His Majesty's kindness and die for Your Majesty!"
He Zeng's words were recognized by the ministers, who all smiled and nodded.
He Zeng clapped his hands. Suddenly, many soldiers broke in from outside. These people held crossbows and directly controlled the entire banquet.
In an instant, there was a commotion in the mansion. The officials looked at the soldiers in shock and the crossbows in their hands, and they were at a loss.
"He Gong?! What are you going to do?!"
Xunyi immediately stood up and asked loudly.
He Zeng waved his hand, "Don't panic, this is what happened."
"I heard that Tao Qiuyi, the imperial servant, fabricated the story of Xiang Rui in Xuchang in order to trick His Majesty into going to Xuchang. He secretly made plans to make King Qi the emperor. I can serve as the third Duke this time because I informed Your Majesty of this in time. This incident foiled their plot and captured the traitor who went to forge auspiciousness."
As soon as these words came out, the officials were in an uproar again.
Xunyi looked at Tao Qiuyi in disbelief.
At this moment, Tao Qiu was shocked at first, and then angry.
He stood up suddenly, "He Zeng! You shameless thief?"
Before he could finish his words, the soldier rushed up and pushed him to the ground.
He Zeng turned a blind eye to his words, and then looked at those people. The soldiers immediately dispatched, and several ministers were dragged out and then tied up.
He Zeng shook his head and said, "Those who rebel are the thieves."
"Your Majesty is now a holy king. Since he took charge, he has rectified the government, appeased the people, rewarded the soldiers, defeated Shuwu in a row, captured and killed him alive, but you turned a blind eye to this, and actually dared to collude with the Shu Kingdom to murder the king. , how shameless is this? 1"
"You thief!!"
Tao Qiuyi roared.
He Zeng looked at the people around him.
"There are many people involved in this matter. These people have no regard for the common people in the world and dare to do such rebellious things. It is really chilling."
"Especially the leader of the thieves, Tao Qiuyi, who comes from a famous family and belongs to an official family, yet he does such unfaithful, filial and unkind things. Today, I must teach you a lesson on behalf of your ancestors!"
"Come here, take off this guy's clothes, bring him to the middle, and beat me!!"
He Zeng gave the order, and immediately some soldiers came up and took off Tao Qiu Yi's clothes. Tao Qiu was furious and resisted desperately. However, he was no match for these soldiers, and he was soon stripped of his clothes and treated with extraordinary force. The humiliating way was left in the middle, and then a soldier held a wooden stick and began to beat him.
Seeing this situation, the officials suddenly became unable to sit still.
"He Gong! Even if he is a rebel, he would not dare to be humiliated like this. He should be judged according to the law and should be dealt with by me."
Cui Zan stood up immediately.
It's not that he was in the same party as Tao Qiu, he just couldn't understand He Zeng's behavior towards the scholars in this way. Even the ten regular servants would not humiliate a scholar like this. If he made a mistake, he would just kill him. Why bother?
He Zeng looked at him coldly, and then said: "This person sympathizes with the rebels, maybe he is an accomplice of the rebels, take him down together!"
The soldiers rushed out immediately, and Cui Zan was shocked.
"How dare you?! How dare you do this? I am a Tingwei!!"
"I am Sikong. I suspect that you are guilty. You are guilty. If you dare to say more, you will be like this Tao Qiuyi!"
At this moment, Cui Zan did not dare to say more.
At his age, if he suffers such humiliation again, he will really lose his face in life.
Tao Qiuyi was pushed to the ground, and the wooden stick kept hitting him, each time with all his strength. At first, Tao Qiuyi could curse a few words, but gradually, he stopped moving and lay on the ground. , no response.
Xun Yi wanted to speak, but he didn't dare.
He Zeng was so crazy that he even dared to arrest Cui Zan. If he opened his mouth, he would be arrested too, right?
Finally, one of the ministers spoke up, "Mr. He, if you hit me again, I will die."
He Zeng just looked at it coldly without saying anything.
The officials were horrified, and they suddenly understood that He Zeng's purpose was to kill Tao Qiuyi.
Tao Qiuyi was still being beaten. The ministers were now sure that he was dead. His body had been beaten to the point of being inhuman shape. The ministers could not stand it anymore, their faces were pale, and they wanted to escape.
I don't know how long the fight lasted, but He Zeng finally made the soldier stop.
The soldiers were panting and had no strength left.
The ministers breathed a sigh of relief.
He once said: "Next"
At this moment, Xun Yi understood that it was impossible for him to win over He Zeng. This man did not belong to the emperor's faction, nor did he belong to the aristocratic faction. He started a new faction.
Mad Dog Pie.
