"It seems that Prime Minister Niu Feng is giving up!" Cai Xianqing slapped her thigh and said "no" in succession.
Ye Yongjia frowned, held the letter, read it back and forth countless times, and then said slowly: "Mr. Cai, I see that Niu Yuan will not give up easily. If he wants to abolish the reform, he can easily recall him with a warrant. Why should he hand it over?" Secret letter, why are you urging me so urgently? I’m afraid it’s because I’m really in trouble that I asked this junior to help me.”
Cai Xianqing asked: "What should we do about this Xuanhua matter?"
"Xuanhua... I have no choice but to hand over all the power to you, Shilang Cai." Ye Yongjia pinched his fingers and looked into the distance, "You must shoulder this burden. The capital is not far from here. I will try to come back in a few days..."
Niu Yuan did have a lot of problems in court. As the border patrol progressed more and more deeply, a memorial to seal the border pass entered the palace, which also impacted the bottom line of the opponents again and again. Until Shi Yiyi's envoy returned to the capital and reported to Zhongshu Province that "the border patrol was very effective and Ye Yongjia is ready to stay for a long time," the ministers could no longer sit still.
It was a private discussion at first, but Niu Yuan did not make any statement on it, and it gradually turned into an open dispute.
As usual, there was no emperor present in the court meeting on that day. It was presided over by the Prince of the Supervisory State, while Liu Zhennian sat at the second seat and watched quietly as everyone knelt down.
"Your Highness," Hong Lizhen walked out as soon as everyone stood up, "Today Xuanhua came to report that Ye Yongjia has made up his mind to stay at the border for a long time. Please ask the imperial court to send more manpower to help the prime minister's desire for change."
"I think..." Before the prince could finish speaking, he turned to look at Liu Zhennian, "Prime Minister Liu should speak first."
Liu Zhennian hurriedly bowed and said: "I don't dare. But since His Highness asked about Liu, I can just answer it. I think that serving the prime minister has profound meaning, and the court should do its best to support it in order to achieve effective governance."
"Mr. Liu, don't believe what Prime Minister Niu Feng says. He is too ignorant of reality!" said the Minister of War, Jie Wenwu, urgently, "You must also understand the hardships of our Ministry of War! He wants to carry out a major blood exchange, so I want to ask this question As the new Prime Minister, is he responsible for the expenses of the Ministry of War? Is he responsible for the selection of troops? Where will a large number of troops be placed at the border? Oh, the Prime Minister does not need to worry about these things. When the time comes, my people and I will take the blame."
"Jie Shangshu, if you have something to say to me, don't look at the prince or Liu Xiang with that face!" Niu Yuan patted his chest, a little annoyed.
"Don't be anxious, Prime Minister." Li Wenshou also came to help. "If you have something to talk about, it's best not to ramble on."
"Okay, okay..." Niu Yuan calmed down the anger in his heart and took a breath, "Jie Shangshu, the troops at the border are almost defeated at the first touch. Xuanhua may fall at any time. These crises are before our eyes. The national affairs may cause small damage but big damage. In terms of losses, if you only pay attention to the small losses, you will end up in a mess, and you will not care about the expenditure of troops, and it will be reduced to empty talk!"
"Humph, Lord Fengxiang said it lightly. After all, you are not the one to pay for everyone!" Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue retorted, "If we reorganize the army, all the armor, weapons, horses and artillery will come from our Ministry of Revenue! The current national strength is absolutely We won’t tolerate being tormented like this!”
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall became noisy and cursed.
"Enough!" The prince's roar failed to stop the development of the situation, but made the courtiers act more recklessly. They blocked Niu Yuan and asked him for an explanation; some even stood on the table and accused Niu Yuan of taking office. What you have done since.
"Shut up!" Liu Zhennian slammed his sword on the table, causing everyone to tremble. "Didn't you listen to Deputy Li's words? If you have something to say, yell in the court. What a shame to shout!"
"Yes..." The officials lowered their heads in submission.
"This matter is of great importance," the prince said again, "Why don't you all discuss it for a few days before making a decision. Let's break up the meeting today."
"The meeting is dismissed!" Liu Zhennian put away his sword.
"Why didn't you say a word during the meeting yesterday?" In the lobby of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Chen Tongpao was pouring tea for Gao Jizhi.
"Liu Zhennian is still in a dilemma about this. We have nothing to do with this reform, so why do we have to stand in line?" Gao Jizhi picked up the tea bowl with two fingers, "Even without me, there are many people who want to rebel against the Prime Minister. yes."
"But you still have a preference in your heart." Chen Tongpao smiled and picked up the purple clay pot for him.
"Yes, public opinion cannot be violated," Gao Jizhi took out a piece of tea leaf from the bowl, "We are like this tea leaf, which must be soaked in water. Without water, it is of no use. You think, Shi Yiyi used it at the border He is an iron-clad private soldier, so it saves some effort to manage two soldiers. Secondly, Governor Shi is extremely respectful and comes to the capital many times to show his filial piety to the officials. They naturally like Shi Yiyi. Now that something is happening, unless he They uproot it, otherwise it will be difficult to succeed.”
"I heard that Ye Yongjia is coming back." Tongpao Chen revealed the news to him.
"Oh?" Gao Jizhi's eyebrows twitched twice, "Niu Yuan's enthusiasm seems to have gradually disappeared. Do you know what to do?"
"I understand." Ye Yongjia had no expression on his face and only lowered his head slightly.
It was afternoon when Ye Yongjia came back. Seeing that the curfew had not started yet, he secretly rejoiced and hurriedly went to various departments to look for the people he had sent, but found no news and disappeared without a trace. He was puzzled and had to go to see Niu Yuan first.
"Master Ye, you are finally back!" Niu Yuan saw him from all the way and ran over to say hello, "How are you doing there? Have you ever been plotted against?"
"Fortunately," Ye Yongjia seemed uncomfortable, "Everything went smoothly."
"But it's very difficult for me here," he and Ye Yongjia walked to the hall. "The ministers are strongly opposed to your staying in Xuanhua for a long time. The situation is becoming more and more out of control..."
Ye Yongjia didn't say a word, just listened to his speech silently.
"Some people are still sowing discord behind the scenes," Niu Yuan raised his head, "It's ridiculous to say that I don't trust you, the newcomer! I have no friends now, and you are the only one who agrees with my reforms! I won't unite you. , why don’t I want to alienate you? I don’t like hiding things, the more I hide them, the more uncomfortable I feel, so I will tell you everything that’s in my heart.”
"I don't care about rumors, so I can rest assured." Ye Yongjia bowed and bowed.
"Those courtiers all think about their own interests and have no regard for the prosperity and decline of the country," Niu Yuan hid his face and sighed, "but I will never become an official in a dream! The more powerful they are to obstruct me, the more I will do." The more we must persist, Tinglong, you and I are the only ones in the same boat. At worst, we will sink into the water together!"
Seeing how impassioned he was, Ye Yongjia had no choice but to put aside his doubts and bow firmly to Niu Yuan: "I am willing to follow the Prime Minister and never give up!"
