Cui Yi saw that the situation had come to an end and hurriedly took advantage of the chaos to grab Lu Tingci and sneak out with his body bent. No one noticed it and was still yelling at Ye Dang. After a moment, they realized that a few people were missing. Even Ye Yongjia is missing.
"Damn, these thieves run so fast!" Everyone said through gritted teeth, "If you dare to stay one step longer, we will beat them to death here!"
"What should we do now?" Ge Mingwei asked.
"What else can we do?" Zeng Liang stepped forward, "Immediately write a joint memorial to impeach the Ye Party!"
After hearing this, the people from Guoxiang were about to speak in agreement. Before they took a step, they caught a glimpse of Chen Tongpao next to him. Seeing his face as flat as a lake, he suddenly thought: "Mr. Chen seems to have been speechless." If he could take advantage of the victory and pursue it, he would not long ago...'
After thinking about this, Xiang Ren's eyes widened, and he suddenly realized, changed his mind, and went to persuade Zeng Liang: "Zeng Shangshu, you have to calm down. After all, this is not a matter of Ye Dang's family, and King Yi is also involved. He is your Majesty's most important person. If, my beloved son, you offend His Majesty because of this, you and I will not be able to escape our sins."
Zeng Liang disagreed and looked at him coldly and said: "Lianghou, I can't make the decision on this matter. Why are you so eager to refute? It's better to listen to Mr. Chen's opinion first and then discuss it."
Seeing that he was going to force Chen Tongpao to express his position, the people in Hunan became even more anxious: "This matter is related to the career of the prime minister. You don't obey his orders honestly. Instead, you ask questions and prepare to take your own way. Do you want to throw him into a pit of fire?" push?"
"Lianghou, Su Xiang didn't say a word. How did you know that he didn't want it in his heart?" Zeng Liang was very dissatisfied, and immediately turned to Su Zongshan and bowed, "Master Su, what are your plans? Just tell everyone. ! If you don’t want to cause trouble, we will disperse and leave without any complaints.”
Seeing the excitement among the crowd, Su Zongshan couldn't refute it clearly, so he could only smile and said: "I don't know Lu Tingci's character, and I don't know much about the so-called 'Ye Party'. I'd better ask Chen Shangshu for advice. He is in charge of the officials." His promotion and dethronement should be the most familiar."
When everyone heard this, they nodded one after another and hurriedly asked Mr. Chen to come forward and answer. Only the people from Hunan gritted their teeth and cried secretly: "It seems that they are determined to push Mr. Chen out. This disaster is inevitable!" '
But Chen Tongpao, as expressionless as usual, came out and said calmly: "Chen deeply hates Ye Yongjia for forming cliques for personal gain. Today, since you all dare to speak out, as the chief of the Six Cao Cao, how can I back down?" reason."
"So... you agreed?" Everyone's eyes were full of excitement.
Chen Tongpao continued: "I not only agree, but I will also write the memorial for you and submit it in the name of the Ministry of Personnel. When the time comes, all you need to do is sign your name."
Everyone cheered immediately, and Su Zongshan was also grateful to him for taking on the responsibility for him. He was so happy that he didn't even care about etiquette. He directly held his colleague's hand and praised: "Master Chen is worthy of being the leader of Qingliu. He is so courageous and knowledgeable." Brave! I’m very grateful to Su for what happened today, I can’t help you.”
Chen Tongpao was humble for a while and exchanged a few words with each other. Seeing that the officials had all left, Chen Tongpao also said goodbye to Zongshan, who stayed with him, and returned to the Ministry of Personnel with the Hunan people.
"Mr. Chen," the man from Guoxiang stopped his colleague on the corridor when he saw that there was no one around him, "You must understand, right?"
Tongpao Chen stopped helplessly and shrugged his eyebrows: "My dear brother is always smart, I'm afraid I don't need to answer this kind of question."
"Since you understand so well, why do you still agree to their request? No matter what others think, you should sternly refuse."
Chen Tongpao sighed: "The prime minister refuses to take this responsibility, and if I refuse it, won't I become a target of public criticism? Think about the long term."
"In the long run, in the long run," Xiangren still didn't move. "If we offend the emperor because of this, everything will be over. How can there be any long term?"
"Sixing, what you have been lacking is calmness," Tongpao Chen showed a hint of anger, "Don't you still trust me? I will have my own solution then."
After hearing this, the Xiang people had to step aside, but they still said to him: "Then... can the content of the memorial not involve King Yi?"
"You want to impeach only Lu Tingci?"
The Xiang people nodded.
"This is impossible," Chen Tongpao said resolutely. "The ministers just want to use this to kill King Yi's majesty and stabilize the crown prince's position as the heir. How can they allow me to treat him lightly?"
"There's no need to say anything. Go back to the official department immediately and find a clerk with neat handwriting. Write: 'Lü Tingci fabricated rumors in order to use the name of King Yi to win favor, and asked for work to begin without permission. He did not care about the lives of the world. His heart Can be punished'."
The people from Hunan were puzzled: "Why don't you go back with me?"
"I have other important things to attend to," Chen Tongpao dusted his sleeves, "I rely on you to maintain the staff."
The Xiang people didn't dare to say anything and said "yes", and the two of them went their separate ways.
In the past few days, Cui Yi was fully expecting that his carefully laid scam would work wonders, but he waited and waited for nearly two days and still couldn't hear any news, and he felt puzzled in his heart: "Everyone on that day was fooled." I am so angry, why haven’t I filed a petition for impeachment yet? Could it be that Chen Dang really persuaded him to come down? Or is there something else going on... I have to ask my brother-in-law. '
So he put on his court uniform and ran to the second hall of the Ministry of Justice. He saw Ye Yongjia sitting on an armchair under the window, holding a note and muttering something to Cai Xianqing.
"Master Ye." Cui Yi stepped forward and saluted.
Ye Yongjia turned around and said absently: "Oh, just sit there."
"Sir," Cui Yi noticed his emotions and asked hurriedly, "What happened?"
Ye Yongjia immediately put the note in front of him: "Oh, isn't that just for this matter. It just so happens that you are here to give me advice."
Cui Yi flattened the note, took a closer look, and saw that it was written: "My colleague Chen accidentally caught wind and cold, and his head is too hot to do anything. Please allow me to rest." '
"This was given to me by the emperor when he went to court just now," Ye Yongjia explained. "He said that since Chen Tongpao is not here, he asked me to carry out court affairs on his behalf."
Cui Yimo stroked his eyebrows, pondered for a while, and said: "I'm afraid it's Chen Dang's delaying strategy... In order to prevent the impeachment of the ministers, he pretended to be recovering from illness. This is also a common tactic."
"I think so," Ye Yongjia said, "but although this trick is common, it is really difficult to deal with. After all, the memorial was issued by him, and he is now bedridden, and the officials have nothing to do. Once it is delayed for a long time, Chen Dang will use it again What trick can be used to defuse the anger of the ministers is unknown."
"So we can't let this matter cool down," Cui Yi said immediately, "I have a magic trick that can make the officials intolerable!"
