In Qian's Mansion, after Qian Tao and Qian Fei returned, they dismissed the servants and started talking in secret.
"Brother, are we going to surrender them all?"
Qian Tao shook his head slightly, "Our family has never done such desperate things. Firstly, today we are under pressure from King Zhong, and secondly, he does have great potential, but there is always a chance in this world. We You have to do your best to save face, but you still have to hold back.”
"That's right. I think Prince Zhong seems to like to take the wrong approach. Regarding this matter, Concubine Yan must have had a back-up plan. The danger is unknown, but Prince Zhong still plans to take risks. I think he is too trusting."
From a personal perspective, Concubine Qian definitely hates Zhao Mengqi, but the children of aristocratic families have their own rules of conduct. Unless they lose their coolness, they generally will not act emotionally and measure everything by interests.
Now that the Qian family is moving closer to Zhao Mengqi, they are optimistic about the expected returns. However, if Zhao Mengqi overturns, all the Qian family's investment will be in vain.
Qian Tao rubbed his forehead and thought for a long time, "I'm afraid it's not just Concubine Yan. I'm afraid Xie Xianggong will also have to take action. Let's see how Prince Zhong responds first."
At the same time, several officials were rushing to Uncle Xie Fang's house to ask for an audience.
After Uncle Xie Fang entered the state of resignation, he stayed at home for more than ten days and no longer had any contact with official matters. He Anxin submitted his resignation at intervals as usual, until the official approved it.
The house seemed very calm, and there was no rush to pack up the luggage and belongings. Perhaps Uncle Xie Fang was a relatively honest official and a relatively simple man, so he didn't have much to pack.
These days, it is inevitable for subordinates and colleagues to come to visit, but Uncle Xie Fang usually refuses, and even the concierge directly refuses.
But today, these officials were very persistent and would not give up until they thanked the Prime Minister. The concierge had no choice but to go and inform them.
"Ms. sir, there are three officials who insist on seeing you. They say it's a matter of great importance. I see how anxious and angry they are. It doesn't seem like they're being hypocritical."
Uncle Xie Fang was standing in front of the case, writing a big word "quiet" on the white paper with a splash of ink. Judging from the pile of handwriting next to it, he didn't know which number it was.
Being disturbed, he sighed helplessly, slowly put down the brush, and wiped his hands with a cloth, "Even you can't stand it, it seems unusual, that's all, let's meet them, and welcome them to the flower hall for tea. , I will come right away to change my clothes."
Soon after, Uncle Xie Fang, who had changed into a Taoist robe, walked into the flower hall, and the three officials immediately stood up to pay their respects.
"You don't need to be polite, please sit down." After Xie Fangshu took his seat, he didn't mince words and asked directly, "Yiqing, Zijing, and Wenxi, you three came together, what is the important matter?"
Zhao Chongjie, whose courtesy name is Yiqing, is a distant branch of the clan and the current Prime Minister of Taichang Temple. "Thank you, Prime Minister, something big happened at noon..."
He gave a brief account of Prince Zhong's riot in the Qian Mansion, "This matter has become a rage and has spread throughout Lin'an."
"What does this matter have to do with me?" Uncle Xie Fang had been idle for more than ten days and seemed to have lost his political acumen.
Huang Shiyong, courtesy name Zijing, who served as editor of the Secret Pavilion, explained to him, "How can a loyal king be a king if he acts recklessly and is cruel and unkind? We can take this opportunity to impeach with all our strength, and then ask for an official The family chooses to save.”
Come again? How could this trivial matter shake King Zhong's position?
Uncle Xie Fang shook his head, "I have already resigned, how can I still be qualified to interfere in the government affairs?"
"Prime Minister, now the government has not approved the resignation, but you are still in office, and it is difficult for you to resign to support the country and the country!" Li Lun and Li Wenxi hurriedly admonished, and said, "Even if the Prime Minister's resignation cannot be undone this time, what will happen in the future?" ? If King Zhong is on the throne, there will be no chance of you returning to the throne."
These words really hit Uncle Xie Fang's heart. In the officialdom of the Song Dynasty, ups and downs were common. Under the changing circumstances, one could seize the opportunity to rise and recover, but only if the person on the throne was willing to give him a chance.
But in everyone's opinion, Uncle Xie Fang had offended King Zhong to death. As long as King Zhong was still the crown prince, or even took over the throne of the Song Dynasty, it would never be possible for an enemy to appear in the court again.
For the current Uncle Xie Fang, it is better to seize the opportunity of Prince Zhong to fight and dethrone his throne. Even if it arouses the disgust and anger of the officials, no matter who is replaced as the new prince, he will still have to thank Uncle Fang for his share of the throne. It's a big favor, so are you afraid that there won't be a chance to see each other again?
After thinking deeply for a while, Uncle Xie Fang was very moved, "Then what are you going to do?"
Huang Shiyong replied, "Let the trend brew for a few days. When everyone in the government and the public is criticizing King Zhong and talking endlessly, Prime Minister Xie will use the general trend to win over public opinion and summon all the officials again. One attack will surely hit!"
While several people were continuing to discuss, a group of people gathered in Ding Daquan's house, which was just a block away from Xie's residence, and were celebrating.
"Haha, it's true that God can do evil even if he does it, but he can't do it if he does it himself!"
"This loyal king... looks smarter than before. I didn't expect that he would still do such stupid things. Instead of staying in the palace to secure his position, he would actually run out and cause trouble!"
"Hehe, this is him putting the knife handle into someone else's hand. Let's see our procuratorate show off his power this time, and teach him how to behave!"
"Recently, the man in the palace has been quite dissatisfied with us. We were worried about how to make atonement for our sins, but the loyal king came to the door himself! I will present the bullets tomorrow to see if he can still sit still!"
Ding Daquan looked at the party members cheering with a smile and waved his hands, "Don't be impatient! There is no rush on the impeachment. We will talk about it in a few days."
"Eh? Brother Ziwan, what do you mean? Shouldn't we strike while the iron is hot?" A group of party members looked at him in confusion.
While being stared at, Ding Daquan looked confident. In fact, in the morning, word had already been sent from the palace, roughly telling him the plan and asking him to cooperate. However, he did not expect that King Zhong would fall into the trap so quickly. .
"The palace has already made arrangements, and there may be surprises in the next few days. Also, if there are no accidents, the position of the Censor will be determined tomorrow." Ding Daquan said with a little pride on his face.
Everyone took a look and realized that after Wu Yan was convicted, the vacant position of censor would finally fall to the long-awaited head of Ding Daquan, making him the real leader of the censor, so they immediately congratulated him.
"Brother Ziwan must hold the position of Censor. We look forward to the procuratorate, under the leadership of brother Ziwan, sweeping away Shen Ke and showing off his talents!"
"Ding Sixian's official career is smooth. I believe he will soon be promoted to the title of Censor Zhongcheng or Censor Doctor, and he will be granted the title of Duke and Prime Minister just around the corner!"
Listening to the compliments from everyone, Ding Daquan was inevitably a little ecstatic, but he said, "It doesn't matter what official you are, it's just to better serve the court. I have to do your best. I believe there will be a more suitable position soon." , so that everyone can better utilize their strengths and bring peace to the people and govern the country."
The implication is, of course, if you follow me well, you will have meat to eat!
Under the temptation of high-ranking officials and generous salaries, everyone was gearing up and began to carefully plan how to attack King Zhong.
