Hu Mansion.
Hu Wujing was lying on the bed, feeling very weak.
But his eyesight is very clear.
He shouted outside the house: "How come you haven't found out what I asked you to find out yet?"
soon.
Hu Wujing's son Hu Xian entered the room and said with cupped hands: "Father, I have been keeping an eye on what you told me today. I also sent people to ask the young master and Dian Ke, but these two ministers seemed unwilling to say more. The child really didn’t ask anything.”
"and"
Hu Xian was about to speak but hesitated, but he didn't know whether to speak or not.
There was a hint of displeasure in Hu Wujing's eyes, and he said dissatisfiedly: "If you have anything to say, just say it, don't worry about mother-in-law. What did the young man say to Dianke?"
Hu Xian whispered: "Father, Du Shaofu and Yao Dianke both said it directly when they refused. This is an order from His Highness himself. They cannot easily say it to outsiders, and they do not dare to disobey the order."
"These two ministers have said so, how dare I say anything more?"
"That's when I found out nothing."
Hu Wujing frowned, feeling solemn in his heart.
Fusu was a little too cautious.
This made him want to know more and more what Fusu said today and what the attending courtiers agreed to. Hu Wujing pondered for a moment and asked, "Did Du He and Yao Jia say what they finally agreed to?" ?”
Hu Xian shook his head and said with a wry smile: "These two ministers didn't say much, they just told me not to inquire."
Hu Wujing gasped and sat up from the bed with a red face.
He said solemnly: "Looking at the posture of the two people, I'm afraid they really said something extraordinary. But with His Highness's thoughts, what kind of policy can he say?"
Hu Wujing was a little puzzled.
Thought for a long time.
He looked up at Hu Xian and finally shook his head.
Judging from the degree of rejection by Du He and Yao Jia, if Hu Xian continues to ask, he will probably not be able to find out anything. Only if he goes there in person can these two people tell the truth.
Just go there by yourself.
Hu Wujing looked hesitant.
There was silence for a while.
A blush appeared on Hu Wujing's face, and he gritted his teeth and said: "You should prepare a carriage and horses for me immediately. I will go to Du He's house right away. I must ask clearly about this matter."
Hear the words.
Hu Xian's face changed slightly.
He was surprised and said: "Father, you just reported your illness to the court yesterday, and now you go to the Shaofu's house. If the news reaches your Majesty's ears, you may become jealous of your Majesty, which will be extremely detrimental to my father."
"Father, please think again."
Hu Wujing shook his head and sighed, "It's not up to me."
"I must understand the detailed situation. Only by knowing what happened this time can I make some arrangements for the follow-up. If I don't know anything, I will only become more and more passive."
"You are too young and your qualifications are too low."
"People like Du He and Yao Jia won't take you seriously."
"You won't tell the truth either."
"This time it was your father and I who caused the matter. It should be resolved by myself."
"You go down and make arrangements."
Hu Wujing waved his hand and signaled Hu Xian to go down and make arrangements.
He touched his hot forehead, but felt that his body was a little afraid of the cold.
At this time.
He already regretted calling himself sick.
But the more this happens, the more he has to figure out what Fusu told others this time and what he finally achieved. Otherwise, it will be difficult for him to settle down, especially how to explain it to other courtiers.
soon.
Hu Xian prepared the carriage.
He himself even drove Hu Wujing to Du He's home.
It's midday.
Duhe has just returned home.
I was having lunch and wanted to take a nap when I heard Hu Wujing coming.
Hear the words.
Du He frowned.
In fact, his relationship with Hu Wujing was very ordinary.
The two men were in charge of different political directions, and they had not had much interaction in the past. When Hu Xian came to ask about the situation, he immediately rejected it. He thought that the matter would just be settled, but he never thought that Hu Wujing would come to the door in person. .
This made him suspicious.
He touched his chin and whispered: "It seems that the conflict between Hu Wujing and His Highness was not small a few days ago, otherwise Hu Wujing would not be in a sick state and come to him in such a hurry."
Du He sneered, raised his hand and said, "Take Hu Fengchang to the lobby."
Not long after.
The two met in the lobby.
Hu Wujing's face was unnatural, with a somewhat sickly rosy look. He cupped his hands towards Du He and asked directly: "Master Du, when I come here this time, I just want to inquire about one thing." The important thing is what decision His Highness made this time."
"Please also ask the young master to inform you in detail."
Du He stroked his beard and said solemnly: "Hu Fengchang, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but His Highness has an order. What was said in the hall at that time was behind closed doors and could not be easily leaked to the outside world. How could I dare to disobey His Highness's order?" make?"
"Forgive me for not telling you."
Hu Wujing disagreed and said in a deep voice: "Young Master's words are wrong."
"I was also invited by His Highness, so I should be aware of these things. It's just that I've been feeling unwell for the past few days, so I finally couldn't go. It's just that I was worried that I didn't know about it, so I dragged my illness with me. I would like to inquire about the specific situation.”
Finished.
Hu Wujing observed Du He's expression.
Seeing that Du He was indifferent, he couldn't help but feel secretly angry.
He could certainly see Du He's attitude.
Du He might have guessed that he had some issues with Fusu, so he deliberately hid these things.
Hu Wujing took a deep breath and said in a solemn voice: "Young Master Du, you should have heard some news recently. I have indeed had some rifts with His Highness due to some things recently, but I am the Crown Prince after all. Even if His Highness treats me Although you are dissatisfied, you can't really do anything to me, but I can see that you have been secretly targeting His Highness since the last time."
"A discerning person like me can see it. Do you think His Highness can't see it?"
"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth either."
"We all underestimated His Highness in the past. He is more insidious and cunning than we imagined. If you continue to underestimate him as before, you will definitely pay a heavy price for this."
Hear the words.
Duhe closed his eyes slightly.
There were wisps of cold light in his eyes.
He did not answer this, but simply said: "Do you have a deep understanding of His Highness?"
Hu Wujing said coldly: "I don't know much, but I do know a little bit. Your Highness is no longer the same as before. In fact, you can already get some clues from what happened in the past six months."
"When His Majesty killed alchemists and Confucian scholars, His Highness did not even say a word to dissuade him."
"I'm afraid this is different from the His Highness I know."
"There are also the subsequent launch of the 'official mountain and sea' policy against merchants, as well as the rectification of the Tingwei Mansion. Do you really think that these actions were decided by His Highness with a slap on the head?"
"Your Highness has changed a long time ago."
"It's just that we always thought that His Highness has not changed."
"I even keep looking at His Highness with the same eyes as in the past."
"So this time I suffered a big loss."
"In the end I had to bow my head to His Highness and admit my mistake."
"I've realized it, but I'm afraid you haven't."
Hu Wujing sneered.
Since Du He was so disrespectful, he might as well open the matter up.
Duhe's expression changed slightly.
He looked at Hu Wujing coldly and said coldly: "I don't know what you are talking about, Feng Chang. I did have some objections to some of His Highness's actions in the court, but they were all for the sake of the court. I The person in charge of the Young Master should be responsible for money and food, so I have some objections to Your Highness treating the money and food collected from Guan Shanhai as his own private property, but these opinions may not be out of public interest."
"As for other objections, they are just echoing what others have said."
"How can I, Duhe, have any objection to His Highness?"
Hu Wujing sneered and said contemptuously: "You can just fool other people with such nonsense. Which of these officials in the court doesn't know your thoughts? But I don't want to ask about your selfish motives. I just want to know one thing now, Your Highness What exactly did you say this time?"
Duhe was silent.
He looked at Hu Wujing with a complicated expression and did not respond for a long time.
Just when Hu Wujing was a little impatient, Du He finally said: "His Royal Highness consulted our opinions this time and wanted to make further arrangements for Gubenguanzhong. He also proposed three solutions."
“One is enrollment.”
"The second is to be an official."
"The third one is the Ci clan."
Hear the words.
Hu Wujing frowned and didn't understand.
Du He sneered and said lightly: "Now you know how ridiculous what you said before is? It can be said that no one who participated in this meeting will underestimate His Highness."
"Your Highness has deep thoughts."
"His perspective is different from mine."
"By enrolling students and allowing Guizhou leaders to serve as officials, we have greatly relaxed the restrictions on the lower classes and completely won over the hearts and minds of the lower classes. Moreover, through this move, we will almost realize the rewards that were originally owed. From now on, the risks borne by the court will be greatly reduced, and the morale of the military will also be improved. It can be stable because of this.”
"And the Ci family in the back."
"It literally means giving surnames to the people of the old Qin Dynasty."
"I'm afraid everyone in Guanzhong will have a family name from now on."
"Our Highness is very ambitious, even as much as His Majesty. He cares about the whole world, and even wants to use his own power to destroy the existing system of superiority and inferiority. But our Highness has forgotten one thing."
“It is often easier to destroy than to build in the world.”
"It is easy to destroy, but it is extremely difficult to build a new one."
Hu Wujing's eyes were cloudy and uncertain. He looked at Du He with gloomy eyes, half-smiling but not smiling: "What do you mean? Do you think His Highness's idea will eventually come to nothing?"
Du He smiled and said with a chuckle: "How dare I have such an idea?"
"It's just that the people in the world will resist it."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
immediately.
Du He seemed to have remembered something, and looked at Hu Wujing thoughtfully, and said slowly: "When we were in Yong Palace, His Highness also said something. His Highness is planning to build an affairs office, and Feng Chang will serve as the Crown Prince Fu. I’m sure I’ll join in as well.”
"At that time, all these things will fall on Feng Chang."
"Feng Chang will have a hard time in the future."
Hear the words.
Hu Wujing's face darkened.
This was what worried him most.
Especially when he heard that Fusu had established an affairs office to be responsible for these matters, his expression became even more ugly.
Hu Wujing's eyes flickered and he said in a serious voice: "Young Master, do you think His Majesty will agree to these methods proposed by His Highness?"
Du He hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said seriously: "I will probably agree. His Highness has informed us of these suggestions in advance. I am afraid that he has this intention in order to make me equal. Now these suggestions are at least on the surface. No one objects to it. How can we dare to refuse it when it is told in court in the future? As long as we speak, what can other courtiers do even if they are dissatisfied? How many people really dare to object in person? "
"So these policies will eventually be implemented?" Hu Wujing was still a little unwilling to give up.
Du He nodded and said: "The implementation is unclear, but it will definitely be implemented. Moreover, what happened to Mr. Hu Hai in the South China Sea may be the reason why His Highness is so anxious. His Highness will not sit back and watch the army go wrong. There is a way to calm the morale of the army, and even Is it to boost morale, especially in the name of His Highness, how could His Highness not do it?"
Hu Wujing was silent.
He thought about it in his mind and finally gave up helplessly.
He knew the matter was probably settled.
He can't change it.
Moreover, Fusu really had a plan this time. He informed the courtiers about the matter in advance and asked them to agree in advance. When he actually told the court later, there would not be too much opposition, allowing his ideas to be expressed. Implement it.
Give them no chance to refute.
Brilliant means!
In the past, they all thought that Fusu was a person who was inexperienced in the world. Only then did they fully understand what kind of inexperienced person Fusu was. Everything before was disguised, but inside he was actually a cunning and calculating person.
They had all been deceived by Fusu in the past.
But Hu Wujing no longer has the mind to think about this.
There was only one thing on his mind right now.
How to resolve the matter of 'opening the government'? At this point, what is about to be opened is a matter of the affairs office. Telling other officials is of no use. It will only make you hated by other courtiers.
Only this.
All he could really do was get over it.
Don't take the initiative to tell anyone.
He only said that he was trying to claim credit, so he lied to His Highness.
He actually really didn't want to come to this point.
But now, in order to maintain his position in the court, he has no choice but to do this, otherwise he will offend a large number of officials. Even if he can finally escape from it, he may not be able to stand in the court.
Hu Wujing cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Master, for informing me."
"It is a good thing that Your Highness has great ambitions. As ministers of the Great Qin, we should try our best to do our duty. However, we have also put in a lot of effort to establish the Great Qin. We cannot allow all kinds of government orders to come out. I may not be able to do without them in the future. exhortation.”
"This time I, Hu Wujing, will show you my love."
Hear the words.
Du He's eyes formed a smile and he said: "Feng Chang is too polite. He just informed you of some specific situations. Why bother?"
"But Fengchang really deserves some snacks when it comes to opening a mansion."
Hu Wujing snorted coldly, a flash of displeasure flashed in his eyes, but he didn't want to stay any longer. He cupped his hands and said, "I won't disturb the young master's rest. I'll take my leave first."
Finished.
Hu Wujing waved his sleeves and left.
Du He stood there and watched Hu Wujing leave.
After Hu Wujing walked away, the smile on Du He's face subsided and he said in a serious voice: "It seems that Hu Wujing has a lot of troubles with His Highness, otherwise, how could a person like him, who has always been pretentious, bow to me? "
"But look at it from this point of view."
"Your Highness seems to be unpopular in the court."
"hehe."
I have a fever, I will resume two updates tomorrow, 8,000 words.
(End of chapter)
