The next day.
Fusu sent people to notify the officials on the list and soon spread throughout the court.
The names of the officials on the roster were also revealed one by one.
Listening to the unfamiliar names spoken by the ministers at home, Hu Wujing's vision went dark and he almost fell to the ground.
None of the courtiers or children he had contacted privately was on the list. The few names he only knew about were all children of important ministers, such as Li Si's son, Zheng Guo's son, Wang Ben's son, etc., while the names of other officials were, He hadn't even heard of it.
Xiao He from Pei County, Wu Rui from Wu County, Cao Jiu from Qi County, etc. were all local officials.
The release of this roster was not only beyond Hu Wujing's reaction, but also beyond the expectations of all the courtiers, and even many courtiers had never expected it.
Hu Wujing stared straight at the bamboo slips.
My body can no longer stand still.
He held on to his body to prevent himself from collapsing.
He did plot against Fusu, but why didn't Fusu plot against him?
I thought that even if Fusu was dissatisfied with him, after all, he had already taken care of the matter of establishing the Prince's Mansion in private at that time, and he had not mentioned any names to the outside world. Even if Fusu asked many times, he always remained tight-lipped.
Fusu didn't know that he had secretly contacted those officials. Even if he wanted to target these officials, how could he target them if he didn't know their names?
He thought that someone would be selected.
Perhaps some of the children of these courtiers will be selected.
Although it was still a bit difficult for him to explain, he could somewhat excuse himself. However, now that the roster was released, Hu Wujing just felt like the sky was falling.
Especially in the court yesterday, Fusu said that he followed his own advice.
This made Hu Wujing feel chilly in his heart.
Follow your own advice?
When did you give Fusu advice?
When did I tell Fusu not to use the courtiers' children?
ah!
Thinking that he had inexplicably suffered such a huge grievance, Hu Wujing felt so aggrieved that he wanted to die. What made Hu Wujing even more desperate was that most of the courtiers would believe what Fusu said.
The anger and resentment caused by this roster will eventually fall on himself.
Yesterday, he could no longer bear the questioning from the courtiers, and now it was even more confirmed. How had he ever experienced such grievance? Have you ever endured this kind of pressure?
Thinking of the scene he was about to face, Hu Wujing couldn't help but have a look of horror on his face. Finally, he couldn't hold on any longer, vomited out a mouthful of blood, and passed out on the spot.
Censor's Mansion.
The news that Hu Wujing had fainted and died quickly spread throughout the court.
Naturally, it also fell into Zhang Cang'er's mind.
Hearing the news, Zhang Cang looked frightened and his eyes were full of regret. If he hadn't been astute, he would have been the one who was vomiting blood and fell into a coma now.
And that's what he was worried about in the first place.
This is too big.
Too many people have been offended.
It was so big that ordinary courtiers could not bear it.
Hu Wujing couldn't bear it.
Neither can he.
There are still some sons of important ministers mixed in, otherwise the scene would be even more ugly. In the huge court, hundreds of courtiers, and hundreds of officials, no one can enter Fusu's affairs office?
This was too much of a slap in the face for the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty.
In particular, it was reported that Fusu had inquired about the situation many times, which pushed the matter to an extremely serious situation. It also proved that it was not that he did not choose, but that he looked down on them, or thought that these courtiers and Lang Guan were Their talent is inferior to that of local officials.
The hat is so big that no one dares to take it.
Even if Hu Wujing was ranked as the ninth minister, he still couldn't bear it.
This directly offended all the courtiers.
Zhang Cang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, feeling frightened in his heart.
And after returning yesterday, he had already thought of words for himself to deal with subsequent inquiries from other officials.
He would blame everything related to the courtiers on Hu Wujing.
He was indeed asked by Fusu to provide a roster, but His Highness told him that it was just to balance Guanzhong and Guandong, and Hu Wujing was in charge of the court affairs, so he was naturally in charge of the local area, but he didn't know the local officials very well, so Only officials who have been at the forefront of the program assessment can be recommended.
As for the rest, he didn't know anything about it.
As for the situation on Hu Wujing's side, he was also unclear. He thought that with so many officials in the Manchu Dynasty, Hu Wujing would choose many people. Therefore, in order to balance each other, he submitted a few more quotas for His Highness to choose from. However, But I really didn't expect that Hu Wujing would end up like this.
Think of this.
Zhang Cang thought about it carefully in his mind and determined that there was nothing wrong with his words. His initially agitated mood gradually calmed down.
as expected.
Not long after Zhang Cang regained his composure, courtiers came to the door angrily.
The visitor is also a censor.
Ma Xing.
Ma Xing is a descendant of the former Mafu Lord Zhao She, and is also related to Zhao Kuo by blood, but later changed his surname to Zhao She's fiefdom. This man is also quite prestigious in the court.
Zhang Cang did not dare to neglect.
He asked cautiously: "Brother Ma, why are you free to come to my place today?"
Ma Xing glared at Zhang Cang. How could Zhang Cang not know what he was talking about? However, he did not get angry. Instead, he suppressed his anger and asked: "Zhang Yushi, I just want to know why His Highness Fusu's affairs office did not select officials from among the Lang officials?"
"When new offices are opened in the imperial court, they always give priority to the selection of ministers. Why do we need to change the rules this time?"
Zhang Cang said with an aggrieved face: "Brother Ma, you have really wronged me. I am just an ordinary censor. How can I know about the ministers under the prime minister's residence? This time His Highness opened the affairs office, which is indeed a great move for the whole court." How dare I neglect this important matter?"
"It's just that Brother Ma should also know."
"I, Zhang Cang, have always been obsessed with political affairs in the past and have not paid much attention to other affairs of the court. I rarely interact with other officials. Therefore, when His Highness handed over this matter to me, I was also frightened, lest I could not do things well and ruin His Highness. Prestige."
"I, Zhang Cang, have only been the censor for three years. In the past, I have always been an accounting clerk. Even after I became the censor, I was still responsible for settling accounts. I don't know much about the situation in the court. The only person I have some contact with is Annual accounting assessment.”
"So I applied for the officials who ranked at the top in the annual assessment."
"As for why there is no Lang Guan."
"I was wronged too. Shouldn't Feng Chang be responsible for this matter? I'm not familiar with the imperial court, and I don't know much about it. How dare I submit it to the register at will? When I submitted the register, I was even thinking about the fact that there are many officials in the imperial court. If If we don’t report more to some local officials, we might attract criticism.”
"That's why I deliberately reported more."
"I just never thought about it"
Zhang Cang spread his hands, his eyes full of bitterness.
"You really don't know about this?" Ma Xing asked coldly.
Zhang Cang shook his head quickly and said firmly: "I really don't know."
Zhang Cang didn't lie.
If the roster hadn't come out this time, he wouldn't have known that he had recommended so many people.
Ma Xing stared straight at Zhang Cang and suddenly said: "Since you are so close to His Highness, don't you have anything to say about this roster?"
Zhang Cang gave a bitter smile and said, "I wonder where Brother Ma's words of closeness come from."
"You and I are both ministers of the Qin Dynasty, and we both act under orders, so how can we be distinguished from each other? It's just that I am the censor of Shangji and am responsible for the assessment of local officials. That's why I was entrusted with an important task by His Highness this time. If you don't dare , in fact, there is nothing special about it.”
Ma Xing was noncommittal about Zhang Cang's words.
Zhang Cang and Fu Su were very close, and everyone in the court knew about this.
Moreover, he could hear that Zhang Cang was actually deliberately changing the subject. He would not let Zhang Cang succeed. Ma Xing said coldly: "I think there is something wrong with this roster. Da Qin currently has three to four hundred lieutenants." , so many young talents should not be overqualified and underused, I think they can enter the Affairs Office to handle political affairs for His Highness."
Zhang Cang said with a confused look on his face: "But the roster has been decided?"
Ma Xing said disapprovingly: "I have a roster here. Since you are responsible for this matter, you can hand it over to His Highness and let His Highness make the decision."
Hear the words.
Zhang Cang's eyes narrowed slightly.
Ma Xing clearly wanted to trick him.
Fusu just didn't want to get into trouble with him, so he threw the problem to himself. If he threw the problem to His Highness again, wouldn't he be causing trouble for himself.
Moreover, Ma Xing's status was higher than his own, so he didn't go on his own, but forced him to go, which might not be a plot against him.
Zhang Cang refused directly.
He said with certainty: "This may not be possible."
"I am only responsible for the selection of local officials. As for the court officials and Langguan, Hu Fengchang is responsible for them. How dare I overstep my authority? Yushi Ma, don't say anything more about this."
Seeing Zhang Cang's sudden hardening, Ma Xing's eyes changed slightly.
He looked at Zhang Cang deeply for a few times, and finally just snorted coldly, waved his sleeves and left without saying anything more.
Zhang Cang sent him off with a cold face.
After sending Ma Xing away, Zhang Cang wiped his forehead, which had a lot of sweat overflowing.
He gasped slightly and said: "The fame and fortune fair of Chaotang is too tempting for people. Ma Xing is only the first, but he will never be the last."
"Behind them is a huge group of heroes."
"There are hundreds of children of meritorious officials."
"This time His Highness acted too harshly and excluded all the children of these heroes, which has caused panic and uneasiness among these heroes. They are eager to reverse this situation."
"How many people in the world can tolerate the poison of power?"
"How many people can really be indifferent?"
"It's just your highness, you should leave early. If you don't leave, I, Zhang Cang, may not be able to hold on. These are not just one or two, but the children of the heroes of the dynasty. The power behind these people is too great Well, even Li Si might be a little wary, I, Zhang Cang, can block one person or two people, but how can I block dozens or hundreds of people?"
Zhang Cang's eyebrows showed deep worry.
Fusu's affairs office this time is actually a distribution of power.
However, Fusu did it too ruthlessly and did not want the courtiers to get involved to share the pie. The benefits of doing so were obvious, and the disadvantages were also obvious. This was at the cost of offending the ministers of the court.
If Li Si, Wang and other important officials had not entered into it, the storm would have been even greater this time.
This was still the case with Hu Wujing in front. If Hu Wujing hadn't been blocking him in front, he might have simply chosen to run away.
Offending the entire group of heroes in Great Qin, where would there be any place for them in the imperial court? It's a blessing to be able to save even one life, but we can't even hope for anything else.
Faintly.
Zhang Cang felt more and more like a lonely minister.
However, only a lone minister can protect himself in the complicated court of Qin.
But it's just self-protection.
Think of this.
Zhang Cang couldn't help but feel happy.
A few years ago, he sensed that something was wrong with the situation in Da Qin, so he already had thoughts of running away. At that time, in order not to attract attention from the court, he chose to alienate other courtiers and did not take the initiative to make friends with others. It seemed that all his thoughts were on political affairs. On the one hand, he was able to cope with it today, because he didn't follow people around, and he didn't take the initiative to make friends. He was bored in the official office all day long, and he might not know much about the situation in the court.
Therefore, it is understandable that I cannot recommend those Langguan.
It's just that Fusu seems to be going to more and more extremes now.
He didn't know if his small body could still bear it.
If you can't bear it.
He really decided to run away.
The court is too dangerous.
He felt like he couldn't hold it anymore.
After Ma Xing left, more officials came soon, but Zhang Cang used various reasons to prevaricate them and sent them back. Those who couldn't deal with them directly blamed Hu Wujing for everything.
After Zhang Cang experienced several days of torture, Fusu finally set off south.
On the day when Fusu set off southward, Hu Wujing could not survive the questioning and directly announced his retirement that day. After several attempts to persuade him to stay, the First Emperor finally agreed.
Not many people in the court sympathized with Hu Wujing's resignation.
In the powerful court of Da Qin, incompetence was a mistake.
It’s also a sin!
In this political turmoil, Hu Wujing not only failed to handle it well, but also completely threw himself into it. This result was actually destined for a long time. Even Hu Wujing's ability to hold on for so long was somewhat unexpected. Few courtiers were surprised.
Fusu's move south and Hu Wujing's retreat gradually subsided the turmoil.
But everyone knows that this lull is temporary. The seeds of mutual distrust between Fusu and the courtiers have already secretly sprouted in this storm. If the mutual distrust between them continues to expand in the future, there will definitely be A bigger political turmoil broke out.
But it has really stopped now.
Pei County.
Xiao He finished handling the daily political affairs and was about to go home when a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside the house. A minor official hurriedly entered the official office and said hurriedly: "Master Xiao, here comes the order from Xianyang."
Xiao He frowned and said solemnly: "Since there is an order in Xianyang, it should be passed on to the county magistrate. Why did it come to me?"
The clerk shook his head and said, "Master Xiao, this is the order given to you by the imperial court."
Hear the words.
Xiao He was stunned.
He stretched out his hand to take the order, read it carefully, and whispered: "His Royal Highness Fusu has established an affairs office, and will soon go south, and I am actually among the officials of His Highness Fusu's affairs office? What is in the order? It is also stated that after receiving the order, I must rush to Lingling County, Changsha County within one month."
Looking at this order, Xiao He was silent for a long time.
This sudden order was completely beyond his expectation.
Three updates tomorrow, twelve thousand
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