Wei Zhongxian knows.
Although Tianqi didn't blame him, he was still beating him, otherwise he wouldn't have mentioned the incident between him and Hu Ziqi in front of him.
"It's best for people who are familiar with the recruitment matters to be handled, Daban, who do you think is the most suitable person to come forward?" Tianqi asked Wei Zhongxian.
Wei Zhongxian immediately realized that he was asked to arrange for someone who had some relationship with Hu Ziqi to meet Liu Thief.
Thinking of this, he said: "There is a young eunuch named Li beside me. He has been to Liu Thief's shop in the capital several times before. I think he is more suitable."
In the past, all the interactions between him and Hu Ziqi were through the eunuch named Li. At this time, he had to push the person out and hand him over to Tianqi.
"The person recommended by the big companion must be suitable. Let him come forward to handle it. Big companion, go and tell him, and I will disappear." Tianqi nodded and agreed to the candidate proposed by Wei Zhongxian.
"Your servant accepts the order." Wei Zhongxian hurriedly stepped forward and saluted.
Not long after, Wei Zhongxian walked out of Qianqing Palace.
However, he didn't go far when a person suddenly stepped out from behind the wall and blocked the way. He was shocked and took several steps back.
"Oh, Mr. Gu Ge, you shocked our family." Wei Zhongxian steadied himself and then noticed that the person who suddenly appeared was Gu Bingqian.
Gu Bingqian intervened and said, "I am here specially to wait for Senior Official Wei."
"Hey, this is something new. In the past, our family sent people to invite Mr. Gu Ge. Today, the sun has risen in the west, and Mr. Gu Ge actually came to our house." Wei Zhongxian half-squinted his eyes, half-smiling. He looked at Gu Bingqian carefully.
He had felt Gu Bingqian's looming alienation a long time ago.
When Gu Bingqian in front of him heard this, a look of embarrassment flashed across his face.
"Tell me, what do you want from our family?" Wei Zhongxian had no intention of joking and asked straight to the point what Gu Bingqian's purpose was.
Gu Bingqian coughed lightly and asked directly: "I wonder what official Wei's attitude is towards recruiting Liu Thief?"
"Our family is just a servant next to the emperor. We are satisfied if we can serve the emperor well. How can we judge the military and national affairs like what Mr. Gu Ge said? If Mr. Gu Ge asks our family about such things, I am afraid he is asking the wrong question. I'm gone." Wei Zhongxian replied in a nonchalant manner.
Hearing this, Gu Bingqian felt a little bitter in his heart.
Why don't you understand that the other party is unwilling to say it, otherwise with the other party's position of having great power in the court and being nine thousand years old, he would be qualified to intervene in any major military and national affairs.
"Okay, if Mr. Gu Ge has nothing to do, our family will not accompany him, and we will have to complete the errands assigned by the emperor." Wei Zhongxian walked past Gu Bingqian.
How could Gu Bingqian let Wei Zhongxian leave like this? He hurriedly caught up and said, "Master Wei has just met the Holy Lord. He should be able to sense that the Holy Lord is determined to recruit Liu Thief. Now someone wants to sabotage the recruitment. Doesn't Senior Officer Wei want to share your worries?"
Wei Zhongxian suddenly stopped after walking a few steps.
Slowly turning around, he looked at Gu Bingqian and said, "What does Mr. Gu Ge mean by telling our family this?"
He had just received an errand to recruit people at Qianqing Palace, and in the blink of an eye he heard someone trying to sabotage the recruitment, so he couldn't help but ask more questions.
"Some people don't want the recruitment to be successful." Gu Bingqian said directly.
Wei Zhongxian frowned.
"Master Wei, don't you want to know who is behind the sabotage of the recruitment?" Gu Bingqian said again.
Wei Zhongxian hesitated and asked, "Who is it?"
"Second Assistant to the Cabinet Huang Zhongwu, Bachelor of Science Huang." Gu Bingqian said a person's name.
Wei Zhongxian frowned even deeper when he heard the name.
Gu Bingqian, who noticed this, immediately understood that what Huang Liji did was definitely not Wei Zhongxian's instruction, but was entirely his own private behavior.
"Whether you want to recruit or not is your cabinet's own business. We are just slaves around the emperor. If Mr. Gu Ge has any dissatisfaction, he can just talk to the emperor. There is no need to talk to a slave like us." He said. After finishing, Wei Zhongxian shook off Gu Bingqian and walked forward.
Gu Bingqian, who was behind, suddenly said loudly: "Grandmaster Wei is the most trusted person by the Holy One, and he doesn't want to see His Majesty's good intentions turned into a cloud of smoke."
Wei Zhongxian, who had not gone far, suddenly stopped and said, "Gu Ge is already old, so he should take care of himself as early as possible! Our family feels that it is the right time as soon as the recruitment and placement matters are over."
Gu Bingqian's face turned pale when he heard this.
Originally, he wanted to put pressure on Huang Liji through Wei Zhongxian and make Huang Liji stand on his side on the recruitment matter, but what he didn't expect was what he least wanted to see.
Although he was already over seventy years old, he was really unwilling to let go of his power as the first assistant.
After Wei Zhongxian walked away, Gu Bingqian walked to Wenyuan Pavilion alone in despair.
He knew that Wei Zhongxian spoke so bluntly, almost pointing his nose at him and asking him to resign and return to his hometown. This was not only Wei Zhongxian's own intention, but more likely the attitude of the people behind Wei Zhongxian.
Returning to Wenyuan Pavilion, he came to his office room and stayed there for a long time without saying a word. He didn't come back to his senses until someone from Zhongshu House reminded him that it was time for his next shift.
After clearing the things on the table, he walked out of the room.
"Mr. Gu Ge, are you going back together?"
Huang Liji walked out of the house not far away and invited Gu Bingqian to go with him.
Gu Bingqian glanced at him, said nothing, and walked out minding his own business.
"Mr. Gu Ge is still angry because of what happened before." Huang Liji followed from behind and walked side by side with Gu Bingqian, "Don't be angry. The recruitment matters will be handled according to the wishes of Mr. Ge."
Gu Bingqian paused when he heard this.
He understood in his heart that it was Wei Zhongxian who should have given Huang Liji a message not to embarrass him as the first assistant over the recruitment matter. Of course, Huang Liji must have known that he, the first assistant, would soon step aside to make way for someone else, otherwise it would not be possible. He would take the initiative to seek peace so happily.
Without Wei Zhongxian's support and Tianqi's liking, whether he wanted it or not, his position as chief assistant had to be given up.
He knew very well.
Wei Zhongxian asked him to take care of his old age because he was telling him to voluntarily give up his position as chief minister so that he could smoothly return to his hometown to retire and save his last trace of face.
"Just tell Mr. Gu Ge if you have any orders, and I will cooperate with you to recruit Liu Thief." Huang Liji kept talking, regardless of whether Gu Bingqian listened or not.
Gu Bingqian felt dull and dull at the moment.
Whether or not Liu Thief would be given a title was meaningless to him, a cabinet minister who was about to retire and return to his hometown.
"Get up quickly. I don't mean to blame you. Liu Thief hadn't rebelled yet. How could you have known his ambition? I don't blame you. I don't blame you." Tianqi instructed Wei Zhongxian to get up.
Wei Zhongxian stood up tremblingly, cold sweat soaking the clothes on his back.
