"The selection of the new leader of the Cao Gang should be discussed by the Governor's Office and everyone. I have to leave Yangzhou, so this matter is no longer relevant to me. I don't want to ask too much about it. Brother Shen still goes to ask the person who should ask. Well." Li Xuan shook her head and even took a step back, pretending that she didn't want to participate at all.
The corners of Shen Zhuang's mouth twitched slightly.
Nothing to do with you?
If it really has nothing to do with you, how did the former leader of the Cao Gang get arrested?
Shen Zhuang turned his head and looked at Lu Yuanfang and Wang Zhe who were standing aside. Both of them looked hung up and didn't say a word to help him at all.
Shen Zhuang could only bite the bullet and step forward again: "Your Majesty, you're welcome. Everyone in Caobang is guilty, but the guilt has its own priority. Now, although due to emergencies, we have no choice but to overdo the crime, we still need to be extremely cautious and choose the blame. It is only appropriate for the youngest person to be in charge of the Cao Gang for the time being."
"Why, can I still tell who is less guilty and who is more guilty here?" Li Xuan snorted coldly, and Shen Zhuang immediately raised his hands with a stern look on his face.
Shen Zhuang was not an eloquent person to begin with, and now he didn't even know what to say.
Li Xuan rolled her eyes at him and said: "Brother Shen, as you said before, these three people can only be temporary substitutes. Who is the final choice for the leader of the Cao Gang? This is not something you and I can decide. Even It's not something that Dou Changshi can decide. This needs approval from the palace before we can make a decision."
Although the leader of the Cao Gang was just the head of a non-governmental organization, there were hundreds of thousands of men, and no emperor would dare to ignore him.
Not to mention that the Cao Gang incident involves water transport. A slight turmoil will affect all officials in Beijing.
Therefore, the Cao Gang leader must be extremely cautious.
Especially in these sensitive times.
"What the prince said is absolutely true, but I still need your kind words on this matter." Shen Zhuang cupped his hands and said in a low voice: "The reason why Xu Ji became the leader of the Caogang back then was mostly due to the words of the prince of Hejian County. Now, the prince It’s not as important as the Hejian County King back then..."
"In the past, Uncle Wang of Hejian conquered Bashu, captured Zhu Can, defeated Xiao Xian, pacified Lingnan, defeated Gongyou, and pacified Jiangnan. Therefore, he was granted the title of Governor of Yangzhou, Zong Zhengqing, and Minister of Rites. After his death, the late emperor also issued an imperial edict to Sikong, The Grand Governor of Yangzhou was buried in the mausoleum, worthy of the imperial ancestral temple, and listed as one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion."
When Li Xuan said this, she looked at Shen Zhuang with a half-smile: "Brother Shen, are you blind, or are you deliberately trying to kill me?"
"I don't dare." Shen Zhuang was startled, quickly backed away and held his hands, and said in a deep voice, "It's the official who made a mistake."
Li Xuan took a deep look at Shen Zhuang and said, "You just said that whoever is less guilty can take over. No, he is temporarily taking over as the leader of the Cao Gang. In this way, you have already selected the successor. Is it just a formality to find me?"
"Of course not!" Shen Zhuang quickly cupped his hands with panic on his face.
There was even more awe in his heart. The privacy behind this matter was revealed by Li Xuan in one word. Shen Zhuang's heart immediately sank.
"Let me take a guess." Li Xuan's eyes fell on Jiang Hun, Wei Peng and Yan Shen not far away, and he said with a half-smile: "After all, Jiang Hun is Xu Ji's disciple, and Wei Peng is even more so. Among his sons-in-law, only Yan Shen has the longest relationship with him. If you look at it purely from this point of view, you should choose Yan Shen."
The corner of Shen Zhuang's mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly, and he nodded and said: "I dare not deceive the prince. The person we are considering is indeed Yan Shen. Although we have had many discussions in the past, in the end it was for stability. After all, Xu Ji's incident cannot happen again. It’s the second time.”
"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded. At this time, he looked at Jiang Hun, Wei Peng and Yan Shen again.
When the three people saw Li Xuan, they couldn't stand it and immediately bowed their hands respectfully.
It was at this moment that three entries appeared above the heads of the three of them.
[Jiang Hun, a native of Yangzhou, is the leader of the Caobang Shipping Hall, and the leader of the Caobang Xu Jishou. He is an upright and forthright person who does not stick to trivial matters. 】
[Wei Peng, a native of Huaibei, the leader of the Caobang Fiber Weaving Hall, and the step-son-in-law of Caobang leader Xu, is a resourceful man with a unique vision. 】
[Yan Shen, a native of Muzhou, the head of Longhu Hall in Caobang
, is a cunning and cunning person with first-class swordsmanship. He is a disciple of An Rongxiang, the four elders of the Tianyin Sect. 】
Li Xuan's brows couldn't help but jump.
The prompt entry showed a key role at this moment. He actually exposed Yan Shen's secret identity directly.
Li Xuan's eyes couldn't help but turn cold. He Changyin, the leader of the Cao Gang's general affairs hall, colluded with the Tianyin Sect, transported weapons, and smuggled women, which eventually led to a disaster. In the end, Li Xuan almost uprooted the entire Cao Gang.
If after this, the Yangzhou family finally selected the successor to the leader of the Cao Gang, Yan Shen, the leader of the Longhu Hall of the Cao Gang, turned out to be a disciple of An Rongxiang, the fourth elder of the Tianyin Sect.
This move is so deep!
It's like they put in a lot of effort, and in the end the Tianyin Sect's control over Caobang got even better.
If Li Xuan agreed to this, it would be equivalent to him personally delivering the Caobang to the hands of the Tianyin Sect.
Even if something happens in the future, you will have to bear the responsibility.
Li Xuan couldn't help but feel lucky. If it weren't for the reminder entry, he might really have fallen into the trap.
An Rongxiang's calculations were so deep that Li Xuan felt terrible.
However, this was also because he only had three days in Yangzhou. If he had more time and allowed him to have more contact with Yan Shen, then Li Xuan would be able to see the problem with him even if there was no prompt entry.
"I have inherited the teachings of Your Majesty and the Queen of Heaven. In this world, filial piety is the first priority." Li Xuan looked at Lu Yuanfang, Wang Zhe and Shen Zhuang with calm eyes. When the three of them heard Li Xuan mention Li Zhi and Empress Wu, they immediately bowed Listen to the lesson: "The Duke of Zhou has said that it is appropriate to establish direct descendants without establishing elders, and establish elders without establishing virtuous ones, whether in the palace or in the local area. This is my opinion.
You can tell Dou Changshi, or send a message to the central government, but I will make my decision. "
Hearing what Li Xuan said, Shen Zhuang's face darkened slightly, and then his brows furrowed.
The reason why the four Yangzhou families chose Yan Shen was because Yan Shen was still unmarried.
In this way, they can marry the women of the clan to Yan Shen, deeply bind and control Yan Shen through the marriage contract, and also have more control over the Caobang.
But Li Xuan's words made all the wishful thinking of Shen Zhuang and the four major Yangzhou families come to nothing.
But in an instant, Shen Zhuang adjusted his mentality. The reason why the three of them appeared here today was actually because they all had the possibility to win over each other.
Yan Shen is because he is unmarried, but Jiang Hun, his son seems to have reached the age of marriage. Although they are one level apart, they are not much different.
"Your Majesty, I will keep your words in mind." Shen Zhuang handed over his hands seriously. His words also made Lu Yuanfang and Wang Zhe a little surprised.
The Shen family succumbed to Li Xuan's opinions so easily. Although there may be other means, it is very unlike the Shen family to bend down so easily.
After a slight pause, Shen Zhuang continued: "As the leader, Jiang Hun can take over as the leader of the Cao Gang. What about Yan Shen, can he take over Jiang Hun's position?"
"This is the internal affairs of the Cao Gang, and it is not appropriate for me to interfere." Li Xuan took a deep look at Shen Zhuang and said in a deep voice, "At this time, it is not appropriate for the Shen family to interfere."
Shen Zhuang's movements completely stopped there.
Inexplicably, a chill ran down his spine, and then he said to Li Xuan with a solemn expression, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your advice."
Wang Zhe and Lu Yuanfang's expressions became solemn at the same time. They were not novices in officialdom, so how could they not understand the subtext of Li Xuan's words.
Although Yan Shen seems to be quite suitable to be the next leader of the Cao Gang, in fact he has many problems.
Lu Yuanfang's eyes jumped for an instant, and he didn't know what he thought of. He raised his hands to Li Xuan and said, "What the prince said is true. It is really not appropriate for us to get too involved in Caobang's affairs. The Governor's Mansion has its own rules. If Caobang follows the rules, That's all, if you do something wrong, there will be laws to severely punish you."
"Uncle Shi is wise." Li Xuan looked past Lu Yuanfang and landed on the three people over there. He whispered: "The internal affairs of the Caobang should be solved by the Caobang itself. It is best for the Caobang to solve the problems of the Caobang. Solve it yourself so you don't get angry."
"Here!" The three people present raised their hands at the same time.
Li Xuan has explained everything thoroughly, and old foxes like them naturally know what to do.
At this moment, a burst of footsteps came from the boat behind Li Xuan
Li Xuan turned around and saw He Zhizhang, Wang Yan, Meng Qingran, and Xu Taizhi getting off the boat one after another.
Standing on the shore, the four of them bowed seriously to a figure in a blue robe on the boat.
That turned out to be Wang Bo and Wang Bo Zizian.
Wang Bo, a scholar with a small life, is also a poor but strong Wang Bo who has no ambition to fall into the clouds.
Compared with the respectful attitude of He Zhizhang, Wang Yan, Meng Qingran, and Xu Taizhi, Lu Yuanfang, Shen Zhuang, and Wang Zhe were much calmer. After all, they had official positions.
I don’t know what Wang Bo and He Zhizhang said, but there is no doubt that He Zhizhang and others admired Wang Bo even more.
At this moment, He Zhizhang suddenly saw Li Xuan, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty is bidding farewell to Yangzhou now, and will return someday. I don't know what year or month it will be. I would like to ask the Prince to express his feelings and compose a poem to express his feelings." For viewing."
From the last banquet to now, He Zhizhang always wanted to find out the details of Li Xuan.
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