"This is a disguised warning to us. He can take action whenever he wants and let go whenever he wants."
Shui Rong sighed softly and said:
"We messed with someone we shouldn't mess with."
All the nobles were somewhat silent when they heard this.
After a while, someone said angrily:
"I really don't know why the black dragon in the East China Sea listens to him so much?"
"What kind of knowledge can a group of pirates have?"
Shui Rong sighed one after another and said:
"He was the one who showed Donghai County a clear path!"
The man was a little discouraged when he heard this and whispered:
"These bumpkins repay their kindness, but we are out of luck!"
Unexpectedly, these words immediately resonated with everyone.
"Yes! He has his neck stuck, and I won't be able to lift my head up when I see him in the future."
"But we can't take action!"
"That's right! Feng Yuan is not easy to mess with, but which of the four pavilion elders is easy to mess with?"
This is to the point.
The cabinet is not the ancestral system of the Wei Dynasty.
At least there was no such institution during the time of Taizu.
During Taizu's time, Baolinghou Shigong served as Shangshu Ling, taking charge of the affairs of the world.
In the later period, Shi Gong retired.
However, Taizu did not issue any more ministerial orders.
Xue Gong, the chief official of Zhongshu Province and Ziweisheren, also died of illness at the same time.
Not only did Taizu no longer establish the Shangshu Order, he also ordered the abolition of the Zhongshu Province.
From then on, the six departments could only deal with the emperor directly.
All government orders in the world come from above!
However, Emperor Taizu was too busy for a while, so he appointed four auxiliary officials in the same year.
These four people are responsible for asking whether they can take the place of others. They follow the old rules and regulations, check the questions and notes, and draw up votes and answers to ensure fair governance.
To put it bluntly, he is a consultant.
They have to read the memorial first and write down policy suggestions on it.
Subsequently, these four people were named:
Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, Bachelor of Dong Pavilion, Bachelor of Huagaidian, Bachelor of Wuying Palace.
With these four bachelors as auxiliary officers, it was the prototype of the cabinet.
In the period of Emperor Tiantai, this form was also used.
On this basis, Wenyuan Pavilion was decided as the office location.
At the same time, a mechanism was formed in which bachelors from Wenyuan Pavilion took the lead, followed by bachelors from Dongge.
At this point, Wei's cabinet has initially become a formality.
When Emperor Jingshun came to power, the cabinet was still composed of four people.
He chose people who were close to him and had great reputations.
Or, you can join the cabinet if you are extremely capable.
Except for the two imperial masters Zhang Songyue and Chen Qinzhi, who serve as the first and second assistants respectively.
There are two other people, both of whom have extremely high qualifications, reputation, and abilities.
One of them was named Fei Hong, also named Zhongda.
He was born into the Fei family of Qianshan, a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River.
My ancestor was an important minister in the Taizu Dynasty, and he himself served as the Minister of Household Affairs during the reign of Emperor Tiantai.
Although he was not from a distinguished family, he was still from a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River.
He has some old ties to the Four Kings and Eight Gongs.
Among the four, he was the last to join the cabinet.
But he is also the only one, just because of his outstanding ability.
Invited to the cabinet by Emperor Jingshun!
After Emperor Jingshun came to power, the old and new parties fought constantly.
He didn't want to get involved and chose to resign again and again.
In the end, Emperor Jingshun agreed that he should resign from the post of Minister of Household Affairs.
But he also rejected his request to retire and was invited to join the cabinet. ….
Specialized in providing advice related to money and food.
Although Fei Zhongda is from the old party, even Zhang Songyue, the leader of the new party, must pay more respect to him.
Without him, just because the Ministry of Finance cannot live without him!
The other one is named Xia Yuan, whose courtesy name is Yu Bing.
his
His background is average.
Similar to Feng Yibo, they all come from the homes of ordinary country officials.
But when Emperor Jingshun was still the prince, he served as Shao Zhanshi of Zhanshi Mansion.
The Grand Master and the Grand Tutor are both Imperial Masters in name, and they will lecture the Prince on the scriptures from time to time.
But it was Zhan Shifu's responsibility to teach and take care of the prince on a daily basis.
Among them, the chief official of Zhan Shi Mansion is Prince Zhan Shi.
Most of them were held by nobles who had great trust in the emperor.
But the loyalty of the founders of the country is commendable, and it is not a big problem to be in charge of a government.
But for the great task of tutoring the prince, their own knowledge is not enough to teach others.
Therefore, this responsibility can only fall on Shao Zhanshi, who was born in Yijia, that is, Xia Yubing.
In addition, Zhan Shifu is also responsible for the prince's daily life and has the most contact with the prince on weekdays.
It can be said that before Emperor Jingshun ascended the throne, the officials of Zhan Shifu were his most familiar ministers.
This Xia Yubing can be regarded as an old minister of Emperor Jingshun.
The founding fathers discussed it for a long time, but they all looked sad.
There is no way, among these four people, none of them are easy to mess with!
To be honest, they think they cannot offend the cabinet.
Mainly because he couldn't afford to offend Emperor Jingshun.
Needless to say, Zhang Songyue was the leader of the new regime, and Emperor Jingshun almost obeyed him.
With the tacit understanding between master and apprentice alone, his status is unrivaled.
Chen Qinzhi intended to retire, but his vision was the most highly regarded by Emperor Jingshun.
He wrote the "Ten Things to Believe in the Beginning of the Emperor" during the early days of Emperor Jingshun's ascension to the throne, and it is still regarded as a guideline.
Many strategies of the Wei Dynasty in recent years have its shadow.
Although Fei Zhongda was considered an old party member, he was adept at political management and experienced in handling matters.
Emperor Jingshun had already used it as a buttock!
Everything involving money and food must pass through his hands.
If it weren't for this old plan, Wei's money bag would have been empty!
Moreover, he has a history with many distinguished people.
No matter how stupid the founding fathers were, they would never criticize the only person in the cabinet who had some relationship with them!
Not to mention Xia Yubing.
As the true confidant of Emperor Jingshun in the cabinet.
Touching him is directly provoking Emperor Jingshun!
They don't want to provoke the four people here, but Feng Yibo is not easy to deal with either.
Now Donghai County has temporarily lifted the economic blockade against them.
But he can do it again anytime he wants!
This puts Xungui, who has overseas business, in a tight spot!
So the founding heroes were once again divided into two groups.
If one party does not have overseas business, it should not lose big because of small things.
You must not take action against the cabinet!
That would only make Emperor Jingshun angry, and at the same time offend the forces behind Mr. Ge.
In the end the gain outweighs the loss!
What's more, there is no support from the imperial power.
The roots of Xungui are gone!
The other party has overseas business or is deeply involved.
Naturally, I advocate following Feng Yibo’s request, at least not explicitly rejecting it.
Otherwise, if there is another blockade, they will be in trouble.
The crowd was noisy, giving Shui Rong a headache. ….
He doesn't have any overseas business, so he naturally doesn't want to get involved in any party disputes.
But it was precisely because he was unwilling to be an idle prince that he managed to win over the founding heroes.
In the past, they worked together to protect themselves during the struggle between the old and new parties, and successfully made the new party stop.
This made Shui Rong feel that he had found the right direction!
But now it's just a little setback, and this group of people will argue endlessly.
Everyone is only out for themselves, without any regard for the interests of the other party.
This made Shui Rong start to doubt his ability again.
Isn't it that good?
He couldn't help but think that if Feng Yuan could join them, Donghai
Didn’t the county king also become one of them?
How wonderful that would be!
Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Stop arguing!"
Shui Rong shouted, causing the red-faced nobles to temporarily stop.
They knew that such an argument was pointless.
But you need an opportunity to stop.
Obviously, the Prince of Beijing County plays such a role.
"I have an idea for you to hear."
Seeing everyone looking at him expectantly, Shui Rong regained some confidence.
"Feng Yuan didn't say it clearly, nor did he give us a time limit, so we still have room to operate."
He smiled slightly, regained his former warmth, and said:
"My suggestion is that you might as well use the word drag in this matter."
As soon as these words came out, someone interrupted and said:
"How to delay? What if he asks?"
"That's right! Feng Yuan is not stupid, can he wait?"
After hearing such a question, Shui Rong didn't panic at all.
"If he asks, just say that we are preparing. After all, it is not that simple to deal with Mr. Ge."
Although this is true, but...
"But there will come a day when it can't be delayed. When he knows that we are playing tricks on him, his revenge will be even more violent, right?"
Seeing many distinguished people doing business at sea, they all nodded in agreement.
Shui Rong smiled and shook his head and said:
"As long as we drag him with us, we won't do anything."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was somewhat curious.
"what are we going to do?"
"Your Majesty, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly!"
Hearing this, Shui Rong followed Feng Yibo's previous behavior, stretched out a finger and said:
"On the one hand, we really need to collect the issues of various pavilion elders, but we should keep them hidden."
Everyone was startled when they heard this, and then they all frowned and thought.
"If Feng Yuan can't wait, show him these and let him know that we are moving."
Having said this, Shui Rong stretched out another finger.
"On the other hand, we have to find a solution from Donghai County!"
Everyone was startled again when they heard this, and then many people frowned.
There are still many people who hesitate to speak.
"As long as we contact the King of Donghai County, we won't be afraid that we won't be able to find a way to impress him!"
When Shui Rong said this, he felt more and more that his idea was brilliant.
Unfortunately, no one present could guess what he really meant.
"What Feng Yuan can give, we can also give. What Feng Yuan cannot give, we can still give!"
Shui Rong's tone was very confident, and finally he said domineeringly:
"As long as he knows that only Xungui can understand Xungui, we are his best allies!"
When the nobles heard this, most of them looked embarrassed. ….
Only one person agreed first:
"That's right! As long as Feng Yuan is dispensable to him, we can kill this little *** Feng Yuan at any time!"
After saying this, the man changed the subject and sighed:
"But the difficulty is that the King of Donghai County doesn't see our people!"
"That's right! You didn't see us at all!"
"It's not like I haven't tried it before!"
"If he hadn't avoided seeing him, we wouldn't have attacked Feng Yuan!"
For a moment, everyone agreed.
"You avoided seeing him before, so he was probably on guard against us."
When Shui Rong heard the words, he didn't panic.
There was a rare trace of pride on his face, and he said confidently:
"But now we can start from Feng Yuan's side."
This is the idea he just had!
Prince Donghai didn’t see them, but Feng Yuan couldn’t help but see them!
Since Feng Yuan can contact the King of Donghai County, why not think about it from this aspect?
Think of a way?
"Feng Yuan?"
Everyone was stunned when they heard his words.
It's not like they hadn't thought about wooing Feng Yuan before.
But once Feng Yuanshuo showed up, he refused to take sides no matter what.
Secondly, they don’t want another middleman, especially one who is not one of their own.
But now, if they are given another chance.
They must choose to win over Feng Yuan at all costs and means!
Instead of letting him go down to the field and get his neck stuck.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Shui Rong smiled confidently and said:
"Yes, he is holding us hostage and putting us in a dilemma, but why can't we use him to achieve our goals?"
Apparently some people felt that this was wrong, and they frowned and asked:
"Ask him to help us connect the dots? Can he agree?"
This was what Shui Xiong was waiting for. Hearing this, he smiled casually and said:
"Who said it was everyone here? Have you forgotten that the Jia family is also a member of the founding nobles of the country!"
"Jia's family?"
Everyone was startled at first, and then suddenly realized.
"Wonderful!"
"Absolutely awesome!"
"How could we forget this!"
For a while, screams came and went.
Shui Rong was just thinking wildly and accidentally broke through the shackles.
Since Feng Yuan, who was originally planning to step on him, can take advantage of it, why can't the Jia family, which he wanted to exclude before, can?
Seeing that everyone understood what he meant, Shui Rong added:
"As long as the Jia family can communicate with the other side, doesn't it mean that we can communicate with the other side?"
Everyone nodded, and one person muttered:
"I didn't expect them to be useful."
Although they have been with Jia's family, it does not prevent them from looking down on Jia's family.
Although they are all the founders of the country, whose family does not have a good reputation?
Only in the Jia family, no man can resist.
He doesn’t even have a serious job, he relies entirely on his ancestors.
However, after all, we are old relatives, so we have to move around when we should.
Now Jia Mansion is improving again.
There are strong supporters like Wang Ziteng and Jia Yucun outside.
There is a virtuous concubine who is pregnant with a dragon heir.
Of course, this all depends on luck.
It is inevitable that some people will be envious with a hint of disdain.
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Shui Rong scolded him in a low voice, put on his smiling face again and said:
"No matter what, the Jia family is one of our own."…
The man shrank slightly and said quickly:
"Yes, yes, after all, the imperial concubine is pregnant!"
Hearing this, other people also echoed, saying:
"Isn't that right? In the future, we will have to rely on the Jia family no matter what."
"Indeed, the Jia family is no longer what it used to be!"
"Although it was in decline for a while before, his family is now the strongest."
While everyone was discussing the Jia family, someone asked another question.
"But even if the Jia family contacts the King of Donghai County, how can we win over him?"
When everyone heard this, they immediately frowned.
"Power? I'm afraid we can't give it."
Just kidding, a hereditary prince who still has a fiefdom will be ignored.
Much better than everyone here!
"Benefits? I'm afraid we can't afford it."
How could the king of Donghai County be short of gold, silver and jewelry?
Even when they do business at sea, they all have to look at Donghai County!
Giving money would definitely be useful, but I can’t afford it!
"Yes! How can we open up the situation?"
They put forward their opinions one by one and quickly rejected them themselves.
At this moment, Shui Rong suddenly said something unexpectedly:
"Actually, the Jia family can't do anything else, but I
I was walking with Mrs. Shi along the way, and I heard from my wife several times that the girls from the Jia family were well-bred. "
"what do you mean……"
Huo Zhihuan from Nan'an Palace's eyes lit up when he heard this.
After listening to Shui Rong's words, he couldn't help but think of what his mother wanted to do when she came to Duzhong in a while.
He couldn't help but guess:
"Marriage?"
Confused and helpless
