The founders of the country, headed by the Prince of Beijing County, had no choice but to choose to lie down.
Originally, a virtuous concubine from the Jia family had given birth to a dragon son, and they felt that they had a backer.
It is impossible to say that wealth can last for several generations.
But now, judging from Emperor Jingshun's attitude towards Wang Ziteng.
It seems that whether you can survive this generation is in between.
Even Yuanchun's uncle, Emperor Jingshun, could show no mercy.
He continued to indulge Yanguan's criticism of him.
How do you let these old relatives like the four princes and eight princes get along with each other?
All he could do was keep silent and try to reduce his presence as much as possible.
I hope I can maintain my current dignity for a few more years.
As long as he survives these few years, he will decide on the title of prince.
Then the founding heroes may be able to usher in some opportunities.
After all, with the support of these old relatives, the status of Yuanchun mother and son will be more stable.
But in the current situation, they didn't dare to move more.
Afraid of disturbing Emperor Jingshun's nerves, he turned his attention to them.
At that time, just in case like the old and new party struggle, there will also be a replacement of the old and the new.
It is inevitable that they will be dragged into eternal disaster.
What's more, the struggle between the old and new parties has come to an end, ultimately ending with a resounding victory for the new party.
They, the founders of the country, will inevitably be saddened by the death of a rabbit or a fox.
The overt and covert fighting between the founding nobles and the newly promoted nobles has never stopped.
But recently, the newly promoted nobles occasionally provoked, and they all began to choose to tolerate it.
In order to successfully survive the current situation and wait for the opportunity to rise again.
Feng Yibo's request was simply asking them to seek death.
The founders of the country could neither agree nor refuse to agree.
Then you have to choose the "procrastination" strategy to delay the loss as much as possible.
To minimize or even delay the solution.
Feng Yibo just took advantage of the situation and did not place high expectations on it.
Although he did not know the specific difficulties faced by the founding fathers, he also knew that their decline was already apparent.
Looking at the general trend, we also know that the replacement of the old with the new is inevitable.
Even Emperor Jingshun had no choice but to make Yuanchun's son the crown prince.
It is also necessary to cut off the power of some of the founding fathers in advance to avoid the risk of exclusive power by relatives in the future.
Even the Jia family's generation is a waste of snacks.
But after all, the four princes and eight princes and other founding figures are in the same spirit, it is inevitable that some people will have strange thoughts.
Under such a premise, Feng Yibo only followed the idea of "three poles if there are dates but no dates".
If it succeeds, Li Shouzhong will join the cabinet.
If it fails, he has nothing to lose.
Moreover, bringing up the matter of marriage can also make them take offense.
Let them understand that everything is still under their control.
So that I don't feel like I'm easy to bully like before.
Because he didn't place much hope, Feng Yibo quickly put the matter behind him.
Back at the mansion, the master and apprentice analyzed the situation between the DPRK and China.
"Are you saying that Fei Hong retired because he could no longer support himself and was afraid of losing his health in the later years?"
Although Feng Yibo is also a minister, his daily contact is mostly with the official affairs of the ministry.
As the Minister of Rites, Li Shouzhong could participate in the discussion of many core issues.
Regarding Wei's financial problems, he knew that it was almost unsustainable.
At this time, the two talked about the changes in the cabinet, and Li Shouzhong inevitably seemed a little pessimistic about Fei Hong's retirement.
Seeing the surprise on Feng Yibo's face, he sighed and said:
"Yes, with Fei Hong here, it can last for a while."
Fei Hong's understanding of the economy is recognized by both Korea and China.
Now that he has resigned from the cabinet, many ministers who know the inside story are worried.
"Now that Lord Zhao Shun is in power, big problems are likely to occur in the short term."
On this point, the master and apprentice agreed.
Even Zhao Shunjun is not very optimistic about joining the cabinet.
However, Feng Yibo is more worried about the value of the money order.
What Li Shouzhong was worried about was Wei's financial problems.
especially……
"What worries me the most is border wages."
In the past two years, the Wei Dynasty has suffered from internal and external troubles, and natural and man-made disasters have never stopped.
On the one hand, money must be allocated from the national treasury to provide disaster relief.
Sprinkle it out in large quantities.
On the one hand, in order to avoid civil unrest, we should also reduce taxes and reduce taxes.
Reduce and reduce local taxes.
The money in the treasury has long been beyond its means.
If Fei Hong hadn't been there to take care of it, war would have started.
Now that the border area has finally been stabilized, if Zhao Shunjun really dares to plan for border payment.
I'm afraid the border will be unstable soon, which will make Wei know what it means to make matters worse.
Because of this, Feng Yibo did not believe that Emperor Jingshun would be stupid enough to let others pay him side wages.
Hearing Li Shouzhong's worries, he shook his head and said:
"Although Your Majesty has always had reservations about the impeachment of Wang Ziteng by Yan Guan, in the end, the most that can be done is to replace the person, and there is no way he will entertain the idea of side payments."
The guardsmen of the Wei Dynasty have long been corrupted.
Otherwise, the Japanese pirates would not have marched straight in.
The frontier army has been facing foreign enemies for a long time, but it still maintains a good combat effectiveness.
Changing the general will not be a big problem as long as he is someone who understands military affairs.
But if you dare to cut the edge, you will destroy the Great Wall.
When Li Shouzhong heard Feng Yibo's words, he knew that this was probably the general view of officials in the DPRK and China.
Seeing his apprentice being so naive, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said:
"It's really hard to tell about this matter. There are some things that many people don't know yet."
"oh?"
Feng Yibo was stunned, but he didn't know what Li Shouzhong was referring to.
Fortunately, Li Shouzhong did not make any detours, but directly began to tell his apprentice the secrets in the cabinet.
"It is a good thing for the prince to build a fortress in the border area, which will benefit the country and the people."
Li Shouzhong said last time that Wang Ziteng wanted to manage a section of the Great Wall with one fortress.
When Li Shouzhong learned about it, he praised it and said:
If this line of defense is completed, Wei can expand its territory by another 800 miles.
But this time when he mentioned it, Li Shouzhong sighed and said:
"But he used the profits from the horse market to build the fort, and now he is asking the court for money. He also said that part of the side salary has not been paid in time. Please ask the court to solve it as soon as possible. If he hadn't tried hard to persuade him, there might have been a mutiny. "
"this……"
Feng Yibo was shocked when he heard the news.
This prince Tengshi actually got into a fight with Emperor Jingshun!
Obviously, this is a threat of border taxes.
Either give money and Wang Ziteng will reap all the profits from the horse market.
Either suppress the impeachment, and Wang Ziteng will naturally pay the generals.
No wonder Li Shouzhong was worried about border wages. It turned out that border wages had become a bargaining chip in the competition between Wang Ziteng and the court.
Seeing Feng Yibo's surprised face, Li Shouzhong became even more worried and said:
"If this continues, if a mutiny really occurs, the good situation there before will no longer exist."
Speaking of this, Feng Yibo couldn't help but sigh:
"He dares to rebel against the imperial court and the Holy Emperor's army. This is a recipe for disaster!"
Hearing this, Li Shouzhong nodded and said:
"In the past few days, the cabinet has been annoyed by this matter, but at the moment there is nothing that can be done about Wang Ziteng."
After hearing this, Feng Yibo thought about the situation between North Korea and China and said doubtfully:
"But the Holy One has not yet suppressed the impeachment. I guess it won't be long before the prince is in full swing, right?"
Li Shouzhong shook his head when he heard this and said:
"Unless the Holy One is willing to use internal funds, maybe it can be delayed for a while, otherwise I don't think I can touch Wang Ziteng."
The reason is simple.
If you are stuck with money, you can only use money to solve it.
Otherwise, you will be stuck.
Wang Ziteng knew that the court was short of money, so he used side wages to ask for money from the court.
If Emperor Jingshun is really willing to give up money, he will take out part of his internal funds.
Then Wang Ziteng's method will be useless, and may even lead to serious crimes.
"So, I'm afraid something big is going to happen in the future."
Feng Yibo touched his chin and analyzed:
"Either the imperial court raises money and pays the side payments first, then Prince Teng will be punished."
"Either the imperial court will hold its nose and admit it, and let Wang Ziteng continue to live freely in the border areas, for fear that he will become even more unruly."
Speaking of which, Wang Ziteng also made dangerous moves.
No matter what the outcome, he would lose Emperor Jingshun's trust.
Even if it succeeds for a while, it will cause endless troubles.
Feng Yibo couldn't understand Wang Ziteng's obsession with power.
He would rather fight to the death than continue to sit in this position.
Maybe this is a typical example of "a man cannot lose his power for a day"?
When Li Shouzhong heard Feng Yibo's analysis, he didn't make any comments. He just sighed:
"No matter how you do it, it will not be a good thing for the court."
The master and apprentice analyzed it for a while and roughly clarified the direction of the matter.
But it is still impossible to judge the current situation.
Fortunately, these things have little to do with Feng Yibo for the time being.
Again:
Even if Wang Ziteng is Baochai's biological uncle, he is only a cousin.
Even if the family is confiscated and the family is exterminated, the Feng family will not be implicated.
What's more, given his current situation, it's unlikely that his house would be ransacked.
At most, he would be dismissed directly, and he would not be reinstated during the Invesco years.
Therefore, Li Shouzhong was worried, but Feng Yibo was relaxed.
As the saying goes: If you are not in your position, you will not seek your government.
Feng Yibo is now the Minister of Rites, responsible for overseas affairs.
It's not Wang Ziteng's turn to worry about things like this.
Whenever something major happened in the DPRK, Feng Yibo would take Li Shouzhong to analyze it together.
This is to understand the workings of the imperial court.
As for the development of the situation itself, Feng Yibo just wanted to be well aware of it.
There are no overestimating thoughts.
Soon after, Wang Ziteng's matter was not settled yet.
But Feng Yibo learned a surprising news.
On the same day, Lin Ruhai hurriedly found Feng Yibo.
As soon as he arrived at Lin Mansion, he was led into the study.
Before Feng Yibo could see the courtesy, Lin Ruhai said eagerly:
"The Holy One is going to attack the Zhen family!"
As soon as these words came out, Feng Yibo couldn't believe it and frowned:
"What?"
Only then did Lin Ruhai remember that this matter was confidential.
He quickly went to the door and took a look before saying:
"I also received the news temporarily that the Dragon Scale Guard will be responsible for this matter, and the Holy One will not let me get involved!"
Lin Ruhai had previously submitted evidence of the Zhen family's corruption, and now he still works in Yilantai Temple.
Logically speaking, it would be logical to leave this matter to him.
But Emperor Jingshun directly used the Dragon Scale Guards to prevent Lin Ruhai from intervening.
Feng Yibo fell into deep thought after hearing this.
What's the trick here?
Before Feng Yibo could think of anything, Lin Ruhai asked eagerly again:
"Yibo, you said before that the Zhen family colluded with Japanese pirates. You still have evidence. It is also not difficult to find the person responsible for the poisoning of my Lin family. Do you have clues now?"
This was what Feng Yibo said last time when he comforted Lin Ruhai.
Unexpectedly, Lin Ruhai remembered it word for word.
When Feng Yibo heard this, he waved his hand and said:
"Uncle, don't worry. It's not too late to poison the Lin family, but I can make arrangements for colluding with Japanese pirates at any time."
Lin Ruhai frowned slightly when he heard this, and then said hurriedly:
"Then quickly give me the evidence that the Zhen family colluded with the Japanese pirates!"
Feng Yibo nodded and said:
"There is no problem with this matter, but we have to wait first. I will arrange it later."
Seeing that Lin Ruhai was so eager, Feng Yibo did not hesitate and said:
"Before that, uncle, can you tell me the general situation of this matter, and we can make a decision after he calms down?"
Only then did Lin Ruhai realize that he was a little anxious.
"Hush!"
Immediately he breathed a long sigh of relief and then said:
"I don't know why the Holy One suddenly decided to attack the Zhen family, but today after the court dismissed, he summoned me into the palace and asked me if I had any evidence about the salt eucalyptus."
Having said this, he paused, then frowned and said:
"The Holy One also specifically told me that it's not just the Zhen family, so I shouldn't miss it if I have any doubts."
Obviously, Lin Ruhai had calmed down a lot at this time.
Only then did he feel that it was a bit strange that Emperor Jingshun was looking for him.
Feng Yibo heard this and said curiously:
"The Holy One is so eager to deal with the Zhen family and also asks for other evidence. What's the reason for this?"
"I don't know why Your Majesty wanted it so urgently. I could only shake my head at that time."
Lin Ruhai recalled the previous conversation and sighed:
"Because apart from the Zhen family's affairs, I was already poisoned before I had time to investigate anything else."
Feng Yibo did not dwell on this, but walked around the room and murmured:
"Why are you so anxious, Your Majesty?"
As he spoke, he suddenly frowned and asked Lin Ruhai:
"What special purpose does the Holy Spirit have for disturbing the Zhen family at this time?"
Lin Ruhai couldn't think of any reason for the moment and could only guess:
"Could it be that the Holy One doesn't want to punish the Zhen family severely, so he takes advantage of the national mourning to lighten the punishment?"
Feng Yibo analyzed it last time.
Before the national mourning has passed, someone will plead for the Zhen family on the grounds that "the old concubine's body is not yet cold".
If the national mourning has passed, some people will plead for the Zhen family on the grounds that "the old concubine's spirit is in heaven".
There may not seem to be much difference between the two, but it is obvious that "The Bones Are Not Cold" is more powerful.
If something happened to the Zhen family before the national mourning was over, the punishment would be smaller.
After the national mourning, Emperor Jingshun might just deal with it.
"No no no."
When Feng Yibo heard this, he shook his head repeatedly and said:
"If we want to reduce the punishment of the Zhen family, someone has to beg them."
He remembered the situation at Feng Ziying's side, contacted the situation in the DPRK and China, and explained:
"But now that the old party has been destroyed, all the founding people who had good relations with the Zhen family have disappeared, and they have all gone into hibernation for the time being."
Having said this, Feng Yibo paused, then began to ponder again and said:
"Uncle said that the Holy One is in a hurry and asked you if you have any evidence from other sources. Is this... could it be..."
At this moment, he suddenly remembered his previous conversation with Li Shouzhong.
Feng Yibo's eyes suddenly lit up and he shouted twice:
"I understand! I understand!"
Seeing Lin Ruhai looking at him inexplicably, he smiled slightly and asked:
"Uncle, do you think the Holy Spirit just wants a sum of money?"
"What's the meaning?"
