At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Tian Feng then left the palace with the idea of ​​partially achieving his goal.

Back in the official office, Cui Yan was already waiting for Tian Feng.

"How? What did His Majesty say?"

Cui Yan hurriedly asked.

"Your Majesty did not make a clear statement, but only said that he would reprimand Cheng Zhongde."

Tian Feng breathed a sigh of relief, sat down slowly, and drank a glass of water.

"This... what is this? Doesn't His Majesty care about this matter? Let Cheng Zhongde do anything wrong? Isn't it a big deal for us? Once Cheng Zhongde knows about this, he will definitely do it immediately, so why don't we..."

"No and no."

Tian Feng put down his water glass and raised his hand, preventing Cui Yan from continuing.

He slowly said: "Although your majesty didn't make a clear statement, nor was he angry, but I think this is the best result, because your majesty has thought about it seriously, and said, what does it mean to reprimand Cheng Zhongde, don't you see not come out?"

"Ok?"

Cui Yan frowned and slowly shook her head: "Not very clear."

"Cheng Zhongde is the earliest veteran who followed His Majesty, he is His Majesty's absolute confidant, someone who is absolutely trusted, and is the only person under His Majesty's command who came from a poor family but was personally promoted by His Majesty as a scholar.

Such a person, for so many years, was actually the only one, and he was the only one who was promoted to be a scholar. Tell me, how much does His Majesty trust and rely on him?Is it comparable to those of us? "

"Nature is not something we can compare."

Cui Yan admitted.

"That's right, so this time His Majesty agrees with part of what I said, and said that he wants to reprimand Cheng Zhongde. What does that mean? It means that His Majesty is also dissatisfied with Cheng Zhongde! Before this, this has never happened. matter."

One sentence from Tian Feng woke up Cui Yan.

"Yuan Hao, do you mean that His Majesty may not protect Cheng Zhongde this time?"

Cui Yan's eyes widened: "If we continue to exert our strength, we can compete against Cheng Zhongde? There is even a chance to overthrow Cheng Zhongde?!"

Tian Feng nodded fiercely.

"That's right! Cheng Zhongde is authoritarian and tyrannical, and there are not one or two people in Shangshutai who are dissatisfied with him. Now, maybe His Majesty is also dissatisfied with Cheng Zhongde's authoritarian and tyrannical.

Think about it, Cheng Zhongde is Shangshuling, what is the position of Shangshuling?That is the position of Zaisuke!Today's Majesty is not some weak and incompetent son of heaven, today's Majesty is the emperor on horseback, the founding king of the country!

He is a hero who led thousands of troops to wipe out the heroes and climbed to the supreme position. Can such a person bear a person who is authoritarian and tyrannical in the position of prime minister?Especially for a hero like Cheng Zhongde! "

Chapter 996 One thousand and six, His Majesty and the veteran were both deceived by Tian Yuanhao

Tian Feng's words made Cui Yan excited immediately.

"If you put it this way...there is a lot to do!"

Tian Feng narrowed his eyes and slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

"Hmph! Cheng Zhongde doesn't know how to restrain himself, and wants more power, but he doesn't think that he is not only the minister, but also controls the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Officials! It is an important department for selecting officials, and officials are all officials when they are appointed. The ministry decided that His Majesty would check some key positions at most.

Lang officials and small officials, isn't Cheng Zhongde the final say?With such power, who in Shangshutai is not afraid of Cheng Zhongde?Who dare not follow Cheng Zhongde?Cheng Zhongde thought so, that's why Cui Qu took advantage of the loophole and slapped him in the face.

He is proud and self-satisfied and blindly arrogant, which is the root of his troubles!How can it be my fault?He holds such great power, the head of the Shangshutai, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and the selection of officials!

One person holds two important powers, administration, personnel, he can manage, you say, is His Majesty really so relieved?Especially after the previous incident broke out, will His Majesty really trust Cheng Zhongde so much? "

Cui Yan took a deep breath.

"Then this time..."

Cui Yan's eyes were full of anticipation.

"This time, we will seize the important weakness of Cheng Zhongde's tyranny and tyranny, and attack him fiercely. As long as we can form public opinion, we can pose a huge threat to Cheng Zhongde!

I don't want to overthrow Cheng Zhongde in one go, but as long as His Majesty is dissatisfied with him, it doesn't matter whether it's the Minister of the Book or the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, whichever one can be removed! "

Tian Feng clenched his fists fiercely: "Cheng Zhongde forced me hard, even slandered me for rebellion, and threatened me with my whole family's life. Do you really think that I can't be squeezed by mud? This time, I will let you go no matter what." Cheng Zhongde fell violently!"

Cui Yan thought of Cheng Yu's humiliation and deliberate suppression of Cui Qu several times after the incident, and felt very unhappy.

Not only lost his family, but also lost Guo Peng's respect and trust.

The position of Minister of Rites is in jeopardy. If nothing can be done to restore this trust and respect, Cui Yan feels that he will soon go home to retire.

So Cui Yan nodded, expressing that even if he used his old life to mobilize the last bit of resources, he would help Tian Feng pull out Cheng Yu's teeth!

If this action is not successful, Cheng Yu will definitely dominate the Shangshutai, and no one will dare to oppose Cheng Yu, and the political lives of Tian Feng and Cui Yan are really hard to say.

So Tian Feng and Cui Yan decided to put all their eggs in one basket and launched a final attack on Cheng Yu.

If he can win this wave, Tian Feng can gain a lot of prestige in Shangshutai.

Let those who dare not speak out because of Cheng Yu's majesty gather around him, gradually accumulate enough strength to fight against Cheng Yu, and continue to set out towards the goal of overthrowing Cheng Yu.

If you lose this wave, there is nothing to say, it's over.

Tian Feng had no way out, instead of being bullied to death by Cheng Yu, it would be better to fight vigorously and let everyone see his efforts!

Tian Feng's side is intensively preparing for the final attack on Cheng Yu, and on the other side, Guo Peng has someone call Cheng Yu over, and shows Cheng Yu the melody that Tian Feng wrote to him.

Cheng Yu blushed, and tightly gripped the scroll of bamboo slips.

"It's nonsense! It's nonsense! Your Majesty! This is slander! It is slander! Tian Yuanhao is insidious and cunning, and the city is extremely deep! Your Majesty has to guard against it!"

Cheng Yu's face was full of eagerness, and flames of hatred shot out from his eyes.

"A bunch of nonsense? Zhongde, I didn't say you. As a minister, you should unite your subordinates, love your colleagues, and work together. How can you bully your subordinates like this? Don't you think it's unpleasant to say such words? Shangguan bullying It's hard to hear, sir."

Guo Peng looked earnest and thoughtful, and persuaded Cheng Yu who was 20 years older than him.

But I have to say that Cheng Yu really just came to the end of his life.

It was like that 20 years ago, it's still like that now, it feels like everyone owes him something.

Back then, it was in line with Guo Peng's wishes.

Guo Peng needed his drive and rebellion to help him overthrow the Eastern Han Empire and do the dirty work.

But now he seems to have achieved a political status of under one person and above ten thousand people, yet he is still so upright...

To put it nicely is called upright, but to put it badly is called self-willed.

In addition to Guo Peng's golden words, as far as what he said is correct, other objections can be raised, but they will definitely not be adopted, let alone fought for.

Fight for it, and it will be done by him as a challenge to his authority.

That is ignorance of politics.

Will be hit by him.

Since the first year of Yande appointed him as the head of Shangshutai and Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Guo Peng heard more than once about Cheng Yu's behavior in Shangshutai.

Especially in the Ministry of Officials, it has become his hall of speech, and the Shangshutai is almost becoming his hall of speech.

Shang Shupu She Tianfeng was once hated by him and had no place to stand, so he could only hide in the Ministry of Industry.

Cheng Yu held onto power very tightly. Apart from being loyal to himself as always, he acted like a monarch when facing his subordinates.

But Shang Shuling is the boss, not the emperor.

Cheng Yu has former officials, but he has the same attitude towards those who are not his former officials.

This made many people dissatisfied with him.

There are Cheng Yu's supporters in Shangshutai, but there are also people who oppose him.

Those people were not seen by Cheng Yu before. Cheng Yu was very confident and felt that with his own foundation and Guo Peng's trust, he was invincible.

But since the Cui Qu case broke out at the beginning of the third year of Yande, Cheng Yu obviously felt uneasy in his heart, always feeling that someone was trying to take his power.

So for more than a year, he intensified his efforts, strengthened his control over Shangshutai, and further launched an attack on Tian Feng, whom he considered an enemy, thinking that as long as Tian Feng was overthrown, he could keep his position.

In this regard, Guo felt quite interesting.

It's really interesting to watch these people change little by little, and watch them keep changing their original appearance for power.

So I don't mind fighting with the slime, fanning the wind and lighting the fire, and then letting them fight fiercely, and achieve their goals by the way.

He won't stop it. If he stops it, it will be boring.

"Your Majesty! I didn't bully or oppress him! I have already seen through this man's wolf ambition, so I want to root out the traitor for Your Majesty!"

Cheng Yu has a plausible statement: "Before the Cui Qu case happened, I was surprised that I had made a big mistake, thinking that everything about the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Officials was under control, but it was only then that I realized that I had no control over the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Officials at all. Instead, he was taken advantage of by some villains.

After being punished by His Majesty, I deeply felt my own incompetence, deeply understood His Majesty's expectations for me, and felt extremely hated for my own slack.

Therefore, the old minister worked harder to grab the powers of Shangshutai and the Ministry of Officials, only to find out that the minister and His Majesty had been deceived by Tian Yuanhao! "

"I... have been deceived?"

Guo Peng looked at Cheng Yu curiously.

"Yes, Your Majesty, both Your Majesty and the old minister have been deceived by Tian Yuanhao!"

Cheng Yu said with a full face of determination: "Tian Yuanhao and the family behind Cui Jigui are related by marriage. Since the former Han Dynasty, these two families have had many contacts. Tian Yuanhao and Cui Jigui have very close contacts. This is no secret in Shangshutai.

Cui Qu is the nephew of Cui Jigui's family. He was recommended by Cui Jigui to enter Shangshutai, and also entered the Ministry of Industry, which happened to be under the jurisdiction of Tian Yuanhao!

Therefore, this matter must be a conspiracy by Tian Yuanhao and Cui Jigui, they are jealous of the veteran's achievements and his majesty's trust, so they join hands and try to develop their power in Shangshutai, "

Someone Guo nodded repeatedly.

"Well, it sounds very reasonable, Zhong De, you continue to talk, I am listening."

Chapter 997 One thousand and seven

Seeing Guo Peng looking very optimistic about him, Cheng Yu immediately became happy.

So he decided to add oil and vinegar, and give Tian Feng a spoonful of stew!

"According to the order."

Cheng Yu went on to say: "Before the Cui Qu case happened, Tian Yuanhao and Cui Jigui were to blame. Although they were not severely punished, the veterans always believed that they should bear full responsibility!

They want to use the power of Tian Yuanhao and Cui Jigui to control Shangshutai's power to select officials, and then control Shangshutai, push the veterans out of power, seize power, and do whatever they want! !

Your Majesty must not forget that these Jizhou people were not the first to follow His Majesty's old ministry. They originally belonged to Han Fu, but later turned their backs on Han Fu and chose Yuan Shao, against His Majesty!Your Majesty must guard against the ambitions of these Jizhou people! "

Cheng Yu quickly elevated this matter to the level of rebellion, thinking of destroying his political opponent humanely in one breath.

For example, the group of Jizhou scholars that he has always disliked.

Those guys who were once hostile but were accepted by Guo Peng so generously and shared power.

People in Qingyan Erzhou who followed Guo Peng to start a business very early were very dissatisfied with them.

However, Guo Peng was not happy about what Cheng Yu said.

It wasn't because of the political struggle itself that he was unhappy, but because Cheng Yu fired a map gun and tried to wipe out all Jizhou people.

In troubled times, it is very normal for good ministers to choose the master and do things themselves. As long as there is no betrayal or rebellion, and the general trend falls under the trend, then it is acceptable and there is no problem.

Jia Xu changed many bosses, but in the end he was able to die well and achieve the position of Taiwei.

And his former colleague Lu Bu also changed many bosses, but was cut off by Cao Cao later.

This difference is easy to understand, because Jia Xu did not betray, but when the situation came to an end, he took advantage of the situation, which is normal.

Lu Bu was different. He not only betrayed, but also killed the old master, and exchanged his glory and wealth with the old master.

It is not terrible to change the family, and it does not violate morality, but if you kill the old master when you change the family, and backfire, then no one will want you.

None of the officials in Jizhou rebelled on their own initiative, but surrendered after being defeated and captured.

When he was under Yuan Shao's command, one of these people was counted as one, but they all worked hard to make plans to kill Guo, and their buttocks were sitting very straight.

Although it is true that his ability is limited, he not only failed to kill someone Guo, but also compensated Yuan Shao...

But it is also normal and not worthy of criticism.