Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Ma Yuanju smiled bitterly: "It is precisely because our weight is too heavy that we have to rely on you."

"What do you mean by that?"

"If you think about it for a while, you will understand. What we want is for Zhongshu to reinstate Wei Zheng and official minister Kong Yingda. If we just write a letter like this, what do you think His Majesty will think about this matter?" ?”

Guo Ye scratched his head and said, "I don't know how Your Majesty will look at this matter. But if someone Guo is His Majesty, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well."

"That's the reason!" Ma Yuanju said, "For these two lords, they have won the strong support of so many officials, which is beyond the distinction of ministers. Not much, what a non-human minister should do. Not to mention..."

He sighed lightly, and then said: "Our purpose is to persuade His Majesty to speak out, not to rob His Majesty of the power to appoint and dismiss officials. I will write a letter to speak, even if Your Majesty agrees to our request, it will be in line with our request." It goes against the grain of the original intention.”

"So, you didn't write the book yourself, but found someone Guo?"

"Exactly. To put it bluntly, the purpose of my writing this Thousand Officials Letter has nothing to do with Your Majesty. It is to express my sincerity to Duke Qin!"

"Sincerity? What sincerity?"

Ma Yuanju said: "There are two things about our sincerity. The first one, if you don't like me waiting, as long as you have this silk handkerchief in your hand, you can arrest people according to the list in the name of forming a party for personal gain. In other words, we wait His wealth and life are already in the hands of Lord Qin."

"What about the second rule?"

"The second article, this letter of thousands of officials is the proof that Ma has won the trust of Qin Guogong. The promise made by Ma represents the joint commitment of so many officials to you."

"What promise do you want to make?"

"As long as you can persuade His Majesty, continue to spread the word, and invite these two adults back to their original positions. If His Majesty intends to pass on the throne to you in the future, I will definitely not use your status as an issue!"

Guo Ye couldn't believe his ears, and said, "What are you talking about?"

Ma Yuanju curled his lips and said: "I promise that as long as you successfully persuade Your Majesty, I will admit that you are His Majesty's illegitimate son... In other words, I will admit that you have the same right to inherit the throne as King Jin and King Qi!"

Chapter 1751 Ziyi can't come out, why is Nai Cangsheng (2)

Ma Yuanju's words made Guo Ye completely understand the thinking logic of this group of people.

He sneered, and said: "I understand. You think His Majesty drove Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda away to block the way of speech. As for letting me, Guo Ye, be the servant of the Ministry of Officials, it is to pave the way for me to inherit the throne."

The more he spoke, the more angry he stood up, and said: "And the reason why you asked me to persuade Your Majesty is not because you regard me as a fellow, but because I am the illegitimate son of Your Majesty! Let me tell you, it is wrong. ! You guessed completely wrong."

"Guess...wrong guess?"

Guo Ye nodded and said: "Of course I guessed wrong. How many times do I tell you before you can understand that I, Guo Ye, am from Dongliu Township, Longxi County, Yizhou Prefecture. My father's name is Guo Laohan, and my mother is The Guo Liu family has nothing to do with His Majesty!"

Ma Yuanju said unhurriedly: "You have said it many times, but for such a big matter, it is not enough to just say it, and there must be conclusive evidence."

Guo Ye said angrily: "My parents both have names and surnames. Isn't this evidence conclusive enough? But you, why do you say that I am His Majesty's illegitimate child? What conclusive evidence is there?"

"Of course we have conclusive evidence. First, you were named Duke of Qin."

"I've already explained this issue. It was His Majesty who gave me such a title in order to let me stay in Chang'an City to lead the Lijing Gate. It has nothing to do with the illegitimate child."

"Secondly, Your Majesty intends to make you King of Qin."

"Ma Yuanju, you are not much older than me, why do you have such a bad memory. I also explained this problem to you two months ago."

"I have explained it, but the reason for the explanation is too far-fetched, and it didn't convince me. Besides, in addition to the previous two, now there is a third reason!"

Guo Ye said: "You mean that His Majesty made me the Minister of the Ministry of Officials?"

"Exactly. How important is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, how can you, Guo Yehe De, take on this important task? Apart from the fact that you are His Majesty's illegitimate child, I really can't think of any other explanation!"

"Uh...Actually, this problem...is not only this problem, including the fact that His Majesty expelled Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda, I have other explanations."

"What do you say!"

"Uh……"

Now, Guo Ye is really in a dilemma.

At the beginning, His Majesty Li Er turned back and said those words to himself from the bottom of his heart.Now, in order to prove his innocence, do he really want to tell Ma Yuanju what he said?

Leaking what a friend said is called a moral loss.As for leaking the emperor's words, there is a special crime called leaking the forbidden Chinese language, which can range from demoting an official to go out, and if it is serious, he will be dismissed from office, and may even be decapitated!

But if Ma Yuanju, who represents half of the officials of the imperial court, was not told, how would this turmoil end?

Seeing that Guo Ye was silent, Ma Yuanju chuckled lightly and said, "Guo Ye, aren't you quick-witted? Why can't you make it up?"

"Make up? I'm making up a fart! I don't know how to tell you!"

Guo Ye suppressed his anger, eased his tone, and said: "Brother Ma, I can tell you the real reason why Your Majesty did these things. However, if the reason comes out of my mouth and into your ears, I can't tell the third person. Yes. Can you promise me?"

Ma Yuanju said seriously: "I, Ma Yuanju, would swear to the sky!"

"That's not necessary, someone Guo doesn't believe in ghosts and gods. Well, someone Guo believes in you. Actually, the thing is like this..."

Then, Guo Ye told Ma Yuanju about the change of His Majesty Li Er's mind and the plan for great unification.

Finally, he said: "Now you understand. The reason why your Majesty ordered Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda to resign is not because they often give advice to His Majesty. It's because His Majesty knows that they can't do it anyway. Support this plan."

"Then what's the point of making you Minister of the Ministry of Officials?"

"This..." Guo Ye smiled wryly, and said, "I've thought about this question for a long time, and now I just have a guess."

"What guess?"

"Your majesty probably has no good candidates, so he just pulled out the general and let me be the secretary of the Ministry of officials."

"Hmph, there are still many people with higher status and prestige than you in the court. Qin Guogong's words are a bit far-fetched."

"There are people with higher status than me, and there are people with greater prestige than me. But I, Guo Ye, have one thing that they can't compare with."

"what?"

"obedient!"

"Be obedient? Even if you are good at catering to His Majesty, you, Guo Ye, are not considered a top figure."

"In terms of official position, prestige, and flattery, I, Guo Ye, can't be considered top figures, but with all three, Guo believes that he is not far behind."

Ma Yuanju thought for a while, shook his head, and said, "No, what you said is wrong! Qin Guogong, there are only you and me here, let's talk something from the bottom of our hearts. Apart from the recent events, you think His Majesty is a A wise gentleman?"

"Your Majesty is, of course, a righteous and enlightened ruler."

"Then in your conscience, do you think His Majesty's unification plan is reliable?"

Guo Yedao: "To be honest, I also feel that this plan is not very reliable. Most of those vassal states are sparsely populated, and the people's customs are tough. More importantly, the customs and customs are completely different from my Tang Dynasty. .Incorporate them all into the territory of Datang..."

Speaking of this, Guo Ye shook his head lightly, and said: "Difficult! Very difficult! Or, it is impossible at all. If it is not done well, it will even steal a chicken or lose a handful of rice. Your Majesty's famous name may be So it went down the drain.”