A Timely Wife

Chengdong usually doesn't participate in court meetings. He is too busy and has too many things in his mind to get out. He has the time to listen to people's gossip in meetings. Maybe Chengdong can come up with a few more small things. A material used to develop the engine is in the critical stage of analysis. The sand molds produced by the arsenal have never met the requirements, and the accuracy requirements are not up to the standard. Pushing back up and down, if you want to produce very good sand molds, you must There are precision machine tools, one ring after another is really a headache. During this period of time, even when Cheng Dong is sleeping, various materials and ratios will continue to pop up in his mind, and he somewhat ignores Xiong Ruoshan’s mental state. Unexpectedly, The kid pushed himself too hard and passed out directly at the court meeting.

After General Zhou passed away, Li Ruosong became the number one military commander. General Dingguo and General Huguo had the same title in name, both of them were of the first rank, but in fact, Li Ruosong had always been ranked behind General Zhou. For this, Li Ruosong was convinced. Fortunately, Li Ruosong was very close to Xiong Ruoshan, and after Xiong Ruoshan passed out, he could quickly run up to pick him up and send him to the lounge behind.

After Southern Chu moved its capital to Nanjiang Mansion, the court meeting was held differently from the past. It was no longer the emperor sitting high above, with the chief eunuch standing in front, and the courtiers standing there in two rows. The conditions of the residence were not good at that time. At the meeting, everyone sat around a table in the same room, with the person with the highest official position at the top, and the others sat in the back according to their official positions. This is very similar to the conference mode of later generations.

The chief assistant of the cabinet over Wen Chen was recommended by Mr. Dou when he was still alive. His surname is Shen and his name is Ke. He is from Guping Mansion. During the reign of Emperor Chu Cheng, he served as the second assistant of the cabinet. Yes, Shen Ke is a very interesting person. After being dismissed from office, he took his wife, children, and children back to his hometown, opened a small academy to collect some repairs, and lived without the slightest complaint.

Prime Minister Wan originally wanted to get rid of Shen Ke's reputation, but was stopped by Emperor Chu Cheng. Dismissal has already created an unstable situation in the court. If Shen Ke's fame is removed again, he will know with his toes that the consequences are definitely not something that Prime Minister Wan can bear. Ke did have some opinions, but he didn't want to force people too much, as long as he didn't obstruct his eyes in the court, he still had to leave a way for people to survive.

Shen Ke is very knowledgeable. After returning to his hometown, he behaved completely with his tail between his legs, and did not have any contact with the local government. He completely gave up on his official career and was unwilling to get involved in the political arena again. This attitude made Prime Minister Wan very satisfied, so he didn't take unnecessary actions to eradicate the grass.

When Shen Ke was invited back to be the chief assistant of the cabinet, he was not very willing, but he couldn't stand the recommendation of Mr. Dou again and again, and Xiong Ruoshan also went to invite him many times, and finally served as the chief assistant of the cabinet. Among them, Shen Ke recommended three of them together with himself, and Shen Ke persuaded Xiong Ruoshan to appoint the other two. Among them was Shen Qiming, the second assistant of the cabinet.

Shen Qiming and Shen Ke have always disagreed in political views. There are three reasons why Shen Ke persuaded Xiong Ruoshan to appoint Shen Qiming. One is that Shen Qiming is very talented. Cheng Dong attaches great importance to the Ministry of Industry. Very straightforward and neat, he was affirmed by many people during his tenure.

The second is that Shen Ke doesn't want his family to dominate. He can now believe that he has absolutely no other thoughts, but people's desires are endless, especially when there are no constraints. He can't guarantee that if he has no one to compete or even It is repression. Will he move some thoughts that should not be moved, so giving his political opponents a chance is also setting up a mirror for himself, which is very helpful for him to keep a clear mind.

The third and most important point is that Shen Qiming is not in the camp of Prime Minister Wan. After delivering the treason, Prime Minister Wan took all his people to Dahe. Shen Qiming simply resigned and returned to his hometown. Shen Ke felt that Shen Qiming available reasons.

Xiong Ruoshan discussed with General Zhou and Xiong Ruoshan for a long time, and finally they agreed to Shen Ke's proposal. After all, they wanted to maintain the balance of the court. There are two most important points. One is that the army must be completely in the hands of the emperor. It means that civil servants can check and balance each other. For them to be able to check and balance, two or even multiple forces must compete together.

What they didn't expect was that this idea was right, but their view of Shen Qiming was wrong. Shen Qiming did not follow Prime Minister Wan to Dahe when Prime Minister Wan delivered the treason, but Shen Qiming and he followed Shen Qiming to Southern Chu The people in the imperial court are all Prime Minister Wan's eyeliner in Dachu, and their task is to pass all kinds of news about Dachu to Prime Minister Wan in Dahe through various channels.

Relying on the information given by these people, Prime Minister Wan was able to gain a foothold in Dahe quickly, and was able to instigate a large number of civil servants and generals who defended the city so quickly, so that so many cities in Jiangbei fell into the hands of Dahe in a short period of time. If it weren't for the fact that the people left in Chujing City were not in a high position, and a few core figures had left during the multiple evacuations, otherwise it would be hard to say whether Chujing could hold on for such a long time. The way out is also a way out for Shen Qiming to survive. If Dahe can successfully take down the whole of Dachu, then as a hero, it is no longer a dream to be a marquis and a minister. What Shen Qiming wants in his life is just these four words, If Dahe is defeated, with Shen Qiming and others, it is not difficult to return to Dachu. If it is great, let’s turn the words around, from Dachu to Dahe to send information from Dahe to Dachu. Yes, no matter what the Wan family said, the wealth they held in their hands was unparalleled in the entire Great Chu.

It's just that Shen Qiming didn't expect the Wan family to fall so quickly, and the huge wealth in the hands of the Wan family disappeared. After the Wan family was destroyed, Shen Qiming had thought about what to do next. When he first became the second assistant, Shen Qiming really wanted to It is necessary to draw a clear line with the past, but there is a prerequisite for this, that is, the emperor can be controlled in his hands.

Xiong Ruoshan was only 15 years old when he came to the throne. In Shen Qiming's eyes, he was just a hairless half-baby who couldn't do things well. General Zhou was a rude general. What kind of abilities can a rustic bumpkin, a small number one scholar, have? Shen Ke is an old man with insufficient brains. It can be said that in Shen Qiming's conception, only Shen Qiming can be worthy of the title of Duke.

Being the second assistant was just his first step towards the position of prime minister. Anyone like Prime Minister Wan could be prime minister. There was no reason for Shen Qiming not to take that step. Soon, Shen Qiming realized that he had made a big mistake. Shen Ke was not The brain is not enough, but Prime Minister Wan did not give him room to play when he was in office. General Zhou is a military commander, but the Zhou family is a civil servant for generations. I don’t know how many prime ministers and cabinet ministers, and I don’t know how many second-rank officials. , General Zhou grew up in this kind of environment since he was a child, and he couldn't find out where to go.

It's true that Li Ruosong is young, but he has an extremely powerful husband who masters all the key things of weapon research and development. As long as his husband is alive, Li Ruosong's position will not be shaken, and this person is not stupid , His overall planning ability, management ability and employment ability are indeed very strong, which can be seen from the development of the resident. It can be seen that he has a strong ability to develop the resident to what it is now within a few years.

Shen Qiming found that it was extremely difficult to reach the position he wanted to reach in Southern Chu. Among other things, it was difficult for him to shake Shen Ke's status. Compared with him, the little emperor obviously trusted Shen Ke more. However, what he can't accept the most is that he is in the position of the second assistant, and what he is asked to do is what the Minister of the Ministry of Industry should do, which makes him a little upset.

When he thought he was depressed, someone sent him a message that if he could help Dahe get rid of the little emperor and put Nanchu into chaos, when Dahe took down Nanchu, he would be named a prime minister. .Shen Qiming didn't believe it at first. After several exchanges of news, he heard that Dahe had joined forces with the southern countries, and that the Zhang family army in the south had been instigated by several senior generals. After the fall of the south was imminent, Shen Qiming thought twice and decided Cooperating with Dahe, this led to the Nangeng tragedy. A generation of famous officials, General Zhou, died in this internal and external collusion.

Xiong Ruoshan was not the only one who fell into self-blame. Shen Ke seemed to have aged ten years overnight. If he hadn't recommended Shen Qiming, so many things would not have happened in the future. No matter how much he regretted it, it was too late. Even if Shen Qiming was shot in the middle of the crime, it would be difficult to make up for the mistakes he made.

When Shen Ke watched Xiong Ruoshan faint in front of him, the chief minister of the cabinet who was nearly sixty years old also fell down, and the whole court was in chaos. Some followed Li Ruosong to see Xiong Ruoshan, and some helped Shen Ke up Those who called for a doctor also angrily reprimanded those people for not taking good care of Xiong Ruoshan. If Li Hu hadn't been guarding there, there would probably be fish in troubled waters who wanted to make some small moves. According to the news, those people he brought have been imprisoned, and their family members have also been quarantined, but the line still hasn't been dug out.

Before digging out all the hidden clues, the other courtiers will not be able to scrutinize for a while. After all, the court of Southern Chu has just looked a little bit, and now it can't stand too much turmoil.