The scumbag son-in-law dressed as a husband

Logically speaking, someone has long been staring at such an important position as Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry. Even based on seniority and practice, the first consideration should be the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Handicrafts of the Shangshu, not Xie Shu.

However, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry has already been imprisoned, and the entire Ministry of Industry is under thorough investigation.

At this juncture, Xie Shu's merit assessment was one of the best. In addition, the Ministry of Industry is in charge of various projects, water conservancy, and transportation. It is appropriate for Xie Shu to take up this position. There are quite a few people, so this matter is a matter of course.

As for why Shangshu, the head of the six major departments, was imprisoned, the matter has to start three years ago.

Since the beginning of the founding of Daqing, the problem of border troubles has been in front of us.At the beginning, the Tatars occasionally plundered the border, but they never posed a major threat. Until 20 years ago, the Tatars invaded Hetao, and then regarded Hetao as their supply ground.

With the support of Hetao, the Tatars grew stronger and stronger, so Daqing had to increase its troops year by year, but faced with the brutal Tatar cavalry, it was more defeated than victorious.

The former governor of Shaanxi, who was stationed in Shaanxi, once wrote a letter, advocating that the whole army should be searched in Hetao, because the problem of insufficient armaments has not been implemented.

Later, some people wrote a letter, thinking that in order to calm the border troubles, the only way is to regain the Hetao, but to start a war, the whole country uses troops, wastes the people and wastes money, it is really a big deal, and it needs a long-term plan.

Three years ago, Tatan invaded the border again. Emperor Qing promoted Wang Zhen as the commander of the guard to guard the border. However, not long after he took office, Tatan rushed [-] soldiers into the border wall.

Wang Zhen led people to defend the border desperately, but the garrison was also seriously injured. Emperor Qing was very dissatisfied with this result, so Wang Zhen brought up the old matter again and wrote a letter requesting to lead the army to recover Hetao.

Emperor Qing was noncommittal about this decision and handed it over to his ministers for reconsideration.

Lu Shuo saw this opportunity.

Although Lu Shuo had been demoted before, everyone could see clearly that Emperor Qing's trust and favor for him were only a little bit more dependent on him.

Lu Shuo knew that the frontier was a serious problem for Emperor Qing, and Wang Zhen was of great use, so he couldn't touch the family.

So if he wanted to get to the position he wanted, then Wang Zhen absolutely couldn't stay.

But this time Emperor Qing asked the ministers to discuss whether to let Wang Zhen lead the army to recover Hetao. Lu Shuo expressed his opinion: "Wang Zhen wants to lead tens of thousands of people, go deep into the difficult and dangerous places, and drive out the soldiers who have been entrenched for decades. How easy is it?"

As soon as he spoke, he was immediately refuted by Wang Kui, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

Wang Zhen is Wang Kui's nephew, both from the Wang family, but Wang Kui adheres to the principle of not avoiding relatives when employing people, and he also trusts Wang Zhen's ability, so naturally he will not demolish his nephew.

In addition, Wang Zhen was really able to regain Hetao, and from now on, the Wang family will be full of favors, so what is Lu Shuo?

So Wang Kui criticized Lu Shuo for being weak and ignorant of war, and said that now that the country is prosperous and the army is strong, as long as he is determined to regain Hetao, the border can be cleared from then on.

Wang Kui's words were immediately echoed by many people, and Emperor Qing was also a little moved, so Lu Shuo stopped talking.

After a few days, Emperor Qing issued an imperial edict ordering the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry to repair border salaries and make utensils to prepare for war.

At this time, people in the court were excited, and not many people noticed that this edict was still drawn up by Lu Shuo.

In the eighth year of Tai'an, just one year after Xie Shu went to be the governor of Hetao, Wang Zhen sent [-] troops to Hetao. In the same year, Lu Shuo returned to Ziweiling.

There is no end to the war.

In two or three days, there were military reports from Hexi to Beijing, and soon they piled up like a mountain.

Emperor Qing was in high spirits at the beginning, but after staying up late to read it for a few nights, he then felt boring. Military newspapers are not like ordinary memoirs, and the military situation cannot be explained in one word. Recognition is required.

But rulers only look at results.

Originally, Wang Kui, Minister of the Ministry of War, Gu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Lu Shuo participated in the maintenance, but Gu Qian was old, and Wang Kui was related to Wang Zhen, so Emperor Qing only called Lu Shuo when something happened.

Lu Shuo had bribed the emperor's servants before, and ordered the border generals to frame Wang Zhen to cover up his defeat, withhold military pay, and fill his own pockets.

In front of Emperor Qing, Lu Shuo reminded Emperor Qing that Wang Zhen wanted to take back Hetao this time for military power.

This incident is not a precedent. The chaos in the previous dynasty was precisely because of the self-respect of the soldiers in the feudal towns, and there were also handwritings of the aristocratic families.

Emperor Qing was already suspicious, and suddenly wondered if he had suppressed the aristocratic family too much in recent years, making him feel disobedient.

When one's regime is threatened, borders are no longer the top priority.

What's more, Emperor Qing was not so determined to regain the border. Seeing the treasury shrinking day by day, but there was no final victory, Emperor Qing couldn't sit still.

Half a year ago, under Lu Shuo's careful planning, Emperor Qing finally broke out and ordered Hetao why can't he attack for a long time?Who can take up such a responsibility now that the living beings are poisoned?

Emperor Qing's thunderous anger was so sudden that all the officials were unprepared, and then Lu Shuo produced a lot of evidence. At this time, Wang Zhen, who was far away in Hetao, had also been arrested and imprisoned.

Shangshu ordered Cui Yuan to abandon his car in a hurry to protect the commander in chief, and four of the six departments belonged to him. Except the Ministry of Punishment, which was not involved in any incidents, the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of War were very important. Only the Ministry of Industry was always at the bottom of the six departments.

The Ministry of Industry is the agency in charge of construction and engineering matters, and is also responsible for military equipment and other armaments, so it can only be pushed to the Ministry of Industry in the end.

Then Emperor Qing ordered Lu Shuo to confiscate the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry. Unexpectedly, 300 million silver was copied out. Most of the silver went into the national treasury, and a small part went into Qingdi's private treasury.

After that, the matter of recovering Hetao was also settled. Wang Zhen was imprisoned, Wang Kui was fined for one year, and the Minister ordered Cui Yuan to ask him to leave several times. Emperor Qing refused to reply at first, but finally agreed.

And Cui Yuan's departure in this way is also a move of chess. His eldest son Cui Lu has changed from Taichang Shaoqing to Taichang Temple Minister, and he is a third-rank official.Cui Yang changed from Yushi Zhongcheng to Yushi Dafu, and he was also a third-rank official.

However, the prestige of the aristocratic family was still greatly affected, and Lu Shuo's favor could not be further increased. Although Emperor Qing vacated the position of Shang Shuling, he gave one of Lu Shuo's three princes the position of Taifu. Even today, Taifu is just a vacant position , and did not teach the actual responsibility of the prince.

This year, Emperor Qing was 54 years old. Among the people, most people would not live to this age.

Emperor Qing also wanted to live a luxurious and lazy life, but there were always people who wanted to disturb him, so he used various methods to concentrate power in his own hands, and now he finally had some results.

However, there is still a turmoil in the court, so Emperor Qing occasionally cheers up and plays games on the chessboard to play with his power, but most of the time he is tired.

And Lu Shuo was the best knife to use, so most of Emperor Qing's power fell into Lu Shuo's hands.

Of course, Emperor Qing was not yet at the age of confusion. He knew that Lu Shuo was also a double-edged sword, and he would scratch himself if he was not careful. Therefore, Emperor Qing would beat Lu Shuo from time to time, and at the same time, Lu Shuo would not be affected by any of him. The closeness of the son.

Speaking of his heir, Emperor Qing was a little disheartened. The crown prince Shao An was 26 years old this year, but he was not liked by Emperor Qing in terms of ability and personality, and he even had a gap with his father because of the suppression of the aristocratic family. !

The third prince, Shao Zhen, was originally loved by Emperor Qing the most, and Emperor Qing also placed high hopes on him. Who knew that his performance over the years has not been satisfactory. Emperor Qing saw the methods he used in private and was disappointed in his heart. Another layer.

Emperor Qing had no choice but to focus on the other princes, but he had not found a better candidate. However, Emperor Qing was not in such a hurry. He felt that he was still full of vitality. After all, his youngest son, the Eighth Prince, was two years ago. just born.

To Emperor Qing's surprise, the eighth prince, Shao Yuan, was accompanied by a sign of auspiciousness. When Wei Qingtong, who had been promoted to noble, was pregnant, he dreamed of a red sunset on his bed.

After Xie Shu received the edict, he was about to set off on the same day. When he learned that Governor Xie He was leaving, the people flocked to the embankment beside Jiangpu City.

Green grass has grown on the banks of the river, which is no longer affected by the flood, and the willow silk is curled and fluttering, and the peach blossoms greet them with smiles.

Red and emerald are intertwined, brilliant as brocade.

Not only the officials in Jiangpu City, but also Wan Linming and his son came to see Xie Shu off in person.

Wan Linming smiled and said: "Xiaguan said goodbye to Mr. Xie today, and I don't know when we will see you again."

In this year's Ministry of Officials assessment, Wan Linming was promoted to the prefect of Jiangnan Province because of his outstanding political achievements, and the prefect is a third-rank official position, so it is very appropriate for Wan Linming to say that he is an official in front of Xie Shu.

Xie Shu smiled slightly, and talked with Wan Linming for a while.

Two years ago, Yu Wanli, Yu Chuxi's father, died of illness. Xie Shu was busy with river management and couldn't spare time to go back to Jinling with Yu Chuxi, so Xie Shu wrote a trust letter to Wan Linming to take care of Yu's family.

Wan Linming did his best on this matter, and Xie Shu also kept it in mind.

At this time, Wan Linming regretted that he hadn't come a few days earlier. Seeing that Xie Shu was ready to leave, Wan Linming glanced at his son hurriedly, and then said: "Master Xie, this incompetent child, Xiaguan, will do more in the future." Don’t worry, why don’t you thank your lord soon?”

Xie Shu smiled and said nothing, shaking his head to show that there is no need to be polite.

It turned out that Wan Linming had talked about this a few days ago and wanted Wan Tianyun to stay by Xie Shu's side.

Xie Shu has nothing to do, he is short of people around him now, Wan Tianyun once worked for him when he was at the Jinling Literature Society.

Wan Tianyun was extremely helpless, he was married and had a family, and his father still didn't give him face in front of Xie Shu.

Of course, Wan Tianyun is convinced by Xie Shu now, and he voluntarily followed Xie Shu to the capital. He was not good at studying, and his father donated a substitute for him. Father and son?

The dense and thick clouds slowly moved forward, sometimes unpredictable, and the capital city was already in sight.

Three years ago, Xie Shu stayed away from the political chaos of the central government and devoted himself to the cause of river governance.Now that he is back, Xie Shu has a different feeling when he comes to Beijing for the second time.

Speaking of which, the time he stayed in the capital was actually very short. When he was writing the geography of Kyoto, Xie Shu often took his husband to play in the countryside, and rarely stayed in the city.

But because of the existence of Yu Chuxi, the time in Kyoto became very vivid and cheerful later.

However, no matter whether he was immersed in the ancient books of Yuzhang or the cold night when the wind and rain invaded, Xie Shu never let up.

He knows that this center of supreme power is like a whirlpool, and everyone is in it.