Conquer the king with power

As soon as the decree came out, the officials were shocked.Zhongshu ordered Zhang Zefang to look for Feng Xiang overnight. Such a big matter involves a lot.For his Zhongshu order, dismissal is a trivial matter, so he is afraid of being questioned afterwards.

"Feng Xiang, help me!" Zhang Zefang rushed to Feng Xiang's feet and began to cry for help.

Zhang Zefang is not one of the two parties, but he is timid and cowardly, and he has made little achievements as an official.He is an extremely controllable person who does not fight for power.That's why Feng Xiang and Cai Shoufu jointly promoted him to the position of Zhongshuling, so that it would be convenient for them to control the six parts.

Although Zhang Zefang is cowardly and incompetent, he has self-knowledge.He clearly knew that his current status was given by two powerful officials in the court, so he directly asked Feng Xiang, who was His Majesty's teacher after all.

"It's not that I won't save you, but that the truth can't save you. There was Xu Jinnian before, and Wei Chun after. Xu Jinnian was upright and upright. The person you made friends with. This is His Majesty wanting you to die! The king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die." Feng Xiang also thought for a day before he figured out the root of the matter, but it was too late.

"The Cai family is greedy for money. They thought that there was an empress dowager in the harem and a cabinet chief assistant in the previous dynasty. They could cover the sky with one hand and constrain the young majesty. It's a pity that your majesty didn't give you this opportunity." Feng Xiangyi analyzed and then felt a little sympathetic He looked at Zhang Zefang.

At this point, he can only guarantee that he and Feng's direct descendants are clean.

After Zhang Zefang heard Feng Xiang's words, his face was ashen, and his heart was so cold that he didn't dare to think about it.

"Resigning at the top is a honor given to you by Your Majesty. After all, you were a veteran when the late Emperor was alive, so Your Majesty should not make things difficult for you." Xiang Feng knelt down and helped Zhang Zefang up.

Compared with power, Zhang Zefang cherishes life a little more, so Zhang Zefang already has a choice in his heart at this time.

When Zhang Zefang left Feng Xiang's mansion, his back could not be straightened, and his face was sad.He has been an official for decades without major mistakes or achievements.He thought he would live his life like this, and in the end he could find a shelter for his descendants, but he didn't expect to end up like this in the end.

"Zhongshu Ling!" Wei Chun called Zhang Zefang to stop.

Wei Chun's carriage was parked in the alley at the corner of Feng Xiangfu, and there was no one around him, only Wei Qing.He sat in the carriage by himself, opened the door, stared at Zhang Zefang with a smile on his lips.

Hearing this voice, Zhang Zefang felt a bone-chilling chill run up his spine and the back of his head, and his scalp went numb for a while.

"Marquis Wei." Zhang Zefang saluted immediately, with cold sweat dripping down his forehead as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Master Zhang, come up and speak." Wei Chun was still smiling and feasting, with decent etiquette.

Zhang Zefang swallowed her saliva anxiously, he wanted to turn around and run, but then he thought about how he could run past Wei Chun.

"Master Hou! This...!" Zhang Zefang's teeth were chattering.

"It's all right for this Marquis to send Master Zhang back home. Is it so cold today? It seems that Master Zhang is shaking from the cold." Wei Chun narrowed and raised his eyes slightly, narrow and long.

"Oh!" Zhang Zefang nodded after a while, but his body didn't move at all.

Wei Qing, who was waiting by the car, couldn't stand it any longer, and snorted coldly.He went forward and grabbed Zhang Zefang's collar, lifted it and threw it away, and threw Zhang Zefang onto the car to lie on his stomach.

"Master Hou, spare...my life!" Zhang Zefang couldn't help shaking her limbs, lying on the car, waving her limbs non-stop.

"Benhou, I really don't want to kill you!" Wei Chun laughed when he saw this, and reached out to support Zhang Zefang.

Zhang Zefang had no choice but to follow Wei Chun's wishes, sat in the car, and looked at Wei Chun timidly.

Wei Chun knocked on the wall of the carriage, and Wei Qing outside got the information, got into the carriage immediately, and drove the carriage slowly down the alleyway.

"Many... Thank you, Lord Hou, for sending the officer back." Wei Chun remained silent for a long time, Zhang Zefang felt what Wei Chun meant, so she had to speak first.

Wei Chun remained calm and composed, with a smile on his lips: "Master Zhang, you are welcome!"

Wei Chun was not in a hurry, the road was long anyway.But Zhang Zefang was in a hurry, he didn't know that Wei Chun was really idle and had nothing to do, so he came to take him back home in the middle of the night.Or something else, such as killing him directly according to His Majesty's order.

"Master Zhang, you're going to resign tomorrow, right?" Wei Chun asked knowingly. It had been a long time since the decree came down, and it was already night. At this time, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty knew about it. Didn't Wei Chun know about it?

Zhang Zefang nodded hurriedly: "Yes! Yes! I am ashamed of my Majesty and the people of the world. I have decided to submit a letter to resign from the post of Zhongshuling."

"According to the old system, when your Excellency resigns, there will be a recommendation at the same time. Is there anyone in your mind?" Wei Chun asked.

According to Dayu's old system, when an official resigned or resigned, he would write a letter and recommend others.

As soon as Wei Chun heard the decree, he understood why Si Yan didn't punish Zhang Zefang, but wanted Zhang Zefang to resign by himself.It was the secretary banquet who wanted to pave the way for Xu Jinnian. Xu Jinnian was meritorious in uncovering a major case this time, and he will be rewarded for his merits. He is qualified to be in charge of Zhongshu.

Zhang Zefang was stunned, he resigned because of a crime, can he still be ordered?He didn't think so much, he just wanted to save his life.

"Master Hou, is there anyone who recommends it?" Zhang Zefang sat in the Zhongshu Ling anyway, and naturally there are some merits, such as the doorway in the officialdom.

"Master Xu Jinnian, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, has repeatedly solved strange cases and made outstanding achievements. He is upright and upright, and he is dedicated to serving the country and the people. What do you think, Master Zhang?" Wei Chun asked.

Zhang Zefang sweated even more, isn't this difficult for him?Xu Jinnian is good, but his rank is too low, he can recommend it, but it may not be successful.

Wei Hou asked him to recommend him, and he definitely hoped for success.If he doesn't succeed, if he gets angry, he will kill him with a knife, and he will be even more wronged.

"This...Master Xu, the grade may not be enough!" Zhang Zefang chose to tell the truth.

After hearing this, Wei Chun laughed lightly: "Your Excellency is responsible for recommending you."

Seeing this, Zhang Zefang nodded quickly: "According to what Marquis Wei said."

At this moment, the carriage also stopped, and Wei Qing's voice came from outside.

"Master Hou, the Zhang residence is here."

After hearing this, Wei Chun turned to the carriage door and made a gesture of invitation: "Master Zhang, thank you for your hard work!"

"Master Hou, it's hard work!" Zhang Zefang hurriedly climbed out of the car.

After Zhang Zefang watched Wei Chun's carriage disappear, he sat down on the ground, no longer having the strength to get up.

When Wei Chun returned home, he sat at the desk, anticipating what would happen tomorrow.

"Your Majesty, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, Wang Chun, was summoned tonight!" Wei Qing took the news from the imperial army when he returned to the mansion, and immediately brought it to Wei Chun.

Wei Chun's face became serious when he heard that, since when did the Ministry of War be the host of the banquet?

In Wei Chun's impression, the Ministry of War has always been Feng Xiang's people.In order to constrain him these years, Feng Xiang has often had people trip him up.

"Is there anything else?" Wei Chun sighed, that's all, it's the end of the crime, why bother to care about these old things.

"No more." Wei Qing shook his head.

"Well, go down and rest first!" Wei Chun waved Wei Qing down.

The next day, early morning.

Following the ringing of the palace bell, all civil and military officials entered through Chang'an Gate one by one, ascended to the court and entered the Hall of Zhenghe.

"Feng Xiang!" Cai Shoufu quietly grabbed Feng Xiang and moved a little to the side.

"What's the matter?" Feng Xiang looked at Cai Shoufu, with an inscrutable smile on the corner of his mouth.

Seeing the smile on Feng Xiang's face, Cai Shoufu secretly cursed "Old Fox" in his heart.But his face was still calm and polite with a smile on his face.

"How about we make a deal?" Cai Shoufu didn't play tricks either.

"I also have the same intention!" Feng Xiang knew that the surname Cai also saw Si Yan's plan, so he must come to him, but he calmed down first.

"That's good," Cai Shoufu immediately nodded: "None of us should make trouble, get through this hurdle, and let's talk about it later."

"Okay!" Feng agreed.

Afterwards, the two walked into the Hall of Zhenghe together, in a harmonious atmosphere.

When the banquet arrived, Feng Xiang and Cai Shoufu were standing respectfully.The scene outside Zhenghe Hall was reported to Dou Yu by Xiao Huangmen, and Dou Yu whispered a few words in his ear.

Si Yan thought it was nothing, what he did.The two old foxes, Feng Xiang and Cai Shoufu, just didn't know it for the time being, but after thinking about it afterwards, they were clear.Once he is clear, there are a hundred ways to deal with him in his heart.

After the Shanhu, Si Yan sat on the high seat and looked down on all the officials.

"Do you know what happened yesterday?" Si Yan asked.

Yesterday he plagiarized the Minister of Rites with great fanfare, and ordered Zhong Shuling to resign.The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty are not stupid, so they naturally know.

When Si Yan asked, the other officials involved in the case immediately knelt down, bowed their heads and shouted for mercy.

"Do you know why I didn't question you yesterday?" Si Yan looked at Yang Qian, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and Hu Yao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Those few people knelt there trembling, none of them dared to speak first.

"Si Ji." Si Yan called the commander of the Imperial Forest Army.

Si Ji put on his armor and went to the hall, knelt down in front of Si Yan: "The minister is here!"

"Drag them out of Chang'an Gate, and immediately behead them for public display." Si Yan's eyes slanted, and cold light shone everywhere.

Those officials in the past said that as the prince's banquet, he was gentle and steady, and treated others with humility and courtesy.Now they were so shocked that they broke out in a cold sweat, and they all knelt down in fright.

"Dayu's old system treated all officials with courtesy. Your Majesty must not treat them like this." Cai Shoufu knelt on the ground and stopped him.

Si Yan got up solemnly, and waved down the folders that Dou Yu had been holding, and those folders rolled to the next hundred officials with dozens of files.

"Then I will change it from here!" Si Yan said angrily, full of majesty.

"Your Majesty, think twice!" Feng Xiang immediately knelt out: "The old etiquette is the foundation of governing the country, think twice, Your Majesty!"

"Then Prime Minister Feng looked at these people. This is my reward for treating them with courtesy. I granted them official positions and granted them authority, not for them to use for personal gain. I want them to work for the well-being of the people, and for the century-old King Yu. It's safe." Si Yan looked at Feng Xiang, these were handed over to him by Feng Xiang himself!

"Your Majesty, think twice! It was not Mingjun who angrily beheaded the court officials in court. Later history books don't know how to write Your Majesty!" Cai Shoufu also walked out on his knees. With Prime Minister Feng by his side, he felt much more at ease.

"Your Majesty, think twice!" At this time, Feng Xiang and Cai Shoufu officials from both parties shouted, wanting to stop the banquet.

The ministers were passionate and made impassioned speeches.