Chapter 305: Betting

Wu Shilai didn't care what others thought, he only knew that he was in a very dilemma. Fan Hongdao dragged more than 100 people to publicly complain to him about Guo Shengming, the imperial history of Nancheng, but it was not accepted, nor was it accepted.

If you take the case, then you have to deal with Guo Shengming, there is not much room for sloppy and dark box operations, but the consequences are more troublesome. first publicly slapped the face of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and his own left capital imperial history was disgraced because he succumbed to Fan Hongdao;

Second, Guo Shengming is not an isolated individual, he is a member of the Qingliu forces, and dealing with Guo Shengming will offend this force that occupies the moral high ground and has great active energy. What's more, Wu Zongxian recently secretly formed an alliance with the Qingliu forces, in an attempt to take advantage of this to go further and become the secretary of the ministry.

At present, the Qingliu forces mainly have three spearheads, one is to discuss the affairs of the East Palace, the second is to attack Shen Shoufu, and the third is to attack Yang Wei, the secretary of the ministry. Wu Shilai's abacus was that he could succeed Yang Wei as the head of the foreign dynasty, so he did not hesitate to distance himself from Shen Shoufu and make friends with the Qingliu forces.

Therefore, Wu Shilai did not want to accept Fan Hongdao's complaint, but if he refused to accept it and did not accept this complaint, the consequences would also be very serious. In this case, if Fan Hongdao turns around and goes to beat the drum, the responsibility will fall on Wu Shilai!

To some extent, the nature of beating the drums can be regarded as a kind of "popular uprising", which symbolizes that the people are desperate and take extreme measures, which the imperial court does not want to see. Originally, this responsibility belonged to Guo Shengming, and it was Guo Yushi's "perversion of the law" that caused the incident of beating the drum.

However, if Fan Hongdao goes to beat the Dengwen drum now, the cause will change from "Guo Shengming perverts the law" to "Zuodu Yushi shields Guo Shengming", and the difference is that the biggest responsible person has changed. Wu Shilai, how could Wu Zongxian be willing to carry this pot for Guo Shengming!

Fan Hongdao admired Wu Zongxian's embarrassed expression, and sneered again and again beside him. Is it cool to threaten people with power? Isn't it great to have a lot of power?

Don't you know that there is a saying that has been quoted as overflowing, that is, "with great power comes great responsibility". How much power you Wu Zongxian showed just now, how heavy is this corresponding responsibility at this moment, see if you Wu Zongxian can bear it! There is no one behind him Fan Hongdao, you Wu Zongxian has revealed a flaw, don't blame someone for grabbing it!

The officials in the audience gradually realized the subtleties, and the noise became quieter, for the insiders, this kind of tossing and turning calculation was not much more exciting than the vigorous beating of the drum.

As the saying goes, the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear, but now it is the other way around, and the most sober person is Guo Shengming, the party in Nancheng, who finally understood Fan Hongdao's conspiracy, to put it bluntly, it is four words "throwing bricks and leading jade".

Maybe from the beginning, Fan Hongdao didn't really have the idea of beating the drum, and the previous fanfare and momentum were actually just to attract others. After a large number of officials watched, they publicly humiliated him Guo Shengming to see if anyone would come forward to stop him.

Because there is a very simple logic, but most of the people who will come forward at this time are Guo Yushi's comrades, and it is not wrong to catch one and kill the other! Then Fan Hongdao deliberately caused the accident without relenting and further escalated the situation, and there is a high probability that he will be able to attract more advanced characters.

This qualified high-level character, even if it is not the Zuodu Yushi Wu Shilai, will be a big man with a similar status. As long as he jumps out to take care of things, Fan Hongdao will throw the situation in front of him and force him to be in a dilemma.

Guo Yushi thought a lot, and then found that his biggest problem was that he misjudged Fan Hongdao's behavior.

Fan Hongdao is a well-known person, and many people know his deeds. Think about what he did in the past: he killed the former first assistant Zhang Siwei, killed the literary master Wang Shizhen, killed the dignity of the national prince priest Luo Wanhua, and dared to humiliate Gu Xiancheng, an official of the Ministry of Literature and Selection, when selecting officials.

What else would a person who seems to be bold like this dare not do? Therefore, everyone will subconsciously feel that Fan Hongdao, who initiated the surge, must dare to beat the drum.

And don't forget that Fan Hongdao is still a poet who has published a best-selling poetry collection, in the group of poets, there are too many strange brains, what is it to initiate nerves to beat the drum?

But the truth is likely to be that Fan Hongdao didn't want to beat the Dengwen drum at all, but just put on a pose to mobilize others. The more than 100 people who followed, the nearby or passing officials, including him Guo Shengming, everyone standing here was used by Fan Hongdao!

As for Fan Hongdao's purpose, it is still three words - "to do big things", plus a precondition, that is, to do big things without hurting himself.

Guo Yushi seemed to have seen through the fog to see through the truth, and his heart suddenly had mixed feelings. He hated why he hadn't seen the essence of Fan Hongdao's strong and middle-class cadres for a long time, otherwise he wouldn't have watched Fan Hongdao make things bigger and bigger, but it was not too late to make amends.

At this time, Fan Hongdao was aggressive, urging Wu Shi, the imperial historian of Zuodu, to make a choice: "Boss Zhongcheng! There is a saying that it is not too late to know if you are lost! Guo Shengming has aroused the people's resentment, and Qian Yiyi is helping to abuse them, so why should the boss protect them." ”

Guo Yushi walked to Wu Shilai's side and whispered: "The old minister doesn't have to care about him, he is decided, he doesn't dare to beat the drum." Something like "

Wu Zongxian was undecided, and when he heard Guo Yushi's words, he also had a fluke heart, maybe Fan Hongdao didn't dare to beat the drum. What he fears most is that beating the drums is similar to sparking a popular uprising, and this responsibility will fall on his head. If there is no such thing, everything will be fine.

Thinking of this, Wu Shilai decided to make a bet. The bet is not that Fan Hongdao does not dare to beat the drum, but that he can replace Yang Wei as the head of the civil officials of the foreign dynasty this time.

According to the rules, if he wants to be promoted, he can only move to the official department, and his qualifications are enough, and Shen Shoufu, who was originally an ally, also understands his thoughts.

But for so many years, Yang Wei, who has become too old, has always occupied the position of the secretary of the ministry with the support of Shen Shoufu, which made Wu Shilai very disappointed in Shen Shoufu.

Therefore, as the imperial history of the left capital, he sat back and watched some imperial historians join forces to attack Shen Shoufu and Yang Wei, the secretary of the ministry. Maybe Shen Shoufu is difficult to shake, but as long as he can drive Yang Wei away, he can take advantage of it.

Guo Shengming and Qian Yiyi in front of him are the backbone of this Qingliu force, and if these two people are disposed of, it will definitely greatly reduce the vitality of this force. Thinking of this, Wu Shilai felt that he could make a choice.

Since you don't have hope for Shen Shoufu anymore, let's bet on the other side!