Chapter 289: Flickering Success
Guo Zhiyuan had already guessed that Chu Honggang would react like this, and said with a slight smile: "It's up to people, don't hide it from your father-in-law, the son-in-law has already seen the saint, and the saint agrees with this matter......
Chu Honggang looked at Guo Zhiyuan dumbfounded, he really couldn't figure out how he persuaded Emperor Wanli, but he was worthy of being an old bird who had been up and down in the officialdom for many years, and immediately understood that the key point of the matter was not here, and shook his head again and again: "Even if the saint has intentions, this matter will not be possible, and the saint cannot ignore the thoughts of the ministers of the court and the central government, and the old man dares to conclude that as soon as you raise this matter, it will definitely be unanimously opposed by the courtiers!" ……”
Guo Zhiyuan still looked at Chu Honggang confidently and said: "It's not necessarily necessary to oppose it unanimously......
What kind of person is Chu Honggang, the capital is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and there are absolutely no way for a person with a few brushes to sit firmly in the position of Shuntianfu Yin, and immediately understood what Guo Zhiyuan's idea was, glared at Guo Zhiyuan, and said sharply: "You don't think the old man will help you speak!" The old man won't go crazy with you, you are going to be the enemy of the Manchu Dynasty! You can't stand a chance of winning! The old man now suspects that marrying Wan'er to you is an extremely wrong decision! ……”
Guo Zhiyuan's reaction to Chu Honggang was expected, and he said slowly and unhurriedly: "Then what if you add the crown prince and Shen Ge Lao?!" ……”
"Prince?!" Chu Honggang was even more surprised, it was not surprising that Shen Li would support Guo Zhiyuan, but it was a bit unbelievable that Guo Zhiyuan could say that the prince would come forward to support him, because the prince has always been silent during court discussions and never made a clear statement on any issues.
Even the crown prince and Shen Li agreed to support Guo Zhiyuan, and Chu Honggang's face became solemn. Governing the family, he must seriously consider the position he should hold on this matter, as well as the gains and losses and a series of reactions caused by it, after pondering for a long time, he still shook his head solemnly and said: "The old man is still not suitable to express his position on this matter, if the old man makes a statement, his colleagues in the DPRK and China will still think that the old man is to welcome the prince and Shen Ge Lao, and it is a taboo in officialdom to waver, and he will be despised by his colleagues......
Of course Guo Zhiyuan knows what Chu Honggang is worried about, Chu Honggang is the Fu Wang Party, and the Fu King and the crown prince are in competition, if Chu Honggang and the prince hold the same position, the courtiers will definitely think that Chu Honggang is a two-faced, and this kind of behavior is spurned in any era, not to mention that Chu Honggang, as the Yin of Shuntian Mansion, has a very sensitive position, once he is isolated by the courtiers, he will not be able to be the Yin of Shuntian Mansion!
Knowing what Chu Honggang was worried about, Guo Zhiyuan dealt with it easily, and said with a slight smile: "Father-in-law, after the demon book case, the battle for the national capital is settled, do you think King Fu still has a chance?" The crown prince is the future monarch, how should the father-in-law deal with himself after the prince ascends the throne? The son-in-law thinks that this is an opportunity for his father-in-law to show favor to the prince, so that even if the prince ascends the throne in the future, the father-in-law can protect himself......"
Chu Honggang actually knew that the chances of King Fu competing for the throne were not much, including many people in the King Fu Party were actually a little shaken, but this kind of thing was involuntarily to stand in line, once you chose to stand in line, it would be difficult to change teams, so he smiled bitterly with some embarrassment: "That being said, this change of course is a bit too much after all...... The words of people are terrible, and the old man doesn't want to be infamous for treachery......"
Guo Zhiyuan knew that Chu Honggang was actually moved, as long as he dispelled Chu Honggang's last concerns, it would be done, so he smiled and said, "Father-in-law, hasn't you forgotten the saint?" Since the saint intends to build a mansion in Dongfan, the father-in-law is not to welcome the prince, but to share the worries of the saint! And since the father-in-law has decided to marry Wan'er to the son-in-law, it is natural for the father-in-law to support the son-in-law, so how can it be considered treachery?! ……”
Chu Honggang's eyes lit up when he heard this, yes! No matter who you stand with, you can't stand in line with Emperor Wanli! However, Guo Zhiyuan's performance was too clever, which made him a little unsteady, and he looked at him hesitantly and said, "The Holy Lord really intends to build a government office in Dongfan?" Don't you lie to me? ……”
Guo Zhiyuan knew that the matter had been done as soon as he heard it, and laughed and said: "Father-in-law, no one can deceive you, if the in-law even deceives you, how will Wan'er let me go!" ……”
Chu Honggang actually knew that he couldn't get rid of his relationship with Guo Zhiyuan since he agreed to marry Chu Wan'er to Guo Zhiyuan, which made him feel a little weird, Guo Zhiyuan shouldn't have calculated everything, how could it be as if his father-in-law was led by his hairy son-in-law, but now he has no other choice but to bet on Guo Zhiyuan, after thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, the old man will contact a few more close friends, and speak together when the court is discussed, However, Shen Xiang will most likely oppose it, and whether it can be done or not can only depend on yourself......"
Coming out of the Chu Mansion, Guo Zhiyuan couldn't help but wave his arm vigorously, and the flicker succeeded! This time, not only did he successfully set the marriage with Chu Wan'er, but also won the full support of Chu Honggang, as long as there were no major accidents at the time of the court discussion, the establishment of the government in Dongfan was basically a foregone conclusion!
In the next few days, Guo Zhiyuan can prepare for the marriage with Chu Wan'er with confidence, and the people from the Ministry of Rites will soon come to Guo Zhiyuan, since the "Three Great Expeditions", the Wanli Dynasty has not fought a decent victory for a long time, and the ceremony of entering Beijing to present prisoners to show the prestige of the Ming Dynasty has not been done for a long time, so Emperor Wanli attaches great importance to this matter, and specially asks the Ministry of Rites to do it ceremoniously.
Emperor Wanli personally assigned the matter, the Ministry of Rites naturally did not dare to slack off, and specially sent a Ministry of Rites to connect with Guo Zhiyuan, Guo Zhengyu once served as a Ministry of Rites waiter, and almost became a secretary of the Ministry of Rites, so the Ministry of Rites was polite to Guo Zhiyuan, a virtuous nephew shouted, and explained to him in detail the details and precautions of the prisoner sacrifice ceremony.
It seems that there is no shortage of formalism in any era, so on the day of the prisoner sacrifice ceremony, Guo Zhiyuan can no longer live in the capital, but must first go out of the city, and then re-enter the city from Xuanwu Gate, because Emperor Wanli attaches great importance to it, and also specially instructed the first assistant Shen to take hundreds of civil and military officials to meet outside the Xuanwu Gate.
Shen has always been extremely resentful of this, his dignified Shoufu actually had to go to greet a six-grade sesame official, which made him embarrassed, but he didn't dare to disobey the will of Emperor Wanli, and stood at the Xuanwu Gate with a black face and hundreds of civil and military officials waiting for Guo Zhiyuan's team to enter the city.
Not to mention Shen Zheng, the other ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee are also uncomfortable, if it is a famous general like Qi Jiguang, it is just that they come to greet them, Guo Zhiyuan, a nobody with a low official position, actually wants them to come to greet them so excitedly, it is strange that they can feel comfortable!