Chapter 920: Compromise on Side

Zhao Yu is actually jealous of the strong disposal of the Wu family, of course, he led the troops back to the palace not to give himself courage, but to 'force the palace', but not to force himself, but to demonstrate to the scholars in the court, showing his determination. In fact, he was forced to do this, because he couldn't do it by his own will to deal with the queen and the Wu family.

While in Qiongzhou, Zhao Yu obtained military power and the right to participate in political affairs through the exchange of financial power for imperial power. And he played a trick in the middle, and thus established the Military Aircraft Department, which allowed him to exercise power independently without going through the Zhongshu Sect and the Second Privy Council, and could also exert influence on political affairs. However, after the recovery of Jiangnan, the re-establishment of the military aircraft department in the middle of the dynasty has existed in name only, especially during the period of his 'cultivation', all the power was basically returned to the imperial court by the queen mother.

Therefore, at this stage, the only force that Zhao Yu can nominally and openly mobilize is the imperial front guard, and even the affairs of the harem cannot be arbitrary, and even if the queen and the depose of the Wu family are ordered by themselves, they need to be countersigned by the prime minister before they can be implemented. But Lu Xiufu and Wen Tianxiang are both inextricably linked to the Wu family, and even after Wu Xi is the queen, the two of them also secretly contributed.

Then the only people who have the right to countersign are Vice Prime Minister Liu Huang and Ying Jieyan. Liu Huang has a close relationship with Zhao Huang and is regarded as a close confidant, but he still does not dare to look for him for this matter, because Zhao Huang knows that Liu Huang has been to Shudu Sect, and he said: Political affairs are governed by the Chinese book, and if they are not governed by the Chinese book, they will be chaotic. The affairs of the world should be shared with the whole world, and the private interests of the non-human master should be obtained. It is obvious that he is still a traditional scholar in his bones, and when he talks to him about things, most of them will touch nails, and if they don't get it, the two will be disgusted because of this, and they don't even have to be friends.

Speaking from the heart, Zhao Yu is not willing to wash the court in blood, this is not because he was instigated by himself, first, after all, this is built by himself like a swallow with a mouthful of mud and grass. Second, the outcome is unpredictable, if these scholars are really expelled from the imperial court, they will have to form a military government, and in this turbulent era, the only warrior family has no constraints, and the tragedy of the five dynasties and ten kingdoms may be repeated.

Therefore, Zhao Yu still hopes that this matter can be 'agreed' by the imperial court to reduce his pressure. And the last hope can only be pinned on Ying Jieyan, but I didn't expect to forget that Ying Jieyan still has a relationship with Wu Qian, and sent a petition on behalf of the Wu family to be a middleman, which is equivalent to blocking all the channels for peaceful settlement through the imperial court and forcing him to Liangshan.

However, Zhao Yu also found that things were still turning around, and the Wu family showed their strength at the same time, they also left a step for themselves. This made him have to be convinced, the brand of the Wu family's century-old official family is really not hung in vain, and none of the people in the clan are scum like Wu Shuo, but there are really masters. They also smelled danger from their own actions, and knew that their own power made the emperor feel threatened, so they wanted to make a big fuss about this matter and wanted to get rid of them.

And the Wu family has experienced many ups and downs as officials for generations, and they know that only by making concessions can they get out of the immediate crisis, after all, no matter how powerful they are, it is difficult to resist the emperor who holds military power. In this way, the best way to protect the Wu family is to compromise with the emperor and give up his title and the career of his children to dispel the emperor's suspicions. And as long as the queen is kept, then the Wu family will not lose in this battle, and once the time is ripe, they can still make a comeback......

"Your Majesty, the children of the Wu family are forbidden to participate in the imperial examination, I am afraid that the Wu family will not agree." Jiang Xuan listened to the little emperor's words and couldn't help but shake his head. He knows very well that under the current system, even if the children of the family do not have the opportunity to take the imperial examination, they will quickly decline.

During the fall of the Wu family, they did not go to Qiong to participate in the imperial examination, which was enough to make a generation lose the opportunity to enter the office, and if there was another ten years of ban, it would be difficult for two generations of the Wu family to become a leader. Ten years later, the older generation of the Wu family will gradually wither, and the officialdom will be even more changing, and there will be a new family rising.

"Your Majesty's conditions are too harsh!" Deng Guangjian also felt that it was unlikely, and shook his head and said. He read through the scriptures and histories of the past dynasties, and naturally knew that people's hearts drive profits, and the sharing of interests is always the most important, and after a dynasty is established, it is bound to satisfy the interests of a group of people. For those veteran official families, there is public opinion behind them, as well as protégés and former officials, and the relationship network is intertwined, even the king does not want to offend, because the cost of offending them is too great.

A mature state system is bound to take into account the balance of interests in all aspects, especially the group of people with a certain strength, so that some of them can stand at the core of power, so as to contribute to the stability of the country. But in order to control the government, the little emperor actually forced the Wu family into a corner in this way, and he did something too extreme.

"Xu Guoguild agreed, he should know which is more important!" Zhao Hao smiled disapprerovingly.

"How so?" Deng Guangjian really couldn't figure out why the little emperor was so confident, and asked suspiciously.

"Because I'm afraid he won't survive for three days!" Zhao Yu pointed downstairs towards the city.

"Oh, I see!" Although Deng Guangjian is straight-minded, he has been in the officialdom for many years, and he is not the hot-blooded nerd he was at the beginning, and he understands the meaning of the little emperor after a little pondering. Wu Shuo, who had been in the flail for a day and a night, was already dying, like a dead dog, and two more days of flail was really enough. And the Wu family's plan seems to be perfect, but in fact, it is not without loopholes, as soon as Wu Shuo dies, the whole plan fails, but it was seen through by the little emperor at a glance, so the Wu family can't afford to drag it out.

"Your Majesty, what is the attitude of the queen mother now?" Ying Jieyan also couldn't stop smiling bitterly, the little emperor was really a good disciple he taught, as long as there was a hint of loopholes, he would be caught by him and take advantage of it, but he was also worried that the little emperor's backyard would catch fire and burn his head.

"I didn't cry, I didn't make trouble, I didn't plead with the Queen Mother and me, I was calm and scared!" Zhao Hao said crookedly to the colorful shed beside him.

"The queen mother is also a strange woman, the family is in danger, and she can still be in danger, even if there are a few men who can do it." Ying Jieyan glanced over there, Wu Xi was really as the little emperor said, he was talking and laughing upstairs, and he couldn't see what he was thinking at all.

"Hmph, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse!" Zhao Hao snorted coldly.

"What does Your Majesty want to do with the Queen Mother?" Ying Jieyan secretly shook his head and asked. He knew what the little emperor meant, the concubines of the inner palace were too strong and had political ambitions, it would be a disaster for a country; And if it is really virtuous and virtuous, it can also become the emperor's help, which can be advised at any time and can also assist the government. But people's hearts are unpredictable, who can say it well!

"Sir, I also know that the deposition of the Empress will not help solve the current crisis, and may make the Wu family take risks. But its mistakes cannot go unpunished, if the Wu family still insists on going its own way, I can't help but make up my mind! Zhao Yu knew that the old man was testing his bottom line, and said with a smile.

"Well, the minister will convey His Majesty's will to the Wu family!" Ying Jieyan nodded.

"Your Majesty, then Wu Shuo intercepted the Holy Driver, and insulted Your Majesty in public, if you let it go, I am afraid that it will damage Your Majesty's majesty!" Deng Guang said.

"I promised to spare Wu Shuo's life, but I didn't promise not to punish him. Didn't he have a martyred father, in the name of being able to sympathize with the martyrs, pardon his capital crimes, strip off his title, and exile Ezhou to serve as a soldier and make meritorious contributions. Zhao Yu said, "As for the queen's relatives, except for Xu Guogong, they are all demoted to the first rank, take away their official positions, and return to their hometowns for self-examination." Xu Guogong and his eldest son still stayed in the mansion in Beijing to show their favor! ”

"Your Majesty's handling is very appropriate, even if you suppress the Wu family, you can also block the mouth of the Youyou, Your Majesty is extremely lenient to keep people under the knife." Jiang Xuan nodded and said, feeling that there was nothing wrong.

"After Your Majesty returns to the palace, you must appease the queen more, don't make your temperament and cause unrest in the harem!" Think about it and persuade it.

"Alas, this is really troublesome, I really don't know how to deal with myself, a few gentlemen can have a lesson!" Zhao Yu shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Your Majesty...... This harem matter, the ministers are inconvenient to say! Ying Jieyan blushed when he heard this, there is really no way to teach this thing as a master, so he can only rely on his own understanding.

"Sir, now that the situation between the DPRK and China is becoming more and more complicated, I would like to add two more vice ministers to assist me in handling government affairs." Zhao Yu was secretly happy in his heart when he saw this, teach you a bunch of old boys to teach me one by one, and it depends on how you teach these things. But I also know that I can't ask about such things, so I turned to it.

"Your Majesty, at this time, it is really necessary to adjust the imperial court in order to restrain and fill the vacancy left by the protégé of the Wu family. As for ......, "Ying Jieyan knew that there was a precedent for increasing the number of vice ministers, and there were seven prime ministers at the most in this dynasty, and of course there were times when there were only prime ministers, so he nodded and expressed his approval of the little emperor's idea, but he didn't say much about the candidate.

"I want to use Jiang Shangshu to enter the cabinet as the governor, and the other one hasn't thought about it yet!" Zhao Hao looked at Jiang Xuan and said.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...... How can the minister take on this important responsibility, please choose another meritocracy! Jiang Xuan didn't expect such a good thing to fall on his head, but he was ecstatic in his heart, and when he entered the phase, the Jiang family was also two generations and four phases, which was enough to glorify the lintel of the Jiang family. But he still excused himself according to the courtesy.

"Mr. on his background, the Jiang family is full of loyalty, and more than 100 people in the clan have been martyred. In terms of knowledge, Mr. is also a good scholar and martial artist. As for loyalty, Mr. has taught me for more than ten years, and he has been loyal and never abandoned. How can you not be a face, as for those false courtesies, we don't need to be in our own family, and it makes me extremely uncomfortable, as if I forced it to Mr.! Zhao Hao smiled.

"This ...... This, Your Majesty's love makes the ministers speechless, and they should do their best to repay the king's kindness! Jiang Xuan bowed deeply and accepted it.

"Congratulations to Zongbao, the Jiang family has another appearance, which is enough to comfort the palace handsome!" Ying Jieyan congratulated Jiang Xuan, which also showed that he had no objection.

"Congratulations to Brother Jiang on his promotion!" Deng Guangjian also congratulated. Now that two of the three masters of the little emperor have entered the phase, and he has already entered the cabinet, the little emperor's reward can be described as rich.

"The minister thought that Chen Ren would be in the prime minister, and his qualifications and knowledge could take on it." Ying Jieyan knew that the little emperor meant to vigorously report to the old people of the Shuaifu to contend with the Jiangnan Shidafu group, and thought about it.

"I think it's inappropriate, one is the uncle of the noble concubine, I am afraid that he will give someone a handle and be impeached by the ministers; Of the two, I want to use Chen Renweng to take over as the secretary of the Ministry of War, and it is enough to attract hatred if both brothers enter the cabinet! Zhao Hao waved his hand and smiled.

"Well, Chen Dutong led the troops with civilian resources, and he has experienced many major wars, and he has presided over military training many times, and he is familiar with military affairs, so it is very appropriate to lead the troops with his department." Jiang Xuan was very satisfied with the arrangement of his successor, especially Chen Renweng, who had led the army for many years, but he had always been a civilian official, which was also rare among many generals.

"For a while, the minister can't think of anyone else who can enter the picture!" Ying Jieyan already understood the meaning of the little emperor's arrangement.

The Jiang family is also an old family of eunuchs, comparable to the Wu family. However, in the battle to protect the country, the three brothers of the older generation were martyred, and the children of the clan suffered heavy casualties, and their loyalty to the Great Song Dynasty can be said to be made of flesh and blood, but the current talent is withering, and there is no longer the prestige of the past. Now, even if Jiang Cheng and Jiang Xuan brothers are both in phase, it is difficult to threaten the imperial power, and this is also the little emperor who has fulfilled the promise between him and Jiang Wanzai in the past.

Compared with the Jiang family and the Wu family, the Chen family can only be said to be an upstart, and they do not have huge connections in the officialdom, and the brothers are all rich and noble by their own skills. And the little emperor not only had the grace of saving and supporting the Chen family, but also made the daughter of the Chen family a concubine in the face of everyone's opposition. Whether they are grateful to Dade or to protect their son-in-law, they will spare no effort, but there is no threat like the Wu family.

In doing so, the little emperor could win the hearts of a group of Jiangnan scholars through the Jiang family, and use the Chen family to control the military power to ensure the loyalty of the army, so that the power of the Wu family could be completely counteracted. The next group of old ministers have reached the age of Zhishi, and they can take the opportunity to install a group of officials loyal to themselves into the cabinet, and complete the reorganization of the imperial court without blood.

"This matter should not be rushed, and it is not too late to appoint someone who has the right person!" Zhao Yu said thoughtfully.

"Your Majesty, it's been three drums, the Queen Mother is tired and wants to go back to the palace to rest!" At this time, Wang De came in and said.

"Okay, get ready to go!" Zhao Yu nodded and said, "Mr. Lao has mediated the affairs of the Wu family, and Mr. can clearly inform him that I am not worried about leaving dirt in history, and I am not afraid of being threatened!" ”

"The minister understands!" Strict etiquette should be given.

"Congratulations to the Queen Mother, congratulations to Your Majesty!" Zhao Yu came out of the colorful shed, and a small red gauze lamp had risen to mid-air, indicating that His Majesty wanted to return to the palace, and the generals upstairs had already seen it, lined up and saluted in unison.

"No courtesy, everyone can be happy for two more days, and we will continue to discuss after the court meeting!" Zhao Yu raised his hand and pointed to the generals.

"Obey the Divine Commandment!" The congregation will salute again. At this time, the whip sounded, and the hundreds of thousands of lights on the mountain of lights gradually went out......