The officials entered the Hongwen Hall and sat down according to their seats. There are nearly 100 people in the hall, and the seats are quite distinct. Left and right, ranked according to official qualifications. It was originally the emperor's seat, but he didn't come today, so the throne was vacant, and three podiums were placed in front of the seat, which were prepared for the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng.

Needless to say, the status of the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Shimin, the current first assistant minister, said, 'I have most of the credit for this person in the world'; Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng, in Li Shimin's words, before Zhenguan, Fang Xuanling's credit was the first; after Zhenguan, Wei Zheng was unsurpassed.

These three people are the three undisputed bigwigs in today's court.

The chief seat of the military is not Li Tao's, but Wei Chi Jingde, Li is one of the four heroes of the Jingnan Kaiyuan, followed by Li Tao, Duan Zhixuan and Cheng Zhijie and others. On the side of the civil official, the chief sat in the cabinet secretary's room, Chu Suiliang, to record the words and deeds of the meeting, followed by the prime minister of the cabinet and the officials of the three provinces and six ministries.

When I entered the hall of Hongwen Pavilion, I saw that the hierarchy was strict and orderly. Without any suspense, Qin Mubai sat in the last position. The eldest grandson Wuji and Wei Zheng sat down at the head, and the one next to them was empty, and Fang Xuanling still did not appear.

"Princesses." The eldest grandson Wuji shouted loudly, and the scene quieted down, and he said, "Today, I and other important ministers of the imperial court gathered together just to discuss one thing. Presumably, the princes already have a number in their hearts, which is the problem of the war and peace in Lanzhou. According to the previous rules, the cabinet and the lower cabinet will express their opinions in turn. Chu Suiliang took notes in the hall and recorded everyone's opinions. ”

"Yes, Szeto." Chu Suiliang answered, holding the pen in his hand.

"Next, I will ask Zheng Guogong Xuancheng (Wei Zhengzi Xuancheng) to express his opinion first." The eldest grandson Wuji said.

"Situ, how can you do this today?" Wei Zheng's old eyes were dizzy and kept leaving tears, but his words were still sonorous and full of anger, and he immediately refuted.

Everyone was surprised for a while, and the eldest grandson Wuji said calmly: "Then according to Xuan Chenggong's intentions, how should this be opened?" ”

"This meeting has been held twice, but no result has been discussed. It is nothing more than passing the buck to each other and having a vague attitude. How can it be efficient to do things like this? When we discuss it clearly, I'm afraid that Lanzhou will already have a river of blood! Wei Zheng raised his hand and said like a drum, "In my humble opinion, there is no need to speak one by one from the prime minister of the cabinet department." In this way, the prime minister spoke, and it was difficult for the officials below to give any contrary opinion; The general spoke, how dare the attached general say nothing? Such a meeting is nothing more than an obstacle to the situation and the size of the official position, and everyone comes to perfunctory responsibility. ”

"So what?" The eldest grandson Wuji spread his hands and said, "Haven't all previous cabinet meetings been held like this? ”

"Not this time." Wei Zheng stubbornly waved his hand and said loudly, "Since the cabinet has invited all the important officials and generals from the government and the opposition, we can't let them keep their mouths shut. This matter is so important that there must be no need to repeat it. If you listen to both, you will listen to it in the dark, and everyone will have to express their opinions. ”

"Then everyone says that the painting is noisy, will it be a meeting and lose its system, what can it do?" The eldest grandson Wuji said impatiently. This Wei Zheng makes him hate it today. Originally, the eldest grandson Wuji just wanted to use his power and influence to have a preconceived idea, and few of the following officials dared to openly call him an enemy. He expected the worst outcome, that is, Wei Zheng would fight strongly, so he asked him to say it first, and then he would refute him with righteousness and strictness, which would be a preemptive strike.

didn't think about it, this Wei Zheng didn't play cards according to the routine at all, and the eldest grandson Wuji was not annoyed, and it was not easy to attack.

Qin Mubai sat at the end and listened to the two of them arguing a few words, secretly happy in his heart, and thought: There are two ministers here for the first assistant, and Wei Zheng, a stinky old man, has always been the emperor's face, so how can he put the eldest grandson Wuji in his eyes? Well, now it seems that he and the eldest grandson Wuji have different opinions. It's the antagonist of the eldest grandson Wuji, and it's my ally...... Well, here's your chance!

Qin Mubai stood up, bowed to the stage, and said, "The two ministers, there is a suggestion that the two can reconcile the differences between the two. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji and Wei Zheng glanced at Qin Mubai together, Wei Zheng looked at him again and again, and asked, "Who came out to speak?" ”

"Don't drive the Lanzhou Governor's Mansion, Qin Mubai."

"Oh, Qin Mubai, you say." Without waiting for the eldest grandson Wuji to speak, Wei Zheng raised his hand and motioned for Qin Mubai to speak.

The eldest grandson Wuji hated it so much that he really wanted to throw Wei Zheng's-stirring stick out.

"Xie Xuancheng." Qin Mubai arched his hand and said, "Since it is said that everyone is asked to express their opinions, it is better to invite all the officials and generals present to vote anonymously." ”

"Anonymous voting, how to vote?" Many people asked together.

"It's simple." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "If you agree to Lanzhou to fight, draw a circle; If you don't agree, draw a cross. You don't have to sign it, and you can't make out the handwriting with a circle fork. In this way, everyone can express their true thoughts. This is called...... Democratic voting! ”

"Nonsense!" The eldest grandson Wuji was immediately angry and shouted, "In this case, what's the use of the prime minister?" ”

"What's the hurry, Situ!" Wei Zheng's face twitched, and he squinted at the eldest grandson Wuji with great dissatisfaction, and said, "According to what you say, all the major affairs in the world are handled by your eldest grandson Wuji alone, and why are you pretending to call us people here?" I think the method proposed by Qin Mubai is very good. Even if it is not regarded as the final public opinion, at least it represents the desire of the people and can be used as an important reference. ”

"Wei Zheng, what are you talking about!" The eldest grandson Wuji said angrily, "According to your words, is it going to dominate the dynasty alone?" …… What kind of democratic voting, you can figure it out! How can such an important state event be used...... Circle fork to vote? ”

"What do you think?" Wei Zheng said coldly, "Or, will you invite His Majesty the Emperor out to make a decision?" Or, invite the king of the prison country to say a few words? ”

"Presumptuous! You know that His Majesty the Emperor is seriously ill and bedridden, and the King of Jin is still young, how can you be so disrespectful? Eldest Sun Wuji was a little angry.

"That's the end of it!" Wei Zheng spread his hands and said, "Since Your Majesty doesn't come out to make a decision, and Fang Jin doesn't have a Ming Li Prince and Prince - the eldest grandson Wuji, you are just assisting the King of Jin to supervise the country, you are not the king of Jin!" We people haven't died yet, and you can't be the one who has the final say in matters big and small. ”

Wei Zheng ...... You! The eldest grandson Wuji was almost choked to death by his sip of spicy water. He pointed at Wei Zheng, speechless, and his face turned red.

Many held back laughter. This Wei Zheng has always been like this. Not to mention that it was with the eldest grandson Wuji, even if it was the emperor sitting in front of him, he dared to point and scold, and he was not ambiguous at all.

Eating turtles in front of Wei Zheng is not ashamed. It's just that the eldest grandson Wuji's breath really can't bear it, and he is about to have a seizure. Li Daozong came out and said: "Okay, Situ and Shizhong, you two ministers should stop arguing." Isn't it just a vote, just to see the wishes of everyone, and I didn't say that the vote counts, just as a reference, and there is no need to argue so endlessly. According to this king, why not vote? Eldest grandson Situ, are you afraid of the vote of the people? ”

"Of course not." As soon as Li Daozong said this, it could be regarded as hitting the weakness of the eldest grandson Wuji, he swallowed his breath and had to nod, "Okay, then ...... Anonymous voting, voting meaning! Chu Suiliang is responsible for counting notarization. ”

"Okay."

The officials immediately prepared pens and ink to serve, and everyone drew circles and crosses on a small piece of paper, folded them and handed them to Chu Suiliang. Then, they each returned to their seats and watched Chu Suiliang count with bated breath.

"Yes, one vote."

"In favour, three votes ......"

"Against...... Here are six votes! ”

……

With the statistical process of Chu Suiliang, everyone's hearts are up and down. Qin Mubai also felt more and more bottomless in his heart. In fact, he did not have the slightest certainty that he would be able to win by such a method. It's just that through this method, the influence and coercion of the eldest grandson Wuji can be diluted. To weaken the opponent is to increase oneself, and such things can be done.

The vote count is coming to an end, and to Qin Mubai's surprise, the votes for and against are actually neck and neck, not much different. Seeing that the tickets in Chu Suiliang's hand were about to be counted, the number comparison between the two sides was actually forty-six to forty-five.

The votes against the tournament were only one vote ahead.

Eldest Sun Wuji's face became a little ugly. In the past two meetings, only a few people, including Li Tao, advocated sending troops to oppose his views. He didn't expect that many people admired his eldest grandson Wuji on the surface, but they actually had other ideas in their hearts.

This is simply slapping Changsun Wuji in the face!

"There are three tickets left...... Two votes in favor. Forty-seven to forty-six, the support vote overtook the lead by one vote. This last ticket...... It's a bit interesting, it's against Lanzhou's sending troops, and it's signed. Chu Suiliang glanced at Wei Zheng and said, "Xuancheng Gong signed a vote against Lanzhou's use of troops. In this way, forty-seven draws, the two sides are at a standstill. ”

Everyone was shocked, and the eldest grandson Wuji looked at Wei Zheng in surprise, but he didn't expect this bad old man to make trouble for a long time, and he actually had the same opinion as himself.

"What do you see me doing?" Wei Zheng said, "Wei is not right about things and not people, I just oppose the use of troops in Lanzhou, what's wrong?" ”

Qin Mubai was a little crying and laughing now, both annoyed and funny. Originally, he also thought that Wei Zheng would be an ally of his own, but he didn't think that he and the eldest grandson Wuji were on the same side.

This was beyond everyone's expectations!

Now it's good, the two sides are drawn, and it is clear that they are holding each other. However, the situation of "draw", Qin Mubai is already very satisfied. At least, now the eldest grandson Wuji has no excuse to make a final decision, saying that Lanzhou will not fight.

"Xuancheng, now you can talk about it, why don't you let Lanzhou send troops?" The eldest grandson Wuji secretly sighed and threw the hot Shanzhu to Wei Zheng, asking him to come forward to offend people. Anyway, this bad old man has always been afraid of offending people.

Wei Zheng didn't push it anymore and said, "Then I'll tell you my opinion." At the beginning of Zhenguan, I hid the soldiers in the Tang Dynasty and governed the school, and the military cultivation governed the people's livelihood, so that the people of the four seas lived and worked in peace and contentment. In the past two years, there have been repeated wars, the state treasury has been emptied, and the military and the people have suffered greatly. The competition with Tubo is nothing more than Tuconghun as the core. Now, since Tuyuhun has belonged to my Datang, why is it still competing with it? Previously, Tubo sent an envoy to the Tang Dynasty to ask for marriage and peace, but it was only because he neglected him that he was resentful and moved his sleeves away......"

"Wait!" Li Daozong suddenly spoke up, interrupted Wei Zheng's words, and said, "Wei Xianggong, what does it mean to 'neglect him'? When you say this, do you mean that the officials of Honglu Temple did not treat her well, or is my daughter Li Daozong not worthy of his praise of the Tibetan Zanpu Abandoned Sect? ”