Chapter 702: The Prince's Means
Wang Pu started with writing, after Fan Qian's resignation, he served as the prime minister, and during Chai Rong's southern and western expeditions, he stayed in the capital, regulating yin and yang, and strategizing.
There was no shortage of food in front of the army, and there was no popular uprising in the rear. Loyal and diligent, prudent and generous, with the style of an ancient gentleman, when it comes to prestige, it is not as good as the quality, and when it comes to talent and strategy, it is not as good as Wei Renpu.
But among the three, only the quiet Wang Pu has the most stable position and is the most trusted and relied on...... No one relies on God's gift to make a living, Wang Pu can be so safe, because of his caution, in a word, he is working hard!
Repair the Shu Road, build the road to the Western Regions, and use more than 3 million people before and after, in order to support the front of more than 100,000 people, 300,000 livestock were concentrated, and the people were 1 million.
Post stations, military stations, warehouses along the way, countless, there is a huge sand table in Wang Pu's duty room, which is full of small flags, different colors represent different functions, thousands of buildings, are all in Wang Pu's heart.
If you wait for another ten or twenty years and march to the Western Regions, you will be able to do it naturally, but the Great Zhou can't wait, and the Han people in the Western Regions can't afford to wait...... There is no way, you can only do ten years of work in a year!
"The Prime Minister is exhausted!"
Fan Zhen looked at his sideburns helplessly, which was already snow-white, and couldn't help but be proud.
"The Son of Heaven is Shengming, the powerful ministers are full of difficulties, and the king is the most difficult...... Now that you are gone, no matter what happens, who can help you carry this difficulty? ”
Fan Zhen smiled bitterly for a while, and looked at the rest of the princes, what should I do?
Originally, when there was a political affairs hall, the prime minister had the big seal under the door of the Chinese book, and the prime minister went, and the second minister was replaced...... But the problem is that the government hall has been abolished, and the cabinet is the secretary of the Son of Heaven, who can only make suggestions and has no decision-making power, that is to say, the cabinet does not have the big seal that represents the decision-making power.
Chai Rong went west, he granted Wang Pu to stay in the big seal, this seal can represent the Son of Heaven, give orders, all government affairs must be in the hands of Wang Pu, except for the necessary military affairs, to be urgently sent to the Western Regions, other general affairs are handed over to Wang Pu to deal with. As for the cabinet ministers, they are under the control of Wang Pu, and they share their own government affairs.
The situation is very clear, although they are all colleagues, staying behind is like a prison country, and it is completely two levels from other ministers.
Wang Pu went suddenly, what should he do?
As the only two remaining old ministers, Xue Juzheng muttered: "Xianggong Fan, this matter must be decided by His Majesty!" ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Duosun spoke: "Xue Xianggong, although we have won the battle at the moment, you and I both know that the more you are rewarded for meritorious deeds, the more complicated the situation is, and you are not ready. We are now asking for a request to exchange at least two months, what should we do with this gap? ”
Xue Juzheng didn't have any majesty, but he was not easily bullied by the junior characters, he said unhappily: "Follow the steps, follow the rules, you won't make mistakes!" ”
"What rules? Lu Duosun immediately said: "The rule of the prince Wang, every stone of grain and a pair of armor must be approved by the prime minister. Li Gu Li Xianggong's Yin Jian is not far away, do we want to repeat the mistakes of the past? ”
"You!"
Xue Juzheng's old face turned red in an instant, Lu Duoxun is really aggressive!
"What does Lu Shangshu think?"
He bit the word Shangshu to death, and the implication is that you have to know your identity!
But Lu Duoxun didn't care, anyway, the political affairs hall was abolished, in principle, the secretaries of the ministries were under the Son of Heaven, the highest official, and he was second only to the secretary of the branch of the ministry, in charge of the money bag, so he would not be afraid of an old decay in the cabinet!
"The matter is very clear, the Son of Heaven is not in the capital, and he will stay in the immortals, so he can only ask the prince to supervise the state council, temporarily take charge of the Great Seal, and wait for the will of the saint!"
"What?"
As soon as these words came out, Han Xizai, the middle of the imperial history, immediately stood up.
"Lu Shangshu, the crown prince is just ten years old this year, how can he be in charge of the Great Seal? Isn't this a child's play with the major affairs of the imperial court? “
"The prince is a half-king!" Lu Duosun knocked on the table and said: "Although the prince is still in his prime, he is studious and intelligent, and everyone knows it. Is there anything else Han Zhongcheng said? ”
Han Xizai was dumbfounded when asked, indeed, what Lu Duosun said is reasonable, but it is not appropriate!
How did Empress Fu die not so long ago?
If the Son of Heaven doesn't give it, no one can rob it!
Especially the Prince!
Doing the things of the prison country without authorization, where is this to put the Son of Heaven?
Han Xizai has learned people, and he can naturally see that Lu Duoxun's wishful thinking, he wants to use this to push the prince out, and bet heavily on the prince, he is young, meritorious, and has means, if he gets the favor of the future son of heaven, he will have a worry-free future.
The problem is that you are willing to gamble, but we can't accompany you to find death!
Even if Chai Rong can't do anything to his son, what should he do when he gets angry with us people?
Xu Xuan and Chen Qiao also stood up and objected.
But Lu Duoxun is not alone, including Shen Yilun, Dou Yi actually supports his ideas.
Tension immediately erupted on both sides.
Fan Zhen's head immediately grew three times!
In the past, when Wang Pu was there, he sat in the middle, even if he didn't say a word, the princes in the court didn't dare to go too far, but Wang Pu was not there, and these people immediately made a fuss, and what was even worse was that no one could suppress it!
Five years ago, Fan Zhen might have used his qualifications to suppress people, but now that he is old, his heart is gone, not to mention that even if he wants to suppress it, he may not be able to suppress it.
What should I do about this?
"Fan Xianggong, let me say something excessive, the Son of Heaven has won a great victory in the Western Regions, and letting the prince take charge of the Great Seal at this moment will not attract gossip. On the contrary, if we ministers, if we don't have an order, we just advocate casually, which is the way to get trouble, and it can't be convincing! At present, more than 100,000 troops are still in the Western Regions, and roads are also under construction. ”
Lu Duosun knocked on the table, "The so-called people are the most important, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light." What is the most important thing at the moment, you will not be unclear, if it is just because of your own selfishness, the overall situation of the Western Regions will be ruined, and you will not be able to explain to the people of the world! ”
Lu Duoxun was pressing step by step, and Han Xizai and the others couldn't resist it, so they could only look at Fan Zhen as if pleading.
As an old minister and the head of the six departments, Fan Zhen took a deep breath.
"Alas, please...... Your Highness, come here! ”
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Some time ago, Guo Zongxun got 300 party youths, and he got some clever account offices from Fu San to be responsible for teaching.
During this period of time, there have been more than a dozen teenagers who can use the abacus proficiently, and the speed is not very fast, but Guo Zongxun feels that it is acceptable.
Anyway, he has a lot of time, Guo Zongxun makes friends with his classmates, and also goes to the Great Zhou School to communicate with the teachers and students there. After Brother Guo Xingge left, he took the place of Brother Guo Xing, took care of Ye Da and Ye Er, and often went to Ye Mansion to greet the ancestor.
Occasionally, he also went to see Fu Yanqing, but each time it was not long, at most the morning passed, and after a meal, he would come back quickly.
All in all, he was cautious, ran his own circle, tried to make friends with everyone, and abided by the prince's duty, not daring to transgress in the slightest.
Inside and outside the court, the undercurrent was turbulent, and there was no pause. Guo Zongxun could sense that someone was approaching him, but he didn't dare to take it easy, and he also knew that it was only his father who decided his position!
There are only two or three people who can influence the decision of the emperor.
Those who leaned over didn't mean much to him.
Guo Zongxun just wants to grow up silently, but sometimes, trouble will come to the door by itself, such as this time!
"Your Royal Highness, the prince left suddenly, and now there is no leader in the dragons in the court, and the ministers think that His Royal Highness should take over the duty of staying behind!" Lu Duosun said, his eyes full of light.
Guo Zongxun seemed to be a little sluggish, and it took a long time to understand, the little guy raised his head and said stupidly: "What about the will, where is the will of the father?" ”
"Ahem!" Lu Duosun coughed and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, the ministers have already written to ask Your Majesty to issue a decree, but it is just a matter of time, and before the will of the Son of Heaven arrives, please ask Your Highness to temporarily sit in the cabinet." ”
"How's that going to work?" Guo Zongxun suddenly said: "I still have to go to school!" In one month, it's the final exam, I only took the seventh place last time, and this time I must be in the top three! Uncle he has always been the first in the exam, even Ye Xi can take the first exam when he sleeps in class every day, I can't let them compare! ”
These ministers looked at each other, they were really speechless, isn't this just a child!
Han Xizai said: "Lu Shangshu, don't be strong!" ”
Lu Duosun rolled his eyes, "If you don't let the prince's palm print, is it possible that you Han Xianggong will serve as a guard?" ”
In a word, Han Xizai's old face turned blue, he flicked his sleeves fiercely and turned his head.
At this time, Lu Duoxun said to the prince again: "Your Highness, the state affairs are urgent, and there is really no delay, and the Great Seal can only be handed over to His Highness...... Please rest assured, Fan Xianggong, Xue Xianggong, Han, Han Zhongcheng, and ministers will all assist His Highness. ”
Guo Zongxun still didn't seem to understand, and Lu Duoxun didn't care so much, so he simply let Guo Zongxun hug the big seal.
"Your Highness, please ascend!"
Guo Zongxun was arranged in the middle, and the rest of the ministers bowed down together, even if the prince presided over government affairs, the big guy brought a lot of official documents, and it seemed that he was going to start the discussion.
Guo Zongxun seemed to have just woken up from the shock, and he said tentatively: "What do you want to discuss?" May I start with a few words? ”
"If Your Highness has any orders, just say it!"
Guo Zongxun paused, with tears in his eyes, "I heard that Wang Xianggong is gone, he is loyal, his father is very trusting, he is a respected minister, Lu Xianggong, you will be the foreman and handle Wang Xianggong's funeral!" ”
Lu Duosun hesitated, but still agreed, "This is the duty of the minister!" ”
"That's great!" Guo Zongxun didn't give him any space to continue talking, so he directly picked up the big seal, took three steps and two steps, and arrived in front of Fan Zhen.
"Lu Xianggong will deal with the funeral, and the state affairs will be handed over to Fan Xianggong!" Guo Zongxun clapped his hands, "You're busy, I still have to go to class!" ”
After saying that, the little guy ran away, leaving countless stunned old faces......