Chapter 13: The Cycle of Cause and Effect (I)
One.
When Ying Zhongqing opened his eyes, Shen Chuxi was leaning on a Taishi chair and turning over the flower rope. Ying Zhongqing felt a splitting headache, and couldn't remember what he drank and ate last night, so he shook his head vigorously, and remembered in a daze how to deal with his uncle last night, so he accompanied Shen Chuxi halfway through the flower rope and drank a little peach......
"Awake?" Shen Chuxi's attention was still on her flower rope, "You only drank three glasses of little rosΓ© yesterday and fell asleep, I didn't expect Your Majesty to drink so badly." β
Ying Zhongqing raised his eyebrows, he never drank alcohol in Chenguo, and he didn't have any conditions to drink alcohol, but after staying with a good drinker like Zhou Yulan for a long time, he could also distinguish some wine by virtue of his fragrance, but later Zhou Yulan's headache became worse and worse, so he stopped drinking, and Ying Zhongqing stopped drinking wine. Chenguo pear blossom wine, Weiguo small pink, can be regarded as famous wine, yesterday Ying Zhongqing was greedy for a while, but I didn't expect to sleep at this point today, Ying Zhongqing was a little uncomfortable, and decided to drink less in the future.
Shen Chuxi seemed to find that Ying Zhongqing seemed to be a little frustrated in his self-esteem, and said: "But in fact, the amount of alcohol doesn't explain anything, and drinking too much will give you a headache." β
Ying Zhongqing didn't know why he felt funny, so he said, "Change clothes." β
Shen Chuxi's face turned red: "I'll call the little eunuch in." β
Ying Zhongqing thought to herself, Shen Chuxi is strong in martial arts, it is not impossible to stay by his side to protect himself and take care of his daily life, but although this little girl is cold-faced, she seems to be quite shy, except for fighting and killing and planting flowers, I saw that she likes to turn over flower ropes, and she feels very simple. Remembering what Master Ye of the Ministry of Rites said about the draft girl two days ago, Ying Zhongqing began to have a headache again.
In addition to Liu Mei, Ying Zhongqing has not had a relationship with a girl when he is so old, but this has something to do with the fact that he can't touch girls, but he already has Liu Mei in his heart, and it is difficult to tolerate others, but the form still has to be passed, fortunately, Ying Zhongqing has already thought about it, and he will suppress this matter first, but he can't suppress it, so he will block Shen Chuxi. The first thing Ying Zhongqing did when he took office was not to execute his uncle, but to rehabilitate the officials who died unjustly that year, and to give their surviving family members and descendants commendations and benefits. Ying Zhongqing even summoned a few family representatives, I have to say that Ying Zhongqing is very good at doing this, according to Shen Chuxi, who was present at the time, there was a lot of crying in the lobby, and even Yang Yuxian had to sigh that Ying Zhongqing's means of buying people's hearts were really a set. Ying Zhongqing's move not only caused an excellent response from the government and the public, but also caused a sensation among the people.
The official Chenguo will issue the Di Bao, which was originally a tabloid circulated among officials, and will publish some local policies, and later evolved into four pages, called or called Di Bao, but there are already two pages written for the people to read, and the Di Bao of the day will be posted at the corner of each street, and illiterate people can go to the street, and someone will read the content of the Di Bao. It was originally a serious government policy, but later there were some gossip and gossip, and there was even a comment area, as long as you don't greet each other's ancestors, civilized criticism or acceptance, it will be printed. As a neighboring country of Chenguo, Weiguo was naturally also influenced by the Chenguo Mansion Newspaper and began to publish the Mansion Newspaper. However, the official government does not issue Di Bao, which is a non-governmental tabloid.
Yang Yuxian asked someone to write two whole pages about Ying Zhongqing's measures after he took office, and he even boasted about the benefits given by Ying Zhongqing, and also found a few scholars to write lyrics and let the beggars sing a small tune. In the streets and alleys of Xincheng, there are storytellers who tell the story of Ying Zhongqing in Chenguo in a divine way, telling how he endured humiliation and hibernation in Chenguo, and spent most of his saliva to whitewash Yang Wenhao.
Hearing Shen Chuxi's return, Ying Zhongqing also said: "Yang Yuxian's means of buying people's hearts are also very powerful." β
Shen Chuxi said honestly: "You two are not up or down. β
Ying Zhongqing had already thought of countless ways to punish his uncle in his heart, but he didn't give him a verdict for a long time. Shen Chuxi thought he was making a gimmick, but in fact, Ying Zhongqing didn't know which punishment was the most cruel and could best vent the hatred in his heart. It is true that Ying Zhongqing wants to be a good king and make Weiguo strong, but he knows that he is not a saint, he can't afford to pass this hurdle, he just hates his uncle, he can't forgive him, and he also wants to let him taste his pain back then, at this point, he is so stubborn.
Two.
On the morning of one day, Yang Wenhao asked for his resignation, saying that he had been the prime minister of the thief and had no face to stay in the court anymore, hoping to resign from the position of prime minister. Yang Wenhao's stubbornness was also something Ying Zhongqing didn't expect, it was useless to keep him many times, and Ying Zhongqing could only approve it.
On this day, Yang Yuxian entered the palace to accompany Ying Zhongqing for dinner, and Ying Zhongqing suddenly said: "Yu Xian, who do you think is better to be the prime minister?" β
Shen Chuxi, who was standing on the side, shook his hand, as if he sensed something, and immediately raised his head to look.
The resignation of the godfather was also something that Shen Chuxi did not expect, but the eldest brother told him that Ying Zhongqing had been under the fence since he was a child, he was suspicious of others, and he would not easily trust others, Yang Wenhao's credit was too great, and he had been carefully arranged for twenty years, even if he was loyal, it was inevitable that his achievements would be high in the end, so it was better to ask for dismissal and dispel Ying Zhongqing's scruples. Shen Chuxi didn't believe it, after spending all the time with Ying Zhongqing, she felt that Ying Zhongqing was just a little withdrawn, but she was actually very gentle and smart.
The first time I felt that Ying Zhongqing did not fully trust Yang Yuxian was once, Ying Zhongqing inadvertently asked what Yang Yuxian ate at home and what the specifications were, fortunately Yang Yuxian was casual and did not have much requirement for enjoyment, she answered truthfully, Ying Zhongqing said lightly: "That's good." These three simple words scared Shen Chuxi into sweating.
This responded to Zhong Qing's direct question about the prime minister's sensitive question, which made Shen Chuxi sweat for Yang Yuxian again.
Yang Yuxian seemed to be a little reluctant to put down his chopsticks and said, "It's not just me." β
Ying Zhongqing raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Let's hear it. β
"Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and you should seek the support and protection of the old ministers, and reuse the talents of the previous kings, as well as the officials who were unjustly imprisoned because of the previous kings, and the support of the Weiguo scholars. And I am still young, short-sighted, inexperienced, and I have not done anything great in the court, just because I am the son of my father, it is not enough to convince everyone. In addition, if I succeed as prime minister, my father's self-resignation will be questioned, and I don't want to make it difficult for my father, let alone Your Majesty. After Yang Yuxian finished speaking, he looked at Ying Zhongqing fixedly.
Ying Zhongqing put a piece of meat into his bowl and said, "Then according to you, who can do it?" β
"Your Majesty's prime minister, naturally Your Majesty is in charge, I don't even have an official position in the court, I don't know any officials, and I don't have the power to discuss politics." Yang Yuxian said, "Your Majesty naturally has a candidate in his heart, if you can't be sure, you can discuss with your father, I am often in the rivers and lakes, and I don't have this ability." β
In this reply, Yang Yuxian's posture was low, his words were comprehensive, and he didn't leak, and the truth was all taken up, but Ying Zhongqing was very comfortable to listen to, Ying Zhongqing showed a satisfied smile and said, "Eat vegetables." β
Shen Chuxi breathed a sigh of relief on the side, and at this moment, Ying Zhongqing should be relieved of Yang Yuxian. Yang Yuxian only cared about eating, as if the thrilling temptation just now had nothing to do with him, he raised his head to look at Shen Chuxi between meals, and smiled at her.
"If Zhou Yulan is half as capable as you, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape from Wucheng." Ying Zhongqing said with a smile, "It can be seen that the hereditary succession of the prime minister is still a little disadvantageous." β
"Your Majesty looks down on Zhou Yulan today, I'm afraid I will regret it in the future." Yang Yuxian said.
"Are you praising Zhou Yulan?" Ying Zhongqing thought carefully about Zhou Yulan's advantages, and couldn't find them for a long time, "It's rare to hear you praise people." β
"I'm not praising him, I'm envious of his upbringing. Zhou Yulan is surrounded by the best people in Chen Guo in the past ten years, and his own conditions are not bad. Yang Yuxian finished eating, put down his chopsticks, and said seriously, "Take Du Duzhen, who often drinks with him, for example, I have dealt with Du Duzhen, this person is extremely smart, since he took over the Du family's Hades team, no one can find out a little news from him, but he has found out a lot of other people's secrets." β
"Not even you?" Ying Zhongqing has heard of the Du family, born in Wucheng, it is inevitable that he has also heard the anecdotes of Du Duzhen, he only said that Du Duzhen is golden, but in fact, he does not have much foundation, and he relies on his family background to support his false reputation - in fact, Zhou Yulan and He Yunsheng also think so.
"Nope." Yang Yuxian sighed, "I tried twice, but I didn't succeed, and before the third time started, I knew that I had lost to him." Fortunately, Du Duzhen doesn't know martial arts, if His Majesty wants to get rid of him, there is still a way. β