There is a palace in the west corner of the Shu Palace, called "Good Governance Building", which is similar to the emperor's imperial study, where the Shu kings of the past dynasties specially convened the ministers to discuss political affairs.

This place is spacious, the book is set in layers, and a person sits in the middle, slowly picks up a roll of bamboo slips, and reads boredly on the table. Most of these are inconsequential chores, and there are not many urgent military affairs.

Ba was defeated by Chu a few years ago, lost three major salt springs, was cut off from the most important economic source, and could no longer pose a threat to Shu. He once thought of leading the army to take Ba directly, but he was obstructed by a group of courtiers led by Xiang Bang, saying that it was the new monarch who had just established and should not send troops at will.

In the past two years, Enlightened Lu has hardly much to do, and his ambition has gradually been worn out. He was lying on the table, his fingers drawing weakly.

His teacher Du Baisheng is currently Xiangbang, in charge of major affairs, and only hands over small chores to himself, no wonder Kaiminglu feels bored. The most annoying thing is that Du Baisheng has always emphasized the importance of chores, and he is not even allowed to be greedy for pleasure, and even touching women is under his supervision.

He knew that this was his teacher's reluctance to let go of power and return to himself. After all, he is already twenty years old, and he should have taken care of government affairs a long time ago.

Kaiming Lu kneaded something out of thin air, as if he was nostalgic for the two soft steamed buns he touched two months ago, and a greedy smile appeared on his face.

Beside Kaiming Lu stood two young attendants, who didn't even look at him, as if they had long been accustomed to it.

"King!"

Suddenly there was a shout from a guard outside the door, and Enlightened Lu was startled, and hurriedly sat up and pretended to be majestic, as if he was a decent gentleman, and asked sternly, "What's the matter?" ”

The guard replied, "There is a minister outside the door who asks to see him, and he claims to be a minister, but I wonder if the king will receive him?" ”

Kaiming Lu breathed a sigh of relief at this time, he thought it was the minister who came to check the class to see if he was lazy. But on second thought, how can a minister see himself?

"No, no, no!" Enlightened Lu waved his hand, "A minister is bothering me if he has something, so what's the matter?" Let him find the minister to go! ”

The guard was silent for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the minister was arrested by Lord Shangqing for embezzlement three days ago, and the position of the minister is now vacant...... It stands to reason that now the minister is having something to do and should ask the king for responsibility. ”

Enlightened Lu was dissatisfied: "Isn't the minister above the minister?" ”

The soldier Nuo Nuo said: "The king, the position of the minister was merged into the ministers during the reign of the previous king......"

Enlightened Lu saw that he couldn't dodge, so he could only press his forehead and sigh: "That's it, let him come up!" ”

The soldier went down slowly, and after a while, he saw a middle-aged man with a black beard slowly entering the hall, dressed shabbyly, with a cowardly face, holding a pile of silk silks. ”

Seeing that he was so shabby, Enlightened Lu helplessly lay on the table and asked, "Tho Chenzheng, what is the important thing to report to this king?" ”

Tho Fu took a closer look at the enlightened reed, with an elegant face, fair skin, round eyes and short hair, a plump body, and a relatively short physique, about six and a half feet. As early as the first time I saw this person, I knew that he was greedy for money and lustful, and now I look at it, he is very short, his eyebrows are sparse, and he has a short life.

Tho Fu arched his hand and said: "There is a thing below that wants to present the king and help the king rectify the dynasty!" ”

Enlightened Lu leaned lazily and said with a smile: "Rectify the supergang? Now that the dynasty is clear, the four seas are peaceful, and all the people are returning to their hearts, what can be rectified? ”

Tho Fu clearly knew that he was telling a lie, but he was speculating on what he meant - it seems that he has no important government affairs in his hands, otherwise how could he say that the four seas are peaceful? I think he only has a few chores in his hands, and he doesn't have real power. What does a king who does not hold real power want? Naturally, let the ministers spit out their power!

If he gets rid of the powerful ministers for him, he will definitely be reused!

Thinking of this, Tho Fu smiled silently and said: "The king, Du Wenshan, the son of Shangqing, is now deceived and concealed, evaded taxes and embezzled, and his crime is unforgivable!" The evidence is conclusive, and the king is invited to be the master, and the court is also peaceful! ”

Enlightened Lu was shocked when he heard this, but he was not excited, but asked, "You are a little minister...... How do you know what the royal family is guilty of? And how did you get the evidence? ”

"The minister naturally knows that this is a crime of trespassing, but this crime is not investigated by the minister, but another noble person took action and ordered the minister to submit the evidence to the king! It's just that the minister doesn't know who this noble man is, but he must be on the king's side!

Enlightened Lu nodded, didn't pursue much, and ordered to the entourage on the side: "Present the evidence!" ”

He hadn't even looked at the evidence before he knew it was extraordinary. Du Wenshan is his nephew, and his father is Du Hongchuan, the uncle and secretary of the king, and Du Hongchuan also has a nepotism with Du Baisheng, the crime of such a small person is enough to subvert the two most powerful ministers in the court!

After Enlightened Lu took a closer look at the evidence, he frowned. Du Wenshan has been out of Shudu for several years, evading taxes every year, embezzling countless people, doing evil, and committing great crimes! As his father, it is impossible for Du Hongchuan not to know!

Maybe Du Hongchuan also has corruption and tax evasion!

As Du Hongchuan's father-in-law, Du Baisheng is in a high position, if he uses this to bring down Du Baisheng, his own power will also return!

Thinking of this, Enlightened Lu was in ecstasy, but looking at Tho Fu who was kneeling on the ground reverently, he became playful - this person's surname is Tho?

"Tho Fu, what is your relationship with Tho Hou?"

Tho Fu said respectfully: "The king, the little minister is the marquis of Tho's brother. ”

"The hostages brought back by the king twenty years ago...... But you? ”

"It's the minister!"

Enlightened Lu sneered at this time: "Tho Guo is letting you mess with the dynasty and divide the relationship between Gu and the minister?" Your so-called noble person is the Marquis of Tho? ”

Enlightened Lu has a particularly bad impression of Tho country, after all, no one will have a cold with a second or fifth boy. Now that I know that this guy is a hostage of Tho country, there is inevitably a sense of contempt in my heart, and it is difficult to guarantee that this is not a divisive plan of Tho country.

Tho Fu hurriedly kowtowed, kowtowed and bled out, and his feelings were sincere: "King Mingjian!" The minister has been a Shuchen for nearly 20 years, and his sincere heart can be learned from the world! The country of Tho has long forgotten its subordinates, how can he still be willing to work for them? Now that he saw that the king was fooled by his subordinates, the ministers went to die to offer a sharp weapon to the king! If this matter is known to Xiangbang and Shangqing, the minister will die and have no place to be buried! ”

Enlightened Lu was stunned, and his "loyalty" made him extremely hesitant, and it took a long time for him to raise his head again, and said with a smile on his face: "Since Qing has the heart to worry about loneliness, loneliness is too much to worry about!" In that case, the idle minister is teaching you how to deal with it! ”

Enlightened Lu was still hesitating, he was wondering if he would take this opportunity to bring down the two important ministers; After all, most of the officials in the court have contacts with both of them, and maybe the entire court will have a big change...... But if he gives up this opportunity, maybe it will be difficult for him to get his power back!

Tho Fu is also muttering, he is not desperate for the position of the minister! Seeing that Enlightened Lu was still hesitating, he said slowly: "King, there are some things in your own hands, which are better than in the hands of outsiders." ”

This sentence went directly to the heart of Enlightened Lu, but he didn't say anything, and motioned for Tho Fu to continue.

"The king is worried, but the relationship between the ministers and the two! According to the minister's point of view, for today's plan, we should remove the Xiangbang and Fu Shangqing! ”

"What do you mean?"

Tho Fu arched his hand and said: "If you don't remove the Xiangbang, the power will always be in the hands of others, and the king will never come out again!" And Shangqing is just a pawn in the hands of Xiangbang, but he has a high prestige in the DPRK. If both of them are eliminated, people's hearts will be separated, and it will be difficult to reunite. On the contrary, leaving one person behind will make the ministers feel that they have little to do with this matter, and they should continue to do their best for the king! ”

Enlightened Lu was puzzled: "Du Hongchuan is the father of Du Wenshan, this person has not been disposed of, what words does Gu have to deal with Xiangbang?" ”

Tho Fu explained: "The subordinates are not inspected, and the prime minister is guilty of disloyalty and non-investigation, and this state affair is also!" If the son is not inspected, even if he does not investigate, it will be a family matter after all! Which is more important than the family? ”

Enlightened Lu was stunned for a long time, and then rejoiced: "Which family affair is greater than the state affair?" What a wonderful argument too! However, if the son does not investigate, the father does not investigate, and he should be punished! He should accept his son and belittle his father! The order was sent to the hundred troops to take in Du Wenshan, and another edict was issued to the marquis of Du Hongchuan, demoted to a viscount, and confiscated the fiefdom; Go to the position of the secretary, think the next secretary! The edict will be issued immediately! ”

The entourage on the side chuckled in their hearts, but hurriedly handed over their hands: "The ministers will deal with ......" After that, he left the Good Governance Building and went to Du Baisheng's house to report.

"This sin of the state ......" Enlightened Lu hesitated.

Tho Fulian said: "Xiangbang is loyal to the country, he is old, and now he has an accident, it's a pity." When he was exempted from capital crimes, demoted to a commoner, his title remained unchanged, and his food and food remained unchanged, he was allowed to enjoy his old age in peace, and he would no longer pay attention to the affairs of the DPRK and China. ”

"This method is very good!" Enlightened Lu is extremely happy, Shu can afford to raise an old man, as long as the power is taken back into his own hands......

He's been looking forward to this day for too long!

"Tho Qing offered this good idea, how should I be rewarded?" Enlightened Lu began to buy people's hearts, and he thought that this Tho Fu brain melon seeds were quite good.

Tho Fu hurriedly pretended: "How dare the subordinates ask for a reward? It is an honor to serve the king, even if it is a groom! ”

This kind of sycophant is very much to the taste of the enlightened reed, and the latter laughs and says, "Good, good! If you make such a great achievement, you will definitely not be treated badly! Well...... I remember that one of Xia Qing died of illness some time ago, so you will take his place! ”

"Thank you for your kindness!"

From a small minister to a lower secretary, this span is not small. It's ridiculous that Du Hongchuan was still talking about being a minister in the morning, but he didn't want to be on the same level as him in a blink of an eye.

However, Tho Fu didn't really thank Kaiming Lu, seeing that he was proud, he actually showed a treacherous smile, and arched his hand and said: "The king, your subordinates have a daughter, who is twenty-eight years old, and has not yet been ......married."