Chapter 16: The Phases of Controversy (Part II)

"The minister seconded the proposal!" As soon as Yan Ju's words fell, the people of the later faction followed suit, and then some of the clan factions, the remnant faction and the neutral faction also came out to echo them. Yu Bu was first kicked out of the waiting list.

"The king, the minister thinks that Qi Ji is not suitable for the prime minister." Soon, the revenge of the Wang faction fell on the Hou Party, and Handan ordered Lou Ji to play: "Qi Ji is a native of Qi State, and he was also a descendant of the nobles of Qi State, and his status is quite noble. If he is the prime minister, the ministers are afraid that Qin, Wei, Han, and Chuyan will mistakenly think that our country has formed an alliance with Qi, which will increase the turmoil on our borders, and the gains outweigh the losses. Moreover, Qi Ji was once a traitor, and the minister is afraid that he ......"

The same scene happened again at this time: as soon as Lou Ji's voice fell, the courtiers of the Wang faction expressed their support for Lou Ji's words, and the quickly sub-clan faction and the remnant faction stood up to express their support for Lou Ji's words, and the neutral figures also came out to express their worries in a timely manner.

In this way, Yu Bu and Qi Ji were both out of the game under Zhao Dan's announcement.

"Dazai Zhao Bao and Si Kou Lin are similar, who do you want?" The last two candidates, Xiang Guo must be one of the two, the final result is about to be revealed, Zhao Dan asked a timely question, which raised the tension in the Qinzheng Hall a lot.

"The ministers respectfully ask the king to make a judgment." The ministers said in unison.

"So you still know about the existence of my king! What did you do earlier! Zhao Dan secretly thought angrily. Yu Bu was kicked out of the ranks of candidates by these courtiers, so Zhao Jie was slightly dissatisfied with the ministers under his court.

In fact, he should not be resentful, but should be happy, happy that he is not completely hollowed out. How did he know the reason why he obtained the final decision - after some operations in the early stage, the clan faction and the remnant faction had a general understanding of the strength of the other party, and they did not have the confidence to defeat the other party, so they handed over the decision to Zhao Dan, who was about to be overthrown, because they both believed that Zhao Dan would get closer to them. And Zhao Jie was set aside by the ministers to a certain extent, it is inevitable that the bigwigs of the clan faction are his uncles and uncles, and the bigwigs of the remnant faction are also his master and relatives.

In any case, Zhao Dan was given the right to decide the phase. Zhao Dan stroked his beard, thought for a while, and then said to the book order beside him: "The edict said: Today, with Lin Xiangru as the right minister, he will be named Lin Xiangjun, and he will be responsible for all the things that should be done in the court; With Dazai Zhao Bao as the left minister, assisted by the right minister, and worked together for the king. ”

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Dan pressed his own seal on the will.

The will is made, and the phase is determined.

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As the saying goes: one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. The scenes in the court of Zhao Guo told people this profound truth.

Zhao Dan temporarily calmed down the phase dispute by distributing the rights between the main and the auxiliary, but in fact the situation did not go according to Zhao Dan's expectations. After the initial determination of the phase, the clan faction and the relict faction staged farce after farce in the court.

"Your Highness, today's court is full of party rivalry and chaos, when will it be a head!" In the prince's mansion, Fei Jin sat on Zhao Jie's self-made easy chair and said with a gloomy expression.

"It shouldn't last long, just like the labor pains before childbirth, after this struggle for power and profit, the court will give birth to the fruits of political clarity." Compared with the gloom of Feijin, Zhao Jie is full of beautiful prospects for the future.

"How?" Fei Jin asked suspiciously.

"If you look closely at the recent party struggles, the two strong men have almost achieved the point of 'whatever the other side supports, and whatever the other side opposes, they will support it', and a wise man once said, 'Heaven will destroy it, and it must first make it crazy', a strong man is defeated, and his strong opponent must also suffer heavy losses, and then the opportunity for the rise of the weaker will come. Guess who the weaker one is! Zhao Jie said mysteriously.

"Could it be ......" Fei Jin pointed upwards with a look of surprise.

Zhao Jie nodded, lowered his voice and said: "Today's chaos is the result of my father's connivance, and my father once secretly said to me, 'Once the two powerhouses are both defeated, it will be the time for the Wang Party to take the opportunity to rise.'" ”

"This is too child's play, too cruel!" Hijin sighed. It was the first time he had heard of these political secrets.

Zhao Jie shook his head, waved his hand, and then said, "No! No! No! This is no child's play, and the political struggle is unscrupulous again. However, it is true that the political struggle is extremely cruel. ”

"Can't those people put aside their disputes and work hard for the benefit of the country and the people? What is the benefit of fighting for the country? Fei Jin said indignantly.

"Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there must be fights, above the court, some people fight for their desires, and some people fight for ideals, and who can say clearly what is right and wrong?" Zhao Jie sighed softly, and then said with a little regret.

"Isn't there anyone in the hall who doesn't join the party and doesn't participate in party struggle?" Fei Jin continued to ask unwillingly.

"Most people are lost in their desires and ideals, but the kind of people you call still exist, but there are not many. I call them followers. The characteristic of the followers is that they only work, do not speak, and are the treasure of the king wherever they are, are they interested in becoming one of them? Zhao Jie said with a smile.

Fei Jin didn't say anything, but it could be seen from the yearning in his eyes that he still wanted to be a follower very much.

The conversation between Fei Jin and Zhao Jie continued, and after a long time, a huge bell suddenly rang throughout Handan City.

"It's the voice of Jingyang Zhong, something must have happened!" Zhao Jie hurriedly got up from the easy chair and walked out of the room, and said to Fei Jin in a little panic.

"Yeonjing, the bell rang a few times." Zhao Jie eagerly asked the personal maid.

"Five tones!" Yeonjing said with certainty.

"It's the gathering of hundreds of officials, the order of the whole city, something must have happened!" Fei Jin explained to Zhao Jie the consciousness of the bell.

"When you get to the court, you can know what happened!" Zhao Jie had already changed his clothes, and after saying this, he left the prince's mansion in a hurry.

Soon, before arriving at the palace, Zhao Jie inquired about the reason for the gathering of hundreds of officials - it turned out that Lin Xiangru, who had been in the prime minister for more than a month, was assassinated by an assassin who suddenly rushed out on Xunye Street in Handan City, on the way home.