Chapter 217: Aftermath (I)

Seeing Chongzhen's back, every minister in the Fengtian Hall was complicated and abnormal in his heart, and no one expected such a result! One is the Hubu Shangshu, who is famous all over the world, has a high position, and is one of the six Shangshu of the imperial court, and the other side is just a little-known third-grade military attaché, and the gap is like a phoenix in the sky and a local chicken, which is really a world of difference. What people never expected www.biquge.info was that such two people were opposed, and the first party to fall was actually Hou Sui, who was the head of the household. Many ministers couldn't help but feel a touch of unspeakable sadness, and their hearts were full of sympathy and regret when they looked at Hou Xian, who was still kneeling in front of the hall.

However, in this deceitful court, smart people never have any mercy for losers. Wen Tiren is the first assistant of the cabinet and is the best among the smart people, stepping on heavy steps, Wen Tiren walked in front of Hou Sui and reminded in a low voice, "Lord Hou!" Your Majesty is gone, and the court meeting is over! It's time for us to go! Ignoring the reaction, the person had already crossed over from his side and came directly in the direction of Liu Fan.

"I've seen Wen Ge Lao!" Liu Fan saw Wen Tiren walking towards him, and hurriedly saluted.

Wen Tiren stepped forward and dragged Liu Fan's arms, and said gently: "Jimin doesn't have to be formal, now that the dynasty has dispersed, these red tape are exempt." The old man heard that Jimin was going to be married by His Majesty after the Lantern Festival? Is there such a thing? ”

Liu Fan nodded, "Hmm!" If nothing else, this is it! But the specific date will have to wait for His Majesty's judgment! ”

Wen Tiren had a smile on his face even better, and said happily, "That old man is going to congratulate Jimin in advance!" The night of candles in the cave room is also one of the great joys of life, and when the time comes, don't forget to invite the old man to drink a glass of wine! ”

"Thank you! When the time comes, Liu Fan will definitely send someone to inform you in advance! ”

Wen Tiren smiled and nodded, then patted Liu Fan's shoulder and said, "It's not easy to live in the capital, if there is any difficulty in Jimin, even if you come to the house to find me, I can still help with some things I can." Well! It's not too early, the old man will go first! ”

"Congratulations to Lord Wen!" Liu Fan felt the corners of his mouth twitch a little, this Nima's appearance as an elder is really helpless, he doesn't seem to be so familiar with Wen Tiren!

Wen Tiren and Liu Fan's intimate conversation seemed to give everyone a start, first Luo Yangxing, and some ministers who had a good relationship with Xu Guangqi, and then whether they knew each other or not, anyway, a large group of people came forward to congratulate Liu Fan, and by the way, they issued an "invitation" to express their willingness to participate in Liu Fan's wedding. There is a way to reach out and not hit smiling people, no matter what psychology these people have, Liu Fan can only return the salute one by one.

Just when Liu Fan was surrounded by everyone, Hou Sui, who was dismissed from his post on the side, stood up tremblingly at some point, and staggered towards the outside of the hall. At this time, Hou Sui has completely lost the strength to point out the country just now, and his eyes are empty, the whole person seems to be more than ten years old, looking at Hou Sui's lonely and lonely back, Liu Fan is a little embarrassed, the struggle for power is so cruel and ruthless, maybe he is still a high authority in the last second, and he will become a prisoner of the next second! Liu Fan secretly warned himself that he must not become that loser.

After the end of the Zhengdan Dynasty meeting, the news of Hou Sui's deposition spread like a whirlwind throughout the officialdom of the capital, and through this battle, Liu Fan's name was also remembered by everyone. From this moment on, anyone was extremely wary of Liu Fan, a "little military attaché", and did not dare to take it lightly.

That afternoon, Wen Tiren's mansion, Wen Tiren and his minions gathered for a discussion about what happened in the morning.

"The elder of the pavilion is really like a god, the humble post never expected that the result this time was actually Liu Fan's victory, the elder of the pavilion was able to predict this, and befriending Liu Fan in advance is really admirable!" Min Xuehong, as Wen Tiren's number one confidant, complimented him

Wen Tiren laughed, "Xuehong! Are you really an old man who has been in officialdom for so many years? Liu Fan knew the old man the year before last, and His Majesty favored him at that time, the old man has never seen His Majesty trust a person so much for so long, since then the old man knows that this Liu Fan should not be underestimated, otherwise why do you think the old man knows that there is a mountain of gold on him, but he has not moved him! ”

"The elder of the pavilion is far-sighted, and he is obedient! But he was a little puzzled, this Hou Sui knew so much about Liu Fan's affairs, why did he still attack Liu Fan on such an important day as the Zhengdan Dynasty, didn't he know that this Liu Fan was His Majesty's henchman? Min Xuehong said with some doubts

Wen Tiren pondered for a moment and said solemnly: "This is exactly what the old man admires, since the incident of Wu Weiye, the Donglin Party has been in the same boat as Liu Fan. Therefore, the Donglin Party has been committed to suppressing Liu Fan, but due to His Majesty's protection, the Donglin Party is not easy to act from the surface, and can only encourage some gentry officials to secretly stumble on Liu Fan, but they did not expect that this Liu Fan was decisive and ruthless, unscrupulous, and actually slaughtered all the gentry in Jiaozhou, and also beat Liu Zeqing, who they supported, to abandon the official and flee, so that a general military officer became a pirate bandit. ”

Min Xuehong was shocked and said, "The driving force behind the affairs in Shandong is actually Hou Sui, I thought..."

Wen Tiren glanced at Min Xuehong and said, "Why do you think so?" Do you think the old man did it? Hehe, Liu Fan and I have no grievances, can we be this leading bird for a little silver? ”

"Your Excellency is clever!"

Wen Tiren continued: "In the past, Liu Fan's power was limited to the locality, and no matter how strong the strength was, it only affected Shandong. But when Liu Fan appeared at the Zhengdan Dynasty Meeting, it meant that he began to ascend to the center of power in the Ming Dynasty, this Liu Fan from a small brocade cloth to a hundred households, to develop into a general with heavy troops in just two years, such a fast rise speed, as his enemy, can the Donglin Party people not be frightened? As the person with the highest existing official position in the Donglin Party, and also the most difficult person, Hou Sui naturally knows the truth that danger must be eliminated in the bud. Therefore, Hou Sui chose to make a move in the Zhengdan Dynasty, and his purpose of impeaching Liu Fan on the spot was not to kill Liu Fan, but to prevent Liu Fan from entering the court. Defeat, with its status and merits as the head of the household, will not have much impact on itself, and it can also leave a good reputation for the country and the people, why not? But the only thing he didn't calculate was that His Majesty's trust and attention to Liu Fan had reached this level. No, that's something that no one expected! Even the old man was very surprised! I didn't expect Liu Fan to have such a heavy weight in His Majesty's heart. I've only seen this happen to one person! ”

"Who'!?" The crowd asked

"Wang Chengen!" (To be continued.) )