Chapter 242: Don't be reckless
Zheng Jin's face is very ugly, since he learned the news that he may be deposed, his temper has become very bad, he can't imagine that there is Li Rupei's support behind him, there are still people in the court who want to move him, if it weren't for Liu Yunzhang's stopping, he would really go to Tian Lingzi to theorize, in Zheng Jin's opinion, this matter must be Tian Lingzi's plan.
When he really wanted to appear, Zheng Jin couldn't understand it and didn't believe it very much.
"Liu Gong, the relationship between a certain and Yang Privy Envoy has always been good, aside from other things, Yang Privy Envoy is still loyal to the emperor and the court, let's just say that the Shence Army, the military discipline and combat effectiveness of the Divine Ce Army controlled by Yang Privy Envoy are good, compared with other eunuchs, it is much stronger, and it is precisely because of these reasons that the relationship between a certain and Yang Privy Envoy has always been good, and I really can't imagine why Yang Privy Envoy actually thought of deposing a certain prime minister in order to make such a suggestion."
"As for Wang Ge Lao, he used to be the first prime minister, if it wasn't for the mistake of conquering the Yellow Nest, he would not have been deposed, and although Wang Ge Lao served as a guest of the prince, he still had a certain amount of power in the court, and every time he was in the early dynasty, he was able to put forward opinions and suggestions, and he thought that Wang Ge Lao was also loyal to the court and the emperor."
"If it weren't for Liu Gong to say it, he must have thought that Tian Lingzi was deliberately provoking, thinking that if he was opposed to Yang Shu's envoy and others, Tian Lingzi would be able to benefit from it......"
When Zheng Zheng spoke, Liu Yunzhang and Yan Fu didn't speak, they were thinking.
After Zheng Zheng finished speaking, Liu Yunzhang looked at Yan Fu and wanted to hear Yan Fu's opinion.
Yan Fu has been engaged in intelligence work for a long time, and he is thoughtful, and he will not speak easily under normal circumstances, and even when he learned that Zheng Zheng and his imminent deposition were reported, he reported to Li Rupei and did not directly inform Zheng Zheng.
This time, though, he needs to offer his own opinion.
"I thought that there was some truth in what Zheng Ge Lao said. However, Ma Tengyun specially visited Liu Gong, there is no need to lie, such a big matter will eventually be exposed, and Ma Tengyun also knows it, so he thought that this proposal was very likely to be put forward by Yang Shu's envoy and Wang Gelao. ”
"I thought about it seriously and thought that it was Wang Ge Lao who mainly put forward such suggestions, and Zheng Ge Lao just said that Wang Ge Lao was the prime minister of the court and the central government before. Because of the failure of the conquest of Huangchao, he was deposed, and now many years have passed since this matter, but Wang Ge Lao is still a guest of the prince, and it seems to be forgotten by the imperial court. It's also possible. ”
"However, to say that Tian Lingzi and Ma Tengyun don't know about such things at all, it is impossible, just with Yang Fuguang's ability, it is impossible to depose Zheng Ge Lao. It is possible to do it only by uniting with Tian Lingzi, and Yang Fuguang himself understands it, so Yang Fuguang will definitely find Tian Lingzi to discuss, and the final outcome is self-evident. ”
Liu Yunzhang and Zheng Zheng both looked at Yan Fu.
As for why Yang Fuguang proposed to depose him. There is still a certain relationship with the prince. ”
What is the reason, Yan Fu will not say clearly, because Liu Yunzhang and Zheng Zheng both know. The two of them were not interested in eunuchs, and they must have supported the prince.
Zheng Jin thought for a while, nodded, and spoke again.
"The prince's decision, a certain is resolutely supported, so many years have passed, the eunuch chaos has become one of the biggest chronic diseases in the Tang Dynasty, but unfortunately the Shence army has always been controlled by the eunuchs, no one can change this situation, the prince has a resolute understanding in this regard, I believe that the day the prince arrives in the capital, he will definitely completely clean up the eunuchs."
Zheng Jin said such words, which is already very bold, but this also shows that Zheng Jin's attitude has taken a 180-degree turn, and he has begun to be loyal to Li Rupei, slowly leaving aside the emperor and the court, maybe Zheng Jin and Cui Anqian, Liu Yunzhang and others have the same understanding, and think that Li Rupei's ascension to the throne is a sure thing.
There was a little silence in the room for a while, Zheng Zheng also took into account the seriousness of the problem, if Tian Lingzi and Yang Fuguang joined forces, the influence of the early dynasty would not be ordinary, to put it mildly, they could even decide the emperor's candidate, if Zheng Zheng stood up and fought against the two, even with the support of Li Rupei, I am afraid that the situation would be difficult, after all, Li Rupei is too far away from the capital, and far water cannot quench the thirst.
But seeing that Tian Lingzi and Yang Fuguang are united, it is not a way.
After a long while, Liu Yunzhang slowly spoke.
"This is a major matter, I have already reported to the prince, wait patiently for the prince's reply, please be patient with Zheng Ge during this time, don't make any moves for the time being, so as not to contradict the prince's arrangement."
Xiangyang Palace.
Li Rupei had been thinking about it for two hours, especially the secret letter written by Yan Fu, which gave him a great shock.
In the letter, Yan Fu clearly stated his opinion on the eunuchs, Yan Fu did not support the eunuchs' participation in politics, but in view of the actual situation today, if he was against all the eunuchs, it would definitely be detrimental to the future development, which forced the eunuchs to unite and form a powerful force.
Yan Fu finally suggested that it was necessary to win over some of the eunuchs.
Li Rupei focused on Yan Fu's suggestion, in his mind, he didn't think about eunuchs interfering in politics at all, anyway, he didn't agree with eunuchs interfering in politics, and he also wanted to put an end to the appearance of eunuchs to the greatest extent, eunuchs are dedicated to serving the emperor, because the emperor has too many women, and the people serving in the harem can only have eunuchs, otherwise the emperor will be cuckolded, that is not a strange news in the world.
Li Rupei's view of imperial power is fundamentally different, there will not be so many women, naturally there is no need for a huge harem, since there is no need for a huge harem, there is no need for eunuchs, whether it is a eunuch or a palace maid, it will be compressed to the maximum.
Of course, Li Rupei's ideas will definitely encounter great resistance, but even if they encounter resistance, they must be implemented.
But now the situation is different, the power of the eunuchs in the capital is huge, and the tentacles have penetrated into the locality, a lot of festivals have a close relationship with the eunuchs, if you start to completely pull out the power of the eunuchs at this time, you need to pay a great price, Yan Fu's suggestion is reasonable, temporarily unite some of the eunuchs, unite part of the forces, for the complete rectification of the order of the Tang Dynasty, has great benefits.
Cui Anqian, who had been sitting on the side, did not speak, in fact, he agreed with Yan Fu's proposal, but he was very aware of Li Rupei's hatred for eunuchs, so he did not speak after thinking about it, waiting for Li Rupei's decision.
"Father-in-law, I have thought about it, Yan Fu's proposal is right, it is still necessary to unite some of the eunuchs, so that the opposition of the iron-blooded army will be much less, Bi Shiduo, Huang Chao, Chen Jingxuan, Tian Lingzi and others, as well as the feudal towns in the north, are all problems that the iron-blooded army will face, if all the eunuchs are also united, the pressure will be too great."
As soon as Li Rupei finished speaking, Cui Anqian followed and spoke.
"The prince's idea, a certain is agreed, the iron-blooded army is about to start the conquest of Huangchao and Bi Shiduo, the situation facing is very sinister, in this case, it is very important to be able to stabilize the capital, as long as the feudal towns in the north do not dare to act rashly, as for the next plan, it can be changed according to the situation."
"Okay, a certain idea, or to unite with Yang Fuguang, although Yang Fuguang put forward the idea of deposing Zheng Zheng, but Yang Fuguang is generally loyal to the court and the emperor, which is very different from Tian Lingzi, the contradiction between Tian Lingzi and Yang Fuguang is as deep, Tian Lingzi wants to use a certain to deal with Yang Fuguang, I am afraid that he is wrong, please trouble his father-in-law to write back to Liu Yunzhang, explain the meaning clearly, especially need to tell Zheng Zheng, not to be rash, not to be reckless, to continue to maintain a good relationship with Yang Fuguang, as long as Zheng Zheng does this, Yang Fuguang will naturally understand the meaning and return the favor, so that Zheng Zheng will be able to do better things in the court. ”
Cui Anqian nodded, he had a lot of emotion, and he couldn't say it for a while, Li Rupei and Tian Lingzi had a deep hatred, and it was not easy to be able to temporarily put aside these hatreds and be determined to unite with the eunuchs.
"There is another point that is very critical, that is, what the emperor's opinion is, it is not very clear now, Zheng Zheng must buy time and get in touch with Yang Fuguang as soon as possible, so that Yang Fuguang will come up with different opinions in front of the emperor, and even if Tian Lingzi thinks about instigating the emperor to depose Zheng Zheng, I am afraid he will not be able to do it."
In the capital, Liu Yunzhang received a reply from Li Rupei.
Zheng Zhen and Yan Fu both read the letter.
Liu Yunzhang's expression was very serious.
"Zheng Ge Lao, Yan Shilang, the prince's opinion has been very clear, since this is the case, you have to abandon the previous suspicions, according to the prince's requirements to do, the eunuchs in the capital, are afraid of the prince, Zheng Ge Lao on behalf of the prince, and some of the eunuchs contact, in fact, is to show the prince's attitude, presumably this move will make Tian Lingzi particularly uncomfortable, but there is nothing to be done, Tian Lingzi wants to use Zheng Ge Lao, Yan Shilang and a certain one, his idea is not so easy to succeed, hum, just a eunuch, thinking about going against the prince, I don't look at my own abilities. ”
Zheng Jin's face was not very good, let him reconcile with Yang Fuguang, this matter seemed a little difficult, but after careful consideration, he also understood the intention of the prince, and also understood that this was the best choice.
"Duke Liu, please tell the prince, I must do what I asked, I will visit Yang Shu's envoy tonight, I think the emperor is about to summon Duke Liu, time is very tight, I know how to do it."
Yan Fu didn't speak, but he was the happiest in his heart, he knew very well that the prince had adopted the suggestion he had made. (To be continued......)