Chapter 425 The Cabinet Situation
The fold in Taishi Xiao's hand was played by Situ Jing, the Shou of Yichun County, tore open the fire seal, opened the fold, and he looked at it carefully, and it was difficult to hide the shock on his face.
When he raised his head, he saw that the other people also had different expressions, and everyone's face also showed shock----- although in his heart, everyone's joy and sorrow were different, but in the face of such an event, whether it was joy or worry, the first reaction would be shock.
The thirteen red-headed folds are all from Yichun, if nothing else, the things stated in the fold should be the same.
"Smack!"
He Qingzhi's hand had already slapped heavily on the table, and his face was ugly and scary: "Impossible...... This can never be ......! ”
The other members of the cabinet put the folds in their hands lightly on the table, and then exchanged glances with each other a few times, making sure that the contents of these folds were roughly the same, and even the officials who were on the folds even had the same attitude, and then they sat down...
The excerpts presented by more than a dozen officials invariably stated the existence of the gossip trap, and it also proved that it was the secret used by the He family to hide weapons, equipment and food. Location.
Master Xiao threw the fold in his hand on the table, glanced at He Qingyi, pondered for a moment, and finally said, "Lord He...... You can explain! ”
The old fox was keenly aware that these thirteen red-headed folds were the He family's life-urging talismans and the future of the He family, because these thirteen red-headed folds were probably coming to an end.
The family of allies behind the Xiao family for many years is about to wither!
What Taishi Xiao wants to guarantee now is that this **storm, the Xiao family must not be dragged down in the slightest because of the fall of the He family...
And his heart was also extremely shocked.
Unexpectedly, the He family, who has always been attached to the Xiao family, looks respectful and obedient to the Xiao family's decision-making on weekdays, but in this secret, such a huge plan has been planned for a long time.
Tens of thousands of equipment, piles of grain, all of this is secretly accumulated by the He family, as an ally, the Xiao family, that is not the slightest rumor.
With such preparations behind the Xiao family's back, Taishi Xiao already understood in his heart that maybe one day, when the white-eyed wolf of the He family felt that the time was ripe, he would even take a bite on the back of the Xiao family, right?
He Qingzhi turned his head to look at Xiao Taishi, and from the eyes of this old fox, He Qingzhi saw the meaning of coldness.
This chill instantly infected He Qingzhi's body, he was cold from head to toe, and he was also cold at this moment, and he had already realized that the Xiao family was ...... this time Maybe I'm going to abandon the He family...
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"Master, this ...... It's all slander! He Qingzhi gritted his teeth: "There is no such thing ......!" ”
"Slander?" Hu Xuexin had already sneered: "Thirteen officials slander together? There is no such thing...... Thirteen officials risked the crime of bullying the monarch and played something that did not exist? ”
He Qingzhi's body was weak, and he leaned back in his chair, not knowing how to refute for a while.
There was a blank in his head.
In just two days, why did the situation change so much, the twists and turns of the day before yesterday showed that the He tribe had achieved an absolute victory in the battle in the evening spring, but the thirteen red-headed folds that appeared today not only showed that the He tribe not only did not win, but even had the danger of extinction.
He couldn't imagine how this change was caused, and he couldn't figure it out, with the help of Xu You in the Ghost Valley, how could the He clan have such a huge crisis...
Gossip Sleepy ...... How did it leak?
All of this, He Qingzhi was suspicious, but at this moment, there was no room for him to think, because the other five giants in the inner room all looked at him with a strange gaze.
"Check ......!" After a while, He Qingzhicai said weakly: "Send someone to check ......!" ”
Han Xuandao finally said: "Naturally, I want to investigate...... Lord He, there are a large number of weapons, equipment and food hidden in the gossip trap on the excerpt...... Isn't this matter clear to Lord He at all? ”
He Qingzhi immediately said: "This official ...... The official said, check ...... Send someone to check ......! ”
Hu Xuexin, the secretary of Dali Temple, said coldly: "Naturally, the investigation is to be investigated, but ...... The purpose of sending people to investigate was to find out where those weapons, equipment, and food came from, but not to find out whether this matter was related to the He people...... The thirteen excerpts made it clear that He Xuezhi had admitted that this matter was handled by him, and these equipment and food were also secretly raised by your He clan in the past few years...... There are some things that you don't have to look up! ”
Su Guanya, the secretary of the ministry, suddenly said: "Taishi, you see...... What should I do about it? ”
Taishi Xiao glanced at Su Guanya, squinted his eyes slightly, and groaned for a moment before he said, "I'm going to play the Ming Sheng, this matter is ...... Always have to come up and judge! ”
Normally, the cabinet will make the final disposal of the folds submitted from various places, and then hand over the results to the emperor for approval...
Although the emperor will look at the results of the affairs and occasionally make some suggestions, in fact, the final decision on state affairs is still in the hands of the cabinet, and the emperor's task is to stamp the jade seal on it, indicating that the emperor has agreed...
But today's matter is unusual, it is a rare problem in the past hundred years since the Yan Kingdom was opened, although the future of the He clan is already in danger, but the final disposal right, these sub-giants will not easily make conclusions.
There is no doubt that the He clan has a rebellious intention on the table, and has been seized by people with conclusive evidence, and this matter is extremely complicated for other major families.
Each family has its own thoughts, and if it is really up to the cabinet to decide how to deal with it in further detail, I am afraid that it will be difficult to reach a unified opinion.
This kind of thing, of course, let the emperor come and ask about it.
In the inner room, a strange atmosphere shrouded in it, except for the faces of the six members of the cabinet who celebrated the celebration, the eyes of the other people were shining with different colors...
The silence was incomparable, and everyone was obviously thinking about the pros and cons of this time for their own people.
There is no doubt that the collapse of the two great families of Ye and Wu and the demise of the Ximen family have made the political arena of Yan State reshuffle twice, this time, the He Mansion will fall, and in just one year, this will be the third ** reshuffle of Yan Kingdom.
Before stepping out of this door, each member of the cabinet carefully thought in their hearts about what position their clan should stand in after the reshuffle, and what role should they play in this incident to achieve that position?
This calculation must be extremely precise and rigorous.
He Qingzhi sat on the chair, his body trembled slightly, looking at the strange faces of several other people, he suddenly gave birth to a sense of despair that was difficult to suppress...
Man is a maggot, I am a fish!
Time passed, and the strange and silent scene in the cabinet lasted for a long time, and after a long time, Taishi Xiao sighed deeply and glanced at He Qing, "Lord He...... Confused! ”
He Qingzhi is also a scheming character on weekdays, but at this moment, he only feels that his mind is blank, and he doesn't know how to deal with it at all.
Thirteen red heads were folded into the cabinet, which was equivalent to letting the other five great families choke the throat of the He family, as long as they exerted their strength slightly, the He family would be dead.
In this situation, what can He Qingzhi do?
"Someone!" Taishi Xiao said in a deep voice.
In the courtyard, there were more than a dozen ironclad guards, and Xiao Taishi's old but loud voice came out, and immediately four ironclad guards entered the inner room...
He Qingzhi looked at Taishi Xiao, the old fox's face was solemn, and the old face looked extremely indifferent at this time.
"First of all, please go down and rest!" Taishi Xiao waved his hand: "There is no cabinet warrant, you and the other four people will protect Lord He at all times, and you are not allowed to step out of the inner yamen, otherwise...... No mercy! ”
The four of them immediately received their orders.
He Qingzhi closed his eyes, was silent for a while, got up, looked at the cabinet members, and finally sighed, and went out with the four ironclad guards.
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"Ladies and gentlemen, other He officials in Beijing...... Should we be prepared? Sitting on the chair, Fan Yunao finally spoke.
Hu Xuexin immediately said, "Master Fan...... Is it to send troops to control them? ”
Fan Yunao shook his head and said, "It's not a good idea... Before the Holy Lord's judgment, we ...... It's better to be cautious. There are a lot of officials of the He nationality in Beijing, and there are many of them, distributed in the yamen, and at this time, they are deploying troops and making a big fanfare, but they are afraid that it will make the situation more chaotic ......! ”
Han Xuandao's face was calm, and he glanced at Taishi Xiao before he said slowly: "It's not appropriate to startle the snake ...... for the time being!" ”
"There aren't many people who know about it at the moment." Su Guanya leaned back in his chair and said softly: "The red head folded eight hundred miles to rush into Beijing, and the news should not have reached the ears of the officials of the He clan yet...... But after a long time, they will soon get the news, and when the time comes...... It's going to change! ”
Taishi Xiao squinted and did not speak.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Fan has an idea, let's take a look?" Fan Yunao sat upright, glanced at everyone, and then said: "Don't startle the snake, but you have to guard against the officials of the He clan jumping off the wall and causing turmoil...... Isn't it time to ask the people in the flower hall to come out and do something? ”
After a period of silence, Han Xuandao said, "Flower Hall...... Our cabinet can't interfere! ”
"In today's situation, it seems that only the people in the flower hall are the last resort." Fan Yun said arrogantly: "I'm not in a hurry to make a move, let the dark officials monitor them first, and if there is any change, take it down immediately...... Moreover, the people of the Flower Hall have always been efficient in their actions, once the saint makes a ruling, they can act at the same time and take down the officials of the He clan in one fell swoop, so that they will definitely be able to prevent the emergence of turmoil ......! ”
Hu Xuexin frowned slightly and said, "Do you want those people to make a move?" This...... Is it appropriate? ”
Su Guanya said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the officials of the Flower Hall, that is also the official of my Yan Kingdom...... In order to avoid the occurrence of turmoil as much as possible, it is not a bad idea to use the people in the flower hall to monitor! ”
Han Xuandao nodded: "What Lord Fan and Master Su said is right, at this time, the primary purpose should be to control the situation, mobilize troops and horses, it is too eye-catching, and the officials of the He clan are in various yamen, so they can't send troops to every yamen...... It's not appropriate to transfer troops, but the only way to control those people is to use the dark officials! Speaking of which, he glanced at Taishi Xiao, "What does Taishi mean...... How is it? ”
Taishi Xiao looked calm and said, "It's just ...... The people in the flower hall always need to show the princess's order before they are dispatched...... It is inconvenient for our cabinet to come into contact with the flower hall! ”
Fan Yunao immediately said: "If you all think that this proposal is feasible, we will immediately enter the palace to face the saint, in addition to the He clan's plot to rebel, we must also be sure that the saint will order Princess Xiu to mobilize the personnel of the flower hall to monitor the officials of the He clan!" ”
Everyone in the cabinet first groaned, looked at each other, and all nodded slightly.