Chapter 497: Something Isn't Right
"Lord Wang, Xia Guan really doesn't know, how did you read your book?"
"It's just ignorance, but ignorance is so confident at the same time."
"If the lower officials have your mentality, it is estimated that the promoted officials will be promoted faster."
This was too vicious, and the faces of many officials around him were slightly gloomy.
Although those words just now were just spoken by Lord Wang alone, many of them thought the same way.
This young official mocked Lord Wang so much, didn't he take them along with him to mock them together?
"Bold!"
"Shut up! You don't look at what this place is? Is it your turn to make a big deal out of it here? ”
The rank of a young official is actually not low, and at the age of thirty, he is already the head of the Tuntian Qing Officials Department of the Ministry of Industry.
The grade of the sixth grade, if it is put on the ground, it is already a high-ranking official.
It's a pity that this is Yingtianfu, which is the place where officials waited for the court before the early dynasty.
The officials who can appear here must be at least the sixth grade.
That is, the young officer was the lowest of all ranks.
Take out any one here, all of them are higher in grade than him, with high positions and old seniority.
This is why now, many of the new students have begun to enter the more important departments of the imperial court.
A few years ago, they didn't even have the qualifications to enter here, let alone speak here.
Seeing that the young officials were pointed out by Qianfu, many people who were about the same age as him also stood up and confronted those officials.
"If an adult just tells the truth, can't he say it?"
"Didn't Lord Wang just say that you can't block the road? Adults can speak, but can't we speak? ”
In the blink of an eye, the originally quiet court room suddenly became as noisy as a vegetable market.
Li Shanchang, who was originally sitting at the top, has been pretending to sleep with his eyes closed.
He didn't want to get involved in that kind of thing at all.
It's a pity that some things can't be hidden.
As the head of a hundred officials, things have come to this point, if he doesn't come out to clean up the situation,
After that, what majesty is there?
"Ahem!" Li Shanchang covered his mouth and coughed lightly.
"Okay, don't say a word, and don't look at what place this is."
Although Li Shanchang's voice was not loud, the court suddenly fell silent.
Who would dare not give the face of the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty?
It's just that after calming down, Lord Wang said indignantly: "Elder Li Ge, some officials above our court are becoming more and more unruly, which clearly doesn't take you seriously." ”
The provocative meaning in these words is too obvious, and it is estimated that this Lord Wang did not hide it, but said it on purpose.
The young official immediately said unconvinced: "It is clear that Lord Wang insulted the prince first, and I waited until I was born to refute it, if we talk about the rules, insulting the prince in public is also a big disrespectful crime, right?" ”
"Shut up!" Lord Wang roared angrily, "This official is talking to Lord Shoufu, what kind of thing are you?" Is there any room for you to speak? ”
"I really want to know, is you the only one like this, or are all your new students like this, and I don't know what etiquette and shame are?"
"Lord Wang's rule is to rely on the old and sell the old ......"
Before the young official could finish speaking, Li Shanchang suddenly interrupted him coldly: "Enough!" ”
"This is the courtroom, if you want to quarrel, let me go outside to quarrel."
Even in the face of the first assistant of the cabinet, the young official was still not afraid: "Elder Li Ge is not a subordinate official, and he does not listen to the words of the elder of the cabinet." ”
"It's really because Lord Wang is a little too much."
"His Royal Highness the King of England rushed to Datong for disaster relief as soon as he learned of the drought in Datong. During this period, the high-priced grain policy formulated by the prince also aroused criticism from many people. ”
"But today, it has been proven that His Royal Highness is right."
"If it weren't for His Royal Highness the King setting such a high price for grain, those grain merchants would not have been able to desperately transport grain to Datong."
"To this day, you can still see a lot of convoys transporting grain to Datong on the official road."
"Although it is not known what the specific situation of Datong is now, there has not been any mob rebellion at present."
"If the Eagle King's high-priced grain policy is really tyranny, the current Datong has already been in civil unrest, and it is impossible that there is no news."
"But Lord Wang doesn't care about this, and still openly criticizes the prince's decree on the occasion of the court meeting, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, right?"
The young official said everything he wanted to say in one go, and then bowed deeply to Li Shanchang: "Elder Li Ge, the words of Xiaguan are finished." ”
Lord Wang was so angry that his face turned pale, and he pointed to the young official's hand and trembled: "Elder Li Ge, have you seen it?" These people are simply lawless. ”
Even if he has been good at officialdom for many years, he can't help frowning at this time.
Neither of these two groups is easy to mess with.
The Lord Wang, who accused His Royal Highness of the British King, although his official position was not high, was the tongue of a certain faction in the court.
It seems that he is just venting his dissatisfaction, but in fact, Li Shanchang understands.
These words were actually addressed to him at all.
Li Shanchang sighed secretly in his heart: "Some people still can't understand the current situation, and they really think that the current Ming Dynasty is still the same as the dynasty they experienced before." ”
"If you really can't continue to learn to be smart, these people will soon disappear into the court."
The thoughts in my heart are disturbed, and they naturally do not show it on the surface.
"I understand your thoughts, to put it bluntly, in fact, everyone is for the court, but some things can't be said clearly in a few words."
"Regarding the drought in Datong, Your Majesty has already made it clear that everything depends on the result, so don't continue to talk about it, Lord Wang."
"And you." Bi Shan immediately nodded at the young official: "Anyway, Lord Wang is your official after all, and it is wrong for you to publicly refute Shangguan on such an occasion, and now I apologize to Lord Wang immediately." ”
Hearing the command you are good at, the young official immediately bowed deeply to Lord Wang: "Lord Wang, the lower officials are young and vigorous, and please have a large number of them, don't worry about them like the lower officials." ”
"Hmph, knowing that you are young, you watch more and listen less, being an official is not as simple as you think."
Although Lord Wang was very unhappy in his heart, he didn't dare not give Li Shanchang face.
He snorted disdainfully, but didn't say anything more.
After the skirmish, there was silence in the room again.
Li Shanchang sighed secretly.
This is not the first time this kind of thing has happened, and almost every court meeting this month has had a conflict.
Although nominally it is all for the sake of the imperial court, it is actually a contest between the new school and the old school.
The new students have now begun to gradually show their prominence in the court.
However, it was the traditional literati and doctors who really controlled the court.
The traditional bureaucrats, of course, are not willing to give up their power easily.
If it weren't for the prestige of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han, they would be able to suppress all the opposing voices on the playground.
This kind of struggle will never be so civilized.
Li Shanchang himself is a person of this class, and he knows too well how far these people can go for the power in his hands.
This is not the first time in history that such a thing has happened.
It's just that there isn't much he can do right now.
Because Li Shanchang really knows too well how powerful King Zhu Han is, if you have to find a character who can be compared with Zhu Han.
From ancient times to the present, Li Shanchang felt that there was only Zhuge Wuhou alone.
Under normal circumstances, this kind of battle would end here, and after that, they could wait for the pilgrimage to begin.
Traditional bureaucrats are smart people who know where to fight and where not to fight.
Once in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, these people will put away all their minions and become as well-behaved as kittens.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang was ruthless, he really dared to kill.
But it is also strange to say, waiting left and right, and there is no drum beating of the court meeting.
As time went on, the sun had begun to rise, but the early dynasty still seemed to show no signs of beginning.
Many officials cast their eyes on Li Shanchang's face.
That's obvious, Shousuke-sama, what's going on?
Li Shanchang wanted to say, "Don't look at me, I don't know anything." ”
But as the first assistant of the cabinet, Li Shanchang must not say these words.
Although it is extremely strange in his heart, with his understanding of Zhu Yuanzhang, even if he is seriously ill, as long as he is not sick and can't get up, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely not be able to stop the early dynasty easily.
If Zhu Yuanzhang was really so sick, it would be absolutely impossible to hide this kind of thing.
No matter how much Li Shanchang thinks left and right, he can't figure out what is going on today.
"Wait." Li Shanchang said unhurriedly.
There was no expression on his face, as if everything was under control.
However, in fact, he is longer than good, and he is also a panicked group now.
Because he didn't know anything and didn't understand what was going on in the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang was even delayed in going to the court.
This is the first time that this has happened since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty.
"Let's hope nothing happens." You're good at thinking in your heart.
Although he is also a traditional scholar, he is actually a little disgusted with some of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han's policies.
But at the same time, you are good at them, and you can join the rebel army in the troubled times at the end of the Ming Dynasty, because they actually still have faith in their hearts.
The daimyo established by Zhu Yuanzhang has made the people of the Han family stand at the top of the world at this time.
Now, if something goes wrong, it could all be undone.
This is what Li Shanchang and others don't want to happen.
What Li Shanchang didn't know was that at this time, the palace was already in chaos.
When they woke up early in the morning, the palace maids and eunuchs were doing their jobs as usual.
It's just that gradually, the palace maids and eunuchs who are in charge of Zhu Yuanzhang's living with Queen Ma gradually discovered that something was wrong.
In the past, they had already begun to clean and serve.
But today, there is really no news.
Serving the emperor and queen is not so easy.
Although these people are close to Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma, they are not able to enter their dormitory anytime and anywhere.
If you enter the bedroom of Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma without being summoned, it will be tantamount to rebellion and rebellion.
Not only will they not be able to survive on their own, but they may even implicate their families.
So even if they perceive that something is wrong, no one dares to do anything without permission.
In the end, Yang Zhi, the head of the Internal Affairs Office, with the support of the little eunuch, slowly came to Zhu Yuanzhang's bedroom.
Kneel down in front of the palace gate: "Yang Zhi, the head of the Servant Internal Affairs Office, asks to see him." ”
I kept saying it three times, and Zhu Yuanzhang's gate dormitory slowly opened a small crack.
A close eunuch of Zhu Yuanzhang beckoned to Yang Zhi and whispered: "Father-in-law Yang, please come forward, Xiao Ren has something to say to you." ”
Yang Zhi didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly walked over cautiously, but just came to the gate, and when he heard the person inside say a word, Yang Zhi's face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly nodded again and again to show that he understood.
After the two of them finished speaking, Yang Zhi cautiously retreated, left Zhu Yuanzhang's bedroom, and called over a little eunuch and whispered for a while.
The little eunuch's face also became ugly, and then he nodded, turned and went out.
This scene made the surrounding palace maids and eunuchs more and more confused.
However, they can survive in the palace, and they all know the rules here.
Don't ask what you shouldn't.
Don't say what you shouldn't say.
Don't listen to what you shouldn't be listening.
Anyway, no matter what happens, it doesn't have much to do with their minions.
Soon they went about their business as if nothing had happened.
If there is really nothing to do, go back to your room, shut yourself in your room, and do not step out of the door.
In the palace, consciousness fell into an eerie silence.
On the surface, it seems to be peaceful, as if nothing has happened.
But only those who are in it can find that the current palace is already an undercurrent.
But for most of the people here, the oppressive mountain makes them almost breathless.
Not long after, the Jinwu Left Guard, the Yulin Left Guard, and the Fu Military Guard of the Thirteen Guards of the Capital City. All of them moved, and began to slowly assemble towards the imperial city.
At the same time, another army, also with the whole army clear and fast, rushed to the gate of the imperial city.
If it weren't for the notice that had already been given in advance, the Imperial City in such an army would probably be directly regarded as a rebel
Although it was still early in the morning, there were already a lot of people on the streets.
When he saw this army, he immediately exclaimed.
"Qinghe Army, oh my God, it's Qinghe Army."
"How did they enter the city, and look at the direction they went, it seems to be the direction of the palace, could it be that something happened?"
The companion next to him directly pulled him up and left: "Is there anything that has anything to do with you?" Hurry up, don't mix blindly, and be careful that people's heads fall to the ground. ”