Chapter 16 This is the East Factory
"Lord Song, Xia Guan has no other intentions."
"Our dynasty is strong and strong, and has conquered three countries: Dian State, Baiyue State, and Chu State."
"Now our dynasty is leading an army of 300,000 to attack Qianguo, although there are many successes, but the front-line soldiers have not been paid for two months."
"Look at the vassal kings again, they use the money of the court, but they don't share the worries of the court, and eat, drink and have fun at the border."
"It's called Shubian, but it's really a moth, if you don't cut the domain, the court will be overwhelmed!"
Regarding the old man's refutation, Wu Rong explained in a calm tone.
After all, the old man Song Wentong is a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion and a contemporary Confucian, where is his status and qualifications, Wu Rong himself is also a scholar, no matter how fierce the old man's words are, he can only endure it.
Wu Rong's explanation did not get Song Wentong's understanding, but he became even more angry, snorted coldly, and said: "Cutting the feudal domain is to despise the first emperor and ignore the national policy set by the first emperor!" ”
Wu Rong argued: "Lord Song, the Holy Monarch is also not in place. ”
When Song Wentong heard this, he immediately glared angrily, and pointed at Wu Rong angrily: "Lord Wu? What do you mean? Do you dare to question the first emperor? What are your intentions? ”
"Wu Rong, you have only been an official for a few years, so you dare to criticize the first emperor, and let you be an official for a few more years, I am afraid that even Your Majesty will not be in your eyes."
"The national policy set by the first emperor was to let the vassal kings defend the border, although the expenditure was large, but it also ensured the peace of the border."
At this time, a group of old courtiers also stood up one after another to help Song Wentong speak.
"My Great Zhou Kingdom is strong, and it is the imperial court soldiers who open up the territory and expand the territory, not the vassal king, if you continue to raise the vassal king, the Great Zhou Kingdom will be overwhelmed sooner or later!"
"That's right, only change can make the Great Zhou Kingdom prosperous, and resting on its laurels is the next policy."
A group of young officials also stood up and argued with the old ministers who supported Song Wentong.
At this moment, there was a commotion in the hall.
Chu Feng quietly watched them quarrel over the matter of cutting the feudal domain, obviously, this was a battle between the old school and the new school, the old school was conservative, the new school was innovative, and there was no consensus of opinion, so it was natural for a fierce dispute to break out.
Seeing that the situation was becoming more and more uncontrollable, Wu Cong shouted angrily: "Don't make any noise!" ”
As soon as this remark came out.
The hall fell silent in an instant.
Wu Cong glanced at the ministers present and scolded: "You are all important ministers of the country, what kind of system do you make in front of the emperor?" ”
"The minister is guilty."
The ministers bowed down one after another.
"The treasury is empty, there are soldiers fighting bloody battles outside, and there are vassal kings drunk and dreaming of death, my Great Zhou Kingdom is not a small country in a corner of peace, my Great Zhou wants to unify all countries and make the world unified, and I must deal with the problems left by the first emperor."
Wu Cong said sonorously.
Obviously, she was in favor of cutting the feudal domain.
Wu Cong's move surprised Song Wentong and others.
They're old courtiers.
It has an inextricable relationship with the vassal kings.
After all, most of the daughters of the old courtiers married vassal kings and became high-ranking princesses.
In a sense.
Those vassal kings on the border are all their sons-in-law.
Wu Cong was in favor of cutting the feudal domain.
Isn't it just cutting their son-in-law?
Not to mention.
Cutting the feudal domain will also damage the prestige and status of these old courtiers in the court.
Wu Ji didn't give the old courtiers a chance to admonish, and continued: "I will carry out the Tui En order for the reduction of the domain, and I have decided to hand it over to Chu Feng, the overseer of Dongchang. ”
"Obey."
Chu Feng, who was watching coldly throughout the whole process, only stood up after Empress Zetian mentioned himself and gladly accepted the order.
"Your Majesty, Chu Feng is a eunuch, it is not appropriate to leave this matter to him."
Song Wentong stood up to stop it, he himself was opposed to Wu Cong's cutting of the domain, but Wu Cong's mind had been decided, he had no chance to fight for it, and now Wu Cong handed over the right to cut the domain to Chu Feng as a eunuch to do, how could Song Wentong endure it?
"Lord Song, are you questioning your ability?"
Chu Feng looked at Song Wentong expressionlessly.
Song Wentong said with contempt: "The eunuch is in charge, the old man is naturally qualified to be suspicious, not to mention, what kind of thing is Dongchang?" It's just a newly established institution in the imperial court, and whether it can be done in the end is a matter of two words! ”
"Lord Song, what is the East Factory?"
Regarding Song Wentong's contempt, Chu Feng was neither humble nor arrogant: "I'll tell you now, the people you don't dare to offend, I dare to offend the Dongchang, you don't dare to cut the domain, I dare to cut the Dongchang, what you don't dare to do, we dare to do the things that you don't dare to do, I dare to take care of the things in the Dongchang, cut first and then play, the imperial power is licensed, this is the Dongchang, Lord Song, is it clear enough?" ”
Chu Feng's words, as if they had a magic sound, echoed in the ears of the ministers and did not disperse for a long time.
A few words, although it is neither humble nor arrogant.
But the power contained in the words is terrifying!
Song Wentong took two steps back again and again, his face was nervous, beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, and his breathing became short, and he scolded: "Bold, a little Dongchang, he actually spoke wildly!" ”
Chu Feng smiled coldly, walked quickly in front of Song Wentong, looked directly at him, and said: "Dongchang obeys His Majesty's orders, not only supervises hundreds of officials, but also the vassal king, the vassal king is the vassal king of the Great Zhou Kingdom, as long as it is the people of the Great Zhou Kingdom, they are all within the scope of supervision, Dongchang shares worries for His Majesty, how can it be bold?" Where did the mouth come from? ”
A cold gaze.
Sharp rhetoric.
Rao is an old seniority Song Wentong, who was also frightened at the moment, turned pale with fright, and subconsciously swallowed his saliva.
"Rank the ministers, eat the Great Zhou Dynasty, and don't worry about the Great Zhou, some of them are wolf-hearted and dog-hearted, and they keep saying that the first imperial policy cannot be questioned, but in private, it is another face, whether they are really loyal to the national policy set by the first emperor, or with other calculations, the ministers present know it in their hearts."
At this moment, only Chu Feng's words echoed in the hall.
It's deafening.
The ministers of the old school, led by Song Wentong, kept silent one after another, and Chu Feng's words undoubtedly hit their weakness.
In addition, Chu Feng is a celebrity next to Empress Zetian.
He also served as the superintendent of the East Factory.
Naturally, they did not dare to refute anything.
Even if it was a rebuttal, they knew very well that in the debate, they could not take any advantage, after all, even the great Confucian Song Wentong was choked by Chu Feng and was speechless.
Not to mention the people of them.
When the young officials of the new faction saw this, they were all excited.
All of them want to change, and some of them want to suppress the old school and take advantage of the opportunity to take the position.
As long as the old-school suppression can't hold its head up.
In the court, the new school has the right to speak, and it is easier to get ahead.
At this moment, the young officials of the new faction all regarded Chu Feng as their own person and needed to be wooed.
Fengtian Palace Deliberations.
It ended under Chu Feng's power to turn the tide.
Outside the temple.
As soon as Chu Feng walked outside, the young officials of the new faction led by Wu Rong greeted him one after another.
Everyone had a smile on their faces.