Part 40 The War Is About to Begin

When Zhang Li saw Wang Shao again, it was already half a month after Wang Dao's death.

During this period, he also went to the mourning hall with his colleagues in the military department to worship Wang Dao, but he did not see Wang Shao in the mourning hall at that time. After coming back to resume his life, because he caught up with Wang Dao and died, Zhang Li was also the son-in-law of the Wang family, so he did not return to Luoyang immediately, and the military department also hoped that he could be on standby here, and everyone understood the reason. After all, Director Wang's sudden death is a big deal. Not only does it make the emperor sad, but I don't know if it's really sad, anyway, the emperor showed great mourning for the loss of the pillars of the country, and he also went to the palace to mourn in person.

Director Wang's death also shook the officials up and down the ministry, even if it has been more than a month, the aftershocks brought by it are still unabated, and the Wang family's every move has affected everyone's hearts inside and outside the court. Countless pairs of eyes are staring at the Wang family, including the emperor. This hundred-year-old tree of the Wang family has too deep roots and too thick leaves, and this big tree can not only shelter the emperor's family from the wind and rain, but if it falls down one day, it can also kill the emperor under the tree.

Everyone is speculating on who will be the next successor. Will it still be the Wang family?

Since the first generation of Langya King Sima Ling befriended the Wang family of Langya, Shandong, until now the Wang family has gone through eight emperors of the Jin Dynasty, regardless of long or short life, and Wang Dao alone has been prime ministers to the three emperors, and even the princes of the emperor's family have passed it on, if which prince can be crowned the king of Langya, it means that it is not far from the throne.

Now that Wang Dao is dead, the person who has been in charge for half a day is gone, who will be the fifth-generation Langya Wang family? Who will be the successor of the prime minister? Everyone is guessing, betting, standing in line, and fighting.

The people who are still betting on the Wang family are naturally some of the king's relatives, disciples and cronies, and their careers and glory have always relied on the Wang family, Wang Jiarong, they are honored, the Wang family is damaged, and they are even more damaged. But it seems that this team's win rate is not too high. Because Wang Dao's eldest son died early and had no queen, the current sons are all concubines, not only young, but also have no political qualifications, and they are not loved by Wang Dao, and they have no qualifications to take on the important task of governing the country at all. Who else in the Langya Wang family can handle it? There are indeed many members of the Wang family, and most of them are obsessed with emulating the great calligrapher Wang Xizhi and practicing calligraphy in Shandong, so naturally they are even more unsuitable for entering the court

So looking around the government and the opposition, who will be the most likely successor?

The current emperor Yan was young when he ascended the throne, so the first emperor ordered the government to be jointly controlled by Tao Kan, Xi Jian, Wen Qiao, Wang Dao and others. But with the successive deaths of Tao, Xi, and Wen, Wang Dao's power in the court became greater and more concentrated. But Wang Dao did not have military power. Yes, he is already a supreme minister, and it would be too dangerous for him to regain military power. Therefore, Jiankang's military power was controlled by the Xie family, and the military power outside the town was controlled by Tao Kan, Xi Jian, and Wen Qiao in the past, and Tao Kan recommended Yu Liang before he died, which were all forces that suppressed Wang Dao militarily. And this general Yu Liang's sister is the mother of Emperor Yan today, he is the emperor's uncle, and in this relationship, it is logical for him to take over, so Yu Liang has become the most popular candidate.

Some people even think that a few days before Director Wang's death, there were celestial anomalies in the night sky, which were located in the north, east, and west of the corners, rooms, Lou Sansu, and moved south at the same time, could it be a sign that Yu Liang of Jingzhou was going to return to the imperial court and take up important positions?

Of course, other clans also secretly covet the phase, although he Yu Liang has a prominent background, holds heavy troops, and has repeatedly seen military exploits, but after all, the emperor is far away, far away in Jingxiang. I don't know if the emperor will change his mind after hearing the wind in his ears. Therefore, several major clans led by the Xie family and the Wen family are also secretly operating their own relationships, each showing their ability to win over the people around the emperor, in case it can be done.

For a time, a fresh wind was formed in Jiankang City. Whether it is a restaurant, an antique jewelry store, or even a silk and satin village jewelry building, there are many more dignitaries and dignitaries who come and go. What rare treasures, antique jewelry, celebrity calligraphy and paintings, silk and satin, good things even if they are greeted, as long as they can please the relevant characters.

All forces have also become active, and the people who visit the door, the relatives who climb the relatives, men and women, the old and the young, all move around. There is no pain of losing the pillars at all, on the contrary, I feel that spring is coming. Even the common people are eager to try, the big and small gambling games in the market have increased the bet on the phase, bet on which minister can succeed, the people also like to join in the fun, have taken out the money in their hands, large and small bets, in case of winning, it is also a good luck. Anyway, there have been no major events in the world these years, and everyone is idle.

The liveliness here will naturally not be known to people who are far away in Huainan and Jingxiang.

On this day, Zhangli went to the ministry to do errands and met Wang Shao. At this time, Wang Shao's identity was no longer the general of the Ministry of Works, but the Ministry of Officials. Although the official has only been promoted to half a grade, the real power is much greater than that of the general in charge of the mausoleum, don't forget that the Ministry of Officials is in charge of personnel, and it is much more powerful than those in charge of engineering and ghost affairs in the Ministry of Engineering.

Although this official position is not large, he is directly subordinate to the secretary of the ministry, and is in charge of the selection and transfer of officials. What is the definition of a general? It is to examine the qualifications of officials and determine their ranks and positions according to their talents and achievements. As for the transfer, not to mention, those who have a small character and low officials, whether to arrange a fat shortage or transfer to a poor place in the old and small border are all up to the officials. There is also a duty and power of the officials, that is, the responsibility of "participating in the general election", to put it bluntly, it is the appointment and dismissal of officials below the fifth grade, and has the right to make recommendations. Moreover, the senior official can be directly promoted to the waiter, and the waiter of the ministry is equivalent to the deputy minister of the personnel department, and he is only one step away from the secretary of the ministry. Therefore, all dynasties and dynasties have attached great importance to the selection of officials.

It is estimated that this time Wang Xun was transferred from the Ministry of Industry to the Ministry of Officials to serve as the Ministry of Officials, and it is estimated that: first, Wang Dao arranged it before his death, and second, it was also the saint's intention to appease the Wang family. Therefore, many people speculate that the new prime minister may not be from the Wang family again. There are a lot more people who transferred to Yu Liang all of a sudden.

Although Zhang Li is familiar with shaving and patting horses, he also knows that he is only a deputy general outside the town under the fifth grade, and he is not as good as these officials who are circling in the capital. When they handled the case together before, they were one level higher than Wang Shao, but within a few months, the two were at the same level. Moreover, Wang Shao's family background is much more prominent than Zhangli, and he can directly participate in his promotion, so when Zhangli saw Wang Shao this time, he was far from the attitude of the senior faction before, and he unconsciously showed a respectful appearance.

He came to submit the paperwork back to Luoyang this time. It stands to reason that the guards stationed abroad will not be allowed to enter Beijing casually, and even if they return to Beijing to resume their lives, there is a time limit, and when the time comes, they will have to go back. Besides, because he is a relative of the Wang family, he has been delayed for a few more days, and if he doesn't return to Luoyang, he can't talk about it.

According to the estimation of Xie Qiuzhen, the squire of the Ministry of War, the candidate for the new prime minister should be announced before the end of the month.

Therefore, including Zhangjia, all the guards outside the town must immediately rush back to their respective stations, gather good men and horses to stand by, and be ready to prevent any disturbances on Jiankang's side, and of course, to prevent Jiangzuo's countries from taking this opportunity to make any changes.

Wang Shao sat behind the clerk's court case, completely devoid of the youthfulness and courtesy when he used to work together, he didn't show any expression on his face, as if he didn't know the palm hat, he didn't even get up, just arched his hand, and then took the application handed over by his subordinates, glanced at it, picked up the brush and brushed it a few times, and handed it to his subordinates, which was considered to be approved, and then continued to read other official documents. These days, for Wang Shao, he really realized what it means to be cold and warm in the world, and it also made him see a lot of officialdom and learn a lot of technical work for officials.

Palm stood there, and had prepared a lot of polite words to say when he met, but now he didn't have a chance to say a word. He was just about to turn around and leave, when Wang Shao's voice came from behind him: "Palm Tooth General, the matter of the Netherworld Ship, will you continue to investigate when you go back?"

When Zhang Li heard Wang Shao ask such a sentence, he was stunned in his heart, and stopped, not only how to answer for a while. After coming back, he also asked Xie Qiuzhen if he wanted to continue to investigate, Xie Qiuzhen was busy with the matter of phase inheritance, not to mention him, even the emperor probably didn't have the heart to take care of this. At this time, Wang Shao asked, how to answer?

Fortunately, Zhang Li is not a fledgling young man, he turned back to Wang Shao and said: "Of course, we will continue to investigate, but the most important thing at the moment is to return to Luoyang as soon as possible, and ensuring national security is the most important." When Zhang finds out the news, he will definitely tell Lord Wang as soon as possible. He specially used the word Lord Wang, and also reminded Wang Shao, even if we are at the same level, I am also an old five-grade.

Wang Shao rolled his eyes and looked at the palm hat, still expressionless, and said, "I hope to hear the good news that the palm tooth will come out as soon as possible." ”

What did he mean by saying this?

Half a month has passed, and the edict appointing the new prime minister has still not come down.

The ministers and chamberlains reminded Emperor Yan side by side, but he didn't seem to pay attention. Jiankang City's gambling heat on the new prime minister has also slowly cooled down, and the only winner of the gambling game is the banker.

At the same time, another bigger gamble begins.

Later Zhao Shihu in the north of Huaishui has sent troops!

Yu Liang's recital was re-turned out by Emperor Yan's famous brother-in-law, He Chong, so the curtain of the second half was really opened, and the forces of all parties were about to officially appear in the competition.