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Nightwatcher - Chapter 385

Published at 21st of April 2023 06:50:14 AM


Chapter 385

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Cao and the civil servants immediately turned to look at each other with hostility.

In this fight for the redress of 380000 wronged souls, the structure of the radical civil servants is complex. Some people are just in their hearts, while others live up to the books of sages. Some people do it for fame and fortune, while others follow the trend.

Wei Yuan and Wang Zhenwen were the leading radicals.

The membership structure of the opposition is also complex. First of all, it is the royal clan. There must be good people in it, but sometimes identity determines the position.

Once the king Huai was convicted, it would be an unimaginable blow to the reputation of the whole royal family. In the words of the marketplace, I can't look up and be a man in the future.

Ordinary people need face, not to mention the royal family?

The king of Zhenbei can die, but not be convicted.

The second is xungui group. Xungui is naturally close to the royal family. As long as we understand the nature of the title, we can understand that xungui and the royal family are in the same camp.

Two word summary: noble!

Civil servants are like leeks, changing wave after wave, there are always new forces pouring into the court. When the scenery is good, the leader of the court is alone. When the situation is bad, the offspring are no different from the common people.

Only the hereditary nobility, who was born noble, was in a different class from the common people. The power of inheriting and inheriting is given by the royal family.

Therefore, even if some people in xunguili didn't agree with huaiwang or yuanjingdi, they would keep silent.

Finally, a group of civil servants who wanted to be in a higher position, or in a bad situation, secretly reached an interest exchange with emperor Jingdi of Yuan Dynasty, spoke for him and became his weapon.

The royal clan, xungui group and some civil servants constitute the opposition.

At this time, Cao Guogong came out on behalf of xungui group and their will.

"Your Majesty, over the years, the imperial court has suffered from internal and external troubles, frequent droughts in summer, continuous floods in rainy season, and people's livelihood has been difficult. Taxes in various places are in arrears year by year. Although your majesty keeps reducing taxes and resting with the people, the people are still full of complaints."

Cao Guogong was distressed and said in a deep voice: "at this time, if the massacre of Zhenbei king comes out again, how will the people in the world treat the imperial court? How should the squires and petty officials treat the imperial court?

"Do you think that the imperial court is rotten, so it's more aggressive and more unscrupulous to search for people's fat and cream?"

"Son of a bitch!"

In a rage, Emperor Yuanjing pointed to Cao Guogong's nose and scolded: "are you satirizing me for being a fool? Are you satirizing all the people in the hall for being a fool?"

"I dare not!" Cao Guogong said in a loud voice:

"but at the moment, what you are doing is such a stupid thing. Clamoring to avenge the common people and convict the king of Huai, has anyone ever considered the overall situation? Have you considered the image of the imperial court? Don't you know that the face of the court is the face of you and others? "

Two people sing a song and play a double reed.

The court officials began to whisper.

Zheng Buzheng was shocked and angry. He had to admit that Cao Guogong's words were not unreasonable. Instead, they were reasonable.

The face of the royal family is not enough to change the position of the princes.

But what about the face of the court?

In the minds of all officials, the majesty of the imperial court is higher than everything else, because the majesty of the imperial court is their majesty. The two are one and inseparable.

Even Zheng Xinghuai himself could not help thinking about how the court could save face and the image of the people.

Emperor Yuanjing sighed bitterly: "but, King Huai, he is really wrong."

Cao Guogong said in a high voice: "Your Majesty, King Huai... Is dead!"

All of a sudden, there was a lot of discussion. Some people still talked in a low voice, but some people began to argue fiercely.

The old eunuch held the whip, just about to subconsciously beat the floor tiles and scolded the officials.

However, when Emperor Jing of the Yuan Dynasty gave a cold squint, the old eunuch understood the emperor's meaning and immediately kept silent, allowing the argument to ferment and continue.

Yes, King Huai is dead, the biggest "xungui" is over, and there is no more general who can ride on their head..... In this case, is it worth to trample the imperial court's dignity for a dead man?

Many civil servants have this idea in their mind.

Emperor Yuanjing said angrily, "can you erase things when you die?"

The Duke of Cao bowed and said, "yes!"

Wei Yuan narrowed his eyes, and his cold eyes swept over CaO Guogong.

Wang Zhenwen took a deep breath, silent sneer.

They seem to know what Cao Guogong wants to say next.

Emperor yuan Jing was surprised and said, "why did you say that?"

Cao Guogong was serious and said, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten who destroyed Chuzhou City? It's a barbarian. It was the barbarians who turned Chuzhou City into ruins.

"Can we look at this matter from another angle? The alliance of demon and man captured the city, and the king of Zhenbei fought to the death to defend the country for Dafeng. In the end, the city was destroyed, and people died and diedSpeaking of this, Cao Guogong's voice suddenly raised: "however, the sacrifice of Zhenbei king is valuable. He fought against the leaders of the demon and the barbarian, killed Jili Zhigu, and severely damaged zhujiu.

"Let the two strong men in the North die and be wounded. After this war, the north will usher in peace for more than ten years or even decades. The king of Zhenbei is the hero of Dafeng

When he came to the last sentence, the voice of Cao Guogong echoed in the hall.

The Duke of Cao gave the princes two choices. One was to stick to his own views and convict the Fallen King of Huai. However, the face of the royal family was greatly damaged, and the people had a crisis of trust in the imperial court.

2、 In order to change this matter into two clans of demons and barbarians, they destroyed the city of Chuzhou, and the king of Zhenbei died in defense of the city.

All the princes have to do is to correct the name of a dead prince. This can not only save the face of the court, but also further establish the prestige and power of the court.

At this time, a sad laugh rang out, ringing in the hall above.

Zheng Xinghuai looked around at the silent dukes and swept the faces of emperor Jing and Duke Cao. The scholar was both sad and angry.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Cao, do you forget that it's not just my official who witnessed all this. There are also the people of the mission and 20000 soldiers in Chuzhou. And the thousands of people in the capital who know about it, and the young students of the Imperial College. " Zheng Xinghuai gave a sneer:

"can you stop these people?"

Yuanjingdi looked down on him, deep in his eyes was a deep mockery, light way: "retreat, tomorrow again!"

The house of Huaiqing.

In the pavilion in the back garden, beside the stone table, Huaiqing is playing chess with Xu Qian.

"The day before yesterday, I heard that Lin'an went to ask her father the truth and was blocked outside the imperial study. She was stubborn and refused to go. She was fined two months. I thought she would go again, but the next day, the prince was assassinated. "

Huaiqing white slender jade fingers twirling white chessmen, expression cold chat.

"The prince should not be dead." Xu Qi'an stares at the chessboard, half a day has not fallen, casually asked a sentence.

"It's just a slight injury." Huaiqing light way.

When they played chess for a while, she seemed to find it boring to play chess with Xu Yinluo. She asked another question: "have you heard about the court today?"

Xu Qi'an's face was gloomy and nodded: "the princes are shriveled, but your majesty didn't get any good either. It's going to be a long tug of war. "

Huaiqing raised her pretty face, black as the eyes of Qingtan after autumn, and stared at him. She laughed at him and said, "you are not suitable for court."

“?”

Did I say something wrong? You should hit me like this..... Xu Qi'an frowned.

"It's not interesting to play chess. I'm not interested in it any more. I'd better discuss with you about today's court." Princess Huaiqing gently threw the pieces into the bamboo chess box.

The spirit of Xu Qizhen.

"Today, the court discussed how to deal with the case of Chuzhou. The princes asked his father to bear the charge of King Huai and demote him to be a common citizen. His head was hanging in the city for three days..... His father was so sad that he lost control of his mood that he raised a big case and denounced the officials."

Huaiqing laughed: "it's a good way to fight hard. First, close the palace for a few days to avoid its edge, and let the angry civil and military officials punch on the cotton.

"When they calm down, they will lose their irresistible spirit. At the beginning of the meeting, another one not only disintegrated Yu Yong, but also turned away from being a guest, which made him afraid and cautious... "

it was like a fight between two people. One of them suddenly got mad and grabbed a brick to hit himself on the head, while the other would instinctively be afraid and cautious, thinking that he was a madman. The routine is not brilliant, but it works well..... Xu Qi'an admits that emperor Jingdi of Yuan Dynasty had several brushes.

"Then, the Ministry of rites gave Yao Lin something to impeach Wang Shoufu, Wang Shoufu only begged bones. This is the father's plan of killing two birds with one stone. He beat Wang Shoufu down first, and then he lost a big enemy in this court meeting. And it can frighten all officials and set an example to others. "

Huaiqing took a sip of tea and said faintly:

"fortunately, Duke Wei took the hand in time, didn't he want to cure the king? Then leave no room. But this was contrary to his father's original intention. He didn't really want to be the king's assistant, which would make the Duke Wei's family dominant. Oh, for Duke Wei, it's also a wonderful thing to take this opportunity to get rid of Wang Shoufu. "

.... Xu Qi'an swallowed his saliva and unconsciously straightened his posture.

"The plan of making an example to others failed. My father immediately asked yuan Xiong, the censor of zuodou, to show his face to the royal family. You know, from ancient times to the present, the dignity of the royal family is second only to that of the imperial court, and it has a natural pressure on the public." Princess Huaiqing said in a deep voice.

As a minister, he wanted to disgrace the royal family, which would undoubtedly put psychological pressure on the princes..... Xu Qi'an nodded slowly.

The struggle between people is nothing more than military struggle and psychological game.Like a word he often heard before crossing: PUA

"this is to pave the way for the subsequent appearance of Li Wang. After all, Yuan Xiong is not a member of the royal family, and his father is not suitable to be the reviler. The highly respected liwang is the best role. Although this move was cracked by Duke Wei. "

Huaiqing picked up the pieces, and said: "but the effect of Li Wang is still a little bit. All of these pave the way for the appearance of Cao Guogong.

"With the face of the imperial court and the royal family, we can move them with emotion. With the end of killing barbarians and demons. Although Chuzhou City is gone, it's all done by demon and man.

"The common people have long been used to the ferocity of the demons and the barbarians, and it's easy to accept this ending. However, the two demons didn't get any benefit, because the king of Zhenbei killed the leader of Qingyan tribe of the barbarians and severely damaged zhujiu, the leader of the northern demons.

"What will happen if the people listen to the news and are willing to accept it?"

Xu Qi'an said in an astringent voice: "the destruction of Chuzhou City is not so unacceptable. Because all the crimes are attributed to the demons and the barbarians, and to the war.

"The king of Zhenbei has also changed from a murderer to a hero who defends the country for Dafeng. Moreover, he also killed the three strong men of the barbarians and made great contributions. "

Princess Huaiqing nodded her head, her voice was clear, but her topic was very heartbreaking: "if you were a duke, what would you choose?"

Xu Qian did not answer.

The king of Zhenbei is just a dead man. If he lives, all the princes will try their best to overthrow him.

But he's dead now. What's the threat of a dead man? In this way, the core motivation of the princes is reduced by half.

If it can reverse the truth of the Chuzhou massacre case, as Cao Guogong said, and turn it from a scandal into a great victory worthy of praise.

So why not?

Huaiqing said: "the next way for father Huang is to promise benefits. Only when the court is above the court can benefits last forever. If the father wants to change the outcome, in addition to the above strategies, he has to make enough concessions. The public will think, if they can turn the scandal into a good thing and have benefits, will they insist on it? "

Xu Qi'an's face became more and more gloomy.

"Once most people change their mind, Duke Wei and Wang Shoufu will become the people who face the rolling trend. But they can't shut the gate of the palace. They can't stop the surging tide. " Huaiqing cold smile, with a bit of irony.

Xu Qi'an couldn't tell for a moment whether she was mocking emperor Jing of Yuan Dynasty, Zhugong, or Wei Yuan and Wang Shoufu.

Or both, or she's mocking herself.

"No, it's such a big deal. It can't be solved by a notice issued by the imperial court. The rumors in the capital are in full swing. If you want to reverse the rumors, you must have enough reasons. He can stop all the ministers in the court, but he can't stop all the people in the world. " Xu Qi'an shook his head.

"Father, he, and his successor..." Huaiqing sighed: "although I don't know, I never underestimated him."

Two people did not speak again, silent for a long time, Huai Qing low voice way: "this matter has nothing to do with you, you don't do stupid things."

She didn't think that I could play any role in this matter. I was a little Viscount, a little silver Gong, and I couldn't even get into the Jinluan palace. How could I fight with the king of a country?

Playing fighting, I'm still young, and Huaiqing thinks I can't.. Xu Qian grins and shows an ugly smile.

However, I am the hero who killed Jili Zhigu.

......

the watchman's Yamen, Haoqi building.

After lunch, Wei Yuan took a short rest and was awakened by the officials who came in.

"Duke Wei, your majesty sent someone to summon you to the palace." The official bowed his head.

.... Wei Yuan was silent for a few seconds, and said in a gentle voice, "prepare the car."




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