Chapter 1053 Aftermath (2)
"Feng Mingwen is still too young." Zhang Xingcai said hesitantly, "Even in the army, I'm afraid he won't be able to convince the veteran general."
"Not to mention recording the affairs of the minister and taking charge of the affairs of the court. I'm afraid there will be many veterans who will object."
After a pause, Zhang Xingcai sighed inwardly when he saw that the emperor was a little confused:
Your Majesty is still too kind-hearted.
“Your Majesty, think about it, Li Zhengfang is the assistant minister, and he has not been able to register as a minister. However, Feng Mingwen is young and has insufficient qualifications, but he has become the head of the important ministers.”
"How many people will criticize him? This will not only make people think that His Majesty is nepotistic, but will also be harmful to Feng Mingwen's reputation."
"Therefore, the time has not come yet, so Feng Mingwen cannot be easily allowed to record the affairs of the minister."
After hearing this, Adou felt that the queen's words were very reasonable. He nodded, and then said with a little regret:
“Feng Mingwen is extremely intelligent and capable of managing the army and the people. I never thought that his lack of success at this young age would become a shackle for him. It’s a pity.”
The queen's eyes flashed, then she touched her big belly and smiled slightly:
“Don’t worry, Feng Mingwen is still young and there will be opportunities in the future.”
Adou did not hear the underlying meaning of the Queen's words. He thought about it honestly and remembered that Feng Mingwen was only as old as himself.
Then he said with approval:
"What the Queen said is true. He is still young and will have many opportunities in the future."
As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Adou's brows wrinkled a little:
“Li Zhengfang is not trustworthy, and Feng Mingwen is too young. According to the Queen’s opinion, who in the court can take on the big responsibility?”
Zhang Xingcai seemed to have expected it, and asked confidently:
“Why does someone have to record the affairs of the minister?”
When Adou heard the Queen's question, he was speechless. After a while, he said calmly:
"If no one records the affairs of the minister, what will happen to the affairs of the minister's desk?"
“All affairs in the Shangshutai are handled by the Shangshu Order. If Your Majesty is afraid that the Shangshu Order cannot satisfy the public, you can ask Feng Mingwen to use his other duties to also handle the affairs of the Shangshu.”
“Ping Shangshu Shi?”
"That's right. Feng Mingwen is not qualified enough to be a minister, but if he is allowed to be a minister and participate in confidential matters, there is nothing wrong with him."
The recording of Shangshu affairs and the plain affairs of Shangshu are not the same thing.
Recording Shangshu Shi refers to commanding the Shangshutai, and the nominal chief official of the Shangshutai, Shangshuling, must also be under him.
Those who record the affairs of the minister also have the final right to interpret the decisions of the minister's desk.
Ping Shangshushi refers to participating in the government affairs of the Shangshutai, and can make suggestions for various decisions of the Shangshutai, but cannot decide the final decision of the Shangshutai.
It can be said that although the status of Ping Shangshu Shi is also very high, it lacks one of the most critical rights than Lu Shangshu Shi.
Leaving aside other positions, in terms of handling the government affairs of Shangshutai, Ping Shangshu Shi and Shangshu Ling are almost on the same level.
When Adou heard the Queen’s arrangements for Feng Mingwen, he couldn’t help but praise loudly:
“The Queen still has a way!”
Then he continued to frown: "But there is still no suitable candidate for the person who records the affairs of the minister..."
The queen touched her forehead and sighed:
“Your Majesty, just let Jiang Wan and Feng Mingwen negotiate and handle all matters at the Chancellery. If there are any differences, Your Majesty can decide on his own.”
"So, what's the difference between this and the fact that there are no records of ministerial affairs?"
Hearing the Queen's words, Adou was immediately shocked:
"Is this okay?"
"Why not?" The queen looked at the emperor with eyes like candles, and said quietly, "Is it possible that your majesty is afraid that you will have to deal with too many political affairs in the future and will have no time to play?"
Adou was shocked, waved his hands repeatedly, and said:
"Nothing, nothing! How could I have such thoughts?"
The Queen said earnestly:
"Your Majesty, my father-in-law has passed away. No one can protect us from the wind and rain in the future. We have to rely on ourselves in this world."
When mentioning his father-in-law, A Dou felt a little guilty on his face:
"How could I not know what the queen said? My father-in-law has already completed half of the work for me in restoring the Han Dynasty and returning it to the old capital. I must not disappoint the late emperor and my father-in-law for the remaining half."
"The late emperor and my father-in-law knew each other well, and they will be happy for your majesty."
Adou didn't know whether the late emperor and his father-in-law were unhappy, but at this moment, the little fat man's heart was full of sadness when he thought that his father-in-law had passed away.
The next day, the emperor ascended to the court and issued an edict to inform his ministers that the prime minister had died of illness in Chang'an.
At the same time, an edict was issued. From the emperor down, all officials in the court, all dressed in plain clothes, mourned for three days and cried to the north.
When the news reached Jincheng, the people of Shu shed tears and called out to the prime minister in sorrow.
Just when the whole country of the Han Dynasty was immersed in sorrow, some people were secretly happy, thinking that the opportunity had come.
Jincheng, the residence of the Hussar General.
“General, we have a visitor.”
Li Ping, who has been idle for a long time, is dressed in plain clothes and has a sad look on his face.
He took the greeting card from the servant's hand, opened it and saw that the guest's name was written with the four characters "Guanghan Li Miao".
He couldn't help but say "Hey":
“What does Li Hannan mean by coming to the door at this time?”
“Do you want to see him, general?”
“What about others?”
“Still guarding outside the house.”
Li Ping looked at the dark night outside. At such a sensitive moment and taking advantage of the weather, this person might have some ulterior motive.
He waved his hand and threw the greeting card on the table: "No!"
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Just as the servant was about to turn around, Li Ping unexpectedly thought of something. He picked up the greeting card again and pondered for a while:
“Forget it, let him in.”
After a while, Li Miao entered the living room under the leadership of his servants.
Before he could see Li Ping sitting in the master's seat, he bent down deeply:
“Li Miao paid a visit to the Central Protector.”
Even though General Hussars is an important general, in fact, the identity that Li Ping valued most was the position of the Central Protector who unified Chinese and foreign military affairs.
Li Miao's name was obviously someone who had done his homework before coming here.
Li Ping had no intention of getting up, but just extended his hand to lead him:
“Li Jun, please sit down.”
Li Miao quickly thanked him and sat down.
After the servants served tea, Li Ping asked: "I don't know if I'm here late at night, but what's the important matter?"
At this moment, Li Miao raised his head and looked at Li Ping.
A slightly chilly wind blew in through the cracks in the door and window of the living room, causing the flames of the burning candles to beat wildly.
The candlelight is bright for a while and dim for a while.
Li Miao couldn't see Li Ping's true expression clearly.
The whole person looks solemn, tough, and arrogant.
The candlelight cast his shadow on the wall, twisting like a ghost.
Li Miao swallowed a mouthful of saliva with a flattering smile on his face:
“Zhongduhu, Miao came here just to congratulate Zhongduhu.”
"Congratulations?" Li Ping said with a strange look on his face, "The prime minister has passed away and the whole country is grieving. How can I be happy?"
“It is precisely because Zhuge Liang is dead that there is a happy event!”
Li Miao stretched his neck and approached Li Ping:
“The late emperor entrusted his father to the emperor in Yong’an Palace, and asked Zhuge Liang and the Central Protector to jointly assist the emperor. However, the Zhuge family wanted to monopolize power, so they formed a party and eliminated dissidents.”
“If you have the right to speak, one can win gold, and three men can become tigers. Furthermore, the emperor is young, unable to distinguish between right and wrong, and easily believes in slander. The Protector of the Middle Kingdom has the name of assisting the government, but has no actual ability to assist the government.”
"Although I am unknown, I am deeply angry at what happened to the Central Protector. Fortunately, God has eyes, Zhuge Liang died of illness, and all the ministers in the court, regardless of their high status, have no fault of the Central Protector."
“Nowadays, the government and the public are in turmoil, and people are uneasy. Everyone is looking up to the Venerable Delongwang to preside over the overall situation. If at this time, the Central Protector stands up to calm people’s hearts and calm both the inside and outside.”
“Then the emperor will be happy and the ministers will support him, and this can be said to be a minister assisting the administration.”
Li Miao talked for a long time, but felt a little dry in the mouth. He took the opportunity to drink tea and secretly observed Li Ping.
Unexpectedly, Li Ping still sat upright and did not move. The flickering candlelight could not illuminate the exact expression on his face.
Li Miao felt extremely confident when he looked at the decoration in the living room.
Not to mention anything else, even wealthy families would not dare to burn these candles like this on weekdays.
That is to say, Li Ping relied on his son Li Feng, who had a great relationship in the Xinghan Society, so he had the means to get so many candles to use as candles.
It can be seen that Li Ping's extravagant style has never changed over the years.
If he is really willing to listen to Zhuge Liang, he should at least change his style a little and become simple and honest, shouldn't he?
He was thinking secretly when he heard Li Ping's deep voice:
“Li Jun said that he was an unknown person, but he was too humble. When the late emperor came to Yizhou, when he was celebrating the first day of the year, Li Jun reprimanded the late emperor for breach of trust in front of all the ministers.”
“He even dared to say that if he had sufficient strength, he would help Liu Jiyu. His boldness shocked everyone. What does it mean to be unknown?”
Li Miao quickly raised his hands and said with a smile:
“The Zhongdu Protector has won the prize.”
It was one of the most gratifying things in his life to reprimand Liu Bei face to face for his breach of trust and still survive.
Li Ping said it to his face at this time, which really scratched Li Miao's itch.
But I heard Li Ping ask:
"Li Jun is so bold. He dares to ask me what I should do to persuade the emperor to restore me to my old position and assist the government again?"
When Li Miao heard this, he was immediately overjoyed. He secretly said that it was just as I expected, and that the governor had long wanted to come back.
So he quickly replied:
"Miao is not talented. I thought about it briefly before I came here. I just got an idea. It would be an honor if I could use it for the protection of the Central Capital."
“There is no need for you to be humble, Mr. Li, but please come.”
Li Miao cleared his throat and said:
"Lü Lu (the nephew of Empress Lu, who took charge of the imperial army after her death) and Huo Yu (son of Huo Guang) may not have rebellious intentions, and Xiaoxuan (Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty) is not a good king who kills his ministers."
“Why did the king and his ministers fight against each other in the future? But because the ministers were afraid of the king’s pressure and the king was afraid of the hopes of his ministers, the king and his ministers were suspicious of each other.”
“Zhuge Liang is the ‘father-in-law’ of the Son of Heaven. He can command the entire country’s military forces with one man, and he looks down upon the tiger. Doesn’t that make the monarch always fearful?”
"There is a saying that 'the five great powers are not around'. Anyone who is a loyal minister has to be deeply concerned about the danger of the emperor! Now that Liang has passed away, we are secretly happy because the whole family is safe."
Even though Li Ping could keep his composure, he couldn't help but take a breath after hearing Li Miao's words.
Li Miao can be described as a sinister and vicious villain!
The so-called Zhengdan reprimanded the late emperor, if Zhuge Liang had not interceded afterwards, I am afraid that he would have been imprisoned and executed by Yousi.
Whether Zhuge Liang means what he said or not, he should not be the first to say such a thing when Zhuge Liang's body is still cold.
This person's character is truly cold and ruthless.
If the emperor was really moved by these words and was charged with such a big crime, then Zhuge and his family would probably have to be executed.
What kind of hatred does Li Miao have with Zhuge Kongming?
The living room was quiet.
After a long, long time, Li Ping asked in an erratic voice:
“I remember that Li Jun is from Guanghan in Sichuan, right?”
Li Miao was a little confused as to why Li Ping did not answer what he said and asked this question instead:
“Return to the Central Protector, that’s right.”
"Guanghan is where the Li family's ancestral home is, right? The Three Dragons of the Li family were famous throughout Shu. The Li family is indeed full of talents."
No wonder Li Miao worked so hard to discredit Zhuge Kongming.
Over the years, the Li family's clan has really become a real family business.
Even apart from farming, I can barely sustain my education.
The foundation is almost gone, how can you not hate it?
Li Ping looked at Li Miao steadily:
“I remember that one of the three dragons of the Li family was your younger brother, but Li Jun was not among them?”
Hearing this, Li Miao's face immediately turned purple.
When the Li family in Guanghan was most prosperous a few years ago, there were three people who were famous in Shu, and they were also called the Three Dragons of the Li family.
But there is no Li Miao among the three dragons, but there is Li Miao's younger brother. The reason is that Li Miao has an arrogant character, speaks uncontrollably, and does not cultivate moral character.
Li Ping's mention of this matter was tantamount to poking the deepest scar in Li Miao's heart.
“Zhongduhu, what do you mean by this?!”
Li Miao stood up suddenly and asked angrily.
“I mean, let you go!”
Li Ping also stood up suddenly and said sternly:
“You idiot! What the **** are you talking about? Is the matter between me and Kong Ming something you and other pigs can’t comment on?”
Whether they fight or hate, Kong Ming and himself are both auxiliary ministers entrusted by the late emperor.
Whoever loses and who wins is a fight between two tigers.
Even if he loses power again, he will still be a defeated mountain tiger. How can he associate with a pig like Li Miao?
To treat Li Ping in such a bad light is simply too much!
Li Miao fled out of Li Mansion with his head in his arms. Li Ping sat blankly on the chair, his back that was originally as straight as a mountain suddenly collapsed.
“You’re gone, Kong Ming, you’re really gone!”
Li Ping murmured to himself, the expression on his face was both sad and angry.
“How could you just leave like this?”
His voice gradually became shriller, "If you leave, who in the world can still use me? Who still dares to use me!"
"Kong Ming, you can't be so unreasonable. You are obviously younger than me, how can you leave before me?"
As he spoke, Li Ping clenched his fist and slammed it on the desk. He smashed the tea cup so hard that it jumped up, and the spilled tea wet the table.
But I saw him crying, gritting his teeth, and his face began to distort:
“Without Kong Ming in the world, Li Zhengfang has no hope in this life! I hate him!”
(End of this chapter)