Chapter 1116 Transfer of power
Mrs. You relieved Feng Junhou from his anger, and now she offered to relieve Feng Junhou's worries.
So Feng immediately hugged her and told her in detail the troubles he had been having these past few days.
At the same time, he repeatedly emphasized how inseparable is the Zhendong General’s Mansion from Mrs. Right.
Ever since Mrs. Right left home, he has been counting on his fingers every day to figure out how Mrs. Right can return in glory.
Hearing what she said, Zhang Xiaosi felt both fond and angry at the same time.
What I like is that what this man said is enough to prove his importance in Feng Mansion.
Zhang Xiaosi bit this guy hard, and then asked bitterly:
“So, you thought of looking for me because you couldn’t handle so many official duties?”
“Uh, aha, how is that possible?”
Feng Junhou, who was tired after working hard, originally thought of squinting for a while, but after hearing this, he immediately became excited:
"I mean, there are too many official duties, which weigh me down and leave me with no time to spare. I even have no time to go to the palace to find you."
As he spoke, he patted Zhang Xiaosi’s smooth back and said, “Si Niang, you’d better help me think of a solution quickly.”
Zhang Xingyi also knew that this was not the time to pursue the matter.
After all, the two of them are in the palace at this time, not at the house. In addition, they have been delayed for too long just now, and I am afraid that my sister will look for him later.
She felt that she had finally regained some strength, so she stood up and groped for clothes and said:
“I usually say that you are far-sighted, but why do you have no clue when it’s your turn?”
“You all know that the emperor’s brother-in-law has brought the chancellor’s desk here, why don’t you know how to push all the official affairs of the house to the chancellor’s desk?”
"You have the power to settle matters and let the Chancellor's desk handle it. How dare the Chancellor's desk hide the results from you? Don't we still have to send someone to tell you?"
"Huh?" Feng Junhou, who was still lying down, immediately sat up after hearing this, "Is this still possible?"
“What do you mean it can still be like this? It should be called this is how it should be!”
The right lady buttoned up her coat and replied:
“The Shangshu Taiwan is responsible for handling the government affairs of the Han Dynasty. The official affairs and major matters in the government must be under the control of the Shangshu Taiwan.”
“If there is something that the Shangshutai has no control over, it will be under the jurisdiction of the Yongzhou Governor’s Office and the Sili Xiaowei Office.”
“Just because of the special period and special circumstances, everything has always been under the control of Zhendong General Mansion.”
“Now that the emperor’s brother-in-law has returned to the old capital, everything will finally get back on track, so it’s best to hand over the official duties you have in hand.”
“Mrs. Right, what you said is very reasonable!” Feng Junhou clapped his hands and couldn’t help but admired, “If it hadn’t been for Si Niang’s reminder, I wouldn’t have thought of this level.”
No wonder when talking to Adou, he would mention Jiang Wan Monk's Study Stand, but Feng Junhou didn't hear the underlying meaning.
Ashamed, ashamed!
“Why didn’t your Majesty say anything? And Jiang Wan, the Zhendong General’s Mansion did this to suppress the chancellery, but he didn’t say a word?”
Feng Junhou was a little annoyed. He had worked so hard for so many days in vain, and he probably had a reputation as a power-hungry person.
“Because Your Majesty doesn’t want Alang to be unhappy!”
The right lady put on the veil, sat on the couch again, leaned next to Feng Junhou, and said softly:
“It was the Prime Minister and A Lang who jointly defeated Guanzhong Bingzhou and Hedong. Now that the Prime Minister has gone, when it comes to matters involving these three places, everyone in the court must give A Lang some face.”
"Alang is the most trusted person by the emperor's brother-in-law. There was not a single mistake when he was guarding Guanzhong."
"How long has it been since the emperor's brother-in-law arrived in Chang'an? He suddenly took over power as soon as he said it. Even if Alang doesn't mind, what will others think if he is noticed by others?"
It would be fine if it were taken back to the Emperor's hands, but it was sent to the Chancellor's Desk.
General Zhendong has the power to regulate affairs of state!
Isn't this a slap in the face of General Zhendong?
It's just a slap in the face, I'm afraid someone will think wildly and think that the emperor wants the rabbit to die and the dog to be cooked, and the bird to be hidden.
"If I were to be a concubine, there would be no need to worry about this matter. There are Wei thieves in the east and Wu State in the southeast. There will be many wars in the future!"
“As long as the war breaks out, you, the general of Zhendong, will definitely go on an expedition, and naturally there will be no way to deal with the affairs of Guanzhong.”
"How to take it back and where to receive it at that time is not a matter of a word from the emperor's brother-in-law?"
After Mrs. Right analyzed the emperor’s psychology, she changed the topic and mentioned the chancellery again:
“As for Minister Jiang Gongyan, he is not a power-hungry person to begin with, and he is also old. What is the point of asking him to fight for power with you?”
As he spoke, he glanced at Feng Junhou:
“Besides, it’s normal for Zhendong General’s Mansion to overwhelm the Chancellor’s desk, and it’s not a shameful thing.”
General Zhendong has the right to know the decision-making of the Shangshutai, and does Shangshuling have the right to know the decisions of the General Zhendong’s Mansion?
So it’s normal to press one end?
General Zhendong is only young now, and he has already begun to work as a minister.
In the future, nine out of ten things will be recorded - if nothing else happens.
On the other hand, Jiang Wan is not as good as Feng Zhendong in terms of military merit and official position, and at such an age, how many more years can he be a minister?
When Mrs. Right said this, she concluded in a leisurely tone:
"The wise man Feng Langjun, the ruthless Xiao Wenhe, the sinister king who is far-sighted and far-sighted, never asks for the kindness of a good person."
"Not to mention Jiang Gongyan, but if you look at the government and the public, who would go out to show off the face of Feng Junhou without any trouble? Do you think everyone is Wei Yan?"
"Not to mention that Jiang Gongyan and Alang already have a good relationship. He is doing this just to take the opportunity to show his goodwill."
Although Feng Junhou has the reputation of "a good person who gives kindness without asking for it", if you really treat him as a good person and bully him, then it is your fault.
After listening to Madam You’s analysis of the twists and turns here, Feng Junhou suddenly realized.
In the affairs of the court, I will inevitably have to formally participate.
It’s just that for some reason, he always felt that Mrs. Right’s words were a bit awkward to his ears, but he saw him pondering for a moment and suddenly said:
“Don’t ask for kindness from those who are kind to you. It makes perfect sense. When did this statement come out? How come I didn’t know it?”
“Also, why do you want to compare it with that kind of clever words, lust, cruelty and ruthlessness?”
I was still talking about the business. Mrs. Right heard the words of Feng Jun's tone and asked, and she couldn't help laughing.
She lay softly on Feng Junhou's shoulders, beat Feng Junhou a few times, laughed "goose-goose" for a while, and said intermittently:
“No, don’t you just give favors without asking for them!”
“Teach the Nanzhong Yi people to pick tung trees, grow sugar cane, and pick tea leaves, teach the Liangzhou Hu people to raise cattle and sheep, help them divide their pastures, and reduce disputes.”
“Let Jingzhou exchange coarse sugar for brown sugar, fearing that they would starve, and sold them grain, and rented weapons and armor to the Wu people…”
“Oh, by the way, I originally sold the woolen materials to the Wei thieves in Chang’an, but there are no rare things even in Shu…”
“Who dares to say that Ah Lang is not a kind person by giving kindness without expecting others to repay him? Haha, hahaha!”
As he spoke, Mrs. Right couldn't help but laugh, and fell down in Feng Junhou's arms and rolled around.
Feng Junhou put his arms around him to prevent his right wife from rolling off the bed, and said innocently:
“They did make a lot of money at that time, just like Qin Bo, the official of the Wu State School a few days ago, he even thanked me!”
The right lady, who had already regained her breath, was almost laughing again.
If it weren't for the fear that the Queen would come looking for her at any time, they would have rolled onto the couch together again.
The two of them finally put on their clothes and walked out of the door of the side hall. There was no one at the door.
I don’t know if Huang Hu had left long ago or was secretly guarding him in the distance.
Before the two of them parted ways, the right lady told Feng Junhou:
"Anyway, Alang, feel free to go find Jiang Gongyan. You have had many dealings with him before, so you should know that this man is really a rare gentleman."
"If Alang wants to take power, he will definitely not fight with you, but if you hand over these matters to the Chancellor, not only will he not refuse, but he will also handle it well for Alang."
“If word of this gets out, others will also say that Alang knows how to advance and retreat, and respects rules.”
"Now it seems that Alang has taken a step back, but as the saying goes, if he is upright, he will not do what he is told; if his body is not upright, he will not follow orders."
"When Alang exercises authority in the future, why should we worry about others not following orders?"
Feng Junhou nodded in agreement.
The right lady then turned and left.
Then Huang Hu appeared out of nowhere.
“I would like to ask Chamberlain Huang to lead the way. I would like to go and say goodbye to Your Majesty.”
"Back to Junhou, Your Majesty left a message, saying that he was going to talk to the Queen. After Junhou and Madam Zhang have finished reminiscing about old times, they can just go out of the palace."
ah?
Like this?
Feng Junhou was stunned and quickly saluted in a certain direction of Weiyang Palace:
“I thank your Majesty.”
To be honest, Adou, the brother-in-law, is really good.
He is a good person, with a good temperament, and he is loyal and humane.
It's a pity that he is the emperor. Otherwise, Feng Junhou would have to drink wine with him and have a kiss with him.
At this time, a gust of cool wind blew, making people finally feel a little cool.
Looking up at the sky, it turned out that the sun was already heading west.
But when he saw Feng Junhou, he thanked Huang Hu again:
“I will always be able to see Siniang. Huang Neishi has also done a lot of work, so I would like to express my gratitude here.”
Huang Hu quickly returned the courtesy: "This old slave is just following your majesty's instructions and doesn't dare to take credit."
“That only shows that Chamberlain Huang has the trust of His Majesty.”
Feng Junhou stepped forward to hold Huang Hu's hand, and several bills were quietly stuffed into the other person's hand.
Huang Hu knew what was in his hand without even looking.
This is not the first time he has received a note from Feng Junhou.
Feng Junhou is a generous person. Even if he passes a message, his hands will not be empty when he returns to the palace.
"It's all your majesty's love. I feel ashamed to receive it, and I feel ashamed to receive it."
Huang Hu said he was ashamed of his modesty. When he turned over his hand, he found that there was no trace of the banknote, which was completely disrespectful.
"The prince is about to leave the palace, and I am going to see him off."
“I’m not busy, I have something else to do and I have to go to the Chancellor’s Desk.”
All platforms and pavilions are palace buildings.
Those who are in Taiwan are in forbidden provinces.
The pavilion is located in the palace city.
In other words, the office of Shangshutai is in the palace.
This can be regarded as a characteristic of China’s imperial system for more than 2,000 years. For example, the cabinet of the Xing Dynasty and the military department of the Qing Dynasty are all inherited from the same origin.
Because these central power organs with different names are directly responsible to the emperor.
As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot, Feng Junhou received the advice from his right wife and happened to drop by the Chancellor's Desk.
“The old slave will lead the way for you.”
“I’m just afraid of troublesome Huang Huang.”
"Your Majesty specially left the old slave behind to guide the prince."
“That would be disrespectful.”
“Your Majesty, please.”
Huang Hu was probably one of the people in the imperial palace who was most familiar with Shangshutai.
As the emperor's trusted chamberlain, he often had to take the emperor's hand-written edicts to the minister's desk or deliver the emperor's oral edicts to the minister's desk.
Seeing Huang Hu arrive at the chancery, the minister on duty came over to greet him:
“Huang Chamberlain, but your Majesty has another edict?”
This made Feng Junhou look at Huang Hu a little surprised.
Based on the lessons learned from the Later Han Dynasty, the prime minister's suppression of the eunuchs was still very strong.
Although the Prime Minister is no longer here, people like Jiang Wan, Fei Yi, and Dong Yun are all people selected by the Prime Minister to assist the Emperor.
As long as they are here, the eunuchs in the palace will basically be unable to make trouble.
That's why Feng Junhou was a little surprised to see that the minister at the minister's desk was so polite to Huang Hu.
But Huang Hu’s next move cleared up Feng Junhou’s confusion.
Although Huang Hu was the emperor’s most trusted chamberlain, he was still extremely polite to the minister who was just guarding the door:
“No, no, this time, I am...”
Before Huang Hu finished speaking, Shang Shulang had already seen clearly the face of Feng Junhou standing behind him.
But seeing Shang Shulang's eyes suddenly widen, he suddenly stepped forward and bowed deeply to Feng Junhou:
“You, pay homage to the king.”
Feng Junhou laughed, helped Wang You up, and said:
"Honghua, why are you here? How long have you been in Chang'an? Why didn't you tell me?"
Wang You, son of Wang Fu.
Wang Fu followed the late emperor on his eastern expedition and was killed in the battle of Yiling.
Wang You was taken care of by his uncle Wang Shi. Later, Wang Shi followed the Prime Minister in his southern expedition and went south alone in advance to persuade Yong Kai, one of the rebel leaders in the south, to surrender.
Unexpectedly, Yong Kai was not secretive and was discovered by Meng Huo, and the king died for his country.
It can be said that the Wang family in Qixian County is full of loyal supporters and is a die-hard supporter of the Han Dynasty.
Fortunately, before Wang Shi went south to persuade Yong Kai to surrender, he entrusted himself and his brother Wang Fu's family to the prime minister.
At that time, the Prime Minister visited Feng Junhou in prison, and Wang You was one of the people he brought with him. This shows that the Prime Minister took care of Wang You.
However, Qi County, where the Wang family is located, belongs to Guanghan County.
The most famous surname in Guanghan is Li, and it is also one of the largest aristocratic families in Shu.
The Wang family and the Li family are in the same county, so they are naturally closely related.
Over the years, Wang You did not know whether it was to avoid suspicion or for other reasons. In addition, Feng Junhou was fighting in the south and north, so he rarely returned to Shu.
So Wang You, who was in Shu, did not have close contact with Feng Junhou, who had been leading the army outside.
To this day, Feng Junhou occupies a high position, and I don’t know how many people want to have a relationship with him.
Given Wang You's temperament, it is naturally even more impossible for him to pay a special visit to Feng Junhou, lest he be considered to be following his influence.
Unexpectedly, when Feng Junhou saw him, he would show great enthusiasm, just like when the young people met in Jincheng.
This made Wang You feel hot in his heart.
He lowered his head slightly and explained:
“After the death of the prime minister, my younger brother was elected to the Shangshutai and served as a minister. This year he became a minister and followed his majesty to Chang’an.”
“Nowadays, the office of the Secretary is busy with affairs, and I haven’t been able to spare any time, so I didn’t go to visit my brother. I hope my brother is not surprised.”
Having not seen each other for many years, I thought I had become unfamiliar. Unexpectedly, Feng Junhou said "Honghua", which made Wang You feel like he had returned to the past, and he even called himself his younger brother.
"Of course you have to blame, how can you not blame me? You didn't look for me when you came to Chang'an. If I hadn't come here today, how long would you have planned to hide it from me?"
Feng Junhou held Wang You's arms and said, "No matter how busy you are, you can't do this."
Junhou Feng was so enthusiastic about Wang You for no other reason than his loyalty to the Wang family.
He has always respected the loyal and loyal.
“I know I’m wrong.”
"Just admit your mistake. I will hold a banquet at my house tomorrow and you must come."
“Yes.” Wang You finally raised his head and smiled: “But I don’t know why my brother came to the Chancellor’s desk today.”
“I’m looking for Jiang Shangshu Ling. I want to discuss something with him.”
"Brother, please sit down first, and I will go and report to the minister."
"good."
Turning around, he saw Huang Huzheng looking at him with a strange expression. Feng Junhou couldn't help but ask:
“Why is Mr. Huang like this?”
Huang Hu’s face turned into admiration, and he cupped his hands and said:
“Back then, I heard that your lord was the first prince in Shu, and all the young talents were called brothers. Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I know that what I have been told is true.”
Feng Junhou pointed at Huang Hu and laughed heartily again:
“You are so good at talking, and it makes people happy to hear it. No wonder His Majesty keeps you by his side.”
(End of this chapter)