Fortunate Young Gentleman

Chapter 570 of the main volume of Ruyi Little Man: Fight! The uproarous Ezhou incident ended with an unexpected result.

The Jiangnan faction of officials suffered the greatest setback in history. Even Prime Minister Feng had no choice but to resign and return to his hometown. None of the officials who tried to use the Ezhou incident to attack Tang Ning, the acting minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, ended up well.

In the past few years, King Kang and King Duan had been fighting inextricably and bloodyly. These neutral forces mostly watched the excitement. Jiangnan officials represented by Feng Xiang never participated in party disputes, but in this incident, It suffered a more serious blow than the party's unity and opposition to dissent.

Prince Kang's Mansion.

There was such a big turmoil in the court, so naturally King Kang had already received the news.

Prince Kang poured a glass of wine, shook his head and said, "This Tang Ning is really blessed with great fortune. She won't die even if she does this..."

Ever since the two had completely broken up with each other and knew that he could no longer win over him, King Kang had no good impression of him and expressed regret that Tang Ning was not defeated in this chaos.

He took a sip of wine, suddenly looked to the other side, and asked: "Mr. Xu, this time my father asked Feng Xiang to pack up and go home, and the former Minister of Civil Affairs, Zhou Shangshu, took over. Do you think we should send food to the Zhou Mansion?" It’s a meaningful gift, but don’t let Prince Duan and the Tang family get there first..."

"Your Highness does not need to do anything more." Mr. Xu said: "Zhou Shangshu is already old and frail. His Majesty asked him to take over the position of right prime minister. It is just a reward and a gift. In less than a year, Prime Minister Zhou will retire from this position. of."

"Sir, what you said makes sense." King Kang thought for a while, nodded slightly, and said with some regret: "It's a pity that this time, Prime Minister Feng took the lead in attacking Tang Ning, and the Tang family didn't follow. If they also participated in the impeachment, maybe my father would be the same." When he was angry, he removed his minister of rites, how much trouble would we save..."

Mr. Xu said: "Since the Tang family suffered losses in the past few times, their actions in recent days have tended to be conservative. They will not take action without full certainty. This time Feng Xianghui takes action, I am afraid they are also adding fuel to the fire. He wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife and reap the benefits."

"Those named Tang have always been so shady in their affairs." King Kang gritted his teeth and said somewhat happily: "At the beginning, I almost wanted to get involved. Fortunately, Mr. Xu, you persuaded me to stop me. Otherwise, our losses will be huge this time.”

Mr. Xu looked at him and said: "We have already lost a lot in the fight with Prince Duan. His Highness should cherish his wings and not cause unnecessary trouble. Then Tang Ning has no direct conflict with us. Your Highness should save all All the attention is on King Duan.”

Prince Kang nodded in an educated manner and said, "I understand. Sir, what do you think I should do next?"

Mr. Xu said: "Although the Jiangnan party suffered heavy losses this time, they were all caused by Prime Minister Feng. After Prime Minister Feng fell, the Tang family became the only big tree that Jiangnan officials could rely on. His Majesty is now dissatisfied with Jiangnan. His Highness We should use this east wind to drag the Tang family into the water, so that we can not only defeat Prince Duan, but also please His Majesty. Isn’t that killing two birds with one stone?”

King Kang thought for a while, his face showed joy, and he said: "High, really high!"

Tang family.

Tang Qi's face was gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said: "If you don't succeed enough, you will fail more than you can!"

This time, the incident caused by Prime Minister Feng and his party not only failed to bring down Tang Ning, but also got them involved. Not only did their whole army be wiped out, but it also caused trouble to the entire south of the Yangtze River. Your Majesty is not someone who just accepts good things. , the harvest of tens of millions of taels of silver was enough for him to pay a huge price to rectify Jiangnan. He must have made plans to Jiangnan.

Jiangnan West Road is a party member of Prime Minister Feng, and Jiangnan East Road is mostly the territory of the Tang family.

The Tang family originally wanted to use Prime Minister Feng's sword to kill people, but now they are not killed. Instead, they are accidentally injured by Prime Minister Feng and his family, causing harm to the entire Jiangnan...

"Be careful with King Kang." Tang Huai also frowned and said, "The timing is not good for us. If King Kang takes advantage of the situation, the situation will be even worse."

Tang Qi thought for a while and said: "With Prince Kang's mind, he would never have thought of this. What's more, with someone named Xu there, he should be able to control the situation."

As soon as he finished speaking, a servant of the Tang family walked in, handed the thing in his hand to Tang Huai respectfully, and said, "Master, this is Mr. Xu's secret letter."

After Tang Huai opened the letter, he glanced at it a few times, crumpled it into a ball, and said in a low voice: "Kang Kang has listened to the counselor and plans to stick to this matter. Xu asked us to make preparations in advance."

When Tang Qi heard this, his expression changed first, and then he said fiercely: "In that case, don't blame us!"

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Prime Minister Feng fell, and Prime Minister Feng's family was also disbanded. Officials in the court thought that the matter would end there, but they did not expect that on the second day after Prime Minister Feng resigned, King Kang pointed out the evils of Jiangnan in the court. He requested the imperial court to strictly investigate the taxation of the states in the south of the Yangtze River. This proposal won the hearts of the Holy Spirit. His Majesty rarely praised King Kang in public and gave him many rewards.

However, fortunes and misfortunes are unpredictable. Within a day of King Kang's success, the imperial censor accused him of indulgence every day. There were many displays in the palace that exceeded the regulations. The hierarchy of the royal family was strict. The emperor had the emperor's regulations, and the prince had the prince's regulations. Exceeding the rules is a serious crime, and it is not without precedent that exceeding the rules is defined as the intention to rebel, beheading, and confiscating the family. Fortunately, King Kang's situation of exceeding the rules was not too serious. Even so, he was fined and was not allowed to go to the court to discuss politics or participate in court affairs for one month. …

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is another secret confrontation between King Kang and King Duan, but this time, there is no winner, and both sides suffer...

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The court was full of fights. Both Kang Wang and Duan Wang were hurt in the fight, and then they stopped fighting. Everyone shifted their attention away from them and put it elsewhere.

The birthday banquet of the old lady of the Fang family was approaching. The Fang family brought the old lady from Lingzhou to the capital. His Majesty allowed Concubine Fang Shu to visit her outside the palace. Most officials in the court also had to think about what birthday gifts to send at that time, neither appearing ostentatious nor being stingy.

The Fang family has always been low-key. When talking about the Fang family, many people in the capital may not realize it at the first time, but after thinking about it carefully, they are secretly shocked.

The old lady of the Fang family now has two sons and one daughter, who hold important positions in the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Personnel respectively. There is also Concubine Fang Shu, a favorite concubine in the palace. If you really count, even the power of the Tang family is not as good as that of the Fang family.

Of course, the Tang family also has Prince Duan behind them. Prince Duan is the prince who is competing for the throne, and the Tang family has many followers. Prince Run, born to Concubine Fang Shu, is still a child. No matter how good the Fang family's resources are, they can only be left vacant. After all, will a child who has not grown up think about becoming an emperor?

Even so, no one dares to underestimate the Fang family in the capital. Not to mention the Tang family, even the two princes are unwilling to have any conflicts with the Fang family.

Today is the day when Concubine Fang Shu returns to the mansion. Concubines in the palace cannot stay overnight outside the palace. She must return to the palace before the palace gate is closed.

After coming out of the old lady's room, Concubine Fang Shu's smile on her face was restrained. She looked at Fang Hong and Fang Zhe outside the door and said, "Brother, fourth brother, I have an important matter to discuss with you."

Seeing her solemn expression, Fang Hong became nervous and said, "Go to my study."

In the study of Fang Mansion, Fang Hong personally closed the door, and only the three brothers and sisters were left in the room.

Fang Hong then looked at Concubine Fang Shu and asked, "What's the matter, my second sister?"

Concubine Fang Shu looked at the two and said, "Two days ago, Yuan'er told me that he wanted to be the emperor."

Fang Hong's face changed and asked, "Did he get bewitched by someone?"

"He just didn't mean it." Concubine Fang Shu shook her head and said, "But his words reminded me that although Yuan'er is still young, he is a prince after all. With the temperament of Prince Duan and Prince Kang, once they ascend the throne, will Yuan'er still have a way to survive?"

Fang Hong's face was complicated. He naturally knew the answer to this question. If Prince Kang and Prince Duan ascended the throne, other princes might still be idle princes and stay in their fiefdoms honestly, but the princes born to the favorite concubines in the palace would definitely have no way to survive.

Only one of Prince Duan and Prince Kang could sit on that position alive, and no matter who sat on that position, they would not let go of Prince Run, who was born to Concubine Shu.

Not only that, even the Fang family would decline or even perish by then.

After all, the new emperor will not watch the power of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue fall into the hands of one family at the same time.

Fang Zhe's face remained calm. After Concubine Fang Shu finished speaking, he looked at her and asked, "Second sister, do you mean to let Yuan'er also participate in the fight for the throne?"

"Yuan'er is also a prince, he will grow up sooner or later." Concubine Fang Shu's face was calm, and she asked back, "Since they can fight, why can't we fight?"