Taiping Inn

Murong Hua's understanding of the court is far above Shangguan Wan. At this time, he said, "Qingliu is good at empty talk but clumsy at work, so it is easy for them to find problems and difficult to solve problems. If the party struggles fiercely, sometimes I would even object for the sake of opposition. I would rather call it the "opposition", which corresponds to the "ruling faction" in power. The two sides formed a delicate balance in the court. But the court is not a black or white Where the two factions are you and I have you, so they are often in a state of fighting but not breaking.”

Shangguan Wan asked, "What about Mei Cifu?"

Murong Hua didn't mind talking about her husband, and said calmly: "Mr. Mei Shenglin, the second assistant, has an ambiguous attitude when opposing the empress dowager. Out of the literary integrity of the scholar-officials, he disdains to join the eunuchs, and he also does not want to be a part of the eunuchs. It was able to protect a group of loyal and kind men. They seemed to be a clean official, but if he could get up, the state affairs would not be much better. This is what he was worse than Zhang Suqing, and he was destined to be the second assistant. He could not serve as the chief minister. He could not bear the four words "the people of the world". On this point, Emperor Shizong could see clearly that without so-called wise ministers, they could not be allowed to be virtuous or unvirtuous. He would use them when he was virtuous. If you are not virtuous, you will be dismissed."

Murong Hua paused for a moment and continued, "Sun Songchan retired and retired, and Zhao Lianggeng entered the court. The reason why he chose Zhao Lianggeng as the chief assistant was because the Xinjiang ministers were powerful and the center wanted to do things, they could not do without the support of Xinjiang ministers. Sun Songchan and Mei Sheng Lin's power comes from the court. The court cannot mobilize the officials of the border, and they cannot mobilize the officials of the border. Since they do not have the support of the ministers, why not just let a minister serve as the chief minister? Of course, the chief minister's first One candidate was actually Zhao Zheng from Liaodong, but Zhao Zheng made up his mind to manage Liaodong. The court had no choice but to settle for the second best and chose Zhao Lianggeng. Zhao Zheng and Zhao Lianggeng were from south and north, and were both the governors of the three states. It is also considered to be in line with the same name. In this case, although Zhao Lianggeng is not as good as Zhao Zheng, it is also unsatisfactory. So the court sent Master Yuying, the eldest princess of Xuanzhen, to personally go to Jingzhou to discuss the matter with Zhao Lianggeng. Entering the capital was Zhao Lianggeng's long-cherished wish. After all, the court is still there, and the chief minister is still the prime minister. Zhao Lianggeng wanted to leave a name in history, so he was naturally the prime minister. So the two sides hit it off, and Zhao Lianggeng left his son's confidant to guard the Jingchu land for him. He entered Beijing alone and served as the chief minister of the cabinet. ”

Speaking of Zhao Lianggeng, it can be said that no one is more familiar with Shangguan Wan. Most excellent women have their own reserve teams. As the saying goes, riding a donkey and finding a horse. Before the true emperor who rides a white horse, you might as well ride a donkey for transportation. Zhao Bingyu is the superior

One of the "donkeys" prepared by Guan. Shangguan Guan naturally knew the Zhao family's father and son very well, and was not surprised by what Murong Hua said, and said lightly: "I have heard of this matter. Under the instruction of the Empress Dowager Xie Zhi, various censors submitted memorials to Zhao Lianggeng. He praised him violently, believing that only he could support the building and turn the tide after he collapsed, and that he was really the reincarnation of the saint. Zhao Lianggeng also mobilized his disciples in Beijing to submit a memorial, asking Emperor Tianbao to order him to enter the capital. After creating momentum, although Zhao Lianggeng was alone, he was alone When he entered Beijing, he seemed to have thousands of troops. Naturally, Master Sun was vulnerable and could only take the initiative to retire and leave a decent amount for himself."

"What my sister said is very true." Murong Hua looked at Shangguan Wan in surprise, but she didn't expect that she had an opinion on the court. "Zhao Lianggeng was the chief minister appointed by the Empress Dowager, and naturally he was a member of the Hou Party. After Sun Songchan, As the secondary assistant, Mei Shenglin naturally became the leader of the imperial party and was also the most popular person in the clear stream. But this person's heads were both at the ends of the rat, and he wanted to have a reputation, but he did not cooperate with the queen mother, and he did not dare to really go with the The Queen Mother’s opposition is just a mere example.”

Shangguan Wan never expected Murong Hua to have such a low evaluation of Mei Shenglin. She didn't know what to say for a moment. She was silent for a moment before saying, "Why did sister say this?"

Murong Hua smiled faintly and said, "People in officialdom are accustomed to pretending to behave. They can deceive the people, emperors, and colleagues, but they can't deceive the people around them who are together day and night. I am not belittle him, I just commented truthfully. This person can be the second best assistant. It is naturally a well-versed in human relationships and worldly styles, and there is no shortage of scheming, skill, and scheming. If you want to climb up, you really have to learn from him. But from the overall perspective, he is just waiting for the mouth The person who says 'the overall situation is the most important thing' is actually the most ignorant of the overall situation."

Murong Hua said: "Mei Shenglin is a person who is full of benevolence, righteousness, morality and fame and fortune. He can climb from the Hanlin Academy to the cabinet because of his own heads. He can say it more clearly. He still wants to make a profit for himself. In the name of being good for others, this is actually not a rare method. Take the world as an example. The righteous way wants to eliminate the evil way and dominate the world, but he wants to say how cruel the evil way is. The righteous way is to practice the way for heaven. People like Mei Shenglin must not only understand the best intentions, but also protect their reputation. The officials they are from the court and the benefits are from their own."

Shangguan Wan sighed, "In this way, Mei Shenglin is unreliable?"

Murong Hua said, "This is not the case. Whether Mr. Qingping wants to take revenge or change the day another day, the main goal is the empress dowager. If Mr. Qingping fights with the empress dowager, before the winner is decided

Mei Shenglin will not easily leave the team, he will sway left and right and watch from the wall. Because such people are the most irresponsible, and watching from the wall is at most unsuccessful, and ending up with a personal fate will have to bet on their own. When the situation becomes clear, he will end up in person because there is no risk at this time. Timely help may freeze himself to death in heavy snow, but there is no risk on the cake. If Mr. Qingping wins, then he will stand on Mr. Qingping's side and wave the flag and shout for Mr. Qingping. Without Mr. Qingping's instructions, he will take the initiative to rehabilitate Zhang Xiang and the four ministers of that year to seek credit. Mr. Qingping would not treat him for the sake of the late four ministers, right? ”

"It turned out to be a fence-bearing tree, and the wind would fall to the side." Shangguan Wan suddenly felt that his trip to the imperial capital might not be that simple.

Murong Hua said: "Of course, there are also real loyal ministers in the Qingliu, but these loyal ministers will not help Mr. Qingping. They believe in the Confucian monarch and ministers. Although they do not recognize the Queen Mother, they will not recognize Mr. Qingping, and they will not recognize Mr. Qingping. After all, the Empress Dowager is still a member of the Tian family, but Mr. Qingping is the biggest rebel. The more loyal these foolish and loyal people are to the court, the more they will become a stumbling block for Mr. Qingping. Compared with the two, these fencemen are more Easy to use for me.”

Shangguan Wan asked, "If Sister Murong was the big shopkeeper, what would Sister Murong do?"

Murong Hua replied after a little thought: "You have to see where Mr. Qingping is going to."

Shangguan Wan said in confusion: "How do you say this?"

Murong Hua said: "If Mr. Qingping just wants to rehabilitate the four ministers, then most of the Qingliu are available. After all, in the name of Zhang Xiang, most of the people think that Zhang Xiang died unjustly, for Zhang. Rehabilitation means rectifying the chaos. It is just right to use Mr. Qingping to drive the Empress Dowager down and support Emperor Tianbao to rule. In this way, Mr. Qingping will be repaid with great revenge, and the Qingliu people will be in full swing, each of them will take the best of both worlds. "

"If Mr. Qingping wants to help Liaodong enter the pass, then only these fence-bearers can be used. They don't care about the righteousness, they only care about themselves. As long as Liaodong can meet their conditions, they don't mind actively opening the city gate, just like a businessman, fair Reasonable and clearly marked prices. Of course, if others have higher prices, they don’t mind selling Mr. Qingping and Liaodong again.”

"But if Mr. Qingping wants to go further, such as changing the sun and the moon to a new sky, cleaning up all the mud and turbid water... then I dare not make a rash assertion."