Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 898

  The Great Jin has gone through three generations of emperors and can be regarded as Mingjun. In the Taikang Dynasty, the crux of the matter can be found in the capital.

   For example, the complicated situation in the southwest is due to the tough measures taken by several ministers in the court, especially the ministers of the Shangshutai, led by Shen Kuan, towards the southwest.

   This had a strong ideological conflict with the new emperor, who had not yet formally pro-governed.

  For example, this time Ye Lin was sent out of Beijing to serve as the general of Hanzhong, which was strongly opposed by the emperor. He knew very well that this move would probably further anger his teacher who was far away in Yongzhou, and lead to the worsening of the situation.

   However, two of the three ministers made this decision, and the emperor had no right to deny it, so Ye Lin was forced to leave the capital.

  Before parting, the emperor also specially called Ye Lin into the palace, and asked him to go to Yongzhou to see Li Xin before going to Hanzhong, and persuaded Li Xin to "calm".

   That's why Ye Lin rushed to Yongzhou to see Li Xin.

   Ye Lin and Li Xin said that the emperor was going to govern in advance, but Li Xin didn't take it seriously. He only said that he wanted the emperor to wait in peace for a year, but in fact, the emperor couldn't wait that long.

The fourteen-year-old emperor knew very well that once Hanzhong and Southwest really fought, not to mention the outcome of the two sides, the court and Southwest would be completely on opposite sides from then on. It is almost impossible to push the Southwest in a short period of time like Taikang has done for three years.

  At that time, the mud feet in the southwest are deeply sunk, and the Yuwen Department in the north is growing rapidly. Under the restraint of the north and the south, the national situation of the Jin Dynasty will take a sharp turn, and two generations or even one generation will have huge problems.

That's why he wanted Ye Lin to invite Li Xin back to Beijing. With Li Xin in the capital, the emperor would be in control. Because with such a military boss standing behind him, and with the support of the Ye family, no one in the capital would have a crooked mind. .

   But Li Xin refused to return to Beijing.

After    Ye Lin left Yongzhou, he expedited a letter to the capital with 600 miles, and sent Li Xin's reply to the table of the emperor in Weiyang Palace.

   The young emperor held this letter in his hand and was in a daze for a long time.

   After a long time, he muttered to himself.

   "Wait for another year and it will be out of control..."

   He took a deep breath, stood up from the desk, and said to the palace servant beside him, "Go and call Xiao Zheng over."

   Xiao Zheng, as the inner eunuch, does not work in the Weiyang Palace all day long. He needs the inner **** to handle things, but the inner **** is not far from the Changle Weiyang Palace and is almost always on call.

   Soon, Xiao Zheng knelt in front of the emperor.

   "Why did Your Majesty call slaves?"

   Emperor Yuanzhao glanced at Xiao Zheng, and then slowly exhaled: "Eunuch Xiao, you should have been in charge of the inner servant for more than ten years, right?"

  Xiao Zheng shook his head and said respectfully: "Go back to your majesty, the slave servant was officially in charge of the housekeeper in Taikang for three years, and it has been more than seven years now."

   Three years after Taikang, the former **** Chen Ju stepped down, and Xiao Zhengcai officially took over as the inner eunuch.

  The emperor frowned and asked, "Can the inner guard be in my hands?"

  Xiao Zheng immediately lowered his head and fell to the ground.

   "Of course in His Majesty's hands, the three imperial guards in the capital are all the wings of the emperor!"

   Neiwei is under the supervision of Neiwei, but Neiwei is under the control of Neiwei, and the **** of Neiwei is also one of Xiao Zheng's godsons.

   The emperor asked Xiao Zheng this sentence to be sure that the inner guard was in his hands.

After being silent for a while, Emperor Yuanzhao said, "Xiao Zheng, listen carefully."

   "From now on, Tianmujian will do all he can to investigate the crimes of Shen Kuan, Shouzhuo, and the ministers of Shangshutai. In ten days at most, I will see it in the Weiyang Palace."

  Being an official in the imperial court, no matter who it is, there are not many clean butts. After all, if everyone is greedy, even if you are not greedy, it is a sin.

   People like Shen Kuan and Yan Shouzhuo, who can climb to such a high height, will have some uncleanness on their buttocks. Tianmujian is responsible for monitoring the world, and most of the officials in the capital have criminal records in Tianmujian.

   Emperor Yuanzhao said in a cold voice: "If you can't trace the crime, just check what scandals they have said, and after you find out, send them all to me."

   "Again, go to the capital to find an official to fill the vacancy, and send it to the censor's desk. I will use him in a few days."

Xiao Zheng has been ups and downs in the court for so many years. After hearing these words, he naturally understands what the emperor is going to do. He sighed and lowered his head: "Your Majesty, if the government is in the hands of these few, it may be risky to act rashly, and besides It's only been over a year, Your Majesty, don't worry..."

   Emperor Yuanzhao was silent for a while, then glanced at Xiao Zheng.

   "I've already figured it out, let you do things by yourself."

   Xiao Zheng sighed helplessly, turned around and went down to make arrangements.

  If the emperor wanted to dismiss the prime minister, he naturally had to collect the sins of these prime ministers, otherwise there would be no way to give up.

   But it is risky to lose the prime minister. Although he ascended the throne, the foundation of his mother's family is too shallow, and Li Xin is not in the capital.

   Xiao Zheng sighed and muttered to himself.

   "The three imperial guards are all in His Majesty's hands. The Imperial Army and the Grand Governor's Office should also be on His Majesty's side. As long as these are held, there should be no problem..."

   Having said that, he glanced in the direction of Shangshutai with some worry.

People who can stand out among many scholars and climb to that position may not be able to see clearly when it comes to marching and fighting or the general trend of the world, but when it comes to fighting for power and intrigue, those people in the book desk are all at the level of their ancestors. of!

   A fourteen-year-old emperor, can he really beat them?

   But even though he thought so in his heart, he had no choice but to do what the emperor had told him, so he had people call Tianmujian and the two godsons of Neiweijian to the inner servant.

   A battle for core power is happening quietly.

   On one side is a fourteen-year-old emperor, and on the other side are several old men who together are more than two hundred years old.

   That's it, after four or five days, the atmosphere in the Shangshutai finally became a little unusual, but still no one dared to speak.

  The sun went down, and the several ministers in the book desk also put down their brushes and stretched out, ready to go home after work.

   Zuo Xiang Shen Kuan was the last to get up, and when he walked to the door of Shangshutai, he looked left and right, and asked with a smile, "Who is on duty at Shangshutai today?"

   The servant in the middle of the house got up slightly and said, "It's the old man who is on duty."

Shen Kuan blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "With my roommate here, I will be much lighter tomorrow. A certain brother was on duty here a few days ago. I heard that after a good night's sleep, the next morning a bunch of Things piled up, making me and the other four busy."

   The newly appointed Zhongshu looked embarrassed.

   "It's been a long time in the past, Shen Xiang and let me go."

   Everyone laughed and walked out of the bookstore together.

   When he arrived at the entrance of Shangshutai, Shen Kuan rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "I heard that Yan Sikong is celebrating his birthday today, and he is an official of the same dynasty. How about I go to Yan Sikong's house to wish him a birthday?"

   The three Saisukes looked at each other and bowed their heads slightly to Shen Kuan.

   "Naturally go."

   (end of this chapter)