Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 299 The Prime Minister's Ambition

Who are you helping?

This thought flashed through Zhao Kuangyin's mind, but he soon stopped thinking about him.

With an open-minded smile, Zhao Kuangyin said, "Go back and tell Brother Shi that you will be on time for the appointment."

Zhao Kuangyin was not sure who Shi Shouxin would help, but he knew that the most important thing at the moment was the stability of the Dianqian Division.

Shi Shouxin has a certain prestige in Dianqiansi, so he specially made an appointment, if he doesn't go, the influence will be bad.

What's more, in the current situation, Luo Youdu must be his rival.Maybe there will be a day of tit-for-tat in the future, even if Shi Shouxin doesn't help himself, don't help the other party deal with him.

Maintaining the relationship can at least keep it in a neutral position.

Not long after the housekeeper who delivered the invitation left, Zhao Kuangyi walked in quickly with an excited expression on his face.

"Brother!"

Zhao Kuangyi frowned and asked, "I saw Guanshi Huang on the road just now. Is Shi Shouxin looking for something to do with your brother?"

He didn't have the slightest liking for Shi Shouxin, a "traitor".

Zhao Kuangyin said casually, "I don't care whoever invites me to drink."

He didn't want to say more, looking at his busy younger brother, he said with emotion: "You have worked hard these days..."

It's not that he has no counselors under him, there are Miao Guangyi and Chu Zhaofu, but Chu Zhaofu can't believe it, and Miao Guangyi's Chongyang conspiracy is not a strategy, but his young brother, who is able to do things with ease, with sophisticated methods, Like an old fritter who has been in the officialdom for many years, it has given him great help.

Zhao Kuangyi said: "Brothers, you and I, the rich and the poor are one, how can we divide them?"

Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said: "It is said that Your Majesty has not left the Wende Palace for many days, and the situation is not optimistic. You and my brother, fight hard, even if you can't get to the step you imagined, it's good to fight for the throne. When the time comes, we As your deputy, it is better to go to a rich place to be king and dominate than to listen to the faces of women, children and literati in this capital."

Hearing what Zhao Kuangyin said, Zhao Kuangyi knew that his elder brother was still a little bit afraid of Luo Youdu who was about to return to his teacher, and had already thought about the way out.

Zhao Kuangyi said: "Elder brother, why should you be afraid of Na Luo Youdu? I was chatting with my mother earlier, and I was inspired by accident. Didn't elder brother say that Fan Zhi is a little abnormal?"

Compared with Zhao Kuangyi's self-confidence, Zhao Kuangyin is a little more rational.

He has analyzed the power in his hands, unless the brothers of Yishe and the contacts accumulated by his Zhao family over the years choose to stand on his side, he can be sure to deal with Luo Youdu.

Obviously this is impossible!

Before one has gained a certain advantage, the existence of contacts can only be used as power and influence, and cannot be relied on.

But even though he knew that the chances of winning against Luo Youdu were not great, Zhao Kuangyin was still unwilling to be inferior to him, and he didn't want to be the second Zhang Yongde, so he had to fight no matter what.

If it's really not possible, it's better to be a small prince outside, and it's better than being in the capital.

Zhao Kuangyin replied: "I sent people to investigate, and Fan Zhi and Wang Zhu argued many times because of disagreements. I heard from Wang Dejun that His Majesty intends to add an assistant minister, and it is probably this Wang Zhu."

"It's no wonder that Fan Zhi behaves like a villain, and he has such a temper. A Hanlin scholar dared to quarrel with Fan Zhi's two dynasties' assistant ministers. If he really made him this prime minister, it would be quite a quarrel. I thought it was useful news, but it turned out to be nothing more than an intrigue among literati."

Now that the Privy Council has been restructured, Fan Zhi is in charge of the Council and the Privy Council.

The status of Fan Zhi and Wang Pu rose immediately.

Zhao Kuangyin thought that if he had the opportunity, he would make a good relationship, but he didn't think it was just that the two literati didn't like each other, and it was not easy for him to mix in, so he couldn't go and beat Wang Zhu up.

Zhao Kuangyi shook his head and said: "Brother is wrong to think so. Wang Zhu is a Hanlin scholar, and he confronts Fan Zhi. People in the world will say that Fan Zhi is measured by the prime minister, and his reputation will not be damaged in any way. The two prime ministers fought each other red-faced, which is a provocation to Fan Zhi, the prime minister's authority."

Zhao Kuangyin's eyes lit up, and he said: "This Wang Zhu is addicted to alcohol, let's arrange a few ruffians to make a big fuss with him and make a scandal. Presumably the government will not allow such a person to be the prime minister of a country." ? We help Fan Zhi solve this trouble! Maybe we can make friends with him and advance and retreat together.”

Zhao Kuangyi smiled mysteriously and said, "Brother is wrong again!"

Zhao Kuangyin frowned and said, "Okay, Sanlang, don't be a fool. Brother's intelligence is indeed inferior to yours. Tell me quickly, what's wrong."

Zhao Kuangyi said: "This is also what my mother reminded me of. We have all ignored one point. We have always regarded Luo Youdu as an opponent, but in fact, it is not us who fear Luo Youdu the most, but Fan Zhi..."

"It's different now, brother! Under the arrangement of the officials, the status of the prime minister has been substantially improved."

"Fan Zhi, the head of the civil servants, not only commands the civil officials, but also has the power to dispatch the imperial army."

"And what about Luo Youdu?"

"He is the head of the military officials, with outstanding military achievements, no one in our dynasty can compare."

Zhao Kuangyin felt a little sour when he heard his younger brother say this about Luo Youdu, but he had to admit that it was true.

Zhao Kuangyi continued: "In addition to these, Luo Youdu is also the queen's sister-in-law and the uncle of the future emperor. Luo Youdu is not a pure military commander, he is both civil and military, and he is not bad at anything. , have shown extraordinary abilities.”

"This kind of relative who is tolerant of Wen Yunwu will definitely be reused by Empress Fu."

"Will Empress Fu, like Your Majesty, prevent Luo Youdu, who is all-rounder, from intervening in the literary affairs?"

"Once Luo Youdu intervenes in the literary affairs, will Fan Zhi, the head of the officials, be able to sit firmly?"

"Fan Zhi is now the head of a hundred officials who hold civil and military affairs in his hands. Facing Luo Youdu who can threaten his status, my brother said, will he remain indifferent?"

"Brother, have you noticed that many military officials have already been invited by Fan Zhizhi?"

"If my brother's expectations are correct, Fan Zhi wants to win over some military officials before Luo Youdu arrives, so as to prevent his relatives from doing harm."

Zhao Kuangyin's eyes became brighter and brighter, he clapped his hands and smiled, "I understand, Fan Zhi is the head of civil officials, and Luo Youdu is the head of military officials. Attached to his protection. Let him fight with Luo Youdu, he has the right to deploy troops, and we have soldiers in our hands. Under the protection of the official family, this old bastard has a little status, so he can't tell the priority? , let him be rampant for a while."

Zhao Kuangyi said, "That's what I mean too."

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Parliament.

Fan Zhi sat at the head, frowning in thought.

Wang Pu said: "How about Li Fang? This man is a Jinshi in the previous dynasty. He served as a Tuntian Langzhong and a Hanlin scholar in our dynasty. A man with both talent and talent educates the people. Li Fang is generous and gentle, with the style of a gentleman, so he can take on this important task."

Generally speaking, most of the governors are military generals, and only a few individuals let civil servants take on this burden.

However, with the improvement of the status of civil servants, especially their three prime ministers who are both civil and military, they agreed that they could try to make civil servants serve as governors.

After all, how can Wufu manage the state capital?
This brain work has to be done by the literati.

This time, it happened to use Youyan people's dissatisfaction with Wang Hua as an excuse to test the reaction of the military officials.

Then step by step increase the frequency of civil servants serving as governors, and gradually gain the initiative in the new dynasty.

Wei Renpu said: "I think it's okay! I've heard of this person's name, and he is indeed an official."

Wang Pu looked at Fan Zhi at the top.

Seeing him in a daze, Wang Pu called out: "Brother Wen Su? Brother Wen Su..."

Wang Pu raised the decibel.

"Ah!" Fan Zhi responded, "What's wrong?"

Wang Pu said: "We are discussing the candidates for the governor of Jizhou. I propose Li Fang, and Daoji also thinks it is suitable."

"Oh!" Fan Zhi replied: "You guys think it's suitable, so naturally there's no problem, just let him."

Wang Pu frowned and said, "Brother Wen Su, what's wrong? I saw you lost your mind recently? But you are not feeling well?"

With a serious face, Fan Zhi shook his head slightly and said, "No, it's the memorial recently reviewed by the sage, which made someone feel ominous."

Wang Pu's face sank and he didn't speak.

Wei Renpu was always upright, and said in surprise: "I think it's very good! A saint is worthy of the name of a worthy empress. She reviewed the memorials, and the opinions she gave are very insightful, which makes people happy."

Fan Zhi asked back: "Don't Dao Ji feel that the saint is too assertive?"

Wei Renpu said seriously: "Fan Xianggong, what does this mean?"

Fan Zhi waved his hand and said, "Don't get angry, Daoji. Listen to me slowly. The saint has not listened to the government behind the curtain, but His Majesty can't handle the government affairs for the time being, and she will assist. However, she has some opinions on the memorials we approved. .Especially the appointment of a civil servant as the governor, very reluctant."

Wei Renpu said: "This is also reasonable!"

Fan Zhi said: "But if Luo Tongjun is here at this time, Daoji thinks that the saint will compromise with us?"

Wei Renpu understood, and said, "Brother Wen Su, are you worried about repeating the mistakes of your relatives?"

Fan Zhi said with a righteous face: "Of course, the sage is too assertive, and he must be a generation of virtuous queens. It is indeed my great fortune to let her listen to the government behind the curtain and teach the king of Jin. But if the sage's background is too strong, his father Wei King, there is Luo Tongjun with outstanding meritorious service, the power of this foreign relative. Even in the Han Dynasty, it is difficult to find a second case, it is indeed terrifying."

Wei Renpu shook his head and said: "No, brother Wen Su is too worried. Wei Wang is not allowed to enter the capital without an edict, and the Tianxiong army is no better than before. How can more than ten thousand soldiers be the enemy of hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops? As for Luo Tong's army, then What kind of person is he, how can he do something that endangers the court?"

Fan Zhi frowned and sighed, "Maybe I was worrying too much. I'm afraid that Liang Ji and Wang Mang will appear in my dynasty..."

Wei Renpu said angrily: "Brother Wen Su is careful, Luo Tongjun will not be compared with Liang Ji and Wang Mang in any case."

Fan Zhi saw that Wei Renpu could not be persuaded for a while, so he stopped talking, secretly anxious.

As far as Queen Fu's current performance is concerned, it is obvious that she will not obey her own words. She is the head of all officials. Do you really want a military official to step on her head?
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