Almighty Nongmen Phoenix

Chapter 419; How to deal with it?

"Let him in."

Soon Wen Songtao came in from the outside.

"There's no need to salute, you know everything about Wenxiang, right?"

Emperor Hongwen beckoned directly, motioning for Wenxiang to go and sit on the edge.

"The old minister came here for this matter."

"Tell me why this Wanfu suddenly made such a big move? What should I do?"

"Can't you just find me directly, and then make a long-term plan?"

Sure enough, as Lu Yaoyao guessed, although Emperor Hongwen wanted to clean up the Han family, he was very afraid in his heart.

"Your Majesty calm down. The old minister is also very puzzled by the sudden action of Princess Wanfu."

"However, if you think about it carefully, Princess Wanfu has always been very measured in her actions. If this happens suddenly, I'm afraid the Han family has done something to anger her."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongwen frowned, and remembered what Wang De said earlier, and the anger in his heart dissipated a lot in an instant.

"Oh? Wen Xiang, what's the news?"

"There is no specific news, but there are some speculations."

"tell me the story."

Wen Songtao immediately guessed that there might be a private transaction between the Han family and Xirong.

After hearing his guess, Emperor Hongwen was immediately furious, grabbed the teacup next to him and threw it out heavily.

"What a bold and reckless Han family, it's really hateful."

"Your Majesty, the Han family always needs to be cleaned up. Why don't you take advantage of this opportunity and make a move first?"

Hearing this, Emperor Hongwen quickly fell silent, his eyes narrowed slightly, thinking about the feasibility of this matter in his mind.

He wanted to move the Han family very much, but he was always afraid of the power of the Han family.

Seeing his silence for a long time, Wen Songtao knew that Emperor Hongwen was still hesitating and couldn't make up his mind.

He opened his mouth again and said, "Your Majesty, now that the whole city is aware of the incident, this is a very good opportunity. Let's not touch other people, just the protagonists today."

"This is in line with the will of the people. Even if the Han family is powerful, do they still dare to challenge the opinions of the people?"

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Hongwen's eyes lit up slightly.

Indeed, after today's news exploded in the capital, more than [-]% of the people in the city were filled with righteous indignation. I believe it will not take long for this news to spread rapidly.

We all know that the people of Dongzhou will definitely be furious, and the reputation of the Han family will be reduced to the lowest level. If he takes action against the guys of the Han family at this time, it will be in line with the hearts of the people, and the people will definitely applaud and make friends.

While establishing the royal authority and gaining a good reputation, he could also cut the Han family severely.

"It's very good, but there are quite a few officials involved this time. If all of them are dealt with, I'm afraid it will shake the foundation of the court."

Wen Songtao nodded, this is also the reason why Emperor Hongwen wanted to touch the family but couldn't make up his mind.

The aristocratic family has a lot of officials in the imperial court. Let's talk about the Han family. There are as many as [-] officials in the capital alone.

Although not all of them are important ministers, they are all distributed in some important positions in various departments. If they are moved, these positions will become vacant. There are so many people who need to be supplemented. Where do we find people?
And it's not that if you find someone, they will be happy.

After all, if he takes over these positions, he will undoubtedly offend the Han family, and many people will think about it.

"The old minister has an idea."

"Oh? It's okay to be straightforward."

"The person who activated the Dong family."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongwen pondered again. To be honest, the Dong family is a good choice. First of all, the Han family has always wanted to replace the Dong family these years.

The Dong family is very knowledgeable about current affairs, but being aware of current affairs now does not mean that in the future, you must know that the influence of the Dong family in the court is already very large.

He would still be a little scared if he handed over the piece that the Han family controlled to them.

Just when Emperor Hongwen was hesitating, Wang De came in again from outside.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Dong asks to see you."

"Huh? Let him in quickly."

What is Xiang Dong doing here at this time?
Dong Xiang came in soon, seeing Wen Songtao here, Dong Xiang understood, and bowed his hands to Emperor Hongwen.

"Dong Aiqing don't need to be polite, Wen Aiqing and I happened to be talking about you, come and sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Dong Xiang quickly walked to the edge of the soft collapse, saluted again, and then sat down.

"Zhen, if my guess is correct, Dong Aiqing also came here for the news that came out of the capital today?"

"Your Majesty is wise. I heard the news when I woke up today. It is really appalling. I feel that these officials should be severely punished, and Dongzhou should be restored."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongwen nodded with a smile, and then said seriously; "I think so too, but this time there are quite a lot of officials involved, if all of them are taken down, the court will be empty."

"Just now, Wen Aiqing suggested that I use members of the Dong family, what does Prime Minister Dong think?"

"If Your Majesty needs someone, the Dong family is naturally obliged, but it's not yet this time, and I have a proposal here."

Dong Xiang is still very smart. Emperor Hongwen's questioning is a pitfall.

He couldn't refuse at all, because if he refused, it would inevitably make Emperor Hongwen feel that the Dong family had something bad in mind, otherwise why would he avoid it like a tiger?

It is also not enough to fully agree, and it will make Emperor Hongwen feel that the Dong family wants to control the court?
In just a split second, he could think of the best answer, and Wen Songtao, who was next to him, gave Dong Xiang an appreciative glance.

As expected of someone from a big family like the Dong family.

"Oh? I wonder if Dong Aiqing has any suggestions?"

"Use the children of a small family, or some educated children from poor families."

Emperor Hongwen nodded, but did not answer. Dong Xiang continued; "Your Majesty may not be aware that the Han family has developed rapidly over the years, and has created many enemies."

"There are many small aristocratic families here, and there are also some families whose family status is not bad, but because of the sudden defeat of the Han family."

"Among these people, there are no high-level talents. In the current situation, it is the people's will to deal with the Han family, but it is extremely difficult to find someone to replace those members of the Han family, and these people are no longer considered. .”

"The most important thing is that it happened suddenly today. I feel that if there is news and they are on the way to the Han clan, they will definitely not sit still."

"However, the people's will is what the people want, and the Han family does not dare to fight against the people's will, so they will definitely point the finger at His Majesty."

This is absolutely true. If the Han family can't win the hearts of the people, they can only force Emperor Hongwen, as long as Emperor Hongwen doesn't deal with people like the Han family.

"Your Majesty, what Dong Xiang said is not impossible. The old minister thinks that the Han family will most likely threaten His Majesty by leaving all officials with their seals."

How could Emperor Hongwen not have thought of this?
But when I thought about it, I was furious, so what?

This was the thing he was most worried about, and the thing he couldn't do anything about.

If it weren't for worrying about this matter, how dare those guys from the aristocratic family dare to be arrogant with him?

(End of this chapter)