Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 184 The Shadow Outside Yingzheng Palace? (The first update of [-] words)
Zhang Cang froze, although his expression was very reluctant, he could only turn around helplessly, with a smile uglier than crying, he walked up to Doctor Yushi Dunwei with small steps, and said respectfully: " The lower officials have seen Doctor Yushi."

The weak hair and beard have already turned gray.

He looked at Zhang Cang coldly, and said in a cold voice: "Zhang Yushi has been very prosperous during this time. Not only did he perform the function of supervising history, he also became the eldest son's foreign teacher, and he was also in the limelight in Yushi's mansion. No two."

Zhang Cang said with tears in his eyes: "Doctor Yushi, I am wronged by you."

Dun weakly snorted coldly, and said indifferently: "You are a high-ranking disciple of Xunzi, it is a good thing to have ambition and ambition, but just like Prime Minister Li Si, when he first entered Qin, he was just a Hequling with little authority. Prime Minister Li Si was able to soar into the sky."

"You are now an official to the censor, but you should pay attention to precipitation."

"Xunzi is Confucianism, and Great Qin is the law."

"Xunzi's set of things can't be copied mechanically, and you can't think too highly of yourself. You are talented. I do know that there are more than [-] censors in the Yushifu. I have always valued you the most, but you also need to understand that the court It is the most important place in the world, and there are many things involved in every word and deed."

"Some things can be said or not, and some things should be said or should not be said."

"If you lose your tongue because of this, even though you are the censor, you may not be able to escape the blame."

"You are an official of the Yushifu, and you should strictly abide by the way of being an official."

"Hold the handle, measure carefully!"

Zhang Cang's forehead was already dripping with cold sweat, and he said hastily, "Your Majesty must remember the advice of Doctor Yushi."

"It's just that the lower official was really wronged this time. What the eldest son said in the court hall was indeed what the lower official said. However, when the eldest son sought the lower official, he was only discussing the "Book of Shang Jun" and "Han Feizi". This consciousness is only exported, if you know what happened today, how dare you talk too much?"

"The officer is really wronged."

Zhang Cang looked at Dunwei with a sad face.

He is really wronged.

It was more than half a year ago. Who knows that Fusu still remembers and shakes himself out. In fact, he has always been cautious in the court, lest he would make enemies with others, but as a talented person, he is somewhat arrogant, so When Fusu asked, he couldn't help showing off a few words.

Who knew these were spread out?

He patted Zhang Cang's shoulder weakly, and said on the forehead: "I believe you didn't do it on purpose, but there will be a lot of movement in the court during this period, and this matter is indeed deeply involved with you. I suggest you go home and rest for a few days , don’t appear in the court’s view during this time.”

"Although I cherish my talents, if you attract the courtiers to impeach me, I will not be able to protect you."

Zhang Cang nodded quickly and said gratefully: "Thank you, Doctor Yushi, for reminding me, I am grateful."

He nodded weakly, did not stay long, and walked away.

Zhang Cang's face wrinkled into a ball.

He knew that he was really pushed to the forefront this time.

Even Doctor Yu Shi spoke up in person, the influence of which can be seen. Doctor Yu Shi has a very high status, ranking among the three princes, but this time he was also worried that he would be affected, so he spoke on purpose.

But Dunwei said that he valued himself, he knew it was just a polite word.

With Dunwei's status, if he really valued himself, how could he have been a small financial official for more than ten years? Even if he was promoted to Yushi, he would still be an accountant.

It's just that he knows it too.

I really became the target of public criticism this time.

Although the problem was brought up by the eldest son, the eldest son has a special status after all. Even if the courtiers are dissatisfied, they dare not take it too seriously. However, I am different. I am only a censor, and I don’t have much real power, so I will probably become a scapegoat. The lamb is gone.

If you don't hide to avoid the limelight, I'm afraid that you will have a sad life in the court.

"Oh." Zhang Cang sighed.

He regrets it now.

He regretted it very much, and he even thought, if he had followed the Confucianists when they fled, would it be better than the current situation?

Unfortunately, time cannot be turned back.

At this time.

Fusu also came over.

With a bit of apology on his face, he said: "Zhang Yushi, this time I made a slip of the tongue."

Zhang Cang glanced at Fusu for a few times, and there was a rare look of resentment in his eyes, but in the end he didn't break out, instead his face turned into a look of sorrow, and he said in a miserable voice, "Young master, don't trick me anymore, I, Zhang Cang, really can't bear it." This kind of tossing, no matter how many times of tossing, if it is not guaranteed, it will die one day."

"Young master, please be more considerate of the next official."

"The officer can't take it anymore."

Fusu's expression was a little stiff, so he could only nod his head quickly.

see.

Zhang Cang frowned slightly.

He took a deep look at Fusu for a few times, and a hint of surprise suddenly appeared in his heart.

He faintly realized something.

Fusu has changed!

Zhang Cang withdrew his gaze, turned around and left without saying anything to Fu Su.

The figure is slightly bleak.

He has realized something.

Fusu stood in the same place, just watching Zhang Cang leave, and when Zhang Cang completely disappeared before his eyes, he sighed sadly, and whispered: "Zhang Cang, don't blame me for cheating on you. To be rejected by many officials, the only way to stabilize yourself is to make such a bad move.”

the other side.

Zhang Cang returned to his official office.

He was physically and mentally exhausted, and as soon as he entered the hall, he closed the doors and windows tightly, completely ignoring other people, looking at the honey pots piled up under the table, there was no joy at all right now.

"The eldest son has changed!"

"The eldest son in the past hated scheming, but now the eldest son has started to take the initiative. I, Zhang Cang, am the unlucky ghost of the entire court."

"Ji Heng, Ji Heng, your guidance has caused me a lot of trouble."

"The eldest son has indeed learned what you did to merchants. It didn't apply to other people, but to me. I can only smile and be grateful in the future."

"It's about the birds!"

Zhang Cang cursed a few times.

Now he has gradually come back to his senses and cleared up some of the situation.

Fusu spoke out about himself, not unintentionally, but intentionally, in order to bind himself with him. The eldest son offended many people this time, and the Chu family who was close to him will also alienate him Therefore, in order to protect his own status, the eldest son chose to drag himself into the water.

Right now he has offended a large number of people inexplicably, even if he is dissatisfied, in order to stay in the court, he may have to firmly stand on the side of the eldest son.

After all, other people can no longer tolerate themselves.

Although Zhang Cang was a little displeased with Fusu's thoughts, he didn't really take them to heart. He was more concerned about the impact of this court meeting on the court.

Judging from Fusu's performance, I'm afraid he didn't realize the problem at all.

Zhang Cang stroked the sparse beard on his chin, with deep solemnity in his eyes, he said slowly: "Although the content of this court meeting seems to be to maintain strict laws and regulations, in fact, the real purpose is to suppress the group of meritorious officials. Intentionally suppressed."

"It's just that it's all a little too smooth."

"It seems to be arranged."

"However, looking at the appearance of the eldest son from the beginning to the end, it seems that he didn't notice it at all, and his whole mind was put on rectifying the administration of officials. Therefore, Du He and others were clearly angry, but they still had no way to refute forcefully. In the end, they could only hold back Squeeze your nose and endure this incident."

"The eldest son is not very aware of this. His Majesty is probably aware of it and participated in it."

"Even a strong pusher."

"wrong."

Zhang Cang shook his head.

If Shi Huang really participated in it, Fu Su would not be aware of it no matter what.

Moreover, he himself participated in the whole process and knew a lot about many things. If the first emperor really intervened, it would be impossible for him to be completely unobtrusive, so it is very likely that the first emperor was just pushing the boat along.

Think of this.

Zhang Cang felt unreasonable again.

Because this time it seems to be planned.

Starting from the sinking of the Huai County ship, it seemed that this was destined to happen.

In one thought.

He thought of Ji Heng.

The man named Mr. Zhong.

Zhang Cang tapped the surface of the case lightly with his fingers, sorted out what he knew in his mind, and then repeated it over and over again, constantly thinking about the relevant details, mainly Ji Heng's words and deeds and the situation of the court.

finally.

Zhang Cang's eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression became deep.

He whispered: "Judging from the known situation, it is imperative for His Majesty to suppress the children of heroes. It seems that all this will happen, and it is true."

"Daqin's sons and daughters of meritorious officials have gradually stolen the court over the years."

"The descendants of the big families such as the Meng family, the Feng family, and the Yang family have long been in the imperial court, while the children of people like Du He, Zhao Ping, and Yao Jia are still working in the government offices under the Sangong Jiuqing's mansion, but they are far away from entering the court. Chaotang, it won't take too long."

"This situation is not what His Majesty wants to see."

"In the past, the imperial court focused on promoting the new system and preventing the restoration of the six kingdoms. Your majesty chose to turn a blind eye to this. However, in the past half a year, your majesty seems to have turned his attention from the world back to the court, and began to look at the imperial court. The church will carry out intentional rectification."

"It's just that the movements are relatively slight, and they didn't cause the courtiers to panic."

"But this time the movement is a bit too big."

"It's so big that the courtiers panic."

Zhang Cang scratched his head, but still couldn't figure it out.

Even if His Majesty intends to rectify the court, but this time the progress is too smooth.

It's not like a sudden situation at all.

More like premeditated.

Holding the desk in his palm, he made himself stand up.

He embraced it with one hand, rested his forehead with the other, paced back and forth in the room, and said to himself: "If it was really planned in secret? Then what's the situation?"

"His Majesty sends a signal to Ji Heng by mobilizing officials?"

"Ji Heng got the signal and used it to plan the shipwreck incident? Then with the help of the eldest son, he successfully completed the suppression?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang Cang was taken aback.

He subconsciously wanted to deny it.

Just after thinking about it, I felt that it was indeed possible.

And it's very possible.

Your Majesty and Ji Heng are masters of scheming. If the two plan secretly, ordinary people will not be able to guard against it, and there is no way to guard against it. Your Majesty is in a deep palace, and most of your daily actions will fall into the eyes of the courtiers. Therefore, as long as your Majesty does not make any big moves , the courtiers would hardly guess His Majesty's head.

And Ji Heng is a dead man.

If the eldest son hadn't told him, he wouldn't have been able to guess it.

A person who shouldn't exist is scheming against the court. If this is said, no one will believe it.

But it's all true.

It's just that few people in the world know it.

Zhang Cang took a deep breath, his body trembling slightly, he felt like he had insight into a terrible thing, if he said this, he was afraid that his head would fall to the ground immediately.

He shrank his neck, and his expression became tense.

Carefully returned to the seat.

He looked at the doors and windows, and said in a low voice, "If that's the case, many things would make sense."

"Ji Heng is the shadow of His Majesty in the dark, and the eldest son is His Majesty's tool to attract the court. Since the official government promoted 'Guan Shan Hai', His Majesty has been deliberately planning to rectify the court."

"All of this is aimed at a system."

"It was the system specially approved at the time of the founding of the country that 'the children of meritorious officials, who can choose their ability, can also pretend to be the county magistrate first, and wait for their political achievements to be manifested, and then worship officials' system. They did not really review the achievements of these people, but directly appointed the children of these heroes as officials."

"Your Majesty's move is to repair this system."

"To prevent the children of heroes from getting too big."

"It seems."

"It is inevitable for merchants to make trouble."

"Even if the merchants did not choose to take the risk this time, sooner or later, they will not be able to stand the exploitation of the court, and finally choose to make trouble, it's just that the disturbance is big or small."

"No matter how big or small, they will eventually fall on the so-called "Law of Business" and "Law of Work", and then point the finger at Tingwei's Mansion. The reason why it was so smooth this time is that the merchants took things too far, so there is no need to Wait for the merchants to make three or four incidents, and stab them together."

"It is a given that Ting Wei Mansion will be questioned!"

"As long as His Majesty does not change his mind, and as long as merchants are still motivated by interests, the final result will not change. It's just a matter of time."

"This is a conspiracy between His Majesty and Ji Heng."

"The eldest son has been in the game from the beginning to the end, and he has very little insight into it, and he has been controlling it for Ji Heng. However, he has indeed made a lot of progress through this, but compared to these two people who are in the game, he seems Too immature and too ignorant of the world."

immediately.

Zhang Cang frowned again.

Because His Majesty has always lived in the palace.

In the past two years, he has hardly been out of the palace, how did he contact Ji Heng?
Even if there was an agreement earlier, one person is in the court and the other is in the opposition, and the judgment of the situation is different. How can there be such an appropriate "cooperation"?
Zhang Cang felt quite miraculous.

He thought about it, and felt that he seemed to think too much.

Your Majesty may not know about this, but relying on the control of the court to judge the matter, and then made the most favorable judgment, thus using this matter for his own use.

Regardless of the ultimate truth.

Ji Heng and His Majesty probably have a tacit understanding.

It's just that this kind of scene is too profound, far beyond his comprehension.

He also had no way of predicting what Ji Heng would do next, Ji Heng seemed to be able to do anything, and he seemed to dare to touch anything.

Zhang Cang shook his head.

He sighed, and said helplessly: "It's clear that they are plotting, why am I the one with the black nose and swollen face? Who did I, Zhang Cang, provoke? Why is my life so miserable?"

"Pack up your things and go home to take shelter for a few days."

"Ugh!"

Zhang Cang put the honey pot in his backpack.

Hide if you can't afford it.

He now understands that the water in the court hall is very muddy.

So muddy that people drown.

Now the people in the court, apart from myself, probably few people can see these things clearly, and they all thought that the eldest son was looking for trouble, but they didn't know that they all fell into His Majesty's calculations.

Your Majesty and Ji Heng go up and down.

One seeks court.

One seeks the countryside.

Make the world's calculations clear.

It seems that there is no intersection, but in fact they are quietly connected through the eldest son, but even the eldest son who is in it is not aware of it, let alone other people.

Looking around the world, everything is in the game!
Zhang Cang left the official office with his backpack on his back.

He has already made up his mind, this time the court action is not over, he will definitely not go back easily.

At worst, I have been sick and retired.

Anyway, he was fat, and he didn't have too many political affairs in charge. Even if he was sick all the time, not many people cared, but he was able to escape the maelstrom of the court.

noon.

The city of Xianyang became lively again.

I don't know who leaked the news and passed on the content of the court meeting, but the words were vague, it just said that the government's action was very big this time, and the court would also be shaken because of it, but no one could explain what exactly happened.

But it also made many people curious about it.

I am also a little curious about the notice that will be posted today.

Mansion shop.

Zhang Liang also heard the rumor.

He didn't think it was groundless, on the contrary, he thought it was true.

He has been sitting in the lobby of the mansion shop all morning, listening to the conversations of visitors from all over the world. He has been traveling for many years, and he still has some understanding of some situations. Places like wine houses, restaurants, and mansion shops are the most well-informed and the fastest. .

He also likes to listen to people's conversations, and he can hear a lot of information, as well as all kinds of strange and trivia.

However, these news have been disseminated several times, and I am afraid that they have already changed beyond recognition, so I still need to consider and extract useful information by myself, but from these information, I can still understand some things.

Compared with Zhang Liang's ability to sit still, He Yu obviously couldn't sit still.

After sitting in the mansion shop for a while, I couldn't bear my temper and went out to inquire.

Zhang Liang held the pottery bowl with his hands, listening to the serious discussions around Guishou, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but a hint of melancholy appeared between his brows from time to time.

What exactly is Qin Ting planning?
time flies.

Soon it will be afternoon.

The long-awaited notice was finally posted.

The Sheren of the Didian was holding the desk with one hand, and everyone in the store was not in a hurry, and they were all waiting quietly in the store. After the situation three days ago, they already knew about it, and the Sheren might have sent someone to see the notice long ago.

So just wait for the news.

as predicted.

In less than half an hour, the skinny young man came back.

He said loudly: "It's a big thing, a big thing. The notice said that Tingwei Meng Yi was dismissed, and the rest of Tingwei's mansion officials were either demoted or demoted. The entire Tingwei's mansion was basically punished, and The iron officials and salt officials under Shaofu's rule have also been dismissed."

"The government has made too much noise this time!"

A word fell.

Everyone in the audience was shocked.

Even people who were not very interested in this matter, when they heard the news of the young man, they couldn't sit still immediately. They stood up abruptly and approached him, and asked, "Skinny monkey, did you hear me right? You said that the government took the entire court Have all the people in the Wei Mansion been punished?"

The skinny young man said affirmatively: "I heard it sincerely. There is no lie. This is what the official who posted the notice said. If you don't believe me, you can ask other people later. It is definitely the same."

"The government really disposed of the entire Tingwei Mansion!"

Hearing the skinny young man's constant affirmation, everyone was still in shock.

The whole person is a little unsteady.

This is really a big thing.

The entire Tingwei Mansion.

Hundreds of officials were fined just like that?
They didn't dare to think about this kind of thing in the past, and when they heard the news, they only felt like a dream, full of unreal feelings.

Zhang Liang looked down, and asked: "The official who posted the notice, did he say the reason for the government's punishment?"

The skinny young man nodded and said, "The government must have said so."

"The death of so many people in Huai County is inseparable from the negligence of the officials in the Tingwei Mansion. After the government issued a decree last time, it has been clearly announced that the status of the merchants is no different from that of ordinary people, and the Tingwei Mansion has not done so. The establishment of corresponding rules and laws caused the great turmoil in Guanzhong this time, so the entire Tingwei Mansion was condemned."

"It was all posted directly on the notice."

"In addition to the Tingwei Mansion, there are also the Yan officials and iron officials under the Shaofu's rule. All of them have been dismissed. This time, hundreds of high-ranking officials have been convicted. The government has really dealt with it this time."

"This eldest son has heard others say that he has a gentle temperament, so he is so ruthless in his actions."

The skinny young man couldn't help muttering.

Sheren immediately reprimanded: "Don't talk too much, the eldest son's move is obviously in line with the law. This time, he drowned hundreds of people. How can the government escape responsibility for such a big case? Qin Lvben There is a rule that if there is a problem under the rule, the order and the prime minister will sit down."

"This time it's the lack of law, so the entire Tingwei Mansion will suffer."

"Is there any problem with this?"

"Since your majesty is asking them about their crimes, there is a corresponding reason for it, why should you wait around and be dumbfounded?"

The people sitting in a group around muttered, but they didn't refute it, but they couldn't calm down for a long time. It's been a long time since such a big event happened in the government.

Even last year's Keng alchemist, and Xu Fu Zhulian a few months ago, did not make such a big move. This is a whole big official office, the imperial court Jiuqing, with such a high position and authority, if you still say that you will be punished, you will be fined. How did they calm down?

"Little monkey, what about the others?" Sheren continued to ask.

The skinny young man continued: "After announcing the punishment of relevant dereliction of duty officials, the government also announced that they will promulgate the "Law of Business" and "Law of Industry" in June this year to strictly regulate the words and deeds of merchants, and put the current businessmen's "unprohibited by law" into practice. It can be 'reversed' to 'prohibited without authorization'."

"Thoroughly and strictly restrict the behavior of merchants to prevent vicious incidents like Huai County from happening again."

"In addition, a one-month security inspection will be conducted in Guanzhong."

"To prevent a similar situation from happening again."

"and also."

The skinny young man spoke very quickly, and spoke out all the words he had memorized.

Zhang Liang stood in front of him, listening quietly, and waited for the skinny young man to finish speaking before he quietly left the crowd, and then went straight back to the room.

Listening to bursts of applause from time to time, Zhang Liang's arms trembled slightly.

Qin Ting's thunderous action not only shocked the people in the city, but also shocked him.

He felt deeply disturbed.

(End of this chapter)