Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 236 Lonely minister!

The next day.

The fact that Fusu sent someone to notify the officials on the list quickly spread throughout the court.

The names of officials on the roster were also revealed one by one.

Hearing the strange names uttered by the servants at home, Hu Wujing felt his eyes darken and almost fell to the ground.

None of the courtiers and children of the courtiers he had contacted in private were in the roster. The few names he only knew were the children of important officials, such as the son of Li Si, the son of Zheng Guo, the son of Wang Ben, etc., while the names of other officials, He hadn't even heard of it.

Xiao He in Pei County, Wu Rui in Wu County, Cao Jiu in Qi County, etc., were all local officials.

The release of this roster was not only out of Hu Wujing's reaction, but also beyond the expectations of all the courtiers, and even many courtiers had never expected it at all.

Hu Wujing stared straight at the bamboo slips.

The body has been a little unable to stand.

He braced his body to prevent himself from paralyzing.

He did plan on Fusu, but why didn't Fusu plan back?

I thought that even if Fusu was dissatisfied with him, but at that time he had privately contacted and established the Prince's Mansion, after all, he had already carried it down by himself, and he didn't say any name to the outside world. Even if Fusu asked many times, he always kept his mouth shut.

Fusu didn't know that he had contacted those officials secretly, even if he wanted to target these officials, but he didn't know the names of these officials, how could he target them?
He thought that more or less people would be selected.

Perhaps the children of these courtiers will be more or less selected.

In this way, although it is still difficult for him to explain, he can somewhat excuse himself, but now with the release of the roster, Hu Wujing only feels that the sky is falling.

Especially in the court yesterday, Fusu said that he had listened to his own suggestion.

This made Hu Wujing feel chills in his heart.

Follow your own advice?
When did you give advice to Fusu?
When did I let Fusu not use the courtiers' children?
Ah!
Thinking of the inexplicable grievances he had borne, Hu Wujing felt aggrieved and wanted to die, and what made Hu Wujing even more desperate was that most of what Fusu said would convince the courtiers.

The anger and resentment caused by this roster will eventually fall on himself.

Yesterday he couldn't bear the courtier's questioning, and now he was being told directly. How could he have been wronged like this?Under such pressure?

Thinking of the scene he was about to face, Hu Wujing couldn't help being terrified, and finally couldn't hold it anymore, spit out a mouthful of blood, and passed out on the spot.

Yushifu.

The news of Hu Wujing passing out quickly spread throughout the court.

Naturally, it also fell into Zhang Cang's ear.

Hearing this news, Zhang Cang was terrified and his eyes were full of sighs. If he hadn't been astute, he would be the one who vomited blood and fell into a coma.

And that's what he was worried about.

This is too big a deal.

Too many people have been offended.

It was too big for ordinary courtiers to bear.

Hu Wujing couldn't bear it.

Neither can he.

This is because there are some sons of important ministers mixed in, otherwise the scene would be even more ugly, in the huge court hall, hundreds of courtiers, hundreds of officials, no one can enter Fusu's office?
This was too much of a slap in the face for the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty.

In particular, it was reported that Fusu had asked about the situation many times, which pushed the matter to an extremely serious situation, and also proved from the side that it was right or wrong, but he looked down on it, or thought that these courtiers were with Lang Guan. Talent is no match for local officials.

The hat is too big, too big for anyone to take it.

Even if Hu Wujing was ranked among the nine ministers, he still couldn't bear it.

This directly offended all the courtiers.

Zhang Cang wiped the cold sweat from his brow, feeling terrified in his heart.

And after going back yesterday, he had already figured out the words for himself to deal with subsequent inquiries from other officials.

He will push all matters related to the courtiers to Hu Wujing.

He was indeed asked by Fusu to provide a roster, but what His Royal Highness told him was to balance Guanzhong and Guandong, and Hu Wujing was in charge of the court, so he was naturally in charge of the local area, but he didn't know the local officials very well, so Only officials who were at the top of the evaluation in the past can be recommended.

As for the rest, he didn't know.

As for Hu Wujing's situation, he was also unclear. He thought that there were so many officials in the Manchu Dynasty, and Hu Wujing would definitely choose many people, so in order to balance each other, he wrote some more places for His Highness to choose, but But he really didn't expect that Hu Wujing would be like this in the end.

Think of this.

Zhang Cang thought about it carefully in his heart, and he was sure that there was nothing serious about what he said, and his originally impatient mood gradually calmed down.

as predicted.

Not long after Zhang Cang adjusted his mind, some courtiers came to the door angrily.

The visitor is also a censor.

Ma Xing.

Ma Xing is a descendant of the former Ma Fujun Zhao She, and he is also related to Zhao Kuo by blood, but later changed the clan of Zhao She's fief, and this person is quite prestigious in the court.

Zhang Cang dare not neglect.

He asked cautiously: "Brother Ma, why are you free to come to me today?"

Ma Xing glared at Zhang Cang, Zhang Cang didn't know what he was talking about?But he didn't get angry, instead he suppressed his anger and asked, "Zhang Yushi, I just want to know why His Royal Highness Fusu's office didn't select officials from Langguan?"

"Since the imperial court opened new official offices, they have always given priority to choosing among Lang officials. Why do you want to change the rules this time?"

Zhang Cang looked aggrieved and said: "Brother Ma, you really wronged me. I am just an ordinary censor. How can I know about the Lang Guan under the prime minister's mansion? This time His Highness opened the affairs mansion. How dare I ignore such a big event?"

"It's just that Brother Ma should also know."

"I, Zhang Cang, have always been obsessed with political affairs in the past. I didn't care much about other affairs of the court, and I rarely interacted with other officials. Therefore, when His Highness entrusted this matter to me, I was also apprehensive, lest I would not do well and damage His Highness prestige."

"I, Zhang Cang, have only been the censor for three years. I have always been an accountant in the past. Even if I have served as the censor, I am still in charge of accounting. I don't know much about the situation in the court. The only person I have contact with is The annual assessment of the plan."

"So I reported the top officials in the annual assessment."

"As for why there is no Lang Guan."

"I'm wronged too. Shouldn't Feng Chang be responsible for this matter? I'm not familiar with the imperial court, and I don't know much about it. How dare I enter the registration list at will? When I entered the registration list, I was even more thinking. Not reporting more to some local officials may attract criticism."

"That's why I deliberately overreported."

"I just never thought about it"

Zhang Cang spread his hands, his eyes full of bitterness.

"You really don't know about this matter?" Ma Xing asked coldly.

Zhang Cang shook his head quickly, and said firmly, "I really don't know."

Zhang Cang did not lie.

If it wasn't for the roster coming out this time, he wouldn't have known that he had recommended so many people.

Ma Xing stared straight at Zhang Cang, and suddenly said: "Since you are so close to His Highness, don't you have anything to say about this roster?"

Zhang Cang smiled wryly, and said, "I don't know where Brother Ma's words of intimacy come from."

"You and I are all ministers of the Great Qin Dynasty, and we all act according to orders. How can there be any distinction? It's just that I am the imperial censor and responsible for the evaluation of local officials, so this time I was entrusted with an important task by His Highness. , there is nothing special about it.”

Regarding Zhang Cang's words, Ma Xing was noncommittal.

Zhang Cang walked very close to Fusu, this matter has long been known to the court.

Moreover, he could hear that Zhang Cang was actually changing the subject on purpose, he would not let Zhang Cang succeed, Ma Xing said coldly: "I think this roster is not right, Daqin currently has three or four hundred Langguans , so many young talents should be so overqualified, I think they can enter the affairs office to handle political affairs for His Highness."

Zhang Cang looked distressed and said, "But the roster has been decided?"

Ma Xing said disapprovingly: "I have a roster here. Since you are in charge of this matter, you can hand it over to His Highness, and let His Highness decide."

heard.

Zhang Cang's eyes narrowed slightly.

Ma Xing clearly wanted to trick himself.

Fu Su just didn't want to mess with himself, so he threw the problem on himself. If he threw the problem to His Highness again, it would be causing trouble for himself.

Moreover, Ma Xing's status was higher than his own, but he didn't go by himself, but threatened himself to go, maybe he was calculating himself.

Zhang Cang directly refused.

He said with certainty, "I'm afraid I can't follow orders."

"I'm only responsible for the selection of local officials. As for the court officials and Lang officials, Hu Fengchang is in charge. How dare I go overboard? Don't say anything about Ma Yushi."

Seeing Zhang Cang suddenly stiffen up, Ma Xing's eyes changed slightly.

He took a deep look at Zhang Cang a few times, and finally just let out a cold snort, waved his sleeves and left without saying anything more.

Zhang Cang sent them off with a cold face.

After sending Ma Xing away, Zhang Cang wiped his forehead, which was already overflowing with sweat.

He panted slightly: "The Vanity Fair of Chaotang is too tempting to people. Ma Xing is only the first one, but he will never be the last."

"Behind them is a huge group of heroes."

"There are hundreds of children of heroes."

"This time, His Highness is too extreme and ruthless. Excluding all the children of these heroes has caused panic and uneasiness among these heroes. They are eager to reverse this situation."

"How many people in the world can hold back the poison of power?"

"How many people can really be indifferent?"

"It's just Your Highness, you should set off early. If you don't leave, I, Zhang Cang, may not be able to hold on. This is not just one or two, but the children of the heroes of the whole dynasty. The power behind these people is too great Now, even Li Si fears a little bit, I, Zhang Cang, can stop one person, two people, how can I stop dozens or even hundreds of people?"

Zhang Cang's eyebrows showed deep worry.

Fusu's office this time is actually a distribution of power.

However, Fusu's actions were too ruthless, and he didn't want the courtiers to enter it to share the profits. The benefits of doing so were obvious, and the disadvantages were also obvious at a glance. This was at the cost of offending the courtiers.

If Li Si, Wang and other important officials' children had not entered it, otherwise the disturbance this time would have been even greater.

This is still the situation with Hu Wujing in front, if there is no Hu Wujing in the front to block, he might choose to run away directly.

To offend the entire Daqin group of heroes all over the place, how can there be any place in the court reward?It is a blessing to be able to recover one's life, as for the others, there is no extravagant hope.

Invisibly.

Zhang Cang felt more and more like a lonely minister.

However, only lonely ministers can protect themselves in Daqin's current intricate court.

But only for self-preservation.

Think of this.

Zhang Cang couldn't help feeling rejoicing.

A few years ago, when he realized that the situation in Daqin was not right, he already had the idea of ​​running away. At that time, in order not to pay attention to the court, he chose to distance himself from other courtiers and did not take the initiative to make friends with them, as if all his thoughts were on political affairs In fact, this was the only way he could barely cope today, because he didn't walk around with others, and he didn't take the initiative to cling to make friends, and he was bored in the official office all day, so he might not know much about the court situation.

Therefore, it is understandable that we cannot recommend those Lang officials.

It's just that Fusu seems to be going to extremes now.

He also didn't know if his small body could hold it.

If you can't bear it.

He really decided to run away.

Chaotang is too dangerous.

He felt like he was going to be overwhelmed.

After Ma Xing left, another official came soon, but Zhang Cang prevaricated them all with various reasons. He really couldn't prevaricate, and directly pushed everything to Hu Wujing.

After several days of torture by Zhang Cang, Fusu finally started to head south.

But on the day when Fu Su set off to go south, Hu Wujing failed to survive the questioning during this period, and directly announced his retirement on that day. After several times of persuasion, Shi Huang finally agreed.

Not many people in the court sympathized with Hu Wujing's retreat.

In the powerful court of Great Qin, incompetence is a fault.

It is also a sin!
In this political turmoil, Hu Wujing not only failed to deal with it well, but also completely tossed himself into it. With this result, it was actually doomed long ago. The courtiers were surprised.

Fusu's going south, and Hu Wujing's retreating, made this turmoil gradually subside.

It's just that everyone knows that this lull is temporary. The seeds of mutual distrust between Fusu and the courtiers have already sprouted in this turmoil. If the rift between each other continues to expand in the future, it will surely be A bigger political storm broke out.

But right now it has stopped.

Pei County.

Xiao He finished his daily political affairs and was about to go home when there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the mansion. A small official hurried into the official office and said anxiously: "Master Xiao is an official, an order has come from Xianyang."

Xiao He frowned, and said in a concentrated voice: "Since there is a decree in Xianyang, the county magistrate who should pass it on, why did it pass to me?"

The little official shook his head and said, "Master Xiao, this is an order from the imperial court to you."

heard.

Xiao He was taken aback.

He stretched out his hand to take the order, read it carefully, and whispered: "His Highness Fusu is planning to build a government office, and he will go south soon, but I am actually one of the officials of His Highness Fusu's government office? In the letter It is also clearly ordered that after receiving the order, I must rush to Lingling County in Changsha County within one month."

Looking at the order, Xiao He was silent for a long time.

This sudden order was completely beyond his expectation.

　Three shifts tomorrow, twelve thousand
　　
　
(End of this chapter)