Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 666 Negotiation

Wang Meng's embezzlement of gold, silver and land caused a great stir.

Until the end of the autumn harvest, there is no intention of stopping.

The ministers in the DPRK generally believed that the punishment was too light. Wang Meng dared to invade the fields today, take bribes and pervert the law tomorrow, and raise an army to rebel the day after tomorrow...

There is such a big commotion, and it is impossible that no one is secretly adding fuel to the flames.

However, although many people impeached Wang Meng, there were also many people who interceded for him.

Cui Jin, Han Xu, Fang Mo, Hao Lue, Cui Cheng, Han Yin, Tian Xie and others came to the table and said that Wang Meng was an upright man, how could he do anything corrupt? Someone must be setting him up secretly.

These people are either high-ranking officials or people with outstanding political achievements. They are the mainstay of Daliang.

Their memorials had a greater impact than those of officials from noble families.

Among them, Cui Jin's status was even more transcendent. He even went to intercede personally and immediately suppressed the public opinion in the country.

From this we can also see Wang Meng's strength in the court.

"Uncle Xuan, can you defeat Wang Meng this time?" Zheng Hui stared at Cui Hong closely, not missing any subtle expression on his face.

It was as if he could tell what Cui Hong was thinking from these expressions.

But Cui Hong is no longer the Cui Hong he was back then. The city has become more profound, and there is no unnecessary expression on his face. "Can't you see that Wang Meng is desecrating himself to avoid disaster? How can Wang Meng be brought down so easily?" ? The person standing behind him is His Majesty. It’s just that you came out to stir up trouble. Even I have been implicated. Now Your Majesty has suspected that I am the one behind it."

After the capital was moved to Luoyang, the Zheng family in Xingyang was rising, and on the surface it seemed to surpass the Cui family in Qinghe.

But in fact, the two families have always been closely connected secretly. They are natural political allies, and they naturally oppose Wang Meng, who is from a commoner family.

Many of the people promoted by Wang Meng, such as Fang Mo, Fang Kuang, Hao Lue, Han Yin, Tian Xie, etc., were from poor families. When they came up, they would naturally squeeze the interests of the established noble families.

"Your Majesty is just suspicious. With the power of your Cui family, how dare you take action? The prince is a member of our Cui family, what are you afraid of? As long as Uncle Xuan comes forward this time, he will definitely get rid of Wang Meng!" Zheng Hui Never mind.

But Cui Hong stood up from the soft couch and stared at him with an unkind look.

This look made Zheng Hui's hair stand on end, "How?"

Cui Hong's face became extremely gloomy, "You Zheng family want to seek death, don't drag our Cui family. Do you really think that His Majesty dare not take action? Don't forget, he created this world with his sword and spear, and the noble family has long been gone. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties."

Zheng Hui frowned.

After these campaigns in all directions and a severe drought, the Guandong nobles contributed a lot of money and food in exchange for Li Yue's tolerance.

And this tolerance has caused some people to misjudge the situation and feel that they cannot survive without Daliang.

Cui Hong was close to the emperor and knew the emperor's thoughts. Every word he said was not nonsense. Zheng Hui suddenly felt like a light on his back.

After moving the capital to Luoyang, the Zheng family did become somewhat conspicuous.

Zheng Hui had just taken over as the head of the family and wanted to further increase the power of the Zheng family, so she was moving a little hastily.

The charges of misappropriating gold and silver and occupying land will definitely not bring down Wang Meng, but will expose them.

Who is Wang Meng?

Who is the emperor?

They all came out of the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood. If they really wanted to attack the nobles, how could the nobles resist?

With thousands of gentry's songs against hundreds of thousands of black cloud elites?

A drop of cold sweat broke out on Zheng Hui's forehead. He was definitely not a fool to survive to this day. He just didn't have access to more inside information and acted solely on his own wishful thinking.

"Wang Meng is retreating in order to advance. Your Majesty is too late to thank him. You are still eager to jump up. Isn't it a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?" Cui Hong glanced at him sideways. Zheng Hui swallowed and said, "Uncle Xuan, is there any remedy?"

"Fortunately, Your Majesty just wants to rest and recuperate in the past two years and does not want chaos in the country. During this period, he will strictly discipline the children of the clan and avoid causing trouble. The marriage between your two families will be postponed for a while."

"But if Wang Meng enters the chancellery one day, won't the Guandong noble clan be in danger of annihilating the Yi clan?" Zheng Hui's face became more worried.

Wang Meng made a bold move in Guanzhong, and the heads of people were rolling, and the powerful nobles were suppressed until they could breathe.

Once they take over the chancellery, how can people like them get ahead?

"A few days ago, I made a sound test. Chang Lingjun can survive for a few more years. Don't worry too much. There is only one Wang Meng in two hundred years. He is also over forty this year. He has always been in poor health. He has been in poor health for more than ten years. Years, as little as four or five years, will not last long, and the gentry can last for thousands of years, so it cannot compete with the momentum of the moment." Cui Hong said slowly.

Standing behind Wang Meng was the emperor.

Going against a founding emperor is undoubtedly asking for death.

The ambition of the noble clan is not here, but to continue the family and slowly penetrate it. Can Wang Meng still live forever?

But the noble clan can be glorious for hundreds of years, or even longer.

Moreover, Cui Hong is not very old, he is only in his mid-twenties now.

"This tone is really unbearable."

"Not only do you have to be patient, but you also have to be willing to give up. Don't you want to make amends? Wang Meng's youngest son, Wang Yao, is fifteen this year and has not yet gotten married. If your Zheng family chooses an eldest daughter with outstanding appearance and dignified manners to marry him, then the Zheng family can stay out of this matter." Cui Hong's eyes rolled and he had a plan.

"This..." Zheng Hui opened her eyes wide.

"Isn't Wang Meng trying to restrain the powerful and suppress the nobles? If he becomes a powerful noble, do you think His Majesty will still think highly of him as before?" Cui Hong curled up with a sneer at the corner of his mouth.

This is a strategy that kills two birds with one stone.

First, it can drag Wang Meng into the water and divide the relationship between the emperor and Wang Meng.

Secondly, if this marriage can be successful, it will pave the way for marriage between the Kanto gentry.

Third, it hinted to the emperor that the tyranny of the nobles could not be suppressed. Even the most trusted ministers had become the tyrants of the nobles. What else could the emperor do?

Even if Wang Meng refuses, there will be no loss, but it will show the magnanimity of the noble family.

Cui Hong was unwilling and did not dare to directly confront the emperor. As long as Li Jian was still the prince, the power of the Cui family would be extremely stable.

Of course, Cui Hong actually had a sinister plan in mind, inciting the military generals to plead for Wang Meng, thus arousing the emperor's fear.

However, once this plan comes out, things will be completely out of control, which may lead to turmoil in the army and even local rebellion.

The school affairs office is no longer a vegetarian, and Wang Meng is even more difficult to deal with. If he is found in the future, the Cui family will be abolished.

In the current situation, Daliang and the Cui family are already tightly tied together. As long as the Cui family is stable, relying on the blood relationship of the prince, their rapid rise is inevitable.

"Brilliant plan, Xuan Bo is a great talent!" Zheng Hui reacted immediately.

"From now on, you and I should stay away from each other. The school affairs office is pervasive. If they get wind of anything, it will be bad." Cui Hong's eyes flashed with a hint of disgust.

"Don't worry, Uncle Xuan. From tomorrow on, the Zheng family will be closed to thank guests." Zheng Hui was very satisfied.

"Servant, Your Majesty has summoned you." A servant reported outside the hall.

(End of this chapter)