Fortunate Young Gentleman

What Bachelor Zhang said was incomprehensible. Anyone else might have been confused and confused.

But Wang Xiang's expression did not change. He just sighed and asked, "Have you thought about it?"

Scholar Zhang said: "I have no choice."

"Yes." Wang Xiang nodded and said, "You have made him lose face this time. With his nature, the Zhang family has no way to retreat."

Zhang Daxue said: "Prince Duan is not a good master. He is both public and private. I must do this."

"This is a trap." Wang Xiang looked at him, shook his head and said: "A generation of pure people actually sometimes does such dirty things."

Academician Zhang smiled coldly and asked, "Your Wang family may not be that clean even if it continues to this day."

Wang Xiang glanced at him and said, "Take good care of yourself, I'm leaving."

When he reached the door, he paused, turned his head, glanced, and said, "But I agree with what you have to say."

"Prince Duan is indeed not a good master. Your Majesty should have a better choice."

…

When Wang Xiang left the Zhang family, all the officials who came to visit the Zhang family, regardless of rank, went out to see him off.

Relying on His Majesty's favor and trust, Marquis Dingguo is almost the leader of one person and above ten thousand people in the capital.

But that's just close.

In the entire capital, the only person who can truly be inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people is the Prime Minister.

He was the left prime minister and the only prime minister. If he waved his hand, a storm would arise in the capital. If he stamped his feet, an earthquake would occur in the court.

…

Tang Ning has been writing the charter for trade between Chen Guo and the grassland in the past few days. She has not gone to Shangshu Province, but she is still paying special attention to the news between the DPRK and China.

One thing caught his attention.

King Duan's beating of Academician Zhang caused a great commotion in the capital a few days ago, but because Emperor Chen did not protect him, King Duan acknowledged his mistake promptly and handled it properly, and the matter was quickly settled.

However, the matter had not been settled for two days before it resurfaced, and it had a tendency to become more and more intense.

This matter seems simple, and Academician Zhang was not seriously injured. However, in the era when Confucian etiquette was prevalent, King Duan, as a public figure, deceived his ancestors and beat his teachers. The impact was far more serious than that of later generations. Much more.

If he is an ordinary scholar, if he has meritorious service, he will be expelled from his job. If he has no meritorious service, he will not be allowed to participate in the imperial examination for life. This is considered a light punishment.

If he is an official in the DPRK, it is within legal and reasonable principles to reduce his official position or remove him from his post.

If he were the emperor, the impact would be even worse. Some people could even use such a reason to write a submission, and immediately rebel, and they would still be on the side of righteousness.

More and more officials began to join the ranks of impeaching King Duan. After all, the influence of Academician Zhang was too huge. Even Emperor Chen had to treat it carefully and seriously.

Tang Ning saw the shadow of the Prime Minister in the changes in the court situation in the past two days.

When it comes to who has the most power in the court besides Emperor Chen, it is naturally the Prime Minister. If he targets anyone, even the prince will lose his skin.

Others couldn't see clearly the twists and turns, but Tangning could see it clearly.

Academician Zhang was beaten by King Duan, and Prime Minister Wang participated in the impeachment discussion. It seemed that he was from the perspective of etiquette, law and justice, but in fact he was standing with King Run.

Although Wang Xiang and Grand Scholar Zhang did not openly express their stance, in Tangning's eyes, they were clearly on the side of King Run.

King Kang gave up, and King Huai was not qualified. If King Duan was deposed, the officials in the court and the people in the capital should have thought of King Run, no matter how late they were.

This is exactly what Tangning is worried about.

Judging from the current situation, although Zhao Yuan can show his presence in front of Chen Huang from time to time, he is far from the time to come to the stage.

King Duan cannot be deposed after being shot first. He still needs to block King Run's attacks for a few years in front of the stage. If Wang Xiang and Grand Scholar Zhang press too hard, they will go too far.

At the same time, the Fang family.

Fang Zhe rubbed his fingers unconsciously and murmured: "It's not the time yet..."

Fang Hong looked worried and said, "What should we do? Do we need to remind the Prime Minister..."

"No need." Fang Zhe waved his hand and said, "Let's see. Before the matter becomes clear, the Fang family should not have any contact with Prime Minister Wang and Academician Zhang, and there is no need to contact them. They know what to do better than us..."

…

In the morning.

In the past few days, there have been heated discussions in the court about Prince Duan, and even Emperor Chen could not suppress it.

Emperor Chen looked at the officials below and asked: "Prince Duan disrespected Mr. Zhang and beat Academician Zhang. Many officials petitioned me to depose Prince Duan from the throne. What do you think?"

Many officials lowered their heads and said nothing.

King Kang has been deposed. If King Duan is also deposed, who will your Majesty find to inherit the throne? This matter is too sensitive. Who dares to speak first?

No one in the court responded. Emperor Chen glanced around, and finally looked at the Prime Minister, asking: "What do you think, Prime Minister?"

The Prime Minister cupped his hands, stepped forward, and said, "Your Majesty, young people are impulsive and sometimes do things a little extreme. Although King Duan should not have done anything to the great scholar, he was punished as he deserved. If he is deposed again, Is the position of prince a bit heavy? "

After he finished speaking, he looked at Academician Zhang and asked, "What do you think, Academician Zhang?"

Academician Zhang stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I have an old skeleton. If it causes chaos in the royal family, I will be responsible for it even if I die. I agree with what the king said. I hope your majesty will think twice."

Prime Minister Wang and Grand Secretary Zhang both disagreed with deposing Prince Duan, and all officials understood.

The royal family was already in chaos. If Prince Duan got into trouble again, it would be a mess that could not be cleaned up. If this matter continued, it would only embarrass His Majesty.

However, the image of Prince Duan who disregarded etiquette and betrayed his teacher and ancestors had been deeply imprinted in their hearts and could not be erased. When His Majesty officially appointed the crown prince in the future, for the continuation of the Kingdom of Chen and for the stability of the court, today's scene would probably be repeated.

Emperor Chen did not answer, but looked at Tang Ning and asked, "What do you think, Marquis Dingguo?"

Tang Ning admitted that he still underestimated the two old foxes, Prime Minister Wang and Grand Secretary Zhang. They stirred up such a big storm in the court, but finally fell lightly. Prince Duan seemed to have no loss, but his image had left a deep imprint in the hearts of all officials and even Emperor Chen, and also planted a huge root of disaster for him in the future.

But at this moment, and for some time to come, he will not leave the stage, and will stand in front of people, fulfill his brother's responsibility, and protect Prince Run from wind and rain.

He looked up at Emperor Chen and bowed his hands and said, "I think that Prime Minister Wang and Grand Secretary Zhang are right."

Emperor Chen looked at Prince Huai, and Prince Huai bowed and said, "Your son second the motion."

Ministry of Revenue Assistant Minister Fang Zhe stood up and bowed his hands and said, "Your son second the motion..."

"Your son second the motion..."

...

With the leadership of these important officials in the court, all officials expressed their opinions, and Emperor Chen did not continue to pursue the matter of Prince Duan and announced his withdrawal from the court.

This matter seems to be a heavy responsibility, but from now on, when they think of Prince Duan again, they will think of a dandy who has no talent and no morals, beats teachers, and disregards etiquette...

How can such a dandy become the emperor of a country?

After the court was dismissed, all officials left the court in an orderly manner. When Tang Ning walked out of the hall, he looked back and saw Zhang Daxueshi and Wang Xiang walking side by side. A few steps behind them were the brothers Fang Zhe and Fang Hong.

In the crowd, several eyes met in mid-air, and then they smiled at each other.