Chapter 564: The New Three Giants of Political Affairs Hall
The emperor gave it back again and again, but King Xiao Jing of Jin refused again and again and dared not accept it. He apologized that these industries had violated the law and violated the ban... In the eyes of the little fat man, this is a method similar to the canonization and resignation, and it is all for outsiders to see.
When he pretended to be asleep and eavesdropped on Yue Qianqiu and Xiao Jingxian's conversation, he initially felt that he was the only one who was regarded as an outsider. He did not envy Xiao Jingxian for giving such a large sum of money to Yue Qianqiu. He is now over the age of a little wealth-loving fanatic who is greedy for money. He can also understand Yue Qianqiu and Xiao Jingxian's gratitude for their hardships in the same boat and returning from Beiyan, but he is not in a good mood.
Even if Xiao Jing first asked Yue Qianqiu to do things, or the thank-you gifts he had returned from Ping'an of Beiyan before, there wouldn't be so much. This should have been left to Xiao Jingxian for his children, or the nephew Prince Beiyan!
Even though Yue Qianqiu later stated that he would give it to the emperor and give it back, Xiao Jingxian's attitude still made him feel unsure. On the contrary, when people played the pushing and pushing with the emperor, he felt that this scene was a little more real. I thought that Xiao Jingxian's attitude was just for the emperor and his father and son to see it.
Moreover, knowing that the money was not for Yue Qianqiu, but for his father, he finally felt better!
Therefore, when the little fat man thought that the time was almost the same, he came out to be the last pusher. Seeing that Xiao Jingxian finally accepted the emperor's reward, he was full of joy on his face.
His expression fell in the eyes of Shen Zheng, who had complained yesterday and was hit by the head before he could see all officials impeachment, so he naturally felt particularly stunning.
He really couldn't understand. The King of England, Li Yiming, who should be the real rival of Yue Qianqiu, now seems to have a good relationship with Yue Qianqiu. However, this prince of Wu should have kept a distance from Xiao Jingxian, who was a surrendered minister of Northern Yan, but he has always been very close to others. The most incredible thing is that the emperor actually let it go!
For a moment, Shen Zheng's original idea became even stronger. If the disaster was not eradicated, there would be no peace in the world!
When the court meeting ended on this day, the Political Affairs Hall returned to the Three-Prince Era from the Four-Prince Era, which was only two days short. Looking at Pei Xu's hunched back and lonely figure when he left Daqing Hall, I don't know how many people remembered that this previous prime minister who was ordered to retire was just fifty years old and was strong in his prime minister. He had a great hope of dying from the old man Yue to become the prime minister.
As a result, the layout of the Political Affairs Hall still restored its former view. A child of aristocratic families, a Tanhualang of the past, and a... Well, in the years since the dynasty, he has never had a fierce man from a minor official to a prime minister!
You should know that in the past, the political affairs hall often adopted the three-phase pattern, but either one poor scholar or one aristocratic official. So every time the resolution is decided, it is a two-to-one pattern. Either the east wind overwhelms the west wind or the west wind overwhelms the east wind! Now, it’s good, the three-legged person is really in the field. Could this be the true intention of the emperor to support the old man?
Not only many middle- and low-ranking officials thought so, when they returned to the Political Affairs Hall, Old Master Yue who was walking in front also heard a voice coming from behind: "Old Master Yue, he finally drove away Pei Xu's thorn in his eyes. Should you be satisfied now?"
Old Master Yue sneered without looking back: "What's Pei Xu? I never regard mediocre talent as an opponent. But Xiao Yezi, you are my opponent, otherwise let's practice again?"
Ye Guanghan was first taken over by the old master Yue as prime minister, and he was not behind for seven years. Although he is the second prime minister now, he is still pressed on his head. At this moment, he was called Xiao Yezi again. He suddenly became angry and had long forgotten that the original intention of the irony just was just to show off his verbal advantage, not really to quarrel or even to take action.
"If you practice, practice, will I be afraid of you?"
Yu Jianzhong, who fell at the end, saw the two eyes in front of him squirming and fires splashing everywhere, as if he was about to take action at any time. He couldn't help but feel angry and funny, but he had to come forward to be a peacemaker, so as not to have suspicious scars on his face tomorrow, which made people laugh at the Prime Minister of the Political Affairs Hall. Finally, he has always been good at persuading peace, and finally stopped Ye Guanghan who was about to punch in a few words.
But Ye Guanghan was angry and pointed at the nose of the old man Yue and shouted: "I know how to be arrogant every day. How can you, the prime minister, be an example? Humph, just now, the King of Ying criticized Pei Xu for not knowing to control the children in the family, so that there were accidents in the Pei family one after another. Will the tutor of your elder brother be very good? Don't forget, your youngest son is still wild now!"
Yu Jianzhong, who had just breathed a sigh of relief because he persuaded the two of them, suddenly his face elongated, and his eyes looking at Ye Guanghan were very annoyed.
When you two were serving as Minister of Revenue and Minister of War, you always faced each other because one of your daughter-in-law was robbed by another. Now you are the prime ministers, and the matter has been over ten years, and is it still over?
If you really get angry with Old Man Yue, can you, Ye Guanghan, get out of your way?
However, in Yu Jianzhong's opinion, Old Master Yue, who would definitely be furious, was not angry at all at this moment, but also squeezed his eyes at Ye Guanghan with his hands in his arms, just like an old naughty boy.
"Your daughter-in-law is really good. I had a good eye for picking people back then, but Xiao Yezi, your son is not very good, far from being as good as my son. I don't like to show off. Where are the little fours in my family? I can't tell you now, otherwise I'll pull out the two of them and compare them, keep your son so embarrassed that he jumped into the river! What's more, why don't you know how to compare with your grandson? Not to mention Qianqiu, my youngest son has also given me a great grandson!"
Well, he can pick up his grandson, and Yue Xiaosi is not bad. Has the adopted son accepted it now?
Most officials in the court knew that the taboo of Mr. Yue was the youngest son who had been away for many years, so people often complained about him being incompetent in teaching his children. But now, when Mr. Yue talked about his youngest son, he was clearly full of pride and pride, and he also talked about another grandson. Yu Jianzhong and Ye Guanghan looked at each other, and they all had the illusion of seeing a ghost.
Ye Guanghan suddenly clapped his hands and said, "Yes, I heard from someone. Your boss met your youngest son and daughter-in-law halfway. He didn't intercept anyone, but only intercepted your youngest daughter-in-law!"
Seeing that Old Master Yue didn't answer, his face was full of unfathomableness. Ye Xiangye, who had just become the second prime minister, couldn't help but curl his lips angrily: "Without the protection of your father, what can your youngest son who makes trouble for? But your boss, who has been struggling in Beiyan for so long, do you do? Be careful that he will be impeached after coming back so late!"
"This is...it's...it's...it's secret!" Old Master Yue dragged a long voice and said in a humble tone, "The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed, and it will be useless if the leakage is revealed. In short, when my youngest daughter-in-law comes back, let my perfect eldest daughter-in-law lead the way, and invite your wife to visit, and let you see that my daughter-in-law is lucky!"
Ye Guanghan was almost angry to death by this disrespectful old man, but he had to admit that his excitement was completely aroused by the old man Yue. Although the second and third daughter-in-law of the old man Yue had many shortcomings, his family was already very calm compared to those families in Jinling City who were doing housework. As for the eldest daughter-in-law who was prosperous for the husband and son, it was indeed the standard for the Jinling officials to educate their daughter-in-law. But now, the old man's evaluation of the young daughter-in-law is so high?
If it was because of the letter sent back by Master Yueda, it would be very interesting. After all, Master Yueda is a serious and rigid civil servant model, a serious Jinshi. In a sense, he is more of an official than Old Man Yue, and his vision should not be bad.
Even Master Yu smiled and said, "If it is really as the old Prime Minister Yue said, after your daughter-in-law comes back, I will ask my wife to take her daughter-in-law to join in the fun."
"Welcome!" Old Master Yue's chin was raised high, and he looked like he was always willing to accept everyone.
It is beneficial or harmless to let those women who have never seen Princess Beiyan come into contact with Princess Ping'an. As long as the Yue family does not hide and let her meet people with her, it will not be easy for people to associate her with the Princess Beiyan who has long been "dead". For Princess Ping'an, this is also the best way for people to recognize her as the youngest daughter-in-law of the Yue family.
Once the two countries fight, Princess Ping An will inevitably be sad and concerned when caught in it. Just think he is apologizing!
Ye Guanghan saw that Old Master Yue's expression was gradually disappointed and stunned, but he did not continue to argue with anyone. Seeing that the Political Affairs Hall was about to be, he suddenly asked: "When your Qianqiu met Zhong Liang in Wuying Hall, there was a Hongyue Palace Lord who was claimed to have been recruited by the emperor. But this woman never appeared again later. Now that the Pei family affairs are gone, should there be a result? Who is she? How could the emperor remember to recruit a woman?"
Yu Jianzhong never expected Ye Guanghan to mention such a trivial matter. Zhong Liang had been called by the emperor and sent back to China. Who would still remember a woman that Zhong Liang had tit-for-tat? Instead, he remembered another thing because of this, but also asked: "I heard that Qianqiu had recruited Zhong Liang's nephew Zhong Ling, what was the result?"
The latter question is fine. Old Master Yue did not want to talk to others about the previous question. However, the two around him were also prime ministers. Now the situation has developed to a point where the situation is about to break out. Some things can be hidden from the two, but some things he must say.
Therefore, he looked around and saw that the three prime ministers were talking. Those who had originally surrounded him avoided the distance. He whispered: "Zhong Ling, just a child who has a high opinion of himself, will always recognize the reality. As for the Lord of the Red Moon Palace, it was just a trick in front of outsiders."
"That was the close friend and counselor of Empress Beiyan, Princess Huoshan Xiao Qingqing."
Yu Jianzhong, who was not yet fifty years old, felt a little unfamiliar with Princess Huoshan, and only knew that he had heard of it. However, Ye Guanghan, who had always been closely following the political situation of Northern Yan, especially those important figures, suddenly took a breath.
"Princess Huoshan? This Xiao Qingqing is Princess Huoshan? Hasn't she disappeared for a long time? How could she come to Jinling?"
"There is not only here, but also staying for many years." Old Master Yue laughed, but there was not much real smile on his face. "So, if you recruit people, whether it is the emperor or us, you can take a look and see with your own eyes how the confidant of the legendary queen of Beiyan was. We should have seen each other long ago, but who knew that there were so many things happening in Jinling recently."
Speaking of this, Old Master Yue suddenly glanced at his two colleagues and then suggested: "Last night, the leader of the Bailian Sect, Zhou, sent Xiao Qingqing's daughter to Tianning Inn to see her, but it turned out that Xiao Qingqing was sick. The leader of the Zhou Dynasty and Xiaoying went there again overnight. They should have invited the little girl Song from Huichun Temple to treat him, but when I went to court at dawn, there was no news yet. Who would have been willing to go with me to see him?"
After being reminded by Ye Guanghan and Old Master Yue, Yu Jianzhong finally remembered that he had indeed heard of the title of Princess Huoshan before. However, when he heard that Old Master Yue was planning to meet people in person and wanted to bring them in, he still felt a little bit of a joke. However, to his surprise, Ye Guanghan actually spoke first.
"I'll go with you! As for how to arrange her, I'll decide after seeing it. After all, it's rumored that the woman Emperor Beiyan once wanted to be a concubine, I don't want multiple disasters!"
Yu Jianzhong was so stupid.
The one he knew was a noble lady in Beiyan who was a little famous. It was because of Queen Beiyan that she had heard of the name. It was the first time I heard of the so-called counselor, let alone the Emperor of Beiyan once wanted to take him as a concubine. He wanted to question the truth or falsehood of this statement, but when he saw that Old Master Yue and Ye Guanghan were both solemn, he swallowed the words he said immediately.
Old Master Yue went from a junior official to a prime minister, and his time of ups and downs in the officialdom was comparable to his age; Ye Guanghan was also older than him, and he was immersed in the Ministry of War, which was most familiar to Northern Yan for a long time. It is not surprising that the two of them had better experience than him, so he should not show his timidity.
Since it has been agreed, Old Master Yue and Ye Guanghan have all stepped up their time to do things after returning to the government affairs hall. In the afternoon, they finally stole a little free time. They entrusted Yu Jianzhong to keep the money when they said it. If the emperor summoned him in the palace, he would tell the truth. If someone else came to see him, he would just find a reason to make excuses. After explaining these, the two prime ministers would leave together.
When they left, Yu Jianzhong immediately summoned a minor official who was assigned to him and ordered in a deep voice: "Go and transfer a list of important people in Northern Yan to me."
Xiao Qingqing can inquire in the future, but if he doesn’t have a deep understanding of the characters in Beiyan and encounters this situation in the future, and the emperor asks about it, it will not be embarrassment, but a dereliction of duty!
When the two prime ministers were traveling, even if there were not dozens or hundreds of ceremonies, in order not to make people rush and prevent assassins, necessary guidance and guards were naturally indispensable. So, the vast crowd arrived in front of Tianning Inn. The shopkeeper and two young men came out almost pissed out, and walked forward tremblingly and wanted to kowtow.
Old Master Yue, who had gotten out of the sedan chair earlier, waved his hand to stop him, and then asked with a smile: "I heard that the guest living here is sick, is in better condition?"
The old shopkeeper almost shivered even his voice, and finally squeezed out a sentence: "I haven't come out before, so I don't know."
Ye Guanghan got out of the sedan chair one step later, and he couldn't help but feel extremely impatient when he heard this stuttering voice. He said bluntly: "When you waste your time here, don't you know when you meet someone?"
Chapter completed!