Chapter 302: Smart Xu Yan(1/2)
"Oh, I didn't realize on weekdays that Shangshu Geng actually had such a friendship with Minister Chen! It's really a matter of hardship!"
Xu Yan originally thought no one would respond to his words, but he didn't expect that at this time, Gengzhi actually stood up and openly supported Chen Yun, refuting his face!
"Zhaofu Xu, this Shangshu, is as famous as his name, has always been upright! I'll just tell the truth!"
Gentleman walked out of the queue slowly, and then walked to the front of the hall, heading towards the second prince's immortal magic land!
"Report to the Second Prince, Your Majesty has already discussed this matter with our Ministry of Personnel!"
He bowed to the second prince with a respectful expression and a gentle tone! He completely ignored the astonishing eyes of the ministers! Even the ministers of the Ministry of Personnel were a little confused at this time!
"They didn't expect that Mr. Geng, who has always been honest and uncontested, would stand up for Chen Yun at this time!"
The ministers of the Ministry of Personnel looked at each other at this time, completely unaware of the reason!
"If Your Majesty, if His Majesty only consulted with the Ministry of Personnel and sought the honest opinions of the Minister of Personnel, and ignored the other four ministries, would it be unreasonable!"
Xu Yan's face was gloomy and his eyes were ferocious. His honesty came out now, which made him very unhappy!
"Zhaofu Xu said that to grant a title to a minister, three of the other five ministers need to agree, that is, the emperor must discuss with the five ministers!"
"Then, I will ask you here. Regarding this matter, Your Majesty has discussed with the Secretary of the Shangshu and agreed to Chen Yun, Minister of the Chen family, to be appointed as Minister of Justice! Please give Xu a reasonable explanation!"
The second prince was still calm and composed behind one hand, holding the Jade Seal of the State with one hand high, and the clear and visible "coldness" of each of them was like a knife slashing under the ears of each of them!
Xu Yan listened to the second prince's words, and he did not show any weakness. He could not let the second prince scare those people so easily! The power network he has worked hard to manage over the past few years cannot be disturbed by these princes!
"There is the King of Xiaoyao Zheng Xiaoyao who monopolized the military power and stared at him covetously! His Majesty is in front of him, and he is very cautious about their Xu family! If he is promoted to the position of a prince of the Eastern Palace who is not under their control at this time, then his Xu family's plan will inevitably be in chaos and storms will be everywhere!"
"What's more, His Highness, this second prince is already disliked the Xu family because of his biological mother. At this critical moment, if the second prince gains power, then the power of his Xu family in the court will be very likely to be "destroyed thousands of miles" and be out of control..."
Xu Yan narrowed his eyes. Now that he had jumped out, recruiting Chen Yun was no longer in his plan! That's true, he could not let Chen Yun be appointed as the Minister of Justice so easily.
"If he has no foundation in the six tribes, he will be struggling!"
After Xu Yan thought about it, he had a plan!
"The other four ministers, your Majesty, have a discussion with you about your new minister of justice! If so, please stand in front of me and tell me when and where your Majesty summoned me, so that I can reflect on why your Majesty is willing to discuss with you, but even if you are not willing to tell the prime minister in advance!"
Xu Yan turned around suddenly, he looked crazy and roared sternly. His words were full of grievances and a little "resentment"!
"Have Your Majesty had you chatted with you privately about the fact that Mr. Chen was appointed as the Minister of Justice?"
Xu Yan couldn't take much care of it at this time. Since he chose this path, he had to go on, even if he was willing to do everything! What's more, doing so would be a pride to tell the civil and military officials of the court!
"He Xu Yan is not afraid of any prince! His Xu family is not afraid of imperial power! He, as the prime minister, is not a clay!"
All the civil and military officials in the court looked at Xu Yan in this way, which was the first time they met. Many of them had made friends with Xu Yan in private. At that time, Xu Yan was elegant and always had a "smug smile that could control everything" on the corner of his mouth!
All the officials went to court and watched Xu Yan roaring in the golden palace. They all watched quietly, and then remained silent!
Only when they saw the second prince's expression did they slowly lower their heads and said nothing! Xu Yan's heart can be said to be, now everyone knows it!
Even the father-in-law and guards standing aside, they all turned their backs!
"The royal family is the sky in their eyes! But Xu Yan's "power" in the court over the years is also there! Xu Yan, they can't afford to offend him. Some of them understand that even if Xu Yan is a bit too much now, he has the identity of the prime minister and the power of the Xu family. Even if His Majesty comes here now, every explanation of this matter will be really hard to end!"
"Xu Yan, you are arrogant!"
The second prince glared and shouted loudly! His breath was so thick that he breathed, and his breath was all hammered on the hearts of all the ministers in the court who had "had a close relationship" with Xu Yan!
They looked at Xu Yan today, and they suddenly became a little scared! They looked at the second prince who stood on the Golden Lunar New Year and held the jade seal in the state. They were really "very scared!"
How to describe their mood may be just a word "pan!"
Now, in the main hall, all the people with shaking their calves and sweating on their foreheads are officials who have "close" contacts with the Xu family. Now, looking around, there are quite a few!
"Prime Minister Xu, even if Your Majesty did not personally go to court, the three princes will replace His Majesty's morning court! As a minister, even if you have different orders to the emperor, you will be granted a different order.
, I can go to the imperial front to inquire, and it is so yelling loudly, how can it be!”
"Mr. Xu, is this Golden Palace regarded as a downtown on the street or the backyard of your Xu Mansion?"
The Censorate and Lu Qing also showed their integrity as a censor at this time! Without any personal emotions, facing such Xu Yan and Xu Zhufu, he could still talk about the matter!
"For thousands of years, those who dare to face the imperial power in this way and roar and question in court are not short of loyal ministers and good generals! Lu Qing's words are very pertinent now, and Xu Yan's every move is in the system of the law, but his behavior is a bit extreme!"
"However, I have to say that Xu Yan's excitement at this moment has some perfect effect!"
Now the remaining four ministers all pretend to be deaf. They not only couldn't hear Xu Yan's roar, but also could not hear the roar of the second prince! The other four ministers all pretended to be fine!
"Prime Minister Xu, don't be so excited! Your Majesty works hard day and night, and is busy with all kinds of things every day. Now that the dragon is ill, how can the Ministry of Justice be helpless! Your Majesty should have made a decision in a hurry, and it shouldn't be too late to inform the Prime Minister!"
"After all, even if Your Majesty is the emperor, the lord! Isn't this Fenghan also just here? If you say Ran, who else can hello? The Prime Minister should not worry about these things! Everything is left to fate!"
He is the Minister of Personnel and is the same as Xu Yan and Prime Minister Xu, but he is still half a level lower than Xu Yan. Now he can say this, which is indeed very appropriate!
Moreover, from the honest words, you can hear the shrewdness of the honest man, especially the last sentence, "Everything is left to fate!"
Among them, "Heaven" is the emperor, and "destiny" is the imperial edict! Leaving the will of heaven, he advised Xu Yan at this time, and still accepted the will of the second prince, so that Chen Yun and Chen Shilang would be appointed as the Minister of Justice in accordance with the will of heaven!
"I just cater to you and take the orders of heaven. What's the use of Your Majesty's appointment? I promised that you will be in vain. Life and death are all in vain. However, since I am the prime minister whom Your Majesty's order, I cannot sit idly by and watch Your Majesty violate the chaos of the ancestors' system so much!"
"If the rules are not established, the laws are not established! What's the use of you and I to be officials? Is it just to share the taxes of the people in the world?"
Xu Yan's sarcasm was also grasping the truth. At this time, he made a big fuss, and he expected no one could do anything to him. Moreover, he insisted that he was snatching the word "reason" and he had support!
"Zhaofu Xu, this is a good statement and I am worthy of being the prime minister of my court! Lin admires it!"
Lin Jian, the Minister of Works, suddenly happened at this time, and walked out! He was not fast and even very slow, but when others were seriously injured, his steps were stained with some strange magic at this moment. Every step he took was hanging, and everyone present had the heartstrings of everyone!
"No one knows what Lin Jian, the Minister of Works, is doing now!"
"But anyone knows that no matter what he wants to do, what he wants to do, and what he wants to say next will surely be shocking!"
"Among the six ministries, the Minister of Justice is missing. The Minister of Personnel openly walked to the opposite side of Xu Yan. When the two confronted each other, the Minister of Works spoke! It is conceivable that even if he spoke a little bit of nonsense, he would cause trouble when he threw it into the venue at this time!"
"What's more, can Lin Jian speak nonsense now?"
"Obviously, it won't be possible! So no matter what he says, it will inevitably cause a stir!"
Every step Lin Jian took was in the hearts of the people who were "selfish and ambitious" present! Their mood began to become nervous with every step Lin Jian!
Xu Yan is also staring at Lin Jian with a bad eye. He knew that "Lin Jian and Gengzhi" had already discussed privately about the marriage between the two families. If he chooses to help Gengzhi now, that is, standing with the second prince and agreeing to Chen Yun to submit a letter of ban, then the situation will be very bad for him!
"Among the six ministries, Shen Lishu, the former Minister of Justice, was considered a provocation from Xu Yan, and Zhao Yu, the current Minister of Rites, was also very biased towards Xu Yan! Among the six ministries, Xu Yan is very sure of these two ministries, so at this time, he could not throw away the Ministry of Justice so easily!"
"The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Rites are equivalent to Xu Yan's right-hand man in the court!"
"And, among the six ministries, Wu Buping, the Minister of War, has long been in favour of his Xu family, but his actual military power is now firmly held by Zheng Xiaoyao! Wu Buping is almost the same as an empty ambition now!"
"The only one remaining is Cao Wanjin, the Minister of Revenue, who has an ambiguous attitude with Zheng Xiaoyao, but he has never explicitly rejected Xu Yan!"
Xu Yan was also crazy about this in his heart. This time, this time, the mistake of the Minister of Personnel Gentleman was caused by Lin Jian, the Minister of Works. He must control the situation as soon as possible, but he must not have another Minister!
"If there are three ministers today who show that this matter has been discussed with several collegial documents, then he will definitely fail today!"
"You know, if three ministers stand in front of Xu Yan's opposite, the other two ministers will turn against each other. The minority obeys the majority, which is also a destined rule! If there is no interest maintenance, there will be no "fixed" stubbornness among them!"
Xu Yan watched Lin Jian walk step by step, his eyes turned a few times, and he thought that except for Lin Jian, no one would have any trouble!
"After all, Zheng Xiaoyao must not want Chen Yun to be promoted to the Minister of Justice like this! You know, he is now in the six ministries and does not have the power of the Minister of the Secretary! This will be very unfavorable for him to support his nephew in the future and the third prince will seize the Eastern Palace!"
"If you want to say now, you may return in the end
The one who is affiliated with him, the Ministry of Justice! Zhou Shun of the Ministry of Justice was inserted by Zheng Xiaoyao, who was also the candidate who was promoted to the Minister of Justice in addition to Chen Yun!”
Lin Jian looked at Xu Yan's appearance, and he naturally knew that Xu Yan was trying his best to plan at this time! In fact, Lin Jian was also betting when he took these steps! He was betting that His Majesty would not make such omissions. He was betting that the second prince would not be unprepared. He was betting that Li Chengjie would not be helpless!
He took advantage of the time just now and he had already figured it out! This may be a game set against Xu Yan! Although he is not sure who the plan is, he has this feeling in the dark! Xu Yan will definitely lose this time!
Lin Jian knows this guy very well. He will never stand up for support of Chen Yun for no reason because of his personal friendship! He must be sure that he can stand up and speak!
"What's more, everything is left to fate!" Lin Jian felt that his honest words were not only pointing Xu Yan, but also pointing him! It seemed like reminding him something!
"Shangshu Lin, what did you mean by what you said just now?"
Xu Yan really didn't want Lin Jian to stand opposite him at this time. He said tactfully, and even "winked" Lin Jian wildly, as if he was "prompt", but more like "bribery" negotiation!
"Haha! Paifu Xu!"
Lin Jian looked at Xu Yan's slightly "flattering" expression and said with a smile!
"I just think that Pai Fu Xu's words are quite reasonable! It is thought-provoking, and it is Pai Fu Xu's words that remind me!"
Lin Jian's attitude was vague and said humorously! All officials could hear a bit of ridiculous meaning from Lin Jian's words!
"oh?"
Xu Yan's tone increased a little, and he asked "Oh"!
"I just cater to you and take the orders of heaven. What's the use of Your Majesty's appointment? The country belongs to Your Majesty, but this world is indeed the world of everyone!"
"If the rules are not ruled and the laws are not ruled! What's the use of you and I to be officials? Is it just to share the taxes of the people in the world? Xu Caofu, a word shocked the ups and downs of the officialdom!"
"Yes, the way to be an official is not an official, but a person! Now that I think about it, I am really ashamed of myself!"
Lin Jian said here, and he beat his hands and stamped his feet, sighing a long time!
The civil and military officials in the court couldn't help laughing now! It was really a "unfair" person who was beside Lin Jian. When everyone saw his actions and his joking tone, they knew that Lord Lin was going to "storytell and tell stories again!"
Xu Yan was speechless when he looked at Lin Jian’s various behaviors! But now he can only listen!
"Hey, now I remember the days ago when I went to report to Your Majesty about the various constructions of the Dali Temple to Your Majesty, Your Majesty told me about some of the things in the Ministry of Justice! I was also...ahy!"
To be continued...