At the beginning of the establishment of the cabinet, five vacancies were created, one was the first assistant, the second was the second assistant, and the remaining three cabinet elders.The position of Shoufu has always been dominated by the Wang family, without him, the Wang family has been a century-old family, and the dynasty has changed, but the Wang family is standing.Wang Mian was able to sit in the position of first assistant, firstly, because he was inseparable from the Wang family behind him, and secondly, he himself did make great achievements in political affairs.He is the successor cultivated by pouring the best resources of the Wang family, and his vision is not comparable to ordinary people.He has a century-old heritage of the Wang family.Ma Yu and Shen Yanchu, the two elders of the pavilion who were present, looked at each other, looked at Wang Mian, and then looked at Qi Ping, and finally Ma Yu took the lead in raising a glass and said to this Qi Ping: "The four princes have always been very smart, and we are naturally willing to follow Ming Jun." ”Qi Ping was pleased by the sentence "Ming Jun", and raised his wine glass to pay tribute to the two elders.Once the front is united, and the food and drink are full, we must talk about major matters.In the current political affairs, the most anxious thing for them must be Pei Changsheng, who is still on the run."
Pei Changsheng is really cunning!"
Pei Ming said viciously, their people had already found out that the people Xu Zhengyue killed in Black Bear Mountain were indeed Pei Changsheng's private soldiers.But Pei Changsheng didn't put everyone here, and some of them disguised themselves as mountain bandits on Yunlang Mountain, seventy kilometers outside Kyoto.Yunlang Mountain is at the junction of Kyoto and Liangzhou, because of the awkward location, this mountain has no products, and the attitude of the two local governments of Liangzhou and Kyoto towards it is dispensable.After Pei Changsheng let people occupy this mountain, he often robbed passers-by and merchants, and their lives were also passable.And because the two governments couldn't get the benefits of Yunlang Mountain, and they also had to endure hardships and send troops to suppress bandits, they began to shirk each other.One says that Yunlang Mountain is from Liangzhou, and the other says that Yunlang Mountain occupies more of Kyoto's territory.In short, no one is willing to send troops, of course, there are many Pei Changsheng's handicrafts.In short, after so many years, the status of the mountain bandits in Yunlang Mountain is stable."
This official heard that Ning Guogong led his troops to clear out the bandits in Yunlang Mountain, I don't know what the situation is?"
As he was talking, a small servant of the Wang family hurriedly picked up a letter and handed it to Wang Mian.After reading it, Wang Mian pinched his goatee and smiled unfathomably."
Your Highness, take a look."
After reading the content of the letter, Qi Ping couldn't control his excitement and said: "Okay!
That's great!
”Only then did Shen Yanchu and Ma Yu know that Xu Zhengyue led troops to Yunlang Mountain to save people, but he was ambushed and seriously injured, and now he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead.And he was so seriously injured that he couldn't move, and his cronie Xu Qin entered Beijing overnight and secretly took away the old lady Leng.But there are so many doctors in the hospital, and suddenly there is a big living person, so naturally he can't escape the eyes of others.Shen Yanchu and Ma Yu thought to themselves, what kind of good news is this?
That's your own uncle, if your uncle is gone, there will be a fierce fight within the Xu family.At that time, no matter who is in power, the Xu family will not be the same Xu family as before.Even if you support your four princes to ascend to the throne, you must also weigh whether they still have the confidence.If it were them, they would rather attack the prince first, and then the Xu family would have to support the queen's only remaining son.Even if you can't get used to Xu Zhengyue, you have to stay up until you sit firmly on the throne.But think about it, Xu Zhengyue is such a domineering person, how can Wang Shoufu tolerate the second voice next to the prince he supports.That's to add to yourself."
Congratulations to Your Highness, congratulations to Your Highness."
Ma Yu poured a pot of wine for Qi Ping, "What we are worried about now is that if the eldest prince really colludes with Pei Changsheng, then how many soldiers and horses Pei Changsheng has left, what kind of plans do they have, and what kind of preparations should we make." ”"Pei Ming has not come out of the Great Prince's Mansion so far, and the cooperation between the two parties is already a sure thing."
Wang Mian stroked his beard and said, "If I were Mr.
Guo, I would definitely suggest that Qi Ming force the palace at this time."
Pei Changsheng is very arrogant, naturally he will not allow himself to be ruined and ruined, he will definitely use his new identity to help Qi Ming force the palace and become a king and defeat him!
”Shen Yanchu and Ma Yu gasped, and then raised their own questions."
Impossible, right?
General Zhang Biao has 100,000 troops outside Beijing, there are 10,000 forbidden troops in the imperial city, and Pei Changsheng's people are only five or six thousand at most, how can he break the guards of the forbidden army and enter the palace!
”Wang Mian hooked his lips and smiled, "So, we have to help Qi Ming and make his plan go smoothly." ”"Shousuke, what do you mean by that?"
Shen Yanchu was taken aback."
The emperor gave Qi Ming a fief for Jiangzhou, Jiangzhou is now in ruins, as long as Qi Ming works hard in Jiangzhou and convinces the hearts of the people, Jiangzhou will definitely be strong and strong in ten years.And," he paused, his voice becoming serious, "The emperor once summoned me and Chu Cifu to ask us about the excavation of an artificial canal. ”As soon as he said this, the two pavilion elders gasped."
Artificial canals?""
That's right, dig a river out of Kyoto and connect the north and south!""
Whimsical!
How is this possible!
”Ma Yu immediately retorted.But after finishing speaking, his thoughts paused, "Does the emperor really think so?"
”Wang Mian nodded, "Not only did I start thinking about it, but I already started doing it."
Jiangzhou is now starting to dig its route to Yangzhou on the pretext of dredging the channel. ”"How can the emperor do this!
Why don't you let the cabinet vote for such a big thing!
”"No wonder Jiangzhou reported so much cost to repair the channel, and the emperor approved it against public opinion, it turned out that he had this idea!
Jiang Wenhao's iron rooster actually agreed to give this money!
I think Jiang Wenhao is also in the know, he is a person who has been to Jiangzhou once, it is impossible not to know that Jiangzhou is digging a canal!
”No wonder Wang Mian hinted at them before, and the emperor is less and less interested in the cabinet.He did so much behind their backs!
If this continues, the cabinet will be in vain, and their rights will be gone!
The two of them, who were not so reluctant to get on the thief ship of the fourth prince, immediately made up their minds.They don't have the ability to fight against the imperial power, but Wang Mian and the Wang family behind him have."
The three elders, if one day, this palace can become a great treasure, and they will never make such a move as hurting the hearts of their courtiers as their father."
Qi Ping immediately expressed his stance and bought people's hearts."
To get back to the point, if the canal is really dug successfully, then Jiangzhou, as the first excavation site of the canal, its status must not be low.If Qi Ming lurks for another ten years and is ambitious, it will be a big disaster. ”Wang Mian's tone was worried, and after speaking, he changed his tone again, "Qi Ming now has Pei Changsheng's private army, and his heart must be ready to move."
And he will not be willing to leave the capital like this and give way to a prince who is inferior to him.At this time, we should fuel his ambition and let him fall into the clouds completely!
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