Chapter 156: 1st General Assembly
Chapter 156 The First General Assembly
The New Year is coming soon.
On the seventh day of the first lunar month, the "first general meeting" of the Taifu Shogunate was being held in the palace. After three rounds of drinking, the atmosphere became increasingly heated.
After drinking too much, Yu Hua recalled the "sadness" of a few years ago, tears streaming down his face. He patted Yu Liang's shoulder with his big hand like a palm leaf fan, and said loudly: "Yuan Gui, when the Grand Tutor first summoned you, you were unwilling to come. Shao Xun was there at the time, right? Why are you still associating with this ungrateful guy?"
Yu Liang looked embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
This uncle followed the Grand Tutor to Xuzhou, and now he is quite trusted, but his reputation is not very good in private. The reason is not that he makes too much money, but that he does not share the profits with others and likes to eat alone.
Shao Xun said that he had never seen anyone who tried to eat alone have a good ending.
Yu Liang was influenced by him and thought it was right.
Therefore, for the sake of your uncle, I gave him a few pointers.
Unexpectedly, he angered his uncle. After drinking a few more glasses, he brought up old matters, making him very embarrassed.
"Yuan Gui, don't hide!" Yu Hua raised his head and drank a bottle of wine, and his voice became louder: "You are still involved with Shao Xun and have close contact with him. What do you like about him? If you continue like this, are you going to marry your sister to him?"
Yu Hua's voice was quite loud and many people heard it.
Hu Wufuzhi, who was just appointed as a Zhonglang in September, was also a drunkard. When he heard this, he slapped the table and laughed, "I met Shao Xun once. At that time, Zhang Fang had just retired. He went to the fields himself and plowed the fields like an old ox. He also made a folk song. What was it? Let me think about it..."
Everyone's attention was drawn to Hu Wu Fuzhi's words.
"Right!" Hu Wufuzhi slammed the table again and started to sing: "My brother is in the city and I am outside. I have no bowstring and no arrows. How can I survive when I run out of food? Save me! Save me!"
After singing, he laughed out loud without caring about other people's eyes.
"Vulgar!" commented the chief clerk Guo Xiang.
Hu Wu Fu was furious and wanted to fight with Guo Xiang, but everyone hurriedly stopped him.
Guo Xiang subconsciously took two steps back, and seeing that Hu Wu Fuzhi was being held back, he returned to his seat angrily.
This Zhonglang official had a close relationship with the military commander Wang Yan, and he couldn't afford to offend him.
However, the fire in his heart was burning fiercely, and he wanted to find an outlet to vent his anger. He happened to see Yu Liang arguing with his uncle, and said in a sarcastic tone: "Yuan Gui, your sister wants to marry Shao Xun, do you want the master to be the matchmaker?"
"My sister is only eleven years old. You must be joking, Master." Yu Liang waved his hands repeatedly.
"You can decide on it first. Isn't that what many families do? Some good families decide on their children when they are seven or eight years old." Guo Xiang continued in a gloomy tone.
Yu Liang was a little annoyed, so he turned his head away and didn't bother to pay attention to him.
At the main seat, Concubine Pei, who had come out to toast, stood up and left for some reason.
Sima Yue didn't take it seriously and continued to discuss things with Wang Yan: "The emperor has already summoned Yong to be the Minister of Education, so Yong will be summoned."
Sima Yong's return to Chang'an was more of an accident than a comeback.
In fact, he decided to come out of retirement reluctantly, but Liang Liu was too unlucky and was killed by the soldiers who turned against him.
But Sima Yong also knew that this time was different. He had lost control of Guanzhong and would be defeated sooner or later. Therefore, after receiving the emperor's edict, he immediately packed his bags and prepared to come to Luoyang to serve as the Minister of Education - in fact, he had no other choice.
"The Prince of Hejian only has Chang'an, a lonely city, so he will definitely come." Wang Yan raised the wine bottle and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Grand Master."
Sima Yue laughed heartily, feeling very proud and satisfied.
Sima Mo (formerly Duke of Pingchang), who had been promoted to King of Nanyang, sent his trusted general Liang Chen to wait on the road. Sima Yong would not be able to come to Luoyang this time, and his whole family would die.
The reason why Sima Mo took action was because Sima Yue planned to arrange for his younger brother to go to Guanzhong to supervise the military affairs of Qin, Yong, Liang and Yi, and keep an eye on the west for him.
After King Hu of Fanyang died suddenly, Ma Teng, the governor of Bingzhou and the general of Dongying Company, was sent to garrison Yecheng and was promoted to the title of King of Dongyan.
As for the location of Bingzhou, he had not decided who to give it to.
However, he appreciated the newly appointed Zuo Changshi Liu Yu very much, and entrusted him with all military and national affairs. Yes, Sun Hui, the famous figure in Xuzhou and the secretary-general, had fallen out of favor, and now Liu Yu was the most favored among all the officials in Yuefu.
Liu Yu took the opportunity to make a suggestion and obtained the position of Governor of Bingzhou for his brother Liu Kun.
To be honest, not many people in Bingzhou were willing to go, but Sima Yue finally agreed.
His series of arrangements were approved with the strong cooperation of Wang Yan and others.
This made Sima Yue very happy. His previous hesitation was swept away and the feeling of being in power returned.
Yes, he really doesn't have many enemies anymore.
Sima Yong is about to die.
Bingzhou, Jizhou and Yongzhou also arranged their own people.
Shao Xun, the thorn in his side who once caused him sleepless nights, was driven out of Luoyang.
Who else in the imperial court could oppose him?
No more, no one left!
No one can suppress him except that stupid emperor.
Sima Yue played with the white jade cup, wondering whether to send the fool to see the late emperor. Recently, the crown prince Chi often visited, with a respectful attitude, and seemed easier to control.
But now, anyone can use it. You can use it yourself.
Wang Yanneng.
So can others.
It would be better to replace him with someone who has a clear mind and knows his own strengths and weaknesses, so that he can take charge of the government.
Once people get the pleasure of power, they cannot tolerate others sharing it.
Anyone can use the power of the current emperor. It is not "exclusive" at all, which makes him a little annoyed.
There are really no enemies left, and the rest can be controlled by him, including Shao Xun - he has now come to terms with this man, and just think of him as asking the Xianbei to borrow troops, since they will have to pay a price anyway.
"Yuan Gui, explain it to me clearly." Yu Hua breathed out the alcohol and asked, "Does Zi Mei want to marry Wen Jun to Shao Xun?"
Sima Yue felt a little unhappy when he heard this.
Wang Yan sat there calmly, watching coldly.
"Zisong, Yuangui, sit down." Sima Yue said coldly.
After hearing this, Yu Hua sobered up a little and sat down shakily.
Yu Liang straightened his collar and sat upright.
"What?" Sima Yue said expressionlessly, "Is the Yingchuan Yu family going to marry the Donghai Shao family?"
Everyone laughed.
The Yu family was indeed a noble family in Yingchuan, but when did a Shao family appear in Donghai?
The Grand Tutor is really good at teasing people, so interesting!
Sweat broke out on Yu Liang's forehead.
He knew that the Master was being sarcastic.
"I really don't know about this." Yu Liang replied awkwardly.
Sima Yue snorted coldly and said, "What do you mean by 'I don't know about this'? Shao Xun is a general in my camp, and the talented people of the Yu family serve in the shogunate. Isn't it a good idea for the two families to get married? I think there is no need to delay and settle the matter as soon as possible."
Yu Liang was sweating on his back. The Grand Tutor was speaking in a sarcastic way.
He hesitated twice and finally said nothing.
At this time, the more he spoke, the more mistakes he made, and the less he spoke, the fewer mistakes he made. By the time the tutor turned his attention to other people, he would have passed the test.
Sure enough, Sima Yue sneered and said a few words about acting as a matchmaker for the two families, and then Wang Yan pulled him over to continue discussing important matters.
"Zhou Fu is a real nuisance in the court. He has been in cahoots with Xun Fan and others. Perhaps we can send him out to fight with Chen Min. If that doesn't work, we can just punish him." Wang Yan said.
Sima Yue nodded in agreement.
He also deeply hated Chen Min. For no other reason, he felt "insulted".
Previously, Chen Min had quelled the rebellions of Shi Bing and Feng Yun in a decisive and efficient manner, which impressed him very much. Therefore, he transferred him to his side to fight against Liu Qiao and his son together.
But who would have thought that after a great defeat, this guy used the excuse of returning to Yangzhou to recruit soldiers, never returned, and even established his own regime and caused chaos.
What is this? This is a naked contempt for him.
Whenever he thought of this, Sima Yue felt as sick as if he had eaten a fly, and he wished he could kill Chen Min immediately.
Zhou Fu is not his man, so it is better to kick him to Shouchun and let him fight with Chen Min. It would be best if both of them were killed.
"There is one more thing. The Minister of Personnel Zhou Mu and the Chief Censor Zhuge Mei want to restore Qinghe Prince Tan as the Crown Prince. We must pay attention to this matter." Wang Yan said again.
Sima Qin, the Prince of Qinghe, was also an unlucky child. Basically, every time the Queen was deposed or enthroned, he was involved. Sometimes he was the Crown Prince, sometimes he was the Prince of Qinghe, changing so many times that he almost became a joke in the eyes of others.
After hearing what Wang Yan said, Sima Yue's face became gloomy.
As a military advisor, Wang Yan was indeed qualified. He had considered all aspects for him and was much better than Cao Fu - the latter had too many complicated relationships and too many interests involved, so he was often slow in making decisions, and most of his advice was to "calm the situation down with peace of mind."
Zhou Mu, Zhou Mu...
Sima Yue was a little hesitant, because this was his aunt's son.
However, he then remembered that Zhou Mu was Zhou Fu's nephew, and he felt even more disgusted with him, so he decided to kill the two of them.
I would like to see if anyone dares to object to my "willful and reckless behavior"?
As for whether to kill King Qinghe, we need to think about it again.
When Shangguan Si rebelled last time, he supported Prince Qinghe as regent. If you really want to find fault with him, you can still find some.
Wait a little longer, and when the opportunity is right, kill him easily, it won’t be difficult at all.
At this moment, infinite pride surged in his heart again.
With great power in hand, the power of life and death can really make people intoxicated.
(End of this chapter)