Chapter 785 The crowd is silent
Menxiashengshizhong were originally the emperor's ministers who came in and out of the restricted areas and stayed close to the curtains. They were in charge of reporting on affairs, receiving advice and consulting with secrets. Some even knew the secretaries of the ministers and saved troubles. They could be said to be the confidants of the nobles and dignitaries.
But in today's Western Wei Dynasty, Taishi Yuwentai is the emperor's biggest confidant, and naturally he does not need other confidants to accompany him. Therefore, his position as a servant has gradually become useless, and only this official title has been retained as a routine Honorary promotion.
In today's Western Wei Dynasty, with the institutionalization of the transfer process of various officials, official positions such as Shizhong, Hussar, and Kaifu have been formed. Some of the attendants appointed in this way could not even meet the emperor, let alone the confidants of the attendants.
But when there are important matters in the country that the emperor cannot decide alone, or when broad participation of the masses is required to reach a consensus, the addition of an official position by the minister becomes a condition for participation in the meeting.
This is what happened today. The memorial issued while under self-imprisonment was sent to the lower provinces in the imperial city together with the emperor's order for the subordinates to gather for a meeting. However, the official office of Menxia Province was not manned at all. The eunuch who sent the order searched all the nearby government offices. Only then did he find Wang Yuanluo of Jiangyang, who had just returned from Nanliang, and asked him to go to Menxia Province to receive the edict.
Yuan Luo left Hanzhong in the old year. Due to the attack of the famous Nanliang general Lan Qin, he simply surrendered to Nanliang with Hanzhong. He stayed in Nanliang for nearly twenty years. It was not until Hou Jing's rebellion was put down that Yuwen Taicai Please ask Jiangling to send it back through the Jingzhou General Manager's Office.
Among the official titles of Yuan Luo, there happened to be an additional official in the imperial court. Logically speaking, this kind of official promotion should not lead to direct provincial affairs to save trouble. However, the problem is that the Western Wei Dynasty did not arrange direct provincial imperial ministers at all. They became a temporary resting place for officials who went to the imperial city to perform business. Everyone is promoted, so there is no priority.
If it were anyone else, they would probably avoid it. After all, under normal circumstances, there would be no serious matters to be dealt with. What's more, Grand Master Yuwen is still in the court. Is there anything that the Chinese and Foreign Offices cannot decide?
However, Yuan Luo returned to the country not long ago and was already unemployed. He came to the imperial city today to meet with the Grand Master Yu Wentai, hoping to arrange a position for him to continue to shine. Of course, he would not shirk what was brought to his door, so he went straight to the imperial city. After entering the main hall, he received all the memorials and edicts unceremoniously.
When Yuan Luo opened the memorial and saw that it was for Taishi Yuwen to be crowned king, his heart suddenly beat wildly. It's not because of anger. He has lived in Nanliang for twenty years and experienced the turmoil of Hou Jing's Rebellion. Any feelings of family and country have long been worn away.
After seeing the content of this memorial, Yuan Luo suddenly became excited. He was worried that he could not find a way to ask Yuwen Taixian for protection. He could not continue to love his sister-in-law. Didn't the opportunity come now?
The emperor's edict stated that he would summon all his ministers to discuss the matter, but now he was the only one serving in the entire province. Of course he did not dare to object to this matter, so wouldn't the matter be settled?
Of course, no matter how stupid Yuan Luo is, he understands that this matter is not that simple. No matter how shameless he is, he dare not say that he will make Yuwen Tai the king based on his own selfish intentions. But he really didn't know what the personnel process was in the Western Wei Dynasty, and he was afraid that others would take the matter away from him, so he simply picked up the memorial and the edict and went to the Prime Minister's Mansion, intending to see Grand Master Yuwen and ask for advice. , indicating that he should summon those servants to finalize the matter.
Yuwentai respected this prince who had returned from abroad. When he heard his request for an audience, he immediately called him into the hall to meet him. However, when he saw the memorial and edict that Yuan Luo took out from his arms, However, he was so angry that he rolled his eyes.
It was precisely because Yu Wentai did not want to show too strong a sense of presence in this matter that he submitted the memorial to the emperor. In this way, even if the matter failed, he would not be too embarrassed, and he also wanted to use this to see how the people of the country were like. . Unexpectedly, the memorial letter that I had struggled with for a long time to send was sent back by Yuan Luo. Also, who made it easier for this guy to live in a straight family?
Being caught off guard by Yuan Luo, Yu Wentai didn't give him any face. He stood up and walked out of the hall. He ordered Huai'an Wang Yuanyu to come to the imperial city quickly to save his subordinates from trouble, and was responsible for summoning the servants in Beijing. They came to discuss the matter.
Yuan Luo came to greet Yu Wentai enthusiastically, but he did not expect that the matter would fall on Yuan Yu. He felt quite disappointed in his heart. However, when he heard that all the Beijing servants had participated in the matter, he immediately became energetic again. So he returned to Menxia Provincial Hall and waited.
Not long after, Yang Kuan strolled over from the other side, raised his eyes and saw King Jiangyang wandering outside the straight hall, so he walked up and said hello with a smile.
Before he could say anything, Yuan Luo said with some surprise: "Huashan Gong is really diligent in state affairs. Not long after the apostles who summoned all the servants to discuss the matter of conferring the title of Grand Master Yuwen left, the Duke came into the hall to wait. ”
"Sealed? Grand Master Yuwen?"
After Yang Kuan heard this, he immediately asked in surprise, and then quickly shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have misunderstood. I am in Zhi Shangshu Province today, and I don't know what important matters need to be discussed here."
After saying this, he no longer continued the greetings and quickly left the Menxia Provincial Office. He immediately found an acquaintance in the imperial city and asked him to return to Menxia Province to inquire about what needed to be paid. Discuss with each other.
In the imperial city, even the emperor's plans to murder powerful officials could not be kept secret, let alone things that did not need to be kept secret. Therefore, Yang Kuan quickly found out what happened and quickly left the imperial city.
There were quite a lot of high-ranking officials gathered in Beijing recently. Not long after Yang Kuan left the imperial city, he saw several summoned servants coming towards him on the street in front of the palace gate, so he hid on the side of the road and watched the family. The slave informs quietly before entering. Not long after, several people also excused themselves and retreated not far from the palace gate.
But there were exceptions. For example, Li Mu and others gathered their friends and went straight to the imperial city, preparing to reiterate their demands in public and fight for the throne for their lord.
However, they were destined to be disappointed today, because after a whole day of waiting, there were only less than ten servants who finally came to Menxia Province, and even Yuwentai's own nephews and relatives did not show up.
The position of servant is very common in the Western Wei Dynasty. Anyone who reaches a certain level will almost have this additional position. In today's Chang'an City, there are not only a hundred, but also twenty or thirty people with this title.
But not to mention the outcome of the meeting, there were only seven or eight people willing to participate in the discussion. Although it is not ruled out that some people really have something to do and it is inconvenient to participate in this meeting, it is not a coincidence that most of them happen to have something to do. , absence itself is a statement.
The meeting on the first day was obviously unsuccessful, and it was naturally difficult to reach any persuasive consensus. And this matter has also spread completely in Chang'an City, and everyone who is qualified to know has basically heard about it.
Not to mention whether Yu Wentai, the person involved, was angry and anxious when facing this situation, Li Tai, as the instigator, was still visiting relatives and friends calmly.
Another of his cousins, Lu Rou, was about to marry Wei Xiaokuan, Wei Xiaokuan's nephew, so while he was still in the capital, Li Tai ordered his family to prepare gifts and went to congratulate him in person, and also wanted to talk to Wei Xiaokuan. talk.
But before he could go out, his father-in-law, Dugu Xin, had already rushed into the house on horseback. Seeing the servants installing the saddle and bridle on Li Tai's horse, Dugu Xin waved his hands to stop him and motioned for Li Tai to follow him into the hall. Talk about things.
"What happened in the imperial city just now was something you never expected, Bo Shan?"
Dugu Xin was one of the people who was trusted earlier. The source of his information was still in the inner palace, so he knew it earlier than Yuan Luo, who happened to meet him, so he hurriedly came to tell Li Tai.
Li Tai was too lazy to cooperate with his father-in-law. After hearing this, he smiled and said: "Is what my father-in-law wants to say is that Wu'an Gong Li Xianqing and others asked for the title of king for the grand master?"
"You actually already know?"
Dugu Xin was quite surprised when he heard this. He did not expect that Li Taiji was not in the capital for a long time, but the information was better informed than him.
After seeing this, Li Tai suppressed a smile and nodded: "I know, I knew it the night before, because this is exactly what I instructed Li Xianqing and the others to do."
"You did it? Why? Why was it so unwise?"
Duguxin was even more surprised when he heard this. He stared at Li Tai with puzzled eyes and said, as if he had been abandoned.