Chapter 228 Potential Change
Champion Hou did not admit defeat. After experiencing the initial senseless anger, he gradually calmed down and began to instruct the ministers to make a real counterattack.
The first minister to act was Jiang Juying, the Minister of War. General Han Xing was of higher rank, but he did not have the right to act arbitrarily. Important military orders must be reported to the Ministry of War in time, and then transferred to the emperor by the Ministry of War. During this process, if the military order is wrong, The Ministry of War can withdraw and ask for correction, and in the case of obvious mistakes, the Ministry of War can directly veto the order.
The so-called mistakes are usually unintelligible words, ambiguous semantics, taboos, etc. It can be corrected. In very rare cases, there will be obvious ambiguity in a certain sentence in the military order. At this time, the Ministry of War can temporarily veto it. Order, no need to report to the emperor.
The officials of the Ministry of War gathered together and read the military orders sent by the generals over and over again. To the extent that they were recited, they could not even pick out the mistakes of the strokes. After a whole night, the Ministry of War still had to veto the military orders. The reason is very simple: The seal is unclear and may be forged.
This is an absurd reason. Unless the general himself brings the seal back to Beijing, no one can prove that the seal is true.
At the same time, the Ministry of War also issued a letter directly to the garrisoned troops in various places, prohibiting the generals from executing military orders.
Before dawn, the King of the East Sea came knocking on the door, with the help of the "Guanghua Group of Tigers", and he was very well informed.
Han Ruzi only had about an hour to stop the Ministry of War. This was the short-knife contact between him and the champion Hou, which was faster than the eye and the hand.
The Minister of War, Jiang Juying, is close to the Cui family, and the King of the East China Sea has sent someone to contact him. Jiang Juying only replied: "The duty is, regardless of personal relationships."
Yang Feng immediately went to Guo Cong. A large number of famous scholars in the capital were already gearing up for their work, waiting for someone to show up, and the Ministry of War was the first to bear the brunt.
Half an hour later, the Ministry of War was surrounded by a group of unarmed scholars. They blocked the door, not allowing anyone to go out, shouted Jiang Juying's name, asked him to confront him, and explained why they were preventing relief to the victims.
The Ministry of War was only a hundred paces away from the main south gate of the palace, and a group of soldiers from the Guards patrolled back and forth, but did not interfere.
Jiang Juying sent people to charge twice, but these scholars were either bachelors of the Hanlin Academy, or disciples of the Imperial Academy and the Imperial Academy.
The more and more scholars gathered, and after the day was bright, another group of old gentlemen came. One of them was white-haired, who was brought in by the disciples. Jiang Juying's teacher-student relationship.
The trouble got bigger and bigger, and even the other yamen in the surrounding area were also implicated, so the door was closed and the office was closed to prevent the scholars from rushing in.
During this period, several teams of soldiers came to try to drive out the troubled scholars, but they failed, and they were expelled instead. No one was allowed to bring weapons to the palace.
Han Ruzi was not idle. Soon after dawn, he and the King of the East Sea went to see the King of England.
The person beside the King of England was named Yuan Zifan, and the two of them met the visitor together.
Han Ruzi brought a petition, hoping that the ministers and yamen of all ministries will take the common people in mind, not to prevent the opening of warehouses in various places, and promise that they will never be held accountable for dereliction of duty in the future. Wang joins.
King Ying hadn't woken up very much. He sat on the chair and kept yawning, asking for a pen and printing, and wanted to send the two nephews away. Yuan Zifan stopped the King with a smile, and then argued with the visitors.
"Although he is a prince and a grandson, he has no real official position, and when he is vying for the throne, how can he dare to interfere in the affairs of the state?"
"The government is stagnant. It is the time when the clan's children are fighting for the throne and the emperor. Since the King of England is one of the participants, he should take the opportunity to become famous. Why stay out of it?"
"The famous ones are Marquis Tien and the King of the East Sea, what's the deal with King Ying?"
"The so-called follow the trend, the two of us take advantage of the situation, and we have left a blank. The British king is the elder, the seal is in front, and we will not fight."
"Since it's good for everyone, why not go to the champion first?"
"That's what we want. To see the King of England first is to show respect. If the King of England is interested, the two of us are willing to take the King of England as the head and go to see the champion together."
"The King of England is young and will not be involved in this matter."
"Since you can participate in the election of the emperor, why do you say 'young'?"
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Han Ruzi and the King of Donghai have two enemies and one, and gradually gain the upper hand. Suddenly red.
Han Ruzi suppressed Yuan Zifan, and the King of the East Sea turned to King Ying, and whispered to persuade him to make up his own mind, "You are the son of Emperor Wu. If you want to be an emperor in the future, you must practice your own words now, and make up your own mind about everything..."
"King Ying, don't listen to his nonsense." Yuan Zifan had to pay attention to King Ying while he was dealing with Marquis Juan.
King Ying had already been persuaded, jumped to the ground, and said loudly: "Let's go to see the champion together, and ask him why he is hiding wine, meat and food, and refuses to take it out!"
"Yes, I have to let him explain clearly." King Donghai pushed hard, no matter how wrong the King of England's understanding was.
After all, Yuan Zifan was only a famous person and could not directly interfere with the decision of the King of England. The servants were already ready, and immediately sent the ink and ink to the seal. With a wave of the pen, the King of England wrote his name crookedly, even more than Han Ruzi's handwriting. Scribbled.
Then the three uncles and nephews left the mansion and went to the champion mansion together.
Before leaving the house, Han Ruzi cupped his hands to Yuan Zifan and said, "Follow the trend, the situation has already been established, why is Mr. Yuan not going well?"
Yuan Zifan laughed and set off as well. He met Lin Kunshan on the way. He looked for the East Sea King everywhere. He had already run to several places. As soon as they met, he smiled bitterly and said, "Why did the East Sea King leave me and travel alone?"
"I see that you are sleeping soundly, and I don't have the heart to disturb you. Come on, let's go to see the champion together."
The team gradually expanded, the news spread out for some unknown reason, and many unexpected people joined in. The actions of the generals and scholars clearly sent a clear signal to the clan and Xungui, and many families sent people to support Marquis Juan, King of the East Sea and Ying. Wang, but he was more cautious. The parents did not come forward, and the dispatches were all young children. Many of them were soldiers of the honorable battalion under Juan Hou's command, and it didn't take long for them to return to Beijing.
In name, the core of this team is the King of England. He walks at the front and doesn't know the way. He is guided by the Juan Hou and Donghai King on both sides. The little guy rarely goes out, so he is very happy, jumping and jumping, shouting from time to time. A voice: "Champion Hou pays the grain!"
The disciples of the aristocratic family understood who was the real leader. After joining, they all greeted Hou Juan, and some even met him with military salute, and still regarded him as the general of Zhenbei.
The prince's mansion is not far away. When Han Ruzi and his party came to the champion mansion, the team had expanded to more than 100 people, followed by many servants and a larger number of people. This is a rare sight under the emperor's feet. Anecdote, everyone wants to see the excitement.
Han Ruzi and Donghai Wang deliberately slowed down, stopping a few times in the middle to introduce the newcomer to King Ying and coax the children even more happily.
They are giving the Champion Hou reaction time.
Yang Feng's evaluation of Champion Hou is that he is less resourceful and more decisive, often making mistakes due to ill-consideration, and blaming others afterwards. Therefore, you can't make a surprise attack on the champion. If you are surprised, he may make a decision that will hurt both sides. Give him some time and let people around him persuade him. Once the anger disappears, the champion will go to the other extreme: The mess was thrown to his subordinates, and he just blamed himself.
Nearly noon, a group of people came to the gate of Champion Hou's Mansion and blocked half of the street. They responded to the scholars in front of the military department. It was hard to say which side was more powerful. He was more polite. He didn't raise his arms and shout, and he didn't rampage. A lot of greetings were sent to the doorman and asked him to hand it over to the champion.
Not long after the champion Hou's wedding, the lanterns, happy couplets and other items on the Hou's mansion gate were still there. Hundreds of people stood outside, like guests who came to Hexi, but they didn't have gifts in their hands.
Just as Yang Feng had expected, the champion had already received the news. After experiencing rage, curses and a series of chaotic orders, he calmed down again, followed by timidity. The champion finally found that the entire court was not as he hoped. He firmly supported him as emperor, but most people were still watching. The champion was temporarily in the upper hand, and the ministers were loyal and loyal. When the champion lost a little, they immediately showed their stance on the wall.
The prime minister, Yin Wuxian, who has been talking about the great prince, claimed a few days ago that he was ill and could not go into seclusion. In order to compete for the position of prime minister, Xiao Sheng, the censor of the left inspection, and Shen Mingzhi, the censor of the right inspection, are the most active in front of the champion, and they are also the officials of supervision. Without the imperial decree, they have the most power, but they are not willing to come forward to prevent the release of food. , but advised the champion Hou to hold back for a while.
The Minister of War, Jiang Juying, was unable to support it alone, and the champion Hou also couldn't stand it.
For the sake of face, the champion Hou refused to meet Juan Hou and others, and Lu Congxin had to leave the house alone. I see, but it is completely consistent with the opinions of Marquis Juan, King of Donghai, and King Ying. They think that the sooner the better, the better. No one can stop them.
Jiang Juying, the secretary of the Ministry of War, who is not yet aware of it, was betrayed in this way and became the target of public criticism.
Lu Congxin brought the petition into the mansion, and asked the champion to sign and seal it. The position was tied with the king of England, higher than the marquis of Juan and the king of Donghai, and then he went out of the mansion to return the petition.
In fact, everyone knows that because the imperial palace refuses to approve the memorial, there is nowhere to send this petition, and no yamen will accept it. It is just a statement.
The team turned to the Ministry of War. After walking a few streets, King Ying recognized the road and ran fast. For him, it was an unforgettable day.
The news always runs faster than the legs. Jiang Juying in the yamen finally heard about the submission of the champion. He was shocked and reacted quickly. He immediately ordered his officials to go out and assured everyone that the Ministry of War would never refute or deny the general. , everything was a rumor, and with the help of his entourage, he escaped over the wall and returned home with a serious illness, and he did not go out for a long time.
Han Ruzi won another victory, but like the two armies that have been facing each other for a long time, once they confront each other, the battle will continue until one side is defeated and withdraws, and Han Ruzi is far from winning the final victory.
Yang Feng felt that the time had come, and suggested that Marquis Juan began to win over the ministers. The first target was Xiao Sheng, the censor of Zuo Cha, who resented the most.