In recent days, there have been many major events in the capital.
First, Prime Minister Cui Cen claimed illness and submitted two consecutive petitions to resign, but the emperor rejected his request. Not only that, but the second time he rejected it in very harsh terms.
He actually said directly that he was indebted to the country, but instead of thinking of repaying it, he ignored the country's affairs for a little personal honor and disgrace in the face of national crisis and often claimed to be sick.
This is equivalent to pointing directly at Cui Cen's nose and saying, what's wrong with you? You just got scolded by someone, so you hide at home and pretend to be sick.
Don’t you know that today’s mess is all caused by you?
As soon as this decree was issued, the expressions of people in the court and the country were naturally extremely exciting.
Some people sneered and said nothing.
There are people like Feng Zhong who applaud and cheer.
Of course, more people submitted memorials to express their grievances on behalf of Cui Cen, saying that Your Majesty was being too harsh in criticizing important state officials.
Some even directly submitted memorials saying that the emperor had no heart of benevolence.
The palace ignored all these memorials.
But the Jinyiwei wrote down the names of all these people one by one.
Whether you are a follower or a die-hard fan, just wait for me...
Soon after, news came out that the emperor and Nan Luoying had officially completed the ceremony of accepting the marriage proposal and offering betrothal gifts.
During this process, Zhao Hu, one of the Nine Ministers and the Grand Secretary, was unexpectedly captured by the emperor's uncle, who was the most senior member of the royal family, and a group of elders for the crime of treason.
Then they directly removed him from the family tree in the name of the clan, although there was no mention of him being demoted to a commoner or receiving other punishments.
But if a person from the royal family compiled a family tree, what else could he be but a commoner?
Not to mention Da Zongzheng...
Not long after, Zhao Hu was found to have committed suicide by drinking poison at home.
The Grand Secretary, one of the nine ministers of the imperial court, was eliminated so easily.
Even on the surface, the emperor didn't take any action...
But everyone knew that this must be the emperor's work.
The reason is very simple, that is, Zhao Hu was too close to Cui Dang, or he himself was a member of Cui Dang.
Others understood it, and Cui Dang understood it even better.
This also brought great oppression to everyone in Cui's party.
Everyone gathered in the prime minister's residence again.
However, although everyone had been sitting there for a long time, the seats of Prime Minister Cui Cen and Imperial Censor Cui Luan were still empty.
The two young masters did not show up either.
On the contrary, Han Zhuowu, who had suddenly gained the attention of the two young masters in the past two days, sat calmly in the first seat on the left, as if he had replaced Liu Zhi, the chief think tank of the Cui party.
When everyone saw this, they all sighed slightly.
They looked at each other, and then at the meeting hall which was obviously much more spacious than usual.
“It seems like many people didn’t come?”
Someone whispered.
Upon hearing this, the person nearby subconsciously glanced around, then sneered softly, "That's nothing strange. It doesn't make any difference whether some opportunistic people come or not."
"Song Jun's words make sense. They come when they see profit, and leave when the profit is gone. They are mean people!"
Everyone chuckled and nodded, but they were secretly panicked in their hearts.
They come when there is profit and leave when the profit is gone. Doesn't that mean that there is no profit to be made here now?
After a moment, someone whispered, "I heard that the Emperor's men have been trying to sow discord among us lately. It's said that quite a few of us have been approached by that Wang... Mr. Xuan Ce."
"Oh, is this true?"
"This, I also heard from others."
"Haha, how can you take hearsay seriously? Anyway, I have never met any Mr. Wang or Mr. Xuan Ce. Could it be that he has come to see you, Mr. Yang?"
"No! Haha, no, I just heard it from others, and it seems to be completely false. Hearsay is indeed not to be trusted."
"Yes."
"Ha ha……"
"Hahaha……"
Everyone laughed awkwardly again, but couldn't help but sneer in their hearts...
It seems that the people of Cui's party have indeed lost their morale. In this case, it would be better for the Prime Minister to come less often in the future.
After such an awkward chat for a long time, someone finally couldn't stand it anymore.
In the crowd, a true die-hard loyalist of the Cui family slammed the table and stood up, shouting to Han Zhuowu, who was sitting at the first seat on his left, "Mr. Han, everyone is in such a state of panic today. Won't the Prime Minister be in attendance today?"
Han Zhuowu felt unhappy when he saw that the man neither called him Mr. Han nor Mr. Zhuo Wu, but just casually addressed him as Mr. Han.
He glanced at the person who spoke and his expression changed slightly.
This man's surname is Tong, and his given name is Guanyue. He is one of the disciples of Prime Minister Cui Cen. Although his surname is not Cui, he is also a die-hard figure in Cui's party.
However, his status as a disciple is a bit fishy. He had to force himself to get close to Cui Cen and lick him, which was a status he earned.
Although he has some talent, he is far inferior to Cui Cen's other disciple, Shaofuling Lu Qian.
But this person is unaware of this. Relying on his status as Cui Cen's disciple and some cleverness to gain some fame and talent, he becomes a little arrogant.
Han Zhuowu felt a little disdainful, but he didn't want to show his displeasure.
Hearing this, he smiled slightly and said, "Lord Guanyue, please be patient. The Prime Minister has his own considerations on how to act, which is beyond our control.
As for the two young masters, the Prime Minister is currently giving them instructions and they will be here shortly."
Although Tong Guanyue didn't know that Han Zhuowu despised him in his heart, he was very dissatisfied with the other party's perfunctory answer.
Looking at Han Zhuowu, he sneered and said, "How the Prime Minister acts, Guanyue naturally dares not deny.
But recently the tyrant has been pressing forward step by step.
The Prime Minister is the pillar of the country!
He became ill due to overwork for state affairs, but the foolish emperor did not say a word of concern, but instead spoke harshly to him.
At the same time, he has allowed people to sow discord, alienate and confuse people within the Cui family.
The Grand Master of the Imperial Court was one of the Nine Ministers of the Imperial Court and a loyal minister of the country, but he committed suicide out of shame and anger due to the humiliation.
All these things are simply retrograde.
Han Jun has now replaced Liu Wenshan as the top think tank of our Prime Minister's Mansion. Does he have any corresponding strategies for all these things? "
As soon as these words were spoken, the meeting hall fell silent.
Everyone looked at Han Zhuowu and Tong Guanyue.
Han Zhuowu had a smile on his face, but his eyes were looking at another disciple of the Prime Minister, Shaofu Ling Lu Qian.
He nodded slightly and smiled, "Guanyue asked a good question, Master Lu, what do you think?"
Tong Guanyue's words were fierce. He was clearly asking him a question, and even hinted that he was dissatisfied with his holding the position of Cui Party's top think tank.
But Han Zhuowu seemed to have heard nothing and turned to ask Lu Qian as if nothing had happened.
Everyone sneered in their hearts, thinking that Mr. Han was really smart in using little force to achieve a great effect.
At the same time, he subconsciously turned his gaze to look at Lu Qian.
However, many people sighed secretly.
Even at this point, the core members of the Prime Minister's Office are still fighting among themselves. Sigh...
However, at this time, the Prime Minister and the two princes had not arrived in the conference hall, and the Imperial Censor Cui Luan had not arrived either.
Lu Qian was already the highest-ranking and most core member of the Cui Party among everyone present.
Everyone really wanted to see what Mr. Lu would say.
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