"How dare that old bastard Feng Zhong bully me like this!"
Everything happened just as Liu Muzhi had expected. Feng Shaoqing's impeachment memorial listed 24 charges against Cui Cen, and there was solid evidence for each one.
At this moment, Prime Minister Cui, who was in power, felt like he was sweating profusely.
Besides anger, I couldn't help but feel a sense of fear.
Not only Cui Cen was angry, but all the other Cui family members present were also furious.
Cui Zhihao and Cui Zhihan were especially furious.
Cui Zhihao was the first to jump out, shouting, "Sir, I'm going to take my men to the Feng family and wipe out the entire Feng family!"
As soon as he said this, the entire hall of the Feng family mansion suddenly became quiet.
Cui Zhihan's expression changed, but he did not agree.
Cui Wenhao, however, was very supportive of his cousin's idea. He stood up and bowed, saying, "Uncle, there's no need for you to do this yourself. With just one order from you, I'll gather all my men and capture old Feng Zhong and those old scoundrels. Cut them to pieces!"
Hearing his words, Cui Luan, who had been sitting aside with his eyes half-open and half-closed as if taking a nap, opened his drooping eyelids slightly and glanced at his stupid son, but then lowered his eyes again without saying a word.
When other people in the hall saw Cui Zhihao and Cui Wenhao speak out one after another, many members of the Cui family also followed suit and shouted for fighting and killing.
Cui Cen's face was gloomy, he put his hands behind his back and paced slowly.
According to his thoughts, he naturally wanted to chop Feng Zhong and those old guys into minced meat.
But after holding power for many years, he is still more sober than Choi Ji-ho and Choi Moon-ho.
I was a little undecided for a moment.
"Wenshan, what do you think?"
Cui Cen turned and asked a middle-aged man sitting in the upper seat on the right.
This man's surname is Li, his given name is Zhi, and Wenshan is his courtesy name.
His last name was not Cui, and he did not hold any official position in the court. On the surface, he was only known as General Yang Wei.
This kind of general with a miscellaneous title was just a nominal position in the Qin Dynasty's bureaucratic system, probably equivalent to the honorary title in later generations.
However, as soon as one saw the position this person sat in the hall, which was second only to Cui Luan and above Cui Zhihao and Cui Zhihan, one could tell the status this person held in the Cui family, or in Cui Cen's mind.
He can be regarded as Cui Cen's first aide and first think tank.
In the hall where all the high-ranking officials of the Cui Party were either angry or worried, only this person was very calm.
He twirled his beard with one hand and waved a black jade paper fan with the other. He chuckled when he heard the words, "Feng Shaoqing and his men are just ants trying to shake a tree. My lord, there is no need to worry about them."
He snapped his folding fan shut and pointed at the memorial on the table in front of Cui Cen. He said with a nonchalant smile, "Although Mr. Feng's writing is quite good, it can't affect the lord or the Cui family in the slightest!"
Hearing him say this, many people in the hall frowned slightly.
One of them said, "Mr. Wenshan, I'm afraid your words are a little ill-considered. Although the Prime Minister and my Cui Party cannot be shaken by Feng Zhong's memorial, that old man Feng Zhong is, after all, a famous scholar.
The words in his memorial are extremely cunning and vicious. If I can't handle it properly, I'm afraid my Cui family will be looked down upon by the world, and the Prime Minister's reputation will be damaged."
This person's words obviously hit the mark of most people present. Many people nodded slightly when they heard his words, and couldn't help but reveal worry in their eyes.
Even Cui Luan's eyes gleamed as he looked at Liu Zhi.
"hehe……"
Liu Zhi chuckled upon hearing this, nodded slightly, and said, "What you all say is indeed reasonable. But after all... it's still lacking."
This person's words made sense, but there was clear disdain in his eyes.
Everyone was a little angry when they saw his expression, but they also knew what he was capable of, so they didn't dare to get angry.
The person who had spoken earlier could only hold back his anger and say, "Then I wonder what Mr. Wenshan has to say about this matter. You can't just ignore it, right?"
"Of course." Liu Zhi nodded slightly.
Then he clasped his fists slightly towards Cui Cen and said, "My lord, I have three plans that may be of some use to you. Please consider them, my lord and the others."
Cui Cen was overjoyed when he heard this. He actually stood up and saluted Liu Zhi, saying urgently, "Please teach me, Wenshan!"
"I dare not."
Liu Zhi stood up and clasped his fists in return. He then unfolded his folding fan and said slowly, "My first strategy is to retreat in order to advance."
Liu Zhi paused slightly and looked around. He thought someone would ask what it meant to retreat in order to advance, but unfortunately no one responded and just looked at him.
"Cough~"
Seeing that no one cooperated, Liu Zhi smacked his lips in disappointment, then coughed lightly.
Then he continued, "The so-called retreat to advance is actually very simple. The core is the word retreat.
If my lord adopts this strategy, he can now send Feng Zhong's memorial to the palace and submit his resignation tonight..."
"What, Liu Zhi, what kind of strategy is this? Who is Feng Zhong? It's just a memorial, and you actually want my father to resign? Are you helping my Cui family or someone else..."
Before Liu Zhi finished speaking his so-called best strategy, there was a commotion in the hall.
The first one who couldn't sit still was Cui Zhihao.
Cui Wenhao and the others immediately went crazy, pointing at Liu Zhi's nose and cursing.
Cui Zhihan and others also looked unhappy, but they were slightly more restrained than Cui Zhihao and others.
Only a few people like Cui Luan looked pensive, but none of them spoke.
Until Cui Cen's face darkened and he shouted, "Shut up!"
Then everyone quieted down.
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