Chapter 221 Let Him Go
After Lu Desheng made such a fuss, many officials were embarrassed by him.
Many people also seriously suspected that he was idle. It was clear that no one dared to mess with him since Xu Yue's reputation was completely ruined by his scolding. This time, he must have deliberately let his eldest son go fishing. How insidious!
There was no sign that Lu Desheng would stop stirring up trouble, and small groups of officials in Chang'an City gathered in twos and threes.
Some officials, fearing they would be implicated, were the first to attack the perpetrators. "Lü Desheng is not an easy man to deal with, and he's not someone you'd want to mess with. Why would you mess with him?"
The official, who had already been scolded by Lu Desheng, looked very unhappy.
Other officials thought, it is indeed not simple, he was the favorite of the late emperor before, but he is still here after the late emperor passed away.
Many officials cried out in their hearts, "Emperor, why didn't you take your beloved ministers away with you? They are only harming the people in this world if you leave them here."
"We can't go on like this!" No one can guarantee that he doesn't have any braids on his head, nor can he guarantee that his butt is clean.
The main reason was that Lü Desheng was too good at talking. When someone's shortcomings were so big that others couldn't ignore them, he would scold them. When the shortcomings were so small that they were not very noticeable, he would praise them.
They seize on the smallest flaw and praise the person to the hilt. The person being praised may be quite happy at first, but later on, the smile gradually disappears, mainly because the words used to praise the person seem less and less right the more they listen.
Someone quickly agreed, "Yes, we definitely can't go on like this." God knows what's written in that thick notebook of his!
"What can you do to him? Lu Desheng said he has a golden ticket to immortality!"
The other officials looked unhappy when they heard this.
Indeed, the officials who were scolded by him hated him to death, but they could not do anything to him.
No one can do anything about him.
"So let him go on like this?"
Just as everyone was silent, someone said casually, "Since the death of the late emperor, Lord Lu has been well behaved for a long time. I don't know why he suddenly became like this."
The ministers thought, yes, this man hasn't had an attack for a long time, what happened to him? What triggered him?
Someone subconsciously said, "Isn't he making such a fuss just to vent his anger on his eldest son?"
Everyone looked at each other, exchanging a knowing glance. They were all seasoned officials, so how could they believe everything others said? They wanted to see the essence of things through superficial phenomena.
As the saying goes, many hands make light work. With everyone working together, someone soon found out the cause of Lu Desheng's illness.
"Lü Desheng requested to be transferred out of the country."
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this.
Is there such a good thing? Let him go, let him go immediately!
Lu Desheng has become a shadow in their hearts. Let him leave Chang'an and cause trouble there!
"But his memorial has been suppressed by the Emperor. Recently, it seems that it was rejected on the advice of Lord Zuo."
I see!
After learning the reason, everyone glared at Zuo Anmin. "If he wants to be exiled, just let him go! You're so powerful, Zuo Anmin! Lv Desheng's swordsmanship didn't reach you! If you stopped him, we'd be the ones to suffer! This is immoral!"
No, this can't go on. They can't do anything to Lu Desheng, so why can't they deal with Zuo Anmin?!
Imperial Palace
The new emperor was in a headache because too many ministers had come to him to complain recently! They were all suing Zuo Anmin.
He knew everything that had happened in Chang'an City recently, and of course he knew why Lu Desheng was making such a fuss.
Lü Desheng had been clamoring for a transfer, insisting it must be to Pingzhou or its vicinity. He also said the farthest he could accept was eastern Youzhou, Youbeiping Commandery, and other places. He wouldn't accept anything further out, not even Jizhou or Yanzhou.
After being assigned a place, they made no demands on the size of the official position they would be assigned. Honestly, this wasn't excessive.
He has been keeping this memorial.
The new emperor actually didn't care about Lu Desheng's application for transfer. He had no intention of making further use of Lu Desheng. Since the other party wanted to be transferred, it was also possible to give him a local official position.
It was Zuo Anmin who disagreed. Recently, Zuo Anmin suggested that he directly reject Lu Desheng's memorial.
In the past two days, Lu Desheng submitted another memorial, saying that if it really doesn't work, he will resign.
It is impossible to ask him to resign from his post.
Before the late emperor died, he ordered a group of people to be buried with him. After he ascended the throne, he met some people he disliked and killed another group of people, which led to his bad reputation.
Lu Desheng was too famous. He was a favorite of the late emperor. He had previously engraved on the Three Wonders Stele together with the late emperor and three presidents of academies, and was well known to scholars all over the world.
If Lu Desheng resigned in anger, it would only make his reputation worse. Others would think that he was a narrow-minded new emperor who could not tolerate even Lu Desheng, an old minister of the previous emperor.
Zhang Xian reminded him that as an emperor, no matter what happened behind the scenes, his reputation in public should at least be acceptable.
Of course, these things were not thought of by the new emperor, but were reminded by Zhang Xian in an indirect way.
"Your Majesty, ask yourself, is Lord Lu's request too much? It's not too high. He still has the golden medal of immunity from death, but Lord Lu has always been quiet and has not used this to do whatever he wants."
Zhang Xian's words reminded the new emperor of something: that is, after the previous emperor's death, Lü Desheng had been very quiet. During this period, the court was in chaos, but he was very sensible and did not cause trouble for him, the new emperor.
Thinking of this, the new emperor took a liking to Lü Desheng. He might play around and make noises during normal times, but he never let down his guard at crucial moments. No wonder the previous emperor doted on him; he was so perceptive and sensible.
If Lu Desheng knew what he was thinking, he would definitely be wide-eyed.
The emperor misunderstood. It’s not that he didn’t want to cause trouble, he really did.
But his daughter told him to behave himself during this period before she was exiled, so he stayed put. Unexpectedly, he inadvertently won the favor of the new emperor.
At this time, right above the new emperor's dragon table was Lu Desheng's application for transfer.
Zhang Xian was waiting beside him, serving with writing materials.
The new emperor picked up the imperial pen, dipped it in ink, and wrote in his imperial edict, "I have read it and approve your proposal."
When they were about to use the seal, Zuo Anmin appeared and said, "Your Majesty, this is not possible."
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