Of course, they weren't forming any gangs... ahem... they were discussing serious business.
The important post of Governor of the Northwest Route of Beijing was vacant, and the emperor was seriously ill. At this time, Prime Minister Zhao Ding proposed that the Governor of the West Route of Guangnan, Wu Min, the former Prime Minister of Jing Kang, be transferred to this vacancy, and that Lü Zhi be sent as the Governor of the West Route of Guangnan.
From a political perspective, this is undoubtedly a good way to kill two birds with one stone - put your old friend on the traditional prosperous road next to the capital, and then drive the "brains" on the opposite side to Guangxi.
However, this is an open conspiracy that cannot be refuted by anyone.
First of all, without mentioning Wu Min's qualifications, let's just say that according to the court convention, this person should have been given a good job unconditionally after serving as a senior official in Lingnan, not to mention that he had the merit of assisting Yue Fei in suppressing the rebellion in Qianzhou; and according to the same convention that one must be promoted after serving in Lingnan, it is not easy to say that Lü Zhi's decision to go to Guangxi was a wrong place... After some training, he would be the Shangshu when he came back!
What's even more terrible is that this is the responsibility of the prime minister and the province. In the past, he could argue for it directly in front of the emperor, but now the emperor is lying there in a coma, and it is not easy to argue. Then, the emperor may just say "hmm" as usual, and the document will be sent out, and Lu Zhi will have no choice but to take office.
However, due to Yang Yizhong's sudden incident, Lu Zhi's matter had to be delayed.
"What do you three think?" Zhang Jun asked seriously after giving a brief account.
"Yang Zhengfu is confused..."
Liu Ziyu responded on the spot. "His meaning is actually very clear. He is worried that one of the two saints will use the old people in the palace to connect a queen mother and a concubine, and then do something illegal and push a young prince to the throne..."
"Yes." Zhang Jun was not pretending to be serious since everyone present was his own. "In theory, the Empress Dowagers, Imperial Concubines, and the two retired Emperors all have this motive... If this is accomplished, the retired Emperor will be free, and his life will be a hundred times better. He won't have to write a memoir, and the Imperial Concubine will become an Empress Dowager. Even the Empress Dowagers have experienced great enjoyment, so they will be happy to see it happen."
"It is inevitable that they have a motive, but it is nonsense to just rely on the motive. The Jurchens also have a motive, so why don't they come to the palace to assassinate Your Majesty?" Liu Ziyu was increasingly dissatisfied. "The key to the matter is that if you want to accomplish this, you have to go through so many links and so many people. How can you hide it from the world? Do you think that Yang Yizhong's Imperial City Department is just for nothing? What's more, there is also the Military Statistics Department... It just happens to interfere with various Taoist temples and Buddhist temples. I don't believe that the emperor didn't take the opportunity to monitor the two emperors. Finally, with the emperor's prestige, the prime minister and the cardinals are all under his control. The generals and generals of the world all follow him. As for those people in the palace, they don't even have weapons. How dare they do such a big thing?"
Zhang Jun nodded repeatedly, not angry at all: "To be honest with you, Yan Xiu, I think so too. But..."
"That's wrong."
At this moment, Lü Zhi, who had been unable to bear it any longer, suddenly interrupted and shook his head. "My Lord, Grand Marshal, think about it, did Yang Zhengfu really say that this happened? If this happened, he would have eliminated it long ago... He came here today just to remind us, the ministers, that we should take precautions before it happens and deal with these hidden dangers for the emperor as soon as possible... The two saints have been covered up, but the three queen mothers, the two concubines, and the two princes are new troubles."
After these words were spoken, Zhang Jun and Liu Ziyu fell silent... They didn't know if it was because the topic was too sensitive or what.
"What do you think, sir?" Lu Zhi took the initiative to ask when he saw this.
"I..." Zhang Deyuan was speechless for a moment.
"I roughly guess that you are already tempted, right?" Lu Zhi responded with a serious face. "First, the emperor has been very kind to you, and you will not be afraid of any consequences in order to repay the emperor's kindness; second, what Yang Yizhong said actually makes sense. Two princes, two concubines, three queen mothers, and two emperors, has there ever been such a strange situation? As the prime minister and the emperor's most trusted and important minister, if you don't take precautions for the emperor, how can you be worthy of anyone if something goes wrong? Third, the emperor hasn't been sick for six or seven years. If he is bedridden, he should be prepared for the worst!"
Zhang Jun nodded heavily and admitted immediately: "I don't care about my life. If things really change, I will naturally be willing to do it, but I always feel that the current situation is not that serious. And..."
"And I wonder if Yang Yizhong was sent by the government to give a hint?" Lu Zhi couldn't ask any more. "After all, this person has always been gloomy, and he was too abnormal today?"
"no."
Zhang Deyuan waved his hand immediately. "The emperor would not do such a thing as secretly forcing his subjects to bear bad reputation while he himself stood by and watched... This must be Yang Yizhong's own idea."
Lu Zhi was slightly startled.
"If that's the case, then it's really a bit difficult." Liu Ziyu shook his head again. "This matter is not about whether you value your body or not, but if you agree directly, it will inevitably be suspected of being paranoid. Not to mention the wronged people, it may even cause a turmoil in the court. Even if the emperor recovers from his illness, he will think we are acting recklessly when he knows that we did this. But if we don't agree, there will be an explanation in the future. Our timid attitude today will inevitably make people look down on us, and the emperor may even be disappointed."
Zhang Jun sighed immediately, but no one knew what he was thinking.
At this time, Lu Zhi thought for a moment and put forward a new suggestion: "If this is the case, why not agree to it, but don't start it directly, just observe the emperor's condition carefully... If the emperor recovers, don't mention it again. If the emperor is difficult to recover for a long time, or is seriously ill, or there are some rumors and flaws, then do something thunderous... Whether it's Shaolin Temple, Dongxiao Palace, Nanyang, Yangzhou, and the harem, make preparations early!"
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