Chapter 460 Counterattack (1)
Emperor Taihe sighed: "Do you think I haven't thought about it? Which of the two of them can truly shoulder the responsibility of the prime minister?"
" Li Shangshu didn't want to offend anyone, and he only wanted to be gentle when things happened. He had no powerful means and no confidants to help him become the prime minister. The other five ministers did not. I won’t be convinced.”
“Ji Shangshu is upright and stubborn. He loses his temper when he gets angry. He is not popular in the court and is not a prime minister.”
The Prime Minister of Daliang must be able to withstand the pressure of the emperor at the top and suppress the civil and military ministers at the bottom. He must be familiar with all the officials in Daliang and be proficient in handling government affairs. If he could just find someone to replace Prime Minister Wang, how could he endure Prime Minister Wang's arrogance?
Thinking of this, Emperor Taihe sighed again and lowered his voice: "Unfortunately, Zixian, you are still young and have only been in the officialdom for two years. After twenty or thirty years of training, and with qualifications and connections, I will be able to make the Prime Minister The position has been entrusted to you."
Prime Minister Wang became Prime Minister of Liang when he was forty years old. At this age, Master Zheng Chen would have to wait for another ten or twenty years.
He simply doesn’t have the patience to stay up for that long!
The current beam is just a giant tree with rotten roots and branches. The rotten parts should be cut off drastically, such as Prime Minister Wang and his party. It's a pity that the young Emperor Taihe did not have such courage and mind. His behavior gradually became like that of the former Emperor Taikang...
A series of thoughts flashed through Zheng Chen's mind, and he responded in a low voice without revealing anything on his face: "The emperor has high hopes for me, and I understand in my heart. Please." Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will work hard to learn how to handle government affairs and strive to relieve Your Majesty’s worries as soon as possible.”
Emperor Taihe stretched his brows, smiled, and was about to speak when Eunuch Ge suddenly came in with a strange look on his face and reported: "Your Majesty, something happened in Jingyang Palace!"
Emperor Taihe was startled and stood up suddenly: "What's wrong with Grandma Huang?"
Zheng Chen's heart sank and he quickly looked at Eunuch Ge.
The real foundation of the Zheng family lies in Jingyang Palace and Empress Dowager Zheng. This is the most critical time to deal with Prime Minister Wang and his party, and Empress Dowager Zheng must not make any mistakes.
Eunuch Ge, who has always been neat and tidy, looked strange today and spoke hesitantly: "The Empress Dowager is fine, the ones who are in trouble are Eunuch Lan and Little Eunuch Yuan."
Zheng Chen's heart sank again.
Eunuch Lan was recommended to the palace by the Zheng family a few years ago, and little Eunuch Yuan entered the palace the year before last. They were also beautiful young men secretly selected by the Zheng family to enter the palace specifically to serve the Empress Dowager... Others don't know about the tricks in the game, but of course he knows it best.
Emperor Taihe's brows were almost knitted into knots, and his tone became stern: "What on earth is going on? Don't hesitate, tell the truth."
Eunuch Ge did not look at Zheng Zheng. What was Chen's face like? He lowered his head and reported: "Back to the emperor, the cleansing room was inspected this year. Eunuch Lan was castrated and the same was true for little Eunuch Yuan."
Emperor Taihe: "..."
As we all know, eunuchs had to be cut before entering the palace. The eunuchs who went to Zisungen were half-male and half-female and would not mess up the harem.
Empress Dowager Zheng has been a widow for ten years, and she has been replaced by several young and handsome eunuchs. No one dares to gossip about such a harmless little hobby. Emperor Taihe, the eldest grandson, knew everything in his heart but never told it.
Now that such disgraceful things were suddenly exposed in the cleansing room, and the finger was directed at the Empress Dowager in Jingyang Palace, it is no wonder that Emperor Taihe looked ugly.
"Little Eunuch Yuan has only been in the palace for a short time, but Eunuch Lan has been in the palace for several years." Emperor Taihe's eyes were full of anger, and his voice was very low: "Every year, the cleaning room They all have to be checked. Why was it discovered this year?”
Eunuch Ge’s head almost reached his chest: “The eunuch in charge of the cleansing room. , suddenly fell ill two days ago and was moved out of the palace to recuperate. The deputy general manager, Eunuch Wei, was temporarily in charge of the cleansing room. Eunuch Wei was careful and careful, and he personally inspected all the eunuchs this year. Unexpectedly, he found out in this inspection. Question. "The original eunuch in charge of the cleansing room was brought up by Empress Dowager Zheng and had a good relationship with the Zheng family. Therefore, Eunuch Lan and Little Eunuch Yuan have always been "no problem".
Now Eunuch Wei was suddenly replaced, Eunuch Lan and Eunuch Yuan were immediately found to have been castrated. This was a slap in the face of Empress Dowager Zheng and the Zheng family father and son.
Zheng Chen endured his anger and embarrassment and opened his mouth: "Your Majesty, I will go to Jingyang Palace now."
Emperor Taihe did not stop him: "Okay, you can do it for me. I went to see the Queen and asked her not to be angry. I will deal with the matter as soon as possible."
Zheng Chen bowed his hands and stepped back.
As soon as Zheng Chen left, Emperor Taihe's expression suddenly turned gloomy.
He hates Prime Minister Wang, who has monopolized power and is extremely domineering, and is also deeply afraid of his relatives, the Zheng family. The Zheng family relied on the power of the Empress Dowager to win over people's hearts in the court, and even reached into the palace...
At this moment, cousin Jiang Shaohua often reminded her to "beware of those around you" in her letters. The word popped into my head.
Eunuch Ge hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for talking too much. Eunuch Wei has already ordered Eunuch Lan and Eunuch Yuan to be castrated again. There were dozens of people present at the time. Regarding this matter, I want to I'm afraid it won't be easy to cover him up completely."
A haze flashed in Emperor Taihe's eyes, and he snorted: "Go and check carefully, who is this Eunuch Wei?"
Suddenly popping up at this time, it's hard not to have not-so-good associations.
Eunuch Ge responded in a low voice.
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In Jingyang Palace, Empress Dowager Zheng was furious.
When Zheng Chen rushed to Jingyang Palace, Eunuch Wei in the cleansing room had been beaten half to death, with only one breath left.
Zheng Chen's brows jumped, and he hurriedly stepped forward to comfort and stop: "Please calm down, the Empress Dowager. There must be someone behind this matter, and we must find out first."
The Empress Dowager Zheng said angrily. : "We need to find out, but we can't keep this cheap slave. . The Ai family wants to kill him with a stick, so that everyone in the palace will see what happens to the slave who betrays his master."
"Don't stop!"
Zheng Taihuang! The Queen Mother gave an order, and the eunuch who was walking the stick immediately took the order and continued to wave the thick wooden stick. After a few strokes of the stick, there was no sound or movement from Eunuch Wei.
Zheng Chen was also very annoyed. Before the matter could be investigated, Eunuch Wei was killed with a stick. This and the matter of Eunuch Lan and Eunuch Yuan being impurely castrated spread out. I don't know how many rumors will spread.
Women are women, impulsive and rash, and not calm when things happen. Empress Dowager Zheng is already old, but she still makes such childish mistakes.
Of course, Zheng Chen could only curse these words silently in his heart. He could not say a word in his mouth. He had to follow the words of Empress Dowager Zheng and scold Eunuch Wei angrily.
The body of Eunuch Wei was dragged away. Empress Dowager Zheng was still angry and said with a cold face: "The Ai family has asked Zhao Chunming to check. The Ai family wants to see who has the body." So bold to do trouble behind your back!”