Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 229 Old and Shameless

After crying, the corners of Yu Liang's eyes were still tear-stained, his handsome face was haggard and pale, when he was walking out of the sacrificial hall, his foot slipped, and he fell on his back, unconscious.

When he woke up again, it was nearly an hour later. Although his mind was clear, Yu Liang's mind was still chaotic, but he quickly ordered his servants to help him get up.After slowly getting up from the bed, my head felt dizzy and dizzy.

From the time Emperor Daxing was dying to the present day, for more than ten days, he hardly slept peacefully.The affairs of Yuanzhong and Taichung flooded in overwhelmingly, and he was almost suffocated.The prince succeeded to the throne before the death of Emperor Daxing, and led all the officials to invite the empress dowager to come out of the court to manage the government, and sent envoys to various places for funerals, so busy that he never touched the ground.

Seeing Yu Liang's pale face, I couldn't bear it, and whispered to persuade: "Master Lang really needs to rest..."

"Needless to say, is Uncle Yu back?"

Yu Liang waved his hand to interrupt the servant's words, and leaned on the couch with his hand on his forehead, with a painful expression.

"I got the word in the morning that Erlang has arrived at Gushu. If the boat sails without hindrance, he should be able to enter the capital tomorrow."

"Why so slow!"

Hearing the servant's report, Yu Liang frowned deeply. Right now, there are no people around him. Knowing that Yu Yi's journey is so slow, he felt displeased.However, anger was useless at the moment, he leaned against the couch to rest for a while, and asked the servant to bring cold water to wash his face, and when he went out again, his face was no longer tired, and he regained his previous square majesty.

After Yu Liang walked out of the official office, many Taichung officials came forward to greet him to show his concern. There were too many people talking, which made Yu Liang's thoughts even more confused. He responded patiently, and then lowered his face and said in a deep voice: "You all belong to the country. Ren, is there nothing going on in the office? Why are you making a ladylike gesture here!"

When everyone heard this, they looked a little embarrassed, but they didn't dare to face Yu Liang, and they all dispersed in desperation.

In the conference hall, Dao Wang and later Taichung's important ministers, Bi Ji, were discussing matters here. Seeing Yu Liang rushing in, they had different reactions.The corner of Wang Dao's mouth trembled, then he stood up, and asked with concern, "Is Yuan Gui body safe?"

"It's okay, thank you Taibao for your concern."

A smile appeared on Yu Liang's face, and He Chong took over an agenda, and then sat in the seat next to Director Wang, looked around at everyone, and said, "What were you discussing just now, let's continue."

Following Yu Liang's entry into the hall, the atmosphere became a little calm for a while, and everyone was not as calm as before when discussing matters. Looking at the two sitting side by side in the hall, their expressions became more reserved.

Yu Liang sat in the banquet with lowered eyelids, as if he was listening carefully to the discussion of the people in the hall, but in fact most of his thoughts were not on this.Recently, most of the discussion is about national mourning. Although there are other discussions, very few of them can reach a conclusion.Therefore, it doesn't really matter whether Yu Liang attends or not.

However, at this critical time, Yu Liang knew that he must not relax, and would not give the other party any chance to take advantage of it.The incident in Huaibei earlier had already made him extremely passive, Xi Jian was able to leave the capital, and soon Director Wang recorded the affairs of the minister.Earlier, he tried a little bit, because of the difference between internal and external, he proposed to remove Xi Jian's name from the list of auxiliary administration in the will, but was rejected by Director Wang.This made him more convinced that the two had already had substantive contact.

Among the ministers who are now supporting the government, apart from the important ministers in Taichung, only Jiangzhou governor Wen Qiao and Xuzhou governor Xijian are listed for Fangzhen.It seems that the two families are still equally divided, but another auxiliary minister, Danyang Yinyangman, has always been close to the Wang family.In such a transitional situation, any slight difference will give people some illusions.And once this illusion affects behavior, it can cause even more trouble.

Therefore, even if his physical condition was really worrying, Yu Liang had to grit his teeth and persevere.After the discussion was over and Xi cried, Yu Liang rested for half an hour, and then rushed to visit Lu Ye again.Nanshi has been on the rise recently, so we can take advantage of it.

After Wen Qiao left the capital, he couldn't find anyone who could replace Danyang for a while, so Yu Liang planned to settle for the next best thing, hoping to win the position of Sheriff of Wu County.At least on the surface, it is necessary to maintain a balanced situation with the Wang family.

Yu Liang has been thinking for a long time about how to maintain the future situation.In the center, with the support of the Queen Mother and him, there will be no major changes.What worries him the most is the local towns. It has been a consensus reached in Taichung to suppress Jingzhou. Therefore, even though Jingzhou is the most important in the division of Shaanxi, it is still excluded from the auxiliary government.

As for Xuzhou, it was indeed he who was worried for a while and believed in Guo Mo's ability, which led to the corruption of the situation and sent him away.Then the Taibao pushed Xi Jian out, leaving him no room to intervene.Fortunately, the third younger brother Yu Tiao joined forces with the Shen family to gather various families in Jingkou to force Xi Jian to move to the town, and gave him another chance.

Therefore, Yu Liang urgently recalled Yu Yi who was no longer of much significance and role in Jiangzhou. In addition to helping him share some of the current affairs, Yu Liang also planned to take advantage of the situation to place Yu Yi in Jinling.In this way, although Xuzhou no longer has much advantage, it will not be completely unaffected.

However, because of this, Yu Liang also saw a scene he didn't want to happen, that is, the Shen family gradually grew, and even had the ability to influence Jingkou!
Although he had anticipated this matter, it happened too early, which made him a little unsure how to deal with the relationship with the Shen family.If in a few more years, the situation gradually stabilizes, no matter how far the Shen family grows, he has the confidence to suppress it.However, now that the court situation has just changed, Shen's showing such a tough attitude makes Yu Liang feel a little worried.

In contact with Lu Ye, in addition to pursuing Wu County, Yu Liang also hopes to temporarily use the influence of the old family in Wuzhong to suppress Shen's radical momentum and buy him more time.

The reason why the Shen family was targeted was not because Yu Liang had any malice towards his family, but because the Shen family was too well established in Wuzhong.Especially after Shen Chong was in Kuaiji, no matter whether he was up or down, he could not effectively check and balance him.Xuancheng originally had such a strategic position, but now the more important significance of Xuancheng is to guard against Liyang, so naturally there is no time to look around.

Jiangzhou borders Jingzhou in the north, and Jinling guards against Xuzhou. Only Kuaiji seems to be a place outside the law.Earlier, Wu Xing and Kuaiji were too close, which made Yu Liang dissatisfied and wanted to recall Yu Tan.But this gentleman refused without hesitation, showing his attitude that he wanted to be a barrier for Kuaiji, which made him a little intolerable.

In fact, speaking of it, there was no conflict between his family and the Shen family, but they had cooperated well earlier.But in this position, Yu Liang can't consider issues because of personal friendship or personal emotional preferences. Only by checking and balancing each other between Fang Zhen can the center be more important.But without such external conditions, the central edict would be nothing more than a scrap of paper in Fang Zhen's eyes.

This is something that Yu Liang cannot tolerate. He has already been criticized for being in power with a foreign relative.In order to avoid further suspicion, outside of work, he has always been able to push back on Juelu and the like, and is never greedy.Now, whether it is for national considerations, or for personal feelings and fame, he has to do something, lay out the world, centralize power collection, and even cross the river to the north!
Lu Ye was not surprised by Yu Liang's arrival.When Yu Liang stated that he hoped that the prince Sima Yue would seal Wu County, Lu Ye's eyes flickered, and then he nodded slowly, expressing his willingness to facilitate this matter.But in fact, he was not very happy in his heart, but he also knew that since Yu Liang had already said this, there was not much room for him to evade.The Yu family is gaining momentum right now, it would be unwise to choose to fight at this moment.

However, under the old face, Lu Ye couldn't help but sigh in his heart.Earlier, Zhang Kai wanted to get involved in the dispute between the emperor and his son-in-law, but in the end he didn't reap any benefits. Instead, he lost his popularity because of the conferment of Princess Danyang, which made Lu Ye quite emotional.Every family in Wuzhong has its own way of establishing the world, even if it is an official in the Jin court, it has its own way to use it, why should it be so desperate for favor and invitation?
Today, he faced the same predicament again, but Lu Ye found that he also had no room to struggle.Although he is listed as a co-government, he also knows what role he plays in the current situation. He can be isolated, but he has no strength to fight against any side.

Yu Liang could also feel the unnaturalness in Lu Ye's demeanor, and he also knew that his invitation was forced by force, so it was not easy to continue the next topic for a while.Now that the matter of Wu Jun has been finalized, the rest can communicate with each other in the future, so there is no need to rush for a while.

Sitting in the banquet, Lu Ye watched Yu Liang leave and didn't get up to see him off, but just sat silent with a gloomy expression.After a long time, Lu Wan hurried in from the door, seeing his elder brother's appearance, he asked curiously, "Brother, what's the matter with Zhongshu?"

"For the prince, please seal Wu County."

Lu Ye said in a low tone, then raised his hand to cover his face, and said with emotion: "In the past, Gu Rong and Ji Zhan have been underestimated, but today I am also a local thief who sells land and sells positions! I am old and shameless, what face do I have to return to my hometown... "

When Lu Wan heard this, his expression was sad, and he said angrily: "The national mourning is not over, and he is so pressing, isn't he afraid of the heated discussion?"

"North and South are grudges, who is willing to speak up for my hometown now?"

Lu Ye said with emotion: "Zhongshu is more powerful than the emperor of Daxing. This is not the blessing of the country. But I am old, and I may not see him harming the country and killing himself. Shiyao, look around, the Yu family will subdue the law in the future , don’t forget to tell me about family sacrifices.”

Lu Wan pondered for a long time, then suddenly stared and said: "Couldn't today's blame be buried in Shen's past? His family was forced to seize luck for himself, messing up my village, and now Zhongshu is following me. If there is no such trace, he How dare you force me like this!"

When Lu Ye heard this, he shook his head slowly, and muttered: "The hustle and bustle crossing the river, the scenery of this town is different from the past. It is difficult for a high school to win forever. Although the Shen family is a newcomer, their intentions are contemptuous, but their plans are not good. Da, what you said, Shiyao, don't talk too much in front of others in the future."

"When my family traveled to Jiangdong, did you know who the Shen family was? Those who rise suddenly will inevitably die suddenly, so why should I be afraid of it!"

Hearing his elder brother's words of praise for Shen, Lu Wan was even more upset. His grudge against Shen dates back to the early years when he worked with Wang Dun.Wang Dun, a rebellious person, has very shallow eyesight, and treats Shen Chong with more courtesy than him, which has already made Lu Wan quite dissatisfied.Afterwards, the Shen family actually tried to encourage him to be the internal history of Xuancheng, which aggravated Lu Wan's resentment towards the Shen family.

However, seeing his elder brother's face gradually darken again, Lu Wan could only sit down awkwardly, and whispered: "I don't even bother to talk about it in front of others."

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