Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 647
Another day at the end of the court meeting, the Taifu princes were often ridiculed by the empress dowager.

When Chu Chong returned to the Zhongshu Office, he was not in a cheerful mood.It is true that Yuzhou's victory made him quite happy, but soon he felt ashamed and irritable.The good news submitted by Yu Yi not only praised his meritorious deeds, but also put forward a detailed plan for the follow-up arrangement of Xinfu Land.

The central power is weak, which has been formed since the Su Jun Rebellion.Each of the towns has great autonomy, and the control that Taichung can impose is extremely limited.As one of the ruling parties in Taiwan, Chu Chong also tried his best to reverse this situation.He actively supports Fang Zhen's move to restore the land and expand the territory, and also hopes to use this to strengthen the center's influence on Fang Zhen.

This Yuzhou victory is the first victory in Jiangbei, which is of great significance.How to divide the results of the victory and how to arrange the follow-up operations, in a sense, set the tone for the follow-up similar wars.

Chu Chong also understood that although everyone in Taichung supported Yuzhou's war this time, they actually provided almost no actual support and assistance.So after obtaining meritorious service, Yu Yi wanted to gain more dominance, and Chu Chong could understand.But the problem is, you can't be unreasonable!

But now the plan submitted by Yu Yi is simply to manage the newly recovered lost land as his own private land, leaving almost no room for Taichung to intervene!So arrogant, what do you think of Taichung?Is it just a group of idle and boring spectators?Just need to give them a high five?

Rewards and job promotions have not been issued for a long time. Chu Chong's dilemma is not only the difficulty of making a decision in the immediate battle of Hefei, but also Yuzhou's subsequent plan to recover Huainan, and Jingzhou's long-planned recovery of Xiangyang, etc.Even if all these battles are successful, but if they all follow this example afterwards, then what's the point of not returning to land?
The frontiers only know how to be generals and commanders, but it is difficult to be under the king's teaching. No matter how much land is restored, it is just a group of arrogant soldiers who can't lose their tails!
"Yu Shuyu, it's too hasty!"

Chu Chong understands that Yu Yi is eager to rejuvenate his family and repeat the heyday when Gu Zhongshu was alive, but doing so is just self-defeating!If Yu Yi really has the talent and popularity of Gu Zhongshu, as long as he works hard and earnestly manages, everyone will naturally follow him.But now he wants to rely on the vigor of the new victory to counterforce the center, and he has fallen into evil ways, which shows that this person has no big structure and no big heart!
Of course, he didn't suspect that Yu Yi dared to do this because he was encouraged by others. Once he gained power, he would not forgive him. This was really like the style of the newly promoted Xizhong Lang general.This young man is astute and talented. He has the ability to do practical work and also has a lot of elegance. The only thing that is not beautiful is that he is too lustful for power!

In the early years, Chu Chong had no shortage of complaints about Shen Zhezi. This young man was too restless, always keen on scheming, and made no secret of his greed for power and position!However, even if he talked about his feelings with acquaintances such as Liu Chao and Zhong Ya, people laughed and said that he thought too much.

What's more, Liu Chao even bluntly said that he has ulterior motives and biased expectations, and that anyone with ambition and talent at this time should be more courageous in order to live up to this body.Even Liu Chao did not deny that the son-in-law was too ambitious, but he also believed that this was only human nature and a blessing for the country.It's better than many people in this world who are talented but not talented, they are happy to pursue the beauty of being fat and secluded, disregarding the danger of the country, and defrauding their fame!
And Zhong Ya also felt that this young man's progress was achieved directly, there was no straight-forward luck, and he did not work hard to make progress.This alone is better than many people at that time.

Regarding this point, Chu Chong felt that it was due to the personal favor and prejudice of these two people, and he couldn't take it seriously.Because after Su Jun's rebellion, there were many rumors in the capital that Su Jun had intended to get rid of these officials in order to control the king even more before his defeat.Perhaps in their hearts, these two people have already regarded Shen Zhezi, the son-in-law who recovered Gyeonggi, as their savior, and they can no longer take this kindness seriously.

Yu Yi's great victory in Yuzhou was due to the help of the Shen family, and even Shen Weizhou personally went to the battle to wipe out the powerful enemy.Yu Yi was bewitched by him, so he had the idea of ​​occupying the place, which is really normal!
Chu Chong intends to have an in-depth discussion with Yu Yi, hoping that he can take the overall situation into consideration and not completely exclude Taichung and set a bad example.However, although the return to the capital victory team is huge, there is hardly a person in charge.This shows that Yuzhou has no intention of negotiating with Taichung at all, and either accepts this plan or completely rejects it.

Chu Chong really wanted to directly deny Yuzhou's proposal, but the problem was, if he dared to do this, he might have to resign and go home, right?Not to mention anything else, the empress dowager was already so dissatisfied with the delay of the award for a few days.At that time, if the anger is completely aimed at him alone, who can cover him in the field or in the field?

Without strong foreign aid, it is difficult to govern, Chu Chong now deeply understands this truth.Although his cousin Chu Po took up the post of Wuchang, he is probably only standing firm in Jingzhou now, and it will not help the current predicament.

"Leave a message to the Prime Minister's Mansion that I'm going to meet the Prime Minister Wang."

After making this decision, Chu Chong couldn't help but feel a little depressed. This move was tantamount to giving up the right to speak.But he really has nothing to do about it, and he has to admit that compared with Prime Minister Wang, who has been in power for a long time, he is indeed much inferior in terms of means and connections.

The prime minister is in charge of hundreds of officials and manages political affairs. The scale of the government is even larger.However, Wang Daoju has only served as prime minister for more than a month, and his appointment is quite controversial, so there are many vacancies in his subordinates, and the affairs are far from on track.The prime minister's mansion is so huge, but there are not many people coming and going, which gives people a feeling that it is too big.

Dao Wang has also been tempered by the world for a long time. He has been promoted by the world to be extremely prominent, and he has also been neglected due to family difficulties, but he is open-minded and can be at ease wherever he is.

When Chu Chong came to visit, Director Wang personally stepped down to meet him.

Seeing that there was no lack of desertedness in the office, Chu Chong couldn't help but sighed: "The prime minister is the head of the official in Taiwan, and he belongs to the general administration, or because of a momentary criticism, he was far away from the world. It can be seen that the transfer of people's hearts in this world is indeed unfair. .”

"The morals of the world must advance rapidly. When the old man becomes an old man, he suffers from cold eyes. On the contrary, it makes me a little embarrassed."

After Wang Dao heard the words, he laughed and led Chu Chong into the hall. Although he laughed at himself, his expression was calm and serene, as if he was just stating a fact that had nothing to do with him, and kept his peace alone.

Director Wang's attitude made Chu Chong feel a little ashamed.The current embarrassing situation of the Prime Minister's Mansion actually has something to do with him.At the very least, Zhongshu has not yet issued an edict to widely select subordinate officials for the prime minister's mansion. It is also because of Chu Chong's selfishness that he does not want Director Wang to return to the current situation too soon.

Now that he came to the door, there is no need to mention the old things. After pondering for a while, Chu Chong said directly: "I am really troubled by the matter of Yuzhou. The prime minister has been dealing with the inside and outside for a long time. I don't know if I can learn from it."

After Director Wang heard the words, he also frowned. Although he didn't speak out much recently and didn't ask much about current affairs, it didn't mean he didn't care about it.He also knew a lot about Chu Hong's difficulties.The victory in Yuzhou is indeed gratifying, but it has created a huge problem for Taichung.

This problem is not only due to Yuzhou's tough attitude, but also has something to do with Chu Chong.In short, even if Yuzhou is willing to let Taichung intervene in follow-up affairs, Taichung or Chu Chong will have no effective means to take over Yuzhou's victory.

Without him, the foundation is too shallow and there are few people available.

Even if it is not in terms of power, Director Wang does not think that Chu Chong is qualified to be in power.The ruling position, as a person who communicates with the upper and lower levels and coordinates internal and external affairs, requires more than just talent.But Chu Chong, who has no strong protection above, no help from below, walks alone in the time, how can he last long.

To be honest, if you really want to choose a successor, Director Wang even thinks that Shen Chong is more suitable than Chu Chong.Of course, if that were the case, it would be the worst possible situation for him.But having said that, Shen Chongjiu lived in the southeast of the city, and he seemed to act unscrupulously, but in fact he stayed true to his fundamentals and never made rash advances. It can be seen that he is indeed a man of high intelligence.

Of course, it's also because Shen Chong has a good son!
Thinking of this, Director Wang couldn't help sighing, feeling that everything is small and the heir is the big thing.

"As His Majesty the Empress Dowager said, Shen Wei is the eldest son of Zhou Wangshi, and the emperor's family is very close, but he is not proud of his blessings. He is still willing to go to the post without hesitation. Rewards are not enough to appease the public."

After pondering for a while, Director Wang sighed and said.

When Chu Chong heard this, his expression froze. He had heard too much of this kind of words recently, and it was as if people were bewitched, and they praised Shen Weizhou in different ways.He thought that he could hear some extraordinary opinions from Director Wang, but he didn't expect this kind of old talk again, so he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart.

But for Wang Dao, he still has fear and respect in his heart, so he can't help subconsciously thinking about it when he speaks from Wang Dao.Then he gradually realized something in his heart, and then he raised his head and looked at Director Wang, seeing some encouragement in his eyes, maybe it was just his illusion.

There were so many involved in the battle of Hefei, why the morals of the world only respect Shen Weizhou?
Thinking of this, Chu Chong's thoughts suddenly brightened, and his thoughts gradually became clear.Prime Minister Wang is teaching him, since the situation cannot be violated, why not use the situation to make the best use of it, cater to the crowd, be more generous than Shen Weizhou, and be more generous than all the generals, including Yu Yi!
With this tone of thinking, it is possible to gradually resolve the original troubles. Chu Chong looked at Director Wang and said with a smile: "The new land in Hefei has long been outside the teaching of the king. If you want to make it return quickly Wang Tong, you can't rely solely on martial arts. Who can take on the important task of calming the people and governing the land? I don't know if the prime minister can recommend it?"

"This is a matter on Zhongshu's desk, so it's not appropriate to disturb my leisure!"

After Wang Dao heard the words, he laughed and waved his hands again and again.He couldn't see that Chu Chong was urging him to grab food from the tiger's mouth, so how could he easily fall into the trap.What's more, even if he has a plan in his heart, he will definitely not be desperate and forceful, which is worse than others.

(End of this chapter)