Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 371 Dear Sirs, I am off topic!

"You don't know. When I received the news, Shangqing was very angry. He kept saying that he often plotted against him and deceived him. He almost fired the person who came to inform him. Fortunately, he didn't lose his mind. "Recalling the past, Mei Jing couldn't help but shake his head, "Chen Zhi is a subordinate officer of Taichang Mansion after all. Deng Taichang asked people to summon him, which is what he should do. Da Honglu couldn't stop him. As a result, Chen Zhi was gone. I’ve been busy with literary criticism.”

"I didn't expect there to be such a relationship." Shen Xie felt he understood a little better. "No wonder Da Honglu wasn't angry when the news came. The first thing he thought of was to invite Chen Taile over, but Da Honglu really didn't care at all. Aren’t you worried that the Huns will raise troops because of this?”

"Raising an army? Why did the Xiongnu raise an army?" Mei Jing sneered, "Don't listen to the rumors in the streets. Dahonglu was afraid of the Xiongnu's power, so he proposed peace. When Dahonglu proposed it before, it was when the army was defeated. The officers and soldiers went to attack and kill the Huns' territory. To put it mildly, Bingzhou was our Han state and county. But anyone who knew a little bit about the inside story knew that that place had been stolen by the Huns long ago. If they still wanted to attack and the army was on the other side's territory, they would The danger is unpredictable, so we have to make concessions, but this is the case now and then the other.”

"Even if Da Honglu is not worried, the Xiongnu envoys would not dare to change their faces, but if something happens to the envoys, I, the Dianke Ling, will have to do with it. I don't know how to deal with the aftermath." As Shen Xie spoke, he raised his hand to Mei Jinggong: "Brother Mei, thank you for reminding me. I will definitely pay attention when I go to see Chen Taile."

"As long as you know, I'll go back first."

While they were talking, the two of them arrived at the door. After expressing their thanks, they left the yamen and went straight to where Chen Zhi was.

Following his departure, in the next few days, there was another round of slobbering between Da Honghe and Taichang, but it was another round of strife about Chen Zhi's going or staying. , wanted to use this incident as an excuse to ask Chen Zhi to go there, saying that Chen Zhi would be responsible there before the official ceremony.

On the other side, Taichang Dengmeng is not willing to let go, because the final review of the literary review is about to begin. In another half month, there will be a painting review. After painting, there will be music. Now this review has been discussed by everyone in the Taichang Mansion. Consider it a big deal and treat it seriously.

In the current Taichang Mansion, everyone from Taichang to ordinary officials and assistants have discovered that as the literary review progresses, the various bureaucracies and many academies have become more and more important to Taichang Mansion and Taile Department. They are becoming more and more polite. From the news coming from other bureaucracies in the imperial court, it can also be seen that the private gambling fights between the academies have reduced a lot and are almost extinct. The students in those academies are gearing up and waiting to be published in the literary review. The last blockbuster was so shocking that it didn’t even look down on the gains from the usual disputes——

The so-called disputes are also for the sake of fame, but as long as you can participate in the literary review, you will immediately become famous in Luoyang, and everyone knows everyone.

Driven by such a trend, the Taile Department's say in the affairs of the academy has rapidly increased, and the Taichang Mansion, as the superior yamen, has also increased. Taichang Deng Meng was very surprised by this unexpected gain, and he was in the early stage It didn't put any constraints on Chen Zhi, and he randomly increased his support.

Under such circumstances, Deng Meng certainly did not want Chen Zhi, who was at the helm, to be taken away at this time, especially since Chen Zhi was clearly his subordinate in terms of authority.

The final result was that both parties went directly to Emperor Liu Dai over this matter.

"Deng Taichang, you asked Chen Zhi to come over and contact the two parties. You also specifically said that young people are not afraid of shouldering responsibilities. Let me give him more trust and errands. I am following the good deeds. As a result, you are in good hands. Things here have just begun. Halfway through the process, you called me back, but it caused a lot of noise on your side, so what about my stall?"

There was a trace of complaint in Zhao Min's tone, and he said to Liu Dai: "Your Majesty, you are here to comment. Is this what I am saying? Your Majesty also knew when Chen Zhi came to contact me."

"This statement is ridiculous!"

Before Liu Dai could reply, Taichang Deng Meng retorted: "Da Honglu, you also said that Chen Zhi was sent to contact you for the purpose of coordinating the two sides for the subsequent ceremony. He was not sent to do anything for you at Honglu Temple. Errand boy, besides, Chen Zhi is Tai Leling, a member of my Taichang Mansion. Do I have to explain to Honglu Temple when I transfer my subordinate officials? Isn’t this putting the cart before the horse? It also violates the official system and etiquette. !”

"Deng Taichang, you are confusing the concepts." Zhao Min did not give in at all and sneered, "Chen Taile is your subordinate officer of Taichang Mansion. This is true, but he is not your private officer. In the final analysis, we are waiting for you. They are all sharing the worries of the Holy One and doing things for the imperial court. The most important thing at the moment is to receive the envoys from the state. This is a matter that shows the majesty of the state. How can we take it lightly? Chen Taile is good at overall planning. If he is in our Honglu Temple, One person can be worth dozens of people and can share the worries of the court. At this time, Deng Taichang, you still adhere to the sectarian views. How narrow is this!"

His series of words immediately gave Deng Meng a few hats. How could the latter just let it go? Although he didn't have a cold face, his tone was a bit unkind——

"Dahonglu's words are still wrong. The most important thing in the country lies in sacrifice and military affairs. I admit that receiving envoys is important. Can it be compared with sacrifices? The so-called envoys also need to observe the ceremony, promote the majesty, and also rely on etiquette. As for the grand ceremony That is the right way. According to your statement, it is putting the cart before the horse and ignoring the importance of the entire sacrificial ceremony for the sake of one link. This is a blindfold!"

Zhao Min still sneered, and pointed out the problem unceremoniously: "Stop talking nonsense, you called Chen Zhi back because of the literary review, Danqing review, etc., thinking that I didn't know that Chen Zhi was not allowed to take over the sacrificial ceremony at all. Deng Meng shook his head, and said in a rather cold tone: "Literary reviews and other matters are related to the teaching of famous education. Is it a trivial matter? Famous education is related to the foundation of the society and involves the inheritance of future generations. It cannot be ignored at all. Chen Zhi was planning, if he didn't come to host, who would be qualified? Even if Chen Zhi was called here, he would definitely value the literary criticism that he had devoted his efforts to! It was with this in mind that I didn't let him take over the ceremony. , otherwise, wouldn’t it be self-defeating if he was allowed to focus on one thing at the expense of the other? But this is only temporary. When the literary review is finalized, he will have to control the matters related to this ceremony. How come it has become a no-go in Dahonglu? He took over, and I don’t know where he heard the rumors.”

The two of them were talking to each other, and no one had any intention of giving in. The other ministers could not help but shake their heads secretly, and they also became interested in Chen Zhi, who had caused the dispute between the two. Many people looked at the imperial servant Chen Yong.

But this old minister looked at his nose and mouth, as if it had nothing to do with him, as if the person being fought over was not his descendant.

The two ministers of the Nine Kingdoms started arguing in front of the emperor. Even Liu Dai couldn't find a chance to interrupt, which made him very depressed. After all, he summoned the Nine Ministers here because of the Xiongnu incident. They wanted to discuss countermeasures, but as soon as Chen Zhi's name was mentioned, the two started to quarrel.

Fortunately, such things are actually not uncommon. Not to mention the small gathering of nine ministers, even in the court hall, such things are not uncommon. In the early days of the New Han Dynasty when the etiquette system was not complete, there was even a martial arts practice. staged.

However, as he listened, the Human Emperor also became interested. He was also full of expectations for Chen Zhi and Wen Chong, and he admired Chen Zhi even more. He saw that two important ministers had a quarrel because of Chen Zhi, especially one of them. , Deng Meng, who is still a well-known good old man and upholds the doctrine of moderation. The other one used to have a bad tone towards Chen Zhi, but now he has become more energetic. He is also a little curious, so he simply listens with interest without trying to dissuade him.

The emperor's behavior made other people very helpless. Among the ministers was Zhang Ying of the Zhang family. He listened and frowned, feeling that Chen Zhi was indeed dangerous.

"Chen Zhi has only been an official in Taichang Mansion for less than two months, and has been in contact with Honglu Temple for less than a month. He has made these two ministers look like this. This ability is too great, and his literary criticism , I expected that the turmoil would be big, but I didn’t expect it to be of this level. This person is capable of doing things, and he can achieve political results very quickly. Even if he is transferred to another place according to Wang Bu’s idea, I'm afraid that if he is not careful, he will have accumulated enough merits and come back to Luoyang directly. To be on the safe side, it is better to find someone with a high enough rank that he is not afraid of not taking over, and at the same time, it is difficult to achieve results. Give him the leading position..."

After thinking about it, Zhang Ying fell into silence, weighing the pros and cons, trying to find a suitable position and transfer Chen Zhi away.

While he was thinking, there was another person who was listening intently to the argument between the two ministers, with a strange look in his eyes.

This person is the newly appointed chief agricultural officer, Yang Jie.

He is also one of the three Yangs and the son of Yang Ji.

"This Chen Zhi is really good. It can make two ministers compete like this. There is no need to say anything more. I have also read the literary review. It is indeed interesting and profound. It not only satisfies the famous teachings" He has the purpose of enlightenment, and also helps the Taile Department and even the Taichang Mansion to centralize power with extraordinary means. Such a person is indeed a suitable candidate, not bad, not bad, outstanding."

Thinking like this, after a while, he couldn't help but ask, wanting to know what Chen Zhi did in Honglu Temple.

It didn't matter that as soon as he opened his mouth, several other ministers also spoke up, but they didn't want to understand Chen Zhi, but wanted to quickly settle the dispute.

In the end, everything these ministers said was about Chen Zhi, and even the emperor got involved, talking about literary criticism and Chen Zhi with great interest, and looking forward to the next few comments, he was particularly energetic.

This scene made Mo Anjie, the waiter at the side, feel helpless.

Everyone, I’m off topic!Will the Huns let him go?

　Thanks to "mnkhfhks", "brownspecter", "Mo Yan", "Wei Jin", "Shentan Feibiao" and "Yan Xu Fengqing" for the rewards!

　　
　
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