Chapter 531: Departure to Qingzhou, the Game Between the King and the Prime Minister

Early the next morning, two carriages were parked in front of the General's Mansion. Everyone in the General's Mansion gathered in front of the gate to bid farewell to Ci Song and Mo Yao.

Ci Song first put Mo Yao on the carriage, and then said goodbye to Shi Yue and others.

"Master, Sun Buxiu is going with you on your trip to Qingzhou. Among our brothers, he is the only one who has been to Qingzhou once."

Shi Yue said to Ci Song, "The incident in Taiwei's Mansion has been reported to the court. Prince Liang has probably learned about it. It is also a good thing that the young master chose to leave Zhongzhou today."

"I didn't choose to accompany Yao'er to Qingzhou just to escape." Ci Song replied.

"Of course I know this. It's just that people's words are scary. Most of the people in the court now belong to the Taiwei Mansion faction. They will definitely attack in front of King Liang this time. People's words are scary, even if the young master doesn't care about them. , But what about the young mistress? Her reputation will naturally be slandered and criticized by the court officials."

A fierce look flashed in Shi Yue's eyes, and his tone became murderous, "Don't worry, young master, our General's Mansion will definitely eliminate those rumors in the court and ensure that there will be no rumors at the time of the young master's wedding."

"Then please leave it to Uncle Yue and the uncles at home."

Ci Song bowed to everyone who came to see him off. He also didn't want anything to go wrong on his wedding day, which would affect his wedding.

After saying goodbye, Ci Song turned around and prepared to enter the carriage, but suddenly he saw that the driver of his carriage looked familiar, but he was wearing a bamboo hat and his face could not be seen clearly.

But he didn't ask any more questions. After all, the carriage and driver were prepared by Shi Yue, so there couldn't be any problems.

When Ci Song got on the carriage, the carriage gradually drove towards Qingzhou.

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The palace had also just finished the morning court. At this moment, in the study room, Prince Liang was reviewing the memorial. Prime Minister Zhang stood quietly opposite, his eyes full of calm.

"Your Majesty, I just received news that Ci Song has left Zhongzhou and headed for Qingzhou." Prime Minister Zhang said.

"Oh? Really? It's good to leave. Look at these memorials. At least eight out of ten were involved in the General's Mansion and Song Ci. In the past, when Qi Bai was still in Zhongzhou, he could still suppress it, but from today on Bai Youshan left Zhongzhou. I think these officials are going to be lawless." King Liang put down the memorial in his hand and said slowly.

"They did this. Firstly, they formed a clique in Moyun for personal gain and recruited most of the officials in the court. Now that Moyun is dead, the previous benefits will naturally disappear. Secondly, they are worried that after the death of Taiweifu, the king will destroy Taiweifu. If the functions are integrated into the General's Palace, the General's Palace will interfere with the affairs of the court and affect their career. Therefore, if we want to take this opportunity to suppress the General's Palace, we should at least not allow the General's Palace to have the power of the censor to supervise all officials. "

"Third, they just go with the flow and go with the flow. Those commentators themselves don't have any independent thoughts, they just don't want to appear 'different'."

When King Liang heard this, a smile appeared on his face and he said: "What about your attitude, Prime Minister Zhang? There is no such thing as yours in these memorials."

"Of course I am on the King's side. The Prime Minister's Office is always loyal to the King." Prime Minister Zhang saluted Prince Liang.

"The prime minister is the prime minister of a country, how can he always turn to the king in everything? If the king's ways are fatuous, what will you do? Do you want to be a fatuous minister, ignoring the important affairs of the country, just to please the king?" King Liang suddenly shouted sharply.

When Prime Minister Zhang heard this, a faint smile appeared on his face, "But Your Majesty, you have the world in your heart, and you can control the world, bring peace to the people, and create a prosperous world. The Prime Minister's Mansion will do your best to help."

"Prime Minister, there are no outsiders here. Don't say these compliments. I won't like it." Prince Liang's expression was still cold.

"I am loyal from the bottom of my heart."

Prime Minister Zhang shook his head and continued, "If the king hadn't already wanted to abdicate, and I dare to use my body as a guarantee, the king who can unify Tianyuan in the future will definitely be the king."

"You really dare to say that, in the entire court, you, Zhang Anzhi, are the only one who has such courage."

When King Liang heard this, his expression did not become more ugly. Instead, he smiled and said, "Prime Minister, how do you think we should handle this matter so that we can avoid rumors in the court and convince all the officials that we will not secretly say that I favor the general's government? "

"What's so difficult about this? There are so many officials in the court. It would be too cumbersome for Your Majesty to pursue them one by one. It's a troubled time right now. Your Majesty, you have been discussing the strategy of the national war with General Mingxin all day long. I don't think there is anything else to do. The energy governs this matter.”

"Today, the stability of the court is far more important than what the officials think of the king."

Speaking of this, Prime Minister Zhang knelt directly in front of King Liang and said: "I sincerely ask your Majesty to hand over the power of supervising all officials to General Ci's Mansion, so that all rumors can be quelled and all officials can be silenced and no longer dare to speak nonsense." ”

There was silence in the study. King Liang looked at Prime Minister Zhang calmly. After a long time, King Liang slowly spoke, "My original idea was to let the Prime Minister temporarily exercise the power of censor."

"I am already old. Even if I hold the position of Prime Minister, I still feel that I am not up to the task.

It is also time to choose a suitable person to succeed. If the king wants to let me exercise the power of censor again, I am afraid that I will not be able to support the king to choose a suitable successor. "

Having said this, Prime Minister Zhang coughed twice more, looking very old.

"Prime Minister Zhang is dedicated to serving the country. This king must see it in his eyes and remember it in his heart. Then according to what the prime minister said, the power of supervising hundreds of officials will be handed over to General Ci's Mansion. He can be killed first and reported later." King Liang said.

"Your Majesty is wise. Once this decree is issued, the court will surely stop and there will be no more impeachment of the General's Mansion." Prime Minister Zhang flattered.

"You should also stand up. Prime Minister Zhang, do you have any other matters to report to me?" King Liang asked.

"This old minister has nothing to report to the king now."

"Really?"

King Liang smiled, and then continued: "I remember that Prime Minister Zhang has a descendant named Zhang Shuzhi, who is quite talented and has now become a student of Yansheng Academy. Is this true?"

Prime Minister Zhang heard this, his face changed slightly, but it was hidden in an instant, turned into a smile, and replied: "That's right."

"Being able to enter Yansheng Academy as a formal student, at least in the future, you can cultivate to the level of a great scholar. If there are other opportunities, you can become a literary giant and reach the same level as Mr. Zhang."

King Liang's tone was neither hurried nor slow.

"Prime Minister Zhang, do you think what I said is right?"

"Thank you for your good words, if Shuzhi knew that the king was so concerned, he would definitely work hard to cultivate and live up to the king's expectations." Although Prime Minister Zhang still had a smile, his tone was no longer as calm as before.

"Such a pillar of talent, but working as a coachman for Ci Song, is this behavior a bit inappropriate?"

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