dtnovels Chapter 191 Killing without blood
Chapter 191 Killing without blood
Chapter 191 Killing without Blood
Early the next morning.
Yang Biao arrived at the Shangshu Terrace as usual. Just after he took a few steps, he heard some whispers.
"Mr. Ding impeached the governor Wang. The governor openly impeached the governor. I'm afraid there is something wrong!"
"Of course, if there was room for maneuver, there would be no way this would have reached the imperial court."
"Yes, the imperial court is constantly exerting its power on Yanzhou. If these two people fall out, the imperial court will be the most difficult."
"What do you think? What will the court do? Will they transfer Governor Wang away?"
"...Hard to say."
"One is the state shepherd, the chief official of the frontier; the other is the prime minister's confidant, I am afraid that your majesty must be cautious."
After hearing this, Yang Biao, with his belly bulging, went straight to his duty room in a dignified manner.
After walking a few steps, Wang Yun came out of the duty room. When he saw Yang Biao, he raised his hand politely and said, "The Prime Minister is here."
Yang Biao smiled as usual and asked, "Where are you going, Master Zi?"
Wang Yun's expression remained unchanged, his face expression indifferent as usual, and he said, "Let's go to the Imperial Censorate. Something is not right in Jizhou."
Yang Biao hummed and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Master." Then he went into the duty room.
Wang Yun stared at his back with a suspicious look on his face.
Yang Biao's reaction was too calm, and he did not even mention a word about Ding Yuan's impeachment of Wang Lang.
Wang Yun heard footsteps, turned around, and continued to go to Yushitai.
Not long after he left, the two Xuns appeared in front of Yang Biao's duty room one after another. They looked at each other with strange looks in their eyes.
"Your humble servant greets the Prime Minister." The two men entered Yang Biao's duty room and raised their hands to greet him.
Yang Biao sat down with some difficulty, straightened his clothes, looked up at the two of them, and said with a smile: "No need to be polite, sit down and talk."
Xun Yu and Xun You responded and sat on both sides.
Xun You had a curious look on his face. He was suspicious of Yang Biao's meeting with them so early in the morning, especially about Ding Yuan's memorial.
Yang Biao laughed and said, "You two don't need to be nervous. It's mainly because some things have to be settled."
"Who are you referring to, Prime Minister?" Xun You raised his head subconsciously.
Yang Biao looked at him and said, "The first thing is the joint examination between Imperial College and Hongdumen College. In order to show the importance of the court, I have decided to supervise the examination myself."
Xun You remained calm and understood instantly.
It was originally thought that Yang Biao's "inaction" and the joint examination were jointly hosted by Wang Yun and Cai Yong.
Knowing that this was Yang Biao's counterattack, Xun You thought for a moment and said, "I have no objection."
Xun Yu understood what was going on and nodded silently.
Seeing that they agreed, Yang Biao smiled a little more and said, "Secondly, the six ministries will soon move out of the Shangshutai, so the government affairs will be redistributed. What I mean is that all the memorials and official documents should be submitted directly to me by the six ministries, and I will then distribute them."
"That's as it should be," Xun You said. He could see clearly that Yang Biao was sharpening his knife and was targeting Wang Yun completely.
However, this matter itself should be like this. It's just that Yang Biao was "inactive" before, and most of the government affairs were handled by Wang Yun, and Yang Biao hardly got involved.
Xun You remained expressionless, secretly frightened.
Yang Biao's two moves were fair and upright, but they hit Wang Yun directly in the vital points.
Without the identity of "chief examiner", Wang Yun's reputation would inevitably be affected. And if he lost the power to handle government affairs in the Shangshutai, what he would lose would be real "power".
Yang Biao suddenly looked up at the door and saw that Wang Yun had not returned yet. He stood up with some difficulty and said, "Second Minister, I have something else to report to His Majesty. Would you like to come to the palace together?"
Upon hearing this, Xun You and Xun Yu looked at each other, and they had the same idea in their eyes: What is Yang Biao going to do next?
"As you command." The two men did not refuse and wanted to see what Yang Biao was going to do.
Yang Biao stood up, straightened his clothes, put on a dignified look on his fat face, and walked out with big strides.
The officials of all ranks who were coming and going in the Secretariat gathered together again and talked non-stop when they saw Yang Biao leading the two secretaries of Licao and Hucao away, which was rare.
"What do you think the Prime Minister is going to do?"
"No... is he going to retire?"
"Nonsense! The Prime Minister is fine, why did he retire?"
"Yes, who is the prime minister? He is from the Hongnong Yang family, and three of them have been ministers for four generations. They are very prestigious. Can a memorial impeaching Wang Lang cause him to retire?"
"But the memorial is very convincing. If Wang Lang is guilty, the Prime Minister cannot escape the blame, right?"
The conversation stopped abruptly because Wang Yun arrived.
The crowd scattered like birds and beasts and fled quickly.
Wang Yun heard a lot and couldn't help but frown, then he returned to the duty room with an expressionless face.
Inside Gyeongbokgung Palace.
Liu Bian got up early in the morning out of laziness and accompanied Cai Wenji for a walk.
Next to them was Liu Bian's sister Liu Zhi.
This was the daughter born accidentally by Emperor Ling of Han when he abused a palace maid, and she was given the title Princess Wannian.
Because her grandmother didn't love her and her uncle didn't care about her, she had no relationship with him and lived outside the palace. After Emperor Ling's death, many things happened one after another, making everyone almost forget that there was such a princess.
It was also because of Liu Xie's wedding that Cai Yong looked through the clan records and remembered that there was such a Princess Wannian.
Liu Zhi supported Cai Wenji on the other side and said with a smile: "My queen, I heard that you should walk more during pregnancy, so that the baby will be much healthier and live longer..."
Cai Wenji held her belly with both hands, smiling. She was nearly eight months pregnant, and she was emitting a growing maternal instinct.
Liu Bian supported her on the other side and said, "I have asked people to call the best midwives outside the palace into the palace. You can chat with them more when you have nothing to do, so that you will have less pain when giving birth."
Cai Wenji pursed her lips, looked at Liu Bian and smiled softly, "Don't be so anxious, it's still early."
"Not too early, not too early,"
Liu Zhi quickly replied, "My mother was less than nine months old when she gave birth to me. Your Majesty is thinking about the queen. Your Majesty really loves the queen."
Upon hearing this, Cai Wenji smiled without saying anything, but quietly held Liu Bian's hand.
Liu Bian glanced at Liu Zhi from the corner of his eye, and saw that she was smiling, unable to hide her reserved and fawning manner. He couldn't help but think in his heart: It's not easy to make a living in the royal family.
Liu Zhi was the daughter of Emperor Ling of Han, who suddenly became aroused and pinned her mother, a pretty palace maid, against the wall in broad daylight, causing her to become pregnant.
At that time, all the eunuchs formed a circle and trapped Emperor Ling of Han and the palace maid in a corner. It can be said that the scene was very embarrassing.
Afterwards, Emperor Han Ling completely forgot about it, and it was not found out until the maid was found pregnant.
Emperor Ling of Han was unwilling to acknowledge her but had to. However, he ignored the palace maid and just handed Liu Zhi over to Empress Dowager Dong to raise for a while, and then named her Princess Wannian and sent her to foster care outside the palace.
From beginning to end, the mother and daughter were very transparent and few people remembered them.
Pan Yin, who was not far away, had been watching them. He waited for a while, saw the right moment, and quietly walked over. He stood behind Liu Bian and whispered, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister and the two Xun Shangshus request to see you."
Liu Bian looked up and saw Yang Biao, Xun Yu and Xun You standing at the door, looking over here.
Cai Wenji stopped and said, "Your Majesty, go and do your work. I'll be fine with you."
Seeing Yang Biao and the others coming so early in the morning, Liu Bian knew something was up. He paused and said to Liu Zhi, "Liu Zhi, you should move back to the palace. Pan Yin, find a suitable palace, clean it up, and let Princess Wannian move in."
Liu Zhi was overjoyed and bowed quickly, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Bian nodded, gave Cai Wenji a few more instructions, and then walked towards the study.
Arriving at the study, Yang Biao and the other two sat down. When they saw two side dishes, a noodle soup and a bowl of soup on Liu Bian's small table, their expressions slightly changed.
Liu Bian took a sip of the soup and asked, "Prime Minister, is there anything?"
Yang Biao sat up straight, his face suddenly solemn, and said: "Your Majesty, I have received news that the pacifying captain Lu Bu has been getting closer and closer to Dong Zhuo in Pengcheng State."
As soon as these words came out, Xun Yu and Xun You's expressions changed immediately and they looked at him in surprise.
Yang Biao had never mentioned this before!
Xun Yu and Xun You looked at each other, both with gloomy expressions and frowned.
They couldn't judge whether Yang Biao's words were true or just to deal with Wang Yun.
Then Lu Bu is Ding Yuan's adoptive son. If Lu Bu really took refuge in Dong Zhuo, then Ding Yuan would be a 'big crime'!
Naturally, Ding Yuan's memorial impeaching Wang Lang was a joke and had no effect.
Liu Bian had just picked up the soup noodle and put it to his mouth without taking a bite. Upon hearing this, he raised his eyelids and looked at Yang Biao, feeling quite surprised.
"Is this the influence of the three dukes of four generations? I just got the news two days ago."
Liu Bian took a bite and chewed it for a while before asking, "What do you think should be done with it?"
Yang Biao's face was full of sternness. He said, "Your Majesty, I think that you should transfer Lu Bu away and order General Cao Cao to go south to Xuzhou."
Liu Bian looked thoughtful and said, "I still need to consider this matter."
Yang Biao bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Shangshutai has been planning for some time regarding the post of governor of Yanzhou. Military officer Liu Dai is a suitable candidate. I think the transition should be completed before the autumn harvest."
Liu Bian was a little surprised. He put down the cake and looked at Xun You.
Xun You saw that Yang Biao did not mention Wang Yun in any of his sentences, but was targeting him all the time. He thought for a moment, raised his hand, and said with a slightly obscure expression: "Your Majesty, I agree with the Prime Minister's words."
Yang Biao did not lie. Liu Dai's appointment as the governor of Yanzhou was indeed something that the Secretariat had discussed long ago. However, due to the complexity of Yanzhou's affairs, the order was not issued immediately.
Liu Bian was already confused, and when he saw Xun You's expression, he immediately knew that something was wrong. He smiled and said, "Okay, as the Prime Minister said, this matter will be handled by the Secretariat."
"Your Majesty, I obey your command." Yang Biao raised his hand without changing his expression and said in a deep voice.
Liu Bian hummed, picked up the chopsticks, wrapped the side dish with the soup cake, and took a big bite.
Yang Biao waited for a while and then said, "Your Majesty, Dong Zhuo is not in the capital as the Right Prime Minister, and many affairs are piling up. I think that the Right Prime Minister should be taken away on the grounds of 'ineffective suppression of bandits'. This can not only warn Dong Zhuo to obey orders, but also free up space to add a Right Prime Minister to the Secretariat to share government affairs, speed up processing, and improve the efficiency of the Secretariat in governing."
Xun You and Xun Yu glanced at Yang Biao calmly, secretly shocked.
This silent prime minister would have done nothing if he hadn't taken action, but why would his action be so shocking?
After this operation, Wang Yun will be completely isolated in the Shangshutai!
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