OBS Chapter 288 Honglu Temple
Chapter 288 Honglu Temple
Conferred God Platform Imperial City, above the palace hall.
The years are long and time flies.
In the eyes of the First Revolution, forty years have passed since the empire started taking exams.
The young man with black hair on his temples and high spirits has now become an old man with gray hair on his temples and dim eyes.
The kerchief student who was a low-profile student at the beginning has become a powerful dynasty official.
At this time, officials from Zhongshu Province, headed by Right Prime Minister Ji Xianyuan, were glaring and arguing with officials from Menxia Province, headed by Left Prime Minister Sima Teng.
Sima Teng, the left prime minister, and Ji Xianyuan, the right prime minister, were both first-rank scholars. One was the number one scholar who won three yuan in a row, and the other was the second-ranked scholar selected by the old minister.
It stands to reason that the two of them should be in harmony and on good terms with each other.
However, since they have been officials in the same court for many years, they have always been on the same side. They both regard each other as a thorn in their flesh, and they always want to get rid of each other quickly.
When the old minister Lingbo was still alive, he could still reconcile it.
Later, after Shangshu Ling Bo Shangxian passed away, the emperor was grateful for his loyalty and filial piety, and specially promoted his son Bo Xue to take over the post of Shangshu Ling of Shangshu Province.
Nai He Boxue is an indifferent nature, not sociable, does not like to form cliques for personal gain, and does not form cliques.
As a result, the Shangshu Province, which had the most power, was sidelined by the Zhongshu Province and the Menxia Province.
Since then, every morning court meeting has almost always been a time for confrontation between the Zhongshu Province and the Menxia Province.
At this moment, three Taishi chairs were placed on the high platform. Behind the Grand Master's chair is His Majesty the Emperor's dragon chair.
The one sitting on the imperial chair in the middle with his eyes closed and taking a nap is Shangshu Ling Boxue.
Sitting on the Taishi chair on the left is Sima Teng, the left prime minister. The person sitting on the Grand Master's chair on the right is naturally the Right Prime Minister Ji Xianyuan.
As for the two rows of officials standing under the high platform, they were all from Sima Teng and Ji Xianyuan.
What are they arguing about now?
It turns out that the dynasty has recently established a new department, Honglu Temple. At this moment, two groups of officials are fighting over who will be the minister of Honglu Temple and who will be the young minister of Honglu Temple.
You must know that the dynasty is now at its peak and exerts pressure all over the world.
Countless foreign vassal states wanted to come to China to pay tribute and establish diplomatic relations.
Every day, just the convoys of foreign envoys arrive, and there is no end as far as the eye can see.
There are gold, silver, jewelry, pearls, agate, and all kinds of rare treasures inside, which are simply dazzling and countless.
Everyone knows how much money Honglu Temple, which is in charge of foreign affairs, can have. Naturally, he became popular in the eyes of everyone.
Officials from the two factions were quarreling with each other.
As their bosses, Sima Teng and Ji Xianyuan naturally couldn't end up like their younger brothers.
That would also look too tasteless.
They usually wait for the younger brother to test out the other party's bottom line before the two big men start negotiating.
Seeing that everyone was arguing, Zhou Xuan, the Minister of Rites, stepped out of the queue and slowly said:
"According to the old system, Honglu Temple should be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites. If you keep chattering here, you are a bit overstepping!"
As soon as the Minister of Rites stood up, the minor characters like the ministers and young ministers immediately shut their mouths.
Although everyone is in opposing camps, the rules of soldiers versus soldiers and generals cannot be broken.
If you want to refute Zhou Xuan, you can only do it if you are also a big boss of the six ministers.
As soon as Zhou Xuan finished speaking, Huai Chen, the official minister, immediately stood up and retorted:
"Old system? Our dynasty was founded less than a hundred years ago. Which dynasty's old system do you want to follow? Furthermore, what is being discussed now is not the issue of jurisdiction, but the appointment of officials. Let me ask you, Shangshu Zhou, what is the appointment of officials in the imperial court? When the time comes, it’s your turn to take charge of the matter. If you want to take over the responsibility, I think it’s your department.”
Zhou Xuan was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, but he could not refute these words. Originally, this kind of thing is that the father-in-law is right and the mother-in-law is right. Who is right and who is wrong is just a matter of who has more people.
Thinking of this, Zhou Xuan hurriedly said to the three ministers on the high platform:
"Your Excellencies, please comment! This Honglu Temple is a subordinate department of my Ministry of Rites, and their officials have to interfere. Isn't this a clear indication of their desire to dominate the world? According to what Huai Chen said, all the officials in the world are under your control. If you are appointed by the Ministry, why do you still need six of us? It seems to me that you have evil intentions and want to be in charge of the government alone."
If you can't argue, you start to outline and go online. This is a common method in officialdom.
Although it's a bit clumsy, it works extremely well.
Sure enough, as soon as Zhou Xuan's words came out, Huai Chen couldn't stand immediately.
His face was red with anger and his whole body was shaking. He pointed at Zhou Xuan's nose and cursed:
"Well, Zhou Xuan! How dare you openly frame the ministers in the court. According to the laws of our court, you should be punished! Today, let's go to Dali Temple to sit down and see who it is you who framed the ministers. , I am still good at dictatorship. Let’s go!”
After saying that, Huaichen stepped forward and grabbed Zhou Xuan's collar, dragging him towards the outside of the palace. He was so frightened that the official hat on Zhou Xuan's head fell to the ground.
Zhou Xuan didn't dare to go to Dali Temple, which was controlled by people from the Right Prime Minister faction. If you really want to go there, you will have to shed your skin even if you don't die.
Thinking of this, Zhou Xuan hurriedly looked at the left prime minister on the high platform as if asking for help.
Seeing the chaos in the main hall, the three ministers on the high platform naturally could not let it go any longer.
Left Prime Minister Sima Teng was the first to speak:
"How unbecoming it is to be noisy and noisy in the court hall! How can you two of you, who are six ministers, behave like bad boys? Huaichen, you also said that Zhou Xuan framed you. You can arrest the six ministers if you ask. Do you really think that Dali Temple is owned by your family? Why don’t you release your hands quickly!”
When Huai Chen saw Zuo Xiang standing up to speak, his momentum immediately weakened.
He just wanted to scare Zhou Xuan. He could catch the six ministers wherever he wanted.
He glanced at the right prime minister on the high platform, saw him nodding in acquiescence, and then let go of his hand.
Ji Xianyuan came from a poor family and had been ups and downs in the officialdom for forty years, and also fought with Sima Teng for forty years.
If Bo Shang hadn't cherished talents and brought him under his account at the beginning, he would have been killed by Sima Teng eight hundred times.
After forty years of intrigue, he has long lost his youthfulness and has become a treacherous and cunning powerhouse in the DPRK.
Ji Xianyuan knew that there would be no results if the argument continued, so he could only ask Sima Teng:
"What does Brother Sima think of the Honglu Temple matter?"
Sima Teng knew as soon as he heard that Ji Xianyuan was going to negotiate terms with him.
He pondered for a moment and then said:
"Honglu Temple's contact with the Ten Thousand Kingdoms is related to my power and cannot be trivial. I think we need to find a suitable person to hold such an important position."
Speaking of this, Sima Teng glanced at Boxue, who was pretending to sleep in the middle, and said with a smile:
"Master Bo, I wonder if you have a suitable candidate?"
Ji Xianyuan was stunned when he heard this. Did this guy transition today? He actually gave Bo Xue such an important thing as a favor.
Bo Xue was taking a nap with his eyes closed, but when he suddenly heard Sima Teng's words, he opened his eyes in surprise.
Bo Xue smiled lightly and said:
"There is no rush about the selection. For such an important matter, I think we still have to report it to the Holy One."