Chapter 53: The Record of Monarchs and Ministers (End)
When Fan Qi went to see Heng Yu, he only told his eldest son.
What can a person who has been seized of power do?
Fan Qi was already disappointed enough when he looked at the eldest son who was so angry that he wanted to say something, but in the end he simply remained silent.
He wanted to teach, but his son still had no progress in the past few years, and rotten wood was hard to carve.
Thinking about his children and grandchildren, and thinking about his political wisdom, Xu Hengyu, who was amazed by even him, Fan Qi couldn't help but feel sorry that such a person was not a junior in his clan.
Most of the people in the court looked down on Xu Hengyu, no wonder he was the one who could laugh to the end.
"Did my father want to write a letter to beg for bones?"
Fan Qi had already had the intention of begging for bones before. He was old and had serious and minor illnesses these days, so he could only take a good rest at home. He was anxious to find Heng Yu, and part of the reason was due to concerns about his body.
Fan Qi had already solved the most worrying thing in his heart, but shook his head and gave an answer that was completely unexpected to his eldest son, "The time has not come, and I will stick to my old bones."
"But..." Fan Qi touched his completely white beard, "Since the Ye family wants to go a step further and want to imitate the He family of the previous dynasty, He Banchao, then I will fulfill it."
Not long after, several important official positions in the court were vacant, and the Ye Dang and Fan Dang all fought for it, but at the last moment, Fan Dang was always one step away, and those official positions fell on the Ye Dangren.
Zhao Han's hands trembled when he stamped the appointment edict.
These positions involve taxes in the court. The Ministry of War is the Ye Party member. Now he has to even get taxes. Is the Ye family going to undermine him?
But at this time, the dust has settled and he is already in a difficult situation.
After the edict was issued, Zhao Han directly smashed a vase of a former dynasty in the Qianqing Palace, and was already furious.
The Fan Party retreated step by step, and the Ye Party's momentum reached its peak. In addition, the Empress Dowager Ye was always facing the Ye family in the harem, and the power in the hands of the young emperor was gradually eroded.
Whether it is Fan Qi or Heng Yu, they are quietly watching the fire cooking oil in the Ye family, with flowers blooming.
Fan Qi thought Hengyu had to wait, and waited for the Ye family and Zhao Han to lose both sides and he could reap the benefits of the fisherman.
But before Zhao Han took action, Heng Yu took the lead.
Suddenly there was a rumor in the court that the late emperor had left a will to abolish the crown prince and establish a new emperor before he was critically ill.
As soon as this news came out, the weather was in trouble, and many thoughts that had just been suppressed rose again.
Zhao Han paced back and forth in the Empress Dowager's bedroom. Although there was a gap between the mother and son because of the Ye family, the two had completely consistent positions on this matter.
Zhao Han almost thought of Xu Hengyu as soon as he learned about the news.
If the late emperor really left such a will, it would definitely be Xu Hengyu.
"No matter what Xu Hengyu wants to do, His Majesty, he can't keep it." The Empress Dowager made a frown, and a faint murderous intent was already revealed in her words.
She wanted to kill Xu Hengyu at the beginning, and always felt that keeping him for the future would be a disaster. However, Xu Hengyu had a gold medal to avoid death and did not make any big mistakes. Zhao Han had no reason, so he was unwilling to take the blame for the world, and just took his position away.
But at this point, a bit of murderous intent flashed in Zhao Han's eyes.
But what he couldn't figure out was that Xu Hengyu did not take out the will on the day of the death of the late emperor, nor did he take out the will when he ascended the throne, nor did he take out the power when he seized his position. Now, what should he do to make this news come out?
Xu Hengyu is a smart person, and he should know that once this news is released, he will definitely have no way to survive.
Fan Qi, who had been watching the situation, was also a little confused by Heng Yu's work. He could not guess Heng Yu's mind and could only continue to wait and see.
The Yulin Army forced the palace, and the late emperor's will was abolished the emperor, and Zhao Han and Empress Ye were banned. After Ye Shangshu reacted and dispatched troops, he used the tiger talisman to mobilize soldiers from the Dongdaying to suppress the Ye Dang's resistance for the crime of treason.
The technique of power and strategy is easy to use, but when the sky is dark and bright, the entire capital is filled with a faint smell of blood.
Until morning court, looking at the empty dragon throne and the white figure standing in the center of the Golden Palace, many people still didn't react.
"The late emperor ordered me to choose a new lord and I will supervise the country before choosing a new emperor." He took out the imperial edict that the late emperor had handed him to Fan Qi, who was standing in front of the civil servants.
Fan Qi had known that Heng Yu would have a backup plan, but he didn't expect that this would be the will of the late emperor.
Fan Qi carefully read the imperial edict over and over again, and finally looked up, looking at Heng Yu with complex eyes, "This imperial edict was indeed written by the late emperor."
With the will of the late emperor in his hand, his actions were to clear the emperor rather than to plot against him.
Since he has been in charge of the country, his military and political affairs are in his hands. The reform of the new policy that was previously stopped in the middle has also begun again. It was not until this time that Heng Yu completely exposed his power and trump card.
The Yulin Army was the emperor's personal guard, but he had long been loyal to him. That's why he could easily put Zhao Han and Empress Ye under house arrest that day.
Among the Ye Party and the Fan Party, many senior officials have already turned against Hengyu.
The late emperor was always worried about his safety, fearing that no one could protect him once he died.
But the late emperor never knew what kind of power he had accumulated over the years.
Maybe……
Heng Yu remembered every word and sentence of the previous emperor before his death, and suddenly felt that the previous emperor knew it, but he was still protecting him in his own way.
"This is so beautiful."
Fan Qi's health has been getting worse and worse, and his spirits are getting worse. The imperial physician has always asked him to rest and not worry. Fan Qi who can let go all let go, but in the matter of Hengyu, he can't help but let the people below find out clearly. Every time he listens, he can't help but praise him.
From the will of the late emperor, he finally figured out why Hengyu wanted to settle the Ye family and His Majesty at the peak of the Ye family.
When the late emperor was still alive, the Ye family often obstructed the late emperor's orders and forced the late emperor who was lingering in his sickbed to appoint the crown prince, and repeatedly offended the late emperor's majesty.
Thinking about the complexity and thinking about the political situation, Heng Yu’s move at that time was indeed not the best time to move.
But if you think about it simply, it is actually not difficult to guess his intention.
——It’s like a child venting his anger for the people he respects in his own way.
After Hengyu supervised the country, he implemented the new policy with decisive means. This time he was already in power and no one could stop him from implementing the new policy. Therefore, he directly cut off the mess and did not give those nobles of the aristocratic families too much chance to breathe.
The royal family and the aristocratic family hated him to the core and sent people to assassinate him many times, but they always returned in disgrace.
However, the revenge from Hengyu is fierce and effective.
Assassination is not possible, and finally someone has begun to create momentum in public opinion.
First of all, rumors of attack on him were heard in the capital. Many dramas were based on him, but they told stories of slandering ministers who ruined the country.
Heng Yu never cared about other people's opinions. He is now returning to the court and is busy restoring the projects that were called to stop by Zhao Han and others before, and making more manpower transfers.
He only heard about these things when he got free.
The people below thought he would get angry, but Heng Yu became interested after hearing this, asked about the details of the drama with interest, and chose a free afternoon to watch the drama based on him.
He sat on the second floor, pointed to the person who played the role of a slander on the stage, and sighed to Wei Xian, who was already gray-haired, "Shouldn't this person play find someone with a more handsome appearance? Since he was promoted as a slander, the emperor also prefers a good-looking slander."
Emperors are also human beings, and they will naturally feel more comfortable when facing good-looking ministers. Therefore, since ancient times, there have been few people who are not good-looking.
The person who plays the leading role on stage is more feminine than handsome.
Wei Xian followed the late emperor for the rest of his life. Before his death, he had already given him fertile land and houses, which was enough for him to spend the rest of his life outside the palace safely.
But living alone in such a big house was lonely. After Heng Yu Daquan took over Wei Xian, he took Wei Xian to Xu's mansion.
Today, Wei Xian accompanied Heng Yu and laughed when he said this, "Aren't you worried that these rumors will affect you?"
Heng Yu pointed at himself, and then laughed loudly, "Has I ever misled the country? Have I ever charmed the people? Those people think too simply. For the people, those who can make them have enough food and clothing, they wish they could establish the Longevity Card and offer sacrifices every day."
"How could I lose the hearts of the people? The prosperous times will be opened up in my hands in the future. Even if the historical books say that I am lucky to be in and out of my origin, I will have to praise my achievements with gorgeous words."
On the second day, the drama craze has not yet been fully spread in the capital, and many achievements made by Hengyu over the years have spread one by one.
Punish corrupt officials, reform some heavy and unreasonable taxes, investigate hidden land and households, and redistribute all the land that was seized by noble families by improper means to the people...
Under his operation, these news had spread all over the country in just half a month.
He does not have the will to steal the country, but he needs the hearts of the people. Only when the hearts of the people can he realize what he wants to do step by step.
When the confrontation of public opinion came to an end, Heng Yu went to Liuyuan to see Zhao Han, who was banned and demoted to King Ning by him.
It has been almost three months since Zhao Han was imprisoned in Liuyuan. During these three months, Heng Yu never came to see him without saying goodbye to shout for a hunger strike. Until his will was worn out, he did not lose his mind and could not communicate like before, Heng Yu left Liuyuan to see him.
Liuyuan covers a huge area. This place is the imperial palace. Hengyu only restricts Zhao Han's freedom outside, but in Liuyuan, he has no worries about food and drink, and he can go anywhere he wants.
This was the first time Hengyu and Zhao Han met after forcing the palace that day.
Zhao Han, who had calmed down, saw Heng Yu in plain clothes, and finally couldn't help but feel a faint cold fire and deep hatred in his eyes, "Xu Hengyu, are you right to be the emperor?"
There was a bit of expectation in his eyes.
Heng Yu was stunned, looking at the emperor who was taught by him, smiling and shook his head, "Your Majesty, I will not be the chief minister of the cabinet if I don't enter the cabinet."
"Why?" Being in the cabinet as the chief minister can almost be said to be a lifelong pursuit by all civil officials.
Heng Yu finally put down the person at hand, looked at the new emperor, and said softly: "Because I have promised the late emperor that I will be his chief minister in the future."
The new emperor knew that the late emperor mentioned by the Taifu was not the deposed emperor who had been under house arrest in Liuyuan for many years, but his father.
"The Grand Tutor hopes that the father will be famous in history, and the Grand Tutor will definitely hope that the Grand Tutor can achieve the highest honor of the civil servants."
Heng Yu once again declined him, "Wen Zheng is so beautiful that it is beyond words. If Your Majesty thinks that I have outstanding achievements, it is better to give me a posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous post
The world is called literature, and the way is not moved is called righteousness.
An official who can be awarded the posthumous title of "Wen Zheng" must have both moral integrity and ability and perform his duties conscientiously during his lifetime.
The new emperor was taught by Heng Yu all the way until now he grew up to be a qualified emperor and was taught a lot by him. His tutor was naturally worthy of this posthumous title of "Wen Zheng".
In the 20th year of Jianping, Heng Yu was seriously ill.
Emperor Jianping went out of the palace to visit him, and suddenly felt that time was really tolerant of the Grand Tutor.
Since he was led out of the cold Zhanglin Palace by the Grand Tutor, until now, it seems that he has never left any trace on his Grand Tutor in the past twenty years.
"Your Majesty has grown up. I have nothing to remind you, only one request."
"The late emperor once said that he left a tomb for his minister next to the imperial tomb. After my death, please ask Your Majesty to bury me and the late emperor together, and let me accompany the tomb for the late emperor, so that I can complete the friendship between the monarch and the late emperor."
Emperor Jianping held Heng Yu's hand tightly and replied with a sob "Okay".
Chapter completed!