Li Qianshun, who understood Mo Xihe's thoughts, was relieved and immediately said: "There have been continuous chaos in the capital in one day. The inspection department is indeed responsible for it. Li Kan is even more stupid and incompetent, so he will be dismissed from the inspection department immediately." I will take the post of Sizheng and make detailed inquiries to serve as a warning to others! Mo Xihe, are you satisfied with this arrangement?" The tone of the last few words was quite serious.
Mo Chihe was slightly shaken, and then praised again: "The emperor is a wise man, and I bow to you."
The emperor did not answer the question, but just stared at him and continued: "It is not a problem to deal with Li Kan, but who should fill the position he vacated? Do you have any suitable candidates for this, Mochihe?" "
Sun Tu, who was nearby, could also see the dissatisfaction in the emperor's heart. At the same time, he also realized that there might be a trap hidden in his question. If Mo Chihe really revealed the candidate he wanted to recommend because of his carelessness, I am afraid that that person The next situation will not be too good.
Because what Mo Chihe did just now was to use the prince's sins to blackmail the emperor into making concessions. Even though he was a powerful minister under the Xia Kingdom, he was still a minister. Such an approach would naturally make the emperor feel jealous and even murderous. It is very possible to come. Maybe we can't really do anything to him now, but the emperor has plenty of means to deal with the officials under Mo Xighe.
But how could Moshahe make such an obvious mistake? After only being stunned for a moment, he respectfully said again: "This candidate will naturally be decided by the emperor. However, in my opinion, last night's murder can be used as a criterion for selecting a suitable inspector general. Several deputy directors Whoever can catch the murderer can take his place."
Since Mo Chihe was not fooled, the emperor did not bother about this matter any more, so he nodded and said: "Just do what you want, the three assistant officers in the inspection department, and a few from the Xingqing government office. Chief, as long as someone can solve this case and catch the culprit, he will take over the position of Supervisor of the Inspection Department!"
The two monarchs and ministers quickly decided on the replacement of the chief official of such an important yamen office as the Inspection Department, but they did not ask the prince a word at all, which made the prince feel disappointed and a little uneasy. , I wonder if my father will have other thoughts about her because of this incident.
When the matter reached this point, Mo Chihe's purpose of entering the palace today was achieved. He said no more and quickly stood up to leave. It can be said that this time he really won a great victory. Not only did he make the prince bear a lot of charges, but he also removed a nail in the inspection department. This was more effective than confining the prince to the house.
Regardless of the fact that this inspection department is only one of the sixteen departments in the Xixia Dynasty, it only has the authority to patrol the safety of the capital. It is more of a hard job and does not have much practical benefits. Even if the prince is replaced, his power will not be greatly weakened, but in fact its symbolic significance is extremely great.
Over the years, the prince's party has been somewhat marginalized. It is precisely because the prince has seen this that he has tried his best to insert his cronies into various important yamen this year. Among them, Li Kan, who is the Inspector of the Inspection Department, is like a signature, making everyone believe that following the prince will always lead to success.
But this time, once Li Kan is removed from office, the prince's wishful thinking will be completely overturned. His followers will be frightened and may even become alienated. This is Mo Xiche's attack
The foundation of the prince's power is that after this defeat, the prince may not be able to recover for a year and a half.
The prince was full of bitterness at this time, but he did not dare to complain. When he saw Mo Xihe resigning, he subconsciously stood up and wanted to leave. But at this moment, the emperor suddenly spoke: "The prince stays, I have something to talk about. Mo Chihe, please step aside first."
With just these words, the face of Mo Xihe, who was originally full of joy, suddenly changed, and his steps to retreat froze due to this. After a while, he and Sun Tu, who had already noticed the problem, exited the hall.
I was still a little too aggressive. Although I defeated the prince this time, it also made the emperor dissatisfied and fearful. I am afraid that the emperor will also deliberately suppress me in the future. Only then did Mo Xiahe understand something, but it was already too late and he could never look back.
At this moment, Mo Xiahe suddenly looked a little weak and old. Although it only lasted for a moment, it was keenly captured by Sun Tu who was following behind him. This made a meaningful smile flash across his face.
I couldn't tell it when I was on the outside before, but now I entered it and realized that it actually seemed like a ZTE was about to happen. The Xia Dynasty, which was prospering, was also full of contradictions and hidden dangers.
The contradiction between the power of the monarch and the power of the prime minister, which has been unresolved by the Han Dynasty since ancient times, actually appeared in another way in the Xixia Kingdom. Moreover, because Mo Xiahe's status is more noble, he also has the support of many party nobles, which gives him more confidence to check and balance Li Qianshun, the king of the country!
In fact, it would be fine if Li Qianshun had always been sitting on the throne. After all, his prestige was not something that a powerful minister like Mo Chihe could compete with. But what if he was replaced by a prince after he died of old age
And more importantly, the prince actually admired the Han people's ways more than he did. Li Qianshun attached great importance to the Sinicization of the DPRK in order to consolidate his imperial power and suppress existences like Mo Xinghe. But what about the prince? I'm afraid he was really led astray by those Han scholars. He only wanted to be Chineseized because he admired Han culture. This was obviously impossible to be accepted by the party nobles. This was also the root of the serious conflict between him and Mo Xuxihe. !
Today's Moshehe took the opportunity to suppress the prince, which seems to be a continuation of the conflict between the two parties, but in fact it also hides the struggle between the party aristocratic group and the imperial power. This is obviously something Li Qianshun, the king of ZTE, cannot bear. I am afraid that he will do something to suppress the party nobles in order to balance the power between the DPRK and China.
"It looks like peace and prosperity here, but in fact, there have been constant conflicts. Just a big bucket full of gunpowder. As long as a spark falls, the situation can be completely shattered!" Sun Tu had already secretly made a calculation in his heart: "The previous two After all, the accident is just a trivial matter and cannot break the current balance, but if some important person is suddenly killed, can this balance be maintained?"
It's time to make some big moves in Xingqing Mansion and cause chaos in the capital of Xixia!
Neither Mo Xiahe, who was walking in front of him, nor Li Qianshun and his son, who were still in the palace, knew that the real danger was imminent. For the royal father and son, the biggest threat at hand is still the party nobles represented by Mo Luxuhe.
Seeing that there was no one else in the palace, the prince couldn't help but muttered: "You traitor!"
"Come forward and speak." The emperor suddenly said, which made the prince stunned for a moment, and then he stepped forward with some anxiety. Since they came of age, the two fathers and sons have been quite estranged from each other. It's not a short distance.
"Come closer." Seeing that the prince was still some distance away from him, the emperor gestured with his hand expressionlessly.
This made the prince's heart move. Seeing that his father was so kind to him, he should be willing to support him in the future... Thinking about this, he quickly took a few steps forward. At this time, the two of them were only a few feet apart.
At this moment, the emperor suddenly straightened up and raised his hand, and slapped the prince hard on the cheek, until his whole body was covered, and the words quickly appeared on his fair face. A red palm mark came. After a while, he knelt down with his knees weak in fear: "Father..."
"This slap is to teach you not to be as rash as this time, Meng Lang! You are the crown prince of my Xia Kingdom, and you were suppressed by a subordinate without the ability to fight back. Do you think that if this matter spreads out, the people of the world will How do I view you, and how do I treat my Li family? Huh?" The emperor looked down at his frightened son with a sullen face, his tone full of anger.
"Do you know how many years and how much effort I spent to cut off the original eight wings of the party one by one, and this led to today's situation! But what about you? You are ambitious and talented, but you are still thinking about letting me, Xia Kingdom, completely Han Hua, do you know what the consequences of doing this will be? I’m afraid as soon as I die, a large number of Dangxiang tribesmen will jump out and kill you too on the pretext of Qingjun! Do you know why Mo Xianhe has become so powerful in the past few years? It has risen so much that it can almost compete with me, the emperor? Just because you showed your determination to become Chinese a few years ago!
"If you are really capable, you can just want to strengthen our Xia Kingdom. But look at what you have done in the past few years, and what is the result now? Huh, in a few years, only one Li Kan has been able to hold important positions. , and now his official position has also been lost. You really think that our country, Xia, can be strong with those rotten Han scholars. It is simply ridiculous! If I don’t wake you up today, I’m afraid you will commit a crime in the future. If we make more and bigger mistakes, by then, my Li family will be in ruins!"
The dissatisfaction with the prince's actions for many years finally broke out at this moment. Under the fierce scolding, the prince's face turned pale with shock, and he was sweating all over, but he didn't even dare to take a breath.
Seeing his son's behavior like a frightened rabbit, Li Qianshun's eyes became even more annoyed: "You go back and think about it yourself this time. If you can't figure things out for me, then you don't need to continue to be the crown prince." Keep doing it. King Cheng and King Yue may be more suitable to be the king of our Xia Kingdom than you!"
These words were quite serious and made the prince even more frightened. He kowtowed repeatedly to admit his mistake and promised that he would change his ways before leaving in despair.
After watching him walk out of the side hall, Li Qianshun let out a long sigh. Others didn't know why he insisted on getting involved in the struggle between Song and Liao again. Only he knew it well. It was not because he was so happy about his success, but because he wanted to use this to calm the internal disputes in the Xia Kingdom and turn it around. Everyone’s attention is focused on the outside world!