Zuo Xiang closed his eyes and meditated, um, it's none of his business. I don't want to offend His Majesty, and I don't want to offend Ye Nantian, but I also don't want to offend this huge group of civil servants. One bad thing is to offend all three parties, and staying out of the matter is the complete policy...
However, at this moment, His Majesty's question was heard.
The camera on the left trembled.
Why the hell did he find the old man again? Was the old man born with a face that was blamed? Is it really so difficult to stay out of it
The civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, together with the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor, were all focused on Prime Minister Zuo's face at this moment.
Zuo Xiang's face was extremely ugly at this moment.
If your Majesty asks, then you must speak, and you must have a position. If it is ambiguous and muddled, it will also be an offense by the three parties, but where do you want to stand? !
If I stand on the side of His Majesty the Emperor and Ye Nantian, then it is equivalent to standing on the opposite side of all civil officials. Conversely, if he is on the side of the civil servants, then it means that he is on His Majesty's blacklist.
What can I do with this old man
Dilemma!
But Prime Minister Zuo is Prime Minister Zuo after all, the head of the civil servants, his eyes rolled, and he thought about it, and said: "General Ye conquered the northern border in this battle; defeating the enemy in the first battle is an extraordinary feat! The veteran thinks that it should be rewarded. And , should be rewarded heavily, no amount of reward is too high!"
The focused eyes of the civil servants stared at Prime Minister Zuo unkindly, wishing they could swallow the old man raw.
Are you an old man, are you still a scholar? You are the head of civil servants! What do you want to do to dismantle Wenchen's platform at this time? !
His Majesty the Emperor smiled and said, "Huh?"
Zuo Xiang hastily continued: "However, the slaughter of hundreds of millions in this battle... is indeed too serious a crime, and it hurts the peace of heaven. This move is also a big mistake, and the crime should be punished. Moreover, it must be severely punished. No heavy punishment is not enough to guard against latecomers... "
His Majesty the Emperor couldn't help being stunned.
The civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty were also stunned.
What does Zuoxiang mean
You are the one who deserves a heavy reward, and you are the one who deserves a heavy punishment!
What are you going to do
Where are you standing? Aren't you blocking both sides and offending both sides
His Majesty's eyes narrowed dangerously: "Then what does Yi Zuoxiang mean?! Should I be rewarded or punished?"
The left minister looked honest and honest, bowed his body and said in a respectful voice: "The old minister doesn't have any other meanings, but, on the one hand, General Ye has made great achievements, and on the other hand, he has also committed a heinous crime. Both are facts that cannot be erased. ...How to deal with it... still needs His Majesty's order!"
The muscles on His Majesty's face twitched.
This old bastard, talking for a long time is equivalent to not saying anything.
Yuan Youyou kicked the ball back again.
What a clever method of making peace with the mud, but it is blocked on both sides, not comprehensive on both sides, and his body is in the middle of the two sides, standing unshakably, really amazing!
"Your Majesty is wise, wise, and unprecedented, and there will be no one in the future... It can be called an emperor through the ages!..." Zuo Xiangyang lavished a big meal of flattery, and he didn't want money, and finally said: "This is the most important thing in the world like General Ye." Waiting for the judgment of the accident, only His Majesty Gan Gang can make the most correct decision, wait a minute, just wait..."
When the officials heard these words, they immediately admired the old prime minister!
What is the way of being an official
This is what people call being an official!
This is called language art!
It seems that the three parties have committed crimes, and the dilemma is that they have been forced to live by them. In the end, no one will be offended, and they will clean themselves up.
This is knowledge...
You will have to learn more in the future.
The corner of His Majesty's mouth twitched for a long time, staring at Prime Minister Left with hatred.
Prime Minister Zuo lowered his head and never raised his head, making it clear that he did not plan to make eye contact with His Majesty the Emperor again.
"Again! Retire!"
His Majesty the Emperor walked away.
At this point, Prime Minister Zuo breathed a sigh of relief.
How will the follow-up of this matter be, His Majesty the Emperor dragged on for several days without going to court, and everyone was not in a hurry.
Anyway, Your Majesty, you will go to court sooner or later...
Well, as Prime Minister Zuo said, we'll just wait for you to make your own decision.
If you don't wait with me, it won't be too late to make trouble.
That night, Prime Minister Zuo returned home and said to Zuo Wuji who was studying: "Wuji, don't you want to become an official as soon as possible? Now, there is a golden opportunity for you to become an official..."
Zuo Wuji's eyes lit up when he heard this.
After hearing the ins and outs of this incident, Zuo Wuji pondered for a while before saying, "Grandpa, what do you think I should do?"
"What do you want?" Prime Minister Zuo asked.
"I think..." Zuo Wuji hesitated.
"But it's okay to say." Prime Minister Zuo encouraged.
"I write to your Majesty, wait for the world to be peaceful, and let him be free; the friendship will last forever, and the brother will remain the same; let him go back, so that in the future, once the wind and rain are over, there will be neither rain nor sunshine." Zuo Wuji carefully chose his words slowly. Said slowly.
Prime Minister Zuo's eyes lit up, and his white beard turned up all of a sudden: "Good! Good! Good!"
After saying three good things in a row, he finally stood up with a face full of satisfaction: "That's right, my Zuo family has a future!"
the next day.
His Majesty the Emperor finally came to court.
His Majesty the Emperor immediately faced the courtiers forcing the palace; he was so irritable that he couldn't do anything about the courtiers. After all, on the surface, the great truths spoken by these civil servants are all convincing, and they are all the words of saints, so there is no room for refutation , even the king of a country has to stay away from this aspect.
In desperation, as usual, Prime Minister Zuo was pulled out for questioning.
Obviously, in addition to being the head of civil servants, Prime Minister Zuo is also the panacea between His Majesty the Emperor and all civil servants!
Zuo Xiang looked bitter, and said: "About whether General Ye should be rewarded or punished, the old minister really has a hard time making a decision, but after going home last night; after Sun Er Wuji heard about this, he wrote a secret letter. Play, I ask the old minister to report to His Majesty, and please have a preview, his child's aptitude is blunt, but a fool who cares a lot may gain something."
As he spoke, he took out an envelope that had been sealed with wax paint, and handed it over with both hands raised high.
His Majesty the Emperor frowned: "Submit it."
The servant took it and passed it to His Majesty the Emperor. His Majesty gave Prime Minister Zuo a very meaningful look, and then broke the seal.
He only took one look, and his eyes lit up!
After quickly reading the content of this secret note, he closed his eyes and thought about it, and said softly: "Master Zuo, is this really written by Wuji?"
Zuo Xiang said: "Yes."
"Do you know what's in it?" His Majesty the Emperor said calmly.
"This... Wuji did discuss with the old man at that time, but the old man didn't dare to take the credit." Prime Minister Zuo bowed and said, "A virtuous person does not avoid relatives; the old minister thought..."
"Yes. I understand." His Majesty the Emperor nodded, and said, "Declaration!"
Immediately, a minister who wrote the pen stood up, and the servants prepared the four treasures of the study.