Chapter 274 The Party Struggle Ends, Wei Yuan Is Dismissed, and the Old Is Replaced by the New

Wang Anshi was still a little puzzled, "Even if Liao Xia has a plan, even if your guess is about to come true, you should not choose to restructure at this time."

Hearing this, Wei Yuan sighed: "How could I not know? But you have also seen that before the official fainted, he asked me to guard the prison. This kind of trust is rare in ancient times, right?"

Wang Anshi was even more confused, "Isn't it a good thing that officials trust you?"

"I didn't say it wasn't a good thing." Wei Yuan said, "To be honest, I thought the officials and I transferred the new army to the palace were to ensure that the status of His Highness the Crown Prince would not be affected."

"Now that the matter has been done, what will the officials think of me when they wake up? I have already become the best military commander at a young age. Will the officials rest assured about what will happen after the prince ascends the throne?"

Wang Anshi understood, stroking his beard and said: "It's a good move to retreat in order to advance, so you are not afraid. If you are really punished, you will not be able to return to the capital for a while?"

Wei Yuan said: "It doesn't matter, as you said, just wait and see."

Wang Anshi did not dare to say any more.

On the second day of February in the seventh year of Jiayou's reign, after Zhao Zhen regained consciousness, he immediately summoned Prince Zhao Xi to inquire about the many major events that had occurred in the country in recent days.

Zhao Xi focused on the struggle between the two parties.

Zhao Zhen, who was pale and increasingly thin, was lying weakly on the dragon bed, sighing:

"I let the two of them fight, just to use their hands to punish some officials and pave the way for you to ascend to the throne and train a team in the future. But I never thought that they would continue to argue while I was unconscious."

Zhao Xi knelt down in front of him and said: "Father, please take care of the dragon body. Although they are still fighting about the two phases, the country's body will not be in chaos. Father, please rest assured."

Zhao Zhen suddenly coughed violently and even coughed up blood.

Seeing this, Zhao Xi hurriedly stepped forward and said with a worried look: "Father, the dragon body is the most important thing!"

Zhao Zhen forced out a bitter smile and said: "Don't worry, my son, I will hold on for a while and I won't leave you too much mess."

"Father." As he spoke, Zhao Xi seemed about to shed tears.

Zhao Zhen raised his arm with difficulty and stroked Zhao Xi's head. At this moment, he was no longer the emperor of Zhou Dynasty, but just Zhao Xi's father, nothing more.

"I still have many things that I haven't been able to teach you, and I don't have the energy to teach you anymore, how to be a good emperor in the future."

Zhao Xi said: "Wang Shangshu once taught his sons how to read the books of sages and how to be like Yao and Shun."

Zhao Zhen shook his head, "When I talk about being an emperor, I mean being an emperor. It's not what the sages teach you in their books, let alone Yao and Shun."

Zhao Xi showed a confused expression.

Zhao Zhen sighed again, "That's all. Has anything else happened in the DPRK and China recently? Is there any movement in Liao and Xia?"

Zhao Xi shook his head and said: "There is no movement between Liao and Xia, it's just..."

Zhao Zhen looked at him who was hesitant to speak, and felt something bad. He frowned and said, "Just what?"

Immediately, Zhao Xi knelt down on the ground and kowtowed: "My son, I ask my father to punish me! My son, my son is responsible for supervising the country's orders and issued an order to reform the Yanbian military system! My son is guilty!"

Zhao Zhen's pupils gradually widened as he listened to his childish voice, and suddenly he coughed violently.

Zhao Xi did not dare to get up and said quickly: "Father, please take care of the dragon body!"

Zhao Zhen stared at him and said in a deep voice: "Why are you so anxious about Yanbian military reform? You...can't wait any longer?"

Zhao Xi said: "Father, the two countries of Liao and Xia are eyeing each other. They may go south and cross the Great Wall one day. My son, I also want to nip it in the bud."

Zhao Zhen took a deep breath, "You and Wei Yuan are both too anxious! Have you ever thought about what if the reform of the military system fails?"

Zhao Xi suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhao Zhen, and said firmly: "Father, please rest assured, I am willing to guarantee with my life that the military system will be reorganized without fail!"

He knew what his father was worried about.

It is nothing more than fear that if the reform of the military system fails, when history writes this period of history in the future, Zhao Zhen will be blamed.

Future generations will say that a generation of saintly masters and benevolent kings, in their later years, became as dim as Li Longji of the previous dynasty.

"Father, the history books will write in the future that it was my son who made the right decisions to promote military reform while he was in charge of the country, and it has nothing to do with my father!"

When Zhao Xi said this, he obviously wanted to protect Wei Yuan.

Zhao Zhen thought about it for a moment. The matter has come to this, how can it be changed overnight? We can only go with the flow,

"You are still young, what do you know? Before you ascend the throne, you decide on such military and national affairs. If you succeed, it will be fine. If you fail, what will the world think of you? Will your throne be secure in the future?"

Zhao Xi had never thought of this.

Thinking deeply, he suddenly broke out in cold sweat.

Yes, what if it fails?

All people in the world will say that Zhao Xi is a foolish king and is not worthy of being the emperor.

Once he does something wrong again in the future, it is very likely to cause public resentment.

After all, no one is a sage, so who can have no faults?

Zhao Zhen said: "Don't do military and national affairs such as restructuring with enthusiasm. You are like this, and so is Wei Qing."

"He has had a very smooth life these past few years. Whether he is an official or a professional, he has never encountered any trouble."

Zhao Xi's heart tightened, "Father."

Zhao Zhen said earnestly: "I know what you are going to say. You will say that when I was seriously ill and fainted, it was Wei Qing who transferred the new army to the imperial city. This move was to protect your status from being affected."

"I know the deep love between master and disciple, but I can't give you Wei Qing who has never encountered setbacks. Do you understand what I mean?"

Zhao Xi was silent.

Zhao Zhen continued, "If you ascend the throne in the future, you will definitely use Wei Yuan. His smooth career is a good thing for him, but it is not a good thing for the country."

"He will be grateful to you for the military reform, but this is not enough. I want him to be loyal to you for the rest of his life!"

From the fact that he fainted, Wei Yuan's actions have shown his loyalty.

Not only to Zhao Zhen, but also to Zhao Xi.

The new army entered the imperial city, and this army only obeyed Wei Yuan's orders. In other words, once Zhao Zhen really died, with Wei Yuan, he could immediately assist Zhao Xi to succeed to the throne in front of the spirit and help the Great Zhou through the critical moment of power change.

Zhao Zhen and his son were not worried that Wei Yuan would do something like Dong Zhuo, because Wei Yuan's status was not so prominent.

There were Han Zhang, Wen Yanbo, and some old nobles who would not sit idly by and watch such things happen.

Wei Yuan was still a little naive to fight with them.

He couldn't be unaware of this, so Zhao Zhen and his son would not doubt Wei Yuan's motives for sending troops into the imperial city.

But this touched Zhao Zhen's reverse scale after all, and he also asked his son to issue an order for military reform as the regent.

Zhao Zhen had to teach Wei Yuan a lesson.

Afterwards, when he died, Zhao Xi, who had a stable regime, would summon Wei Yuan again and entrust him with important tasks. At that time, Wei Yuan would have to be loyal to Zhao Xi.

After all, people in the world have eyes, not all fools.

"Come here, draft an order. Han and Wen, who do not care about the state system, form a party to fight each other. Order the two to reflect on their mistakes behind closed doors. Fu Yanguo will replace Han Zhang, and Fan Chunren will replace Wen Yanbo."

"Wei Yuan changed his defense without authorization and violated the old system. His crime is unforgivable. Keep his title, remove all positions, and reflect on his mistakes."

As Zhao Zhen's two orders fell.

Zhu Zongguan was shocked.

Even Zhao Xi was at a loss, "Father, is this punishment too much?"

Zhao Zhen said, "You want to disobey my will?"

Zhao Xi kowtowed again, "I dare not!"

"May I ask, Father, if Wei Qing's position is dismissed, who will take the position of the commander of the Palace Front?"

Zhao Zhen slowly closed his eyes, "Let's discuss it later."

Let's discuss it later?

Zhao Xi's eyes lit up, and he asked again, "Father, what about the reform of the Yanbian Army?"

Zhao Zhen waved his hand, motioning him to leave the hall.

He understood instantly that he should change the system as he should.

However, if there is a problem, the person who resists the crime is not him, but Wei Yuan.

"Thank you, Father, for your good intentions!"

Zhao Xi slowly left the hall.

When he left, Zhao Zhen, lying on the bed, stared at his back, feeling eager to see him.

"Resemble, really resemble."

General Manager Zhu beside him asked curiously: "Excuse me, sir, what does he look like?"

Zhao Zhen said: "Looks like me when I was young."

General Manager Zhu said no more.

After a while, Zhao Zhen sighed again, "It's a pity that I don't have the energy or the heart to teach him how to be an emperor."

Hearing this, General Manager Zhu said again: "The prince is smart and will definitely be able to learn by himself."

Zhao Zhen no longer responded, but continued to fall into a deep sleep.

When the imperial edict he issued was sent to the Secretariat, many officials stood up for Han and Wen.

"Is the emperor fine? Why punish the two prime ministers? They have been in charge of state affairs recently!"

"Yes, even if there is a party struggle, you can't just dismiss the two prime ministers, right?"

"Didn't the favorite Wei Yuan also end up like this?"

"What does the emperor want to do?"

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For a while, all the civil and military officials in the court were in panic.

At this time, in a room in the Secretariat.

Han Zhang and Wen Yanbo sat in a row, both of them put their official hats on the table, and said one after another:

"Finally, I can take a break."

"You and I have been fighting for a lifetime, and we don't even have the time to cultivate our character. Take advantage of this period of time to take a good rest."

Then, the two political enemies smiled at each other and walked out of the room together.

At this time, the room was already full of officials, not only the clerks of the three provinces, but also the ministers of the six ministries.

"Prime Minister Han, Prime Minister Wen, we are here to submit a joint petition. The country cannot do without you two!"

"Yes, we are here to submit a petition!"

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Han and Wen looked around, but saw that only Fu Yanguo and Fan Chunren were not there.

Yes, now the two of them should avoid suspicion the most.

"Everyone, please help the two ministers to handle state affairs with all your heart, and don't mention this joint petition again."

"When we were in this position, you had to stand in line, but from now on, please remember one thing, there is no party struggle in my Great Zhou, unless you are not afraid of death."

Han and Wen said this, how could they not understand that the situation in the court was going to change!

Palace Front Division.

Wei Yuan had just received the imperial edict, and he took off the official hat of the commander of the Palace Front Division, with a calm and frank face.

However, many new army generals such as Chen Daniu and Yang Huairen who stayed in the imperial city after the change of guard were dissatisfied.

"General Wei was so loyal, but he was dismissed. How can we accept it?"

"That's right! Let's go to the emperor and make a fuss. I don't believe that we can't get an explanation for General Wei!"

"Make a fuss, you just know how to make a fuss. What else do you know except brute force? Now, everyone can speak for General Wei, except us military generals! Otherwise, you, and you, are harming General Wei!"

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When everyone heard Xu Changzhi's voice, they all fell into silence.

After about an incense stick of time, Chen Daniu was the first to break the silence,

"This won't work, and that won't work. We can't expect that group of civil officials to speak for Wei Shuai, right?"

Yang Huairen said: "I heard that Han and Wen were also dismissed. I'm afraid that they are already busy at the moment."

Wei Yuan looked at his brothers and smiled: "Okay, don't talk about it. Just pretend you don't know about this. It's the same as it was before."

"Changzhi, transfer the people from the upper four armies and let them continue to guard the imperial city."

Speaking of this, he slowly stood up and stood in front of the Dianqiansi Yamen, enjoying the reflection of the spring sun. In front of everyone, he stretched his waist,

"I've been tired for so many years, and it's time to take a rest."

After that, he left the Dianqiansi alone.

Wherever he passed, whether it was the soldiers guarding the imperial city at the moment or some of the staff of the former Palace Front Department, they all bowed their heads after seeing Wei Yuan.

It was as if Wei Yuan had not been dismissed from his post.

Everyone looked at his back, all with a thoughtful look.

How could dismissal make the Marquis feel relieved?

They were puzzled.

Suddenly, they noticed the note Wei Yuan left in the Palace Front Department.

No one opened it to see.

Xu Changzhi ordered: "Please ask General Manager Zhu to hand this note to His Majesty."

After Wei Yuan left the Palace Front Department, he walked out of the imperial city on foot, came to the imperial road, and got on the carriage directly.

A servant asked, "My Lord, where are we going?"

Wei Yuan was free and relaxed, and said, "Home!"

The servant smiled, "Okay!"

Wei Yuan was puzzled, "Your master was dismissed, why are you laughing?"

The servant said, "I have never seen you so relaxed, my Lord, so you are laughing."

Wei Yuan asked with interest, "What's your name?"

The servant responded respectfully, "My name is Song Ke."

Song Ke, this name is good.

"From now on, you will stay by my side and serve me."

After Wei Yuan finished speaking, he sat upright in the carriage and slowly closed his eyes.

Song Ke clasped his fists with a look of surprise and said, "Thank you, my Lord! My Lord, sit down, we are going home!"

At this time.

Zhao Xi was standing on the wall of the imperial city, watching Wei Yuan leave.

Wang Anshi stood beside him and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, it is not necessarily a bad thing that Lord Wei was dismissed from his post."

Zhao Xi nodded indifferently, "I know that it is better to be prudent and take a step back to advance."

Hearing this, Wang Anshi was shocked.

This is a child who is less than ten years old. What can he say?