Chapter 4 Resignation
The rooster crows in Luo City, and the ban gate opens at full speed.
The crown and the cover are coming horizontally, and the carriage comes from all directions.
On the morning of the morning, around the Yin hour before the sky was dawn, the high-ranking officials and nobles who went to court would come to the entrance of Taicheng Gate early to wait.
Xu You was no exception. He came to the palace gate by car. Seeing that Xie Xiwen, Tao Jiang and others had arrived, he nodded and said hello to each other, but did not talk. When the bell rang and the palace gate opened, an eunuch holding the "door book" and wrote a letter to his name and appearance. After printing it one by one, the name of the song became more and more popular.
The emperor faces south and throne high. The three dukes face north, the east is the superior, the military generals face east, the north is the superior, the civil officials face west, and the north is the superior, and the other ministers sit according to the squad.
Xu You was the general and ranked first, but the shift was below the third throne, so he sat in the second place to the west.
Although the shifts were slightly lower, their power was incomparable. The three officials' duties were already divided by three provinces. Even the Taiwei was only the nominal leader of Xu You, but he did not have the troops that could be directly commanded and never obeyed the orders. It all depends on Xu You's respect for him.
The court discussion began, Xu You first reported the results of the Western Expedition. These contents were written in advance and sent to Taiwan Province. Everyone, including the emperor, were familiar with them, but the process still had to go. After Xu You finished speaking, Kou Zukuan, the attendant of the Censorate, attacked and said, "Is the general good news not a bad news? Yao Jin died before he arrived in Chang'an, and asked our army to send troops from a righteous battle to an unrighteous one. Juquwu Gu joined his family to surrender, and made great contributions to defeating Xiliang.
However, he rebelled again and was almost destroyed by the general. How could the inside story be blocked? Luoyang lost again, Jun Yi was defeated and defeated, Zhongmu lost his troops and generals, but he dared to exchange prisoners of war with the sovereign without the permission of the court. How could he compare with the nobles of the Wei State of the eight major surnames such as He Wenhu and Lou Quji? He was more selfish than discipline, and he wanted to contempt the national law. He dared to ask the general, what should he be guilty of this?"
Kou Zu was generous and counted Xu You in detail the 17 mistakes of different sizes. Otherwise, if you say that professional trolls cannot be provoked, an expert would know whether he would be good at living. He first put three big hats on his death, Juqu Wugu's rebellion, and the unauthorized releasing the nobles of the Northern Wei Dynasty, involving illusory justice, ambitions and collaborations with enemies, such as illusion, death without evidence, but the most suspicious crimes, and then use other aspects to supplement and circumstantial evidence, which is extremely sinister.
The Censor Zhang Ji looked embarrassed and stared at Kou Zukuan fiercely. If it weren't for the court's discussion, he would probably have slapped him. The Censorate was his sphere of influence, but today Kou Zukuan's impeachment was not notified in advance, and it was an act of unauthorized action. The most hateful thing is that Kou Zukuan was a talent he promoted and trained from the bottom, but he didn't expect to betray him.
Xie Xiwen's hand stretched out too long!
Also, these poor people are indeed unreliable!
Immediately afterwards were Cai Yangping, the clerk of Shangshutai, Qiu Yanshi, the left-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-handed-hand
Xu Youan couldn't sit still, his eyes were watching his nose and his nose, and his expression did not change at all. The emperor was a little anxious and looked at An Zishang frequently. He was the Grand Marshal and commanded the entire army. At this time, he should stand up and talk to Xu You. But An Zishang's eyes seemed to open and close, and he was drowsy. I don't know if he didn't see it or ignored the emperor's hint.
The civil officials flew over and attacked Xu You for more than an hour. Xie Xiwen came forward to stop and then asked Xu You: "General, you can defend yourself!"
Xu You said lightly: "All the impeachments are facts, and I have no right to justify them. I am willing to resign from the position of general and return to Qiantang to preside over Xuanji Academy to cultivate pillars for the country."
Thunder exploded in the court, and Xie Xiwen was stunned. Who wouldn't know that Xu You's tongue is full of lotus flowers. Those who die can be said to be alive, and those who are black can be said to be white. Why did he admit defeat so easily?
In fact, even he himself believes that many accusations against Xu You today are too harsh, but in the face of political struggles, he is merciful and ruthless. He must attack the storm before the court has decided to reward him, so that he can slightly erase the great achievements made by Xu You. Otherwise, he will be allowed to be promoted and no one can control him in the future!
The reason why Xie Xiwen chose to attack was because earlier, the emperor asked him to make Xu You the Duke of Qin through his oral speech. In addition to the special historical environment in the early Western Han Dynasty, as well as the Anhan Gong Wang Mang and Wei Duke Cao Cao who were transformed into dynasties, there was no other king or king in the past seven hundred years since then.
Xie Xiwen advised hard that the rule was still the same, and the title of the king was not a prince, and the fifth grade of the king was granted the royal family, and the meritorious officials were granted the title of the founding ranks, the town marquis, the marquis of the town, the marquis of the Guannei, and the marquis of the Guannei. Xu You was already a founding county marquis, and the marquis of the founding county, and the marquis of the founding county. The monarch of the founding county was given to him, so he could be granted the title of the founding county. If he made an exception and made a title of the Duke, he would be too much of a favor, he would be not a blessing for the ministers.
An Xiulin was a rare stubborn opinion and asked Xie Xiwen to express support on behalf of the Secretariat during the court discussion. Seeing that the emperor had made up his mind, Xie Xiwen had to settle for the second best, saying that he could follow the precedent of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing and be granted a title of marquis.
No matter how great Xu You made, he is the best man, Huo?
An Xiulin still disagreed, saying that Wu Xiong of Han was very talented and wise, and that Wei and Huo were given five points to the emperor and marquis. But he was only a master and 80% of the achievements of destroying Liang, and marquis were given eighty percent to Xu You, and that the title of marquis was not worthy of reward.
Xie Xiwen flatly refused and asked: If Liang is destroyed, he will be granted a title of Duke. If Tianshidao is destroyed, will he be granted a title of king? If you attack Wei in the future, what will Your Majesty give you to reward?
An Xiulin's answer made Xie Xiwen completely desperate. He actually said that he could be crowned as king when he was to be crowned. He would live up to Xu You, and Xu You would definitely not be defeated.
It was also this secret conversation that made Xie Xiwen realize the situation and decided to take the risk of launching a sudden attack when Xu You had just returned to Beijing and still couldn't figure out the situation. Even if he couldn't cut off his Qingyun Road, he had to at least hold on to his momentum to the sky.
The bottom line is that it cannot be enthroned!
Tao Jiang said coldly: "The general is good at making a plan! This move is very skillful. You are not aware of people, have no way to lead troops, and have fewer mistakes when you are on the verge of opportunity. But after all, expanding territory and pacifying Xiliang is a great achievement that no one can erase, but you have to resign and retire in a hypocritical manner. Do you deliberately want to arouse the anger of some people in the army and the government and the government who do not know the truth, gather together, accuse the court of mercy, and criticize the court for being less kind, so as to create momentum for you, and then use the military and public opinion to force Your Majesty and the court to increase the rewards?"
The general uses swords and arrows to kill people, and the civil servants use words to kill people. Tao Jiang's words are probably as good as a master. The entry point is tricky and ruthless. No matter how he refutes, it will fall into the rhythm he sets in advance.
Xu You remained silent.
Tao Jiang sat back with a sneer.
The atmosphere in Tai Chi Hall is extremely solemn!
Liu Ning looked around and smiled and said, "General, the censors have heard the news. Don't be surprised or angry when it comes to things or people. Today, the court discusses that Your Majesty is here and the ministers are here. If you have any grievances, it's better to defend yourself. I think most people can still distinguish right from wrong..."
He seemed to be mixed, but in fact he was forcing Xu You. Many times, the more he argued, the more turbid the matter became, and the other party obviously grasped some inevitable small problems during the Western Expedition, and then expanded these small problems through the censors' extremely pure trolls and the illusion formed by the large number of people.
In other words, right or wrong is not important. Once Xu You starts to argue, the yellow mud will fall into his crotch. At that time, it will be either shit or shit. It will be stinking to death, and it will be disgusting!
"Yes, the general is the pillar of the kingdom. How can he resign at any time?" Yu said tremblingly: "What the Secretary of the Central Committee said is right. It is the responsibility of the censors to impeach the general. If the impeachment is right or wrong, everyone will have to discuss and decide. I believe in the general, but the general does not defend himself. Rumors will surely rise afterwards, which is not good for the court and the general."
The sudden statements of Liu Ning and Yu Ting show that Xu You, in order to deal with Xie Xiwen's old party, had ended the alliance with Yu and Liu clans before the Western Expedition.
This is expected. The old party is on the left and Xu You is on the right. One side has a saint's family and the other side has military power. Yu and Liu are now in the middle. They care more about the balance and mutual restraint of the court. The old party has a strong momentum, so they support Xu You. Xu You is a strong momentum, so they support the old party.
Why did the emperor give Xu You a day off yesterday? He asked him to negotiate with the clans and repeat the scene of the last alliance. Unexpectedly, Xu You left behind and thanked the guests and waited for death.
Gu Yun couldn't stand it, so he stood up angrily and said, "Your Majesty clearly understands that you will command hundreds of thousands of troops thousands of miles away. The situation changes rapidly. Who can do everything in detail and make no mistakes? Is the Secretary of the Central Committee? Is the Secretary of the Shang Dynasty? Or is it Xie, and the two servants Tao can do it?"
Xu You sighed in his heart. Gu Yun's qi cultivation skills were still a little less, and his verbal skills were even worse. This did not require Xie Xiwen and Tao Jiang to come forward. Kou Zukuan immediately grabbed the handle of the knife handed over by Gu Yun and said, "I heard that the Minister of Personnel has read the classics and history, but I didn't expect that even those in the market were not as good as those in the market. I have to be a chef if I taste the delicacies? I asked the three provinces of state affairs, the court asked the court magistrate, Qian Gu asked the Ministry of Revenue, and the military affairs asked the General's Office, and each of them had their own duties to be at peace. If the Secretary of the Central Committee can do what the General did, then why did the imperial court set up a general? Yesterday I wondered why Mr. Gu wanted to visit the General. Today, I heard that you two were plotting in a secret room... Report to Your Majesty, my minister, Kou Zukuan, the attendant of the palace, is willing to impeach Xu You and Gu Yun to form a party and chaos in politics with their wealth and life!"
This is a desperate attempt. The impeached official must resign immediately. The emperor does not allow it and must temporarily avoid it and wait for investigation. However, if there is no evidence in the investigation and the impeachment is not successful, the emperor will be furious. Xu You and Gu Yun, who are the victims, do not plead for mercy, Kou Zukuan has a high chance of really dying.
Everyone in the hall was shocked. How big a grudge between you and Xu You, why did you make such a fuss? Then they all looked at Xie Xiwen, what do you want to do? I mean, I can’t live a life so fiercely?
Originally, Xie Xiwen attacked Xu You, and everyone could understand that it was nothing more than finding a reason, placing a shit pot, and erasing Xu You's contributions. Otherwise, if the merits are high and not rewarded, or if the reward is too light, it would seem that the court would be less kind. But if it really rewarded, it would be afraid that Xu Youwei would not lose it.
The emperor also turned his head to look at Xie Xiwen, and his eyes clearly revealed his dissatisfaction. Xie Xiwen was also a little confused at this time. He did not intend to see Xu Youtu. Now is not the time, but what is the situation of Kou Zukuan? He took medicine before going to court?
Kou Zukuan had his own plans. This time, he was lobbying by Xie Xiwen. He first betrayed Zhang Ji, and his reputation must be very bad. He offended Xu You again. He walked too narrowly. Xie Xiwen's promise can only be safe for a while, but not for a lifetime. Why not just give up and use Xu You and Gu Yun as stepping stones to establish the character of the Iron Censor who is not afraid of power, life and death, and serves the country and the people. In this way, he can not only jump out of Xie Xiwen's bag, but also get his help, and there is no need to bear the infamy of betrayal. Even Xu You dare not deal with himself in the future...
Opportunities are only given to those who are prepared. Take a fight, fight and become the Censor of the Nine Ministers!
Gu Yun's political experience is mostly in the local area, from county to county, from county to prefecture, and transferred to the capital for less than a year. He is very good at managing local areas and is still at the level of enlightenment for the court. Faced with Kou Zukuan's aggressiveness, he has no power to fight back. He was slandered and formed a clique. He was immediately furious, but he didn't know how to refute it.
Xu You straightened his clothes, left his seat, walked to the middle of the hall, knelt down, and said, "The Prime Minister suspected that I invited me to reward for fame, the Censor suspected that I formed a party for personal gain, and even the Secretary Gu visited me yesterday to reminisce about the past... Your Majesty, I cannot argue. In August of the Western Expedition, so many brothers were killed and injured, all of them were good men from Jiangdong who had families, but I took them out but failed to bring them back. What kind of face did they have to stand in the court and meet their elders? I have decided to ask Your Majesty to remember that I am still poor and have a merit. I will resign and return to my hometown to study..."
"Absolutely not!" An Xiulin interrupted Xu You anxiously, and wanted to get up to help him, but he could not lose his manners in the palace. He hurriedly ordered Huang Yuan to walk down the imperial stairs and help Xu You up on his behalf. He comforted him: "Xiantai has the right to impeach, and I cannot stop him, but I know the loyalty of the general, and the sun and the moon can be seen, and there will never be any suspicion..." The Censorate is also called Xiantai or Wutai.
The lord said this, and the minister was not moved and cried bitterly, and he had to take back his resignation with tactfulness. But Xu You seemed to be determined. He was a second-rank junior master. Huang Yuan tried his best but could not help him up, so he could only retreat beside him. Xu You kowtowed again and said, "It is precisely because Your Majesty has no greater trust in me that I cannot be favored and affect Your Majesty's reputation. Since the Censor impeached me, according to the court, I should resign and avoid suspicion. If I don't go, how do the world see Your Majesty and how do I see your Majesty?"
An Xiulin just refused, Xu You knelt down for a long time, Xie Xiwen noticed that the situation was out of control, and made up his mind to stop talking, and sat down to see what Xu You sold in the gourd, not to mention other court officials. The old party and Xu You have become mortal enemies, who dares to end up at this moment?
In the end, An Xiulin had no choice but to agree, almost crying to Xu You to resign. After resigning from the court, he held his hand and repeatedly reminded him that he could not leave the capital without an imperial edict. Xu You naturally agreed and left Taicheng, but did not go to the General's Mansion, but to the house in Changganli.
Immediately, the results of the court discussion spread throughout Jinling City. Within three or five days, the news of Xu You's resignation also reached the ears of the Six Days hiding in Ziyang Mountain in Xiangzhou and the Tianshidao entrenched in Yizhou...
Chapter completed!