Chapter 629: Jiang Wan's comeback

On August 15, in the fourth year of Tiantong, Guixiang, the eunuch of the Hangong Mansion of Wancheng, came to announce the edict on Deng Sheng's order.

"The imperial edict has arrived! The Korean Duke Jiang Wan received the edict!" As soon as he entered the door, Gui Xiang shouted loudly.

"My memory, Jiang Wan, received the order!" Jiang Wan took her family and set up an incense table.

"The Emperor Fengtian Chengyun, and the imperial edict said: I have the title of Duke of Han, Jiang Wan, who is both talented and virtuous, and is very respectful. I am deeply convinced by my heart. Now I will be appointed as the Prince's Grand Tutor and serve as the Shangli Palace to assist the Prince, and I admire this!" Gui Xiang opened the imperial edict and read it out.

"My decree Jiang Wan!" Jiang Wan took the imperial edict, turned around and handed it to his family, and then said to Gui Xiang: "Eunuch Gui, you are the old man around His Majesty. I wonder what it means to add the title of me as the prince and tutor?"

Gui Xiang looked around, then leaned into Jiang Wan's ear and whispered: "When you come back to Duke Han, I don't know what Your Majesty means, but I heard that the prince and the Minister of the Shangshu Ling Hu Weiyong were a little unhappy. Your Majesty also said that Duke Han is a smart person and will understand what he means!"

Jiang Wan is such a smart person. Although Gui Xiang did not point out, Jiang Wan has already figured out what it means. The prince and Hu Weiyong are incompatible, so it is definitely because the prince can't suppress Hu Weiyong. Deng Sheng is not able to come forward in person, so he found himself.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wan smiled bitterly. Hu Weiyong was very clear that he was indeed very capable, but he also had a strong desire for power. If such a person was well controlled, he would be a good weapon. However, if he could not control him, he would hurt himself. With Deng Sheng's prestige, suppressing Hu Weiyong would not be a problem. However, Deng Hao would not be able to do so. Hu Weiyong was the first to follow Deng Sheng's or two people. When the six radicals were established, he was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and his prestige was also quite high in the court. For Deng Hao, Hu Weiyong could also be said to have watched him grow up. Moreover, over the years, Deng Hao had always given people the impression that he was upright, humble, and kind. Hu Weiyong would not be afraid of such a person, so he was young and had little real power in his hands. He could not suppress the high-powered Shangshu Ling at all.

"I would like to ask the Eunuch Gui to report to Your Majesty, and say that Jiang Wan already understands what he means. Please rest assured that you will not let Your Majesty down!" Jiang Wan nodded and said.

"Since Duke Han has understood what Your Majesty mean, I will take my leave first!" After that, Gui Xiang turned around and left.

After Gui Xiang left, Jiang Wan's eldest son Jiang Liang asked Jiang Wan: "Father, what does Your Majesty mean? Didn't your father retire? This was also agreed by Your Majesty, but why did you now give your father the crown prince's tutor and serve as the Eastern Palace?"

Jiang Liang was a Jinshi in the 23rd year of Qianyuan, but the ranking was not high. However, with his father Jiang Wan, he got the position of a county magistrate and went to Anlu, Jiangxia County to work. He did not have to wait for the opportunity in the Hanlin Academy like most of the Jinshi who ranked low and became the county magistrate. He served as the county magistrate of Anlu for ten years. Due to his outstanding political achievements, he was just promoted to the prefect of Donglai County, Shandong Road, and returned to Wancheng to report to the Ministry of Personnel.

"You can't inquire about these things. When you return to Wancheng to work, you will naturally know." Jiang Wan said. Jiang Liang is just a small prefect now. He can't inquire about the affairs in the court. If he knows too much, it will not be beneficial to him.

"Boy understand!" Jiang Liang knew that his father was doing his own good. Since his father didn't want to say it, he would just not ask.

"It has been a while since you returned to Wancheng. Has the Ministry of Personnel finished reporting? When will you go to Donglai County to take office?" Jiang Wan was concerned about Jiang Liang's career again.

Jiang Liang replied: "Yesterday, the child had completed the report of the Ministry of Personnel. Shangshu Kou said that the child should be appointed within one month. The child is planning to set off in two days and go to Donglai County!"

Jiang Wan nodded and said, "No matter whether it is to set off early, Donglai County is located in the northern border. It is still short of time to enter our Great Deng, and the people's hearts have not yet surrendered. Among the people, some people miss Zhao State and some miss the former Qi. After you take office, you must govern with your heart, be more sympathetic to the people's feelings, and do not act arbitrarily!"

"I understand, please don't worry, father!" Jiang Liang replied.

On the other hand, after leaving Ganyang Palace, Deng Hao came to the school department and informed the school secretary Wang Meng of the exam questions set by Deng Sheng.

After hearing this, Wang Meng looked thoughtful. Deng Hao felt very strange and asked, "Shangshu Wang, is the topic of father too general?"

Wang Meng smiled and said, "Your Highness, on the contrary, I think Your Majesty's question is well-defined and quite good!"

"I would like to ask Mr. Wang for advice!" Deng Hao asked Wang Meng without shame.

"Your Highness, how can you rule the world? What is the world? In the eyes of most people, the world that Your Majesty refers to the territory of the Great Deng, but Your Majesty has already looked to the future. Your Majesty's world is the world of the Nine Provinces, and even far greater than the territory of the Nine Provinces, including the current Zhao and Qin. If the situation is today, our Great Deng will overwhelm the heroes, and the unification trend is very obvious. The court will consider not only the matter of the Great Deng Eleven, but also the territory of Zhao and Qin. So what Your Majesty really wants is a good strategy to govern the Qin and Zhao!" Wang Meng explained.

"So that's it. Thank you for your advice. I'm ashamed. My father's eyes have been so long, but I only see what is in front of me. Compared with my father, I am far inferior to my father!" Deng Sheng first thanked Wang Meng for a while, and then said to himself.

Wang Meng smiled faintly when he heard this. Every child regards his father as a role model, learns and catches up, hoping that one day he can reach the height of his father with his own efforts. It is normal for Deng Hao to have this idea.

"Your Highness does not need to be like this. Your Majesty is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Your Majesty is still young. As long as you use your heart, you will definitely surpass Your Majesty in the future!" Wang Meng comforted.

On the other hand, Jiang Wan, who received the imperial edict, had already entered the palace and thanked Deng Sheng.

Deng Sheng retreated from his left and right, and then said to Jiang Wan: "Jiang Qing, you should know the meaning of my appointment as the crown prince's tutor, right?"

Jiang Wan nodded and said, "I understand that I will do my best to assist His Highness in handling government affairs, and at the same time, I will keep an eye on Hu Weiyong for Your Majesty!"

Deng Sheng nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that Jiang Wan had already understood what he meant, so he smiled and said, "Jiang Qing understood, but you can't just look at Hu Weiyong. The prince is still young and is not skilled enough in handling government affairs. You need to teach more, and at the same time, you must establish the prestige of the prince among civil and military officials."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I understand!" Jiang Wan nodded and said.

At this time, Hu Weiyong already knew that Jiang Wan had come out of the mountain and returned to the court. As soon as he got the news, Hu Weiyong's idea was that Jiang Wan came for him, so he immediately summoned his confidant to discuss.

However, among Hu Weiyong's group of confidants, there were not many people who could truly trust him, only one, Liu Jian, the Minister of Works. Liu Jian was born in the Ministry of Revenue. After pacifying the four counties in Jingnan, Hu Weiyong recommended Liu Jian as the prefect of Changsha. Later, Liu Jian was established. Liu Jian became the governor of Jiangdong Road. When Hu Weiyong became the Minister of Shangshu Ling, he happened to resign from the Minister of Works. Hu Weiyong then transferred Liu Jian back to Wancheng and became the Minister of Works. However, Jiangdong Road was an important position, and Hu Weiyong was unwilling to give up, so he promoted Guiling Prefect Fei Yi to be the governor of Jiangdong Road, and Fei Yi naturally became Hu Weiyong's person.

Among the six ministers, half of them were once the Chiang clan forces, namely the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Personnel. Although Hu Weiyong took over the Chiang clan forces, he could not control the three major departments. The current Minister of Revenue is Zhuge Liang, who is the heir of the Su clan, and he will not buy Hu Weiyong's account. Chen Qun, the Minister of Rites, doesn't need to ask for it. He is the representative of the Yingchuan clan family and also represents the interests of the major families of Deng State. Fan Zhongyan, the Minister of Justice, and Kou Zhun, are all old ministers. In terms of qualifications, they are not inferior to Hu Weiyong. There is no need to listen to Hu Weiyong's orders, let alone the Ministry of War. Since the establishment of the three provinces and six ministries, the Minister of the Secretariat has never controlled the Ministry of War, so among the three provinces and six ministries, the Ministry of Works is the Ministry of Works.

"Prince, Your Majesty has appointed Duke Han as the crown prince's tutor and entered the Eastern Palace to serve, I'm afraid he came to the prime minister!" Liu Jian looked at Hu Weiyong with some concern and said, after all, he is now a grasshopper on the same rope as Hu Weiyong. If Hu Weiyong is unlucky, he will not be able to live a good life.

Hu Weiyong's face was gloomy and he couldn't calm down for a long time. He knew that Jiang Wan was coming to him, and Deng Sheng appointed Jiang Wan as the tutor of the crown prince at this time, which must be because of the unhappiness between him and the crown prince not long ago. This was a warning from Deng Sheng to himself.

"It's okay, the Korean Duke only joined the Eastern Palace and would not have any impact on the Secretariat. Don't worry!" Hu Weiyong said calmly.

"Prince, this is not a problem. The problem is Your Majesty. After all, Duke Han has retired. Now that your Majesty invites him out again, it is probably because of his Majesty who is dissatisfied with him. At the same time, when Duke Han comes out, it will be difficult for Prime Minister to suppress Fan Zhongyan and Kou Zhun anymore!" Liu Jian said.

Fan Zhongyan and Kou Zhun are Hu Weiyong's biggest opponents in the court. Although Hu Weiyong is already the Minister of the Shangshu Ling, the Secretary Cui Hao and the disciple ordered Zhang Binke to never regard Hu Weiyong as an opponent. Cui Hao and Zhang Bin are about the same age as retired. Among the candidates to replace them, the most popular ones are Fan Zhongyan and Kou Zhun. In other words, when Cui Hao and Zhang Bin retired, the court mainly competed between Hu Weiyong, Fan Zhongyan and Kou Zhun, and perhaps Wang Meng would be added.

In the past two years, Hu Weiyong, as the Secretary of the Shangshu, was in charge of the six ministries in name only. He used his righteousness to barely suppress Fan Zhongyan and Kou Zhun. Now that Jiang Wan is back, if Jiang Wan says something, Fan Zhongyan and Kou Zhun will immediately jump out and oppose him.

"Your Majesty has always been generous and tolerant. Although the original character and the Crown Prince are a little unhappy, this is just a disagreement in politics and is nothing. As long as we do our best to serve the court and work for Your Majesty in the future, there will naturally be nothing to do." Hu Weiyong said.

"Oh... I hope this is the case!" Liu Jian sighed and said.

Jiang Wan's comeback touched a lot of hearts. Of course, this was only limited to the senior officials in Deng's court, and had no connection with the officials below.

The Secretariat Office, the Secretariat Order Cui Hao, ordered Zhang Bin to sit together for a rare tea. During this period, Zhang Bin smiled and said, "Brother Cui, I didn't expect that the action of Your Majesty to make Brother Jiang come back will cause waves in the officialdom that has not been seen for a long time. It's really interesting. In my opinion, the one from the Secretariat may be about to jump off!"

"Haha!" Cui Hao sneered: "It's time for him to jump, otherwise he would really think that no one could cure him, so he would be too presumptuous!"

"That's not it!" Zhang Bin agreed: "In the past two years, he has been trying to interfere in the affairs of my subordinates. Sometimes, I turn a blind eye. As long as he doesn't do too much, I will forget it. But he actually wants to attack the two positions of left and right ministers, which is too greedy."

Since the establishment of the system of three provinces and six ministries, the three provinces have set up left and right ministers under the command of the officials, including the Left Secretary, the Right Secretary of the Shangshu, the Left Secretary of the Shangshu, the Right Secretary of the Central Secretariat, the Left Secretary of the Jungshu, the Left Secretary of the Jungshu, and the Right Secretary of the Jungshu, and the Left Secretary of the Jungshu, the Left Secretary of the Jungshu, and the Right Secretary of the Jungshu, the Left Secretary of the Jungshu, and the Left Secretary of the Jungshu, the Left Secretary under the Jungshu, and the Left Secretary under the Six Ministry of the Jungshu, are also the Left Ministers. These are all deputys. In the absence of the head official, it is very important to perform the power of the head official. Generally speaking, as the head official, what you have to do is to coordinate the overall situation, and the Left Secretary is responsible for the execution.

"We are all old and can't sit in this position for long, but we can't let his hands reach the Secretariat and the Secretariat at will. If he could easily control the Secretariat and the Secretariat, it would be fine when His Majesty was there, but once His Majesty is gone, the prince ascended the throne, it may lead to a disaster!" Cui Hao sighed and said.

He and Zhang Bin are both old and are old at the age of retirement, so they have turned a blind eye to some of Hu Weiyong's actions over the years, but Hu Weiyong is getting more and more excessive and doesn't take them seriously, so he can't bear it.

"Now Brother Jiang's comeback has shocked Hu Weiyong. I believe Hu Weiyong also realized that this is the warning given to him by His Majesty. He dare not act rashly in a short period of time. We will take this time to eliminate his followers in the Secretariat and Menxia Province one by one to clear the internal affairs of his later generations!" Zhang Bin thought for a while and said.

"Brother Zhang said so much. I wonder if Brother Zhang thought, who could take over the Secretariat and the Secretariat?" Cui Hao first agreed to Zhang Bin's idea of ​​clearing the internal affairs, and then asked Zhang Bin who could take over the Secretariat and the Secretariat.

Zhang Bin thought for a while and said, "There are hundreds of officials in Da Deng, and there are many capable people. However, in terms of qualifications and ability, now, only Fan Zhongyan and Kou Zhun are the only ones. Zhuge Liang is good, but he is still relatively young and is not enough to compete with Hu Weiyong. Only Fan Zhongyan and Kou Zhun can take on this important task!"

"That's right!" Cui Hao nodded with a smile. It was obvious that Zhang Bin's thoughts were his.

In Deng State, those who can take over as the head of the three provinces must be the Six Ministers or the Censorate of the Censorate. The Censorate has its own line and generally will not take over. Among the six Ministers, Chen Qun, the Minister of Rites, has a strong ability, but Deng Sheng will not consider it for the time being because of his family. Zhuge Liang, the Minister of Revenue, is young and has insufficient qualifications. Liu Jian, the Minister of Works, just served as the Minister of Works, has become the Minister of Works, which is even more impossible. The Ministry of War has always been nominally affiliated with the Provincial Secretariat. In fact, to a certain extent, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of War, and the Provincial Secretariat, are on par with the Ministry of War.
Chapter completed!