In the deep spring season, Wu Zetian had already moved to the Yaoguang Hall surrounded by water as usual in previous years. When Cui Yuanzong arrived, Lou Shide and Li Zhaode were already here, each holding a copy of this chapter and watching.

Cui Yuanzong is a cold-hearted person. He is not good at poetry, wine, and does not like to go back and forth. He is a friend of the officials of the Political Affairs Hall. Seeing him come in, Lou Shide and Li Zhaode just nodded and thought he was greeting, and he just bowed.[.]

After the ceremony of calmness, Cui Yuanzong sat on the brocade stool, without saying anything or asking what Lou and Li were looking at. He was as cold as a stone.

Seeing him like this, Li Zhaode and Lou Shide exchanged their eyes and continued to look without saying a word. After half a cup of tea, Li Zhaode finished reading it and handed the chapter in his hand to Cui Yuanzong.

After taking it, Cui Yuanzong did not rush to read the contents. He first looked for the owner of this chapter. This was a memorial handed over by the inspectors sent by the Censorate to Jiangnan. After reviewing and signing the title, the Censorate passed it to the front of the imperial court.

After understanding these, I read the contents. It was exactly what Li Mingyu said about the establishment of the Qingyin and literary club in Jiangnan and the ban of the General Office of the Cultural Club in Li Mingyu. After reading these, Cui Yuanzong reads the contents of the memorial very carefully and carefully.

The following part of the focus is on the Hongwen Seal Society. The Censor has mentioned the exquisiteness of Hongwen Seal Society's books, and the focus is on its huge scale throughout the south of the Yangtze River. The work of all the prefectures must be seen as the huge scale of Hongwen Seal Society. There are both praises and some concerns about this.

"The seal club is connected to the stern forests and the stern forests are guided by the people of the world. Therefore, the seal club cannot be regarded as a business as a business of ordinary merchants..." When he saw these words, Cui Yuanzong was bound to scold Li Mingyu for a few more foolish words. Even the inspectors could see this truth. His ruling state was so ignorant. Isn't it a fool?

At this point, when he thought of Li Mingyu and Lu Minglun's appearance just now, Cui Yuanzong was angry and felt a little indescribable. The four families of Cuilu, Li and Zheng have become increasingly talented in recent years. Zheng Zhili has become a stinky man, and his whole body is only focused on money. Although Lu Minglun is not like this, his talent is really limited. Li Mingyu, like his foolish brother Li Mingyu, rolls around among the women with a good face.

As for the children of other aristocratic families in the court, there is really nothing that can be shown. Most of them linger on the poetry, wine and jewelry table with glamorous signs, claiming to be famous and morale, and never thought that the family they relied on was no longer the same as before.

This is true for these middle-aged children who are officials in the court, and the younger generations are even more unbearable. Let’s look at the Cui family’s four Yushu, who were once highly anticipated, is indeed glamorous in the family, but once they get into the spirit, the eldest and second brothers are dead and deposed, and the third brothers are scared out of fear. Cui Shihuai will give up his post as the Minister of the Secretariat to protect such wastes. It is really not worth it.

The reason why the four families of Cui Lu, Li and Zheng have been passed down for 600 years is that the core area relies on generations of talents, but now...

Thinking of this, even though he was as determined as Cui Yuanzong, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It was this sigh that alerted him and brought him back to his senses from these useless reverie.

This time, when I looked carefully, I noticed a fingerprint next to the sentence in this chapter that caused his reverie. It has been more than a year since I entered the Political Affairs Hall. He knew that this was a unique habit of Li Zhaode.

Cui Yuanzong did not look up to see Li Zhaode, but just quietly finished reading the memorial. Just then, Lou Shide handed over another memorial.

This memorial is still from the same inspector. Unlike the previous one, the censor wrote a conspicuous and urgent word on the signature of this memorial.

The content of the memorial happened to be the last book, which was about Li Mingyu taking the yamen runners to arrest the elders in Yangzhou, Chen Yizhe, the leader of the Qingyin Wenshe Society, banning the Hongwen Seal Society of Yangzhou and arresting 37 people in the Seal Society.

When Cui Yuanzong saw this, he didn't even want to scold Li Mingyu, and his face, which had always been silent, suddenly frowned. After reading the memorial, Li Zhaode and Lou Shide both noticed this, and a faint smile passed by his face.

Since Di Renjie and others left the capital sadly, Li Zhaode has become the leader of the Li Party in the court, while Lou Shide is the true confidant of Wu Zetian. The two have different political positions and there is no question of how much friendship they have, but this does not prevent both from having no good feelings for Cui Yuanzong.

Lou Shide knew Wu Zetian's knot and attitude towards the aristocratic families. As for Li Zhaode, he secretly hated these so-called aristocratic families holding high the banner of Confucius and Mencius, but refused to support Li Tang Zhengshuo. All selfishness is just for the benefit of the family. He also had a vague relevance to the Wu Party. Wu Chengsi's behavior when the eight elders came to Beijing the last time was really disgusting!

As soon as he looked at each other, Li Zhaode noticed the smile on Lou Shide's face, and Lou Shide was the same. This little embarrassment made the smile in the eyes of both of them even stronger.

Cui Yuanzong was not very careful about the two of them. After reading the memorial in one breath, he lowered his head and started to ponder.

Although he was mentally prepared, he still did not expect that the ban of Qingyin Wenshe had caused such a big storm. Now it is no exaggeration to say that the Jiangnan Shilin people are indignant. The tide of denunciation of Li Mingyu has been rising and falling. Every day, more and more people are waiting outside the Yangzhou Prefecture Yamen to visit Chen Yizhe, and there are still people coming from various states. The Jiangnan prefectures for Chen Yizhe and sent them to the Huainan Road Observation Office like snowflakes for the Hongwen Seal Society...

What's even more terrible is that the storm and waves in the sky are directed from Li Mingyu to the fourth family.

Fame is one of the most important foundations of the four families, but this time, the reputation of the four families in Jiangnan was completely destroyed. That is half a worldly scholar. It is not easy to rebuild it!

At this moment, I heard footsteps outside, and the head of the Political Affairs Hall, the head of the King of Wei, Wu Chengsi, and the second prime minister Lu Yuanfang walked in.

Cui Yuanzong stood up with Li Zhaode and Lou Shide to greet him. Wu Chengsi did not see him while greeting him, and went straight to Lou Shide to speak intimately. Li Zhaode also welcomed Lu Yuan, leaving him alone standing alone.

Fortunately, it was not long before Wu Chengsi and Lu Yuanfang sat down to watch the memorial. When they finished reading it, there was a sound of ringing and wearing a ringing outside. Wu Zetian walked in under the surrounds of Shangguan Wan'er and several palace maids.

After the ceremony, Wu Zetian, who was sitting on the brocade bed, waved his hand, "Have you read the memorials? Then let's discuss it."

Wu Zetian's governance was always the case when the ministers expressed their opinions, and she would only speak, and she would make a decision as soon as she opened her mouth. The five generals knew her habit, so they didn't wait for her to say anything, but who among the people spoke first, and there was another silence.

After a while of silence, Li Zhaode looked at everyone and said first, "Shilin is the way the people want, and the unstable of the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in the sternness in this way is unreliable, and I think it should belittle it."

Hearing this, Wu Chengsi frowned. Huainan Road Observation Commander Wu Jiashun was really his person. But because of this, he was inconvenient to respond at this moment, and just glanced at Li Zhaode coldly.

At this time, Lu Yuanfang nodded, "This is very true. If you manage an official, you will be rewarded and punished for your merits. Li Mingyu will not wait to say anything. Wu Jiashun, as an observer, sat on watching the situation develop to such a level and does nothing. It is indeed difficult to blame."

Lou Shide looked at Wu Zetian in a hidden way, "I'm going to discuss it"

Should I protect Wu Jiashun? How to protect me? What if I don’t protect me? During this period, Wu Chengsi was making an urgent plan in his heart. Although the time was short, when Lou Shide finished speaking, he had already made up his mind.

After seeing Cui Yuanzong, he saw that he had no intention of speaking, so he coughed lightly and said, "What Lu and the other three said is very true. Li Mingyu and Wu Jiashun should be important. However, Huainan is also at this extraordinary time, so you should not be without a master for a day. I think that Zong Chuke, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, is of great use, and can be the inspector of Huainan Road."

After Wu Chengsi finished speaking, Li Zhaode interrupted lightly: "As I remembered, it was Wei Wang Yili who recommended Wu Jiashun as the Huainan Road Observer at the Grand Court meeting two years ago. At that time, he also said that his talent was of great use."

As for this, Li Zhaode no longer continued, but said to Wu Zetian: "The King of Wei just said that it was not bad. Huainan was an extraordinary time, and it was not enough to suppress it. I thought that instead of choosing someone else to go back and forth, it would be better to order the Sima of Chuzhou, Zhang Jianzhi, to take over the position nearby. If he uses the person, the storm will be settled."

The land of fish and rice in Huainan also has the benefits of salt production and harbor. How could Wu Chengsi give up such a place to Li Dang? As soon as Li Zhaode finished speaking, he immediately objected. The two of them started arguing in the Yaoguang Hall.

When the subordinates were not present and there was a major dispute over interests, these ministers did not care about the prime minister's demeanor and had a quarrel.

"Enough" Wu Zetian's voice was as usual, but it quickly stopped the dispute. "First observe Huainan Road and make the yamen follow the rules, and we will discuss it after the matter is settled."

The person who made up for the refining was a non-party. Wu Chengsi hated the result, but Li Zhaode was not angry. Although his recommendation was not adopted, it also cut off Wu Chengsi's important source of wealth and even suffocated his momentum. No matter how you look at it, it was an indestructible result.

Since it has been decided to stop Wu Jiashun and Li Mingyu, it will be not difficult to calm the storm in Jiangnan. What is more concerned about now is the change of personnel. It is decided that it is time to talk about the governor of Yangzhou.

If it were the governor of an ordinary prefecture, it would not be at this level, but Yangzhou was not an ordinary prefecture after all. After Wu Chengsi was defeated, he was about to be brave enough to advance again. At least when he took the richest prefecture in the world, Cui Yuanzong, who had never made any moves before, spoke first.

"Li Mingyu's mishandling this time is the most important thing. However, Qingyin Wenshe took the Jiangnan Shilin Jinghua into his pocket in one fell swoop. The scale was too large and its influence on the local area was too great. If it was allowed to survive and grow, it would not be a blessing for the court. This storm can be proof of this. In addition, the Hongwen Seal Society is even more so. I believe that it should be taken into the government and the officials are in charge of the Ministry of Justice."

Last year, when the eight elders came to Beijing, Wu Chengsi went to the inn to ask questions every day without regard for the demeanor of the prime minister. Since then, he has shown goodwill to the four families more times, and his purpose is self-evident. But his busy work has no result. These days, it is the time to be upset when he sees Cui Yuanzong. Today, he encountered the troubles of losing Huainan Road by Li Mingyu. He was angry in his heart and saw Cui Yuanzong talking before him, and an evil fire could no longer be suppressed.

"You're so serious! I also read the Qingyin Wenshuo Club's announcement. It does not involve current affairs or the court. It just requires a change in poetry style. If you can't even tolerate such a Wenshuo, how should the people in the world view Your Majesty and how should the Political Affairs Hall? There is no precedent for the ban of Wenshuo. Cui Xiang is too petty."

At this point, Wu Chengsi's eyes rolled, "By the way, if you talk about the literary society, do you think of the four families of Cui Lu, Li and Zheng, who also have a Zhengxin literary society? It is reported that all the scholars in Jiangbei are proud to be able to enter this literary society. If the four families are not so proud of their identity and have a larger door, the Zhengxin literary society will definitely not be smaller than the Qingyin literary society. If the Qingyin literary society cannot accommodate it, then what should the Zhengxin literary society? As for the Hongwen Seal Society, are there a few seal society in the world? The four families do not have a seal society? Should they all be included in the government? Such a matter of competing for profit with the people cannot be done."

After talking about this in one breath, Wu Chengsi went straight to Wu Zetian and said: "This time the Jiangnan Shilin storm started due to Li Mingyu's incompetence. The Qingyinwen Society and Hongwen Seal Society mentioned by Cui Xiang were clearly putting the cart before the horse. If the court proposed to ban Qingyinwen Society and Hongwen Seal Society, the Jiangnan Shilin would definitely have a storm. The people's grievances would be my Political Affairs Hall and even Your Majesty."

Li Zhaode breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Wu Chengsi's words. It seemed that the merger between the centrist and the Wu Party that he was most worried about had never happened, at least it has not happened yet, otherwise Wu Chengsi would not have suppressed Cui Yuanzong so mercilessly.

"I will think about this matter again. Now let's decide the governor of Yangzhou first." After Wu Zetian finished speaking, Cui Yuanzong immediately said: "The storm started in Shilin, and he should use a great scholar to conquer Yangzhou. I recommend the former Imperial College to conquer Liu Minglun to conquer Yangzhou."

This person is so thick-skinned!

When he heard Cui Yuanzong's recommendation, Wu Chengsi, Li Zhaode and even Lou Shide were disappointed. Now that the turmoil in Jiangnan Shilin has pointed directly at the four families, he is still embarrassed to recommend Lu Minglun. The former Imperial Prince Jijiu was inferior to the governor of Yizhou, and the plot behind this was clearly the Huainan Road Observer who had not yet been decided.

This proposal was jointly opposed by Wu Chengsi and Li Zhaode. During the opposition, the two of them proposed their own candidates. Needless to say, it was another scene where you would not let me and I would not let you.

Wu Zetian coughed lightly to stop the dispute between the two, "Lu Qing, you have been in charge of the election for many years, can you give me advice?"

Lu Yuanfang never participated in the Li Wu dispute, so he had never spoken. At this time, he saw Wu Zetian clicking him and stood up and bowed: "I recommend one person. Now Lu Xiang, the general of Yangzhou Grand Governor's Office, can be the governor of Yangzhou."

Lu Xiangxian? This is not Lu Yuanfang's eldest son! The Ministry of Personnel had recommended this person to return to the court to serve as an official for many times, but they were all blocked by Lu Yuanfang. Unexpectedly, he actually did this time.

When Wu Chengsi and Li Zhaode heard this recommended candidate, they sighed in their hearts, and the governor of Yangzhou was determined!

Sure enough, Wu Zetian, who had rarely spoken before, smiled, "I have heard that Xiang Xian Shaoji was his father, and he was a gentleman, and he also had the reputation of a gentleman. Moreover, he was diligent in the king's affairs and had the tools of a gentleman. He was also an official in Yangzhou, so it was easy to transfer his post. Lu Qing did not avoid relatives, which was in line with my heart! Wan'er, drafted an edict, and dismissed Li Mingyu's affairs in Yangzhou and discussed the crimes of Dali Temple. Lu Xiang was transferred to Yangzhou first, and the edict was immediately taken to the post. I have high hopes for him and don't let him down!"

Lu Yuan bowed deeply to Wu Zetian and turned back to his seat.

After the matter was discussed, the political discussion was over, but Cui Yuanzong refused to leave. This was clearly the attitude of facing the saint alone.

Wu Zetian left him alone as he wished. When he was speaking, what he said was the matter between Qingyin Wenshe and Hongwen Yinshe. After listening quietly, Wu Zetian did not agree to it, but said that he would think about it again.

After doing everything you should do and saying everything you should say, Cui Yuanzong stepped down. Wu Zetian got up from the brocade bed and moved her body to the outside of Yaoguang Hall to look at the pool of clear water, "How?"

This was naturally what Shangguan Wan'er said.

"My daughters dare not discuss the government affairs"

There was such a big storm in the Shilin, Jiangnan, but Wu Zetian was in a very good mood and said with a laugh: "If you want to say it, just say it."

"Yes. In the foolish opinion of the minister, Cui Yuanzong is afraid that he is really anxious this time. He wants to use Your Majesty to borrow the court to eliminate the threat to the four families. Such benefits are exclusively enjoyed by the four families, and criticism and infamousness are borne by Your Majesty and the court, which is easy to plot."

After thinking about it, Shangguan Wan'er added softly, "The banned literary club has never existed since ancient times, and the historical pen is like a knife, so you have to be careful!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Zetian smiled brightly and did not comment on it. He just suddenly said: "Wan'er, please inform the Ministry of Personnel, and condemn Chen Zi'ang to work in Jiangnan... and then settle it in Yangzhou."

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When Cui Yuanzong walked out of Yaoguang Hall, his mood was as cold as his face. He knew that he could not do anything, but he had to do it.

After walking a few steps, I saw Lu Yuanfang waiting in front of me. It seemed that he was clearly waiting for him.

Squeezing the doubt in his heart, Cui Yuanzong quickly stepped forward and bowed to him, "Master Lu"

Lu Yuanfang raised his hand and signaled the two of them to walk and said, "I know your temperament is not easy to write, so I will speak out."

"Please say"

"I have been in charge of the election for many years and know very well about you. You are strong and tough by nature, and you have three in and three out of Longyou Road, and your political achievements are outstanding."

"Zhuoyi" is the highest evaluation of the imperial court for officials' merits. If such a recognized taciturn gentleman said such words, even if Cui Yuanzong is as calm as he will inevitably have some trouble in his heart. When he was about to thank him, Lu Yuanfang stopped him.

"It has been more than a year since you entered Beijing and became the prime minister. During this period, you are diligent in official business and never slackened. Five or six out of ten trivial matters and troubles in the political affairs hall that are difficult to see merits are all cooked by you, and you can cook them refreshingly. You have never complained about this. It is said that you rarely have guests and only have two hours of sleep every day. Is this happening?"

Although it was a question, Lu Yuanfang asked and answered, "No matter what others do, I believe it."

Lu Yuanfang, who has always been taciturn, said so much, and every sentence is full of praise, which only makes Cui Yuanzong more and more confused. What exactly does this gentleman Lu want to do?

At this moment, Lu Yuanfang stopped and faced Cui Yuanzong's eyes and said: "Whether you are determined to be strong and tough, your ability to govern, and your diligence in your work, you can be called a national official, and you are really a famous minister. If you can start and end well and break the little private thoughts in your heart, it will be just a matter of nostalgia in your future. I have said so much, so I am stuck in my throat and don't vomit. Right or wrong, Yuanzong will think about it."

After saying that, Lu Yuanfang no longer walked with him, and then gave in and went first.

Cui Yuanzong looked at Lu Yuanfang's back with a very complicated mood, and his mood was ups and downs on the way out of the palace. After returning to the house, he sat alone for a long time, Fang recruited a confidant and ordered: "Please pack up and take two people to Yangzhou tomorrow morning. Be sure to find out the foundations of Qingyin Wenshe and Hongwen Yinshe."

The old servant in his heart bowed and responded, and Cui Yuanzong still sat silently withered, for a long time.

Earlier, Wu Chengsi, who returned to the Wei Palace first, also made the same move. He called a confidant to explain in his study for a long time, and then he would go to Yangzhou tomorrow.

At the same time as Wu Chengsi, Li Zhaode, who had just returned home, was also writing a letter at his desk. The letter was written to Zhang Jianzhi, and the question was still the foundation of Qingyin Wenshe and Hongwen Yinshe. Chuzhou was only one or two days away from Yangzhou, so Zhang Jianzhi should always know what he should have.

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At this time, outside the Zhang Mansion in Suzhou, there was a woman dressed in men's clothes and was dressed in an extraordinary manner and called to visit Tang Song, who was temporarily staying here.
Chapter completed!