Chapter 725 Magical Medicine
Inspecting and becoming the emperor!
Sure enough, it appeared!
Speaking of which, Zhang Yongde was really unlucky enough. In history, he was knocked down by this move and gave up the position of the inspection to Zhao Da. This time, it fell on him again.
There are many coincidences in the world!
After thinking for a while, Ye Hua invited his senior brother Li Si over. The two sat opposite each other in the study. Ye Hua issued a strict order, no matter who came to find him, he would block it.
Ye Hua must clarify the current situation, and Li Si also has a lot of things to say.
"Junior brother, you asked me to join the cabinet, but you offended a lot of people!"
Li Si sighed: "I have never been favored by civil servants. Even those under your command think I am not good, but you pushed me to that position. I wonder how many people blame you behind your back!"
Ye Hua chuckled, "I have no subordinates at all. Some people have relied on me, but when they take power, there is only official business and no personal friendship between us!"
Ye Hua is really not bragging. He often interacts with him. Among the civil officials, there are only senior brother Li Si and military generals, there are only Zhao Kuangyin, Han Tong, Yang Ye and others... The rest of the people are not Ye Hua looked down on them, but the fact that they are most taboo among the ministers to form cliques and make private contributions. When sitting in Ye Hua's position, the less they come and go, the less trouble they will be.
"Senior brother, what you mean, it seems that some people are unwilling to accept it and want to seize power?"
"It's not that there are some, but that there are many!" Li Si corrected.
Although Li Si is usually careless and doesn't care about fame, he has been studying with Feng Dao for ten years and is surrounded by Ye Hua. In addition, he is very talented, and Li Si is as insightful as the whole and the middle of the court.
Chai Rong was injured by an imperial horse. At the first moment, everyone thought of assassinating the emperor... But when the spearhead was aimed at Zhang Yongde and even wanted to kill him, Li Si realized that the target was not the emperor, but Zhang Yongde!
Zhang Yongde is nothing great and not worth fighting, but don’t forget that Zhang Yongde is the son-in-law of the late emperor. Following him, many people can be involved, and these people have a common identity: the old minister of the late emperor!
After analyzing this, Ye Hua suddenly remembered someone, that is Wei Renpu!
Before the old man was dismissed from office, he mentioned the late emperor several times and Guo Wei. Ye Hua did not argue with Old Wei's words. Later, Wei Renpu was involved in the stock matter and reported his son to his death. He left Beijing sadly. An old minister of two dynasties, Wei Renpu, who had been cautious all his life, suddenly fell.
Ye Hua frowned. Although Old Wei was not able to catch up with his strength, he was paving the way for his son, but these two were not enough to get him out of Beijing.
In other words, if Ye Hua decided to join forces with Old Wei when he was in the Western Regions, Wei Renpu would not have left in a hurry.
Lao Wei is afraid!
What kind of force can make the prime ministers of the two dynasties protect themselves without hesitation? [ ] There is really something about it!
"Junior brother, after I returned to Beijing, I heard some news that there is something strange about the death of the prince!"
"Wang Pu?"
Ye Hua pondered: "He is the prime minister, he is left behind in the capital and has great power. Isn't it enough to protect himself? If even the prime minister can't save his life... it wouldn't be surprising to have a horse and plot against the emperor, build a stone tablet, and slander the general."
Ye Hua's keenness does not need to be doubted, he instantly connected things together.
Li Si thought, "I only know that although Mr. Wang was tired and tired, he had no worries about his life. It was just a few months before his death that someone offered a magic pill, saying that it could boost his energy and strengthen his mind. After Mr. Wang took it, his energy and spirit were greatly improved. He handled official business all night without any fatigue. However, after a few months, he suddenly died suddenly!"
Ye Hua was shocked, "What happened? What medicine did Wang Pu use? Do you know?"
Li Si shook his head, "I just heard of it, and I can't get it."
When Wang Pu died, Ye Hua and Chai Rong were still in the Western Regions. The tone set at that time was to be overworked and exhausted. The person who mourned Wang Pu was Lu Duosun, and the legendary medicine disappeared.
Lu Duosun also issued a strict order. Whoever dared to gossip and punished him immediately. Many noises were suppressed. When Ye Hua returned to Beijing, only his memory of Wang Xianggong was left.
Including Ye Hua, he was unwilling to use malicious speculation on the death of an old minister.
But today, when Li Si mentioned it, Ye Hua thought of the medicine for war horses again... Could it be that what Wang Pu took was the same?
Ye Hua has heard that Wang Pu likes Taoist classics and has also refined elixirs to strengthen the body in private... In fact, literati of all generations have some strange hobbies when they are full. Although scholars today do not take Wushi Powder together, it is not surprising that they occasionally take some magic pills.
Especially Wang Pu is busy with work and under great pressure, and eating some strange things is very normal.
But Wang Xianggong was afraid that the magic medicine that seemed to be able to strengthen the body was actually a death-induced talisman!
Moreover, if Wang Pu really died in a plot, who would want his life?
After Wang Pu's death, Wei Renpu and Fan Zhi left one after another. Did the two of them notice that they were afraid that they would die in the face of Wang Pu?
The more Ye Hua thought about it, the more likely it is.
After all, everyone is an old fox. It is not that easy to roll in the officialdom all their lives. Give up just by saying that they can give up. If there was no way, they would never have taken this path.
Now there is only one problem left. What is the force that assassinated Wang Pu, which scared Wei Renpu and Fan Zhi to escape?
Li Si pondered for a long time, and he slowly raised his head and looked at Ye Hua... "Junior brother, this power is you!"
"Me?" Ye Hua snorted, "Does senior brother think I am the murderer?"
"Of course you are not the murderer!" Li Si immediately denied: "I mean, this power was cultivated by you!"
Ye Hua took a deep breath, as if he had realized something.
After so many years, although Ye Hua has adhered to his duties as a minister and did not take on power, he has left too many things, countless... First of all, there are large ranches in Youzhou and Yunzhou, as well as wool textile industry, and secondly, the soldiers farms in Hedong, coal mines, silk and shipbuilding industries in Jiangnan, and military garrisons and sea trade in Lingnan.
After careful calculation, Ye Hua intervened all the fields in the Central Plains, the financial system, the new literati, and even the military training... and Ye Hua intervened all of them, and he also intervened deeply.
Many years later, it blossomed and beared fruit, forming interest groups.
Compared with traditional scholars, they are more closely connected, more efficient and more powerful.
Ye Hua has been working hard, hoping to achieve a prosperous country and a strong army, and hope to recreate the prosperity of the Han and Tang dynasties... But when the grand goal was mostly achieved, Ye Hua discovered that he had cultivated a group of monsters at the same time.
"Senior brother, I still have a little doubt. There are conflicts between these forces. For example, the small peasant economy in the Central Plains and the ranch farm in Yanyun are as powerful as water and fire. How did they form an alliance? Or, who is their common enemy?"
Li Si paused, smiled bitterly and spit out two words "Your Majesty"!
That's right, the opponent of these people is the emperor, to be precise, the powerful emperor!
For example, mining workshops, these capitalists need land, raw materials, labor, and the court needs to surround them... The maritime merchants in the southeast want to monopolize foreign trade, so the court should not get involved, especially Chai Shouli's behavior of making money, which makes merchants envious, jealous and hateful.
As for the small peasant economy in the Central Plains, these representatives opposed the use of troops to the outside world.
The reason is very simple. There is not much surplus in the small peasant economy, and everyone is living a tight life.
Chai Rong also blindly used troops to foreign countries, taxes, and levies. No matter how much land he captured, how valuable it is to them? Every time he used troops to foreign countries, he would suffer the consequences before he gained the benefits. It would be better not to fight!
After analyzing this, the entire situation will be clear.
No matter who it is, I hope the emperor can restrain himself and take less care of him... However, Chai Rong is determined and does not care about these voices at all. They dare not expect that Chai Rong can change it.
Since you can't do it, then find someone to deal with Chai Rong.
Looking at the court and the country, the only one who has a lot of weight is Ye Hua.
As long as Ye Hua did not cooperate with Chai Rong, even if the emperor wanted to do things, he would not be able to do it.
Ye Hua and Chai Rong are still close monarchs and ministers to join their ally, so all they need to do is to insert a wedge between the two!
Standing at a sufficient height, Ye Hua finally penetrated the fog and took the situation back into his hands.
In the past three years, he has fought outside, and the Great Zhou has undergone too many changes, especially those under his command, who have already taken different positions due to the differentiation of interests.
Perhaps the subordinates who are obedient and follow will become obscene, and perhaps some of them want to replace themselves and include their huge powers under their command...
People's hearts are sinister and the situation is difficult to predict!
Ye Hua finally got a clue after his long conversation with Li Si. As soon as he came out of the study, a father-in-law was waiting outside.
"Marty, the saint is welcome!"
Ye Hua did not think about anything and hurried into the palace.
Chai Rong was dragging a wooden box in his hand, filled with small yellow pills.
Chapter completed!