From the Valley of the Wicked to the Town of Demons

"Let's have porridge and chat while eating."

In the study room, Cao Xing was drinking porridge, looked up at the two prime ministers, and motioned for them to sit down and drink porridge with him.

The two prime ministers reacted differently. The Zuo prime minister, Liu Xun, was a veteran of the three dynasties. He had been prime minister for more than ten years, and he is now nearly seventy years old. declined.

There is no other reason, that is, Cao Xing wants to stabilize the court situation, this old minister is indispensable.

So Liu Xun didn't refuse, but sat down on his seat, took a bowl of porridge from the eunuch, and drank it like no one else was there.

The right prime minister, Wang Bin, was different. He didn't dare to sit down, but stood aside, took the porridge from the eunuch, held it in his hand, and drank it standing like this.

The two behaved differently, Cao Xing could see it, but he was not surprised.

Liu Xun's qualifications are very old. Although he can't be called a minister of Tuogu, he can be regarded as an important minister left by his father. At the beginning of his succession, Liu Xun did help him a lot. For him, the new emperor He presided over the government and cleared many obstacles.

What's more, Liu Xun had intended to resign a long time ago, so he didn't care if he didn't like it.

Wang Bin's qualifications are relatively junior, and he is not much older than himself. Before Cao Xing succeeded to the throne, he was just a minister of the Ministry of Industry and Hanlin of the Imperial Academy.

Cao Xing supported Wang Bin in order to check and balance the court, and use the group of new ministers to form an impact on and replace the group of old ministers. Not to mention others, but Liu Xun next to him. How many people in the court are his cronies? Can't count.

Liu Xun also saw what Cao Xing meant, so he retired bravely and wanted to resign and go back to his hometown to take care of him. Unfortunately, he was still useful, and Cao Xing couldn't bear him.

"What the hell happened to General Zhenbei today? He is a military general in the case of the Ministry of Household Affairs. What is he doing here?"

Putting down the porridge in the bowl, Cao Xing asked, Zhen Jing at the side picked up a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth.

Liu Xun put down the bowl, and frowned slightly. He really didn't like Cao Xing's pampered temperament. You must know that the late emperor did all these small things by himself.

But he didn't change his expression, but opened his mouth to answer Cao Xing's question.

"A few days ago, Cui Hong was arrested and died in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. That Cui Hong was Cui Jingbo's cousin, so Cui Jingbo was a little excited, which is human nature."

Liu Xun said lightly. After all, he has many eyes and ears, and nothing that happens in the capital can escape his ears.

"It turns out that's the case. No wonder he wants to get involved. However, it's a bit too much to involve King Rong. Another day, you have to beat him."

Cao Xing nodded, and finally knew where the problem was, so he asked Liu Xun to find some time to order some Cui Jingbo.

In Cao Xing's eyes, Cui Jingbo is a warrior and a fierce general, but not a courtier.

The case of the household department is of great importance. He joined in with a military officer, which not only broke the rules of the Wei court, but also made it difficult for himself, the emperor. After all, what Cao Xing wanted was stability in the court. The group launched a censure.

Civil and military disputes are a big taboo. The Great Wei Dynasty has been established for a long time, and this civil and military dispute has not happened before. The result is a catastrophe. No matter who wins or loses, it hurts the vitality of the Great Wei Dynasty.

So if there is a sign, we must kill it.

"Wei Chen understands, I will send someone to the Zhenbei General's Mansion later, and invite Cui Jingbo to come to the mansion to talk about it."

Liu Xun replied calmly, Cao Xing nodded, since the old fried dough stick agreed, he will definitely do it.

"The case of Hubu has been dragged on for a long time, and now it is the next thing to decide. The position of Hubu Shangshu cannot always be so vacant. You, there is someone to choose."

Cao Xing changed the subject and asked about the household department.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I think Wang Shilang can do it. After all, he is the number one scholar and has been a servant in the Ministry of Households for several years. He can be called a talent."

Wang Bin, who had been standing by the side, spoke, and he recommended Wang Peiyuan.

"Well, Wang Peiyuan is indeed a talent and can be a candidate. Liu Aiqing, if you have a suitable candidate, you might as well tell me."

Wang Peiyuan is the number one scholar appointed by Cao Xing, and Wang Peiyuan is indeed talented and knowledgeable, plus he is upright, and anyone who enters the big dye vat in the household department will be contaminated with problems, but this Wang Peiyuan is considered an outlier.

But Cao Xing still needs to seek Liu Xun's opinion. After all, it is very necessary to seek the opinion of this old fritter for such an important appointment and dismissal.

"Wang Shilang is indeed good, but it's still too early for him to be the Minister of the Household Department. With his age and temperament, he can't support the Household Department.

In contrast, Huang Shilang's qualifications are deeper. After all, he has been in the Ministry of Household Affairs for more than ten years, and he is still calm in his work. It is more convincing for him to be the Minister. "

Liu Xun gave different answers, which made Cao Xing fall into silence.

In fact, Wang Peiyuan is indeed a good candidate. He is upright and talented.

But that bookish spirit is really unbearable, and that mouth...

Cao Xing originally intended to let Wang Peiyuan enter the Hanlin Academy, but thought of the scene where the big watering can had arrived at the Imperial Academy, so he changed his mind and threw him to the Ministry of Household Affairs to grind his temper.

In fact, Huang Shilang is also a candidate, but Cao Xing, whose surname is Huang, has never been pleasing to the eye. He thinks that he has great ambitions and talents. Just like Liu Xun said, he does things calmly, but apart from this point, there are no other bright spots. Among the three servants, he has the lowest sense of existence.

"Well, I'll think it over again, you guys should step back first, remember to pay more attention to the case of the Ministry of Accounts when you have time, the case is getting more and more chaotic, and it's all tied to King Rong, and I don't know what happened to the Sanju Department How does it work."

After Cao Xing asked what he wanted to ask, he drove the two prime ministers out.

The two of them didn't stay any longer, they hurriedly left, and left the upper study room.

"It doesn't matter if you are full with a bowl of porridge, how about Prime Minister Wang, let's go to Yanguilou for some snacks?"

In the corridor, Liu Xun said, Wang Bin smiled and shook his head.

"Prime Minister Liu, the two of us went to Yangui Tower like this. It's too public. After all, the left and right prime ministers of the Great Wei Dynasty, when they left the court, they went to the restaurant together, and there were so many eyes watching."

Wang Bin said with a smile, the meaning in his words was very clear, the court set up two prime ministers, just to restrain each other, if the two got on the same boat, how could the emperor sleep peacefully.

"Well, it makes sense. It's really not right for the two of us. Why don't we... let's bring His Majesty with us."

Liu Xun thought about it, and felt that it was not good for the two of them to eat out together, so he decided to bring Cao Xing with him.

"Um, well... um!?"

Just as Wang Bin nodded, he suddenly looked at Liu Xun in surprise, and Liu Xun also stopped, turned his head and walked back.

Compared with Liu Xun, Wang Bin's morality is too shallow. Liu Xun sent away five right prime ministers like him.

Yes, there was only one Liu Xun in the left prime minister of the Great Wei Dynasty for more than ten years, but the right prime minister has changed six.

And these six are all younger than Liu Xun.

Not long after, Liu Xun came back, pulled Wang Bin and went out.

"Prime Minister Liu, Your Majesty..."

Wang Bin didn't know what was going on, so he hurriedly asked.

"Hurry up and go back to the house to change clothes, put on casual clothes, don't bring guards, see you at Yan Guilou in two hours."

Obviously, this is not the first time Liu Xun has done this. In fact, Cao Xing and his father, this Liu Xun has often abducted outside the palace.

"This... well, I see."

Wang Bin is an upright master, different from old fritters like Liu Xun, this is the first time for him to kidnap the emperor out of the palace.

So it's a little rusty.

"Remember to bring more silver, to break the silver."

Liu Xun asked again.

"Why do you bring the broken silver?"

Wang Bin was taken aback for a moment, he didn't understand what Liu Xun meant.

"You haven't been out of the palace with the Holy One, have you? The Holy One went out of the palace and played for a whole day. The whole silver is too conspicuous, and the broken silver is more low-key."

Liu Xun put his arm around Wang Bin's shoulder and whispered to him.

"Prime Minister Liu really knows His Majesty's mind very well, Wang admires it."

Wang Bin gave him a blank look, thinking that this old fried dough stick is indeed an old fried dough stick, and there is a reason why he has been able to stand firm in his aspect for more than ten years.

"Hehe, I won't be in this court for a few years. The Holy Majesty is still so playful. I can't stay with him for long. From now on, I want you to stay with him."

Liu Xun smiled faintly, as if recalling the past, when he abducted the late emperor to play, and when Cao Xing was a child, he also took him out to play.

This is Liu Xun, Prime Minister Zuo who was under one man and over ten thousand people in the Great Wei Dynasty. He is not high-spirited now, but only reminiscing about the past.

Just like an ordinary old man.