Chapter 281 Wei Yuanzhong is promoted!
Yue Feng's errands in Luoyang were in full swing, and everything was in high efficiency. The people of Luoyang did not have to spend a penny, but were able to be recruited by the county government to earn a lot of work. For a while, they were purged by the large-scale construction and the way of defeat, which was considered by many prime ministers, which won Yue Feng a great reputation. Yue Feng's official reputation in Luoyang soared.
The merchants have gained practical benefits because of the purge. They praised Yue Feng. Ordinary people are seeing their living environment becoming more and more prosperous and they can also gain benefits. They appreciate Yue Feng.
Most powerful families used to distinguish between high and low according to the "Clan Chronicle". This time, Yue Feng withdrew from the new policy, which made many wealthy families who were not very qualified, but recently favored by Wu Zetian and gained great benefits were able to seize the opportunity. They all occupied a favorable position in Luoyang. In the Wu Zhou era, the scale and specifications of the portal, the position and direction of the portal, and the decoration of the portal were all rules! The reason why the powerful families had such a great influence was that over the past few hundred years, the family could continue to accumulate strength, thereby increasing the background of a family in all aspects, and the lintel of this family was undoubtedly very important!
Yue Feng's seemingly unintentional actions actually made the lintel of the powerful family reshuffle. The wealthy families that were already declining were so angry that they hated Yue Feng, but they had no strength to attack Yue Feng, so they could do nothing. And those popular wealthy families are very welcome to Yue Feng's implementation. Yue Feng asked for money and they gave it money. For the nouveau riche, the problems that can be solved with money are not a problem!
Yue Feng was a great success in his appointment as Luoyang Order. Several county magistrates and county magistrates who followed him were all in the limelight. Originally, there was a mess of sand inside the Luoyang County Government, and everyone wearing an official hat had a different background. However, Yue Feng cleverly formed them into a group. Even an old fox like Wei Yuanzhong and a cunning man were very enthusiastic about doing things. He, the Luoyang County Magistrate, did a great job, and even let him eliminate the decline of offending Wu Chengsi and being deposed by Wu Zetian!
In Guanfeng Hall, Wu Zetian was in a good mood. She squinted her eyes and stared at Wei Yuanzhong who was kneeling on the ground and shivering. She looked down and looked extremely submissive. She smiled:
"Yuan Zhong, I still remember that everything was not going well in Chang'an, and I was thinking about coming to Shendu in my heart. At that time, there were not many people in the court who could speak! I found you, and you didn't disappoint me. Pei Xingjian wanted to see my joke, but you helped me finish my job. Not only did I come to Shendu, but I also did big things in Shendu. Speaking of which, how could I forget these things?"
Wu Zetian paused, and then changed the subject and said, "Yuanzhong, you are good at everything, really everything is good! There are thorns on your body and there are too many water chestnuts! The younger generations are ignorant, are you still ignorant? You are so old that you don't think about the younger generation everywhere, and don't think about the future of the country. How can you let me continue to trust you? I am grateful to you, but I have thousands of miles of country and I have countless people under my command!
You, Wei Yuanzhong, cannot tolerate any side. Wherever you go, others will fight you, can I protect you? Therefore, it is a good thing for you to be wronged. Only after you are wronged will you know what to do, do you think so?"
Wei Yuanzhong crawled on the ground, burst into tears and said, "Your Majesty, you really see the Wei me, you are not very capable, have a very strong temper, and it is difficult to protect the problem. In recent years, Wei me was very wrong. Many things that I couldn't figure out before can be understood can now be understood!
For me, everything I have given me by Your Majesty. I have now understood this point very thoroughly..."
Wei Yuanzhong cried bitterly, but it was not his pretending, but he was really touched. Why was Wei Yuanzhong deposed by Wu Zetian? Is it because Wu Zetian really couldn't tolerate him, and did he hate him?
It is obvious that political matters are not that simple. For Wei Yuanzhong, he is not tolerant of the old minister of Li Tang. In the heart of the old minister of Li Tang, he is a flattering minister who has means, strategy, wisdom and strategy, but has great morals but does not deserve the position. So whenever there is a chance, who wouldn't want to kill Wei Yuanzhong?
On the other hand, Wei Yuanzhong looked down on the Wu family's children very much. He did not take the Wu family's children seriously. He relied on his achievements and did not put the right position and regarded himself as Wu Zetian's spokesperson. The Wu family's children were Wu Zetian's blood relatives, and they could do everything they could to curry favor with Wu Zetian and others.
What did Wu Zetian need? The Wu brothers immediately helped him fulfill his wish. Almost all the cruel officials in the court were disciples of the Wu family. Wu Zetian ascended the throne to create momentum, eliminated dissidents, and valued them all cruel officials and treacherous officials won over by these Wu family's children. Wei Yuanzhong was jealous of them, so how could he still have a foothold in the court?
Therefore, Wei Yuanzhong's life in recent years has been really painful. Sometimes people can understand the value of opportunities after falling into trouble. Wei Yuanzhong has been struggling for several years and once thought that he could not find the opportunity to climb upward. Now that the opportunity is lost and regained, how can he not sigh?
Wei Yuanzhong was sentimental, and Wu Zetian was obviously very satisfied. She said, "Yuanzhong, you are a capable person! Now the court is using people. Tell me, can you share my worries?"
Wei Yuanzhong said: "Being loved by Your Majesty, Yuanzhong is willing to do his job for His Majesty and share his worries! Yuanzhong did not have a corpse position in the position of Luoyang County Magistrate, but worked diligently, because Yuanzhong only had one belief in his heart, that is, no matter what errands are done, he needed to do it for His Majesty! No matter what he did, he needed to be serious!"
Wu Zetian smiled faintly and said, "Okay, then you should also be the Minister of Xia Guan! Lou Shide just came back, and I asked him to be the Minister of the Secretariat, and you have just made meritorious service, and I will also be the Minister of the Secretariat. You can think about the people and things in the court, so you must think more in the future. I hope you can remember your words and do a good job!"
Wei Yuanzhong was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Wu Zetian would throw him a high-ranking official. He was a mere county magistrate. An eighth-rank official would jump to the fourth-rank?
Wei Yuanzhong originally thought that if he could go to that state to be a Sima, he would burn high incense. Now Wu Zetian obviously made an action beyond his prediction. For a moment, he was so happy that he wanted to take out his heart and let Wu Zetian see it so that he could know his loyalty!
Wei Yuanzhong is a person who loves to think about the court. He and Lou Shide are both ministers. Is this Wu Zetian's whim? Obviously it is definitely not!
Chapter completed!