AWB Chapter 144 Song Pu: Is this a full-scale war against the aristocratic families?
Chapter 144 Song Pu: Is this a full-scale war against the aristocratic families?
Method?
What can Song Pu do?
This was entirely planned by Gu Jingzhi. All his responses were within Gu Jingzhi's expectations, and they were just waiting for him to come.
Seeing Song Pu remained silent, Song Yu immediately became anxious and shouted, "Dad..."
"Shut up!"
Song Pu let out a light cry, then said with a look of regret, "If I had known this would happen, why would I have done it in the first place? Do you really think that a prime minister like me can truly control everything in Daxia?"
"Can……"
Song Yu said in a panic, "But he is my husband, your son-in-law..."
"He deserves it!"
Song Pu said angrily, "You have the ability to do such a dirty thing, but you don't have the ability to clean up the mess. Now you are giving people handles everywhere. Do you think those people in the court are easy to deal with?"
"Can……"
"Alright! Let's leave it at that for now. Let him reflect on this in prison. The case hasn't even started yet, so we'll see what happens when it goes to trial!"
Song Pu has no good solution now. Gu Jingzhi did things secretly, and it is impossible to save Gu Heng at the moment. He can only wait until the witnesses are brought to Beijing, and then use some means!
In fact, Song Pu was also caught off guard when Gu Heng was reported and imprisoned.
Moreover, based on his understanding of Emperor Xia, Gu Heng, a mere man, is now completely useless in the eyes of Emperor Xia.
Even if Gu Jingzhi exposed this matter to the world, Emperor Xia's style should not be so resolute.
After all, as a pawn of the aristocratic family, Gu Heng should consider the ideas of their family, right?
But Emperor Xia did not do so.
Although what Gu Heng did seemed to be natural, Song Pu's many years of experience in the court showed that Emperor Xia's goal was probably more than that!
But what exactly is Emperor Xia’s purpose?
It can't be that he is just helping Gu Jingzhi, right?
This thought flashed through his mind, but he immediately dismissed it. How naive was this idea?
After failing to get any results from Song Pu, Song Yu could only leave with her son. Before leaving, she said, "Dad, no matter what my husband did, please help him for my daughter's sake. I..."
"Don't worry about this matter! Since Gu Heng is my son-in-law, I will naturally not watch him get convicted!"
Despite the scolding, Gu Heng couldn't just give up. He still warned, "The eyes of the entire capital are watching right now. It's better to mind yourselves than to get involved. When you go see Gu Heng later, no matter what he says, don't agree!"
"Understand?"
Song Pu glanced majestically at Song Yu and his mother. After they nodded, he waved his hand and let them leave.
After Song Yu and his mother left, Song Pu still felt a little uneasy.
As an aide to the Prime Minister, Master Wu asked, "Prime Minister, is the matter with Master Gu a bit tricky?"
"Ugh……"
Song Pu shook his head and said softly, "If it were just Gu Heng's matter, it would be fine. But I'm worried that His Majesty has other intentions!"
"Oh?"
Wu twirled his beard, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Does the Prime Minister think that person's attitude is a little unusual?"
"That's not it!"
Song Pu found a chair and sat down, then pondered, "If it was just Gu Heng, even if he was a founding hero, there would be no need to mobilize so many troops!"
"I've heard the facts of that case, it shouldn't be a frame-up."
"..."
Wu Shiye immediately understood what Song Pu meant and asked, "Prime Minister, are you referring to the dispatch of the inner guards?"
"Ok!"
Song Pu nodded and said, "Although Gu Jingzhi keeps saying that he's acting under the Emperor's token, the Inner Guards are the imperial guardsmen. How could they not report Gu Jingzhi mobilizing so many people?"
"Your Excellency is saying that His Majesty has known about this for a long time, but has hidden it for some other reason?"
"exactly!"
Song Pu seemed a little tired. "If we were just to punish Gu Heng, there would be no need to suppress this matter for so long. How to deal with Gu Heng is just a matter of the emperor's words."
Although he must protect Gu Heng, it seems a bit unreasonable for Emperor Xia to take so much trouble in such a major case.
"Prime Minister, if His Majesty has other motives... let me ask you, what benefits does it bring to him if he captures Gu Heng?"
"benefit?"
Song Pu frowned. "If it's just Gu Heng, even though he's a third-rank general, the military power he holds poses no threat at all. What good can he do?"
"Of course Lord Gu doesn't have any, but what about you, Lord Prime Minister?"
"True face?"
Song Pu was startled when he heard this.
It is said that the authorities are confused and the beholder is clear.
The conflict between Song Pu and Emperor Xia was not a one-day or two-day affair, and he had long been accustomed to it. However, Emperor Xia had never been able to do anything to him. After all, he had the support of aristocratic families, and as long as he didn't let Emperor Xia find a weak spot in him, he would probably be fine.
In this balance, Song Pu was unable to react for a moment, and it was entirely possible that Emperor Xia was targeting him.
"Recently, Gu Jingzhi has come to the court, and His Majesty has indeed been wary of me. Could it be that he is planning to take action against me?"
Song Pu frowned.
To be honest, the reason why he was pushed to the position of prime minister by the aristocratic family was that he did have the ability.
Secondly, he is a person who loves power and also cares about his reputation. Compared with other officials from aristocratic families, he does not have many messy things.
Only people like this can withstand scrutiny.
This is the fundamental reason why the aristocratic families pushed him to the top.
If it weren't for the fact that his family was wealthy and his children and grandchildren were not very particular about what they did, Song Pu would have no leverage over them.
Because of this balance, Song Pu didn't react for a while.
only……
He frowned. The biggest problem for the emperor as a prime minister was that the power of the prime minister would replace part of the imperial power. And then there was...
The existence of aristocratic families also greatly restricted imperial power.
So, Emperor Xia wants to weaken the aristocratic families?
Do not!
This is impossible!
Song Pu, who came from a noble family, understood best how powerful the noble families were. If it were not for the power of the noble families, Emperor Xia would have had to pay at least a greater price to unify the world.
However, what if Emperor Xia really wants to take action against the aristocratic families?
It is not impossible.
After all, as long as the aristocratic families exist, he as the prime minister is actually not that important. Without him, Song Pu, there will be other people who come up, and without exception, this position can only represent the interests of the aristocratic families.
Therefore, there is not much benefit in touching him now.
Unless Emperor Xia wants to weaken the aristocratic families.
Song Pu thought for a moment, then suddenly said to Master Wu, "Mr. Wu, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to go there!"
"Prime Minister, please give your orders!"
Master Wu saw him pondering for a long time, but finally asked him to make a trip. He must have already had the answer in his mind.
Song Pu said in a serious tone, "Go to the various aristocratic families in the capital and ask them to control their children in the near future. Don't put yourself in danger during this period. Don't give the emperor any excuses..."