Not only was Wang Fu stunned, but Yu Shen was also dumbfounded.
What's going on?
This happiness came too suddenly. Yu Shen suddenly felt like he couldn't speak.
This is too exciting!
Being ordered to compile books was something that almost any civil official with the title of Grand Academician could do, and generally, it was one of the main channels for civil officials to be promoted.
But the problem was, it was only heard that this kind of thing promoted officials to lower ranks, but never heard of anyone getting promoted to Grand Chancellor because of it!
Although he was also a Councilor of State, considered the deputy prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty, he had been completely suppressed by Wang Fu from beginning to end.
He knew himself that his foundation was too shallow, and he couldn't compete with Wang Fu at all, so he had basically given up any thought of promotion.
But he never expected that a great pie would suddenly fall from the sky, and it happened to land on him today.
"What? Does my lord refuse?"
Zhao Ji asked Yu Shen with great interest.
"This, I, this..."
The happiness came too suddenly. For a moment, Yu Shen didn't know what to say.
Wang Fu, who was originally full of confidence, was completely stunned when he heard this sentence.
How did the position he had planned for so long suddenly change hands?
Yu Shen?
Does this old fellow deserve to compete with him?
It must be that this old bastard did something behind his back!
Thinking of this, Wang Fu did not hide his threat towards Yu Shen.
The meaning was very clear: if you dare to accept, I will not be polite to you.
"Your Majesty, your humble servant is incompetent and unworthy of such a heavy responsibility from Your Majesty."
Yu Shen's mouth twitched, and after a bitter smile, he took a deep breath and said.
This position was indeed good, but his foundation was too shallow, and climbing too high could easily lead to a fatal fall.
He was aware of this.
"Why should my lord be so humble? Your ability is known to everyone in the court! I say you can do it, and you can do it even if you can't!"
Zhao Ji said, while also casting a meaningful glance at Wang Fu.
After making eye contact with the emperor for about a few breaths, Wang Fu lowered his head again.
Although he still didn't know where he lost until now, he knew that the emperor's words just now were indirectly telling him that he had made up his mind...
Seeing Wang Fu's expression as if his father had died, Liang Shicheng's pupils contracted, and although his brows were tightly furrowed, he said nothing and instead closed his eyes.
Compared to him, Tong Guan's expression was much more shocked.
How is this possible?
Everyone in the court knew that this position had long been reserved for Wang Fu.
But now, so quietly, it had changed hands like this?
"Greetings, Prime Minister Yu!"
Cai You was truly going too far.
This kid was really angering people to death without paying with his life!
Although the ceremony of appointing a prime minister did include the segment of all officials paying their respects, the problem was that it hadn't happened yet.
This was purely adding to Wang Fu's anger!
"Greetings, Prime Minister Yu!"
Since he had taken the lead, his cronies and followers naturally had to follow suit.
The entire court suddenly had nearly thirty percent of the people. People are prone to herd mentality.
Especially at this time, although many people were also puzzled by the impropriety of the etiquette, since others had already started to pay their respects, if they delayed any further, wouldn't it be looking down on the new prime minister?
Although Yu Shen's foundation was not deep enough, not giving the prime minister face in court, wasn't he afraid of the prime minister making things difficult for him behind his back?
No matter what, he was now a prime minister, and this was a fait accompli. Without any conflict of interest, who would want to offend such a leader of all officials for no reason?
In a short while, all the officials began to pay their respects together.
"My lord Yu, see, this is the will of the people!"
Zhao Ji added another blow lightly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Since things had come to this, Yu Shen could only accept it.
What was supposed to be a grand court session ended in a confused manner.
Yu Shen, the newly appointed prime minister, was still in a daze, but Tong Guan began to ponder.
Previously, he had indeed not taken Xu Churen seriously.
After all, such an old man, and one who was often away from court, what good advice could such a person have?
However, after today's events, Xu Churen's position in his mind began to rise directly to the same level as Cai Jing.
To reach a certain height in officialdom, this ability to hear thunder in silence is essential!
"Minister of War, I got a bottle of good wine last night. After court tonight, do you have leisure to visit my humble abode for a short while?"
After walking out of the Daqing Hall, Cai You smiled and said to Tong Guan.
"Not tonight, I have an engagement tonight. How about tomorrow?"
Tong Guan said casually.
"Someone got there before me?"
Cai You asked with some surprise.
"No help for it, who told him to be faster? We made the appointment three days ago!"
Hearing him say this, Cai You seemed to understand something.
"Since that's the case, I won't disturb Your Highness's pleasure. See you tomorrow night!"
Cai You said with a smile.
"It's a deal!"
Cai You left. The explosive news from the court quickly spread throughout Bianliang.
The first to react was naturally Feng Yuanbao. Upon hearing the news, without a word, he hugged all the vouchers he had prepared and immediately went to Han Mo's courtyard.
"Lord Han, this is what I promised you. It includes some copper coins and some deeds for shops and the like that are easy to sell."
Although he was still a little reluctant to give up half of his wealth, he understood that without Han Mo, he would surely die.
"This is how things are in court, it's your bad luck!"
Han Mo sighed as he looked at the sorrowful Feng Yuanbao.
Under a collapsing nest, how could there be any intact eggs?
With the current state of the world, what could merchants like them do?
"This junior understands. This junior will take his leave now!"
Feng Yuanbao said, wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"What's the plan next? Have you thought about it?"
Han Mo asked casually.
"What else can I do? Naturally, I will quickly sell all the shops I have and convert them into gold and silver."
As he said this, Feng Yuanbao let out a bitter smile. This was already the best outcome.
However, he also understood that if he was so eager to sell now, people would definitely drive down the prices fiercely.
He didn't know how much copper money the remaining property could be converted into.
"I think it might as well be this way. Take all the gold, silver, and easy-to-sell deeds back, and I will give you another fifty thousand strings of copper coins. You can transfer all the shops and personnel to me. What do you think?"
Han Mo said after pondering for a moment.
"You, you're serious?"
After hearing Han Mo's words, Feng Yuanbao was stunned. He couldn't believe his ears.
"Of course, it's true. However, I can only give you ten thousand strings of copper coins now, and the remaining forty thousand will be paid over three years. Are you willing?"