Chapter 59: Understanding people

The masked man gently tapped the armrest of the chair, and after a long time, he said leisurely: "This should be an excellent opportunity for us. As long as Yue Su gets rid of those officials who paid bribes, there will be great turmoil in the world. Under the old officials

If you are arrested and the new official has not yet taken up his post, you will suddenly start an uprising. You will definitely be able to seize the opportunity."

"What my lord said is absolutely true, but I am afraid that the court will not deal with those officials immediately. It will have to wait until the matter in Shandong is found out before making any further calculations."

"Hehehehe..." The masked man sneered and said: "This matter is easy to handle. As long as you do a little manipulation, it can be done. Moreover, we have a ready-made method. This old guy Li Wenzhang has always been greedy.

I'm sorry, there are quite a lot of little fish and shrimps who are falling under his sect now. Once the officialdom is in turmoil and the officials who paid bribes are dismissed, so many positions will be vacated. He will only come out if he doesn't take advantage of the situation. I guess,

He didn't care whether Xu Hongru started an uprising or not. He only cared about how much benefit he could get. Both Yue Su and Fang Congzhe were his people. At present, Zhu Yanxi, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and the scholar of Dongge University, were dismissed.

Yue Subao is still the ally of the old guy. If he had not taken advantage of the fall of officials from various places to help his little fish and shrimps to the top, he would not be called Li Wenzhang. Look, this old guy has recently been

It will definitely be very unsettling and anxious for Yue Su to get rid of all these officials."

"If it is true as my lord said, our chance to seize the world is right in front of us," the person outside the door said excitedly.

"It's natural..." The masked man looked very excited at the moment. He pondered for a moment, and then said: "Isn't Xing Ming'an in Shandong now? Send a message and ask him to deploy his troops as soon as possible. I'll talk to him later.

Write a letter to Ye'er and ask him to rush from Huguang to Shandong immediately. Put aside the affairs there for the time being and focus on the overall situation of Shandong."

"My subordinate understands."

**

Shandong Guild Hall in Beijing.

In a guest room, two people were drinking. One of the two people had a face as good as a crown jewel, red lips and white teeth, and a handsome demeanor, like a noble prince. The other had bronze skin, sharp eyebrows and phoenix eyes.

, with a resolute look on his face and a heroic spirit all over his body.

This noble son's surname is Jiang Mingjie, a native of Qingzhou, Shandong Province. Because his ancestors made great contributions during the Jingnan period, he is hereditary military virtue general and has thousands of households in Qingzhou.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were two sets of military personnel, one was the general army system, and the other was the guard system. The guards were hereditary, and generally speaking, they were used to support idlers. Jiang Jie was inspired by the Yin De of his ancestors. In the Ming Dynasty,

He got a long-term meal ticket. People like him, even if they idle around all day and don't do any work, they can still eat and drink. But Jiang Jie is different. He has been reading poetry since he was a child, and he has such great ambitions.

This time I came to Beijing because my father passed away and I had finished observing my filial piety and went to the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War to become a knight.

The resolute young man's name was Wu Jia Sheng, who was originally from Xiushui County, Jiaxing Prefecture, Zhejiang Province. His family had a lot of fertile land and he was a local wealthy family. Later he did some business and his property was extremely rich. Wu Jia Sheng had two brothers, one of whom took care of the land.

, is responsible for collecting rent, and the other is doing business in the city, managing shops and businesses. He is the only one who does not like these activities by nature. He only likes to dance with guns and sticks, and study military books. Because he is the youngest son in the family, his father also spoils him.

, and even helped him invite some gun and stick teachers to come to his home to teach him martial arts. Unexpectedly, after a few years, those masters were defeated by him one after another. Even in Jiaxing Prefecture, there were not many who could match him. Later, he participated in martial arts.

In the rural examination, since most martial arts positions in the Ming Dynasty were hereditary, not many people participated in the martial arts examination. Wu Jiasheng easily passed the Wu Jieyuan examination. He came to Beijing this time mainly to attend next year's martial arts examination, and met him halfway.

Jiang Jie, who ascended the throne. Although Jiang Jie liked poetry and books, he was a romantic figure, but because he came from a family of military commanders, he often practiced archery and horse riding on weekdays. He was free and easy and bold, so the two hit it off and came together.

Unlike Wu JiaSheng, a warrior like Wu JiaSheng, Jiang Jie was also a man with a good political sense. As soon as he entered the capital, he smelled the smell of gunpowder. Being keen, he immediately asked around and soon knew that it was

The two most powerful figures in the capital were competing against each other. At the same time, he also realized that this might be a great opportunity for him to realize his ideals and achieve his ambitions.

Jiang Jie conducted in-depth research on Wei Zhongxian and Yue Su. From the information obtained from various sources, it was obviously not possible to defect to Eunuch Wei. With his own qualifications, Eunuch Wei would never look at him seriously. Yue Su said

Bian is obviously alone, so going to him should be your best choice.

But soon he got the news that Yue Su had the upper hand and put the key members of the eunuch party in prison. The three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang were all around Yue Su. If he defected now, he would probably not get Yue Su's attention. If he wanted to raise his

If you are worth a lot, you must find a better opportunity.

So, in the next few days, he went to see his fellow Shandong people every day to work for Qian Daoguang, a military official. Through various forms of friendship, as well as treating guests and giving gifts, he finally got some inside information from Qian Daoguang.

By summarizing these messages, he discovered a very valuable thing and concluded that Yue Su and Fang Congzhe were not the same group of people. Anyone who forms a party is not dedicated to serving the public good, but to pursuing his own interests. Yue Su is concerned about

The country and the country have no choice but to temporarily get together with this group of people.

With this important discovery, Jiang Jie became confident. He even thought that he could increase his worth and let Yue Su visit the thatched cottage three times.

People are in high spirits during happy events, so tonight, he started drinking with Wu Jiasheng, and the two chatted and laughed happily during the banquet. While they were enjoying themselves, there was a knock on the door outside the room. It turned out to be his companion Jiang Er.

After Jiang Er entered the room, he whispered: "Young Master, I just found out about the important events of the two meetings."

"What big deal is this?" Jiang Jie asked curiously.

"One thing is that at the court meeting today, Eunuch Wei reported that the White Lotus Sect in Shandong is planning to cause "rebellion" and asked the court to make arrangements as soon as possible. The other thing is that the case of Wei Cifu and the others has been completed, but it has not yet been completed.

conviction."

Although these two things are not secrets, only the court officials know about them. Logically speaking, they should not spread so quickly, but there is a saying that good things should not go out, and bad things can spread thousands of miles. As long as there is something in the court

"Trouble" can spread throughout the entire city of Beijing in almost less than a day.

Next, Jiang Er told Wu Jia Sheng the details he had heard.

After hearing this, Jiang Jie couldn't help but laugh. He said: "I didn't expect that such an important matter could spread throughout the entire capital in just one day. I don't think the White Lotus Sect would not be able to catch the news. How could this be spread?

It's not easier."

"Yes, Brother Jiang. If the bandits of the White Lotus Sect hear about this, they probably won't dare to rebel," Wu Jiasheng said.

"Brother Wu, you are wrong. Not only will they rebel, but they will also make more noise." Jiang Jie said confidently.

"Bigger? Why?" Wu Jiasheng asked in confusion.

"There are too many people who are making trouble in the DPRK. People like Wei Guangwei are all important officials of the imperial court and hold important positions. There are too many people who are eyeing their positions. They want to completely overthrow them as soon as possible. People who sit in their positions are also

There are no longer a few. Moreover, many local officials are involved in their cases. There are many small fish and shrimps. Who doesn't want to find a good job? As long as those local officials who are implicated are taken down, these small fish and shrimps will have

The opportunity comes. With so many people anxious, do you think Wei Guangwei and the others and the officials involved can stay here longer? As long as the imperial court takes action against them, the world will be shaken. If the White Lotus Sect takes this opportunity to start an uprising, wouldn't the commotion be even greater?"

Jiang Jie said with a smile.

"Then...didn't the Emperor say that he would wait until the White Lotus Sect's rebellion is found out before taking action?" Wu Jiasheng said.

"There are people in the court who are plotting to drive Wei Guangwei and the others away. Whatever happens about the White Lotus Sect, they will be found out soon. I think the news presented to the emperor will definitely be good news." Jiang Jie said with certainty.

"Brother Jiang, since you are so sure, why not immediately find someone to write to the emperor on your behalf, and maybe you will get a chance to be promoted." Wu Jiasheng said quickly.

"I'm not the only one who can see this. Someone will say what needs to be said, but I estimate that it probably won't be effective. Because there are still many people pretending to be confused." Jiang

Jay said with a chuckle.

As Jiang Jie said, there are many wise people in the court, and there are only three of them sitting in Fang Congzhe's house.

"Now that the case has been concluded, all that remains is the sentencing, but at this critical moment, the White Lotus Sect appears again. Master, what do you think we should do next?"

In the flower hall of Fang Mansion, Fang Congzhe is sitting on the main seat, with Li Wenzhang in the upper hand and Qi Shijiao in the lower hand. The person who asked questions is Qi Shijiao.

Fang Conzhe pondered for a moment and said: "I can see from Yang He's expression that he is not lying. I think it is true that the White Lotus Sect intends to cause chaos. If Wei Guangwei and others are included together with all the officials involved,

If it’s done, the world will be shaken, and the religious bandits will take the opportunity to cause trouble, and I’m afraid it will be difficult to deal with it for a while.”

"Brother Fang, you are right. The religious bandits took the opportunity to start an uprising, and it was indeed difficult to deal with it for a while. However, it can still be pacified in the end." At this time, Li Wenzhang said leisurely: "But the opportunity to bring down Wei Guangwei and the others is in front of us.

There is only one of them. If we drag it on for a long time, if the emperor is happy one day and Wei Zhongxian says a few words from the side, maybe we can get them back. By then, it will be difficult to bring them down again. "

Fang Congzhe nodded and said, "In Brother Li's opinion, what should we do?"

"Wei Guangwei and the others are all in important positions. As long as they are kicked out, their positions will fall into our hands. If those officials who rely on them are dismissed one after another, the people below us will get the positions they vacated. In this way

It would be a pity not to seize a good opportunity." Li Wenzhang did not immediately tell what to do, but first talked about the benefits.

Fang Congzhe and Qi Shijiao both knew about this benefit, and Qi Shijiao also wanted to climb up. It could be said that as long as Cui Chengxiu was appointed, he would be the new censor of Zuodu. At that moment, he was the first to nod and said: "Mr. Li

, what you said is absolutely true, but the key point is that if the details of the White Lotus Sect are not found out, the emperor will not convict them."

"That's not easy. I have business in Shandong, and I'm quite familiar with the situation there. I'll send more people there later to dig out the White Lotus Sect's lair in the shortest possible time, okay?

Yes." Li Wenzhang said confidently.

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