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Chapter seven hundred and twentieth: battle of spirit

Jiajing's condition has worsened.!

Everyone in the capital became cautious. It was as if overnight, everyone's ears pricked up, and even their eyes became sharp.

To prevent unexpected events, some ministers began to go to the cabinet on duty every day.

The reason is of course that there is a risk of disaster.

This misfortune was that something unexpected might happen to the emperor. In fact, Jiajing often fell into coma, and sometimes he fainted for half a day. The imperial doctors were almost helpless. Under such circumstances, summoning ministers at any time

It is not impossible to enter the palace and wait for orders.

But under normal circumstances, it is enough to have cabinet ministers come with them. After all, Yang Tinghe and Zhang Fajing are both in the palace. If anything happens, they can come in at any time. But it is obvious that Jiajing does not trust Yang Tinghe, and Zhang Fajing is just him

A chess piece, this chess piece is obviously not very good yet, and it does not dare to be entrusted with big things.

Therefore, Jiajing's move was intended to allow Xu Qian to enter the palace and take charge of the overall situation.

In fact, everyone is well aware of these little thoughts. We don’t say it with our mouths, but we all understand it in our hearts.

Just like this, the whole cabinet became lively.

After all, Jiajing also understood that his excuse was just for ministers to enter the palace to prevent disaster, not for Xu Qian to enter the palace just in case. Therefore, almost all the leaders of various ministries took turns in the palace, especially Xu Qian.

He was kind enough to just pack up his clothes and live in the palace.

Everyone gathered in the pavilion, and they were divided into three groups. One group was a group of ministers headed by Yang Tinghe. These people were large in number and had sufficient confidence. The other group was Xu Qian and Zhang Zilin. The two of them got together and worked together every day.

They sit behind closed doors to have tea and chat, and since the walls have ears, they naturally won’t discuss any major matters, so they just do their daily routine.

The most tragic thing is Zhang Fuking. Zhang Fuking is alone and no one cares about him. He actually wants to get together with Xu Qian. However, Xu Qian's attitude towards him is so distant that it is impossible to talk about him as good or bad, even if he is.

There was nothing much to say when we got together. So Zhang Xuecheng simply turned his grief into strength and worked hard to draw up the votes. He was still able to work diligently in such a critical situation, which was quite unusual.

When there are more people, the cabinet will inevitably talk nonsense. In addition, people are on duty in shifts. Xu Qian stays here around the clock. Such an explicit performance gives people the impression that this man clearly wants to be the first.

He took care of His Majesty's funeral for a while, but as for the others, he didn't believe any of them.

Many people secretly criticized him, but in front of him, they all smiled.

Sometimes we all get together, and we still have to be decent in terms of face. We are all important officials of the imperial court, so they can't help but gather together to drink tea and chat in the check-in hall. Yang Tinghe sat at the top of the table, and ordered someone to add a seat for Xu Qian, so that Xu Qian could sit on it.

Second seat: Any fool would know that such a small move is to sow discord. Of course Xu Qian would not agree, but other ministers said one after another: "Xu Butang is famous all over the world, and it should be so."

Xu Qian went to see Zhang Fujing. Zhang Fujing's face was obviously unhappy. Although he could guess the intentions of Yang Ting and these people based on his IQ, it is one thing for you to guess, and it is another thing for this kind of thing to happen in front of you.

This kind of embarrassment, especially in front of many people, is very uncomfortable. After all, he is a bachelor of the cabinet. It is natural to accompany Yang Ting and the last seat, but it is very embarrassing to put himself under Xu Qian.

Xu Qian was not a fool, so of course he argued hard. Zhang Fujing also persuaded him against his will: "Master Xu, there is no need to be polite. We all sit together. There is no distinction between seats. You can do whatever you want."

Xu Qian said sternly: "What does this mean? How come there is no distinction between seats? There are three, six or nine ranks of officials, and people have superiority and inferiority. This is an important part of the cabinet. All the princes here are also people who know the book and understand the truth. How can there be chaos?

With all due respect, Mr. Zhang is a cabinet minister, please take a seat."

This sentence gave Zhang Fujing face, and Zhang Fujing had no choice but to sit down, but only God knows what he was thinking.

In fact, although some of the things that sow dissension are very obvious, this kind of conspiracy has taken the right path. Xu Qian shook his head in his heart. Now that Zhang Fujing is on the same boat with him, he may still be able to work together with him, but once there is no strong enemy, he is afraid that in the future

...It’s really hard to say.

He could see that Zhang Fujing was an ambitious man, and he was so ambitious that he realized at the age of thirteen that he should help the world. Because of his ambition, he made a desperate move, regardless of other people's disapproval during the ceremony, and put his wealth aside.

His life was at stake. Now that he finally joined the cabinet, people didn't take him seriously, which was hard for him to accept.

Everyone sat down and chatted away.

Finally, Zhang Jin, Minister of the Ministry of War, closed his eyes and said in a calm voice: "There is still no news from the sea route pacification envoy Si Zhengwa to the Japanese country?"

What he killed was to conquer the Japanese country, not to defeat the Japanese pirates. His intention was very sinister. Although it was said that the deal was done, and Xu Qian was a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, Zhang Jin thought about it and felt that there was no need to worry about the nominal issue.

In terms of significance, the most important issue is the sea route pacification department. If the pacification department demonstrates the national prestige, that's all. If they lose completely, then that's where the real excitement will be.

As the Secretary of the Ministry of War, Zhang Jinyong knows the Japanese pirates thoroughly. The Japanese are ferocious and powerful in battle. What about the Japanese country! It is also their base camp. Your team of soldiers and horses traveled thousands of miles by boat to penetrate deep into their lair.

Isn't this seeking death?

This guy surnamed Xu is too trustworthy. Although this guy once wiped out the Japanese pirates in Hangzhou, Zhang Jinyong also knew that on the one hand, there were tens of thousands of troops under the city, and on the other hand, the Japanese pirates penetrated deep alone.

The time, place, and people are all on Xu Qian's side. On the other hand, the so-called Japanese pirates, in fact, the real Japanese do not even occupy 20% of the capital. The majority of the Japanese pirates are Han people, so in Zhang Jinyong's view,

Xu Qian, this guy, obviously applied the experience of Japanese pirates to the Japanese. This time, he may be in serious trouble.

So Zhang Jin simply looked at the joke and wanted to see what Xu Qian said when he returned by sea to appease the envoy Si Xiaoyu.

Xu Qian pretended to drink tea and ignored him.

This long-planned punch was like hitting the cotton. Zhang Jin was not upset at all. He talked about the bravery of the Japanese and said: "Do you still remember the Ningbo Rebellion? These Japanese are not good.

What a mess, a mission can run amok, not to mention that there are millions of Japanese people on the Japanese island, and they are directly in Zhejiang. They are just wasting the people's strength, and they are so happy that sooner or later they will suffer."

Everyone felt something was wrong in the atmosphere, and everyone shrank back, not daring to agree.

Xu Qian drank tea slowly and ignored him.

Zhang Jinyong cheered up and said: "If we come back in vain and suffer a defeat, our great power will be gone by then. It is really sad to think about it, but those who should be responsible must still be held responsible. The Sea Route Comfort Envoy has a #

Quan Jian, right? There are also officials from Zhejiang Province, all of whom are responsible."

Xu Qian coughed and said calmly: "Master Zhang has a greedy tongue."

Zhang Jinyong smiled and said: "Why, Mr. Xu thinks what I said is wrong?"

Xu Qian sneered: "Whether you are right or not is another matter. But I don't understand one thing. Is Zhang Jinyong the Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty, or the Minister of War of the Japanese state? Now the soldiers are on expeditions, and they are willing to fight for the country.

We have worked hard and shed blood and sweat, but our Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty is still talking about the inevitable defeat of our army and horses. Is this ridiculous? Is this the Minister of the Ministry of War? Is this still an official of the Ming Dynasty? Since the Japanese are so powerful, then

Why does Your Majesty want to pacify the Japanese? Since they are so powerful, what are they doing to pacify the Japanese? They simply made peace, they invaded Hangzhou, they simply ceded Hangzhou to please the Japanese, they ravaged Zhejiang, they simply cracked the soil to satisfy their desires

, when His Majesty was pacifying the Japanese, why didn't you, the Minister of War, say anything about this? Also, in my opinion, the Tatars and Watsa people were ten times stronger than the Japanese.

, should we bow down to them? If so, what else does the Ming Dynasty need? Let’s just go and work as slaves for the Wazi people. If Mr. Zhang looks down on our Ming Dynasty and looks down on our Ming soldiers, why bother?

To be the official of Ming Dynasty

Zhang Jinyong's face turned pale.

Others were speechless.

When Xu Qian started scolding people, he was really doing the same thing, but everyone was silent and didn't dare to interrupt.

Xu Qian added: "Shi Jingtang has done it before, Qin Hui has done it before, and I don't think there is much more than Mr. Zhang."

This was such a naked humiliation that Zhang Jinyong wanted to crawl into the cracks in the ground, but he couldn't help but said: "I'm just telling the truth."

Xu Qian said coldly: "I am also telling the truth."

Zhang Jin became angry and said: "You are insulting my innocence."

Xu Qian's attitude was even colder: "What is being insulted is your innocence. If you are not convinced, I can impeach you."

Zhang Jinyong was speechless for a moment.

Yang Tinghe laughed and said: "What are you fighting for? We have different political opinions. What's the use of saying these negative words? Mr. Xu's words are reasonable, but Mr. Zhang's words are also well-intentioned. Isn't it all for the sake of the country and the country? Thinking about defeat before fighting. This

There is nothing wrong with it. Besides, this expedition to Japan was originally hasty. As the Minister of the Ministry of War, it is reasonable for Mr. Zhang to complain a few times. Even I, to be honest, feel that this move is inappropriate. Conquest of Japan is not easy.

ah."

Xu Qian said calmly: "Why do I find it easy?"

Zhang Jinyong couldn't help but interrupt: "That's because you don't understand military matters."

As the Minister of the Ministry of War, I feel quite confident when I say this, and I feel quite a bit like an expert.

Xu Qian squinted his eyes, smiled faintly, and said, "Do you understand or not? It's not your turn to have the final say."

Zhang Jin was speechless. Xu Qian was so rude to him. He knew he couldn't scold Xu Qian, so he simply kept silent.
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