After a glass of wine, there was silence for a while, then Yang Yiqing put down the glass and said to Li Dongyang in front of him.
"I have to grow old!" Li Dongyang shook his head and smiled, looking at the other person's mixed black and white hair, he sighed.
Although my old friend is in jail, he is healthy and in good spirits. This is a very gratifying thing for him.
"There will be a lot of things after the new year, and I have long wanted to come and see you. It seems that although Mou Bin is a little timid, he still has integrity!" After looking at the environment in the prison, Li Dongyang twitched his eyebrows and said lightly
said.
Yang Yiqing laughed and was speechless. Was it because of Mou Bin, or was it because of Qian Wubing, or was it because of Li Dongyang that this Xuan name was so unusual? He didn't want to go into it, but after this time in prison,
Disaster, his impression of Jin Yiwei has greatly changed, that's true.
"Recently, the Ministry of War held a martial arts test, and it was very lively!" Seeing that Yang Yiqing didn't speak, Li Dongyang said casually. It was somewhat touching to talk to Yang Yiqing about the court affairs, but when the two met,
, it’s better not to talk about poetry and lyrics after asking for help!
"Has that old guy Liu Daxia started to be charming?" Yang Yiqing shook his head and sneered. This so-called big test sounds like a waste of money and people. The Ministry of War is sponsoring this. What else can this man do besides please the emperor?
Living in the world, upright mind, self-cultivation, managing the family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world, each has its own broad path. This so-called martial arts test is not the right path after all.
"That old guy is old and strong. He writes his resignation letter one letter a day, as if he has free paper at home. When I go to the cabinet every day, I can't see the old guy's letter. I always feel that it is missing.
What do you want!" Li Dongyang laughed: "However, the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies will not approve of his tricks. I am afraid that Liu Jin also knows that some people and some things should not be meddlesome!"
"So, you're just afraid that you're going astray!"
"Could there be some hidden secrets?" Yang Yiqing asked nonchalantly. Being in prison, whether these things were hidden or not had little to do with him. He just wanted to hear something new to relieve his boredom.
"I heard that it was His Majesty's wish. Liu Daxia was afraid that the people around His Majesty would instigate this matter to His Majesty. He spent a lot of effort to ask the Ministry of War for the right to host this matter. I heard that His Majesty was even unhappy.
Anyway, this old guy is a dead pig and is not afraid of being scalded by boiling water. I didn’t expect him to actually take it off!” Li Dongyang laughed.
This is the problem of being strong without desire. If it were Li Dongyang, even if he was the chief minister and argued with the emperor for this kind of thing, he still wouldn't be able to do it. It's not something that can't be fought for, but whether it's worth fighting for.
!
In the past, Li Gongmou, Liu Gongduan, and Xie Gongyou Kankan were three academicians in the cabinet. Because of the impeachment of Liu Jin and the Eight Tigers for disrupting the government, they were counterattacked by the Eight Tigers.
Everyone in the world believed that he was greedy for wealth and status, and even his favorite students broke up with him. However, Li Dongyang knew that he could still do many things for the court and the Ming Dynasty, especially with Liu Jin.
Today, one party has brought chaos to the country.
At least, if it weren't for Li Dongyang, the Yang Yiqing in front of him would have been covered with grass now. Li Dongyang knew this, and Yang Yiqing himself knew it.
However, using this useful body to remove the emperor's evil scale for such a trivial matter, Li Dongyang asked himself, this kind of deal is not cost-effective.
"Oh!" Yang Yiqing said with a smile: "Those people in the palace have done nothing at all. This is a bit unreasonable!?"
"They really want to do it!" Li Dongyang smiled slightly, "This big test is to select talented people from the army of tomorrow. They can't reach out to the army for the time being!"
"That's right!" Yang Yiqing also laughed. The Ming Dynasty's lieutenant envoys and supervisors of the army began in Yongle and declined from orthodoxy. During the Yongle period, there were envoys to observe the army and the mobilization of five thousand soldiers and horses required the approval of the lieutenant generals. If
However, since the "Tumu Fort Incident" in the Zhengtong years, the eunuch Wang Zhen took over the power and destroyed the Ming Dynasty's 500,000-strong army in Tumu Fort.
, loyal ministers and good generals lost countless lives. From then on, the supervisory army almost became a decoration in the Ming army.
Liu Jin and others came to power and wanted to reach out to the army. However, countless military families and generals were wary of these eunuchs with their eyes wide open. Except for the emperor who ordered the 12th regiment to be handed over to the emperor.
Except for the eunuchs who are in charge of the horse eunuch, there is no eunuch who can command the army.
The thoughts of these nobles from aristocratic families who have made many military exploits since Jingnan are very clear. If there are traitors in the imperial court, there will naturally be clear people to fight with you. No matter who of you wins or loses, it has nothing to do with them. However, if any of you is
If you want to get involved with the Ming Dynasty's army, you are tampering with the country. Even if you fight hard, they will still have to stop it.
Typical representatives of civil servants like Li Dongyang certainly know how difficult it is for the so-called "lord and scholar-bureaucrats to rule the world together". Since the Song Dynasty, many scholars have been pursuing this beautiful ideal, but even today, they have not
See if there is any improvement. The Ming Dynasty has never been so simple from the beginning. After the Jingnan, a large number of noble military generals and families formed a group that could compete with the civil servants, and the eunuchs still caused trouble for the world from time to time. This
What's more, the Ming Dynasty's government was constantly in chaos.
At the moment, Liu Jin looks prosperous, but he has not the courage to touch the noble group that is watching eagerly from the side. Even if he has the favor of the emperor, but when it comes to treating this group that is the most loyal to the Ming Dynasty, it is the emperor.
We have to think twice. It can be said that even if everyone in the world betrays the emperor, these noble generals will follow the emperor closely. They and the royal family are basically one. Without the Zhu family, the imperial power is equivalent to nothing.
No matter how much the eunuchs do, no matter how powerful they are, they are just servants of the emperor. However, these nobles are members of the emperor's party and share weal and woe.
Therefore, Liu Jin dared to torment hundreds of officials, but he did not dare to provoke the noble military sects easily. Liu Jin dared to be unscrupulous in the government and the public, but he did not dare to point fingers at the military.
"Ying Ning, this is an opportunity!" Li Dongyang's smile slowly faded, and he put on a serious look: "I've had people check the martial arts competition, no matter how harsh it is, thousands of elites can be selected from them.
It's still possible. If these elites form a single army and you are in charge, even Liu Jin will not dare to trap you easily again!"
"Don't forget, Binzhi, when I controlled the three sides, I also had tens of thousands of troops under my command. If Liu Jin wanted to trap me, he wouldn't have just brought me to the capital with a piece of fake edict!" Yang Yiqing shook his head.
, but he is not as optimistic as Li Dongyang: "I don't want to be attached to him. I'm afraid this eunuch hates me. It's absolutely impossible for me to rise up and take charge of an army again!"
Li Dongyang smiled mysteriously: "Don't worry about the possibility, I just want to ask you, if one day, I help you get this position, will you do it or not?"
"Do it, why not do it!" Yang Yiqing laughed loudly: "As long as you are not afraid of being implicated by me, I will do it even if you are a fire-headed soldier. But this time, if the eunuch wants to deal with me again, he will have to do it.
I am ready to fight to the death, even if your Majesty is to give me death, I will clear up your side and bring peace to the Ming Dynasty!"
"It's not that serious. Let's take it slow. Don't rush. You can leave this matter to me. During this period, you have to stay here for a while. Before the matter is resolved, it's better not to alert Liu Jin!"
Li Dongyang shook his head, stood up and sighed: "You just said that I am old when we met. This building will collapse and I can't support it alone. I don't know how long I can support it. People like you, Ying Ning, shouldn't be buried in this world."
In this prison!"
After saying that, he stood up and turned around to leave.
"Don't listen to the sound of beating leaves through the forest, why not whistling and walking slowly. The bamboo stick and mango shoes are as light as a horse, who is afraid? You can spend your whole life in the misty rain!"
Yang Yiqing also stood up, and gave Li Dongyang a small fist, showing much affection in this gift. Looking at Li Dongyang's back with his hands slightly behind his back and turning to leave, he softly recited in his mouth: "The cool spring breeze blows away the drunkenness."
, it’s slightly cold. The mountain top is shining slantingly, but it’s welcoming. Looking back to the desolate place where I came from, there’s neither wind, rain nor sunshine when I return!”
"Don't listen to the sound of beating leaves through the forest, why not whistling and walking slowly. The bamboo stick is as light as a horse, who is afraid? You can spend your life in the misty rain!" Li Dongyang paused slightly, chewing these few words in his mouth, and smiled slightly.
After a moment, he raised his head and walked out towards the door.
"Sir, the guards and counselors of Nanya are waiting for you. Do you want to see me or not?" The family members who had just walked out of the prison gate and were waiting outside came over to report.
"It's gone. Just go and see him for me!" Li Dongyang thought for a while and stepped on his sedan chair: "Be polite in your words, Mr. Yang still has to rely on these people to take care of him!"
"Understood!" the man responded and sent Li Dongyang out.
After leaving the Jinyiwei Nanya, which made Li Dongyang a little depressed, Li Dongyang seemed to feel a little cheerful when he listened to the bustling people outside the sedan. The living beings outside this sedan may be the happiest people in the whole world. They only have
You only need to care about your own food, rice, oil, and salt. You only need to care about your own livelihood. Living a simple life is a blessing.
"Master, are you going back home?" The voice of a family member came from outside the sedan, coming in from the noisy crowd.
There was silence for a while in the sedan, and Li Dongyang's dull voice came out, "No, let's go to Xiangshan. I heard that the foot of Xiangshan is very lively these days! Let's go and see the excitement too!"