Summary of the previous chapter: Because of Yang Lian’s memorial, there was a shortage of paper in the capital and everyone was copying it...
Watching his wife leave home, Yang Lian breathed a sigh of relief. He raised his head and looked at the night sky.
Tonight, there is not a single star in the sky.
"I, Yang Lian, have already burned everything. If I don't succeed, I will become a benevolent person." Yang Lian clenched his fists and said firmly.
...
The next day, Ma Xiaoquan went to find Ye Xianggao alone.
As the chief minister of the dynasty, Ye Xianggao had one person more than ten thousand people. Ma Xiaoquan came to him for two purposes: first, he wanted Ye Xianggao to say a few nice words in front of the emperor so that he could regain his power as soon as possible;
Second, it is because of the recent incident involving Yang Lian and Wei Zhongxian.
To Ma Xiaoquan's request, Ye Xianggao agreed to the first one, but to the second one, Ye Xianggao shook his head.
"Why, does Mr. Chief Assistant think it's inappropriate?" Ma Xiaoquan asked.
Ye Xiang raised his head and said: "How effective does the deacon think Yang Lian's memorial can be?"
Ma Xiaoquan knew part of history. If the data device hadn't been broken, he would have known the process of history more clearly. But now, he knows nothing about what happened after Yang Lian joined Wei Zhongxian. In view of this, Ma Xiaoquan cannot answer Ye Xianggao.
problem.
Seeing that Ma Xiaoquan was silent, Ye Xianggao thought that Ma Xiaoquan and him had thought together, so he said: "The deacon must have thought the same as me. Let's be honest. Although Yang Lian's move can scare Wei Zhongxian, it can't scare Wei Zhongxian."
You can't scare him!"
Ma Xiao raised his head to express his agreement with Ye Xianggao's words.
Ye Xianggao continued: "So... I think the top priority is that if Yang Lian wants to completely move to Wei Zhongxian, he must hold on to one person."
Ma Xiaoquan raised his head and looked at Ye Xianggao and said, "Your Majesty, right?"
Ye Xianggao said: "That's right, whether it's the royal guards, the factory guards, or our cabinet, it's all for one person, and that's the emperor. If the emperor can be angry, Wei Zhongxian's deadline will be up."
"Then what if the emperor is not angry?" Ma Xiaoquan asked.
,m..com Ye Xianggao chuckled: "Then we have to wait!"
Ma Xiaoquan was very dissatisfied with Ye Xianggao's answer, but he did not show it in his face.
"Well, I think that's all I can do!" Ma Xiaoquan pretended to be helpless, stood up, and cupped his hands at Ye Xianggao, "Then I hope that the chief assistant can help me with my restoration of power."
Ye Xianggao chuckled: "Okay, Mr. Deacon, please!"
...
Ma Xiaoquan left with high hopes, thinking that Ye Xianggao would soon speak well of him in front of the emperor, but in fact, Ye Xianggao did not do anything.
Ye Xianggao believes that Ma Xiaoquan's purpose of restoring his rights is not simple, so he cannot let Ma Xiaoquan get his wish. Although the Donglin Party is somewhat weak at the moment, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Ye Xianggao believes that as long as he is still a member of the Ming Dynasty,
The chief assistant, Wei Zhongxian, cannot make any waves.
Furthermore, Ye Xianggao looked down upon Ma Xiaoquan because he was a member of Jin Yiwei. Although Ye Xianggao had nothing to say about Jin Yiwei openly, he had absolutely no favorable impression of him. Ye Xianggao believed that Jin Yiwei was just a gang of gangsters.
Since then, he has been a blind man who engages in sabotage and assassination all day long.
Poor Ma Xiaoquan, he waited in vain for several days.
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Ma's house, in the study room.
Ma Xiaoquan squinted his eyes after reading the secret letter in his hand, and tore it into pieces with some annoyance.
Li Qinghan stood next to Ma Xiaoquan, watching his angry movements, and asked: "What's wrong?"
Ma Xiaoquan calmed down, sighed and said: "My rights have been emptied by the emperor. I originally thought that I would rely on Ye Xianggao to help me speak kind words in front of the emperor. If I take advantage of the situation and work harder, I might be able to restore my rights. But who would have thought
Ye Xianggao put my trust aside!"
"Then did you give Ye Xianggao a gift?"
"Gift? Huh, I want to give it, but Ye Xianggao may not dare to accept it. Hey, this Donglin Party is really a bunch of guys who are very self-reliant. That's all... I'll think of a way.
Already."
Li Qinghan rolled his eyes and said, "I have thought of a good idea."
"What?"
"Don't I have the identity of the Vulcan Empress? With this identity, I can make suggestions to the emperor."
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "Absolutely not. You are a member of my Ma family. If you come forward, it will definitely cause everyone to impeach you. Although due to your special status, it will not hurt your muscles and bones, but people's words are formidable.
It’s better to put your heart first.”
Li Qinghan snorted: "Okay, let's do that. Then, do you want to go to Ye Xianggao's place again?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "I don't, huh, Ye Xianggao, I'll curse him for stuffing his teeth when eating and choking on drinking water!"
Ye Xianggao's family...
Ye Xiangtai picked up the tea cup and took a shallow sip. The tea was at a constant temperature, but he choked inexplicably.
Putting down the tea cup, Ye Xianggao hummed and said to himself: "Ma Xiaoquan came to see me. I didn't do anything. This is natural. Humph, Yang Lian and Wei Zhongxian are fighting, so I will definitely escape."
It has nothing to do with it, so the top priority is to mediate. Humph, as long as Yang Lian and Wei Zhongxian are mediated, I won’t have to do Ma Xiaoquan’s matter... Humph."
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On June 11, several cabinet ministers composed a memorial, suggesting that the emperor remove Wei Zhongxian from power. The first signature on the memorial was naturally Ye Xianggao.
After several nights of thinking, Ye Xianggao decided to suggest to the emperor that he should follow the example of evading Ma Xiaoquan and evacuating Wei Zhongxian. In this way, the two most powerful and unstable factors in the palace would be eliminated.
Come, the inner court will be at peace.
Zhu Youxiao had just listened to Yang Lian's memorial yesterday. He didn't seem to pay much attention to the memorials of the cabinet members.
The reason seems absurd enough. To put it simply, Yang Lian's memorial was tampered with by Wei Zhongxian and others, turning it into an article of no importance.
Zhu Youxiao was busy with the demolition and construction projects in the palace recently, so he couldn't think of anything to do with it. He impatiently asked Ye Xianggao to return home, and then delegated the power of approval to Wei Zhongxian.
Wei Zhongxian didn't get what he asked for, so he immediately ordered the loser to draft an approval.
Ye Xianggao received the approval happily, thinking that the emperor had agreed to his suggestion. When he opened it and took a look, Ye Xianggao was dumbfounded.
In the reply, in addition to praising Wei Zhongxian, he emphasized that his cabinet headed by Ye Xianggao should not talk nonsense and should take care of itself.
Ye Xianggao regretted it very much. He would have known better if he had brought the matter of Ma Xiaoquan out to test it first.
At this point, Ye Xianggao can't do anything.
On June 12, Ye Xianggao took the initiative to find Ma Xiaoquan and admitted his mistake to him, hoping that Ma Xiaoquan would not mind.
Ma Xiaoquan was not too entangled, because recently, he was involved in another major incident that gave him a headache.