Chapter 540 of the Gui Scroll: Grass Gray Snake Threads, Thousands of Miles of Veins
Lu Song knew very well that Long Jinwei was no longer the Long Jinwei of twenty years ago, and he was no longer Gu Cheng. Long Jinwei's current position was very embarrassing.
Theoretically, it was a royal private spy agency, but Emperor Yonglong's coma and inability to see things for several years caused Long Jinwei to lose his allegiance and had to rely on the cabinet.
However, when Emperor Wan Tong ascended the throne, he regarded himself as a lackey of the cabinet, and promoted Gu Cheng to compete with him, and even emptied his own power.
From Emperor Wan Tong's point of view, it was true that he wanted to take back the control of Long Jinwei from the cabinet, but it was based on the premise of stepping into the mud.
This is something Lu Song cannot accept. He, Lu Song, is not alone.
Behind him, there is also a huge interest group within and even outside the Dragon Guard. If he falls, it means the collapse of this front and the total loss of everyone's interests.
But Lu Song also knew that relying on a large institutional group such as the cabinet or even civil servants was not the way out for Long Jinwei.
In that case, any civil servant with a little power can point fingers at the Long Jinwei, and the Long Jinwei's secret control power and deterrence will slowly and irreversibly collapse.
This is unacceptable to any commander of the Dragon Guard.
In a sense, Lu Song was actually more willing to accept the command arrangements of the chief assistant alone.
In this way, the chief assistant replaced the emperor and became the sole master of Long Jinwei, and could even be richer in resources in all aspects. However, it was obvious that the chief assistant, as the head of civil servants, was unwilling to do this.
These civil servants seemed to be psychologically unwilling to accept Long Jinwei, and were more willing to use Long Jinwei as a marginal but useful institution.
Lu Song had come into contact with many important cabinet ministers, and without exception, they all had this inexplicable hatred for Long Jinwei.
Or to put it in their own words, it is more like a kind of moral obsessive-compulsive disorder, as if cooperating with the Dragon Guard has somewhat tarnished their innocence.
No matter how well they hide it, Lu Song can still feel the disdain and disgust. Once he has this kind of disgust from his heart, Lu Song finds it difficult to truly cooperate.
The only person who could discuss cooperation with an attitude of appreciation and recognition was Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan and Xiao Feng Supervisor. This feeling also made Lu Song feel amazing.
A civil servant in his early twenties who was a scholar and a scholar in the Hanlin Academy, but he had a favorable eye for Long Jinwei. His teachers and friends were all civil servants. Perhaps the only difference was his family background.
He was born into a military noble in the border area, his father was very influential in the military, and his family had great influence in the border town. Coupled with the growing momentum of little Governor Feng, from Lu Song's perspective from the Tian family,
The possibility of becoming a powerful minister in the future is very high.
Of course, this is only a possibility, but it is expected that Feng Ziying will become a very strong first assistant in the future.
Powerful ministers pose a great threat to the Tian family, and they will also destroy the civil service system. Perhaps the only people they like or support are the military men. What about Long Jinwei?
For Long Jinwei, the best thing is to have a strong emperor, and again a relatively weak emperor, but with strong servants in the inner palace to rely on, but judging from the current situation, both of them have opportunities.
vague.
The Cabinet will not allow either situation to arise.
The first situation is that none of Emperor Yonglong's heirs have any clues, and the heir of Emperor Wan Tong, the one whose position as the crown prince has been debated, seems too gentle and elegant, and does not look like a heroic figure.
The second situation may have occurred in the future, but the Great Zhou Dynasty suppressed the inner palace system very severely, making it almost impossible.
If these two possibilities are eliminated, Long Jinwei would be happy to see a powerful minister succeed. After all, there is only a thin line between a powerful minister and a yellow robe. But if a powerful minister wants to take this step, he must have the support of military power.
As a pure civil servant, no matter how powerful you are or how high your prestige is, it will be of no use. Once you take the final step, your moral authority will collapse and you will be questioned and challenged. The power of civil servants is often based on this, while for military officials,
They are not.
But the Feng family, or little Governor Feng, seems to have this possibility.
This is also an issue that Lu Song feels needs to be seriously considered.
In the long run, there is no harm in making good friends with the Feng family. No matter which path Feng Ziying takes, his power will only grow day by day. The more Long Jinwei has to deal with him, the more mutual dependence he will have on him. This is a good thing.
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Judging from the current situation, Emperor Wan Tong would not recognize and accept him since he had Gu Cheng, unless he wanted to be a peace officer and asked to go, but could he leave now?
But if he reveals the information he has to Feng Ziying, Feng Ziying will inevitably take action against the Third Family Army and the Beijing Camp. There will inevitably be another turmoil in Beijing, and Emperor Wan Tong will probably hate him even more, and he will face
The pressure will also increase.
Sometimes something just can't be had at the same time, and Lu Song also knew that he could no longer gain Emperor Wan Tong's approval. When Emperor Wan Tong chose Gu Cheng and began to win over and divide Long Jinwei, the two sides were irreconcilable.
In this case, he had no choice. However, given that the civil servants in the cabinet treated Long Jinwei like a chamber pot, Lu Song had always been very conflicted in his heart.
But now that there is a character like Feng Ziying who can cooperate, Lu Song also wants to have in-depth contact with Feng Ziying, explore the other party's background, and see if the foundation of cooperation is solid.
In addition, he also needs to think carefully about the prospects of Feng Ziying and even Feng Tang in the next few years.
A minister of the Ministry of War is not enough to protect Long Jinwei once he encounters a crisis. In other words, he must at least be the Minister of the Ministry of War, or even the minister of the cabinet.
Lu Song also knew very well that he should not place too much hope on Feng Ziying.
After all, Feng Ziying is too young. If Feng Ziying was thirty-four years old now, he felt that he could bet on the other party. But the other party is only twenty-four now, which is too young.
Of course, his father Feng Tang's strength in the military could make up for Feng Ziying's age disadvantage, but similarly, his status as a warrior would also be reduced. Lu Song fell into deep thought.
This may be a difficult but crucial decision that I have to make after years of ups and downs.
Although this initial speculation and testing did not mean that there was no room for a U-turn, Lu Song knew that this choice would become narrower and narrower. Looking at it, there would even be no choice.
The only thing I hope for is that the other party can really live up to my expectations, and be a hero worthy of cooperation or, in the next step, surrender, rather than a pure minister. Even if this process may be longer and longer, it is still worth it.
If it was the latter, even if he died without a burial place, Long Jinwei would probably become a dust in history. After receiving the news from Long Jinwei, Feng Ziying was also a little surprised.
What's the meaning?
Isn't this what it should be?
Why is Lieutenant Long so solemn? Even Lu Song himself wants to meet him?
It's not that he can't meet Lu Song, but the one who can make Lu Song appear in person seems to be at least a character like Li Sancai. Even Zhang Huaichang seems to be a little weak.
According to past rules, Lu Song was only responsible to the emperor, but now Emperor Wan Tong seems to have other ideas.
Gu Cheng, who appeared as the minister of the Dragon Guard, was very active, which led to some signs of wavering in the entire Dragon Guard.
But Lu Song's efforts in the past ten years were not in vain. In the past ten years, both the North and South Town Fusi and the local Long Jinwei had been under Lu Song's control.
Even though Gu Cheng still has some old connections within Long Jinwei, it is not easy to pull them over.
Precisely because Captain Long's current situation was somewhat chaotic, Feng Ziying felt uneasy, so he had to specifically check the intelligence sources. However, the news that Lu Song was willing to meet him still surprised Feng Ziying.
"Wen Yan, what do you mean by Lu Song?" Feng Ziying was a little unsure.
"To be honest, some of my subordinates, some monks Zhang Er, are confused. The purpose of your message is very clear, which is to understand the recent movements of the Shangsanqinjun and the main military officers in the Beijing camp. According to the usual practice, Long Jinwei is under surveillance.
Just record and analyze your opinions and send them over. Even if you think the Ministry of War's request is a bit excessive, report it to
Just submit it to the cabinet for approval. This is routine executive intelligence. It was unexpected for Lu Song to have such a "high-profile" meeting.
Wang Wenyan was also thinking, "It's true that Long Jinwei has been messed up like this by Gu Cheng recently, but basically Lu Song is still in control. The identity of this minister is a bit puzzling, but the cabinet is not satisfied with the emperor's behavior."
It's not good to react too much. Originally, Long Jinwei was a royal guard, and his status as a minister was to serve as an advisor. It was an informal official title, but it also represented the emperor's intention, so it still caused a lot of trouble to Lu Song.·
"..." "Your Majesty is planning to attack from all sides and defeat them all." Feng Ziying chuckled, "In other words, if there are jujubes but no jujubes, there will be no loss even if you don't succeed."
"You can't say that. If you fail after using a few tricks, no one will believe you, which will greatly damage your prestige." Wang Wenyan shook his head. "Humph, no need, so what if he still has prestige, just sit back and wait for death?" Feng Ziying's words
Wang Wenyan looked sideways and said, "Sir, be careful what you say."
"Haha, it's a joke, it's just a joke." Feng Ziying waved her hand, "Tell me about Lu Song's intention."
"It's hard to judge, but it is very likely that Lu Song also feels that his current situation is not good and hopes to seek external support to maintain his position." Wang Wenyan's judgment is relatively accurate, "He needs to counterattack Gu Cheng's little moves.
Otherwise, he will face increasing challenges and pressure within the Dragon Guard, and there must be many people within the Dragon Guard watching his performance."
"Then he should go find Ye Fang." Feng Ziying frowned.
"I'm afraid you two, Ye Fang, may not be willing to take action, or..." Wang Wenyan did not continue.