After the introduction and ceremony, everyone sat down again in front of the bonfire. Chu Yiyi said: "Master Hua stationed his troops in front of the stone bridge. I guess he must have encountered difficulties and cannot advance or retreat. Is Yiyi right?"
Hua Bushi smiled bitterly and said, "My thoughts cannot escape Mrs. Yiyi's expectations."
He immediately recounted how many refugees followed him after coming out of Ganlin Town, and how he went to see You Shilu during the day, and then said: "When General You first saw Ye Mingzhu, he seemed to be moved, but suddenly
But they turned against each other again and didn't even want the pearl, which really made Hua Bushi quite puzzled."
Chu Yiyi smiled sweetly and said: "Yiyi knows the reason for this."
Hua Bushi said: "Oh? But I don't know what the reason is?" [
Chu Yiyi said: "Master, have you ever heard of the dispute between the three parties in the current dynasty?"
Hua Bushi said: "I never know much about the affairs of the imperial court, so I have to ask my wife for advice."
Chu Yiyi said: "Actually, the imperial party struggle has little to do with us in the world. Even 'Qianhuafang' has never deliberately inquired about this information. I only know a rough idea. If there are any mistakes or omissions, please don't blame me."
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She glanced at Hua Bushi with her beautiful eyes, but saw that he was also looking at her, obviously focused on listening to what she was going on, and said: "Now the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian, hates his ministers forming cliques for personal gain, but although he
I don't want to, but I want to be defensive. In fact, the current dynasty is full of party members, which is worse than the previous emperor."
"If you want to count the parties in the court, there are at least a dozen. The emperor is suspicious by nature and likes to listen to slander. If the ministers in the court do not form a party to protect themselves, they will be criticized by others in a few days and lose their official positions, or even lose their official status.
Their lives are at stake, so forming a party is what they have to do. Among these dozens of parties, there are only three that are the most powerful, and they are the ones who are fighting the most in the current dynasty."
"Among the three parties, the one with the deepest foundation is Donglin. When Gu Xiancheng restored the 'Donglin Academy' in the west of Xicheng, he invited many Jiangnan scholar-officials to give lectures and discuss in it. This was the origin of this party, and it has existed for two dynasties.
During the reign of Emperor Xizong, the Donglin Party members were once suppressed by Wei Zhongxian. Now that Wei Zhongxian has been eliminated by the emperor, they have also had the opportunity to make a comeback. Many important ministers in power in the current dynasty belong to this party, such as Zhao Nanxing, the Minister of Civil Affairs,
Qian Qianyi, the Minister of Rites, is the one."
Hua Bushi said: "I have heard people say that the Donglin Party is actually the largest party in the current government, but I don't know what the other two parties are?"
Chu Yiyi said: "The other young master must also know that it is the eunuch party, headed by Wang Cheng'en, the current eunuch of Bingbi, and Cao Huachun, the admiral of Dongchang. Although the eunuch party is not as large as the Donglin party, it is in charge of
The military power in the Gyeonggi area is the most trusted by the emperor. The tens of thousands of garrisons in the northern and southern Zhili Prefectures and the imperial guards guarding the palace are all controlled by them. Moreover, Dongchang has the privilege of monitoring courtiers, which cannot be underestimated. The young master had met Cao Mu before.
Yun is an important figure in this party."
Hua Bushi nodded and asked: "What kind of person is the third party?"
Chu Yiyi said: "As for the third party, the scale of power is actually the largest, because they are not just the Communist Party, but a combination of various families. Originally, there were Qi, Chu, Zhejiang, Qin, Xuan Dang and other forces in the court.
They all hold the power to govern an area, but with the power of the Communist Party, they can't resist Donglin and the eunuch party, so these parties join forces and form the so-called 'Five Kings Party'."
"The name of the 'Five Kings Party' originally comes from the five princes of the current dynasty, namely Zhu You (Wuxue), King of Jianhuai, Zhu Youji, King of Qisi, Zhu Youmo, King of Huaihui, and Zhu Youxu, King of Hunanhuai
Huizhao King Zhu Youyi. However, in fact, these five princes are just in name. The real power of this party is in the hands of the governors and officials who control various areas. The person in charge in the capital court is Wen Tiren, a scholar in the cabinet.
, it is said that this person will soon be promoted to the chief minister of the cabinet."
There was no prime minister in the official system of the Ming Dynasty. The chief minister of the cabinet had overall power over the day-to-day affairs of the court. In fact, he was not much different from the prime minister. If the leader of the "Five Kings Party" could be promoted to this position, his power would not only be greater than that of Donglin and the eunuch party.
Even though it's down, it's still victorious.
Hua Bushi said suddenly: "That's it! No wonder Commander-in-Chief You immediately lost his face when he saw the folding fan in my hand. He must have thought that we were subordinates of the eunuch Cao Huachun, and most of the parties he belonged to were related to
This change occurred because the eunuchs and factions were at odds!"
Chu Yiyi said: "Young Master's guess is correct. You Shilu and his boss, Mingxuan Governor Zhang Zongheng, are both members of the Donglin Party. The three parties in the DPRK and China are enemies of each other. They are incompatible with each other and are always taking the opportunity to fight.
, just for fear of not being able to catch the other party, no matter how greedy You Shilu is, he will not dare to accept bribes from the young master."
Hua Bushi did know a lot about the party struggles in the imperial court. He originally just thought that taking out the folding fan might make things easier, but he never expected that such a self-defeating situation would arise. But what happened?
Now, even if he tried to explain it, it would be useless. Commander You would definitely not believe it.
In the past, the "Evil Dog Sect" was just a small sect entrenched in the Hunan border, and might have some contacts with the local government offices, but the political party disputes in the court had nothing to do with them. But just like Cao Muyun in the South China Sea that day.
As mentioned, once a sect develops, it will inevitably get involved in the struggle between various forces, including the Ming Dynasty. Even if it wants to stay out of the matter, it is impossible.
Hua Bushi sighed lightly and said: "It seems that after this incident, I should also learn a lesson, and I must pay attention to the factional strife in the court in the future. I also need to ask Mrs. Yiyi to help me, call her 'Qianhuafang'
Collect more of this kind of intelligence information so that Hua Bushi can gain insights and knowledge, so that he won't make mistakes at first glance."
Chu Yiyi said: "I obey my orders."
She paused for a while and then said: "Now, what are you going to do with the more than a thousand refugees who are following the team? In my opinion, I have no choice but to leave them here for the time being." [
Hua Bushi rolled his eyes twice, but suddenly smiled and said: "Since we have brought them here, we naturally want to take them to Yu Realm. Although I had no idea before, as soon as you come, I will
Then there is a calculation!"
While he was speaking, his eyes intentionally glanced at Bu Wang, who was standing aside with his hands lowered.
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※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※Early the next morning, Hua Bushi ordered to break camp and cross the river.
He led the way, flanked by two beauties, Yang Jiangyi and Chu Yiyi, followed by a half-human-tall white-haired dog and two hundred Pili camp disciples, who were really majestic.
, extraordinary style. And Miao Youwu of the "Five Tiger Escort Bureau" and a group of escorts drove more than 20 large vehicles to follow the team. The dust was billowing and the wheels were rolling, passing over the stone bridge in turn.
The officers and soldiers at the port bridge carefully distinguished the cavalry passing by the stone bridge, and kept looking at each cart with wide eyes, but did not find a refugee hidden among them. You Shilu was worried about the guards at the stone bridge.
Two generals and dozens of soldiers were specially sent to supervise, and they all got the same result.
Since he was not carrying any homeless people, and he also had customs clearance documents, there was no reason for the officers and soldiers to stop him.
On the shore to the north of the stone bridge, there were more than twenty ragged corpses hanging on a row of wooden piles. They were the refugees who were caught sneaking across the river and killed under the order of You Shilu yesterday. When crossing the bridge, Hua Hua
Bu Shi's eyes swept over the corpses, but a hint of anger burst out.
However, this trace of anger disappeared in a flash, passing quickly through his eyes, and was not noticed by the officers, soldiers and generals guarding the bridge.
It's not just people in the world who care about people's lives, but also the officers and soldiers of the imperial court. If you want to save people in troubled times, how easy is it to quell the killings?
But precisely because it is not easy, it is even more necessary to do it!
Thousands of refugees stayed on the south bank, including more than a hundred people from the Xiao Ningning family and the Huang family. Looking at the escort team that had crossed the river and gradually disappeared, and the row of corpses hanging on the other side of the river, each
The eyes of each refugee showed the despair of being abandoned.
There is no savior or living Buddha in this world, and neither are the escort teams of the "Evil Dog Gate".
The only pair of eyes that have not lost their sparkle, long on a red apple face, is Xiao Ningning. Only she believes that Brother Shi and Sister Shi will never abandon her, even if the escort team has gone further and further.
They were far away and out of sight, but she still believed they would come back to pick her up.
Xiao Ningning turned her eyes and looked at the fat uncle wearing coarse clothes standing by the road. She had seen this uncle and Brother Shi together in the morning.
However, what surprised little Ningning was that the fat uncle suddenly disappeared.
How come he didn’t cross the bridge. He was still standing there just now. How come he disappeared in the blink of an eye?
The two generals who were supervising at the bridge saw that the escort team had gone away, so they led their soldiers back to the camp to resume their duties.
In the Chinese army tent in the center of the camp, You Shilu was sitting in front of the desk. After listening to the reports of the two generals, the commander-in-chief's face softened slightly.
For the imperial court, Jianghu sects were a real headache. They divided themselves into one side and trained their own disciples. Some sects also had large war corps, and their combat power was even better than that of the official army. These people were bold and reckless.
Fa Tian is a good help if used well, but it is very dangerous if used incorrectly. This "Evil Dog Sect" must be a large martial arts sect in Hunan. Just from the two hundred strong and powerful cavalry, it can
It can be seen that the "evil dog son" also has eunuchs as his back-up, so he is really a group of guys who are not easy to mess with.
Although You Shilu had already calculated that the other party, as a Baidao sect, would not dare to attack the officers and soldiers by force, he had to be careful. Now that he heard that they had left the refugees and crossed the stone bridge, it was naturally ideal.