Although it was already late at night, many of the major government offices around the Qianbu Corridor still had their lights on.
It was the middle Ming Dynasty, and the officials of the Ming Dynasty were not like those in the late Ming Dynasty who only knew the wind and the snow but did not know how to work hard. On weekdays, many people stayed at the Yamen to deal with urgent matters. But now that Emperor Hongzhi is in power, the prince has not yet ascended the throne.
At that time, the news had already been dispatched to various places at a speed of eight hundred miles. If it was an urgent matter, the next state government would not be ignorant to submit it at this time. The current situation is just because officials, regardless of size, twenty-seven days
They all have to stay in the Yamen and stay overnight.
There are still three lights on in the official office at this moment. The innermost public hall is where Ma Wensheng works, the first courtyard on the left is Jiao Fang's room, and then there is the small room of Zhang Cai, the doctor of the literary selection department.
As the moon reached its zenith, the lamp in Ma Wensheng's palace went out first, followed by Zhang Cai's, but Jiao Fang's lamp stubbornly remained on. Although its dim yellow color was not conspicuous, it was still there.
The darkness of the summer night revealed a deep heat.
I don't know how long it took, but someone finally knocked on the door. Suddenly, someone opened the door. Seeing a confidant Zaoli and his housekeeper Li An outside, Jiao Fang nodded slightly.
, Li An quickly dodged through the door, while Zaoli turned around and stood guard outside.
"Is there any news from Eunuch Liu?" How could An not see what Jiao Fang was hiding by trying to pretend that nothing had happened, and her eyes naturally lowered even lower? "Eunuch Liu ordered someone to send news that the Prince of Xing'an would listen.
After his persuasion, he said that one code is exchanged for one code, and the two are cleared." Jiao Fang has never heard of the saying "one code is exchanged for one," but of course he can understand what the so-called "two clears" mean. Chang Shuyi
At the same time, he was not without anger and regret in his heart, but now, this is the best ending. Ever since he heard that the prince sealed the imperial pharmacy and arrested Zhang Yu, Shi Qin, Liu Wentai, etc., he was keenly aware of it.
When he thought something was about to happen, he tried every possible means to hook up with Liu Jin, and then immediately planned to detain Di Luo. Who knew that the guy was as slippery as a loach and suddenly disappeared without a trace. Only then did he really panic.
As a result, the person pursuing the case died. Regardless of whether it was true or not, he immediately sought a meeting with Liu Jin.
Knowing that Liu Jin was most afraid of Wang Yue, the governor of the East Factory, he came up with a plan to fan the flames of Wang Yue through insiders in the palace. As expected, Xu Xun was still unable to move, but Wang Yue lost a few points of his power and hit the target.
Liu Jin fell into Liu Jin's plan. If it weren't for this, the two people's hometowns are Shaanxi and Henan, and they are both from the north. Liu Jin would not have agreed to be the middleman so easily.
Seeing Jiao Fang's expression change, Li An hesitated for a moment and asked softly: "Master, now that you have changed your mind, what should I do with Yun Fu? Although he is still peaceful at home, he often makes noises when tidying up the study.
It doesn't matter if you read some documents, but if you continue to indulge, something might happen at some point.
Just like that Di..."
As soon as he said the word "Di", he saw Jiao Fang's face as dark as the bottom of a pot. He immediately knew that he had said the wrong thing this time and hurriedly cut off the words without saying more. But Jiao Fang was furious for a moment.
After that, he said calmly: "So, didn't you say that he once peeked at the documents in the study? Find an opportunity to catch him and lock him up first."
When Li An repeatedly agreed to leave, Jiao Fang suddenly opened his mouth again to stop him, but ordered: "Go and send a message to Eunuch Liu, saying that he will wait until the funeral of Emperor Daxing on the 27th is over.
, I plan to buy a table of wine at home to make amends to Prince Xing'an, and ask Eunuch Liu to be the middleman.
You might as well expose what happened to Yun Fu on that day, so that you can also give Xu Xun a favor. I underestimated him at first, but now I can't touch him for a while. Keeping Yun Fu as a chess piece is like useless
, it will be troublesome if the bottom line is revealed. After all, the house of Xu’s family in Taiping has been completely destroyed by Fu Rong and Chen Lu.” “Yes, Xiaojing is here, we must get things done!” Until Li An exited the door.
, the two footsteps outside gradually faded away, and Jiao Fang sat down again, leaning back slowly on the Taishi chair. The officialdom has never been about victory or defeat, and one miscalculation of his move is just a temporary loss of the situation, maybe he can
Building a line with Liu Jin, an extremely powerful eunuch in front of the prince, is not a gain. Besides, there are no permanent enemies or permanent allies in the officialdom, but if Xu Xun can let go, his previous losses and troubles are not a big deal.
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The reason why Xie Qian's son Jinke was able to pass the test was not because Xie Qian was in the cabinet!
As for his son Jiao Fang's failure, besides being plotted, could it be because he didn't stand tall enough or stable enough?
"Be patient for a moment, and avoid a hundred days of worry..."
While Jiao Fang was putting a knife on Naren's head, Xu Xun quietly visited the West Factory in Lingji Hutong in the middle of the night. Although there was no announcement to the world, and there was no grand opening ceremony, the West Factory
He had officially appeared in front of the stage again without any sound. Not long after he was announced to enter, Gu Dayong personally greeted him.
"Oh, Mr. Xu, you didn't even let me know when you came over. Didn't you catch me off guard?" "Lao Gu, if you don't remove the word "that adult", don't blame me for leaving. From now on,
Never again!…
Gu Dayong and Xu Xun were not as close as Liu Jin and Zhang Yong. Because of this, he was naturally a little itchy when he saw the two calling each other "Brother Xu". Now that Xu Xun came to his door, another one
He called Lao Gu, but he didn't know what was going on. He said with a smile: "Then I won't be polite. Come on, Brother Xu, you are a rare guest. I haven't cleaned up the mess here, and there is no place to sit."
, just go directly to my office to talk!"
Xu Xun followed Gu Dayong inside without saying a word. Even though it was night, the bright tile lamps in the surroundings were all on, making the tall and tall men below them look even more burly. He deliberately complimented him as he walked, and this really made him scratch his head.
When he reached Gu Dayong's itchy spot, he immediately chuckled and said: "I have rarely been around His Highness these days. This is all done by the young people below. It's just a good weather, not as good as that in Dongchang."
Be rigorous."
"New people, new atmosphere, that's how you use people." Xu Xun had already caught a glimpse of Huitong from the corner of his eye. After seeing that he had grown his hair and shaved his head, his appearance was very different from the past. Unless he was extremely close, he would not know it for a while.
Determined not to notice it, he couldn't help but feel relieved. After saying this, he took advantage of the situation and said to Gu Dayong, "Besides, why are you more rigorous than Dongchang! Only by acting differently from them can you show that you, Old Gu,
More capable than Wang Yue."
"Yes, yes, I love what you say!" Gu Dayong was so excited by Xu Xunliao that he felt that it was no wonder Zhu Houzhao loved being with Xu Xun. This guy really understood people's thoughts the best.
After inviting people into the room, he waved his hand and was about to order people to go to the kitchen to see what late-night snacks were served. Xu Xun smiled and shook his head: "To tell you the truth, I just stuffed something at Lao Liu's place."
The green vegetables and tofu in my stomach are back, and now I can’t eat them no matter what!”
"Green vegetables and tofu?" Gu Dayong was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, and laughed out loud, "This old Liu is the most cautious! But there is no harm in being careful at this time. I don't dare to use wine and meat here, but this
You must try it as a late-night snack. It’s oil tea fried with fine noodles. You can get it as soon as you make it. It’s the best thing.”
Although Xu Xun didn't come here for the food, Gu Da persuaded him with such earnestness, and he followed the good advice. After half a bowl of the sausage, his teeth were left with sausage and his stomach was warm.
Got to the point just mentioned.
Hearing Gu Da talk with gritted teeth about how he planned to detect hundreds of officials, how to catch Wang Yue's mistakes, and how to expand his manpower, he kept smiling and remained silent until the end when he asked a question.
"Lao Gu, of course what you said is important, but have you ever thought about what you need first in order to do this?"
"What must come first?" Gu Yayong was almost confused by Xu Xun's question. After thinking for a while, he finally said tentatively, "First of all, of course, it must be the favor of His Highness the Crown Prince..."
"That is a must, but if you want to do what you said, the most important thing is money!" Seeing Gu Dayong suddenly realized, Xu Xun slowed down and said, "It doesn't matter whether it's the east factory or the west factory."
Regardless of the factory, it was originally an internal government yamen, but the east factory is only as old as the west factory, not to mention that it was abolished so many years ago because Wang Zhi violated the taboo of hundreds of officials. Since it is an internal government yamen, he left
It is the account of the palace, but all the expenses of the palace are originally provided by Guanglu Temple, and there is a fixed amount every year. If it is not enough, it is taken from the account of the inner treasury, but what are those? Those are the royal body.
. No matter how big and glorious you make the West Factory, if in the end you only spend money without making money, it will be like an invincible hole. His Highness the Crown Prince is now on a whim, but when he ascends the throne in the future, he gradually calculates that this expense account is not worthwhile.
So what?”
Gu Dayong just didn't expect this at first. Now when Xu Xun said it, he immediately smiled and said: "I thought it was something important, but it turned out to be money. It's simple. As long as I open my mouth, I can't get money from anywhere."
Come!"
What Xu Xun was afraid of was that the eunuchs under Zhu Houzhao had been suppressed for too long and would fight to the death as soon as they were released. When Gu Dayong said this, he immediately knew that his worries were not unreasonable, so he immediately said: "I know
It is not difficult for you to get money from below, but after His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, the civil and military officials are still unable to use their hands. If you make some noise here, those officials will be like flies eating blood.
Aren't you the one who was unlucky?"
"If this doesn't work, I'm not a god, where can I change money?"
"So, am I not changing money for you?" Xu Xun smiled at Gu Dayong. Seeing that the other person's eyes were really bright, he hooked his hand and motioned for Gu Dayong to come over, and then whispered to him
Gu Dayong listened. He was just shocked at first, then pondered. At the last shot, Da Tui suddenly applauded, but then suddenly asked: "But, Brother Xu, for such a good thing, how can you and me
Liu, Lao and Zhang are so friendly, why don’t you lead them but me?”!.