While the guests at the Xu Mansion in Wu'anhou Hutong were laughing and laughing, the Li Mansion in the old alley of Yongfang Lige was a bit deserted that night. Although Li Dongyang is the chief minister of the cabinet, he spends most of his time in the palace now.
The cabinet, coupled with the fact that many of his former disciples believed that he was too attached to power, alienated his mentor or friend. Therefore, the literary society and poetry club that was once popular in the past are now becoming less and less popular, and only a few people visit.
Colleagues and friends who have good personal relationships.
At this time, the person staying in the Li family was Yang Tinghe, the young master of Zhan Shifu and a scholar of Zuo Chunfang. After dinner, he and Li Dongyang sat down in the study together. Yang Tinghe said bluntly: "Now Xu
Xun defeated the rebels, put down the rebellion, made a marquis in one fell swoop, and became more famous among the civil and military officials in the court. With Liu Jin's personality, he must not be able to calm down. At this time, it is absolutely impossible for the two of them to restore their former appearance and appearance.
There may be conflicts at any moment."
"What Shi Zhai said is what I want to say." Li Dongyang nodded slightly and said, "Liu Jin was already dissatisfied with dominating the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and even Qiu Ju immediately dismissed him and left Nanjing at the slightest discord, which fully shows his ambition. Today.
The reason why the emperor asked the cabinet to draft an edict immediately was because at noon today, Liu Jin somehow got into a conflict with Xu Xun and others who were working for Zhang Yongmiao Kui in the Fuqing Tower, and that's why he suddenly came up with such an edict.
If this is really the case, I am afraid that Xu Xun is still above Liu Jin when it comes to the Holy Family."
"That's natural. One is greedy and eager for quick success, while the other is steady and pressing forward step by step." Yang Tinghe nodded slightly, then said seriously, "But it is precisely because of this that when it comes to danger, Xu Xun is far more dangerous than Liu Jin!
"
Li Dongyang raised his eyebrows with twinkling eyes: "Oh, where did Shi Zhai start talking about this?"
"Liu Jin came from an internal official. Although he was very powerful, he borrowed the authority of the emperor, which made the emperor dislike him. It would be easy to get rid of him! But Xu Xun is different. Even if his background is doubtful, he can start from the avant-garde of the training army.
, made good friends with all the nobles, and then launched a surprise attack to restore the decline after the Xuanfu soldiers were defeated at Yutailing. This time, they also made achievements in defeating the captives and putting down the rebellion. These are all real achievements. Not to mention that last year, Mr. Liu and Mr. Xie
When planning the big event with Yuan Fu, he seemed to be inconspicuous, but Yuan Fu should have guessed that he suddenly returned to the capital and abruptly reversed the situation. It should be noted that he is not weak now, but
But it’s already full-fledged. What if it recruits more people in the future? By then, no one will be able to control it!”
Li Dongyang saw an unusually solemn expression on Yang Tinghe's face, and he suddenly laughed and said: "Isn't Shizhai too intimidating? If Xu Xun really has different intentions, how can people like Zhang Gongshi, Lin Heng, Da Xie Fangshan, who have always been upright, come to terms with him?
Are we together? Although you and I are here tonight, the Xu family is full of guests, many of whom have high aspirations."
"The most terrifying thing in the world is not the impatient traitor like Liu Jin. It is the traitor who seems to be loyal, honest and hypocritical. Although I am not as familiar with the world as Yuan Fu, I am confident that I still have some perspective on people.
." Yang Tinghe sighed. Then he smiled bitterly and said, "Of course, I'm not saying that Mr. Lin and his famous ministers don't have a good eye for others. It's also that Xu Xun's hidden skills are really good. Don't say goodbye.
Yes, he was able to coax the emperor into running around with just a few words, which already explains the problem. Now he does not slander Liu Jinduo, but he has more control over Liu Jin, and most of the suggestions he uses are famous officials. However, if he uses this advantage
What about slander and abuse of personal life? What matters is not what he is doing now, but what he will think in the future!"
Although Yang Tinghe showed himself to the world as a calm and capable character who did not say much about right and wrong, at this moment he showed his sharp side. He and Li Dongyang used to have a close personal relationship, that is, after Liu Jian and Xie Qian resigned, Li Dongyang often
Inviting him to have a chat. Then they gradually got closer. Now that he revealed the most important thing in front of Li Dongyang, he felt relieved in his heart and stood up just like that...
"Should Yuan Fu not want to present the situation in the court that the decree did not come from the cabinet, but from the mouth of a military man? In the past, although Xiaomiao rarely summoned cabinet ministers, highly trusted people like Liu Daxia were often able to come and go.
Inner Palace. Even though he is deeply tabooed because of this, he is still a disciple of a saint and a member of our generation. But now a warrior can speak out and influence the political affairs, and he has recruited many heroes under his command. If things go on like this, An Zhi will often use the border to expand the territory.
Contributions and achievements were used as bait, causing the emperor to frequently mobilize troops, thereby wasting the people's power? In terms of fighting, Wang Yue was better at fighting than him back then, and he was a Jinshi, but why did everyone above and below him suppress him? Military merit favored many treacherous sycophants, and Yang Suian was really
You are confused!"
Li Dongyang's expression changed several times, and finally he breathed a sigh of relief. He blinked slightly, and then asked gently: "What do you think is right, Shi Zhai?"
"The Holy Emperor of Heaven will hang down his clothes and rule the world." Yang Tinghe said these words almost without thinking, and then he cupped his hands and said, "The emperor lives in peace in Jiuchen, and the cabinet collects the affairs reported by the world, and makes internal decisions on minor matters.
, if it is discussed by the imperial court, and the emperor can read it, then the world will be governed."
The naked meaning behind the words made Li Dongyang couldn't help but take a breath. However, what he admired even more was that Yang Tinghe said what he had been hiding in his heart. Throughout the Hongzhi years, except for a few rare occasions
Except for receiving cabinet ministers, Emperor Hongzhi also went to court early every day. At other times, he left the cabinet to deal with important court affairs. That's why he had the political leadership of nearly twenty years. Even though the whole court had a tacit understanding not to mention it, no one wanted to mention it.
Is this the Hongzhi ZTE?
The two looked at each other for a long time, but in the end no one spoke first. The unspeakable silence lasted for an unknown amount of time, and was interrupted by a gentle knock on the door outside, but it was a book boy who said softly: "Yuan
Assistant, Mr. Yang, Mr. Zhao Xianggong of the Hanlin Academy is here, saying that he has just returned from the Xu family in Wu'anhou Hutong, and the Xu family's banquet has already ended, and something big happened at the banquet."
Li Dongyang was stunned when he heard this. Zhao Yongnai was a Jinshi in the 15th year of Hongzhi's reign. He was a disciple who often came and went under his sect. Now he has entered the Hanlin Academy to study writing. He really didn't expect that this upright person would actually go to the Xu Mansion to join in the fun.
After pondering for a moment, he nodded and said, "Invite him in."
In a moment, a middle-aged man who was thirty-seven or eighty-years-old quickly walked into the room. Just as he was about to salute, he caught a glimpse of Yang Tinghe beside him.
After that, he couldn't help but glance at Yang Tinghe again, but he hesitated to speak. Seeing his condition, Li Dongyang said with a smile: "Sit here. If you have anything to say, it's okay to say it. Shi Zhai is not an outsider."
"yes."
Zhao Yong finally calmed down, but still considered his words before he said: "Today Pingbei Hou was promoted to a high rank. Many people from the Hanlin Academy made an appointment to go there to join in the fun, because most of the younger generation in the Hanlin Academy agreed.
It was indeed a great achievement to defeat the rebels and suppress the rebellion, so I wanted to see the situation today. After thinking about it, I went together. I don’t want to talk about the scene where friends and guests gathered together, and I guess the teacher is not interested either.
.What I want to say is the strange people and strange things at today’s table.”
He specially highlighted the words "strange people and strange things". When he saw that Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe both showed interesting expressions, but no other clues were revealed, he knew that the two of them probably really didn't know, so he coughed lightly.
He said: "Today at the banquet, Uncle Pingbei said that he was willing to offer some advice and let all nations see the outstanding people of our Ming Dynasty. However, someone came forward and criticized why he did not want our Ming Dynasty officials to govern the Qingming Dynasty. All officials in the world love the people like their own sons,
No one will ever again harm the loyal and oppress the common people?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe both had bright eyes for a moment. Zhao Yong only paused slightly, and then continued: "Furthermore, this person then accused the two generations of King Ning of Jiangxi for committing many evil acts, but the emperor only listened to the traitors.
After speaking, he summoned the guards of Prince Ning, and finally handed the fold directly to Pingbei Hou. Pingbei Hou said in public that he would hand the fold directly to the emperor, and invited the head of the table to accompany Mr. Lin and several others. Mr. Lin Zhang
Your Excellency, Sir Xie, and others are all very complimentary of it.”….
Although Zhao Yong spoke concisely and concisely, Li Dongyang could still hear the thrilling emotion at that time. Everyone knew that Liu Jin was the one who supported King Ning's re-protection at that time. Xu Xun seemed to be noncommittal about this and did not get involved. Therefore, those in the court
The objections turned out to be in vain in the end. Now when Xu Xun was promoted to Ping Beihou, someone actually revealed this in front of the court, and Xu Xun generously agreed to hand over the certificate. Doesn't this mean that Xu Xun and Liu Jin were already prepared?
Put it on the front?
He suddenly turned to look at Yang Tinghe, who then smiled and said: "Congratulations to Yuan Fu, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. It seems that the two of them are really going to fall out!"
Li Dongyang nodded slightly, but then he saw a strange expression on Zhao Yong's face. He then remembered that he had not asked who the bold person was, and immediately smiled and asked: "I forgot to ask, who dared to do it in public?"
Who is Liu Jin's face person? At this time, even if Ping Beihou is backing him, the person who dares to start the attack is someone with extraordinary courage!"
"yes……"
Zhao Yong hesitated for a moment, knowing that he had to say this out loud after all, so he finally had to smile bitterly and said: "I'm afraid Master Shixiang and Mr. Yang can't guess it anyway."
At this time, both Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe were stunned. Li Dongyang even said thoughtfully: "According to what you said, they shouldn't be those from Kang Hai? Yes, although they talked about the poetry society holding literary meetings, they didn't have the firecrackers of Li Mengyang.
Now, the rest of them are probably not so impulsive in temperament, and Marquis Pingbei wants them to win over literary talents, so he shouldn't be willing to use them in this way. Could it be that someone in Liu Jin's party turned back?"
Knowing that his mentor would never guess it, Zhao Yong sighed deeply and whispered in a low voice: "It's Brother Xiuxian."
"What!"
Yang Tinghe stood up with disbelief on his face. Seeing that Zhao Yong had no intention of joking at all, he was stunned. Li Dongyang also had a smile on his face. After a while, he stood up by pressing the armrest and spoke word by word.
Zhao Yong asked: "Er Xi, what did Yong Xiu say at that time? Please tell me carefully, word for word!"
When Zhao Yong repeated Yang Shen's impassioned words almost verbatim, and then relayed the attitudes and reactions of everyone at the table one by one, Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe looked at each other for a while, feeling deeply troubled at the same time.
The two of them were talking secretly here tonight, discussing how to make the two tigers lose both sides, and the fishermen benefiting was just an undertone, and no one wanted to invest the little strength they had managed to save. After all, then,
With Liu Jian and Xie Qian sadly leaving the court, the old figures in the court withered horribly, and those who did not know what was going on had already drawn a clear line with Li Dongyang. The power that Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe could use was extremely limited.
And I never want to treat them as cannon fodder.
"What a trick, what a trick!"
Yang Tinghe murmured to himself, thinking of his son who was very talented but stubborn, and couldn't help but shook his head. But now it was in vain to regret it. After pondering for a moment, he asked Zhao Yong: "
At the end of the day, didn’t that boy come out with you?”
"Brother Yong Xiuxian... was invited by Master Lin and Master Zhang to get on the carriage."
Hearing what Zhao Yong said hesitantly, Yang Tinghe was speechless. His son had just turned 20, and he already had a solid foundation in writing and learning. However, he didn't know much about government affairs after all, and he was just a mere mediocre person now.
I didn't have time to tell him this, and I never thought of explaining it to him. The result was good, this time he must have been taken as a gunman!
"Yuansuke, I'm afraid I'm the one who got you into trouble this time."
Seeing the wry smile on Yang Tinghe's face, Li Dongyang immediately shook his head: "As a father, you entrusted your son to me to teach you. I only taught him articles, knowledge, and principles of life, but I thought that he is still young now, and young people should have something.
He was full of indomitable energy, so he forgot to teach him how to adapt to change. It was this forgetfulness that made him light such a huge firecracker today! Well, since he has already lighted the firecrackers, there is no use regretting anymore.
It’s better to think about what to do next.”
Zhao Yong watched Li Dongyang and Yang Ting talking to each other, and saw that the two of them had already concluded that Yang Shen was instigated. After enduring it again and again, he finally asked: "Master Yang, Master
, although it has always been a bit impulsive to use Xiu Xian's brother, but today's move is most likely because he is afraid of being blocked and scolded by the two of you, so he makes his own decisions. He has no friendship with Kang Duishan and others, so he should not be easily criticized by others.
Instigate..."
"Er Xi, you are wrong. My son, I know it myself." Yang Tinghe sighed again, then stretched out his hand to rub his temples tiredly, "He is indeed eager for justice, but if he really wants to criticize Liu Jin, he should
He will be straightforward, instead of picking this area, which can be said to be a shortcoming or a hot potato. If no one instigates him, it is absolutely impossible!" (To be continued. If you like this work,
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