Zhu Shou saw the overt and covert fighting between Li Dongyang and Liu Jin.
He was sitting on the dragon chair, quite a distance away from his ministers. Even Liu Jin, Gu Dayong and Wei Bin, who were closest to him, could not come within three feet of him. This was the reason for the dragon chair.
Where authority lies.
There is only such a chair in the world that can make people intimidated. The person sitting on it can make tens of thousands of people's heads fall to the ground and their blood flow thousands of miles away with just one word.
Liu Jin's strength all along and Li Dongyang's weakness and compromise changed the situation at this moment. Li Dongyang's originally extremely wretched image suddenly shone like a sharp knife out of its sheath.
Standing there, Li Viper no longer had the aggrieved expression of a young daughter-in-law. His eyes were as sharp as a blade; his face was as majestic as the blade; his body was as straight as the back of a blade. This was a murderous weapon.
The knife, its sharp edge, was already pointed at Boss Liu.
If that's the case, let's fight!
Liu Jin glanced at Zhang Cai, who was also standing in the corner. The expression on his face was not panic, let alone surprise, because in the entire Ming Empire, except the emperor beside him, no one could kill him.
Not to mention Li Dongyang, even if all the civil servants in the world are tied together, Boss Liu still has the courage to face it! Even though there are thousands of people facing each other with swords, what do I, Old Liu, have to fear?
In this Ming Dynasty, there is only one Liu Jin; in this world, there is only one established emperor; in this temple, there is only one Liu Dugong!
"I have my own notes!"
Zhang Cai stood up and handed over a memorial.
Zhu Shou took a look at the memorial and immediately laughed. It turned out that the person impeached in the memorial was actually Yang Tinghe!
"Zhang Shangshu, is this statement true?" Zhu Shou didn't know the key points, so he asked curiously, "Who is Shi Yun, and how did he provoke Master Yang?"
Zhang Cai said solemnly: "Returning to the Holy Spirit, Shi Jun was originally a minister of the Imperial Academy. He was upright and upright, and was disliked by Yang Tinghe. He designed a frame-up, was promoted openly and secretly, and was demoted to the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Nanjing. Everything I said is true.
, I also hope that the Holy One will give me a clear warning.”
Jiao Fang and Yang Tinghe had been standing together. When they heard this sentence, they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: Zhang Shangzhi's intelligence is almost demonic. A small trick can beat Master Yang into a miserable state.
Why? In fact, it is very simple. The civil servant group is not monolithic. There are many structures on the hilltop, far surpassing the eunuch group.
If Li Dongyang is the spiritual leader of the civil service group and Yang Yiqing is the military advisor, then Shi Yun is the current five tiger generals of the civil service group.
Although his status is not as good as Wang Jianzhi's, his background is not as good as Bai Yue's, and his integrity is not as good as Wang Chang's, when civil servants mention Shi Yue and Shi Bangyan, everyone will raise their thumbs up and say: "Shi Erlang, he is a well-known man!"
Erlang is the ranking member of Shi Yue's family. His father Shi Yu and eldest brother Shi Jie are both well-known figures in the civil service group.
Yang Tinghe was in a very embarrassing situation in the civil service group. He was the emperor's master and had his own faction, but the civil service bosses did not regard him as a real best friend. The relationship between the two parties was nothing but one.
Not a close ally.
His fights with civil servants were no less than his fights with eunuchs.
Zhang Cai throws out Shi Yun as an introduction to disrupt the alliance between Li and Yang. It can not only reduce the help of Li Dongyang, Yang Yiqing and others, but also push Master Yang into trouble, making it easier for people from Shi Yue's group to add insult to injury.
Zhang Cai's strategy is logically very reasonable, and the probability of success is not low. The conflict between Shi Yun and Master Yang has intensified to the point of life and death. If Li Dongyang hadn't been able to mediate it, this pair of good friends would have been
Friends, we will continue to fight for more than ten years.
Zhang Cai, on behalf of the Liu Jin clique, the largest group of eunuchs, extended a hand of friendship to Shi Yue. Will Shi Shilang not accept the offer?
In political struggle, there are no eternal enemies or eternal friends, only eternal interests.
There is no way Shi Yun can resist the benefits offered by the Eunuch Party. Waiting for Yang Tinghe, there will be endless impeachments, and they will come from both the civil service group and the Eunuch Party!
Even if Zhu Shou was determined to protect Master Yang, according to the political rules of the Ming Dynasty, Master Yang still had to submit his resignation to calm the public anger.
This is the political ecological environment of the Ming Dynasty. There is no humanity or warmth at all, and it is not based on anyone's will.
Therefore, as soon as Zhang Cai finished speaking, Zhu Shou saw Yang Tinghe standing up, kneeling in front of him, and whispered: "I would like to resign and return home."
What was surprising was that Li Dongyang and others did not speak out to dissuade him, and allowed Master Yang to kneel on the ground.
Liu Jin was also stunned. It stands to reason that since Li Dongyang has turned against him, there is no need to treat him with false pretenses. Although Zhang Cai's move is cruel, it is not a sure kill, and Master Yang is not destined to die. There is no need for Li Dongyang to give up this move.
Allies.
No, there must be something wrong with this!
Damn it! I fell into the trap of Li Viper!
Zhang Cai couldn't help but be shocked when he saw the reaction of Li Dongyang and others. This was not at all in line with the steps he had planned in advance. His series of poisonous moves had just been executed in the first move, and the enemy surrendered. This was absolutely
This is not the style of Li Viper and others.
Then there is only one answer: this is a trap!
As for the content of the trap, Zhang Cai has not yet fully understood it, but what is certain is that Yang Tinghe is definitely not in this trap!
But now it was too late. Yang Tinghe was pushed to the opposite side by himself. Zhang Cai couldn't help but panic in his heart. No one understood Yang Tinghe's terror better than him.
No, you have to resort to ruthless moves. Only one strike can kill you to withstand Yang Tinghe's counterattack!
"This matter ends here." Just when Zhang Cai was about to hand over the second memorial, Zhu Shou's voice came from afar, "Xuan, order Shi Yun to return to the Ministry of Rites and join the Zuo Shilang."
Zhu Shou's trick was purely to harmonize Shi Ni. He promoted Shi Yuan to a minor rank, from right to left, and then transferred him from the retirement home in Nanjing back to the capital. He paid for Master Yang, and Shi Yun was promoted to an official in one fell swoop.
Yue's resentment disappeared into nothingness.
Zhu Shou's reaction did not exceed Zhang Cai's expectation. He had already prepared countless schemes and vowed to cut down Master Yang.
Liu Jin rarely listened to Zhang Cai recently, but he agreed with the removal of Yang Tinghe.
"I still have something to report!" Since they had already broken up with each other, they decided to fight. Zhang Cai and Boss Liu looked at each other, understood each other's intentions, and said loudly.
"Stand down!" Zhu Shou's voice was full of irresistible majesty, "Whoever makes any attempt to impeach Master Yang today, I will demote him to Yizhou and never return to Beijing!"
Liu Jin understood that Zhu Shou was really angry, and his understanding of the emperor was deep in his bones. If he continued to fight like this, he would not gain anything, so he would spare Master Yang's life today and fight again another day.
Zhang Caiyu stepped forward desperately, but saw the gaze of Boss Liu. Zhang Shangshu, who also knew Lao Liu, immediately understood that his boss had taken the initiative to back down this time because he could not guess the plan of Li Dongyang and others.
Extreme caution is Liu Jin's strength and weakness.
After paying the bill for Yang Tinghe, he could not slap Boss Liu hard in the face. Zhu Shou looked at the loyal old Liu and said: "Liu Jin is loyal to the country. I will add thirty stones to promote his eldest brother to be the governor."
Thirty kilograms of rice, for the extremely wealthy old Liu, is just a drop of rain, but it represents the honor given to him by Zhu Shou. The real benefit is the governor. With this name, it will be passed on to the next generation.
Boss Liu will be able to turn it into a worldly job, and the Xingping Laotan Family (Note 1) will become a noble family in one fell swoop.
Liu Jin quickly knelt down, with tears in his eyes, and choked with sobs: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
Seeing his boss kneeling down, Zhang Cai couldn't help but sigh deeply.
There is no choice but the flowers fall away, and everything in life cannot be controlled by oneself.
Zhang Shangshu looked towards Yang Tinghe. It happened that Yang Tinghe was also looking at him, but the other person's eyes were neither indifferent nor resentful, but actually had a hint of sadness.
Zhu Shou looked at the thin man Liu with long hands and feet, and found that the eunuch Liu who was standing upright seemed to be a bit old. He was no longer the old Liu who bravely competed with civil servants all over the world, but a man with lewd eyes and a face full of
Wrinkled old man.
Liu Jin was not as good-looking as Zhang Yong, nor as elegant as Ma Yongcheng. But the memory he got from Zhu Houzhao and what Zhu Shou felt was the old man's meticulous care.
It was getting cold, so Lao Liu was the first to offer supplies for playing in the snow.
When the weather gets hot, it’s Lao Liu who offers countless treasures to cool down the summer heat.
I want to hunt. The best falcons and hounds are all given by Lao Liu.
I want to see singing and dancing, and the best female actress is also provided by Lao Liu.
Even things like horned crabs, Cuju, etc., as long as Zhu Houzhao wanted to play with them, Lao Liu would meticulously deliver the best things to the emperor.
The relationship between people is slowly cultivated in this way. One person treats another person well for a long time, and does not even ask for anything in return. Although he is a slave, in Zhu Houzhao's heart, he regards this old eunuch as a slave.
It's like family.
Moreover, this man was very useful. He could lead troops, fight people, and make money. In just a few years, he destroyed the huge civil service group left by Emperor Hongzhi until only Li Dongyang was left!
Not mentioning his corruption, nor the more than 300 imperial palaces he bought for Zhu Shou, Zhu Shou could not do without him just by relying on him to defeat the talents of the civil service group.
From a political perspective, the two of them actually have a symbiotic relationship.
Zhu Shou can understand this symbiosis, but he understands better that if he does not have this symbiosis, at most his power will be greatly reduced and he will be at the mercy of the civil service group again. But if Liu Jin loses this symbiosis, then he will die and his family will be destroyed.
fate.
It is true that he cannot live without Liu Jin, and there is a vague power struggle between him and Boss Liu. It is also true that if one day, he is faced with a choice: kill or keep?
What should he do?
If the conflict between himself and Liu Jin reaches the point of irreconcilability, then it is better to spare his life and let him return to his hometown in Xingping and become a rich man. Zhu Shou made a decision.
Because he remembered some of Liu Jin's deeds again.
On the day of his father's death, it was this old man who stayed with him the whole night, while shedding tears, he choked up and said: "It's the way it is, there's no need to be sad."
On the day when he turned ten years old, he insisted on lighting a cannon (Note 2). This old man risked his life and jumped in front of him and threw the silent cannon into a dry well. After a while,
, causing smoke and dust all over the ground. He was so frightened that he cried, but the old man just comforted him in a low voice: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."
Also, he wanted to dig out a bird's nest in the big tree by Taiye Pond. He ignored the East Palace guards who were kneeling on the ground and kicked them, trying to get through their encirclement. It was also this old man who climbed to the top of a high tree.
I took it out for myself.
The sight of his thin body hanging precariously on the treetops has always been in Zhu Shou's mind.
These are human feelings.
Can an emperor have these feelings?
Zhu Shou couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart.
Note 1: Liu Jin’s original surname was Tan, but he changed his surname to Liu after taking the name of the old eunuch Liu.
Note 2: A cannon is a type of firecracker with a large charge and a sound that shakes the world.
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