One hundred and thirtieth chapters driving wolves and tigers
"Then what should I do?" After saying this, Zhu Youcong also felt that the court had been too quiet recently, and it was time to find some work for them. He had already taken advantage of the Donglin Party, so how about praising their opponents?
Isn't that fair? But if you want people to take action, you have to find some reasons for them. You can't let the scholars imitate my behavior.
"General, you don't need to do anything, and you can't do anything, otherwise everyone can see that we are directing all this behind the scenes..." Although the scholars love internal fighting, if it really threatens the interests of their entire class, it will
He will never stand idly by. Therefore, Nan Juyi's ideas are different from Zhu Youcong's. On the surface, he does not seek to gain any benefits, but he wants to stir up party struggles in the court. After two days and nights of thinking, he believes that the safest way is
Throw a pebble into the pond, and then use an accomplice to make the spreading ripples to completely mix the water, so that the scholars will not have time to join forces, at least in the short term.
"Why!" Zhu Youcong always used his power to bully others. It was okay for him to find excuses to act haphazardly, but it was too difficult for him to play according to the rules of the game set by the scholars.
"Everyone in the world talks about sitting on a mountain and watching tigers fight, but they don't think that if one of the tigers eats the other and becomes stronger, then wouldn't it be the bystanders who will be unlucky in the end? So we have to drive away the wolves and let the wolves devour the tigers.
Even if you suffer a heavy blow, the tiger will be covered with bruises." Nan Juyi was determined not to give Zhu Youcong a chance to make nonsense, and continued: "From the beginning to the end, the general can only appear as a victim and must not express his position.
.Otherwise, someone will take advantage of the situation and rise up, becoming another force that gives us a headache..."
"I won't show up? Then when I go on an expedition, they won't be able to..." Zhu Youcong didn't mind the lively quarrels in the court every day, but he was afraid that the civil servants would be too happy and delay the supply of military supplies to the front line. You must know that this time
At least more than 200,000 troops will leave the border to fight the Tatars. Luoyang can supply sufficient weapons and ammunition, but without the food and grass mobilized from the Jiangnan region, it will be difficult to meet the requirements in the north, which is slowly recovering its strength.
Zhang Yan's eyes lit up when she heard this and she had grasped the key. She saluted Xiang Nan Juyi Yingying and said, "Sir, what a good plan. In this way, not only will they not dare to embarrass my husband, but they will also try their best to cooperate!"
"Madam, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand you?" Zhu Youcong really didn't grasp the trick. How come he, the rightful owner, doesn't show up before others come to him? This seems to mean:
I am a nuisance, is that why no one takes the initiative to seek refuge?
"My husband may have been overworked recently and didn't think of it for a moment. Why don't you let me do my best to guess first? If there is anything inappropriate, please ask Mr. Sishou to point out." Zhang Yan certainly knows how much her little husband has in his belly.
She had no choice but to tactfully remind Zhu Youcong to speak less if he didn't understand so as not to make a fool of himself. "My husband can't come forward, but it doesn't mean that other people can't express their opinions! Don't forget, the governors of the provinces headed by Mr. Li can't say it either."
They were born in scholars, so without your explicit instructions, they put national affairs first and hoped to minimize major issues. Isn't this the way of seeking a saint? And civil servants have always believed that military officers and generals are reckless, so they are passionate and want to
It is reasonable to complain on your behalf..."
"Mrs. Lan Xin's wisdom is indeed beyond the reach of my subordinates!" Nan Juyi did not dare to touch the fat man's bad luck, and continued to explain: "As long as the general does not express his position, then even if the Donglin Party members with the help of Mr. Li are at fault, they will be wrong."
, and will never give up their vested interests. Similarly, will the faction headed by Wen Changqing continue to swallow their anger after receiving the support of the army officers? In this way, no matter who they are in order to suppress the other party, they are not willing to offend you and lose easily.
A big helping hand, and they will do their best to cooperate in pacifying Liaodong! Otherwise, they are not holding you back, but forcing you to help their opponents attack themselves. In the opinion of their subordinates, they will not do this.
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"What about the specifics?" Okay, I'll be a disaster whenever I'm unlucky, and I'll be a puppet for you! But provoking trouble is my hobby, and you can't deprive me of that too!
"First of all, of course, we have to find a reason to go south!" Now Chongzhen has promised that the Jiangnan scholars will not set foot in their territory easily. If he can't find a reasonable excuse and rushes in rashly, it will definitely arouse others' vigilance. What follows?
Things will become difficult to handle.
"Huh?" I didn't say anything, so as not to make my wife continue to look down upon me.
Nan Juyi did not continue to make excuses, but mentioned an incident that happened at the beginning of the year: "My subordinates heard that a big tree in the tomb of Emperor Xi Zuyu was suddenly struck by lightning. I wonder if the general knows about this?"
"This is true. I received a report from the imperial court. The emperor also fasted for three days because of this..." Zhu Youcong was puzzled for a long time when he received the news. The thunder in the winter destroyed the tree.
Has it been chopped? What does it have to do with the emperor? And he remembered it so clearly because this idiot couldn't even remember who Emperor Xizuyu was. Fortunately, he had thought twice about asking Zhang Yan to find out first. If he had asked him directly
As for the fat dad, King Fu will definitely throw this stupid son who has forgotten his ancestors into the electric chair to let him know what it means to be struck by lightning!
"I have always heard that winter thunder is an ominous sign. However, if the thunder from the sky destroys monsters, it is God's blessing..." Nan Juyi kept reciting scriptures for a long time, saying something good and bad.
Before Cong Kuai couldn't bear his temper and wanted to throw him out, he finally turned to the topic: "General, why don't you request an order and lead the Buddhist and Taoist masters to Zhongdu to find out what's going on?"
"What's next!" Now he had an excuse to cross the line, and it was really not difficult to handle. There were many magicians in the White Lotus Sect, and Zhu Youcong also thought about taking this opportunity to apologize to his forgotten ancestors.
"Han Xiangyun is cautious. It would be difficult to attack him directly..." Nan Juyi almost tore through Han Xu's family tree in the past few days, and finally he found such a breakthrough. "But he is old.
I have a legitimate son, and I am very doted on him! This son is currently promoted to the salt class in Huai'an Prefecture. He has no other talents, but he has three major hobbies..."
"You mean to start with his son?" This kid is too bad. He doesn't dare to touch other people, so he only knows how to bully little kids. Although I don't mind if you do this, I will despise you!
"Exactly!" Nan Juyi continued: "This Han Zhan believes in paganism and highly respects the Westerners. Whenever a priest passes by, regardless of whether he has a profound knowledge or not, he must be invited to his home and befriended.
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"That's easy, let Devigne and the others go to Huai'an Mansion tomorrow!" After so many months of tossing, the missionaries kidnapped from Macau were more obedient than quails. Zhu Youcong forced them to learn Mandarin again, and now those missionaries
Although the poor shepherds can't become high-end spies like Luo Jacob, they are still more than enough to fool a guy who admires foreign things.
"If we only use this point, it will easily reveal our intentions. General, please allow your subordinates to finish!"
"Okay, you continue!"
"Although Han Zhan is only interested in profit, he loves to advertise himself as a disciple of a saint. He is very arrogant towards businessmen. Even when dealing with wealthy businessmen who are closely related to the Donglin Party members, he gives and takes without showing any pretense!"
After being interrupted, Nan Juyi continued: "If we can make use of these two points, we are 50% sure that we can facilitate this matter."
"Only 50%?" Is that old guy so difficult to deal with? How can he have such a small chance after catching two of his precious sons?
"Actually, with this 50%, my subordinates are not very sure!" Nan Juyi explained: "Although scholars often talk about being diligent and caring for the people, in their hearts they have adopted all the measures to treat the poorest of the four people.
It's the same attitude. We may be able to let foreign monks lure Han Zhan to deal with us and the merchants of the Zhejiang Party, but it is easy to expose this with the power of the Donglin Party. And this reason is not enough to kill the Donglin Party, Wen Changqing
At most, they are resentful and will never dare to help..."
"How about we change the target? I think that Rui Tu looks good!" Well, time is running out now. I don't want to provoke that old guy Han Xu. Anyway, now we are going to provoke a party struggle, so it should be okay to change someone.
"No!" Nan Juyi categorically rejected Zhu Youcong's suggestion. "Zhang Wuhua was quite controversial in his early years when he was trying to please Wei Zhongxian. If he had not chosen to join the Donglin Party, he would have been ruined long ago.
This time, Han Xiangyun and others ostensibly sent him to take charge of Nanjing, but secretly they hinted that he was a pawn that could be discarded at will, and he might help if the matter was minor. Once Wen Changqing and others made too much trouble, the Donglin scholars would not mind exterminating their relatives for the sake of justice!
Therefore, if we want to move, we must start with Han Xiangyun. Only by leaving the Donglin Party leaderless will their fight with the Zhejiang Party be evenly matched..."
"Then what should you do?" Zhu Youcong was really anxious. It's really not fun to fight with others. This won't work, and that won't work. It's impossible to give up now.
Zhang Yan seemed to understand something again, and reminded from the side: "Husband, didn't Mr. Simou say that Han Zhan has three major hobbies? Why not let him finish? In my opinion, the key to solving this problem should be
Here’s the last one!”
"Second wife, just go on!" Zhu Youcong thought about it. After completing the first two things, he was almost half sure. In addition, the last one had to be 70%, so it was worth a gamble.
. And it is indeed better to do this than to attack unreasonably. This expedition is different from the last time when we pushed the Tatars back. It would be best if we can get the cooperation of the scholars.
"As Madam said, this third point may seem innocuous, but it can add fuel to the fire and give the soldiers an excuse to fight in private. It also allows Wen Changqing to see the possibility of forming an alliance with us!" Zhu Youcong was not allowed to have any chance this time.
Taking the opportunity to interrupt, Nan Juyi continued: "Han Zhan was favored by Han Xiangyun and was highly regarded at home. Before he became an official, he was even praised as a talented scholar in Shanxi. As a result, he had a perverse character but had a high self-esteem. Regardless of whether he is a man or a woman, as long as he
He wanted to be admitted to the government even though he was talented and handsome, and Han Xiangyun was also deeply troubled by this! According to the knowledge of his subordinates, when he was a deputy magistrate of the Salt Transportation Department in Jiangxi Province in his early years, he wanted to force Yi to take the imperial examination and become his prostitute.
Because the Donglin party members tried their best to protect him, the matter was trivialized and he was only demoted to the fifth rank. Last year, he had a fight with Zhang Guowei's son because he was attracted by an oiran on the Qinhuai River. Afterwards, Han Xiangyun ordered him to stay in seclusion for half a month!"