On the first day of the sixth lunar month of the sixth year of the Apocalypse, ushered in the sixth heavy snowfall since the beginning of winter, the intensity of the snowfall was unprecedented, so that the streets of the entire capital have been basically paralyzed, waiting for the snow to stop, but this heavy snow not only did not intend to stop, but fell more and more fiercely, and the entire northern country under it was like entering the glacial age. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Heavy snow for the dignitaries and nobles in the capital, nothing more than can not go to court on time, can not travel, but for the peasants hundreds of miles away from the capital, it is not easy to a disaster, the low temperature has led to natural disasters for many years, almost every year because of natural disasters there is no harvest, the Ming government because of the local grain tax can not come up, the treasury is empty, Liaodong has to invest real money to deploy the "Guanning Jin defense line" Wei Zhongxian formulated various tax standards, increased commercial taxes, and local officials constantly forced merchants and gentry to donate money for disaster relief. The Jiangnan chaebol, represented by the Donglin Party, was exploited by Wei Zhongxian again and again, and his anger was swelling, and the entire empire was at risk of financial exhaustion.

All kinds of contradictions are piled up, but there is no solution, and the whole empire is like a powder keg, just one flame is needed to come a vigorous fire, causing a spark to burn the prairie fire.

After a month of home recuperation, Wang Zhizheng's serious injury has improved significantly, he has begun to go to the Praetorian Guard Yamen to work normally, although the left arm is still unable to move, but the fingers have obviously regained sensation, he meditates and practices every day, will nourish the body, and the body has a great twist.

Emperor Apocalypse protected Kang Guogong, Xu Xianchun followed Wei Zhongxian's order, but sentenced Kang Guogong's slave Jia San to show the public, and after hurriedly filing the case, Jia San was cut off and hung at the entrance of the vegetable market for half a month. Jia San followed Kang Guogong for more than 20 years and was a loyal old servant, but as a result, he became an innocent victim of this power struggle.

This unjust case caused Kang Guogong to be ill and lay on the bed for more than half a month, almost dying. Empress Zhang sent the imperial doctor to the outpatient clinic, and she also personally went to the Kangguo Mansion to serve the sick, which allowed the old man to gradually recover.

In order to avoid suspicion, Wang Zhizheng and Empress Zhang did not have any contact with each other for a month, nor did they meet once.

On the first day of the lunar month, Wang Zhi was in the office of the commander, sitting in the study with Jiang Nai, a staff officer and chief strategist, to calculate the situation in the capital.

Jiang Nai and Wang Zhizheng sat facing each other, with a tea case in the middle, a delicate purple clay pot on the tea table, and the coal stove next to them was boiling tea, and steaming water mist came out of the mouth of the teapot.

Jiang Nai took a sip of the freshly brewed YN Shengpu, and said with a smile: "I love this dry warehouse Pu'er, stored in a dry warehouse, aged for 19 years, after a long period of precipitation, quite a good taste, its taste is mellow and sweet, and it is fragrant for a long time, just like the elders in the people." ”

Wang Zhizheng looked at Jiang Nai's thin and shrewd face, and smiled slightly: "Among the elders of the people, there are indeed a few people in my dynasty who can be called this title." ”

Hearing the comments on the figures of this dynasty, Jiang Nai smiled with interest: "What do you think the Great Commander thinks can be called this?"

Wang Zhizheng said while taking a sip of tea: "First, it is Liu Bowen, the founding minister of the country, who is a lupine scarf, strategizing, and assisting Emperor Taizu to achieve the great cause of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Jiang Nai nodded in agreement: "The founding hero, I am also the most obedient to Liu Bowen." ”

Wang Zhizheng stretched out two fingers: "The second is Wang Shouren Wang Ge Lao in the Zhengde period, who is proficient in all kinds of martial arts, which is fascinating." ”

Jiang Nai smiled: "Elder Wang Ge is indeed a once-in-a-millennium genius. ”

Wang Zhizheng then sighed and said: "In recent years, what I am most convinced of is that Zuo Guangdou Zuoge, who died at the hands of my eunuchs, is old, he served as the supervisor of the imperial history of Tuntian, greatly promoted water conservancy, and saved the people affected by disasters in the north from freezing and starvation. ”

Hearing this, Jiang Nai's face showed sympathy: "Zuo Ge Lao's death is to die in the enemy of Wei Zhongxian, and the enemy of Wei Zhongxian to death, not to mention tens of millions?"

Wang Zhizheng shook his hand: "Brother Jiang, you are wrong, Zuo Guangdou's death is really not because he offended Wei Zhongxian, but because he offended a ruthless and treacherous smiling tiger." ”

Jiang Nai, when he heard Wang Zhizheng say the secret news of the eunuch party, asked with interest: "Oh? Could it be Tian Ergeng?"

Wang Zhizheng waved his hand and said with disdain: "What is Tian Ergeng, just a reckless man, except for killing people, his brain can't turn at all." Wang Zhizheng was so disgusted with this wronged boss who died in his hands that he didn't want to mention it.

Jiang Nai thought for a while: "Could it be Cui Chengxiu?"

Wang Zhizheng took a sip of tea: "Yes, it's Cui Chengxiu." Just because Zuo Guangdou participated in Gao Panlong's impeachment of Cui Chengxiu, Cui Chengxiu borrowed a knife to kill people, respected him very much on the surface, smiled when they met, and secretly contacted Xu Xianchun behind his back and put the butcher knife on Zuo Guangdou's neck. ”

Jiang Nai's hearing Wang Zhizheng say so much was just to pull out Cui Chengxiu, and couldn't help laughing: "My lord, it turns out that you are going to talk to Cui Chengxiu today." ”

Wang Zhizheng nodded: "Cui Chengxiu, it's not Tian Ergeng, he was sent back to Xitian by my order, it's not Ni Wenhuan, he falsely accused me but was hacked to death by me with a knife, he is an extremely feminine and introverted person, the city is so deep that even our old man Wei Zhongxian can't guess the thoughts in his stomach, just like last time, he helped me get rid of Ni Wenhuan, and he held the handle about me firmly in his hand, this person's ambition is no less than that of Cao Mengde in the Eastern Han Dynasty." ”

Jiang Nai listened and pondered for a long time: "Then, what do you mean, how to deal with Cui Chengxiu?"

Wang Zhizheng said: "Last time, I asked Master Qin to explore Cui Chengxiu's bottom, but it turned out to be fruitless and I didn't ask any meaningful questions. If you think about it, a resourceful and resourceful person like Master Qin can't do anything with him, so I thought about it again and again this time, and decided to let you find Cui Chengxiu, open the skylight, say something, and directly confess our purpose to him. ”

Jiang Nai shook his head after hearing this: "Don't be, my lord, since Cui Chengxiu is an extremely sinister and treacherous character, we will inevitably not be framed by him if we explain our purpose to him." ”

Wang Zhizheng smiled and said: "Brother Jiang, if Cui Chengxiu wants to frame me, I'm afraid I'm already in a different place by now, and he has a handle in his hand that can destroy me, and I don't have any room to fight back in front of him, but why hasn't he ever responded? He neither sent someone to tempt me, nor signaled to me to let me take refuge? Just because he was waiting for me to take the initiative to confess my purpose to him, and then pull me into his camp! So I concluded that Cui Chengxiu had no intention of murdering me, but only planned to win me into his camp. ”

Wang Zhizheng analyzed it clearly, and Jiang Nai suddenly realized: "Master, do you mean to plan and pretend to take refuge, and then maneuver between him and Wei Zhongxian?"

Wang Zhizheng waved his hand: "No! It is not to maneuver between Cui Chengxiu and Wei Zhongxian, but to gradually cut out the wings of the eunuch party by taking refuge in Cui Chengxiu, and in the name of subduing the wings for Cui Chengxiu, I will win over influential figures in the court for my use." "I Ching" says: The dragon fights in the wild, and its blood is yellow. When Cui Chengxiu and Wei Zhongxian fight with Erlong, we can use our strength to reap the benefits of the fisherman. ”

After listening to Wang Zhizheng's strategic intentions, Jiang Nai's mind was suddenly enlightened, and he slammed the tea cup on the tea case: "Since the adults have decided on this strategy, I will look for an opportunity to explain our alliance to Cui Chengxiu and Pan." ”

Wang Zhizheng lowered his voice: "God knows these things, you know and I know, and they can't be passed on to the ears of a third person, understand?"

Jiang Nai felt a chill in the room: "Including Master Qin?"

Wang Zhizheng repeated again: "Including anyone!"