Yang Bo was able to obtain Jiajing's grace, in addition to his military talent, there was also diligence and study. He knew that what the emperor wanted was a stable Ming defense line, so he tried to build the nine-border defense line to be watertight and not give the Mongolian cavalry a chance.

Even though he was talking to Zhang Siwei, his eyes were always staring at the terrain of the sand piles on the sand table, and his mind was constantly thinking about how to build fortifications and how to arrange troops.

It's not that he deliberately wants to put the shelf of the military department in front of Zhang Siwei, but the relationship between the two of them is very close, and if he is too polite, it will seem to be raw.

Yang Bo and Zhang Siwei are not only from Puzhou, Shanxi, but Yang Bo's granddaughter and Zhang Siwei's son Zhang Dingzheng have already set a doll marriage, and Yang Bo's son Yang Junqing is the son-in-law of Zhang Siwei's uncle Wang Chonggu.

It is this layer of relationship that makes the relationship between the two very close. The most rare thing is that Zhang Siwei was not only born in the Jin Dynasty, but also an out-and-out minister, and has been regarded as the next generation leader of the Jin Party.

Yang Bo heard Zhang Siwei mention fifty taels of silver, but he finally found the mystery of the whole incident, so he breathed lightly and said, "I see!" ”

"Uncle, what's the name of these fifty taels?" Zhang Siwei's heart moved slightly, and he was seeking advice.

Yang Bo nodded lightly, but the stone in his hand was thrown back into the plate, and he turned to face Zhang Siwei and said seriously: "In the past, Annan was in civil strife, and Fan Ziyi invaded the Daming Lian Prefecture Mansion. Yu Dayou led his troops to severely damage Fan Ziyi's warship, beheaded 1,200 people, and united with the prince of Annan to kill Fan Ziyi. However, Yu Dayou's military exploits in quelling the rebellion were suppressed by Yan Song, who was the first assistant at the time, and did not report it, but only symbolically rewarded Yu Dayou with fifty taels of silver. ”

After a pause, he continued: "That kid mentioned this matter, in essence, he was threatening Xu Ge Lao! If Xu Ge really suppressed Yu Dayou's military exploits, then he would use this to spread rumors, and Xu Jie would hear rumors that he Xu Jie was inferior to Yan Song! ”

Different officials attach different importance to things and things, the former cabinet chief assistant Xia Yan pays attention to pragmatic things, the former cabinet first assistant Yan Song pays attention to the emperor's favor, and the current first assistant Xu Jie cherishes fame.

Lin Haoran had already seen this, but he quietly started from the reputation that Xu Jie's most important value, and even compared Xu Jie's with Yan Song, in exchange for Xu Jie's compromise.

"He wouldn't dare do that, would he?" Zhang Siwei's eyes widened, but he said categorically.

Yang Bo smiled bitterly, patted the sand on his palms and said: "If it were other people, they would naturally not dare to do this, but Lin Haoran is very courageous, which can be seen in the battle of Tongzhou North Gate presided over last year!" Besides, even if Lin Haoran doesn't do it now, he may do it in the future, and he can also use this to discredit Xu Ge Lao. He took advantage of the fact that Yan Song only rewarded Yu Dayou with fifty taels in the past, borrowed your mouth, and forced Xu Ge Lao to make a new choice! ”

At this point, his voice revealed a bit of helplessness. He thought that he could easily defuse that kid's attack, but he never expected that things would change lightly for that kid.

"In this way, what Lin Haoran said to me in front of the palace gate actually wanted me to relay to the teacher?" Zhang Siwei seemed to be an afterthought, and immediately glared at him and said in surprise.

At the thought of this, a chill surged up his spine. Although he knew that this court was full of calculations, and Lin Haoran was known as Lin Operator, he still felt eerie and terrifying, these bigwigs were really not people.

I thought that Lin Haoran was just chatting with him with his extraordinary bearing, but he didn't expect that he would use Lin Haoran and become a microphone without knowing it.

Yang Bo looked at Zhang Siwei's shocked look, but his eyes revealed pity, and he was already unwilling to pour another basin of cold water on Zhang Siwei, who had been cultivated by this Jin merchant.

Not only did Lin Haoran use him to pass a message to Xu Jie, Xu Jie's did not use him the same, and he also relayed the cause and effect of the whole thing to himself through Zhang Siwei.

Whether Xu Jie deliberately left him in the duty room to watch, or sent him to the Yamen of the Ministry of War to run errands, this was actually arranged by Xu Jie, and the purpose was to explain everything to himself through his mouth.

But I have to admit that this rich second generation of Jin businessmen with a golden key has the talent to read and abundant resources, but his political wisdom is relatively ordinary, otherwise he would not have stayed in the position of Hanlin editor.

Zhang Siwei worked hard to digest the gloomy horror brought by Lin Haoran, and turned to Yang Bo seriously: "Uncle, the teacher means that he wants to reward Yu Dayou again, what should I do now?" ”

"Elder Xu Ge has already made a choice, and I have to sell him this face!" Yang Bo looked up at the already sunny courtyard outside, and said with a complicated expression on his face.

If it was just Lin Haoran, he would naturally ignore it, and it would be impossible to make the slightest concession. It's just that now this matter represents Xu Jie's will, even if he is so unsightly, he still wants to sell the face of this Shoufu.

It can only be blamed that this kid is too good at judging the situation and taking advantage of the unfair treatment that Yu Dayou suffered in the past, thus forcing Xu Jie to change his original intention and agree to reward Yu Dayou.

Although he suffered some losses in this incident, and it was even likely that the position of the Liaodong General Army would be vacated, the military headquarters was always under his firm control, and the actual loss was not large.

As for Lin Haoran's desire to "transfer generals from the south to the north", this is just wishful thinking, not to mention that hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the north do not agree, and he, the secretary of the military department, is the first to oppose it.

Whether it was the call for the revival of Hu Zongxian or the anger of the impeachment of Yang Bo, the secretary of the military department, these things were like a gust of wind, and they quickly calmed down.

Hu Zongxian is not only Yang Bo's political enemy, but also a thorn in Xu Jie's side, this matter is actually destined to become a climate. And as Yu Dayou was rewarded, Lin Haoran also died down and did not continue to attack Yang Bo.

With the arrival of the end of March, another group of chief examiners of the township examination were arranged to go to the local place to preside over the township examination.

At the same time, a Nanyang delegation composed of several groups finally arrived at the Huitong Pavilion in the capital, but it was intended to pay tribute to the current Great Emperor and become a bright Ming vassal state.

It's just that in this group of self-proclaimed Nanyang envoys, in addition to the familiar Nanyangs, there are some blonde and blue-eyed Westerners, but they claim to be Manchurians.

However, there are two familiar faces here, it is Batu, the leader of the Beishan tribe, and his granddaughter Nina, who is full of curiosity and yearning for the Ming Dynasty, but this trip is for the Beishan tribe to seal the vassal country.