Xue Haiyuan strode in front of Wen Tiren, bowed slightly, and saluted with his fists: "The villain will see Uncle Zong, and greet the adult on behalf of my general." ”

"Excuse me."

At this moment, Xue Haiyuan's status is equivalent to that of General Cao, and he is an equal plenipotentiary negotiator. So don't look like people are just white, but Wen Tiren must treat the other party as Cao Chuan himself.

After inviting this man with a strange tone and a small person dressed as a small person into his small study in person, Wen Tiren nodded to Luo Lishi, who was standing aside and smiling, and the latter flashed as soon as he gave up his hand Lao Luo is very busy today, and he has another family to run.

In Wen Tiren's small study, both parties, who knew that time was pressing, had closed the door and started formal negotiations.

The first is the briefing.

After arriving at Luofu this morning, the communication soldiers in the team had already used the radio to get in touch with all parties, so Xue Haiyuan had already learned the latest news before going out.

"The general of my family met with Sun Chengzong and Ma Shilong yesterday, and now the recital of people from all walks of life is on the way."

Xue Haiyuan deliberately said the wrong time here, in fact, Cao Zongbing and Sun Chengzong's recital will still be written, and they will leave in the afternoon at the earliest. However, it was necessary to say this: he did not have time to give Wen Tiren what wireless telegraphy was, so he had to advance the time in order to leave a reasonable explanation for the quick message.

"But the villain has a blank document with the general's drawing and sealing. If Zongbo is interested, he can do it overnight. ”

Speaking of this, Xue Haiyuan took out two blank documents and a letter from his arms.

Wen Tiren picked up the paperwork with a blank face and looked at the seal and charge on it. After that, he got up and went out, called a guest waiting outside the door, whispered a few words, and the guest took the order.

Re-entering the house, Wen Tiren was still silent, first reading the letter.

Although the content of the letter is not very explicit, the person concerned can see it at a glance: it is the content of Cao Zongbing's expression of willingness to form an alliance with Wen Shangshu.

After reading the letter, Wen Tiren finally nodded slightly. If the signature on this letter is genuine, then it can already be regarded as some kind of clique and self-interest. So at this moment, Lao Wen, who was full of doubts in his heart, finally dispelled some of his doubts.

"Is this true or false, how does the old man know?"

After putting down the letter, Wen Tiren finally asked his biggest question: You suddenly came to do such a big thing, could it be that you are playing Lao Tzu?

"It's up to Uncle Zongbo to decide." Xue Haiyuan smiled and said: "My lord, the messenger who set off from Santun Camp is flying all the way, it is about tomorrow, and he will rush into the noon gate at the latest and give the emperor a big surprise." ”

"If you don't dare to take this risk, then it will be in vain for my general's hard work."

Hearing this, Wen Tiren got up and paced slowly in the room: he had to weigh the pros and cons.

The flow of the whole thing is already clear.

If Wen Tiren is willing to take this risk, then he can now imitate Cao Chuan's tone and write a brilliant essay on the blank recital. The most important thing is to stuff yourself into the content, you don't need to be heavy, you just need to mention it lightly.

Then Xue Haiyuan will send someone to take this piece of music to wait outside the city, and when the messenger sent by General Cao arrives, the chapter will appear in front of the emperor.

Of course, these are just the basics. The real killer trick is that Wen Tiren learned the information of the front line in advance, since the others don't know it yet, then Wen Shangshu can make a good confession with the crossing crowd, and go to the emperor in advance tonight or early tomorrow morning to report the good news.

This is a huge hidden credit.

The first person who came to tell the emperor the explosive good news will never forget Chongzhen, who has been living under the threat of the North since he ascended the throne and was almost raided not long ago.

So what happens if this thing is fake?

It is certain that he will become the laughing stock of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, and it is also certain that he will affect the current white-hot struggle to enter the cabinet.

Of course, this is not much of a risk compared to the huge benefits that come with success.

It's nothing more than that he Wen Tiren credulously believed other people's rumors and went to the emperor to put a big satellite. In the end, it did not cause any harm to the imperial court, but added some jokes to his colleagues.

In addition, according to Wen Tiren's understanding of the emperor, even if he set off the empty cannon, Chongzhen may not have any bad senses about him, and the poor courtiers want to win and go crazy, and they will sympathize with me.

At this point, all that's left is to distinguish between the true and the fake.

After some comprehensive consideration, Wen Tiren carefully analyzed the people on the line of Luo Lishi, and finally believed that the other party really had no reason to make up such a clumsy and flawed lie to deceive him into a ritual book.

You must know that this lie can be debunked in a day or two at most, and at this time, it is unlikely to have any key benefits for his competitors who have entered the cabinet.

Wen Tiren, who was pacing in the room, gradually stopped: he had already decided to do it!

Sitting back in the chair, staring at Xue Haiyuan, who was drinking tea and filling his mouth with snacks by the way, Wen Shangshu asked the second puzzle in his heart: "There are many eunuchs and important ministers in the court, but the old man only occupies a Qingshui Yamen, not even a cabinet minister, why did your general give such a big gift?" ”

"It's just a 'bet' word." Xue Haiyuan swallowed the food in his mouth hard, and after pouring the tea, he said softly: "In the matter of the court push earlier, the adults acted decisively and discerningly. Now that the court situation is chaotic, adults can still be in the emperor's heart and grasp the key points. ”

When Xue Haiyuan said this, he launched a "you know" look: "My general has always admired adults. Now that there is a lot of credit at hand, who is it not given? It can be used to help Master Zongbo, and it is also a pleasure for my general. ”

“emmmmm......”

After listening to these meaningful words, Wen Tiren finally solved another doubt. He now finally knows how the unmasked Cao Zongbing found his door.

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After Chongzhen came to power, he swept away the eunuch party headed by Wei Zhongxian. Then the 16-year-old boy was full of ambition and began to form his own cabinet.

So in November of the previous year, Chongzhen decreed that he would promote cabinet ministers.

Then the young man was slapped in the face and the eunuch party fell too completely, so that the Donglin party members rose overnight, and the eleven cabinet candidates finally launched by the small circle were a group of Donglin party cadres and peripherals headed by Qian Qianyi, and no one else had anything to do.

In this list of eleven people, not only was Zhou Yanru, who was favored by Chongzhen, not selected, but in addition, the nominal first official of the ministry, Wen Tiren, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was actually named Sun Shan?

You must know that Confucianism is based on the word "rite", and in all dynasties, the Ministry of Rites is one of the most important court officials, standing first under the cabinet ministers when arranging shifts, and is also a natural cabinet minister.

As a result, Wen Tiren didn't even enter the cabinet, but he didn't even enter a shortlist?

You must know that Wen Tiren at this time has gone through four dynasties and is a senior bureaucrat with a 30-year career in the sea. When Chongzhen's grandfather was still the emperor, Lao Wen had already been admitted to the Jinshi. It stands to reason that this person is definitely qualified to be included in the list.

It was at this moment that Chongzhen began to realize the complexity of the government: it is not black and white, and no force can be uprooted.

At this time, Wen Shangshu, who was extremely dissatisfied with the results, also began to go crazy.

At that time, Wen Tiren used his keen political sense to accurately measure the emperor's psychology. He accurately grasped the pulse of the young emperor's suspicious nature and hatred of "party strife", so he impeached Qian Qianyi for "forming a party and bullying the king".

This trick immediately tickled Chongzhen's flesh: after the young emperor saw the song, he immediately held a debate between the good guys and the bad guys in the Wenhua Palace.

The outcome of the debate was predictable, as the chief referee's ass was crooked from the start.

So at that time, even the Donglin party members present were frantically attacking Wen Tiren, even if none of the courtiers came out to help the surnamed Wen speak, but Wen Wolong just caught the emperor's heart disease, and his tongue fought against the Confucians, and put on a lonely minister's posture that the truth was pinched in the hands of a few people, alleging that "the Manchu Dynasty is all Qian Qianyi's party".

Then the Donglin Party was defeated.

Seeing the lonely Wen Guchen being besieged, the emperor became more and more sure that Qian Qianyi and his gang were forming a party.

The final outcome was: Comrade Shui Tailiang was dismissed from his post on the spot and investigated, and the list of candidates for the meeting was not adopted. Since then, Wen Tiren's image in Chongzhen's heart has become tall and plump...... Those who do not form parties for personal gain must be good courtiers.

Today, due to a series of events such as the entry of Houjin into the customs, the court is empty, and the time is ripe for Wen Tiren to enter the cabinet. In real history, two months later, after a fierce factional struggle with the Donglin Party, Wen Tiren was able to enter the cabinet as a scholar of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Dongge University.

The few sentences that Xue Haiyuan just said vaguely pointed out this point: We are optimistic about your previous Jedi reversal and the political skills of the Donglin Party; What we are more optimistic about is your ability to "take the pulse" of the emperor.

Xue Haiyuan said this, he couldn't be more straightforward.

So Wen Tiren also understood.

After knowing that the other party also had something to ask for, Wen Shangshu finally let go of another doubt in his heart.

At this time, it happened that the Qingke sent out earlier also returned, and this person handed over a booklet to Wen Tiren outside the door.

This booklet was borrowed from the Ministry of War, and it contains the backs of the seals of officials from Fujian and Guangdong provinces.

After comparing the seals and the base map of the charge on the booklet, Wen Tiren finally believed that these letters and blank documents were from the hands of the general soldiers of Zhangchao.

The next moment, Wen Laoshangshu did not hesitate anymore and immediately agreed to the cooperation between the two parties.

"That's the case, and wait for the old man to make a draft first." Since he had decided to muddy the waters, Lao Wen immediately began to act, planning to write out the draft of the music first, and then transcribe it: "You should tell the old man about these battles in detail." ”

"Dare to disobey?"

"By the way, how did your Cao Zongbing 'get' so many heads? I'm afraid it's not mixed with something that shouldn't be there? ”

"Haha, it seems that Master Zongbo still doesn't believe in the ability of my general." Xue Haiyuan raised his head and smiled: "Just outside the back door of your mansion, I have two companions wrapped in gray cloth on their backs. Bother the housekeeper of your mansion to invite people in, let's see is believing. ”