Guo Zhiyuan knows with his ass that as long as he puts forward the idea of building a government in Dongfan during the court discussion, he will inevitably be strongly opposed by Shen Zheng, Shen has always been the head of the court, that is, the head of the officials, if he strongly opposes it, more than half of the ministers of the court will stand on his side, but Guo Zhiyuan is completely isolated, the so-called tongue battle group of Confucianism is okay, Guo Zhiyuan really wants to think that he can lay the victory with a three-inch tongue that is naïve, the court discussion is not a university debate, everyone will compare eloquencePolitics. Governance is about the balance of power, only in the case of equal forces between the two sides, eloquence will work, in the decision-making of such a major issue, even Emperor Wanli did not dare to say a word, not to mention Guo Zhiyuan, a small six-grade civil official!

Therefore, Guo Zhiyuan must look for the support of other forces in the DPRK and China, and now there are many parties in the DPRK and China, such as the Zhejiang Party, the Chu Party, the Donglin Party, and the Prince. The party, the Fuwang party, the eunuch party, etc., fortunately, the party struggle at this time has not yet reached the point of life and death in the Chongzhen period, and the parties have not yet been fully formed, so they can only be regarded as a small circle of interests, so Guo Zhiyuan still has a chance, he can wander between the parties and seek support.

Shen has always been the leader of the Zhejiang Party, so Guo Zhiyuan, the idea of the Zhejiang Party, does not need to fight. The situation of the Donglin Party is more complicated, originally Shen Li was the leader of the Donglin Party, and Guo Zhiyuan's cheap father Guo Zhengyu was also a member of the Donglin Party, but with the establishment of the Donglin Academy, the influence of Gu Xiancheng and others became greater and greater, and the corresponding Shen Li's influence in the Donglin Party was weak. And Xu Xueju must have already been connected with the Donglin Party in the DPRK, so it is difficult for Guo Zhiyuan to win the support of the Donglin Party.

But Guo Zhiyuan still has to find a way to win the support of Shen Li, Shen Li is highly respected, and he is the second assistant of the cabinet, only to win his support Guo Zhiyuan has the capital to compete with Shen Zheng, Guo Zhiyuan's only worry is that although Shen Li is an upright official, but his thinking is limited by the times, will he support Guo Zhiyuan's whimsical idea of opening a government in Dongfan?

Anyway, Guo Zhiyuan still decided to give it a try, and he was impeached by Huang Yihua, the former prefect of Fuzhou, several times before, and thanks to Shen Li's mediation, he was able to save the day, and he should come to thank him, so Guo Zhiyuan returned to his residence and asked Zhang Cheng to prepare some Fujian specialties as gifts, and went to visit Shen Li's mansion in person.

The Shen Mansion is the same as Guo Zhiyuan's own house, it is a courtyard house, slightly larger than Guo Zhiyuan's house, but it cannot be compared with Shen's mansion, as the second assistant of the cabinet, he lives in such a small house, which shows Shen Li's integrity. Guo Zhiyuan secretly sighed, stepped forward and knocked on the door, the door opened, and an old servant looked Guo Zhiyuan up and down, and said vigilantly: "Who are you?" My lord is not a guest! ……”

This is actually the rule set by Shen Li, he is fair and selfless, cut off personal contacts, basically does not meet the ministers of the DPRK and China at home, and even to the point of being unkind, there have been fellow township officials to visit, bringing some hometown specialties to give to him, but he was turned away. It is precisely because of this that his influence in the Donglin Party is getting weaker and weaker, and it is necessary to get together often to discuss the formation of a party, and you don't let others come to the door, so how can you be the leader of the Donglin Party?

Guo Zhiyuan hurriedly said: "I am Guo Zhiyuan, the son of Guo Zhengyu, I have come to visit Shen Ge Lao, please excuse me, if Ge Lao refuses to see me, I will leave immediately...... " said and hurriedly handed over the greeting post.

The old servant is the old man of the Shen Mansion, Guo Zhengyu and Shen Li have a good relationship, and the old servant also knows, so he took the post and went in to pass the ceremony, and after a while, he saw a square-faced old man with a long beard walking out quickly, laughing and said: "The thousands of miles of horses from the Meimei (Guo Zhengyu word Meimei) family are here, how can the old man not see it?!" ……”

Guo Zhiyuan knew that this long-bearded old man must be Shen Li, Shen Li, as the second assistant of the cabinet, had never been at home to meet guests, and when he heard that he was coming, he actually came out to greet him in person, which showed how much he was valued, and he couldn't help but feel hot in his heart, so he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed and saluted: "The little nephew has seen the old ...... Shen Ge."

Shen Li looked at Guo Zhiyuan with gratifying eyes, and laughed: "The old man has long said to Meimei that he wants to meet his family's Qianli horse, but he has not been able to get his wish when he goes to Gansu. ……”

Guo Zhiyuan saw that Shen Li gave him such a high evaluation, and scratched his head a little embarrassed and said: "Shen Ge Lao is not bothering the little nephew, how can the little nephew be worthy of such praise from the elder Ge Lao......"

Shen Li laughed and waved his hand, "Why can't you afford it?" Guo Xian's nephew sent an envoy to Luzon to promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, he has such an achievement at a young age, how many people can there be in the past? Daming can have such young talents as virtuous nephews, which is really a blessing for the country's society! ……”

Speaking of this, Shen Li suddenly looked at the gift in Zhang Cheng's hand behind Guo Zhiyuan, his face suddenly changed, and he pointed to the gift in Zhang Cheng's hand and said, "What are you doing?!" ……”

Guo Zhiyuan rubbed his hands a little embarrassed and said: "The little nephew knows that the elder is honest and honest, and this time he came from Fujian and brought some Fujian specialties, all of which are worthless ......."

Shen Li didn't wait for Guo Zhiyuan to finish speaking, then he interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and angrily reprimanded: "Take it away quickly, otherwise Hugh will go to the door of the old man's house!" ……”

Guo Zhiyuan had to wave his hand and signal Zhang Cheng to leave first with the gift, Shen Li's face was a little pale, and he said seriously: "Virtuous nephew, if it is not that the old man is not close to people and has not strict self-discipline, how can he convince the public?" You are the pillar of the future of the country, and you must not lose virtue because of the subtleties......"

Looking at this venerable old man, Guo Zhiyuan's heart became more and more full of respect, and he hurriedly replied: "Xie Ge's teachings, the little nephew must remember ...... heart"

Shen Li didn't say anything more, and led Guo Zhiyuan into the flower hall, the old servant sent tea and retreated, Shen Li glanced at Guo Zhiyuan, and suddenly frowned and asked: "Virtuous nephew, you are serving in Fujian, and this time you entered Beijing by edict?" Why didn't the old man see the official document summoning you to Beijing? ……”

Guo Zhiyuan was a little embarrassed, he didn't dare to tell Shen Li that he entered Beijing without permission, Shen Li's personality is upright, and he hates people who don't abide by the law the most, and he can't rub a little sand in his eyes, if he knows that he is entering Beijing without permission, Guo Zhiyuan will lose a lot of points in his mind, but fortunately, he has prepared the bottom from Emperor Wanli, and has a reason to enter Beijing to offer prisoners, and hurriedly said: "The little nephew is a secret edict this time, and he will enter Beijing to offer prisoners......

In order to compete for time with Guo Zhiyuan, Xu Xueju's two letters did not go through the normal official document procedures, but were directly sent to Emperor Wanli in the form of secret folds, so Shen Li didn't know about the rebellion in Fujian, and he was shocked when he heard it: "There is a rebellion in Fujian? Why doesn't the old man know?! ……”