In the inner city of Nanjing, the meeting hall of the Yamen of the Ministry of War is filled with a strong fragrance of tea.

Li Sui has been sitting in the hall, in the ups and downs of officialdom for decades, he has cultivated the calmness of Mount Tai before the collapse of Taishan, and he is drinking tea slowly.

When he saw that Hu Zongxian, who had made great achievements in battle, was liquidated by the Xu Party, he also felt a wave of panic in his heart, but this Zhenwu Camp mutiny once again gave him a ray of hope.

It's just that he can successfully resolve this mutiny, and then follow Xu Dang to push the responsibility for the Zhenwu Battalion mutiny to the household department, then he can undoubtedly continue to sit firmly in this position.

As soon as he thought of this, he also turned his head to look at Xu Zhi, the secretary of Nanjing Dali Temple who was sitting next to him.

Xu Zhi was different from Xu Jie's kind appearance, his face looked honest, and when he found Li Sui looking at him, he pulled the corners of his mouth and nodded in response.

There are many things in officialdom that don't need to be broken, as long as you can understand them.

From the document of disbanding the Zhenwu Battalion to the Nanjing Military Department, to the Zhenwu Battalion Commander Li Tingzhu pretending to be sick at home, and then the Zhenwu Battalion mutiny in the name of arrears of monthly salary, all this has been manipulated by someone behind the scenes.

Xu Pengju, the Duke of Wei, and Li Tingzhu, the Marquis of Linhuai, returned from the thatched house together, looking like they were talking and laughing, and they didn't seem to take this mutiny to heart.

Ay......

Zhu Heng has served in the Ministry of Officials for many years, and what he is best at is watching people, and now looking at these two nobles in such a style, he really feels helpless and sad in his heart.

Xu Pengju, the Duke of Wei, was the garrison of Nanjing and shouldered the responsibility for the safety of Nanjing. Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu is the commander of the Zhenwu Battalion, and now the mutiny of the Zhenwu Battalion under his control can be so easy.

Although Zhu Heng was quite disappointed, he knew that he, an old member of the strict party, was already "extrajudicial and benevolent" when he was assigned to Nanjing, and now he has no right to speak here.

"The Duke of China and the Marquis of Linhuai have just exchanged views, and the Zhenwu Battalion is afraid that it will not be disbanded now, what should we do about it?" Xu Pengju sat back in his chair, but he threw out the question.

When the officials heard this, they all looked at Li Sui, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, who was sitting in the hall.

It was without waiting for Li Sui to express his position that Xu Zhi, who was sitting next to him, suddenly spoke: "At this point, I'm afraid it's too much to ask, let's still focus on the overall situation!" ”

The so-called overall situation is important, and everyone knows what it means, which is also the reason why they chose to compromise with the Zhenwu camp.

"Xu Siqing, this is the decision of the imperial court, how should we explain it to the imperial court?" Zhang Ye, the squire of the military department, frowned slightly, and immediately raised his worries.

The officials knew that the order to disband the Zhenwu battalion had been conveyed to the Yamen of the Nanjing Military Department, and if they wanted the imperial court to retract the order, they already needed an explanation.

A smile appeared on Xu Zhi's honest face, pulled the corners of his mouth, and said confidently: "We play truthfully!" Due to the delay in the salary of the soldiers, the Nanjing Zhenwu Battalion was indignant, and this matter had to be discussed in the long run! ”

Except for the two nobles present, they are already old fritters in the officialdom, how do you not know that Xu Zhi clearly wants to use this matter to push all the responsibility to the household department, and to the household department Shangshu Lin Haoran.

Zhu Heng took a sip of tea, pursed his lips and smiled helplessly.

thought that from the capital to Nanjing, he had already left the court with open guns and hidden arrows, but he never thought that this place would be more dangerous. In order to eliminate dissidents, the Xu Party used all kinds of despicable means.

"Lord Xu, this is the words of seeking the country!" Li Tingzhu gave Xu Zhi a thumbs up and praised him sincerely.

It's just that the flattery of Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu was not echoed by other officials, and even directly attracted white eyes.

Li Tingzhu's ancestor, Li Jinglong, has the military merits of opening the city to let Ming Chengzu Zhu Di enter the city, but this kind of two-sided and three-knife style is still despicable.

Today, he can sell his lord for utilitarian gain, and when he hits the city with the Japanese people, I am afraid that he will also open the city gate to welcome the Japanese people into the city, so many officials choose to draw a line with Li Tingzhu, the marquis.

Li Sui knew that Xu Zhi was standing behind the head of the court, but he smiled and said: "Then as Xu Siqing said, this matter will be reported to the court, and I hope that Lord Xu can explain the whole story here to Lord Yuanfu!" ”

"The lower officials should be like this, and they must report the matter to the emperor as it is!" Xu Zhi met Li Sui's gaze and said happily.

Li Sui let out a long sigh, and said disheartenedly: "After this incident, I am also shameless to stay in the position of the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, and I am old, and I have to submit my resignation to the imperial court and return to my hometown!" ”

Hey?

When they heard this, Xu Pengju and Li Tingzhu turned their heads to look at Li Sui in surprise, but they didn't expect that Li Sui would have the intention of returning to his hometown.

Zhu Heng and Ge Shouli exchanged glances silently, they were also old fritters who had been in officialdom for decades, but they had seen through Li Sui's careful thinking at a glance.

"Li Shangshu, this is inappropriate! If it weren't for you, Nanjing City would have been in chaos this time, and it was you who avoided a disaster for the people of Nanjing! Since you have made such a great achievement, the emperor and Lord Shoufu will naturally use you even more! Chen Zhi said seriously.

"This time, the old man doesn't ask for merit, but he can ask for no fault!" When Li Sui heard this assurance, he felt a kind of relief in his heart, but he responded modestly.

Although he is in his early sixties this year, he is not outrageous in the current officialdom. Not to mention that the former first assistant Yan Song did not retire until he was eighty-four years old, and he was one year younger than the current first assistant Xu Jie, but what reason is there to return to his hometown this year.

Officialdom is a place that pays attention to understanding, and some of the officials in the hall have already seen the "transaction" from it, and some people have just seen Chen Zhi's retention of Chen Sui.

Being an official in the Ming Dynasty is already a matter of talent, but Lin Haoran was able to climb so high, not only because he had the knowledge of later generations, but also because of his own understanding.

It was at this moment that there was a sudden movement outside the door.

"Ning Shilang is back!"

A group of people walked in from the outside, and the officials and generals under the hall turned around to look over, and some people saw that among the people who came in, there was actually Lang Zhong Ningjiang, a staff member of the military department, and immediately blurted out happily.

The bigwigs in the council hall naturally sat firmly on their chairs, but when they heard Ning Jiang coming back, there was still an expectation in their hearts. But I don't know how much Ning Jiang cut the silver when he went out this time, whether it was 100,000 taels or 200,000 taels?

Li Sui, the secretary of the military department, Xu Pengju, the Duke of Wei, and Li Tingzhu, the Marquis of Linhuai, were happy when they saw Ning Jiang, but when they saw another person beside him, their eyes widened as if they had seen a ghost.