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The night was deep, and the cold wind of early spring was still bitter, blowing the empty streets silent, as if everything was about to freeze.

At this time, a horse-drawn carriage was moving on the deserted street, and the sound of horses' hooves "clicked" and seemed extremely harsh.

The coachman, dressed in a thick jacket, constantly whipped the horses as if to make the horses flying.

In the carriage, Xu Youzhen, the superintendent of the imperial history, Zhang Xuan, the governor of the imperial palace, Yang Shan, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, and Xu Bin, the Taichangqing, were crowded together, and the faces of several people were a little solemn.

After a while, the carriage was set outside Shiheng Mansion, and the coachman whispered, "Adults, we have arrived!" ”

Xu Youzhen, the superintendent of the imperial history, Zhang Xuan, the governor of the imperial palace, Yang Shan, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, and Xu Bin, the Taichangqing of the Imperial Palace, got out of the carriage together, and the cold night wind made several people involuntarily shrink their necks, and then walked quickly to the gate.

The coachman had already knocked on the door, and a subordinate opened the side door, glanced at everyone, and then invited them in a flash.

In the side hall, Shi Heng, the right governor, and Cao Jixiang, the eunuch of the division, were deliberating, the teacups in front of the two were still steaming, and the fire wall in the room was also exuding a thick heat, making the whole room steaming, and they couldn't feel the cold outside at all.

However, Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang's faces were extremely solemn, as if they had been frozen by the cold wind outside.

At this time, Xu Youzhen, the superintendent of the imperial history, Zhang Xuan, the governor of the imperial court, Yang Shan, the left capital of the imperial court, and Xu Bin, the Taichangqing, entered the house together, and greeted Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang.

After everyone sat down separately, several subordinates also served hot tea to everyone, and Xu Youzhen and the others were relieved after sitting for a while.

Shi Heng said: "Okay! Now that the people have arrived, let's talk about it. ”

Cao Jixiang first said: "Now that the Emperor Taishang is in a difficult situation, and the power of the Chinese officials in the DPRK is too arrogant, our life is not easy!" Now that everyone is in the same boat, let's think about how we can get through the current difficulties! ”

Everyone looked at me, I looked at you, and they didn't speak for a while.

Although the three of them, Xu Youzhen, the superintendent of the imperial history, Yang Shan, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, and Xu Bin, the Taichangqing, were all civilian officials, they were relatively close to the internal officials on weekdays, and they did not rarely see the wind and rudder, so the Chinese official forces of the DPRK were not very cold to a few people, and even many times they were torn down by a few people.

Therefore, as soon as Xu Youzhen and the others saw Shi Heng and others "recruiting", they immediately leaned over, ready to speculate, and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to fight!

When everyone was "flirting with each other", Shi Heng snorted coldly and said, "When is it, do you still want to have reservations?" Say whatever you want, there is no one here, and there is no other place to go except the mouths of a few people and into my ears! ”

Several people smiled when they heard this, and then Xu Youzhen said: "Right Dudu, I think that at the moment, we can combine the dispute between the Korean Chinese martial arts and the battle between those two and find an opportunity to solve it together!" ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and they all asked how to explain this.

Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang also hurriedly asked.

Xu Youzhen said: "Dare to ask you: When did the civil power rise start now?" ”

Everyone said: "Naturally, the battle of Tumubao is over, and now after His Majesty ascends the throne!" ”

"Exactly!"

At this time, Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang glanced at each other, both of them thoughtful.

Then, Xu Youzhen continued to ask: "Then when Emperor Taishang was on the throne, what was the power of the Chinese officials in the court?" What about the power of the military attaché? ”

Everyone said, "Evenly matched!" ”

Xu Youzhen stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Since this is the case, as long as the Emperor Taishang is reinstated, the current dilemma can be solved in one fell swoop!" ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, even Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang were a little surprised.

However, Xu Youzhen's words did have some truth, and Shi Heng, Cao Jixiang and others were all in deep thought.

After a long time, Shi Heng looked at everyone, and saw that everyone was firm, obviously thinking that what Xu Youzhen said was the only way out, otherwise, in time, everyone would be completely overwhelmed by the civilian forces in the court!

Therefore, Shi Heng said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, then we have to think about it in the long run!" ”

Cao Jixiang also lowered his voice and said: "The miscellaneous family can secretly take care of the emperor and the crown prince, but the miscellaneous family can't be too obvious, otherwise His Majesty will definitely let the miscellaneous family not be able to eat and walk around." ”

Shi Heng said: "It's okay! From then on, the contact with the Emperor Taishang will depend on Gonggong Cao! ”

"Hehe, that's easy to say!"

Then, Shi Heng said to Xu Youzhen, the superintendent of the imperial history, Zhang Xuan, the governor of the imperial court, Yang Shan, the imperial history of the left capital of the Imperial Procuratorate, and Xu Bin, the Taichangqing: "We still need to plan a lot about the affairs of the court, and we must strive for some people to come over, so let's bother a lot!" ”

For Shi Heng, it is not only necessary to continue to unite the military attaches of the DPRK and China, but also to divide and disintegrate the civilian forces as much as possible, and bring some civilian officials like Xu Youzhen over to strengthen his own momentum and increase his chances of victory.

Xu Youzhen and the others also agreed.

Then, Xu Youzhen said again: "In addition, should we also contact the military towns in various places and think that it is foreign aid?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Shi Heng immediately frowned and said: "This matter is a matter of the DPRK and the central government, and it must not spread to the localities, especially not to involve the military towns in various places!" ”

Looking at the puzzled looks of Xu Youzhen and the others, Cao Jixiang next to him said coldly: "If you want to involve the military towns in various places, aren't you afraid that the military towns will lose control and repeat the story of the late Tang Dynasty!" ”

Several people accused, but Xu Youzhen still said: "But I heard that Yu Qian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Shandong Town, have a very close relationship!" ”

"That's related to this matter!"

Shi Heng said dissatisfiedly.

Xu Youzhen smiled wryly and didn't mention it anymore.

Shi Heng was a little dissatisfied in his heart, and said secretly: "These civil officials are really not enough to succeed and more than they can lose, but they always do big things but always make things bigger, but they don't think about how to control and how to end!" ”

Cao Jixiang also shook his head slightly, obviously slightly dissatisfied with Xu Youzhen and the others.

At the same time, a group of imperial historians and civil officials in the court also gathered at the home of Chen Xun, the first assistant of the cabinet, and everyone was also discussing something.

"Pavilion Elder, it is said that a lot of people have gathered on the right governor's side, and even the internal officials have come over, they must be preparing to fight against our Zhongzheng ministers!"

"That's right! Now Your Majesty is reusing our civil officials, just to revive the Ming Dynasty and sweep away the decadence of the Tumubao Change, but these traitors want to seize power, this is the heart of a human face and a beast! ”

"In my opinion, it is best to play Your Majesty, completely seize the military power of those military attachés, and in the future, the imperial court army will be in charge of all civilian officials! In this way, the society can be prosperous! ”

Seeing that everyone was talking, Chen Xun, the first assistant of the cabinet, coughed a few times, and everyone was suddenly silent, all looking at Chen Xun and waiting for the following.

"Speaking of which, the current situation is already dangerous, and we really need to turn the tide!"

The crowd echoed again.

Chen Xun continued: "Now, there is basically no hope on the side of the Emperor Taishang, and now as long as we suppress the forces of military attachés such as the Right Governor, we can govern the imperial court and show our ambitions!" ”

"Exactly!"

"It's still the old man who has a unique vision!"

"I'll obey the elder!"

Chen Xun smiled and said, "Since this is the case, then the matter of the court and the central government will be entrusted to you, and you must suppress the right governor and others!" The old man will also wait for the right opportunity to make a move! ”

A few days later, Liu Juntao received an urgent letter from the Ministry of Intelligence, and after opening it, he saw that the letter read: "The ministers of the DPRK and China have been divided, and the party struggle is becoming more and more fierce, and there is a great tendency to set the prairie on fire!" ”

After reading it, Liu Juntao frowned, looked at the night outside the window, and said secretly: "It is estimated that now Shi Heng, Xu Youzhen, Cao Jixiang and others are secretly connecting and starting to prepare for the change of seizing the door!" ”

As soon as he thought of this, Liu Juntao thought of Yu Qian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and said secretly: "I hope there will be a turnaround at that time!" ”

"The Central Department has issued an order: The Intelligence Department will concentrate manpower and keep an eye on Shi Heng, the right governor, and Xu Youzhen, the superintendent of the imperial history, and there must be no mistakes!"